Why Me? - 11
"Road triiiiiiiiip!!!" Lorelai yelled as she slammed open Rory's door and pounced on her bed.
"Argggg." Rory grunted. "Mom! Its to early, its 6:00!! I've only gotten like, an hour of sleep!!!"
Lorelai looked at her weirdly and Rory realized the mistake she had just made. "Well I mean it feels like I've only gotten an hour of sleep."
"Oh, ok… Anyways are you ready!!"
'Whew' Rory thought, 'that was way to close…'
"Um yea almost, I guess." Rory went to go pull off the covers and then realized she was still naked. "I just, gotta change into what Im going to wear in the car."
"Well, ok then get up kiddo and lets find you something." Lorelai said, already picking through Rory's closet.
"Um, do you think I could have a little privacy?" Rory warily asked.
"Privacy?" Lorelai asked, then laughed. "Oh my sweet daughter, unless your naked under there I think that it wont be to risqué for me to see you in your pajamas sweets." Lorelai smiled and went back to picking through Rory's closet.
'Damn…' Rory thought, 'How am I supposed to explain to her that I'm naked?!'
"Well, uh, I slept in a big shirt last night and somehow, it um, uh, I must have taken it off during the middle of the night because I was to hott but I don't remember it, um, all I remember was waking up and my shirt being off but I was to tired to go get it, you know?" Rory was praying that she bought the story, because if she didn't Rory had nothing better.
Lorelai sure as hell didn't buy that story, but she didn't want to stress Rory out more than she already obviously was. "Ok hun, Ill just, be out in the kitchen I guess." Lorelai flashed a fake smile Rory's way then walked out of her room.
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"Jess!" Luke barked, "Wake up!"
"What the fu…"
"WATCH your language" Luke said cutting off Jess who was giving him a disgusted look by this time.
"Whatever, what do you want?"
"I want you up and working in the diner, I gotta run to Hartford real quick to get some part for the stove."
"Tell Caesar to watch the diner!" Jess mumbled, rolling over.
"Just get up Jess, ill pay you overtime if you watch the diner for me just for the hour or so while I'm out."
"Ughhhh fine!" Jess replied, getting up. He slipped on his jeans and ran his fingers through his hair and made his way down to the diner, right behind Luke who had stayed up there to make sure Jess was coming down.
Jess began serving customers and Luke walked out the front door and made his way to Jess's car. He had decided to take Jess's earlier that way Jess couldn't leave until he had come back. Luke was just about to step into the car when he noticed someone familiar walking down the street. It looked like the kid was trying to keep his face hidden but was clearly looking for someone or something. He got out of the car and began to follow the kid. Soon, the kid had walked down the Gilmore street and Luke began to wonder what the hell this kid was doing. Then suddenly, the kid stopped and looked up and around, exposing his face to Luke.
"Jesus Christ!" Luke whispered. "That's Brad…"
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Lorelai made some coffee and sat down at the kitchen table, wondering what was wrong with Rory but not wanting to jump to conclusions.
"Rory babe, are you done doing… whatever yet?"
Rory walked out of her room and smiled at her Mom, "Yes ma'am, are you ready for a road trip!!" Rory said excitedly.
"Hell yea I am, but lets have some coffee first." Lorelai said, trying to get her daughter to sit down with her and have an actual conversation with. They hadn't had one in a long time, but all of a sudden her daughter seemed very happy and wanting to talk.
"Ooooh coffee! Definatly a girls best friend."
"Yea… hey Rory?"
Rory swallowed her coffee and looked up at her Mom, who had a distinct 'we need to talk' face on.
"What?"
"Listen, I know that you and I haven't been very… open with each other lately. But you seem like you don't want to talk to me. I feel like every time I try to be there for you, you just push me away and don't want me around. It really hurts babe, because I love you to death and want to help you but I just, don't feel like you want me to."
Rory sat there in disbelief, she never realized how much she really had hurt her Mom by not talking to her and shutting her out. In fact, she hadn't really even noticed she had done it.
"You've been with Jess so much lately…"
Rory cut her off. "Mom DON'T bring Jess into this. Don't blame him for us not communicating…"
"I'm not! Im just saying ever since you ended things with, um, Brad that Jess is the only one you ever hold a conversation with for more than 10 minutes. Its frustrating babe, I don't know what to do to get you to talk to me. Seems like you have Jess now and don't even need me!"
"Mom stop! I said don't blame him for us not communicating! You don't understand, no one does. He doesn't judge me or say what I want to hear. He's straight about everything and I feel so safe around him. If I tried to talk to you it would have been 'its gonna be ok, I love you its gonna be ok' when really it wasn't! Jess just… makes me feel safe."
