Always in my mind
Chapter 3.- Old Habits Die hard
She was not a morning person, she was a Gilmore, and Gilmores, well Stars Hollow Gilmores weren't, because she could bet her grand parents were morning birds, but well, she as her mother, was not, but out of habits, nasty Chilton, and Yale habits she became a as her mother call it, an "on the week" morning person, so she was at this beautiful café everyday at 7 in the morning for breakfast, she felt like her mom used to feel at Luke's, at home. For the past couple months since living in the city, this place, Dodger's Café was her morning home; she in fact became friends with Jenny. And loved reading every recommendation this mysterious owner had for her. She has yet to meet him, Jenny always said they will get along really good, because he was a book worm as Rory was, but with a cooler exterior, almost a Bad Boy, may "reformed" and mature. And Rory every time she heard this thought immediately to a boy she once knew who know might be a man.
Jess was not a morning person, never was, in fact he was an owl, he loved nights, city lights and quiet streets. He used to walk aimlessly around town when he lived in Stars Hollow, enjoying the quiet taylorless time in the night but always missing the city. And now back in the city he loved sitting in the fire escape of his apartment to smoke a cigarette and enjoy the city. So that is why he was never up before noon, he did everything better during the night, write, think, work, read, and miss her…
That is why both of them didn't know how close they were to each other, until tonight. Tonight Rory stayed late at the office finishing an article she had for the next morning and she was really hungry when she stopped at the café for a late snack, she guess Jenny would be gone, but she thought it was a good time as any to meet the infamous dodger, the café owner, and introduce herself as her number one big fan. Oh boy, was she wrong, after sitting at her table, and waiting for someone to wait on her she saw him, and was immediately frozen by his own surprised face expression. Both couldn't believe what they saw, but in the back of her mind, Rory was realizing everything, connecting all the dots, seeing all the details, confirming her suspicious, she thought she was crazy every time those thoughts crossed her mind, she always said, oh come on Gilmore you're being paranoid, or to hopeful, or to lonely.
In fact she was lonely, after all this time living in the city, Rory was as her mother used to say, all work and no fun! She worked her ass off to become someone at her job, and had zero social life, weekends were spent in Stars Hollow, to visit the town and her family. In fact lately she started to feel the loneliness, the incompleteness, when Lane announced her marriage and Lorelai her pregnancy, and she felt lonely, really lonely this time. All the feeling of void she felt after graduation were back, full force.
And here she was staring at him, thinking how he might compete her, when he approached her:
-"Hi, is nice seeing you again, how are you doing?"
She couldn't answer, here she was, speechless, thinking how could he talk to her like nothing happened between them, as they were old friends from high school.
-"Rory?" he said to get her attention… waving a hand in front of her lost eyes
-" Mmmm, Hi, Jess, this is a surprise…" was her timid response
-"That it is, you want some coffee, or something to eat?" he said trying to break the tension
-" Coffee of course, you know you don't have to ask, or you have lost your memory?" she said trying by herself too to have a normal conversation with him…
-"Well on that thought I should bring you the pot a two pieces of pie with ice cream" he said smirking at her, that old sexy smirk that used to melt her…
-"Isn't that a good idea?" she said smiling at her, and then she added, "and why don't you join me, so we can catch up? I have lots of questions about this" she said signaling her surroundings
-"Sure" he said being the old monosyllabic Jess, going back to the kitchen to prepare himself and her order.