He decided to go out that night. He had recently bought another car, so he thought he would go in to Hartford or something. He might wander around a few bookstores, get a few drinks, anything he didn't care, he just wanted out. He told Luke he was going out, and not to expect him back early. He felt bad for being rude to Luke, he shouldn't take it out on him, but he couldn't help it.
He found a place to park and got out. He looked around and saw a bookstore so he went in. He looked for a bit, but this was a new bookstore, he liked used bookstores, because all the books had a worn appeal to them, plus they were cheaper. He left in search for a used bookstore and found one a couple of blocks away, right next to a vintage record store. He smirked, he knew he would be here all night.
He went into the bookstore first and spent about an hour and a half browsing. He picked up a copy of George Orwells Animal Farm and John Steinbecks The Pearl. He left and went next door. He was in there for about 40 minutes, when he reached for a CD at the same time someone else did. He looked up annoyed and stared into a pair of dark brown eyes. Her hair was long straight and black. He handed her the Distillers CD.
'I've already got this CD, but this one has a special edition song on it, but you can have it.'
'Thanks, Distillers fan huh'
'Oh yeah'
'I'm Rachel'
'Jess'
'Do you come here a lot?'
'Nope, first time'
'Oh, this place is great, I come here like three times a month, I just can't get enough'
'Huh, it seems pretty cool'
'You don't sound like you're from here, are you?'
'No, I used to live in New York, but I live in a small town about a half hour from here'
'Moved to be come a country boy?'
'No, got kicked out and sent to live with my uncle'
'Oh, sorry'
'Doesn't matter'
'Do you want to get a couple drinks or something?'
'Sure'
'Kay there's this great pub a couple blocks from here'
'Lead the way'
He hoped they didn't check for ID, he hadn't had his 19th birthday yet. /AN I don't know what the legal drinking age is there, but its 19 where I'm from, so that is what it is here to! /
She bought the CD and they left. They walked to the bar making small talk. She asked if he was in college.
'No, I applied a few weeks ago, I wanted to take a year or two off before I went.'
'Me too, I'm applying for the fall of next year, I just can't seem to get myself together to apply now. How old are you?'
'19' he figured he wouldn't lie too much. It was close enough to the truth he would be 19 in a couple of months. And it wasn't like it mattered what he told her.
'I just turned 20 last week'
'Happy belated birthday'
'Thanks, when is your birthday'
'July'
They arrived at the bar and sat down and ordered a couple of beers. Then a couple more, and a couple more. Before he knew it he was in her apartment taking off her clothes. He was kissing her neck when he heard her say 'Just so you know, I'm not looking for anything serious'
'Fine by me'
She took his shirt off, and they fell onto the bed. He imagined it was Rory underneath him the whole time.
He woke up with a killer headache. He looked over Rachel was still sleeping. He got up and went to the bathroom. When he came back she had sat up. He smiled at her and started to get dressed. 'I got to get to going, I have to work today'
She nodded, 'Listen, call me sometime' She handed him her number.
'I thought this was nothing serious'
'It's not, that was fun so I thought we could do it again if one of us ever wants to.' She smiled at him.
'Why not' he gave her his number. 'I gotta go'
'Bye Jess'
'See ya' he left and walked down the hall. 'Shit' he turned around and knocked on the door. She opened it.
'I don't have a clue to where I am, how do I get back to that record store?'
She laughed a bit, and gave him directions. 'Thanks'
'Bye'
He followed her directions and found his car. There was no ticket, which was lucky he thought. He got back to Luke's by 8:00. Luke looked pissed.
'I didn't mean to stay out all night, sorry' he took an Advil, Luke was still glaring at him.
'Where did you sleep?'
'My car, I couldn't exactly drive home'
'You're 18 Jess'
'Thanks I didn't know that Sorry, I had a bad day, had to get out'
'And get trashed'
'Something like that'
'Jess'
'Luke'
'This is about Rory isn't it'
'What about her'
'She's moving on, she's going out with some guy and you're all pissed because you let her get away'
'Luke don't start that, this has nothing to do with her'
'Sure'
'It doesn't'
'Whatever, just get to work'
He picked up a rag and started to wipe down the counter.
Like I said before I don't know when the next chapter will be up, I may get it up tomorrow, if not then I don't have a clue to when it will be up. So again sorry. I will try my hardest to post as often as I can.
Tegan
