A/n: sorry for the wait, just been a bit busy, what with the holidays and
such. Anyways, thank u again for the reviews!!! Over 50!!!!!! I never
thought I would get such a response! I would mention your names, but I'm
sure you are more eager for the story than for me to mention your names
again. On to the story!!! Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays for
everyone else!
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Jess paced the deck, waiting for the boat to move. He leaned over the rail, just to see what there was to see. The water was amazingly clear, and you could see every fish that swam. "Hey Jess."
As Jess turned around, his old best friend, Dave, face, greeted him. "Hey man. What's up?"
Dave shrugged, and turned to face the ocean. "I wish there was nothing up with me, but there is. Lane and I have been going out for so long and.." Dave's voice trailed off.
"And you want to marry her?" Jess finished for him. They had always had a habit of doing that when they were in college.
Dave looked up at him, and nodded. "I just, I don't know. I want to ask her, but I don't know how she would respond. I mean, we have been going out for 3 ½ years, but how can you be sure?"
Jess looked down toward the water. "Yeah, but how can you not be sure? Think of all you have been through, why no take the risk? You don't want to lose her. I wish I had realized that awhile ago.. Maybe my life would have been different.. Anyways, I think you should ask her. Take the risk, the timing is right."
"Thanks Jess. You were always a good friend to have around." As Dave walked away, he said, "Jess, one day you'll find a girl you'll want to marry, and I bet you'll be asking me whether or not you should ask her to marry you, and I will give you the same answer you gave me, only in my own words."
Then Dave left Jess alone to his thoughts. These thoughts consisted mostly of Rory, and how he should have taken the risk. Or at least tried to convince her more when they broke up. Jess sighed, and kept remembering all the times he has had with her, from the day they met, to yesterday, when they had finally seen each other again.
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Rory walked the decks, alone, the wind blowing into her face, a gust of wind sending her hair everywhere. She had no idea where she was walking, and why she was walking for that matter. All she knew was that her legs were moving to an unknown destination. As she turned the corner of the boat, she ran into somebody, who in turn knocked her over. She had a temporary blackout that lasted for only a moment, and when her eyes fluttered open, she saw Jess standing over her.
"Rory? Can you hear me? Are you ok? Rory?"
Dumbfound, she nodded. He held his hand out to her to take, and after she willingly took it, he pulled her up to her feet. "Are you feeling dizzy? Do you need to have a doctor check on you? Are you sure you're ok?" Rory mentally giggled at his worry. This was a Jess she had never seen as an 18 year old.
"I'm FINE Jess. Really, you need to work on that worry thing. You seem to be becoming a worry wart as your age gets larger. You're becoming a miniature Luke, and that's not a compliment."
Jess shook his head, and then replied with, "Well, you're certainly acting like a mini Lorelai." With a thoughtful glint in his eye, he added, "To make up for me knocking you over, how about I take you to dinner? Just as friends, I know that you have a boyfriend. It'll be fun. We'll catch up, and plus, you get a free dinner out of it. Why not?" In his mind, Jess thought, 'You are certainly taking a risk Marino. Hope she says yes.'
Bewildered by the question, Rory didn't really think, and nodded. Jess smirked that trademark smirk of his, and said, "Later then. Tonight. See you then." And with that, he left.
Rory stood there, looking like a deer in headlights. What had possessed her to say yes to Jess? She had a boyfriend, and no, she had no other feelings for anyone else. Not even Jess, the guy that had made her think twice in high school. Nothing would change. This cruise, it was going to be fun, a cruise can't change everything.. can it?
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Jess ran on the decks, as fast as he could, straight to Lane and Dave's room. When he arrived there, he knocked on the door hastily. Lane answered the door. "Jess, what are you doing here? Oh you want to talk to Dave." She went in the room and in a moment or two, came out with Dave by her side.
"Hey Jess. What's up?"
Jess shifted his weight back and forth, and replied, "Um, Lane, could you, um, leave us alone for a few minutes?" Lane looked questioning at Dave, shrugged, and left the doorway. "Dave, I'm getting Rory to go to a dinner with me. Just as friends though, but I want your help. Ok, here's the plan. You tell Lane that you and Patrick want to get to know each other better, and you can do something together." Dave looked at him pleadingly, and then Jess added, "Hey, you have your girl. But I don't, you know that. And here's my second chance to get together with Rory, and I want to take it."
"I guess you're right Jess, but Patrick? He's just, I don't know, weird. But I guess it couldn't hurt to get to know him. Go on."
Once the details of the plan were settled, Jess thanked Dave many times, and then asked, "So do you have the ring?"
Dave looked around for any sight of Lane, and then got a little box out of his coat pocket. "I think I'm going to ask her in a few days, like the day after we get to Hawaii."
After smiling his genuine smile at Dave, Jess patted him on the back, and responded, "Well, I have to go now. Thanks again!"
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A/n: I know that was sort of short, (I can see you yelling at the screen, no that was REALLY short, not sort of!!!!) especially since I haven't updated for awhile, but that was an in-between chapter, just to tell you what's happening, not a very important chapter, again, just something to leave you at a cliffhanger. Tee hee. Well, REVIEW as much as possible, and I'll put up a really long chapter, as many pages as manageable, and then you can be happy! My goal for this story is 100, so make my dream come true so I can brag to my friends!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (not really, but ok.)
