DON'T LET GO.
By: Doms1luv
Disclaimer: I don't own GG, otherwise Jess would be locked up in my cupboard or tied up in more ahem useful spots. (Wink wink). Hey that might not be such a bad idea. (Grins devilishly)
A/N: This is my first GG fan fic. I am not the best writer in the world, so advice and suggestions from you veterans out there would be most welcome. Also we are currently in the second season here in South Africa so forgive my lack of knowledge. This takes place sort of AU but more the way I would like it to be.
On with the story..
````` FLASHBACK `````
"It's 'cause of him isn't it? ISN'T IT?" Rory flinched. This was much harder than she thought it would be. "Answer me Rory!" Dean grabbed her by the shoulders, causing her eyes to widen in alarm. She definitely was not expecting this sort of reaction. "Dean-" "Don't Dean me, just answer the question damn it. It must be 'cause ever since he came here things changed between us." She shook herself free; "Things were different since he came here, yes." "So you admit that he's the reason you're doing this?" Rory shook her head, "But things were changed with us before as well." "WHAT?" "If you're honest with yourself and me, you'll admit that it's true." She really wished this whole scene were over. It was getting a bit tiresome, not to mention embarrassing. No wonder she'd stopped having feelings for him. "Rory how can you just end things, I love you. I thought you loved me?" "I did, just not the way you wanted me to. Dean you were my first boyfriend, I thought there were things I had to feel, deep down I didn't really so I projected. It's hard for me to explain." "Projected?" He raked his hands through his hair, "You know what Rory, don't bother explaining, I'm outta here." Rory stood watching the first guy she'd kissed walk away from her and instead of sorrow she felt relief.
````` END OF FLASHBACK `````
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Jess came down the steps into the diner to find the Gilmore girls on their usual morning caffeine binge. Rory looked at him and smiled and his heart slammed against his chest at twice its normal rate. "Hey Jess." "Hey." [Smooth as usual Jess, way to win a girl over.] He added a grin as an afterthought. No need to make her think he was a complete ogre. He was rewarded with another one of those amazing smiles. He picked up the coffee pot and stood in front of them. He looked at Lorelai, "Refill?" "Need you ask?" He smirked, turning to Rory "You?" "Could you make mine to go, I'm late for the bus." "No problem." He came back with the coffee, not really ready to see her go but what could he do to stop her? "Rory." "Yeah?" "Have a good day." She looked surprise. [Geez, am I really that moronic that me wishing a good day surprises her?] Apparently she wasn't the only one 'cause Lorelai was gaping at him as if he had horns and a tail, granted the whole damn town usually looked at him that way, this time it was different. He was beginning to feel like an idiot. "You too Jess." Okay feeling starting to dissipate. "Bye Mom!" "Bye sweetie." Lorelai was still looking at him even though Rory was gone. "What?" "Nothing." "Then stop staring at me." "Ooh I can't help it Jess, you see you've got this whole smouldering look going on." She batted her eyes at him. He laughed. "Whatever." Jess was on his way to school when he felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand up. He turned but no one was around. He carried on but couldn't shake the feeling that something unexpected was going to happen.
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"And so we have to look deeper into the writing to find out what exactly what Shakespeare meant by .." Rory hardly heard a word her English Lit professor was saying. She found her mind wondering - to a pair of chocolate brown eyes that were thirty minutes away by bus. She looked at her watch, only 15 minutes to go. *I need some coffee* She let her mind wander again. "Rory? RORY!" She was brought back from her daydreaming by Paris, who was standing in front of her. She looked around to find the rest of the class empty. She jumped up, she could finally go home. "Rory are you okay?" "What? Oh sorry Paris, I'm okay. It's just been a long day and I really want to get home." Paris smiled. "For coffee?" Rory smiled back. "For coffee." They were walking down the corridors, "At Luke's?" "Yeah, at Luke's." Paris tilted her head to the side, "interesting." "What do you mean interesting? Where else am I gonna get a good cup of coffee? So what if Jess just happens to be there? Does that mean I have to go somewhere else for coffee? Where else am I going to go for coffee Paris?" Rory babbled on to cover up her panic. "Whoa!" Paris lifted up her hands. "I never mentioned Jess Rory, why the panic attack?" "Who's panicking? I'm not panicking. In fact I'm quite calm." "Are you sure you should be having more coffee?" "Yes." Rory signed breathlessly. "Okaaaaay." Paris laughed, she still had to get used to the quirks of Rory Gilmore. "Come on." "Where to?" "I'll take you home." Rory stopped in her tracks; Stars Hollow wasn't exactly on Paris' way home. "Are you sure?" "Of course, this way you'll be able to get home to your um coffee sooner." Rory playfully swatted Paris on the shoulder and smiled. It was weird to think that they were actually friends. Talk about getting off to a rough start! The ride home couldn't go fast enough for Rory but she managed to contain her anxiousness she felt because she couldn't wait for her 'coffee'. It struck her for the second time that day that she was maybe going to get two doses of her favourite beverage - one in actual liquid form and the other in a pair of eyes, and honestly she was looking more forward to getting her dose of the latter.
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So he was working in a diner now, how things have changed. Amethyst eyes watched as he cleaned the tables and poured some coffee. Circumstances may have changed but he still looked damn good, if not better. Dimples appeared in porcelain smooth cheeks as a smile played across full sensual lips. This was going to be interesting, his reaction would be what? Anger? Pleasure? Pain? Only one way to find out..
TBC if reviews are received naturally.
A/N: What do you think? The flashback in the beginning was a sort of prologue, just in case anyone was wondering. Thanks.
