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Over dinner that night, Jess and Luke had a long talk. Well it was long for them, considering they both are not the most talkative people. It was soon decided that Jess would take his GED and his SAT's as soon as both were offered. After that, he would be college bound. Jess would be staying in Stars Hollow with Luke at least until college was decided upon. Determined to do well on both of these tests, he headed to the book store for review books.
Walking around the book store brought back many memories for Jess. He remembered how it seemed one of the few places he was comfortable at in this town. He also remembered the many occasions that he and Rory had gone browsed the store together. Sighing he picked up a couple of the review books. That was all over, that portion of his life he had decided to leave behind. Sometimes, it hurts more to try to fix all that is wrong than to walk away from it and start anew. His relationship with Rory, he decided, was one of those things.
Of course, he could not leave the store without first browsing the classical literature section. After a few minutes of having his nose stuck in a book, he realized he was being watched. When he looked up, he saw those same piercing blue eyes that broke his heart only a few days ago. He sighed –this is not what he needed right now.
"Oh my god Jess. Seriously, did you not get the point the other day? I have enough to deal with right now. Why can't you just stay away from me? I thought I was pretty clear when I said no. Nobody wants you here so you should just go home." Rory was furious. Okay so she wasn't exactly mad at him, well she was somewhat, but he just got to be the lucky person that she exploded at.
Jess stared at her silently for a whole minute. What is wrong with her? This is not the Rory I know. Something must have happened. He opened his mouth intending to be calm, intending to simply inform her that his intentions were only to buy these books and go straight home to Luke's, but instead his words came out slightly different.
"You know what Rory? Everything is not always about you. I'm sorry to disappoint you but my being here right now has absolutely nothing to do with you. I'm doing this for me. For once in my life I am totally thinking about myself and my future. I know this might sound totally implausible to you but I have other things in my life than you. The entire world does not revolve around Rory Gilmore."
Rory stood there in shock. She felt tears burning in her eyes threatening to poor out at any second. Not wanting him to see her cry, she turned and ran out of the store. Frustrated, Jess walked to the counter, paid for his books, and went back to the diner.
Walking into her house, Rory was happy to see her mom was not home. Even though the two of them were on good terms again, there still was a lot of unsolved issues. Also, the encounter at the book store was really bothering her. Was it just embarrassment? Was it possible that some of what he said had a twinge of truth to it? Was that slight disappointment she felt?
Sighing, she picked up her phone. Why hadn't Dean called her yet? It had been almost an entire day. She didn't want to call him in case Lindsay answered and was upset over the divorce. Oh god, he was still getting divorced right? Deciding she didn't want to think about any of this anymore, Rory tried to go to sleep. She must have worn herself out that day because sleep came quickly.
Lorelai was busy at the inn when Luke finally called her. "Luke! I've been dying to hear, what happened, what's going on? Why's he here? How long is he staying?"
Luke smiled, in his head guessing the cups of coffee Lorelai had today. His mind settled on 7 before he responded. "Well, he said he's ready to make something of himself. He decided to stop thinking that he deserves all the bad things in his life and make something good happen for a change. He's going to take some tests and try to get into college. He sounds pretty serious."
"Wow. So... college? Well good. He's a smart kid, I'm glad he's finally realizing it. So this, uh, isn't going to delay our date tomorrow night, will it?"
"It should have no effect on it. Unless of course you want him to join us, but I don't think you're his type."
"Darn. I'll have to find another of my daughter's ex boyfriends to bring."
"Okay so I'll see you tomorrow morning and we'll figure out details?"
"Sounds good. Bye"
"Bye"
The next day, Rory stayed home all day. She had told her mother that she wasn't feeling good that morning and had not gotten out of bed since. In reality, she just did not want to face the day. She didn't want to chance seeing Jess in Luke's and she didn't want to be awake to acknowledge the fact that Dean had yet to call.
Dean didn't know what to do on his lunch break. Usually, Lindsay would bring him food, or a picnic. Today she was out looking for a job and he was alone. One more thing he didn't like about her working. He pulled out his phone and dialed Rory's number.
"Hello?" She sounded groggy, as if she had been sleeping. He looked at his watch, 12:30.
"Hey, Rory. It's Dean. Are you okay? Did I wake you?"
She immediately perked up. "What? Oh uh no. I'm fine. What are you doing?"
Dean laughed. It was cute how happy she suddenly sounded. "I'm at work. Long day today. So um the other day, um it was amazing."
Rory smiled thinking about it. "Yeah.. it definitely was."
"So is your mom okay? Did she know?"
"Yeah.. well she definitely knew. She isn't thrilled. At the same time, I don't think she's going to hurt you too much. It's a good thing she liked you before all this. She just, I don't know.. she doesn't think that you love me, I guess."
"Oh, Rory, you know that isn't true. That's what's important, anyway, that we know."
"So, when do I get to see you again?" She smacked herself for allowing it to come out so hopeful.
"Definitely soon. Things are getting really complicated, but definitely soon. Oh I gotta go Rory, time to get back to work. Love you, bye."
Before she could say anything back, he hung up.
Disclaimer: I have nothing to do with the show Gilmore Girls.
