Title: Taking Care Of Me
Author: Katie
Story Summary: What you didn't see in "Teach Me Tonight"
Spoilers: Up to and including "Teach Me Tonight"
Pairing: Rory and Jess
Authors Note: This is my very first fanfiction so PLEASE send me
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Disclaimer: I don't own anything Gilmore Girls…I wish I did though.
Chapter 28: Unwanted Guests
Jess was upstairs in the small apartment above the dinner reading a book Rory had lent him when he heard more noise then normal coming from the dinner below him. But, then again it was Saturday and the students of Star's Hollow did have the next week of school off for some carnival or festival or whatever it was that Taylor had thought up this time around. Whatever, it didn't matter much to Jess, what ever got him the well deserved time off school was fine by him.
Jess heard the noise slowly move up the narrow staircase to the apartment he shared with Luke and wondered what the hell was going on. The door to the apartment burst open and Jess was shocked at what he saw. "Kevin, Maria, are you serious?" He asked standing up.
"Jess…living the small town life…do you realize that we passed 3 stores on one street all devoted to the sales of little porcelain dolls, I want to puke" Kevin said walking into Jess's room.
Kevin was one of Jess's fiends from New York. One of his better friends. All most all the trouble Jess got into to he got into it with Kevin. Kevin was tall with dark eyes and short dark brown hair.
And Maria…she was one of Jess's girlfriends, if you could call it that. They got into trouble together and hung out and had a lot of good sex. But when Jess lived in New York that was what a girlfriend was to him. Maria was one of those startling beautiful girls. With long blonde hair and deep beautiful greenish blue eyes. She's tall; all legs and loves to show it all off. "I can't believe you're surviving here," Maria said to him with a slight smile.
"I'm surviving…what are you doing here?" Jess asked as Maria came up and hugged him. Jess turned his head as Maria looked up at him obviously expecting a kiss.
"Got bored" Kevin said as if it should have been obvious.
"You know, I don't think you're going to have much luck entertaining your self here either." Jess said. "This is the smallest of small towns," Jess added remembering how he first saw this town…before Rory.
"That's what you're for," Maria said suggestively.
They all heard footsteps on the stairs leading up to the apartment and they turned to see who it was interrupting their reunion.
Rory opened the door to the apartment and walked the short distance to Jess's room. She opened the door to find Jess and two strangers staring at her. "Um…hi?" She said in a small voice and walked over to her boyfriend. She kissed him quickly before standing next to him.
"Rory this is Kevin and Maria, fiends from New York, and this is Rory, my girlfriend," Jess said sliding his arm around Rory protectively. The memory of what happened the last time that Rory was around his friends from New York still fresh in his mind.
"Hi," Rory said in a small voice not knowing how to act. She hated being out of her element. She slid a little closer to Jess as he put his arm around her.
Kevin started to laugh. "So this is how you entertain your self in hicksville USA," Kevin took a few steps towards Rory and glanced up at Jess, "But she's so small town…how do you have any fun?" He asked enjoying the uncomfort that was so obvious on Rory's face. "Or is that what makes it fun?" Kevin asked glancing up at Jess face and noticing for the first time his lack of amusement. "Oh, come on, lighten up," Kevin said taking a step back.
"Stop, now" Jess warned and felt Rory move even closer to him. He kissed the top of her head softly.
"This is fucking hilarious," Maria finally said a small smile playing at her lips. "You're doing a pretty good job at playing the part. Good, small town, faithful, boyfriend. That'll last until you get bored." Maria smiled. "Jess, you know how it was with us…that was you, that hasn't changed and you know it, but the good girl phase is cute" She said taking one more good look at Rory before looking at Jess, "I'll drop by later…"
Maria turned and gave Kevin a look that clearly said we're going now. So he turned as well. They were on their way down the stairs but their conversation could clearly be heard. "How long do you give it until Jess cracks?" Kevin asked. "Until they've had sex a few more times" was Maria's answer. "So you think they've done it?" Kevin asked as their voices stared fading. "Please, you think he'd be with her if they hadn't?" Maria's voice was the last thing they could hear as the two went out of earshot.
Rory moved just slightly out of Jess's embrace. She stood there feeling completely detached from him for a moment. She finally turned to face him to find him staring at the space his friends had occupied not that long ago. Rory just stood there looking at him as her brain tried to process it all. Maria had opened up a fear of Rory's that had been there way back at the beginning of the relationship. She was a phase. A conquest. Nothing but the good girl. And seeing Maria…was that really what Jess wanted? She was so pretty and she knew it…her outfit left very little up to the imagination. He had obviously had sex with her…had a relationship with her. That was the kind of girl he liked.
Jess just stood there looking at the now empty space in front of him. Why had they come to Star's Hollow? Was that part of his life going to hunt him forever? Was Rory mad? Was she going to take any of it to heart. He hoped not. But it was Rory…she was probably going to think about it. The hardest thing was…that used to be him. He was exactly like Kevin and he wanted girls exactly like Maria. He had been such a horrible person. Jess, finally, slowly turned to face Rory who he was shocked to find all ready looking at him.
