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A/N: Okay, I know I have another story going, but I watched season 3 again and this popped into my head. I thought it was perfect so I'm writing it. Now onto the story

Intro:

If possible, watch 'Those are strings, Pinocchio.' This takes place just during it. I think one would get more out of it by watching that, but I will put the scene that is most important. For those of you who are thinking which one is this episode, it is when Rory graduates Chilton. Yea, we are going way back.

Now, to the story (the italics in the beginning are what was used in the show):

Rory and Lorelei are talking after the ceremony. Rory's cell goes off and she picks it up, "Hello? Hello?" She asks into the phone. She gets no response and hangs up.

Lorelei looks at her confused, "A hang up?"

"Yea," Rory replies.

"You've been getting a lot of those lately."

Rory nods and the phone rings again. "Hello? Hello?" she picks it up. She stays on and walks into the school. "Jess, is that you? Jess, I'm pretty sure it's you and I'm pretty sure you've been calling and not saying anything but wanna say something. Hello? You're not going to talk? Fine, I'll talk. You didn't handle things right at all. You could've talked to me. You could've told me that you were having trouble in school and weren't going to graduate, and that your dad had been there, but you didn't. And you ended up not taking me to my prom and not coming to my graduation and leaving again without saying goodbye again, and that's fine, I get it, but that's it for me. I'm going to Europe tomorrow and I'm going to Yale and I'm moving on. And I'm not going to pine. I hope you didn't think I was going to pine, okay? I think. . .I think I may have loved you, but I just need to let it go. So, that's it, I guess. Um, I hope you're good. I want you to be good, and, um, okay, so, goodbye. That word sounds really lame and stupid right now, but there it is. Goodbye" Rory waits hopefully on the end.

"I hope you don't mean that," Jess says, you see him appear from behind.

"What?" Rory asks, she still is looking with her back to him, so she has no idea that he is there.

"I said that I hope you don't mean that." Jess slowly walks up to her.

"What? You think I would just keep pining over you even if you aren't here?" Rory asks, getting mad.

"How do you know I'm not here?" He asks, hanging up the phone, because Rory turned around when he said that since he was so close.

"You are here." She says surprised.

"You say that like I wouldn't be."

"Jess, you left. You were gone for a couple days. My mom and Luke held this information from me because they knew you wouldn't come back."

"But I surprised them, huh?"

"Why are you here?" Rory asks, having mixed feelings at the moment.

"What? I can't come to my girlfriend's graduation? Especially since she's the valedictorian?" Jess asks sarcastically, with a smirk.

"Who says I'm your girlfriend still?" Rory asks bitterly.

"Rory…" Jess warns.

"No, I'm serious. What? You leave and come back and just think I would jump into your arms?"

"Rory, I love you." Jess nearly yells.

Rory slowly looks up at him. She weighs her options quickly. She could kiss him, like she is dying to do, since she knows that is really hard for him to say. Or she could just stay mad at him because she wants him to learn a lesson. Hmmm, what would she pick?

"I mean that," Jess says sincerely, looking at his feet.

Rory decides. She leans in to a kiss. After a long, passionate kiss she says, "Don't think that saying I love you will work every time. This was the first time, so that is why I accepted it."

Jess smirks and says okay as he entwines his fingers with hers.

"I've missed you," Rory states.

"I've missed you, also. Why else would I be here?" Jess says.

"I love you, too."

"I know." Jess says, as he leans into another kiss.

"What! Oh My Gosh!" Lorelei yells.

Rory and Jess jump apart, "Mom!" Rory yells.

"What? Where? How? I just need a minute." Lorelei says, pacing and processing what she has just seen. She takes a deep breath. "Okay, let's start with what are you doing here?"

"I came back." Jess says.

"I see, but why? Do you know what? I trust Rory has all the answers. Can I just steel her for a little bit?" Lorelei asks, grabbing her daughter's arm.

"Like I have a choice." Jess says sarcastically as they run off, leaning on the wall.

"Mom! I went over everything. I don't think he will leave again. He loves me! I know it! Why else would he come back?" Rory explains as Lorelei was pulling her. She stops.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes"

"I just don't want him to hurt you anymore, hun."

"And he won't."

"How do you know?"

"I can just feel it. You know? Like I love him so much I just know that he loves me, too. Him coming back just verified that. I thought I was crazy, but obviously not."

Lorelei seemed to just realize something in this speech of Rory. "Okay, you go off with Jess and your new car. I've got to do something, but meet me at the house in an hour." Lorelei says, running off.

Rory watches her, confused, and then walks off to Jess.

"So, is she okay with it?" Jess asks as Rory approaches him.

"I don't know. She said she had to take care of something, though." Rory says.

"Huh."

"So, I think they are throwing a surprise party at my house when I arrive, which I told would be in an hour, what should we do until then?" Rory asks.

"Whatever." Jess shrugs and smirks.

"What?" Rory smiles at his smirk.

"I'm just glad I'm back."

"You still owe a better explanation of why you actually ran off." Rory demands.

"I will. I promise, but today is your day. No drama." Jess says.

"Okay, but you better explain tomorrow…oh, wait, I'm going to Europe with my mom," Rory says, mentally kicking herself at the bad timing.

"I will later tonight." Jess says. "When will you be back?"

"End of the month."

"Don't meet any European guys, promise?" Jess asks.

"Aww, you're so cute when you worry about me." Rory says, taking his hand and walking off.

"Where are we going?" Jess asks.

"To find my new car."

"New car?"

"Yea, better not crash this one." Rory says sarcastically, leading him outside.

A/N: Okay, I just wanted to start it off, I promise I will update ASAP. I have another story I kinda gotta update, but this one is fresh on the mind so I dunno what will happen actually. Well, have fun reading it.