The Mind of the Matter
Chapter 4
+Disclaimer: I own nothing of GG. I also have nothing that you would want if you wanted to sue me. I mean, I have these plots, but I doubt you would want them. I got the 'saying' Rory said on the park bench from tonight's episode of Ed (which is the reason this story was kind of put off. I don't normally watch Ed, but I had to see who he picked ;o))
+Story time: Well. I'm pretty sure there are not spoilers so no one has to worry. But I guess it takes place when Rory and Dean were still together.
+AN: I'm going ahead and putting up this part. It's before all the action comes but I didn't want a giant chapter so I split it up. And I decided to add this in for good measure like I always do when writing R/J stories. I love Jared Padalecki. He's the best. But his character Dean burns my toast sometimes. But I love Jared, so please don't flame me/
+Spoilers: It's not really an alert, but if you haven't seen the first episode Jess ever appeared on, (I can't think of that title right now *furrows brow*) then you might not want to read this. It's not a big thing though, so you still can. I just thought I'd go ahead and warn (if you want to call it that)
Yay! I have newfound reviewers! *melts into puddle of happy goo* Again, thanx to all you guys, you're the ones who persuade me to do keep on going. :o) Oh, and Tye, LOL Yeah he is! (Dean) That was too funny, but I totally agree. :op
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--Rory was sitting on a park bench reflecting the night's events. The breakup was the main one she focused on. Had it really happened? It was a lot easier than she had thought. Dean didn't even appear to be hurt. Lorelei came up to Rory's bench and sat down. -
"You ok, babe?" Lorelei asked putting an arm around her daughter's shoulder.
"Yeah, I'm perfect." She smiled. "So I guess news spreads that quickly?"
"Yep, and even quicker at town gatherings like such." She imitated the Vanna White pose that she did regularly.
"So where's 'the other man.'" Lorelei asked in a hushed voice.
"He went to get coffee from the diner." Rory answered.
"I see you've already trained him." Lorelei joked. "You do know that it's ok, right?" She had changed her tone now.
"What's ok, Mom?" Rory asked confused.
"You and Jess, Jess and you. It's ok with me. I mean, I think you're mature enough to know what to do now." Lorelei stated seriously.
--Rory hugged her mom. --
"Thanks."
"Hey, the limbo's going to start in a little bit, come and join the festivities." Lorelei persuaded.
"I might just do that."
--Lorelei noticed Jess coming. -
"Well, I'm going to go indulge in some more island goodness." Lorelei said referring to the mass amounts of island food in the town square. She got up.
"Ok, see you later Mom."
"See you in a little bit!" Lorelei walked towards the direction of the "Island Smoothies" booth.
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"Coffee for your thoughts?" Jess said from behind Rory.
--He reached his arm forward over her shoulder to produce the coffee in front of her face. She happily took it and started to drink the black goodness. Jess came around to sit beside Rory. -
She stared up at the starlit sky. "I was just thinking of the saying, 'Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.'" Rory said thoughtfully.
Jess looked at her. "Yeah?"
"That phrase applies to absolutely nothing I was thinking about." Rory said.
--He smiled. One of the man things he loved about her was her quirkiness. --
"So." Jess hesitated. He didn't know what to say in situations like this. "Have you read any good books lately?" He quietly joked. Rory laughed lightly.
"Sorry, I'm not good in situations like this," Jess said slightly abashed.
"You've been in situations like this?" Rory asked in surprise.
--Jess thought a minute. -
"Well, not really. I guess there's a first for everything though."
--Rory nodded her head in agreement. She decided she'd be the first to start, but Jess also had the same idea. -
"Jess," Rory said. "Rory," Jess said at the exact same moment.
"Ladies first," Jess smiled.
--'Here goes,' thought Rory. -
"He was right, it's true." Rory hung her head down.
"Rory, what? What was true?" Jess questioned.
--He lifted her chin up, bringing her eye level to his. -
--Rory decided to get it all out. She didn't care what his reaction might be; the whole charade had gone on long enough. -
"I like you, Jess." His eyes flashed. "I have for a long time, I just never figured it out."
--Jess couldn't believe his ears. All he could think was 'Well, it's about time', but he didn't think that would be too great to say right now. -
Rory continued. "If you don't feel the same about me -."
--Rory was cut off when he lifted his hand from her chin to place a finger on her mouth. Her butterflies came back in full swing. -
"Rory, you haven't figured it out?"
--Jess was surprised. He couldn't believe she didn't know, everyone in this silly little town did. -
"Figured out what?" Rory asked. Her words were muffled due to his finger still lingering on her lips.
"I've liked you since the day you called me 'Dodger'" He took his finger off her lips signaling that if she wanted to say something, she could.
--Jess knew tonight would be his chance; he just didn't know how right he had been. -
"That was the first day we ever-." Rory drifted off, astonished.
"Yeah, I know." Jess finished.
