*9pm
*California
"Well here it is, your room." Robert announces.
Jess nods stiffly.
"Alright, well I'll let you get settled......" Robert says carefully.
"Thanks." Jess mutters.
Robert exits closing the door behind him.
Jess sighs.
The room is a small box, cluttered with furniture, a desk resides in the corner; it's top bare. Jess sits down on the edge of the bed, placing his bag on the floor, between his feet. He takes in his surroundings, already feeling like he's made a mistake.
This place, his "home" was like some sort of parallel universe, outside bright colors dominate, blinding the eyes of tourists. Inside, the world is pale; Jess' room is a light shade of green, the dark brown wood of his desk and bed clash with the sad color.
Jess sighs again reaching into his bag, his arm disappearing into the far reaches of its contents. A moment later Jess' arm resurfaces, bringing a metal picture frame with it.
In one simple movement Jess' places the frame on the empty desk.
He smiles as the angelic face of Rory Gilmore seemingly stares back at him.
Without another thought Jess stumbles over his bed, reaching for the phone his nightstand.
He dials swiftly.
"Hello, Busty Burlesque how may we service you?" Lorelai Gilmore's cheerful voice answers.
"Hi." Jess says simply.
"We've been waiting for your call." Lorelai replies.
"I'm sorry, but they forced me to have dinner first."
"Anything good?"
"Hot dogs." Jess says.
"Yummy."
"Yep. So may I speak to your daughter."
"Nope."
"Why?" Jess asks with amusement.
"She left ten minutes ago with a group of bikers."
"Huh."
"Yep, Butch, Bronco, and Tiny."
"Alright then, tell her that I said watch out, that sidecar can do some major damage."
"Hold on." Lorelai chimes.
Jess smiles.
"Hi." Rory's voice is warm, melting Jess heart instantly.
"Hey." Hey replies.
"You made it there safe?"
"I'm talking to you aren't I?"
"I don't know, maybe you're not Jess.........maybe you're an imposter! How do I know you're who my mother says you are?"
"You don't, you'll just have to take queen of the coffee addicts' word."
"Nuh uh, tell me something......something only you would know."
"Hmm..." Jess trails off, racking his brain. Jess smirks.
"I'm listening." Rory says.
"You're sensitive to the touch........extremely ticklish"
"Jess.............."Rory mutters clearly embarrassed.
"You're very shy when it comes to showing men your undergarments......"
"Huh. I think you made all that stuff up........anybody could know that stuff about me."
"Oh really?"
"That's right." Rory says smugly. "Did my mother not tell you about the bikers we had over today?"
Jess laughs, "You own a pair of light blue underwear with pink stars on the front."
Rory giggles, "Ok, so I'm convinced."
"it's about time, this is a long distance phone clal you know."
"Oh right.........well then I shouldn't keep you........"
"Ror, I'm teasing you." Jess says softly. "The first phone call's free."
"Ok." Rory says quietly. "So how's California?"
"Good, I'm a hotdog heir."
"What?"
"Oh yeah, the old man owns a hotdog stand, right on the board walk."
"Yum!"
Jess scoffs.
"So do you get like free hotdogs?"
"I think so....."
"So I can get free hotdogs with everything on them when I come visit?"
"Well, I don't know technically you're not supposed to, perhaps I could work out some kind of discount."
Rory grins forgetting that Jess can't see her face.
"Ror?" Jess asks, making sure the phone didn't disconnect.
Rory touches her check sadly, "I'm here."
"I have you on my desk."
"Oh yeah?"
"Yep, you sitting at the counter of Luke's."
"My second home."
Jess laughs, "And the one of your mom wearing Luke's hate and Luke in the back looking all pissed is going on dresser, you in your prom dress is on the bookshelf, and on the nightstand............"
"What?"
"You and me on the bridge." Jess says sappily.
Rory sighs, "That's what I have on my nightstand."
"And then of course there's the picture inside the nightstand." Jess says amused.
Rory groans, "I can't believe I let you take that picture."
"Hey. It's a very good picture, and at least we're both in it."
"Yeah." Rory mumbles.
Jess smiles broadly, "I miss you."
"Miss you too."
"I want to come home."
"Give it a chance, I'm sure it'll grow on you.......I mean this wasn't always home......"
"But it is now." Jess says biting his lip.
Rory coughs, holding back tears.
"Everyone here dresses like court jesters, I swear I met pippy longstocking down the street." Jess says breaking through the impending tension.
Rory laughs hollowly.
