Chapter 1: Sky Blue and Black
Two Years later.........
[Rory]
"Okay, sweetie," Lorelai Gilmore said to Rory. "You can go home now."
"No, Mom, don't make me go home," Rory said.
"I'm so sorry," Lorelai said. "But, I can't keep you here anymore. You can crash at my place."
"No thanks," Rory said. "I mean with Luke just moving in, it would be too weird."
"All right. I'll see you tomorrow. And if you ever want to get away from that hellhole you call home, my door is always open. It was once your door, too."
"Thanks, Mom. Love you. Bye."
After Rory and Noah graduated from college, they moved into an apartment in Hartford. Rory wanted to move to Stars Hollow, but no. Noah had to move to Hartford. He had to be near his parents.
Before the wedding, Noah said that he would work to pay the mortgage and Rory could stay home and try to pursue her career as a writer or a journalist. But, Rory was the one who worked full time as an assistant manager with her mother while Noah sat at home all day doing God knows what. She had no time to work on anything except work on a novel during her breaks.
Noah never lifted a finger to do anything. He either stayed at home or went out. Rory didn't know where he went, but he always came home smelling like women's perfume.
Noah was not turning out to be the husband Rory thought he would be. He was actually far from it. He was obnoxious and mean. He and Rory sometimes stayed up late at night fighting and in the end he somehow got Rory to apologize even though she didn't do anything. He never apologized.
It went downhill on their wedding day. Rory walked down the isle only to find that Noah wasn't there. He finally came running in after a half hour with a hicky on his neck. Rory thought it was a bruise so she decided to let it roll.
Rory really considered filing for divorce, but Noah would always say that he needed her to stay and pay the mortgage and support them both or he would end up a homeless man and it would be her fault. Rory knew it wasn't her fault and it really pissed her off whenever he said that, but he was right. He would end up in a homeless shelter.
Noah could end up in prison for all that Rory cared. But, she would feel too bad for letting him fall on his face. But, she wanted a divorce so badly.
Rory sighed as she parked her car on the street outside the apartment and walked up to the second floor where her apartment was. She braced herself from another fight. When she walked into the apartment, she heard Noah's laughter. Must be something funny on TV, Rory thought, throwing a key down on her table. But, she heard a female giggle return his laughter.
It came from the bedroom. When Rory walked in she found Noah naked in bed with a black-haired woman in Rory's blue terrycloth robe. Anger surged through Rory's veins. She cleared her throat. Noah and the woman snapped their head in Rory's direction and their smiles faded. There was no guilt on Noah's face.
"Rory," Noah said. "Hi."
"You," Rory said, to the woman. "Get out of my robe."
"I'm not wearing anything under it," the woman said.
Rory picked up a black car coat that was in a ball by the bed and threw it at her.
"I'm assuming this is yours considering I don't wear car coats," Rory said.
Slowly, the woman slipped the coat on and then pulled the robe out from underneath. When she was finished, she looked Rory in the eye and dropped it in a ball by the floor as if to say, "I don't have to clean up after myself."
"Get out," Rory said.
The woman didn't budge.
"GET OUT!" Rory screamed.
The woman grabbed some shoes and ran out of the room.
"That was really rude," Noah said.
"Excuse me," Rory said, angrily. "I find you here naked with a woman in my robe and I'm being rude?"
"You need to learn how to treat our guests," Noah said.
"Noah, I slave at the Inn all day long," Rory said. "I bought this apartment. You didn't. I pay all the bills while you sit at home. And I come in here and find you in the arms of another woman wearing my robe and you expect me to be polite?"
"You're never here, Rory," Noah said. "A man's got to live a little."
"So, my working justifies you sleeping with someone else?" Rory asked, her voice getting louder with every word. "You are a terrible husband, Noah."
"And you are a disrespectful wife," Noah said.
"I'M DISRESPECTFUL?" Rory screeched. "YOU ARE SLEEPING WITH ANOTHER WOMAN!"
"AND YOU BITCH AT ME EVERY NIGHT!" Noah yelled back.
