A little background to my story... It's the beginning of Summer right after Rory's senior
year. Rory decided to go to Yale so she could live at home. And now for the story...
More than just friends?
By Meg
Jess had never really known what it was like to be loved by someone so much it made
everything right in the world, until Rory... She had been his friend since he moved
to Stars Hollow almost two years ago. He loved her more than life it's self.
They had been there for each other whenever one of them needed a friend to laugh
with or to cry with or just to sit and be silent with. On this particular night Rory
needed someone to comfort her, Dean had just broken up with her and called her she
was a slut for sneaking around with Jess behind his back.
Rory was standing in front of Luke's in the pouring rain at three in the morning.
Jess was sitting at a table reading when he saw her standing at the door.
"Geez Rory, what are you doing?" He asked when he opened the door.
She looked upset, "I need a friend." She was crying.
He stepped forward and wrapped his arms around her, "Let's go inside." He said.
They got inside and went up to his room, he handed her a Metallica tee-shirt and a pair
of pajama pants. She took them and went to the bathroom to change out of the wet clothes.
When she came out of the bathroom she sat on his bed.
"What happened?" He asked as he knelt down in front of her and took her hands in his.
She blinked back some tears and took a deep breath, "Dean called me tonight, he told me
I was a slut because I spend more time with you than I do with him."
Jess looked shocked, "He called you a what?" He was pissed and she could tell, "He better
hope I don't see him because if I..."
"Jess don't." Rory said, cutting him off.
His eyes softened and he nodded, "Okay, I won't." He said, "But I swear Rory, if he says
anything like that again, if he looks at you wrong, if he even thinks about looking at you
wrong... never mind." He said.
Rory smiled, she knew Jess would be there for her, that's why she loved him so much. He was
her best friend and he always knew how to make her feel better, "I love you."
Jess kissed her on the cheek, "I love you too angel." He said, "Your mom gets home tomorrow?"
He asked."
Her mother went to see a fiend in Hartford for the weekend and she was coming back on Monday
morning and going straight to work. "Technically she gets home today." She told him.
He nodded and handed her a blanket, "Try to get some sleep." He said as he took a pillow off
the bed.
She smiled and tried to think about her friendship with Jess instead of Dean and what he had
said to her. When she fell asleep Jess snuck into the living room and fell asleep on the couch.
The next morning Jess went into his room and Rory was still fast asleep, "Rory, wake up." He
said as he shook her a little.
Rory opened her eyes, "I'm awake." She said.
He was holding a cup of coffee, "Want some coffee?" He asked as he handed it to her.
She sat up and smiled, "You are so good to me." She said before taking a sip of coffee.
Jess smiled, "Do you want me to walk you home?" He asked.
She nodded, "Are my clothes still in your bathroom?"
"No, I washed and dried them for you." He said.
She smiled, "Thanks."
When Rory had gotten changed into her clean clothes she went down to the diner and saw Luke,
"Where is Jess?" She asked.
He pointed to the kitchen, "He'll be out in a sec." Luke said, "Did you sleep okay?" He asked.
She nodded, "Yeah, I'm sorry if I disturbed you." She said.
Luke shook his head, "You are always welcome here Rory, you're like family." He said.
Rory smiled, "Thanks."
"You ready?" Jess asked when he came out of the kitchen.
Rory nodded and they left the diner together, "Thanks Jess."
Jess smiled, "For what?"
"For being such a great friend to me." She said.
He shook his head, "Hey you're my best friend."
They got to her house and she went in, "Do you want me to come in and check the house out for
you?" He asked.
She nodded, "Yeah, thanks."
He went in and checked over the house and then he left.
"Hey Michel, where is my mom?" Rory asked as she walked into the Inn
Michel pointed to the kitchen, "She and Sookie are talking in the kitchen."
Rory went into the kitchen and saw her mother, "How was the trip?" She asked.
Lorelai smiled, "Hey, it was pretty good. How many parties did you throw while I was gone?"
Rory looked at Sookie, "Was the final count six?"
Sookie smiled and nodded, "I believe it was."
Lorelai rolled her eyes, "Just six? Anything exciting happen while I was gone?"
"Kirk got married and moved out of his mother's. Oh and Luke bought Doose's and turned it
into a casino." Rory teased.
"Okay, so this was just like every other weekend. Stars Hollow didn't even know I was gone."
Lorelai said.
Michel had just walked in and rolled his eyes, "We knew, it was quiet here...Nice and quiet."
He said.
Rory turned and looked at her mother, "Have I got some stuff to tell you." She said.
Lorelai smiled, "Good or bad?" She asked.
Rory shook her head, "Pretty bad, we'll talk at home."
Lorelai nodded, "Okay, see you at home."
"Bye." Rory waved at Sookie and then she left.
After she left the inn Rory headed to Luke's for some lunch. When she walked in Dean and Jess
were staring each other down, "What's going on here?" She asked.
Jess was the first to look away and turned his full attention to Rory, "Just talking about
the next Boy Scout meeting."
Dean huffed and stormed out of Luke's, "What was that?" Rory asked.
