A/N: I received a lot of comments that the previous chapters of the story
were a bit confusing. I'm going to try my best to make it clearer in the
future. I won't say if it's jory or trory! For all you know Rory could end
up with no one, or Henry! That would be funny. But I don't think so in this
story. Well, now that Dean and Rory broke up, what next? What's Lorelei
hiding? Chapter 3 . . .
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Rory seemed to cry endlessly after her break up with Dean. Jess tried to comfort her, but she refused. She looked around the airplane. Paris was staring intently at Tristan. Madeline was looking over a Cosmo Girl magazine, and Henry was trying his best to concentrate on his Shakespeare book. However Tristan wasn't reading, and not staring intently into a mirror but he was studying the (Rory, Jess, Dean) scene intently. He wasn't smiling now. He looked…concerned.
Rory looked back for a moment. He wore a half smile now. Not an evil smile, that he was happy about the break up. It was a happy smile. A smile that showed Rory a side of him he'd never showed.
"What are you looking at?" Jess asked. When Rory looked over at him she saw his hair was looking quite messy. He was sad, with Rory.
"Me? Nothing."
"Sure," Jess said, with a little laugh.
"Dean. Are we friends?" Rory turned her head and looked at Dean's angry face. Dean just turned his head toward the window. Rory was about to cry again, but stopped herself. She turned back to Jess and saw the glow in his eyes. "We should be landing soon."
"I hope so. I need to sleep. And I can't with you crying next to me," Jess said with a laugh. He was sorry after saying it, he thought it might hurt Rory. But she also laughed at the pun.
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"Hello?" Lorelei picked up the phone.
"Mom it's me. We're in Michigan!" Rory was on the other line.
"How's it going? Did you see Dean? He seemed really angry when he left the diner."
'Yeah I saw him. He bought a plane ticket. He came on the plane! He's in Michigan now. He's going back to Hartford tonight though. We broke up," Rory's voice became sad. And though she sounded happy about being in Michigan finally, Lorelei could detect the somber tone.
"When did this happen?" Lorelei asked in a supportive tone.
"On the plane. Tristan was being nice. It was a wonderful change. Jess was sitting next to me when Dean came on the plane. He was trying to be so helpful. I was so upset. I still am," Rory's voice again softened. "But this is what I wanted, remember?"
"I know sweetie. But on an airplane to Michigan? It didn't seem to go down the way you wanted."
"Trust me, I didn't want it this way. I wish I could talk to him. He's so mad."
"You broke his heart sweetheart."
"He broke up with me mom!"
"He did?" Lorelei became bewildered.
"Yes. I never had a chance to explain. It was just… over. He's so mad at me. I haven't the time to explain. We all drove to the hotel. He's still at the airport, waiting for his flight back to come."
"Wow! Wait! You sat next to Jess on the airplane?"
"Mom I know you don't like him, but he's my friend, and he's harmless. And yes, I sat next to him the whole way."
"And do you wonder why Dean broke up with you?"
"No. Did you talk with "Kurt" yet?" Rory asked finally changing the subject.
"Not yet. I'm waiting for the perfect moment. He's been in a bad mood lately."
"Kurt? Not Kurt," Rory joked. "He won't be in a bad mood once you talk to him."
"I know. But I want him to be happy. So when's the tour?"
"Um. Tuesday and Wednesday we cruise some islands. And we go shopping downtown Traverse City. Thursday we get to ourselves and Friday we go on this ski boat. I'm excited about that."
"Busy week huh? Isn't it two weeks?"
"No, they changed it. That's partly why I called. I'm coming home Saturday and my flight lands at noon."
"Oh, ok. That lifts my spirits. I was about to fall into depression from not seeing you. Hold on I got a beep."
"Ok."
"Hello?" Lorelei asked the person on the other line.
"Hey, it's me." It was Sookie.
"Guess what!"
"What?"
"Rory's coming home Saturday. Oh, and her and Dean broke up."
"That's awful."
"Yeah. Well, she's on the other line. Can I call you back?"
"Yeah, sure. Talk to you later."
"Bye." Lorelei switched lines; "It was Sookie. Hello? She must've gotten tired of waiting," Lorelei mumbled. She hung up the phone then picked up her purse. She walked to Luke's Diner and opened the door. "Hey Luke. Can I get coffee?"
"Sure."
"Thanks. I'm so happy Rory's coming home a week early."
"What?"
"You didn't hear from Jess? They're coming home Saturday at noon."
"Great. No I didn't hear from Jess," Luke mumbled.
"Well, they just got to Michigan. You'll eventually hear form him. I'll pick him and Rory up if you want."
"Thanks, that would be great," Luke smiled at Lorelei.
"Luke."
"Yeah?"
"Well. There's something besides airplanes and Michigan that I need to talk to you about," Lorelei looked around. "In private."
Luke looked at her quickly. "It's important, isn't it?"
"Very."
