i have nothing to say... on to the story!
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disclaimer: haven't you got the idea that i don't own the show?
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chapter 10: End of an Era
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Rory looked at her watch, hurrying to meet Jess. She was five
minutes late, and she knew he would be waiting. He had called her a
little while ago, his voice sounding urgent.
She reached the bridge, and she saw him pacing back and forth.
"Hey," she said. "Sorry I'm late."
"No sorry," he said.
Neither one spoke for a moment, listening to the water below
them.
Rory spoke first. "So, um, why are we here? You sounded upset."
Jess sighed. There was no easy way for him to do this, he just
had to go for it.
"Rory, I can't see you anymore."
"What?" she asked.
"We have to breakup."
"No. Jess, why?"
"I don't deserve you Rory, you deserve someone better than me.
I'm just some scumbag off the street. You need someone who would never
hurt you, who is incapable of doing anything to lose your trust."
"Jess, what are you talking about?"
"Face it Rory. I'm not the right one for you. I'm failing out
of school, you're going to Yale. It's just not right."
"None of that matters to me," she cried. "God, Jess. I love you.
You're really scaring me with all of this talk! What is going on?"
"I just don't want to hurt you more than I already have," he
said. "Bye Rory."
Rory watched him go, tears starting to fall her cheeks. She
didn't understand what was happening, and it was scaring her to death.
*****
Jess walked quickly back to Luke's. He hated himself so much at
that moment. He couldn't believe what he had done last night with Lori.
He was furious he didn't look close enough to see who he was with.
He was convinced that this was the best thing for both him and
Rory. He couldn't stay in a relationship with the girl he loved so much
when he knew what he did was the one thing that would hurt her the most.
So, being the coward that he found himself to be, he opted on
just ducking out of the relationship instead of telling her the truth.
He just had to hope that the truth would never be revealed.
The only way he could ensure that would be if he confronted Lori,
and that was a task he wasn't up to.
But he had to, for Rory's sake.
*****
"Lori?"
"Who is this?" she asked into her cell phone.
"Jess. Meet me at the bridge right now. We need to talk."
"How did you get my number?" she asked, but he had already hung
up.
*****
"You can't tell her," he said, the second she reached the
bridge.
"Well hello to you too," she replied.
"Swear to me you won't mention this," he pleaded.
"You mean this? Meeting you here today? Or..." she trailed off.
"You know what I'm talking about," he said.
She smiled. "And what would happen if I did tell her?"
"What was the point, Lori?" he asked.
"Point?"
"You didn't just do what you did yesterday for the hell of it.
What made you do it?"
"I don't like my sister," she answered, shrugging her shoulders.
Jess laughed. "You don't like her? So this is how you let her
know that?"
"Oh she knows all right. She's known all her life."
"So that brings me back to my question. What was your motive?"
"I like to pull little pranks on her," she said simply.
"Pranks? This is just a stupid prank? God Lori. What Rory and
I had was really good. Perfect. She's the best thing that ever happened
to me, and then you come along and screw everything up."
"Screw it up? Did I do that? Oops!"
Jess just snorted at her reply.
"Look, if things were so perfect between the two of you, then
tell me why you couldn't tell the difference between us," she challenged.
"That's not the point."
"See you didn't even open your eyes to the obvious, Jess. So it
is as much your fault as it is mine. So stop acting like the victim. It
doesn't suit you."
"Just don't say anything to her, ever," he said.
"So, what? You're just going to pretend nothing ever happened?
And what happens when she learns the truth? That her boyfriend is a
lying, cheating ass?"
"I'm no longer her boyfriend. And she's never going to find out."
Lori smiled inwardly at the news that he had broken up with
Rory. "What if I tell her?"
"You won't."
"Or what?" she asked.
"Or else," he said, dead serious. He walked away, wishing there
was some way that would keep her quiet for good.
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a/n: ok, i suck, i know. i broke them up. but u never know what's going
to happen. there's still a large possibility that they could get back
together. plus your forgetting all about tristan. he'll be popping up
again soon and after that he'll be in it a lot more often. reviews
please!
