AN- Sorry that this took so long coming. I'm just crap at being responsible. There's no excuse for me, I realize. Once I'm done writing, a friend of mine has to "Americanize" it, and it takes a while. But thanks to everyone who has given me wonderful reviews.
PS- The Patty in my story is NOT Miss Patty. I wasn't really thinking when I made up the name. Sorry for the confusion.
Anyway, you've all waited long enough, I'm sure.
When Rory opened her eyes, she didn't know where she was. It was dark. She found someone in the bed beside her, and for a split second she figured that it was Rubin. But then she heard his breathing, and she knew it was Jess, and it all came flooding back to her. She glanced at the clock. It was nine PM.
"What the hell have I done?" Rory muttered aloud. Jess stirred in his sleep, turned and wrapped his arms around Rory. She smiled. I'm not supposed to feel like this, she thought to herself. I'm supposed to feel guilty. She sighed deeply.
"Jess?" She asked him, softly.
"Hmmmm?" He answered, not opening his eyes.
"I need to use the phone." Rory replied. Jess opened his eyes and smiled at her.
"You look so beautiful." He told her, taking a strand of her hair and wrapping it around his finger, "Do you realize that this is our first morning?"
"It's not exactly morning." Rory told him smiling.
"But do you know that this is the first time we've actually been able to just lay here; be in the moment."
"It's nice," Rory told him smiling, "But Jess..."
"What?"
"I need to use the phone." Rory told him, regretfully. Jess sighed, and closed his eyes.
"It's on the dresser." He told her. Rory almost fell out of the bed trying to reach it. She picked up the receiver and dialed the number for her apartment. While it rang, she settled back down into the bed. Jess rested his arm over her stomach and pulled her to him. The phone rang three times before Rory heard Rubin's voice.
"Hello?" He asked, sounding tired.
"Hey, Rubin." Rory replied. Jess twitched and loosened his grip at the sound of his name.
"God, Rory! Where are you? Paris and I are worried sick! Are you OK?" Rubin demanded, frantically.
"I'm fine, Rubin. I'm just working on...um, Patty's case."
"Oh...Jeez, don't do that to me ever again! You always call when you're gonna be late!"
"I'm really sorry. I just forgot. Look, I'll be home later. Don't wait up." Rory said, switching ears with the phone.
"Ok, "Rubin said, sounding disappointed, "Bye. See you soon. I love you, Rory." Rory looked at Jess, with his eyes closed, and his arms wrapped around her.
"You too." She whispered, before hanging up the phone. She cuddled back down into Jess's arms. She loved him so much, and she never wanted to get up. She had made a huge mess of things. Just listening to Jess breath sent tingles up her spine.
"Jess, where does Patty think you are?" She asked.
"Working." He replied, keeping his eyes closed.
"Where do you work?" Rory asked out of curiosity.
"At a garage." Jess mumbled.
"Where does Brandon go when both you and Patty are at work?"
" A daycare." Jess replied, opening his eyes and sitting up. He pulled Rory up with him, and the sheet fell from her body revealing her breasts. Rory blushed, and pulled the sheet back up, out of habit. Jess smiled.
"Ok," he began, "It's clear to me that we're not going to get anymore sleep. What do you want to know, Rory. Ask away."
"A million things...What does Brandon look like, how did you feel when he was born." Then more softly, she asked, "Who would get custody if there was a divorce?" Jess stopped smiling, and sighed.
"You know my record, Rory. She would. Patty would get Brandon, and that's my problem. I love him so much, Rory. When he was born, my world changed. He looks just like me, the hair and the eyes...I love him so much that sometimes I think my heart might burst. I love him more than anything." Jess told her. Tears came to Rory's eyes. She had never heard Jess speak so passionately before.
"He sounds beautiful." She whispered.
"He is. You have to meet him." Jess insisted.
"Oh, yah, that would go over well," Rory laughed, wiping the tears from her eyes, "Hey, Brandon. My name's Rory. I'm your daddy's lover. Don't tell mommy."
"Yah, well, I think that our lawyer could meet our son, too." Jess said, smiling. Rory grabbed him around the neck and kissed him hard. They kissed for a long time, before Jess lay back on the bed. Rory lay down too, and rested her head on his chest. She sighed.
"Tell me I never have to get up." She told him.
"You never have to get up." Jess replied, with a sigh.
"Liar." Rory accused him.
