A/N: Thanks for the reviews people! I was really worried that you wouldn't
like
Skye but you seem to be glad that she's there so I'm not
worried anymore. Also I'd like to know if you guys want her and Jess to
have serious and emotional bonds or should she be more of a fun type?
Chapter 4
Keeping Secrets
It was much later that evening when Skye saw Jess again. He was busy tidying up one of the tables when she walked back into Luke's.
"Hey! I thought I was gonna come get you later."
She shrugged. "Thought I'd save you some time but if you're busy I can come back. Third time lucky right?"
"No, I think this time you got it on second."
"You sure?"
"Absolutely."
She sat down at the counter while he finished cleaning.
"So can I get you anything?"
"Coke sounds good right about now."
"Taking a walk on the wild side are we?"
"You know it!" They laughed, knowing they had both seen very wild times together.
She smiled as she looked at Jess.
"What?" he asked.
"Can't I just be happy to see you?"
His eyes narrowed suspiciously but then as if he remembered who he was with he relaxed.
"I suppose I can't blame you. I do have a certain air about me. What do they call it again? Oh yes. irresistibility."
"Don't forget the modesty Don Juan." She said grinning as she sipped her coke.
The last customers left soon after giving them some time to really talk. "So I never did get an answer earlier. What are you doing here?"
"Got a break in the schedule and I got back home, you weren't there but I got your letter and wanted to surprise you. So here I am."
"Purple streaks and all." He laughed, tucking a couple of stray stands behind her ear.
"You forgot the blue Mariano."
"Heaven forbid!" he laughed; knowing blue was her favourite colour. Ironic seeing as though her name was Skye.
"Seriously though, I'm not invading your space or something am I?" Even though this was Jess, the one person who wasn't constantly kissing her ass, she had to be sure.
He leaned across the counter staring at her intently.
"Skye, I can honestly say for the first time since I got here I don't feel like I've stepped into some sort of virtual reality."
She smiled in relief. "I take it that's a good thing?"
"Unquestionably."
She took a look around the diner. "So Stars Hollow huh?"
"Stars Hollow."
"Can't say it strikes me as you though."
"I can't say - " Jess stopped abruptly as his attention was caught elsewhere.
Skye turned to see Rory across the road. She was with an Asian girl and they looked like they were having a disagreement.
"Then again I can understand the small town appeal." She said winking at Jess.
"Let's not go there okay."
"Okay," she lifted her hands up in mock surrender. "but you know I do have my ways of extracting info."
"Yeah, you're a regular Mussolini."
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"Lane do we really have to go in there?"
"There? It's always been Luke's now it's 'there'?"
"Yes, okay. Now its there."
"Why?"
"Because."
"How eloquent of you Rory, you've been spending too much time with Jess."
Rory couldn't stop herself from wincing.
"Oh my gosh Rory, did something happened with Jess?"
"No! Why is everyone asking me that?" She threw her hands in the air. "just 'cause lady liberty flew in on her broomstick - "
"Ouch! I take it you're referring to the colourful Skye?"
Rory's eyebrows rose questioningly.
"Miss Patty!" they said in unison
"So what's the problem? Do you not want to go in 'cause of her?"
"You could say that."
"Nice dodge Rory but it's not going to work."
"I'm not dodging anything! If you want to go to the diner, we'll go to the diner Lane."
Rory pulled Lane across the road, determined to prove that she was fine with the turn of events. And she was. So what if the day turned out completely differently from what she was anticipating this morning? So what if Jess had some big city girl to entertain him? So what?
She pushed the door open with more force than was necessary but she didn't notice. She did, however, notice her best friend's reaction to the scene in front of them.
"Oh my!" Lane said confusedly, softly but not softly enough for Rory to have missed it.
Skye was there with Jess . alone . with no one else around. And they seemed to be pretty comfortable without the company. Rory regretted her impulsiveness so much right then. Seeing them together made her realise that maybe she wasn't so fine after all. She had to fight the urge to turn right back out of the door.
"Hey Rory, Lane." Jess said uncertainly but she didn't really catch that tone in his voice. She was too busy looking at Skye. The girl was even more striking than she had thought at first.
Great!
"Hey." She said when she found her voice again. Might as well make the best of a not-so-good situation. Her mom did instil some manners in her. She couldn't understand why she was being so antagonistic towards Skye when she'd hardly spoken to her. hadn't spoken to her at all.
"Skye," the other girl inclined her head waiting, "this is Lane, my best friend. Lane this is Skye, um Jess' friend." Rory said uncomfortably. She didn't notice the surreptitious look at passed between Jess and Skye.
Lane and Skye shook hands. "Skye, glad to meet you."
"You too Lane."
"I've seen you somewhere before." Lane told Skye.
This was a surprise to Rory, "You have?" she asked her friend.
"Yeah I'm just not sure where exactly." It was obvious that Skye wasn't going to volunteer any suggestions.
Awkward silence.
"So - "
"Are - "
Rory and Jess said at the same time, stretching the awkwardness almost beyond its limits.
"You first Rory." Jess conceded.
"I just wanted to ask Skye how long she was planning on staying."
"I've got a couple of weeks to kill. Figured I might as well spend it at a slower pace than I usually do."
"Cool. So are you still in school?" Rory asked, might as well cure her and Lane's curiosity while she was here.
"No, I was tutored while - "
"That's it!" Lane interrupted her. "Now I know where I've seen you!"
This time Rory didn't miss the glances that Jess sent Skye's way. What the hell was going on?
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TBC: More reviews please. I'm addicted to them.
