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A/N : Hey there was a problem last time I posted this chapter, so I reposted it. Sorry everyone who read it when it was all messed up. Thanks to everyone who has reviewed. It means so much to me that people are actually reading my story. So continue to review and let me know how I am doing. Thanks!



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Jess: "It doesn't feel to good does it bag boy?" He then turned to face a sobbing Rory. "Rory, are you okay? I can't believe him, why didn't you tell anyone. How lo..." Seeing the look on her face he decided that now wasn't the time for questions. He rushed over to her side and wiped her tears away. Helping her to her feet he said "Come on, I'll get you home."



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{At the Gilmore House}



Lorelai: "Oh good you guys are back!!! I'm in desperate need for some Wonka action let's ge.....Rory? Are you alright? What's the matter? Where's Dean? Is he okay? Jess what..."





Jess: "Lorelai, Rory needs to tell you something. You can't freak out and start screaming okay?" He looked down at Rory who had tears filling her eyes. "You want me to say it Ror?" She squeezed her eyes tightly shut and took a deep breath. She gently shook her head.





Rory: "No," another deep breath "no, I can do it." She was quiet for a long time.





Lorelai: "What Rory? What's wrong hun? You can tell me."





Rory took a seat next to her mom and told her everything. How it all started to how it all ended just a few minutes before. Lorelai sat there shocked to silence until anger clouded her blue eyes. Finally, when Rory couldn't take the silence any longer she said, "Mom, say something. Are you angry? I wanted to tell you before, don't be mad at me ple...."





Lorelai: "Rory, I'm not mad at you. Not at all. I am so sorry sweetie, that you went through all this on your own. And that I never even noticed that this was going on. I should have been there for you, protecting you. I shouldn't have trusted Dean. But I did." Tears clouded her eyes as she was speaking. "I can't believe this. I gotta go find him, when I find him, I'll... ."





Rory: "No, mom you can't talk to him, at least not now, when you are this angry. Stay in with me tonight, please, you can talk to him tomorrow. I don't want you to leave. Let's watch the movie and forget about this for now. Please?"





Lorelai: "Ror, sweetie, I can't just forget about this." Her voice was soft and gentle as she grabbed Rory's hand. "I'm not just gonna let this slide. You are not at fault here. And I'm gonna go make sure Dean is fully aware of that."





Rory: "I'm not asking you to let it slide mom. Just don't go out there and look for him tonight." She took a deep breath and stared at the floor. Not until she felt someone grab her other hand did she remember that Jess was in the room. He gave her hand a gentle squeeze, causing her to look up at him. His eyes were understanding and sympathetic. Although rage and anger were also present. Jess was so angry and disgusted with Dean he could kill him. But he just wanted Rory to know he was here for her now. "Thank you." Rory whispered to him. "I'm gonna go clean up a little bit." She rose to her feet and headed straight for the bathroom.





Her body ached and she had some scratches on her hands and face. She forced herself to look in the mirror, although it was the last thing she wanted to do. She was so upset at herself that she let it get so bad. It was never meant to get this bad. Her eyes went up to the mirror and she stood there shocked at what she saw. Her hair was a mess from the fighting and crying, her face was tear stained and bleeding in some places from when Dean threw her down, and her eyes were red and puffy. Finally realizing all she went through that night and how big of a deal it all was she collapsed to the ground in tears. She couldn't act like everything was ok anymore, people will now know Rory Gilmore is not perfect. Her sobs were faintly heard in the living room. Jess quickly got to his feet and ran to the bathroom to find Rory sitting against the wall hugging her legs tightly to her chest and crying into her arms. Jess walked slowly over to her and crouched down placing his arm on her shoulder.





Jess: "Rory, hey, Ror, look at me." He whispered gently. His hand went up to her head and stroked her hair. "Come on Rory, you can clean up later, let me take you to the couch okay? Everything will be fine." At this, Rory looked up to see Jess. His heart ached as he saw the pain in her eyes. He placed his hand on her cheek and wiped her tears away with his thumb. "Come on, you need some rest." He coaxed. She gently nodded her head and he helped her to her feet. Lorelai was standing in the doorway. After Jess and Rory walked past her she got a warm washcloth and took it into the living room. Jess took her to the couch and grabbed a nearby pillow and blanket for her.





