A/N for all you impatient readers out there: you will not have to wait
anymore! Jess will appear in this chapter and possibly in every following
one. Enjoy and tell me what you think of it.
Disclaimer: I don't own the Gilmore Girls or any of the characters.
Chapter 4: 'A bookstore-surprise.'
Lorelai: 'Look at all those people.'
Rory: 'All tourists.'
Lorelai and Rory were walking down the boulevard, which gave them a clear view of the beach and all the people lying there. The beach was really crowded and there were people swimming in the sea.
Lorelai: 'Wow, that man is so white he reflects the light.'
Rory: 'Somebody needs sunblock.'
Lorelai: 'I don't get it, nobody can be that white.'
Rory: 'Obviously it's possible.'
Lorelai: 'Well, it shouldn't be allowed, what if he blinds someone that's looking at him.'
Rory: 'Then he will have to pay the damages.'
Lorelai: 'Can you imagine: getting sued for being too white.'
Rory: 'That would suck.'
Lorelai: 'Yeah, like finding out that your skirt is in your stockings when you've entered a room full of people.'
They went on talking about things that suck until they reached an ice-cream- stand.
Lorelai: 'Boy, they have a lot of flavors here.'
Rory: 'Flavors I've never heard of before.'
Lorelai: 'And weird combo's too.'
Rory: 'Coconut-banana.'
Lorelai: 'Bubblegum-Mint.'
Rory: 'Yak.'
Lorelai: 'Thank God they've got chocolate and coffee and straciatella.'
Rory: 'And strawberry and vanilla and caramel.'
The ice-cream lady handed Rory her ice cream and Rory turned to face the part of the boulevard they hadn't walked yet. She was looking at all the people that were passing by and noticed someone turn around the corner. 'Hey', she thought, 'I know that jacket.' But then the boy was gone and she ignored the thought of Jess. Everywhere she went she saw little things that reminded her of Jess, like a boy reading on a bench, and she couldn't walk by a single bookstore without remembering him. Sometimes that was annoying, but in some way it was comforting to know that she still hadn't forgotten him. She didn't want to forget him, because he meant so much to her, but she had to forget him, it was for the best.
Lorelai got her ice cream as well and they resumed walking.
Lorelai: 'What are you thinking of?'
Rory: 'Nothing.'
Lorelai: 'You know, I was thinking -.'
Rory: 'Did it hurt?'
Lorelai: 'You have no idea, but anyway, about tonight-.'
Rory: 'What about tonight?'
Lorelai: 'What do you think of going to the movies. We haven't been to a movie all summer and I'm kinda longing for a popcorn-throwing and pissing- people- off- by- talking- through- the- movie-night.'
Rory: 'Sounds excellent to me.'
Lorelai: 'Great.'
Rory: 'Should we go and see which movie is running?'
Lorelai: 'Sure thing, oh and we have to bring our own sugar-supply.'
Rory: 'No movie without enough candy to cause a seizure.'
Lorelai: 'Come on, let's go.'
The next day Rory decided to check out that bookstore again that she had seen when she tried to find a newspaper. She left Lorelai in the hotel room who was watching reruns of the Simpsons and tried to find her way through Miami. She remembered where it was, but she had trouble finding the street where it was. Finally she found it and luckily it was open. She entered the bookstore and was amazed. From the outside it looked like a small store but once you entered you could look 2 stories up and against every wall were books piled up.
Rory: 'Wow.'
She felt the energy running through her body, she had no idea where to start. She decided to walk around a bit and eventually she landed in the 'Fantasy' section. She ran her fingers over the cover of a book that was titled 'The Outlander'. She took the book with her to a sofa in the back of the store and installed herself on it. She opened the book and started to read. She was so concentrated that she didn't hear what was going on around her and so she couldn't hear if anybody entered, not even when he came in.
He saw her when he was walking to his favorite section '18th and 19th century Fiction'. At first he thought he was imagining it, that happened to him a lot, he saw Rory everywhere and heard her voice. He could've sworn to see her and Lorelai buying ice cream on the boulevard yesterday, but of course that was just his imagination playing tricks on him. But this time the illusion seemed so real he stopped and stood there looking. He looked around to see if anyone else was noticing her, but there was nobody in the store except the owner behind the counter who was reading a book himself. He looked again and Rory was still there. He decided to walk towards her and while doing so he realized that it wasn't an illusion but reality. Rory was really sitting there, on that sofa, reading a book. He panicked; what on earth was he supposed to say to her? He didn't know what kind of reaction to expect from her, after all he left without saying goodbye.
