Why Me? - 20
"Odd One Out"
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Lorelai immediately grabbed hold of Rory's hand and knelt down to her level.
Sweetly and quietly, Lorelai gently talked to Rory. "Hey baby, your at the hospital."
"Oh…" Rory squinted her eyes, trying to re-adjust to the light and saw the lady kneeling down beside her. She had obviously been crying and Rory sensed the care and pure worry in her eyes. Then she remembered.
"Mom?"
Lorelai let out a breath she hadn't realized she was holding and a single tear streamed down her face. "Yea baby, Mommy's here. How are you feeling?" Rory groaned and tried to move, "Ow!" she yelped. Lorelai's fear stricken face looked at Rory's doctor and he nodded, letting her know this was normal.
"Don't move baby, just relax Ok?" Rory nodded and then noticed the two men standing up.
"Luke." Rory almost whispered, and he smiled at her.
"Hey Ror, how you feeling?"
"Could be better…" Rory faintly replied. Lorelai smiled. Thank God, she had her daughter back. It was the best sensation ever and Lorelai held back tears to try and be strong for Rory. Rory then turned her attention to the young, but handsome man beside Luke. No, not a man just yet, but a teenager. His black hair and stunning eyes seemed to remind her of someone, but she couldn't remember who. She thought hard but still, nothing came to mind. He was staring back at her with the same intensity and when she realized it, she quickly looked away. But there was something about him that was comforting, that made her feel good and safe.
Rory pointed to Jess and whispered, "Mom, who is that?"
"Um, that's Jess baby… your boyfriend. You," Lorelai paused and took a deep breath in, "don't remember?"
"No…" Lorelai's eyes shot back up at the doctor and he motioned for her to walk outside with him. She kissed Rory and asked Luke and Jess to come along as well. But Jess was frozen where he stood. He stared at her like she was the only thing left in the world, and loved her the same way. It was like he was in a movie, a dream, and this would all go away and everything would be back to normal soon. "Jess…" Luke nudged him, and he suddenly was flung back into reality.
"C'mon," Luke said, "the doctor wants to talk to us." Jess stumbled sideways and slowly made his way out of the room, hoping the doctor would bring good news.
"Mrs. Gilmore, it seems that unfortunately your daughter has suffered some short term memory loss. The good thing about that is, she can remember people she has known either all her life or almost all her life. The people she has recently come into contact with, for say, the past couple years or so she might not remember. Bringing her back to where you live could help those memories come back though. She just needs to be reminded of who she is, and in most cases that's all it takes and memories will come back."
"So, besides that, there is really nothing we can do for the people she forg…," Lorelai paused, remembering Jess was standing right there and probably didn't want to be known as 'forgotten', "um, can't remember right now?" Lorelai wearily asked, knowing she probably already knew the answer.
"Unfortunately, no." The doctor turned to Jess, "I'm sorry about all of this. Spend as much time with her as you can. Since she wasn't out that long, there is a much greater chance of her memory coming back."
Jess sighed and shook the doctors hand, "Thank you." Jess made his way back in the room and Luke began to follow, but Lorelai held his arm.
"Luke…"
"What?"
"Let him be alone for now."
Luke turned around to face Lorelai and after giving it a quick thought, nodded. She sat down in a chair outside the room and sighed.
"Wow."
"Yea."
There was a pause and Luke looked like he was just about to say something when Lorelai interrupted him.
"Oh my God! I forgot to get my Mom!" Lorelai exclaimed as she jumped up from her chair. "Quick quick let me borrow your cell phone!"
Luke quickly got out his cell and handed it to Lorelai who snatched it and immediately began dialing.
"Mom! She's awake!" …. "Um, just now!" …. "Yea they had to take the tube out of her throat and everything."…. "A little, she cant remember Jess but I think that's the only person she's going to be forgetting since she's known almost everyone else the rest of her life." …. "Ok, hurry though! Love you, bye."
Lorelai hung up the phone and plopped down on the chair again. She slammed her head on the back of the wall and shook it from side to side.
