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Rory took a deep breath before she entered Luke's. It wasn't that busy, so she decided to sit at the counter. When she was almost at the counter, she looked up and noticed Jess. He was wiping the counter with one hand and holding a book in the other. He never took his eyes of the page he was reading, not even when Rory sat down on a stool practically right in front of him. She felt a little disappointed. She didn't expect him to be holding up a banner with her name on it, but she didn't think that he would ignore her. She had an urge to grab him and kiss him. That would probably get his attention.

Luke: ''Hey Rory.''

R: ''Hi.''

Luke: ''Coffee ?''

R: ''Yes please.''

Luke turned around, so his back was facing Rory and started to make coffee. Rory started to tapping her fingers on the counter, while she tried not to look at Jess, who was still reading. When Luke handed her a cup of coffee, Rory was glad that she would have something to do, instead of tapping on the counter. She didn't get a chance to talk to Luke, because he had to take some orders. Rory took a sip of her coffee and started to tap her fingers against the cup. Stupid fingers. She put her cup down and crossed her arms, before she would start to tap her fingers again.

Jess had been watching Rory ever since she came into the diner. He was just pretending to read, so that Rory wouldn't notice that he was watching her. He had heard her tap her fingers on the counter for the past few minutes now. She was nervous.

J: ''Nervous ?''

Rory glanced at Jess and quickly looked away, when he met her gaze.

R: ''No.''

Rory uncrossed her arms and lay them on the counter. When her hands reached the counter, she started to tap again.

Jess saw it and smirked. She was definitely nervous. He wondered if she was nervous for tonight ?

J: ''Really ?''

Rory stopped tapping her fingers on the counter.

R: ''Yes. Why should I be nervous ?''

J: ''Don't know. You tell me ?''

Rory didn't say anything and just stared at her hands.

Jess saw that she was starting to feel uncomfortable. He put his book down and reached for Rory's hand. He never took his eyes of of her.

Rory wanted to pull her hand back, but didn't. She couldn't move. He was so close to her now. When Jess grabbed her hand, she locked eyes with him. She trembled when she felt his fingers on her skin. She didn't mean to, but she just did.

Jess kept his eyes on her. Was he imagining things, or did she actually tremble when he touched her ?

R: ''Jess.........''

J: ''I didn't clean there yet.''

Jess let go of her hand, but kept his eyes locked with hers. Rory didn't know what to do. She knew that there was something between them. There had to be. When Jess touched her...........it just felt right. Finally she looked away and pulled her hand back.

Jess started to wipe the counter in front of Rory. He could feel her presence. She was so close and yet so far away from him.

Rory wondered what she was supposed to do now ? Should she ask him if he felt something for her ? Or would he just think that she was making too much of it ? She was probably reading too much in to this. He just grabbed her hand, nothing more.

J: ''You can put your hand back down now.''

R: ''I knew that.''

She couldn't believe she just said that ! That sounded so lame. She lay her hands back down on the counter. Jess' hand was only inches away. If she reached out her hand a little, she would be able to touch him. She really had to get her mind of of him. She placed her hands around her cup and took a sip. Without tapping this time !

J: ''I better get back to work.''

Rory nodded and waited until he was gone, before she looked up again. Luke joined her again.

Luke: ''Sorry I can't talk, but it's busier than I thought.''

R: ''No problem, I brought a book.''

Luke: ''Reading is good.''

R: ''Yep, it sure is.''

Luke: ''So, I better get back to work and when Jess is done you two can start studying.''

R: ''Sounds good to me.''

Luke nodded and went back to work. Rory gave Jess one last look, before she got out her book and started to read.

Jess put two plates down on a table. When he was touching Rory, he could barely control himself. All he wanted to do was kiss her. Just like she did to him. He wanted to feel her lips on his, her skin on his. He wanted to feel her tremble again. He made girls tremble before, but with her it was different. And her eyes. He couldn't help but look into her eyes when he was around her. They were so beautiful and so blue. They reminded him of heaven itself. He glanced at Rory from the corner of his eye one last time, before he continued taking orders.

