24 Hours
Chapter 20 - 18:05
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Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters...
A/N Hey, this is my longest chapter so far!!!
Please R/R ;D
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Recap:
"We have to be ready to go in about half an hour" "Emily alert" She explained
"It's already 17:50"
"Alright, I'm coming" Rory reluctantly made herself leave the nice and comfy bed
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Friday, 18:05
Girl Talk
*18:25 Inside the Gilmore's Jeep, On the way to Hartford*
"So" Lorelai started
"Are you fully awake now?"
"Sure"
"Wanna tell me about your day?"
"I mean the highs and lows mainly"
Rory wondered silently to herself if she should or how much should she tell her mother. She decided to start with the easy part and then, she'll play along..
"Well, I broke up with Dean, I'm sure you've heard all the details in a more detailed way than I can remember them.."
"He was a real OOC jerk" Rory added
"So I've heard" Lorelai confirmed
"Then I went on the bus and everybody just stared at me with pity the whole ride to school. Real joy."
"And then at school, I had a visit from the dead, as I found out that Tristan's back. He found out that I broke up with Dean and tried to come on me and ask me out.., but obviously I refused..."
"I think we're ok though..."
"We'll be back to our usual loath in a few days..."
"I got much better at this after the Dean incident. I guess I'm a fast learner" Rory finished
"Oh really, Tristan asked you out and you declined" Lorelai asked in a teasing voice
"And why is that so obvious? I thought you kinda liked him at the end...before he left.."
"Ah, well" Rory started
"You know.."
"Does it have something to do with the little Jess-goofy smile episode you had today?"
"Ah"
"Maybe" Rory finally said
"And?" Lorelai pried
"Care to share?"
"We're good friends" Rory murmured
"As in the phoebe and Joey friends or the Monica and Chandler kind of friends?" Lorelai questioned amused by herself
'The second one I guess' Rory thought to herself but kept quiet...
As Dorothy and Blanch on the 'Golden girls' or baby and Johnny on 'Dirty dancing'?
"Mom, stop it.." Rory says and takes an imaginary deep breath
"Jess is my boyfriend now"
"Happy?"
"Well, I'm not sure"
"Are you?" Lorelai asked
"Oh mom, I've never been happier in my whole life"
"I L..ike him so much"
"You mean LUV him so much" Lorelai said smirking"
"You're so L-o-v-I-n-g him" Lorelai cheerfully spelled
"Mom"
"What? It shows" Lorelai said
"I might have joked back at the diner but there was a very good reason I chose those words. You had to see your stupid smiles to understand"
"Think of Willy Wonka when he finds the golden card"
"Or Dawson when he sees Joey on the creek..."
"Oh, oh"
"I've got a good one..."
"Julia Roberts on that last scene with Richard gear when she tells him she wants to marry him on 'Runaway bride'"
"Or me when I see coffee after a whole day with less than 4 cups..."
And Rory added silently to herself 'Or You when you see Luke after a whole day...'
"I got it mom" Rory said amused
"So, I guess it shows" Rory admitted
"May I pry some more?"
"I guess" Rory said unsure
"When did it happen? I mean, I knew there was chemistry between you two, but when was the turning point I've managed to miss?"
"I can't believe I missed it" Lorelai added
Rory pondered whether she should tell her mother.
'To tell or not to tell' popped in her head, followed by 'Should I tell or should I not?' which played in her mind
'Stop it'
'Concentrate'
'Well, she's my best friend, but she's also my mother...'
'But hey, it never mattered before, maybe I should give it a try'
"You didn't miss it" Rory blurted
"I mean that you didn't have a chance to miss it"
"And how is that?" An interested and a bit concerned look on her face
"You're my best friend now" Rory determined
"I'll try very hard" Lorelai promised
"Well..."
"You won't be mad at me?"
"C'mon Rory, I'll try my best unEmily state of mind"
So Rory started.
"You know, last night, after you fell asleep..."
"It was very hot"
"Ooh.. Good start" Lorelai joked, getting a look from Rory.
"I couldn't sleep"
"I felt a light breeze from outside, and decided to take a walk, maybe read a little"
"So I wandered around town for a while and then I went to the bridge with my book and started reading."
