** Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters of Gilmore Girls. If I were that all powerful then Jess would be staying put! So, in summation... Please don't sue me!**
Rory rolled over in bed and moaned. It was too
early for it to be so bright. She didn't know what time it was, but her head
was pounding and her eyes refused to open, which told her it was too early to be
waking up.
"Rory, honey. Come on…"
She opened her eyes and saw Lorelai peering at her.
"Go away, I'm sleeping." She mumbled, rolling over to face away from
Lorelai.
"Not any more you're not." Lorelai smiled. "Come on, we have stuff to do
today!"
"Not yet." Protested Rory as Lorelai pulled the sheets off of her.
"Maybe this will teach you to 'Just Say No' next time someone offers you a
drink?" Lorelai teased.
Rory buried her face in her pillow.
"Come on. Don't make me sing!"
Lorelai held her arms up to avoid being hit with the pillow.
"Now is that any way to treat your mother?"
"Is this any way to treat your daughter?" She sighed. "I'm dying
here."
"I know. But that doesn't change the fact that we have things to do. And
since you're the one getting married, it's only fair that you join in!"
She smiled.
"I changed my mind. Wedding's off."
"What?" Lorelai frowned.
"I'm not getting up. Postpone the wedding until I am no longer hung-over!"
Lorelai breathed a sigh or relief and rolled her eyes at Rory. She grabbed her
by the arm and pulled her off of the bed.
Rory landed in a heap on the floor.
"Lordy! How much did you drink last night. It must have been a lot, because I
didn't raise no light weight!" Said Lorelai, prodding Rory with her foot.
"I stopped counting after my 4th Martini. That's when the white wine came
out." She groaned.
"You little alcoholic you! No wonder Jess had to carry you back in doors."
Rory rolled over and frowned at Lorelai.
"What?"
"Yeah… he said he went outside and found you sitting on the porch swing.
Then you pretty much passed out and he carried you back inside." She said as
Rory propped herself up on her elbows, remembering what really happened the
night before.
"Oh."
"Yeah, oh." Laughed Lorelai, helping Rory back onto the bed.
"I just… I was…"
"Trying to escape the in-laws?" Asked Lorelai sympathetically.
"Yeah."
"Understandable, they're wretched people." She smiled. "But I don't
think you went about it the right way. Now they think you're white trash."
She teased.
"Goody." Rory yawned.
"Ok, get your bride-to-be butt in the shower. I'll get Sookie to make you
some breakfast. I'll see you downstairs in 20 minutes." She commanded,
getting up and leaving Rory alone with her thoughts.
The phone in her room rang and she picked it up quickly, not wanting to let the
shooting pain in her head get any worse.
"Hello?" She sighed.
"Hey, it's Jess."
She closed her eyes tightly and bit her lip. Then she hung up the phone.
It rang again. She sighed, picked it up and put it down without saying anything.
Then she called down to the front desk and asked that no calls be put through to
her room.
Lorelai and Rory walked into the church just off of the town square.
"Oooh… Pretty." Smiled Lorelai, watching as the last of the flowers were set up.
"It is pretty." Smiled Rory, running her fingertips over the flower petals at the end of the aisle.
"Lets hope no one has allergies."
"Lets hope they do and that it's Patricia Hamilton." Said Rory bitterly.
"That's my girl!" Grinned Lorelai, putting an arm around Rory. "After all these years of watching me deal with my mom, you should have plenty of ideas on how to handle Adam's."
They stayed there for a while, making sure everything was ready for the wedding the next day, and then they decided to head back to the Inn.
When they got there Jess was waiting in the lobby.
"Uh… mom. Did you still want to see my dress?"
"Of course!" Laughed Lorelai.
"Ok. Well, I'll go put it on. Can you tell Jess I'll call him later?" She said.
"I…" Lorelai looked over at Jess, and Rory was gone by the time she turned back to answer her.
She walked over to Jess who was sitting in an armchair waiting.
"Hey." She smiled slightly.
"Hi." He said, turning to face her.
"Rory's kinda busy… big day tomorrow and everything, but she said she'll call you later." Lorelai nodded.
"Uh… ok." He sighed, doubtful that she would call.
"Ok. Well… I'll see you tomorrow I guess." Said Lorelai casually. "You're coming tomorrow, right?"
"Yeah… Luke R.S.V.P'd for me so, I kinda have to." He smiled slightly and got up to leave.
"Ok." Lorelai nodded, watching him leave.
She knew something wasn't right, and she was determined to find out what. She headed upstairs to Rory's room and knocked on the door.
"Come in." Said Rory.
"Oh. Look at you!" Said Lorelai, tears coming to her eyes.
"It looks better with the top done up properly." Rory half smiled. "Can you…?"
"Sure." Lorelai nodded, doing up the buttons on the back of the corset.
"Did you tell Jess?" Rory asked uncomfortably.
"Yeah." Lorelai used the mirror in front of them to look Rory in the eyes. "Something happen between you two?"
"What do you mean?" Rory asked.
"Nothing… I just… wondered if maybe you two had a fight or something."
"No." Rory let out a small laughed. "We didn't have a fight."
"So why are you avoiding him?" Lorelai asked gently.
"I'm not."
"Yeah you are. I'm the queen of avoidance. I used to do it professionally. I can spot it a mile away." Said Lorelai.
Rory sighed and sat on the bed. She started to cry.
"Oh… what did I say?" Asked Lorelai, sitting beside her and putting an arm around her.
"Nothing. I just…." Rory took a deep breath and tried to stop crying. "I didn't know he was back in town until I got here." She said.
"I know. I tried to tell you but you kind of escaped me before I got the chance. I didn't want to just blurt it out." Sighed Lorelai.
"It's ok. I just… we've spent some time together the last few days." Said Rory, fresh tears coming to her eyes. "And last night… I kissed him."
"Oh…" Lorelai didn't know what to do with that information.
"I was drunk." Rory said, trying to explain herself. "And he knew that… so he didn't kiss me back."
"Good." Nodded Lorelai.
"But now… I feel…"
"Do you still have feelings for him?" Lorelai asked gently.
"No. Maybe… I don't… I don't know." Sighed Rory.
"It's normal. I mean… you and Jess didn't exactly get a chance to say goodbye. It wasn't like you got any kind of closure… he just left." Said Lorelai. "Maybe if you two had some kind of closure…"
"How?" Asked Rory, wiping her eyes.
"I don't know. Just… talking. Deciding between the two of you that it's definitely over."
Rory nodded, listening. Maybe Lorelai had a point.
"But… if it's not over, you have to know that there is no shame in calling off this wedding." Said Lorelai, tucking some of Rory's hair behind her ear.
"Easy for you to say, you've done that before." Rory giggled slightly.
"Yeah. It wasn't right between Max and I. I had to call it off. And you have to call off this wedding if you have any doubts about Adam. Forget his awful family and everyone else. If he isn't the one you want to be with, then you need to think about saying something." Lorelai said softly.
"Ok." Rory nodded.
"Ok. I'll leave you alone for a while." Lorelai said, kissing her on the cheek and leaving.
Rory looked over at the mirror, and stared at her reflection. Lorelai had given her the problem she needed to solve. Now she just had to figure out the answer.
