8Yeah I'm back, no I didn't fall off the face of the earth. I'm sorry I've
just been real busy with school apparently 2nd semester of freshman year is
really difficult and I've been trekking out every other day to my friends
house which is 45 minutes away, ah the things you do for friends and their
cute neighbors. Anyway Next chapter is up Yay! Read and Review Please
*California:
"And I read a whole chapter by myself, with out help so now we're up to chapter 5!" Lily says happily to Jess as he walks towards his room.
"Great." Jess says unenthusiastically.
"What's matter?"
Jess sighs, "Nothing. I'm just tired."
"Oh." The little girl says sadly.
"Lil, leave Jess alone he's had a long trip he needs a break." Sasha calls from the kitchen.
"Fine." The little girl grumbles turning away from Jess.
Jess raises a hand of thanks up to Sasha. She nods.
*Jess Room.
Jess enters, throws his bag on the floor and flops onto the bed.
'Gees! Watch where you put that melon of yours!" Cadence screams from the head of the bed.
Jess looks up at her, "Why you're the one intruding, this is my room."
"God, someone's cranky." Cadence mumbles hopping of the bed.
Jess sighs, "I'm sorry, it's just....." Jess trails of rubbing his hands against his face out of frustration.
Cadence pouts, "Aw, you miss Suzy already."
"Shut up."
Cadence smiles, "Sorry, I'm out.......I'll be back when you're fun again."
"When am I ever fun?"
"Never."
Jess sits up, "So what were you doing in here anyway?"
"Since when do I need an excuse to come visit?"
"You don't, but you usually don't bring your makeup and a dozen different outfits with you." Jess barks back.
Cadence looks down at the floor, "I have a date ok."
Jess grins, "A date.........with who, don't tell me it's with Craig D'angelo, that guys an ass-----"
"What do you take me for, Mariano? I do have self-respect. For your information his name is Matthew Creggan, he goes to school with me"
"Nice." Jess nods.
"Yeah."
"So you had to get ready here?"
"Well if I got changed at home there's about a 95% chance I'm going to get paint, marker, food, or any kind of bodily fluid two small children can execute."
Jess laughs, "Right."
"Plus, Liv would ask me all sorts of questions and I don't need that."
Jess nods.
"He's picking me up her in a few minutes actually."
"Oh."
"So, how do I look?" Cadence turns around several times allowing jess to admire her skin tight dark blue capris and form fitting light blue halter top.
"You look.........not yourself." Jess answers.
"I knew it, the strappy shoes is too much, back to sneakers." Cadence flings off her sandals missing Jess' head by an inch.
"No that's not it, it's just......."
"To clean cut right?" Cadence shakes her head furiously causing her hair to stick out unkempt curls."
Jess smiles, "Better."
The doorbell rings.
"That's him." Cadence heads for the door.
"Have fun." Jess says falling back onto his bed.
Cadence reenters Jess' room; "Things went ok with the Mrs.?"
Jess nods.
Cadence smiles faintly, "Good, tell me all about it later."
Jess nods.
*Time passes quickly. Christmas comes and goes. Cadence and Matt hit off famously, Jess hardly see her anymore. Jess and Lily finished Oliver Twist and Lily has been begging Jess to let her read more Dickens. School is going well for Rory. Lorelai's presence at the Gilmore house is practically non-existent Jess and Rory's talk nightly.
*California: Jess' phone rings.
Sasha comes in on the fourth ring.
"Hello?"
"Um, hi. Is Jess home?"
"Oh! Is this Lori?"
"Rory, yeah."
"Oh I'm sorry, I can be a bit ditsy sometimes."
"Oh well........."
"I'm sorry sweetie Jess is out, I'll tell him you called though.
"Thank you, good bye." Rory replies hanging up the phone.
*The boardwalk: Jess has gone to the beach at the insistence of Cadence to meet her Matthew.
Jess stands awkwardly on the boardwalk as a preppy teenager, dressed in a bright pink bikini and wearing a visor and pigtails waves at him.
Jess attempts to ignore her, staring at the graying sky, but she is insistent.
"Jess!!" She calls.
Jess does a double take, "Cadi?!"
"Matt and everybody are already down at the water."
Jess laughs, "What's with the get up?"
"What do you mean?"
"It screams beach blanket bingo."
"Stop messing with me." Cadence whines walking away.
Jess grabs her by the arm, "You hate pink."
"I do not."
"And you always say that pigtails were invented to keep stupid girls heads from hitting the ground."
Cadence looks at the ground, "Come on I look cute."
"What's going on?"
"Nothing......"
"Hey babe, I thought I lost you." A smug voice says putting his arm around Cadence.
