*Disclaimer: I don't own the series Gilmore Girls or the characters. All I
own is my imagination and the plot.
*A/N: Hey!!! I rewrote chapter 7, because I wasn't really happy with it. Things were moving too fast. But now I am happy with it. So I hope you guys like it too. Tell me what you think of it. THANKS for the reviews!!!
*~*~*:-)*~*~*Bye, smile :-)
After what seemed like forever, Rory finally stopped crying. She couldn't cry anymore and she was tired of crying. How could a few words hurt her like that ? It weren't just the words that hurt her, it was the way that Jess had said them to her that hurt her the most. She got up and noticed that it was already getting dark. She had been sitting here for more than two hours, crying. Rory started to head home. On her way home she past the basketball court. She saw somebody standing on the court. As she came closer, she saw that it was Jess. She smiled and watched him for a while, forgetting the words that he said to her for a moment. He had always liked basketball, it was his favorite sport. And he could play, he never missed one single shot. She sat down on a bench that was facing the basketball court. Rory thought back at the times when Luke had gotten him his first basketball. Jess would go out every night to practice. At first he sucked, but every time he practiced he got better and better. She would always come and watch him. She would laugh when he missed a shot and cheer and whistle when the ball went into the basket. She shifted her eyes from Jess to the ball in his hands. He took a step back and threw the ball. She followed the ball with her eyes. When it went in to the basket, she started to whistle.
Jess turned around immediately when he heard her whistle. He knew it was her. He got his ball and started to walk over to her. He felt bad about telling her that he didn't miss her. It wasn't true and he didn't mean to say those things to her. But when he opened his mouth the wrong words came out. And before he could say anything, she was gone. He looked at her and studied her face. Her eyes were red and there were black streaks of mascara on her face.
J: ''Hey.''
R: ''Hey.''
Jess sat down next to her and started to spin the ball in his hands.
J: ''I'm sorry for saying those things to you, I didn't mean it.''
Rory clasped her hands together and looked at Jess.
R: ''Are you sure about that ?''
J: ''Yes. I did miss you, but I didn't miss this place. Everyone knows me and expects me to be the same person as I was before I moved to New York. And I'm not.''
R: ''I know.''
Jess heard the serious tone in her voice when she said that. He turned his head a little and looked at her. She was so beautiful and she was making him crazy without even knowing it. He noticed that there arms were touching slightly. He shifted his arms a little, so that he wasn't touching her arm anymore. Now was not the time.
R: ''Why ?''
He returned his attention back to Rory and looked at her with an inquiring look on his face.
R: ''Why did you change ?''
Jess looked away and didn't answer.
R: ''Okay, I can respect that. You don't have to tell me everything.''
J: ''Thanks.''
Rory nodded and looked at her hands. Jess knew that she was having trouble with the fact that he wouldn't tell her about New York. And even tough she really wanted to know, she still respected his decision not to tell her. It made him feel guilty. He felt guilty about letting Jeremy go that far with her and letting himself almost lose control with her.
J: ''I'm sorry for beating up your boyfriend.''
R: ''You should be, his face looks horrible.''
Jess nodded and took a deep breath. here came the hard part.
J: ''I'm also sorry for letting Jeremy go that far, he was drunk and I should have stopped him.''
R: ''Yes, you should have.''
J: ''And I'm sorry for grabbing you like that, I didn't mean to and I'm sorry.''
Rory's eyes automatically went to her wrist again. She knew that there was nothing to see, but she just had to know for sure. She placed one hand around her wrist. Images of Jess grabbing her wrist filled her mind again. She had to force herself not to leave.
Jess saw that her hand was around her wrist. He slowly reached for her hand. He took her hand in his.
J: ''I really am sorry, you know.''
Rory nodded and looked at Jess. She knew that he was sorry, he would never hurt her. But even tough she knew this, she still had to force herself not to pull her hand back.
R: ''I know.''
Jess looked at her intensely. Rory blushed and looked away. Jess let go of her hand and started to spin the basketball in his hands again.
J: ''So, you wanna play ?''
R: ''Play ?''
J: ''Yeah, basketball ?''
R: ''No.''
J: ''Why not ?''
R: ''Cause I can't play basketball.''
J: ''Have you ever tried ?''
R: ''No.''
J: ''Then how do you know for sure that you can't play ?''
R: ''Cause I just can't okay.''
J: ''I'll teach you.''
Rory smiled.
R: ''Funny.''
J: ''What ?''
R: ''You teaching me.''
J: ''Why ?''
R: ''Cause me holding a ball doesn't work. I might hurt someone.''
J: ''There's no one around to hurt.''
R: ''Good point.''
J: ''So.........?''
R: ''So what ? I can't read minds you know.''
J: ''I know.''
R: ''It would be cool though.''
J: ''Changing the subject ?''
