Ch 4 Hard Life
Jess saw Dean coming and stepped out of is path sending him flying off the porch. Then, he jumped down to join him. Dean recovered quickly and punched Jess in the gut. Jess was quick and returned the favour by punching Dean square in the jaw. Dean grew even angrier fast and tackled Jess to the ground and punched relentlessly.
Rory watched them. She wasn't sure what to do. Here were two people fight because they hated each other and both wanted her. The whole party had hushed and everyone was trying to get a better look at the two of them fighting. Someone had even shut of the music. Lane and Paris stood at both sides of her shocked. Rory knew that Dean was angry at Jess, but she hadn't seen this coming. Dean usually kept his cool.
Jess shoved Dean off and jumped to his feet brushing himself off. His lip was bleeding and the corner of his eye swollen. He wiped away the blood on his lip with his thumb and pounced at Dean who was just getting back up. They were at it again punching and ducking. Rory couldn't take it anymore. She stepped between them just as they were about to punch again. Dean tried to move around Rory, but she pushed him back and turned to Jess. "Go home, please," she pleaded.
"Fine," Jess grumbled. He walked off. He wouldn't have gone if Rory hadn't asked him too. More than anything he had wanted to stay. He couldn't understand what she saw in Dean. He was nothing more than a possessive jerk.
Rory led Dean back into the house and closed the door. They headed into the kitchen and she gave him ice to put on his eye which was turning blue. Both of them were acting immature. Everyone began to pop into the kitchen to say goodbye to Rory and that they were sorry about everything she had gone through tonight. Lane was the last to go. She had pleaded with her mother to let her stay, but she had refused.
It was late and Rory tossed some pyjamas over to Paris. "They may be a bit big, but they'll do," Rory told her. Paris nodded and went to change. When she came back down they sat on the couch and they began to discuss Washington again. Eventually Paris dozed off, but Rory remained awake. She thought about Dean and Jess. She loved Dean, or at least she thought so. It was hard to tell, what with her intense and growing feelings for Jess. She really didn't know what to do anymore and her mother couldn't help. Not only because she was off in Boston following her heart, but also because she hated Jess.
Then, the fact that Sherry was pregnant hit her hard. She couldn't imagine how her mother felt. Another woman was pulling her father away from them. Suddenly, she grew sad. The sadness filled her heart and held her lungs tight. She felt the tears coming. Life was hard. How they would survive and make the right choices were beyond her. How anything would be right she didn't know. All she knew was that there were hard times ahead for both of them. She felt it in her gut.
Lorelai and Chris lay in the bed of the spare room. How exactly this had all happened she still wasn't very sure. The last thing she remembered before they had ended up here was entering the apartment. The next thing she knew she was cradled in his arms. Sherry still hadn't gotten home and according to Christopher she was working late. "Lorelai?" Chris whispered into her hair.
"Hmm?" Lorelai sat crossed legged on the couch looking at him.
"Why'd you come?" he asked.
"I'm not sure," she told him truthfully, "What we had back at the wedding, that wasn't what I'd call closure."
"You want closure?" Chris implored.
"I want something," Lorelai sighed, "I want to know where this leaves us."
"Sherry's pregnant," Chris sounded distant.
"I know," Lorelai chewed on her bottom lip waiting for more of an answer.
"Where do you want us to be?" Chris wondered.
"Together," Lorelai stated.
"Is that even possible?" Chris inquired, "I mean can we be together when I'm about to be a father again. I don't think I can do both take care of Sherry and be there for you."
"We can't know unless we try," she pointed out.
"But what if trying means losing everything," Christopher implored.
"I'd take the risk," Lorelai told him.
"You're crazy," Chris threw his hands up in exasperation, "Crazy!"
"You're really willing to let this all go?" Lorelai requested when she got no answer she added, "Fine! Ignore these.animal desires!" With that she gathered her clothes, got dressed and stormed out of the apartment. Lorelai made it back to the car parked outside the coffee place and fumbled with the keys. She sat in the car. The motor whirred and she just sat, unsure of what to do. A song began to play on the radio and Lorelai shook herself out of it. She pushed the pedals to the car and drove off into the night. It was no use. She might as well get on with her life. Go back to Stars Hallow where she belonged. Where her daughter was probably sound asleep with a book on her lap wondering whether her mother was going to return or not and whether she'd be extremely happy or sad.
Life seemed cruel at moments. She thought of everything that she had been through since she was a kid. There had been some cruel times and unexpected twists. There had been people who had come into their lives and changed them leaving a mess when they were gone. Some things remained constant. Like Rory for instance, Rory was one of the only things that were constant in her life. Rory had been ever since the day she was born. Lorelai felt a little relief. At least she had Rory. She couldn't imagine her life without her daughter and she didn't want to. Now, Lorelai would go home to her daughter. Right now she knew that there was nothing she could do about Christopher. The ball was in his court now. As much as she loved him she knew that she would have to wait. Maybe, one day they would find their way to each other, but until that day she had to get on with her life and live it without any regrets or pity. She had to forget about him until that time came, but it was hard. Every time she heard his voice, or saw him she wanted to be with him, forever.