Rory looked up to see Lorelai's expression. Lorelai sensed her gaze and turned her eyes from the road for a second to give Rory a supportive look.
"So I read for a while, and it really was a little cooler by the water and it was a full moon night, and..."
"Rory.."
"Fine"
"So after a little while, Jess showed up and it turned out that both of us had the same book coincidently"
"So?" Lorelai pressed
"So I suggested that we might avoid the double reading..."
"Jess began reading to me and it felt nice, relaxing"
"And then I accidentally put my head on his.."
"Oh gross" Lorelai tried to suppress a bad visual
"Gee mom, on his STOMACH mom, stomach…"
"Try to control yourself, please" Rory asked baffled
"Sorry" Lorelai giggling with relief
"Continue, I'll restrain myself"
"Well, when I noticed what I did I felt a little uncomfortable, so I asked Jess to switch and I began reading to him."
"And a.."
"He put his head on me too"
"And after a few minutes, I really am not sure how it happened, but I found my hand stroking his hair…"
"And?"
"And then .. Somehow.. my hand went down and I was touching his lips?" Rory said, embarrassed
"Go Rory!" Lorelai cheered
"Mom"
"Ah, Sorry.."
"Then He told me that he really likes me and that he wants me as more than just a friend"
"I was so confused, so I asked him to read to me for a while, and he did."
"He was so sweet"
"So, I was thinking, really thinking about everything, trying to find what my true feelings are, and I guess that I admitted to myself that I'm kind of over the Dean phase..."
"Oh" Lorelai hummed
"And then I started to think about Jess..."
"And you discovered that you're definitely on the Jess phase now? Lorelai suggested
"Yes" a little shy smile spread on Rory's face
"Definitely a Jess stage now"
"Do I want/need to know what happened after you've revealed this exciting new phase?" Lorelai queried
"I'm not sure.. Do you?" Rory half asked
"Be gentle on the details"
R: "Well"
R: "This is really embarrassing"
L: "Best friend mode now"
R: "Still"
L: "Oohh.."
R: "One thing kind of led to another and"
"We..."
L: "You what Rory?"
R: "Lost our shirts?"
L: "You know you're lucky I'm in best friend mode now..."
'I can't believe I'm telling her this' Rory thought
R: "It was amazing"
R: "And then we suddenly heard a noise, and got real scared"
"Fortunately, it turned out to be only thunder.."
L: "Go thunder!" Gets a nasty look from Rory
L: "Yeh, yeh, Sorry"
R: "After we understood what it was we had a giggling attack"
L: "Jess… giggled? I missed? No way!"
R: "Well, I'm telling you about it, you should be happy"
R: "And actually He laughed rather than giggled" As Rory remembered she had a longing look on her face, and Lorelai could hear the affection in her voice.
R: "And then"
L: "Is there more?"
R: "Oh, definitely. There's more" Rory mumbled toward the window
R: "After the thunder, it started raining and we were wet, so we sort of ended in the pond engaged in a water war"
L: "Clothed?" in a hopeful voice
R: "Sure?"
R: "But then.."
R: "They managed to disappear again" in a little shy voice
L: "Shirts" real hopeful now
R: "Too"
L: "Ah.."
L: "Rory I have to switch modes for a second now"
L: "Did you do something dangerous?"
R: "Almost..."
L: "Meaning?" a little relieved
R: "We were on our way to do something dangerous when JESS stopped us and said it was too dangerous, and that we didn't have you know..." "Protection.."
'Go Jess' in Lorelai's head
R: "So we stopped and got out of the water.."
L: "All that in the pond?"
R: "Yeah.." in a small voice
L: "You kids these days are sure a lot more sophisticated than I was..."
R: "You can switch modes again now, mom"
Lorelai relaxed a little
L: "Changing" in a robotic voice " transformation completed"
R: "Ok, I told him I wanted more then friendship too"
L: "Like, Duhh" Lorelai mocked her
R: ignoring Lorelai "Then I guess I fell asleep for a while, but Jess woke me up to watch the sunrise. It was perfect mom" Rory's voice trailed
L: "Didn't know he had that in him"
R: "Oh, he sure has"
R: "..And then he walked me home and I only got 30 minutes of sleep before you cruelly woke me up"
"Just so you know, I had a herd of oompa loompa's in my head all day when people, like you, talked too loud"
"From this point you sort of noticed already..."
