Stay With Me - Chapter 7
"Lip Gloss, Books, and Unexpected Run-In's"
Disclaimer: I don't own Gilmore Girls. No, really, I don't.
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..::Gilmore Living Room - Early Afternoon::..
(RORY stares at JESS. He is just sitting on the couch, trying to digest everything.)
RORY: (quietly) Jess, say something.
(JESS chuckles to himself, slightly shakes his head, then gets up and heads for the front door.)
RORY: (following) Jess?
JESS: I gotta go.
RORY: No, Jess…
(JESS grabs his coat and opens the front door.)
JESS: I'll see you around.
(RORY watches in disbelief as he slams the door shut behind him. Outside, JESS walks past LORELAI who's coming home from the Inn for lunch.)
LORELAI: Oh, Jess, hey I'm glad I caught you. About working at the Inn...
(JESS walks past her, without any acknowledgment that she's there.)
LORELAI: (watching him go) Oh, ok, you got things to do then. Man on a mission. (yelling after him) Don't worry, we'll talk about the job thing later!
(Confused, LORELAI walks inside.)
LORELAI: Rooory!
RORY: (O.C.) In here!
LORELAI: (walking into the kitchen) Oh hey there honey. (kisses RORY's forehead) I came home for lunch so Jess and I could talk about the whole Inn deal; which by the way, is sounding really good since I realized I'm going to be his boss… and when I saw him, and when I tried to talk to him the funniest thing happened.
RORY: Really?
LORELAI: Yes. He just stormed right past me, without a word.
RORY: (avoiding eye contact) Maybe he didn't know you were there.
LORELAI: I was in the middle of asking him something.
RORY: Maybe he didn't hear you.
(LORELAI gives RORY a look.)
LORELAI: You wouldn't happen to know why he bolted out of here, would you?
RORY: (quickly) Nope.
LORELAI: Wow. You answered that pretty quick.
RORY: I was very sure of my answer.
LORELAI: You didn't even take the time to think about it.
RORY: I did to.
LORELAI: You did? Gee, where was I?
RORY: Mom, wouldn't whatever is going on with him, be his business anyway?
LORELAI: (pretending not to see then point) Yes.
RORY: His business, as in not your business?
LORELAI: (smiling) Well, more like his business, as in your business, as in my business.
RORY: What makes you think his business is my business?
LORELAI: Oh, c'mon Ror.
(RORY shrugs her shoulders.)
LORELAI: You can't be serious.
(RORY shrugs her shoulders again.)
LORELAI: Stop that.
(RORY goes to shrug her shoulders for a third time, but LORELAI puts her hands on them.)
LORELAI: Ok, fine, here's my reasons. The fact that you two used to call each other everyday, blab for hours about God knows what, first off. Then secondly, you letting him come here when he got evicted, and thirdly, the two of you hanging out alone for hours a day. So, as you can see, It's very easy for me to assume that his business is your business.
RORY: His business is not my business.
LORELAI: Uh huh.
RORY: Hey, his business is nowhere near my business!
LORELAI: (under her breath) And we can all thank God for that…
RORY: (hearing her) Mom.
LORELAI: Ror, I was just asking. You're the one who got all defensive. Which again, lead's me to believe there is something for you to be defensive about. Remember when you borrowed my lip gloss, lost it, then when I calmly asked you about it you freaked saying you didn't even touch it?
RORY: (shifting her body) That never happened.
LORELAI: See? To this day you deny it.
RORY: Do not!
LORELAI: (pointing at RORY) Ha! There! That's what I'm talking about my friend!
RORY: (giving in) But it was your favorite lip gloss, I felt horrible! Plus I was only 11 and you said I couldn't borrow it anyway.
LORELAI: Aw honey, I hate to do this, but I'm going to have to ground you.
RORY: What?
LORELAI: Hey, I specifically said don't touch that lip gloss and then you stole it, then lost it. It's about time somebody did something.
RORY: (sighing) I'm going to Luke's.
LORELAI: (giggling) Right behind ya, sweets.
RORY: Don't follow to close.
LORELAI: Why not?
RORY: (smirking) Because I don't want anyone to know your with me.
LORELAI: (sarcastically) Oh ha, ha, ha. My daughter the comedian ladies and gentlemen. Really, sometimes I wonder where you got that attitude of yours from…
(RORY rolls her eyes and smiles as LORELAI wraps her arms around her shoulder and they head off to LUKE's.)
..::Gilmore House - One Week Later - 7:00am::..
(LORELAI comes down the stairs in her pajamas, and immediately notices that JESS isn't on the couch, which is odd because its very early in the morning. Confused, she looks around and then goes into the kitchen, but he's not there either. Stumped, she puts her hands on her hips and tries to think. She looks up at RORY's closed door, and quietly walks over.)