"I WORK MY ASS OFF TO SUPPORT YOU AND YOU DON'T APPRECIATE A SINGLE THING I DO!"
"I DON'T HAVE TO APPRECIATE IT! IT'S YOUR JOB!"
Rory couldn't believe what he just said. It was horrible and sexist. He had never said that before. This wasn't the Noah she fell in love with and this wasn't the Noah she wanted to spend the rest of her life with. She wanted him gone.
"That's it," Rory said, her voice a little lower. "Get out! Get out now!"
"I'm not leaving," Noah said. "This is my apartment."
"Then, I'm leaving," Rory said. "We are through. I don't care if you end up a homeless man, Noah Green. Maybe your little pal can take you in. I'll be back for my stuff tomorrow."
With that, Rory turned on her heel and stormed out of the bedroom and got in her car and drove to the inn. Tears of anger rained down her cheeks, but she didn't cry out.
"Mom!" Rory called. "Mom! Are you still here?"
"The last time I saw her, she went into the kitchen," Michel said from the front desk. "I don't know if she came out."
Rory ran into the kitchen.
"Mom!" Rory called. "Where are you?"
"She's not here," said a voice.
"Who is that?"
The person under the sink sat up. It was Dean. Rory hadn't seen him in four years. She hadn't seen him since they.........well, you know. They both agreed that they shouldn't see or speak to each other anymore, but it was four years ago and Rory was desperate for her mother.
"Is my mom in here?" Rory repeated.
"She was," Dean said. "And then she left."
Another tear slipped it's way down Rory's face.
"Rory, are you okay?" Dean asked.
[Dean]
"No, I'm not okay," Rory said, tears as large as Jolly Ranchers came splurging down her face. "The one person I need to talk to isn't here! My life is a hellhole!"
Dean stood up and took her to the stairway outside the kitchen and sat down next to her.
"What happened?" Dean asked.
"He cheated on me," Rory sobbed. "My own husband cheated on me."
Husband? Dean thought. When did Rory get married?
"You're married?" he asked.
"It was a mistake," Rory sobbed. "I'm working all day at the Inn and he starts sleeping around. I hate him! I hate my life! I slave here all day! I pay all the bills! I was the one who bought the apartment that he brings that woman to every day! And what does he do? NOTHING!"
Rory broke down again and cried hysterically, holding her head in her hands. Obviously, she was in no shape to tell him anything. Dean hated seeing her like this. It literally broke his heart. It was like the time when she broke down about dropping a class four years ago, but ten times worse. Dean rubbed her back.
"I'm sorry," Dean said. "You don't deserve this. You're a good person. You deserve better."
"It's not fair," Rory sobbed.
"I know," Dean said.
Rory kept saying, "it's not fair" repeatedly. After a while Rory let out a sniffle and stood up. She blushed a little bit.
"I should go to my mom's," Rory sniffed.
"You want a ride?" Dean asked.
"No thanks," Rory said. "I'm okay."
"You are in no shape to drive," Dean said. "Don't worry. I can walk back."
"Thank you," Rory said.
The car ride was silent and awkward. After all he hadn't seen her since the night and it was really awkward.
"Here we are," Dean said, pulling in front of Lorelai's house.
"Thanks, Dean," Rory said.
"Anytime," Dean said.
Rory got out of the car and walked to the door and rang the bell. Lorelai answered it.
"Mom, can I stay here for a while?" Rory asked.
"Yeah," Lorelai said. "Were you crying? Are you okay? What happened?"
"I'll explain tomorrow," Rory replied. "But, I really need to sleep right now."
"Okay," Lorelai said.
Dean watched Rory disappear inside the house and then got out of her car and walked home. A million questions ran through his head. When did Rory get married? How long had she been married? More importantly, who was she married to?
"If you ever need holding
Call my name, I'll be there
If you ever need holding
And no holding back, I'll see you through
Sky blue and black" –Jackson Browne
To Be Continued..........
A/N: Originally, Jess was going to be Rory's husband, but I would've gotten serious flames and I know he wouldn't act like that, so I just made up a guy. Chapter 2 is coming soon.