--Rory and Jess looked at each other for a minute before they finally kissed. Rory brought her hand up to the back of Jess' neck and Jess moved one arm to embrace Rory, to deepen the kiss, and the other to her cheek. They broke apart after a few minutes, still resuming their positions. -
"Jess?" Rory whispered.
"Yeah?" Jess whispered back.
"I gotta go do the Limbo." Rory brought her hand down.
--Jess grinned as they both stood up. He took Rory's hand as they walked. -
"You know," Jess, teased, "you really know how to ruin the moment. I thought you might say something to the extent of 'Wow', or not say anything at all, or even better yet, kiss me again." He smirked.
Rory laughed. "All the nonsense is highly overrated," She said sweetly.
--Rory spied her mom beside the fruit kabobs table. She had to admit, Lorelei could really down mass amounts of Hawaiian food. She hated to think of her Mom tomorrow morning. -
"Hey Mom!" Rory piped up.
"Rory! My limbo partner!" Lorelei said in-between bites of her kabob. She looked at Jess and smiled. "Hey Jess."
Jess nodded. "Lorelei."
"Ready to do the limbo?" Lorelei asked in an excited hurry.
"You know it!" Rory replied. She looked at Jess. "You can go back to the diner now."
"And miss all the action? No, I don't think so." Jess smiled devilishly.
"You can't stay here and watch me do the limbo! Mom, make him leave." She argued.
"I'm sorry, 'hon, but I'm not in this conversation." Lorelei winked.
--Rory had an idea. She put on her best 'innocent little puppy face'. -
"Jess." she said sweetly.
"Oh no." Lorelei looked worried. "Turn away, Jess, turn away!"
It was too late. The next thing he knew, he had given Rory a good night kiss and was walking back towards the diner.
"Note to self," he said mentally, "think of resistance for puppy dog face." He smiled and entered the diner just as the limbo music started playing.
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Lorelei cheered her daughter on. "How low can you go? Rory! How low can you go?"
Rory made it under unshaken by the knee-high bar. She was grinning from ear to ear. Between breaking up with Dean, finally proclaiming her feelings to Jess and him returning them, and doing the limbo- this had been an overwhelming, but exceptional night.
End Chapter 4
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Ok, so how'd I do? I don't know if I should expand on this story, or just stop. If I do, expand I mean, I need some major ideas because I'm drained of them right now. *look* If I decide to keep going, bare with me guys because I'll need some time to write it.
Random note: Has anyone noticed that people on TV are having luaus these days? I don't know if it's me writing this story making me think that or what. Call me crazy, but I've seen 2 shows this past week that have had a luau inspired plot. I'm done rambling, thanx for reading this, guys! -FB-
+Disclaimer: I own nothing of GG. I also have nothing that you would want if you wanted to sue me. I mean, I have these plots, but I doubt you would want them. I got the 'saying' Rory said on the park bench from tonight's episode of Ed (which is the reason this story was kind of put off. I don't normally watch Ed, but I had to see who he picked ;o))
+Story time: Well. I'm pretty sure there are not spoilers so no one has to worry. But I guess it takes place when Rory and Dean were still together.
+AN: I'm going ahead and putting up this part. It's before all the action comes but I didn't want a giant chapter so I split it up. And I decided to add this in for good measure like I always do when writing R/J stories. I love Jared Padalecki. He's the best. But his character Dean burns my toast sometimes. But I love Jared, so please don't flame me/
+Spoilers: It's not really an alert, but if you haven't seen the first episode Jess ever appeared on, (I can't think of that title right now *furrows brow*) then you might not want to read this. It's not a big thing though, so you still can. I just thought I'd go ahead and warn (if you want to call it that)
Yay! I have newfound reviewers! *melts into puddle of happy goo* Again, thanx to all you guys, you're the ones who persuade me to do keep on going. :o) Oh, and Tye, LOL Yeah he is! (Dean) That was too funny, but I totally agree. :op
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--Rory was sitting on a park bench reflecting the night's events. The breakup was the main one she focused on. Had it really happened? It was a lot easier than she had thought. Dean didn't even appear to be hurt. Lorelei came up to Rory's bench and sat down. -
"You ok, babe?" Lorelei asked putting an arm around her daughter's shoulder.
"Yeah, I'm perfect." She smiled. "So I guess news spreads that quickly?"
"Yep, and even quicker at town gatherings like such." She imitated the Vanna White pose that she did regularly.
"So where's 'the other man.'" Lorelei asked in a hushed voice.
"He went to get coffee from the diner." Rory answered.
"I see you've already trained him." Lorelei joked. "You do know that it's ok, right?" She had changed her tone now.
"What's ok, Mom?" Rory asked confused.
"You and Jess, Jess and you. It's ok with me. I mean, I think you're mature enough to know what to do now." Lorelei stated seriously.
--Rory hugged her mom. --
"Thanks."
"Hey, the limbo's going to start in a little bit, come and join the festivities." Lorelei persuaded.
"I might just do that."
--Lorelei noticed Jess coming. -
"Well, I'm going to go indulge in some more island goodness." Lorelei said referring to the mass amounts of island food in the town square. She got up.