Jess sighs, "Well I guess you should get some sleep, isn't your orientation tomorrow?"
"Not till two though."
"But you're going to want to spend an hour going over your index cards filled with questions before you leave, not to mention the detoures you're mom's going to take on the way there and back."
"True." Rory replies, Jess really did know too much about her and her mother.
"Besides it's almost 12 by you."
"True."
"I miss you."
"I wish you were here."
"Me too." Jess replies honestly. "I love you Rory."
"Love you Jess."
"Call me when you get home tomorrow."
"Absolutely." Rory replies.
"Goodnight." Jess says."
"Goodnight."
"Goodnight." Jess says, before doing the incredibly hard task of hanging up.
With a sigh he rolls off his bed and begins digging through his bag in search of the notorious picture."
*Stars hollow:
Rory reaches under her bed, her hands graze the two-dozen books stacked under her bed, her hand falls on a large volume off to the side. She pulls it up, fingering the cover delicately. Lying back on her bed, she places it in her lap, opening the book to the page where a bookmark hangs inconspicuously out of the top. Rory takes the bookmark, which is actually a picture, in her hand, dropping the book at her. She lifts the bookmark up to her eyes, she grins at the picture taken only days ago on Jess' old Polaroid camera. Lorelai knocks and then enters Rory's room.
Rory hastily places the picture under her pillow.
"You off the phone already?"
"Early day tomorrow." Rory replies.
"I know, it's just.......Jess was really tired kind of, you know train lagged."
"Right...........hey babe are you blushing?"
Indeed Rory's face has grown quite red,
"No, no why would I be blushing?"
Dunno, having dirty thoughts maybe?" Lorelai smirks.
Rory grimaces.
Lorelai immediately feels guiltly, "Hey, I didn't mean to embarrass you."
"You didn't."
"Ok, well I'm going to bed."
"Goodnight." Rory replies.
Lorelai turns around, "Do you want to tell me something, because you know you can, even if it's embarrassing, I'm the cool mom remember, I won't judge you."
Rory nods, suddenly realizing that Lorelai knew everything.
Lorelai looks at Rory with hurt in her eyes, "Well ok, I just thought maybe you needed to talk, but I guess I was wrong."
Rory brings her knees to her chest, Lorelai was going to wait until Rory mentioned having sex with jess before she said anything about it, and Rory knows this now.
"Mom."
"Yeah?"
"I slept with Jess." Rory looks down at her feet.
Lorelai sighs, taking a seat at the end of Rory's bed, "Guess it's a good thing you went o nthe pill 3 months ago."
Rory nods.
Lorelai remains silent.
"I'm sorry I didn't tell you about tie, or discuss it with you before hand."
Lorelai laughs, "Honey I never expected you to come up and discuss the flat out with me.......you're way too shy for that besides it really is none of my business."
"Mom."
"You're an adult now Rory, you're off to Yale you're going to be an overseas correspondent .........you don't need to tell me every gory detail of your life." Lorelai replies standing up again
"But I wanted to tell you, I just needed to collect my thoughts."
"Really?"
"You're my best friend, remember?"
"Yeah." Lorelai replies.
"I love you mom."
"Love you too." Lorelai replies leaning over the bed and hugging her daughter. "Ok, well we should both get some sleep, big day tomor----- today!"
"Night mom."
Lorelai closes Rory's bedroom door.
Rory waits a moment before reaching under her pillow.
Rory sighs, holding the picture close to her face, smiling at the site of her and Jess standing awkwardly side by side dressed only in their undergarments. After a moment Rory places the picture back inside the book and stuffs the book under her bed. She climbs under her covers and flicks off the light, she yawns as sleep over takes her, her very last memorable thoughts are of Jess' muscular arms wrapped around her and his crimson boxer shorts.
A/N I know its been so long since I updated. But apparently in second semester of freshman year you actually have to do real work. Plus I've been working a ton and everything it's just crazy. No promises but I have Friday night off for once and all my friends are working so after my date with my daddy (yes he needs some attention too)I may write some more, if not I'll deff. get back to you on mon b/c I have off of work. Anyway please read and review give me some ideas constructive criticism what ever. Just please don't get on my back about jess being out of character I already know hes sort of out of character but this is how I truly see jess' character evolving over the season. Anyway please reviews let me know you care, if u don't review I might get discourage and decide not to finish and you all want me to finish. By the way great episode tonight, I really dislike chris he was so insensitive tonight. It's deff. got to be luke and Lorelai all the way.
