A/N: I'm really sorry everyone. I haven't been posting regularly as I
promised but I'm really busy these days. I hate to leave everyone hanging
at the end of every chapter I write but where I stop always seems to be
perfect. I also just realized that I've been spelling Lorelai's name wrong.
In this chapter the name is spelt right. Thanks for keeping up with me. :)
Chapter Six- Close Call
Lorelai scanned over the picture of her and Luke eating lunch together over and over again. She was trying to decide whether to go to Luke's now and show him the note, or not show it to him at all. Soon she decided that since Sookie addressed the note to her and Luke, it wouldn't be fair to keep it to herself. So she left the inn and drove to Luke's.
When she arrived and stepped into the diner, Luke was nowhere to be seen. Caesar was walking around taking orders from the many patrons in the diner. Lorelai walked up to him. "Caesar, where's Luke?"
"Luke had something to take care of in Hartford. He said he'd be back by eight if you want to wait." Lorelai looked at her watch. Six forty-five.
"No thanks. I'm just going to leave something in his apartment." Caesar nodded. Lorelai walked up the stairs and toward the apartment door. To Lorelai's surprise the door was unlocked, so she opened it and stepped into the apartment. Surprisingly, Lorelai was not alone.
*~*~Earlier that day~*~*
"Okay, I've had enough. You win." Jess surrendered. He climbed back onto the bridge.
Rory, who had won the most recent race and was already sitting comfortably, laughed. "Why Jess, I would never think of you as one to give up so easily."
"Easily?! We've been racing for the past two hours, and I didn't win a single time." Jess sat next to Rory and looked at her in disbelief. "Where did you learn how to swim like that?"
"Wayne Gretzky taught me when he was engaged to my mom."
"Wayne Gretzky? Wayne Gretzky was a hockey player, not a swimmer." Jess corrected.
"I didn't say he was a swimmer, I said he taught me how to swim." Rory said in sarcastic defense.
"I'm sorry I didn't catch that the first time. So, just for the record, when was your mom engaged to Wayne Gretzky?" Jess asked.
"Well my mom told me I was about three when the, oh so famous, Mr. Gretzky proposed. My mother said yes of course but before the wedding, she realized that he wasn't the guy for her. Just because he could swim real good, didn't mean she was in love with him. It was sad, really. The day she dumped him, Wayne was heart broken. He quit Olympic swimming and started playing soccer. The whole thing devastated the entire town. Mom was so-"
"I'm going to stop you right there, if it's alright with you."
"Certainly."
"So, I guess we should get going. I was supposed to go with Luke to Hartford. He probably left without me, but I want to be there when he gets back." Jess stood up.
"Yeah let's go." Rory stood up and stared Jess in the eyes. "Wait, before we go, can we talk real quick?"
"About what?" Jess asked.
"Yesterday, at Sookie's wedding, me kissing you."
"Okay," Jess said waiting for Rory to continue.
"Could we just not talk about it for a while. I like the way things are going now. I love that you moved back to Stars-Hollow. I missed you so much when you were gone. I told my mom I had a stroke the day I came to New York to see you. But I knew what I was doing when I left Chilton. I wanted to see you and I have never regretted the time I spent with you there. I love spending time with you. Talking with you is so easy. There are never any awkward pauses between us. We can talk together about things I can't talk with any body else about. We have fun together and," Rory looked down at her feet, "and I-I like you." Rory's last comment was barely audible. Jess thought he heard her say she liked him but wasn't sure.
"What did you say? I didn't catch the last part."
Rory looked up at him. "I said I like you," Rory whispered. There was silence for a moment. It was clear that Jess was thinking hard.
"Okay, how about, for now, you and I just stay the way we are. Friends that like to hang out together. Then when we're both ready, we'll try something more. Deal?" Jess extended his hand.
Rory smiled and took his hand. "Deal."
"Good. Now there's just one more thing we need to do before we leave." "What?" Rory asked.
Jess jumped into the lake. "I need to beat you at least once. Last one to the end and back, has to dye their hair blue for the whole day tomorrow."
And with that, Jess sped away with Rory trailing closely behind yelling, "BLUE??"
~*~
Ten minutes later, Rory and Jess were walking side-by-side towards Luke's, dripping wet. "So, tomorrow, we both have to die our hair blue and walk around town." The race ended up a tie.
"Yeah, but it's just Halloween spray. It comes out real easy." Jess reassured.
"I can't believe I'm actually gonna do that. It seems so crazy." Rory said.
"Hey, you don't have to if you don't want to. It was just a race."
"No, I want to. Everyone in town is gonna freak."
"I look forward to it." A moment of comfortable silence passed.
"See, that's what I like about you Jess. When we're not talking, it's always so peaceful, ya know? The silence isn't awkward or uncomfortable. I love that." Rory smiled.