"Well he sure is around a lot." Lorelai said, sounding defeated.
"Yea, and Id like to keep it that way. Lets not argue about him Ok?"
"Ok, ok… why are you being so sensitive about this?"
"I just, hate it when people talk down about him. They don't really know him, and that's just not fair."
"Yea I understand but, you also seem different. Please, Rory, tell me whats going on? I don't know if its something between you and Jess or something else about Brad…"
Rory winced when her mother mentioned his name again. She hated that name.
"No Mom. No Brad. Lets not talk about this now ok?"
"NO Rory!" Lorelai exclaimed, "We ARE going to talk about this now! That's the whole point of this road trip, so you and I can get back to the way things were. Im not going to be to you what my mother was to me. Im going to give a damn, im going to try!"
Rory was shocked by her mothers outburst.
"Ok Mom… lets get going then." Rory said, barely above a whisper. She got up and with her eyes staring at the floor, walked back into her room and slowly shut the door. Lorelai stayed seated at the table and placed her head in her hands for a few minutes before the tears started rolling down her face.
'I cant believe I just… yelled at her like that.' she thought. After a few minutes Lorelai wiped her eyes, got up and began walking upstairs to her room to grab her things.
Lorelai and Rory meet downstairs at the doorway and gave each other half smiles, knowing things would be weird until they had a long discussion. Rory wanted to tell Lorelai about her and Jess just as much as Lorelai wanted to know about her and Jess. They packed there things in the jeep and then after locking up the house, got into the Jeep and sat there for a few minutes before Lorelai started the car.
"I'm sorry for yelling at you in there…" Lorelai said, staring at the steering wheel.
"Its ok Mom… but I do have to tell you something that I don't think your going to be to happy about."
Lorelai perked up at the sound of this and looked at her daughter eagerly awaiting what she was about to say.
"Its about Jess…"
A/N - OK! That's where it ends… cliffhanger much? I don't know, I mean we all know what shes going to tell her Mom but her Mom doesn't know so maybe its just a cliffhanger for her Mom? Ok im babbling sorry! Please R&R because you guys (especially you JCtigerwolf4e!!!) are what keep me writing. Send in what you think should happen to - maybe I'll use your idea. Anyway, yea, please R&R and Ill love you forever - thank you!!!!
"Road triiiiiiiiip!!!" Lorelai yelled as she slammed open Rory's door and pounced on her bed.
"Argggg." Rory grunted. "Mom! Its to early, its 6:00!! I've only gotten like, an hour of sleep!!!"
Lorelai looked at her weirdly and Rory realized the mistake she had just made. "Well I mean it feels like I've only gotten an hour of sleep."
"Oh, ok… Anyways are you ready!!"
'Whew' Rory thought, 'that was way to close…'
"Um yea almost, I guess." Rory went to go pull off the covers and then realized she was still naked. "I just, gotta change into what Im going to wear in the car."
"Well, ok then get up kiddo and lets find you something." Lorelai said, already picking through Rory's closet.
"Um, do you think I could have a little privacy?" Rory warily asked.
"Privacy?" Lorelai asked, then laughed. "Oh my sweet daughter, unless your naked under there I think that it wont be to risqué for me to see you in your pajamas sweets." Lorelai smiled and went back to picking through Rory's closet.
'Damn…' Rory thought, 'How am I supposed to explain to her that I'm naked?!'
"Well, uh, I slept in a big shirt last night and somehow, it um, uh, I must have taken it off during the middle of the night because I was to hott but I don't remember it, um, all I remember was waking up and my shirt being off but I was to tired to go get it, you know?" Rory was praying that she bought the story, because if she didn't Rory had nothing better.
Lorelai sure as hell didn't buy that story, but she didn't want to stress Rory out more than she already obviously was. "Ok hun, Ill just, be out in the kitchen I guess." Lorelai flashed a fake smile Rory's way then walked out of her room.
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"Jess!" Luke barked, "Wake up!"
"What the fu…"
"WATCH your language" Luke said cutting off Jess who was giving him a disgusted look by this time.
"Whatever, what do you want?"
"I want you up and working in the diner, I gotta run to Hartford real quick to get some part for the stove."
"Tell Caesar to watch the diner!" Jess mumbled, rolling over.
"Just get up Jess, ill pay you overtime if you watch the diner for me just for the hour or so while I'm out."
"Ughhhh fine!" Jess replied, getting up. He slipped on his jeans and ran his fingers through his hair and made his way down to the diner, right behind Luke who had stayed up there to make sure Jess was coming down.
