Chapter 4
What did mom mean by I could do what I want? Rory thought as she helped Dean up the steps. She hadn't been able to push what Lorelai had said out of her mind. Finally they came to Dean's door.
"There's mistletoe in my room," said Dean.
"That was random," said Rory.
"I'm sorry. It's just been on my mind. Did you put it up in all the other rooms?"
"Yeah. Mom's idea. She wanted the rooms to be holiday-ish."
Finally they opened the door to Dean's room and shut the door behind them. Rory grabbed some ice and took Dean's shoe and sock off and iced his foot. Dean smiled at her.
"What?" asked Rory.
"You never knew how to treat a sprained ankle," said Dean.
"Now I do."
"Thanks for helping me out."
"No problem."
"Rory I'm sorry I was such a jerk when we broke up."
"Dean, you don't have to-"
"Yes I do. It's been bugging me for five years."
"Dean, it's okay. I know how you felt. I was interested in a guy you hated. You had every right to be angry. I'm just glad we moved past this."
"Me, too."
Rory and Dean stared at each other smiling. She took the ice away.
"It feels better," said Dean.
"I'm glad," said Rory.
They stared at each other again.
"I should be going," said Rory.
"Um, I know this is off topic," said Dean. "But, you're sitting under mistletoe."
Rory looked up. Sure enough, there was the mistletoe hanging over her head. Dean leaned in a little bit, a little hesitant, but then he moved in a little closer and kissed her like he had never kissed her before. It was the best kiss she had ever had. Finally, Dean pulled away.
"That was worth it," said Rory.
"It was stupid I know," said Dean, still a little close to her face.
"Yeah," said Rory. "It was stupid. Very stupid."
Rory kissed him again and laid down on the bed and pulled him down with her.
THE NEXT MORNING
Rory's eyes flew open the next morning. She looked around. Did last night really happen? Thought Rory. Or did I end up going to mom's room.
"Hey," said a deep voice.
Rory looked to her left and there was Dean lying beside her. Yeah, it happened, thought Rory. And yet, she was happy.
"Hey," said Rory, smiling. "Wow."
"Yeah, same here," said Dean.
"So, now what?"
"Well, why don't we get dressed and go get some breakfast and take it from there?"
"Good idea. Isn't your divorce being finalized today?"
"Yeah. At 1:00."
Rory and Dean started getting dressed. When they were dressed the phone rang.
"It's probably your mom," said Dean, picking up the phone. "Hello.Hi.Yeah.Can it wait until later?.It can't?.No, don't come here. I'm coming right now.Okay.Bye."
"Who was that?" asked Rory.
"It was Lindsay," said Dean. "She needs to talk to me."
"Why didn't you say you'll see her later?" asked Rory.
"She said she was going to come over here and I didn't want her to see what was going on with you and me," said Dean. "Kind of a blood bath waiting to happen. Why don't we meet for lunch and take it from there?"
Rory was sad and angry at the same time. She thought that after last night that he loved her. She had come to the realization that she loved him and she thought he felt the same way, but it was just a rebound thing.
"Oh yeah," said Rory, angrily. "After all she is your wife. So I'm just going to go."
"Rory wait," said Dean. "What's wrong? Talk to me."
"I don't want to talk to you right now," said Rory. "Maybe not ever."
"Why not?"
"Look, last night was great, but then Lindsay calls and you just race to be ready. So I guess things between us aren't going to happen because you still love her."
"Rory, wait. I don't still love her. I don't think I ever did."
"Spare me the bullshit. I'm leaving."
"Rory wait."
"Bye."
Rory went outside to her mother's room. Tears swelled her eyes. She knocked on the door. Lorelai answered. As soon as she did, the tears started to fall. Lorelai took Rory into the room and hugged her while she sobbed on her shoulder.
"Honey, what happened?" asked Lorelai.
To Be Continued.
A/N: It's not over yet. No, I'm not perverted. I just wanted a little point where something happens between Rory and Dean and then Lindsay calls and there's this whole thing and you'll have to read on so I can explain my piece. Chapter 5 is coming soon.