Lorelai, focused on the road, thoughtful
L: "Yeah, sure did"
After a little pause, Lorelai talked
L: "Well, friend's mode: aww awww I'm so happy you're happy and Jess apparently sounds like a great and sensitive guy."
"Mom's mode: 'What the hell were you thinking?' or shell I say not?"
R: "Mom.."
L: "Wait there, let me balance the modes..."
"Fine, done balancing"
"What the hell were you thinking being with a great and sensitive guy like Jess?"
"Didn't turn out right...?"
"Let me try again.."
"Well, first, I'm very proud of you for being responsible about the stopping in time thing.."
"Second, I think I'll get you some protection, just in case..."
"And third, what the hell.." "Alright, stopping now..."
R: "Why stop mom? I was just surfing the crimson wave" Rory joked
A few minutes of silence
L: "So, you happy?"
R: "More that ever"
"He's so.. Perfect for me"
L: "Ok then"
R: "Are you mad at me?"
L: "For what? Being happy? Sharing with me?"
"I just hope that you know how much I love you and that I want only what best for you Rory"
"I don't ever want to be my mother to you"
"I know how it feels like and I never want you to feel that way towards me"
"I trust you Rory. Just be careful, and know that if you need me I won't get mad, no matter what happens"
"I love you Mom"
"Love you too, Hun"
18:55
L: "Let's not mention any of this to my parents, I don't think they have friends' modes"
R: "Thanks mom"
L: "Anytime kiddo, you know I'm always here for you, right?"
"You're the best mom" Rory puts her head on Lorelai's shoulder
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The Gilmore's Jeep pulled into the elder Gilmores' driveway at exactly 18:59.
L: "Let's wait 3 more minutes, just to annoy my mother" She said enthusiastically
R: Really, mom, you're such a child sometimes…
Chapter 20 - 18:05
_________________
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters...
A/N Hey, this is my longest chapter so far!!!
Please R/R ;D
_________________________________________________
Recap:
"We have to be ready to go in about half an hour" "Emily alert" She explained
"It's already 17:50"
"Alright, I'm coming" Rory reluctantly made herself leave the nice and comfy bed
_________________________________________________
Friday, 18:05
Girl Talk
*18:25 Inside the Gilmore's Jeep, On the way to Hartford*
"So" Lorelai started
"Are you fully awake now?"
"Sure"
"Wanna tell me about your day?"
"I mean the highs and lows mainly"
Rory wondered silently to herself if she should or how much should she tell her mother. She decided to start with the easy part and then, she'll play along..
"Well, I broke up with Dean, I'm sure you've heard all the details in a more detailed way than I can remember them.."
"He was a real OOC jerk" Rory added
"So I've heard" Lorelai confirmed
"Then I went on the bus and everybody just stared at me with pity the whole ride to school. Real joy."
"And then at school, I had a visit from the dead, as I found out that Tristan's back. He found out that I broke up with Dean and tried to come on me and ask me out.., but obviously I refused..."
"I think we're ok though..."
"We'll be back to our usual loath in a few days..."
"I got much better at this after the Dean incident. I guess I'm a fast learner" Rory finished
"Oh really, Tristan asked you out and you declined" Lorelai asked in a teasing voice
"And why is that so obvious? I thought you kinda liked him at the end...before he left.."
"Ah, well" Rory started
"You know.."
"Does it have something to do with the little Jess-goofy smile episode you had today?"
"Ah"
"Maybe" Rory finally said
"And?" Lorelai pried
"Care to share?"
"We're good friends" Rory murmured
"As in the phoebe and Joey friends or the Monica and Chandler kind of friends?" Lorelai questioned amused by herself
'The second one I guess' Rory thought to herself but kept quiet...
As Dorothy and Blanch on the 'Golden girls' or baby and Johnny on 'Dirty dancing'?
