Baby Baby
Rory stood at the bus stop as Dean climb off the bus and grabbed his luggage. "Rory!" he yelled as she approached him.
"I wasn't sure if you were still mad at Me.," she told him softly.
"It was just a stupid fight. I could never stay mad at you."
"You didn't call."
"I know I was so busy. I didn't have a free moment."
"So how was the internship at your uncle's law office?"
"It was OK, but i don't see much of a future in law for Me." he laughed and wrapped his arm around her neck as they began to walk towards Dean's house." So what have you been up to?"
Rory felt the guilt begin to sink in. She looked down at the ground hoping that Dean wouldn't notice. "Not to much. Just did a little reading." she told his pulling away a little and remembering the day before.
//BEGIN Flashback//
Rory and Jess sat quietly on the bridge their feet dangling over the lake. She was positioned comfortably in between his legs, both of them reading their books. "I'm done."
"Me too."
"Switch?" Rory held up her book and Jess handed her his. After a few minutes Rory let out a sigh.
"What?"
"Nothing. I just... this is nice." she smiled looking up at him. He leaned now slowly and kissed her.
"Yeah it is." they kissed again. This went on for 5 more minutes before Rory pulled away.
"I can't do this. What am i doing?" she asked herself out loud.
"Rory you and Dean hardly ever see each other. He's been in Chicago for two weeks and he hasn't called you once."
"That doesn't mean I have the right to cheat on him." she sighed and stood up.
"Rory we've done a lot more then kissing." he said almost feeling uncomfortable; he was referring to the night they had spent together after Dean left for Chicago. They had gotten in a fight and Rory ran to him for comfort, like usual. "Why are you growing a conscience now?"
"It just.... Jess I have something to tell you." she took his hand. "Dean is coming home tomorrow and that mean that we have to stop this."
"God Rory! Do you like stringing me on like this!" he yelled. "I though i meant something to you. I though you liked me as much as I like you."
"I do Jess, but... I love Dean."
"Just forget it! Don't talk to me ever again!" He pushed past her and walked back towards town.
"Jess.." she called, but he ignored her and kept walking.
//END Flashback//
"So did you miss me while I was gone?" Dean wondered taking her hand.
Rory looked up nervously because they were passing Luke's diner. She could see Jess inside mopping the floor slowly. He looked up from the floor and out he door, as if he could sense Rory's presence. He smiled a bit, but then noticed her hand locked in Dean's and shook his head before getting back to mopping. Rory uncomfortably pulled her hand out of Dean's. "Umm I'll see you tomorrow OK?" she told him.
"You're not going to walk me home?" he asked pretending to be hurt.
"No I'm supposed to met my mom at Luke's in like 5 minutes." she lied. "Umm.. I free tomorrow."
"I don't know. I should unpack." he told her.
"Oook. Day after that?" she offered. "Wait I have a project due that next day. How about day after that?"
"I'll probably have a lot of work to catch up on for school."
"Yeah... probably." she shoved her hands in her pocket and looked pass Dean into the diner again.
"I'll call you tomorrow or something." he told her.
"Yeah." she agreed as he kissed her cheek and walked away. "Or something." She hesitated for a minute before entering the diner and making her way to the counter.
"Coffee?" Luke questioned.
She nodded "To go" she added as Luke walked away.
"So did you and Dean have a wonderful, joyous reunion?" Jess' voice reeked of sarcasm.
"Not really. It was kind of awkward" she sighed. "Jess, do you think we could talk?"
"No." he replied flatly.
"Fine." she took her coffee from Luke and dropped her money on the counter. Then left.
After a few more days, things with Dean began to get better and back to normal, but Jess was still really mad at Rory. She didn't blame him, what she did was wrong and she could barely face Dean. Rory turned in her bed and looked over at her clock. "5:30 AM" she sighed and sat up, swinging her feet onto the floor. "NO one should get up this early." She felt tired and sick, and had major cramps. She trudged slowly towards that kitchen, then made a mad dash for the bathroom.
"Rory sweetie are you OK?" Lorelai questioned, not able to think of any sarcastic remarks this early in the morning.
"Yeah I'm fine. I think I'm getting sick." she told her, lifting her face out of the toilet bowl. Lorelai put her hand on Rory's forehead for a second.
