Chapter 9: The Trouble With Love Is
[Rory]
Rory sighed and sat down on the couch. She didn't mean to dismiss Dean like that, but she really wasn't sure what she wanted. She needed to be away from him. She needed some time to think and figure out what she really wanted.
"What happened?" asked a voice.
Rory turned her head to find Lorelai standing by the stairs.
"How much did you hear?" Rory asked.
"Snippets," Lorelai said, sitting down next to Rory. "I heard everything from 'I'm divorced' 'but, I'm not' to 'sorry I gave you a hard time.'"
Rory sighed.
"What happened?" Lorelai asked.
"Dean and I," Rory began. "Well, we..........you know............again."
"What?" Lorelai asked.
Rory saw a million emotions on her mother's face. Disappointment, disgust, and confusion.
"We went into the honeymoon suite because of the storm and because of what you wanted me to do," Rory said. "We couldn't go out in the storm so one thing lead to another and........"
"You had sex," Lorelai finished.
"I'm sorry," Rory said.
"And you used him to get back at Noah," Lorelai said.
"No!" Rory exclaimed. "I would never!"
"That's what you said."
"Well, it wasn't true. I don't know why I said it."
Lorelai sighed.
"Are you disgusted with me?" Rory asked.
"No," Lorelai said. "Maybe him, but not you."
"I initiated the whole thing," Rory said. "I kissed him first."
"Oh," Lorelai said. "Do you want to be with him?"
"I don't know," Rory said. "I just want to get divorced and then figure out what to do with my life."
"That's a good decision," Lorelai said.
Rory sighed and looked out the window where Dean's car was. He really did look hurt when he left. And as much as she wanted to forget it, she really enjoyed that kiss.
"I missed him, Mom," Rory said.
"I know," Lorelai said.
[Dean]
Dean got home and threw the paper down on the table. He went straight to the job listings section. He needed to get another job. He couldn't keep his job at the Inn. Rory would be there and forgetting her would be really hard. This was merely step 1.
He scanned the newspaper. Nothing. There was no job he could take. Dean threw his head down on the table. He needed help. He needed serious help. He needed to talk to someone.
Lorelai? No, she was Rory's mother and would blame the whole thing on him. His friends from school? No, they wouldn't understand. They never would. Dean laughed when Clara came to mind. She was only fifteen. She definitely wouldn't understand.
His mind fell on one person. He wasn't very close with this person, but he helped him out before. Maybe he could help him now.
Dean grabbed his jacket and walked into Luke's. Luke was arguing with Taylor about something or other.
"Luke," Dean said. "I need to talk to you. I don't care when. I just need to talk to you some time today."
"I can talk to you now," Luke said. "Let's go upstairs."
"We're not finished here, Luke!" Taylor called after him.
"Yes, we are," Luke said.
Luke took Dean up to his apartment. Luke sat down at the table and Dean stood by the doorway.
"You want to sit down?" Luke asked.
"I can't right now," Dean said.
"What's the problem?" Luke asked.
"Do you know anyone who's hiring?" Dean asked. "I need a job."
"I'm not good with the town gossip so I don't know who's hiring," Luke said. "Besides, you have a job."
"I can't work there anymore," Dean said.
"Why not?" Luke asked.
"Personal reasons."
"It's Rory, isn't it?"
"How did you know?"
"That job has decent pay. At least, that's what Lorelai told me. Rory's probably the only reason why you would quit."
"Fine. You're right. I just need to quit for my sanity."
"Well, since Lane went to California to visit that boyfriend of hers, I'm short a waiter."
"I can't be a waiter."
"Why not?"
"Because I have to make rent and I don't think I'd earn enough money to make rent by being a waiter."
"Okay, good point."
Dean sighed. He needed to leave the Dragonfly Inn even if he ended up working at Luke's. It could just be temporary.
"Give me a week," Dean said.
"Okay," Luke said.
"Thanks."
"You're welcome."
Dean left the apartment feeling a little better. He just hoped that if he actually did quit his job at the Inn, Rory would be halfway out of his head.
"The trouble with love is
It can tear you up inside
Make your heart believe a lie
It's stronger than your pride
The trouble with love is
It doesn't care how fast you fall
And you can't refuse the call
See, you got no say at all"- Kelly Clarkson
A/N: It'll get more interesting. Chapter 10 is coming soon.