What did mom mean by I could do what I want? Rory thought as she helped Dean up the steps. She hadn't been able to push what Lorelai had said out of her mind. Finally they came to Dean's door.
"There's mistletoe in my room," said Dean.
"That was random," said Rory.
"I'm sorry. It's just been on my mind. Did you put it up in all the other rooms?"
"Yeah. Mom's idea. She wanted the rooms to be holiday-ish."
Finally they opened the door to Dean's room and shut the door behind them. Rory grabbed some ice and took Dean's shoe and sock off and iced his foot. Dean smiled at her.
"What?" asked Rory.
"You never knew how to treat a sprained ankle," said Dean.
"Now I do."
"Thanks for helping me out."
"No problem."
"Rory I'm sorry I was such a jerk when we broke up."
"Dean, you don't have to-"
"Yes I do. It's been bugging me for five years."
"Dean, it's okay. I know how you felt. I was interested in a guy you hated. You had every right to be angry. I'm just glad we moved past this."
"Me, too."
Rory and Dean stared at each other smiling. She took the ice away.
"It feels better," said Dean.
"I'm glad," said Rory.
They stared at each other again.
"I should be going," said Rory.
"Um, I know this is off topic," said Dean. "But, you're sitting under mistletoe."
Rory looked up. Sure enough, there was the mistletoe hanging over her head. Dean leaned in a little bit, a little hesitant, but then he moved in a little closer and kissed her like he had never kissed her before. It was the best kiss she had ever had. Finally, Dean pulled away.
"That was worth it," said Rory.
"It was stupid I know," said Dean, still a little close to her face.
"Yeah," said Rory. "It was stupid. Very stupid."
Rory kissed him again and laid down on the bed and pulled him down with her.
THE NEXT MORNING
Rory's eyes flew open the next morning. She looked around. Did last night really happen? Thought Rory. Or did I end up going to mom's room.
"Hey," said a deep voice.
Rory looked to her left and there was Dean lying beside her. Yeah, it happened, thought Rory. And yet, she was happy.
"Hey," said Rory, smiling. "Wow."
"Yeah, same here," said Dean.
"So, now what?"
"Well, why don't we get dressed and go get some breakfast and take it from there?"
"Good idea. Isn't your divorce being finalized today?"
"Yeah. At 1:00."
Rory and Dean started getting dressed. When they were dressed the phone rang.
"It's probably your mom," said Dean, picking up the phone. "Hello.Hi.Yeah.Can it wait until later?.It can't?.No, don't come here. I'm coming right now.Okay.Bye."
"Who was that?" asked Rory.
"It was Lindsay," said Dean. "She needs to talk to me."
"Why didn't you say you'll see her later?" asked Rory.
"She said she was going to come over here and I didn't want her to see what was going on with you and me," said Dean. "Kind of a blood bath waiting to happen. Why don't we meet for lunch and take it from there?"
Rory was sad and angry at the same time. She thought that after last night that he loved her. She had come to the realization that she loved him and she thought he felt the same way, but it was just a rebound thing.
"Oh yeah," said Rory, angrily. "After all she is your wife. So I'm just going to go."
"Rory wait," said Dean. "What's wrong? Talk to me."
"I don't want to talk to you right now," said Rory. "Maybe not ever."
"Why not?"
"Look, last night was great, but then Lindsay calls and you just race to be ready. So I guess things between us aren't going to happen because you still love her."
"Rory, wait. I don't still love her. I don't think I ever did."
"Spare me the bullshit. I'm leaving."
"Rory wait."
"Bye."
Rory went outside to her mother's room. Tears swelled her eyes. She knocked on the door. Lorelai answered. As soon as she did, the tears started to fall. Lorelai took Rory into the room and hugged her while she sobbed on her shoulder.
"Honey, what happened?" asked Lorelai.
To Be Continued.
A/N: It's not over yet. No, I'm not perverted. I just wanted a little point where something happens between Rory and Dean and then Lindsay calls and there's this whole thing and you'll have to read on so I can explain my piece. Chapter 5 is coming soon.