LORELAI: (knocking) Ror? (no answer) Rory?
(LORELAI opens the door to find RORY curled into a neat little ball on her bed, fast asleep. She smiles and walks over, gently kissing her forehead, then sitting beside her.)
RORY: (waking up) Mom? Is everything ok?
LORELAI: Yea hun, everything's fine. Hey, you wouldn't happen to know where Jess is, would you?
RORY: No, why? Is he gone?
LORELAI: Yea, he's not on the couch or anywhere else.
RORY: Did you try the bathroom?
LORELAI: That's where I came out of before I came downstairs, so unless he somehow managed to sneak past me I don't think he's in there.
RORY: (groggily) What time is it?
LORELAI: Seven.
RORY: He's gone at seven in the morning?
LORELAI: I know! And that's not the only weird part, the weird part is that it's been happening a lot lately. I'll wake up and he's just, gone. You don't know where he's been running off to?
RORY: I have no idea, work maybe?
LORELAI: He's supposed to work at the Inn this morning.
RORY: Oh, uh oh. Well, you never know, he might already be there.
LORELAI: Or, he's decided to play hooky… little sneak…
RORY: Mom, he lives with his boss. Don't you think that it would take all the fun out of playing hooky when he knows that you know he's not sick or injured, and instead just being irresponsible and lazy?
LORELAI: (getting up) Hey, what can I say? Anything goes in the world of Jess.
RORY: Or in the world of Lorelai.
(LORELAI sticks her tongue out at RORY then leaves, RORY smiles then goes back to sleep.)
..::Gilmore House - Night - 10:00pm::..
(RORY is sitting on the couch reading, when JESS walks through the front door. Things are still awkward between them, since they never really talked about what happened after RORY's outburst. JESS sees RORY reading, and notices that she didn't hear him come in. Thinking it might be best to come back when she's asleep, he turns to leave again. He opens the door, and RORY hears, she turns glance's over the couch.)
RORY: Jess?
JESS: (pretending he was walking in) Hey.
RORY: Hi.
(JESS walks over to where she is, and RORY puts her book down.)
JESS: (reading the book title) The Bell Jar.
RORY: What? (looks back at the book) Oh, yea, it's a great book.
JESS: It's a depressing book.
RORY: It gives you a different outlook on things.
JESS: I'm assuming you've read it more than once?
RORY: (sheepishly) Yea.
JESS: And this time would be number…
RORY: Three. Which isn't that bad considering I've read Slapstick almost six times now.
JESS: Ah, a Kurt Vonnegut fan.
RORY: Sometimes I just can't help myself.
(The deafening silence makes an appearance as the two don't know what to say to each other. After a couple seconds, JESS picks up The Bell Jar, reads the back then sighs and puts it back down.)
JESS: (backing up) Well if you throw yourself into oncoming traffic anytime soon, at least we'll know why.
(RORY smiles and JESS smirks before turning around to walk toward the kitchen. RORY watches him go then slumps back into her seat, and its obvious she wants to ask him something. JESS comes out of the kitchen and goes toward the front door, to leave.)
RORY: Hey, where are you going?
JESS: (grabbing his jacket) Out.
RORY: To?
JESS: (stopping short of the front door) The porch.
RORY: The porch?
JESS: Then the steps, then the yard, then wherever I end up.
RORY: Oh, ok.
JESS: Yup. Bye.
(JESS opens the door and right before he walks out, RORY calls after him.)
RORY: Wait!
JESS: (backing into the house again) Yes?
RORY: I think, um, my Mom wanted you home tonight.
JESS: (closing the door and walking back into the living room) Ok, what for?
RORY: (stuttering) She, uh, wanted to know why, um, why you weren't here this mor… (sighs) Ok, Jess, I just think you and I need to talk.
JESS: Isn't that what were doing?
RORY: I mean about… what happened, the other day.
JESS: What needs to be said that hasn't already?
RORY: I wanted to apologize, I was totally out of line.
JESS: It's fine.
RORY: I didn't mean to hurt you-
JESS: (sharply) You didn't.
RORY: (quietly) Ok.
(Long pause.)
JESS: Have you told Dean yet?
RORY: Jess…
JESS: I didn't think so.
RORY: It's just-
JESS: Harder than I think?
RORY: (quietly) Yea…
JESS: Yea, well, I'll be back later tonight. Tell your Mom I said sorry for not being around and missing work today.
RORY: Ok.
JESS: Bye Ror.
RORY: Bye Jess.
(JESS walks outside and shuts the door quietly behind him. He walks down the porch steps staring at his feet until he runs into something. He looks up. It's a very unhappy DEAN.)
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A/N - I hope you guys liked it, please let me know if you do and I'll write more. Thanks so much for everyone's previous reviews, you guys make my day!