A/N: Sorry so short but I wanted to keep you guessing somewhat, seeing as though there's not much mystery left.
Chapter 4
Keeping Secrets
It was much later that evening when Skye saw Jess again. He was busy tidying up one of the tables when she walked back into Luke's.
"Hey! I thought I was gonna come get you later."
She shrugged. "Thought I'd save you some time but if you're busy I can come back. Third time lucky right?"
"No, I think this time you got it on second."
"You sure?"
"Absolutely."
She sat down at the counter while he finished cleaning.
"So can I get you anything?"
"Coke sounds good right about now."
"Taking a walk on the wild side are we?"
"You know it!" They laughed, knowing they had both seen very wild times together.
She smiled as she looked at Jess.
"What?" he asked.
"Can't I just be happy to see you?"
His eyes narrowed suspiciously but then as if he remembered who he was with he relaxed.
"I suppose I can't blame you. I do have a certain air about me. What do they call it again? Oh yes. irresistibility."
"Don't forget the modesty Don Juan." She said grinning as she sipped her coke.
The last customers left soon after giving them some time to really talk. "So I never did get an answer earlier. What are you doing here?"
"Got a break in the schedule and I got back home, you weren't there but I got your letter and wanted to surprise you. So here I am."
"Purple streaks and all." He laughed, tucking a couple of stray stands behind her ear.
"You forgot the blue Mariano."
"Heaven forbid!" he laughed; knowing blue was her favourite colour. Ironic seeing as though her name was Skye.
"Seriously though, I'm not invading your space or something am I?" Even though this was Jess, the one person who wasn't constantly kissing her ass, she had to be sure.
He leaned across the counter staring at her intently.
"Skye, I can honestly say for the first time since I got here I don't feel like I've stepped into some sort of virtual reality."
She smiled in relief. "I take it that's a good thing?"
"Unquestionably."
She took a look around the diner. "So Stars Hollow huh?"
"Stars Hollow."
"Can't say it strikes me as you though."
"I can't say - " Jess stopped abruptly as his attention was caught elsewhere.
Skye turned to see Rory across the road. She was with an Asian girl and they looked like they were having a disagreement.
"Then again I can understand the small town appeal." She said winking at Jess.
"Let's not go there okay."
"Okay," she lifted her hands up in mock surrender. "but you know I do have my ways of extracting info."
"Yeah, you're a regular Mussolini."
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"Lane do we really have to go in there?"
"There? It's always been Luke's now it's 'there'?"
"Yes, okay. Now its there."
"Why?"
"Because."
"How eloquent of you Rory, you've been spending too much time with Jess."
Rory couldn't stop herself from wincing.
"Oh my gosh Rory, did something happened with Jess?"
"No! Why is everyone asking me that?" She threw her hands in the air. "just 'cause lady liberty flew in on her broomstick - "
"Ouch! I take it you're referring to the colourful Skye?"
Rory's eyebrows rose questioningly.
"Miss Patty!" they said in unison
"So what's the problem? Do you not want to go in 'cause of her?"
"You could say that."
"Nice dodge Rory but it's not going to work."
"I'm not dodging anything! If you want to go to the diner, we'll go to the diner Lane."
Rory pulled Lane across the road, determined to prove that she was fine with the turn of events. And she was. So what if the day turned out completely differently from what she was anticipating this morning? So what if Jess had some big city girl to entertain him? So what?
She pushed the door open with more force than was necessary but she didn't notice. She did, however, notice her best friend's reaction to the scene in front of them.
"Oh my!" Lane said confusedly, softly but not softly enough for Rory to have missed it.
Skye was there with Jess . alone . with no one else around. And they seemed to be pretty comfortable without the company. Rory regretted her impulsiveness so much right then. Seeing them together made her realise that maybe she wasn't so fine after all. She had to fight the urge to turn right back out of the door.
"Hey Rory, Lane." Jess said uncertainly but she didn't really catch that tone in his voice. She was too busy looking at Skye. The girl was even more striking than she had thought at first.
Great!
"Hey." She said when she found her voice again. Might as well make the best of a not-so-good situation. Her mom did instil some manners in her. She couldn't understand why she was being so antagonistic towards Skye when she'd hardly spoken to her. hadn't spoken to her at all.
"Skye," the other girl inclined her head waiting, "this is Lane, my best friend. Lane this is Skye, um Jess' friend." Rory said uncomfortably. She didn't notice the surreptitious look at passed between Jess and Skye.
Lane and Skye shook hands. "Skye, glad to meet you."
"You too Lane."
"I've seen you somewhere before." Lane told Skye.
This was a surprise to Rory, "You have?" she asked her friend.
"Yeah I'm just not sure where exactly." It was obvious that Skye wasn't going to volunteer any suggestions.
Awkward silence.
"So - "
"Are - "
Rory and Jess said at the same time, stretching the awkwardness almost beyond its limits.
"You first Rory." Jess conceded.
"I just wanted to ask Skye how long she was planning on staying."
"I've got a couple of weeks to kill. Figured I might as well spend it at a slower pace than I usually do."
"Cool. So are you still in school?" Rory asked, might as well cure her and Lane's curiosity while she was here.
"No, I was tutored while - "
"That's it!" Lane interrupted her. "Now I know where I've seen you!"
This time Rory didn't miss the glances that Jess sent Skye's way. What the hell was going on?
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TBC: More reviews please. I'm addicted to them.
A/N: Sorry so short but I wanted to keep you guessing somewhat, seeing as though there's not much mystery left.