By: Doms1luv
Disclaimer: I don't own GG, otherwise Jess would be locked up in my cupboard or tied up in more ahem useful spots. (Wink wink). Hey that might not be such a bad idea. (Grins devilishly)
A/N: This is my first GG fan fic. I am not the best writer in the world, so advice and suggestions from you veterans out there would be most welcome. Also we are currently in the second season here in South Africa so forgive my lack of knowledge. This takes place sort of AU but more the way I would like it to be.
On with the story..
````` FLASHBACK `````
"It's 'cause of him isn't it? ISN'T IT?" Rory flinched. This was much harder than she thought it would be. "Answer me Rory!" Dean grabbed her by the shoulders, causing her eyes to widen in alarm. She definitely was not expecting this sort of reaction. "Dean-" "Don't Dean me, just answer the question damn it. It must be 'cause ever since he came here things changed between us." She shook herself free; "Things were different since he came here, yes." "So you admit that he's the reason you're doing this?" Rory shook her head, "But things were changed with us before as well." "WHAT?" "If you're honest with yourself and me, you'll admit that it's true." She really wished this whole scene were over. It was getting a bit tiresome, not to mention embarrassing. No wonder she'd stopped having feelings for him. "Rory how can you just end things, I love you. I thought you loved me?" "I did, just not the way you wanted me to. Dean you were my first boyfriend, I thought there were things I had to feel, deep down I didn't really so I projected. It's hard for me to explain." "Projected?" He raked his hands through his hair, "You know what Rory, don't bother explaining, I'm outta here." Rory stood watching the first guy she'd kissed walk away from her and instead of sorrow she felt relief.
````` END OF FLASHBACK `````
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Jess came down the steps into the diner to find the Gilmore girls on their usual morning caffeine binge. Rory looked at him and smiled and his heart slammed against his chest at twice its normal rate. "Hey Jess." "Hey." [Smooth as usual Jess, way to win a girl over.] He added a grin as an afterthought. No need to make her think he was a complete ogre. He was rewarded with another one of those amazing smiles. He picked up the coffee pot and stood in front of them. He looked at Lorelai, "Refill?" "Need you ask?" He smirked, turning to Rory "You?" "Could you make mine to go, I'm late for the bus." "No problem." He came back with the coffee, not really ready to see her go but what could he do to stop her? "Rory." "Yeah?" "Have a good day." She looked surprise. [Geez, am I really that moronic that me wishing a good day surprises her?] Apparently she wasn't the only one 'cause Lorelai was gaping at him as if he had horns and a tail, granted the whole damn town usually looked at him that way, this time it was different. He was beginning to feel like an idiot. "You too Jess." Okay feeling starting to dissipate. "Bye Mom!" "Bye sweetie." Lorelai was still looking at him even though Rory was gone. "What?" "Nothing." "Then stop staring at me." "Ooh I can't help it Jess, you see you've got this whole smouldering look going on." She batted her eyes at him. He laughed. "Whatever." Jess was on his way to school when he felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand up. He turned but no one was around. He carried on but couldn't shake the feeling that something unexpected was going to happen.
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"And so we have to look deeper into the writing to find out what exactly what Shakespeare meant by .." Rory hardly heard a word her English Lit professor was saying. She found her mind wondering - to a pair of chocolate brown eyes that were thirty minutes away by bus. She looked at her watch, only 15 minutes to go. *I need some coffee* She let her mind wander again. "Rory? RORY!" She was brought back from her daydreaming by Paris, who was standing in front of her. She looked around to find the rest of the class empty. She jumped up, she could finally go home. "Rory are you okay?" "What? Oh sorry Paris, I'm okay. It's just been a long day and I really want to get home." Paris smiled. "For coffee?" Rory smiled back. "For coffee." They were walking down the corridors, "At Luke's?" "Yeah, at Luke's." Paris tilted her head to the side, "interesting." "What do you mean interesting? Where else am I gonna get a good cup of coffee? So what if Jess just happens to be there? Does that mean I have to go somewhere else for coffee? Where else am I going to go for coffee Paris?" Rory babbled on to cover up her panic. "Whoa!" Paris lifted up her hands. "I never mentioned Jess Rory, why the panic attack?" "Who's panicking? I'm not panicking. In fact I'm quite calm." "Are you sure you should be having more coffee?" "Yes." Rory signed breathlessly. "Okaaaaay." Paris laughed, she still had to get used to the quirks of Rory Gilmore. "Come on." "Where to?" "I'll take you home." Rory stopped in her tracks; Stars Hollow wasn't exactly on Paris' way home. "Are you sure?" "Of course, this way you'll be able to get home to your um coffee sooner." Rory playfully swatted Paris on the shoulder and smiled. It was weird to think that they were actually friends. Talk about getting off to a rough start! The ride home couldn't go fast enough for Rory but she managed to contain her anxiousness she felt because she couldn't wait for her 'coffee'. It struck her for the second time that day that she was maybe going to get two doses of her favourite beverage - one in actual liquid form and the other in a pair of eyes, and honestly she was looking more forward to getting her dose of the latter.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
So he was working in a diner now, how things have changed. Amethyst eyes watched as he cleaned the tables and poured some coffee. Circumstances may have changed but he still looked damn good, if not better. Dimples appeared in porcelain smooth cheeks as a smile played across full sensual lips. This was going to be interesting, his reaction would be what? Anger? Pleasure? Pain? Only one way to find out..
TBC if reviews are received naturally.
A/N: What do you think? The flashback in the beginning was a sort of prologue, just in case anyone was wondering. Thanks.