"Yeah." Jess and Rory said nothing until they got to Luke's. "Glad Luke's not here yet. He's probably mad at me already for not going with him, but if I was out when he came back." Jess left the rest of his sentence blank. Both Rory and Jess knew Luke would be really angry. Nothing needed to be said. "So, how about we go dry up upstairs. I'll walk you home when we're done."
Rory looked at her watch. Six-thirty. "Sounds great." So Rory and Jess walked upstairs unnoticed by any of the many patrons.
*~*~Present~*~*
"M-Mom? What are you doing here?" Rory stammered. Her and Jess were sitting on the couch watching T.V when Lorelei walked in. Rory stood up. Jess just sat and watched the two women.
"I was just going to leave something for Luke. What are you doing here?" Lorelei asked a bit of angry seeping through her voice.
"Me and Jess were just watching T.V. After my walk earlier, I ran into Jess and asked if I could borrow some of his books. We came here and when I finished looking through them we came to watch television before I left." Rory lied. She didn't think that 'me and Jess just came here to dry off since we were swimming together for the past three hours," would make her mother very happy. Rory thanked God her clothes weren't wet anymore
"Uh-huh. So, where are those books you wanted to borrow?" Lorelei asked, again there was anger in her voice.
Jess took that moment to speak. "They're still in my room. We figured she'd just go in there and get the ones she picked out before she left. It's no big deal. Rory was about to leave anyway."
"Well then you can come with me in the jeep. I was on my way home. I just had to drop this off." Lorelei placed the letter and picture on the kitchen table. "I'll wait for you downstairs. Don't take too long." With that Lorelei left the apartment and closed the door behind her.
"Wow. She was mad." Jess said and faced Rory.
"Yeah. I hope she won't be too mad when we're alone. I can't believe I lied to her.
"Ya think she bought it?" Jess asked while walking Rory to the door.
"I don't know. I hope so." Rory opened the door.
She was about to leave when she said, "Wait. You forgot something." Jess jogged to his room and came back with about five books. He handed them to Rory. "Without these, I'm sure Lorelai wouldn't buy you're story."
"Oh, thanks Jess." Rory smiled. "I had fun today."
"So did I."
"Don't forget about tomorrow."
"Do you think you're mom will let you?"
"I'll convince her." Rory waved and left smiling.
Jess leaned his back against the closed door and decided he'd go help out Caeser with the dinner rush.
A/N- I'm not really sure if the name of the chapter fits this chapter but I couldn't think of anything else.
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Chapter Six- Close Call
Lorelai scanned over the picture of her and Luke eating lunch together over and over again. She was trying to decide whether to go to Luke's now and show him the note, or not show it to him at all. Soon she decided that since Sookie addressed the note to her and Luke, it wouldn't be fair to keep it to herself. So she left the inn and drove to Luke's.
When she arrived and stepped into the diner, Luke was nowhere to be seen. Caesar was walking around taking orders from the many patrons in the diner. Lorelai walked up to him. "Caesar, where's Luke?"
"Luke had something to take care of in Hartford. He said he'd be back by eight if you want to wait." Lorelai looked at her watch. Six forty-five.
"No thanks. I'm just going to leave something in his apartment." Caesar nodded. Lorelai walked up the stairs and toward the apartment door. To Lorelai's surprise the door was unlocked, so she opened it and stepped into the apartment. Surprisingly, Lorelai was not alone.
*~*~Earlier that day~*~*
"Okay, I've had enough. You win." Jess surrendered. He climbed back onto the bridge.
Rory, who had won the most recent race and was already sitting comfortably, laughed. "Why Jess, I would never think of you as one to give up so easily."
"Easily?! We've been racing for the past two hours, and I didn't win a single time." Jess sat next to Rory and looked at her in disbelief. "Where did you learn how to swim like that?"
"Wayne Gretzky taught me when he was engaged to my mom."
"Wayne Gretzky? Wayne Gretzky was a hockey player, not a swimmer." Jess corrected.
"I didn't say he was a swimmer, I said he taught me how to swim." Rory said in sarcastic defense.
"I'm sorry I didn't catch that the first time. So, just for the record, when was your mom engaged to Wayne Gretzky?" Jess asked.
"Well my mom told me I was about three when the, oh so famous, Mr. Gretzky proposed. My mother said yes of course but before the wedding, she realized that he wasn't the guy for her. Just because he could swim real good, didn't mean she was in love with him. It was sad, really. The day she dumped him, Wayne was heart broken. He quit Olympic swimming and started playing soccer. The whole thing devastated the entire town. Mom was so-"
"I'm going to stop you right there, if it's alright with you."
"Certainly."
"So, I guess we should get going. I was supposed to go with Luke to Hartford. He probably left without me, but I want to be there when he gets back." Jess stood up.
