*Disclaimer: I don't own the series Gilmore Girls or the characters. All I
own is my imagination and the plot.
*A/N: Hey!!! School's officially over which means no more homework and total devotion to my stories!!! I deserve an award or something, or better yet a magic pen or magic fingers. You know, whenever I'll type or write the words would just come to me. Wouldn't that be great ? Unfortunately that's not the case, so you guys will just have to do with my own writing. (that means no magic pen or anything) I hope everyone likes this chapter. Please hit the review button and tell me. You can say anything. Help me improve my writing or let me know how I'm doing so far. Rory and Jess will get together.........eventually. ;-) This is a Literati of course!!! Thanks to everyone who reviewed. You all deserve a trophy or something. THANKS!!!
*~*~*:-)*~*~*Bye, smile :-)
By the end of Rory's third cup of coffee she was almost sure that she knew everything about Dean. He had told her about his favorite sport, about his family and a zillion other little things that went in one ear and out the other. All this time Rory had pretended to be listening to him, when really she was having an eternal battle with her feelings. Whenever she looked at Jess, she got this weird sensation in her stomach. It felt as if she had lost all control of gravity. But as soon as she looked at Dean, she came crashing down again, her feet planting themselves firmly on the ground and the sensation in her stomach slowly faded away. Not that Dean wasn't a great guy, cause he really was and she should feel lucky that he was paying so much attention to her, but he...........he just wasn't the one. He wasn't the one that made her heart beat faster and he wasn't the one who made her feel nervous until lost all control of her speaking abilities and sometimes even the ability to think rationally. So, when he got up to leave, she didn't feel disappointed and nothing inside of her ached for him to stay. And this time, when he smiled at her, she smiled back thinking of him as nothing more than a friend. When Dean closed the door behind him, her eyes automatically found Jess. He was still reading and he looked so focused and serious that it almost made her laugh. Suddenly she grabbed her coffee, got up and spontaneously walked over to his table. She tightened her grip on her cup of coffee as she looked down on him, book in one hand and his other hand casually resting on the table.
R: ''Hey.''
Jess finished the sentence that he had been reading and looked up at the person with the familiar and sweet voice, he hadn't stopped thinking about ever since he laid his eyes on her.
J: ''Hey.''
R: ''Mind if I join you ?''
J: ''Why ? Something wrong with your table ?''
He gestured towards the table where she and Dean had been sitting and returned his eyes to the last sentence of the page he had been reading. He had been so distracted by his own thoughts and her voice that he didn't really pay any attention when he was reading it.
R: ''Actually there is. See, it's in the middle of the diner, right by the door, so every time the door opens I get sunlight in my eyes and............
J: ''And ?''
R: ''Well, then there's the noise. With all the cars driving by and stuff, it's really loud.''
J: ''Bad for your ears ?''
He looked up at her with amusement. All the reasons she had given him were unpractical ones. She had probably made them up as they were talking. He quickly disguised a smile. Maybe she just wanted to spend some time with him and enjoy his company ?
R: ''Yeah, I don't wanna lose my hearing this young.''
J: ''Have you ever been to a concert before ?''
R: ''What ?''
Rory got a confused look on her face.
J: ''Have you ever been to a concert before ?''
R: ''Are you repeating the question again, or am I just having a case of deja vu ?''
J: ''Just answer the question.''
R: ''Fine. Yes I have been to a concert before.''
J: ''I bet you would make your English teacher so proud.''
R: ''And I bet you would make her crazy. What's with the question anyway ?''
Jess shrugged.
J: ''Did you know that a concert is probably louder than any car ?''
Rory lowered her eyes and smiled.
R: ''I guess this means that you caught me.''
J: ''Caught you doing what ? Telling a lie ? I hate to break it to you, but everyone lies.''
Rory tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and carefully looked at him again. When she saw that he had a satisfied grin on his face, she shyly smiled at him and sat down across from him. Her first impulse was to sit down right next to him, but she thought that maybe that was a little too forward. Besides, she would probably lose herself completely if she did that. So, she decided to play it safe and sit down across from him.
J: ''So, do you like Dean ?''
R: ''Excuse me ?''
J: ''I think your hearing is getting worse.''