"This is just to much Luke. I'm so happy Rory's back but this is going to be a long haul. What about Chilton and Yale and, even this weekend! We had such a breakthrough and for what? Nothing." Luke looked at her but couldn't find the right thing to say. "At least she's Ok…" he offered, trying to make her feel better. She smiled. "Yea, she's going to ok."
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"Hi," Jess said, walking beside Rory, "I'm Jess." He stuck out his hand and Rory shook it. He figured if she didn't remember him, that she was going to get to know him again as soon as possible.
"I'm Rory."
"I know."
"Oh… so, you're my boyfriend?" Rory's questions mean no harm, but they killed him inside. 'Wow, she really doesn't remember…' he thought.
"Yea, I am."
Rory looked away from him and at the needles in her arms and machines she was still hooked up to. She was very awake by now and besides a headache, she felt fine.
"You think they'd just take these things out by now…" she said, obviously trying to change the subject. But Jess wouldn't have it, he continued saying what was on his mind.
"You remember the accident?"
"Um…no actually. Do you know what happened?" Rory looked at Jess's wrist, which was still in a cast and made a confused face, "Were you in it to?"
Jess didn't want to tell Rory he had caused all this. He didn't want her to hate him, and this would obviously be bad first impression but he couldn't lie to her.
"Yea, I was." He knew he wasn't telling the whole truth but, hell, he didn't lie. He just… forgot to mention some stuff.
"Oh, so, what happened then? Everyone's kinda been keeping me in the dark." Rory's eyes were pleading for answers that his mouth knew. He shifted uncomfortable and found a seat to sit down in. It wasn't to close to Rory, but it wasn't far either.
"Well, you and your Mom were driving home from a weekend away and a car ran a stop light and hit you guys. He hit you on your side, so you got the brunt of the hit and your Mom didn't. Man Ror, you have no idea what kinda wreck she was in while you were out. It was… really upsetting."
"Wait you said 'he' hit us, do they know who did it?"
Jess sighed, 'Damn! Just tell her!' he thought. "Yea, actually it was um… me." Rory looked at him as if he were crazy and then got an expression of fear on her face.
"Why would you do that… were we arguing or something? Are you insane??" She was obviously getting scared and he quickly replied, trying to fix the situation.
"No! It was an accident, like I said he, well I, ran a stop light. I came to visit you guys but you had left a night early. I was changing a CD and not paying attention. Then I hit you guys. Rory I'm so sorry you know I never meant for this to happen." His eyes were begging for forgiveness and Rory saw that. Her expression went from a fear stricken one to a sympathetic one. She could tell he didn't mean to, and those eyes… they melted her. This was obviously her boyfriend, maybe she had forgotten but there is no way she could feel this way about a friend.
"I know, it's Ok I mean, if my Moms fine and now I'm fine then everything's ok."
Jess had a million things to say, but only one stuck out in his mind.
"Rory?"
"Yea?"
"I just want you to know, I lov…" Jess was cut short when two people walked in and yelled Rory's name.
"Grandma! DAD!" Rory exclaimed, it seemed as thought she had completely forgotten Jess was there as she hugged them and he slowly back out of the room.
Rory reconciled with her Dad and Grandma, and before long her Grandpa was in there as well. Jess watched from the doorway as Lorelai, Luke, Chris, Emily and Richard crowded around Rory. He was so happy for her, but nothing could surpass the pain he was feeling that the love of his life had completely forgotten him. Jess walked out of the room completely and began a fast pace down the hallway. He made his way outside and sat down on a nearby bench. There was nothing he could do now, he was the only one she didn't remember. And even if he wasn't, it sure seemed like it.
Jess swung his feet up on the bench and laid down, it was still dark out. He wasn't sure what time it was but he knew it was early as hell on a Monday. He laid there and began to think about how he hadn't felt this alone, this left out since he first came to Stars Hollow. But now, he was the odd one out again - and it killed him.
A/N - Sometimes I surprise myself with the way things turn out. I just start writing and whatever comes out comes out! I hope you all like it and please R&R. The next chapter will be set sometime in the very near future. If you have any suggestions feel free to send them in, thank you so much!