Rory was so intrigued by the book she didn't notice him until he sat next to her. She looked up and when she saw Jess her heart skipped a beat.
Jess: 'Hey.'
Rory: 'What the hell are you doing here?'
Jess: 'I'm sitting.'
Rory: 'You're not supposed to be here, you left me and I'm.and you're.'
Jess: 'I'm sorry about what I did.'
Rory sat there in silence with her mouth open, staring at Jess. Then it came through to her what he just said and she got angry.
Rory: 'You should be, you've no idea how it made me feel when I realized that you left me and that I would never see you again.'
Jess: 'I hoped you would get over me soon.'
Rory: 'Jess, I was in love with you, there's no easy getting over someone you're in love with.'
Jess: 'I know that.'
Rory: 'Why did you do it?'
Jess: 'I'd had it with Stars Hollow and school and then Luke kicked me out and I-.'
Rory: 'We could have worked things out.'
Jess: 'I didn't want to go back to school anymore.'
Rory: 'So you decided to take off without letting me know?'
Jess: 'I already said I was sorry, what do you want me to do, get on my knees and beg for forgiveness?'
Rory: 'That's not such a bad idea, at least you'd show me that you care about my feelings.'
Jess: 'I do care, that's why I didn't tell you I was leaving Stars Hollow.'
Rory: 'You cared about me and so you left without saying goodbye, what kind of stupid logic is that?'
Jess: 'I thought that way you'd be angry with me and that way get over me a lot more easier than when I told you and we had to say goodbye.'
Rory: 'Well, you're right about the angry part, but you didn't piss me off enough to completely forget you.'
Jess: 'Guess it didn't work out like I planned.'
Rory: 'No, it didn't, and you still haven't answered my question properly.'
Jess: 'What quest-.'
Rory: 'What the hell are you doing here in Miami?'
Jess: 'I'm working here until I have enough money to move to another part of America.'
Rory: 'What have you been doing since you left?'
Jess: 'First I visited my dad, but it didn't work out between us, we didn't get along. Then I just got on the bus and it took me to Arizona. I worked there for a coulple of days to get just enough money for a bus trip to New Mexico. I didn't stay there long, too much sun, too little shadow. So I went to Texas and then Louisiana. And through Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia I came here in Florida.'
Rory: 'That's quite a trip you've made there.'
Jess: 'Didn't see much of it except the road.'
Rory calmed down a bit. She could see Jess was having a hard time seeing her again too.
Rory: 'It's weird seeing you again.'
Jess: 'Yeah, I didn't think I'd see you again.'
Rory: 'Me neither.'
Jess: 'So.what are you doing here.'
Rory: 'Me and my mom are spending here our vacation.'
Jess: 'Where are you staying.'
Rory: 'Holiday Inn.'
Jess: 'Right.'
Rory: 'And you?'
Jess: 'A very cheap hotel.'
Rory: 'How long are you going to stay here?'
Jess: 'As long as I want.'
Rory: 'Are you going back to school?'
Jess: 'No.'
Rory: 'And you're just gonna keep travelling through America without any purpose?'
Jess: 'I might.'
Rory: 'You've got to be kidding me, you're smart, you can do so much with your life.'
Jess: 'Well, for the fist time in my life I like what I do and I like the way I live. I like being alone and not having someone feeling like he has to take care of me and I like doing what I want without first checking with someone else if that's okay.'
Rory: 'Ouch.'
Jess: 'I didn't mean-.'
Rory: 'No, it's okay.'
Jess: 'I thought a lot about you, you know, you were always on my mind.'
Rory: 'I thought a lot about you too. And I've tried with all my power to forget you, but I just couldn't and I hated myself for that. And seeing you again isn't helping me get over you. It makes me even angrier with myself.'
Jess: 'Don't be angry with yourself, be angry with me, I deserve it.'
Rory: 'Don't you think I want to? I wish I could be angry with you, but I can't, at least not as much as I want to. But my mom is though.'
Jess: 'Yeah, figured. She would probably rip my head off if she'd see me again.'
Rory: 'Probably. She really helped me deal with your departure. She kept comforting me and tried to make me feel better.'
Jess: 'That's nice.'
