Title: What Now
Author: Katie
Story Summary: Starts at Teach Me tonight and goes from there
Spoilers: Up to and including "Teach Me Tonight"
Pairing: Rory and Jess
Authors Note: I've read lots of 'Teach Me Tonight' fics where Rory got really hurt, but I haven't seen any this way. Please review!!!
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Disclaimer: I don't own anything Gilmore Girls…I wish I did though.
Chapter: two, Everyone is so Worried About you
As predicted about a half an hour later an apologetic nurse came in and announced that any one who was not a family member had to leave the hospital immediately. Rory had squeezed Jess's hand softly before kissing his forehead and leaving with her mom.
On the way home Loreali and Rory spoke about what happened. "He asked me if I wanted to go back to the dinner and I said no, I wanted to stay with him, I wanted to keep driving. Something, a cat, or a dog, I don't know something small with a lot of fur ran out into the middle of the road and I screamed. He swerved and we ran into the telephone pole out side of Dosses. The car is totaled." Rory said looking down at her hand as small tears fell the whole time.
"Rory, honey, it's not your fault" Loreali said softly as she pulled the car into their driveway. Loreali sighed softly to herself knowing that if the situation were reversed and Rory was the one in the hospital she would have killed Jess by now. "You like him" Loreali said, it wasn't a question, more like an observation.
"Yeah" Rory answered and nodded as she got out of the car and her and Loreali walked into the house and sat down on the couch.
"What about Dean?" Loreali asked resting her hand on her daughter's knee.
Rory's eyes got big. With everything happening she had completely forgotten about her boyfriend. "I don't know…"
"Go to bed, honey. You can skip school tomorrow and go to the hospital. I'll wake you on my way to work and you can get there when visiting hours start.
"Thanks mom" Rory smiled slightly as she stood up. She went into her room and collapsed on the bed.
The next morning Loreali woke Rory up as promised right before she left for the inn. Rory slowly got out of bed the memories of the previous night's events hitting her like a ton of bricks. Rory got a shower and changed into a pair of stretchy blue jeans and a red T-shirt before going to Luke's Dinner.
Rory reached for the hidden key and let herself into Luke's. She started a pot of coffee and some hot water to make tea she could take to Luke at the hospital. Rory grabbed a doughnut from the counter and glanced at the staircase that lead to the apartment that Luke and Jess shared. Without thinking Rory ran up the apartment stairs. Rory looked around Jess's half of the apartment and found a book bag. She dumped its contents onto his bed and began to gather things Jess would want if…when he woke up. Two changes of clothes, a note book, a few pens, five or six books, and various other things.
Rory ran back down the stairs, Jess's backpack in hand. She grabbed two to-go cups and filled one with coffee and one with tea before she got on the bus to Hartford.
Rory entered the hospital and walked down to Jess's room. She knocked softly before she entered. As she walked in she saw Jess, still asleep, still lying in the exact same position as before, with the white blankets pulled to his shoulders. She glanced over at the blue/green chair in the corner of the room to see Luke sitting there, his head leaned back, and eyes tightly closed. Rory softly put the book bag in the small closet in Jess's room where the only other contents were Luke's jacket and the shoes Jess had been wearing when the accident happened. Rory drank the last of her coffee and threw the paper cup in the trashcan by Jess's bed. She softly set the tea down near Luke and sat down in the chair she had occupied yesterday, right next to Jess's bed. She softly rested her hand on his and sighed softly wishing for just about any reaction.
Luke slowly woke up and as he did saw a young girl in the chair next to Jess's bed. "Rory?" Luke asked as he regained conciseness.
"Yeah" Rory answered and smiled slightly. "It's 9:15" Rory said and quickly added, "There is a cup of tea from the dinner by the chair, I used the key above the door, is that okay?" Rory asked now realizing that Luke may have minded that she broke into the dinner.
"Thanks" Luke said as he reached for the cup of tea. "No, its fine" Luke assured her.
"And I brought back some stuff Jess might want when he wakes up" She said and gestured toward the book bag in the closet.
"Good" Luke nodded slightly. "I'll be right back, okay?" Luke said as he stood and Rory nodded.
After Luke left Rory turned to Jess. "You have to wake up. I skipped school and everything." Rory smiled to herself; "Everyone is so worried about you. I am really worried about you" Rory said softly as she closed her eyes.