Chapter 9
Rory woke up awhile later. She woke, but stood with her eyes closed, remembering all talks that she had with Jess that day. Everything was odd. And she had no idea about what could happened. Well, things were odd, but she couldn't say that she wasn't enjoying him being there, next to her, taking care of her, and she decided open her eyes and continue talking with him, enjoying while he was there, without Luke, Lorelai, or maybe, Shane.
- Hey.
- Hey.
- What time is it?
- 4:15 p.m.
- God, you're here since what? 8:30 am?
- 8:15 am.
- Wow, I sleep most of the time and you're still here. It was boring.
- It's not true. You faint, you made me are ashamed, you interfere in my life, you talked when you were sleeping, and you tried to steal my book.
- Very proud to be the one who see me doing all this stupid things, aren't? - She laughs.
- Certainly.
- Well, if you want to, I mean, you must have a lot of things to do.
- Oh, if you want me to leave, no problem. - he said, getting up and taking his stuff together to leave.
- No - he almost yelled - it's not that. I just thought that Luke would need you, and Shane, and you would want to do other things, but I would love if you stay here.
- Sure? Rory, there's no problem if you, I don't know, don't want me to meet your mom, I don't know.
- No, really. I just thought that you wanna leave, and, I don't know, was waiting me wake up.
They stayed at odd silence for a minute. She looks at him.
- Well, if you don't about stay.
- I don't mind.
- Great. Wanna do something?
- Won't you sleep again?
- No, I slept all day. I'm tired of sleep.
He laughs. It was true. He had spent all day just watching her sleeping, and in any case he had loved it.
- Well, any suggestion?
- Ah, no.
- My mom called?
- No. The phone didn't rang.
- Odd. Usually she calls me when I stay home. I think I better call her.
She gets up, grab the phone and call her mother.
- Independence Inn, Lorelai speaking.
- Hey, mom.
- Hi, honey. You better?
- Much better.
- Glad to hear. I have bad news. Some problems happened at the Inn and I'll have to stay here at least 'till 23 p.m., maybe all night. So, if you prefer, you can come here, and sleep here.
- No, I'll stay home.
- Alone? Hon, you can't stay alone at home, sick. What about if something happen?
- Jess is with me. - When she said his name his was shocked. He never expected she to say to anyone that he had been there, taking care of her
- What?
- Jess came bring me the food and stayed to take care of me. I mean, I don't know if he can stay 'till you come home-
- I stay. - He said.
He said that he stay, well, I think you can work peaceful, someone will be taking care of me.
Wait, how's that? - Lorelai talk to herself, confused - Right. Answer just yes or no. He is there, since today morning, taking care of you?
- Yes.
- He spent all day there?
- Yes.
- He agreed about stay there 'till I come home?
- Yes.
- He didn't try anything, he just took care of you?
- No and yes.
- What do you mean?
- You made two questions.
- Ah. Pass the phone to him.
- Mom-
- I'll just talk to him, I won't kill anyone.
- Fine - she passes the phone to him - my mom wants talk to you.
Jess didn't knew what to think. Lorelai wasn't exactly his fan, and she had just found out that her little daughter spent all day being cared by the bad-boy town. He really didn't know what to expect.
- Jess?
- Yes, Lorelai.
- Well, just listen, ok?
- Right.
- Look, at first I want to thank you, 'cause I know you didn't have to be there, taking care of Rory and everything. At second, I want to ask you to stay there, spent the night taking care of her, 'cause I'll just come home after 23 p.m., maybe tomorrow. I don't know if I'll have to spent the night here yet-
- I understand. I'll spent the night here, I'll just call Luke, let him know.
Great. And finally, I want to let you know that if you hurt Rory while you are there, I'll kill when I come home. Understood?
- Oh. Don't worry, I don't wanna make anything to the third item happen.
- Great. So I think we are done.
- I hope.
- There's money in the kitchen, tapes under the video, my phone numbers are at the phone, and Rory is on the bed, ops, that's just to you take care of, you heard?
- Sure.
- Great. Pass the phone to Rory. "Your mom." She grabs the phone, and start walk to the living room to talk to Lorelai, so he won't listen.
- Mom, what do you did? You didn't threat him, right?
- Rory, how could you think something like that about me?
- Kill him?
- Basic.
- Oh, no, boy.
- But I think it won't be necessary. Well, he will spent the night there, if it's ok for you.
- Oh. Ok.
- Good. Tonight or tomorrow morning we talk. Love you.