"Odd One Out"
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Lorelai immediately grabbed hold of Rory's hand and knelt down to her level.
Sweetly and quietly, Lorelai gently talked to Rory. "Hey baby, your at the hospital."
"Oh…" Rory squinted her eyes, trying to re-adjust to the light and saw the lady kneeling down beside her. She had obviously been crying and Rory sensed the care and pure worry in her eyes. Then she remembered.
"Mom?"
Lorelai let out a breath she hadn't realized she was holding and a single tear streamed down her face. "Yea baby, Mommy's here. How are you feeling?" Rory groaned and tried to move, "Ow!" she yelped. Lorelai's fear stricken face looked at Rory's doctor and he nodded, letting her know this was normal.
"Don't move baby, just relax Ok?" Rory nodded and then noticed the two men standing up.
"Luke." Rory almost whispered, and he smiled at her.
"Hey Ror, how you feeling?"
"Could be better…" Rory faintly replied. Lorelai smiled. Thank God, she had her daughter back. It was the best sensation ever and Lorelai held back tears to try and be strong for Rory. Rory then turned her attention to the young, but handsome man beside Luke. No, not a man just yet, but a teenager. His black hair and stunning eyes seemed to remind her of someone, but she couldn't remember who. She thought hard but still, nothing came to mind. He was staring back at her with the same intensity and when she realized it, she quickly looked away. But there was something about him that was comforting, that made her feel good and safe.
Rory pointed to Jess and whispered, "Mom, who is that?"
"Um, that's Jess baby… your boyfriend. You," Lorelai paused and took a deep breath in, "don't remember?"
"No…" Lorelai's eyes shot back up at the doctor and he motioned for her to walk outside with him. She kissed Rory and asked Luke and Jess to come along as well. But Jess was frozen where he stood. He stared at her like she was the only thing left in the world, and loved her the same way. It was like he was in a movie, a dream, and this would all go away and everything would be back to normal soon. "Jess…" Luke nudged him, and he suddenly was flung back into reality.
"C'mon," Luke said, "the doctor wants to talk to us." Jess stumbled sideways and slowly made his way out of the room, hoping the doctor would bring good news.
"Mrs. Gilmore, it seems that unfortunately your daughter has suffered some short term memory loss. The good thing about that is, she can remember people she has known either all her life or almost all her life. The people she has recently come into contact with, for say, the past couple years or so she might not remember. Bringing her back to where you live could help those memories come back though. She just needs to be reminded of who she is, and in most cases that's all it takes and memories will come back."
"So, besides that, there is really nothing we can do for the people she forg…," Lorelai paused, remembering Jess was standing right there and probably didn't want to be known as 'forgotten', "um, can't remember right now?" Lorelai wearily asked, knowing she probably already knew the answer.
"Unfortunately, no." The doctor turned to Jess, "I'm sorry about all of this. Spend as much time with her as you can. Since she wasn't out that long, there is a much greater chance of her memory coming back."
Jess sighed and shook the doctors hand, "Thank you." Jess made his way back in the room and Luke began to follow, but Lorelai held his arm.
"Luke…"
"What?"
"Let him be alone for now."
Luke turned around to face Lorelai and after giving it a quick thought, nodded. She sat down in a chair outside the room and sighed.
"Wow."
"Yea."
There was a pause and Luke looked like he was just about to say something when Lorelai interrupted him.
"Oh my God! I forgot to get my Mom!" Lorelai exclaimed as she jumped up from her chair. "Quick quick let me borrow your cell phone!"
Luke quickly got out his cell and handed it to Lorelai who snatched it and immediately began dialing.
"Mom! She's awake!" …. "Um, just now!" …. "Yea they had to take the tube out of her throat and everything."…. "A little, she cant remember Jess but I think that's the only person she's going to be forgetting since she's known almost everyone else the rest of her life." …. "Ok, hurry though! Love you, bye."
Lorelai hung up the phone and plopped down on the chair again. She slammed her head on the back of the wall and shook it from side to side.