*California
"Well here it is, your room." Robert announces.
Jess nods stiffly.
"Alright, well I'll let you get settled......" Robert says carefully.
"Thanks." Jess mutters.
Robert exits closing the door behind him.
Jess sighs.
The room is a small box, cluttered with furniture, a desk resides in the corner; it's top bare. Jess sits down on the edge of the bed, placing his bag on the floor, between his feet. He takes in his surroundings, already feeling like he's made a mistake.
This place, his "home" was like some sort of parallel universe, outside bright colors dominate, blinding the eyes of tourists. Inside, the world is pale; Jess' room is a light shade of green, the dark brown wood of his desk and bed clash with the sad color.
Jess sighs again reaching into his bag, his arm disappearing into the far reaches of its contents. A moment later Jess' arm resurfaces, bringing a metal picture frame with it.
In one simple movement Jess' places the frame on the empty desk.
He smiles as the angelic face of Rory Gilmore seemingly stares back at him.
Without another thought Jess stumbles over his bed, reaching for the phone his nightstand.
He dials swiftly.
"Hello, Busty Burlesque how may we service you?" Lorelai Gilmore's cheerful voice answers.
"Hi." Jess says simply.
"We've been waiting for your call." Lorelai replies.
"I'm sorry, but they forced me to have dinner first."
"Anything good?"
"Hot dogs." Jess says.
"Yummy."
"Yep. So may I speak to your daughter."
"Nope."
"Why?" Jess asks with amusement.
"She left ten minutes ago with a group of bikers."
"Huh."
"Yep, Butch, Bronco, and Tiny."
"Alright then, tell her that I said watch out, that sidecar can do some major damage."
"Hold on." Lorelai chimes.
Jess smiles.
"Hi." Rory's voice is warm, melting Jess heart instantly.
"Hey." Hey replies.
"You made it there safe?"
"I'm talking to you aren't I?"
"I don't know, maybe you're not Jess.........maybe you're an imposter! How do I know you're who my mother says you are?"
"You don't, you'll just have to take queen of the coffee addicts' word."
"Nuh uh, tell me something......something only you would know."
"Hmm..." Jess trails off, racking his brain. Jess smirks.
"I'm listening." Rory says.
"You're sensitive to the touch........extremely ticklish"
"Jess.............."Rory mutters clearly embarrassed.
"You're very shy when it comes to showing men your undergarments......"
"Huh. I think you made all that stuff up........anybody could know that stuff about me."
"Oh really?"
"That's right." Rory says smugly. "Did my mother not tell you about the bikers we had over today?"
Jess laughs, "You own a pair of light blue underwear with pink stars on the front."
Rory giggles, "Ok, so I'm convinced."
"it's about time, this is a long distance phone clal you know."
"Oh right.........well then I shouldn't keep you........"
"Ror, I'm teasing you." Jess says softly. "The first phone call's free."
"Ok." Rory says quietly. "So how's California?"
"Good, I'm a hotdog heir."
"What?"
"Oh yeah, the old man owns a hotdog stand, right on the board walk."
"Yum!"
Jess scoffs.
"So do you get like free hotdogs?"
"I think so....."
"So I can get free hotdogs with everything on them when I come visit?"
"Well, I don't know technically you're not supposed to, perhaps I could work out some kind of discount."
Rory grins forgetting that Jess can't see her face.
"Ror?" Jess asks, making sure the phone didn't disconnect.
Rory touches her check sadly, "I'm here."
"I have you on my desk."
"Oh yeah?"
"Yep, you sitting at the counter of Luke's."
"My second home."
Jess laughs, "And the one of your mom wearing Luke's hate and Luke in the back looking all pissed is going on dresser, you in your prom dress is on the bookshelf, and on the nightstand............"
"What?"
"You and me on the bridge." Jess says sappily.
Rory sighs, "That's what I have on my nightstand."
"And then of course there's the picture inside the nightstand." Jess says amused.
Rory groans, "I can't believe I let you take that picture."
"Hey. It's a very good picture, and at least we're both in it."
"Yeah." Rory mumbles.
Jess smiles broadly, "I miss you."
"Miss you too."
"I want to come home."
"Give it a chance, I'm sure it'll grow on you.......I mean this wasn't always home......"
"But it is now." Jess says biting his lip.
Rory coughs, holding back tears.
"Everyone here dresses like court jesters, I swear I met pippy longstocking down the street." Jess says breaking through the impending tension.
Rory laughs hollowly.
