(Jess and Jimmy walk into the ballroom. Lorelai and Rory are still outside. Jess takes a look around. Jimmy peeks out the door and sees Lorelai and Rory walking down the long hallway, walking in the opposite direction.)
Jimmy: Damn. Jess, I''ll be right back.
Jess: (Takes a look around, and walks into a heart balloon.) Christ.
(Out in the hallway, Jimmy approaches Lorelai and Rory.)
Jimmy: Hey. Your going the wrong way.
Rory: Who are you?
Jimmy: I'm Jimmy. (Holds out his hand) May I escort you into the ballroom?
Rory: Mom, who is this?
Lorelai: Just wait. All will be explained.
Rory: Wha-
(Jimmy takes a hold of Rory's hand and leads her into the doorway. Lorelai mouths a thank you. Jimmy nods.)
Jimmy: This is a gift from me and Lorelai.
Rory: What are you talking about?
(Jimmy holds the door open for Rory, who steps inside. Rory takes a look around and gasps when she spots Jess. Jess turns around and is a little surprised when he sees Rory. He looks her over. Rory sees this and blushes. They each take a step toward each other.)
Jess: (very softly) Hey.
Rory: Hey.
Jess:(takes another step towards her) Did you know about this?
Rory: Not a clue.
Jess: I think they want us to make up. (Takes a look over at Lorelai and Jimmy, who pretend to be engrossed in a conversation.)
Rory: Yeah. Me too. (Bites her lip) But the question is, do you?
Jess: (Jess looks at her. He can't believe what he is hearing. He takes a hold of her hand.) Of course I do, Rory.
Rory: (looks down) Then why didn't you tell me you were leaving?
Jess: (sighs) I didn't want to say goodbye.
Rory: (half smiles) You didn't ?
Jess: No. I didn't.
Rory: Then why did you leave?
Jess: Well...(points to Jimmy) See that man over there?
Rory: Yeah.
Jess: That's my father. He came to Star's Hallow soon after...(clears throat) Kyle's party. I figured since I never actually knew him, then now is a good as time as any.
Rory: Wow. So are you going to stay here?
Jess: (smiles) I'm still deciding. (Music starts playing, "Time by Chantal Kreviazuk starts playing)So would you like to dance?
Rory: It would be my pleasure.
(Jess leads Rory onto the dance floor. He puts his arm gracefully around her waist. Rory liked the feeling of his fingers on her waist. She puts her hands around his neck they slowly start dancing)
Time
Where did you go
WHy did you leave me here alone
Wait
Don't go so fast
I'm missing the moments as they pass
Now I've looked in the mirror
And the world's getting clearer
so wait for me
This time
I'm down
I'm down on my knees
I'm begging for all your sympathy
But you (I'm just an illusion)
You don't seem to care (I wish that I could)
You humble people everywhere (I don't mean to hurt you)
Now I've looked in the mirror
And the world's getting clearer
I'll take what you give me
Please know that I'm learning
So wait for me
This time
I should've known better
I shouldn't have wasted those days
And afternoons and mornings
I threw them all away
Now
This is my time
And I'm gonna make this moment mine
(I shouldn't have wasted those days)
I'll take what you give me
Please know that I'm learning
I've looked in the mirror
My world's getting clearer
So wait for me
This time
This time..
(Lorelai and Jimmy are standing by the door, watching Rory and Jess. Lorelai is holding a tissue and wiping her eyes.)
Lorelai: They're just so cute, you know?
Jimmy: Yeah. I guess they are.
Lorelai: So do you want to know what their saying?
Jimmy:(Looks at her) No.
Lorelai: Cause you know, I do.
Jimmy: So what?
Lorelai: Jeez is it that hard to ask you to dance?
Jimmy: (chuckles) Come on.
(Lorelai and Jimmy move to the dance floor. They start dancing a little way away from Rory and Jess.)
Jess: I'm really glad you decided to come down here.
Rory: Me too.
Jess: (slowly rocks her back and forth and whispers) I.......I......I really like spending time with you.
Rory: (Rory feels like a hundred pound brick has hit her. Was he going to say I love you, the three little words she had been waiting for? Or did he really "like spending time with her"? She felt like her eyes were starting to water.) Umm, can you excuse me Jess? I have to go to the bathroom.
Jess. Yeah. Sure. (Jess was afraid to say I love you to Rory. He didn't want to feel like and idiot. He said the first thing that came to his mind, not knowing how Rory would react.)
(Rory ran out of the ballroom pretty quickly. She went into the ladies room and locked herself in the stall. Tears started pouring out of her eyes, a little more dramatically than she expected. Meanwhile Lorelai excused herself from dancing with Jimmy. She had to go and see if Rory was okay. On her way out she shot a look at Jess.)
Jimmy: Yo, what did you say to Rory?
Jess: (sighs) I love spending time with you.
Jimmy: (chuckles) Oh man. You are screwed.
Jess:(gets a sad expression on his face) Yeah.
(Lorelai walks into the bathroom and hears Rory crying. She knocks on the stall that Rory is in.)
Lorelai: Rory. Open up.
Rory: Go away.
Lorelai: Please Rory?
(Lorelai hears a muffled groan and finally Rory opens the door. Rory runs into Lorelai's arms, hugging her. Lorelai rubs her back and whispers "It's going to be okay. Everything's gonna work out. I promise" in her ear.)