He smirked at her and closed his book, giving her all his undivided attention. Rory shrugged and took a sip of her coffee.
R: ''He's a really nice guy, but nice in a friend kind of way.''
She took another sip of her coffee, not noticing at first that Jess was watching her. When she finally did notice, she smiled and met his eyes.
R: ''Have you never seen anyone drink coffee before ?''
J: ''Not the way you do.''
R: ''Thanks.''
J: ''I think you got it wrong. See, it wasn't meant as a compliment.''
Rory smiled, knowing that he was just making a joke.
Jess smirked as he got up. He stuffed his book in his back pocket, catching Rory follow his hand as he did. When he met her eyes, she blushed and turned her gaze away.
J: ''Have you never seen anyone put something in his pocket before ?''
His comment just made her blush even more.
R: ''So, where are you going ?''
J: ''The park.''
R: ''Can I come with you ?''
She asked it in the most innocent way he had ever heard. He realized that there really weren't any strings attached and all she wanted was to go with him. Feeling a bit uncomfortable about his own feelings, he nodded.
J: ''Sure.''
Rory finished her coffee and got up too.
J: ''Just keep up, okay ?''
He stopped at the door and opened it for her.
R: ''Just walk slow, okay ?''
She gave him a playful look before she walked past him, gently brushing her arm against him. Jess smirked as he closed the door behind him and caught up with her.
*~*~*
When they reached the park, Jess immediately started to make his way towards a spot in the green grass, where he had been coming ever since he had been allowed to go out by himself. Rory on the other hand, started to slow down her pace as she took in everything around her. She couldn't believe how beautiful it was. It wasn't a big park, but it wasn't too small either. Flowers were planted on both sides of the path that lead you from one end of the park to the other. In the middle of the park was a crystal clear lake with a few ducks in it. As she shifted her gaze to the lake, she noticed Jess watching her. He was standing a couple of feet away from her and he had a slight smile on his face. Rory avoided his eyes and walked over to him. He lead them to a big, tree and sat down. Rory followed his example and sat down, facing the lake. The long branches of the tree were throwing their shadows on them, protecting them from the bright, yellow sun. Jess had already continued his reading when suddenly, out of the blue, Rory's voice shook the peacefulness apart.
R: ''This place reminds me of Stars Hollow.''
She lifted her head up to throw another glance at the lake that reminded her so much of the lake that accompanied her favorite spot.
R: ''There's this place, in Stars Hollow, that I used to go to almost every day. I was my favorite place in the whole town. Nobody ever came there except for me. I would sit on the bridge just thinking about stuff, but mostly I would just go there to read. I could sit there for hours, just getting lost in one of my books. No one there to interrupt me. I really miss it. The water in the lake is so clear. Especially in the morning, when the sun shines on it and............ I wish I could go back there.''
She just kept talking, not caring if Jess was listening or not. She just had to keep talking, as long as she kept talking about Stars Hollow it would seem if she was there.............and that was all she wanted. Even if it would only be for a minute or two.
R: ''My mom and I practically lived at Luke's diner. He has the best coffee and the best thing was that he...........was always there. He was familiar you know ? I mean it's nice to just live somewhere, where you know everyone. He's almost like a father...................''
Jess had stopped reading as soon as Rory started to talk. He was interested in her past, he wanted to know where she used to live. The way she was describing it............it almost sounded like paradise on earth. At the sound of Luke's name, he thought about how familiar that name sounded to him, but only for a minute. He put his book down, gently grazing his hand against hers. He could see the muscles in her hand tense, gripping the grass with her fingers and digging her nails into the earth. Jess pulled his hand back and glanced at her.
J: ''Why did you move here ?''
Rory looked up at him, finally realizing that he actually had been listening to her. Rory smiled sadly and looked down at her hands.
R: ''My mom owned this Inn. Well, she wasn't really the owner, but she practically ran the place with Sookie, her best friend. But then there was this leak and that turned in to a flood and it destroyed almost every room. Since the Inn had no rooms, no one came anymore to stay at then Inn and without the customers, there was no money to fix the place. So, when my mom got offered a job here, she immediately accepted it.''
