DISCLAIMERS: I don't own any of this except for the story lines, blah, blah, blah. The song is by Metallica: Outlaw Torn. I don't own any of the lyrics.
NOTES: Aiight, I'm not sure if I'm did justice to the funny banter that Lorelai and Rory share. My apologies. Suggestions are welcome. I don't usually do lyrics in my stories but I thought that "Outlaw Torn" was very appropriate for Jess's POV.
RATING: PG- Some cussing. Rating will probably go up in later chapters.
PAIRINGS: R/J.
Review please!
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Decisions, Decisions
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Rory took the cordless phone from her mother's hand and walked into the living room as she said, "Um . . . Jess?"
Lorelai rolled her eyes and stuck another huge chunk of ice cream into her mouth.
In the other room, Rory quickly said "About that kiss . . . I really didn't know what I was thinking. Everything has been so messed up lately and then I saw you today. It just happened. It didn't mean anything."
"Are you listening to yourself, Rory? You know it meant something. You're not exactly the type of girl to just randomly kiss a guy 'cause she's stressed out."
"Jess, why are you trying to make this so difficult? I love Dean so could you just please drop it? I'll admit that I was happy when you said you moved back but I'll say it again. IT JUST HAPPENED!"
There was silence on the other line and Rory wondered if he had hung up.
"So you were happy that I moved back, huh?"
A smile crept onto her face and she said, "You shouldn't have moved back to New York in the first place. The car accident wasn't your fault and you were totally unfairly blamed for it."
"Speaking of car accidents, I noticed you got your cast taken off."
"Oh, yeah. Just yesterday."
They both fell silent and Jess wondered if he should just go right out and ask her. Oh screw it, he thought. "Rory? There's this book fair in Hartford next Saturday and I was wondering if you would want to go. With me."
Rory remembered the last time she went to a book fair. It was with Dean and he had been bored out of his mind.
"Wouldn't it hurt your rep if the town's bad-boy Jess Mariano went to a book fair? It would ruin your image," she said jokingly, stalling for time.
He laughs and says, "They're probably still getting over the shock of me moving back. So what do you say? You, me, and a book lover's fantasy?"
Rory thought about it for a moment. Thoughts were racing inside her head, competing with the pounding of heart. She didn't know if she should say yes. She could just imagine the look on Dean's face if he found out.
"Rory? Listen, if you don't want to go, it's fine. Don't worry about it, it was just an idea."
It was the vulnerable edge in his voice that did it. "No, I can go. Next Saturday, you said?"
"Yeah. Luke can drive us so your mom won't be worried. Caesar can probably cover him at the diner. We'll pick you up around 10."
"Okay then. Saturday it is. Bye Jess."
"Bye Rory."
Rory walked back to the kitchen and hung up the phone. Glancing over at her mom, she exclaimed, "Oh my god, you've finished the entire carton!"
"Oooooo, so Rory, Jess didn't like New York huh?"
Ignoring the question, she picked up the carton and said, "How is that even humanly possible? I was on the phone for what, two minutes, and you finished it already?"
"First of all, it was less than half full to begin with, and second, stop avoiding my questions about that boy!"
"If you must know, he called about my cast and invited me to a book fair next Saturday."
"A book fair. Wow, how romantic. You know, in my day, guys used to take us out to movies and a nice dinner. How times change," Lorelai said, her voice dripping with sarcasm.
"It's just his way of doing something nice for me and he knows how much I like to read. We have a completely platonic friendship, like you and Luke had. Anyways, Luke's going to drive us so don't worry about me and Jess alone in a car. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go upstairs and change out of this dress." With that said, Rory whirled away and went into her room.
"Whatever you say, sweetheart." Lorelai murmured, as she watched her daughter fall more for Jess.
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In a diner across town, Jess was upstairs in his room listening to Metallica, reminiscent of his
old days.
You make me smash the clock and feel
I'd rather die behind the wheel
Time was never on my side
So on I wait my whole lifetime
The music pounded into his head through the headphones. The day had been incredible already. He moved back to the town that one very special girl lived in, and risking the townspeople's hatred all for her. And it had been worth it too. Rory Gilmore had kissed him, the town outcast. His mom had threatened that if he moved to Stars Hollow again, he couldn't move back. So he left New York, and took a chance that Luke would let him move in again.
