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"Hey." Rory Gilmore looked up from her reading and smiled at Jess Mariano. Her face softened he sat beside her on the bench, and their gazes met and held.
"Hi," she whispered back, tucking a lock of hair behind her ear. It was a beautiful day, surprisingly warm and Rory's heart felt right. Despite everything, despite the fact that she would throw away every last inch of stability if she did, Rory wanted to lean forward and kiss him.
"So… last night was…" Rory ducked her head and blushed, catching her bottom lip between her teeth, trying not to grin.
"Interesting. Definitely interesting." She nodded, her lips breaking into a grin, unable to suppress her mirth. Jess knocked her book of her leg, and bent to reach it, discreetly motioning for her to bend with him. She bit back a laugh and bent cautiously as well, knocking her forehead against his for authenticity. "Oh I'm so sorry," she exclaimed, loud enough for any passerby to hear, and swallowed down another chuckle.
"Ror," he whispered almost silently against her ear. "I don't know what's wrong with me." He stopped and swallowed. "I know I'm not supposed to say this, because we agreed last night to take things as they came, but… I can't stop thinking' about you." Shielding their faces with his arm he leaned forward that half and inch, and nipped her lips with his. "I don't really know what to do. I mean, I don't, this is gonna sound so lame, but I've never felt this way about anyone before." Rory's cheeks blushed red, and almost as if she had a 6th sense about these things, she sat up quickly.
"Thanks for grabbing this, Jess." Her fingers twitched to touch to spot on his forehead that she had bumped, where his hair had been ruffled. He shot her a puzzled look, but she just smiled back, nothing in her features betraying her emotions. A second passed, then two, and not a minute later Dean walked out of Doosey's. Rory had moved as far away from Jess as the bench allowed, and was doing her best to ignore him. An instant later Rory felt Dean's eyes on her, but still didn't move, solely focused on her book.
"Hey, Ror," he leaned down and kissed the sensitive spot on the back of her neck, and Jess dug his nails into his arm to keep from cringing. "Jess." The tone in his voice was icier than normal, and Jess felt an apprehensive tingle zing down his spine. He snuck a quick glance up at Dean who was gazing at Rory so possessively that immediately, Jess knew. Dean knew. He felt dizzy. He needed to get away from Rory Gilmore with her overwhelming smile and overpowering boyfriend.
"I uh… I've gotta…" he stumbled up, trying to collect his thoughts. "I've gotta go." Rory barely acknowledged his departure as she focused on Dean, who had inhabited Jess' seat in a matter of moments.
"So hi," She murmured, her hands on his chest, leaning forward to kiss him. As Jess watched from a safe distance away, he felt sick. In the rational portion of his mind he knew that Rory was Dean's girlfriend. And that he couldn't possibly begrudge her for keeping up appearances as to not shake up her entire life. But his heart still hurt. And he wanted to be with her more than anything, with no obstacles in the way.
"Rory… god." After a few moments of light pecking, Dean pushed her away. His eyes were wild, and his breathing was haggard, and Rory wracked her brain for what could possibly be wrong. "I saw you, Ok? I saw you. With… Jess. Two nights ago. And it…" he stopped to catch his breath, his eyes cold. "How could you?" Rory couldn't breathe. He'd seen them? She felt her world exploding around her, had stars in her eyes, and in that moment the very sky went black.
Author's Note: Short, I know, but give it a shot! I know this chapter wasn't as great as it could have been, and that you expected whatever Dean had up his sleeve to be great, and really devious, but I figured I could go totally OOC (which I hate doing) and make him a jerk, or I could have him just break under pressure. Like, he was trying to be a jerk, and he just couldn't pull it off because he really does love her and he's only human. I hope you liked!