Title: Just waiting

Chapter 3: Friends.

Summary: Now I have an idea of what I want to write!, it's between the arrival of Jess to Star Hollow and the break up of Rory with Dean, Rory is confused about her true feelings, she feels better when she is with Jess, but she thinks they are just friends, she doesn't know what is waiting for her, and it's a little difficult to say so Review!! The interesting chapters begin! Lol.

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters of Gilmore Girls, they all are of the WB, except the characters that I create and that don't have to be nothing with the original history, so please don't sue me!

A/N: I just want to thank everybody who read my history, and let you know as happy makes me that you review!! So please review! lol And let me know if you like it or if you don't, for now here you have the next chapter, is longer than the others and have more interaction between Jess and Rory, so I hope you like it, I tried to correct the grammar mistakes, so please be patient and forgive me!! Review!! Miriam =)

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After Lorelai left the dinner, Rory is completely alone eating what she has ordered. She is eating her omelet with a cup of coffee that Luke had given her after a briefly conversation, so Rory is trying to focus in something or someone, someone especially, but Rory hasn't seen that someone after Jess returned to the kitchen, so she is hoping that he appears and magically all her problems disappear, huh, what problems?

Fortunately for her, Jess is entering the room, just in time to see her a little thoughtful and seeing that she was alone, he approaches her table with a small smile in his face, taking Rory unprepared, that didn't lost time in drew a smile with her lips when he sits in her table.

"Hey, what are you so lonely?" asks Jess, sitting down with the back of his chair in front of him.

"Oh, hey" says Rory, feeling how her cheeks begin to burn and avoiding eye contact with him.

"You didn't answer my question" says Jess, chuckling seeing how she begins to color with an interesting red "Why are you so lonely? Where is your mom?"

"I'm not that lonely!" defends Rory looking at him "My mom have work at the Inn, they are still preparing things for the dance of tomorrow night"

"Oh, I see" says Jess looking directly at her "Why didn't you go with her?"

"Because I'm tired and she had to go, she couldn't wait for me to have breakfast, and anyway why are you so interested?" asks Rory curiosity putting her attention in him.

"Who said I'm interested" says Jess defending himself "I'm trying to be polite"

"Huh, since when are you polite with people?" asks Rory with a smile in her lips looking triumphantly at him.

"Always, it's not my fault that people can't see it, it's such a lost of energy that I opt to being polite just when people deserve it." Says Jess satisfies with his answer.

"And I deserve it?" asks Rory almost laughing "Because I can't see how I deserve you for being polite to me"

"Huh, seems like" says Jess with a smirk in his face, and looking directly at her, he says "Sorry, you looked so helpless and lonely that I couldn't stop to say hi"

"Hey!" says Rory laughing "That's not true! I didn't look like that, you are making it all!"

"Maybe" says Jess smiling thoroughly.

Rory look at him and smile, she is happy, she looks happy, suddenly all her worries have gone, all her doubts and her pains, all, and simply with looking and talking to him, what's happening, is it all that simple?

She doesn't know it, all she knows is that he makes her feel good, only with kidding and smiling at her, a smile, a precious smile, God he looks great when he smiles, a mysterious smile, suddenly she begins to look at her lips attentively, they are so spongy, so pretty and tastefully. When she realizes that she was staring at his lips it was too late.

"What are you looking at?" asks Jess with curiosity in his voice looking directly at her for a response.

"Nothing" answers Rory embarrasses deviating her look to her cup of coffee.

Jess smiles when he saw how her cheeks begin to shine with a strong red, and that makes him happy, so happy that he asks:

"What are you going to do after you finish?"

Thankfully for the change of subject she looks timidly at him and surprised for his happy appearance she answers:

"I don't know, I was planning go to my house and sleep, why?"

"Well I was thinking in keep you some company, if you don't mind of curse, I want to go out of here, and I need a bodyguard, it's impossible since this town try to kill me!" says Jess smirking, looking at her eyes, and seeing the surprise in there, he says "And then, you are here alone, just what I need"

"Oh, stop it! They don't want to kill you!" says Rory smiling for his words.

"Really?, Yesterday I was walking out of that crazy store, and just because Taylor saw that I was smoking, he sent someone to followed me, I was suffering for my life, you know? This town is dangerous I need your protection" says with a jeer grimace, and with an amused look in his eyes.

"Don't be ridiculous, that can't be true! You are making it all like always!" says Rory laughing; he is so nice to her!

