AN: Sorry about the paragraphing I just can't seem to figure it out!
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Rory woke up before Jess did, but she was still in his arms. He had promised not to leave her. The couch had been uncomfortable, but she had been with the most comforting person she knew, besides her mother that is. Rory slowly left Jess's arms and walked to the kitchen. Warm coffee was waiting for her with a note, "Rory – Just picked this up at 8 don't drink after 8:30! I'm going to see your grandparents. I love you. –Mom" Rory sipped the coffee… it was 8:10.
For a few moments, the past months hadn't existed. She had woken up in the arms of her true love, to the smell of fresh Luke's coffee and a declaration of her mother's love. Any other girl would call this the day of dreams, but to Rory today was only waking back up to the nightmare that was her life. So Brent could no longer bother her. The marks he had made on her life, the scars, would always remain with her, she could only pray they would not always be open wounds.
For a few seconds Rory wondered what people were saying about her at Chilton. She knew that people had to know everything. Dean passed through her mind also… she was so confused about him. He had taken away the man who hurt her, but had intention to take away her true love. Dean was a mix of anger, jealously, rage, and protective instinct. Throw in a semiautomatic handgun, and disaster was bound to happen. All Rory wanted was a hot shower to wash away the past days events. The sound of the shower woke Jess up. He had wanted to wake up before her, to never make her be alone, but she seemed okay. The shower stopped, and he saw Rory come out in a towel. She didn't blush when she saw him. They stared into each other's eyes for a few moments, and Rory dropped her towel. "Rory, are you sure you want…" "Shh" she said, beckoning him to her. He removed his clothes to. They didn't have sex, they just held each other. For the first time in months she felt completely protected now.
Rory got dressed, and when her mother came home she said, "I think I need to see Dean." Lorelei hugged her daughter and said, "Are you sure?" Rory said, "positive." So the two, minus Jess, Lorelei hadn't thought it was a good idea and Rory assured him she would be okay, went to the jailhouse. The same man was on duty and he frowned when they came in. He didn't want to get in trouble but he couldn't argue and when he saw Rory, he had so much pity that he went and opened the gate. "Hey killer, ya gots pretty ladies here for you." Dean's head snapped up, was that plural? Had Rory come to visit him? Rory left her mother at the gate, she had to do this alone. Dean saw Rory, perfect, beautiful, angelic Rory walking towards him.
A flood of memories wiped over him. That first dance where they fell asleep together, when he had come to her at Chilton and she had told him she loved him, Suki's wedding. He scratched the last one off the list. Suki's wedding. That had been where Jess and her had first kissed. Well for now he was just thankful to see her. "Rory," he said. "Hi Dean," she said, "W-W-Well… listen I j-j-just wanted to say thanks. I mean I hate that you have to go through this, but he deserved to die. But I think you should know that I love Jess." He couldn't take much of that speech, "Lorelei told me." Rory continued, "I don't think you understood Dean. You weren't a bad boyfriend, but Jess is my soul mate. I want you to know that. I want you to believe that he would never hurt me. I know you thought that he was the one who did what Brent did. I know you planned to kill him. But you have to believe me, I love Jess and Jess loves me and we are bonded." Dean nodded. Through the bars she kissed his cheek, "You were my first kiss, my first love. Thank you." With that she left.
Something told Dean he would never see her again.
Something else told Dean that that was the way it should be.