Chapter 5
Rory walked into the kitchen, gave her mother a kiss on the cheek goodnight and headed into her bedroom, shutting the door behind her. She stared at the phone for a few minutes, then walked over to it. She took a deep breath and exhaled, picking up the phone and dialed Jess's number.
"Hello?" a shaky but even voice answered.
"Hey its Rory.." Rory said quietly
"Hey.." Jess replied slowly.
"Are you okay..?" Rory asked, feeling considerably uneasy.
"Black eye..fat lip..your boyfriends got a mean left hook." Jess said half resentfully.
" He thinks you should be in football." Rory tried to joke. "I never meant to hurt you...it wasn't what it looked like Jess.."
"You still love him.it doesn't matter what it looked like.I know what it was." Jess said cutting her off once again.
"Your right I do.but that doesn't mean I still don't have feelings for you." rory said highly , now biting her lip..
"Rory..you know better than anyone you cant have both..whoever you choose.just make sure that you will be happy...i have to go..i will talk to you tomorrow." Jess said regretfully, he hung up the phone and buried his face in his hands. The end of him and rory was near...he could feel it. The irony of it.was that he thought he might just actually love her.
Rory quietly placed the phone down on the receiver and changed into her pajama's. She felt on the verge of tears because she finally realized that she did not love jess...that she just wanted to be his friend...and it would be the hardest thing she would ever have to tell him or anyone for that matter. She still wanted to be friends.but that would take time.and she didn't know if jess would want to waste his time..never the less she settled into bed and shut off the light, drifting slowly to sleep.
Loralei schlumped around the kitchen the next morning. It was Saturday and she couldn't believe how much had happened all in one Friday night. She peaked out into the living room to see Dean still sleeping peacefully on the couch. She smiled warmly as she went back into the kitchen brewing a fresh pot of coffee. It was soo nice to have Dean back in her home. She had to admit she was warming up to jess, but that he never came near the love loralei felt for dean. Her daughters bedroom door creaked open, revealing a mascara smudged, hair ruffled Rory, rubbing her eyes.
"Morning sunshine!" Loralei said in mock cheer as she handed her daughter a cup of coffee. Rory took it in both hands and sat down at the table silently. She ran both hands through her hair and rubbed her eyes one last time.
"Hows dean?" she asked feeling more awake after her first few sips.
"Sleeping..so adorable." Loralei replied.
Rory got up leaving her coffee on the table. She glanced at the clock on the microwave. 10:17 am. She went over to the sink and dampened a wash cloth with cold water. Walking very slowly, rory made her way into the living room and sat on the edge of the couch next to dean. Smiling softly, she pressed the cloth on his forehead and down his cheek. He stirred, finally opening his softly glowing blue eyes. "Hello gorgeous." She whispered, winking playfully.
Dean smiled, carefully lifting an arm to rub his eyes. "Morning." He said, as his voice cracked at the end. Rory laughed, running her hands through her hair once again, encountering stray tangles along the way.
"Alright.can you sit up?" Rory asked
"I can try.." dean grunted carefully pulling himself up by holding onto the couch and rory. She sat uneasily, trying not to sit too straight or hunch over. " I feel like I got his by a 18 wheeler." He said tiredly.
"Mom grab the First aid kit!!" Rory called out, gesturing for dean to unbutton the rest of his shirt. She returned to her attention back to him and smiled devilishly. "I think we should tape your rib cage...it will help with the pressure and mobility."
"Alright.." Dean replied looking at her suspiciously.
Rory rolled her eyes and grinned, somewhat red in the face. "In order to tape you, I need you to take your shirt off." she said quietly, nervously tapping her fingers on her knee.
Dean smiled as well and replied in mock exasperation "Okay..only if we must.." he ever so carefully pulled off his shirt handing it to rory. She looked at his toned, yet bruised chest and 6 pack.
"Lotta spare time?" she asked nodding to the chiseled stomach and pecks.
"Weight-lifting for gym..gotta stay lean and mean for bagging." He replied slightly laughing, but trying hard not to. Loralei brought in the first aid kit and handed it to rory. She in turn opened it up and took out 2 rolls of white thick surgical tape. Dean slightly raised his arms, enough so rory could tape around him.
After 20 minutes or taping and re-taping because it was too tight or too loose dean was set to go. Loralei handed him 2 gel caps of advil and a glass of water Dean sat on the couch shirtless with tape around his ribs drinking his water as loralei headed up stairs to get dressed. Rory sat down next to him on the couch, resting her head on his shoulder gently. He clasped one of her hands in his and placed a hand softly on her cheek, leaning in to kiss her. They kissed back and forth tenderly until they heard loralei re-enter the room.
"Rewarding the valiant survivor I see.." Loralei said, sticking her tounge out at rory. She pranced into the kitchen to leave rory and dean alone once again.
"Lukes?" Dean suggested. "I doubt HE will be serving if my fist connected well enough with his face."
Rory sighed and nodded her head. This marked the beginning of one of the most difficult days of her life..