"Hey, since when have you ever known me to be credible?" Jess asked. Rory smiled and closed her eyes.
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It was one when Rory finally got home. She came in the door silently, and dropped her purse on the counter. She had driven back to her office, and cleaned and locked up. When she was there, she had noticed a post-it note on the desk. "Patty Mariano: 3:45" She wondered if Jess would be there, and she dropped the note on the kitchen table before going to bed. The next morning, Rubin woke her up.
"Good morning, workaholic," He said softly, "Time to get to the office." He kissed her softly once, before leaving the room. Rory felt immensely guilty. Rubin hadn't done anything to deserve this. He had always been honest with her. Rory pushed the thoughts to the back of her head as she went to work. When business quieted down around noon, Paris sat down beside Rory.
"You little liar." She accused her, crossing her arms.
"What?" Rory asked, confused. Paris smiled, knowingly.
"I know you weren't with Patty last night. If you were, it would have been in the logbook."
"Maybe it was an emergency meeting." Rory replied, smiling. Paris looked at her for a moment. Nobody said anything.
"Fine, Rory Gilmore. Keep your secrets. I'm just hurt you wouldn't tell me, your best friend, anything. Just know that you can tell me anything. I'm here for you."
At about three, Rory decided that it was time to go for her meeting with Patty. It was at her house; Jess's house. She had left the address at the apartment, and had to go get it. When she got there, she was surprised to find Rubin sitting at the table.
"Hey! What are you doing home?" Rory asked him. He didn't reply, or return the kiss that Rory had tried to give him.
"What?" Rory asked, worried. Rubin held up the sticky note.
"Patty's last name is Mariano." He replied, flatly.
"So..." Rory faked confusion.
"Her husband's name is Jess." Rubin said, raising his voice a little.
"Was it? I didn't catch it..."
"Don't play games with me, Rory. Jess Mariano. Name ring any bells? Kinda too big to be a coincidence." Now he was shouting.
"There could be more than one person in the world named..."
"Do you think I'm stupid, Rory?" Rubin yelled.
"Rubin, I swear, it's a different guy...have I ever lied to you before?" Rory demanded. She immediately felt bad. It was horrible to use that. Why didn't she just tell him the truth? She loved Jess. She wanted to be with Jess. But Rubin was security. Rubin had always been there for her, in her perfect little life, and she wasn't ready to lose that.
"No, Rory. No you haven't. But Paris told me how much you loved Jess. He's capable of making you lie." Rubin told her, in a softer voice.
"I swear." Rory insisted. Rubin raised his eyebrows.
"Fine. Then I'm coming with you."
"Coming with me where?" Rory asked.
"To their house. To your 'meeting'" Rubin replied, coldly.
"Fine." Rory said, and she headed for the door.
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The drive to Patty's flat was quiet. Rory was frantically praying that Jess wouldn't be there, and she was sure that she was endangering both of their lives by driving in such an emotional state. Rubin just stared out the window. They arrived at the door, and Patty buzzed them up. The elevator ride was long and silent. When they got to the door, Rory knocked once. Patty answered it, with her child in her arms. Rory's throat went dry, and she tried to fight back tears. This was him. This was Jess's kid. He was beautiful, he looked just like Jess; especially his eyes.
"Hello, Miss Gilmore." Patty greeted them cheerily, "Brandon, can you say Hi to Rory?" Brandon hid his face in his mother's shirt. Rory smiled.
"He's beautiful." She whispered. Patty saw Rubin standing behind her.
"Hello, Rubin, is it?" She asked. Rubin nodded.
"Nice to see you again, Patty. That is one cute little boy." He said, stepping into the room. Patty smiled.
"Thank you, "She replied, "Now, Rory, can you hold him for a minute, while I go get the paper's we'll need." Before Rory or Brandon could protest, Patty had passed him to Rory and left the room. Rory looked at Brandon.
"Hey, Brandon. I'm Rory." She said to him, ruffling his hair.
"He's a bundle of joy." Rubin remarked, flatly. Just then, Jess entered the room from the kitchen. He stopped short when he saw Rory standing there, holding his child. This was exactly how it was supposed to be. He would have run over, taken her into his arms and kissed her. But then, he noticed Rubin standing there.
"Oh, hello Miss Gilmore. Rubin." Jess said in an upbeat voice, walking over to them. At the sound of his father's voice, Brandon fussed, and held his arms out.