"No, I was just coming to get Jess."
"Oh right your little friend, where is he?"
Jess clears his throat.
"Ah a little guy, nice to meet you." Matt hold out a large muscular hand to Jess.
Jess shakes it.
"Ok, so it's majorly hot out here who's ready for something cold to drink?" Cadence says cheerfully.
Jess looks at her oddly.
"I'll take a cherry coke, babe. Thanks see you down there." Matt says running back onto the beach.
"You sure his name isn't something like Butch or Rocco?" Jess asks.
Cadence chokes back a laugh, "Be nice."
"You can't tell me you actually like this guy..........he's not your type."
"And what is my type, Jess?" Cadence asks sharply.
"I didn't mean it like that. It's just........"
"Whatever, let's just get down there."
Jess and Cadence walk silently down the beach.
*2 hours later: Matt and his friends are playing volleyball while Cadence looks on, Jess sis reading a book.
"Break!" Matt calls. Cadence looks up as he stumbles forward attaching himself to her neck.
"Jess Matt." She mutters.
Jess gives them a sideways glance.
Matt pulls away, "What you're my girl I'm allowed."
"Not now." Cadence says rubbing her neck.
"Is it because he's here?" Matt whispers.
Cadence shakes her head, "Just go play."
"Come on man we still playing?" Someone asks.
"Yeah be right there, I'll be back babe cheer me on."
"Ok."
Jess rolls his eyes.
"What?"
"Nothing, you're sickening, I'm allowed to roll my eyes."
"You know what if you have a problem with Matt and me you can leave."
"Fine."
"I just figured after all the times I put up with you talking about Rory you could put up with spending a few hours getting to know my boyfriend."
"That's not the point, you're sacrificing your individuality to be just another trophy girl to some jock who probably hasn't picked up a book since he was 10." Jess spits back standing up.
"Just go."
Jess walks away. Cadence watches him leave and then turns back to the game.
"Whooo! Go Mattt!!"
*Jess' Room:9pm
Jess is lying on his back, his face staring up at the ceiling.
*The phone rings.
"Hello?"
"Hey." Rory's voice is quiet.
Jess sits up, "Hey."
"I called you before....."
"You did?"
"Yeah Sasha said you were out."
"Oh yeah, I went down to the beach with Cadence."
"Oh." Rory says, her voice becoming tight, "How was it."
"Disastrous, "I have sand in more shorts."
"Poor baby." Rory replies.
"No it was ok, met Cadi's boyfriend I bet his favorite novel is the Daredevil comics."
Rory laughs.
"How are you?"
"I'm ok, kind of lonely........it's raining, mom's at Luke's."
"Sorry. I wish I was there......it's raining here too."
"Me too." Rory replies.
"Alright so you're bored and lonely, something, we both have in common......so what should we talk about?"
"........hmmmmmm"
*Rory and Jess have been on the phone for hours it now 12 o'clock, they have been discussing anything and everything.
"If a movie of my life was maybe who would I have played me? That's a toughie, I'd have to say......myself, and because I don't think anyone could play me any better." Jess says smugly.
'Ok, your turn to ask a question."
"Hmmmm let's see......." Jess begins to rack his brain
There is a tapping at his window.
Jess looks at the window, his eyes widen at the sit of Cadence standing out in the rain.
"Uh, Ror?" Jess says nervously into the phone.
"Jess?"
"Can I call you back in the morning.......something just came up."
"UM, ok, bye I lo---" Rory's cut off as Jess drops the phone and hurries to the window.
Jess opens the window and pulls his friend in side.
"What happened?"
Cadence shakes her head.
Jess holds her bye the arms did he touch you? I swear to God if he did----"
"He didn't." Cadence says hollowly.
"What happened?"
Cadence sits on the floor, leaning against the wall, her body soaked, water streaming down her face, "After it started to ran we all went back to his place."
"Ok."
"And Matt had beer and stuff in the fridge and fast forward a few hours five 20 year old males giggling like little kids, and Pat, he's such a jerk starts talking about how hot I am and how Matt's probably getting it a lot."
"Damnit."
"And then Matt chimed in." Cadence flares her arms around "Before I knew it he was complaining about how we've only been together twice and we needed to speed things up and then he told me we should go to his room."
"That....."
"And I said no, he called me a bitch and I left.......been walking around ever since."
"I'm sorry." Jess leans down pulling his friend into his arms.
"You were right." Cadi howls, "He just wanted me to be what he wanted he didn't care about me."
"I was such an asshole, I shouldn't have left you there with them."
Jess seats Cadence on his bed. Rummaging through his draws her throws her a long sleeve shirt and a pair of pajama pants.