Feedback: yes please!
Over dinner that night, Jess and Luke had a long talk. Well it was long for them, considering they both are not the most talkative people. It was soon decided that Jess would take his GED and his SAT's as soon as both were offered. After that, he would be college bound. Jess would be staying in Stars Hollow with Luke at least until college was decided upon. Determined to do well on both of these tests, he headed to the book store for review books.
Walking around the book store brought back many memories for Jess. He remembered how it seemed one of the few places he was comfortable at in this town. He also remembered the many occasions that he and Rory had gone browsed the store together. Sighing he picked up a couple of the review books. That was all over, that portion of his life he had decided to leave behind. Sometimes, it hurts more to try to fix all that is wrong than to walk away from it and start anew. His relationship with Rory, he decided, was one of those things.
Of course, he could not leave the store without first browsing the classical literature section. After a few minutes of having his nose stuck in a book, he realized he was being watched. When he looked up, he saw those same piercing blue eyes that broke his heart only a few days ago. He sighed –this is not what he needed right now.
"Oh my god Jess. Seriously, did you not get the point the other day? I have enough to deal with right now. Why can't you just stay away from me? I thought I was pretty clear when I said no. Nobody wants you here so you should just go home." Rory was furious. Okay so she wasn't exactly mad at him, well she was somewhat, but he just got to be the lucky person that she exploded at.
Jess stared at her silently for a whole minute. What is wrong with her? This is not the Rory I know. Something must have happened. He opened his mouth intending to be calm, intending to simply inform her that his intentions were only to buy these books and go straight home to Luke's, but instead his words came out slightly different.
"You know what Rory? Everything is not always about you. I'm sorry to disappoint you but my being here right now has absolutely nothing to do with you. I'm doing this for me. For once in my life I am totally thinking about myself and my future. I know this might sound totally implausible to you but I have other things in my life than you. The entire world does not revolve around Rory Gilmore."
Rory stood there in shock. She felt tears burning in her eyes threatening to poor out at any second. Not wanting him to see her cry, she turned and ran out of the store. Frustrated, Jess walked to the counter, paid for his books, and went back to the diner.
Walking into her house, Rory was happy to see her mom was not home. Even though the two of them were on good terms again, there still was a lot of unsolved issues. Also, the encounter at the book store was really bothering her. Was it just embarrassment? Was it possible that some of what he said had a twinge of truth to it? Was that slight disappointment she felt?
Sighing, she picked up her phone. Why hadn't Dean called her yet? It had been almost an entire day. She didn't want to call him in case Lindsay answered and was upset over the divorce. Oh god, he was still getting divorced right? Deciding she didn't want to think about any of this anymore, Rory tried to go to sleep. She must have worn herself out that day because sleep came quickly.
Lorelai was busy at the inn when Luke finally called her. "Luke! I've been dying to hear, what happened, what's going on? Why's he here? How long is he staying?"
Luke smiled, in his head guessing the cups of coffee Lorelai had today. His mind settled on 7 before he responded. "Well, he said he's ready to make something of himself. He decided to stop thinking that he deserves all the bad things in his life and make something good happen for a change. He's going to take some tests and try to get into college. He sounds pretty serious."
"Wow. So... college? Well good. He's a smart kid, I'm glad he's finally realizing it. So this, uh, isn't going to delay our date tomorrow night, will it?"
"It should have no effect on it. Unless of course you want him to join us, but I don't think you're his type."
"Darn. I'll have to find another of my daughter's ex boyfriends to bring."
"Okay so I'll see you tomorrow morning and we'll figure out details?"
"Sounds good. Bye"
"Bye"
The next day, Rory stayed home all day. She had told her mother that she wasn't feeling good that morning and had not gotten out of bed since. In reality, she just did not want to face the day. She didn't want to chance seeing Jess in Luke's and she didn't want to be awake to acknowledge the fact that Dean had yet to call.
Dean didn't know what to do on his lunch break. Usually, Lindsay would bring him food, or a picnic. Today she was out looking for a job and he was alone. One more thing he didn't like about her working. He pulled out his phone and dialed Rory's number.
"Hello?" She sounded groggy, as if she had been sleeping. He looked at his watch, 12:30.
"Hey, Rory. It's Dean. Are you okay? Did I wake you?"
She immediately perked up. "What? Oh uh no. I'm fine. What are you doing?"
Dean laughed. It was cute how happy she suddenly sounded. "I'm at work. Long day today. So um the other day, um it was amazing."
Rory smiled thinking about it. "Yeah.. it definitely was."
"So is your mom okay? Did she know?"
"Yeah.. well she definitely knew. She isn't thrilled. At the same time, I don't think she's going to hurt you too much. It's a good thing she liked you before all this. She just, I don't know.. she doesn't think that you love me, I guess."
"Oh, Rory, you know that isn't true. That's what's important, anyway, that we know."
"So, when do I get to see you again?" She smacked herself for allowing it to come out so hopeful.
"Definitely soon. Things are getting really complicated, but definitely soon. Oh I gotta go Rory, time to get back to work. Love you, bye."
Before she could say anything back, he hung up.