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Summary: Rory comes back from Washington to some different surprises.
Jess and Rory held hands as they walked through the town. They were both silent, thinking about the event that just happened. For the first time since Jess arrived in Stars Hollow, he looked closely at the things around him. 'So this is the real Stars Hollow?' Jess thought to himself. He looked over at Rory who was wearing the same face he was.
"I'm sorry." Jess broke the silence.
Rory shook her head. "Don't be. It's not your fault."
"It's just that, my mother isn't the most reliable person. Sending me here was probably the best thing she has ever done. Then she comes back with all this bullshit that she wants me to come home."
"I know how you feel. I can't relate, but I know how you feel." Rory smiled.
He smiled back. "Ah ha! See I made you smile. I'm good at that." Rory laughed.
"Yeah, good job." They laughed. Jess grabbed Rory and wrapped his arms around her as they walked to Rory's house.
"So do you want to come in?" Rory smiled seductively.
"I can't. I need to go somewhere and think. I just need to be alone for a little bit." Jess explained.
"Okay, I understand. How about you come back around 7 and we can watch another movie." Rory suggested. "You pick."
"Deal." Jess smiled and leaned in kissed Rory. That seemed to always make him feel better.
They pulled apart and Rory walked into her house and Jess started walking down the steps.
"Oh and Jess?" Rory said before closing the door.
Jess stopped in his tracks and turned around. "Yeah?"
"I love you too." Rory smiled and closed the door.
Jess stood there and smiled to himself before turning around and walking to the diner.
It seemed like a really long walk. He had so much going through his mind all at once. All he could think about was his girlfriend and his mother and New York. Maybe he could go to New York and take Rory with him. It could be fun, but he wasn't sure if Rory could go. School had started a little while ago and he knew she would want to be there. He decided he would have to think about it more.
Jess finally reached the diner. The bells made their usual sound as he opened the door.
"Jess? You ok?" Luke said as he looked up to see Jess standing there.
"Uh-huh, I'm fine." Jess sighed. "Did Liz leave?" Not that he cared, he was just wondering.
"Uh, no she's gonna be in town for a few more days. I don't know what for, she just said she was staying at the Independence Inn." Luke explained the scenario.
"Huh. I'll be upstairs."
Just as Jess walked upstairs, the door opened.
"Lukey!!" Lorelai screamed.
"Don't call me that." Luke growled.
"Sorry. Coffee?" Luke poured Lorelai a cup.
"So, what was the big event that everyone is talking about?" Lorelai wanted to know. She heard Miss Patty talking to all the people on the streets.
"Liz is here." Luke said in an annoyed voice. He was always annoyed when it came to talking about Liz.
"Liz? Jess's mom, your sister, Liz?" Lorelai tried to clarify.
:"That's the one."
"Okay. So what happened?"
"Rory was there, didn't you taka to her?"
"Oh, what?" Lorelai raised her voice. "She was here? Why didn't she call me so I could run here and see it happen."
"Oh, and how would she do that?" Luke questioned Lorelai. He knew it would be a ridiculous answer, so he was prepared.
"She could sneak her cell phone and call me. No one would notice." Lorelai motioned with her hands.
"Right. Anyway. Liz came, Jess got mad, he yelled, she wanted him to come back to New York for a little while, he said no and stormed out the door with Rory." Luke explained.
"Wow, I'm shocked, I figured Jess would jump on the opportunity to go back to New York." Lorelai said.
"No, he said Stars Hollow has grown on him and that he loves his girlfriend, he has a job and is going to try in school."
"Wait, Wait, Wait. Back up a bit. He said he loves his girlfriend?" Lorelai asked blinking.
"That's right." Luke clarified.
"That girl would be Rory?" She continued.
"I'd assume so." Luke said a little irritated.
"Wow! It's been like a month or so." Lorelai said with her mouth open in shock.
"Yeah." Luke nodded.
"I wonder if she loves him." Lorelai pondered.
"Maybe." Luke said.
Jess walked back down the stairs.
"Hey, Jess. Did Rory say she loves you?" Luke asked Jess.
"Not that it's any of your business, but yeah she did." Jess smiled.
"Ooo. Look at the smile!!" Lorelai pointed at Jess.
"Jeez. I'm going to the book store, than the video store, then Rory's. I'll be back much later." Jess said.
"Okay." Luke agreed.
"Oh so your coming over?" Lorelai questioned Jess before he reached for the door.