Rory: 'Yeah, it was really sweet of her, but it wouldn't have been necessary if you hadn't left.'
There was a short silence, they both looked at each other and realized the person sitting next to them was really the only person in their lives they could be happy with. But they both kept their mouth shut.
Jess: 'So.what are you reading?'
Rory: 'The Outlander, by Diana Gabaldon.'
Jess: 'You like it?'
Rory: 'Yes I do.'
Jess: 'It's more of a chick-book.'
Rory: 'Why do you say that?'
Jess: 'Because she spends a lot of time describing how sweet Jamie is and unless you're into guys it's not really relevant for the story.'
Rory: 'I don't agree with you.'
They spent the next hour discussing books and to Rory it felt like old times.
Rory: 'What time is it?'
Jess: 'Almost six o'clock.'
Rory: 'Shoot, I have to run then, I promised my mom we'd have dinner at six thirty.'
Jess: 'Do you want to-.'
Rory: 'Yes, tomorrow, same place, around three?'
Jess: 'Okay.'
They smiled at each other.
Rory: 'I really have to-.'
Jess: 'Go.'
Rory: 'Bye.'
Jess: 'Bye.'
Rory turned around and walked out of the bookstore. She was feeling like she had just had a fantastic dream that was ended abruptly by an alarm clock going off. She walked back to her hotel and met her mom in their room.
Lorelai: 'I was wondering where you were.'
Rory: 'I was at the bookstore.'
Lorelai: 'Did you have fun.'
Rory: 'You have no idea.'
Lorelai: 'Well, you have to tell me then.'
Rory stood there thinking whether she should tell her mother about Jess or not. If she told her mother she probably wanted to see Jess tomorrow to kick his ass. So she decided not to tell her mother for a while.
Rory: 'You have to see the store some day. It's huge and they have an amazing collection of books there.'
Lorelai: 'Really?'
Rory: 'It's so big there you could get lost. And they have these sofa's scattered around the place so you can read books there, and..'
Rory talked more enthusiastic than she had for a long time and it wasn't because she was so thrilled about the bookstore.
A/N Hey, thanks for reading another one of my chapters, I hoped you liked the way I put Jess in the story and I hope I made their conversation a bit comprehensible. Anyway, tell me what you think of this chapter and how I can improve my writing! Thanks!
Disclaimer: I don't own the Gilmore Girls or any of the characters.
Chapter 4: 'A bookstore-surprise.'
Lorelai: 'Look at all those people.'
Rory: 'All tourists.'
Lorelai and Rory were walking down the boulevard, which gave them a clear view of the beach and all the people lying there. The beach was really crowded and there were people swimming in the sea.
Lorelai: 'Wow, that man is so white he reflects the light.'
Rory: 'Somebody needs sunblock.'
Lorelai: 'I don't get it, nobody can be that white.'
Rory: 'Obviously it's possible.'
Lorelai: 'Well, it shouldn't be allowed, what if he blinds someone that's looking at him.'
Rory: 'Then he will have to pay the damages.'
Lorelai: 'Can you imagine: getting sued for being too white.'
Rory: 'That would suck.'
Lorelai: 'Yeah, like finding out that your skirt is in your stockings when you've entered a room full of people.'
They went on talking about things that suck until they reached an ice-cream- stand.
Lorelai: 'Boy, they have a lot of flavors here.'
Rory: 'Flavors I've never heard of before.'
Lorelai: 'And weird combo's too.'
Rory: 'Coconut-banana.'
Lorelai: 'Bubblegum-Mint.'
Rory: 'Yak.'
Lorelai: 'Thank God they've got chocolate and coffee and straciatella.'
Rory: 'And strawberry and vanilla and caramel.'
The ice-cream lady handed Rory her ice cream and Rory turned to face the part of the boulevard they hadn't walked yet. She was looking at all the people that were passing by and noticed someone turn around the corner. 'Hey', she thought, 'I know that jacket.' But then the boy was gone and she ignored the thought of Jess. Everywhere she went she saw little things that reminded her of Jess, like a boy reading on a bench, and she couldn't walk by a single bookstore without remembering him. Sometimes that was annoying, but in some way it was comforting to know that she still hadn't forgotten him. She didn't want to forget him, because he meant so much to her, but she had to forget him, it was for the best.
Lorelai got her ice cream as well and they resumed walking.
Lorelai: 'What are you thinking of?'
Rory: 'Nothing.'
