A Rose For Rory

By Emily Carol

Chapter 5

Disclaimer: You really thought I owned Gilmore Girls? Are you crazy? I also sort of don't even own my title because I got the idea from a Lurlene McDaniel book called A Rose For Melinda but if you have read that book I would like to note that Rory does not get leukemia like Melinda in that book, in fact A Rose For Melinda and my story are pretty different. I do own Lacey.

Summary: Europe was great and now the Gilmore Girls are back to their normal lives. But Rory's first year at Yale doesn't go as planned when memories start rushing back. And then she takes the jump of her life.

Genre: General/Tragedy

Rating: PG for certain issues that are dealt with.

A/N- I almost changed my mind on how to end this, but to do that the whole idea wouldn't fit, so sorry everyone. Next chapter is the last. I'm not going to ask for a certain amount of reviews before I write Chapter 6, I'll write Chapter 6 when I get the time.

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Paramedics surrounded Rory as Jess looked on. 'Please let her be alright' he thought. 'Please. If there is any decency in the world she will be alright.'

The Paramedics put Rory on a backboard and carried her into the ambulance. One of them turned to Jess.

"Do you want to come with?" Jess nodded.

He spent the whole ride in the corner looking on as they tended to Rory. She was on oxygen and people kept doing things to her and Jess didn't know what they were doing.

Once they were at the hospital Jess called Lorelai and Luke, they rushed over.

Jess stood off away from Lorelai and Luke who stood near the door that the doctor would come out of.

Jess buried his head in his hands. He knew why Rory had jumped. If only he'd never left. If only he'd gone back sooner. If only...

A doctor walked out of the door. Lorelai and Luke jumped up and Jess watched the doctor talk to them. All of a sudden Lorelai fell on to her knees sobbing and screaming in pain.

"No!" She was yelling. "Not by baby! Not Rory! No! Why'd you have to take her away? Why? What did she do? No!" She collapsed completely on the ground sobbing and Luke bent down near her and tried to comfort her but she just shoved him away.

Jess felt his eyes fill up with tears. She was gone. The only girl he'd ever loved was gone, and it was his fault. Jess started to sob. He knew he'd let down his guard of coolness and looked so helpless sobbing in the chair in the emergency room waiting room. But he couldn't help it; she was gone, gone from his life forever. He wouldn't get to see her sparkling blue eyes, he wouldn't hear her call him Dodger, he wouldn't kiss her again, he wouldn't sit on the bridge with her. He wouldn't get to read books with her and he wouldn't be able to talk to her. She was gone forever.

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