Chapter 10: Avoiding the Truth
"And then I just went inside," said Rory. She was on the phone with her mother the next day and told her exactly what happened.
"Rory, why did you do that?" asked Lorelai.
"I don't know."
"You love him."
"I know."
"What's wrong?"
"I was scared."
"Why?"
"What if it ends bad?"
"It won't. Rory you have to confront him."
"No. I can't see him again. Not now. Not ever."
"What?"
"We're not meant to be. If we were we would still be together. It was the same case with you and Dad."
"Me and 'Dad' was different. There were three break ups when we figured out that it wasn't meant to be."
"Well, if it happened to you and Dad, who was your first love, it's going to happen to me and Dean, who was my first love."
"Honey, what about the fire escape?"
"Screw the fire escape."
"Rory! I have never heard you talk like that. The fire escape is your favorite place."
"I can find a new favorite place."
"So your just going to shut Dean out of your life completely?"
"It's the only way."
"Honey, I'm not sure this is the best decision. But, this is your life. I'm not going to interfere. Just think about this."
"Okay."
Rory later that day found the roof garden. It was beautiful. She could see the entire city. Every day she went up there. Whenever she saw Dean she avoided him completely. She had to avoid the truth. It killed her inside, but she knew it had to be done.
Dean didn't know what was going on with Rory. Ever since her birthday, he felt like she was trying to avoid him. Did she suddenly hate him? Was he too forward last night? What was going on? She was never on the fire escape anymore. Every time she saw him she always turned her head like she didn't see him.
A week after her birthday he was getting off on their floor when she came on. He saw her push the button for the roof garden. He stood in the doorway of the elevator, blocking her only exit.
"Hi," he said a little loudly.
"Oh, hi," said Rory, sounding nervous.
"You've been jumpy lately. Are you okay?"
"Yeah."
"Have you been avoiding me for some reason?"
"No."
She was lying. He knew she was lying. She wouldn't have sounded nervous. He stared at her, hoping the glare he gave her sent her the message that he knew she was lying.
"In or out?" Rory asked suddenly.
"What?" said Dean.
"Are you going in or out of the elevator?"
"Oh. Out. See you around."
"Yeah. Bye."
Dean walked into his apartment. He didn't know why she was avoiding him. He didn't know what he did? What was going on? Rory, what did I do? He thought. Why won't you talk to me? Why won't you even look at me? He looked at the clock. It was 6:00 p.m. He couldn't stand it. He was going to make her talk to him even if he had to chase her all over the city. He grabbed his coat and went inside the elevator and pushed the button for the roof garden.
Rory reclined on a lawn chair on the roof garden and stared out at the city. It was beautiful. Sirens and car horns could be heard in the distance. It was one of the reasons why she decided to move here. There was always excitement and it was never boring.
"Rory!" said a voice.
Rory turned around. Dean was walking towards her. She quickly got up and headed towards the exit, but she didn't get very far. Dean stepped right in front of her blocking the exit.
"We have to talk," he said.
To Be Continued.
A/N: Don Don DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!! Don't ask. I do that a lot when I think something's a little eerie. Anyways, here's chapter 10. Chapter 11 is coming soon.
"And then I just went inside," said Rory. She was on the phone with her mother the next day and told her exactly what happened.
"Rory, why did you do that?" asked Lorelai.
"I don't know."
"You love him."
"I know."
"What's wrong?"
"I was scared."
"Why?"
"What if it ends bad?"
"It won't. Rory you have to confront him."
"No. I can't see him again. Not now. Not ever."
"What?"
"We're not meant to be. If we were we would still be together. It was the same case with you and Dad."
"Me and 'Dad' was different. There were three break ups when we figured out that it wasn't meant to be."
"Well, if it happened to you and Dad, who was your first love, it's going to happen to me and Dean, who was my first love."
"Honey, what about the fire escape?"
"Screw the fire escape."
"Rory! I have never heard you talk like that. The fire escape is your favorite place."
"I can find a new favorite place."
"So your just going to shut Dean out of your life completely?"
"It's the only way."
"Honey, I'm not sure this is the best decision. But, this is your life. I'm not going to interfere. Just think about this."
"Okay."
Rory later that day found the roof garden. It was beautiful. She could see the entire city. Every day she went up there. Whenever she saw Dean she avoided him completely. She had to avoid the truth. It killed her inside, but she knew it had to be done.
Dean didn't know what was going on with Rory. Ever since her birthday, he felt like she was trying to avoid him. Did she suddenly hate him? Was he too forward last night? What was going on? She was never on the fire escape anymore. Every time she saw him she always turned her head like she didn't see him.
A week after her birthday he was getting off on their floor when she came on. He saw her push the button for the roof garden. He stood in the doorway of the elevator, blocking her only exit.
"Hi," he said a little loudly.
"Oh, hi," said Rory, sounding nervous.
"You've been jumpy lately. Are you okay?"
"Yeah."
"Have you been avoiding me for some reason?"
"No."
She was lying. He knew she was lying. She wouldn't have sounded nervous. He stared at her, hoping the glare he gave her sent her the message that he knew she was lying.
"In or out?" Rory asked suddenly.
"What?" said Dean.
"Are you going in or out of the elevator?"
"Oh. Out. See you around."
"Yeah. Bye."
Dean walked into his apartment. He didn't know why she was avoiding him. He didn't know what he did? What was going on? Rory, what did I do? He thought. Why won't you talk to me? Why won't you even look at me? He looked at the clock. It was 6:00 p.m. He couldn't stand it. He was going to make her talk to him even if he had to chase her all over the city. He grabbed his coat and went inside the elevator and pushed the button for the roof garden.
Rory reclined on a lawn chair on the roof garden and stared out at the city. It was beautiful. Sirens and car horns could be heard in the distance. It was one of the reasons why she decided to move here. There was always excitement and it was never boring.
"Rory!" said a voice.
Rory turned around. Dean was walking towards her. She quickly got up and headed towards the exit, but she didn't get very far. Dean stepped right in front of her blocking the exit.
"We have to talk," he said.
To Be Continued.
A/N: Don Don DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!! Don't ask. I do that a lot when I think something's a little eerie. Anyways, here's chapter 10. Chapter 11 is coming soon.