And I'm torn
Hear me
And if I close my mind in fear
Please pry it open
See me
And if my face becomes sincere
Beware
Hold me
And when I start to come undone
Stitch me together
Save me
And when you see me strut, remind me of what left this outlaw torn
She wasn't his type, he thought wryly. It had been almost an act of insanity that possessed him to ask her to . . . to a book fair, no less. Things could never work out between them. Too many obstacles stood in the way. He never cared what other people thought of him, never had, but she might. How would she feel if everyone thought he was just trying to get into her pants? And there had been the car accident which everyone blamed him for, which he blamed himself for. They had no future. And Rory's deserves to be in a relationship that does have a future.
Outlaw Torn
Outlaw Torn
Outlaw Torn
In the end, like mixing oil and water, it would never work out.
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Dean kicked a pebble as he was walking down the street to Rory's house. He couldn't believe that Jess was back and out to steal Rory, from the looks of it. He saw them together, in front of Luke's diner earlier. Rumors have already been circulating about the two and he had been getting sympathetic looks from everyone. God, he was getting sick of it.
"Dean, hey you need a ride?" asked a voice behind him, as she pulled her new, cherry red convertible over.
Dean turned his head and saw Kayla. He stopped walking and thought, oh what the hell, we're as good as over anyways. So he said, "Why not." Getting into her car and driving past the houses, including Rory's, did not go unnoticed.
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Lorelai leaned her forehead against the window. She didn't know how she should tell Rory
that her saint of a boyfriend, Dean, just got into a car with the class slut. If she did tell her, it
would only drive her daughter into the arms of a certain juvenile delinquent, but if Rory found
out from the local gossip, she would be heartbroken, as well as humiliated. So what's a mom to
do?
TBC.....
A/N- So, waddya think? It's longer than the first chapter but I don't know if it's as good.
Suggestions and constructive criticism are welcome! Also, I still don't know how to make words
italicized and bold so please help me!
NOTES: Aiight, I'm not sure if I'm did justice to the funny banter that Lorelai and Rory share. My apologies. Suggestions are welcome. I don't usually do lyrics in my stories but I thought that "Outlaw Torn" was very appropriate for Jess's POV.
RATING: PG- Some cussing. Rating will probably go up in later chapters.
PAIRINGS: R/J.
Review please!
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Decisions, Decisions
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Rory took the cordless phone from her mother's hand and walked into the living room as she said, "Um . . . Jess?"
Lorelai rolled her eyes and stuck another huge chunk of ice cream into her mouth.
In the other room, Rory quickly said "About that kiss . . . I really didn't know what I was thinking. Everything has been so messed up lately and then I saw you today. It just happened. It didn't mean anything."
"Are you listening to yourself, Rory? You know it meant something. You're not exactly the type of girl to just randomly kiss a guy 'cause she's stressed out."
"Jess, why are you trying to make this so difficult? I love Dean so could you just please drop it? I'll admit that I was happy when you said you moved back but I'll say it again. IT JUST HAPPENED!"
There was silence on the other line and Rory wondered if he had hung up.
"So you were happy that I moved back, huh?"
A smile crept onto her face and she said, "You shouldn't have moved back to New York in the first place. The car accident wasn't your fault and you were totally unfairly blamed for it."
"Speaking of car accidents, I noticed you got your cast taken off."
"Oh, yeah. Just yesterday."
They both fell silent and Jess wondered if he should just go right out and ask her. Oh screw it, he thought. "Rory? There's this book fair in Hartford next Saturday and I was wondering if you would want to go. With me."
Rory remembered the last time she went to a book fair. It was with Dean and he had been bored out of his mind.
"Wouldn't it hurt your rep if the town's bad-boy Jess Mariano went to a book fair? It would ruin your image," she said jokingly, stalling for time.
He laughs and says, "They're probably still getting over the shock of me moving back. So what do you say? You, me, and a book lover's fantasy?"