"He came in looking for trouble and I told him I didn't want to fight him." Jess told her.
Bobette nodded, "That's the truth Hun, if I hadn't seen it myself I wouldn't have believed it.
Dean came in as mad as I've ever seen him and told Jess to come outside and fight like a man."
Bobette turned and pointed her finger at Jess, "You were a man not to fight just now."
Jess smiled, "Thank you."
Rory turned her attention beck to Jess, "What did he say?"
"He came in and said something about going out back and settling this thing right here and
now." Jess told her.
Rory shook her head, "I'm sorry I got you into this Jess." She said, looking down at the floor.
Jess lifted her chin and looked her right in the eyes, "You didn't bring me into this, this
is my fault anyway." He told her.
"How do you figure that?" She asked.
"This started because I was taking you away from Dean." He said.
Rory shook her head, "Jess you didn't make me spend time with you, that was my choice. This
is Dean's fault, he is blowing this thing way out of proportion."
Jess smiled, "I'm sorry I came between the two of you." He said, "If you want me to back off
and let you work things out with him I will."
Rory shook her head, "I would rather be with you than him."
Jess smiled and kissed her on the forehead and returned to work.
When Lorelai got home Rory was sitting in the living room reading, "Hey babe, what's going on?"
Rory closed her book and motioned for her mother to come sit down, "It's a long story..." Rory
filled her mother on the events of the last 24 hours.
Lorelai sat there in shock for a second, "He called you a what?"
Rory smiled, "Jess said the same thing when I told him."
"I can't believe he said that." Lorelai was livid, "It was cool of Jess not to fight Dean,
because we all know he could kick bag boy's butt."
Rory nodded, "Bobette saw the whole thing, she said Dean came in and wanted to fight and Jess
told him that he wasn't going to fight." Rory said.
"I'm glad Jess has turned out to be such a great friend. He's a really nice guy." Lorelai said.
Rory smiled, "He's great."
Than night Rory was sitting in bed reading when she herd a light tap on her window. She looked
over and saw Jess standing there, "What are you doing here?" She asked as she opened the window.
Jess held up an envelope, "This is a letter from Yale, I got it two weeks ago." He said.
Rory smiled, "Did you open it?" She asked.
He shook his head, "I can't." He handed it to her, "You open it."
She opened the letter and smiled, "You got in!"
Jess smiled, "I did?"
She nodded, "You only have three days left to let them know if you are coming."
"I'll fax 'em." He said, then he leaned in the window and kissed Rory. It was a long sweet kiss
and she didn't even expect it.
When they parted she smiled, "I'll see you tomorrow."
The End...(Of part one anyway)
year. Rory decided to go to Yale so she could live at home. And now for the story...
More than just friends?
By Meg
Jess had never really known what it was like to be loved by someone so much it made
everything right in the world, until Rory... She had been his friend since he moved
to Stars Hollow almost two years ago. He loved her more than life it's self.
They had been there for each other whenever one of them needed a friend to laugh
with or to cry with or just to sit and be silent with. On this particular night Rory
needed someone to comfort her, Dean had just broken up with her and called her she
was a slut for sneaking around with Jess behind his back.
Rory was standing in front of Luke's in the pouring rain at three in the morning.
Jess was sitting at a table reading when he saw her standing at the door.
"Geez Rory, what are you doing?" He asked when he opened the door.
She looked upset, "I need a friend." She was crying.
He stepped forward and wrapped his arms around her, "Let's go inside." He said.
They got inside and went up to his room, he handed her a Metallica tee-shirt and a pair
of pajama pants. She took them and went to the bathroom to change out of the wet clothes.
When she came out of the bathroom she sat on his bed.
"What happened?" He asked as he knelt down in front of her and took her hands in his.
She blinked back some tears and took a deep breath, "Dean called me tonight, he told me
I was a slut because I spend more time with you than I do with him."
Jess looked shocked, "He called you a what?" He was pissed and she could tell, "He better
hope I don't see him because if I..."
"Jess don't." Rory said, cutting him off.
His eyes softened and he nodded, "Okay, I won't." He said, "But I swear Rory, if he says
anything like that again, if he looks at you wrong, if he even thinks about looking at you
wrong... never mind." He said.
Rory smiled, she knew Jess would be there for her, that's why she loved him so much. He was
her best friend and he always knew how to make her feel better, "I love you."
Jess kissed her on the cheek, "I love you too angel." He said, "Your mom gets home tomorrow?"
He asked."
Her mother went to see a fiend in Hartford for the weekend and she was coming back on Monday
morning and going straight to work. "Technically she gets home today." She told him.
He nodded and handed her a blanket, "Try to get some sleep." He said as he took a pillow off
the bed.
She smiled and tried to think about her friendship with Jess instead of Dean and what he had
said to her. When she fell asleep Jess snuck into the living room and fell asleep on the couch.
The next morning Jess went into his room and Rory was still fast asleep, "Rory, wake up." He
said as he shook her a little.
Rory opened her eyes, "I'm awake." She said.
He was holding a cup of coffee, "Want some coffee?" He asked as he handed it to her.
