She was nervous. She couldn't help it. She had changed her outfit twice. Now she was wearing a black skirt and a white top. Was the skirt too short? Too short to go to a book market. Should she change again?

R: "Mom!"

Her mom ran to her room.

L: "Who died?!"

R: "No one"

L: "Then what's wrong"

R: "How do I look?"

L: "Great"

R: "Really?"

L: "Yeah"

R: "You think Jess will think so too?"

L: "Ah, this isn't about me, this is about Jess"

R: "Well?"

L: "The guy is all over you. I bet he even thinks you look great in a garbage bag"

R: "I guess......"

L: "Well, hurry up. It's almost time"

R: "I'm ready. I'm gonna wait outside, okay?"

L: "Sure. Have fun"

R: "Thanks"

She grabbed her coat and walked outside. She sat down on the porch. She looked at her watch. He could be here any minute. She searched the street for his car. She didn't see it. Suddenly he stood in front of her.

J: "Hey"

R: "Hey"

He helped her to get up.

R: "Maybe a really rude question to start this conversation with, but where's your car?"

J: "At the garage"

R: "What happened?"

J: "Nothing. There's just something wrong with the engine"

R: "Who's gonna pay for it?"

J: "I guess that's the one million dollar question"

R: "You're not gonna make Luke pay for it, are you?"

J: "I wasn't planning to"

R: "Good, cos you know he would do it if you asked him to. He can't say no."

J: "You wanna spend the rest of the afternoon discussing who's gonna pay for my car?"

R: "No........"

J: "Okay. Let's go to the book market then"

R: "Okay"

They started to walk. They didn't speak. Rory thought he might be mad at her. She didn't want him to be mad. She took his hand in hers and looked at him. He smirked. She smiled.

J: "Why are you holding my hand?"

R: "Don't know"

J: "Oh, well it's not like I have a problem with it"

R: "Good"

J: "Listen, you really wanna go to the book market?"

R: "I go there every year"

J: "But do you wanna go now?"

R: "You have other plans?"

J: "Sort of"

R: "What other plans?"

J: "Oh yeah, I forgot, you don't like surprises"

R: "So it is a surprise?"

J: "Not really"

R: "Then tell me!"

J: "Calm down, ms curious"

R: "I don't like it when people keep things from me"

J: "I'm not keeping things from you, I just wanna show you something"

R: "Well, I guess that doesn't count as a surprise, does it?"

J: "I don't know. You tell me"

R: "Just give me a hint"

J: "No, or you come with me and I'll show you, or you're not coming with me and we'll just go to the book market"

R: "Is it something special?"

J: "For me it is"

R: "Alright, show me"

They walked towards the bridge.

R: "You're gonna show me the bridge?"

J: "Wouldn't it be awful if that was the best thing I could come up with?"

R: "Yes!"

Right before the bridge. They went left. They were walking on a small path now and they were entering the woods.

R: "You wanna show me the woods?"

J: "Why are you this curious? You'll see"

R: "I can't stand this"

J: "Well, at least you're admitting it"

R: "Are we almost there?"

J: "Stop questioning me"

R: "Sorry"

A few minutes later they left the path and walked in the woods. No path, no sign of life, no noise, not even the birds.

R: "It's so quite here"

J: "I know"

R: "You come here often?"

J: "Every now and then"

R: "So this is what you wanted to show me?"

J: "Not yet, we're almost there"

R: "I wish I would have wore my sneakers"

J: "I could carry you"

R: "Maybe in a little"

J: "I was kidding"

R: "So was I"

Jess smirked again. He looked so cute. Eventually they stopped walking.

J: "Here it is"

Rory looked up. In front of her, she could see the lake. The sun was shining, it reflected on the water. They were surrounded by trees. It was so peaceful. She was almost afraid to speak.

R: "This is..........beautiful"

J: "I know"

She looked around. It felt like no one had ever been there. Just the two of them. Jess sat down on the ground. Rory sat down next to him. Their feet almost touched the water.

R: "I could sit here all day"

J: "A whole day is a long time, believe me"

R: "You come here often, don't you?"

J: "What makes you think that?"

R: "I don't know, just a feeling I'm having"

J: "I go here almost every night. Just for an hour or so. I've never seen this place by daylight. I'm kinda stunned myself"

R: "Thank you"

He looked at her.

J: "For what?"

R: "For showing me this"

She looked so beautiful in the sunlight. She had a smile on her face and her eyes were sparkling. He hadn't seen that since she and Dean broke up. He was glad he was the one who brought it back. She saw him looking at her.

R: "What?"

J: "Nothing"

She took a handful of leaves and threw it to him. She laughed and quickly got up. Jess removed the leaves out of his hair and got up with his hand full of leaves. He trew it at her. Before they knew they were in a leaves-fight. Both laughing. When Rory almost threw the leaves into his mouth, Jess grabbed her and tried to put leaves in her coat. Rory laughed and tried to turn away. She escaped from his grib, but started to fall. Before she hit the ground, she grabbed his coat. He fell down next to her. They laughed. There were lying on their back staring at the sky.

J: "Are you okay?"

R: "Yeah, you?"

J: "I'm fine"

Rory put her head on his chest.

R: "I'm hungry"

Jess laughed.

R: "What?!"

J: "I was totally into the moment and then you say: I'm hungry"

R: "Well, I am"

J: "Alright"

He got up and helped her to get up to.

R: "Where are we going?"

J: "To the diner"

R: "Are you gonna make me something to eat?"

J: "No, Ceaser is gonna make you something to eat"

R: "You're so sweet"

J: "Why?"

R: "I say I'm hungry and you immediately want to go eat something"

J: "Well, I'm pretty hungry myself"

She took his hand again. They started to walk back. On their way to the diner.