"Daddy..."He whined. Jess smiled, and took him from Rory. Rubin frowned as their arms touched, and he thought he saw something between their eyes. Rory, once again, fought off her tears as she watched Jess stand there holding his child. Rubin glanced around the room and noticed a bookcase. He wandered over to it. While he was selecting a book, Rory gave Jess a look. Jess figured that Rubin must suspect something. Rubin opened a book and flipped through it.
"You read?" He asked, suspiciously.
"A little." Jess replied flatly. Patty came back into the room.
"Ok. Well, Rory, we can work at the kitchen counter, and leave these three men in here to do men things...watch football or something." She said, and Rory caught Jess's eye one more time, as she followed Patty into the kitchen. Rubin sat down on the couch, and Jess sat down too, after setting Brandon on the floor.
"Want a beer?" Jess offered, trying to make conversation.
"No thanks." Rubin answered, "So, Jess. Where are you from?"
"Here in New York." Jess replied. Rubin thought he sounded guarded.
"Lived here all your life?" He asked.
"Yeah." Jess answered. This wasn't getting him anywhere. Rubin was frustrated. What was he supposed to say? Are you sleeping with my girlfriend? That would do it alright, but what if he wasn't? That would be stupid. No, he had to find out a different way.
"So, the neighbors are suing, huh?" Rubin asked.
"Yah, they like their quiet at night," Jess answered. Rubin laughed, and Jess grinned.
"So Patty's pretty loud?" Rubin said.
"I like to think I have something to do with it." Jess laughed.
"Yeah. Rory is great. She doesn't make a lot of noise, but the sounds she does make...wow." Rubin remarked. Jess stopped smiling. Aha! Finally a reaction, Rubin thought.
"Yeah?" Jess asked, nonchalantly. He picked up the remote for the TV and flicked it on. Rubin decided to keep going.
"Yeah, I mean, she's amazing in bed. Knows just where to touch me. Sometimes we just go on all night..."
"Hey!" Jess shouted, turning off the TV. Rubin felt like laughing. He'll admit it now, he thought.
"...you know what? Miss Gilmore deserves her privacy. How am I supposed to look at her in court if you tell me all this stuff? It won't work, man. Switch the subject." Jess finished. Damn, thought Rubin. He suddenly got worried. What if he was wrong. What if Rory really didn't know this guy.
"Sorry, man." Rubin apologized.
"No problem." Jess shrugged, as he turned the TV back on to a basketball game. Jess hated basketball, but hey, that's probably what Rubin wanted to watch. How does he know, Jess wondered. I almost gave it away for a moment. Rory would have killed me, he thought. Every now and then, Jess glanced over at Brandon out of habit. He had been getting along fine before, he had accepted that he couldn't be with Rory. He had settled for Patty. But then, out of all the lawyers in New York, Patty had picked Rory. It was too much. Jess wanted a smoke, but there was no way he would smoke around Brandon, so he settled for gum.
"Listen, Jess." Rubin said suddenly, after about a half an hour or so, "I know that this is going to sound really silly. But, um...Did you...or, are you...well, did you ever know Rory before she was your lawyer?" Jess pretended to be confused.
"No. Why?" He asked.
"Well, It's just that...Well, she knew this guy named Jess Mariano a while ago; they were kinda involved..."
"And you think it's me?" Jess asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Stupid I know, I just..."
"No, man. It's not me. Don't worry about it." Jess replied. Suddenly Rubin felt really stupid. He laughed.
"Oh, God, I'm sorry. I don't know what's wrong with me." Rubin apologized.
"Forget it. Anyone would have made that mistake." Jess told him, smiling. A little while later, Rory and Patty emerged from the kitchen.
"Hey!" Patty said, "Did you three find something to do while I was gone?"
"Yah, we found lots of interesting things to talk about." Jess said coyly. Rubin stood up and went over to Rory. He smiled at her.
"Ready to go?" Rubin asked, putting his arms around her. Rory was confused. What did Jess tell him? He obviously didn't think an affair was going on anymore. She smiled.
"Yeah, all done." Rory replied. They walked to the door.
"Hey, we should all get together and do something sometime." Patty said, happily. Rubin nodded.
"Yes, we should. Call us sometime." He insisted, shaking hands with Jess. Then they left the flat. On the elevator, Rubin took Rory and kissed her.