"Um, yeah. Do you want me to tell Rory something?" Jess asked.
"Um, yeah." She thought. "Oh, no, no...no."
"Okay." Jess furrowed his eyebrows.
"Wait, yeah. Tell her I'm staying at Sookie's tonight. Tell her that Jackson went to visit his cousin Roone and she doesn't want to be alone." Lorelai explained. "I'll call her." Lorelai added after seeing how confused Jess looked.
"Great." Jess smiled and walked out the door.
Jess walked out the door and to the book store. He wanted to buy Rory a book. But didn't know what to get. He walked into Stars Hollow's book store.
He looked at the shelves until he came across a book called "Dead Souls." He remembered her talking about the book and how she could never find it. He took the book up to the register.
"Will that be all?" Kirk asked.
"Kirk? What are you doing here?" Jess asked amazed.
"I work here." Kirk said as if it weren't so obvious.
"Yeah, but you work everywhere. You work here, Dooses on occasions. You work at the beauty store, mail carrier, exterminator, and probably more that I don't even know over."
"Wow, I've worked a lot." Kirk laughed.
Jess looked at the cash register that had his total. He threw the money on the counter, looked and Kirk and shook his head. He then walked out.
"Thank you, have a nice day!" Kirk yelled at Jess as he walked out to see if he could hear.
Jess then walked to the video store to pick up a movie.
He looked around and saw Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
"Perfect." He said as he grabbed the movie. Then he figured Rory would say that it is impossible to watch Willy Wonka without lots of candy. So he grabbed some Skittles and M&M's and some Red Vines and a popcorn box they had displayed on shelves.
He went to the cashier and dumped the stuff on the counter. There was a woman cashier.
"Finally, a place where Kirk isn't." Jess smiled at the lady.
The door opened and Kirk walked in.
"Ready for my shift." Kirk said to the woman.
"What the hell? Kirk?" Jess yelled.
"I finished my other shift at the book store and came here for this shift." Kirk explained in his already serious voice.
"Oh, jeez. What's my total?" Jess asked sighing.
"21.50" The lady said.
He put the money on the counter. He turned to Kirk. "Have a nice day." Jess said and walked out the store to Rory's house.
Summary: Rory comes back from Washington to some different surprises.
Jess and Rory held hands as they walked through the town. They were both silent, thinking about the event that just happened. For the first time since Jess arrived in Stars Hollow, he looked closely at the things around him. 'So this is the real Stars Hollow?' Jess thought to himself. He looked over at Rory who was wearing the same face he was.
"I'm sorry." Jess broke the silence.
Rory shook her head. "Don't be. It's not your fault."
"It's just that, my mother isn't the most reliable person. Sending me here was probably the best thing she has ever done. Then she comes back with all this bullshit that she wants me to come home."
"I know how you feel. I can't relate, but I know how you feel." Rory smiled.
He smiled back. "Ah ha! See I made you smile. I'm good at that." Rory laughed.
"Yeah, good job." They laughed. Jess grabbed Rory and wrapped his arms around her as they walked to Rory's house.
"So do you want to come in?" Rory smiled seductively.
"I can't. I need to go somewhere and think. I just need to be alone for a little bit." Jess explained.
"Okay, I understand. How about you come back around 7 and we can watch another movie." Rory suggested. "You pick."
"Deal." Jess smiled and leaned in kissed Rory. That seemed to always make him feel better.
They pulled apart and Rory walked into her house and Jess started walking down the steps.
"Oh and Jess?" Rory said before closing the door.
Jess stopped in his tracks and turned around. "Yeah?"
"I love you too." Rory smiled and closed the door.
Jess stood there and smiled to himself before turning around and walking to the diner.
It seemed like a really long walk. He had so much going through his mind all at once. All he could think about was his girlfriend and his mother and New York. Maybe he could go to New York and take Rory with him. It could be fun, but he wasn't sure if Rory could go. School had started a little while ago and he knew she would want to be there. He decided he would have to think about it more.
Jess finally reached the diner. The bells made their usual sound as he opened the door.
"Jess? You ok?" Luke said as he looked up to see Jess standing there.
"Uh-huh, I'm fine." Jess sighed. "Did Liz leave?" Not that he cared, he was just wondering.
"Uh, no she's gonna be in town for a few more days. I don't know what for, she just said she was staying at the Independence Inn." Luke explained the scenario.
