Ch 18 Losing Grip
Lorelai stood frozen in the diner at the center of the riot. Thunder began to rumble and lightening tore threw the dark sky. Lorelai could not take her eyes off of her daughter. Rory was smiling at Jess and was mouthing something off to him still dripping from being out in the rain. Lorelai had suspected something when they came in together, but she hadn't been prepared. Not for this. She had come to accept Rory's feelings for Jess, but that didn't mean she was happy with it. Finally, Lorelai was able to tear her gaze away from the couple and look around at her surrounding. Ms. Patty had returned Babette, Morey, Lane, Sookie, Jackson and even Michel accompanied her now. The tiny diner was crammed with most of the town. Dean was standing off to the corner red-faced and fists clenched tightly. Her eyes finally fell upon Luke who then caught her eye. He was just as shocked as she.
Luke stood in the shattered glass of the plate hardly aware that he had even dropped it. Jess and Rory were together. He could kill Jess now. He didn't trust the kid not to hurt her even if he did love her. He caught Lorelai staring at him and saw the panic in her eyes. He took a deep breath and adjusted his baseball cap. He looked at the two who were standing feet apart from each other just smiling; it was more like smirking for Jess. What was he to do now? He was happy that Jess had found Rory and that she would keep him out of trouble, but he knew Lorelai would kill him if Jess hurt Rory in the slightest. He didn't want to fight with her again, not after the last time.
Rory ignored the crowd who were whispering to each other through the diner. She ignored the angry looks Dean gave her. She ignored her mother's and Luke's penetrating stares. She knew the reaction the town would have. She knew that they would not be happy, but all that mattered to her was that she was happy. She needed to get out of the diner. At least half the town was there. She grabbed Jess' hand and her mother's umbrella and ran out of the diner and towards the Gilmore residence.
Jess was surprised when Rory grabbed him but followed her just the same. He too wanted to get out of the diner. He too wanted to get away from the looks of fellow townspeople that were hard to ignore. So, they went out back into the rain but this time with an umbrella. They went back out and towards the Gilmore residence. He smiled as Rory opened the umbrella and pulled him close so they both fit under it. Jess stopped her when they about a block away from the diner and kissed her. "I've been waiting for that," she had whispered to him when they continued on their way.
Lane stared at the door of the diner. So, it was true what had been spread throughout the town. It was true what Dean had called and told her. Jess and Rory had gotten together. Lane bit her lip and wondered what now? How would this affect her friendship with Rory? She saw Riz on the stool in the diner, grinning. Lane watched as she slipped off the stool and made her way towards her. "Come with me," Riz whispered, "We put our heads together and we'll find them."
"Okay," Lane nodded and followed Riz out of the diner. She didn't know Riz all too well but Lane trusted that they would find them. After all Riz did know Jess pretty well, and she Rory.
Lorelai watched Lane and Riz leave in curiosity. Where were they planning on going? By now the whole town was pushing and shoving, it had taken them a while to notice that Jess and Rory had snuck out while they whispered and waited for someone to say something. Lorelai knew this was just the beginning of what might be to come. Jess and Rory would be watched like hawks by the whole town. Sookie, Jackson and Michel approached her once everyone had gone out in search of the new couple. "How are you holding up?" Sookie asked.
"I'm shocked," was all Lorelai could think of for an answer.
"There was no fight," Michel whined, "I came here to see an American diner fight!"
"Of course there was no fight," Lorelai sighed, "we were all too shocked to say anything. I mean it's all so...sudden."
"I'm sorry about this Lorelai," Luke came over apologizing, "I didn't mean for this all to happen."
"You didn't mean for what to happen Luke? You didn't mean for Rory to fall in love with Jess?" Lorelai asked a hint of anger in her voice.
"Oh, there's going to be fight!" Michel clapped.
"There's not!" Lorelai assured Michel, "Luke it's not you fault but if Jess so much as hurts a hair on Rory again I will kill him. At least I warned you." Luke nodded in understanding.