Rory thought about it for a moment. Thoughts were racing inside her head, competing with the pounding of heart. She didn't know if she should say yes. She could just imagine the look on Dean's face if he found out.
"Rory? Listen, if you don't want to go, it's fine. Don't worry about it, it was just an idea."
It was the vulnerable edge in his voice that did it. "No, I can go. Next Saturday, you said?"
"Yeah. Luke can drive us so your mom won't be worried. Caesar can probably cover him at the diner. We'll pick you up around 10."
"Okay then. Saturday it is. Bye Jess."
"Bye Rory."
Rory walked back to the kitchen and hung up the phone. Glancing over at her mom, she exclaimed, "Oh my god, you've finished the entire carton!"
"Oooooo, so Rory, Jess didn't like New York huh?"
Ignoring the question, she picked up the carton and said, "How is that even humanly possible? I was on the phone for what, two minutes, and you finished it already?"
"First of all, it was less than half full to begin with, and second, stop avoiding my questions about that boy!"
"If you must know, he called about my cast and invited me to a book fair next Saturday."
"A book fair. Wow, how romantic. You know, in my day, guys used to take us out to movies and a nice dinner. How times change," Lorelai said, her voice dripping with sarcasm.
"It's just his way of doing something nice for me and he knows how much I like to read. We have a completely platonic friendship, like you and Luke had. Anyways, Luke's going to drive us so don't worry about me and Jess alone in a car. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go upstairs and change out of this dress." With that said, Rory whirled away and went into her room.
"Whatever you say, sweetheart." Lorelai murmured, as she watched her daughter fall more for Jess.
********
In a diner across town, Jess was upstairs in his room listening to Metallica, reminiscent of his
old days.
You make me smash the clock and feel
I'd rather die behind the wheel
Time was never on my side
So on I wait my whole lifetime
The music pounded into his head through the headphones. The day had been incredible already. He moved back to the town that one very special girl lived in, and risking the townspeople's hatred all for her. And it had been worth it too. Rory Gilmore had kissed him, the town outcast. His mom had threatened that if he moved to Stars Hollow again, he couldn't move back. So he left New York, and took a chance that Luke would let him move in again.
And I'm torn
Hear me
And if I close my mind in fear
Please pry it open
See me
And if my face becomes sincere
Beware
Hold me
And when I start to come undone
Stitch me together
Save me
And when you see me strut, remind me of what left this outlaw torn
She wasn't his type, he thought wryly. It had been almost an act of insanity that possessed him to ask her to . . . to a book fair, no less. Things could never work out between them. Too many obstacles stood in the way. He never cared what other people thought of him, never had, but she might. How would she feel if everyone thought he was just trying to get into her pants? And there had been the car accident which everyone blamed him for, which he blamed himself for. They had no future. And Rory's deserves to be in a relationship that does have a future.
Outlaw Torn
Outlaw Torn
Outlaw Torn
In the end, like mixing oil and water, it would never work out.
********
Dean kicked a pebble as he was walking down the street to Rory's house. He couldn't believe that Jess was back and out to steal Rory, from the looks of it. He saw them together, in front of Luke's diner earlier. Rumors have already been circulating about the two and he had been getting sympathetic looks from everyone. God, he was getting sick of it.
"Dean, hey you need a ride?" asked a voice behind him, as she pulled her new, cherry red convertible over.
Dean turned his head and saw Kayla. He stopped walking and thought, oh what the hell, we're as good as over anyways. So he said, "Why not." Getting into her car and driving past the houses, including Rory's, did not go unnoticed.
********
Lorelai leaned her forehead against the window. She didn't know how she should tell Rory
that her saint of a boyfriend, Dean, just got into a car with the class slut. If she did tell her, it
would only drive her daughter into the arms of a certain juvenile delinquent, but if Rory found
out from the local gossip, she would be heartbroken, as well as humiliated. So what's a mom to
do?
TBC.....
A/N- So, waddya think? It's longer than the first chapter but I don't know if it's as good.
Suggestions and constructive criticism are welcome! Also, I still don't know how to make words
italicized and bold so please help me!