I'd Rather be Anywhere But Here
A/N: Thanks so much for the reviews!!! I really didn't think that this was good….at all. I just realized that it was set to only accept signed reviews, so I changed it. Milo12, I totally forgot if she had told him about Yale or not…it's been so long! Anyways, once again, thanks for the reviews! They make me feel special. :D LOL.
Disclaimer: I still own nothing! But I'm putting Jess on my wish list. ;)
Spoilers: Not really unless you haven't seen season 3.
Rating: PG for now, it may change to PG-13 later because there's some cussing.
Pairing: Read and find out! :P
Summary: Rory is at Yale. Jess is in California. Rory is over Jess…or is she??? Jess is not over Rory. Please read and review. Thanks! :D
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Jess opened his eyes and looked at the clock by his bed. 8:45. Well, today is Tuesday. I said that I would call Uncle Luke today. But…I don't know, I probably shouldn't bother him. Man this girl is turning me into a wuss. I am going to call, and I should probably call before the lunch rush.
He got dressed and walked into the kitchen.
"Good morning Jess!" Lily shouted at him cheerfully.
"Hey squirt" Jess said as he grabbed a muffin and sat down across from her at the table.
"What are you doing today?" Lily asked innocently.
"I've got a few calls to make," He answered and took a bite of his muffin.
"To your girlfriend?" She asked in a sing-song voice.
"My girlfriend?" He asked frowning. He had certainly never told her about Rory.
"Yeah," She said nodding "Isn't that girl you have a picture of your girlfriend?"
"Were you snooping in my room?" He asked, raising an eyebrow at her.
"Are you avoiding the question?" She asked back.
Jess sighed, "She used to be my girlfriend, but not anymore."
"Why? What happened?"
Jess sighed again before saying, "I'm not really sure."
"Oh," Lily said simply, "She's really pretty."
"Yeah," Jess nodded in agreement before taking another bite from his muffin.
"Well, do you think you could read to me later?"
"We'll see." He answered as he finished his muffin.
"Okay," She said as she jumped up from her chair and ran out of the room.
Jess smirked. What a weird kid, and she loves to read…She kind of reminds me of what I was like as a kid. Jess sat there a little longer then finally got up and grabbed the cordless. Time to call Luke.
Jess walked back into his room, shut the door, and dialed the number.
"Luke's Diner" answered the familiar voice.
"Hey"
"Who…Jess? Is that you?" Luke asked.
"Yeah, it's me." Jess answered back.
"Well what have you done now? Robbed a bank? Stole a car? Do you need money?" Luke asked sighing.
"What? I can't call without something being the matter?" Jess asked annoyed.
Luke paused to think about it and answered, "No, not really."
"Well actually…I just called to inform you that you're a Great Uncle now." Jess said seriously.
"WHAT? Oh, I knew this would happen…" Luke shouted into the phone.
"Calm down, I'm just kidding. I have not impregnated anyone." Jess said smirking. God, I miss doing that.
Luke sighed heavily, "Then why the hell are you calling me Jess? Decided to call and catch up after six months?" Luke asked shouting into the phone.
"Now don't start that!" Jess said rolling his eyes.
"Well why shouldn't I start that? You leave without saying good-bye and go to God knows where and you don't even send a post-card, telegram, letter, nothing! Then you call me up six months later just to chat?!?" Luke yelled into the phone and looked up to see everyone staring at him, "What the hell are you staring at?" He yelled at them and they immediately got up and fled from the diner.
Jess sighed, "Calm down Uncle Luke. I'm in California; I'm living with my dad. I'm working part-time at his hot-dog stand. I'm finishing high school and I've got good grades. Are you happy now?"
"A hot-dog stand?" Luke asked chuckling, "I guess it's a step up from Wal-Mart."
"Hey!" Jess said offended.
"So, why'd you call Jess?"
"Uh… actually I wanted a phone number."
"Of who?" Luke asked frowning.
"Uh…Rory." Jess mumbled.
"What'd you say? I couldn't hear you."
"Rory!" Jess shouted into the phone.
"Oh, no you don't."
"What?" Jess asked.
"You are not going to break her heart again. She's doing well at Yale, her and Lorelai are getting along great. You don't…"
"Luke!" Jess interrupted.
"What?"
"I don't want to cause any trouble. I just want to talk to her." He answered. Actually I want to apologize but I'm not telling him that.
"NO! You can't have it." Luke said loudly.
"Luke, please just give it to me." Jess said almost begging…almost but not quite.
"Why should I?" Luke asked.
"Because…not that it's any of your business, but I want to apologize." Jess said softly.
"Oh!" Luke said surprised.
"So, can I have it?" Jess asked, "I promise I'll send you a post card," He added sarcastically.
"Well, I probably shouldn't be doing this but…okay," Luke said as he dug around in his desk for the number. "Okay, I found it. It's 539-6128. You got it?"
"Yeah, thanks Uncle Luke." Jess replied.
"You'd better not hurt her Jess…I'm warning you." Luke said sternly.
"Thanks for the number…bye."
"Bye Jess"
Jess hung up the phone. Well, that went better than I expected. Should I call her now? Jess looked at the clock. 10:00. She's probably in classes, so maybe I'll get her answering machine. I need to call NOW.
Jess turned on the phone and dialed the number.
"Hello," answered a cheery voice.
Jess froze. Oh my gosh. She's home…that's her. I can't do this.
"Hello?" the voice asked again.
Then he heard the dial-tone. Wow. She sounds so good. Maybe I'll call later. Jess hung up the phone, grabbed his book, and lay back onto his bed. I'll definitely call later.
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A/N: SO how do you like it? Please review! I will probably have the next chapter uploaded in a day or 2…but only if I get 5 or more reviews! :P