"No fever." she reported. "Go lay down on the couch."
"In a sec." was all she could get out before sticking her head back into the toilet bowl.
"Ewww."
"Shut up." Rory grumbled weakly.
//hour and a half later//
Rory is feeling better and get up off the couch. "Mom I think I'm gonna go to school to day."
"No you're not. You're sick."
"I feel fine. I haven't made a run for the bathroom in an hour and a half." she told her. "There's no reason to miss school."
"Fine." she agreed. "But you might want to think about brushing your teeth. Maybe popping a tic tac or two or ten."
//That afternoon Chilton girl's bathroom//
"Rory are you OK?" Paris asked as Rory exited the bathroom stall.
"Sick." she replied calmly. " I have the worst cramps."
"The time of the month huh?"
"No actually. That was supposed to be last we......" she trailed off slowly. "Oh my god."
"What?"
"It's nothing." her voice trembled weakly. "I have to go." She ran out of the bathroom and walked quickly down the hallway, her hand over her stomach. Rory ran over a million possibilities in her head on the bus ride back to Star's Hollow. She searched of any reason to why her period had come, but their was only one reason she could think of. *This is not happening.* she thought to herself. * I can't be pregnant* Rory got off the bus to find Dean waiting for her.
"Ror!" he waved excitedly.
"Great just what I need." she put on a fake smiled. "Hey!" she yelled back.
"How was school?"
"It was OK." she looked down at the ground. "Look Dean I kind of need some alone time. Do you mind if I walk home alone."
"NO that's fine."
"Thanks. I'll see you later." She walked away from him towards town and into
Dooser's market. * Who am i kidding? If I buy a pregnancy test here it will be around the whole town by midnight* she sighed and left the store, but not before buying a few chocolate bars. *I have to talk to Lane. *
The bell above the door rang as Rory entered the antique store. "We closed." Lane's mother called from somewhere in the maze of furniture.
"It just me. Rory." she replied. "I just came to see Lane." She didn't get an answer so she figured her mother was either ignoring her or had gotten crushed by a falling pill of antiques. Personally she was hoping for the second one. "Lane."
'In here." the voice came for Lane's bedroom.
"Hey. Long time no talk."
"How's private school treating you these days."
"Starting to get the catholic girl syndrome." she sighed sitting on Lane's bed.
"What do you mean?" Lane asked putting down her homework.
"I think that... well i kind of was supposed to get my.. you know... last week and I never did."
'So what are you saying?" she pried.
"I think I might be pregnant."
"How is that possible if you've never even...." Rory looked down feeling embarrassed.
"Oh my gosh. When did this happen?" Lane practically yelled. "You mean you and Dean.."
"No." she replied feeling even more embarrassed. "It... If I am pregnant... Dean wouldn't be the father."
"This just gets juicier as you go on."
"Lane please." Rory sighed burying her head in the bed.
"It's Jess' baby isn't it?"
"I don't even know if I am yet."
"but if you are...."
"Then yes. It would be Jess' baby."
"Wow." Lane pulled her into a hug.
"i'm soo scared." she began to cry.
"I know." she smoothed Rory's hair.
"Will you come to Hartford with me?" she questioned out of now where. 'I need to know for sure Lane. Please come with me to get a test."
"Why don't you just go to Dooser's."
"Do you live in Star's Hollow?"
"I see your point." she looked at Rory's tear stained face. "Clean yourself up and let's go."
"Thank you." she hugged her again.
//Later that day//
"Do you want me to come with you when you do it?" Lane offered as they walked threw town after coming back from Hartford.
"No I need to do it on my own." she told her looking down at the plastic bag in her hand. As they walked she stared down at the ground not watching where she was going. She ran into someone, dropping the bag and causing it contents to spill out.
"What's this?" Jess asked bending down and picking up the test. "Rory.."
"Give me that." she yelled defensively.
"Wow I dont' know what to say." he said sounding concerned. "I had no idea you and Dean where that serious. Does he even know."
"I'm sorry. I have to go." Rory whispered softly and ran away.
"I don't know what to say. I didn't even know her and Dean were...."
Lane looked up at him and gave him a solemn smiled. "They're not." she stated calmly.
"I don't understand." he looked confused.
"Maybe you should go talk to Rory, DAD." Lane shoved the test in is chest.
