Overcoming Obstacles
By: ruthierocks
Chapter Two: Tears
Disclaimer: I don't own any Gilmore Girls characters.
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"Rory! We need to talk!" Jess called. She looked at him. She was crying. Rory ran up to him and hugged him and kissed him.
"I didn't think you'd ever come back! I thought you wouldn't even say goodbye!" Rory said.
"I can't believe you're still talking to me," Jess said.
"Jess.. Don't do this.. let's forget last night and continue with our lives," Rory replied.
"I don't think we can do that, and deep down, I don't think you do either," Jess said.
"You're right," Rory agreed.
"Come on," Jess grabbed her arm and they ran for several minutes until they got to the diner.
They ran upstairs and locked the door. They greeted each other with a passionate kiss and then pulled away.
"I need to tell you some things," Jess explained.
"Ok," Rory agreed.
"I was upset yesterday, really, really upset. The thing is I can't take you to the prom."
"Why-" he cut her off.
"Rory, the thing is, I'm not graduating. I flunked out. I missed too many days and my grades were C's anyway. The principal told me and it broke my heart. I got really upset and mad. I had thoughts racing my mind 'what can I tell Rory?' 'what will Luke say?' I was dying inside, Rory, and my emotions got the best of me. Thus why I was in a horrible mood during most of the party. Rory- I didn't mean to snap at you, I didn't mean to hurt you. I was only hurting myself more in the process. Rory, you gotta know that I didn't want to hurt you, but it's what I do and I'm just a screw up and I just hate myself for this huge mess." Tears were in both of their eyes. Rory knew that he was sincere. He knew that she knew.
"I'm sorry for overreacting. I didn't mean to," Rory said.
"Don't apologize. You didn't do anything. It was my fault. My fault. Not yours. You're kidding yourself if you think you have been anything less than perfect through all my screw ups and all my pain. You've been great. Oh, and I seriously didn't mean to snap at you when you-- backed away from me.. you're right, it wasn't the time or place."
"Jess.. this doesn't heal our wounds. We were very distant at the party," Rory explained.
"Really? Maybe it was a dream cause' I thought we were quite close," Jess said.
"Not funny," Rory said seriously.
"Sorry.." Jess's voice trailed off.
"So this is awkward," Rory said.
"Yeah," Jess agreed.
"So.." Rory pushed.
"So are we still together?" Jess asked.
"I don't know.. I'm feeling kind of weird," Rory replied.
"Yeah, me too," Jess agreed. Rory sat down. She felt weak. Jess sat down across from her on his bed.
"This is hard," Jess said.
"Yeah, it is, it really is," Rory said, tears in her eyes. Jess looked up, then looked down.
"Still sad?" Rory asked.
"Of course. We can't just make everything better, Rory. It's not that simple," Jess said.
"I know that, Jess," Rory said, "That's why this is so hard.. but I guess we'll get over it."
"I don't know if I'm strong enough," Jess explained, tearing up. That broke Rory's heart. She rushed over to him and sat near him, burying his face close to her. She knew he wanted to cry, but couldn't.
"You can cry," Rory said, "It's ok.. we're in this together." Jess couldn't even speak. He'd never felt this emotional before. He didn't know how to respond, so he didn't. There was a knock on the door.
"Don't answer it," Jess whispered, still buried in Rory's arms, "I can't talk to anyone now."
"Ok," Rory whispered back.
"Open up, Jess! Now!" Luke called.
"I have to," Rory whispered. Jess wiped tears from his eyes. He got up and opened the door. It was obvious he had been crying.
"What's going on?" Luke asked.
"Nothing," Rory said, she was also teary.
"Jess?" Luke asked.
"What?" Jess asked, looking down.
"Are you ok?" Luke asked.
"I'm fine, you know? I'm just fine. Come on, Rory," Jess said and he walked out. Rory picked up her jacket and reluctantly followed.
"I have to," Rory said as she left, slamming the door behind her.
