TITLE: All My Life
AUTHOR: Melissa
PAIRING: Rory/Jess
DISCLAIMER: Sadly, I don't own Milo Ventimiglia...boy, if I did... Anyway, they are not mine, neither is the begining of this story, since I'm stealing the next-to-last scene in 'Haunted Leg' and twisting it to my own benefiet :) LoL Also, the tittle doesn't belong to me either, it's a Foo Fighter's song.
So, basically, all I have is a white SUV, season 1-3 of Roswell on tape, All 3 Princess Dairies books in hardback, and this computer. If you sue, all you'll get it is the SUV, cause that's all I'm willing to give up!!
RATING: Um...PG13, I guess
SUMMARY: What if Rory and Jess's arguement in 'Haunted Leg' revealed more than they imagined?
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Hey people's. This is my first story in a script format, so be gentle if I suck at it. I'm still getting into the swing of it, so bare with me. I'm not sure how many parts there are gonna be to this -- maybe one, maybe 50, who knows. I haven't really thought ahead that much. I just got his idea and started writting. As you'll see, I kinda stole Jess and Rory's conversation from 'Haunted Leg' and sorta changed it around -- for the better in my opinion! LoL
I know I said the next part wouldn't be up that fast, but I couldn't wait to post it!! LoL
~*~
*CUT TO GILMORE HOUSE -- FRONT PORCH*
(RORY is walking toward the house, her arms wrapped tightly around her body. Halfway up the front steps, she stumbles slightly and falls back, landing un-gracefully on her rear-end on the bottom step. Whimpering, she gives into her tears, letting them fall as she moves up a few steps, leaning into the railing for support as she sits)
LORELAI: Rory... (seeing her daughter, she comes over and sits down beside her) Honey, what's wrong?
RORY: (sniffling and wiping at her face) Me and Dean...we, well, I...I broke up with him this morning.
LORELAI: Sweetie... (pulling RORY close and rubbing her shoulders) I'm so sorry. (she leans down and kisses her head, adding) I'm sure everything will be ok...
*CUT TO GILMORE HOUSE -- LIVING ROOM*
(LORELAI is pacing near the steps, the cordless phone pressed to her ear. The sun is setting in the window behind her as she sighes and rakes a hand through her hair)
LORELAI: I will tell her...yeah, Mom...no, Rory does not need chicken soup...that's for a cold, Mom...that's for getting rid of a wart...and I will be hanging up on that note... (sighing deeply) Yes, I told her that... (seeing RORY come from her bedroom, clad in pj's and her hair wet, LORELAI acts quickly) Hey, Mom, Rory really needs me, so I gotta go. Bye (hangs up phone and tosses it onto the couch) That woman is insane.
RORY: Must run in the faimly.
LORELAI: You're next. But, lukily, we have someone to blame it on (pausing to glance at her daughter) How you holding up?
RORY: (sitting down on the couch) I'm doing ok...better now, after the shower.
LORELAI: Told ya. Nothing beats a shower after you've been wallowing in your room all day.
RORY: What did Grandma say?
LORELAI: Well, what did she not say?
RORY: Which is faster?
LORELAI: Cliff notes?
RORY: Yes please
LORELAI: Basically, they always knew Dean was the scum-of-the-earth and it's all my fault cause I never set you a good example cause I leave men all the time.
RORY: (thinking) Wow...nice cliff notes
LORELAI: I do try to get right to the point.
RORY: They're wrong, you know (seeming to brace herself mentally) Dean is a great guy...I'm the scum-of-the-earth (as an after thought) And wrong about you too.
LORELAI: (coming and setting down beside her) Honey...people break up all the time. This does not make you a bad person (phone starts to ring, but both girls ignore it) It's just something that happens. And, Mommy is very happy by the loyalties, young daughter, over my own mother's opinion. All will be right soon.
RORY: (looking down) But you don't know the whole story...I did something.
LORELAI: Something?
(Answering Machine finally picks up in the background. JESS'S voice is heard, booming through the speaker)
JESS: Hey. I, um, I guess I'm just calling to see how you're doing...give me a call or stop in, if you feel like it. Later.
