Cruel Summer
By Emily Carol
Ch. 6
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Summary: Rory's about to enter her Junior Year at Yale and she's spending the summer alone for the first time ever. And then she decides to find someone from her past.
Disclaimer: You think I own Gilmore Girls? Excuse me while I call the psychiatric ward, they'll need to take a look at you.
I DO own Holly and Jane.
Rating: PG-13 - some sexual content
Author's Note: Thanks reviews! You're all great! Keep reviewing!
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Would I lie, would I lie
To something so obvious to myself
I'm wanting you day and night
I see your smile
When you're waking up here beside me
And your hair is a mess
And I can't resist you
It's heaven on earth
How will I do
To protect our little world
Easy life bye bye
***
Rory woke up in the motel early the next morning. It was 9 in California but that meant it was only 6 in Connecticut. Rory lay in her bed. Suddenly she remembered her promise to call Jane and Holly. She felt for her cell phone on the bedside table and picking it up accessed the phone book and selected Holly's number.
"Hello it's Holly!" Holly said cheerfully into the phone.
"Hello Holly," Rory said.
"Rory!" Holly said. "One sec, let me give Jane the other phone."
"Hi Rory!" Jane's voice said. "I'm guessing you're in Venice Beach now."
"Yeah," Rory said.
"Have you found Jess yet?" Holly asked.
Rory's memory flickered to the night before. "No," she said. She hadn't found him really, only seen someone who looked like him. She hoped.
"Well I hope you find him soon!" Jane said.
"Yeah," Rory said. "Well I better go, I'm already low on my minutes for the month."
"Okay," they said together. "Bye Rory!"
"Bye Holly," Rory said. "Bye Jane," and then she hung up the phone.
Rory sighed. Hopefully she'd find Jess today, it was Friday though, he could be anywhere.
Wait. Friday?
Rory groaned. She'd forget to tell Emily and Richard that she was leaving. She reached for her cell phone again and dialed her grandparents' number.
"Gilmore Residence," Emily said into the phone.
"Hi Grandma," Rory said.
"Rory!" Emily said. "How are you?"
"I'm fine Grandma but I'm unable to make it to dinner tonight, sorry for the short notice but I totally forgot in all the rush," Rory said.
"What rush?" Emily asked. "Certainly the wedding was a bit of a rush but not that much."
"Grandma," Rory said. "I'm in California."
"What?" Emily said.
"I'm visiting, um, friends," Rory said. "Look Grandma, I'll call you when I get back. I won't be at dinner for a while because I'll be here for who knows how long. But I've got to get going. Bye Grandma." Rory hung up.
***
An hour later Rory was walking down the boardwalk. Her hair was a mess she knew. In all the rush she'd also forgotten to take a brush. Oh well, she'd just find someplace and buy one.
It was ten o'clock. Boardwalk Books had just opened so she walked in a wandered down the classics section.
An hour later Rory had picked out one book. Oliver Twist. She'd left her copy at home and now that she was near Jess she wanted to read it again.
***
Rory decided she was good at adapting to time zones. It was eleven-thirty and she was ready for lunch. She walked towards the beach looking for places to eat.
She saw a hot dog stand called The Inferno. Deciding it was the best she could find she walked up to it.
Was it her imagination or did the guy making hot dogs in the back look, familiar.
***
Jess turned his head a bit to see the customer that had ordered the hot dog with everything. There were a lot of health nuts in California and someone who ate a hot dog with everything was rare.
First he thought he was hallucinating. Sure it was the same colored hair and the same build of her but it wasn't her. It was probably the woman in the bookshop yesterday.
***
Rory took her hot dog and sat on the bench a few yards away. A girl sat down next to her.
"You're not from around here are you?" she said.
"No," Rory said. "I'm visiting some friends."
"Really?" she said. "Well I'm Bec."
"Hi," Rory said. "I'm Rory."
"Rory?"
"Yeah," Rory said. "It's short for Lorelai."
"Oh," Bec said. She sat there quietly. She saw Rory looking at her. "I'm waiting for my boyfriend. He works at The Inferno."
