A/N: the song is called "Waterfalls" by TLC

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"Sweets?"

"Yeah mom?"

"Can we do the talking thing now?"

For over a week now Rory had been avoiding any comment Lorelai tried to make about Jess. She wasn't sure what her mother knew, and she wasn't ready to talk about it.

"Mom..." It sounded a bit annoyed. Her mom had been asking her the same question over and over again for hours now.

"Ohhkayyy..." Lorelai put on her coat. "I'm gonna be at Luke's if you need me"

~~

Truth be told, she was scared. Scared that her mother wouldn't let her near Jess anymore if she found out. She knew her mother would follow her around, telling her she would end up the same. And she was scared that Lorelai was right. So she avoided `the talk` and she avoided Jess.

~~

The letters kept dancing in front of her eyes. She couldn't concentrate. Every time two people in the story kissed she kept reading herself and Jess into it. In her mind, they had been making out everywhere, not only the places the characters in the book visited, but also her bed...his bed...the bridge...the front porch...

**Okay Gilmore get yourself together for once! No more scenes of making out with Jess in weird places...in fact...no more scenes of Jess at all...**

She tried to focus on her book, but after a few minutes had to admit defeat. Her mind kept wandering. Jess. Bed. Jess in bed. She knew she had to talk to him, but she wasn't ready to face him in person yet. And she knew that talking over the phone would just make it worse.

~~

Sitting in front of her computer she could smack herself. Why hadn't she thought of this before? They had talked online lots of times, when she couldn't face him after their first night together. She just hoped he wouldn't be mad at her. It had been over fourteen days since he got out of the hospital, and they hadn't talked once.

COFFEELVR: Jess?

She could see he was online, but he didn't reply. She had already been waiting for over ten minutes and was about to sign out when the instant message screen started blinking.

BADBOY: Yeah?

How to continue? Her fingers hovered a bit above her keyboard.

COFFEELVR: are you mad at me?

COFFEELVR: I'm sorry we didn't talk for so long...but I had to figure some stuff out...

COFFEELVR: Jess...

She was about to type those three words when she got a reply she hadn't expected.

BADBOY: who are you?!

COFFEELVR: Jess?

BADBOY: No. It's Shane.

COFFEELVR: But this is Jess's account you're on...

BADBOY: yeah so?

BADBOY: what do you want with my boyfriend anyway?

Boyfriend?! Rory kept staring at those lines. Was it Jess playing some game or was this really true? Did he forget her this soon? She signed out and fell down on her bed. This didn't just happen. It couldn't have. Right?

~~

"Whatchu doing babe?" Jess wrapped his arms around the blonde girl sitting in front of his laptop.

"I was just surfing the internet..."

Jess could see the instant message screen that had appeared and tried to read the person Shane had been talking with, without Shane being alerted.

**COFFEELVR...Ah christ...** Jess sighed inwardly **what did she say?**

He had to get her out of here. He needed to find out what Rory knew. If he knew Shane a little Rory was probably lying on her bed. Crying her eyes out.

But then again...why would she? She didn't care for him, not the way he wanted her to. Cause if she did she wouldn't have been avoiding him for the last two weeks. Right?

But he doesn't realize he hurts her so much

But all the praying just ain't helping

At all 'cause he can't seem to keep

Himself out of trouble

Jess thought of a song he knew. For the moment the lyrics certainly applied to him.

Dreams are hopeless aspirations

In hopes of comin' true

Believe in yourself

The rest is up to me and you

The problem was...he didn't know where to believe in anymore. He thought he had done the right thing, stopping his feelings for Rory and starting to date Shane. But right now it didn't feel right at all anymore. If he faced the truth, he only went out with Shane to make Rory jealous. He wanted her to feel something. If it couldn't be love, well...hate was a strong emotion too. And the line between love and hate is a thin one...

Oh...who was he fooling. He screwed up. Once again Jess Mariano strikes. He managed to fuck up completely. No way was this gonna drive Rory back in his arms. If he knew her a little it was gonna drive her right back into Deans.

"Baby?"

Shane. He had forgotten all about her. But right now she was a distraction to his thoughts, one he surrendered himself to. Shane giggled happily when he pulled her towards him and silenced her with a thorough kiss.

~~

They were making out furiously on his bed. With Shane things were easy. They would hang out together, something that always led to sex. After that they would part ways...until the next time they needed a companion. He didn't have to worry about her feelings, if he was being too rough or going too fast. They would just get naked and sweaty.

As he plunged himself inside her he thought about the girl who had his heart. He knew they would talk. Again. And things would end up with them being friends. Again. He was so sick and tired of just being friends.

When he came he cried out her name. "Rory..."