A/N- I wrote this during the day ff.net wasn't working. I hope you guys
like it.
Chapter Ten- Locked
The door to the bookstore chimed as Rory and Jess walked in. There was a new section full of kid's books. Jess headed for it. Rory followed looking amused. Jess picked up a book. "Oooh, Care Bears. I wonder what Beasley is up to now." He started flipping through the book.
"What are you doing?" Rory asked laughing.
"Did you not just here me? I want to see what Beasley's up to. Noheart's probably gonna make him do something really stupid, as usual."
"You've seen the Care Bears?" Rory asked surprised.
"Hey, just because I grew up in a tiny apartment, with an alcoholic for a dad, doesn't mean I didn't watch cartoons." Jess said smiling, but Rory knew he was telling the truth.
"All right, well you can check out this section, while I go look for Jane Austin's newest novel." Rory left, and headed for the A's.
Ten minutes later, after Rory searched all over the place for a book she didn't already have, she started to look for Jess empty-handed. She found him where she left him. In the new kids section, sitting on a small chair meant for little kids, reading a Care Bear book. "Done?" Jess asked without looking up from his book.
Rory pulled up a chair next to him. "Nothing! They have nothing I either don't have, or haven't read. This sucks." Jess looked up from his book, and noticed the look of disappointment on Rory's face.
"Hold this for a second." Jess got up and handed Rory his book. He started walking away. "Don't move." He quickly turned around to face Rory. "Oh, and don't lose my page." He quickly walked off toward the front of the store.
A minute later, Jess came back. "Let's go." He said.
"Where?" Rory followed Jess to the back of the store. Jess stopped in front of a slightly open door.
"The guy at the register-"
"Andrew." Rory interrupted.
"Okay, Andrew said they just got a new shipment of books. They're in this room. Now, he's gonna close in five minutes, but he said if we hurry we can look through them."
"Really? This is so great. Thanks Jess." Rory smiled and pushed open the door. The room was very small. All it had in it was a big closed cardboard box and a shelf covering one wall stacked with ruined or old books. "He said we could open the box?" Rory asked.
"Yep. Just as long as we don't ruin anything." Jess closed the door, leaving only a small crack. "Open it." He said to Rory who was just staring at the box.
"Oh, do you have a knife or anything?" Rory asked.
"I have a machete. Will that work?"
"Oh my God Jess! Are you serious?!" Rory looked scared and surprised.
"Jeez Rory. I was only kidding. You should have seen you face. It was all pale and scared. I didn't know I could do that to you." Jess said.
"Hey, if I told you I carried a machete everywhere I went, you'd be scared too."
Jess laughed like he'd just heard the funniest thing ever said by anyone ever.
"Shut-up." Rory demanded smiling. "It wasn't funny."
Jess just laughed.
"Fine, be a jerk. Now I need to find something to open this box with." Rory looked on the shelf for anything sharp that could cut through the packing tape. Finally after a minute of searching, she found a small penknife on the bottom shelf. "Help me out." She ordered a giggling Jess who was still picturing Rory walking around with a machete.
Rory glared at him. Jess immediately stopped laughing. "That was it!" He exclaimed.
"What was it?"
"That was your withering stare, wasn't it?" Jess walked up to Rory and took the penknife from Rory. "The one you used on that guy that was staring at you in New York. That was it."
"Umm, no it wasn't."
"Yes it was. And with a stare like that, you could probably knock Luke's cap off. He sleeps with it, works with it, he even showers with it. But with one simple stare, you my friend could knock it off. Congratulations." Jess clapped.
"Thank you, thank you very much." Rory took the knife away from Jess and held it with both her hands. "I would like to thank my mom for supporting me throughout my whole life. And Luke, who has supplied me with coffee since I was able to swallow. And Jess, who has always been there when I didn't need him nor want him. Thank you." Rory teased.
"And that, everyone, was a piece from Rory Gilmore's new movie, Slow On The Uptake." Jess once again took the knife away from Rory and cut the tape at the top of the box.
"Oooh, a Barbara Walters Biography. Cool." Rory and Jess started looking through the books.
Meanwhile, in the main part of the bookstore, Andrew completely forgot about Rory and Jess. He was getting ready to close up when he noticed that the storage room door was slightly open. "Who left that open?" He asked no one in particular. He walked up to it and closed it, making sure it was locked. Then he walked over to the light switch and turned it off. Seconds later he was outside of the bookstore, locking the doors, and walking away.
Ten minutes later, Rory and Jess were both sitting on the carpeted storage room floor, absorbed in their books. Suddenly Rory looked at her watch, then at Jess. "Hey Jess? How long did Andrew say we could hang out in here?"
"Five minutes I think. Why, how long have we been in here?"
"Nearly twenty minutes. I wonder where he is."
"I don't know. Let's go check." So they both got to their feet and walked to the door. Jess tried opening it. "It's locked."
"What!?" Rory pushed Jess aside and tried opening it herself. It wouldn't turn. "Jess, it's locked!" Rory panicked.
"What, really?" Jess asked sarcastically.
"Oh my God!" Rory started pounding on the door. "Andrew! Let us out!" There was no answer, or any noise coming from the other side of the door. "ANDREW!!!"
A/N- I'm sorry that there was no Lorelai or Luke in this chapter. I will have them in the next chapter, I promise. I have a question for you guys. Should there be any Lorelai/Luke romance. Please review and tell me what you think.
