Chapter three
"What's wrong with you Rory? You seem different." Lorelei said as they sat on a barstool at Luke's waiting for some coffee.
"Nothing is wrong, I just had a good day today. I've missed the town a lot, and the best thing is I haven't ran into Dean." Rory answered back. She wasn't quite ready to tell her mom about Jess yet. Lorelei wasn't to fond of Jess. She should probably wait a few days. "I feel free and alive now."
"Well that's how you're supposed to feel when you aren't dating. You can feel free to flirt with any guy you want to. Note: Take lessons from your mommy dearest. After all, we know I'm the best with flirting.
"Yeah, um, I guess you're right." Rory said this unstably. She was taken. She wasn't free to go flirt with any guy she wanted to now. Maybe her mom was wrong. Maybe you feel this way when you aren't going out with anyone and when you first get a new boyfriend, or at least she hoped so.
"Hey Luke! What's takin' so long?"
"I'm coming, I'm coming. I thought I would give you your coffee when your food is ready."
"Evil demon you. Trying to cheat us out of a cup of coffee. You know we always have two, and if you wait to give us coffee with our food we will only have one cup. Very smart you are, but we will just stay after for another cup when we are done with our food. We have out smarted you this time. Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha!"
"Oh geez, well if you guys don't care about what happens to your bodies, I sure don't. Don't blame me when you die."
"We would never do such a thing Luke. How could we? We would be dead." Lorelei said.
"Ok, whatever. Here's your two cups of coffee and food."
"Thank you."
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When they got home Rory went to her room. She had been quiet the whole way home. She didn't know if she was excited, sad, pleased, or what. She thought a book would clear her thoughts for a while. She was wrong. She read about two pages. She couldn't concentrate so she gave up and decided to think. 'Maybe I should call Jess and see how he is. No, no, I wouldn't know what to say so I would just sound stupid. Plus its to late. It's already 10:15. I'm sure he's not asleep but Luke may be. I don't know why I can't stop thinking about him, and about that kiss. It had mystery in it. Like I wouldn't know what would happen next. Dean's were never like that. His were always so boring and dull. Oh I need to get some sleep. WHY CAN'T I SLEEP?'
Rory decided to go for a walk and clear her mind. She made sure her mom was asleep then climbed out the window. She walked around in the cold. It was going to snow soon. She could feel it. She guessed that little snowflakes would come down before she got home. The town looked so different. It wasn't different because of the nighttime, she's seen it at night before. Maybe it was because it was so empty. There was no one in sight. To be honest, she was a little spooked. She kept on walking until she found herself at the bridge.
"This should be a nice place to rest at for a little while." she said aloud to herself. "To bad I didn't bring a book. I guess just lying down would be ok."
Rory lied down and looked out in the lake. It was so nice and peaceful. She never wanted to leave. She just wished that she had remembered a blanket and a book, maybe even some coffee. She closed her eyes and cleared all thoughts from her mind. Just listening to leaves rustle. All of a sudden she heard a creak on the bridge. She looked up to find Jess.
"A little late to be out here don't you think?" he said to her.
"Well what are you doing here?"
"I saw you pass the diner. I was watching some T.V. downstairs. I figured that you would come here so I brought some coffee, a blanket, and the books that we were reading today."
"You're an angel! Do you read minds or something?"
"Well yours I do. I know you to well."
"Thank you."
"No problem. Now how about we see who can get to page 50 first."
"No fair! I'm only on 40 and a half. Your on 40 and three quarters!"
"Now see I would let you read up to 40 and three quarters but since you didn't say that I won than you'll have to start from where you are."
"Ok, ok. You won. Now lemme read up to where you are. It'll just be a second."
"Ok." Jess lay down beside her and pulled the blanket over them. He set the thermos of hot coffee by her and he kept the one of hot chocolate for himself.
"Ok, I'm ready."
"On your mark, get set, wait a minute. You have been reading way to long for just one quarter. Let me see your book." He grabbed over and took her book.
"Hey! You took my book!"
"Hey! You cheated! Your on page fifty! Now I get to go to page fifty."
"Fine," she said stubbornly.
While she was reading she drank some of her coffee. It sent warmth through her. She was looking at Jess. He was so cute, just setting there, reading his book. 'He better not go past fifty.' she thought to herself and then laughed aloud thinking that he had every right to. She cheated.
"What is it?" he asked her.
"Nothing it's just."
"You think that I'm going to cheat. Well I'm not a cheater like you."
"Ugh! How dare you say that. Now I think it's my turn to tickle you!" she turned over to face him and started tickling him as hard as she could. The tickling went on for a few minutes and then she found herself on top of him once again. They looked at each other and this time it took no time at all for them to lean in and kiss. A rush went through Rory. 'This kiss is amazing! It has the same mysteriousness as the first one but is much stronger.'
'Oh my gosh she kisses great. I hope this never ends. It's so much different kissing her then anyone else I've ever kissed before. How come?'
The kiss went on for what seemed like forever, but finally they broke apart.
"That was amazing," Rory said aloud. When she realized that she said it out loud her cheeks turned bright red.
"Shh. I know it was." Jess leaned forward again and kissed her once more. It started to snow.