She sat up and smiled, "You are so good to me." She said before taking a sip of coffee.
Jess smiled, "Do you want me to walk you home?" He asked.
She nodded, "Are my clothes still in your bathroom?"
"No, I washed and dried them for you." He said.
She smiled, "Thanks."
When Rory had gotten changed into her clean clothes she went down to the diner and saw Luke,
"Where is Jess?" She asked.
He pointed to the kitchen, "He'll be out in a sec." Luke said, "Did you sleep okay?" He asked.
She nodded, "Yeah, I'm sorry if I disturbed you." She said.
Luke shook his head, "You are always welcome here Rory, you're like family." He said.
Rory smiled, "Thanks."
"You ready?" Jess asked when he came out of the kitchen.
Rory nodded and they left the diner together, "Thanks Jess."
Jess smiled, "For what?"
"For being such a great friend to me." She said.
He shook his head, "Hey you're my best friend."
They got to her house and she went in, "Do you want me to come in and check the house out for
you?" He asked.
She nodded, "Yeah, thanks."
He went in and checked over the house and then he left.
"Hey Michel, where is my mom?" Rory asked as she walked into the Inn
Michel pointed to the kitchen, "She and Sookie are talking in the kitchen."
Rory went into the kitchen and saw her mother, "How was the trip?" She asked.
Lorelai smiled, "Hey, it was pretty good. How many parties did you throw while I was gone?"
Rory looked at Sookie, "Was the final count six?"
Sookie smiled and nodded, "I believe it was."
Lorelai rolled her eyes, "Just six? Anything exciting happen while I was gone?"
"Kirk got married and moved out of his mother's. Oh and Luke bought Doose's and turned it
into a casino." Rory teased.
"Okay, so this was just like every other weekend. Stars Hollow didn't even know I was gone."
Lorelai said.
Michel had just walked in and rolled his eyes, "We knew, it was quiet here...Nice and quiet."
He said.
Rory turned and looked at her mother, "Have I got some stuff to tell you." She said.
Lorelai smiled, "Good or bad?" She asked.
Rory shook her head, "Pretty bad, we'll talk at home."
Lorelai nodded, "Okay, see you at home."
"Bye." Rory waved at Sookie and then she left.
After she left the inn Rory headed to Luke's for some lunch. When she walked in Dean and Jess
were staring each other down, "What's going on here?" She asked.
Jess was the first to look away and turned his full attention to Rory, "Just talking about
the next Boy Scout meeting."
Dean huffed and stormed out of Luke's, "What was that?" Rory asked.
"He came in looking for trouble and I told him I didn't want to fight him." Jess told her.
Bobette nodded, "That's the truth Hun, if I hadn't seen it myself I wouldn't have believed it.
Dean came in as mad as I've ever seen him and told Jess to come outside and fight like a man."
Bobette turned and pointed her finger at Jess, "You were a man not to fight just now."
Jess smiled, "Thank you."
Rory turned her attention beck to Jess, "What did he say?"
"He came in and said something about going out back and settling this thing right here and
now." Jess told her.
Rory shook her head, "I'm sorry I got you into this Jess." She said, looking down at the floor.
Jess lifted her chin and looked her right in the eyes, "You didn't bring me into this, this
is my fault anyway." He told her.
"How do you figure that?" She asked.
"This started because I was taking you away from Dean." He said.
Rory shook her head, "Jess you didn't make me spend time with you, that was my choice. This
is Dean's fault, he is blowing this thing way out of proportion."
Jess smiled, "I'm sorry I came between the two of you." He said, "If you want me to back off
and let you work things out with him I will."
Rory shook her head, "I would rather be with you than him."
Jess smiled and kissed her on the forehead and returned to work.
When Lorelai got home Rory was sitting in the living room reading, "Hey babe, what's going on?"
Rory closed her book and motioned for her mother to come sit down, "It's a long story..." Rory
filled her mother on the events of the last 24 hours.
Lorelai sat there in shock for a second, "He called you a what?"
Rory smiled, "Jess said the same thing when I told him."
"I can't believe he said that." Lorelai was livid, "It was cool of Jess not to fight Dean,
because we all know he could kick bag boy's butt."
Rory nodded, "Bobette saw the whole thing, she said Dean came in and wanted to fight and Jess
told him that he wasn't going to fight." Rory said.
"I'm glad Jess has turned out to be such a great friend. He's a really nice guy." Lorelai said.
Rory smiled, "He's great."
Than night Rory was sitting in bed reading when she herd a light tap on her window. She looked
over and saw Jess standing there, "What are you doing here?" She asked as she opened the window.
Jess held up an envelope, "This is a letter from Yale, I got it two weeks ago." He said.
Rory smiled, "Did you open it?" She asked.
He shook his head, "I can't." He handed it to her, "You open it."
She opened the letter and smiled, "You got in!"
Jess smiled, "I did?"
She nodded, "You only have three days left to let them know if you are coming."
"I'll fax 'em." He said, then he leaned in the window and kissed Rory. It was a long sweet kiss
and she didn't even expect it.
When they parted she smiled, "I'll see you tomorrow."
The End...(Of part one anyway)