R: ''No, making conversation about something else than basketball.''
J: ''That's the same.''
R: ''No, it isn't.''
J: ''Rory..........''
R: ''You're right, I was changing the subject.''
J: ''Figured that already.''
R: ''Do you really think that you could teach me ?''
J: ''I can try.''
Rory hesitated before she got up. She took the ball out of Jess' hands.
R: ''I have the ball, now what ?''
Jess looked at her for a moment and got up too.
J: ''Now you have to dribble.''
R: ''Right. I can do that.''
Rory started to dribble the ball or at least she tried.
J: ''O........kay, let's try shooting.''
R: ''In the basket ?''
Jess took the ball out of Rory's hands and headed toward the basket.
J: ''It's easy.''
Jess threw the ball and it went in the basket again.
R: ''Quit showing of and just give the ball, so I can throw it.''
J: ''As long as you throw it in the basket.''
Rory rolled her eyes and took the ball from him. She faced the basket. Jess started to move away from her.
R: ''What are you doing ?''
J: ''Moving away from you.''
R: ''Well duh, but why ?''
J: ''I don't want to get hurt.''
R: ''Oh funny, real funny.''
J: ''Just throw.''
Jess put his hands in his pockets and watched Rory as she threw the ball. When the ball went in, she turned around and looked at Jess with a grin on her face.
R: ''The ball went in the basket ! Did you see it !''
J: ''Told you it was easy.''
R: ''For you maybe.''
Rory started to jump up and down.
R: ''The ball actually went into the basket !''
J: ''Go team go.''
Rory stopped jumping and gave Jess an annoyed look. Jess pretended not to see and got the ball.
J: ''So are you ready for some one on one ?''
Rory started to blush and quickly looked down. Jess saw and smirked.
R: ''I'm not that good.''
J: ''Sure you are.''
He walked up to her and gave her the ball.
J: ''The first person who gets to five points wins.''
R: ''What's the prize ?''
Rory looked up at him with a playful look in her eyes. Jess met her eyes. Was she flirting with him ? His heart started to beat faster and he had trouble breathing.
J: ''There's no prize.''
R: ''Why not ? Are you afraid of losing ?''
J: ''Just play.''
R: ''Fine, but you're going to win anyway. It's not fair.''
J: ''Quit whining.''
Rory gave him one last look and they started to play. At that moment they were little kids again. They just had a fight and made up without asking questions. Forgive and forget. But how long could they both forget that something was different between them ? How long could they hide their true feelings from each other ?
*A/N: Hey!!! I rewrote chapter 7, because I wasn't really happy with it. Things were moving too fast. But now I am happy with it. So I hope you guys like it too. Tell me what you think of it. THANKS for the reviews!!!
*~*~*:-)*~*~*Bye, smile :-)
After what seemed like forever, Rory finally stopped crying. She couldn't cry anymore and she was tired of crying. How could a few words hurt her like that ? It weren't just the words that hurt her, it was the way that Jess had said them to her that hurt her the most. She got up and noticed that it was already getting dark. She had been sitting here for more than two hours, crying. Rory started to head home. On her way home she past the basketball court. She saw somebody standing on the court. As she came closer, she saw that it was Jess. She smiled and watched him for a while, forgetting the words that he said to her for a moment. He had always liked basketball, it was his favorite sport. And he could play, he never missed one single shot. She sat down on a bench that was facing the basketball court. Rory thought back at the times when Luke had gotten him his first basketball. Jess would go out every night to practice. At first he sucked, but every time he practiced he got better and better. She would always come and watch him. She would laugh when he missed a shot and cheer and whistle when the ball went into the basket. She shifted her eyes from Jess to the ball in his hands. He took a step back and threw the ball. She followed the ball with her eyes. When it went in to the basket, she started to whistle.
Jess turned around immediately when he heard her whistle. He knew it was her. He got his ball and started to walk over to her. He felt bad about telling her that he didn't miss her. It wasn't true and he didn't mean to say those things to her. But when he opened his mouth the wrong words came out. And before he could say anything, she was gone. He looked at her and studied her face. Her eyes were red and there were black streaks of mascara on her face.
J: ''Hey.''
R: ''Hey.''
Jess sat down next to her and started to spin the ball in his hands.
J: ''I'm sorry for saying those things to you, I didn't mean it.''
Rory clasped her hands together and looked at Jess.
R: ''Are you sure about that ?''
J: ''Yes. I did miss you, but I didn't miss this place. Everyone knows me and expects me to be the same person as I was before I moved to New York. And I'm not.''
R: ''I know.''
Jess heard the serious tone in her voice when she said that. He turned his head a little and looked at her. She was so beautiful and she was making him crazy without even knowing it. He noticed that there arms were touching slightly. He shifted his arms a little, so that he wasn't touching her arm anymore. Now was not the time.
R: ''Why ?''