Two Years later.........
[Rory]
"Okay, sweetie," Lorelai Gilmore said to Rory. "You can go home now."
"No, Mom, don't make me go home," Rory said.
"I'm so sorry," Lorelai said. "But, I can't keep you here anymore. You can crash at my place."
"No thanks," Rory said. "I mean with Luke just moving in, it would be too weird."
"All right. I'll see you tomorrow. And if you ever want to get away from that hellhole you call home, my door is always open. It was once your door, too."
"Thanks, Mom. Love you. Bye."
After Rory and Noah graduated from college, they moved into an apartment in Hartford. Rory wanted to move to Stars Hollow, but no. Noah had to move to Hartford. He had to be near his parents.
Before the wedding, Noah said that he would work to pay the mortgage and Rory could stay home and try to pursue her career as a writer or a journalist. But, Rory was the one who worked full time as an assistant manager with her mother while Noah sat at home all day doing God knows what. She had no time to work on anything except work on a novel during her breaks.
Noah never lifted a finger to do anything. He either stayed at home or went out. Rory didn't know where he went, but he always came home smelling like women's perfume.
Noah was not turning out to be the husband Rory thought he would be. He was actually far from it. He was obnoxious and mean. He and Rory sometimes stayed up late at night fighting and in the end he somehow got Rory to apologize even though she didn't do anything. He never apologized.
It went downhill on their wedding day. Rory walked down the isle only to find that Noah wasn't there. He finally came running in after a half hour with a hicky on his neck. Rory thought it was a bruise so she decided to let it roll.
Rory really considered filing for divorce, but Noah would always say that he needed her to stay and pay the mortgage and support them both or he would end up a homeless man and it would be her fault. Rory knew it wasn't her fault and it really pissed her off whenever he said that, but he was right. He would end up in a homeless shelter.
Noah could end up in prison for all that Rory cared. But, she would feel too bad for letting him fall on his face. But, she wanted a divorce so badly.
Rory sighed as she parked her car on the street outside the apartment and walked up to the second floor where her apartment was. She braced herself from another fight. When she walked into the apartment, she heard Noah's laughter. Must be something funny on TV, Rory thought, throwing a key down on her table. But, she heard a female giggle return his laughter.
It came from the bedroom. When Rory walked in she found Noah naked in bed with a black-haired woman in Rory's blue terrycloth robe. Anger surged through Rory's veins. She cleared her throat. Noah and the woman snapped their head in Rory's direction and their smiles faded. There was no guilt on Noah's face.
"Rory," Noah said. "Hi."
"You," Rory said, to the woman. "Get out of my robe."
"I'm not wearing anything under it," the woman said.
Rory picked up a black car coat that was in a ball by the bed and threw it at her.
"I'm assuming this is yours considering I don't wear car coats," Rory said.
Slowly, the woman slipped the coat on and then pulled the robe out from underneath. When she was finished, she looked Rory in the eye and dropped it in a ball by the floor as if to say, "I don't have to clean up after myself."
"Get out," Rory said.
The woman didn't budge.
"GET OUT!" Rory screamed.
The woman grabbed some shoes and ran out of the room.
"That was really rude," Noah said.
"Excuse me," Rory said, angrily. "I find you here naked with a woman in my robe and I'm being rude?"
"You need to learn how to treat our guests," Noah said.
"Noah, I slave at the Inn all day long," Rory said. "I bought this apartment. You didn't. I pay all the bills while you sit at home. And I come in here and find you in the arms of another woman wearing my robe and you expect me to be polite?"
"You're never here, Rory," Noah said. "A man's got to live a little."
"So, my working justifies you sleeping with someone else?" Rory asked, her voice getting louder with every word. "You are a terrible husband, Noah."
"And you are a disrespectful wife," Noah said.
"I'M DISRESPECTFUL?" Rory screeched. "YOU ARE SLEEPING WITH ANOTHER WOMAN!"
"AND YOU BITCH AT ME EVERY NIGHT!" Noah yelled back.