Rory closed her book. She finished it. She wondered how long she had been sitting her, reading. She looked up and saw that the place was completely empty. Luke was closing up and Jess was cleaning the tables. She put her book down and watched Jess, as he wiped the tables. She thought about what happened earlier and almost immediately she shivered. How could a he have that effect on her ? She already knew the answer, he was just Jess. The guy from New York City who stole her heart. She felt sorry for Dean, but she also felt a little excited. What would it be like to be Jess Mariano's girlfriend ? Would every kiss they share be so amazing ? Would she tremble every time she saw him ? Would she have to catch her breath every time she saw him ? She smiled, but it disappeared when she remembered that things still weren't quit right between her and Jess. And then there was Dean........... He had been her boyfriend for so long and she was going to break his heart. She had this feeling that she already did. Dean wasn't stupid. She knew that he saw what was going on. She just hoped that Dean would forgive her and that Jess would still want her.

Luke: ''Rory, are you okay ?''

R: ''Yeah, I'm fine.''

Luke: ''Good. Thanks again for doing this.''

R: ''No problem, but he doesn't need a tutor.''

Luke: ''I know, he's a smart kid.''

Rory looked at Jess and nodded.

Luke: ''Well, he's all yours.''

All hers.........not yet he wasn't.

R: ''Don't worry Luke, I'll make sure that he gets an A on that test.''

Luke: ''I know you will. I better go up and let you two study.''

R: ''Yeah.''

Luke went upstairs and left Rory all alone with Jess.

Jess knew that Luke already went up. He was alone with Rory now. It was so hard to be alone in a room with her. All he wanted to do was touch her. She just had to be close to her. He turned around and walked over to Rory.

Rory could hear him coming closer. She took a deep breath. She could do this.

J: ''Ready ?''

Jess leaned against the counter and looked at her.

R: ''Yeah..........sure.''

She got up and when she turned around, she almost crashed into Jess.

R: ''Sorry.''

J: ''No problem.''

Rory looked up at him and Jess found himself staring into her eyes and standing only inches away from her. His eyes went from her eyes to her lips and back again. He smirked at her and took a step back, so that she could pass. He saw the uncertainty in her eyes as she walked passed him. He grabbed his books and sat down across from her at the table. This way he could look into her eyes.

Rory watched Jess as he opened his books. He didn't say a word. Rory didn't know what to say, so she decided not to say anything at all. She grabbed one of Jess' books and opened it. They both sat there, studying. Both very aware of each others presence.

Rory was staring at the page, but it didn't make any sense to her. The words were just a big blur to her. She couldn't focus. All she could think about was Jess. She sighed and looked at the page again.

Jess had been stealing glances at Rory, ever since they started studying. She had a worried look in her eyes, as if she was dealing with a million things at once. Suddenly he felt sorry for telling Dean that Rory kissed him. He shouldn't have done that, but there was nothing he could do about that now.

J: ''How are you doing ?''

R: ''Fine.''

J: ''Must be difficult, since you've been staring at the same page for about an hour now.''

Rory didn't say a thing and just turned the page.

J: ''Rory, why are you doing this ?''

R: ''Because Luke asked me to.''

J: ''Really ?''

R: ''Yeah. And I don't my mom to get suspicious and think that there is anything wrong between us.''

J: ''That's it ?''

Rory looked up at him. Those were the reasons why she came here in the first place, but she also liked to be around Jess. She enjoyed his company and she enjoyed hearing his voice and his sarcasm. But instead of telling him that, she just nodded and went back to studying.

Jess decided to drop it. He knew that there was another reason why Rory was here and it had something to do with him. He smiled and continued studying.

Suddenly there was a knock on the door. Both Jess and Rory looked up. Rory wondered who it could be ? A little voice inside, was telling her that something bad was about to happen...........