"I'm so sorry." He promised her, when their lips broke apart. Rory gave him a little half smile.
"It's OK." She insisted. They got in the car and drove home.
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PS- The Patty in my story is NOT Miss Patty. I wasn't really thinking when I made up the name. Sorry for the confusion.
Anyway, you've all waited long enough, I'm sure.
When Rory opened her eyes, she didn't know where she was. It was dark. She found someone in the bed beside her, and for a split second she figured that it was Rubin. But then she heard his breathing, and she knew it was Jess, and it all came flooding back to her. She glanced at the clock. It was nine PM.
"What the hell have I done?" Rory muttered aloud. Jess stirred in his sleep, turned and wrapped his arms around Rory. She smiled. I'm not supposed to feel like this, she thought to herself. I'm supposed to feel guilty. She sighed deeply.
"Jess?" She asked him, softly.
"Hmmmm?" He answered, not opening his eyes.
"I need to use the phone." Rory replied. Jess opened his eyes and smiled at her.
"You look so beautiful." He told her, taking a strand of her hair and wrapping it around his finger, "Do you realize that this is our first morning?"
"It's not exactly morning." Rory told him smiling.
"But do you know that this is the first time we've actually been able to just lay here; be in the moment."
"It's nice," Rory told him smiling, "But Jess..."
"What?"
"I need to use the phone." Rory told him, regretfully. Jess sighed, and closed his eyes.
"It's on the dresser." He told her. Rory almost fell out of the bed trying to reach it. She picked up the receiver and dialed the number for her apartment. While it rang, she settled back down into the bed. Jess rested his arm over her stomach and pulled her to him. The phone rang three times before Rory heard Rubin's voice.
"Hello?" He asked, sounding tired.
"Hey, Rubin." Rory replied. Jess twitched and loosened his grip at the sound of his name.
"God, Rory! Where are you? Paris and I are worried sick! Are you OK?" Rubin demanded, frantically.
"I'm fine, Rubin. I'm just working on...um, Patty's case."
"Oh...Jeez, don't do that to me ever again! You always call when you're gonna be late!"
"I'm really sorry. I just forgot. Look, I'll be home later. Don't wait up." Rory said, switching ears with the phone.
"Ok, "Rubin said, sounding disappointed, "Bye. See you soon. I love you, Rory." Rory looked at Jess, with his eyes closed, and his arms wrapped around her.
"You too." She whispered, before hanging up the phone. She cuddled back down into Jess's arms. She loved him so much, and she never wanted to get up. She had made a huge mess of things. Just listening to Jess breath sent tingles up her spine.
"Jess, where does Patty think you are?" She asked.
"Working." He replied, keeping his eyes closed.
"Where do you work?" Rory asked out of curiosity.
"At a garage." Jess mumbled.
"Where does Brandon go when both you and Patty are at work?"
" A daycare." Jess replied, opening his eyes and sitting up. He pulled Rory up with him, and the sheet fell from her body revealing her breasts. Rory blushed, and pulled the sheet back up, out of habit. Jess smiled.
"Ok," he began, "It's clear to me that we're not going to get anymore sleep. What do you want to know, Rory. Ask away."
"A million things...What does Brandon look like, how did you feel when he was born." Then more softly, she asked, "Who would get custody if there was a divorce?" Jess stopped smiling, and sighed.
"You know my record, Rory. She would. Patty would get Brandon, and that's my problem. I love him so much, Rory. When he was born, my world changed. He looks just like me, the hair and the eyes...I love him so much that sometimes I think my heart might burst. I love him more than anything." Jess told her. Tears came to Rory's eyes. She had never heard Jess speak so passionately before.
"He sounds beautiful." She whispered.
"He is. You have to meet him." Jess insisted.
"Oh, yah, that would go over well," Rory laughed, wiping the tears from her eyes, "Hey, Brandon. My name's Rory. I'm your daddy's lover. Don't tell mommy."
"Yah, well, I think that our lawyer could meet our son, too." Jess said, smiling. Rory grabbed him around the neck and kissed him hard. They kissed for a long time, before Jess lay back on the bed. Rory lay down too, and rested her head on his chest. She sighed.
"Tell me I never have to get up." She told him.
"You never have to get up." Jess replied, with a sigh.
"Liar." Rory accused him.
"Hey, since when have you ever known me to be credible?" Jess asked. Rory smiled and closed her eyes.