(LORELAI looks back at her daughter, who is wide-eyed)
RORY: (guiltly) I kinda ran into Jess last night...
LORELAI: Jess (with slight hostility) Now it all makes sense.
RORY: (trying to apologize) I wanted to tell you last night, but you got in late. And then the thing with Dean today...I just needed some space and everything.
LORELAI: (standing up from the couch) So, you decided to keep this from me?
RORY: What? No! I'm telling you now.
LORELAI: Only cause he busted you out!
RORY: (upset) That's not true -- I would have told you.
LORELAI: When?
RORY: (pausing) Soon...
LORELAI: Soon??
RORY: In time! (sighing and trying to explain) It's just, this thing with me and Jess is new and--
LORELAI: Hold up! (eyeing her daughter) It's a THING?
RORY: (wrapping her arms around herself and looking down) I don't know...I...it's new.
LORELAI: (mostly to herself) But you want it to be a thing...
RORY: Are you mad?
LORELAI: (closing her eyes before answerly slowly) No...this has been coming (shaking her head and refocusing on her daughter) I just don't want to see you get hurt, and in my opinion, Jess can do that.
RORY: He won't.
LORELAI: Then I guess I can't say much else. I just want you to be careful -- and happy...does Jess make you happy?
RORY: He understands me Mom, like no one else has. And that makes me happy.
LORELAI: (nodding, but still not looking too happy herself) Ok then.
RORY: Ok? That's it?
LORELAI: What more do you want Rory? My approval? (seeing her daughters hurt look, she adds, in a softer tone) Honey, I just don't want you to get hurt. I understand that you really like Jess, and you say he's this great guy--
RORY: He is.
LORELAI: Ok then, I'll keep that in mind and look for it. But he's gotta start showing too.
RORY: So...you'll try?
LORELAI: I'll try. But I'm not promising anything -- one put-down of Willy Wonka and he's outta here.
RORY: (smiling softly) Of course. Can't have any of that.
LORELAI: (smiling also) And speaking of Dear old Charlie...
RORY: Mom! Again?
LORELAI: Hey! You were in the shower and I had to trek all the way to the video-store in my lonesome.
RORY: It's two minutes away.
LORELAI: Two minutes is a long time when you're alone. One could go mad in that time.
RORY: That I can see.
*CUT TO GILMORE HOME -- LIVING ROOM -- A LITTLE WHILE LATER*
(LORELAI and RORY and sprawled out on the couch, both very-much ingrossed in the tv. The phone rings once, and they both ignore it, until the second ring)
LORELAI: Get that.
RORY: You get it.
LORELAI: No, you.
RORY: You're older, and have seen this movie more than I have.
LORELAI: But you are younger, and will be able to watch it countless times after I have moved on, thus making you see it more than myself. You'll watch it everyday, mourning the loss of your dear, sweet mother.
RORY: Don't you mean dear, sweet, coniving mother? (rolling her eyes, yet getting off of the couch and glancing around) Where's the phone?
LORELAI: (eyes on the tv) Kitchen, I think (when RORY walks off) Oh, hurry up! They're about to go down the river!!
RORY: (shaking her head as she walks into the kitchen, grabbing up the cordless phone) Hello?
JESS: Hey
RORY: (after a slight pause) Hey.
JESS: I called earlier
RORY: Yeah.
JESS: I left a messege.
RORY: Yeah.
JESS: And you didn't call.
RORY: Yeah.
JESS: Are you gonna say anything other than 'yeah'?
RORY: Yeah (realizing what she did, she stops and adds) I mean, yes.
LORELAI: (from living room) Rory! Hurry up!
RORY: (holding her hand over the speaker) I'm gonna take this in my room, ok? (she walks into her bedroom and shuts the door) I, um, I was going to come by the diner tomorrow.
JESS: To eat?
RORY: Yes. To eat, but, um, also to talk -- to you.
JESS: I heard.
RORY: (shocked) Ok.
