Chap 1 - Coming Back Home
Rory parked her car in front of the Gilmore house. She got of with a bag in one hand and her purse in the other. She went to the porch and opened the door, "Mom? Mom? I'm home!"
Lorelai came from the kitchen with a cup of coffee in her hand, "Baby, you came back. You're here!" she says as she hugs Rory.
"Just for a month" Rory reminded
"Don't remind me of that. So, how are you? We haven't talked face to face in like forever. I want to know everything. How was school, your latest dates, to what papers you'll write to, everything"
"Okay, okay, I just need some coffee first"
"Here it is," she hands her the cup of coffee that was in her hand. They sat on the couch and Lorelai starts, "So..."
"Well, school is great, I still can't believe I've graduated. My dates, ugh, what's the last one I told you about?"
"Matthew"
"Oh, Matthew...Well, he's nice. But we stopped the 'thing' we had in our third week. After him there's a Bob, a Terry and a..."
"What? What's his name? It was a...a Jess?"
"No, God no! I never dated a Jess. I never dated anyone whose name started with a 'J'"
After thinking for a moment Lorelai said, "Oh God, that's true. You choose your boyfriends by their names!"
"No, I didn't. I just chose those who I wouldn't date"
"Ror, it's been a long time. You have to let it go"
"I did, I did a long time ago. Now, where we were? Oh, yeah the name of the last guy. Man, I hate it. I just can't remember his name! It was a funny, kinda odd. What's his name? I give up. I can't remember his name. Well, about the papers I'll write to..."
"Hun, you don't even know your last boyfriend name, it's not normal. Now, if you don't want to talk about it...okay. But saying that you let it go doesn't mean that you really did it. And we both know that you didn't, that you still love Jess. And you have just two choices, face it and try to figure out what may happen, or hide it and try to let it go"
"Mom, I don't want to talk about it now. I'll spend a month here, can we talk about it later?"
"Whenever you want, baby"
"Thanks. So, where's Luke?"
"He's in the diner. Want to go there now?"
"Sure. On the way I can tell you about the papers in New York"
"Good plan. Let's go"
And they went to Luke's laughing and talking about everything that had happened in their lives since their last talk. Rory told her Mom she'd send her resume to a lot of papers, but she hoped she could work at New York Tribune. The weeks passed like days, and now in only two days she'd be heading to New York. She hadn't talked to Lorelai about Jess, just about her other dates and the jobs she hoped get. It's Saturday and she and her Mom are eating at Luke's.
"So, my baby is leaving me...again?"
"I'm not leaving you like that, but Luke said he wanted exclusivity, and I guess he can't take me in that house anymore. He need get lucky sometimes, ya know?"
"Hey, we're very good, thank you very much. But I guess you're right and I'm glad that you're leaving in two days"
Rory makes a puppy face, "ugh, I'm hurt now! You're sending me away!"
"No, I'm just sending you to your luck"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, I guess I didn't tell you ... but Jess lives in New York"
"What?"
"Well, he really loved journalism in college, so he did it faster and he graduated about a year and a half ago. He had some good job's offers in New York, so he stood there. It was already like his home, I mean he was born there, he grew up there, he went to college there-" Seeing Rory's hurt when she said it she stopped, "I mean..."
"I know what you meant. He went to college there..."
"Well, now he lives there"
"Mom, it's a big city. There are thousands of journalists there and maybe he'd moved. I bet I won't even hear of him for the rest of my life"
"Maybe, maybe not. We never know, baby"
"Believe me, I know"
There's a pause
"I'm just saying that things can happen, and I really think that you'd be happy with Jess", Lorelai tried again, just to give her some hope, which it seemed to Lorelai Rory had none
Rory smile, "I was happy with him, once, a long time ago. Now I just want to forget it," Rory sight, "I'm go home. I want start packing", Rory says as she gets up
Lorelai grabs her arm, "Just remember 'Better had loved and lost than never had loved' Maybe you two can be together again, don't think that it's just not possible, it may be"
Rory nod smiling and goes to the door
Rory parked her car in front of the Gilmore house. She got of with a bag in one hand and her purse in the other. She went to the porch and opened the door, "Mom? Mom? I'm home!"