Jimmy: Damn. Jess, I''ll be right back.
Jess: (Takes a look around, and walks into a heart balloon.) Christ.
(Out in the hallway, Jimmy approaches Lorelai and Rory.)
Jimmy: Hey. Your going the wrong way.
Rory: Who are you?
Jimmy: I'm Jimmy. (Holds out his hand) May I escort you into the ballroom?
Rory: Mom, who is this?
Lorelai: Just wait. All will be explained.
Rory: Wha-
(Jimmy takes a hold of Rory's hand and leads her into the doorway. Lorelai mouths a thank you. Jimmy nods.)
Jimmy: This is a gift from me and Lorelai.
Rory: What are you talking about?
(Jimmy holds the door open for Rory, who steps inside. Rory takes a look around and gasps when she spots Jess. Jess turns around and is a little surprised when he sees Rory. He looks her over. Rory sees this and blushes. They each take a step toward each other.)
Jess: (very softly) Hey.
Rory: Hey.
Jess:(takes another step towards her) Did you know about this?
Rory: Not a clue.
Jess: I think they want us to make up. (Takes a look over at Lorelai and Jimmy, who pretend to be engrossed in a conversation.)
Rory: Yeah. Me too. (Bites her lip) But the question is, do you?
Jess: (Jess looks at her. He can't believe what he is hearing. He takes a hold of her hand.) Of course I do, Rory.
Rory: (looks down) Then why didn't you tell me you were leaving?
Jess: (sighs) I didn't want to say goodbye.
Rory: (half smiles) You didn't ?
Jess: No. I didn't.
Rory: Then why did you leave?
Jess: Well...(points to Jimmy) See that man over there?
Rory: Yeah.
Jess: That's my father. He came to Star's Hallow soon after...(clears throat) Kyle's party. I figured since I never actually knew him, then now is a good as time as any.
Rory: Wow. So are you going to stay here?
Jess: (smiles) I'm still deciding. (Music starts playing, "Time by Chantal Kreviazuk starts playing)So would you like to dance?
Rory: It would be my pleasure.
(Jess leads Rory onto the dance floor. He puts his arm gracefully around her waist. Rory liked the feeling of his fingers on her waist. She puts her hands around his neck they slowly start dancing)
Time
Where did you go
WHy did you leave me here alone
Wait
Don't go so fast
I'm missing the moments as they pass
Now I've looked in the mirror
And the world's getting clearer
so wait for me
This time
I'm down
I'm down on my knees
I'm begging for all your sympathy
But you (I'm just an illusion)
You don't seem to care (I wish that I could)
You humble people everywhere (I don't mean to hurt you)
Now I've looked in the mirror
And the world's getting clearer
I'll take what you give me
Please know that I'm learning
So wait for me
This time
I should've known better
I shouldn't have wasted those days
And afternoons and mornings
I threw them all away
Now
This is my time
And I'm gonna make this moment mine
(I shouldn't have wasted those days)
I'll take what you give me
Please know that I'm learning
I've looked in the mirror
My world's getting clearer
So wait for me
This time
This time..
(Lorelai and Jimmy are standing by the door, watching Rory and Jess. Lorelai is holding a tissue and wiping her eyes.)
Lorelai: They're just so cute, you know?
Jimmy: Yeah. I guess they are.
Lorelai: So do you want to know what their saying?
Jimmy:(Looks at her) No.
Lorelai: Cause you know, I do.
Jimmy: So what?
Lorelai: Jeez is it that hard to ask you to dance?
Jimmy: (chuckles) Come on.
(Lorelai and Jimmy move to the dance floor. They start dancing a little way away from Rory and Jess.)
Jess: I'm really glad you decided to come down here.
Rory: Me too.
Jess: (slowly rocks her back and forth and whispers) I.......I......I really like spending time with you.
Rory: (Rory feels like a hundred pound brick has hit her. Was he going to say I love you, the three little words she had been waiting for? Or did he really "like spending time with her"? She felt like her eyes were starting to water.) Umm, can you excuse me Jess? I have to go to the bathroom.
Jess. Yeah. Sure. (Jess was afraid to say I love you to Rory. He didn't want to feel like and idiot. He said the first thing that came to his mind, not knowing how Rory would react.)
(Rory ran out of the ballroom pretty quickly. She went into the ladies room and locked herself in the stall. Tears started pouring out of her eyes, a little more dramatically than she expected. Meanwhile Lorelai excused herself from dancing with Jimmy. She had to go and see if Rory was okay. On her way out she shot a look at Jess.)
Jimmy: Yo, what did you say to Rory?
Jess: (sighs) I love spending time with you.
Jimmy: (chuckles) Oh man. You are screwed.
Jess:(gets a sad expression on his face) Yeah.
(Lorelai walks into the bathroom and hears Rory crying. She knocks on the stall that Rory is in.)
Lorelai: Rory. Open up.
Rory: Go away.
Lorelai: Please Rory?
(Lorelai hears a muffled groan and finally Rory opens the door. Rory runs into Lorelai's arms, hugging her. Lorelai rubs her back and whispers "It's going to be okay. Everything's gonna work out. I promise" in her ear.)
