Author: JavaJunkieAngel


Disclaimer: I own a denim Tommy Hilfiger bag, matching wallet and yeah that's pretty much it… anything pertaining to Gilmore Girls I don't own.


Title: The Promise


Summary: Rory and Jess have been best friends since they were little. As they grow up, they begin to develop a relationship, and find themselves in engaged. But on the eve of their wedding, a terrible accident causes them to lose their relationship, perhaps forever.


Pairings: Literati


Authors Note: I'm currently reading the book, The Promise by Danielle Steel, and so far it reminds me of Rory and Jess. Since this is, I thought that writing a story that is loosely based on the novel but having Rory and Jess play the main characters.

Thanks for the feedback everyone!

Chapter Two: Dealing With Emily

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The smell of hospitals made Lorelai's stomach ache, especially since she knew that her daughter might not have made it though it all. The sense of anger made Lorelai's head spin, and the fact that they were going to get married, made Lorelai feel even angrier.

"Where is my daughter?" Lorelai demanded when she arrived at the front desk. Luke had closed the diner earlier and had promised to arrive there as soon as possible.

"Name please?" the nurse asked, not looking up from the paper she was reading.

"Gilmore, Rory."

"She's not out from the ER yet Mrs. Gilmore."

"It's Mrs. Danes, will you tell me when she'll be out?"

"She's currently in a coma, her boyfriend is in more serious conditions."

Lorelai looked tearful, her daughter was in a coma. She tired to hold back her tears and nodded to the nurse.

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"Where is Rory?" Emily asked Lorelai when she arrived at the hospital. Luke was sitting next to her and they had been waiting for the doctor for over an hour.

"She's in a coma Mom."

"That boy put Rory in a coma?"

"Yeah,"

They just looked at each other in sadness, Emily knew the doctor that was operating on Rory and she went over to the restricted areas to talk to him.

"Ah, Wickfield. Nice to see you again."

"Emily? Is that you? It had been years hasn't it?"

"I'm not here for small talk Wicky, I'm here to see my granddaughter, Rory."

"I'm afraid she's in a coma."

"I know, but is she going to live?"

"Yes, she's just going to be in that coma for days."

Emily smiled a smile of relief, her thoughts then wandered off to Jess. She wanted to know if that hoodlum was going to live as well, "And Jess?"

"His face is completely destroyed, except for his eyes and his lips. So he can only talk and see."

"Will he live?"

"Well considering the conditions, maybe not. I do have a friend in California who can do the job, Dr. Laura Cambridge."

"How much will this cost?"

"Well about $250,000"

Emily's jaw dropped by the amount that was needed to pay for Jess's operation. She wanted for Jess to just leave Rory alone and she thought that having Jess's operation in California paid for and for him to stay there away from Rory was the best option. "I'll pay for it."

Wicky's eyes widened and he smiled happily, "Mr. Mariano is a very lucky man to be in the hands of Dr. Cambridge."

"Yes well after the operation Mr. Mariano will have nothing left."

"What do you mean?"

"I'm going to make a deal with Jess, for him to live in California, all expenses paid for and for him to forget about Rory."

"Are you sure that he's going to agree to it?"

"Well since he has nothing left, then he has too."

Emily smiled at Wicky and left. She entered Jess's room and sat on a chair next to his bed. "Jess?"

It took several moments for Jess to reply but then Emily heard a faint "Yes."

"You're going to live," Emily stated. She knew that she would have to convince Wicky to tell Luke, Lorelai, and Rory that Jess 'died' in order for them to erase him from their lives, she paid him the amount that was needed to pay for his surgery. All that was needed to do now was make the deal with Jess.

"Good," Jess said. It was hard to make out what Jess was saying because of the bandages that was covering his face. He looked hopeless and tired, also very lonely. For a moment he felt like an abandoned soul.

"Your face is destroyed, and if you agree to this, then I'll make sure that you're going to have a new life, and new face." Emily explained, "Listen carefully. I will have you flown to California as soon as possible; there you will have your face completely re-done by the best surgeon in the country. You will live in California from now and forget about Rory and Stars Hollow. Think about it Jess, all the paid expenses, I'll see to it that you'll have a job so you can make a living on your own. You wouldn't even have to pay me back for everything…so what do you say?"

Jess hated the fact that he was just going to 'forget' about Rory. But he wanted a new life he needed his life back. He could just come back to Hartford and find Rory once it was safe. There. He was just going to adjust the plan so it could work out perfectly. Rory would just look for him in California anyway. "Okay."

Emily was delighted to hear that from Jess. She told a nurse to fetch Wicky so they could rush Jess out of the hospital. The sooner he got out of town, the sooner Emily would tell everyone what happened.

"Okay, I've made arrangements for Jess to be escorted out of the hospital and into the helicopter. Emily, are you sure that they are going to take it?"

"You're going to help me, Wicky. Tell them that Jess died, he needs to be away from Rory as soon as possible."

Wicky just nodded his head and told the nurses to escort Jess out of his bed and into a stretcher. They did as they were told and within a couple of moments, Jess was out of the door and into the helicopter.

Emily and Wicky walked to Rory's room where Luke, Lorelai, and a few nurses were waiting. Rory was in her bed attached to a million different machines, looking just as helpless as Jess was. "I have sad news everyone." Wicky said.

"What?" Lorelai said softly.

"Jess just passed." Wicky continued to tell, "He just passed a new moments ago. We did everything that we could, but his conditions were just too weak. Rory however is going to live, she won't wake up for a few days but that will pass. She will only have a few faint memories of her last moments during the accident but that's it. All memories of Jess are probably going to be erased."

"Are you sure of that Wicky?" Emily asked from behind the doctor. The three of them eyed her suspiciously, "I mean I wouldn't want her to be traumatized about the whole accident. Even worse traumatized about Jess's death."

"I'm not sure at this point Emily, but it is most likely."

"I'm just really sad that Jess died, I mean he cared so much for Rory." Luke finally spoke up, "So I guess we'll just have a funeral."

"No!" Emily shouted instantly, "I mean I was talking to Wicky earlier and his body is way too banged up."

"So you actually saw Jess's body Mom?" Lorelai asked.

"No, but Wicky told me how it looked."

"I guess you're right then." Lorelai said. Everyone was shocked at what she just said, Lorelai hardly agreed with her mother with anything. But they knew that a funeral was just out of the picture.

"I just wished that they had told us that they were going to get married because then we could have driven them to the nearest chapel. Or at lease talked some sense into them." Luke said.

"But what's done is done, and well now we lost Jess." Lorelai pointed out, "Rory's lost Jess too." She added in a whisper.