Rory didn't know whether to hang up or try to listen to his side of the story. She knew there was no justification to what he did, but just listening to his voice made her shake with fear and long for him at the same time. Nobody had this affect on her before. If Dean had ever tried this, she would have told her Mom or someone instantly without any hesitation, so why would the situation be different with Brad? She loved him. Plain and simple, just like that. But enough to endure this? 'No way' she thought, 'This is it. Its over.'
"Rory I'm so sorry! Please, please forgive me. I love you so much and I just get jealous but you know Id never hurt you on purpose. You're the only thing good in my life and I don't know how I could do that to you! I'll get help, things will be different, I'm so sorry baby…"
He sounded so, truthful. Like he meant every word with his heart. But then again, this is exactly the way he sounded last time.
"I know your sorry. But that doesn't change what happened, you don't hurt someone you love, or better yet, someone you claim you love. I'm not going to do this Brad. Its over. You and me - over for good. You need serious help! Do you understand what would happen to you if this got to my Mom or Luke or Jess? You'd be the one in trouble here." She paused for a second, analyzing everything she had just said. 'Oh God' she thought, 'I just told him it was over…' She began to cry.
"Rory no baby its not over I love you so much, more than anything in the world and I'm never going to let this happen ever again! Don't cry, don't cry baby its ok, everything's going to be ok. A year and 2 months Rory, a year and 2 months! You don't want to throw that all away, I know you don't."
It was true. She didn't want to throw it all away, she wanted to be with him forever. But not like this, not under these circumstances.
"I know I don't. But, but, but I'm going to!" It was hard for her to get the words out between her sobs. "This will never work, I thought it might after the first time it happened but now I know it wasn't just a fluke Brad! I, I, I, can't be with you. I love you, but I ju, just can't do this… goodbye Brad. Good luck."
"Ror - don…"
She hung up on him before he could finish. She turned her phone off for good. She began bawling and looked in the mirror. She was a mess. Her hair was all tangled from laying bed, her eyes were puffy from the crying, and the side of her face was jut getting bigger each passing hour. She figured it would swell, but now the makeup wasn't doing a good job covering it. 'Oh my God… I'm going to have to tell my mom.' Rory thought. She winced when she had a flashback to the look of pain on her Moms face when she saw that Rory was hurt, and it killed her inside.
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Lorelai stood there, at Rory's door and listened to Rory's side of the conversation. It was obvious, he had hit her and she had tried to hide it. Not only that - but he had done it before. She almost collapsed when the thought finally registered in her head. Someone had hurt Rory, and her own mother hadn't even known. Lorelai was about to walk into Rory's room and comfort her when she heard Rory's voice and stopped just before knocking on the door.
"Hi Luke, is Jess there?"
"Yea Rory, are you Ok? You sound like something wrong."
"Yea Luke I'm fine, thanks for asking but I do really need to talk to Jess - please?"
"Of course, hold on."
Rory heard Luke call out for Jess and she began to panic. Why had she called him? Why didn't she go right outside and talk to her mom? But before she got to answering any of her own questions, Jess got on the phone.
"Rory?"
"Hey Jess."
A/N - Hey all! Ok, I know some of you don't like the whole Rory getting abused thing but this is a fan-fic and it does get better. It is an R/J so look for that to come in the very near future. Id REALLY appreciate reviews so I know im not doing this for nothing! And any suggestions are welcome to. Thanks for reading and Ill try to update soon. Sorry this chapter was so short!!
"Rory I'm so sorry! Please, please forgive me. I love you so much and I just get jealous but you know Id never hurt you on purpose. You're the only thing good in my life and I don't know how I could do that to you! I'll get help, things will be different, I'm so sorry baby…"
He sounded so, truthful. Like he meant every word with his heart. But then again, this is exactly the way he sounded last time.
"I know your sorry. But that doesn't change what happened, you don't hurt someone you love, or better yet, someone you claim you love. I'm not going to do this Brad. Its over. You and me - over for good. You need serious help! Do you understand what would happen to you if this got to my Mom or Luke or Jess? You'd be the one in trouble here." She paused for a second, analyzing everything she had just said. 'Oh God' she thought, 'I just told him it was over…' She began to cry.
"Rory no baby its not over I love you so much, more than anything in the world and I'm never going to let this happen ever again! Don't cry, don't cry baby its ok, everything's going to be ok. A year and 2 months Rory, a year and 2 months! You don't want to throw that all away, I know you don't."
It was true. She didn't want to throw it all away, she wanted to be with him forever. But not like this, not under these circumstances.
"I know I don't. But, but, but I'm going to!" It was hard for her to get the words out between her sobs. "This will never work, I thought it might after the first time it happened but now I know it wasn't just a fluke Brad! I, I, I, can't be with you. I love you, but I ju, just can't do this… goodbye Brad. Good luck."
"Ror - don…"
She hung up on him before he could finish. She turned her phone off for good. She began bawling and looked in the mirror. She was a mess. Her hair was all tangled from laying bed, her eyes were puffy from the crying, and the side of her face was jut getting bigger each passing hour. She figured it would swell, but now the makeup wasn't doing a good job covering it. 'Oh my God… I'm going to have to tell my mom.' Rory thought. She winced when she had a flashback to the look of pain on her Moms face when she saw that Rory was hurt, and it killed her inside.
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Lorelai stood there, at Rory's door and listened to Rory's side of the conversation. It was obvious, he had hit her and she had tried to hide it. Not only that - but he had done it before. She almost collapsed when the thought finally registered in her head. Someone had hurt Rory, and her own mother hadn't even known. Lorelai was about to walk into Rory's room and comfort her when she heard Rory's voice and stopped just before knocking on the door.
"Hi Luke, is Jess there?"
"Yea Rory, are you Ok? You sound like something wrong."
"Yea Luke I'm fine, thanks for asking but I do really need to talk to Jess - please?"
"Of course, hold on."
Rory heard Luke call out for Jess and she began to panic. Why had she called him? Why didn't she go right outside and talk to her mom? But before she got to answering any of her own questions, Jess got on the phone.
"Rory?"
"Hey Jess."
A/N - Hey all! Ok, I know some of you don't like the whole Rory getting abused thing but this is a fan-fic and it does get better. It is an R/J so look for that to come in the very near future. Id REALLY appreciate reviews so I know im not doing this for nothing! And any suggestions are welcome to. Thanks for reading and Ill try to update soon. Sorry this chapter was so short!!