"Mom, stop it.." Rory says and takes an imaginary deep breath
"Jess is my boyfriend now"
"Happy?"
"Well, I'm not sure"
"Are you?" Lorelai asked
"Oh mom, I've never been happier in my whole life"
"I L..ike him so much"
"You mean LUV him so much" Lorelai said smirking"
"You're so L-o-v-I-n-g him" Lorelai cheerfully spelled
"Mom"
"What? It shows" Lorelai said
"I might have joked back at the diner but there was a very good reason I chose those words. You had to see your stupid smiles to understand"
"Think of Willy Wonka when he finds the golden card"
"Or Dawson when he sees Joey on the creek..."
"Oh, oh"
"I've got a good one..."
"Julia Roberts on that last scene with Richard gear when she tells him she wants to marry him on 'Runaway bride'"
"Or me when I see coffee after a whole day with less than 4 cups..."
And Rory added silently to herself 'Or You when you see Luke after a whole day...'
"I got it mom" Rory said amused
"So, I guess it shows" Rory admitted
"May I pry some more?"
"I guess" Rory said unsure
"When did it happen? I mean, I knew there was chemistry between you two, but when was the turning point I've managed to miss?"
"I can't believe I missed it" Lorelai added
Rory pondered whether she should tell her mother.
'To tell or not to tell' popped in her head, followed by 'Should I tell or should I not?' which played in her mind
'Stop it'
'Concentrate'
'Well, she's my best friend, but she's also my mother...'
'But hey, it never mattered before, maybe I should give it a try'
"You didn't miss it" Rory blurted
"I mean that you didn't have a chance to miss it"
"And how is that?" An interested and a bit concerned look on her face
"You're my best friend now" Rory determined
"I'll try very hard" Lorelai promised
"Well..."
"You won't be mad at me?"
"C'mon Rory, I'll try my best unEmily state of mind"
So Rory started.
"You know, last night, after you fell asleep..."
"It was very hot"
"Ooh.. Good start" Lorelai joked, getting a look from Rory.
"I couldn't sleep"
"I felt a light breeze from outside, and decided to take a walk, maybe read a little"
"So I wandered around town for a while and then I went to the bridge with my book and started reading."
Rory looked up to see Lorelai's expression. Lorelai sensed her gaze and turned her eyes from the road for a second to give Rory a supportive look.
"So I read for a while, and it really was a little cooler by the water and it was a full moon night, and..."
"Rory.."
"Fine"
"So after a little while, Jess showed up and it turned out that both of us had the same book coincidently"
"So?" Lorelai pressed
"So I suggested that we might avoid the double reading..."
"Jess began reading to me and it felt nice, relaxing"
"And then I accidentally put my head on his.."
"Oh gross" Lorelai tried to suppress a bad visual
"Gee mom, on his STOMACH mom, stomach…"
"Try to control yourself, please" Rory asked baffled
"Sorry" Lorelai giggling with relief
"Continue, I'll restrain myself"
"Well, when I noticed what I did I felt a little uncomfortable, so I asked Jess to switch and I began reading to him."
"And a.."
"He put his head on me too"
"And after a few minutes, I really am not sure how it happened, but I found my hand stroking his hair…"
"And?"
"And then .. Somehow.. my hand went down and I was touching his lips?" Rory said, embarrassed
"Go Rory!" Lorelai cheered
"Mom"
"Ah, Sorry.."
"Then He told me that he really likes me and that he wants me as more than just a friend"
"I was so confused, so I asked him to read to me for a while, and he did."
"He was so sweet"
"So, I was thinking, really thinking about everything, trying to find what my true feelings are, and I guess that I admitted to myself that I'm kind of over the Dean phase..."
"Oh" Lorelai hummed
"And then I started to think about Jess..."
"And you discovered that you're definitely on the Jess phase now? Lorelai suggested
"Yes" a little shy smile spread on Rory's face
"Definitely a Jess stage now"
"Do I want/need to know what happened after you've revealed this exciting new phase?" Lorelai queried
"I'm not sure.. Do you?" Rory half asked
"Be gentle on the details"
R: "Well"
R: "This is really embarrassing"
L: "Best friend mode now"
R: "Still"
L: "Oohh.."
