Chapter 3 – Truth Becomes Lies
"Mom?" Rory called out as she pushed open the door to her house. "Mom, where are you?" She stepped inside, followed closely by Dean. She wondered where her mother was, as they had just been at Luke's, and there had been no sign of her there. And it was only 8:30 or so. Walking into the living room, she spotted a note with her mother's familiar handwriting:
Rory, I'm so sorry babe, but I have to work all night. There was some kind of water mane break or something at the inn, so I won't be home until the morning. Try to not eat any of the spoiled stuff in the fridge, and I'll try not to miss any of your firsts before I get back. Love you Sweets.
Mom PS – Remember, that means no first time walking, or drinking your first cup of coffee, or any of that.
"So, I guess this means we have the whole place to ourselves," Dean noted, wrapping his arms around her as he read over her shoulder.
Rory spun around in his arms. "I guess we do," she smiled innocently. "Whatever shall we do?"
"I can think of a few things," was the last thing Dean said before leaning down to kiss Rory.
About an hour and a half later, the phone rang. Rory untangled herself from her boyfriend, and pushing herself off the couch, where they had been snuggling. It took her a bit to locate the phone, but when she did, her reaction was immediate. "Mom?" she answered hopefully.
"Sorry, I'm too young and male to be your mother," Jess responded, causing Rory to laugh on the other end.
"Oh, alright, I guess I can deal with you know," Rory teased. She turned to Dean for a second, covering the mouthpiece. "I'm going into my bedroom for a little bit. You can do whatever." She leaned down to kiss him gently before standing up and starting towards her room, resuming her conversation.
"Sorry about that."
"No big deal. Just as long as he doesn't take any swings at me," they both laughed a bit uncomfortably at that one, knowing that that could be a possibility if Dean got upset.
"So, what's up?" Rory asked as she plopped down on her bed. She could hear Jess doing the same thing on the other end of the line.
"No, Doc?"
"No, there's no bunny here," she smiled.
"I guess I can deal with that, if I absolutely have to. I just wanted to know what happened after you left. You never really explained about what happened today with Tristan." Jess told her, remembering how she had told him all about the guy who had made her life "miserable" in school. Not that he had believed her. Although this guy teased Rory, it sounded like they had a banter sort of like what Jess and Rory had. And from the stories he had heard, it sounded as if this Tristan guy had a major thing for his best friend. Not just the kind of "oh, I think she's pretty, maybe she'll go out with me" type of thing. It seemed like this guy was close to falling in love with her, that is, if he hadn't already.
He also knew that she wouldn't have gone out with Tristan, even if asked. She was happy being with the good guy. The safe guy. The guy everybody liked. Even though Jess didn't think that of Dean, he knew Rory and the rest of Stars Hollow did. And Tristan didn't have a chance to compete with that. He knew he wasn't able to in the past. Not that he was interested in Rory like that anymore, but there had been a point when he first arrived that he did.
As tended to happen when a Gilmore woman started talking, Rory launched into a seemingly never-ending tirade. She started with her history with Tristan and his relationship with Dean. That lead into how upset Dean was over all of this, and how upset she was over Tristan being back to torment her. (Jess smiled at that one, knowing that she enjoyed the banter, and how much the kid cared for her.) She started talking about how lucky Jess was to have Paris, because although she was a high-strung control- freak, she didn't get jealous over Jess and Rory's friendship. What came next was what really scared him. She told him how Dean reacted to the news. Jess became very quiet all of a sudden. He was aware of Dean's temper, having been the target of it when he first came to town. Rory, on the other hand, didn't see anything wrong with it. And that was what concerned him.
"Jess?" the sound of her voice pulled him out of his thoughts. "Are you still there?"
"Yeah," he said, still very concerned. He managed to shake it off. "I'm sorry about that.
Their conversation continued for a while longer, ranging from Paris, to school, to the books they were both reading. After a while, Rory heard Dean get up from the couch and approach her room. Jess heard it too, and tensed up.
"Jess, I'm going to have to go now," Rory added as Dean appeared at her door.
"Sure, I'll talk to you later?"
"Of course," Rory said, and then put down the phone.
Jess was about to hang up the phone when he heard a strangled noise coming from the other end. He realized Rory hadn't hung up yet. Suddenly, he heard a yell, "Dean, what are you doing!?" Then her phone was off, and Jess knew no more.
