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A/N: This chapter's dedicated to to JCtigerwolf4e, my demanding loyal reviewer!! Just kidding, you know I love you! And thank you so much for always reviewing!!!
This one's longer than the last one, but it's still kind of short!
No Tristin in this one either, but that's probably an improvement for anyone who likes Tristin, considering Trories aren't going to like this very much anyway. And this is the last alternating pov chapter!
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I went home after school, I dropped off my stuff and changed clothes. Then I went on a little walk to the bridge. I sat down.
After a few minutes I heard someone coming. And without having to look up I knew who it was and immediately regretted going to the bridge.
"Hey, there." Jess said.
"Hi, Jess." I replied.
After a short moment, "How was school?" he asked.
"Fine, I have quite a bit of homework but I wanted to get some fresh air real quick."
"I see." Another moment of silence. "So, how come you didn't warn me?"
"What?" I looked at him, confused.
"Either it's the end of the world, or the more likely answer. You wouldn't happen to be avoiding me, now would you?"
"Of course not. Why?"
"Because you barely made it for coffee and you said maybe one sentence to me." he pointed out.
"I was running a little late, yes. But I was just listening to my mom." I lied.
"And unless I missed the revelation of Armageddon, you turned in the piece for the paper yesterday. The reason you were supposed to be late this morning." he reminded me.
Oops. "I tried to turn it in yesterday, but Louise was supposed to write 500 words and she only wrote 450, so I had to add 50 words to my article. So Paris decided to give me the extra day." I lied.
"Huh." he replied. **I guess that's the best thing she could come up with off the top of her head.**
"Actually, I should probably get going." I said, standing up.
"Right, homework."
"Yeah, so, I'll see you later." I said.
"Whatever you say." he said as he watched me walk off.
JESS~
After I watched her leave, I walked back to the diner. Great, take one step forward, three steps back. That's how it always seems to go with Rory and me.
Oh, great. This tops off my great day. Dean walked up to the counter.
"I want a coffee." he said.
"Talk into the clown." I replied.
"I am." he quipped.
I glared at him, "For here, I imagine?"
"Nope, actually I want it to go." he said.
"Huh, maybe my prayers ARE being answered."
"So, Tristin certainly stirred things up." he said to annoy me.
I grabbed a to-go cup and tried to ignore him.
"I mean, maybe it's just me, but that's how it looked." he continued.
"Look, I like Tristin about as much as I like you. That means I don't make small talk about him." I poured the coffee. "And I don't make small talk WITH you." I added.
"I had so much fun yesterday you'd think it was Christmas. I"m so glad I got to be a part of it." he ignored me.
"You gonna pay? Do it now then."
"Aw, am I getting to you?" But before I could reply, he tossed a dollar at me. "Bye, Jess."
RORY~
Well, it looks like Jess caught me.
"Hey, hon." Mom greeted me as she walked in the house.
"Hi, Mom."
"I want to talk to you if you have a minute." she said.
"Sure, about what?" I asked.
"What's going on between you and Jess?" she asked.
"Nothing." I lied, "Why?"
"Because, you confirmed my suspicion of something funky going on, by, after staying home to look over the piece this morning that you turned in yesterday, not t alking to Jess. So, again, what's up?"
I sighed, then I told her about Tristin being a jerk and how now I can't even talk to jess. And about our encounter at the bridge.
"Oh, wow." she said. Then she smiled, "You think Jess is cute?"
I blushed slightly, "Not helping." I told her.
"Sweetie, what, you're going to let Tristin win?" she asked.
"It's not letting Tristin win." I argued.
"Whatever you say." she said half heartedly.
"Well, it's kind of embarrassing." I told her.
"What was it that Tristin brought up to ponder, anyway?" she asked.
"I would sooner jump off the bridge." I shook my head.
"Really? 'Cause see, all I'd have to do is ask Tristin. He's feeling talkative, he'd probably have an even more interesting way to put it." she pointed out.
"That sounds like a threat." I said
"I know. There's a reason for that."
Tristin was just asking about Shane." I answered vaguely.
"Uh huh. You so just danced around the answer. But how do you think Tristin would like that you're ignoring Jess?" she asked, returning back to the point of the conversation.
"He'd love it. That's why I didn't tell him today."
"Jess isn't giving you any reason to avoid him, unless there's something you're leaving out." she told me.
"No, I know. You're right. But I can't help it." I said. "I don't know what to do."
"You know, you could try not avoiding him, and just see how that goes."
"But I can't stop thinking about the cute thing. And I just have this picture of him laughing about it or something horrible like that."
"You're joking, right?" she said expectantly.
"No." I answered.
"He would definitely not laugh. He likes you." she said, "And it's not like he's brought it up since then." she pointed out.
"I know. Part of me wants to go see him." I admitted.
"Well, I desperately need coffee, wanna come with?"
"I'm going to go do my homework." I shook my head slightly.
"Okay, be back soon." she said.
LORELAI~
I left for Luke's. Maybe it's not really my place, but that's never stopped me before, so why should it now?
I walked in, however this time I didm't call out for Luke. I sat at the counter where Jess was standing. "Hello." I said.
"Hi, you want coffee I assume." he said.
"You definitely assume right. So, how are you doing?"
"I've been better. How are you?" he replied.
"Annoyed." I said.
"Should I ask with whom?" he asked.
"Tristin." I told him.
"Well then, I guess it's an epidemic." he said.
"She doesn't want to ignore you." I told him.
"I know," he replied, "But she is."
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A/N: Yay! I got this chapter done. PLEASE REVIEW!! I desperately need them! If it weren't for JCtigerwolf4e I would have suffocated! Okay, I'm nuts, but that's all right!! I hope you guys liked it! :) Thanks!!