Chapter Ten- Locked
The door to the bookstore chimed as Rory and Jess walked in. There was a new section full of kid's books. Jess headed for it. Rory followed looking amused. Jess picked up a book. "Oooh, Care Bears. I wonder what Beasley is up to now." He started flipping through the book.
"What are you doing?" Rory asked laughing.
"Did you not just here me? I want to see what Beasley's up to. Noheart's probably gonna make him do something really stupid, as usual."
"You've seen the Care Bears?" Rory asked surprised.
"Hey, just because I grew up in a tiny apartment, with an alcoholic for a dad, doesn't mean I didn't watch cartoons." Jess said smiling, but Rory knew he was telling the truth.
"All right, well you can check out this section, while I go look for Jane Austin's newest novel." Rory left, and headed for the A's.
Ten minutes later, after Rory searched all over the place for a book she didn't already have, she started to look for Jess empty-handed. She found him where she left him. In the new kids section, sitting on a small chair meant for little kids, reading a Care Bear book. "Done?" Jess asked without looking up from his book.
Rory pulled up a chair next to him. "Nothing! They have nothing I either don't have, or haven't read. This sucks." Jess looked up from his book, and noticed the look of disappointment on Rory's face.
"Hold this for a second." Jess got up and handed Rory his book. He started walking away. "Don't move." He quickly turned around to face Rory. "Oh, and don't lose my page." He quickly walked off toward the front of the store.
A minute later, Jess came back. "Let's go." He said.
"Where?" Rory followed Jess to the back of the store. Jess stopped in front of a slightly open door.
"The guy at the register-"
"Andrew." Rory interrupted.
"Okay, Andrew said they just got a new shipment of books. They're in this room. Now, he's gonna close in five minutes, but he said if we hurry we can look through them."
"Really? This is so great. Thanks Jess." Rory smiled and pushed open the door. The room was very small. All it had in it was a big closed cardboard box and a shelf covering one wall stacked with ruined or old books. "He said we could open the box?" Rory asked.
"Yep. Just as long as we don't ruin anything." Jess closed the door, leaving only a small crack. "Open it." He said to Rory who was just staring at the box.
"Oh, do you have a knife or anything?" Rory asked.
"I have a machete. Will that work?"
"Oh my God Jess! Are you serious?!" Rory looked scared and surprised.
"Jeez Rory. I was only kidding. You should have seen you face. It was all pale and scared. I didn't know I could do that to you." Jess said.
"Hey, if I told you I carried a machete everywhere I went, you'd be scared too."
Jess laughed like he'd just heard the funniest thing ever said by anyone ever.
"Shut-up." Rory demanded smiling. "It wasn't funny."
Jess just laughed.
"Fine, be a jerk. Now I need to find something to open this box with." Rory looked on the shelf for anything sharp that could cut through the packing tape. Finally after a minute of searching, she found a small penknife on the bottom shelf. "Help me out." She ordered a giggling Jess who was still picturing Rory walking around with a machete.
Rory glared at him. Jess immediately stopped laughing. "That was it!" He exclaimed.
"What was it?"
"That was your withering stare, wasn't it?" Jess walked up to Rory and took the penknife from Rory. "The one you used on that guy that was staring at you in New York. That was it."
"Umm, no it wasn't."
"Yes it was. And with a stare like that, you could probably knock Luke's cap off. He sleeps with it, works with it, he even showers with it. But with one simple stare, you my friend could knock it off. Congratulations." Jess clapped.
"Thank you, thank you very much." Rory took the knife away from Jess and held it with both her hands. "I would like to thank my mom for supporting me throughout my whole life. And Luke, who has supplied me with coffee since I was able to swallow. And Jess, who has always been there when I didn't need him nor want him. Thank you." Rory teased.
"And that, everyone, was a piece from Rory Gilmore's new movie, Slow On The Uptake." Jess once again took the knife away from Rory and cut the tape at the top of the box.
"Oooh, a Barbara Walters Biography. Cool." Rory and Jess started looking through the books.
Meanwhile, in the main part of the bookstore, Andrew completely forgot about Rory and Jess. He was getting ready to close up when he noticed that the storage room door was slightly open. "Who left that open?" He asked no one in particular. He walked up to it and closed it, making sure it was locked. Then he walked over to the light switch and turned it off. Seconds later he was outside of the bookstore, locking the doors, and walking away.
Ten minutes later, Rory and Jess were both sitting on the carpeted storage room floor, absorbed in their books. Suddenly Rory looked at her watch, then at Jess. "Hey Jess? How long did Andrew say we could hang out in here?"
"Five minutes I think. Why, how long have we been in here?"
"Nearly twenty minutes. I wonder where he is."
"I don't know. Let's go check." So they both got to their feet and walked to the door. Jess tried opening it. "It's locked."
"What!?" Rory pushed Jess aside and tried opening it herself. It wouldn't turn. "Jess, it's locked!" Rory panicked.
"What, really?" Jess asked sarcastically.
"Oh my God!" Rory started pounding on the door. "Andrew! Let us out!" There was no answer, or any noise coming from the other side of the door. "ANDREW!!!"
A/N- I'm sorry that there was no Lorelai or Luke in this chapter. I will have them in the next chapter, I promise. I have a question for you guys. Should there be any Lorelai/Luke romance. Please review and tell me what you think.