Chapter 4: Secrets Don't Make Friends They Keep Them
A/N: This chapter kind of follows the theme of the bridge scene at the end of "They Shoot Gilmore's Don't They?"
Rory had cried, as all girls do at the loss of their first love. But there, in the kitchen with Jess was the extent of her tears. She would have thought it was odd, but her heart told her exactly what she already knew: she didn't love him, not anymore, not like she used to. It also told her that she felt more for Jess then she let everyone believe, including him, including her. She'd been denying it to Dean for so long but lately it had been getting more and more difficult to convince herself that he meant nothing to her beyond friendship. A few days had passed since that night at Rory's house. She thought about it less and less and about Jess more and more. She wanted to tell Jess how she felt, but didn't know how to go about it, she wasn't even sure how he felt about her. He was so hard to read. Every time she looked into his deep, beautiful brown eyes, she got lost in the mystery of them. She just couldn't read his eyes like she could everyone else's. She decided to take a chance and leap into the possibility that he felt the same. * * *
Rory caught up with Jess walking briskly on the sidewalk.
"Hey!" She said.
"Hey."
"I was hoping I'd find you."
"Really? Why?"
"I wanted to talk."
"Did I do something wrong?"
"Oh, no, no. It's actually, uh, where were you headed?" Rory said nervously.
"The book store, but you changed the subject."
"Yeah, I realize that."
"So what is it?"
"Well, I have this dilemma. Actually my friend does. Lane, Lane does."
"And." he asked, worrying where this was going.
"She asked me what she should do, and I thought maybe you could add some male perspective."
"Alright, what's the problem?" He asked.
"Well there's this guy."
"Oh no Rory, not a teen drama, anything but that."
"Please?" Rory begged. "I really want your input."
"Fine, what is it?"
"Ok well, Lane's boyfriend just broke up with her."
"Wow, must be something in the water, seems like an epidemic going around."
"Yeah, well, Lane likes this other guy, but she's not sure how he feels about her."
"Please don't ask me to ask him how he feels about her." Jess pleaded.
"No, but do you think she should tell him anyway?"
"Sure, why not?" Jess said uninterested.
"Jess, seriously."
"Rory, I'm not really good at this stuff."
"Do you think she should tell him or not?"
"What does she have to lose?"
"Well, nothing. But they're friends, and she doesn't want to ruin it."
"Think of it this way, if he likes her, and she tells him she likes him, then yea for them, if she tells him and he doesn't like her, then they're exactly where they are now, nothing's lost and nothing has to change, except for maybe for the better."
"Wow." Rory was stunned, she didn't expect for him to care that much. "And you said you weren't good at this stuff."
"Just don't tell anyone I said all that."
"Your secret's safe."
"So do you think she'll tell him?" Jess inquired, he was a little curious now.
"Yeah, I think she will. Hey, I have to get going though, thanks for helping."
"You're not coming to the book store with me?"
"Another time, I have to go do something."
"Alright, see you later."
"Bye." Rory walked away from him with so many new thoughts. She decided to tell him tonight, she just had to figure out how.
* * *
She walked up to Luke's, book in hand, with excitement and nervousness turning her insides into butterflies. She knew when, she knew where, she knew most of the how. She stepped in the door and was greeted by the familiar bell and Luke's friendly grin.
"Hi Rory, how are you?"
"Hey Luke, I'm good. Uh, could you give this to Jess when he gets in? I borrowed it and I just wanted to return it." Rory said, handing to book to him.
"Sure." He said, taking it from her and looking at it. "The Great Gatsby, any good?"
"Yeah, actually. I highly recommend it."
"I'm not one for reading, that's more Jess's thing."
"Hence the book."
"Yeah, I'll be sure he gets it."
"Thanks Luke." "No problem Rory." She left with a great feeling of anticipation, which grew by the minute.
* * *
Jess got home from work and immediately ran upstairs to shower. His shift had run late
so it was already after 9. He went into his room for clothes when he noticed the book.
