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Luke and Lorelai walked into the diner together. Since Rory wasn't feeling good, Lorelai had asked to change their date into a lunch date. After lunch, she had declared that she wanted coffee from the diner. They walked in and she took a seat at the counter while he busied himself with fulfilling her request. She looked over at Jess who was reading his practice SAT book behind the counter.
"So when are they?" she asked, mostly because she wanted to make conversation. They hadn't spoken really since he had been back and she wanted to see how much he had really changed.
"Next Saturday." He looked back to the book.
Luke brought her coffee to her and she smiled mischievously at him. "Thank you my loooove."
Luke rolled his eyes. "Don't call me that."
"Well how about muffin? Or cookie? Oh, oh and sugar?"
"Nothing that has to do with food."
Lorelai pouted. "Fine. I'll think of something even better. Now, however, I have to go back to work." She leaned over the counter, kissed him and then left.
Jess looked up at Luke. "So muffin, it looks kind of serious."
Luke glared at him. "Speaking of serious topics, have you seen Rory yet?"
Jess sighed. Trying to decide how much of his story to tell he scanned the diner. It was totally empty. Well, he might as well tell Luke everything so that he would at least understand.
"I went to see her at Yale." As he said this he stared at the floor as if it was the most interesting thing in the world. Luke didn't really know where he was going with this statement, because it wasn't exactly what he had asked. However, seeing that it was hard for Jess to talk about, he tried to be encouraging. "When?"
Jess looked up momentarily as though he totally forgot where he was. "Oh um after I left here, after the wedding. I had read that book and thought maybe I should express my feelings. The only thing is that I didn't really plan what I wanted to say. Then when I got there Dean was there and they came walking up to her room together. I guess that threw me off. So when she asked what I wanted I asked her to come away with me."
Luke looked surprised by all this news. Dean was at Rory's dorm? Jess asked her to come with him? That is some serious stuff. He kept quiet so that Jess could continue.
"Well she kept saying no. I was trying to make her understand that I had changed, that I was dependable now. I told her how I knew we were supposed to be together from the moment I saw her and how she knew it too. She just kept saying no. I told her to only say no if she really did not want to be with me." He paused another moment and then said much quieter, "then she said no."
Luke felt really bad for him. He knew how much he really cared about her and realized that bad boy Jess must have been absolutely crushed when she said that. "And now? Have you seen her now?"
Jess appeared to gain some strength. "Now is totally different. You see I've decided the best thing that I can do is to let it go. I can't...I ..how can I get my life together, when I am sitting agonizing over a girl who obviously wants nothing to do with me? So it kills me, but I'm moving on. Sure that doesn't mean I'm totally over her and maybe I never will be, but I'm done. That's what's important. I did run into her at the book store last night though, it wasn't pretty."
Luke smiled at him. God that is one strong kid, he thought. "Well I haven't heard anything from Lorelai about you starting trouble with Rory so it couldn't have been too bad. Although, they do have a lot of other stuff going on right now.
Jess smirked. "Oh, it was pretty bad. She walked up and yelled at me for not leaving her alone. She was thinking I came here just to make her life miserable, you know? So I lost it. I guess I was tired of being the bad guy. I told her my being here had nothing to do with her and that the world doesn't revolve around her. It was just an altogether bad encounter. She did seem a little out of it though, what's going on with her and Lorelai?"
Luke was not really sure how much he should be telling. He didn't want to betray anyone's trust, but at the same time, Jess had been so open with him, he felt he should return the favor. "Okay Jess this stays between you and me."
"Darnit I was so looking forward to talking to Miss Patty about our conversations today."
"Jess you know what I mean. This is big. Okay I don't know if I should even tell you this because it might just upset you more. The other night, the one before you got here, Lorelai went home and found Rory and Dean...well... they had just finished...um you know."
"Having sex?" Jess offered, praying that he was wrong.
"Yeah... that... So of course, not only are they not together but he's still married. Lorelai was devastated." He was going to continue but he noticed that Jess, while trying to maintain an indifferent expression, had paled a few shades. "I'm sorry Jess."