"Lip Gloss, Books, and Unexpected Run-In's"
Disclaimer: I don't own Gilmore Girls. No, really, I don't.
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..::Gilmore Living Room - Early Afternoon::..
(RORY stares at JESS. He is just sitting on the couch, trying to digest everything.)
RORY: (quietly) Jess, say something.
(JESS chuckles to himself, slightly shakes his head, then gets up and heads for the front door.)
RORY: (following) Jess?
JESS: I gotta go.
RORY: No, Jess…
(JESS grabs his coat and opens the front door.)
JESS: I'll see you around.
(RORY watches in disbelief as he slams the door shut behind him. Outside, JESS walks past LORELAI who's coming home from the Inn for lunch.)
LORELAI: Oh, Jess, hey I'm glad I caught you. About working at the Inn...
(JESS walks past her, without any acknowledgment that she's there.)
LORELAI: (watching him go) Oh, ok, you got things to do then. Man on a mission. (yelling after him) Don't worry, we'll talk about the job thing later!
(Confused, LORELAI walks inside.)
LORELAI: Rooory!
RORY: (O.C.) In here!
LORELAI: (walking into the kitchen) Oh hey there honey. (kisses RORY's forehead) I came home for lunch so Jess and I could talk about the whole Inn deal; which by the way, is sounding really good since I realized I'm going to be his boss… and when I saw him, and when I tried to talk to him the funniest thing happened.
RORY: Really?
LORELAI: Yes. He just stormed right past me, without a word.
RORY: (avoiding eye contact) Maybe he didn't know you were there.
LORELAI: I was in the middle of asking him something.
RORY: Maybe he didn't hear you.
(LORELAI gives RORY a look.)
LORELAI: You wouldn't happen to know why he bolted out of here, would you?
RORY: (quickly) Nope.
LORELAI: Wow. You answered that pretty quick.
RORY: I was very sure of my answer.
LORELAI: You didn't even take the time to think about it.
RORY: I did to.
LORELAI: You did? Gee, where was I?
RORY: Mom, wouldn't whatever is going on with him, be his business anyway?
LORELAI: (pretending not to see then point) Yes.
RORY: His business, as in not your business?
LORELAI: (smiling) Well, more like his business, as in your business, as in my business.
RORY: What makes you think his business is my business?
LORELAI: Oh, c'mon Ror.
(RORY shrugs her shoulders.)
LORELAI: You can't be serious.
(RORY shrugs her shoulders again.)
LORELAI: Stop that.
(RORY goes to shrug her shoulders for a third time, but LORELAI puts her hands on them.)
LORELAI: Ok, fine, here's my reasons. The fact that you two used to call each other everyday, blab for hours about God knows what, first off. Then secondly, you letting him come here when he got evicted, and thirdly, the two of you hanging out alone for hours a day. So, as you can see, It's very easy for me to assume that his business is your business.
RORY: His business is not my business.
LORELAI: Uh huh.
RORY: Hey, his business is nowhere near my business!
LORELAI: (under her breath) And we can all thank God for that…
RORY: (hearing her) Mom.
LORELAI: Ror, I was just asking. You're the one who got all defensive. Which again, lead's me to believe there is something for you to be defensive about. Remember when you borrowed my lip gloss, lost it, then when I calmly asked you about it you freaked saying you didn't even touch it?
RORY: (shifting her body) That never happened.
LORELAI: See? To this day you deny it.
RORY: Do not!
LORELAI: (pointing at RORY) Ha! There! That's what I'm talking about my friend!
RORY: (giving in) But it was your favorite lip gloss, I felt horrible! Plus I was only 11 and you said I couldn't borrow it anyway.
LORELAI: Aw honey, I hate to do this, but I'm going to have to ground you.
RORY: What?
LORELAI: Hey, I specifically said don't touch that lip gloss and then you stole it, then lost it. It's about time somebody did something.
RORY: (sighing) I'm going to Luke's.
LORELAI: (giggling) Right behind ya, sweets.
RORY: Don't follow to close.
LORELAI: Why not?
RORY: (smirking) Because I don't want anyone to know your with me.
LORELAI: (sarcastically) Oh ha, ha, ha. My daughter the comedian ladies and gentlemen. Really, sometimes I wonder where you got that attitude of yours from…
(RORY rolls her eyes and smiles as LORELAI wraps her arms around her shoulder and they head off to LUKE's.)
..::Gilmore House - One Week Later - 7:00am::..
(LORELAI comes down the stairs in her pajamas, and immediately notices that JESS isn't on the couch, which is odd because its very early in the morning. Confused, she looks around and then goes into the kitchen, but he's not there either. Stumped, she puts her hands on her hips and tries to think. She looks up at RORY's closed door, and quietly walks over.)