He returned his attention back to Rory and looked at her with an inquiring look on his face.
R: ''Why did you change ?''
Jess looked away and didn't answer.
R: ''Okay, I can respect that. You don't have to tell me everything.''
J: ''Thanks.''
Rory nodded and looked at her hands. Jess knew that she was having trouble with the fact that he wouldn't tell her about New York. And even tough she really wanted to know, she still respected his decision not to tell her. It made him feel guilty. He felt guilty about letting Jeremy go that far with her and letting himself almost lose control with her.
J: ''I'm sorry for beating up your boyfriend.''
R: ''You should be, his face looks horrible.''
Jess nodded and took a deep breath. here came the hard part.
J: ''I'm also sorry for letting Jeremy go that far, he was drunk and I should have stopped him.''
R: ''Yes, you should have.''
J: ''And I'm sorry for grabbing you like that, I didn't mean to and I'm sorry.''
Rory's eyes automatically went to her wrist again. She knew that there was nothing to see, but she just had to know for sure. She placed one hand around her wrist. Images of Jess grabbing her wrist filled her mind again. She had to force herself not to leave.
Jess saw that her hand was around her wrist. He slowly reached for her hand. He took her hand in his.
J: ''I really am sorry, you know.''
Rory nodded and looked at Jess. She knew that he was sorry, he would never hurt her. But even tough she knew this, she still had to force herself not to pull her hand back.
R: ''I know.''
Jess looked at her intensely. Rory blushed and looked away. Jess let go of her hand and started to spin the basketball in his hands again.
J: ''So, you wanna play ?''
R: ''Play ?''
J: ''Yeah, basketball ?''
R: ''No.''
J: ''Why not ?''
R: ''Cause I can't play basketball.''
J: ''Have you ever tried ?''
R: ''No.''
J: ''Then how do you know for sure that you can't play ?''
R: ''Cause I just can't okay.''
J: ''I'll teach you.''
Rory smiled.
R: ''Funny.''
J: ''What ?''
R: ''You teaching me.''
J: ''Why ?''
R: ''Cause me holding a ball doesn't work. I might hurt someone.''
J: ''There's no one around to hurt.''
R: ''Good point.''
J: ''So.........?''
R: ''So what ? I can't read minds you know.''
J: ''I know.''
R: ''It would be cool though.''
J: ''Changing the subject ?''
R: ''No, making conversation about something else than basketball.''
J: ''That's the same.''
R: ''No, it isn't.''
J: ''Rory..........''
R: ''You're right, I was changing the subject.''
J: ''Figured that already.''
R: ''Do you really think that you could teach me ?''
J: ''I can try.''
Rory hesitated before she got up. She took the ball out of Jess' hands.
R: ''I have the ball, now what ?''
Jess looked at her for a moment and got up too.
J: ''Now you have to dribble.''
R: ''Right. I can do that.''
Rory started to dribble the ball or at least she tried.
J: ''O........kay, let's try shooting.''
R: ''In the basket ?''
Jess took the ball out of Rory's hands and headed toward the basket.
J: ''It's easy.''
Jess threw the ball and it went in the basket again.
R: ''Quit showing of and just give the ball, so I can throw it.''
J: ''As long as you throw it in the basket.''
Rory rolled her eyes and took the ball from him. She faced the basket. Jess started to move away from her.
R: ''What are you doing ?''
J: ''Moving away from you.''
R: ''Well duh, but why ?''
J: ''I don't want to get hurt.''
R: ''Oh funny, real funny.''
J: ''Just throw.''
Jess put his hands in his pockets and watched Rory as she threw the ball. When the ball went in, she turned around and looked at Jess with a grin on her face.
R: ''The ball went in the basket ! Did you see it !''
J: ''Told you it was easy.''
R: ''For you maybe.''
Rory started to jump up and down.
R: ''The ball actually went into the basket !''
J: ''Go team go.''
Rory stopped jumping and gave Jess an annoyed look. Jess pretended not to see and got the ball.
J: ''So are you ready for some one on one ?''
Rory started to blush and quickly looked down. Jess saw and smirked.
R: ''I'm not that good.''
J: ''Sure you are.''
He walked up to her and gave her the ball.
J: ''The first person who gets to five points wins.''
R: ''What's the prize ?''
Rory looked up at him with a playful look in her eyes. Jess met her eyes. Was she flirting with him ? His heart started to beat faster and he had trouble breathing.
J: ''There's no prize.''
R: ''Why not ? Are you afraid of losing ?''
J: ''Just play.''
R: ''Fine, but you're going to win anyway. It's not fair.''
J: ''Quit whining.''
Rory gave him one last look and they started to play. At that moment they were little kids again. They just had a fight and made up without asking questions. Forgive and forget. But how long could they both forget that something was different between them ? How long could they hide their true feelings from each other ?