Lorelai: 'You know, I was thinking -.'
Rory: 'Did it hurt?'
Lorelai: 'You have no idea, but anyway, about tonight-.'
Rory: 'What about tonight?'
Lorelai: 'What do you think of going to the movies. We haven't been to a movie all summer and I'm kinda longing for a popcorn-throwing and pissing- people- off- by- talking- through- the- movie-night.'
Rory: 'Sounds excellent to me.'
Lorelai: 'Great.'
Rory: 'Should we go and see which movie is running?'
Lorelai: 'Sure thing, oh and we have to bring our own sugar-supply.'
Rory: 'No movie without enough candy to cause a seizure.'
Lorelai: 'Come on, let's go.'
The next day Rory decided to check out that bookstore again that she had seen when she tried to find a newspaper. She left Lorelai in the hotel room who was watching reruns of the Simpsons and tried to find her way through Miami. She remembered where it was, but she had trouble finding the street where it was. Finally she found it and luckily it was open. She entered the bookstore and was amazed. From the outside it looked like a small store but once you entered you could look 2 stories up and against every wall were books piled up.
Rory: 'Wow.'
She felt the energy running through her body, she had no idea where to start. She decided to walk around a bit and eventually she landed in the 'Fantasy' section. She ran her fingers over the cover of a book that was titled 'The Outlander'. She took the book with her to a sofa in the back of the store and installed herself on it. She opened the book and started to read. She was so concentrated that she didn't hear what was going on around her and so she couldn't hear if anybody entered, not even when he came in.
He saw her when he was walking to his favorite section '18th and 19th century Fiction'. At first he thought he was imagining it, that happened to him a lot, he saw Rory everywhere and heard her voice. He could've sworn to see her and Lorelai buying ice cream on the boulevard yesterday, but of course that was just his imagination playing tricks on him. But this time the illusion seemed so real he stopped and stood there looking. He looked around to see if anyone else was noticing her, but there was nobody in the store except the owner behind the counter who was reading a book himself. He looked again and Rory was still there. He decided to walk towards her and while doing so he realized that it wasn't an illusion but reality. Rory was really sitting there, on that sofa, reading a book. He panicked; what on earth was he supposed to say to her? He didn't know what kind of reaction to expect from her, after all he left without saying goodbye.
Rory was so intrigued by the book she didn't notice him until he sat next to her. She looked up and when she saw Jess her heart skipped a beat.
Jess: 'Hey.'
Rory: 'What the hell are you doing here?'
Jess: 'I'm sitting.'
Rory: 'You're not supposed to be here, you left me and I'm.and you're.'
Jess: 'I'm sorry about what I did.'
Rory sat there in silence with her mouth open, staring at Jess. Then it came through to her what he just said and she got angry.
Rory: 'You should be, you've no idea how it made me feel when I realized that you left me and that I would never see you again.'
Jess: 'I hoped you would get over me soon.'
Rory: 'Jess, I was in love with you, there's no easy getting over someone you're in love with.'
Jess: 'I know that.'
Rory: 'Why did you do it?'
Jess: 'I'd had it with Stars Hollow and school and then Luke kicked me out and I-.'
Rory: 'We could have worked things out.'
Jess: 'I didn't want to go back to school anymore.'
Rory: 'So you decided to take off without letting me know?'
Jess: 'I already said I was sorry, what do you want me to do, get on my knees and beg for forgiveness?'
Rory: 'That's not such a bad idea, at least you'd show me that you care about my feelings.'
Jess: 'I do care, that's why I didn't tell you I was leaving Stars Hollow.'
Rory: 'You cared about me and so you left without saying goodbye, what kind of stupid logic is that?'
Jess: 'I thought that way you'd be angry with me and that way get over me a lot more easier than when I told you and we had to say goodbye.'
Rory: 'Well, you're right about the angry part, but you didn't piss me off enough to completely forget you.'
Jess: 'Guess it didn't work out like I planned.'
Rory: 'No, it didn't, and you still haven't answered my question properly.'
Jess: 'What quest-.'
Rory: 'What the hell are you doing here in Miami?'
Jess: 'I'm working here until I have enough money to move to another part of America.'
Rory: 'What have you been doing since you left?'