LORELAI: (knocking) Ror? (no answer) Rory?
(LORELAI opens the door to find RORY curled into a neat little ball on her bed, fast asleep. She smiles and walks over, gently kissing her forehead, then sitting beside her.)
RORY: (waking up) Mom? Is everything ok?
LORELAI: Yea hun, everything's fine. Hey, you wouldn't happen to know where Jess is, would you?
RORY: No, why? Is he gone?
LORELAI: Yea, he's not on the couch or anywhere else.
RORY: Did you try the bathroom?
LORELAI: That's where I came out of before I came downstairs, so unless he somehow managed to sneak past me I don't think he's in there.
RORY: (groggily) What time is it?
LORELAI: Seven.
RORY: He's gone at seven in the morning?
LORELAI: I know! And that's not the only weird part, the weird part is that it's been happening a lot lately. I'll wake up and he's just, gone. You don't know where he's been running off to?
RORY: I have no idea, work maybe?
LORELAI: He's supposed to work at the Inn this morning.
RORY: Oh, uh oh. Well, you never know, he might already be there.
LORELAI: Or, he's decided to play hooky… little sneak…
RORY: Mom, he lives with his boss. Don't you think that it would take all the fun out of playing hooky when he knows that you know he's not sick or injured, and instead just being irresponsible and lazy?
LORELAI: (getting up) Hey, what can I say? Anything goes in the world of Jess.
RORY: Or in the world of Lorelai.
(LORELAI sticks her tongue out at RORY then leaves, RORY smiles then goes back to sleep.)
..::Gilmore House - Night - 10:00pm::..
(RORY is sitting on the couch reading, when JESS walks through the front door. Things are still awkward between them, since they never really talked about what happened after RORY's outburst. JESS sees RORY reading, and notices that she didn't hear him come in. Thinking it might be best to come back when she's asleep, he turns to leave again. He opens the door, and RORY hears, she turns glance's over the couch.)
RORY: Jess?
JESS: (pretending he was walking in) Hey.
RORY: Hi.
(JESS walks over to where she is, and RORY puts her book down.)
JESS: (reading the book title) The Bell Jar.
RORY: What? (looks back at the book) Oh, yea, it's a great book.
JESS: It's a depressing book.
RORY: It gives you a different outlook on things.
JESS: I'm assuming you've read it more than once?
RORY: (sheepishly) Yea.
JESS: And this time would be number…
RORY: Three. Which isn't that bad considering I've read Slapstick almost six times now.
JESS: Ah, a Kurt Vonnegut fan.
RORY: Sometimes I just can't help myself.
(The deafening silence makes an appearance as the two don't know what to say to each other. After a couple seconds, JESS picks up The Bell Jar, reads the back then sighs and puts it back down.)
JESS: (backing up) Well if you throw yourself into oncoming traffic anytime soon, at least we'll know why.
(RORY smiles and JESS smirks before turning around to walk toward the kitchen. RORY watches him go then slumps back into her seat, and its obvious she wants to ask him something. JESS comes out of the kitchen and goes toward the front door, to leave.)
RORY: Hey, where are you going?
JESS: (grabbing his jacket) Out.
RORY: To?
JESS: (stopping short of the front door) The porch.
RORY: The porch?
JESS: Then the steps, then the yard, then wherever I end up.
RORY: Oh, ok.
JESS: Yup. Bye.
(JESS opens the door and right before he walks out, RORY calls after him.)
RORY: Wait!
JESS: (backing into the house again) Yes?
RORY: I think, um, my Mom wanted you home tonight.
JESS: (closing the door and walking back into the living room) Ok, what for?
RORY: (stuttering) She, uh, wanted to know why, um, why you weren't here this mor… (sighs) Ok, Jess, I just think you and I need to talk.
JESS: Isn't that what were doing?
RORY: I mean about… what happened, the other day.
JESS: What needs to be said that hasn't already?
RORY: I wanted to apologize, I was totally out of line.
JESS: It's fine.
RORY: I didn't mean to hurt you-
JESS: (sharply) You didn't.
RORY: (quietly) Ok.
(Long pause.)
JESS: Have you told Dean yet?
RORY: Jess…
JESS: I didn't think so.
RORY: It's just-
JESS: Harder than I think?
RORY: (quietly) Yea…
JESS: Yea, well, I'll be back later tonight. Tell your Mom I said sorry for not being around and missing work today.
RORY: Ok.
JESS: Bye Ror.
RORY: Bye Jess.
(JESS walks outside and shuts the door quietly behind him. He walks down the porch steps staring at his feet until he runs into something. He looks up. It's a very unhappy DEAN.)
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A/N - I hope you guys liked it, please let me know if you do and I'll write more. Thanks so much for everyone's previous reviews, you guys make my day!