Rory pulled on a dry shirt and wringed the water from her hair and tied it up smiling. Jess was waiting for her in the living room; Jess Mariano was waiting for her. When she left the room they would be going to hide where no one would be able to find them. Where the town couldn't bother them with questions or follow them. They were counting on it, Rory was counting on it. She didn't want to deal with her mother and the town about her relationship with Jess. They wouldn't understand. No could understand how Jess made her feel.
Jess sat in the kitchen of the Gilmore residence and saw it from a new perspective. He was no longer here to try and win over the heart of the one person in this town who accepted him; he had won her heart over. Or was it the other way around? The door to Rory's room creaked open and Jess' attention was drawn to it immediately as the radiant Rory Gilmore stepped out her wet hair pulled back. Jess carefully slid the chair back into its place under the table and wrapped his arms around Rory's waist. "Ready to go?" he asked. Rory nodded and grabbed her umbrella and coat.
Lane held up her huge black umbrella that covered both her and Riz. They were at the bridge and no sign of Rory and Jess. Of course this had been the first place they looked. Lane sighed. She had known Rory forever and wanted to make sure things would still be alright between them. After a while with Dean they hadn't been and Lane didn't want her and Rory's friendship to suffer again due to a change of boyfriends. "My turn," Lane said as they walked away from the bridge, "It's not so much the first place I'd check but I doubt the town will be actually looking there."
"Starting at the bottom of the list," Riz said in a nearly amused manner, "Well, lead the way Miss. Kim."
Rory smiled at the warmth of the tool-shed. She hadn't been here in a long time. Her mother might think to look here, but the rest of the town she doubted would. The small shed behind the diner that had once served as a home to Rory brought back fun memories with her and her mom. The rest of the inhabitants of Star's Hollow would probably think that a tool-shed would be too obvious and not romantic enough to hide in for two new young lovers. She turned and saw Jess seated on the floor against the wall, knees drawn up, hands on his side and his head tilted a little watching her. Traces of a smile were visible and his chiselled features. Her smile broadened and she as well tilted her head and watched him.
Worry flooded through Jess and he watched Rory who decided to play a little game and watch him as well. He was afraid to hurt her. He remembered how she had been panic stricken when she had lost Dean's bracelet because Dean would get angry at her. He did not want to be the jealous, possessive boyfriends who would not even let her talk to a boy she was friends with. He never wanted to see her face streaked with tears, because of him. Rory was precious and he didn't want her taken away. She was his light in the dark, his rainbow after the rain. He wouldn't hurt her. He didn't want to. Wriggling his eyebrow in his Jess-like way he motioned for Rory to join him, and she did. Wrapping his arms around her again Jess knew he would never tire of it. He would never, could never tire of her. "Why did you come back to Stars Hollow?" Rory whispered.
"I told you already."
"That wasn't an answer," Rory argued.
"Stars Hollow has something you can't find in New York."
"Really and what might that be?"
"You, Rory," Jess replied. Rory beamed and sat up turning around and pulling Jess into a kiss. Their moment was interrupted when to door to the tool-shed swung open.
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A/N: Alright. How was that? I have to thank all you guys who reviewed. It really brought up my week. I was getting kind of worried about the story. An extra special thanks goes out to: Kristandotcom for her suggestion that I'll try to write in. Anyway, as always thank you for reading and if there's something wrong or that needs to be changed tell me please and if you got any suggestions please give them in I'll try and work with them. Either e-mail me suggestions or put them in a review because I check out any new reviews I get. Thanks again and please review if you got anything to say. Also, would anyone like a special appearance from Tristan? Tristan would just pop in and out. I'm aiming to please you guys so if you'd like and appearance I could fit that in. Don't worry Luke and Lorelai fans they'll be together soon enough. More L/L interaction should be coming up soon. Anyway, that's my long Author's Note. Thanks again.
