RORY: Why are you only nice to me?

JESS: Excuse me?

RORY: An hour ago you were totally screwing with Dean and now you're totally nice to me.

JESS: You see, it's the screwing with Dean - that's an important step to getting here so that I can be nice to you.

RORY: So it was a plan.

JESS: What?

RORY: The whole bidding on my basket, it was a plan

Jess was fumbling with his fingers not sure what to say. He just looked into her eyes and was automatically lost in a sea of blue.

"Well?" Rory asked, getting anxious.

"Look I don't want to get in to this or open up a can or worms so lets just drop this okay?" Jess said quickly and began to stud up.

" What do you mean get into this? You brought it here. I'm just asking why you are messing with my boyfriend?" Jess cringed at the mention of boyfriend and hoped Rory didn't see.

"Rory, I don't know what to tell you okay," Jess got up and picked up the basket. Quickly Rory followed him.

"Well you obviously do or you wouldn't be avoiding it," She saw Jess wasn't about too slow down any time soon.

Abruptly she stopped. "Jess," She said under her breath. "Just answer me this, do you or so you not have feelings for me?"

She felt the red rise into her cheeks when she saw Jess struggling for words.

Jess moved towards her, as if telling her a secret. "Listen, I wasn't planning on taking action on this until you were single again…"

Jess looked down, nervous about what to say because after all she was still with Dean…

"So is that a yes?" Rory whispered, trying to make him look at her.

Jess didn't say anything. It wasn't "Holden Caulfield" of him to be soft or show his inner-feelings. He defiantly didn't want to become emotional if she walked away from his confessions.

After a long pause he looked at her, he didn't say anything; he just looked and adored her beauty.

"Jess…." Rory muttered. "Say something, please" Rory pleaded.

"I…I…," Jess stuttered. He was just going to say it. Its not that bad he thought. With a deep exhale he began to say, "Rory….I lov…" until he was cut off.

A tall figure emerged from the path. "Jess I think you better go," A loud booming voice stated.