A Whole New Life Back In An Old Place
By Emily Carol
Chapter 22
Happy Valentine's Day
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Disclaimer: I'm 14 years old and you seem to think I own Gilmore Girls. What are you on?
Summary: For a reason unknown to anyone but herself Rory Gilmore fled her life with no trace when she was 20. It's 12 years later and she's back in Stars Hollow with a whole new look and personality to see how life went without her, positive she won't be recognized as Leah Haden. Until she realizes, maybe she never wanted to unrecognizable in the first place.
Rating- PG - slight violence
Genre- General/Mystery(ish)
A/N- Thanks Reviewers!
Last chapter was short so here's another.
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A few weeks passed and life continued. Lorelai was still obsessed with coffee. Jennifer only had a slight limp now. Luke worked at the diner and tried to give Lorelai decaf coffee. And Rory continued to live at the Gilmore residence in order to avoid Jess. Whenever he came her way she turned around and walked the other way.
***
Rory walked into the diner on February 13th to see that Lorelai had decorated it for Valentines Day and Luke was working while mumbling about not being able to work under these conditions.
Rory smiled and sat down next to Lorelai.
"So what are your plans for tomorrow?" Lorelai asked Rory.
"I'm just going to spend some time with Jennifer maybe," Rory said.
"Jennifer's going to sleep over at Sookie's house with Sarah and Diana," Lorelai said to Rory.
"Well then I'll just sit around and read," Rory said. "Assuming you and Luke have plans."
"Yep," Lorelai said. "Can you be at the diner at 7 o'clock tomorrow?"
"Why?" Rory asked.
"Because I know Luke's going to be running late and I want company," Lorelai said whining.
Rory smiled at her mother, "Fine."
"You're a great daughter," Lorelai said. "You should be commended."
"Okay Mom," Rory said laughing.
"Seriously," Lorelai said. "The name on everybody's lips is gonna be, Rory!" She sang trying to imitate Renee Zellweger from Chicago.
Rory laughed at her mother's antics.
***
Rory sat in her room reading when the phone rang. "Hello?" Rory asked picking it up.
"Hi Hun," Lorelai said. "Do me a favor."
"Sure," Rory said. "What?"
"Now don't ask questions but go up into my room," Lorelai said.
"Okay," Rory said confused as she walked out of her room and climbed the stairs to Lorelai's room. "Now what?"
"Go into my closet and find the gray dress bag," Lorelai said.
Rory shifted through her closet a little bit before finding it. "Now what?" She asked wondering why her mom wanted her to do this.
"Open it," Lorelai said.
Rory unzipped it to find a blue dress that was strapless and pretty plain except for an embroidered silver heart at the bottom near the hem.
"It's beautiful," Rory said.
"Wear when you come to meet me at the diner," Lorelai said.
"But why Mom?" Rory asked.
"You said you wouldn't ask any questions. You are to wear the dress. I made it for you and it should match the beautiful eyes of ours," Lorelai said.
"Fine," Rory said. "This is pointless you know."
Lorelai smiled. "Maybe right now it is." And she hung up the phone.
Rory sighed at looked at the clock. 6:00. She sighed and headed to take a shower.
***
Rory looked in the mirror before she left the house. Her hair was still relatively short so she hadn't done much to it. The dress was beautiful and her mom was right, it did match her eyes.
***
Rory walked into Luke's diner even though there was a closed sign on the door. There was no sign of Lorelai or Luke.
The lights were dimmed very low and Rory noticed one of the tables by the window was set for two with two lighted candles on it. Rory sighed and sat down at one of the chairs at the table.
Seconds later Jess walked through the kitchen doors with two plates of burgers, a coffee, and a soda.
"Where's my mom?" Rory asked him looking away from those eyes of his.
"I needed a decoy to get you here," Jess said setting down the burger in front of her. Next to it he set down her coffee and he put down the other burger and the soda at the next spot and sat down.
Rory stood up, "I can't believe you tricked me Jess," Rory said. "What makes you think that after you left without a simple good bye 14 years ago I'd want you back."
Jess stood up, "Don't leave Rory," he said touching her arm softly.
"Don't you touch me," she said heading towards to door.
"Please Rory?" Jess said. "I'm sorry."
"You're sorry?" Rory said. "I'm sorry too because maybe 14 years ago sorry would have cut it, but now it doesn't cut it."
"Then I don't know what does cut it," Jess said. "But whatever it is, I'll do it. I'll do anything but leave you alone."
"Well then I'll leave again, I'll run away again. I'll leave all of this behind again," Rory said her eyes filling with tears quickly. "But this time I'm leaving behind something I don't mind leaving."
"Rory," Jess said. "It broke my heart when I heard you'd left."
"And it didn't break my heart when you left?" Rory said. "God Jess, you don't know a thing."
She headed out the door. "Rory!" Jess yelled. He ran out the door to her. She just kept walking. "Please Rory!" he begged.
"Leave me alone Jess or I'll leave again," Rory said.
"I'm not leaving you alone," Jess said.
"Fine!" Rory yelled. "Good-bye Jess Mariano, I never want to see you again!"
And with that she ran all the way back to her house leaving Jess behind in the dust.
He sighed and whispered to himself, "Happy Valentine's Day".
***
A/N- Jeez, I don't know what these characters are doing to me. I was going to have Rory realize she loved Jess still, but instead I've got this one. Well hope you enjoyed it! R&R!