"Say what you want, I'm telling you the true!" says Jess moving his hands for prove what he said.

"Ok" says Rory after a briefly moment "I think we could go to the bookstore, but if something happens to me, it'll be your fault!"

"Huh, don't worry It's for my life I fear" says Jess sarcastic, and seeing her chuckle, he says "But we don't have to go to the bookstore or something like that, I mean we could go to your place, is more safe, nobody will look at us like if we are planning a crime or something, and then if you don't feel like going out and hang, you could rest like you said, or sleep if you need"

"Oh, I don't know..." says Rory doubting, she's not sure that Lorelai or Dean agree with carrying Jess to her home. "I mean, I'm not sure..."

And seeing that Jess appears to realize something she quickly says.

"...If the house is completely clean, it can be horrible..."

"Don't worry, if you don't want..."begins Jess but he is interrupted for Rory that says:

"I think you could survive" says Rory smiling at him, and let him knows that she didn't has another kind of doubts. "But then we could go to the bookstore? I want to buy a book."

"Ok, anyway I was thinking in write some things in the book I gave you." Says Jess with calm.

"Oh, that would be nice!" says Rory enthusiastic "I mean, if you don't mind"

"Of course I don't, so are we going to your place?" asks Jess waiting for a last confirmation.

"Yeah, we could go when you are ready" says Rory normally to him, deploying a sweet smile.

"Ok, let's go" says Jess getting up of his chair, and offering her a hand.

"Now?" says Rory looking at his hand.

"You said we could go when I'd ready, and certainly I am" says still holding his hand in the air waiting for her to takes it.

"Ok" says Rory smiling at him, and a little embarrassed for what was happening, thanks God, there isn't someone that could take importance of this event, and then make a big gossip of this.

Slowly she takes the hand that he offers her with a bit of blush, she feels like all her body begins to shake with the only touch of his hand, with the touch of his fingers, soft but at the same time strong, it feels good although it was only for a second before she is completely standing, it feels like eternity, she wants to make it last more, but she couldn't.

That reminds her the day before, when they were at the bookstore, when he hold her body with his resolve and reliable arms, trying to prevented that she hurt her, she did feel so good, he touched her like if she was the most important to him, the most valuable that he could had, and then when she rested her head in his chest she could heard his heart beat, it was amazing, she did feel in heaven in a very sure place, just standing there in his arms, but suddenly all disappeared and she had Dean, an angry boyfriend, huh, you never could have what you want.

"Just give me a second to pay" says returning to reality when she heard the voice of Jess saying 'ready'.

"Lorelai did that" says Jess taking his jacket from behind the counter "When you were sleeping..."

"Jess..." says Rory with a warning look.

"Ok, Ok, I'm kidding" says Jess looking at the frown that appears in her forehead. "Relax, nothing is gonna happen"

"I know that" says Rory beginning to walk towards the door, suddenly seeing that Luke isn't there, she says "Where is Luke? Sure that he doesn't need you here?"

"I don't know, maybe he is in the kitchen, and no I think it's time to me to take a break" says Jess like if he was considering his answers.

"Jess, are you sure? Because I don't want Luke to be angry with you, for my fault" says Rory with concern.

"Who say is for you?" asks Jess with a smirk and looking curiously at her.

"You are leaving with me!" says Rory embarrassed with a small giggle.

"You could say, 'that's a crazy man that is following me'" says Jess chuckling.

"Stop!" says Rory almost in a laugh, people turn to see what was happening.

"Rory, sh! People are staring at us" says Jess sarcastically looking as the people turn in their places. "C'mon, let's go out of here" says opening the door and sustaining it, for Rory to go outside.

"But, Luke!" remembers Rory.

"Luke, I'm taking a break!" announces Jess.

"What?!" asks Luke, walking out of the kitchen.

"See yah!" says Jess, while he pushes Rory out of the dinner.

"That wasn't very nice!" Rory complains standing out of Luke's and by the side of Jess, with a grimace of dislike.

"C'mon Rory, don't get angry, Luke told me that I could take a break when I'll finish my work at the dinner, so that was what I am doing" says Jess looking at her and then pointing the street with his head.

"Ok" sighs "let's go" says Rory, walking towards her house, and when she saw that Jess wasn't following her, she asks "Where are you going?"

"I want to buy a box of cigarettes" says Jess turning to face her and pointing the store that is near of them.

"But, where... why?" says Rory with a worried tone, she doesn't want that Dean could see her with Jess, not after last night.

