Chapter 15: Memories that Never Fade Away
[Dean]
Rory and Dean took a walk the next day. There were already nurses at the house. Dean wanted to take a walk down memory lane and Rory wanted to come with him. He almost told her no, but he wanted to spend as much time as he could with her before he passed away. Plus, he wanted to get away from the nurses. The first place they stopped was the school, which was open. Dean already thought about his first day in Stars Hollow.
"What are you thinking about?" Rory asked.
"I'm thinking about the day we met," Dean replied.
FLASHBACK:
[Rory is on the floor collecting pieces of paper that fell. We see Dean's legs. Rory looks at the legs, startled]
RORY: God! You're like Ruth Gordon just standing there with the tannis root. Make a noise!
DEAN: Rosemary's baby.
[Rory stands up and we get a glimpse of Dean]
RORY: Yeah.
DEAN: It's a great movie. You've got great taste. Are you moving?
RORY: No, just my books are.
DEAN: My family just moved here from Chicago. I'm Dean.
RORY: Oh. Rory. Me. That's...that's me.
DEAN: Rory.
RORY: Well, Lorelai technically.
DEAN: Lorelai. I like that.
RORY: It's my mother's name, too. She named me after herself. She was lying in the hospital thinking about how men name their boys after themselves all the time, you know? So why couldn't women? She says her feminism sort of took over. Although personally? I think a lot of Demerol also went into that decision.....I never talk this much.
END FLASH BACK
[Rory]
"Oh, god," Rory said, smiling and covering her eyes. "That was so embarrassing."
"What?" Dean said. "You got me. I was dating you a few years later I married you."
"How was I supposed to know that?" Rory asked. "I thought I scared you off."
Dean slung his arm around Rory's shoulder and steered her away from the school. They stopped in front of Doose's and went inside.
"You want a pop?" Dean asked her.
"You still call it that?" Rory asked. "And are you going to steal two?"
"No," Dean said. "I still have my employee discount."
"Then I will go for that drink," Rory said.
Dean walked to the soda case and got out two sodas and handed Rory a diet coke. Memories suddenly flooded over her.
FLASHBACK:
DEAN: You want a pop or something?
RORY: A pop?
DEAN: Give me a break! In Chicago they call it pop.
RORY: Well, in Connecticut we call it free soda. And yes, thank you.
[Dean grabs two sodas and holds them behind his back]
DEAN: All right. Guess what's in each hand and you get the soda.
RORY: Okay, see the whole concept of a free soda is that it's free. You don't have to work for it.
DEAN: Sorry. You gotta sing for your supper."
RORY: Or your soda.
DEAN: Guess.
RORY: Okay. In this hand you have-
[Dean leans forward and kisses her]
RORY: Thank you.
[Rory runs out of the store]
END FLASH BACK
[Dean]
Dean looked at Rory. She looked like she was going to cry.
"Are you okay?" he asked.
"Fine," Rory replied.
They passed the junkyard where Dean had made Rory her car.
FLASHBACK:
DEAN: Rory?
RORY: Yeah?
DEAN: I love you.
[Rory suddenly pulls away]
DEAN: Rory? Did you hear me?
RORY: Uh huh.
DEAN: Well..say something.
RORY: I...I....
DEAN: Yes?
RORY: I...I love the car?
DEAN: That's...that's it?
RORY: No. I'm just..I'm surprised. I didn't expect....I don't..
DEAN: You don't love me.
RORY: No! I-I just have to think for a minute.
DEAN: Think about what?
RORY: Well, saying "I love you" is a really difficult thing.
DEAN: I just said it.
RORY: And you did it really well.
DEAN: What the hell does that mean?
RORY: I'm sorry-
DEAN: I'm sorry. I'm an idiot. I don't even know what I was thinking.
RORY: Dean please. It's just not that easy for me. I mean, saying "I love you" means a lot. Think about it from my point of view. I mean, my mom, and our life...I mean my mom said that she loved my dad and then-
DEAN: You don't get pregnant saying "I love you."