JESS: (after some noise in the background) alright! (back to RORY) I gotta go.
RORY: (semi-dissaopinted) Ok, well, um...
JESS: Tomorrow.
RORY: (smiling to herself) Yeah...tomorrow. By the way, I like the switching of roles with the talking.
JESS: Yeah.
RORY: (full grin now) Yeah.
*CUT TO TOWN - MAIN STREET*
(RORY and LANE walk down the street, moving slowly as they talk)
LANE: So, he knows about the break-up?
RORY: I guess -- he said he knew.
LANE: Then he must.
RORY: It's so fast though -- me and Dean just broke up yesterday morning, and Jess already knew.
LANE: I knew by noon.
RORY: (not surprised) Miss Patty?
LANE: Morey.
RORY: Ah, yes. It's so sad that Babette has larengitius.
LANE: I know, and at a time like this.
RORY: (sarcastically) I'm so glad that my retched life entertains you.
LANE: Atleast you have a life that can be retched. Mamma Kim is still looking for my Korean Doctor.
RORY: Where's Henry when you need him?
LANE: (dejectedly) Running away from my scary mother.
RORY: (sadly) Hey...
LANE: Lets not lie -- it's the truth. But, lets forget about me and go back to you.
RORY: (shyly) Oh boy.
LANE: Jess?
RORY: Jess...(trying to phrase her reply) is someone's company that I enjoy.
LANE: How much?
RORY: Much...very much.
LANE: Then, explain to me, if you enoy his company very much, why is it taking us so long to reach Luke's, when you walk all of Stars Hollow in less than an hour -- and that's counting the residential parts of town (they stop walking all together and RORY looks away) And I sense it's gonna take even longer now.
RORY: (looking down at her shoes) I'm just nervous.
LANE: Of course.
RORY: (worriedly) What if he doesn't want to take things to the next level?
LANE: Did he say he didn't?
RORY: No.
LANE: What did he say?
RORY: (timidly) Just, um, just that he wasn't...ya know, going anywhere. But, still...
LANE: Rory, this is Jess we're talking about -- he's crazy about you.
RORY: (unsure) Crazy?
LANE: (rolling her eyes) Poor innocent little child (tugs on her arms) Come on, to Luke's we go.
*CUT TO LUKE'S*
(LANE walks in, the doorbell jingling. She takes a few steps then stops, realizing that she was alone. Turning around, she tugs RORY inside, pushing her friend toward the counter, where LUKE was serving some coffee)
LUKE: (looking up) Hey Rory, Lane. Coffee?
RORY: (jumping on that) Yes, coffee. I love coffee and must have it (looking at LANE) Must have coffee...ya know...I like it...
LANE: (crossing her arms and staring RORY down) Chicken.
RORY: (whimpering slightly before sighing and turning back to LUKE, saying shyly) Um, Luke...hi.
LUKE: Didn't we already do the nice hello's?
LANE: Oh, yes...right. Is, um, is Jess around by any chance?
LUKE: (eyeing her weirdly) He has today off.
RORY: (looking slightly releived) Oh, darn.
LUKE: But he's right upstairs if it's really important.
LANE: Oh, it is.
RORY: (asking LANE) It is?
LANE: (with conviction) It is.
LUKE: (looking between the two) Well, if you're so sure.
LANE: We are. It's ok if Rory goes up and talks to him, right?
RORY: (panicking) No, it's not necassary.
LUKE: I don't mind.
LANE: Good (pushing a shocked and stiff RORY toward the steps) Go on up now.
RORY: (turning back to LANE and whimpering) But--
LANE: (ignoring her) Have fun! (shoves RORY through the door and up the steps)
LUKE: (coming up to LANE) Um, Lane...this little scene...
LANE: My lips are sealed.
LUKE: Right. Coffee?
LANE: Sure.
TBC
A/N2: I hope you guys enjoyed this part -- I'm not too sure on how good I handled Lorelai's reaction to Rory and Jess, but I gave it my best shot :) Also, I know Lane doesn't seem too thrilled about Jess and Rory going out on the show, but I wanted to have at least one person on their side!
