"What are you doing here?" Rory asked, confused.
"I.I'm sorry." Dean stumbled over his rehearsed words. "I didn't mean to hurt you. I love you, I didn't mean everything that I said about us."
"Dean," She tried to interrupt him.
"Rory, I regret what I said," he went on, simply needing to get these words out. "I really shouldn't have talked to you like that. I mean, you're the one and only person I ever want to be with."
"Dean, listen!" Rory almost yelled.
He opened his mouth to continue then realized that Rory was talking.
"I'm sorry, too, but what you said was right. I don't love you anymore. I wish that I did, but I just don't. You are a really sweet guy and I had a great time with you. But it's time for me to move on. I have a lot on my mind and I don't need anything more. You should move on too. Find something else to think about." She walked away slowly toward home. Well, it was done. Rory and Dean had no more chances left. She knew that she had been harsh. She almost felt bad a she remembered the words that had thoughtlessly spilled from her mouth. She was happy, though. That was one thing that she wouldn't have to do again. At least not to Dean, anyway.
Rory just needed to focus on Jess, now. 'Oh, right,' She thought. 'I promised Mom that we would talk about Jess today.'
This was going to be a long day.
~~At the Independence Inn~~
The Inn was particularly busy today and Lorelai hung the phone up after about the sixth pillow-less customer had complained. She flopped down a 'chair-and-a-half' in the lobby, when someone familiar walked in. Chris approached her with a smile creeping onto his face.
"I thought I would find you here."
"Well, it is 1:00 on a Monday," Lorelai stated.
"You look tired."
"A busy Monday, no less"
Chris hesitated. He didn't want to upset her or put more pressure on her, but he really needed her to know this.
"That Jess kid.what's his last name?"
"Mariano. And. he moved back to New York. Why?" Lorelai asked, curious.
"I, uh." He bit his lip. "I know his mother. And I think I know why he moved back."
"Go on?" Lorelai was unsure of what he meant.
"His mother worked with Sherry," He cringed at the name. "Before I met her. A few years ago he and his girlfriend were in a car accident. Drunk driving. She was killed. His mother said that Jess blamed himself, as any teenage guy would. I'm pretty sure he went back to her memory."
Lorelai only sat in silence, stunned.
A/N: Yeah, I know this Chapter is really short, but things have been really hectic. I won't bore you with the details. Anyway hope you like it. Please review. Thanks.
"I.I'm sorry." Dean stumbled over his rehearsed words. "I didn't mean to hurt you. I love you, I didn't mean everything that I said about us."
"Dean," She tried to interrupt him.
"Rory, I regret what I said," he went on, simply needing to get these words out. "I really shouldn't have talked to you like that. I mean, you're the one and only person I ever want to be with."
"Dean, listen!" Rory almost yelled.
He opened his mouth to continue then realized that Rory was talking.
"I'm sorry, too, but what you said was right. I don't love you anymore. I wish that I did, but I just don't. You are a really sweet guy and I had a great time with you. But it's time for me to move on. I have a lot on my mind and I don't need anything more. You should move on too. Find something else to think about." She walked away slowly toward home. Well, it was done. Rory and Dean had no more chances left. She knew that she had been harsh. She almost felt bad a she remembered the words that had thoughtlessly spilled from her mouth. She was happy, though. That was one thing that she wouldn't have to do again. At least not to Dean, anyway.
Rory just needed to focus on Jess, now. 'Oh, right,' She thought. 'I promised Mom that we would talk about Jess today.'
This was going to be a long day.
~~At the Independence Inn~~
The Inn was particularly busy today and Lorelai hung the phone up after about the sixth pillow-less customer had complained. She flopped down a 'chair-and-a-half' in the lobby, when someone familiar walked in. Chris approached her with a smile creeping onto his face.
"I thought I would find you here."
"Well, it is 1:00 on a Monday," Lorelai stated.
"You look tired."
"A busy Monday, no less"
Chris hesitated. He didn't want to upset her or put more pressure on her, but he really needed her to know this.
"That Jess kid.what's his last name?"
"Mariano. And. he moved back to New York. Why?" Lorelai asked, curious.
"I, uh." He bit his lip. "I know his mother. And I think I know why he moved back."
"Go on?" Lorelai was unsure of what he meant.
"His mother worked with Sherry," He cringed at the name. "Before I met her. A few years ago he and his girlfriend were in a car accident. Drunk driving. She was killed. His mother said that Jess blamed himself, as any teenage guy would. I'm pretty sure he went back to her memory."
Lorelai only sat in silence, stunned.
A/N: Yeah, I know this Chapter is really short, but things have been really hectic. I won't bore you with the details. Anyway hope you like it. Please review. Thanks.