If you could go anywhere right now,
Where would you go,
And would you miss me when you get there.
There's no place that I would rather be.
Please don't let me, go falling from the sky,
This fasten seatbelt sign just needs to go out.
If only you could be, right here by my side,
Home wouldn't seem so far from here.

After they had finished eating, they walked over to the pharmacy-type store that the complex had. Rory browsed the magazines and picked one. She walked over to pay for it, and picked up a pack of gum too. As the cashier was ringing her up, she reached over and snagged a cigarette lighter with written on it in white. Sorry, this too, she said, putting it on the counter.

the cashier said, adding it to the total and giving Rory a receipt and her change.

Jess asked.

she answered.

They walked out into the parking lot. Jess began to drive on the same highway as before, except this time they talked. Rory wasn't so nervous anymore. The only thing that DID make her nervous was the fact that Lorelai hadn't called yet. She pulled her cell-phone out of her pocket. She had service... Lorelai must have had a date or something.

As the sign stating You are now entering New York, appeared, Rory was afraid that Jess would have forgotten her childish request, but he illegally pulled onto the shoulder, turned on his hazards, and they got out of the car. Rory walked over to the sign.

I'm in Connecticut, she announced, And now I'm in New York. She jumped back over. And again. New York.

Have you lost your mind? Jess asked, leaning up against the hood of his car, watching Rory. she said, standing on the New York side, I left it in Connecticut! She leaned over the state line so that her body was in New York, but her mind, as she said, was in Connecticut.

My left foot walked out on my right foot! she shouted. My left foot is in Connecticut, but my right foot is in New York!

Jess laughed. Suddenly, Rory saw police lights coming. She ran over to Jess. Did we do something wrong? she asked.

Don't say anything, he muttered. She stayed standing near him.

The car pulled up next to the stopped car and braked. An officer got out of the front seat and walked over to them.

Evening officer, Jess said.

May I ask what you are doing?

There was a deer, Jess said, as if that explained it all. Rory just stood there.

A deer? The officer asked.

Yeah. There was this deer over on this side of the road, and it just sort of stopped, half in the first lane and half out.

That still does not explain why you are illegally stopped on the shoulder.

Well, I thought it would get out of my way, but it just stood there, so I pulled over behind it so that I wouldn't hit it, and then we got out of the car to scare it back into the woods.

And you are still stopped because?

We were just leaving.

The officer didn't really seem to believe Jess' story, but he had no reason to doubt him, so the officer got back into his car, and Jess and Rory got back into Jess'.

Jess rolled down the window and called out politely, Night officer.

Stay on the road, young man.

Yes, sir, I will sir.

After the cop car was out of sight, Jess started to laugh. Rory asked, What's so funny?

I... I just lied to a cop.

Rory asked.

I was nice about it. That's a first for me.

Rory started to giggle as she remembered how out of character and polite Jess had been.

she said, We stopping soon?

Yeah, right up here.

Five seconds later, a sign for the Motel appeared. Jess pulled off and pulled the car into the parking lot. Grab your bag, he said, taking his own, Don't leave anything valuable in the car.

Rory said, pulling her bag out and stuffing her cell phone back in her pocket. Jess locked the door and then turned to face Rory. He frowned. Let your hair down, he said after a few seconds.

Rory asked.

It makes you look older.



So... You're a minor.



And I'm 18.



So I'm breaking the law.



Taking a minor out of the state is a crime.

Rory trailed off and looked at him with large eyes.

Don't worry, he said, It'll be fine. Just take your hair down.

Rory obeyed. Jess looked at her for another moment. Slouch a little when we go in there. And don't say anything. Oh, and here. He handed her his leather jacket, which she put on.

No, no, he corrected, Just drape it over your shoulders.

Like this?

Yeah. Now, just play along. He took Rory's bag from her and they walked into the Motel.

One room, he said at the desk, draping his arm over Rory. She understood now what he meant by play along'. She leaned into him a bit.

The person there glanced from him to Rory and back. Cash or credit?

Jess handed the person the amount. As he received his change, they both noticed the look they were getting that told them their act wasn't believable. Let's go up, babe, Rory said, snaking her arm around Jess' back.

Yeah. Thanks, he said in the direction of the desk, and the two walked to their room. As soon as they had rounded the hall, they began to laugh.

Jess started, laughing, I never expected...

Did I do good? Rory asked, playing dumb.

Damn straight, Jess answered. Rory curtseyed.

They got to the room and Jess unlocked the door. The first thing that Rory noticed was that there were two beds. Jess walked in in front of her and set their bags on the floor.

Something wrong? Jess asked.

No... I mean... why are there two beds?

Jess raised his eyebrows at her. Well well Miss Gilmore. I had no idea you felt that way.

No! I mean... it's just... she sputtered. Our act. Wouldn't she assume...

These kinds of places sometimes have twin beds that push together so they don't have to have half two bed rooms and half one bed rooms. He paused. Of course, at the rate you're going, we could have gotten the room with the water bed and the jacuzzi shaped like a heart.

No! I didn't... Jess... I mean... she was turning beet red as she tried to explain.

Rory! Rory! Relax. I was teasing. Window or door?

Window I guess, she said, taking the window bed and sitting on it.

Suddenly, her phone rang. She looked at the caller-id even though she knew who it was. Lorelai.