"Because I want to smoke a cigarette, if you don't mind of course" says Jess looking curiously at her expression.

"You shouldn't smoke, is bad for your health" says Rory nervously looking careful around her.

"Ok, I think I could survive without a smoke" says Jess trying to find the cause of her worries and then suspecting something he says "Anyway I want to buy an ice cream or chips, do you like chips?"

"No! I meant yes, but I think that I have..."begins Rory trying to act normal, but she couldn't finish because Jess interrupts her saying:

"Rory, what's the matter?"

"What? What are you talking about?" asks Rory trying to avoid his eyes.

"I'm talking about you acting like if your life depends of enter or not to that store with me" says Jess sarcastically.

"That's not true!" tries Rory looking at him. "It's only that..."

"Only what?" asks Jess smirking "Is it for the bag boy? Because we are not doing something wrong we are going to buy food, if he knows what food is."

"Jess, is not that" says Rory sighing "It's just that I don't want to have another fight with Dean, not after yesterday."

Jess looks at her with that seems hurt in his eyes, but when he speaks, the hurt isn't there.

"Huh, ok" says beginning to walk towards the dinner.

"Jess, what are you doing?" says Rory walking behind him.

"Walking" responds simply.

"To where?" asks a very confuses Rory.

"Dinner, I have a lot of work to do"

"But, you said you're taking a break" says Rory feeling a little disappointed, and a little mad at her for said what she said.

"Well, time is over" says Jess with nonchalant in his voice.

"Jess, stop!" says Rory, stopping and waiting for him to does the same. "Don't go away like that, please; we are friends, right?"

"Huh, kind of" says Jess stopping and turning to face her.

"Dean asked me to stop seeing you" she says suddenly.

"What?" he asks confused.

"He doesn't want that we spend time together, he doesn't like it, he's jealous or something like that."

"Huh"

"But I don't want to do that, and I am not going to do that" says Rory looking directly at his eyes "Because, we are friends right? And he doesn't have anything to worry about"

"Yeah, we are friends" says Jess looking disappointed at her.

"And like a friend I'm asking you to don't ask me to enter that store, because I'm very sure that he'll begin to yell and he will get angry, and I don't want anything like that to happen, so please, could we go to my house and after a while go to the bookstore?, it's all what I'm asking for."

"He doesn't have to be like a jerk, if he trusts you..." begins Jess with a frowning face.

"I know, but he's passing for a stage, it's ridiculous but I don't want to discusses this with him, I don't want a fight with him, not now please." Says Rory looking at him with beg in her eyes.

"So, do you wanna me to stay?" asks Jess expectant at her.

"Well, If you don't have to work at the dinner" says Rory kidding.

"I think Luke could survive without me" says Jess beginning to walks by her side. "And then you know this town is crazy and they could do something bad to me if you are not here to protect me, remember? The crazy-townies- killers."

"Stop it!" says Rory with a laugh "You need help, the crazy one here is you!"

"Oh, Yeah? Asks to the man that is following us" says Jess pointing at their back.

"Anybody is following us!" says Rory turning her head a little to see behind them "Someone is following us!" says incredulous.

"See" says Jess walking a little faster.

"This is crazy, all the time that I lived here, nobody follows nobody" says Rory with concern in her voice.

"Well that was when Jess Mariano wasn't living here, sir" says Jess apparently very amused for the situation.

"Why is he following us?!" asks Rory with worry in her words.

"I don't know, do you wanna ask him?" says Jess with a sarcastic face.

"Well, why not?" asks Rory like if it was the most normal to do.

"We don't know if he is really following us" says Jess looking amuses "He can be a man that is walking towards his house or wherever he has to go"

"But..."

"I have an idea" says Jess suddenly taking her by her arm and beginning to walk them toward an alley that was at their left, and turning they wait to the man to pass, Jess in front of Rory, protecting her of any sight.

"I think..."

"Shh!" silences Jess "He's coming"

"Alice!" yells the man "Alice, wait!" says to a woman that is walking out of a house at the other side of the street.

"Oh, hey!" greets the woman "I was waiting for you, it is late..."

"Huh, seems like he wasn't following us" says Jess with a chuckle.

"Oh, he would think that we were crazy" says Rory feeling embarrassed. "Oh, let's go out of here, I feel ridiculous, I wanna go to my house"

"Ok" says Jess happy for what happened and turning to face her "C'mon, that was funny, admit it"

"It was embarrassing!" says Rory with a small giggle.

