Chapter 9: It's too late
Rory waited outside the school. After shrieking and hugging with Lindsay and Lane, she waited for the one person she had to talk to. Rory saw Dean with his parents. Finally they walked away.
"Dean," Rory said. "Can I talk to you?"
Dean nodded as they went over to the side of the building away from the crowd of smiling parents and kids.
"What's up?" Dean asked.
Rory took a deep breath. It's okay, she told herself. You just need to get this off your chest. Nothing bad can come of this.
"I broke up with Jess today," Rory said. "You were right. He treats me like dirt and I made a bad choice."
"Well, don't take this as any offense," Dean said. "But, I'm glad you broke up with him. He was wrong for you. And I'm not just saying this because I'm still mad. I'm saying this as a friend. Lane and Lindsay agree with me."
"I'm glad you approve."
"But, even though I'm glad you told me, I have to ask. Why are you telling me this?"
Rory took another deep breath.
"I still love you, Dean," she said, after a while.
Dean looked away from her and stared straight ahead.
"Dean?" she said.
"I need to sit down," said Dean, walking over to a rock and sitting down.
"I didn't mean to bring this on you now," Rory said. "But, I didn't know until today. I had to tell you or else it was going to bother me for the rest of my life. I mean, when we kissed at Lindsay's party-"
"Rory," Dean cut her off. "That was six months ago. I'm sorry, but it's over. I'm with someone else now. I'm getting married. I'm sorry, but it's not going to happen again."
Rory's eyes swam with tears. She knew this was going to be the answer, but she hoped it wouldn't be.
"I'm sorry," he said again. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah," said Rory, struggling to hold back her tears. "I'm fine. Look, happy graduation. Congratulations. I'll see you around."
Before Dean could respond Rory ran home trying so hard to hold back her tears. She ran inside and hoped that her mother was out, but she wasn't. She was watching TV. Rory walked into her room and shut the door.
"Rory?" her mother said, opening the door. "Are you okay?"
Rory couldn't hold it in anymore. She broke down and cried hysterically. Lorelai walked over to the bed and hugged her.
"He said no," Rory said. "He's getting married. I was too late. You were right. I shouldn't have opened my big mouth."
"It's going to be okay," Lorelai said. "There will be other guys."
"I know," Rory sobbed. "But, he was the only one for me. I'll never find another one like him again."
Rory continued to sob while her mother hugged her and stroked her hair. Rory had blown it. If I hadn't left him for Jess, Rory thought. Maybe it would have been me walking down the isle. But, that's not going to happen. I bet I'll never see him again.
To Be Continued.
A/N: That was chapter 9. Chapter 10 is coming soon.
Rory waited outside the school. After shrieking and hugging with Lindsay and Lane, she waited for the one person she had to talk to. Rory saw Dean with his parents. Finally they walked away.
"Dean," Rory said. "Can I talk to you?"
Dean nodded as they went over to the side of the building away from the crowd of smiling parents and kids.
"What's up?" Dean asked.
Rory took a deep breath. It's okay, she told herself. You just need to get this off your chest. Nothing bad can come of this.
"I broke up with Jess today," Rory said. "You were right. He treats me like dirt and I made a bad choice."
"Well, don't take this as any offense," Dean said. "But, I'm glad you broke up with him. He was wrong for you. And I'm not just saying this because I'm still mad. I'm saying this as a friend. Lane and Lindsay agree with me."
"I'm glad you approve."
"But, even though I'm glad you told me, I have to ask. Why are you telling me this?"
Rory took another deep breath.
"I still love you, Dean," she said, after a while.
Dean looked away from her and stared straight ahead.
"Dean?" she said.
"I need to sit down," said Dean, walking over to a rock and sitting down.
"I didn't mean to bring this on you now," Rory said. "But, I didn't know until today. I had to tell you or else it was going to bother me for the rest of my life. I mean, when we kissed at Lindsay's party-"
"Rory," Dean cut her off. "That was six months ago. I'm sorry, but it's over. I'm with someone else now. I'm getting married. I'm sorry, but it's not going to happen again."
Rory's eyes swam with tears. She knew this was going to be the answer, but she hoped it wouldn't be.
"I'm sorry," he said again. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah," said Rory, struggling to hold back her tears. "I'm fine. Look, happy graduation. Congratulations. I'll see you around."
Before Dean could respond Rory ran home trying so hard to hold back her tears. She ran inside and hoped that her mother was out, but she wasn't. She was watching TV. Rory walked into her room and shut the door.
"Rory?" her mother said, opening the door. "Are you okay?"
Rory couldn't hold it in anymore. She broke down and cried hysterically. Lorelai walked over to the bed and hugged her.
"He said no," Rory said. "He's getting married. I was too late. You were right. I shouldn't have opened my big mouth."
"It's going to be okay," Lorelai said. "There will be other guys."
"I know," Rory sobbed. "But, he was the only one for me. I'll never find another one like him again."
Rory continued to sob while her mother hugged her and stroked her hair. Rory had blown it. If I hadn't left him for Jess, Rory thought. Maybe it would have been me walking down the isle. But, that's not going to happen. I bet I'll never see him again.
To Be Continued.
A/N: That was chapter 9. Chapter 10 is coming soon.