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Author's Note: Hey! Thanks so much for the reviews! You know, I have just been reading them and I looked down on the screen today, and it said that I have something like 113 reviews! I feel special. ;-) Anyway, I'm glad that most of you didn't think that it was too fast. I didn't think that it was either, but I just put it for those who did. I am still going to address that in this chapter, though. Oh yeah, I guess in my story there is no Shane. And I just watched Gilmore Girls tonight, and may I say, *damn* Jess is sexy! Anyway. R&R!! Enjoy!!
Chapter 9: Seeing the (Good) Changes
Rory walked into Luke's diner after school that day. At the counter she found Alli and of all people Paris. "Hey you guys, what's up?" Rory said as she sat down next to them.
"Hey Rory! It took most of the day, but I convinced Paris to come down here and look around Star's Hollow today with me." Alli told Rory.
"This place isn't as bad as I thought it was." Paris admitted.
"That's great, maybe I'll see you around Star's Hollow more often Paris." Rory said. Rory couldn't believe it, but she was starting to feel really close to Paris and Alli.
"Probably." Paris replied. "But right now I've got to do this physics homework and Alli said that she'd help me."
"Wow! Someone else helping Paris with homework. That's quite an accomplishment, Alli." Rory told her.
Alli just laughed, and said, "Thanks, I think."
"Welcome. Bye!" Rory hopped off the barstool and went and sat down at an empty table. She heard the bell chime above the door, and looked up to see Jess walk in. He walked over to her and pulled up a chair next to her. He then gave her a short kiss, and said, "Hey. How was your day?"
"Fine. I had a pop quiz in my Shakespeare class. It was pretty easy though." Rory responded, both of them oblivious to the looks of the gossiping town. They could block everything out but each other when they were together.
Jess then proceeded to tell Rory about his day at school, and Lorelai walked in and saw them together. They were leaning into each other listening to what the other had to say. That's when it really hit Lorelai that Rory was with Jess, and it would probably end up being serious and even eventually hurt Rory. So she walked up to the couple and said, "Hey, Ror, can I talk to you?" Lorelai asked her.
"Sure, sit down." Rory said, motioning to the chair.
"Well, actually, you see, I just got this new coat," Lorelai said as she pointed to her camel colored knee-length coat that she was still wearing, "and I wanted to test it out. So can we take a walk?"
"Sure. Jess, I'll see you at home." Rory said, giving him a kiss. "Bye Alli, Paris!"
"Bye!" They said as Rory and Lorelai left Luke's.
"Are you sure you want to be with Jess?" Lorelai asked Rory as they walked down the sidewalk.
"Mom, please, I've known that my feelings for him are strong for a long time now. I've just been ignoring them." Rory told her.
"That doesn't answer my question." Lorelai pointed out.
"Yes it does. Look, I know that you think that Jess will hurt me like Dad hurt you, but he won't. I know it. Besides, are you sure that you want to be with Luke?" She countered as they turned a corner.
"Of course I am. I've known Luke for about 7 years now. There's always been something more there that we've ignored." Lorelai defended.
"But are you sure that Luke can make you happy? Keep you happy? Give you everything that you need?" Rory pressed.
"I am! I am! God Rory, I'm just worried about you!" Lorelai said.
"Well maybe I'm worried about you!" Rory said back.
"Look, let's just finish this conversation later. I have to be at the inn soon." Lorelai said.
"Fine."
"Fine."
"Fine!" They both shouted at each other simultaneously, making them each even more furious. They both stormed off in separate directions.
Late that night................................
Lorelai crept up the stairs and to Rory's bedroom door. She cracked it open, hoping that Rory was still awake and that she could apologize for their fight. When Lorelai opened the door, she saw Rory and Jess in her bed, Rory snuggled up against Jess who had a caring arm around Rory's waist. Both of them looked more content, and happier than she had ever seen either of them. Lorelai realized that she was wrong about Jess, that Jess would do anything for Rory, that her daughter was safe. Lorelai quietly closed the door and went to her own room to be with Luke.
Early the next morning............................
Rory went up the stairs from the kitchen in her Chilton uniform and up to her mother's bedroom door. She wanted to tell her mother that she was sorry for what she said yesterday, and tell her that she was late for work. Rory slowly opened the door, and found Luke and Lorelai, nestled up against each other, their arms wrapped around each other. They both looked so peaceful, and right, so she decided not to disturb them. Work could wait, happiness can't always. So she went back downstairs to eat breakfast with Jess.
"So, did you wake them up?" Jess asked her as he put four pieces of toast in the toaster.
"Nope. They looked to comfortable, I just couldn't do it." Rory admitted.
"Ok, fine by me. More food for us." He said with a smile.
Rory smiled back, and said, "So, what are we eating today?"
"I was thinking toast and OJ." Jess said. The toast popped out of the toaster, and he said, "There we go. Let's eat."
The two sat down in the dinning room with two slices of toast and some orange juice, and began a heated discussion over their latest novel, Dead Souls.