RORY: I know! I'm just confused. I need to...it's a really big deal.
DEAN: Fine. Come on.
RORY: Please, don't be mad.
DEAN: I'll take you home.
RORY: Dean, tonight was amazing. It was perfect. Please. I swear, I just need a minute-
DEAN: Whatever. It doesn't matter. Let's go.
END FLASHBACK
[Rory]
"Dumb ass," Dean said to himself.
"What?" Rory said.
"Nothing," Dean said.
"I heard that."
"You don't remember this place, do you?"
"Yes, I do."
FLASHBACK:
DEAN: What was going on at the town meeting? All that stuff about writing a song?
RORY: I-I don't know what I was talking about.
DEAN: So, that had nothing to do with me? Well, I must have imagined it then.
[Dean looks at Tristin]
DEAN: Your boyfriend's waiting.
[Dean walks towards the truck]
RORY: He's not my boyfriend! I hate him!
DEAN: Whatever.
RORY: Dean!
[Dean hesitates, but doesn't turn around]
DEAN: What?
RORY: Stop!
DEAN: Why?
RORY: Because I love you, you idiot!
[Dean turns around and walks up to Rory and kisses her]
END FLASHBACK...
Rory suddenly got tired. More than ever, she wanted to go home or sit down or something.
"Dean, I'm tired," she said.
"Me, too," he replied.
"Can we go home?"
"Sure."
[Dean]
Dean put his arm around Rory's shoulder again and they started walking home. He noticed that the world seemed more colorful and lively. Was this what the world seemed like when you know you only have a little time left? He thought about the future. It seemed like a dead end. This was it. This was his life. And it was over too soon.
"Rory, promise me something," he said.
"Anything," Rory said.
"Look, if you find someone else, that's okay. But, please let the babies know who I am."
"I promise."
To Be Continued...
A/N: I know that chapter wasn't necessary, but I think there should've been a whole reminiscing chapter. Chapter 16 is coming soon.
[Dean]
Rory and Dean took a walk the next day. There were already nurses at the house. Dean wanted to take a walk down memory lane and Rory wanted to come with him. He almost told her no, but he wanted to spend as much time as he could with her before he passed away. Plus, he wanted to get away from the nurses. The first place they stopped was the school, which was open. Dean already thought about his first day in Stars Hollow.
"What are you thinking about?" Rory asked.
"I'm thinking about the day we met," Dean replied.
FLASHBACK:
[Rory is on the floor collecting pieces of paper that fell. We see Dean's legs. Rory looks at the legs, startled]
RORY: God! You're like Ruth Gordon just standing there with the tannis root. Make a noise!
DEAN: Rosemary's baby.
[Rory stands up and we get a glimpse of Dean]
RORY: Yeah.
DEAN: It's a great movie. You've got great taste. Are you moving?
RORY: No, just my books are.
DEAN: My family just moved here from Chicago. I'm Dean.
RORY: Oh. Rory. Me. That's...that's me.
DEAN: Rory.
RORY: Well, Lorelai technically.
DEAN: Lorelai. I like that.
RORY: It's my mother's name, too. She named me after herself. She was lying in the hospital thinking about how men name their boys after themselves all the time, you know? So why couldn't women? She says her feminism sort of took over. Although personally? I think a lot of Demerol also went into that decision.....I never talk this much.
END FLASH BACK
[Rory]
"Oh, god," Rory said, smiling and covering her eyes. "That was so embarrassing."
"What?" Dean said. "You got me. I was dating you a few years later I married you."
"How was I supposed to know that?" Rory asked. "I thought I scared you off."
Dean slung his arm around Rory's shoulder and steered her away from the school. They stopped in front of Doose's and went inside.
"You want a pop?" Dean asked her.
"You still call it that?" Rory asked. "And are you going to steal two?"
"No," Dean said. "I still have my employee discount."
"Then I will go for that drink," Rory said.
