Title: A Few More Fights, With a Few Less Tights.
Spoilers: everything through episode 4 x 21, Last Week Fights, This Week Tights
Pairings: I'm a lit, with a dash of javajunkieness
Rating: PG-13 just to be on the safe side
Disclaimer: I do not own Gilmore Girls or any of the other characters, I do however plan to rectify the horrible situation the writers made out of the season 4 finale by changing things before they go wrong. I hope you enjoy, feedback is much appreciated. Also this is my first fic, so if it's horrible let me know.
Summary: An alteration to 4.21 episode can make all the difference in the world.
A/N: Just wanted to thank everyone who reviewed part one. Especially sunkissed from the GGC, you're the best!
Chapter 2
The drive back to Stars Hollow was in complete silence. Rory was talked out and didn't have the energy to say anything else to Jess, and Jess was being Jess. After what seemed like an eternity of awkward silence the sign for the exit to Stars Hollow appeared on the right side of the road and Rory turned off the highway and headed down the exit ramp and into Stars Hollow.
"Feels like deja vous," Jess mumbled thinking of how he had showed up in the same town just a few days ago.
"What?" Rory asked surprised that Jess had spoken at all.
"Nothing," Jess said, and then not wanting her to argue with him anymore added, "I feel like I just left and now I'm back."
"Oh." Rory paused and then remembering her mom's ranting on the brief phone call they had said, "the wedding."
"Yeah." Jess said becoming monosyllabic again.
"How was it?" Rory asked trying to make polite conversation.
"Okay I guess," Jess shrugged.
"That's good." Rory said noticing Luke's Diner fast approaching. She pulled up next to the curb and stopped the car.
Jess looked around and realized that Rory expected him to stay with Luke. "Thanks for the ride." He said indifferently and grabbed his bag and opened the door.
"Jess." She stopped him before he could get out of the car. He turned and looked at her, and she felt as if she had lost whatever it was she had planned on saying. "Um..." she pressed her lips together trying to figure out what to say.
"Tomorrow?" Jess asked trying to figure out what she was going to say.
"Yeah, we'll talk then." Rory nodded feeling suddenly very tired and alone.
"Okay." Jess said getting out of the car. Before he shut the door he said, "good night, Rory." He slung the bag over his shoulder and headed toward the diner door.
"Good night, Dodger," Rory recited as she put the car into drive and pulled away and began the drive home.
Jess stood outside the diner trying to figure out what to do, he wondered what Luke would think of him showing up again after supposedly going back to New York, but then again there was no where for him to stay so he knocked on the door. "Luke." He called hoping his uncle would actually open the door.
Inside Luke was in the kitchen trying to clean up all the grease that had collected from the cooking of the 500 or so turkey legs. He heard someone calling his name. "Stupid town," he muttered as he headed into the main diner area and saw Jess standing outside the door. 'Now what?' he thought as he walked around the counter and opened up the door.
"Hey, didya miss me?" Jess asked as he walked into the diner and put his bag down on a chair.
"Jess, what are you doing back?" Luke asked as he shut the door and relocked it.
"Just couldn't stay away," Jess said nonchalantly as he took off his jacket and put it on top of his bag. "I was almost to New York when I remembered I had to give this back to you." He said sliding the book out of the bag and tossing it to Luke.
Luke caught it and looked down at it. "I told you to hold onto this." Luke said frowning and then noticing Jess's car wasn't outside said. "Jess, where's your car?"
"Damn," Jess said, "I knew I forgot something."
"Jess," Luke said slowly, losing his patience, "how did you get back here without a car?"
"Hitch-hiked." Jess said, "it's amazing how many lonely truckers there are in this world."
"Jess." Luke said getting annoyed.
"Rory gave me a ride, okay?" Jess said finally.
"Rory?" Luke was confused, "Rory's at Yale." And then it dawned on him. "You didn't." Luke said astonished.
"Oh yeah, I did." Jess retorted as he went around the counter and tied on an apron and headed toward the kitchen to help Luke clean up.
"Jess." Luke's voice sounded more like a warning now. "So what happened?" he asked realizing that he had encouraged his nephew.
"Well we're going to talk, tomorrow," Jess said not wanting to get into the conversation in the dorm room.
"Good." Luke nodded.
"Yeah," Jess shrugged not entirely sure that the conversation the next day was going to be a good thing. He wiped off the top of the oven and Luke followed him into the kitchen. "so how did it go with the elder Gilmore?" Jess asked Luke hoping that he wouldn't pursue questioning him anymore about Rory.