"Well, looks like she's got a few issues of her own to be working through." Jess shrugged and walked out the diner. Luke sighed and went back to work.
When Dean got home from work that day, Lindsay was waiting with dinner all ready. She was in a pretty dress and she had just begun to light some candles. She was really working hard at this marriage.
"Wow, everything looks amazing." Dean smiled at her. She was so beautiful.
"Well I figured that you had a long day and would be hungry. Also I have some good news." Lindsay smiled hopefully as they sat down to eat.
"What's that?"
"I got a job!! I don't start for a few days but I'm so excited. It's part time just like you said. Also, it pays pretty good."
"That's great. Where is it?" He was a lot happier than he thought he would be, mostly because of how excited she was.
"It's at the bookstore."
Dean suddenly was a lot less happy. The bookstore? Why did it have to be there? Rory is always in there. They couldn't be around each other that much. "The bookstore? Why the bookstore? You aren't really into reading. Do you know enough about books? Maybe you should try somewhere else." He said all of this before realizing how it would sound to her.
"You just don't want me to work, do you? The book store is great because for one thing they are looking for part time help. Since that's all you will allow me to work it fits. Also, I figured if I were to take a class or two, I could get some homework done there. God Dean, can't you just be happy for me?
"I'm sorry.. I didn't mean.. I mean... it sounds good. When do you start?"
"He's going to call me tomorrow and let me know."
"Ok, you know I am happy for you."
"Mmhmm." They finished the dinner in silence.
When Lorelai got home from work, Rory was still in bed. She looked at her daughter, in her flying piggy pajamas and smiled. She looked so innocent, so young. She sighed and entered.
"Rory sweetie, how are you feeling?"
"What? Oh hi mom. I'm okay, I guess. I'm just so tired."
Lorelai nodded and sat on the bed. "You want to talk?"
"Not really. I think I'm just going to read a little."
"You know, I may not approve of what happened, but you can still talk to me about it. I mean, if you want to."
"I know mom, just not yet."
"Ok." It was all she could say. She couldn't force her daughter to tell her if she had heard from him, or what was said. She would just have to wait this one out.
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Luke and Lorelai walked into the diner together. Since Rory wasn't feeling good, Lorelai had asked to change their date into a lunch date. After lunch, she had declared that she wanted coffee from the diner. They walked in and she took a seat at the counter while he busied himself with fulfilling her request. She looked over at Jess who was reading his practice SAT book behind the counter.
"So when are they?" she asked, mostly because she wanted to make conversation. They hadn't spoken really since he had been back and she wanted to see how much he had really changed.
"Next Saturday." He looked back to the book.
Luke brought her coffee to her and she smiled mischievously at him. "Thank you my loooove."
Luke rolled his eyes. "Don't call me that."
"Well how about muffin? Or cookie? Oh, oh and sugar?"
"Nothing that has to do with food."
Lorelai pouted. "Fine. I'll think of something even better. Now, however, I have to go back to work." She leaned over the counter, kissed him and then left.
Jess looked up at Luke. "So muffin, it looks kind of serious."
Luke glared at him. "Speaking of serious topics, have you seen Rory yet?"
Jess sighed. Trying to decide how much of his story to tell he scanned the diner. It was totally empty. Well, he might as well tell Luke everything so that he would at least understand.
"I went to see her at Yale." As he said this he stared at the floor as if it was the most interesting thing in the world. Luke didn't really know where he was going with this statement, because it wasn't exactly what he had asked. However, seeing that it was hard for Jess to talk about, he tried to be encouraging. "When?"
Jess looked up momentarily as though he totally forgot where he was. "Oh um after I left here, after the wedding. I had read that book and thought maybe I should express my feelings. The only thing is that I didn't really plan what I wanted to say. Then when I got there Dean was there and they came walking up to her room together. I guess that threw me off. So when she asked what I wanted I asked her to come away with me."
Luke looked surprised by all this news. Dean was at Rory's dorm? Jess asked her to come with him? That is some serious stuff. He kept quiet so that Jess could continue.
