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A/N: Sorry I haven't updated in soooo long. Schools a b!tch. anyway, its short, but enjoy and I promise I'll update before the new year! Happy holidays everyone! 

The walk to Jess's apartment was quick. He lived a few blocks away from the park.

They walked up the stairs, and Jess began to unlock the door. "I've gotta warn you- this isn't exactly Trump Palace."

Rory chuckled.

"Brace yourself," Jess said as he opened the door.

Rory look around. It was small, but cozy. There was the front entrance, which led into the kitchen/dining area. There was a doorway, and then the bedroom, which had a bathroom, attached to it. There wasn't much furniture in the apartment, just a table with 2 chairs, and a couch, and a few bookcases filled up with books.

"It's nice." Rory commented after a few minutes of looking around. It was what Rory expected of Jess, but she wasn't disappointed. She was happy that he had his own place.

"How'd you get the…. To buy…" Rory trailed off. "Sorry that was nosey."

"No, its ok. I went to California, finished high school there. Got my GED. Now I'm working part-time at a book store, and part-time at a record store. Doesn't pay that much, but its enough to get by. This place was pretty cheap."

"Oh." Rory said. She was proud of him. She always knew he could do it. Now if she could only convince him to go to college… "That's great Jess." She really meant it.

"Yeah, thanks." Jess smiled. "Maybe eventually, I'll give college a shot."

"He's really changed." Rory thought to herself.

They stood there looking at each other for a few minutes before Jess gestured towards Rory's shirt. "We might want to get that cleaned off…"

"Right." Rory said, snapping out of her thoughts.

"So you can borrow one of my shirts I guess, and you can give me your shirt to wash. There's a Laundromat next door.

"Oh, you don't have to do that." Rory said.

"No I want to." Jess stated. "Plus I can get you that coffee I promised you."

"Yeah you did promise…" Rory smiled.

"Ok, well you can get changed in my room. My shirts are in the dresser across from the bed."

"K, thanks."

Rory wandered into Jess's room and closed the door behind her. She opened his dresser to pick out a shirt. Rory sighed as she looked through his shirts, remembering them. She slipped on his Tool t-shirt, and smelled Jess's familiar scent. She walked over to his bed and saw a book on the night table. She opened it up, and out fell the bookmark. When she picked it up, she realized it was a picture of her and Jess together.

Rory felt a mix of happy and sad tears coming. She put the book back in its place, wiped off her face and walked back out of Jess's room.

"Ah, my Tool t-shirt. Be careful if you go back in there- my Metallic shirt might be a little jealous."

"Ok," Rory said try to be serious, and then laughed.

She tossed Jess her dirty shirt. "I'll be back in like 15 minutes. Make your self at home. There's a T.V. in my bedroom."

"Alright. Thanks."

"See you in a few."

"Jess?" Rory asked.

Jess stopped in the doorway. "Yeah."

"When you get back, we need to talk." Rory stated.

"Yeah." Jess agreed and closed the door behind him.