Oh my, thank you so much for your reviews.
I'm glad you seem to like the fact that I plan on creating some drama as well.
Here we go, the next chapter is finished.
Lee: Actually, you start to freak me out, in a good way might I add, because you seem to be just as crazy as I am. I am sorry your guy cheated on you, it happens to the best of us. And I am really sorry again, that I have to decline your proposal, because I kinda have set my eyes on someone else. Honest but true.
I know I promised a LL chapter, but I needed to get this up first, I am sorry, but be prepared for LL in the later chapters.
Rory´s POV (since you haven't commented on my suggestion to add a chapter from Jess's POV.)
"This is nice." I whispered as I snuggled deeper into Jess's arms, trying to get as close to his body as it was physically possible. My head was lying on his bare chest, legs intertwined, his chin resting on the crown of my head. He was lazily stroking my arms, up and down, up and down and it was slowly driving me insane. The need to feel him, to smell him, to taste him, to hear him it all made my head spin, and, I sighed relieved, I was finally able to do all that again. Jess chuckled slightly as he tightened his hold on me.
"Do you know what else is nice?" His voice was laced with sleep, deep and husky. It made him even more attractive. I shivered at his suggestion, not being able to control myself anymore, but maybe this was what it was all about. Loss of control! The unbearable power that he held over me; physically, emotionally and intellectually. I smiled into his chest, the familiar odor of his aftershave mixed with the unique scent of post-coital sweat, made me wanna repeat last night's activities all over again. I stiffed a chuckle as I realized that he was in the same position as me. He had lost control.
Jess groaned and scratched his chin; I could hear his fingers brush against the faint stubbles of his facial hair. I loved that sound.
"I won't be able to live that down, huh?" This made me giggle even more and tears were starting to run down my cheeks as I tried to suppress a squeal. My shoulderswere shakingas my urge to mock him grew even more. I was childish that way, but I knew Jess wouldn't take it the wrong way; I actually felt a little flattered.
"Nope." I told him as I let my hands travel down his abs.
"I am flattered though. The sheer sight of me made you…" Jess interrupted my revelationby placinghis hand on my mouth. I playfully licked his palm and held my hands up in surrender. He rolled us over so that he was now lying on top of me; I instantly sobered at this change of position and I looked at him seriously. He hovered over me, using his elbows as support so he wouldn't crush me, although I had told him at least a thousand times that I loved the feeling of his weight on top of me. His nose touched mine in a playful banter as he closed his eyes.
"You're so full of yourself, Gilmore. I was desperate; I just needed to get laid." I rolled my eyes at him, signalizing that I actually had expected a romantic comment, but this was part of why I loved Jess. He'd show his affection for me during the most uncommon situations. Normal people would vocalize their sentiments while having sex or while having dinner, something most people described as romantic, but not Jess. I remembered one specific occasion: We had been grocery shopping and I had been standing in the candy section, complaining about the fact that they had removed my favorite brand of ice cream, when I had felt his arms around me, gripping me tightly. He had put his chin on my shoulder affectionately and had proceeded to tell me that he was head over heels in love with me. Not a second after his confession he had given me his withering stare and had instructed me not to tell anyone, because and I quote " I would loose my reputation". Lane and I had been awing about it for days, which of course hadn't gone unnoticed by Jess.
Just as Jess started to trail kisses down my stomach, to prove his masculinity I assumed, the door to my room burst open.
"Rory, you never told me how things went with Jess, please tell ... Ewww!" Lane covered her eyes with her hands while letting out a high pitched squeal.
"I so didn't need to see that. I didn't need a recap." She exclaimed disgusted and turned on her heels. Just when she was about to shut the door she turned around, her hands still tightly clutched over her eyes.
"Good to have you back, Jess. As you were." She slammed the door shut with her foot and a second later I could hear Leftover Crack blasting through the apartment. Apparently headphones were so last summer. Jess looked at me with wide, questioning eyes and I could notice a smirk playing on his lips.
"You think we'd be able to beat Gang Control?" I guessed he was actually being serious. I shook my head and shoved him off me.
"We could, but I don't think we will now. Rain check?" I was met by a pouting Jess. I gave him a quick kiss on the lips and got up. I put on an old sweater and pajama pants. Jess rolled on his back and groaned frustrated.
"Women, first they complain and then they don't even give you a chance to make it up to them!" I looked over to him and beamed.
