A/N: I know I'm a horrible person for making you wait this long but here it is Chapter 10! Thanks to all the reviewers and anyone who's sticking to my story after a two months away! Also thanks to my amazing beta kckgirl! You can thank this chapter also to the writers/producers of Gilmore Girls for bringing Jess back! It gave me back my inspiration!
I love MILO!
The Desert Fox I love you for reviewing twice! You're so sweet! I totally love Modest Mouse btw
Anofeelings Buffy and Spike all the way! I'm a total Buffy addict, well actually I'm a Joss Whedon addict all love all his shows! Firefly is amazing!
Elebridith I was referring to Jack and Jill in Chapter 8, I needed a title and it's all I could think of. Weak reference, I'm ashamed. lol
DISCLAIMER I own nothing, exspecially the show scrubs which I stole from in this chapter...:)
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Chapter 10 The Wise Billy Joel
'She wants me bad' Jess thought as he tried to painlessly take the order of the blonde in front of him.
"Can I help you?" he asked as apathetically as he could muster. He eyed her cautiously. She was pretty in a normal way, blonde and well endowed in the chest area, exactly Jess's type. A few months ago he would have instantly begun chatting her up, but now he had Rory, well, at least the idea of Rory. 'It isn't like she's gonna pick you anyways...'
"You don't happen to have any recommendations do you, diner boy?" the girl slurred in what he assumed she believed was a sexy voice.
"Can't go wrong with a hamburger."
"You know, you're probably right." the girl smiled sweetly, "My name's Shane by the way, and I've seen you around school."
"Well I do attend now and again." Jess smirked
"You gonna tell me your name?" Shane asked leaning closer to him. That's when he noticed her, Rory stood horror struck staring in the window. 'I'll give her a little taste of her own medicine' He leaned in closer to the blonde.
"Well, where's the mystery in that?" he drawled seductively. Shane reached out and touched his arm.
"Alright lover boy, give me a call." She smiled and placed her hand in his back pocket, slipping him her number and a more than friendly pat. "Later, Jess."
This may have been a surprising turn of events if he hadn't watched Rory run away looking crushed. He suddenly felt bad. 'This girls turning me soft.' Jess waited until Shane was gone before he decided to venture out to look for Rory.
"I'm going out!" he called to Luke.
"Take the garbage!" Luke called back.
"Yes'm, Miss Daisy." Jess gathered the trash and made way to throw it away but something caught his eye as he went to complete his task. A list, a pro-con list, with his name on it. He quickly abandoned the trash and went about gathering the pieces of the list. As he read one thing became clear. Dean won. He was so outweighed by cons it was outrageous. He felt bad and here she was coming to tell him she picked Dean. He tore the list even more and walked away. "I'm through with Rory Gilmore."
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'I Kissed Luke'the thought ran repeatedly through Lorelai's mind. She couldn't believe it. 'That's it Lorelai! stop getting so worked up! It was simple, a to prove the point friendly kiss! Nothing more! It just felt a tad overly friendly because you were in character' Lorelai groaned and rolled out of bed and trudged her way downstairs, where she found her equally gloomy daughter eating a pop tart.
"Morning."
"Mother."
"So you've had breakfast then?" Lorelai ventured.
"Yes, you can go to Luke's alone if you insist upon going." Rory glared.
"No." Lorelai stated far too quickly.
"Why don't you want to go to Luke's?" Rory questioned.
"Who said I didn't" Lorelai countered.
"You just did."
"Who did?"
"You did?"
"You who?"
"Who do you think?" Rory snarled.
"The who on first." Lorelai smiled.
"Augh, whatever Mom."
" I figured with the gossip circle of this town you'd know."
"Figured wrong."
"Guess so," Lorelai smirked, "I'm going to go to work, I'll be home late don't wait up." And then she left, leaving a gawking Rory behind.
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Rory watched her mother leave the kitchen. She hated fighting with her but she was just not ready to talk about Jess. 'There's nothing to talk about now, he's moved on. You toyed with him too long.'she sighed and went to go get ready for the day. As Rory made her way outside she knew exactly what she needed to do. Find Dean. Fix it. Simple plan, hard to complete. She ran all over town in hunt for him. She finally found him in the back of Doose's Market stocking the light bulb display.
"You know you're a lot like Waldo."
"Well I didn't really want to be found."
"I wanna talk." Rory replied timidly.
"I vant to be alone." Dean glared, quoting Garbo.
"Please, Dean."
"Fine, what do you have to say?"
"I...Love you." Rory blurted.
"Do you mean that?"
"Of course." 'I think, maybe...'
"Do you have feelings for Jess?" he sighed standing up to face her.
"Not like I have feelings for you." Rory dodged.
"Do you want to be with him?"
"No." 'He has Malibu Barbie to keep him company now'
"Promise me you'll stay away from him."
"What?"
"Promise me, Rory."
"I promise." Rory sighed.
"It's for the best Ror. He's a bad influence." Dean smiled.
"Yeah," Rory mumbled, "Are we ok now?"
"Yeah, we're ok." Dean beamed.
"Well I'll let you get back to work..." Rory trailed off.
"Movie later?"
"Of course." Rory slowly walked out of the market. 'It was the right choice.'
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"Lorelai!" a very high pitched voice shrieked with glee as Lorelai walked into the inn.
"Hey, Sook." Lorelai replied, put off by the excited greeting.
"Is it true?" Sookie yelped.
"Is what true?"
"Tell me it's true!" Sookie giggled, "Oh I can just see it! Little flannel clad babies with dark hair and blue eyes! Fishing with daddy, shopping with Mommy!"
"Oh Sookie, you're joking right." Lorelai cried.