The Great Gatsby, he loaned it to Rory a couple of days ago and he wondered how it got
on to his bed. He picked it up, hoping to see some notes in the margins. That was their
"thing," discussing their thoughts of books in books. He started flipping through it when
a small blue piece of paper floated onto the bed. He picked it up it was Rory's
handwriting. Five simple words and a time: MEET ME AT THE BRIDGE 10:00. He
checked his watch: 9:30- he had time to shower and get ready. His curiosity was rising
by the minute. They had met at the bridge before, since the day of their picnic it seemed
like it was their own little private spot in Stars Hollow. They talked about books,
authors, Kirk's latest antics and other stuff. So it wasn't so unusual to get the request,
just the way she did it- it was so. not Rory. She never acted mysteriously, she was
always so upfront, but she never ceased to amaze him and surprise him. So he showered
and dressed, told Luke he was meeting Rory, left the diner and made his way towards his
one and only favorite place in Stars Hollow.
Theme Songs: Take My Hand by Dido Rory to Jess
Touch my skin and tell me what you're thinking, Take my hand and show me where we're going Lie down next to me, look into my eyes And tell me, oh tell me what you're seeing
So sit on top of the world and tell me how you're feeling, What you feel now is what I feel for you Take my hand and if I'm lying to you, I'll always be alone, if I'm lying to you
See my eyes, they carry your reflection, Watch my lips and hear the words I'm telling you Give your trust to me and look into my heart And show me, show me what you're doing So sit on top of the world and tell me how you're feeling, What you feel is what I feel for you Take my hand and if I'm lying to you, I'll always be alone, if I'm lying to you
Take your time, if I'm lying to you, I know you'll find that you believe me, you believe me Feel the sun on your face and tell me what you're thinking Catch the snow on your tongue and show me how it tastes Take my hand and if I'm lying to you,
I'll always be alone, if I'm lying to you Take your time and if I'm lying to you,
I know you'll find that you believe me, you believe me
Theme song: Stellar by Incubus Jess to Rory Meet me in outerspace We could spend the night, watch the earth come up I've grown tired of that place, wont you come with me We could start again How do you do it, make me feel like I do How do you do it, its better than I ever knew
Meet me in outerspace I will hold you close, If your afraid of heights
I need you to see this place, It might be the only way That I can show you how, it feels to be inside of you How do you it, make me feel like I do How do you do it, its better than I ever knew How do you do it, make me feel like I do Do oh oh oh oh oh You are stellar You are stellar How do you it, make me feel like I do
How do you do it, its better than I ever knew How do you do it, make me feel like I do How do you do it, make me feel like I do, Yeah.
A/N: This chapter kind of follows the theme of the bridge scene at the end of "They Shoot Gilmore's Don't They?"
Rory had cried, as all girls do at the loss of their first love. But there, in the kitchen with Jess was the extent of her tears. She would have thought it was odd, but her heart told her exactly what she already knew: she didn't love him, not anymore, not like she used to. It also told her that she felt more for Jess then she let everyone believe, including him, including her. She'd been denying it to Dean for so long but lately it had been getting more and more difficult to convince herself that he meant nothing to her beyond friendship. A few days had passed since that night at Rory's house. She thought about it less and less and about Jess more and more. She wanted to tell Jess how she felt, but didn't know how to go about it, she wasn't even sure how he felt about her. He was so hard to read. Every time she looked into his deep, beautiful brown eyes, she got lost in the mystery of them. She just couldn't read his eyes like she could everyone else's. She decided to take a chance and leap into the possibility that he felt the same. * * *
Rory caught up with Jess walking briskly on the sidewalk.
"Hey!" She said.
"Hey."
"I was hoping I'd find you."
"Really? Why?"
"I wanted to talk."
"Did I do something wrong?"
"Oh, no, no. It's actually, uh, where were you headed?" Rory said nervously.
"The book store, but you changed the subject."
"Yeah, I realize that."
"So what is it?"
"Well, I have this dilemma. Actually my friend does. Lane, Lane does."
"And." he asked, worrying where this was going.
"She asked me what she should do, and I thought maybe you could add some male perspective."
"Alright, what's the problem?" He asked.
"Well there's this guy."
"Oh no Rory, not a teen drama, anything but that."
"Please?" Rory begged. "I really want your input."
"Fine, what is it?"
"Ok well, Lane's boyfriend just broke up with her."
"Wow, must be something in the water, seems like an epidemic going around."
"Yeah, well, Lane likes this other guy, but she's not sure how he feels about her."
"Please don't ask me to ask him how he feels about her." Jess pleaded.
"No, but do you think she should tell him anyway?"
"Sure, why not?" Jess said uninterested.
"Jess, seriously."
"Rory, I'm not really good at this stuff."