[Rory]
Rory sighed and sat down on the couch. She didn't mean to dismiss Dean like that, but she really wasn't sure what she wanted. She needed to be away from him. She needed some time to think and figure out what she really wanted.
"What happened?" asked a voice.
Rory turned her head to find Lorelai standing by the stairs.
"How much did you hear?" Rory asked.
"Snippets," Lorelai said, sitting down next to Rory. "I heard everything from 'I'm divorced' 'but, I'm not' to 'sorry I gave you a hard time.'"
Rory sighed.
"What happened?" Lorelai asked.
"Dean and I," Rory began. "Well, we..........you know............again."
"What?" Lorelai asked.
Rory saw a million emotions on her mother's face. Disappointment, disgust, and confusion.
"We went into the honeymoon suite because of the storm and because of what you wanted me to do," Rory said. "We couldn't go out in the storm so one thing lead to another and........"
"You had sex," Lorelai finished.
"I'm sorry," Rory said.
"And you used him to get back at Noah," Lorelai said.
"No!" Rory exclaimed. "I would never!"
"That's what you said."
"Well, it wasn't true. I don't know why I said it."
Lorelai sighed.
"Are you disgusted with me?" Rory asked.
"No," Lorelai said. "Maybe him, but not you."
"I initiated the whole thing," Rory said. "I kissed him first."
"Oh," Lorelai said. "Do you want to be with him?"
"I don't know," Rory said. "I just want to get divorced and then figure out what to do with my life."
"That's a good decision," Lorelai said.
Rory sighed and looked out the window where Dean's car was. He really did look hurt when he left. And as much as she wanted to forget it, she really enjoyed that kiss.
"I missed him, Mom," Rory said.
"I know," Lorelai said.
[Dean]
Dean got home and threw the paper down on the table. He went straight to the job listings section. He needed to get another job. He couldn't keep his job at the Inn. Rory would be there and forgetting her would be really hard. This was merely step 1.
He scanned the newspaper. Nothing. There was no job he could take. Dean threw his head down on the table. He needed help. He needed serious help. He needed to talk to someone.
Lorelai? No, she was Rory's mother and would blame the whole thing on him. His friends from school? No, they wouldn't understand. They never would. Dean laughed when Clara came to mind. She was only fifteen. She definitely wouldn't understand.
His mind fell on one person. He wasn't very close with this person, but he helped him out before. Maybe he could help him now.
Dean grabbed his jacket and walked into Luke's. Luke was arguing with Taylor about something or other.
"Luke," Dean said. "I need to talk to you. I don't care when. I just need to talk to you some time today."
"I can talk to you now," Luke said. "Let's go upstairs."
"We're not finished here, Luke!" Taylor called after him.
"Yes, we are," Luke said.
Luke took Dean up to his apartment. Luke sat down at the table and Dean stood by the doorway.
"You want to sit down?" Luke asked.
"I can't right now," Dean said.
"What's the problem?" Luke asked.
"Do you know anyone who's hiring?" Dean asked. "I need a job."
"I'm not good with the town gossip so I don't know who's hiring," Luke said. "Besides, you have a job."
"I can't work there anymore," Dean said.
"Why not?" Luke asked.
"Personal reasons."
"It's Rory, isn't it?"
"How did you know?"
"That job has decent pay. At least, that's what Lorelai told me. Rory's probably the only reason why you would quit."
"Fine. You're right. I just need to quit for my sanity."
"Well, since Lane went to California to visit that boyfriend of hers, I'm short a waiter."
"I can't be a waiter."
"Why not?"
"Because I have to make rent and I don't think I'd earn enough money to make rent by being a waiter."
"Okay, good point."
Dean sighed. He needed to leave the Dragonfly Inn even if he ended up working at Luke's. It could just be temporary.
"Give me a week," Dean said.
"Okay," Luke said.
"Thanks."
"You're welcome."
Dean left the apartment feeling a little better. He just hoped that if he actually did quit his job at the Inn, Rory would be halfway out of his head.
"The trouble with love is
It can tear you up inside
Make your heart believe a lie
It's stronger than your pride
The trouble with love is
It doesn't care how fast you fall
And you can't refuse the call
See, you got no say at all"- Kelly Clarkson
A/N: It'll get more interesting. Chapter 10 is coming soon.