"I WORK MY ASS OFF TO SUPPORT YOU AND YOU DON'T APPRECIATE A SINGLE THING I DO!"
"I DON'T HAVE TO APPRECIATE IT! IT'S YOUR JOB!"
Rory couldn't believe what he just said. It was horrible and sexist. He had never said that before. This wasn't the Noah she fell in love with and this wasn't the Noah she wanted to spend the rest of her life with. She wanted him gone.
"That's it," Rory said, her voice a little lower. "Get out! Get out now!"
"I'm not leaving," Noah said. "This is my apartment."
"Then, I'm leaving," Rory said. "We are through. I don't care if you end up a homeless man, Noah Green. Maybe your little pal can take you in. I'll be back for my stuff tomorrow."
With that, Rory turned on her heel and stormed out of the bedroom and got in her car and drove to the inn. Tears of anger rained down her cheeks, but she didn't cry out.
"Mom!" Rory called. "Mom! Are you still here?"
"The last time I saw her, she went into the kitchen," Michel said from the front desk. "I don't know if she came out."
Rory ran into the kitchen.
"Mom!" Rory called. "Where are you?"
"She's not here," said a voice.
"Who is that?"
The person under the sink sat up. It was Dean. Rory hadn't seen him in four years. She hadn't seen him since they.........well, you know. They both agreed that they shouldn't see or speak to each other anymore, but it was four years ago and Rory was desperate for her mother.
"Is my mom in here?" Rory repeated.
"She was," Dean said. "And then she left."
Another tear slipped it's way down Rory's face.
"Rory, are you okay?" Dean asked.
[Dean]
"No, I'm not okay," Rory said, tears as large as Jolly Ranchers came splurging down her face. "The one person I need to talk to isn't here! My life is a hellhole!"
Dean stood up and took her to the stairway outside the kitchen and sat down next to her.
"What happened?" Dean asked.
"He cheated on me," Rory sobbed. "My own husband cheated on me."
Husband? Dean thought. When did Rory get married?
"You're married?" he asked.
"It was a mistake," Rory sobbed. "I'm working all day at the Inn and he starts sleeping around. I hate him! I hate my life! I slave here all day! I pay all the bills! I was the one who bought the apartment that he brings that woman to every day! And what does he do? NOTHING!"
Rory broke down again and cried hysterically, holding her head in her hands. Obviously, she was in no shape to tell him anything. Dean hated seeing her like this. It literally broke his heart. It was like the time when she broke down about dropping a class four years ago, but ten times worse. Dean rubbed her back.
"I'm sorry," Dean said. "You don't deserve this. You're a good person. You deserve better."
"It's not fair," Rory sobbed.
"I know," Dean said.
Rory kept saying, "it's not fair" repeatedly. After a while Rory let out a sniffle and stood up. She blushed a little bit.
"I should go to my mom's," Rory sniffed.
"You want a ride?" Dean asked.
"No thanks," Rory said. "I'm okay."
"You are in no shape to drive," Dean said. "Don't worry. I can walk back."
"Thank you," Rory said.
The car ride was silent and awkward. After all he hadn't seen her since the night and it was really awkward.
"Here we are," Dean said, pulling in front of Lorelai's house.
"Thanks, Dean," Rory said.
"Anytime," Dean said.
Rory got out of the car and walked to the door and rang the bell. Lorelai answered it.
"Mom, can I stay here for a while?" Rory asked.
"Yeah," Lorelai said. "Were you crying? Are you okay? What happened?"
"I'll explain tomorrow," Rory replied. "But, I really need to sleep right now."
"Okay," Lorelai said.
Dean watched Rory disappear inside the house and then got out of her car and walked home. A million questions ran through his head. When did Rory get married? How long had she been married? More importantly, who was she married to?
"If you ever need holding
Call my name, I'll be there
If you ever need holding
And no holding back, I'll see you through
Sky blue and black" –Jackson Browne
To Be Continued..........
A/N: Originally, Jess was going to be Rory's husband, but I would've gotten serious flames and I know he wouldn't act like that, so I just made up a guy. Chapter 2 is coming soon.