AUTHOR: Melissa
PAIRING: Rory/Jess
DISCLAIMER: Sadly, I don't own Milo Ventimiglia...boy, if I did... Anyway, they are not mine, neither is the begining of this story, since I'm stealing the next-to-last scene in 'Haunted Leg' and twisting it to my own benefiet :) LoL Also, the tittle doesn't belong to me either, it's a Foo Fighter's song.
So, basically, all I have is a white SUV, season 1-3 of Roswell on tape, All 3 Princess Dairies books in hardback, and this computer. If you sue, all you'll get it is the SUV, cause that's all I'm willing to give up!!
RATING: Um...PG13, I guess
SUMMARY: What if Rory and Jess's arguement in 'Haunted Leg' revealed more than they imagined?
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Hey people's. This is my first story in a script format, so be gentle if I suck at it. I'm still getting into the swing of it, so bare with me. I'm not sure how many parts there are gonna be to this -- maybe one, maybe 50, who knows. I haven't really thought ahead that much. I just got his idea and started writting. As you'll see, I kinda stole Jess and Rory's conversation from 'Haunted Leg' and sorta changed it around -- for the better in my opinion! LoL
I know I said the next part wouldn't be up that fast, but I couldn't wait to post it!! LoL
~*~
*CUT TO GILMORE HOUSE -- FRONT PORCH*
(RORY is walking toward the house, her arms wrapped tightly around her body. Halfway up the front steps, she stumbles slightly and falls back, landing un-gracefully on her rear-end on the bottom step. Whimpering, she gives into her tears, letting them fall as she moves up a few steps, leaning into the railing for support as she sits)
LORELAI: Rory... (seeing her daughter, she comes over and sits down beside her) Honey, what's wrong?
RORY: (sniffling and wiping at her face) Me and Dean...we, well, I...I broke up with him this morning.
LORELAI: Sweetie... (pulling RORY close and rubbing her shoulders) I'm so sorry. (she leans down and kisses her head, adding) I'm sure everything will be ok...
*CUT TO GILMORE HOUSE -- LIVING ROOM*
(LORELAI is pacing near the steps, the cordless phone pressed to her ear. The sun is setting in the window behind her as she sighes and rakes a hand through her hair)
LORELAI: I will tell her...yeah, Mom...no, Rory does not need chicken soup...that's for a cold, Mom...that's for getting rid of a wart...and I will be hanging up on that note... (sighing deeply) Yes, I told her that... (seeing RORY come from her bedroom, clad in pj's and her hair wet, LORELAI acts quickly) Hey, Mom, Rory really needs me, so I gotta go. Bye (hangs up phone and tosses it onto the couch) That woman is insane.
RORY: Must run in the faimly.
LORELAI: You're next. But, lukily, we have someone to blame it on (pausing to glance at her daughter) How you holding up?
RORY: (sitting down on the couch) I'm doing ok...better now, after the shower.
LORELAI: Told ya. Nothing beats a shower after you've been wallowing in your room all day.
RORY: What did Grandma say?
LORELAI: Well, what did she not say?
RORY: Which is faster?
LORELAI: Cliff notes?
RORY: Yes please
LORELAI: Basically, they always knew Dean was the scum-of-the-earth and it's all my fault cause I never set you a good example cause I leave men all the time.
RORY: (thinking) Wow...nice cliff notes
LORELAI: I do try to get right to the point.
RORY: They're wrong, you know (seeming to brace herself mentally) Dean is a great guy...I'm the scum-of-the-earth (as an after thought) And wrong about you too.
LORELAI: (coming and setting down beside her) Honey...people break up all the time. This does not make you a bad person (phone starts to ring, but both girls ignore it) It's just something that happens. And, Mommy is very happy by the loyalties, young daughter, over my own mother's opinion. All will be right soon.
RORY: (looking down) But you don't know the whole story...I did something.
LORELAI: Something?
(Answering Machine finally picks up in the background. JESS'S voice is heard, booming through the speaker)
JESS: Hey. I, um, I guess I'm just calling to see how you're doing...give me a call or stop in, if you feel like it. Later.
