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4 years later...........

Rory was so excited. Jess was moving back. She had been waiting so long for this day. She couldn't wait to see him again. When she entered Luke's with her mom, she scanned the place for Jess. When she didn't see him, she started to worry. Maybe he decided not to come anymore or maybe something happened to him ?

Luke: ''He's upstairs.''

Rory smiled.

R: ''Can I go up ?''

Luke nodded and started to pour coffee for Lorelai.

Rory practically ran up the stairs. The door of Luke's apartment was open.

R: ''Jess ?''

Nobody answered her, so she just went in.

There were boxes everywhere.

R: ''Jess !''

Still no answer. She walked passed a couple of boxes and then she saw him. She smiled.

R: ''Jess ?''

Jess turned around, when he heard her voice. When he saw her, he couldn't believe his eyes. She grew up and she was.....................beautiful. He looked at her eyes, that lit up when she saw him. Was that the same Rory he left behind 4 years ago ? He smiled at her.

Rory smiled back at him. She couldn't believe it. He was taller than her. And he looked so grown up. She took a step towards him, until they were standing face to face. They looked at each other for a while and then Rory hugged him. She threw her arms around him and held him tight. She was never going to let go of him.

Jess hesitated, but put his arms around her and pulled her closer. She still smelled like strawberries and roses. He smiled. He had missed her so much.

Finally Rory let go and took a step back.

R: ''You're taller than me.''

J: ''I know, I told you someday I would be taller than you.''

R: ''Yes you did. I can't believe it's you, you look so different, so grown up.''

Jess' smile dissapeared. He grew up alright. In New York you had to grow up.

R: ''Jess, are you alright ?''

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

Damn, she did know him. He saw that she was trying to read him. He knew that she wouldn't find anything, he learned how to hide his emotions from people.

Rory looked in his eyes. She was looking for answers. There was something that he wasn't telling her.

J: ''Rory, I'm fine, really.''

He gave her a fake smile.

Rory saw that he didn't wanna talk about it right now and dropped it.

R: ''It's so great to see you.''

J: ''Same here. You look different.''

Rory met his eyes. Jess knew that there was something different about her, but he didn't know what. She looked so grown up and beautiful. What was he saying ? This was his best friend he was thinking about. But still he couldn't take his eyes of of her.

Rory put her hands in her pockets and looked at her feet.

R: ''Thanks, I think. Anyway are you coming downstairs ? My mom really wants to see you again.''

J: ''Sure.''

Rory walked to the door of the apartment. Jess followed her and kept his eyes on her the whole time. The way her hips moved from left to right was just so distracting. When they came downstairs, he forced himself not to look at her. He joined Luke behind the counter. Rory sat down next to her mom at the counter.

L: ''Jess, is that you ?''

Jess nodded.

J: ''I'm afraid it is.''

L: ''You look great, you haven't changed at all.''

Jess smiled at her politely. She had it all wrong. He did change.

J: ''You too.''

L: ''I know. So, how was New York ? How was your mom ?''

J: ''Fine.''

L: ''Did you make any new friends there ?''

Jess nodded. He did make some new friends, but Lorelai wouldn't like them and neither would Rory. They were tough and grew up on the streets.

J: ''A few.''

R: ''Jess, do you wanna do something with me today ?''

Jess grinned. There was one thing that came to his mind. He shook his head. What was wrong with him ? Rory was his friend. She wasn't like the girls in New York.

J: ''No, I'm going to unpack the rest of my stuff.''

R: ''You want some help ?''

J: ''No, I think I can handle it on my own.''

R: ''Okay.''

Jess headed for the stairs. He felt guilty for not wanting to hang with her, but he just wanted to be alone for a while.

R: ''Mom, I'll see you later okay.''

L: ''Where are you going ?''

R: ''I promised Dean that I would meet him in front of Doose's.''

L: ''Okay sweets, have fun.''

R: ''I will. Bye mom, bye Luke.''

Jess heard her leave Luke's. He wondered who Dean was ? Was it her boyfriend ? She had a boyfriend ? Of course she had a boyfriend. She was a beautiful girl, so she had to have a boyfriend. So that was different about her, she had a boyfriend. Rory forgot about him and moved on. No, she didn't move on. She just got a boyfriend. She and him were just friends. Close friends, but not that close. He wondered what it would be like to be that close to her ? Okay, he had to get his mind of of her. Rory was his best friend and she thought of him as a friend. But he still couldn't help to grin, when he thought of how close they were in the apartment earlier. He went upstairs, into Luke's apartment and turned on the radio. He had to forget about her. He was wrong for her. Even as a friend he wasn't right for her. Maybe he used to be, but that was before he moved to New York.