Chapter 2- Surprises Around Every Corner

Disclaimer- I wish I owned something (especially Gilmore Girls), but I don't

Author's Note- The first chapter was really short; the rest of them should be longer. Hope you like it!! And if you haven't guessed already, this is totally a J/R story!  Sorry it has taken me so long to update, I was on a camping trip from hell and then with work and all…I've just been busy.

the next day at Luke's diner"

"Ug! They've only been dating for like a day, and I'm already sick of it! I can't get any food around here!" Rory exclaimed to Lane, who was sitting across from her in their usual table.

"Well, at least they finally realized that they're crazy about each other."

"True. But still, do they have to make out in the middle of the diner, while I'm hungry and waiting for my cheeseburger!?!"

"May I remind you that a certain girl I know used to do the same thing when she had a boyfriend!"

"Okay, okay. You're right."

Lindsey walks in right then with her friend Carmella.  They choose to sit a few tables away from where Rory and Lane were.  Rory politely smiled at Lindsey who apparently didn't see her, or chose not to.  They were chatting about a big surprise that Lindsey was going to tell Dean. 

"So I'm planning on telling him tonight at dinner. Oh gosh, I hope this stops our fighting.  You know, Dean has always said that he wanted to have kids.  I hope this cheers him up, he's been acting strange lately," exclaimed Lindsey, talking so fast that Rory had a hard time keeping up with her.

"Oh my gosh! I can't believe you're pregnant!! You're going to make a great mom!" squealed Carmella, giving Lindsey a huge hug.

Rory sat there stunned.  She couldn't believe what she just heard. Lindsey pregnant?!  Then, as if on cue, Rory's cell phone rang. 

"Hello?"

"Hi Rory!" Dean exclaimed, "How's it going?"

"Fine, I guess. How are you?"

"I'm good, I'm good. I've decided to leave Lindsey."

"What? No, you can't do that!"

"Why not?  Listen Rory, I don't love her.  I love YOU!  It's just not working out between us.  We both aren't happy.  I want to be with you, not her."

"Well, have you tried talking to her? Maybe you guys just need to communicate better.  I'm sure everything will work out for you guys."

"No, we've tried everything Rory, and I don't love her. I'm filing for divorce tomorrow."

"No, you can't do that! I won't let you! Just talk to her okay?! Everything will work out fine."

"But Rory…"

Rory was shaking as she hung up on him. 

The next morning

Ring A thump is heard upstairs. Ring A thunderous crash.

"Rory, can you get that!?!" Luke yells from the apartment above the diner.

"Yeah, I got it!!"

Ring

"Hello! Luke's Diner, how can I be of service to you this morning?"

"Ew! Dirty!!"

"Ew! I didn't mean it that way!! Who is this?"

"It's...uh...Jess."

"Oh, hi Jess! How's it going?"

"I'm good. And you?"

"I'm fine. Have you read any good books lately?"

"What kind of a question is that? I'm always reading a good book.  But yeah, actually I just finished reading Gulliver's Travels. It was okay."

"You know, I surprisingly have never read that…and it's such a classic too, I should get that one."

"You can borrow my copy if you want."

"Oh, okay. That would be great."

"Okay, well, is Luke there?"

"Yeah, I just heard some loud crashes coming from the apartment, so I don't know what he's doing…but I'll get him for you."

"Great. Thanks Rory!"

"Luke!! Jess is on the phone!! He wants to talk to you!!"

Luke came stumbling down the stairs, his shirt crumpled, hair a mess, his shoes off and a huge grin on his face.

"What happened to you?"

Lorelai came down the stairs right after him, smoothing down her hair.

"Nevermind. I don't want to know."

Lorelai left to go back to the Dragon Fly and Rory sat back down at her table and continued to read.  With no one else in the diner, she couldn't help but overhear Luke's end of the conversation with Jess.

"Hello?"

"Well, I um…was working out…"

"Yes, I work out…since when is that a crime?"

Rory smirked behind her book, imagining what kind of jokes Jess was cracking on the other end.

"You what?! Jess!!"

"No, I don't think that's a good idea."

"Well, yeah that's good."

"I suppose, what's your new address?" he said quietly as he reached for a pad of paper on the counter.

"Yeah, she's still here…"

"Okay, I will. Bye Jess."

He glanced up at Rory as he hung up the phone.  Sighing, he stuck what Rory guessed was Jess's address in a drawer and went back upstairs muttering something about having to clean.

As soon as he was out of sight, Rory slid out of her vinyl chair and crept over to the drawer and silently opened it.  Laying right on top of a pile of discarded phone numbers and receipts was Jess's new address and phone number. 

"Hartford," she whispered as her cell phone rang in her purse on the table.