For a moment sadness clouded her eyes, like a rain cloud could cover the sun. He could see a fresh tear roll down her cheek. It was a lonely path though, cause she didn't allow herself to cry. He hands were planted firmly on the grass as if she had to keep herself from falling. Jess planted his hands on the grass too, not to keep himself from falling, but to keep himself from reaching out his hand and touching her cheek.
J: ''Do you like it here ?''
Rory stayed quiet for a while, trying to find the right answer.
R: ''I'm not used to New York, but the people are nice.''
J: ''Appearances can be deceiving.''
He got out a cigarette and lit it, just to keep himself busy. He had to focus on something else than Rory. He took a drag from his cigarette and slowly exhaled, the smoke escaping his mouth in little white circles. Rory looked at him as he brought the cigarette to his mouth. Again she noticed the scar at the corner of his mouth.
R: ''How did that happen ?''
She brought her hand up to his mouth and gently touched the scar with the tips of her fingers.
Jess locked eyes with her as he enjoyed the feel of her soft fingers, gently caressing his face. He placed his free hand on hers and looked deep in to her eyes. Wondering why she noticed ? It was barely visible, but yet she noticed.
J: ''I got in to a fight. It involved knives and believe me it wasn't pretty.''
R: ''Did it hurt ?''
Rory lowered her hand and Jess brought his cigarette to his mouth again. He shrugged as he took another drag.
J: ''Can't remember.''
R: ''Are you sure you didn't just make the whole knives thing up ? Cause, I think you just cut yourself shaving or something. Nothing to be embarrassed about by the way.''
Jess smirked at her.
J: ''It still involved knives.''
Rory rolled her eyes and watched him as he took another drag.
R: ''You know the damage cigarettes can do to your lungs ?''
J: ''Yeah. What's your point ?''
R: ''My point is that those things can kill you.''
J: ''Yeah, well, life is al about chances and taking risks.''
R: ''Like shaving yourself ?''
Jess saw the amusement in her eyes and sighed as he put out his cigarette.
J: ''Happy ?''
R: ''Like the dwarf.''
Jess gave her a look and went back to his back, hiding the smile that could make Rory feel weak and make her do anything for him. She observed him as he was reading. She noticed the beginning of a beard and smiled.
R: ''Jess, how often do you shave..............?''
*A/N: Hey!!! School's officially over which means no more homework and total devotion to my stories!!! I deserve an award or something, or better yet a magic pen or magic fingers. You know, whenever I'll type or write the words would just come to me. Wouldn't that be great ? Unfortunately that's not the case, so you guys will just have to do with my own writing. (that means no magic pen or anything) I hope everyone likes this chapter. Please hit the review button and tell me. You can say anything. Help me improve my writing or let me know how I'm doing so far. Rory and Jess will get together.........eventually. ;-) This is a Literati of course!!! Thanks to everyone who reviewed. You all deserve a trophy or something. THANKS!!!
*~*~*:-)*~*~*Bye, smile :-)
By the end of Rory's third cup of coffee she was almost sure that she knew everything about Dean. He had told her about his favorite sport, about his family and a zillion other little things that went in one ear and out the other. All this time Rory had pretended to be listening to him, when really she was having an eternal battle with her feelings. Whenever she looked at Jess, she got this weird sensation in her stomach. It felt as if she had lost all control of gravity. But as soon as she looked at Dean, she came crashing down again, her feet planting themselves firmly on the ground and the sensation in her stomach slowly faded away. Not that Dean wasn't a great guy, cause he really was and she should feel lucky that he was paying so much attention to her, but he...........he just wasn't the one. He wasn't the one that made her heart beat faster and he wasn't the one who made her feel nervous until lost all control of her speaking abilities and sometimes even the ability to think rationally. So, when he got up to leave, she didn't feel disappointed and nothing inside of her ached for him to stay. And this time, when he smiled at her, she smiled back thinking of him as nothing more than a friend. When Dean closed the door behind him, her eyes automatically found Jess. He was still reading and he looked so focused and serious that it almost made her laugh. Suddenly she grabbed her coffee, got up and spontaneously walked over to his table. She tightened her grip on her cup of coffee as she looked down on him, book in one hand and his other hand casually resting on the table.
R: ''Hey.''
Jess finished the sentence that he had been reading and looked up at the person with the familiar and sweet voice, he hadn't stopped thinking about ever since he laid his eyes on her.