Jess saw Dean coming and stepped out of is path sending him flying off the porch. Then, he jumped down to join him. Dean recovered quickly and punched Jess in the gut. Jess was quick and returned the favour by punching Dean square in the jaw. Dean grew even angrier fast and tackled Jess to the ground and punched relentlessly.
Rory watched them. She wasn't sure what to do. Here were two people fight because they hated each other and both wanted her. The whole party had hushed and everyone was trying to get a better look at the two of them fighting. Someone had even shut of the music. Lane and Paris stood at both sides of her shocked. Rory knew that Dean was angry at Jess, but she hadn't seen this coming. Dean usually kept his cool.
Jess shoved Dean off and jumped to his feet brushing himself off. His lip was bleeding and the corner of his eye swollen. He wiped away the blood on his lip with his thumb and pounced at Dean who was just getting back up. They were at it again punching and ducking. Rory couldn't take it anymore. She stepped between them just as they were about to punch again. Dean tried to move around Rory, but she pushed him back and turned to Jess. "Go home, please," she pleaded.
"Fine," Jess grumbled. He walked off. He wouldn't have gone if Rory hadn't asked him too. More than anything he had wanted to stay. He couldn't understand what she saw in Dean. He was nothing more than a possessive jerk.
Rory led Dean back into the house and closed the door. They headed into the kitchen and she gave him ice to put on his eye which was turning blue. Both of them were acting immature. Everyone began to pop into the kitchen to say goodbye to Rory and that they were sorry about everything she had gone through tonight. Lane was the last to go. She had pleaded with her mother to let her stay, but she had refused.
It was late and Rory tossed some pyjamas over to Paris. "They may be a bit big, but they'll do," Rory told her. Paris nodded and went to change. When she came back down they sat on the couch and they began to discuss Washington again. Eventually Paris dozed off, but Rory remained awake. She thought about Dean and Jess. She loved Dean, or at least she thought so. It was hard to tell, what with her intense and growing feelings for Jess. She really didn't know what to do anymore and her mother couldn't help. Not only because she was off in Boston following her heart, but also because she hated Jess.
Then, the fact that Sherry was pregnant hit her hard. She couldn't imagine how her mother felt. Another woman was pulling her father away from them. Suddenly, she grew sad. The sadness filled her heart and held her lungs tight. She felt the tears coming. Life was hard. How they would survive and make the right choices were beyond her. How anything would be right she didn't know. All she knew was that there were hard times ahead for both of them. She felt it in her gut.
Lorelai and Chris lay in the bed of the spare room. How exactly this had all happened she still wasn't very sure. The last thing she remembered before they had ended up here was entering the apartment. The next thing she knew she was cradled in his arms. Sherry still hadn't gotten home and according to Christopher she was working late. "Lorelai?" Chris whispered into her hair.
"Hmm?" Lorelai sat crossed legged on the couch looking at him.
"Why'd you come?" he asked.
"I'm not sure," she told him truthfully, "What we had back at the wedding, that wasn't what I'd call closure."
"You want closure?" Chris implored.
"I want something," Lorelai sighed, "I want to know where this leaves us."
"Sherry's pregnant," Chris sounded distant.
"I know," Lorelai chewed on her bottom lip waiting for more of an answer.
"Where do you want us to be?" Chris wondered.
"Together," Lorelai stated.
"Is that even possible?" Chris inquired, "I mean can we be together when I'm about to be a father again. I don't think I can do both take care of Sherry and be there for you."
"We can't know unless we try," she pointed out.
"But what if trying means losing everything," Christopher implored.
"I'd take the risk," Lorelai told him.
"You're crazy," Chris threw his hands up in exasperation, "Crazy!"
"You're really willing to let this all go?" Lorelai requested when she got no answer she added, "Fine! Ignore these.animal desires!" With that she gathered her clothes, got dressed and stormed out of the apartment. Lorelai made it back to the car parked outside the coffee place and fumbled with the keys. She sat in the car. The motor whirred and she just sat, unsure of what to do. A song began to play on the radio and Lorelai shook herself out of it. She pushed the pedals to the car and drove off into the night. It was no use. She might as well get on with her life. Go back to Stars Hallow where she belonged. Where her daughter was probably sound asleep with a book on her lap wondering whether her mother was going to return or not and whether she'd be extremely happy or sad.
Life seemed cruel at moments. She thought of everything that she had been through since she was a kid. There had been some cruel times and unexpected twists. There had been people who had come into their lives and changed them leaving a mess when they were gone. Some things remained constant. Like Rory for instance, Rory was one of the only things that were constant in her life. Rory had been ever since the day she was born. Lorelai felt a little relief. At least she had Rory. She couldn't imagine her life without her daughter and she didn't want to. Now, Lorelai would go home to her daughter. Right now she knew that there was nothing she could do about Christopher. The ball was in his court now. As much as she loved him she knew that she would have to wait. Maybe, one day they would find their way to each other, but until that day she had to get on with her life and live it without any regrets or pity. She had to forget about him until that time came, but it was hard. Every time she heard his voice, or saw him she wanted to be with him, forever.