**
Jess paced the deck, waiting for the boat to move. He leaned over the rail, just to see what there was to see. The water was amazingly clear, and you could see every fish that swam. "Hey Jess."
As Jess turned around, his old best friend, Dave, face, greeted him. "Hey man. What's up?"
Dave shrugged, and turned to face the ocean. "I wish there was nothing up with me, but there is. Lane and I have been going out for so long and.." Dave's voice trailed off.
"And you want to marry her?" Jess finished for him. They had always had a habit of doing that when they were in college.
Dave looked up at him, and nodded. "I just, I don't know. I want to ask her, but I don't know how she would respond. I mean, we have been going out for 3 ½ years, but how can you be sure?"
Jess looked down toward the water. "Yeah, but how can you not be sure? Think of all you have been through, why no take the risk? You don't want to lose her. I wish I had realized that awhile ago.. Maybe my life would have been different.. Anyways, I think you should ask her. Take the risk, the timing is right."
"Thanks Jess. You were always a good friend to have around." As Dave walked away, he said, "Jess, one day you'll find a girl you'll want to marry, and I bet you'll be asking me whether or not you should ask her to marry you, and I will give you the same answer you gave me, only in my own words."
Then Dave left Jess alone to his thoughts. These thoughts consisted mostly of Rory, and how he should have taken the risk. Or at least tried to convince her more when they broke up. Jess sighed, and kept remembering all the times he has had with her, from the day they met, to yesterday, when they had finally seen each other again.
**
Rory walked the decks, alone, the wind blowing into her face, a gust of wind sending her hair everywhere. She had no idea where she was walking, and why she was walking for that matter. All she knew was that her legs were moving to an unknown destination. As she turned the corner of the boat, she ran into somebody, who in turn knocked her over. She had a temporary blackout that lasted for only a moment, and when her eyes fluttered open, she saw Jess standing over her.
"Rory? Can you hear me? Are you ok? Rory?"
Dumbfound, she nodded. He held his hand out to her to take, and after she willingly took it, he pulled her up to her feet. "Are you feeling dizzy? Do you need to have a doctor check on you? Are you sure you're ok?" Rory mentally giggled at his worry. This was a Jess she had never seen as an 18 year old.
"I'm FINE Jess. Really, you need to work on that worry thing. You seem to be becoming a worry wart as your age gets larger. You're becoming a miniature Luke, and that's not a compliment."
Jess shook his head, and then replied with, "Well, you're certainly acting like a mini Lorelai." With a thoughtful glint in his eye, he added, "To make up for me knocking you over, how about I take you to dinner? Just as friends, I know that you have a boyfriend. It'll be fun. We'll catch up, and plus, you get a free dinner out of it. Why not?" In his mind, Jess thought, 'You are certainly taking a risk Marino. Hope she says yes.'
Bewildered by the question, Rory didn't really think, and nodded. Jess smirked that trademark smirk of his, and said, "Later then. Tonight. See you then." And with that, he left.
Rory stood there, looking like a deer in headlights. What had possessed her to say yes to Jess? She had a boyfriend, and no, she had no other feelings for anyone else. Not even Jess, the guy that had made her think twice in high school. Nothing would change. This cruise, it was going to be fun, a cruise can't change everything.. can it?
**
Jess ran on the decks, as fast as he could, straight to Lane and Dave's room. When he arrived there, he knocked on the door hastily. Lane answered the door. "Jess, what are you doing here? Oh you want to talk to Dave." She went in the room and in a moment or two, came out with Dave by her side.
"Hey Jess. What's up?"
Jess shifted his weight back and forth, and replied, "Um, Lane, could you, um, leave us alone for a few minutes?" Lane looked questioning at Dave, shrugged, and left the doorway. "Dave, I'm getting Rory to go to a dinner with me. Just as friends though, but I want your help. Ok, here's the plan. You tell Lane that you and Patrick want to get to know each other better, and you can do something together." Dave looked at him pleadingly, and then Jess added, "Hey, you have your girl. But I don't, you know that. And here's my second chance to get together with Rory, and I want to take it."
"I guess you're right Jess, but Patrick? He's just, I don't know, weird. But I guess it couldn't hurt to get to know him. Go on."
Once the details of the plan were settled, Jess thanked Dave many times, and then asked, "So do you have the ring?"
Dave looked around for any sight of Lane, and then got a little box out of his coat pocket. "I think I'm going to ask her in a few days, like the day after we get to Hawaii."
After smiling his genuine smile at Dave, Jess patted him on the back, and responded, "Well, I have to go now. Thanks again!"
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A/n: I know that was sort of short, (I can see you yelling at the screen, no that was REALLY short, not sort of!!!!) especially since I haven't updated for awhile, but that was an in-between chapter, just to tell you what's happening, not a very important chapter, again, just something to leave you at a cliffhanger. Tee hee. Well, REVIEW as much as possible, and I'll put up a really long chapter, as many pages as manageable, and then you can be happy! My goal for this story is 100, so make my dream come true so I can brag to my friends!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (not really, but ok.)