J: ''Hey.''
R: ''Mind if I join you ?''
J: ''Why ? Something wrong with your table ?''
He gestured towards the table where she and Dean had been sitting and returned his eyes to the last sentence of the page he had been reading. He had been so distracted by his own thoughts and her voice that he didn't really pay any attention when he was reading it.
R: ''Actually there is. See, it's in the middle of the diner, right by the door, so every time the door opens I get sunlight in my eyes and............
J: ''And ?''
R: ''Well, then there's the noise. With all the cars driving by and stuff, it's really loud.''
J: ''Bad for your ears ?''
He looked up at her with amusement. All the reasons she had given him were unpractical ones. She had probably made them up as they were talking. He quickly disguised a smile. Maybe she just wanted to spend some time with him and enjoy his company ?
R: ''Yeah, I don't wanna lose my hearing this young.''
J: ''Have you ever been to a concert before ?''
R: ''What ?''
Rory got a confused look on her face.
J: ''Have you ever been to a concert before ?''
R: ''Are you repeating the question again, or am I just having a case of deja vu ?''
J: ''Just answer the question.''
R: ''Fine. Yes I have been to a concert before.''
J: ''I bet you would make your English teacher so proud.''
R: ''And I bet you would make her crazy. What's with the question anyway ?''
Jess shrugged.
J: ''Did you know that a concert is probably louder than any car ?''
Rory lowered her eyes and smiled.
R: ''I guess this means that you caught me.''
J: ''Caught you doing what ? Telling a lie ? I hate to break it to you, but everyone lies.''
Rory tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and carefully looked at him again. When she saw that he had a satisfied grin on his face, she shyly smiled at him and sat down across from him. Her first impulse was to sit down right next to him, but she thought that maybe that was a little too forward. Besides, she would probably lose herself completely if she did that. So, she decided to play it safe and sit down across from him.
J: ''So, do you like Dean ?''
R: ''Excuse me ?''
J: ''I think your hearing is getting worse.''
He smirked at her and closed his book, giving her all his undivided attention. Rory shrugged and took a sip of her coffee.
R: ''He's a really nice guy, but nice in a friend kind of way.''
She took another sip of her coffee, not noticing at first that Jess was watching her. When she finally did notice, she smiled and met his eyes.
R: ''Have you never seen anyone drink coffee before ?''
J: ''Not the way you do.''
R: ''Thanks.''
J: ''I think you got it wrong. See, it wasn't meant as a compliment.''
Rory smiled, knowing that he was just making a joke.
Jess smirked as he got up. He stuffed his book in his back pocket, catching Rory follow his hand as he did. When he met her eyes, she blushed and turned her gaze away.
J: ''Have you never seen anyone put something in his pocket before ?''
His comment just made her blush even more.
R: ''So, where are you going ?''
J: ''The park.''
R: ''Can I come with you ?''
She asked it in the most innocent way he had ever heard. He realized that there really weren't any strings attached and all she wanted was to go with him. Feeling a bit uncomfortable about his own feelings, he nodded.
J: ''Sure.''
Rory finished her coffee and got up too.
J: ''Just keep up, okay ?''
He stopped at the door and opened it for her.
R: ''Just walk slow, okay ?''
She gave him a playful look before she walked past him, gently brushing her arm against him. Jess smirked as he closed the door behind him and caught up with her.
*~*~*
When they reached the park, Jess immediately started to make his way towards a spot in the green grass, where he had been coming ever since he had been allowed to go out by himself. Rory on the other hand, started to slow down her pace as she took in everything around her. She couldn't believe how beautiful it was. It wasn't a big park, but it wasn't too small either. Flowers were planted on both sides of the path that lead you from one end of the park to the other. In the middle of the park was a crystal clear lake with a few ducks in it. As she shifted her gaze to the lake, she noticed Jess watching her. He was standing a couple of feet away from her and he had a slight smile on his face. Rory avoided his eyes and walked over to him. He lead them to a big, tree and sat down. Rory followed his example and sat down, facing the lake. The long branches of the tree were throwing their shadows on them, protecting them from the bright, yellow sun. Jess had already continued his reading when suddenly, out of the blue, Rory's voice shook the peacefulness apart.