"Mom?" Rory called out as she pushed open the door to her house. "Mom, where are you?" She stepped inside, followed closely by Dean. She wondered where her mother was, as they had just been at Luke's, and there had been no sign of her there. And it was only 8:30 or so. Walking into the living room, she spotted a note with her mother's familiar handwriting:
Rory, I'm so sorry babe, but I have to work all night. There was some kind of water mane break or something at the inn, so I won't be home until the morning. Try to not eat any of the spoiled stuff in the fridge, and I'll try not to miss any of your firsts before I get back. Love you Sweets.
Mom PS – Remember, that means no first time walking, or drinking your first cup of coffee, or any of that.
"So, I guess this means we have the whole place to ourselves," Dean noted, wrapping his arms around her as he read over her shoulder.
Rory spun around in his arms. "I guess we do," she smiled innocently. "Whatever shall we do?"
"I can think of a few things," was the last thing Dean said before leaning down to kiss Rory.
About an hour and a half later, the phone rang. Rory untangled herself from her boyfriend, and pushing herself off the couch, where they had been snuggling. It took her a bit to locate the phone, but when she did, her reaction was immediate. "Mom?" she answered hopefully.
"Sorry, I'm too young and male to be your mother," Jess responded, causing Rory to laugh on the other end.
"Oh, alright, I guess I can deal with you know," Rory teased. She turned to Dean for a second, covering the mouthpiece. "I'm going into my bedroom for a little bit. You can do whatever." She leaned down to kiss him gently before standing up and starting towards her room, resuming her conversation.
"Sorry about that."
"No big deal. Just as long as he doesn't take any swings at me," they both laughed a bit uncomfortably at that one, knowing that that could be a possibility if Dean got upset.
"So, what's up?" Rory asked as she plopped down on her bed. She could hear Jess doing the same thing on the other end of the line.
"No, Doc?"
"No, there's no bunny here," she smiled.
"I guess I can deal with that, if I absolutely have to. I just wanted to know what happened after you left. You never really explained about what happened today with Tristan." Jess told her, remembering how she had told him all about the guy who had made her life "miserable" in school. Not that he had believed her. Although this guy teased Rory, it sounded like they had a banter sort of like what Jess and Rory had. And from the stories he had heard, it sounded as if this Tristan guy had a major thing for his best friend. Not just the kind of "oh, I think she's pretty, maybe she'll go out with me" type of thing. It seemed like this guy was close to falling in love with her, that is, if he hadn't already.
He also knew that she wouldn't have gone out with Tristan, even if asked. She was happy being with the good guy. The safe guy. The guy everybody liked. Even though Jess didn't think that of Dean, he knew Rory and the rest of Stars Hollow did. And Tristan didn't have a chance to compete with that. He knew he wasn't able to in the past. Not that he was interested in Rory like that anymore, but there had been a point when he first arrived that he did.
As tended to happen when a Gilmore woman started talking, Rory launched into a seemingly never-ending tirade. She started with her history with Tristan and his relationship with Dean. That lead into how upset Dean was over all of this, and how upset she was over Tristan being back to torment her. (Jess smiled at that one, knowing that she enjoyed the banter, and how much the kid cared for her.) She started talking about how lucky Jess was to have Paris, because although she was a high-strung control- freak, she didn't get jealous over Jess and Rory's friendship. What came next was what really scared him. She told him how Dean reacted to the news. Jess became very quiet all of a sudden. He was aware of Dean's temper, having been the target of it when he first came to town. Rory, on the other hand, didn't see anything wrong with it. And that was what concerned him.
"Jess?" the sound of her voice pulled him out of his thoughts. "Are you still there?"
"Yeah," he said, still very concerned. He managed to shake it off. "I'm sorry about that.
Their conversation continued for a while longer, ranging from Paris, to school, to the books they were both reading. After a while, Rory heard Dean get up from the couch and approach her room. Jess heard it too, and tensed up.
"Jess, I'm going to have to go now," Rory added as Dean appeared at her door.
"Sure, I'll talk to you later?"
"Of course," Rory said, and then put down the phone.
Jess was about to hang up the phone when he heard a strangled noise coming from the other end. He realized Rory hadn't hung up yet. Suddenly, he heard a yell, "Dean, what are you doing!?" Then her phone was off, and Jess knew no more.