Jess: 'First I visited my dad, but it didn't work out between us, we didn't get along. Then I just got on the bus and it took me to Arizona. I worked there for a coulple of days to get just enough money for a bus trip to New Mexico. I didn't stay there long, too much sun, too little shadow. So I went to Texas and then Louisiana. And through Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia I came here in Florida.'
Rory: 'That's quite a trip you've made there.'
Jess: 'Didn't see much of it except the road.'
Rory calmed down a bit. She could see Jess was having a hard time seeing her again too.
Rory: 'It's weird seeing you again.'
Jess: 'Yeah, I didn't think I'd see you again.'
Rory: 'Me neither.'
Jess: 'So.what are you doing here.'
Rory: 'Me and my mom are spending here our vacation.'
Jess: 'Where are you staying.'
Rory: 'Holiday Inn.'
Jess: 'Right.'
Rory: 'And you?'
Jess: 'A very cheap hotel.'
Rory: 'How long are you going to stay here?'
Jess: 'As long as I want.'
Rory: 'Are you going back to school?'
Jess: 'No.'
Rory: 'And you're just gonna keep travelling through America without any purpose?'
Jess: 'I might.'
Rory: 'You've got to be kidding me, you're smart, you can do so much with your life.'
Jess: 'Well, for the fist time in my life I like what I do and I like the way I live. I like being alone and not having someone feeling like he has to take care of me and I like doing what I want without first checking with someone else if that's okay.'
Rory: 'Ouch.'
Jess: 'I didn't mean-.'
Rory: 'No, it's okay.'
Jess: 'I thought a lot about you, you know, you were always on my mind.'
Rory: 'I thought a lot about you too. And I've tried with all my power to forget you, but I just couldn't and I hated myself for that. And seeing you again isn't helping me get over you. It makes me even angrier with myself.'
Jess: 'Don't be angry with yourself, be angry with me, I deserve it.'
Rory: 'Don't you think I want to? I wish I could be angry with you, but I can't, at least not as much as I want to. But my mom is though.'
Jess: 'Yeah, figured. She would probably rip my head off if she'd see me again.'
Rory: 'Probably. She really helped me deal with your departure. She kept comforting me and tried to make me feel better.'
Jess: 'That's nice.'
Rory: 'Yeah, it was really sweet of her, but it wouldn't have been necessary if you hadn't left.'
There was a short silence, they both looked at each other and realized the person sitting next to them was really the only person in their lives they could be happy with. But they both kept their mouth shut.
Jess: 'So.what are you reading?'
Rory: 'The Outlander, by Diana Gabaldon.'
Jess: 'You like it?'
Rory: 'Yes I do.'
Jess: 'It's more of a chick-book.'
Rory: 'Why do you say that?'
Jess: 'Because she spends a lot of time describing how sweet Jamie is and unless you're into guys it's not really relevant for the story.'
Rory: 'I don't agree with you.'
They spent the next hour discussing books and to Rory it felt like old times.
Rory: 'What time is it?'
Jess: 'Almost six o'clock.'
Rory: 'Shoot, I have to run then, I promised my mom we'd have dinner at six thirty.'
Jess: 'Do you want to-.'
Rory: 'Yes, tomorrow, same place, around three?'
Jess: 'Okay.'
They smiled at each other.
Rory: 'I really have to-.'
Jess: 'Go.'
Rory: 'Bye.'
Jess: 'Bye.'
Rory turned around and walked out of the bookstore. She was feeling like she had just had a fantastic dream that was ended abruptly by an alarm clock going off. She walked back to her hotel and met her mom in their room.
Lorelai: 'I was wondering where you were.'
Rory: 'I was at the bookstore.'
Lorelai: 'Did you have fun.'
Rory: 'You have no idea.'
Lorelai: 'Well, you have to tell me then.'
Rory stood there thinking whether she should tell her mother about Jess or not. If she told her mother she probably wanted to see Jess tomorrow to kick his ass. So she decided not to tell her mother for a while.
Rory: 'You have to see the store some day. It's huge and they have an amazing collection of books there.'
Lorelai: 'Really?'
Rory: 'It's so big there you could get lost. And they have these sofa's scattered around the place so you can read books there, and..'
Rory talked more enthusiastic than she had for a long time and it wasn't because she was so thrilled about the bookstore.
A/N Hey, thanks for reading another one of my chapters, I hoped you liked the way I put Jess in the story and I hope I made their conversation a bit comprehensible. Anyway, tell me what you think of this chapter and how I can improve my writing! Thanks!