A/N: This chapter's dedicated to to JCtigerwolf4e, my demanding loyal reviewer!! Just kidding, you know I love you! And thank you so much for always reviewing!!!
This one's longer than the last one, but it's still kind of short!
No Tristin in this one either, but that's probably an improvement for anyone who likes Tristin, considering Trories aren't going to like this very much anyway. And this is the last alternating pov chapter!
*
I went home after school, I dropped off my stuff and changed clothes. Then I went on a little walk to the bridge. I sat down.
After a few minutes I heard someone coming. And without having to look up I knew who it was and immediately regretted going to the bridge.
"Hey, there." Jess said.
"Hi, Jess." I replied.
After a short moment, "How was school?" he asked.
"Fine, I have quite a bit of homework but I wanted to get some fresh air real quick."
"I see." Another moment of silence. "So, how come you didn't warn me?"
"What?" I looked at him, confused.
"Either it's the end of the world, or the more likely answer. You wouldn't happen to be avoiding me, now would you?"
"Of course not. Why?"
"Because you barely made it for coffee and you said maybe one sentence to me." he pointed out.
"I was running a little late, yes. But I was just listening to my mom." I lied.
"And unless I missed the revelation of Armageddon, you turned in the piece for the paper yesterday. The reason you were supposed to be late this morning." he reminded me.
Oops. "I tried to turn it in yesterday, but Louise was supposed to write 500 words and she only wrote 450, so I had to add 50 words to my article. So Paris decided to give me the extra day." I lied.
"Huh." he replied. **I guess that's the best thing she could come up with off the top of her head.**
"Actually, I should probably get going." I said, standing up.
"Right, homework."
"Yeah, so, I'll see you later." I said.
"Whatever you say." he said as he watched me walk off.
JESS~
After I watched her leave, I walked back to the diner. Great, take one step forward, three steps back. That's how it always seems to go with Rory and me.
Oh, great. This tops off my great day. Dean walked up to the counter.
"I want a coffee." he said.
"Talk into the clown." I replied.
"I am." he quipped.
I glared at him, "For here, I imagine?"
"Nope, actually I want it to go." he said.
"Huh, maybe my prayers ARE being answered."
"So, Tristin certainly stirred things up." he said to annoy me.
I grabbed a to-go cup and tried to ignore him.
"I mean, maybe it's just me, but that's how it looked." he continued.
"Look, I like Tristin about as much as I like you. That means I don't make small talk about him." I poured the coffee. "And I don't make small talk WITH you." I added.
"I had so much fun yesterday you'd think it was Christmas. I"m so glad I got to be a part of it." he ignored me.
"You gonna pay? Do it now then."
"Aw, am I getting to you?" But before I could reply, he tossed a dollar at me. "Bye, Jess."
RORY~
Well, it looks like Jess caught me.
"Hey, hon." Mom greeted me as she walked in the house.
"Hi, Mom."
"I want to talk to you if you have a minute." she said.
"Sure, about what?" I asked.
"What's going on between you and Jess?" she asked.
"Nothing." I lied, "Why?"
"Because, you confirmed my suspicion of something funky going on, by, after staying home to look over the piece this morning that you turned in yesterday, not t alking to Jess. So, again, what's up?"
I sighed, then I told her about Tristin being a jerk and how now I can't even talk to jess. And about our encounter at the bridge.
"Oh, wow." she said. Then she smiled, "You think Jess is cute?"
I blushed slightly, "Not helping." I told her.
"Sweetie, what, you're going to let Tristin win?" she asked.
"It's not letting Tristin win." I argued.
"Whatever you say." she said half heartedly.
"Well, it's kind of embarrassing." I told her.
"What was it that Tristin brought up to ponder, anyway?" she asked.
"I would sooner jump off the bridge." I shook my head.
"Really? 'Cause see, all I'd have to do is ask Tristin. He's feeling talkative, he'd probably have an even more interesting way to put it." she pointed out.
"That sounds like a threat." I said
"I know. There's a reason for that."
Tristin was just asking about Shane." I answered vaguely.
"Uh huh. You so just danced around the answer. But how do you think Tristin would like that you're ignoring Jess?" she asked, returning back to the point of the conversation.
"He'd love it. That's why I didn't tell him today."
"Jess isn't giving you any reason to avoid him, unless there's something you're leaving out." she told me.
"No, I know. You're right. But I can't help it." I said. "I don't know what to do."
"You know, you could try not avoiding him, and just see how that goes."
"But I can't stop thinking about the cute thing. And I just have this picture of him laughing about it or something horrible like that."
"You're joking, right?" she said expectantly.
"No." I answered.
"He would definitely not laugh. He likes you." she said, "And it's not like he's brought it up since then." she pointed out.
"I know. Part of me wants to go see him." I admitted.
"Well, I desperately need coffee, wanna come with?"
"I'm going to go do my homework." I shook my head slightly.
"Okay, be back soon." she said.
LORELAI~
I left for Luke's. Maybe it's not really my place, but that's never stopped me before, so why should it now?
I walked in, however this time I didm't call out for Luke. I sat at the counter where Jess was standing. "Hello." I said.
"Hi, you want coffee I assume." he said.
"You definitely assume right. So, how are you doing?"
"I've been better. How are you?" he replied.
"Annoyed." I said.
"Should I ask with whom?" he asked.
"Tristin." I told him.
"Well then, I guess it's an epidemic." he said.
"She doesn't want to ignore you." I told him.
"I know," he replied, "But she is."
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A/N: Yay! I got this chapter done. PLEASE REVIEW!! I desperately need them! If it weren't for JCtigerwolf4e I would have suffocated! Okay, I'm nuts, but that's all right!! I hope you guys liked it! :) Thanks!!