"Do you think she should tell him or not?"
"What does she have to lose?"
"Well, nothing. But they're friends, and she doesn't want to ruin it."
"Think of it this way, if he likes her, and she tells him she likes him, then yea for them, if she tells him and he doesn't like her, then they're exactly where they are now, nothing's lost and nothing has to change, except for maybe for the better."
"Wow." Rory was stunned, she didn't expect for him to care that much. "And you said you weren't good at this stuff."
"Just don't tell anyone I said all that."
"Your secret's safe."
"So do you think she'll tell him?" Jess inquired, he was a little curious now.
"Yeah, I think she will. Hey, I have to get going though, thanks for helping."
"You're not coming to the book store with me?"
"Another time, I have to go do something."
"Alright, see you later."
"Bye." Rory walked away from him with so many new thoughts. She decided to tell him tonight, she just had to figure out how.
* * *
She walked up to Luke's, book in hand, with excitement and nervousness turning her insides into butterflies. She knew when, she knew where, she knew most of the how. She stepped in the door and was greeted by the familiar bell and Luke's friendly grin.
"Hi Rory, how are you?"
"Hey Luke, I'm good. Uh, could you give this to Jess when he gets in? I borrowed it and I just wanted to return it." Rory said, handing to book to him.
"Sure." He said, taking it from her and looking at it. "The Great Gatsby, any good?"
"Yeah, actually. I highly recommend it."
"I'm not one for reading, that's more Jess's thing."
"Hence the book."
"Yeah, I'll be sure he gets it."
"Thanks Luke." "No problem Rory." She left with a great feeling of anticipation, which grew by the minute.
* * *
Jess got home from work and immediately ran upstairs to shower. His shift had run late
so it was already after 9. He went into his room for clothes when he noticed the book.
The Great Gatsby, he loaned it to Rory a couple of days ago and he wondered how it got
on to his bed. He picked it up, hoping to see some notes in the margins. That was their
"thing," discussing their thoughts of books in books. He started flipping through it when
a small blue piece of paper floated onto the bed. He picked it up it was Rory's
handwriting. Five simple words and a time: MEET ME AT THE BRIDGE 10:00. He
checked his watch: 9:30- he had time to shower and get ready. His curiosity was rising
by the minute. They had met at the bridge before, since the day of their picnic it seemed
like it was their own little private spot in Stars Hollow. They talked about books,
authors, Kirk's latest antics and other stuff. So it wasn't so unusual to get the request,
just the way she did it- it was so. not Rory. She never acted mysteriously, she was
always so upfront, but she never ceased to amaze him and surprise him. So he showered
and dressed, told Luke he was meeting Rory, left the diner and made his way towards his
one and only favorite place in Stars Hollow.
Theme Songs: Take My Hand by Dido Rory to Jess
Touch my skin and tell me what you're thinking, Take my hand and show me where we're going Lie down next to me, look into my eyes And tell me, oh tell me what you're seeing
So sit on top of the world and tell me how you're feeling, What you feel now is what I feel for you Take my hand and if I'm lying to you, I'll always be alone, if I'm lying to you
See my eyes, they carry your reflection, Watch my lips and hear the words I'm telling you Give your trust to me and look into my heart And show me, show me what you're doing So sit on top of the world and tell me how you're feeling, What you feel is what I feel for you Take my hand and if I'm lying to you, I'll always be alone, if I'm lying to you
Take your time, if I'm lying to you, I know you'll find that you believe me, you believe me Feel the sun on your face and tell me what you're thinking Catch the snow on your tongue and show me how it tastes Take my hand and if I'm lying to you,
I'll always be alone, if I'm lying to you Take your time and if I'm lying to you,
I know you'll find that you believe me, you believe me
Theme song: Stellar by Incubus Jess to Rory Meet me in outerspace We could spend the night, watch the earth come up I've grown tired of that place, wont you come with me We could start again How do you do it, make me feel like I do How do you do it, its better than I ever knew
Meet me in outerspace I will hold you close, If your afraid of heights
I need you to see this place, It might be the only way That I can show you how, it feels to be inside of you How do you it, make me feel like I do How do you do it, its better than I ever knew How do you do it, make me feel like I do Do oh oh oh oh oh You are stellar You are stellar How do you it, make me feel like I do
How do you do it, its better than I ever knew How do you do it, make me feel like I do How do you do it, make me feel like I do, Yeah.