"This is just to much Luke. I'm so happy Rory's back but this is going to be a long haul. What about Chilton and Yale and, even this weekend! We had such a breakthrough and for what? Nothing." Luke looked at her but couldn't find the right thing to say. "At least she's Ok…" he offered, trying to make her feel better. She smiled. "Yea, she's going to ok."
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"Hi," Jess said, walking beside Rory, "I'm Jess." He stuck out his hand and Rory shook it. He figured if she didn't remember him, that she was going to get to know him again as soon as possible.
"I'm Rory."
"I know."
"Oh… so, you're my boyfriend?" Rory's questions mean no harm, but they killed him inside. 'Wow, she really doesn't remember…' he thought.
"Yea, I am."
Rory looked away from him and at the needles in her arms and machines she was still hooked up to. She was very awake by now and besides a headache, she felt fine.
"You think they'd just take these things out by now…" she said, obviously trying to change the subject. But Jess wouldn't have it, he continued saying what was on his mind.
"You remember the accident?"
"Um…no actually. Do you know what happened?" Rory looked at Jess's wrist, which was still in a cast and made a confused face, "Were you in it to?"
Jess didn't want to tell Rory he had caused all this. He didn't want her to hate him, and this would obviously be bad first impression but he couldn't lie to her.
"Yea, I was." He knew he wasn't telling the whole truth but, hell, he didn't lie. He just… forgot to mention some stuff.
"Oh, so, what happened then? Everyone's kinda been keeping me in the dark." Rory's eyes were pleading for answers that his mouth knew. He shifted uncomfortable and found a seat to sit down in. It wasn't to close to Rory, but it wasn't far either.
"Well, you and your Mom were driving home from a weekend away and a car ran a stop light and hit you guys. He hit you on your side, so you got the brunt of the hit and your Mom didn't. Man Ror, you have no idea what kinda wreck she was in while you were out. It was… really upsetting."
"Wait you said 'he' hit us, do they know who did it?"
Jess sighed, 'Damn! Just tell her!' he thought. "Yea, actually it was um… me." Rory looked at him as if he were crazy and then got an expression of fear on her face.
"Why would you do that… were we arguing or something? Are you insane??" She was obviously getting scared and he quickly replied, trying to fix the situation.
"No! It was an accident, like I said he, well I, ran a stop light. I came to visit you guys but you had left a night early. I was changing a CD and not paying attention. Then I hit you guys. Rory I'm so sorry you know I never meant for this to happen." His eyes were begging for forgiveness and Rory saw that. Her expression went from a fear stricken one to a sympathetic one. She could tell he didn't mean to, and those eyes… they melted her. This was obviously her boyfriend, maybe she had forgotten but there is no way she could feel this way about a friend.
"I know, it's Ok I mean, if my Moms fine and now I'm fine then everything's ok."
Jess had a million things to say, but only one stuck out in his mind.
"Rory?"
"Yea?"
"I just want you to know, I lov…" Jess was cut short when two people walked in and yelled Rory's name.
"Grandma! DAD!" Rory exclaimed, it seemed as thought she had completely forgotten Jess was there as she hugged them and he slowly back out of the room.
Rory reconciled with her Dad and Grandma, and before long her Grandpa was in there as well. Jess watched from the doorway as Lorelai, Luke, Chris, Emily and Richard crowded around Rory. He was so happy for her, but nothing could surpass the pain he was feeling that the love of his life had completely forgotten him. Jess walked out of the room completely and began a fast pace down the hallway. He made his way outside and sat down on a nearby bench. There was nothing he could do now, he was the only one she didn't remember. And even if he wasn't, it sure seemed like it.
Jess swung his feet up on the bench and laid down, it was still dark out. He wasn't sure what time it was but he knew it was early as hell on a Monday. He laid there and began to think about how he hadn't felt this alone, this left out since he first came to Stars Hollow. But now, he was the odd one out again - and it killed him.
A/N - Sometimes I surprise myself with the way things turn out. I just start writing and whatever comes out comes out! I hope you all like it and please R&R. The next chapter will be set sometime in the very near future. If you have any suggestions feel free to send them in, thank you so much!