(LORELAI looks back at her daughter, who is wide-eyed)
RORY: (guiltly) I kinda ran into Jess last night...
LORELAI: Jess (with slight hostility) Now it all makes sense.
RORY: (trying to apologize) I wanted to tell you last night, but you got in late. And then the thing with Dean today...I just needed some space and everything.
LORELAI: (standing up from the couch) So, you decided to keep this from me?
RORY: What? No! I'm telling you now.
LORELAI: Only cause he busted you out!
RORY: (upset) That's not true -- I would have told you.
LORELAI: When?
RORY: (pausing) Soon...
LORELAI: Soon??
RORY: In time! (sighing and trying to explain) It's just, this thing with me and Jess is new and--
LORELAI: Hold up! (eyeing her daughter) It's a THING?
RORY: (wrapping her arms around herself and looking down) I don't know...I...it's new.
LORELAI: (mostly to herself) But you want it to be a thing...
RORY: Are you mad?
LORELAI: (closing her eyes before answerly slowly) No...this has been coming (shaking her head and refocusing on her daughter) I just don't want to see you get hurt, and in my opinion, Jess can do that.
RORY: He won't.
LORELAI: Then I guess I can't say much else. I just want you to be careful -- and happy...does Jess make you happy?
RORY: He understands me Mom, like no one else has. And that makes me happy.
LORELAI: (nodding, but still not looking too happy herself) Ok then.
RORY: Ok? That's it?
LORELAI: What more do you want Rory? My approval? (seeing her daughters hurt look, she adds, in a softer tone) Honey, I just don't want you to get hurt. I understand that you really like Jess, and you say he's this great guy--
RORY: He is.
LORELAI: Ok then, I'll keep that in mind and look for it. But he's gotta start showing too.
RORY: So...you'll try?
LORELAI: I'll try. But I'm not promising anything -- one put-down of Willy Wonka and he's outta here.
RORY: (smiling softly) Of course. Can't have any of that.
LORELAI: (smiling also) And speaking of Dear old Charlie...
RORY: Mom! Again?
LORELAI: Hey! You were in the shower and I had to trek all the way to the video-store in my lonesome.
RORY: It's two minutes away.
LORELAI: Two minutes is a long time when you're alone. One could go mad in that time.
RORY: That I can see.
*CUT TO GILMORE HOME -- LIVING ROOM -- A LITTLE WHILE LATER*
(LORELAI and RORY and sprawled out on the couch, both very-much ingrossed in the tv. The phone rings once, and they both ignore it, until the second ring)
LORELAI: Get that.
RORY: You get it.
LORELAI: No, you.
RORY: You're older, and have seen this movie more than I have.
LORELAI: But you are younger, and will be able to watch it countless times after I have moved on, thus making you see it more than myself. You'll watch it everyday, mourning the loss of your dear, sweet mother.
RORY: Don't you mean dear, sweet, coniving mother? (rolling her eyes, yet getting off of the couch and glancing around) Where's the phone?
LORELAI: (eyes on the tv) Kitchen, I think (when RORY walks off) Oh, hurry up! They're about to go down the river!!
RORY: (shaking her head as she walks into the kitchen, grabbing up the cordless phone) Hello?
JESS: Hey
RORY: (after a slight pause) Hey.
JESS: I called earlier
RORY: Yeah.
JESS: I left a messege.
RORY: Yeah.
JESS: And you didn't call.
RORY: Yeah.
JESS: Are you gonna say anything other than 'yeah'?
RORY: Yeah (realizing what she did, she stops and adds) I mean, yes.
LORELAI: (from living room) Rory! Hurry up!
RORY: (holding her hand over the speaker) I'm gonna take this in my room, ok? (she walks into her bedroom and shuts the door) I, um, I was going to come by the diner tomorrow.
JESS: To eat?
RORY: Yes. To eat, but, um, also to talk -- to you.
JESS: I heard.
RORY: (shocked) Ok.
JESS: (after some noise in the background) alright! (back to RORY) I gotta go.