Jess began serving customers and Luke walked out the front door and made his way to Jess's car. He had decided to take Jess's earlier that way Jess couldn't leave until he had come back. Luke was just about to step into the car when he noticed someone familiar walking down the street. It looked like the kid was trying to keep his face hidden but was clearly looking for someone or something. He got out of the car and began to follow the kid. Soon, the kid had walked down the Gilmore street and Luke began to wonder what the hell this kid was doing. Then suddenly, the kid stopped and looked up and around, exposing his face to Luke.
"Jesus Christ!" Luke whispered. "That's Brad…"
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Lorelai made some coffee and sat down at the kitchen table, wondering what was wrong with Rory but not wanting to jump to conclusions.
"Rory babe, are you done doing… whatever yet?"
Rory walked out of her room and smiled at her Mom, "Yes ma'am, are you ready for a road trip!!" Rory said excitedly.
"Hell yea I am, but lets have some coffee first." Lorelai said, trying to get her daughter to sit down with her and have an actual conversation with. They hadn't had one in a long time, but all of a sudden her daughter seemed very happy and wanting to talk.
"Ooooh coffee! Definatly a girls best friend."
"Yea… hey Rory?"
Rory swallowed her coffee and looked up at her Mom, who had a distinct 'we need to talk' face on.
"What?"
"Listen, I know that you and I haven't been very… open with each other lately. But you seem like you don't want to talk to me. I feel like every time I try to be there for you, you just push me away and don't want me around. It really hurts babe, because I love you to death and want to help you but I just, don't feel like you want me to."
Rory sat there in disbelief, she never realized how much she really had hurt her Mom by not talking to her and shutting her out. In fact, she hadn't really even noticed she had done it.
"You've been with Jess so much lately…"
Rory cut her off. "Mom DON'T bring Jess into this. Don't blame him for us not communicating…"
"I'm not! Im just saying ever since you ended things with, um, Brad that Jess is the only one you ever hold a conversation with for more than 10 minutes. Its frustrating babe, I don't know what to do to get you to talk to me. Seems like you have Jess now and don't even need me!"
"Mom stop! I said don't blame him for us not communicating! You don't understand, no one does. He doesn't judge me or say what I want to hear. He's straight about everything and I feel so safe around him. If I tried to talk to you it would have been 'its gonna be ok, I love you its gonna be ok' when really it wasn't! Jess just… makes me feel safe."
"Well he sure is around a lot." Lorelai said, sounding defeated.
"Yea, and Id like to keep it that way. Lets not argue about him Ok?"
"Ok, ok… why are you being so sensitive about this?"
"I just, hate it when people talk down about him. They don't really know him, and that's just not fair."
"Yea I understand but, you also seem different. Please, Rory, tell me whats going on? I don't know if its something between you and Jess or something else about Brad…"
Rory winced when her mother mentioned his name again. She hated that name.
"No Mom. No Brad. Lets not talk about this now ok?"
"NO Rory!" Lorelai exclaimed, "We ARE going to talk about this now! That's the whole point of this road trip, so you and I can get back to the way things were. Im not going to be to you what my mother was to me. Im going to give a damn, im going to try!"
Rory was shocked by her mothers outburst.
"Ok Mom… lets get going then." Rory said, barely above a whisper. She got up and with her eyes staring at the floor, walked back into her room and slowly shut the door. Lorelai stayed seated at the table and placed her head in her hands for a few minutes before the tears started rolling down her face.
'I cant believe I just… yelled at her like that.' she thought. After a few minutes Lorelai wiped her eyes, got up and began walking upstairs to her room to grab her things.
Lorelai and Rory meet downstairs at the doorway and gave each other half smiles, knowing things would be weird until they had a long discussion. Rory wanted to tell Lorelai about her and Jess just as much as Lorelai wanted to know about her and Jess. They packed there things in the jeep and then after locking up the house, got into the Jeep and sat there for a few minutes before Lorelai started the car.
"I'm sorry for yelling at you in there…" Lorelai said, staring at the steering wheel.
"Its ok Mom… but I do have to tell you something that I don't think your going to be to happy about."
Lorelai perked up at the sound of this and looked at her daughter eagerly awaiting what she was about to say.
"Its about Jess…"
A/N - OK! That's where it ends… cliffhanger much? I don't know, I mean we all know what shes going to tell her Mom but her Mom doesn't know so maybe its just a cliffhanger for her Mom? Ok im babbling sorry! Please R&R because you guys (especially you JCtigerwolf4e!!!) are what keep me writing. Send in what you think should happen to - maybe I'll use your idea. Anyway, yea, please R&R and Ill love you forever - thank you!!!!