R: ''This place reminds me of Stars Hollow.''
She lifted her head up to throw another glance at the lake that reminded her so much of the lake that accompanied her favorite spot.
R: ''There's this place, in Stars Hollow, that I used to go to almost every day. I was my favorite place in the whole town. Nobody ever came there except for me. I would sit on the bridge just thinking about stuff, but mostly I would just go there to read. I could sit there for hours, just getting lost in one of my books. No one there to interrupt me. I really miss it. The water in the lake is so clear. Especially in the morning, when the sun shines on it and............ I wish I could go back there.''
She just kept talking, not caring if Jess was listening or not. She just had to keep talking, as long as she kept talking about Stars Hollow it would seem if she was there.............and that was all she wanted. Even if it would only be for a minute or two.
R: ''My mom and I practically lived at Luke's diner. He has the best coffee and the best thing was that he...........was always there. He was familiar you know ? I mean it's nice to just live somewhere, where you know everyone. He's almost like a father...................''
Jess had stopped reading as soon as Rory started to talk. He was interested in her past, he wanted to know where she used to live. The way she was describing it............it almost sounded like paradise on earth. At the sound of Luke's name, he thought about how familiar that name sounded to him, but only for a minute. He put his book down, gently grazing his hand against hers. He could see the muscles in her hand tense, gripping the grass with her fingers and digging her nails into the earth. Jess pulled his hand back and glanced at her.
J: ''Why did you move here ?''
Rory looked up at him, finally realizing that he actually had been listening to her. Rory smiled sadly and looked down at her hands.
R: ''My mom owned this Inn. Well, she wasn't really the owner, but she practically ran the place with Sookie, her best friend. But then there was this leak and that turned in to a flood and it destroyed almost every room. Since the Inn had no rooms, no one came anymore to stay at then Inn and without the customers, there was no money to fix the place. So, when my mom got offered a job here, she immediately accepted it.''
For a moment sadness clouded her eyes, like a rain cloud could cover the sun. He could see a fresh tear roll down her cheek. It was a lonely path though, cause she didn't allow herself to cry. He hands were planted firmly on the grass as if she had to keep herself from falling. Jess planted his hands on the grass too, not to keep himself from falling, but to keep himself from reaching out his hand and touching her cheek.
J: ''Do you like it here ?''
Rory stayed quiet for a while, trying to find the right answer.
R: ''I'm not used to New York, but the people are nice.''
J: ''Appearances can be deceiving.''
He got out a cigarette and lit it, just to keep himself busy. He had to focus on something else than Rory. He took a drag from his cigarette and slowly exhaled, the smoke escaping his mouth in little white circles. Rory looked at him as he brought the cigarette to his mouth. Again she noticed the scar at the corner of his mouth.
R: ''How did that happen ?''
She brought her hand up to his mouth and gently touched the scar with the tips of her fingers.
Jess locked eyes with her as he enjoyed the feel of her soft fingers, gently caressing his face. He placed his free hand on hers and looked deep in to her eyes. Wondering why she noticed ? It was barely visible, but yet she noticed.
J: ''I got in to a fight. It involved knives and believe me it wasn't pretty.''
R: ''Did it hurt ?''
Rory lowered her hand and Jess brought his cigarette to his mouth again. He shrugged as he took another drag.
J: ''Can't remember.''
R: ''Are you sure you didn't just make the whole knives thing up ? Cause, I think you just cut yourself shaving or something. Nothing to be embarrassed about by the way.''
Jess smirked at her.
J: ''It still involved knives.''
Rory rolled her eyes and watched him as he took another drag.
R: ''You know the damage cigarettes can do to your lungs ?''
J: ''Yeah. What's your point ?''
R: ''My point is that those things can kill you.''
J: ''Yeah, well, life is al about chances and taking risks.''
R: ''Like shaving yourself ?''
Jess saw the amusement in her eyes and sighed as he put out his cigarette.
J: ''Happy ?''
R: ''Like the dwarf.''
Jess gave her a look and went back to his back, hiding the smile that could make Rory feel weak and make her do anything for him. She observed him as he was reading. She noticed the beginning of a beard and smiled.
R: ''Jess, how often do you shave..............?''