Rory stood at the bus stop as Dean climb off the bus and grabbed his luggage. "Rory!" he yelled as she approached him.
"I wasn't sure if you were still mad at Me.," she told him softly.
"It was just a stupid fight. I could never stay mad at you."
"You didn't call."
"I know I was so busy. I didn't have a free moment."
"So how was the internship at your uncle's law office?"
"It was OK, but i don't see much of a future in law for Me." he laughed and wrapped his arm around her neck as they began to walk towards Dean's house." So what have you been up to?"
Rory felt the guilt begin to sink in. She looked down at the ground hoping that Dean wouldn't notice. "Not to much. Just did a little reading." she told his pulling away a little and remembering the day before.
//BEGIN Flashback//
Rory and Jess sat quietly on the bridge their feet dangling over the lake. She was positioned comfortably in between his legs, both of them reading their books. "I'm done."
"Me too."
"Switch?" Rory held up her book and Jess handed her his. After a few minutes Rory let out a sigh.
"What?"
"Nothing. I just... this is nice." she smiled looking up at him. He leaned now slowly and kissed her.
"Yeah it is." they kissed again. This went on for 5 more minutes before Rory pulled away.
"I can't do this. What am i doing?" she asked herself out loud.
"Rory you and Dean hardly ever see each other. He's been in Chicago for two weeks and he hasn't called you once."
"That doesn't mean I have the right to cheat on him." she sighed and stood up.
"Rory we've done a lot more then kissing." he said almost feeling uncomfortable; he was referring to the night they had spent together after Dean left for Chicago. They had gotten in a fight and Rory ran to him for comfort, like usual. "Why are you growing a conscience now?"
"It just.... Jess I have something to tell you." she took his hand. "Dean is coming home tomorrow and that mean that we have to stop this."
"God Rory! Do you like stringing me on like this!" he yelled. "I though i meant something to you. I though you liked me as much as I like you."
"I do Jess, but... I love Dean."
"Just forget it! Don't talk to me ever again!" He pushed past her and walked back towards town.
"Jess.." she called, but he ignored her and kept walking.
//END Flashback//
"So did you miss me while I was gone?" Dean wondered taking her hand.
Rory looked up nervously because they were passing Luke's diner. She could see Jess inside mopping the floor slowly. He looked up from the floor and out he door, as if he could sense Rory's presence. He smiled a bit, but then noticed her hand locked in Dean's and shook his head before getting back to mopping. Rory uncomfortably pulled her hand out of Dean's. "Umm I'll see you tomorrow OK?" she told him.
"You're not going to walk me home?" he asked pretending to be hurt.
"No I'm supposed to met my mom at Luke's in like 5 minutes." she lied. "Umm.. I free tomorrow."
"I don't know. I should unpack." he told her.
"Oook. Day after that?" she offered. "Wait I have a project due that next day. How about day after that?"
"I'll probably have a lot of work to catch up on for school."
"Yeah... probably." she shoved her hands in her pocket and looked pass Dean into the diner again.
"I'll call you tomorrow or something." he told her.
"Yeah." she agreed as he kissed her cheek and walked away. "Or something." She hesitated for a minute before entering the diner and making her way to the counter.
"Coffee?" Luke questioned.
She nodded "To go" she added as Luke walked away.
"So did you and Dean have a wonderful, joyous reunion?" Jess' voice reeked of sarcasm.
"Not really. It was kind of awkward" she sighed. "Jess, do you think we could talk?"
"No." he replied flatly.
"Fine." she took her coffee from Luke and dropped her money on the counter. Then left.
After a few more days, things with Dean began to get better and back to normal, but Jess was still really mad at Rory. She didn't blame him, what she did was wrong and she could barely face Dean. Rory turned in her bed and looked over at her clock. "5:30 AM" she sighed and sat up, swinging her feet onto the floor. "NO one should get up this early." She felt tired and sick, and had major cramps. She trudged slowly towards that kitchen, then made a mad dash for the bathroom.
"Rory sweetie are you OK?" Lorelai questioned, not able to think of any sarcastic remarks this early in the morning.
"Yeah I'm fine. I think I'm getting sick." she told her, lifting her face out of the toilet bowl. Lorelai put her hand on Rory's forehead for a second.