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It was one when Rory finally got home. She came in the door silently, and dropped her purse on the counter. She had driven back to her office, and cleaned and locked up. When she was there, she had noticed a post-it note on the desk. "Patty Mariano: 3:45" She wondered if Jess would be there, and she dropped the note on the kitchen table before going to bed. The next morning, Rubin woke her up.
"Good morning, workaholic," He said softly, "Time to get to the office." He kissed her softly once, before leaving the room. Rory felt immensely guilty. Rubin hadn't done anything to deserve this. He had always been honest with her. Rory pushed the thoughts to the back of her head as she went to work. When business quieted down around noon, Paris sat down beside Rory.
"You little liar." She accused her, crossing her arms.
"What?" Rory asked, confused. Paris smiled, knowingly.
"I know you weren't with Patty last night. If you were, it would have been in the logbook."
"Maybe it was an emergency meeting." Rory replied, smiling. Paris looked at her for a moment. Nobody said anything.
"Fine, Rory Gilmore. Keep your secrets. I'm just hurt you wouldn't tell me, your best friend, anything. Just know that you can tell me anything. I'm here for you."
At about three, Rory decided that it was time to go for her meeting with Patty. It was at her house; Jess's house. She had left the address at the apartment, and had to go get it. When she got there, she was surprised to find Rubin sitting at the table.
"Hey! What are you doing home?" Rory asked him. He didn't reply, or return the kiss that Rory had tried to give him.
"What?" Rory asked, worried. Rubin held up the sticky note.
"Patty's last name is Mariano." He replied, flatly.
"So..." Rory faked confusion.
"Her husband's name is Jess." Rubin said, raising his voice a little.
"Was it? I didn't catch it..."
"Don't play games with me, Rory. Jess Mariano. Name ring any bells? Kinda too big to be a coincidence." Now he was shouting.
"There could be more than one person in the world named..."
"Do you think I'm stupid, Rory?" Rubin yelled.
"Rubin, I swear, it's a different guy...have I ever lied to you before?" Rory demanded. She immediately felt bad. It was horrible to use that. Why didn't she just tell him the truth? She loved Jess. She wanted to be with Jess. But Rubin was security. Rubin had always been there for her, in her perfect little life, and she wasn't ready to lose that.
"No, Rory. No you haven't. But Paris told me how much you loved Jess. He's capable of making you lie." Rubin told her, in a softer voice.
"I swear." Rory insisted. Rubin raised his eyebrows.
"Fine. Then I'm coming with you."
"Coming with me where?" Rory asked.
"To their house. To your 'meeting'" Rubin replied, coldly.
"Fine." Rory said, and she headed for the door.
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The drive to Patty's flat was quiet. Rory was frantically praying that Jess wouldn't be there, and she was sure that she was endangering both of their lives by driving in such an emotional state. Rubin just stared out the window. They arrived at the door, and Patty buzzed them up. The elevator ride was long and silent. When they got to the door, Rory knocked once. Patty answered it, with her child in her arms. Rory's throat went dry, and she tried to fight back tears. This was him. This was Jess's kid. He was beautiful, he looked just like Jess; especially his eyes.
"Hello, Miss Gilmore." Patty greeted them cheerily, "Brandon, can you say Hi to Rory?" Brandon hid his face in his mother's shirt. Rory smiled.
"He's beautiful." She whispered. Patty saw Rubin standing behind her.
"Hello, Rubin, is it?" She asked. Rubin nodded.
"Nice to see you again, Patty. That is one cute little boy." He said, stepping into the room. Patty smiled.
"Thank you, "She replied, "Now, Rory, can you hold him for a minute, while I go get the paper's we'll need." Before Rory or Brandon could protest, Patty had passed him to Rory and left the room. Rory looked at Brandon.
"Hey, Brandon. I'm Rory." She said to him, ruffling his hair.
"He's a bundle of joy." Rubin remarked, flatly. Just then, Jess entered the room from the kitchen. He stopped short when he saw Rory standing there, holding his child. This was exactly how it was supposed to be. He would have run over, taken her into his arms and kissed her. But then, he noticed Rubin standing there.
"Oh, hello Miss Gilmore. Rubin." Jess said in an upbeat voice, walking over to them. At the sound of his father's voice, Brandon fussed, and held his arms out.