Luke looked down at his shoes a little embarrassed. "Ok," he said, "I asked her if she wanted to go out sometime."
"Huh," Jess continued cleaning up the kitchen.
"She said ok, well at least I think she said ok." Luke said frowning trying to remember the whole awkwardness of the situation.
"You think she said ok?" Jess looked up at Luke like he was crazy.
"Well it was an awkward moment," Luke said defensively, "I'm sure she said yes, just not sure if she knew it was a date."
"What?" Jess asked laughing slightly.
"Nevermind," Luke said gruffly.
Jess rolled his eyes, "whatever."
"So how long are you staying?" Luke asked quickly changing the subject.
"Not sure yet," Jess said figuring his job was probably already gone when he didn't show up for work in the morning.
"Well your room is still upstairs," Luke said.
"Thanks," Jess said throwing down the rag, "I'm gonna head up and get some sleep if that's okay with you."
"Fine, I'll be up in a bit." Luke said as Jess walked back into the diner got his bag and jacket and headed upstairs.
Jess got upstairs and threw his bag down on the floor, took off his shoes and sat on the bed. 'Damn,' he thought looking around the room, 'I have no clothes, no books, no music,' and then he remembered his car sitting at the side of the room. He got up and headed for the phone and called a towing service gave them the information where his car was and asked them to tow it to Gypsy's. After they worked out the payment logistics he hung up the phone and headed back into his room. "Hey Luke," he called hearing Luke come upstairs and close the door.
"What?" he yelled back. "You don't happen to have any of my stuff still lying around do you?" he asked. Luke walked to the closet pulled out a medium size box full of Jess's things that he hadn't bothered to take with him when he had left last summer and brought it into Jess's room.
"Guess I forgot about these," Luke said dropping the box on the floor. "I would have sent it eventually."
"Yeah," Jess said as he opened it up and rummaged around finding a few shirts a few pairs of pants and a couple of books. Luke turned to leave. "Thanks," Jess called after him. Luke nodded and made a grunting noise.
Jess settled into bed and picked up a book, 'The Fountainhead,' he read the cover. "No wonder I left this one." He said as he opened it up and started reading, 'beggers can't be choosers after all.'
Spoilers: everything through episode 4 x 21, Last Week Fights, This Week Tights
Pairings: I'm a lit, with a dash of javajunkieness
Rating: PG-13 just to be on the safe side
Disclaimer: I do not own Gilmore Girls or any of the other characters, I do however plan to rectify the horrible situation the writers made out of the season 4 finale by changing things before they go wrong. I hope you enjoy, feedback is much appreciated. Also this is my first fic, so if it's horrible let me know.
Summary: An alteration to 4.21 episode can make all the difference in the world.
A/N: Just wanted to thank everyone who reviewed part one. Especially sunkissed from the GGC, you're the best!
Chapter 2
The drive back to Stars Hollow was in complete silence. Rory was talked out and didn't have the energy to say anything else to Jess, and Jess was being Jess. After what seemed like an eternity of awkward silence the sign for the exit to Stars Hollow appeared on the right side of the road and Rory turned off the highway and headed down the exit ramp and into Stars Hollow.
"Feels like deja vous," Jess mumbled thinking of how he had showed up in the same town just a few days ago.
"What?" Rory asked surprised that Jess had spoken at all.
"Nothing," Jess said, and then not wanting her to argue with him anymore added, "I feel like I just left and now I'm back."
"Oh." Rory paused and then remembering her mom's ranting on the brief phone call they had said, "the wedding."
"Yeah." Jess said becoming monosyllabic again.
"How was it?" Rory asked trying to make polite conversation.
"Okay I guess," Jess shrugged.
"That's good." Rory said noticing Luke's Diner fast approaching. She pulled up next to the curb and stopped the car.
Jess looked around and realized that Rory expected him to stay with Luke. "Thanks for the ride." He said indifferently and grabbed his bag and opened the door.
"Jess." She stopped him before he could get out of the car. He turned and looked at her, and she felt as if she had lost whatever it was she had planned on saying. "Um..." she pressed her lips together trying to figure out what to say.
"Tomorrow?" Jess asked trying to figure out what she was going to say.
"Yeah, we'll talk then." Rory nodded feeling suddenly very tired and alone.
"Okay." Jess said getting out of the car. Before he shut the door he said, "good night, Rory." He slung the bag over his shoulder and headed toward the diner door.
