*Disclaimer: I don't own the series Gilmore Girls or the characters. All I own is my imagination and the plot.

*A/N: Hey!!! Next chapter is up!!! Probably my last update until Friday. I really wanna update every day, but I can't. Last weeks of school and my teachers are filling them with tests and presentations. I hope you guys understand. I can't wait 'till summerbreak, I'll update every day. Promise!!! Thanks for the reviews. Please review if you want me to continue.

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Rory wrapped her jacket tighter around herself as she slowly made her way over to the bus stop. Rain was coming down on her, wetting her face and hair as she walked. Rory put her hands in her pockets and looked up at the gray sky above her. She loved the rain, too bad it didn't last forever. It always stopped after a while. Rory held out her hand and caught a couple of raindrops. When she turned her hand around they dropped to the ground, slipping away from her. They reminded her of her dream and Dean's heart that fell to the ground and broke. She wondered if the pieces were still there, just lying on the ground with no way to fix them. Rory shook her head and tried to forget about her dream. Dean was going to be fine, he would find another girlfriend, a girlfriend who would be worthy of his love and devotion. She had made the right decision, she did what she thought was right at the moment. She chose Jess and it still felt right. As she walked past the diner, she couldn't resist to look through the window. When she didn't see Jess a wave of disappointment went through her. She was hoping that she would catch a glimpse of him. But on the other hand she wasn't sure if she was ready to see him yet, let alone talk to him. If she talked to him she would have to tell him about her true feelings for him and she would have to tell him about breaking up with Dean. Funny calling it a break-up when nobody even mentioned that word or a word that came close to the same definition. It was just over, she knew it as soon as Dean had caught her and Jess kissing. Rory looked away from the window and kept walking. She had to talk to him sooner or later, she knew that. But she was glad that she didn't have to do it right now. As she approached the bus stop, she could see her cousin Samantha standing on the sidewalk with an umbrella in her hand. In the other she had a small suitcase. Probably an expensive suitcase. Her cousin always had to have the best of the best. One time Rory asked her why she always had to buy the most expensive things and Samantha had answered her by telling her that in order to look her best she had to have the best. A small smile appeared on Rory's face when she saw Sam's clothes. Looked like her cousin didn't change one bit. A white blouse, a pair of dark-blue jeans probably from a famous brand and a pair of expensive looking black boots. Samantha looked much older than Rory even though she was only two years older. Rory wondered if Samantha's personality changed over the years ? If she still was a popular, spoiled brat who would have anything or anyone her heart desired. Rory called out to Samantha.

R: ''Samantha !''

Samantha turned around and a smile broke through her perfect face, showing the beautiful features that were hidden underneath the layers of lip gloss and eyeliner.

S: ''Rory.''

Rory stopped in front of Samantha and hugged her.

R: ''Nice to see you again Sam.''

S: ''Same here.''

Samantha quickly gave Rory a kiss on her cheek, leaving a red stain of lip gloss on it.

S: ''Sorry about that.''

R: ''Don't worry about it.''

Rory wiped the lip gloss away and took Samantha's suitcase.

R: ''Let's drop this at my house and then we'll go to Luke's.''

S: ''Fine by me.''

The two girls started to walk away from the bus stop.

S: ''Do you think that it will rain the entire day ?''

Rory shrugged as she wondered what Samantha had in her suitcase. You almost had to have a crane to lift it.

R: ''Don't know, probably 'till tomorrow morning.''

S: ''Great, just great. I'm getting mud all over my new boots........''

Rory smiled as she listened to Sam go on an on about how expensive her boots had been. That was the Sam she knew alright.

*~*~*

About half an hour later the two girls were sitting at a table at Luke's. Rory with her hair soaked and Samantha who had changed into a pair of sneakers. Rory took a sip of her coffee and wondered how long they would keep up the small talk.

S: ''So, how's school ?''

Rory put her coffee down and shrugged.

R: ''School's just school.''

S: ''Still getting A's I assume ?''

R: ''Yeah.''

She said it with a proud look on her face.

S: ''I don't know how you do it.''

R: ''I study.''

Samantha rolled her eyes and carefully took a sip from her water, making sure not to smear her make-up.

R: ''How's your mom ?''

Samantha's eyes darkened for a moment, but she quickly recovered and smiled.

S: ''You know my mom. She's busy with work.''

Rory dropped the subject, knowing that Samantha didn't like to talk about her mom.

S: ''How are things between you and your boyfriend ?''

Rory clasped her hands together and looked out the window.

R: ''We broke up.''

S: ''Kidding right ?''

R: ''Nope.''

S: ''But..........why ? You guys were absolutely perfect together.''

Rory looked at Samantha, anger starting to show in her eyes.

R: ''Well, I guess I'm not perfect anymore.''

Samantha saw the look in Rory's eyes and knew that she should probably drop the subject, but knowing how stubborn she was, she didn't.

S: ''What happened ?''

R: ''We........we were growing apart.''

S: ''You've got to give me a better answer than that.''

Rory narrowed her eyes and remembered why she never liked Samantha. She always had to know everything about everyone. Gossip was her main priority, that and guys and clothes of course.

R: ''I............we...........''

Rory took a deep breath before she continued.

R: ''I didn't love him anymore.''

S: ''How come ? I thought..............''

R: ''Cause I kissed another guy.''

Rory saw Samantha's eyes fill with shock and couldn't help to smile a satisfying smile. She probably never expected her to do anything like that.

S: ''You cheated on Dean ?''