Jess looked up from his plate at the clock, and said, "Whoa, Rory, school's gonna start in like five minutes."
"What! Omigosh! Mom needs the Jeep today for work, and I've already missed the bus, and-"
"I'll take you, Rory." Jess finished for her.
"Really? But you're going to be late for school then." She pointed out.
"I'll be late anyway, it's no big deal." Jess told her.
"Are you sure?" Rory said.
"Yup. Let's go." Jess said as he grabbed up his backpack and followed Rory out to his car, his hand resting in the small of her back. Rory got in the passenger's side, and he got in the driver's side. Jess pulled out of the driveway and towards Chilton.
"Thank you so much for doing this for me, Jess." Rory said.
"It's really not that big a deal. Besides, I get to see more of you this way anyway. That's a plus." He said with a smile.
Rory blushed, and said, "I like seeing more of you too." Jess just smirked, and kept on driving. They drove to school pretty much in silence. But not a uncomfortable, squirmy kind of silence. The kind of silence that is comfortable, maybe even more than talking. They had reached the point where words didn't need to be said. They could tell what the other was thinking.
Jess parked in the Chilton parking lot, and said, "Come on, I'll walk you in."
"No, really Jess, you don't have to." Rory insisted as she grabbed her book bag.
"I know I don't have to. I want to Rory." Jess said as he opened up her car door for her.
"Thanks. But don't you have to get to class too?" Rory asked as she stood up next to him.
"Like I told you before, I'm already late." Jess said as they walked inside.
"Fine." Rory said. She slipped in the office and got a pass to get into class with, and then slipped back out. "You're still here."
"Yup," Jess said.
"Jess, you really have to get to class," Rory told him.
"I know, I just wanted to say bye."
"Well, bye."
Jess walked over to her. He put his hands on her face, and gave her a passionate kiss. She returned the gesture. They broke apart, and Rory could feel Jess's hot breath on her face. They leaned their foreheads together, never breaking physical contact. "Bye." He slid his hand down her arm until it reached her hand, which sent shivers up and down her spine. They held hands as Jess slowly backed away to go to school. They outstretched their arms until they couldn't reach each other anymore, and they let their hands drop. Rory watched Jess's retreating figure, and the Jess turned around and mouthed to her "I love you."
"I love you too." Rory mouthed back. She watched until she could no longer see his back, and then walked to her Shakespeare class.
Author's Note: R&R! Please! I hope you liked this chapter, there will be more; I just have a lot of homework this week, and I don't know when I will be able to update. Thanks for being so patient!
Author's Note: Hey! Thanks so much for the reviews! You know, I have just been reading them and I looked down on the screen today, and it said that I have something like 113 reviews! I feel special. ;-) Anyway, I'm glad that most of you didn't think that it was too fast. I didn't think that it was either, but I just put it for those who did. I am still going to address that in this chapter, though. Oh yeah, I guess in my story there is no Shane. And I just watched Gilmore Girls tonight, and may I say, *damn* Jess is sexy! Anyway. R&R!! Enjoy!!
Chapter 9: Seeing the (Good) Changes
Rory walked into Luke's diner after school that day. At the counter she found Alli and of all people Paris. "Hey you guys, what's up?" Rory said as she sat down next to them.
"Hey Rory! It took most of the day, but I convinced Paris to come down here and look around Star's Hollow today with me." Alli told Rory.
"This place isn't as bad as I thought it was." Paris admitted.
"That's great, maybe I'll see you around Star's Hollow more often Paris." Rory said. Rory couldn't believe it, but she was starting to feel really close to Paris and Alli.
"Probably." Paris replied. "But right now I've got to do this physics homework and Alli said that she'd help me."
"Wow! Someone else helping Paris with homework. That's quite an accomplishment, Alli." Rory told her.
Alli just laughed, and said, "Thanks, I think."
"Welcome. Bye!" Rory hopped off the barstool and went and sat down at an empty table. She heard the bell chime above the door, and looked up to see Jess walk in. He walked over to her and pulled up a chair next to her. He then gave her a short kiss, and said, "Hey. How was your day?"
"Fine. I had a pop quiz in my Shakespeare class. It was pretty easy though." Rory responded, both of them oblivious to the looks of the gossiping town. They could block everything out but each other when they were together.
Jess then proceeded to tell Rory about his day at school, and Lorelai walked in and saw them together. They were leaning into each other listening to what the other had to say. That's when it really hit Lorelai that Rory was with Jess, and it would probably end up being serious and even eventually hurt Rory. So she walked up to the couple and said, "Hey, Ror, can I talk to you?" Lorelai asked her.
"Sure, sit down." Rory said, motioning to the chair.
"Well, actually, you see, I just got this new coat," Lorelai said as she pointed to her camel colored knee-length coat that she was still wearing, "and I wanted to test it out. So can we take a walk?"
"Sure. Jess, I'll see you at home." Rory said, giving him a kiss. "Bye Alli, Paris!"
"Bye!" They said as Rory and Lorelai left Luke's.