- Love ya too.
Rory woke up awhile later. She woke, but stood with her eyes closed, remembering all talks that she had with Jess that day. Everything was odd. And she had no idea about what could happened. Well, things were odd, but she couldn't say that she wasn't enjoying him being there, next to her, taking care of her, and she decided open her eyes and continue talking with him, enjoying while he was there, without Luke, Lorelai, or maybe, Shane.
- Hey.
- Hey.
- What time is it?
- 4:15 p.m.
- God, you're here since what? 8:30 am?
- 8:15 am.
- Wow, I sleep most of the time and you're still here. It was boring.
- It's not true. You faint, you made me are ashamed, you interfere in my life, you talked when you were sleeping, and you tried to steal my book.
- Very proud to be the one who see me doing all this stupid things, aren't? - She laughs.
- Certainly.
- Well, if you want to, I mean, you must have a lot of things to do.
- Oh, if you want me to leave, no problem. - he said, getting up and taking his stuff together to leave.
- No - he almost yelled - it's not that. I just thought that Luke would need you, and Shane, and you would want to do other things, but I would love if you stay here.
- Sure? Rory, there's no problem if you, I don't know, don't want me to meet your mom, I don't know.
- No, really. I just thought that you wanna leave, and, I don't know, was waiting me wake up.
They stayed at odd silence for a minute. She looks at him.
- Well, if you don't about stay.
- I don't mind.
- Great. Wanna do something?
- Won't you sleep again?
- No, I slept all day. I'm tired of sleep.
He laughs. It was true. He had spent all day just watching her sleeping, and in any case he had loved it.
- Well, any suggestion?
- Ah, no.
- My mom called?
- No. The phone didn't rang.
- Odd. Usually she calls me when I stay home. I think I better call her.
She gets up, grab the phone and call her mother.
- Independence Inn, Lorelai speaking.
- Hey, mom.
- Hi, honey. You better?
- Much better.
- Glad to hear. I have bad news. Some problems happened at the Inn and I'll have to stay here at least 'till 23 p.m., maybe all night. So, if you prefer, you can come here, and sleep here.
- No, I'll stay home.
- Alone? Hon, you can't stay alone at home, sick. What about if something happen?
- Jess is with me. - When she said his name his was shocked. He never expected she to say to anyone that he had been there, taking care of her
- What?
- Jess came bring me the food and stayed to take care of me. I mean, I don't know if he can stay 'till you come home-
- I stay. - He said.
He said that he stay, well, I think you can work peaceful, someone will be taking care of me.
Wait, how's that? - Lorelai talk to herself, confused - Right. Answer just yes or no. He is there, since today morning, taking care of you?
- Yes.
- He spent all day there?
- Yes.
- He agreed about stay there 'till I come home?
- Yes.
- He didn't try anything, he just took care of you?
- No and yes.
- What do you mean?
- You made two questions.
- Ah. Pass the phone to him.
- Mom-
- I'll just talk to him, I won't kill anyone.
- Fine - she passes the phone to him - my mom wants talk to you.
Jess didn't knew what to think. Lorelai wasn't exactly his fan, and she had just found out that her little daughter spent all day being cared by the bad-boy town. He really didn't know what to expect.
- Jess?
- Yes, Lorelai.
- Well, just listen, ok?
- Right.
- Look, at first I want to thank you, 'cause I know you didn't have to be there, taking care of Rory and everything. At second, I want to ask you to stay there, spent the night taking care of her, 'cause I'll just come home after 23 p.m., maybe tomorrow. I don't know if I'll have to spent the night here yet-
- I understand. I'll spent the night here, I'll just call Luke, let him know.
Great. And finally, I want to let you know that if you hurt Rory while you are there, I'll kill when I come home. Understood?
- Oh. Don't worry, I don't wanna make anything to the third item happen.
- Great. So I think we are done.
- I hope.
- There's money in the kitchen, tapes under the video, my phone numbers are at the phone, and Rory is on the bed, ops, that's just to you take care of, you heard?
- Sure.
- Great. Pass the phone to Rory. "Your mom." She grabs the phone, and start walk to the living room to talk to Lorelai, so he won't listen.
- Mom, what do you did? You didn't threat him, right?
- Rory, how could you think something like that about me?
- Kill him?
- Basic.
- Oh, no, boy.
- But I think it won't be necessary. Well, he will spent the night there, if it's ok for you.
- Oh. Ok.
- Good. Tonight or tomorrow morning we talk. Love you.
- Love ya too.