Dean walked to the soda case and got out two sodas and handed Rory a diet coke. Memories suddenly flooded over her.
FLASHBACK:
DEAN: You want a pop or something?
RORY: A pop?
DEAN: Give me a break! In Chicago they call it pop.
RORY: Well, in Connecticut we call it free soda. And yes, thank you.
[Dean grabs two sodas and holds them behind his back]
DEAN: All right. Guess what's in each hand and you get the soda.
RORY: Okay, see the whole concept of a free soda is that it's free. You don't have to work for it.
DEAN: Sorry. You gotta sing for your supper."
RORY: Or your soda.
DEAN: Guess.
RORY: Okay. In this hand you have-
[Dean leans forward and kisses her]
RORY: Thank you.
[Rory runs out of the store]
END FLASH BACK
[Dean]
Dean looked at Rory. She looked like she was going to cry.
"Are you okay?" he asked.
"Fine," Rory replied.
They passed the junkyard where Dean had made Rory her car.
FLASHBACK:
DEAN: Rory?
RORY: Yeah?
DEAN: I love you.
[Rory suddenly pulls away]
DEAN: Rory? Did you hear me?
RORY: Uh huh.
DEAN: Well..say something.
RORY: I...I....
DEAN: Yes?
RORY: I...I love the car?
DEAN: That's...that's it?
RORY: No. I'm just..I'm surprised. I didn't expect....I don't..
DEAN: You don't love me.
RORY: No! I-I just have to think for a minute.
DEAN: Think about what?
RORY: Well, saying "I love you" is a really difficult thing.
DEAN: I just said it.
RORY: And you did it really well.
DEAN: What the hell does that mean?
RORY: I'm sorry-
DEAN: I'm sorry. I'm an idiot. I don't even know what I was thinking.
RORY: Dean please. It's just not that easy for me. I mean, saying "I love you" means a lot. Think about it from my point of view. I mean, my mom, and our life...I mean my mom said that she loved my dad and then-
DEAN: You don't get pregnant saying "I love you."
RORY: I know! I'm just confused. I need to...it's a really big deal.
DEAN: Fine. Come on.
RORY: Please, don't be mad.
DEAN: I'll take you home.
RORY: Dean, tonight was amazing. It was perfect. Please. I swear, I just need a minute-
DEAN: Whatever. It doesn't matter. Let's go.
END FLASHBACK
[Rory]
"Dumb ass," Dean said to himself.
"What?" Rory said.
"Nothing," Dean said.
"I heard that."
"You don't remember this place, do you?"
"Yes, I do."
FLASHBACK:
DEAN: What was going on at the town meeting? All that stuff about writing a song?
RORY: I-I don't know what I was talking about.
DEAN: So, that had nothing to do with me? Well, I must have imagined it then.
[Dean looks at Tristin]
DEAN: Your boyfriend's waiting.
[Dean walks towards the truck]
RORY: He's not my boyfriend! I hate him!
DEAN: Whatever.
RORY: Dean!
[Dean hesitates, but doesn't turn around]
DEAN: What?
RORY: Stop!
DEAN: Why?
RORY: Because I love you, you idiot!
[Dean turns around and walks up to Rory and kisses her]
END FLASHBACK...
Rory suddenly got tired. More than ever, she wanted to go home or sit down or something.
"Dean, I'm tired," she said.
"Me, too," he replied.
"Can we go home?"
"Sure."
[Dean]
Dean put his arm around Rory's shoulder again and they started walking home. He noticed that the world seemed more colorful and lively. Was this what the world seemed like when you know you only have a little time left? He thought about the future. It seemed like a dead end. This was it. This was his life. And it was over too soon.
"Rory, promise me something," he said.
"Anything," Rory said.
"Look, if you find someone else, that's okay. But, please let the babies know who I am."
"I promise."
To Be Continued...
A/N: I know that chapter wasn't necessary, but I think there should've been a whole reminiscing chapter. Chapter 16 is coming soon.