"Are you sure you want to be with Jess?" Lorelai asked Rory as they walked down the sidewalk.
"Mom, please, I've known that my feelings for him are strong for a long time now. I've just been ignoring them." Rory told her.
"That doesn't answer my question." Lorelai pointed out.
"Yes it does. Look, I know that you think that Jess will hurt me like Dad hurt you, but he won't. I know it. Besides, are you sure that you want to be with Luke?" She countered as they turned a corner.
"Of course I am. I've known Luke for about 7 years now. There's always been something more there that we've ignored." Lorelai defended.
"But are you sure that Luke can make you happy? Keep you happy? Give you everything that you need?" Rory pressed.
"I am! I am! God Rory, I'm just worried about you!" Lorelai said.
"Well maybe I'm worried about you!" Rory said back.
"Look, let's just finish this conversation later. I have to be at the inn soon." Lorelai said.
"Fine."
"Fine."
"Fine!" They both shouted at each other simultaneously, making them each even more furious. They both stormed off in separate directions.
Late that night................................
Lorelai crept up the stairs and to Rory's bedroom door. She cracked it open, hoping that Rory was still awake and that she could apologize for their fight. When Lorelai opened the door, she saw Rory and Jess in her bed, Rory snuggled up against Jess who had a caring arm around Rory's waist. Both of them looked more content, and happier than she had ever seen either of them. Lorelai realized that she was wrong about Jess, that Jess would do anything for Rory, that her daughter was safe. Lorelai quietly closed the door and went to her own room to be with Luke.
Early the next morning............................
Rory went up the stairs from the kitchen in her Chilton uniform and up to her mother's bedroom door. She wanted to tell her mother that she was sorry for what she said yesterday, and tell her that she was late for work. Rory slowly opened the door, and found Luke and Lorelai, nestled up against each other, their arms wrapped around each other. They both looked so peaceful, and right, so she decided not to disturb them. Work could wait, happiness can't always. So she went back downstairs to eat breakfast with Jess.
"So, did you wake them up?" Jess asked her as he put four pieces of toast in the toaster.
"Nope. They looked to comfortable, I just couldn't do it." Rory admitted.
"Ok, fine by me. More food for us." He said with a smile.
Rory smiled back, and said, "So, what are we eating today?"
"I was thinking toast and OJ." Jess said. The toast popped out of the toaster, and he said, "There we go. Let's eat."
The two sat down in the dinning room with two slices of toast and some orange juice, and began a heated discussion over their latest novel, Dead Souls.
Jess looked up from his plate at the clock, and said, "Whoa, Rory, school's gonna start in like five minutes."
"What! Omigosh! Mom needs the Jeep today for work, and I've already missed the bus, and-"
"I'll take you, Rory." Jess finished for her.
"Really? But you're going to be late for school then." She pointed out.
"I'll be late anyway, it's no big deal." Jess told her.
"Are you sure?" Rory said.
"Yup. Let's go." Jess said as he grabbed up his backpack and followed Rory out to his car, his hand resting in the small of her back. Rory got in the passenger's side, and he got in the driver's side. Jess pulled out of the driveway and towards Chilton.
"Thank you so much for doing this for me, Jess." Rory said.
"It's really not that big a deal. Besides, I get to see more of you this way anyway. That's a plus." He said with a smile.
Rory blushed, and said, "I like seeing more of you too." Jess just smirked, and kept on driving. They drove to school pretty much in silence. But not a uncomfortable, squirmy kind of silence. The kind of silence that is comfortable, maybe even more than talking. They had reached the point where words didn't need to be said. They could tell what the other was thinking.
Jess parked in the Chilton parking lot, and said, "Come on, I'll walk you in."
"No, really Jess, you don't have to." Rory insisted as she grabbed her book bag.
"I know I don't have to. I want to Rory." Jess said as he opened up her car door for her.
"Thanks. But don't you have to get to class too?" Rory asked as she stood up next to him.
"Like I told you before, I'm already late." Jess said as they walked inside.
"Fine." Rory said. She slipped in the office and got a pass to get into class with, and then slipped back out. "You're still here."
"Yup," Jess said.
"Jess, you really have to get to class," Rory told him.
"I know, I just wanted to say bye."
"Well, bye."
Jess walked over to her. He put his hands on her face, and gave her a passionate kiss. She returned the gesture. They broke apart, and Rory could feel Jess's hot breath on her face. They leaned their foreheads together, never breaking physical contact. "Bye." He slid his hand down her arm until it reached her hand, which sent shivers up and down her spine. They held hands as Jess slowly backed away to go to school. They outstretched their arms until they couldn't reach each other anymore, and they let their hands drop. Rory watched Jess's retreating figure, and the Jess turned around and mouthed to her "I love you."
"I love you too." Rory mouthed back. She watched until she could no longer see his back, and then walked to her Shakespeare class.
Author's Note: R&R! Please! I hope you liked this chapter, there will be more; I just have a lot of homework this week, and I don't know when I will be able to update. Thanks for being so patient!