Chapter 4

(Okay, so we left off where Lorelai just walked upstairs with Luke but changed direction to check on Rory in her room...)

Moments Earlier...

Rory headed up to her room at the inn after saying goodnight to her mom and Luke. She figured they would be down there awhile longer as they were clasped in the tightest embrace Rory had ever seen. Despite everything on her mind right now, Rory found her self smiling as a glimmer of happiness shot through her for her mom and Luke. They had always been a force not to be reckoned with for several years now and Luke already felt like a father to her. He was so protective, more so than Christopher had been to her. Where Chris had been like a friend, Luke was the father figure that she knew and saw on a regular basis.

Upon reaching her room, she entered and fell back on the bed. She was exhausted but had too many emotions running through her head to even be able to contemplate sleep right now. She picked up her phone with the intent of calling Lane, her best friend. But instead she found herself calling someone else...

Jess (in a gruff and sexy voice): "Talk to me."

Rory (feeling a slight excitement at the sound of his voice): "Jess, is that you?"

Jess (sounding surprised): "Rory??? What's wrong? It's almost one in the morning. Are you okay?"

Rory (struggling to find the right words): "I-I needed to talk to someone and I ended up calling you. I don't know if I can get the words out right. I don't even know why I did what I did..."

Jess couldn't believe that she was calling him at all, not to mention that it sounded like she was in trouble. He wondered if Dean had anything to do with this call. Oh, god, how he would strangle that guy if he had hurt her at all.

Jess: "Where are you?"

Rory (talking really fast): "At my mom's inn. We're having the test run tonight. It's been crazy. You wouldn't believe it if you heard it. First mom and Luke got together and then Kirk ran through the courtyard naked and Luke had to chase after him, but I didn't get to see that since I was home getting CD's for mom and ... well this is the part I am having trouble getting out, I still can't believe it."

Jess (trying to get his mind around what Rory had just told him, why he was hearing it from her and wanting to calm her anxiety): "Woh, Rory, slow down. You said Lorelai and Luke got together?! What do you mean? And what's that about Kirk? Why was Luke chasing him for heavens sake? And you know you can tell me anything...what did Dean do to you?"

Rory did a silent take-back to herself and second guessed herself for calling Jess. She never should have called him. She also wondered at that initial excitement she felt running through her veins when he first picked up the phone. She never felt that way with Dean at all. All of a sudden she wanted to pour her heart to him over the phone and see if he really loved her or if he would hang up and never talk to her again over the jealousy of what just happened between her and Dean. She wasn't really surprised that he brought Dean up. He was always jealous of her friendship with him when they were dating, before Rory went to Yale. But now, why again did she dial his number instead of Lane's? Why did she instantly have this gut feeling to tell him everything? Was it safe to do so?

Just then the door to her room opened and her mom peeked in. Seeing her daughter on the phone and assuming she was talking to Lane as she said she would do, she smiled.

Lorelai: "Are you okay?" (Rory was lost in thought and had an expression of utter confusion on her face.)

Rory (seeing her mom enter the room): "Yeah, I'm okay...I'm, uh, just talking to ...Lane, yeah Lane..."

Jess (on the other end of the phone): "Your mom, right? Is that why I suddenly became Lane? Rory, please tell me what happened, as soon as you can..."

Lorelai: "Okay, sweets, I will be next door with Luke if you need anything."

Lorelai shut the door only to come face to face with the one person she didn't want to see again...ever...

Jason (having just come upstairs): "Where have you been? I have been looking for you all night! Can we please just talk about this now please?"

To Be Continued...