*Ten minutes: Cadence is drying her hair with a towel, sitting Indian style on Jess' bed.
"Thanks." She says quietly.
"Shhh I didn't do anything."
"Yeah you did, if you hadn't said those things before, I probably wouldn't have left."
Jess sighs, "You deserve better than that guy."
Cadence sniffles, "I know."
"Why would you even agree to go out with him."
"He liked me, he was single.....I thought I needed that."
Jess sits down on the bed, "You do, but you don't have to comprise your self to have that, you just need to wait for the right guy."
"No I don't, I already found him." Cadence replies.
"Well then that's great, see you didn't have to waste your time with Rocco."
Cadence shakes her head, sniffle, "B-but he doesn't want me."
"I'm sure he does, he just doesn't know you're interested."
"You think so?"
"He'd be stupid not to want you." Jess replies nonchalantly.
"So you think I should make a move?" Cadi asks inching closer to Jess.
"Definitely."
Cadence leans over and kisses Jess square on the mouth.
Jess raises his hands to her chin momentarily before pulling away.
Jess stand up, a look of shock on his face.
"Scared you huh?"
"Cadi, I-I can't, I don't love you, I mean I do just not in that way........I love Rory, I have a Rory, I can't."
Tears streak Cadence's face, "I know, I just, I had to take my shot."
"There's somebody out there for you."
"I know." Cadence replies, "Does this mean things are going to be weird between us?"
Jess sighs, "No, you're still my only friend in this hell hole.........but I can't be more than a friend to you."
"I understand."
*10am: Jess alarm goes off.
Jess groans, he rolls over as a soft, delicate arm graze his face in the process of shutting off his alarm.
Jess rolls over again, coming face to face with Cadence.
"Morning." She says softly.
"Hey." Jess says sleepily.
*End of Chapter
Alright I get that this chapter is a bit, ok a lot out of character. But the way I see it that being away from Rory Jess is going to change a bit, and you know what if he stayed in Stars Hollow longer than this season he'd get soft too. And I swear Jess and Cadence aren't getting together or anything, but the fact of the matter is that Cadence has a crush on Jess, and I wanted to explore the love triangle thing. And the whole Rory and two other guys has been over done, what happens when Rory's not prize of the triangle. Plus I'm bringing Rory to California in the next chapter or so and I wanted there to be some conflict between her and Cadence. So in every story I do there's at least one chapter out of character. This is that chapter. Please read and review.
*California:
"And I read a whole chapter by myself, with out help so now we're up to chapter 5!" Lily says happily to Jess as he walks towards his room.
"Great." Jess says unenthusiastically.
"What's matter?"
Jess sighs, "Nothing. I'm just tired."
"Oh." The little girl says sadly.
"Lil, leave Jess alone he's had a long trip he needs a break." Sasha calls from the kitchen.
"Fine." The little girl grumbles turning away from Jess.
Jess raises a hand of thanks up to Sasha. She nods.
*Jess Room.
Jess enters, throws his bag on the floor and flops onto the bed.
'Gees! Watch where you put that melon of yours!" Cadence screams from the head of the bed.
Jess looks up at her, "Why you're the one intruding, this is my room."
"God, someone's cranky." Cadence mumbles hopping of the bed.
Jess sighs, "I'm sorry, it's just....." Jess trails of rubbing his hands against his face out of frustration.
Cadence pouts, "Aw, you miss Suzy already."
"Shut up."
Cadence smiles, "Sorry, I'm out.......I'll be back when you're fun again."
"When am I ever fun?"
"Never."
Jess sits up, "So what were you doing in here anyway?"
"Since when do I need an excuse to come visit?"
"You don't, but you usually don't bring your makeup and a dozen different outfits with you." Jess barks back.
Cadence looks down at the floor, "I have a date ok."
Jess grins, "A date.........with who, don't tell me it's with Craig D'angelo, that guys an ass-----"
"What do you take me for, Mariano? I do have self-respect. For your information his name is Matthew Creggan, he goes to school with me"
"Nice." Jess nods.
"Yeah."
"So you had to get ready here?"
"Well if I got changed at home there's about a 95% chance I'm going to get paint, marker, food, or any kind of bodily fluid two small children can execute."
Jess laughs, "Right."
"Plus, Liv would ask me all sorts of questions and I don't need that."
Jess nods.
"He's picking me up her in a few minutes actually."
"Oh."
"So, how do I look?" Cadence turns around several times allowing jess to admire her skin tight dark blue capris and form fitting light blue halter top.
"You look.........not yourself." Jess answers.
