Rudy Can't Fail #7
Nadia cuddled up against Jess under the sleeping bag. "It's pretty out here."
Jess nodded and wrapped an arm around her. It had been his idea to sleep on the roof of his apartment building. He knew she'd like it, and he was right. She was thrilled. He didn't know how much he'd enjoy it until they'd settled in.
She smiled at him. "You look happy."
He thought about this for a moment, and then nodded. "I am."
Her smile widened, and reached up and kissed him.
And then his cell phone rang.
He pulled away from her and sighed as the melody of the Clash song played. "Of course."
Nadia grinned. "Get it."
He nodded and picked it up. "Hey, Luke."
"You said you'd call me," he scolded.
"I was going to," Jess replied. "I swear."
"Right."
"Who peed in your Cheerios this morning?"
Luke blinked. "What?"
Jess glared down at Nadia. "Sorry. I've been picking up Nadia-isms lately... what's up?"
"I had dinner at Emily Gilmore's," Luke deadpanned.
Jess smirked. "Lucky you."
"She got me beer."
"Bad sign."
"She called the diner rustic."
"Crap pile."
Luke shook his head. "How do you know all this?!"
"You can't tell?" Jess asked. "The woman is like... Satan herself."
"You've met her once! And you were beaked!"
"Yet sane enough to recognize a satanic person when she presents herself."
Luke sighed. "And then I played golf with Richard Gilmore."
"Never met him."
"He likes books."
"My kinda guy."
"So..." Luke muttered. "I told him I like books..."
Jess sat up, narrowing his eyes. "You took my hobby?"
"...No..."
"You took my hobby!"
"I had to say something! I couldn't think of anything else!"
"Bull. You like fishing, you like baseball, you like... making out with Lorelai."
Luke snorted. "That would have gone over well."
"You're a sad man, Luke Danes," Jess droned.
"Oh! And get this," Luke went on. "Richard wants me to set up a franchise."
"Man, they really don't like you," Jess said.
"Tell me about it," Luke grumbled. "Hey, where are you? I can hear cars on your end."
"Nadia and I are sleeping on the roof," Jess replied. "It's a nice night."
"That's cute."
"Shut up."
"What?" Luke snickered. "It's cute."
"Bye, Luke."
"Bye, Jess."
Jess clicked off the phone and settled back down into Nadia's arms.
"What was that about?" she asked.
"Luke met Lorelai's parents, and they hated him," Jess replied, closing his eyes.
She smiled a little. "Tired?"
He nodded a little.
"Hey..."
"Hm?"
"How..." she sighed and shrugged a little. "How would you feel about meeting my parents?"
He opened his eyes.
"I mean... nothing weird... they're nice people...I just... don't want to shut them out of my whole life, y'know?"
He nodded.
"I could meet your mom," Nadia offered.
"I don't think you want to meet my mom," Jess replied.
"If I met your mom, would you meet mine?"
"I'll meet your parents," Jess told her.
"And I will meet yours."
"No."
Nadia pouted. "No?"
Jess shook his head. "No."
"Why?"
He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her closer. "G'night."
"Cheater!"
He yawned and buried his face into her hair.
Nadia grumbled, but eventually settled down to sleep.