"Oh," Rory said feeling stupid. She finished her hot dog. "Well it was nice meeting you but I better be going." She walked towards the trashcan and threw the garbage out just in time to see Bec's boyfriend walk over to her and kiss her passionately on the lips.
Suddenly Rory realized who it was.
***
Rory sat in her hotel room crying. She'd held the tears back all these years and now that he'd moved on she couldn't think of another time to use them.
She reached for her cell phone and dialed Lorelai's cell.
"Hello! Lorelai Danes here!" she shouted the 'Danes' part.
"He has a girlfriend Mom," Rory said. "I came all this way for nothing and now I feel so stupid because the whole time I was missing him he wasn't missing me and now he's got this girlfriend." She continued to cry.
"Rory," Lorelai said. "Who are you talking about?"
"Jess," Rory said.
"Rory," Lorelai said over Rory's cries. "Rory, listen to me. Where are you?"
Rory sniffled. "Venice Beach."
"What?"
"I came to find him mom," Rory said. "Oh Mom, I wish I'd known before. It took 3 days to drive out here. And he's got a girlfriend. I'm too late."
"Oh Rory," Lorelai said.
"I've got to go Mom," Rory said. "I've already used all my minutes calling Grandma to tell her I wouldn't be at dinner."
"Bye honey," Lorelai said quickly before Rory hung up the phone.
***
Rory picked up her bag from Boardwalk Books. She couldn't read this. She wiped her eyes and grabbed her purse.
She walked back to Boardwalk Books.
***
The bell rang above Boardwalk Books door. Jess looked over the shelf and saw a familiar hair color. He decided it was the same women as yesterday when she walked over to the classics section.
He followed her. She faced with her back to him. "Back al..." Jess cut himself short when the women turned around.
"Rory," he said. "Rory, what are you doing here."
"Getting a book," Rory said.
"You drove all the way out to Venice Beach to get a book?" Jess said.
Rory shook her head.
"So why are you here?" Jess asked.
"To find you," she said. "But apparently I'm too late." She walked out of the store without buying anything.
"Rory!" Jess yelled after her. She didn't turn back.
***
Author's Note: I hope you enjoyed this! R&R please!
*Ordinary Day by Ace of Base
By Emily Carol
Ch. 6
***
Summary: Rory's about to enter her Junior Year at Yale and she's spending the summer alone for the first time ever. And then she decides to find someone from her past.
Disclaimer: You think I own Gilmore Girls? Excuse me while I call the psychiatric ward, they'll need to take a look at you.
I DO own Holly and Jane.
Rating: PG-13 - some sexual content
Author's Note: Thanks reviews! You're all great! Keep reviewing!
***
Would I lie, would I lie
To something so obvious to myself
I'm wanting you day and night
I see your smile
When you're waking up here beside me
And your hair is a mess
And I can't resist you
It's heaven on earth
How will I do
To protect our little world
Easy life bye bye
***
Rory woke up in the motel early the next morning. It was 9 in California but that meant it was only 6 in Connecticut. Rory lay in her bed. Suddenly she remembered her promise to call Jane and Holly. She felt for her cell phone on the bedside table and picking it up accessed the phone book and selected Holly's number.
"Hello it's Holly!" Holly said cheerfully into the phone.
"Hello Holly," Rory said.
"Rory!" Holly said. "One sec, let me give Jane the other phone."
"Hi Rory!" Jane's voice said. "I'm guessing you're in Venice Beach now."
"Yeah," Rory said.
"Have you found Jess yet?" Holly asked.
Rory's memory flickered to the night before. "No," she said. She hadn't found him really, only seen someone who looked like him. She hoped.
"Well I hope you find him soon!" Jane said.
"Yeah," Rory said. "Well I better go, I'm already low on my minutes for the month."
"Okay," they said together. "Bye Rory!"
"Bye Holly," Rory said. "Bye Jane," and then she hung up the phone.
Rory sighed. Hopefully she'd find Jess today, it was Friday though, he could be anywhere.
Wait. Friday?
Rory groaned. She'd forget to tell Emily and Richard that she was leaving. She reached for her cell phone again and dialed her grandparents' number.
"Gilmore Residence," Emily said into the phone.
"Hi Grandma," Rory said.
"Rory!" Emily said. "How are you?"