"I knew it, the strappy shoes is too much, back to sneakers." Cadence flings off her sandals missing Jess' head by an inch.
"No that's not it, it's just......."
"To clean cut right?" Cadence shakes her head furiously causing her hair to stick out unkempt curls."
Jess smiles, "Better."
The doorbell rings.
"That's him." Cadence heads for the door.
"Have fun." Jess says falling back onto his bed.
Cadence reenters Jess' room; "Things went ok with the Mrs.?"
Jess nods.
Cadence smiles faintly, "Good, tell me all about it later."
Jess nods.
*Time passes quickly. Christmas comes and goes. Cadence and Matt hit off famously, Jess hardly see her anymore. Jess and Lily finished Oliver Twist and Lily has been begging Jess to let her read more Dickens. School is going well for Rory. Lorelai's presence at the Gilmore house is practically non-existent Jess and Rory's talk nightly.
*California: Jess' phone rings.
Sasha comes in on the fourth ring.
"Hello?"
"Um, hi. Is Jess home?"
"Oh! Is this Lori?"
"Rory, yeah."
"Oh I'm sorry, I can be a bit ditsy sometimes."
"Oh well........."
"I'm sorry sweetie Jess is out, I'll tell him you called though.
"Thank you, good bye." Rory replies hanging up the phone.
*The boardwalk: Jess has gone to the beach at the insistence of Cadence to meet her Matthew.
Jess stands awkwardly on the boardwalk as a preppy teenager, dressed in a bright pink bikini and wearing a visor and pigtails waves at him.
Jess attempts to ignore her, staring at the graying sky, but she is insistent.
"Jess!!" She calls.
Jess does a double take, "Cadi?!"
"Matt and everybody are already down at the water."
Jess laughs, "What's with the get up?"
"What do you mean?"
"It screams beach blanket bingo."
"Stop messing with me." Cadence whines walking away.
Jess grabs her by the arm, "You hate pink."
"I do not."
"And you always say that pigtails were invented to keep stupid girls heads from hitting the ground."
Cadence looks at the ground, "Come on I look cute."
"What's going on?"
"Nothing......"
"Hey babe, I thought I lost you." A smug voice says putting his arm around Cadence.
"No, I was just coming to get Jess."
"Oh right your little friend, where is he?"
Jess clears his throat.
"Ah a little guy, nice to meet you." Matt hold out a large muscular hand to Jess.
Jess shakes it.
"Ok, so it's majorly hot out here who's ready for something cold to drink?" Cadence says cheerfully.
Jess looks at her oddly.
"I'll take a cherry coke, babe. Thanks see you down there." Matt says running back onto the beach.
"You sure his name isn't something like Butch or Rocco?" Jess asks.
Cadence chokes back a laugh, "Be nice."
"You can't tell me you actually like this guy..........he's not your type."
"And what is my type, Jess?" Cadence asks sharply.
"I didn't mean it like that. It's just........"
"Whatever, let's just get down there."
Jess and Cadence walk silently down the beach.
*2 hours later: Matt and his friends are playing volleyball while Cadence looks on, Jess sis reading a book.
"Break!" Matt calls. Cadence looks up as he stumbles forward attaching himself to her neck.
"Jess Matt." She mutters.
Jess gives them a sideways glance.
Matt pulls away, "What you're my girl I'm allowed."
"Not now." Cadence says rubbing her neck.
"Is it because he's here?" Matt whispers.
Cadence shakes her head, "Just go play."
"Come on man we still playing?" Someone asks.
"Yeah be right there, I'll be back babe cheer me on."
"Ok."
Jess rolls his eyes.
"What?"
"Nothing, you're sickening, I'm allowed to roll my eyes."
"You know what if you have a problem with Matt and me you can leave."
"Fine."
"I just figured after all the times I put up with you talking about Rory you could put up with spending a few hours getting to know my boyfriend."
"That's not the point, you're sacrificing your individuality to be just another trophy girl to some jock who probably hasn't picked up a book since he was 10." Jess spits back standing up.
"Just go."
Jess walks away. Cadence watches him leave and then turns back to the game.
"Whooo! Go Mattt!!"
*Jess' Room:9pm
Jess is lying on his back, his face staring up at the ceiling.
*The phone rings.
"Hello?"
"Hey." Rory's voice is quiet.
Jess sits up, "Hey."
"I called you before....."
"You did?"
"Yeah Sasha said you were out."
"Oh yeah, I went down to the beach with Cadence."
"Oh." Rory says, her voice becoming tight, "How was it."
"Disastrous, "I have sand in more shorts."
"Poor baby." Rory replies.