"Ok, see you later Mom."
"See you in a little bit!" Lorelei walked towards the direction of the "Island Smoothies" booth.
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"Coffee for your thoughts?" Jess said from behind Rory.
--He reached his arm forward over her shoulder to produce the coffee in front of her face. She happily took it and started to drink the black goodness. Jess came around to sit beside Rory. -
She stared up at the starlit sky. "I was just thinking of the saying, 'Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.'" Rory said thoughtfully.
Jess looked at her. "Yeah?"
"That phrase applies to absolutely nothing I was thinking about." Rory said.
--He smiled. One of the man things he loved about her was her quirkiness. --
"So." Jess hesitated. He didn't know what to say in situations like this. "Have you read any good books lately?" He quietly joked. Rory laughed lightly.
"Sorry, I'm not good in situations like this," Jess said slightly abashed.
"You've been in situations like this?" Rory asked in surprise.
--Jess thought a minute. -
"Well, not really. I guess there's a first for everything though."
--Rory nodded her head in agreement. She decided she'd be the first to start, but Jess also had the same idea. -
"Jess," Rory said. "Rory," Jess said at the exact same moment.
"Ladies first," Jess smiled.
--'Here goes,' thought Rory. -
"He was right, it's true." Rory hung her head down.
"Rory, what? What was true?" Jess questioned.
--He lifted her chin up, bringing her eye level to his. -
--Rory decided to get it all out. She didn't care what his reaction might be; the whole charade had gone on long enough. -
"I like you, Jess." His eyes flashed. "I have for a long time, I just never figured it out."
--Jess couldn't believe his ears. All he could think was 'Well, it's about time', but he didn't think that would be too great to say right now. -
Rory continued. "If you don't feel the same about me -."
--Rory was cut off when he lifted his hand from her chin to place a finger on her mouth. Her butterflies came back in full swing. -
"Rory, you haven't figured it out?"
--Jess was surprised. He couldn't believe she didn't know, everyone in this silly little town did. -
"Figured out what?" Rory asked. Her words were muffled due to his finger still lingering on her lips.
"I've liked you since the day you called me 'Dodger'" He took his finger off her lips signaling that if she wanted to say something, she could.
--Jess knew tonight would be his chance; he just didn't know how right he had been. -
"That was the first day we ever-." Rory drifted off, astonished.
"Yeah, I know." Jess finished.
--Rory and Jess looked at each other for a minute before they finally kissed. Rory brought her hand up to the back of Jess' neck and Jess moved one arm to embrace Rory, to deepen the kiss, and the other to her cheek. They broke apart after a few minutes, still resuming their positions. -
"Jess?" Rory whispered.
"Yeah?" Jess whispered back.
"I gotta go do the Limbo." Rory brought her hand down.
--Jess grinned as they both stood up. He took Rory's hand as they walked. -
"You know," Jess, teased, "you really know how to ruin the moment. I thought you might say something to the extent of 'Wow', or not say anything at all, or even better yet, kiss me again." He smirked.
Rory laughed. "All the nonsense is highly overrated," She said sweetly.
--Rory spied her mom beside the fruit kabobs table. She had to admit, Lorelei could really down mass amounts of Hawaiian food. She hated to think of her Mom tomorrow morning. -
"Hey Mom!" Rory piped up.
"Rory! My limbo partner!" Lorelei said in-between bites of her kabob. She looked at Jess and smiled. "Hey Jess."
Jess nodded. "Lorelei."
"Ready to do the limbo?" Lorelei asked in an excited hurry.
"You know it!" Rory replied. She looked at Jess. "You can go back to the diner now."
"And miss all the action? No, I don't think so." Jess smiled devilishly.
"You can't stay here and watch me do the limbo! Mom, make him leave." She argued.
"I'm sorry, 'hon, but I'm not in this conversation." Lorelei winked.
--Rory had an idea. She put on her best 'innocent little puppy face'. -
"Jess." she said sweetly.
"Oh no." Lorelei looked worried. "Turn away, Jess, turn away!"
It was too late. The next thing he knew, he had given Rory a good night kiss and was walking back towards the diner.
"Note to self," he said mentally, "think of resistance for puppy dog face." He smiled and entered the diner just as the limbo music started playing.
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Lorelei cheered her daughter on. "How low can you go? Rory! How low can you go?"
Rory made it under unshaken by the knee-high bar. She was grinning from ear to ear. Between breaking up with Dean, finally proclaiming her feelings to Jess and him returning them, and doing the limbo- this had been an overwhelming, but exceptional night.
End Chapter 4
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Ok, so how'd I do? I don't know if I should expand on this story, or just stop. If I do, expand I mean, I need some major ideas because I'm drained of them right now. *look* If I decide to keep going, bare with me guys because I'll need some time to write it.
Random note: Has anyone noticed that people on TV are having luaus these days? I don't know if it's me writing this story making me think that or what. Call me crazy, but I've seen 2 shows this past week that have had a luau inspired plot. I'm done rambling, thanx for reading this, guys! -FB-