"Well she kept saying no. I was trying to make her understand that I had changed, that I was dependable now. I told her how I knew we were supposed to be together from the moment I saw her and how she knew it too. She just kept saying no. I told her to only say no if she really did not want to be with me." He paused another moment and then said much quieter, "then she said no."
Luke felt really bad for him. He knew how much he really cared about her and realized that bad boy Jess must have been absolutely crushed when she said that. "And now? Have you seen her now?"
Jess appeared to gain some strength. "Now is totally different. You see I've decided the best thing that I can do is to let it go. I can't...I ..how can I get my life together, when I am sitting agonizing over a girl who obviously wants nothing to do with me? So it kills me, but I'm moving on. Sure that doesn't mean I'm totally over her and maybe I never will be, but I'm done. That's what's important. I did run into her at the book store last night though, it wasn't pretty."
Luke smiled at him. God that is one strong kid, he thought. "Well I haven't heard anything from Lorelai about you starting trouble with Rory so it couldn't have been too bad. Although, they do have a lot of other stuff going on right now.
Jess smirked. "Oh, it was pretty bad. She walked up and yelled at me for not leaving her alone. She was thinking I came here just to make her life miserable, you know? So I lost it. I guess I was tired of being the bad guy. I told her my being here had nothing to do with her and that the world doesn't revolve around her. It was just an altogether bad encounter. She did seem a little out of it though, what's going on with her and Lorelai?"
Luke was not really sure how much he should be telling. He didn't want to betray anyone's trust, but at the same time, Jess had been so open with him, he felt he should return the favor. "Okay Jess this stays between you and me."
"Darnit I was so looking forward to talking to Miss Patty about our conversations today."
"Jess you know what I mean. This is big. Okay I don't know if I should even tell you this because it might just upset you more. The other night, the one before you got here, Lorelai went home and found Rory and Dean...well... they had just finished...um you know."
"Having sex?" Jess offered, praying that he was wrong.
"Yeah... that... So of course, not only are they not together but he's still married. Lorelai was devastated." He was going to continue but he noticed that Jess, while trying to maintain an indifferent expression, had paled a few shades. "I'm sorry Jess."
"Well, looks like she's got a few issues of her own to be working through." Jess shrugged and walked out the diner. Luke sighed and went back to work.
When Dean got home from work that day, Lindsay was waiting with dinner all ready. She was in a pretty dress and she had just begun to light some candles. She was really working hard at this marriage.
"Wow, everything looks amazing." Dean smiled at her. She was so beautiful.
"Well I figured that you had a long day and would be hungry. Also I have some good news." Lindsay smiled hopefully as they sat down to eat.
"What's that?"
"I got a job!! I don't start for a few days but I'm so excited. It's part time just like you said. Also, it pays pretty good."
"That's great. Where is it?" He was a lot happier than he thought he would be, mostly because of how excited she was.
"It's at the bookstore."
Dean suddenly was a lot less happy. The bookstore? Why did it have to be there? Rory is always in there. They couldn't be around each other that much. "The bookstore? Why the bookstore? You aren't really into reading. Do you know enough about books? Maybe you should try somewhere else." He said all of this before realizing how it would sound to her.
"You just don't want me to work, do you? The book store is great because for one thing they are looking for part time help. Since that's all you will allow me to work it fits. Also, I figured if I were to take a class or two, I could get some homework done there. God Dean, can't you just be happy for me?
"I'm sorry.. I didn't mean.. I mean... it sounds good. When do you start?"
"He's going to call me tomorrow and let me know."
"Ok, you know I am happy for you."
"Mmhmm." They finished the dinner in silence.
When Lorelai got home from work, Rory was still in bed. She looked at her daughter, in her flying piggy pajamas and smiled. She looked so innocent, so young. She sighed and entered.
"Rory sweetie, how are you feeling?"
"What? Oh hi mom. I'm okay, I guess. I'm just so tired."
Lorelai nodded and sat on the bed. "You want to talk?"
"Not really. I think I'm just going to read a little."
"You know, I may not approve of what happened, but you can still talk to me about it. I mean, if you want to."
"I know mom, just not yet."
"Ok." It was all she could say. She couldn't force her daughter to tell her if she had heard from him, or what was said. She would just have to wait this one out.