Title: What Now

Author: Katie 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 Four, Staying Awhile

Luke, Loreali, Rory, and two doctors surrounded Jess's hospital bed. He was mostly fine. A bump and bruise on his head, some scratches and bruises on his body. He'd have a few new scars when all was said and done.

"Could you hear the people in the room?" Was the twenty billionth question the doctors had asked him so far.

Jess rolled his eyes obviously sick of the questioning; "Some times" He answered.

Rory smiled at Jess's obvious irritation but wondered what exactly he heard. Conversation was interrupted when Rory's cell phone began to ring. "Sorry, sorry…" Rory smiled walking out of the room as she answered her phone.

A few minutes later Rory walked back in the room as the two doctors were walking out. "Lane" she said to her mom.

"It's just a day or two" Luke said to Jess who obviously did not want to stay in the hospital.

Rory smiled slightly and pulled her mom aside. "I want to stay a while, is that okay?"

"Yeah, sure" Lorelai answered. "Hey, I know you like him, and I know you don't want to hear this but just be careful, okay. And break up with Dean, this isn't fair to him." Lorelai kissed her daughter's forehead.

"Okay, I have to get back to the dinner" Luke said to Jess as he left with Lorelai. "Stay as long as you want, I'll tell the nurse you're family on the way out." Luke whispered to Rory.

"Thanks Luke" Rory smiled.

"Hey stranger" Jess said to Rory when they were alone again.

"I was really worried about you" Rory said as she walked over to his bed and sat own on the corner. "It's nice to see you with out all the tubes connected to you" Rory smiled as Jess sat up in the bed. She moved so that she was across from him.

"I'm just glad that you're okay" Jess said.

"Question?" She asked him looking up, their eyes met for a second.

"Sure" Jess answered with a slight smile.

"What did you hear?" She asked nervously tucking a lock of hair behind her ear.

"You skipped school." Jess smiled and laid his hand over hers in-between them. When she smiled slightly he intertwined their fingers. "Dean came and yelled, I'm sorry, by the way." He saw Rory shake her head slightly. "You read Oliver Twist to me" Jess smiled "You asked me to wake up and apologized for this, even though it's not your fault."

"It's a little my fault" Rory said.

"No, I was driving, it's my fault" Jess shook his head slightly.

"No!" Rory said all most sadly. "It's not my fault or yours, it just happened." Rory said moving slightly closer to him.

"Thank you, for being here, and worrying about me, bring me clothes, and staying, and everything, you didn't have to…" Jess said

"I wouldn't have been anywhere else." Rory answered with a small smile.

"I'm okay now, you can go make things right with Dean." Jess said pulling his hand back from hers.

"I don't want to make things right with Dean. I want to make things right with you" She said and leaned forward wrapping her arms around his neck. This action was enough to make them fall backwards. Jess landed on his back and Rory fell next to him. She smiled softly and laid down next to him on the tiny bed. She faced him and rested her head on his shoulder and looked up at him.

Jess let his eyes land on the textured ceiling above them. "What do you mean?" Jess asked running his hand lightly up and down her arm.

"I've been horrible. I've liked you all most since the day we met and I lied to Dean about it even when he knew, I lied, and led him on, I am the worst person in the world." Rory said as if she was just realizing and thinking about this for the first time.

"You're not a horrible person" Was the only thing Jess could think to say a his brain processed everything she had just said. Rory yawned slowly and it broke his train of thought. "Go to sleep" He whispered and felt Rory start to sit up. "Stay…" He said and saw her look down at him. "Please" he added quickly and she laid back down.

"Night…" She whispered and cuddled against him. Rory fell asleep with a small smile on her face.

Rory woke up the load annoying sound of her cell phone. She rolled over and grabbed her phone from the small table. She flipped it open, "Hello…" She asked sleepily.

"Rory, where are you, I called your house a million times" Dean asked angrily.

"We should talk later. Meet somewhere" She said avoiding his question.