RORY: (semi-dissaopinted) Ok, well, um...
JESS: Tomorrow.
RORY: (smiling to herself) Yeah...tomorrow. By the way, I like the switching of roles with the talking.
JESS: Yeah.
RORY: (full grin now) Yeah.
*CUT TO TOWN - MAIN STREET*
(RORY and LANE walk down the street, moving slowly as they talk)
LANE: So, he knows about the break-up?
RORY: I guess -- he said he knew.
LANE: Then he must.
RORY: It's so fast though -- me and Dean just broke up yesterday morning, and Jess already knew.
LANE: I knew by noon.
RORY: (not surprised) Miss Patty?
LANE: Morey.
RORY: Ah, yes. It's so sad that Babette has larengitius.
LANE: I know, and at a time like this.
RORY: (sarcastically) I'm so glad that my retched life entertains you.
LANE: Atleast you have a life that can be retched. Mamma Kim is still looking for my Korean Doctor.
RORY: Where's Henry when you need him?
LANE: (dejectedly) Running away from my scary mother.
RORY: (sadly) Hey...
LANE: Lets not lie -- it's the truth. But, lets forget about me and go back to you.
RORY: (shyly) Oh boy.
LANE: Jess?
RORY: Jess...(trying to phrase her reply) is someone's company that I enjoy.
LANE: How much?
RORY: Much...very much.
LANE: Then, explain to me, if you enoy his company very much, why is it taking us so long to reach Luke's, when you walk all of Stars Hollow in less than an hour -- and that's counting the residential parts of town (they stop walking all together and RORY looks away) And I sense it's gonna take even longer now.
RORY: (looking down at her shoes) I'm just nervous.
LANE: Of course.
RORY: (worriedly) What if he doesn't want to take things to the next level?
LANE: Did he say he didn't?
RORY: No.
LANE: What did he say?
RORY: (timidly) Just, um, just that he wasn't...ya know, going anywhere. But, still...
LANE: Rory, this is Jess we're talking about -- he's crazy about you.
RORY: (unsure) Crazy?
LANE: (rolling her eyes) Poor innocent little child (tugs on her arms) Come on, to Luke's we go.
*CUT TO LUKE'S*
(LANE walks in, the doorbell jingling. She takes a few steps then stops, realizing that she was alone. Turning around, she tugs RORY inside, pushing her friend toward the counter, where LUKE was serving some coffee)
LUKE: (looking up) Hey Rory, Lane. Coffee?
RORY: (jumping on that) Yes, coffee. I love coffee and must have it (looking at LANE) Must have coffee...ya know...I like it...
LANE: (crossing her arms and staring RORY down) Chicken.
RORY: (whimpering slightly before sighing and turning back to LUKE, saying shyly) Um, Luke...hi.
LUKE: Didn't we already do the nice hello's?
LANE: Oh, yes...right. Is, um, is Jess around by any chance?
LUKE: (eyeing her weirdly) He has today off.
RORY: (looking slightly releived) Oh, darn.
LUKE: But he's right upstairs if it's really important.
LANE: Oh, it is.
RORY: (asking LANE) It is?
LANE: (with conviction) It is.
LUKE: (looking between the two) Well, if you're so sure.
LANE: We are. It's ok if Rory goes up and talks to him, right?
RORY: (panicking) No, it's not necassary.
LUKE: I don't mind.
LANE: Good (pushing a shocked and stiff RORY toward the steps) Go on up now.
RORY: (turning back to LANE and whimpering) But--
LANE: (ignoring her) Have fun! (shoves RORY through the door and up the steps)
LUKE: (coming up to LANE) Um, Lane...this little scene...
LANE: My lips are sealed.
LUKE: Right. Coffee?
LANE: Sure.
TBC
A/N2: I hope you guys enjoyed this part -- I'm not too sure on how good I handled Lorelai's reaction to Rory and Jess, but I gave it my best shot :) Also, I know Lane doesn't seem too thrilled about Jess and Rory going out on the show, but I wanted to have at least one person on their side!