Unexpected Turn of Events

A/N: Hey thanks for the reviews! And in response, you're totally right about CA being on the other side of the country, so I've changed it! I don't live in the States so you'll have to forgive the error! Keep letting me know about technical stuff like that, so I can keep it real! And the running away the day before the wedding was absolutely inspired by the Lorelai/Max thing! I figured like mother like daughter right? Keep it real guys!!

Disclaimer: Thanks Amy!! Maybe if you're actually seeing what the fans want, maybe you could take a hint and bring Jess back!! Bribe Milo if you have to!!

Hanging up from Lane, Rory pulled back into the flow of traffic. What was that supposed to mean? What happens to Ben and the wedding? Maybe Lane was right. Now is not the time to be going breaking hearts. Maybe should turn around, forget about Jess and get married. She already knew that Jess wasn't her 'one', so why was she putting herself through this? Thank God! Her sense had finally had decided to return to her, giving her the motivation to turn around. Just as she had pulled a U-turn, her cell phone started ringing again. Private number. Didn't anyone trust anyone to answer their phones anymore? It had to be Lane, she'd probably thought of one more thing to discourage her impulsiveness.

"Lane? It's okay. I've turned around, I'm coming home." She reassured her friend.

"Rory?" This voice wasn't Lane's. In fact in wasn't even female.

"Ben?"

"No, it's Jess."

"What? How did you get this number?" She demanded. Although he was the person she'd been running away to, he was also the person she'd decided not to run away to and him calling right at this moment was not helping her get married campaign.

"Uh, Lane just called me." He sounded almost scared of her reaction.

"She what? Oh my God. What did she say to you? I'm going to New York to pick up something. Under no circumstances, was I going to see you! " Rory had to pull over again. This was not a conversation she wanted to have while in control of a large, potentially dangerous machine.

"She didn't say you were coming here." Jess added with a hint of confusion.

"Oh." Rory had completely dropped herself in it this time.

"She just told me that you're getting married. I mean Luke already told me, but I guess Lane just called to remind me in case I'd forgotten or something. Anyway, I just wanted to say congratulations."

"And that's it? You called the day before my wedding, to innocently say congratulations? I know you Jess. You never do anything unless it might benefit you in some way or other. If you're hoping that I'll just drop everything and come running back to you, you're seriously mistaken. You left, four times without so much as goodbye!" Rory was on a roll, she wanted to know exactly what Jess thought he would get out of ringing her like this.

"Actually, that's sort of why I called. To say goodbye. I know it's been a long time and I know you deserved it a long time ago, but this is it. Bye Rory. And this is benefiting me. I needed to know from you that you didn't love me anymore, so I could move on and know you had moved on too. So, that's it. We're both moving on. I'm getting married in three months and you're getting married tomorrow. Bye Rory." Before Rory could say anything, Jess had hung up. Did he say he was getting married? That simply wasn't possible! He was marrying someone he didn't love, just like she was. No! She loved Ben and Ben loved her! That's the way it was and that's the way it would be! Again Rory pulled back into the flow of traffic and continued on, back to Stars Hollow.

About a few miles on, she'd nearly reached Hartford. The radio was blaring out old rock favourites. Suddenly, "Guns of Brixton" by The Clash came on. Rory turned her thoughts back to the box in her attic. As if by some magic pull, Rory swung the car around and headed back towards New York.