Jess sighs, "Well I guess you should get some sleep, isn't your orientation tomorrow?"
"Not till two though."
"But you're going to want to spend an hour going over your index cards filled with questions before you leave, not to mention the detoures you're mom's going to take on the way there and back."
"True." Rory replies, Jess really did know too much about her and her mother.
"Besides it's almost 12 by you."
"True."
"I miss you."
"I wish you were here."
"Me too." Jess replies honestly. "I love you Rory."
"Love you Jess."
"Call me when you get home tomorrow."
"Absolutely." Rory replies.
"Goodnight." Jess says."
"Goodnight."
"Goodnight." Jess says, before doing the incredibly hard task of hanging up.
With a sigh he rolls off his bed and begins digging through his bag in search of the notorious picture."
*Stars hollow:
Rory reaches under her bed, her hands graze the two-dozen books stacked under her bed, her hand falls on a large volume off to the side. She pulls it up, fingering the cover delicately. Lying back on her bed, she places it in her lap, opening the book to the page where a bookmark hangs inconspicuously out of the top. Rory takes the bookmark, which is actually a picture, in her hand, dropping the book at her. She lifts the bookmark up to her eyes, she grins at the picture taken only days ago on Jess' old Polaroid camera. Lorelai knocks and then enters Rory's room.
Rory hastily places the picture under her pillow.
"You off the phone already?"
"Early day tomorrow." Rory replies.
"I know, it's just.......Jess was really tired kind of, you know train lagged."
"Right...........hey babe are you blushing?"
Indeed Rory's face has grown quite red,
"No, no why would I be blushing?"
Dunno, having dirty thoughts maybe?" Lorelai smirks.
Rory grimaces.
Lorelai immediately feels guiltly, "Hey, I didn't mean to embarrass you."
"You didn't."
"Ok, well I'm going to bed."
"Goodnight." Rory replies.
Lorelai turns around, "Do you want to tell me something, because you know you can, even if it's embarrassing, I'm the cool mom remember, I won't judge you."
Rory nods, suddenly realizing that Lorelai knew everything.
Lorelai looks at Rory with hurt in her eyes, "Well ok, I just thought maybe you needed to talk, but I guess I was wrong."
Rory brings her knees to her chest, Lorelai was going to wait until Rory mentioned having sex with jess before she said anything about it, and Rory knows this now.
"Mom."
"Yeah?"
"I slept with Jess." Rory looks down at her feet.
Lorelai sighs, taking a seat at the end of Rory's bed, "Guess it's a good thing you went o nthe pill 3 months ago."
Rory nods.
Lorelai remains silent.
"I'm sorry I didn't tell you about tie, or discuss it with you before hand."
Lorelai laughs, "Honey I never expected you to come up and discuss the flat out with me.......you're way too shy for that besides it really is none of my business."
"Mom."
"You're an adult now Rory, you're off to Yale you're going to be an overseas correspondent .........you don't need to tell me every gory detail of your life." Lorelai replies standing up again
"But I wanted to tell you, I just needed to collect my thoughts."
"Really?"
"You're my best friend, remember?"
"Yeah." Lorelai replies.
"I love you mom."
"Love you too." Lorelai replies leaning over the bed and hugging her daughter. "Ok, well we should both get some sleep, big day tomor----- today!"
"Night mom."
Lorelai closes Rory's bedroom door.
Rory waits a moment before reaching under her pillow.
Rory sighs, holding the picture close to her face, smiling at the site of her and Jess standing awkwardly side by side dressed only in their undergarments. After a moment Rory places the picture back inside the book and stuffs the book under her bed. She climbs under her covers and flicks off the light, she yawns as sleep over takes her, her very last memorable thoughts are of Jess' muscular arms wrapped around her and his crimson boxer shorts.
A/N I know its been so long since I updated. But apparently in second semester of freshman year you actually have to do real work. Plus I've been working a ton and everything it's just crazy. No promises but I have Friday night off for once and all my friends are working so after my date with my daddy (yes he needs some attention too)I may write some more, if not I'll deff. get back to you on mon b/c I have off of work. Anyway please read and review give me some ideas constructive criticism what ever. Just please don't get on my back about jess being out of character I already know hes sort of out of character but this is how I truly see jess' character evolving over the season. Anyway please reviews let me know you care, if u don't review I might get discourage and decide not to finish and you all want me to finish. By the way great episode tonight, I really dislike chris he was so insensitive tonight. It's deff. got to be luke and Lorelai all the way.