"Yeah let's go." Rory stood up and stared Jess in the eyes. "Wait, before we go, can we talk real quick?"
"About what?" Jess asked.
"Yesterday, at Sookie's wedding, me kissing you."
"Okay," Jess said waiting for Rory to continue.
"Could we just not talk about it for a while. I like the way things are going now. I love that you moved back to Stars-Hollow. I missed you so much when you were gone. I told my mom I had a stroke the day I came to New York to see you. But I knew what I was doing when I left Chilton. I wanted to see you and I have never regretted the time I spent with you there. I love spending time with you. Talking with you is so easy. There are never any awkward pauses between us. We can talk together about things I can't talk with any body else about. We have fun together and," Rory looked down at her feet, "and I-I like you." Rory's last comment was barely audible. Jess thought he heard her say she liked him but wasn't sure.
"What did you say? I didn't catch the last part."
Rory looked up at him. "I said I like you," Rory whispered. There was silence for a moment. It was clear that Jess was thinking hard.
"Okay, how about, for now, you and I just stay the way we are. Friends that like to hang out together. Then when we're both ready, we'll try something more. Deal?" Jess extended his hand.
Rory smiled and took his hand. "Deal."
"Good. Now there's just one more thing we need to do before we leave." "What?" Rory asked.
Jess jumped into the lake. "I need to beat you at least once. Last one to the end and back, has to dye their hair blue for the whole day tomorrow."
And with that, Jess sped away with Rory trailing closely behind yelling, "BLUE??"
~*~
Ten minutes later, Rory and Jess were walking side-by-side towards Luke's, dripping wet. "So, tomorrow, we both have to die our hair blue and walk around town." The race ended up a tie.
"Yeah, but it's just Halloween spray. It comes out real easy." Jess reassured.
"I can't believe I'm actually gonna do that. It seems so crazy." Rory said.
"Hey, you don't have to if you don't want to. It was just a race."
"No, I want to. Everyone in town is gonna freak."
"I look forward to it." A moment of comfortable silence passed.
"See, that's what I like about you Jess. When we're not talking, it's always so peaceful, ya know? The silence isn't awkward or uncomfortable. I love that." Rory smiled.
"Yeah." Jess and Rory said nothing until they got to Luke's. "Glad Luke's not here yet. He's probably mad at me already for not going with him, but if I was out when he came back." Jess left the rest of his sentence blank. Both Rory and Jess knew Luke would be really angry. Nothing needed to be said. "So, how about we go dry up upstairs. I'll walk you home when we're done."
Rory looked at her watch. Six-thirty. "Sounds great." So Rory and Jess walked upstairs unnoticed by any of the many patrons.
*~*~Present~*~*
"M-Mom? What are you doing here?" Rory stammered. Her and Jess were sitting on the couch watching T.V when Lorelei walked in. Rory stood up. Jess just sat and watched the two women.
"I was just going to leave something for Luke. What are you doing here?" Lorelei asked a bit of angry seeping through her voice.
"Me and Jess were just watching T.V. After my walk earlier, I ran into Jess and asked if I could borrow some of his books. We came here and when I finished looking through them we came to watch television before I left." Rory lied. She didn't think that 'me and Jess just came here to dry off since we were swimming together for the past three hours," would make her mother very happy. Rory thanked God her clothes weren't wet anymore
"Uh-huh. So, where are those books you wanted to borrow?" Lorelei asked, again there was anger in her voice.
Jess took that moment to speak. "They're still in my room. We figured she'd just go in there and get the ones she picked out before she left. It's no big deal. Rory was about to leave anyway."
"Well then you can come with me in the jeep. I was on my way home. I just had to drop this off." Lorelei placed the letter and picture on the kitchen table. "I'll wait for you downstairs. Don't take too long." With that Lorelei left the apartment and closed the door behind her.
"Wow. She was mad." Jess said and faced Rory.
"Yeah. I hope she won't be too mad when we're alone. I can't believe I lied to her.
"Ya think she bought it?" Jess asked while walking Rory to the door.
"I don't know. I hope so." Rory opened the door.
She was about to leave when she said, "Wait. You forgot something." Jess jogged to his room and came back with about five books. He handed them to Rory. "Without these, I'm sure Lorelai wouldn't buy you're story."
"Oh, thanks Jess." Rory smiled. "I had fun today."
"So did I."
"Don't forget about tomorrow."
"Do you think you're mom will let you?"
"I'll convince her." Rory waved and left smiling.
Jess leaned his back against the closed door and decided he'd go help out Caeser with the dinner rush.
A/N- I'm not really sure if the name of the chapter fits this chapter but I couldn't think of anything else.
Please click on the purple button and review, whether you have something good to say, or bad to say, just say it. Thanks
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