Title: It Was Always You
Author: Angeleyez
Summary: Future Fic: Rory left for college on bad terms with Jess. Now six years later Rory is happy and successful working as an advice columnist at a newspaper in New York City. Her best friend's sister just got engaged and Rory can't believe who the groom to be is.
Rating: PG: 13
Disclaimer: Blah, blah, blah. You want the long version? See chapter one. Here's the reader's digest version: Me poor. Don't own Gilmore Girls. Don't sue.
Woohoo! Fun reviews! You people rock! I'm glad y'all liked that last chapter. Also wanted to let you guys now…I'm not that evil! Now on with the wedding or well…the almost wedding. Heh.
Oh no. Oh, please no.
Did that just come out of her mouth?
Rory looked around the church. By the looks of things, it hadn't been her. Everybody was turned to the back staring at the one who actually had interrupted the wedding.
And there at the entrance was none other than…
Hank. Hank?
"What the hell do you think you're doing Hank?" Mr. Green yelled out.
"This wedding can't go any further!" Hank yelled as he walked down the aisle. He stopped a couple of feet from Angela.
Mr. Green stood up from his seat in the front row. He looked extremely angry. "And why the hell not?"
"Because I'm in love with Angela," Hank said loudly.
Everyone person in the church gasped. A few obscenities were whispered including a "Holy shit" from the priest.
Rory just stared. She heard Chris groan. "I can't believe Hank would do this. I warned him…" Chris trailed off.
Rory turned to her. "What do you mean you warned him?"
Chris looked like a deer caught in a car's headlights. "I…"
"Did you know that Hank's in love with Angela? Does Angela even know this?"
"Oh, I would say so." Chris paused. "Remember last night at the hotel when we went to my parents' room?"
"And you completely freaked out? Yes."
"That's because I kinda walked in on Angela and Hank making out."
Rory's eyes widened. "You what?! They what?!"
"Hank, I think you should leave right now. Before I commit a senseless act of violence," Mr. Green nearly shouted. Rory turned her head back toward what was going on. She looked at Jess but couldn't read his expression.
"I'm not leaving," Hank stated firmly.
"What you don't seem to realize is that you don't have a choice," Mr. Green said only inches from Hank.
"I'll leave only if Angela wants me to," Hank said.
Then all eyes were on Angela. She looked very uncomfortable. She turned to Jess and began to tell him something. Rory couldn't hear what it was. Jess's expression remained unreadable.
When Angela finished talking to him, he took a few steps backward. She then walked forward to her father and whispered something to him. "You what?" He shouted. She nodded her head. "You're not serious," he said.
Angela turned toward Hank. "I don't want you to leave," she said.
He took her hand. "Angela, I love you."
She smiled. "I love you too."
Another chorus of gasps rang out.
"Hank is no good for you! I will not allow this!" Mr. Green yelled and then proceeded to punch Hank.
"Daddy!" Angela shrieked.
"Oh, no. Dad's never liked Hank," Chris said before rushing forward to calm her father down.
Rory stared at what was going on but really wasn't paying attention. She couldn't believe it. How could Angela do this to Jess?
Speaking of Jess…
Rory looked around the church but she didn't see him. He wasn't anywhere.
He was gone.
The rain was coming down very hard. Rory stared out the window watching it. The wedding had been over for a few hours now. She was at home in her apartment with no idea what to do.
She wanted to talk to Jess.
He had disappeared and she had no idea where he had gone. She was trying to get her mind off of him but she desperately wanted to talk to him. To find out how he was feeling about what had happened and…her.
"That's it. I'll call him. I will just pick up the phone and call him," she finally decided.
Grabbing the phone, she realized she didn't have his number. Then, duh! She would call information.
After calling and writing the number down, she stared at the phone. She was scared at what he would say.
"Oh, come on Rory. Just do it!" She said out loud.
She grabbed the phone and dialed the number quickly before she could stop herself.
Ring. Ring. Ring. Ring. She let it ring for a long time. No one picked up.
Rory sat down again. She could just wait until tomorrow. Yeah, tomorrow. She would talk to him then.
Oh, who was she kidding? She had to see him now. She would go to his apartment. If he wasn't there she would just wait for him.
She walked over to the door. Opening it up, she found Jess standing there. He was still in his tux but was now completely soaked from the rain.
To say she was slightly surprised would be a huge understatement. At first she could only stare. Jess broke the silence.
"Hi."
"Hi," Rory said back.
"Can I come in?"
"Yeah, sorry." Rory side-stepped so Jess could come in. "Oh, you're soaked. You must be freezing."
"No, I'm fine."
"Are you sure?"
"Actually, no. I may have frostbite."
"Where?"
"Everywhere."
Then they were both just staring at each other.
"Why are you here?" Rory asked suddenly.
"Right to the point, huh?"
"I'm just surprised that's all. I was actually on my way to…" She stopped.
"To what?"
"I was on my way to your apartment."
"Really?"
"Yeah."
Jess didn't say anything. Neither did Rory. After a few moments of silence, she turned and walked into her kitchen. He followed.
She walked over to the refrigerator and opened the door. She had absolutely no appetite but she needed to do something other than stare at him. "Do you want something to eat or drink?" She asked.
"I felt relieved when Hank stopped the wedding."
Rory's breath caught in her throat. She closed the door but didn't turn. "What?" She asked.
"I wasn't sure if I could go through with it. I was supposed to say I do but I couldn't bring myself to."
Rory turned around to look at him.
"And when I heard Hank I was surprised of course. But it was more relief I felt. I wouldn't have to be the one to stop the wedding." Jess paused. "You know, I have been walking around the city for the past few hours just thinking. And instead of thinking about Angela or Hank or the almost wedding or how incredibly cold I am, I only thought about you."
Rory was quiet for a minute. This was what she wanted to hear.
Rory looked down at the ground. Then looking back up she asked, "Would you like to go out to dinner with me tomorrow night?"
Jess wasn't expecting that. Not that he wasn't happy. "Are you asking me out?"
"You could say that."
He looked thoughtful for a moment. "Tomorrow night? I can't." He began walking backwards with his typical smirk on his face. "I have a wedding tomorrow."
Rory smiled and walked forward, stopping in front of Jess. "Another wedding?"
"Oh, yeah."
"Well, I'll just have to stop that one," she said as she put her hands on top of his shoulders.
"You're going to crash it?" He asked as he wrapped his arms around Rory's waist.
"Definitely."
"What do you say about us going to dinner after that?"
"I'd say it's a date."
He grinned. "Our first."
Rory leaned forward and Jess met her halfway.
And they shared what Rory would later call "their first real kiss". Because for the first time they were allowed to. There was no other boyfriend or girlfriend, no fiancée. It was perfect.
And sure Jess was completely soaked at the time. But that didn't even cross Rory's mind. The only thought in her head was that Jess was hers.
Finally.
THE END
A/N: I hope you liked the ending. It took me about forever to write. *Sigh* It's all over. *Begins to tear up* But I don't want it to be over. Nooooo! Please review and tell me what you think about the end. It would mean so much to me. Hee. Oh and just to let y'all know, I have a new story up. It's called About Last Night. Go read it. You know you want to. Oh, I can see it. You totally want to.
*Sigh* I miss this story already.