"I fell.."
Lorelai looked at her daughter and studied her for a couple of seconds, then repeated her words.
"You... fell?"
"Yea, I tripped on something and hit the banister." Rory said calmly. She pointed towards the stairs and Lorelai
look over at them.
'That cant be true... what really happened?' Lorelai thought, looking back at her daughter. Rory seemed to be hiding something though and it worried her. The past couple of months just hadn't been the same, it seemed like something was off. But the trust Lorelai had in Rory to tell her everything overruled the gut wrenching feeling in her stomach that something really was wrong. She gave Rory another shot to tell her the truth.
"Rory, honey, are you sure that's what happened? It looks really bad and your not known to be the klutz around here..."
"Yea Mom, I'm sure, geez what else coulda happened?"
'Damn, I guess that's the truth then.' Lorelai thought, it was hard for her to just let it go but she did for the sake of Rory, she looked tired and whenever Rory was tired there wasn't much use in trying to get her to talk.
"Well, ok then, lets get some Ice on that."
Rory thanked God that her Mom believed her. But then she asked the fateful question.
"Where'd Brad go then? You'd think he would stay and help you out a bit." Lorelai said as she applied ice to Rory's eye.
"Ouch..."
"Sorry babe, but seriously - where'd he run off to?"
"He didn't run off to anywhere. I told him I didn't feel good tonight and that Id call him later."
How many more lies were going to be told before Lorelai found out or Rory admitted the truth? She wasn't sure, and it scared the hell out of her.
"And he just left, like that? On your anniversary?"
"Yea well we got into a little argument. Then we made up but I told him I was tired and that I wasn't really in a movie watching mood and to go home. I guess he just didn't want to argue again so he left."
Lorelai and Rory soon got off the topic of Brad and talked about Lorelai's night at Sookie's, and how Rory had scared her by not answering her cell phone.
"Why didn't you answer?" Lorelai asked.
"Oh, um, I must have turned off the ringer on accident or something and forgot."
"Oh... ok. Well try not to do that next time Ok?"
"Alright mom."
Rory picked up her phone and turned the ringer back on, then continued her conversation with her Mom.
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Brad walked into Luke's diner, walked right past Luke, and went to go upstairs.
"Whoa where do you think your going?" Luke asked sharply.
"Uh, hey, I need to talk to Jess do you think that would be Ok?"
"Yea sure, I think he upstairs but I don't know for sure..." Luke replied, but not without giving him a dirty look. Luke didn't like Brad. He didn't know what it was about him, he just didn't. He and Jess hung around each other 24/7 and he always invited himself in. He did no harm to anyone or anything though, so Luke guessed he was alright. Luke knew Brad and Rory were dating - hell, all of Stars Hollow knew. They all also knew that Jess liked Rory since the day he got here. They almost had a chance until Brad had transferred to Chilton from a local public school. Rory had fallen for him instantly and left Jess devastated in the process, but Jess and Rory remained friends and Brad and Jess quickly became best friends. They were alike in so many ways that it almost scared Rory hanging out with the 3 of them together. Brad was upstairs now and knocked on the door.
"Jess? Let me in man I need to talk with you!"
There was no response so Brad let himself in.
"Jess? You in here?"
He wasn't home. So Brad decided he'd wait for him. 'Again?' he thought to himself, 'How could I? I love her so much!' Even though it was his fault - he felt sick for causing Rory so much pain. 'Ive gotta call her...' he picked up his phone and dialed her number. It rang and rang, then sounded like someone picked it up and hung it up. He called again - but this time it just rang, she didn't pick up. 'I call her again in a few...' he thought. He had seen his Moms boyfriends do this before, hit his mom – but nobody had ever told him it was wrong, not even her. But if it wasn't, then why did he feel so bad? He knew he had a temper but he never thought that Rory would end up being the victim of his thoughtlessness. He loved her, and he'd do anything for her. But he couldn't stand it when Dean was mentioned, that always seemed to just push him over the edge. He called Rory again – still no answer. 'Maybe I should go over?' he thought. 'God, she must hate me. I wonder If she told Lorelai, no, she wouldn't. She didn't last time. Damn I need to get a hold of her…' he thought. He picked up his phone for what he said would be the last time and dialed.
"Hello?"
"Rory! Its me, please don't hang up!"
'Oh God' she thought, 'its him, what am I going to do?' She excused herself from the table where her and her mom were having some dinner. Lorelai noticed Rory's face when she had seen the caller Id on her cell phone – it was shocked. It looked that way for only a second though, and it was something only a mother could have noticed. This sparked her interest, after all, if they had left on a good note then why the shocked face instead of a happy one? When Rory went into her room and shut the door, Lorelai came over and reluctantly listened to Rory's side of the conversation.