"Well then. We're closing early folks, thanks for coming, now get out. Emergency." He looked at Lorelei, "Important emergency. What is it?"
Lorelei looked at him and sighed.
A/N: this chapter may be fairly short, but I think it's the best. Read on…
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Rory seemed to cry endlessly after her break up with Dean. Jess tried to comfort her, but she refused. She looked around the airplane. Paris was staring intently at Tristan. Madeline was looking over a Cosmo Girl magazine, and Henry was trying his best to concentrate on his Shakespeare book. However Tristan wasn't reading, and not staring intently into a mirror but he was studying the (Rory, Jess, Dean) scene intently. He wasn't smiling now. He looked…concerned.
Rory looked back for a moment. He wore a half smile now. Not an evil smile, that he was happy about the break up. It was a happy smile. A smile that showed Rory a side of him he'd never showed.
"What are you looking at?" Jess asked. When Rory looked over at him she saw his hair was looking quite messy. He was sad, with Rory.
"Me? Nothing."
"Sure," Jess said, with a little laugh.
"Dean. Are we friends?" Rory turned her head and looked at Dean's angry face. Dean just turned his head toward the window. Rory was about to cry again, but stopped herself. She turned back to Jess and saw the glow in his eyes. "We should be landing soon."
"I hope so. I need to sleep. And I can't with you crying next to me," Jess said with a laugh. He was sorry after saying it, he thought it might hurt Rory. But she also laughed at the pun.
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"Hello?" Lorelei picked up the phone.
"Mom it's me. We're in Michigan!" Rory was on the other line.
"How's it going? Did you see Dean? He seemed really angry when he left the diner."
'Yeah I saw him. He bought a plane ticket. He came on the plane! He's in Michigan now. He's going back to Hartford tonight though. We broke up," Rory's voice became sad. And though she sounded happy about being in Michigan finally, Lorelei could detect the somber tone.
"When did this happen?" Lorelei asked in a supportive tone.
"On the plane. Tristan was being nice. It was a wonderful change. Jess was sitting next to me when Dean came on the plane. He was trying to be so helpful. I was so upset. I still am," Rory's voice again softened. "But this is what I wanted, remember?"
"I know sweetie. But on an airplane to Michigan? It didn't seem to go down the way you wanted."
"Trust me, I didn't want it this way. I wish I could talk to him. He's so mad."
"You broke his heart sweetheart."
"He broke up with me mom!"
"He did?" Lorelei became bewildered.
"Yes. I never had a chance to explain. It was just… over. He's so mad at me. I haven't the time to explain. We all drove to the hotel. He's still at the airport, waiting for his flight back to come."
"Wow! Wait! You sat next to Jess on the airplane?"
"Mom I know you don't like him, but he's my friend, and he's harmless. And yes, I sat next to him the whole way."
"And do you wonder why Dean broke up with you?"
"No. Did you talk with "Kurt" yet?" Rory asked finally changing the subject.
"Not yet. I'm waiting for the perfect moment. He's been in a bad mood lately."
"Kurt? Not Kurt," Rory joked. "He won't be in a bad mood once you talk to him."
"I know. But I want him to be happy. So when's the tour?"
"Um. Tuesday and Wednesday we cruise some islands. And we go shopping downtown Traverse City. Thursday we get to ourselves and Friday we go on this ski boat. I'm excited about that."
"Busy week huh? Isn't it two weeks?"
"No, they changed it. That's partly why I called. I'm coming home Saturday and my flight lands at noon."
"Oh, ok. That lifts my spirits. I was about to fall into depression from not seeing you. Hold on I got a beep."
"Ok."
"Hello?" Lorelei asked the person on the other line.
"Hey, it's me." It was Sookie.
"Guess what!"
"What?"
"Rory's coming home Saturday. Oh, and her and Dean broke up."
"That's awful."
"Yeah. Well, she's on the other line. Can I call you back?"
"Yeah, sure. Talk to you later."
"Bye." Lorelei switched lines; "It was Sookie. Hello? She must've gotten tired of waiting," Lorelei mumbled. She hung up the phone then picked up her purse. She walked to Luke's Diner and opened the door. "Hey Luke. Can I get coffee?"
"Sure."
"Thanks. I'm so happy Rory's coming home a week early."
"What?"
"You didn't hear from Jess? They're coming home Saturday at noon."
"Great. No I didn't hear from Jess," Luke mumbled.
"Well, they just got to Michigan. You'll eventually hear form him. I'll pick him and Rory up if you want."
"Thanks, that would be great," Luke smiled at Lorelei.
"Luke."
"Yeah?"
"Well. There's something besides airplanes and Michigan that I need to talk to you about," Lorelei looked around. "In private."
Luke looked at her quickly. "It's important, isn't it?"
"Very."
"Well then. We're closing early folks, thanks for coming, now get out. Emergency." He looked at Lorelei, "Important emergency. What is it?"
Lorelei looked at him and sighed.
A/N: this chapter may be fairly short, but I think it's the best. Read on…