By Emily Carol
Chapter 22
Happy Valentine's Day
***
Disclaimer: I'm 14 years old and you seem to think I own Gilmore Girls. What are you on?
Summary: For a reason unknown to anyone but herself Rory Gilmore fled her life with no trace when she was 20. It's 12 years later and she's back in Stars Hollow with a whole new look and personality to see how life went without her, positive she won't be recognized as Leah Haden. Until she realizes, maybe she never wanted to unrecognizable in the first place.
Rating- PG - slight violence
Genre- General/Mystery(ish)
A/N- Thanks Reviewers!
Last chapter was short so here's another.
***
A few weeks passed and life continued. Lorelai was still obsessed with coffee. Jennifer only had a slight limp now. Luke worked at the diner and tried to give Lorelai decaf coffee. And Rory continued to live at the Gilmore residence in order to avoid Jess. Whenever he came her way she turned around and walked the other way.
***
Rory walked into the diner on February 13th to see that Lorelai had decorated it for Valentines Day and Luke was working while mumbling about not being able to work under these conditions.
Rory smiled and sat down next to Lorelai.
"So what are your plans for tomorrow?" Lorelai asked Rory.
"I'm just going to spend some time with Jennifer maybe," Rory said.
"Jennifer's going to sleep over at Sookie's house with Sarah and Diana," Lorelai said to Rory.
"Well then I'll just sit around and read," Rory said. "Assuming you and Luke have plans."
"Yep," Lorelai said. "Can you be at the diner at 7 o'clock tomorrow?"
"Why?" Rory asked.
"Because I know Luke's going to be running late and I want company," Lorelai said whining.
Rory smiled at her mother, "Fine."
"You're a great daughter," Lorelai said. "You should be commended."
"Okay Mom," Rory said laughing.
"Seriously," Lorelai said. "The name on everybody's lips is gonna be, Rory!" She sang trying to imitate Renee Zellweger from Chicago.
Rory laughed at her mother's antics.
***
Rory sat in her room reading when the phone rang. "Hello?" Rory asked picking it up.
"Hi Hun," Lorelai said. "Do me a favor."
"Sure," Rory said. "What?"
"Now don't ask questions but go up into my room," Lorelai said.
"Okay," Rory said confused as she walked out of her room and climbed the stairs to Lorelai's room. "Now what?"
"Go into my closet and find the gray dress bag," Lorelai said.
Rory shifted through her closet a little bit before finding it. "Now what?" She asked wondering why her mom wanted her to do this.
"Open it," Lorelai said.
Rory unzipped it to find a blue dress that was strapless and pretty plain except for an embroidered silver heart at the bottom near the hem.
"It's beautiful," Rory said.
"Wear when you come to meet me at the diner," Lorelai said.
"But why Mom?" Rory asked.
"You said you wouldn't ask any questions. You are to wear the dress. I made it for you and it should match the beautiful eyes of ours," Lorelai said.
"Fine," Rory said. "This is pointless you know."
Lorelai smiled. "Maybe right now it is." And she hung up the phone.
Rory sighed at looked at the clock. 6:00. She sighed and headed to take a shower.
***
Rory looked in the mirror before she left the house. Her hair was still relatively short so she hadn't done much to it. The dress was beautiful and her mom was right, it did match her eyes.
***
Rory walked into Luke's diner even though there was a closed sign on the door. There was no sign of Lorelai or Luke.
The lights were dimmed very low and Rory noticed one of the tables by the window was set for two with two lighted candles on it. Rory sighed and sat down at one of the chairs at the table.
Seconds later Jess walked through the kitchen doors with two plates of burgers, a coffee, and a soda.
"Where's my mom?" Rory asked him looking away from those eyes of his.
"I needed a decoy to get you here," Jess said setting down the burger in front of her. Next to it he set down her coffee and he put down the other burger and the soda at the next spot and sat down.
Rory stood up, "I can't believe you tricked me Jess," Rory said. "What makes you think that after you left without a simple good bye 14 years ago I'd want you back."
Jess stood up, "Don't leave Rory," he said touching her arm softly.
"Don't you touch me," she said heading towards to door.
"Please Rory?" Jess said. "I'm sorry."
"You're sorry?" Rory said. "I'm sorry too because maybe 14 years ago sorry would have cut it, but now it doesn't cut it."
"Then I don't know what does cut it," Jess said. "But whatever it is, I'll do it. I'll do anything but leave you alone."
"Well then I'll leave again, I'll run away again. I'll leave all of this behind again," Rory said her eyes filling with tears quickly. "But this time I'm leaving behind something I don't mind leaving."
"Rory," Jess said. "It broke my heart when I heard you'd left."
"And it didn't break my heart when you left?" Rory said. "God Jess, you don't know a thing."
She headed out the door. "Rory!" Jess yelled. He ran out the door to her. She just kept walking. "Please Rory!" he begged.
"Leave me alone Jess or I'll leave again," Rory said.
"I'm not leaving you alone," Jess said.
"Fine!" Rory yelled. "Good-bye Jess Mariano, I never want to see you again!"
And with that she ran all the way back to her house leaving Jess behind in the dust.
He sighed and whispered to himself, "Happy Valentine's Day".
***
A/N- Jeez, I don't know what these characters are doing to me. I was going to have Rory realize she loved Jess still, but instead I've got this one. Well hope you enjoyed it! R&R!