"Good night, Dodger," Rory recited as she put the car into drive and pulled away and began the drive home.
Jess stood outside the diner trying to figure out what to do, he wondered what Luke would think of him showing up again after supposedly going back to New York, but then again there was no where for him to stay so he knocked on the door. "Luke." He called hoping his uncle would actually open the door.
Inside Luke was in the kitchen trying to clean up all the grease that had collected from the cooking of the 500 or so turkey legs. He heard someone calling his name. "Stupid town," he muttered as he headed into the main diner area and saw Jess standing outside the door. 'Now what?' he thought as he walked around the counter and opened up the door.
"Hey, didya miss me?" Jess asked as he walked into the diner and put his bag down on a chair.
"Jess, what are you doing back?" Luke asked as he shut the door and relocked it.
"Just couldn't stay away," Jess said nonchalantly as he took off his jacket and put it on top of his bag. "I was almost to New York when I remembered I had to give this back to you." He said sliding the book out of the bag and tossing it to Luke.
Luke caught it and looked down at it. "I told you to hold onto this." Luke said frowning and then noticing Jess's car wasn't outside said. "Jess, where's your car?"
"Damn," Jess said, "I knew I forgot something."
"Jess," Luke said slowly, losing his patience, "how did you get back here without a car?"
"Hitch-hiked." Jess said, "it's amazing how many lonely truckers there are in this world."
"Jess." Luke said getting annoyed.
"Rory gave me a ride, okay?" Jess said finally.
"Rory?" Luke was confused, "Rory's at Yale." And then it dawned on him. "You didn't." Luke said astonished.
"Oh yeah, I did." Jess retorted as he went around the counter and tied on an apron and headed toward the kitchen to help Luke clean up.
"Jess." Luke's voice sounded more like a warning now. "So what happened?" he asked realizing that he had encouraged his nephew.
"Well we're going to talk, tomorrow," Jess said not wanting to get into the conversation in the dorm room.
"Good." Luke nodded.
"Yeah," Jess shrugged not entirely sure that the conversation the next day was going to be a good thing. He wiped off the top of the oven and Luke followed him into the kitchen. "so how did it go with the elder Gilmore?" Jess asked Luke hoping that he wouldn't pursue questioning him anymore about Rory.
Luke looked down at his shoes a little embarrassed. "Ok," he said, "I asked her if she wanted to go out sometime."
"Huh," Jess continued cleaning up the kitchen.
"She said ok, well at least I think she said ok." Luke said frowning trying to remember the whole awkwardness of the situation.
"You think she said ok?" Jess looked up at Luke like he was crazy.
"Well it was an awkward moment," Luke said defensively, "I'm sure she said yes, just not sure if she knew it was a date."
"What?" Jess asked laughing slightly.
"Nevermind," Luke said gruffly.
Jess rolled his eyes, "whatever."
"So how long are you staying?" Luke asked quickly changing the subject.
"Not sure yet," Jess said figuring his job was probably already gone when he didn't show up for work in the morning.
"Well your room is still upstairs," Luke said.
"Thanks," Jess said throwing down the rag, "I'm gonna head up and get some sleep if that's okay with you."
"Fine, I'll be up in a bit." Luke said as Jess walked back into the diner got his bag and jacket and headed upstairs.
Jess got upstairs and threw his bag down on the floor, took off his shoes and sat on the bed. 'Damn,' he thought looking around the room, 'I have no clothes, no books, no music,' and then he remembered his car sitting at the side of the room. He got up and headed for the phone and called a towing service gave them the information where his car was and asked them to tow it to Gypsy's. After they worked out the payment logistics he hung up the phone and headed back into his room. "Hey Luke," he called hearing Luke come upstairs and close the door.
"What?" he yelled back. "You don't happen to have any of my stuff still lying around do you?" he asked. Luke walked to the closet pulled out a medium size box full of Jess's things that he hadn't bothered to take with him when he had left last summer and brought it into Jess's room.
"Guess I forgot about these," Luke said dropping the box on the floor. "I would have sent it eventually."
"Yeah," Jess said as he opened it up and rummaged around finding a few shirts a few pairs of pants and a couple of books. Luke turned to leave. "Thanks," Jess called after him. Luke nodded and made a grunting noise.
Jess settled into bed and picked up a book, 'The Fountainhead,' he read the cover. "No wonder I left this one." He said as he opened it up and started reading, 'beggers can't be choosers after all.'