Lorelai came from the kitchen with a cup of coffee in her hand, "Baby, you came back. You're here!" she says as she hugs Rory.
"Just for a month" Rory reminded
"Don't remind me of that. So, how are you? We haven't talked face to face in like forever. I want to know everything. How was school, your latest dates, to what papers you'll write to, everything"
"Okay, okay, I just need some coffee first"
"Here it is," she hands her the cup of coffee that was in her hand. They sat on the couch and Lorelai starts, "So..."
"Well, school is great, I still can't believe I've graduated. My dates, ugh, what's the last one I told you about?"
"Matthew"
"Oh, Matthew...Well, he's nice. But we stopped the 'thing' we had in our third week. After him there's a Bob, a Terry and a..."
"What? What's his name? It was a...a Jess?"
"No, God no! I never dated a Jess. I never dated anyone whose name started with a 'J'"
After thinking for a moment Lorelai said, "Oh God, that's true. You choose your boyfriends by their names!"
"No, I didn't. I just chose those who I wouldn't date"
"Ror, it's been a long time. You have to let it go"
"I did, I did a long time ago. Now, where we were? Oh, yeah the name of the last guy. Man, I hate it. I just can't remember his name! It was a funny, kinda odd. What's his name? I give up. I can't remember his name. Well, about the papers I'll write to..."
"Hun, you don't even know your last boyfriend name, it's not normal. Now, if you don't want to talk about it...okay. But saying that you let it go doesn't mean that you really did it. And we both know that you didn't, that you still love Jess. And you have just two choices, face it and try to figure out what may happen, or hide it and try to let it go"
"Mom, I don't want to talk about it now. I'll spend a month here, can we talk about it later?"
"Whenever you want, baby"
"Thanks. So, where's Luke?"
"He's in the diner. Want to go there now?"
"Sure. On the way I can tell you about the papers in New York"
"Good plan. Let's go"
And they went to Luke's laughing and talking about everything that had happened in their lives since their last talk. Rory told her Mom she'd send her resume to a lot of papers, but she hoped she could work at New York Tribune. The weeks passed like days, and now in only two days she'd be heading to New York. She hadn't talked to Lorelai about Jess, just about her other dates and the jobs she hoped get. It's Saturday and she and her Mom are eating at Luke's.
"So, my baby is leaving me...again?"
"I'm not leaving you like that, but Luke said he wanted exclusivity, and I guess he can't take me in that house anymore. He need get lucky sometimes, ya know?"
"Hey, we're very good, thank you very much. But I guess you're right and I'm glad that you're leaving in two days"
Rory makes a puppy face, "ugh, I'm hurt now! You're sending me away!"
"No, I'm just sending you to your luck"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, I guess I didn't tell you ... but Jess lives in New York"
"What?"
"Well, he really loved journalism in college, so he did it faster and he graduated about a year and a half ago. He had some good job's offers in New York, so he stood there. It was already like his home, I mean he was born there, he grew up there, he went to college there-" Seeing Rory's hurt when she said it she stopped, "I mean..."
"I know what you meant. He went to college there..."
"Well, now he lives there"
"Mom, it's a big city. There are thousands of journalists there and maybe he'd moved. I bet I won't even hear of him for the rest of my life"
"Maybe, maybe not. We never know, baby"
"Believe me, I know"
There's a pause
"I'm just saying that things can happen, and I really think that you'd be happy with Jess", Lorelai tried again, just to give her some hope, which it seemed to Lorelai Rory had none
Rory smile, "I was happy with him, once, a long time ago. Now I just want to forget it," Rory sight, "I'm go home. I want start packing", Rory says as she gets up
Lorelai grabs her arm, "Just remember 'Better had loved and lost than never had loved' Maybe you two can be together again, don't think that it's just not possible, it may be"
Rory nod smiling and goes to the door