"You already made it up to me last night. Twice." I added shyly and felt the blood shooting to my head. Jess nodded his head satisfied.
"Oh yeah?" He was smiling, he was actually smiling. I decided to ignore this comment, but he pushed it.
"Oh yeah?" He repeated and chuckled slightly at my shy behavior. I was getting annoyed.
"Yes, a very satisfied woman is standing in front of you, actually that satisfied, that she won't need to be having sex aver again." I winked at him and left him in my bedroom.
I ran into Lane in the kitchen where she was busy fixing herself a cup of coffee. She swirled around when she sensed my presence.
"This was a nice reminder of why we had installed the knocking rule. I am so sorry, Rory." I smiled at her and shook my head.
"That's okay, we will get over it. Didn't you say you were staying at Dave's?" Lane snorted and poured herself a cup of coffee.
"He wishes!" She gesticulated with her hands wildly. I took the cup from her and put it on the counter. No need to cause anyone any harm.
"What's wrong?" I asked softly.
"Dave is an ass." She exclaimed and as if to underline her statement her left hand formed a fist. I wanted to inquire further but at that moment the phone started ringing. Lane's expression darkened.
"I bet that is Dave; I better take it to my room." She took the cordless phone from the table and made her way to her room. On the way to her destination, she ran into Jess.
"Mood killer." He accused playfully but she just stared at him and shot back:
"Smartass!" Then she slammed the door to her room shut. What was it with relationships? First Jess and I, now Lane and Dave; I made a mental note to call mom later to ask if Luke and her were doing okay. As Jess entered the kitchen he eyed me curiously.
"What's with her?" I shrugged my shoulders.
"Dave's an ass." I ironically explained and sat down at the table.
"Of course, it's always the guy." I nodded my head in agreement and sipped my coffee.
"Anyhow, how about we hang out at my apartment today? Maybe you and Cat could somehow bond." He voiced his idea carefully and although I didn't want to have anything to do with that woman, I nodded my head yes. Cat was in Jess's life after all I should give at least a hint of a chance.
"But I need to stay here for a while to make sure that Lane is okay." And maybe come up with an excuse why I simply couldn't bond with Cat.
"Sure, you want me to wait with you?" I shook my head.
"No, that's okay; go back to your place, maybe Cat is waiting." Bitchy Rory was making a move once again. Jess raised an eyebrow.
"Rory!" he said pleadingly. I looked up and smiled at him.
"Hey, I am cool." I said through gritted teeth and looked down again. Jess came over to me and kissed me lightly on the lips.
"Cool." He stated calmly and then.
"Just give it a try, okay?" he added and eyed me intensively. It was important to him that I got along with Cat; I could do him that little favor, right? Right?
"Okay." I replied and pecked him on the lips once again. He stroked the top of my head and left the kitchen, this time colliding with a happier Lane.
"You're leaving?" I could hear her ask him, but I couldn't make out Jess's response. He probably just nodded anyhow.
Lane entered the kitchen smiling. I sighed relived, normally fights between Dave and her didn't last for long, but this time she had had me worried.
"God, I don't even know what we had been fighting about, but everything's fixed now. Dave couldn't remember either." She smiled sheepishly and sat down next to me.
"I guess we needed that little argument, things were simply too easy between us. You know, spice things up a little. Create nonexistent trouble, so we can make up afterwards." I laughed out loud at her explanation and put an arm around her shoulder.
"We're one of a kind, huh?" I told her, she nodded and replied:
"Don't mess with us. We're dangerous." I held up my cup of coffee, carefully bringing it into contact with hers.
"Amen to that, sister."
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I took a deep breath and knocked at Jess's door. Impatiently I bit my bottom lip in order to release the tension inside of me. I was torn. On the one hand I detested Cat, obviously because of the past she had with Jess, but on the other hand I wanted her to like me, since she played a big role in Jess's life and well, so did I.
The door opened (too late for my taste) and I was face to face with Cat. Maybe she was just a kitten, who just kept her claws hidden. I chuckled slightly, nice word games, Gilmore.
"Rory!" Cat seemed surprised to see me. Wonder why?
"Cat, nice to see you again." After all I promised Jess to play it cool. Cat stared at me the longest time.
"So, you're back." Man, could her double meaning be more obvious? I put on a forced smile and adjusted the sunglasses on my head.
