Did you like my little song from last chapter? I was listening to it earlier today and it made me think of Rory and Jess so I decided to put it in. Poor Rory though! Oh and of course, Poor Jess!

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Jess quickly swiped the counter down. He wanted to finish up soon so that he could go and talk to her before she went home for the night.

"Luke, I'm having a break," Jess yelled.

Luke came down the stairs. "Fine, just be here to close up," Luke grunted.

Jess nodded and determinedly headed for the door, trying to stop thoughts of Rory, almostl colliding with Lorelai.

"Woah! Down boy, down!"

"Sorry, but if you'll excuse me." Jess headed for the door.

"Hey Lukey boy!" he heard Lorelai greet Luke.

" Don't call me Lukey boy!" he heard Luke angrily reply as he walked out on the street.

Jess smirked to himself, Luke and Lorelai were back to their flirting selves after finally making up when Lorelai realised 'she couldn't survive without Luke's coffee.' But that wasn't the real reason and both of them knew it. The real reason was because they couldn't stand not seeing each other; not able to survive without each other's company, maybe love. Who knows?

Jess came to a stop in front of the car garage.

"Hey!"

"Hey Shane."

Even with grease on her face, Shane still looked stunning. Her long, blonde hair was caught up in a messy ponytail, her brown eyes locked with his and Jess couldn't help noticing her long legs and ample bossom.

"Do you want to go for a walk?" Jess asked her.

"Sure, just a sec," Shane smiled at him.

Jess smirked after her. Shane was the sort of girl he wanted.

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"So where'd you wanna go?"

"I dunno. There is the the bridge."

'Wait', thought Jess. 'Do I really want Shane to go to Rory and I's special place? Oh well, it's too late. Besides, I don't care about Rory, remember?'

"Okay, let's go."

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Jess quickly pulled away.

"Jess! What's wrong?"

"Nothing ," he replied and pulled her into a returning kiss.

'Kissing Shane isn't as good as Rory,' Jess thought, 'there are no sparks or anything, but it does distract me. Distact me? It's making me think about Rory's kiss.'

As an effort to get Rory out of his thoughts, he deepened the kiss and concentrated on Shane. Eventually, he pulled away. He had to do a few things.

"I gotta go," he explained to Shane.

"Will I see you tomorrow?"

Jess smirked, "Of course," kissed her quickly on the lips and turned, heading back to the diner.

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He found his notebook where he left it, on his shelf, next to his bed. He turned to the last diary entry. He started to re-read it, stopping when he came to the worlds;

'Im noticing things I've never noticed before. I'm experiencing the world in a whole new light. I have something to look forward to. All just because of her.'

He laughed sorrowfully at his words.

"How pathetic. How bloody pathetic," he told himself outloud. He reached into his pocket, took out his lighter and let the page quickly burn into ash. He noticed something on the next page. It was his poem. He took the lighter's flame up to a corner. But he couldn't do it. Sighing to himself, he carefully folded it in two and slid it into Oliver Twist.

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Sorry, this chapter was confusing I know but I had so much to say. Any helpful comments of how to improve it would be great!