R: "One thing kind of led to another and"
"We..."
L: "You what Rory?"
R: "Lost our shirts?"
L: "You know you're lucky I'm in best friend mode now..."
'I can't believe I'm telling her this' Rory thought
R: "It was amazing"
R: "And then we suddenly heard a noise, and got real scared"
"Fortunately, it turned out to be only thunder.."
L: "Go thunder!" Gets a nasty look from Rory
L: "Yeh, yeh, Sorry"
R: "After we understood what it was we had a giggling attack"
L: "Jess… giggled? I missed? No way!"
R: "Well, I'm telling you about it, you should be happy"
R: "And actually He laughed rather than giggled" As Rory remembered she had a longing look on her face, and Lorelai could hear the affection in her voice.
R: "And then"
L: "Is there more?"
R: "Oh, definitely. There's more" Rory mumbled toward the window
R: "After the thunder, it started raining and we were wet, so we sort of ended in the pond engaged in a water war"
L: "Clothed?" in a hopeful voice
R: "Sure?"
R: "But then.."
R: "They managed to disappear again" in a little shy voice
L: "Shirts" real hopeful now
R: "Too"
L: "Ah.."
L: "Rory I have to switch modes for a second now"
L: "Did you do something dangerous?"
R: "Almost..."
L: "Meaning?" a little relieved
R: "We were on our way to do something dangerous when JESS stopped us and said it was too dangerous, and that we didn't have you know..." "Protection.."
'Go Jess' in Lorelai's head
R: "So we stopped and got out of the water.."
L: "All that in the pond?"
R: "Yeah.." in a small voice
L: "You kids these days are sure a lot more sophisticated than I was..."
R: "You can switch modes again now, mom"
Lorelai relaxed a little
L: "Changing" in a robotic voice " transformation completed"
R: "Ok, I told him I wanted more then friendship too"
L: "Like, Duhh" Lorelai mocked her
R: ignoring Lorelai "Then I guess I fell asleep for a while, but Jess woke me up to watch the sunrise. It was perfect mom" Rory's voice trailed
L: "Didn't know he had that in him"
R: "Oh, he sure has"
R: "..And then he walked me home and I only got 30 minutes of sleep before you cruelly woke me up"
"Just so you know, I had a herd of oompa loompa's in my head all day when people, like you, talked too loud"
"From this point you sort of noticed already..."
Lorelai, focused on the road, thoughtful
L: "Yeah, sure did"
After a little pause, Lorelai talked
L: "Well, friend's mode: aww awww I'm so happy you're happy and Jess apparently sounds like a great and sensitive guy."
"Mom's mode: 'What the hell were you thinking?' or shell I say not?"
R: "Mom.."
L: "Wait there, let me balance the modes..."
"Fine, done balancing"
"What the hell were you thinking being with a great and sensitive guy like Jess?"
"Didn't turn out right...?"
"Let me try again.."
"Well, first, I'm very proud of you for being responsible about the stopping in time thing.."
"Second, I think I'll get you some protection, just in case..."
"And third, what the hell.." "Alright, stopping now..."
R: "Why stop mom? I was just surfing the crimson wave" Rory joked
A few minutes of silence
L: "So, you happy?"
R: "More that ever"
"He's so.. Perfect for me"
L: "Ok then"
R: "Are you mad at me?"
L: "For what? Being happy? Sharing with me?"
"I just hope that you know how much I love you and that I want only what best for you Rory"
"I don't ever want to be my mother to you"
"I know how it feels like and I never want you to feel that way towards me"
"I trust you Rory. Just be careful, and know that if you need me I won't get mad, no matter what happens"
"I love you Mom"
"Love you too, Hun"
18:55
L: "Let's not mention any of this to my parents, I don't think they have friends' modes"
R: "Thanks mom"
L: "Anytime kiddo, you know I'm always here for you, right?"
"You're the best mom" Rory puts her head on Lorelai's shoulder
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The Gilmore's Jeep pulled into the elder Gilmores' driveway at exactly 18:59.
L: "Let's wait 3 more minutes, just to annoy my mother" She said enthusiastically
R: Really, mom, you're such a child sometimes…