"No fever." she reported. "Go lay down on the couch."
"In a sec." was all she could get out before sticking her head back into the toilet bowl.
"Ewww."
"Shut up." Rory grumbled weakly.
//hour and a half later//
Rory is feeling better and get up off the couch. "Mom I think I'm gonna go to school to day."
"No you're not. You're sick."
"I feel fine. I haven't made a run for the bathroom in an hour and a half." she told her. "There's no reason to miss school."
"Fine." she agreed. "But you might want to think about brushing your teeth. Maybe popping a tic tac or two or ten."
//That afternoon Chilton girl's bathroom//
"Rory are you OK?" Paris asked as Rory exited the bathroom stall.
"Sick." she replied calmly. " I have the worst cramps."
"The time of the month huh?"
"No actually. That was supposed to be last we......" she trailed off slowly. "Oh my god."
"What?"
"It's nothing." her voice trembled weakly. "I have to go." She ran out of the bathroom and walked quickly down the hallway, her hand over her stomach. Rory ran over a million possibilities in her head on the bus ride back to Star's Hollow. She searched of any reason to why her period had come, but their was only one reason she could think of. *This is not happening.* she thought to herself. * I can't be pregnant* Rory got off the bus to find Dean waiting for her.
"Ror!" he waved excitedly.
"Great just what I need." she put on a fake smiled. "Hey!" she yelled back.
"How was school?"
"It was OK." she looked down at the ground. "Look Dean I kind of need some alone time. Do you mind if I walk home alone."
"NO that's fine."
"Thanks. I'll see you later." She walked away from him towards town and into
Dooser's market. * Who am i kidding? If I buy a pregnancy test here it will be around the whole town by midnight* she sighed and left the store, but not before buying a few chocolate bars. *I have to talk to Lane. *
The bell above the door rang as Rory entered the antique store. "We closed." Lane's mother called from somewhere in the maze of furniture.
"It just me. Rory." she replied. "I just came to see Lane." She didn't get an answer so she figured her mother was either ignoring her or had gotten crushed by a falling pill of antiques. Personally she was hoping for the second one. "Lane."
'In here." the voice came for Lane's bedroom.
"Hey. Long time no talk."
"How's private school treating you these days."
"Starting to get the catholic girl syndrome." she sighed sitting on Lane's bed.
"What do you mean?" Lane asked putting down her homework.
"I think that... well i kind of was supposed to get my.. you know... last week and I never did."
'So what are you saying?" she pried.
"I think I might be pregnant."
"How is that possible if you've never even...." Rory looked down feeling embarrassed.
"Oh my gosh. When did this happen?" Lane practically yelled. "You mean you and Dean.."
"No." she replied feeling even more embarrassed. "It... If I am pregnant... Dean wouldn't be the father."
"This just gets juicier as you go on."
"Lane please." Rory sighed burying her head in the bed.
"It's Jess' baby isn't it?"
"I don't even know if I am yet."
"but if you are...."
"Then yes. It would be Jess' baby."
"Wow." Lane pulled her into a hug.
"i'm soo scared." she began to cry.
"I know." she smoothed Rory's hair.
"Will you come to Hartford with me?" she questioned out of now where. 'I need to know for sure Lane. Please come with me to get a test."
"Why don't you just go to Dooser's."
"Do you live in Star's Hollow?"
"I see your point." she looked at Rory's tear stained face. "Clean yourself up and let's go."
"Thank you." she hugged her again.
//Later that day//
"Do you want me to come with you when you do it?" Lane offered as they walked threw town after coming back from Hartford.
"No I need to do it on my own." she told her looking down at the plastic bag in her hand. As they walked she stared down at the ground not watching where she was going. She ran into someone, dropping the bag and causing it contents to spill out.
"What's this?" Jess asked bending down and picking up the test. "Rory.."
"Give me that." she yelled defensively.
"Wow I dont' know what to say." he said sounding concerned. "I had no idea you and Dean where that serious. Does he even know."
"I'm sorry. I have to go." Rory whispered softly and ran away.
"I don't know what to say. I didn't even know her and Dean were...."
Lane looked up at him and gave him a solemn smiled. "They're not." she stated calmly.
"I don't understand." he looked confused.
"Maybe you should go talk to Rory, DAD." Lane shoved the test in is chest.