"No it was ok, met Cadi's boyfriend I bet his favorite novel is the Daredevil comics."
Rory laughs.
"How are you?"
"I'm ok, kind of lonely........it's raining, mom's at Luke's."
"Sorry. I wish I was there......it's raining here too."
"Me too." Rory replies.
"Alright so you're bored and lonely, something, we both have in common......so what should we talk about?"
"........hmmmmmm"
*Rory and Jess have been on the phone for hours it now 12 o'clock, they have been discussing anything and everything.
"If a movie of my life was maybe who would I have played me? That's a toughie, I'd have to say......myself, and because I don't think anyone could play me any better." Jess says smugly.
'Ok, your turn to ask a question."
"Hmmmm let's see......." Jess begins to rack his brain
There is a tapping at his window.
Jess looks at the window, his eyes widen at the sit of Cadence standing out in the rain.
"Uh, Ror?" Jess says nervously into the phone.
"Jess?"
"Can I call you back in the morning.......something just came up."
"UM, ok, bye I lo---" Rory's cut off as Jess drops the phone and hurries to the window.
Jess opens the window and pulls his friend in side.
"What happened?"
Cadence shakes her head.
Jess holds her bye the arms did he touch you? I swear to God if he did----"
"He didn't." Cadence says hollowly.
"What happened?"
Cadence sits on the floor, leaning against the wall, her body soaked, water streaming down her face, "After it started to ran we all went back to his place."
"Ok."
"And Matt had beer and stuff in the fridge and fast forward a few hours five 20 year old males giggling like little kids, and Pat, he's such a jerk starts talking about how hot I am and how Matt's probably getting it a lot."
"Damnit."
"And then Matt chimed in." Cadence flares her arms around "Before I knew it he was complaining about how we've only been together twice and we needed to speed things up and then he told me we should go to his room."
"That....."
"And I said no, he called me a bitch and I left.......been walking around ever since."
"I'm sorry." Jess leans down pulling his friend into his arms.
"You were right." Cadi howls, "He just wanted me to be what he wanted he didn't care about me."
"I was such an asshole, I shouldn't have left you there with them."
Jess seats Cadence on his bed. Rummaging through his draws her throws her a long sleeve shirt and a pair of pajama pants.
*Ten minutes: Cadence is drying her hair with a towel, sitting Indian style on Jess' bed.
"Thanks." She says quietly.
"Shhh I didn't do anything."
"Yeah you did, if you hadn't said those things before, I probably wouldn't have left."
Jess sighs, "You deserve better than that guy."
Cadence sniffles, "I know."
"Why would you even agree to go out with him."
"He liked me, he was single.....I thought I needed that."
Jess sits down on the bed, "You do, but you don't have to comprise your self to have that, you just need to wait for the right guy."
"No I don't, I already found him." Cadence replies.
"Well then that's great, see you didn't have to waste your time with Rocco."
Cadence shakes her head, sniffle, "B-but he doesn't want me."
"I'm sure he does, he just doesn't know you're interested."
"You think so?"
"He'd be stupid not to want you." Jess replies nonchalantly.
"So you think I should make a move?" Cadi asks inching closer to Jess.
"Definitely."
Cadence leans over and kisses Jess square on the mouth.
Jess raises his hands to her chin momentarily before pulling away.
Jess stand up, a look of shock on his face.
"Scared you huh?"
"Cadi, I-I can't, I don't love you, I mean I do just not in that way........I love Rory, I have a Rory, I can't."
Tears streak Cadence's face, "I know, I just, I had to take my shot."
"There's somebody out there for you."
"I know." Cadence replies, "Does this mean things are going to be weird between us?"
Jess sighs, "No, you're still my only friend in this hell hole.........but I can't be more than a friend to you."
"I understand."
*10am: Jess alarm goes off.
Jess groans, he rolls over as a soft, delicate arm graze his face in the process of shutting off his alarm.
Jess rolls over again, coming face to face with Cadence.
"Morning." She says softly.
"Hey." Jess says sleepily.
*End of Chapter
Alright I get that this chapter is a bit, ok a lot out of character. But the way I see it that being away from Rory Jess is going to change a bit, and you know what if he stayed in Stars Hollow longer than this season he'd get soft too. And I swear Jess and Cadence aren't getting together or anything, but the fact of the matter is that Cadence has a crush on Jess, and I wanted to explore the love triangle thing. And the whole Rory and two other guys has been over done, what happens when Rory's not prize of the triangle. Plus I'm bringing Rory to California in the next chapter or so and I wanted there to be some conflict between her and Cadence. So in every story I do there's at least one chapter out of character. This is that chapter. Please read and review.