Rory walked into the kitchen, gave her mother a kiss on the cheek goodnight and headed into her bedroom, shutting the door behind her. She stared at the phone for a few minutes, then walked over to it. She took a deep breath and exhaled, picking up the phone and dialed Jess's number.
"Hello?" a shaky but even voice answered.
"Hey its Rory.." Rory said quietly
"Hey.." Jess replied slowly.
"Are you okay..?" Rory asked, feeling considerably uneasy.
"Black eye..fat lip..your boyfriends got a mean left hook." Jess said half resentfully.
" He thinks you should be in football." Rory tried to joke. "I never meant to hurt you...it wasn't what it looked like Jess.."
"You still love him.it doesn't matter what it looked like.I know what it was." Jess said cutting her off once again.
"Your right I do.but that doesn't mean I still don't have feelings for you." rory said highly , now biting her lip..
"Rory..you know better than anyone you cant have both..whoever you choose.just make sure that you will be happy...i have to go..i will talk to you tomorrow." Jess said regretfully, he hung up the phone and buried his face in his hands. The end of him and rory was near...he could feel it. The irony of it.was that he thought he might just actually love her.
Rory quietly placed the phone down on the receiver and changed into her pajama's. She felt on the verge of tears because she finally realized that she did not love jess...that she just wanted to be his friend...and it would be the hardest thing she would ever have to tell him or anyone for that matter. She still wanted to be friends.but that would take time.and she didn't know if jess would want to waste his time..never the less she settled into bed and shut off the light, drifting slowly to sleep.
Loralei schlumped around the kitchen the next morning. It was Saturday and she couldn't believe how much had happened all in one Friday night. She peaked out into the living room to see Dean still sleeping peacefully on the couch. She smiled warmly as she went back into the kitchen brewing a fresh pot of coffee. It was soo nice to have Dean back in her home. She had to admit she was warming up to jess, but that he never came near the love loralei felt for dean. Her daughters bedroom door creaked open, revealing a mascara smudged, hair ruffled Rory, rubbing her eyes.
"Morning sunshine!" Loralei said in mock cheer as she handed her daughter a cup of coffee. Rory took it in both hands and sat down at the table silently. She ran both hands through her hair and rubbed her eyes one last time.
"Hows dean?" she asked feeling more awake after her first few sips.
"Sleeping..so adorable." Loralei replied.
Rory got up leaving her coffee on the table. She glanced at the clock on the microwave. 10:17 am. She went over to the sink and dampened a wash cloth with cold water. Walking very slowly, rory made her way into the living room and sat on the edge of the couch next to dean. Smiling softly, she pressed the cloth on his forehead and down his cheek. He stirred, finally opening his softly glowing blue eyes. "Hello gorgeous." She whispered, winking playfully.
Dean smiled, carefully lifting an arm to rub his eyes. "Morning." He said, as his voice cracked at the end. Rory laughed, running her hands through her hair once again, encountering stray tangles along the way.
"Alright.can you sit up?" Rory asked
"I can try.." dean grunted carefully pulling himself up by holding onto the couch and rory. She sat uneasily, trying not to sit too straight or hunch over. " I feel like I got his by a 18 wheeler." He said tiredly.
"Mom grab the First aid kit!!" Rory called out, gesturing for dean to unbutton the rest of his shirt. She returned to her attention back to him and smiled devilishly. "I think we should tape your rib cage...it will help with the pressure and mobility."
"Alright.." Dean replied looking at her suspiciously.
Rory rolled her eyes and grinned, somewhat red in the face. "In order to tape you, I need you to take your shirt off." she said quietly, nervously tapping her fingers on her knee.
Dean smiled as well and replied in mock exasperation "Okay..only if we must.." he ever so carefully pulled off his shirt handing it to rory. She looked at his toned, yet bruised chest and 6 pack.
"Lotta spare time?" she asked nodding to the chiseled stomach and pecks.
"Weight-lifting for gym..gotta stay lean and mean for bagging." He replied slightly laughing, but trying hard not to. Loralei brought in the first aid kit and handed it to rory. She in turn opened it up and took out 2 rolls of white thick surgical tape. Dean slightly raised his arms, enough so rory could tape around him.
After 20 minutes or taping and re-taping because it was too tight or too loose dean was set to go. Loralei handed him 2 gel caps of advil and a glass of water Dean sat on the couch shirtless with tape around his ribs drinking his water as loralei headed up stairs to get dressed. Rory sat down next to him on the couch, resting her head on his shoulder gently. He clasped one of her hands in his and placed a hand softly on her cheek, leaning in to kiss her. They kissed back and forth tenderly until they heard loralei re-enter the room.
"Rewarding the valiant survivor I see.." Loralei said, sticking her tounge out at rory. She pranced into the kitchen to leave rory and dean alone once again.
"Lukes?" Dean suggested. "I doubt HE will be serving if my fist connected well enough with his face."
Rory sighed and nodded her head. This marked the beginning of one of the most difficult days of her life..