Chapter Seven
Rory was sitting on her bed, reading "To Kill a Mockingbird." The phone rang, cutting off her train of thought.
"Damn."
Rory ran to the living room and tried to find the phone. When she finally found it, it was already the fourth ring.
"Hello?"
"Rory? Hey, it's your dad."
Rory winced. She didn't particularly feel like talking to him at the moment, but she guessed that she didn't have a choice.
"I assume that your mother told you about Sherry."
Rory sighed.
"She did."
"Well, Sherry and I have decided to get married. Lorelai wanted me to call and tell you myself."
Rory nodded, angry.
"I'm glad you're finally doing the right thing. I have to go, I'll talk to you later?"
Christopher sounded hurt.
"Sure. Later,"
"Okay, bye."
Rory blinked back her tears. She was not in the mood to read anymore. Glancing at the clock, which read 10:55 she yawned. She went to her room and changed into her pajamas. As soon as her head hit the pillow she was out.
The next morning ************
Rory woke up to find her mom was gone. She'd left a note saying she'd be back late and money for Luke's. Rory got dressed and walked into town. When she got to the door she could see that Jess was working. A smile crossed her face but quickly dropped away when she saw Dean seated at a table near the corner. He was staring right at her.
The door of the diner opened and Jess glanced over. She was looking at the floor as she walked over to the stools. Jess watched the ice blue eyes flicker over to the corner, where he suddenly realized that Dean was seated.
"Coffee?"
Rory just nodded, not making eye contact. Jess handed her a steaming hot cup full to the brim and moved on to another table. He noticed that Dean was staring, unflinching, at Rory's uptight figure. He sighed. He walked over to Dean's table and stopped right in the way of Dean's staring.
"You want something?"
Dean shook his head, and glared at Jess.
"Either order something or get going."
Dean smirked.
"You don't own this place. You can't make me leave."
It was Jess's turn to smirk.
"Do you really want me to get Luke? I would love to see a repeat of what happened last time you and Rory broke up."
Dean's eyes got wide. He shook his head and stood up, pausing for a moment to tower over Jess, and then left. Rory saw him leave and visibly relaxed. Jess went to refill her coffee and she stared at him.
"How did you do that?"
Jess shrugged.
"I threatened to sic Luke on him. It's a good thing I didn't have to, because I haven't seen Luke all morning."
Rory laughed, her eyes twinkling. Jess barely held back a smile. Rory leaned across the counter and brushed her lips softly against his.
"Thank you."
Jess did smile this time. Rory grabbed her purse.
"Sorry but I have to go meet Paris. Do you wanna hang out later?"
Jess nodded.
"I'll be here at five, okay?"
"Sure."
"Okay."
Rory smiled once again and left. It was going to be a long day.
TBC
A/N: okay, I know this chapter is short!! I'm really sorry but I'll write more soon!!! I promise!! I don't think I'll have any more L/L except when they tell Rory and Jess that they're together. There will definitely be a few FINALLY!'s coming from people. More R/J to be coming up because I love them together!! The next chapter might be the last, unless it's really short.
Rory was sitting on her bed, reading "To Kill a Mockingbird." The phone rang, cutting off her train of thought.
"Damn."
Rory ran to the living room and tried to find the phone. When she finally found it, it was already the fourth ring.
"Hello?"
"Rory? Hey, it's your dad."
Rory winced. She didn't particularly feel like talking to him at the moment, but she guessed that she didn't have a choice.
"I assume that your mother told you about Sherry."
Rory sighed.
"She did."
"Well, Sherry and I have decided to get married. Lorelai wanted me to call and tell you myself."
Rory nodded, angry.
"I'm glad you're finally doing the right thing. I have to go, I'll talk to you later?"
Christopher sounded hurt.
"Sure. Later,"
"Okay, bye."
Rory blinked back her tears. She was not in the mood to read anymore. Glancing at the clock, which read 10:55 she yawned. She went to her room and changed into her pajamas. As soon as her head hit the pillow she was out.
The next morning ************
Rory woke up to find her mom was gone. She'd left a note saying she'd be back late and money for Luke's. Rory got dressed and walked into town. When she got to the door she could see that Jess was working. A smile crossed her face but quickly dropped away when she saw Dean seated at a table near the corner. He was staring right at her.
The door of the diner opened and Jess glanced over. She was looking at the floor as she walked over to the stools. Jess watched the ice blue eyes flicker over to the corner, where he suddenly realized that Dean was seated.
"Coffee?"
Rory just nodded, not making eye contact. Jess handed her a steaming hot cup full to the brim and moved on to another table. He noticed that Dean was staring, unflinching, at Rory's uptight figure. He sighed. He walked over to Dean's table and stopped right in the way of Dean's staring.
"You want something?"
Dean shook his head, and glared at Jess.
"Either order something or get going."
Dean smirked.
"You don't own this place. You can't make me leave."
It was Jess's turn to smirk.
"Do you really want me to get Luke? I would love to see a repeat of what happened last time you and Rory broke up."
Dean's eyes got wide. He shook his head and stood up, pausing for a moment to tower over Jess, and then left. Rory saw him leave and visibly relaxed. Jess went to refill her coffee and she stared at him.
"How did you do that?"
Jess shrugged.
"I threatened to sic Luke on him. It's a good thing I didn't have to, because I haven't seen Luke all morning."
Rory laughed, her eyes twinkling. Jess barely held back a smile. Rory leaned across the counter and brushed her lips softly against his.
"Thank you."
Jess did smile this time. Rory grabbed her purse.
"Sorry but I have to go meet Paris. Do you wanna hang out later?"
Jess nodded.
"I'll be here at five, okay?"
"Sure."
"Okay."
Rory smiled once again and left. It was going to be a long day.
TBC
A/N: okay, I know this chapter is short!! I'm really sorry but I'll write more soon!!! I promise!! I don't think I'll have any more L/L except when they tell Rory and Jess that they're together. There will definitely be a few FINALLY!'s coming from people. More R/J to be coming up because I love them together!! The next chapter might be the last, unless it's really short.