"I'm back, and I'm not going anywhere." Take that, bitch. Whoa, slow down there, Rory.
"That's just nice, isn't it?" I could have hallucinated, but I bet everything I owned that I could see her clench her fists.
"It is, isn't it?" I repeated her earlier comment and motioned for her to step aside.
She shut the door behind me and yelled.
"Jess! Rory´s here." Indeed I was here. Jess came out of the kitchen and smiled when he saw me. He came over to me and gave me a quick kiss hello on the cheek. I had to suppress the urge to grab him and give Cat a nice show. But that indeed would have been too eighth grade.
"You didn't tell me she was coming over, I would have had prepared more food." She was cooking? I nearly jumped out of my skin.
"Don't be ridiculous, Cat, There are tons of food." I smiled as he wrapped his arms around me, but I swear that I could hear Cat mumble something along the line as "I've seen her eat"
I decided to ignore any of her comments as I felt Jess's body against mine. That was proof enough, right? I could feel him, have him whenever I wanted to, but she would still be pining for him standing in the corner. I was surprised at my thoughts; I had never been the jealous type, never been the type of person who would wish others bad luck, but here I was standing, grinning from ear to ear, imagining all kind of scenarios, where Cat could possibly look like a moron. Wait, stop, and rewind: I didn't even know if she was actually thinking of him as more than a friend. It all could be one big misunderstanding, right?
"I need to get something from my room; why don't you guys go to the kitchen and take your seats." It was Jess's voice that shook me out of my thoughts. Cat and I nodded simultaneously and started to move towards the kitchen. I looked around and noticed relived that nothing had changed, not a sign that someone else was living here too, except maybe the dark red bra that was hanging on the clothes-horse in the common room. Was it lace?
"So Cat, can I help you with anything, this sure does smell delicious." I politely asked, just the way my mom had taught me while growing up. Cat shook her head and laughed slightly.
"No, Jess has told me all about your cooking skills, I want the kitchen to be still… well… there once we're finished." What else had he told her? I couldn't help but be pissed at the fact that Jess would share something like that with her. It's not that I was embarrassed at my lack of cooking skills, but it just sucked big time, that Cat seemed to be superior of me now. I observed her as her slim fingers sliced the vegetables and as she put the bread in the oven; I shivered involuntarily and wondered what the hell took Jess so long.
"You know, I thought you were gone, when you stopped coming by. Just like the others." Cat's back was facing me and I was glad because if she had faced me she would have seenmy rage.
"Nope, not gone, not like the others apparently." Cat nodded her head.
"I have noticed that too." I couldn't help but think that maybe her voice sounded sad. Long silence.
"So, I take it you know?" Cat's words interrupted the silence once again. I decided to push her.
"Know what?" Did she mean what I think she meant?
"You know… about me …and Jess." Ahh, realization dawned on me. She didn't know if Jess had filled me in, she wanted to take me by surprise.
"Yeah, I know. Jess has told me." I replied lightly, now suddenly being in the superior position and all.
"Really?" Cat turned around and locked her eyes with mine.
"I thought you knew that he had told me. Why would you bring it up otherwise?" Cat shrugged her shoulders and turned around once again.
I got up from my seat and took a step into Cat's direction. I leaned forward and whispered in her ear.
"I have no idea what kind of mind games you're playing here, but I am with Jess, and I plan on being with him for a long time, if that doesn't work for you, well that's just too damn bad." I was astounded at how sharp my voice sounded, this wasn't me, but as I had mentioned earlier, when it came to Jess, anything goes.
"God, Rory. You are so naïve." Apparently she wanted to elaborate, but Jess took this as his sign to appear in the kitchen. He had a scowl on his face, but I couldn't say for sure if he had overheard our little exchange. I hoped that he had not.
"You having fun?" Jess asked lightly, the scowl not visible anymore. I somehow hated the fact that he wanted us to bond so badly. Cat beat me to an answer.
"Yeah we are. A nice girl you got there Jess." I wanted to scream at how sincere her voice sounded. Maybe you could fool Jess, Missy, But not me. I am looking through the façade of fake smiles and polite chit chat. You want war? You can have one.
Oh Yes, does Rory seem like a bitch? Yes, but hey try to put yourselves into her position. It's natural to react the way she did. Cat, what do you think of her? Review, please. What part do you like best?