"Whatever you say" says Jess with a funny look "So..."

"So..."

Suddenly she feels how his arm begins to slip out of her arm, and rests by his side, that makes her feel most embarrassed than she had felt, how could she forgot his arm?

"Oh, sorry" she says to equilibrate the situation, avoiding eye contact with him "It's ridiculous that we couldn't go to my home, I only live at 5 blocks!"

"Well, you never know when things could change, and don't be so dramatic, it was funny, you have to admit it, girl."

"Ok, Ok, I give up" says with a small smile "But can we really go now?"

"Ok, we are near anyway" says Jess pointing and walking out of the alley.

After like 5 min, they arrive to the Gilmore's porch, and after Rory had open the front door, they enter the house and walk towards the living room, where Jess takes sit and waits for Rory to do the same, but she keeps walking directly to the kitchen and then she enters her room. Jess was curios because he was expecting her to offer a soda or something to him, but after a sec, she comes back with a book in her hands.

"Here" she says holding a red book and waiting for him to take it "It's the book you want to write on"

"Oh, Ok" answers Jess taking it.

"Do you wanna something to drink? My mom went for groceries yesterday and bought a lot of food, so you are a lucky man" says with a smile, looking at him.

"Wow, I didn't know what luck was like until now!" says Jess with a sarcastic smile, but then when he saw the smile of Rory, he says "A drink will be nice"

"Ok, so two sodas coming" says turning and walking towards the kitchen.

When she came back, she had with her a big bag of chips, and a big recipient to put them, with the two cans of soda of course, when she putted all in the coffee table, Jess had a jeer smile in his face, when Rory looked at him, she saw his smile and interested in what he'll say, she asked:

"What?"

"Nothing" he says smiling more.

"Why are you smiling like that?" asks Rory, knowing the true, and trying to retrain a smile.

"I'm not smiling like nothing" defenses Jess with a smirk drew in his lips.

"Huh, I don't believe you" says Rory sitting by his side, and pointing him with her small and tine finger she says "Tell me!"

"Have nothing to tell" says Jess moving away in the sofa, with almost a laugh.

"Ok, but if you don't tell me, you'll have to tell me something more!" says Rory now with a smile and looking happily at him.

"Oh, yeah?" asks Jess interested for the new challenge "And if I don't"

"Well, you couldn't eat those chips" answers Rory seriously but at the same time containing a smile.

"Oh, man, you know how to punish" says Jess smiling sarcastically. "Ok" says after a sec "What do you want to know?"

"Really?" asks Rory surprises and waiting for his approval.

"Yeah, I mean I want to eat, you know" says smiling for the surprise that Rory shows.

"Wow, I was just kidding, but if you insist" begins Rory smiling, and then thoughtfully she asks "Had you been in love with someone?"

Jess was caught by surprise; he was waiting for another kind of question, like what's your favorite author, or what's your favorite kind of music, your favorite book, but not that kind of question, seeing her, he thought for an answer before simply saying:

"No, not really"

"But, do you wanna be?" asks Rory with curiosity in her voice.

"I don't know, maybe some day" says Jess looking seriously and directly at her "If I find someone to fall for"

Rory thinks for a moment about what he had said, she is wanting so much to be that someone, but opposite to say that, she stays there looking at him, waiting for something to happen, she knows that they are just friends, and she couldn't risk their friendship for some stupid act, she wants too much to be with him that she has feared of lose his company, and honestly she prefers be her friend and sees him every day than tells him and loses him forever, and in addition she has Dean, she couldn't do that to Dean, he is her boyfriend.

When he sees her face full of concern and sadness, he doesn't know what to think, is she remembering something about Dean? If she does, he doesn't like it, Dean is a completely jerk, and maybe she is remembering something that hurts her, why he always has to yell and be like that to her? Feeling with the necessity to makes Rory smile, he says:

"I guess I can eat something now" says attracting her attention, and looking her smile, makes him feel like if the world was Ok again.

"Well, I think that now you can take all that you want" says with fun in her eyes. "Oh yeah?" he asks feeling more comfortable for the change of subject "All what I want?" asks with a knowing smile and raising an eyebrow. When Rory realizes what he meant, she feels her cheeks burn; he would given double sense to her words.

"Well, almost all" she says trying to act normal and trying to hide her face to him, but happiness win and makes her smile.

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A/N: Review!!! =D