"Daddy..."He whined. Jess smiled, and took him from Rory. Rubin frowned as their arms touched, and he thought he saw something between their eyes. Rory, once again, fought off her tears as she watched Jess stand there holding his child. Rubin glanced around the room and noticed a bookcase. He wandered over to it. While he was selecting a book, Rory gave Jess a look. Jess figured that Rubin must suspect something. Rubin opened a book and flipped through it.
"You read?" He asked, suspiciously.
"A little." Jess replied flatly. Patty came back into the room.
"Ok. Well, Rory, we can work at the kitchen counter, and leave these three men in here to do men things...watch football or something." She said, and Rory caught Jess's eye one more time, as she followed Patty into the kitchen. Rubin sat down on the couch, and Jess sat down too, after setting Brandon on the floor.
"Want a beer?" Jess offered, trying to make conversation.
"No thanks." Rubin answered, "So, Jess. Where are you from?"
"Here in New York." Jess replied. Rubin thought he sounded guarded.
"Lived here all your life?" He asked.
"Yeah." Jess answered. This wasn't getting him anywhere. Rubin was frustrated. What was he supposed to say? Are you sleeping with my girlfriend? That would do it alright, but what if he wasn't? That would be stupid. No, he had to find out a different way.
"So, the neighbors are suing, huh?" Rubin asked.
"Yah, they like their quiet at night," Jess answered. Rubin laughed, and Jess grinned.
"So Patty's pretty loud?" Rubin said.
"I like to think I have something to do with it." Jess laughed.
"Yeah. Rory is great. She doesn't make a lot of noise, but the sounds she does make...wow." Rubin remarked. Jess stopped smiling. Aha! Finally a reaction, Rubin thought.
"Yeah?" Jess asked, nonchalantly. He picked up the remote for the TV and flicked it on. Rubin decided to keep going.
"Yeah, I mean, she's amazing in bed. Knows just where to touch me. Sometimes we just go on all night..."
"Hey!" Jess shouted, turning off the TV. Rubin felt like laughing. He'll admit it now, he thought.
"...you know what? Miss Gilmore deserves her privacy. How am I supposed to look at her in court if you tell me all this stuff? It won't work, man. Switch the subject." Jess finished. Damn, thought Rubin. He suddenly got worried. What if he was wrong. What if Rory really didn't know this guy.
"Sorry, man." Rubin apologized.
"No problem." Jess shrugged, as he turned the TV back on to a basketball game. Jess hated basketball, but hey, that's probably what Rubin wanted to watch. How does he know, Jess wondered. I almost gave it away for a moment. Rory would have killed me, he thought. Every now and then, Jess glanced over at Brandon out of habit. He had been getting along fine before, he had accepted that he couldn't be with Rory. He had settled for Patty. But then, out of all the lawyers in New York, Patty had picked Rory. It was too much. Jess wanted a smoke, but there was no way he would smoke around Brandon, so he settled for gum.
"Listen, Jess." Rubin said suddenly, after about a half an hour or so, "I know that this is going to sound really silly. But, um...Did you...or, are you...well, did you ever know Rory before she was your lawyer?" Jess pretended to be confused.
"No. Why?" He asked.
"Well, It's just that...Well, she knew this guy named Jess Mariano a while ago; they were kinda involved..."
"And you think it's me?" Jess asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Stupid I know, I just..."
"No, man. It's not me. Don't worry about it." Jess replied. Suddenly Rubin felt really stupid. He laughed.
"Oh, God, I'm sorry. I don't know what's wrong with me." Rubin apologized.
"Forget it. Anyone would have made that mistake." Jess told him, smiling. A little while later, Rory and Patty emerged from the kitchen.
"Hey!" Patty said, "Did you three find something to do while I was gone?"
"Yah, we found lots of interesting things to talk about." Jess said coyly. Rubin stood up and went over to Rory. He smiled at her.
"Ready to go?" Rubin asked, putting his arms around her. Rory was confused. What did Jess tell him? He obviously didn't think an affair was going on anymore. She smiled.
"Yeah, all done." Rory replied. They walked to the door.
"Hey, we should all get together and do something sometime." Patty said, happily. Rubin nodded.
"Yes, we should. Call us sometime." He insisted, shaking hands with Jess. Then they left the flat. On the elevator, Rubin took Rory and kissed her.
"I'm so sorry." He promised her, when their lips broke apart. Rory gave him a little half smile.
"It's OK." She insisted. They got in the car and drove home.
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