Chap 6 - Meeting New People and Telling Monica
A couple of days had passed. Rory got to know almost everyone in the office. She and Monica were getting along really well. They were always having lunch together, talking like they were friends since ever. To Rory was almost like she had her mom in her office. Monica had the same energy, craziness and good humor that Lorelai had. But soon Rory found out that she couldn't be Lorelai. When Monica told her that she just drank tea and hated coffee. Rory knew it was unacceptable to a Gilmore. Then she remembered. Monica wasn't a Gilmore. Now was 3:30pm and Rory and Monica were working on their respective computers.
A beautiful blond woman with brown eyes passed in front of Rory's and Monica's desk and went to Jess' room. Rory stopped typing and looked at Monica with a questioning look.
"That's Laura. She's always like that. And she's always trying to have something with Mr. Mariano. She comes here a lot. You'll get used to it. Where he is, she is right back at him."
Rory went pale. She had an unreadable expression on her face. No, it's just unexplainable, not unreadable. It was jealous.
Laura got out of Jess' room and went to the elevator. Rory followed her with the eyes.
"Hum, I don't think I know her", she turned to face Monica.
"You aren't loosing anything. She's a good writer, but she's not a great journalist or anything. I talked to her once and she told me she didn't like to read much. It must be it. She doesn't even know Hemingway"
"Big deal. He's a horrible writer. I can't even read an entire book of him. He's so boring"
A voice came from in front of her desk, "I see your opinion about Hemingway haven't changed yet. But I bet you didn't tried to read 'The Sun Also Rises' too"
She's shocked to see Jess standing in front of her desk. He always appeared from nowhere. He was always like that.
"And I bet you didn't read 'The Fountainhead' yet"
"But I tried. You made me to"
"But you didn't finished"
"Fine. Tomorrow I'll bring you Hemingway and you'll read, and I'll read Ayn Rand"
"Okay"
They were silent for a moment until he says, "It's good to have you back, in some way", and went to his room.
"Ditto", she said before he closed the door and she knew he'd heard her.
Monica looked at Rory without understanding anything, "What was that?"
"What?"
"The book thing! You knew him?!"
"Well, yeah. I met him when I was 17"
"And..."
"And I had a boyfriend but we broke up and I dated Jess until we went to college"
"You dated Mr. Mariano?"
"Yes. But it's not big deal, it's a long time ago"
"Yeah, I just saw how it's not a big deal"
"We just love books. We always did"
"Rory, I'm not saying anything. Just that maybe this 'long time ago' didn't broke this thing that you two had and still seem to have. I mean, the way he looked at you, and the expression in your face when I told you about Laura...Maybe there's something again between you two"
"God, you look like my mother"
"Oh, gee, thanks"
"No, it's a good thing. I born when she was 16, and she's my best friend ever since and she is-"
"Crazy", Jess came from his office again. "Her mother is just crazy. And once she just let me talk to Rory after I went back to the diner and then went back to their home with cups and cups of coffee to go" After seen that he'd said he already knew Rory he could think in just one thing, get out. "Well, I'm going out. Tomorrow I'll arrive later, so, please Monica, just take all articles and put it on my desk. And by the way Ror, say 'hi' to your mom and that next time I go to Stars Hollow I'll take her some New York coffee"
"She loves you from now and ever for that"
He sighted. "At least a Gilmore loves me", and with that he was gone.
Rory and Monica started to state at each other without saying a word. Seeing that Rory wouldn't react right now Monica started to type again.
Rory was quite and seemed to be fine, but her thoughts were just a mess and it seemed that someone was screaming inside her head. She started to think what he meant. What was that supposed to mean? What she should do? The answer was instantaneous.
Rory picked up the phone and dialed a number, "Hey, mom?"
A couple of days had passed. Rory got to know almost everyone in the office. She and Monica were getting along really well. They were always having lunch together, talking like they were friends since ever. To Rory was almost like she had her mom in her office. Monica had the same energy, craziness and good humor that Lorelai had. But soon Rory found out that she couldn't be Lorelai. When Monica told her that she just drank tea and hated coffee. Rory knew it was unacceptable to a Gilmore. Then she remembered. Monica wasn't a Gilmore. Now was 3:30pm and Rory and Monica were working on their respective computers.
A beautiful blond woman with brown eyes passed in front of Rory's and Monica's desk and went to Jess' room. Rory stopped typing and looked at Monica with a questioning look.
"That's Laura. She's always like that. And she's always trying to have something with Mr. Mariano. She comes here a lot. You'll get used to it. Where he is, she is right back at him."
Rory went pale. She had an unreadable expression on her face. No, it's just unexplainable, not unreadable. It was jealous.
Laura got out of Jess' room and went to the elevator. Rory followed her with the eyes.
"Hum, I don't think I know her", she turned to face Monica.
"You aren't loosing anything. She's a good writer, but she's not a great journalist or anything. I talked to her once and she told me she didn't like to read much. It must be it. She doesn't even know Hemingway"
"Big deal. He's a horrible writer. I can't even read an entire book of him. He's so boring"
A voice came from in front of her desk, "I see your opinion about Hemingway haven't changed yet. But I bet you didn't tried to read 'The Sun Also Rises' too"
She's shocked to see Jess standing in front of her desk. He always appeared from nowhere. He was always like that.
"And I bet you didn't read 'The Fountainhead' yet"
"But I tried. You made me to"
"But you didn't finished"
"Fine. Tomorrow I'll bring you Hemingway and you'll read, and I'll read Ayn Rand"
"Okay"
They were silent for a moment until he says, "It's good to have you back, in some way", and went to his room.
"Ditto", she said before he closed the door and she knew he'd heard her.
Monica looked at Rory without understanding anything, "What was that?"
"What?"
"The book thing! You knew him?!"
"Well, yeah. I met him when I was 17"
"And..."
"And I had a boyfriend but we broke up and I dated Jess until we went to college"
"You dated Mr. Mariano?"
"Yes. But it's not big deal, it's a long time ago"
"Yeah, I just saw how it's not a big deal"
"We just love books. We always did"
"Rory, I'm not saying anything. Just that maybe this 'long time ago' didn't broke this thing that you two had and still seem to have. I mean, the way he looked at you, and the expression in your face when I told you about Laura...Maybe there's something again between you two"
"God, you look like my mother"
"Oh, gee, thanks"
"No, it's a good thing. I born when she was 16, and she's my best friend ever since and she is-"
"Crazy", Jess came from his office again. "Her mother is just crazy. And once she just let me talk to Rory after I went back to the diner and then went back to their home with cups and cups of coffee to go" After seen that he'd said he already knew Rory he could think in just one thing, get out. "Well, I'm going out. Tomorrow I'll arrive later, so, please Monica, just take all articles and put it on my desk. And by the way Ror, say 'hi' to your mom and that next time I go to Stars Hollow I'll take her some New York coffee"
"She loves you from now and ever for that"
He sighted. "At least a Gilmore loves me", and with that he was gone.
Rory and Monica started to state at each other without saying a word. Seeing that Rory wouldn't react right now Monica started to type again.
Rory was quite and seemed to be fine, but her thoughts were just a mess and it seemed that someone was screaming inside her head. She started to think what he meant. What was that supposed to mean? What she should do? The answer was instantaneous.
Rory picked up the phone and dialed a number, "Hey, mom?"