"Huh. I'll be upstairs."
Just as Jess walked upstairs, the door opened.
"Lukey!!" Lorelai screamed.
"Don't call me that." Luke growled.
"Sorry. Coffee?" Luke poured Lorelai a cup.
"So, what was the big event that everyone is talking about?" Lorelai wanted to know. She heard Miss Patty talking to all the people on the streets.
"Liz is here." Luke said in an annoyed voice. He was always annoyed when it came to talking about Liz.
"Liz? Jess's mom, your sister, Liz?" Lorelai tried to clarify.
:"That's the one."
"Okay. So what happened?"
"Rory was there, didn't you taka to her?"
"Oh, what?" Lorelai raised her voice. "She was here? Why didn't she call me so I could run here and see it happen."
"Oh, and how would she do that?" Luke questioned Lorelai. He knew it would be a ridiculous answer, so he was prepared.
"She could sneak her cell phone and call me. No one would notice." Lorelai motioned with her hands.
"Right. Anyway. Liz came, Jess got mad, he yelled, she wanted him to come back to New York for a little while, he said no and stormed out the door with Rory." Luke explained.
"Wow, I'm shocked, I figured Jess would jump on the opportunity to go back to New York." Lorelai said.
"No, he said Stars Hollow has grown on him and that he loves his girlfriend, he has a job and is going to try in school."
"Wait, Wait, Wait. Back up a bit. He said he loves his girlfriend?" Lorelai asked blinking.
"That's right." Luke clarified.
"That girl would be Rory?" She continued.
"I'd assume so." Luke said a little irritated.
"Wow! It's been like a month or so." Lorelai said with her mouth open in shock.
"Yeah." Luke nodded.
"I wonder if she loves him." Lorelai pondered.
"Maybe." Luke said.
Jess walked back down the stairs.
"Hey, Jess. Did Rory say she loves you?" Luke asked Jess.
"Not that it's any of your business, but yeah she did." Jess smiled.
"Ooo. Look at the smile!!" Lorelai pointed at Jess.
"Jeez. I'm going to the book store, than the video store, then Rory's. I'll be back much later." Jess said.
"Okay." Luke agreed.
"Oh so your coming over?" Lorelai questioned Jess before he reached for the door.
"Um, yeah. Do you want me to tell Rory something?" Jess asked.
"Um, yeah." She thought. "Oh, no, no...no."
"Okay." Jess furrowed his eyebrows.
"Wait, yeah. Tell her I'm staying at Sookie's tonight. Tell her that Jackson went to visit his cousin Roone and she doesn't want to be alone." Lorelai explained. "I'll call her." Lorelai added after seeing how confused Jess looked.
"Great." Jess smiled and walked out the door.
Jess walked out the door and to the book store. He wanted to buy Rory a book. But didn't know what to get. He walked into Stars Hollow's book store.
He looked at the shelves until he came across a book called "Dead Souls." He remembered her talking about the book and how she could never find it. He took the book up to the register.
"Will that be all?" Kirk asked.
"Kirk? What are you doing here?" Jess asked amazed.
"I work here." Kirk said as if it weren't so obvious.
"Yeah, but you work everywhere. You work here, Dooses on occasions. You work at the beauty store, mail carrier, exterminator, and probably more that I don't even know over."
"Wow, I've worked a lot." Kirk laughed.
Jess looked at the cash register that had his total. He threw the money on the counter, looked and Kirk and shook his head. He then walked out.
"Thank you, have a nice day!" Kirk yelled at Jess as he walked out to see if he could hear.
Jess then walked to the video store to pick up a movie.
He looked around and saw Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
"Perfect." He said as he grabbed the movie. Then he figured Rory would say that it is impossible to watch Willy Wonka without lots of candy. So he grabbed some Skittles and M&M's and some Red Vines and a popcorn box they had displayed on shelves.
He went to the cashier and dumped the stuff on the counter. There was a woman cashier.
"Finally, a place where Kirk isn't." Jess smiled at the lady.
The door opened and Kirk walked in.
"Ready for my shift." Kirk said to the woman.
"What the hell? Kirk?" Jess yelled.
"I finished my other shift at the book store and came here for this shift." Kirk explained in his already serious voice.
"Oh, jeez. What's my total?" Jess asked sighing.
"21.50" The lady said.
He put the money on the counter. He turned to Kirk. "Have a nice day." Jess said and walked out the store to Rory's house.