Rory's smile disappeared and nodded. Just because she didn't love Dean anymore didn't mean that she didn't feel bad about Dean walking in on her and Jess kissing.

R: ''Yeah.''

S: ''While you two were still together ?''

Rory nodded, hoping that Samantha would stop talking about it, but knowing Sam, she probably wouldn't. Not before she got all the details.

S: ''What's the name of the guy you cheated with ?''

Just as Samantha asked her that, Jess came down the stairs and entered the diner. Rory watched him walk over to the counter and grab a book out of his pocket. Rory bit her lip to keep from crying. It looked like Jess just moved on, pretending that their kiss never happened.

S: ''Rory ?''

Jess was just about to open his book when he heard someone call her name. He slowly looked up and looked directly into a pair of hurt blue eyes. Jess could feel confusion inside of him. Why was she looking at him with a hurt look in her eyes ? What did he do ? He closed his book and wanted to walk over to her, but before he could, Rory got up and left the diner. Jess turned around and went back upstairs, ignoring Luke.

Samantha watched the guy go back upstairs. She took a sip of water and got up. She had a feeling that he was the main reason for Rory's break-up with Dean. Samantha put on her jacket and left the diner.

*~*~*

When Samantha got at the house of the Gilmore Girls, the place was quiet, too quiet. Samantha called Rory's name, but didn't get a answer. She walked over to Rory's room and knocked on the closed door. She entered without waiting for an answer.

Inside Rory was sitting on her bed, reading the scene from Romeo and Juliet that was written in Jess' handwriting. She looked up when Samantha came into her room. Rory quickly folded the piece of paper up again and wiped a tear from her eyes.

S: ''Hey.''

R: ''Hey. Sorry I just ran off like that.''

S: ''That's okay. What were you reading ?''

Rory bit her lip and tightened her grip on the piece of paper as if she was afraid that Samantha might take it from her.

R: ''Nothing important.''

S: ''Are you sure ?''

R: ''Yeah.''

Rory got up from her bed and placed the piece of paper on her desk. Then she turned around and faced Samantha with a forced smile on her face.

R: ''So, what do you say we order some pizza ?''

*~*~*

That night Rory put on her jacket and went outside. She just needed to get out of the house for a little while, away from Samantha's questions. She closed the door behind her and started to walk, leaving her house behind her. It was still raining softly and just that brought a smile to her face. Without knowing where she was going she started to walk. When she reached the bridge, she stopped when she saw him sitting on the bridge. She hesitated, but started to walk over to Jess. She wondered what he was doing here ? It was raining after all.

R: ''Hey.''

Jess turned his head and quickly looked up at her.

J: ''Hey.''

Then he shifted his gaze back to the water in front of him. Rory removed her hands from her pockets and sat down next to him on the wet bridge. They both sat there for a while, watching the rain hit the water. Rory listened to the sound of the rain hitting the bridge and to the sound of her own breathing. By the time she looked at Jess again she was soaked from head to toe. Rory wiped a strand of wet hair away from her face and started to think of a way to start this conversation.

Jess was well aware of her eyes that were watching him. And he was aware that they were sitting close to each other, maybe to close for their own good. When Rory looked away from him, he quickly glanced at her. Water was dripping from her hair and her face. He looked back at the water. Why did she come here ?

R: ''I'm sorry.''

Jess didn't look at her.

J: ''Sorry for what ?''

R: ''I'm sorry for going after Dean yesterday and I'm sorry for.........''

Jess could hear Rory sigh.

R: ''For avoiding you today.''

J: ''You were avoiding me ? Cause I just thought that it was my new cologne.''

R: ''I didn't mean to, I just had to............''

J: ''To what ?''

R: ''To make sure that I made the right decision by breaking up with Dean.''

A please smiled started to form on Jess' face, but he still didn't look at Rory.

J: ''You broke up with him ?''

R: ''Yeah. Well, we didn't really broke up. I mean we did, but the word break-up wasn't exactly used in a sentence. Nor the word through for that matter. It's just over. He made me choose between him and you and...........''

J: ''You couldn't choose, so you decided to break up with him. And now you decided that you want neither one of us ?''

R: ''Actually I chose you ?''

J: ''Come again ?''

He met Rory's eyes.

R: ''I chose you.''

J: ''So, let me get this straight. You chose me ?''

R: ''Yeah.''

J: ''Over Dean ?''

R: ''Yeah.''

J: ''So what you're saying is that you chose me over Dean ? Dean, your first boyfriend, Dean............''

R: ''Jess.''

J: ''Right, sorry.''

They were quiet for a while.

J: ''Do you have any doubts about your decision ?''

Rory thought about it for a minute and shook her head.

R: ''No.''

Jess nodded and took her hand in his. Rory looked up at him with a smile on her face. Then he leaned over to her and wanted to kiss her.

R: ''You're going to get water all over me.''

Jess smirked at her before he placed a soft kiss on her lips that were saturated with water. He wanted to pull away, but Rory placed her arms around his neck and kissed him. Jess kissed her back as he became totally engrossed in her soft yet eager touch. He gently forced her lips apart and imposed his tong in her mouth. Rory moaned and pressed her body against Jess', demanding to be even closer to him than she already was. Jess broke the kiss and looked at her with an ebullient look on his face.

J: ''Walk you home ?''

R: ''Can't we stay here a little longer ?''

Jess lightly brushed his lips against hers.

J: ''If that's what you want.''

Rory nodded and wanted to answer, but before she could Jess kissed her.