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Lorelai stood frozen in the diner at the center of the riot. Thunder began to rumble and lightening tore threw the dark sky. Lorelai could not take her eyes off of her daughter. Rory was smiling at Jess and was mouthing something off to him still dripping from being out in the rain. Lorelai had suspected something when they came in together, but she hadn't been prepared. Not for this. She had come to accept Rory's feelings for Jess, but that didn't mean she was happy with it. Finally, Lorelai was able to tear her gaze away from the couple and look around at her surrounding. Ms. Patty had returned Babette, Morey, Lane, Sookie, Jackson and even Michel accompanied her now. The tiny diner was crammed with most of the town. Dean was standing off to the corner red-faced and fists clenched tightly. Her eyes finally fell upon Luke who then caught her eye. He was just as shocked as she.
Luke stood in the shattered glass of the plate hardly aware that he had even dropped it. Jess and Rory were together. He could kill Jess now. He didn't trust the kid not to hurt her even if he did love her. He caught Lorelai staring at him and saw the panic in her eyes. He took a deep breath and adjusted his baseball cap. He looked at the two who were standing feet apart from each other just smiling; it was more like smirking for Jess. What was he to do now? He was happy that Jess had found Rory and that she would keep him out of trouble, but he knew Lorelai would kill him if Jess hurt Rory in the slightest. He didn't want to fight with her again, not after the last time.
Rory ignored the crowd who were whispering to each other through the diner. She ignored the angry looks Dean gave her. She ignored her mother's and Luke's penetrating stares. She knew the reaction the town would have. She knew that they would not be happy, but all that mattered to her was that she was happy. She needed to get out of the diner. At least half the town was there. She grabbed Jess' hand and her mother's umbrella and ran out of the diner and towards the Gilmore residence.
Jess was surprised when Rory grabbed him but followed her just the same. He too wanted to get out of the diner. He too wanted to get away from the looks of fellow townspeople that were hard to ignore. So, they went out back into the rain but this time with an umbrella. They went back out and towards the Gilmore residence. He smiled as Rory opened the umbrella and pulled him close so they both fit under it. Jess stopped her when they about a block away from the diner and kissed her. "I've been waiting for that," she had whispered to him when they continued on their way.
Lane stared at the door of the diner. So, it was true what had been spread throughout the town. It was true what Dean had called and told her. Jess and Rory had gotten together. Lane bit her lip and wondered what now? How would this affect her friendship with Rory? She saw Riz on the stool in the diner, grinning. Lane watched as she slipped off the stool and made her way towards her. "Come with me," Riz whispered, "We put our heads together and we'll find them."
"Okay," Lane nodded and followed Riz out of the diner. She didn't know Riz all too well but Lane trusted that they would find them. After all Riz did know Jess pretty well, and she Rory.
Lorelai watched Lane and Riz leave in curiosity. Where were they planning on going? By now the whole town was pushing and shoving, it had taken them a while to notice that Jess and Rory had snuck out while they whispered and waited for someone to say something. Lorelai knew this was just the beginning of what might be to come. Jess and Rory would be watched like hawks by the whole town. Sookie, Jackson and Michel approached her once everyone had gone out in search of the new couple. "How are you holding up?" Sookie asked.
"I'm shocked," was all Lorelai could think of for an answer.
"There was no fight," Michel whined, "I came here to see an American diner fight!"
"Of course there was no fight," Lorelai sighed, "we were all too shocked to say anything. I mean it's all so...sudden."
"I'm sorry about this Lorelai," Luke came over apologizing, "I didn't mean for this all to happen."
"You didn't mean for what to happen Luke? You didn't mean for Rory to fall in love with Jess?" Lorelai asked a hint of anger in her voice.
"Oh, there's going to be fight!" Michel clapped.
"There's not!" Lorelai assured Michel, "Luke it's not you fault but if Jess so much as hurts a hair on Rory again I will kill him. At least I warned you." Luke nodded in understanding.