"I'm fine Grandma but I'm unable to make it to dinner tonight, sorry for the short notice but I totally forgot in all the rush," Rory said.
"What rush?" Emily asked. "Certainly the wedding was a bit of a rush but not that much."
"Grandma," Rory said. "I'm in California."
"What?" Emily said.
"I'm visiting, um, friends," Rory said. "Look Grandma, I'll call you when I get back. I won't be at dinner for a while because I'll be here for who knows how long. But I've got to get going. Bye Grandma." Rory hung up.
***
An hour later Rory was walking down the boardwalk. Her hair was a mess she knew. In all the rush she'd also forgotten to take a brush. Oh well, she'd just find someplace and buy one.
It was ten o'clock. Boardwalk Books had just opened so she walked in a wandered down the classics section.
An hour later Rory had picked out one book. Oliver Twist. She'd left her copy at home and now that she was near Jess she wanted to read it again.
***
Rory decided she was good at adapting to time zones. It was eleven-thirty and she was ready for lunch. She walked towards the beach looking for places to eat.
She saw a hot dog stand called The Inferno. Deciding it was the best she could find she walked up to it.
Was it her imagination or did the guy making hot dogs in the back look, familiar.
***
Jess turned his head a bit to see the customer that had ordered the hot dog with everything. There were a lot of health nuts in California and someone who ate a hot dog with everything was rare.
First he thought he was hallucinating. Sure it was the same colored hair and the same build of her but it wasn't her. It was probably the woman in the bookshop yesterday.
***
Rory took her hot dog and sat on the bench a few yards away. A girl sat down next to her.
"You're not from around here are you?" she said.
"No," Rory said. "I'm visiting some friends."
"Really?" she said. "Well I'm Bec."
"Hi," Rory said. "I'm Rory."
"Rory?"
"Yeah," Rory said. "It's short for Lorelai."
"Oh," Bec said. She sat there quietly. She saw Rory looking at her. "I'm waiting for my boyfriend. He works at The Inferno."
"Oh," Rory said feeling stupid. She finished her hot dog. "Well it was nice meeting you but I better be going." She walked towards the trashcan and threw the garbage out just in time to see Bec's boyfriend walk over to her and kiss her passionately on the lips.
Suddenly Rory realized who it was.
***
Rory sat in her hotel room crying. She'd held the tears back all these years and now that he'd moved on she couldn't think of another time to use them.
She reached for her cell phone and dialed Lorelai's cell.
"Hello! Lorelai Danes here!" she shouted the 'Danes' part.
"He has a girlfriend Mom," Rory said. "I came all this way for nothing and now I feel so stupid because the whole time I was missing him he wasn't missing me and now he's got this girlfriend." She continued to cry.
"Rory," Lorelai said. "Who are you talking about?"
"Jess," Rory said.
"Rory," Lorelai said over Rory's cries. "Rory, listen to me. Where are you?"
Rory sniffled. "Venice Beach."
"What?"
"I came to find him mom," Rory said. "Oh Mom, I wish I'd known before. It took 3 days to drive out here. And he's got a girlfriend. I'm too late."
"Oh Rory," Lorelai said.
"I've got to go Mom," Rory said. "I've already used all my minutes calling Grandma to tell her I wouldn't be at dinner."
"Bye honey," Lorelai said quickly before Rory hung up the phone.
***
Rory picked up her bag from Boardwalk Books. She couldn't read this. She wiped her eyes and grabbed her purse.
She walked back to Boardwalk Books.
***
The bell rang above Boardwalk Books door. Jess looked over the shelf and saw a familiar hair color. He decided it was the same women as yesterday when she walked over to the classics section.
He followed her. She faced with her back to him. "Back al..." Jess cut himself short when the women turned around.
"Rory," he said. "Rory, what are you doing here."
"Getting a book," Rory said.
"You drove all the way out to Venice Beach to get a book?" Jess said.
Rory shook her head.
"So why are you here?" Jess asked.
"To find you," she said. "But apparently I'm too late." She walked out of the store without buying anything.
"Rory!" Jess yelled after her. She didn't turn back.
***
Author's Note: I hope you enjoyed this! R&R please!
*Ordinary Day by Ace of Base