Big Surprise In Europe Part 7

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Meanwhile in California.

Jess decided not to go to the bus station. Why would Rory take him back, even if she did love him. He been too bad to her. She wouldn't take him back, it would be useless for him to return to Stars Hallow. He wouldn't even have a place to stay. Luke told him he'd have to make it through high school if he wanted to stay.

Jess saw a bench and went to sit. He pulled out his book and started to read. But he couldn't read, he couldn't get her out of his mind. The fact that he had left her like he did, and she loved him, he loved her. He had been so stupid to leave that girl. She wasn't just any girl though. She was the one. The one he wanted to spend the rest of his life with. But whether she still felt the same way or not, that was the question.

Jess just looked at his book, just staring at the pages. He looked at his watch again, it was a quarter to eight. He couldn't go back. But if he did would she talk to him? It's to late to do anything now. He decided to finally go home. He figured he would sleep on it. Jess slowly got up and started walking home.

Jess: HOW COULD I BE SO STUPID!

People stopped and looked at him, he didn't care. He didn't care about anything but Rory anymore.

In Europe.

Lorelai, Rory, and Emily are getting ready to leave for the airport. The last couple of weeks with Emily were hectic. She always complained, if it wasn't about the weather, it was about how long they had been walking.

Rory: Mom do you have everything?

Lorelai: Yea I got it all. Hey I need some soap. *Lorelai grabs a couple bars of soap from the hotel bathroom.*

Emily: Lorelai! You can't take that soap.

L: Mom its not like their going to put us in jail or anything, anyway they'll think we used it.

R: Oh mom do you still have my purple sweater?

L: Uh. Yea hun I have it.

R: Ok. Have you called Sookie and Jackson yet?

L: Oh no, can you finish packing the soap for me please?

Rory just nods at her mom. Lorelai grabs the hotel phone and dials out, the operator answers.

Operator: Operator 424 how may I help you?

L: Yes can you please connect me with Sookie St. James in Stars Hallow, right out of Hartford.

Operator: Yes please hold.

Sookie's phone starts ringing, Jackson answers.

Jackson: Hello.

Operator: Sookie St. James you have a long distance phone call, are you willing to accept the charges?

J: Uh. yea sure. * Jackson's not exactly sure who it is calling.*

L: Sookie?

J: Lorelai? It's Jackson.

L: Oh hey Jackson, where's Sookie?

J: She's at the Inn.

L: What for?

J: Ah. Ah. I can't say.

L: Oh come on Jackson it sure sounds like you know why.

J: No I don't. Now why are you calling us?

L: Well I just wanted to know if you and Sookie were going to pick us up at the airport?

J: Yea we'll be there. L: Ok Jackson, thanks.

Lorelai and Jackson hang up. Jackson rubs his forehead. "Whoo that was close." Jackson picks the phone back up and calls Sookie at the Inn.

J: Hey Michael, is Sookie still there?

Michael: Oh yes she is. Who is this?

J: Its Jackson, can you put her on the phone please?

M: Oh I do not know, I would have to get up and go into the kitchen where she is working and yelling at people. I would have to tell her to stop what she is doing and come get the phone.

J: Michael just go get her, its important!

M: Alright.

A few minutes later.

Sookie: Hello?

J: Hey Sookie, guess who just called.

S: Who?

J: Lorelai, she just called asking if we were going to pick her up tomorrow. When she asked where you were I told her you were at the Inn. I didn't mean too. But now she knows something's up.

S: What did she say anything?

J: No she just asked why you were at the Inn and I told her I didn't really know.

S: Whoo ok good boy. But if she calls back asking to talk to me tell her I'm in the shower or laying down or something. *Sookie starts yelling at someone in the kitchen.* No Thomas! You don't stir it so hard, stir it lightly, like your caressing something! Jackson I have to go love you, bye.

The girls plane leaves at two-thirty. They leave the hotel and head to the airport. Emily tried to get them to take a cab to the airport but the girls wanted to walk or hitchhike. Lorelai and Rory couldn't believe that her mom was backpacking. It was something she never thought she'd see. They arrive at the airport and they have ten minutes till their plane leaves.

Rory is thinking about Jess again, will he be in Stars Hallow waiting for her? He couldn't have come back, California is to far away to come back home again. But she can't help wishing and hoping. When Rory comes out of day dreaming she's on the plane. She didn't even realize she had been walking. She looked over at her mom sitting to her left, her mom was sitting in the middle of her and Emily. Rory had the window seat.

Rory: Mom how much longer do we have on the flight?

Lorelai: Two hours hun.

Rory was surprised that she had been out of it that long.

L: Ror are you ok? You've been pretty quiet.

R: Yea. I'm ok.

Rory goes back to daydreaming.

***The plane lands at 5:00***

Sookie: OH LORELAI! How was the trip? How's De. *Sookie sees Emily and knows that she doesn't know about Devi.* Uh.. How the food on the plane?

Lorelai gives Sookie a thank you look.

L: The trip was good, and the food was "great". *Lorelai made sure to put emphasis on great, so that Sookie would know how Devi was.*

Emily: No it wasn't Lorelai, that food tasted horrible.

L: Well I liked it mom.

Sookie hugs Rory and Lorelai, she says hello to Emily. Sookie has never really felt conferrable around Emily.

S: Alright well lets go.

The girls walk to Sookie's car and head back to Stars Hallow.