Rory pulled on a dry shirt and wringed the water from her hair and tied it up smiling. Jess was waiting for her in the living room; Jess Mariano was waiting for her. When she left the room they would be going to hide where no one would be able to find them. Where the town couldn't bother them with questions or follow them. They were counting on it, Rory was counting on it. She didn't want to deal with her mother and the town about her relationship with Jess. They wouldn't understand. No could understand how Jess made her feel.
Jess sat in the kitchen of the Gilmore residence and saw it from a new perspective. He was no longer here to try and win over the heart of the one person in this town who accepted him; he had won her heart over. Or was it the other way around? The door to Rory's room creaked open and Jess' attention was drawn to it immediately as the radiant Rory Gilmore stepped out her wet hair pulled back. Jess carefully slid the chair back into its place under the table and wrapped his arms around Rory's waist. "Ready to go?" he asked. Rory nodded and grabbed her umbrella and coat.
Lane held up her huge black umbrella that covered both her and Riz. They were at the bridge and no sign of Rory and Jess. Of course this had been the first place they looked. Lane sighed. She had known Rory forever and wanted to make sure things would still be alright between them. After a while with Dean they hadn't been and Lane didn't want her and Rory's friendship to suffer again due to a change of boyfriends. "My turn," Lane said as they walked away from the bridge, "It's not so much the first place I'd check but I doubt the town will be actually looking there."
"Starting at the bottom of the list," Riz said in a nearly amused manner, "Well, lead the way Miss. Kim."
Rory smiled at the warmth of the tool-shed. She hadn't been here in a long time. Her mother might think to look here, but the rest of the town she doubted would. The small shed behind the diner that had once served as a home to Rory brought back fun memories with her and her mom. The rest of the inhabitants of Star's Hollow would probably think that a tool-shed would be too obvious and not romantic enough to hide in for two new young lovers. She turned and saw Jess seated on the floor against the wall, knees drawn up, hands on his side and his head tilted a little watching her. Traces of a smile were visible and his chiselled features. Her smile broadened and she as well tilted her head and watched him.
Worry flooded through Jess and he watched Rory who decided to play a little game and watch him as well. He was afraid to hurt her. He remembered how she had been panic stricken when she had lost Dean's bracelet because Dean would get angry at her. He did not want to be the jealous, possessive boyfriends who would not even let her talk to a boy she was friends with. He never wanted to see her face streaked with tears, because of him. Rory was precious and he didn't want her taken away. She was his light in the dark, his rainbow after the rain. He wouldn't hurt her. He didn't want to. Wriggling his eyebrow in his Jess-like way he motioned for Rory to join him, and she did. Wrapping his arms around her again Jess knew he would never tire of it. He would never, could never tire of her. "Why did you come back to Stars Hollow?" Rory whispered.
"I told you already."
"That wasn't an answer," Rory argued.
"Stars Hollow has something you can't find in New York."
"Really and what might that be?"
"You, Rory," Jess replied. Rory beamed and sat up turning around and pulling Jess into a kiss. Their moment was interrupted when to door to the tool-shed swung open.
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A/N: Alright. How was that? I have to thank all you guys who reviewed. It really brought up my week. I was getting kind of worried about the story. An extra special thanks goes out to: Kristandotcom for her suggestion that I'll try to write in. Anyway, as always thank you for reading and if there's something wrong or that needs to be changed tell me please and if you got any suggestions please give them in I'll try and work with them. Either e-mail me suggestions or put them in a review because I check out any new reviews I get. Thanks again and please review if you got anything to say. Also, would anyone like a special appearance from Tristan? Tristan would just pop in and out. I'm aiming to please you guys so if you'd like and appearance I could fit that in. Don't worry Luke and Lorelai fans they'll be together soon enough. More L/L interaction should be coming up soon. Anyway, that's my long Author's Note. Thanks again.
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