Chapter 11: The Wedding is Over
"Friends, family," said the priest. "We're here for the joyous union of Dean and Lindsay. Lindsay, repeat after me. 'I Lindsay..'"
"I Lindsay."
"'Take thee, Dean.'"
"'Take thee, Dean.'"
"'As my lawfully wedded with for sickness and in health until death parts us.."
"Now you, Dean," said the priest. "'I, Dean."
Dean didn't say anything. He suddenly looked troubled.
"Dean," said the priest. "Repeat after me. 'I, Dean.'"
Dean still didn't say anything. He dropped Lindsay's hands.
"Lindsay," he said, finally. "I can't do this."
Everyone started talking. Rory sucked in her breath. She didn't know what to do or feel. She didn't know if she should feel bad for her best friend or be happy that Dean wasn't getting married.
"Dean, can I talk to you outside?" Lindsay said, grabbing him by the wrist.
Their parents told everyone to stay seated. Rory crept outside. Dean and Lindsay were at the back of the building. She stayed nearby, but out of sight so she could here.
"What just happened?" Lindsay asked.
"Lindsay, I'm sorry," Dean said. "But, I can't do this."
"Why not?" Lindsay asked.
"I didn't want to say anything," Dean said. "But, I just don't love you that way."
There was silence. Rory didn't know what they were doing.
"It's Rory, isn't it?" Lindsay said, calmly.
Dean sighed. "Yeah," he said. "I still love her."
Rory's heart soared. He still loved her. She couldn't believe it.
"I knew it," Lindsay said, still in a calm tone. "I mean you two, when you were together, made a perfect couple and you were so much in love with her. I know how hurt you were when you two broke up. I knew you wouldn't be able to get over her that quickly."
"Are you okay with this?" Dean asked.
"Yeah," Lindsay said. "I'm heart broken, but you're not the only guy. To be honest, I didn't really want to go through with this. I wasn't ready."
"Take care," Dean said.
"You, too," Lindsay said.
Rory didn't know what was going on, but she went back to her seat and sat down. Dean walked in and told everyone to go home. Rory and her mother went home and told her mother what she heard.
"I guess it's not too late after all," Lorelai said.
"I guess not," Rory said.
To Be Continued.
A/N: Chapter 12 is coming soon.
"Friends, family," said the priest. "We're here for the joyous union of Dean and Lindsay. Lindsay, repeat after me. 'I Lindsay..'"
"I Lindsay."
"'Take thee, Dean.'"
"'Take thee, Dean.'"
"'As my lawfully wedded with for sickness and in health until death parts us.."
"Now you, Dean," said the priest. "'I, Dean."
Dean didn't say anything. He suddenly looked troubled.
"Dean," said the priest. "Repeat after me. 'I, Dean.'"
Dean still didn't say anything. He dropped Lindsay's hands.
"Lindsay," he said, finally. "I can't do this."
Everyone started talking. Rory sucked in her breath. She didn't know what to do or feel. She didn't know if she should feel bad for her best friend or be happy that Dean wasn't getting married.
"Dean, can I talk to you outside?" Lindsay said, grabbing him by the wrist.
Their parents told everyone to stay seated. Rory crept outside. Dean and Lindsay were at the back of the building. She stayed nearby, but out of sight so she could here.
"What just happened?" Lindsay asked.
"Lindsay, I'm sorry," Dean said. "But, I can't do this."
"Why not?" Lindsay asked.
"I didn't want to say anything," Dean said. "But, I just don't love you that way."
There was silence. Rory didn't know what they were doing.
"It's Rory, isn't it?" Lindsay said, calmly.
Dean sighed. "Yeah," he said. "I still love her."
Rory's heart soared. He still loved her. She couldn't believe it.
"I knew it," Lindsay said, still in a calm tone. "I mean you two, when you were together, made a perfect couple and you were so much in love with her. I know how hurt you were when you two broke up. I knew you wouldn't be able to get over her that quickly."
"Are you okay with this?" Dean asked.
"Yeah," Lindsay said. "I'm heart broken, but you're not the only guy. To be honest, I didn't really want to go through with this. I wasn't ready."
"Take care," Dean said.
"You, too," Lindsay said.
Rory didn't know what was going on, but she went back to her seat and sat down. Dean walked in and told everyone to go home. Rory and her mother went home and told her mother what she heard.
"I guess it's not too late after all," Lorelai said.
"I guess not," Rory said.
To Be Continued.
A/N: Chapter 12 is coming soon.