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Summary: Rory comes back from Washington to some different surprises.
Lorelai and Rory walked to the town square where they saw the carnival. It was very colorful and very over done, but it was still fun.
"Ok, I'll go and get Sookie and Jackson and I'll meet you..." Lorelai said, wanting Rory to finish the sentence.
"Um, Luke's?" Rory suggested.
"Ok, I guess. I am starving so it makes sense." Lorelai said, kind of uncomfortable again.
"Um, alright. I'll see you there." Rory slightly smiled.
"Sounds good." Lorelai returned the smile. They both turned around and took a deep breath, and then walked to their destinations.
Rory walked to the diner. But before going in, she looked in the window to see if he was working. Sure enough, he was behind the counter reading a book. Rory slowly opened the door and slowly sat down on a stool in front of Jess. Jess noticed a person in front of him but didn't know it was Rory.
"What do you want?" Jess said in the most unfriendliness voice and without looking up from his book.
"Um, well, I was looking for this really hot guy, but I can't seem to find him." Rory said in a sarcastic voice and a bit of a chuckle.
Jess looked up from his book. "Hey!" He said happily.
"Hey."
"How was Washington?"
"Just like my letters. You did get them right?" Rory asked then putting on a serious face.
"Rory, calm down, I got them. Some a little drastic than others, but I got em'." Jess laughed.
"Good." Rory breathed out.
"Feel good to be home?" Jess asked.
"You have no idea." Rory said.
"Yeah, see, from the look on your face, I can tell that you missed me the most right." Jess said winking at her.
"Oh, yes, you were all I could think of while I ate my fancy political food." Rory laughed.
"Thought so." Jess smiled. "So you wanna hang out?"
"Um, I would but I have to meet my mom, then Dean." Rory said sadly.
"Ah, Dean."
"Yeah, Dean."
"So, I'll come around later, if you're around. Maybe we can talk about some things." Rory proposed.
"Sure, I'll be here."
"Great, I'll see you then."
"Okay, bye."
"Bye, Jess." And with that, Rory walked out of the diner.
"Rory!" Rory heard someone scream her name. She turned to her left to see Dean standing there with a huge smile.
"Dean." Rory said with a fake smile and laugh. She ran over to him and he hugged her tightly.
"I haven't seen you in weeks. I missed you." Dean said sadly.
"I miss you too." Rory said in a serious fake voice. They hugged again, but this time longer. She looked over Dean's shoulder to see Jess looking back at her. She smiled and slightly waved at him. He smiled back and returned the slight wave. He turned around and went upstairs.
Rory let go of Dean and they smiled and looked at each other.
"Rory!" Lorelai screamed walking towards her and Dean.
"Mom."
"Hey, Dean."
"Lorelai."
"You guys want to go to the carnival now! You know tradition Rory. But Sookie and Jackson are fighting so it's just us three. Or I could get Luke. No, scratch that, Luke would never go to something that Taylor organized." Lorelai thought.
"We know mom. But I was actually thinking me and Dean could just hang out for a little bit and I'll go with you later." Rory stated.
Lorelai knew exactly what was going to happen.
"Um, Rory, before you go, can I just talk to you for a quick sec.?" Lorelai said quickly and pulled Rory's arm, giving Dean a smile.
"Are you going to break up with Dean?" Lorelai asked seriously.
"Yeah, I think so." Rory said letting out a breath.
"Why?"
"I don't feel the way I use to. I think he should find someone else that really feels for him." Rory explained.
"And this has nothing to do with Jess?"
"No! Why do you keep insinuating. Yes, I like Jess. And it has nothing to do with the ki-." Rory almost slipped out the word.
"Ki? Did you say ki as in kiss or ki as in kids? What do you and Jess have kids?" Lorelai said.
"Fine. At Sookie's wedding, I saw Jess and we kissed, okay?" Rory finally said. It felt good to tell someone.
"Wow! Are you serious? You kissed Jess. While you were still with Dean you kissed Jess. Am I right?" Lorelai said.
"Yeah."
"Rory, how could you do that to Dean?"
"I know. That is on of the reasons that we are breaking up."
"Because you like Jess, or because you kissed him?"
"A little but of both, I think. Just let me figure this out first. I'll see you later." Rory said feeling quite exhausted.
"Right, but we are not done." Lorelai pointed at her.
The two girls walked back to Dean.
"Come on Dean." Rory took Dean's hand and lead him to the gazebo.
"Have fun guys!" Lorelai screamed behind them.
The couple finally reached the gazebo and Rory sat down on the bench. Dean sat next to her.
"So. How was Washington?" Dean asked, trying to start a conversation.
"Um, good. But I was thinking we could talk about something else." Rory said in a serious voice.
"Uh-oh." Dean said nervously.
"Not an uh-oh. But I think we need to see other people." Rory finally let out.
Dean swallowed. Um, okay. I guess if that how you feel."
"Yeah it is."
"Is this because of Jess?"
"I'm really not so sure. Maybe. But I don't care because I really am sorry." Rory apologized.
"Yeah. Alright. Well, I guess, can we be friends?" Dean asked. Rory looked into his eyes to see little tears forming.
"Of course." Rory managed a little smile.
"Alright, well I;m going to go home. I have some homework to catch up on." Dean said for an excuse to leave the uncomfortable atmosphere.
"Ok, um, I'll talk to you tomorrow."
"Ok bye." Dean said and walked away.
Rory walked out of the gazebo, thinking about what she had just done. She slowly walked to Luke's to see her mom in the window, then turning to see Jess behind the counter.
She didn't feel like being around her mom or Jess. To avoid Jess seeing her, she quickly ran past the diner and ran to her house.
