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"Wait how did I see you every summer if you lived in New York" Jess asked.
"We had a vacation house here" I said "our house now it was a vacation house and when my mom first found out that my dad was cheating on her we stayed there for about a year before my mom finally accepted my dad's apology and went back to him."
"And you loved Jesse so much that we started coming back every summer" mom smiled.
"Never call me Jesse" Jess said. I laughed.
Mom and I rented videos and Jess got snacks and Luke made us all cheeseburgers. I called Lane and told her to meet me at the house so we could have a movie night.
"I'm going to Korea" Lane said when I answered the door.
I laughed "have fun."
"I'm serious" she said seriously.
"What no things are finally cool again and now your leaving" I whined.
"Rory I'll be back soon she can't keep me in Korea forever" Lane said.
"When are you leaving" I heard a car beep.
"Now" she hugged me "bye Rory."
"Bye Lane" I said weakly. Lane walked out the door with a weak wave.
"Well we can have a movie night just the four of us right" I asked.
"Yeah" mom said. She put on Willy Wonka and turned off all the lights and we started our movie night.
A couple weeks later and there was still no word from Lane. I tried e-mailing her but she never replied. I missed her but I knew she'd be home soon. In the meantime Jess and I started to get closer. We had so much in common so we could talk about anything. Sometimes he would just come over and we would lay in my bed and read together.
"Hey Jess" I said.
"Hmm"
"Why are you trying to kill me?"
"Reading?"
"Yes and it's extremely painful I'm like this close to clawing out my eyes so I don't have to read anymore"
"Which book are you reading?"
"A Farewell to Arms" He took the book out of the mysterious messenger bag he had brought.
"What page"
"Beginning of chapter 2 where are you going with this?"
"Be more precise where in chapter 2"
"Top of the first page of chapter two why"
"The next year there were many victories. The mountain that was beyond the valley and the hillside where the chestnut forest grew was captured and there were victories beyond the plain on the plateau to the south and we crossed the river in August and lived in a house in Gorizia tat had a fountain and many thick shady trees in a walled garden and a wisteria vine purple on the side of the house" he read and I'm sure he continued reading but I didn't pay attention to what he said I didn't really care. I loved his voice and it was sweet that he read to me when it was too boring for me to read.
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"Rory why do I have a feeling you're not listening" I asked "Rory are you still awake."
"Promise me something" she said sleepily.
"Ok" I said.
"Promise me you won't leave" she yawned.
"I can't" I said.
She shot up "You're leaving god I should've listened to Luke he told me that you never stayed in one place long told me that you helped me out but that now I should stay away but I didn't listen and now you're leaving."
"I have to go Rory I'm sorry" I apologized.
"So it's all true guess I should stay away from you" she said "you know I've heard stories from Luke too about a prince who rebels against authority and often picks up and leaves when he gets too close to someone. He can't stand to know that someone is there and cares he doesn't like to feel like he has to worry about disappointing anyone he does by leaving but he doesn't have to see their disappointment and he never tells he just gets someone to elude to it and on occasion it gets out that he's leaving and for a brief second he knows that he screwed up a good thing."
"Rory" I said softly.
"OUT" she yelled.
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I cried myself to sleep that night. Something I hadn't done since he'd gotten here. How is it possible that the same person to get me to stop crying is the one to get me started? My mom sat with me comforting me until I finally fell asleep. The next morning I woke up and my mom was still asleep I wrote her a note and ran out the door. When I got to Luke's he was standing behind the counter without Jess.
"Where is he" I asked.
"Gone" he said simply.
"He left already" I whispered. Luke nodded. I sat in one of the stools and just kind of starred. Luke put a cup of coffee in front of me and I looked into it. I didn't take even one sip I knew Jess had made it especially for me. It was dark, darker than anyone without the last name Gilmore would drink. About twenty minutes later my mom came storming through the door.
"Is everything ok" she asked when she saw me starring at the coffee and Luke starring at me.
"Jess left" Luke said.
"Oh how are you doing" she asked.
I didn't answer my cell phone rang and I walked outside.
"Hello" I said.
"Rory"
"Jess?"
"Hey"
"When I said out I meant out of my room not out of town"
"I told you I was leaving"
"You didn't tell me it was so soon"
"I'm sorry Rory"
"What ever what have you been doing?"
"Nothing just hanging out in the park"
"Central?"
"Washington Square"
"Oh well I got to go I was at Luke's and you know no cell phones in the diner so I'm standing outside and it's cold"
"Ok bye Rory"
"Bye Jess."
I walked back into the diner happier than before.
"Who was that" mom asked wondering who had gotten me into a better mood.
"Jess" I said simply 'can I get this to go?"
Luke nodded and put the coffee in a to go cup.
"Where are you going" mom asked.
"I'm going to get my friend" I told her.
"Please tell me you're not going to Korea" she said.
"I'm not" I said and walked out the door.
I got on a bus to New York. An old lady who smelled like grandma sat next to me. Then she got off and someone else sat next to me.
"Hi I'm Sherri" she said happily.
"Rory" I said.
"That's a nice name my boyfriend's daughter's name is Rory she's around your age but her name is really…"
"Lorelai?"
"Yeah how'd you know?"
"Christopher Hayden right?"
"Yeah… you're his daughter aren't you?"
"Yup"
"Well this is going to be awkward"
"Uh huh"
I glanced at her stomach "When's it due?"
"Soon" she said.
We didn't talk for the rest of the way. The bus stopped and we both got off.
"Do you know where Washington Square Park is" I asked.
"Yeah I'll walk you there"
"You don't have to"
"I want to"
We walked to the park in silence when we got there she said good bye and walked off. I walked in a deserted soccer field and looked for Jess.
"Rory" I heard Jess call.
I looked over to where he was sitting. He stood up and I ran towards him.
I jumped into his arms and wrapped my legs around his waist and hugged him tightly. I put my feet on the ground and pulled back but still had my hands on his shoulders.
"Hi" I smiled.
'Hi" he smiled (a very rare occurrence.)
I hugged him again then looked into his eyes. Before I knew it my lips were on his. I pulled back a minute later and he pulled me back in. We stood there in the middle of Washington Square Park kissing but I didn't care.
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Preview
How will things change?
"What are we Jess?"
How coincidental was Rory's meeting with Sherri?
"Hi Lor"
Will Rory get hurt again?
"I hate you"