Rory: "Jess you don't have to stay. You have helped so much already. Thank you but you can go home now if you want." He could tell by her voice and her eyes she didn't mean what she said, and he didn't want to go home anyways.





Jess: "I'd actually like to stay here with you if that's ok? Maybe ready you something? Anything but Hemingway of course." This caused Rory to smile slightly and she nodded her head. Lorelai handed Jess the washcloth and she went to grab Rory some coffee out of the kitchen. Jess sat down on the couch and Rory leaned her head against his chest.





Rory: "Jess, I'm a mess. I look like I just got drug behind a truck for five miles." She said sleepily. He then remembered the washcloth in his hand and gently began wiping the dirt and left over make-up off her face. "Thank you." She whispered. She was so tired she couldn't keep her eyes open. "Go home whenever you want to 'k Jess?" His hand stroked her hair as he spoke.





Jess: "Alright, don't worry about it Ror, go to sleep." As his last words came out of his mouth she was sleeping. He sat and watched her sleep until Lorelai came into the room with some coffee.





Lorelai: "Is she sleeping already?"



Jess: "Yep, more coffee for you." He joked. Lorelai let out a long sigh and ran her hand through her hair.







Lorelai: "No, I can't have coffee now. I am too angry for coffee, or anything else. Jess, how did I not see this. How horrible of a mother do you have to be to not notice your own daughter is being verbally and physically abused? Just the thought of what she went through makes me feel so nauseous." She allowed her body to fall into the chair below her as she covered her hands with her face.





Jess: "This isn't your fault. No one else saw it either. Everyone new Dean as a perfect guy. He was a good liar and manipulator. You can't blame yourself Lorelai. That won't fix anything." This seemed to calm Lorelai down a little.





Lorelai: "I saw you two in the bathroom." She allowed a small smile to form on her face. "You were being so sweet to her. I know I have always judged you Jess, but I haven't ever given you a chance to prove that you are an ok guy. Anyways, thanks for everything you did for her tonight, she is lucky to have a friend like you." Jess tried his hardest to fight the urge to answer with his trademark one word sentences.





Jess: "I care about Rory very much." Lorelai could tell he was embarrassed and he wasn't used to opening up. She smiled.





Lorelai: "I'm glad." They were silent for awhile until Lorelai groaned and got to her feet quickly. "I can't do this Jess, I can't sit here and do nothing. I have to go find him. I won't kill him, not tonight anyways, but I have to find him." Jess was silent as she was ranting. Finally she looked over to him. "Will you stay with her?"





Jess: "I was planning on doing that anyways."





Lorelai: "Thanks Jess, I should be back soon."





Jess: "Be careful Lorelai. Don't do anything you will regret."





Lorelai: "HA, this coming from YOU." She said as she closed the door.





J Jess wasn't sure what to do now. He couldn't sleep and his book was on the table next to the couch. He didn't know if he could get it without waking up Rory. So he decided to try anyways. He reached his furthest and realized he had to turn his body a little. He slowly and carefully turned himself towards the table. He managed to grab the book and fell back into the position he was in before. Rory's face was overcome by a worried look and she started to move slightly. Jess watched her and wondered if she was dreaming. Her movements became faster until she froze and her eyes bolted open. She tried to catch her breath as she lay there.





Rory: "Jess?"





Jess: "I'm here Rory. What's wrong?"





Rory: "Jess you won't leave will you? What if Dean comes back to find me? Will you stay?"





Jess: "I'm not going anywhere Rory. I'm not gonna leave you, not tonight, not ever." She sat up and turned to face Jess. She didn't know what to say so they just sat there looking into each other's eyes. Jess leaned closer to her and placed his hand on her cheek. Pulling her closer to him, he softly placed his lips to hers. Rory hesitated at first but slowly placed her hand on his neck and pulled him closer to her. They kissed for awhile until Rory placed her hand on his chest and lifted herself off of him. She smiled slightly and so did he. She placed her head against his chest again and started to drift off back to sleep. He shut off the lamp next to the couch and tried to do the same.





A/N~~ Alright folks, let me know how I am doing please. I'm not sure about this chapter. It was sorta tough to write. Thanks again for reading this and please review and let me know what I should do next. Thanks!