Summary: Rory comes back from Washington to some different surprises.
Lorelai and Rory walked to the town square where they saw the carnival. It was very colorful and very over done, but it was still fun.
"Ok, I'll go and get Sookie and Jackson and I'll meet you..." Lorelai said, wanting Rory to finish the sentence.
"Um, Luke's?" Rory suggested.
"Ok, I guess. I am starving so it makes sense." Lorelai said, kind of uncomfortable again.
"Um, alright. I'll see you there." Rory slightly smiled.
"Sounds good." Lorelai returned the smile. They both turned around and took a deep breath, and then walked to their destinations.
Rory walked to the diner. But before going in, she looked in the window to see if he was working. Sure enough, he was behind the counter reading a book. Rory slowly opened the door and slowly sat down on a stool in front of Jess. Jess noticed a person in front of him but didn't know it was Rory.
"What do you want?" Jess said in the most unfriendliness voice and without looking up from his book.
"Um, well, I was looking for this really hot guy, but I can't seem to find him." Rory said in a sarcastic voice and a bit of a chuckle.
Jess looked up from his book. "Hey!" He said happily.
"Hey."
"How was Washington?"
"Just like my letters. You did get them right?" Rory asked then putting on a serious face.
"Rory, calm down, I got them. Some a little drastic than others, but I got em'." Jess laughed.
"Good." Rory breathed out.
"Feel good to be home?" Jess asked.
"You have no idea." Rory said.
"Yeah, see, from the look on your face, I can tell that you missed me the most right." Jess said winking at her.
"Oh, yes, you were all I could think of while I ate my fancy political food." Rory laughed.
"Thought so." Jess smiled. "So you wanna hang out?"
"Um, I would but I have to meet my mom, then Dean." Rory said sadly.
"Ah, Dean."
"Yeah, Dean."
"So, I'll come around later, if you're around. Maybe we can talk about some things." Rory proposed.
"Sure, I'll be here."
"Great, I'll see you then."
"Okay, bye."
"Bye, Jess." And with that, Rory walked out of the diner.
"Rory!" Rory heard someone scream her name. She turned to her left to see Dean standing there with a huge smile.
"Dean." Rory said with a fake smile and laugh. She ran over to him and he hugged her tightly.
"I haven't seen you in weeks. I missed you." Dean said sadly.
"I miss you too." Rory said in a serious fake voice. They hugged again, but this time longer. She looked over Dean's shoulder to see Jess looking back at her. She smiled and slightly waved at him. He smiled back and returned the slight wave. He turned around and went upstairs.
Rory let go of Dean and they smiled and looked at each other.
"Rory!" Lorelai screamed walking towards her and Dean.
"Mom."
"Hey, Dean."
"Lorelai."
"You guys want to go to the carnival now! You know tradition Rory. But Sookie and Jackson are fighting so it's just us three. Or I could get Luke. No, scratch that, Luke would never go to something that Taylor organized." Lorelai thought.
"We know mom. But I was actually thinking me and Dean could just hang out for a little bit and I'll go with you later." Rory stated.
Lorelai knew exactly what was going to happen.
"Um, Rory, before you go, can I just talk to you for a quick sec.?" Lorelai said quickly and pulled Rory's arm, giving Dean a smile.
"Are you going to break up with Dean?" Lorelai asked seriously.
"Yeah, I think so." Rory said letting out a breath.
"Why?"
"I don't feel the way I use to. I think he should find someone else that really feels for him." Rory explained.
"And this has nothing to do with Jess?"
"No! Why do you keep insinuating. Yes, I like Jess. And it has nothing to do with the ki-." Rory almost slipped out the word.
"Ki? Did you say ki as in kiss or ki as in kids? What do you and Jess have kids?" Lorelai said.
"Fine. At Sookie's wedding, I saw Jess and we kissed, okay?" Rory finally said. It felt good to tell someone.
"Wow! Are you serious? You kissed Jess. While you were still with Dean you kissed Jess. Am I right?" Lorelai said.
"Yeah."
"Rory, how could you do that to Dean?"
"I know. That is on of the reasons that we are breaking up."
"Because you like Jess, or because you kissed him?"
"A little but of both, I think. Just let me figure this out first. I'll see you later." Rory said feeling quite exhausted.
"Right, but we are not done." Lorelai pointed at her.
The two girls walked back to Dean.
"Come on Dean." Rory took Dean's hand and lead him to the gazebo.
"Have fun guys!" Lorelai screamed behind them.
The couple finally reached the gazebo and Rory sat down on the bench. Dean sat next to her.
"So. How was Washington?" Dean asked, trying to start a conversation.
"Um, good. But I was thinking we could talk about something else." Rory said in a serious voice.
"Uh-oh." Dean said nervously.
"Not an uh-oh. But I think we need to see other people." Rory finally let out.
Dean swallowed. Um, okay. I guess if that how you feel."
"Yeah it is."
"Is this because of Jess?"
"I'm really not so sure. Maybe. But I don't care because I really am sorry." Rory apologized.
"Yeah. Alright. Well, I guess, can we be friends?" Dean asked. Rory looked into his eyes to see little tears forming.
"Of course." Rory managed a little smile.
"Alright, well I;m going to go home. I have some homework to catch up on." Dean said for an excuse to leave the uncomfortable atmosphere.
"Ok, um, I'll talk to you tomorrow."
"Ok bye." Dean said and walked away.
Rory walked out of the gazebo, thinking about what she had just done. She slowly walked to Luke's to see her mom in the window, then turning to see Jess behind the counter.
She didn't feel like being around her mom or Jess. To avoid Jess seeing her, she quickly ran past the diner and ran to her house.