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Chapter 7: Highway Chase
"Mom, he's leaving," said Rory.
"Follow him," said Lorelei. "Don't let him get away. I'll see you later." Rory said good-bye and hung up. She followed him. He obviously didn't recognize her. He turned on to the highway. Rory stayed behind him. I don't care if I have to chase him on the highway, thought Rory. I'm going to get the truth out one way or another. Rory followed him for forty-five minutes. She was getting sick and tired of following him. He passed the Danbury exit. Rory took out her cell phone and dialed his cell phone number. He picked up. "Dean, pull over," said Rory. "Rory what-" "Please pull over," said Rory, cutting him off. "I really need to talk to you." "Can't you tell me over the phone?" asked Dean. "No," said Rory. "Please pull over." Dean pulled over and Rory pulled up behind him. They both got out of the car. Rory ran up to him. "Dean, I had to tell you," said Rory. "I miss you. I still love you. I just wanted to tell you that before you went to NYU." Dean stood there speechless. He didn't know what to say. He had wanted this for so long, but what if she was just on the rebound? He didn't want to be the rebound guy. Rory waited for a reply, but none came. It had been fifteen minutes and they had stood on the shoulder of the highway. He's moved on, thought Rory. Get in the car and drive away. "Well, you haven't said anything, so I'm guessing us getting back together is not an option," said Rory. "I'm going to go. Good luck in NYU." She gave him a kiss on the cheek and got back in the car. She drove home thinking about what had happened. It wasn't supposed to be like that. He was supposed to say he loved her, too and then she would cry and they would kiss. But, he had moved on. Rory pulled into her driveway and leaned on the wheel and cried. THAT NIGHT
Rory sat downstairs in the living room. Her mother was wearing a short black peasant dress. She and Luke were going out for their anniversary of their first date (Luke wasn't sentimental, but Lorelei and him wanted to be corny). Rory had told her the story.
"So I just left," finished Rory.
"Oh, honey I'm so sorry," said Lorelei.
"I guess it wasn't meant to be," said Rory.
"I can stay home," said Lorelei.
"No," said Rory. "Don't. It would just make me feel guilty."
"Okay," said Lorelei.
"Don't worry," said Rory. "I'm skipping to the wallowing. I rented A Walk to Remember to work up a good cry."
"Okay," said Lorelei, kissing her forehead. Then she left. Rory started the movie. She couldn't take it anymore. She walked outside and went to the lake. She looked at her reflection in the water. She couldn't believe Dean was gone forever. She laid down on the dock and moved her hand around in the water. Suddenly Dean's reflection appeared in the water. Rory felt an arm around her waist. It was Dean's.
"I couldn't bear to be away from you," said Dean. "I had to come back."
He leaned in to kiss her, but suddenly a ringing sound filled the air.
Rory opened her eyes. She had fallen asleep again. On the screen Landon and Jamie were dancing. The phone was ringing. Rory turned off the TV and answered the phone.
"Rory," said the voice on the other line.
"Dean?" said Rory. "Is that you?"
"Yeah," said Dean, at the same time someone knocked on her door.
"How's NYU?" asked Rory.
"I didn't make it," said Dean.
"Why not?" asked Rory.
She opened the door. Dean was standing in front of her on a cell phone.
"This is why not," he said.
Rory hung up.
"What are you doing here?" she asked
To Be Continued.
A/N: Well, here's another one. PLEASE tell me I didn't upload a chapter into a Friends fic. I'm going crazy. Stayed tuned for the finale, Chapter 8: My Dream Come True.
Chapter 7: Highway Chase
"Mom, he's leaving," said Rory.
"Follow him," said Lorelei. "Don't let him get away. I'll see you later." Rory said good-bye and hung up. She followed him. He obviously didn't recognize her. He turned on to the highway. Rory stayed behind him. I don't care if I have to chase him on the highway, thought Rory. I'm going to get the truth out one way or another. Rory followed him for forty-five minutes. She was getting sick and tired of following him. He passed the Danbury exit. Rory took out her cell phone and dialed his cell phone number. He picked up. "Dean, pull over," said Rory. "Rory what-" "Please pull over," said Rory, cutting him off. "I really need to talk to you." "Can't you tell me over the phone?" asked Dean. "No," said Rory. "Please pull over." Dean pulled over and Rory pulled up behind him. They both got out of the car. Rory ran up to him. "Dean, I had to tell you," said Rory. "I miss you. I still love you. I just wanted to tell you that before you went to NYU." Dean stood there speechless. He didn't know what to say. He had wanted this for so long, but what if she was just on the rebound? He didn't want to be the rebound guy. Rory waited for a reply, but none came. It had been fifteen minutes and they had stood on the shoulder of the highway. He's moved on, thought Rory. Get in the car and drive away. "Well, you haven't said anything, so I'm guessing us getting back together is not an option," said Rory. "I'm going to go. Good luck in NYU." She gave him a kiss on the cheek and got back in the car. She drove home thinking about what had happened. It wasn't supposed to be like that. He was supposed to say he loved her, too and then she would cry and they would kiss. But, he had moved on. Rory pulled into her driveway and leaned on the wheel and cried. THAT NIGHT
Rory sat downstairs in the living room. Her mother was wearing a short black peasant dress. She and Luke were going out for their anniversary of their first date (Luke wasn't sentimental, but Lorelei and him wanted to be corny). Rory had told her the story.
"So I just left," finished Rory.
"Oh, honey I'm so sorry," said Lorelei.
"I guess it wasn't meant to be," said Rory.
"I can stay home," said Lorelei.
"No," said Rory. "Don't. It would just make me feel guilty."
"Okay," said Lorelei.
"Don't worry," said Rory. "I'm skipping to the wallowing. I rented A Walk to Remember to work up a good cry."
"Okay," said Lorelei, kissing her forehead. Then she left. Rory started the movie. She couldn't take it anymore. She walked outside and went to the lake. She looked at her reflection in the water. She couldn't believe Dean was gone forever. She laid down on the dock and moved her hand around in the water. Suddenly Dean's reflection appeared in the water. Rory felt an arm around her waist. It was Dean's.
"I couldn't bear to be away from you," said Dean. "I had to come back."
He leaned in to kiss her, but suddenly a ringing sound filled the air.
Rory opened her eyes. She had fallen asleep again. On the screen Landon and Jamie were dancing. The phone was ringing. Rory turned off the TV and answered the phone.
"Rory," said the voice on the other line.
"Dean?" said Rory. "Is that you?"
"Yeah," said Dean, at the same time someone knocked on her door.
"How's NYU?" asked Rory.
"I didn't make it," said Dean.
"Why not?" asked Rory.
She opened the door. Dean was standing in front of her on a cell phone.
"This is why not," he said.
Rory hung up.
"What are you doing here?" she asked
To Be Continued.
A/N: Well, here's another one. PLEASE tell me I didn't upload a chapter into a Friends fic. I'm going crazy. Stayed tuned for the finale, Chapter 8: My Dream Come True.