***
disclaimer: haven't you got the idea that i don't own the show?
***
chapter 10: End of an Era
***
Rory looked at her watch, hurrying to meet Jess. She was five
minutes late, and she knew he would be waiting. He had called her a
little while ago, his voice sounding urgent.
She reached the bridge, and she saw him pacing back and forth.
"Hey," she said. "Sorry I'm late."
"No sorry," he said.
Neither one spoke for a moment, listening to the water below
them.
Rory spoke first. "So, um, why are we here? You sounded upset."
Jess sighed. There was no easy way for him to do this, he just
had to go for it.
"Rory, I can't see you anymore."
"What?" she asked.
"We have to breakup."
"No. Jess, why?"
"I don't deserve you Rory, you deserve someone better than me.
I'm just some scumbag off the street. You need someone who would never
hurt you, who is incapable of doing anything to lose your trust."
"Jess, what are you talking about?"
"Face it Rory. I'm not the right one for you. I'm failing out
of school, you're going to Yale. It's just not right."
"None of that matters to me," she cried. "God, Jess. I love you.
You're really scaring me with all of this talk! What is going on?"
"I just don't want to hurt you more than I already have," he
said. "Bye Rory."
Rory watched him go, tears starting to fall her cheeks. She
didn't understand what was happening, and it was scaring her to death.
*****
Jess walked quickly back to Luke's. He hated himself so much at
that moment. He couldn't believe what he had done last night with Lori.
He was furious he didn't look close enough to see who he was with.
He was convinced that this was the best thing for both him and
Rory. He couldn't stay in a relationship with the girl he loved so much
when he knew what he did was the one thing that would hurt her the most.
So, being the coward that he found himself to be, he opted on
just ducking out of the relationship instead of telling her the truth.
He just had to hope that the truth would never be revealed.
The only way he could ensure that would be if he confronted Lori,
and that was a task he wasn't up to.
But he had to, for Rory's sake.
*****
"Lori?"
"Who is this?" she asked into her cell phone.
"Jess. Meet me at the bridge right now. We need to talk."
"How did you get my number?" she asked, but he had already hung
up.
*****
"You can't tell her," he said, the second she reached the
bridge.
"Well hello to you too," she replied.
"Swear to me you won't mention this," he pleaded.
"You mean this? Meeting you here today? Or..." she trailed off.
"You know what I'm talking about," he said.
She smiled. "And what would happen if I did tell her?"
"What was the point, Lori?" he asked.
"Point?"
"You didn't just do what you did yesterday for the hell of it.
What made you do it?"
"I don't like my sister," she answered, shrugging her shoulders.
Jess laughed. "You don't like her? So this is how you let her
know that?"
"Oh she knows all right. She's known all her life."
"So that brings me back to my question. What was your motive?"
"I like to pull little pranks on her," she said simply.
"Pranks? This is just a stupid prank? God Lori. What Rory and
I had was really good. Perfect. She's the best thing that ever happened
to me, and then you come along and screw everything up."
"Screw it up? Did I do that? Oops!"
Jess just snorted at her reply.
"Look, if things were so perfect between the two of you, then
tell me why you couldn't tell the difference between us," she challenged.
"That's not the point."
"See you didn't even open your eyes to the obvious, Jess. So it
is as much your fault as it is mine. So stop acting like the victim. It
doesn't suit you."
"Just don't say anything to her, ever," he said.
"So, what? You're just going to pretend nothing ever happened?
And what happens when she learns the truth? That her boyfriend is a
lying, cheating ass?"
"I'm no longer her boyfriend. And she's never going to find out."
Lori smiled inwardly at the news that he had broken up with
Rory. "What if I tell her?"
"You won't."
"Or what?" she asked.
"Or else," he said, dead serious. He walked away, wishing there
was some way that would keep her quiet for good.
***
a/n: ok, i suck, i know. i broke them up. but u never know what's going
to happen. there's still a large possibility that they could get back
together. plus your forgetting all about tristan. he'll be popping up
again soon and after that he'll be in it a lot more often. reviews
please!