"Oh don't tell me you didn't see this coming! For years everyone's been waiting for you Luke to wake up! You know you're just like Tony and Angela on Who's the Boss!"
"Sookie, nothing is happening between me and Luke!" Lorelai sighed.
"So it's not true then?" Sookie pouted.
"No, it's not true."
"You guys really didn't kiss?"
"Well," Lorelai cringed.
"Oh, my God! I knew it! I'm so happy! I know exactly what dress I want to wear to your wedding!"
"Whoa, slow down, Sook!" Lorelai exclaimed alarmed, "It was to stop Chris from being all me Tarzan, you Jane."
"Chris was there?" Sookie asked shocked.
"Yep."
"So you kissed Luke?"
"Yep."
"How was it?"
"Nice." Lorelai smiled.
"Just nice?" Sookie frowned.
"More than nice."
"How much more?"
"Johnny Depp in eyeliner nice." Lorelai smirked.
"Shiver me timbers!" Sookie exclaimed, "What are you gonna do?"
"I don't know." Lorelai whined.
"Have you talked to him?"
"No."
"Planning to?"
"No."
"Lorelai."
"Sookie." Lorelai mocked her stern friend.
"Do you have feelings for Luke?"
"Um...do you have any coffee?" Lorelai abruptly changed the subject.
"I take back what I said about you being like Tony and Angela."
"Really?"
"Yeah you're way more Mal and Inara."
"Well she does dress nice." Lorelai smirked.
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"So..."
"What?" Jess growled at his uncle who had just sat down across from him at the table.
"Must you always be so grumpy?" Luke sighed.
"I'm trying to eat."
"You can talk and eat at the same time."
"Doesn't mean I'm going to." Jess glared, and continued eating.
"What's wrong with you, now?"
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?"
"You're all grumpy. Girl problems?"
"Ah Jeez, ever think maybe you just annoy me?"
"Huh, never crossed my mind." Luke smirked, as Jess went back to eating. Luke just sat nervously tapping the table watching him eat.
"Do you have a problem?" Jess growled.
"No, why?"
"Oh, I don't know. You've only been watching me eat for 15 minutes now. Counting my chews making sure it goes down right? I mean it's fine to be concerned for my health but come on, Uncle Luke, it's time to get a hobby."
"Ah jeez, you're such a little punk."
"Leave me alone."
"It's my table!" Luke argued.
"Fine. I'll leave." Jess snarled, gathering his food.
"Wait."
"What now!"
"Well...um..."
"Oh, my God." Jess sighed, sitting down.
"What?" Luke asked confused.
"This is about Lorelai isn't it?"
"Luke and Lorelai sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G, first comes love, then comes marriage..."
"Shut your hole or I'm going to set fire to all of your books." Luke warned.
"Then I'd torch all your flannel and the star trek DVDs you think I don't know about." Jess smirked.
"How did you find them!"
"I'll never tell!" Jess sing-songed.
"Tell a soul and I'll kill you."
"I'm telling Lorelai."
"You wouldn't." Luke glared.
"I would."
"She kissed me."
"And you're singing in the rain about it?"
"No...It didn't mean...well anything." Luke sighed.
"Or did it?" Jess taunted.
"Do you think it did?"
"I don't know, I just asked you."
"Smartass."
"Trekkie."
"Why am I talking to you again?" Luke glared.
"My natural charm."
"Oh connivance, that's right."
"You want my advice or not?"
"Fine." Luke stated, as Jess smirked and jumped up and began rummaging through his CDs. "What are you doing?"
"Patience is a virtue, Uncle Luke."
"Ah Jeez, just hurry up."
"Ah ha! Here it is, my friend!" Jess exclaimed and popped a CD in the player.
"I'm dying with anticipation." Luke deadpanned.
"It's time for you to take advice from a wiser man." Jess smiled and turned on the CD player.
"Tell her about it
Tell her everything you feel
Give her every reason to accept
That you're for real"
"You're kidding me."
"Never."
"Billy Joel?"
"Is god like."
"I'm done. You're useless." Luke glared.
"Listen to the words dear Uncle, Billy knows all!"
"I'm leaving." He growled and walked out.
"I guess it's dinner for two, Mr. Joel." Jess smiled and went back to eating.
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Rory paced outside of Doose's Market later that evening waiting for Dean to finish working.
"Hey babe." Dean smiled, walking out of the market and throwing a possessive arm over Rory's shoulder. "Were you waiting for me?"
"Yeah." Rory smiled.
"Rory, before we go out there's something I want you to do for me." Dean informed suddenly.
"What?" Rory asked bewildered.
"I want you to tell Jess that you're going to stay away from him."
"What?"
"You want to be with me right?"
"Yes, but..."
"I need to know you mean it Rory." Dean pleaded.
"Alright, I'll do it." Rory agreed quietly.
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Rory slowly walked into the diner and made her way towards the dark haired boy sitting at the counter.
"Hi." she stated, and he nodded, "We need to talk."
"Talk then." Jess grunted back.
"I picked."
"I know."
"I promised I'd stay away from you." Rory stated, quietly.
"Then go." He glared, hurt evident in his eyes.
"Jess, I..." Rory pleaded.
"Don't even, Rory. You picked him. Now get the hell away from me." Jess yelled and slammed his rag down and headed up the stairs leaving a tearing Rory alone in the diner.
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Upstairs Jess picked up the phone and dialed.
"Hey, Shane. It's Jess..."
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A/N: Now where would a season three Literati fan fiction be with out Shane? lol I know I'm horrible but I love angst what can I say. So thanks for reading! Please! Please! PLEASE! Review! I love reviews! Thanks again to everyone that did review, you're all my heroes!