By: ruthierocks
Chapter Two: Tears
Disclaimer: I don't own any Gilmore Girls characters.
*~*~*~*
"Rory! We need to talk!" Jess called. She looked at him. She was crying. Rory ran up to him and hugged him and kissed him.
"I didn't think you'd ever come back! I thought you wouldn't even say goodbye!" Rory said.
"I can't believe you're still talking to me," Jess said.
"Jess.. Don't do this.. let's forget last night and continue with our lives," Rory replied.
"I don't think we can do that, and deep down, I don't think you do either," Jess said.
"You're right," Rory agreed.
"Come on," Jess grabbed her arm and they ran for several minutes until they got to the diner.
They ran upstairs and locked the door. They greeted each other with a passionate kiss and then pulled away.
"I need to tell you some things," Jess explained.
"Ok," Rory agreed.
"I was upset yesterday, really, really upset. The thing is I can't take you to the prom."
"Why-" he cut her off.
"Rory, the thing is, I'm not graduating. I flunked out. I missed too many days and my grades were C's anyway. The principal told me and it broke my heart. I got really upset and mad. I had thoughts racing my mind 'what can I tell Rory?' 'what will Luke say?' I was dying inside, Rory, and my emotions got the best of me. Thus why I was in a horrible mood during most of the party. Rory- I didn't mean to snap at you, I didn't mean to hurt you. I was only hurting myself more in the process. Rory, you gotta know that I didn't want to hurt you, but it's what I do and I'm just a screw up and I just hate myself for this huge mess." Tears were in both of their eyes. Rory knew that he was sincere. He knew that she knew.
"I'm sorry for overreacting. I didn't mean to," Rory said.
"Don't apologize. You didn't do anything. It was my fault. My fault. Not yours. You're kidding yourself if you think you have been anything less than perfect through all my screw ups and all my pain. You've been great. Oh, and I seriously didn't mean to snap at you when you-- backed away from me.. you're right, it wasn't the time or place."
"Jess.. this doesn't heal our wounds. We were very distant at the party," Rory explained.
"Really? Maybe it was a dream cause' I thought we were quite close," Jess said.
"Not funny," Rory said seriously.
"Sorry.." Jess's voice trailed off.
"So this is awkward," Rory said.
"Yeah," Jess agreed.
"So.." Rory pushed.
"So are we still together?" Jess asked.
"I don't know.. I'm feeling kind of weird," Rory replied.
"Yeah, me too," Jess agreed. Rory sat down. She felt weak. Jess sat down across from her on his bed.
"This is hard," Jess said.
"Yeah, it is, it really is," Rory said, tears in her eyes. Jess looked up, then looked down.
"Still sad?" Rory asked.
"Of course. We can't just make everything better, Rory. It's not that simple," Jess said.
"I know that, Jess," Rory said, "That's why this is so hard.. but I guess we'll get over it."
"I don't know if I'm strong enough," Jess explained, tearing up. That broke Rory's heart. She rushed over to him and sat near him, burying his face close to her. She knew he wanted to cry, but couldn't.
"You can cry," Rory said, "It's ok.. we're in this together." Jess couldn't even speak. He'd never felt this emotional before. He didn't know how to respond, so he didn't. There was a knock on the door.
"Don't answer it," Jess whispered, still buried in Rory's arms, "I can't talk to anyone now."
"Ok," Rory whispered back.
"Open up, Jess! Now!" Luke called.
"I have to," Rory whispered. Jess wiped tears from his eyes. He got up and opened the door. It was obvious he had been crying.
"What's going on?" Luke asked.
"Nothing," Rory said, she was also teary.
"Jess?" Luke asked.
"What?" Jess asked, looking down.
"Are you ok?" Luke asked.
"I'm fine, you know? I'm just fine. Come on, Rory," Jess said and he walked out. Rory picked up her jacket and reluctantly followed.
"I have to," Rory said as she left, slamming the door behind her.