Lorelai looked at her daughter and studied her for a couple of seconds, then repeated her words.
"You... fell?"
"Yea, I tripped on something and hit the banister." Rory said calmly. She pointed towards the stairs and Lorelai
look over at them.
'That cant be true... what really happened?' Lorelai thought, looking back at her daughter. Rory seemed to be hiding something though and it worried her. The past couple of months just hadn't been the same, it seemed like something was off. But the trust Lorelai had in Rory to tell her everything overruled the gut wrenching feeling in her stomach that something really was wrong. She gave Rory another shot to tell her the truth.
"Rory, honey, are you sure that's what happened? It looks really bad and your not known to be the klutz around here..."
"Yea Mom, I'm sure, geez what else coulda happened?"
'Damn, I guess that's the truth then.' Lorelai thought, it was hard for her to just let it go but she did for the sake of Rory, she looked tired and whenever Rory was tired there wasn't much use in trying to get her to talk.
"Well, ok then, lets get some Ice on that."
Rory thanked God that her Mom believed her. But then she asked the fateful question.
"Where'd Brad go then? You'd think he would stay and help you out a bit." Lorelai said as she applied ice to Rory's eye.
"Ouch..."
"Sorry babe, but seriously - where'd he run off to?"
"He didn't run off to anywhere. I told him I didn't feel good tonight and that Id call him later."
How many more lies were going to be told before Lorelai found out or Rory admitted the truth? She wasn't sure, and it scared the hell out of her.
"And he just left, like that? On your anniversary?"
"Yea well we got into a little argument. Then we made up but I told him I was tired and that I wasn't really in a movie watching mood and to go home. I guess he just didn't want to argue again so he left."
Lorelai and Rory soon got off the topic of Brad and talked about Lorelai's night at Sookie's, and how Rory had scared her by not answering her cell phone.
"Why didn't you answer?" Lorelai asked.
"Oh, um, I must have turned off the ringer on accident or something and forgot."
"Oh... ok. Well try not to do that next time Ok?"
"Alright mom."
Rory picked up her phone and turned the ringer back on, then continued her conversation with her Mom.
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Brad walked into Luke's diner, walked right past Luke, and went to go upstairs.
"Whoa where do you think your going?" Luke asked sharply.
"Uh, hey, I need to talk to Jess do you think that would be Ok?"
"Yea sure, I think he upstairs but I don't know for sure..." Luke replied, but not without giving him a dirty look. Luke didn't like Brad. He didn't know what it was about him, he just didn't. He and Jess hung around each other 24/7 and he always invited himself in. He did no harm to anyone or anything though, so Luke guessed he was alright. Luke knew Brad and Rory were dating - hell, all of Stars Hollow knew. They all also knew that Jess liked Rory since the day he got here. They almost had a chance until Brad had transferred to Chilton from a local public school. Rory had fallen for him instantly and left Jess devastated in the process, but Jess and Rory remained friends and Brad and Jess quickly became best friends. They were alike in so many ways that it almost scared Rory hanging out with the 3 of them together. Brad was upstairs now and knocked on the door.
"Jess? Let me in man I need to talk with you!"
There was no response so Brad let himself in.
"Jess? You in here?"
He wasn't home. So Brad decided he'd wait for him. 'Again?' he thought to himself, 'How could I? I love her so much!' Even though it was his fault - he felt sick for causing Rory so much pain. 'Ive gotta call her...' he picked up his phone and dialed her number. It rang and rang, then sounded like someone picked it up and hung it up. He called again - but this time it just rang, she didn't pick up. 'I call her again in a few...' he thought. He had seen his Moms boyfriends do this before, hit his mom – but nobody had ever told him it was wrong, not even her. But if it wasn't, then why did he feel so bad? He knew he had a temper but he never thought that Rory would end up being the victim of his thoughtlessness. He loved her, and he'd do anything for her. But he couldn't stand it when Dean was mentioned, that always seemed to just push him over the edge. He called Rory again – still no answer. 'Maybe I should go over?' he thought. 'God, she must hate me. I wonder If she told Lorelai, no, she wouldn't. She didn't last time. Damn I need to get a hold of her…' he thought. He picked up his phone for what he said would be the last time and dialed.
"Hello?"
"Rory! Its me, please don't hang up!"
'Oh God' she thought, 'its him, what am I going to do?' She excused herself from the table where her and her mom were having some dinner. Lorelai noticed Rory's face when she had seen the caller Id on her cell phone – it was shocked. It looked that way for only a second though, and it was something only a mother could have noticed. This sparked her interest, after all, if they had left on a good note then why the shocked face instead of a happy one? When Rory went into her room and shut the door, Lorelai came over and reluctantly listened to Rory's side of the conversation.