Chapter 11: The Risk of Decisions
[Dean]
Dean walked out of class later that day. He felt horrible. He wish he hadn't just walked out of Rory's life like that, but he had to. He bumped into a girl.
"I'm so sorry," he said.
"That's okay," the girl said, standing up.
It wasn't a girl. It was Lorelai. She stood in front of him and crossed her arms over her chest.
"Are you upset with me?" Dean asked.
"Did you really think I could give this to her?" Lorelai said. "Do you know how much that would break her heart?"
"You read it?" Dean asked.
"Of course I read it," Lorelai answered. "I don't like folded notes. They always end up to be 'Dear John' notes. What's this shit that you're never going to see her again?"
"Look, Lorelai," Dean said. "I don't want a repeat of yesterday's events. I did this for her own good."
Lorelai was about to reply, but a guy came by and said, "Hey, Forester, did that girl from yesterday not want to put out. Maybe this one might and then you can ditch her for another one." The guy took off laughing.
"You see how bad it is?" Dean said. "If I drag Rory into this it's going to be worse. Not just for me, but for her. I don't want anything to happen to her."
"Well, I'm not going to give her this note," Lorelai said, giving the note back to Dean. "It's going to crush her."
"Is she awake yet?"
"Not yet."
"I'll call her later."
"Fine, but she's going to be heart broken."
Dean watched Lorelai as she walked away digesting everything that she said. He knew he was going to break her heart. His own heart was broken. He checked his mail box. There was a little from the Board of Education. He opened it. It said:
Dear Mr. Forester, We are pleased to inform you that you are off academic probation.
Dean tried to smile, but he couldn't. He never would have gotten to where he was if Rory hadn't helped him. He knew his decision was stupid, but it was for the best.
[Rory]
Rory looked at the clock next to her bed. 9:30 A.M. She looked around the room. Where am I? She thought. This isn't my bedroom or my dorm room. She was in the hospital room. Were the past two days just a dream? She thought. She looked beside her bed. Lorelai was sitting there.
"Hey, mom," Rory said.
"How are you, kiddo?" Lorelai asked.
"Is it Wednesday or Friday?"
"Friday."
"I guess the past two days weren't a dream."
"No, they weren't."
Rory tried to remember what happened, but she couldn't remember anything past when the cane hit her in the head. I hope Dean is okay, Rory thought.
"Is Dean okay?" Rory asked.
"Yeah," Lorelai's face suddenly darkened at the mention of Dean's name. "He and Lindsay drove you here. They used your car, but he left it in the parking lot and gave you the keys. He broke two fingers and sprained his ankle, but he's okay. He stayed with you the whole night, you know."
"Really?"
"Yeah. At his own will, too. He told me to go home and stayed with you."
Rory was touched. She couldn't believe that he stayed with her. Someone wouldn't do that unless....Oh, my god, Rory thought. Dean loves me!
"Hey, mom, when do they let me out of here?" Rory asked.
"Noon," Lorelai answered. "Why?"
"I'm going to see Dean once I get out. I'm going to tell him that I love him."
"Don't do that."
"Why not?"
"Because you don't know if he still loves you."
"He stayed with me the whole night. He didn't have to, but he wanted to."
"Are you sure?"
"If he stayed with me because he wanted to, then it's got to mean something."
Rory didn't know why her mother was trying to get her not to do what she wanted to do. She would usually be more encouraging, but now she was being for from encouraging.
"All right," Lorelai said, sighing. "I just don't want you to get hurt."
"I'm pretty sure I won't," Rory said.
When they let her out, Rory took the keys to her car and drove down to Dean's University. She wasn't nervous at all. She had a feeling that this was going to end well.
To Be Continued....
A/N: That was chapter 11. I hope it wasn't totally pointless. Chapter 12 is coming soon.
[Dean]
Dean walked out of class later that day. He felt horrible. He wish he hadn't just walked out of Rory's life like that, but he had to. He bumped into a girl.
"I'm so sorry," he said.
"That's okay," the girl said, standing up.
It wasn't a girl. It was Lorelai. She stood in front of him and crossed her arms over her chest.
"Are you upset with me?" Dean asked.
"Did you really think I could give this to her?" Lorelai said. "Do you know how much that would break her heart?"
"You read it?" Dean asked.
"Of course I read it," Lorelai answered. "I don't like folded notes. They always end up to be 'Dear John' notes. What's this shit that you're never going to see her again?"
"Look, Lorelai," Dean said. "I don't want a repeat of yesterday's events. I did this for her own good."
Lorelai was about to reply, but a guy came by and said, "Hey, Forester, did that girl from yesterday not want to put out. Maybe this one might and then you can ditch her for another one." The guy took off laughing.
"You see how bad it is?" Dean said. "If I drag Rory into this it's going to be worse. Not just for me, but for her. I don't want anything to happen to her."
"Well, I'm not going to give her this note," Lorelai said, giving the note back to Dean. "It's going to crush her."
"Is she awake yet?"
"Not yet."
"I'll call her later."
"Fine, but she's going to be heart broken."
Dean watched Lorelai as she walked away digesting everything that she said. He knew he was going to break her heart. His own heart was broken. He checked his mail box. There was a little from the Board of Education. He opened it. It said:
Dear Mr. Forester, We are pleased to inform you that you are off academic probation.
Dean tried to smile, but he couldn't. He never would have gotten to where he was if Rory hadn't helped him. He knew his decision was stupid, but it was for the best.
[Rory]
Rory looked at the clock next to her bed. 9:30 A.M. She looked around the room. Where am I? She thought. This isn't my bedroom or my dorm room. She was in the hospital room. Were the past two days just a dream? She thought. She looked beside her bed. Lorelai was sitting there.
"Hey, mom," Rory said.
"How are you, kiddo?" Lorelai asked.
"Is it Wednesday or Friday?"
"Friday."
"I guess the past two days weren't a dream."
"No, they weren't."
Rory tried to remember what happened, but she couldn't remember anything past when the cane hit her in the head. I hope Dean is okay, Rory thought.
"Is Dean okay?" Rory asked.
"Yeah," Lorelai's face suddenly darkened at the mention of Dean's name. "He and Lindsay drove you here. They used your car, but he left it in the parking lot and gave you the keys. He broke two fingers and sprained his ankle, but he's okay. He stayed with you the whole night, you know."
"Really?"
"Yeah. At his own will, too. He told me to go home and stayed with you."
Rory was touched. She couldn't believe that he stayed with her. Someone wouldn't do that unless....Oh, my god, Rory thought. Dean loves me!
"Hey, mom, when do they let me out of here?" Rory asked.
"Noon," Lorelai answered. "Why?"
"I'm going to see Dean once I get out. I'm going to tell him that I love him."
"Don't do that."
"Why not?"
"Because you don't know if he still loves you."
"He stayed with me the whole night. He didn't have to, but he wanted to."
"Are you sure?"
"If he stayed with me because he wanted to, then it's got to mean something."
Rory didn't know why her mother was trying to get her not to do what she wanted to do. She would usually be more encouraging, but now she was being for from encouraging.
"All right," Lorelai said, sighing. "I just don't want you to get hurt."
"I'm pretty sure I won't," Rory said.
When they let her out, Rory took the keys to her car and drove down to Dean's University. She wasn't nervous at all. She had a feeling that this was going to end well.
To Be Continued....
A/N: That was chapter 11. I hope it wasn't totally pointless. Chapter 12 is coming soon.