A/N: I'm so sorry! I'm horrible! I didn't forget about this story, though. In fact, I had the chance to write a lot more chapters. Anyway, I hope this chapter makes it up to you.
Lorelai strolled out of her room and down the stairs at noon on Saturday to the wonderful scent of wonderful coffee. She walked into the kitchen where Rory had been working since 9 AM.
"Good morning", Rory said smiling.
"Freak", Lorelai replied grumpily.
"Thank you."
"So, you want to know what I'm doing?"
"Coffee."
Rory handed her the pot.
"I just woke up!" Lorelai said.
"Ah, right sorry." Rory grabbed the pot back and poured the coffee into Lorelai's cup.
"So…what are you doing?" Lorelai asked, now almost as radiant as Rory after just a sip.
"I'm picking my courses!"
"For?"
"Harford Community College."
"You're kidding."
"Nope."
"Are you sure you don't want to stay out of school a while longer and get your social life back together before you choose between an Ivy League University and a school that doesn't even have a lawn?"
"It's just temporary. I have to think about things. I don't want to go back to Yale to see Logan and I don't want to stay in the house all day because I'm afraid of going out and seeing Jess!"
"What about trying to talk to Jess?"
"Rory was silent for a few moments. "I didn't think of that", she said. "Mom, you're a genius!"
"Yes, well, that's my reputation."
"I'll be back!" she flew out of the room.
"Wait! I need a refill!" Lorelai called after her.
An out of break Rory arrived at the diner no sooner than she'd left her house.
"Luke", she yelled. "Where's Jess?"
Luke was serving an elderly couple and suddenly the man's coffee was on his shirt.
"Geez, you made me spill! You and your mother are going to put this diner out of business, I swear!"
"Sorry!" Rory blushed.
"Jess is upstairs."
"Thanks."
She ran up the stairs and her feet clomped so hard, they couple be heard from behind the counter in the diner.
The door was open, so she walked in. "Jess? Jess!"
Jess emerged from the bathroom wearing only a towel. His hair was soaked.
"Rory, hi."
"I'm sorry. I'm didn't mean to come in at such-"
"It's fine."
"Can we talk?"
"I should probably change first."
"Oh, yes, you…you go change. Good idea."
"When Jess came out, Rory was staring at her shoes.
"You wanted to talk."
"Right, yes, let's talk."
He sat down on the couch next to Rory. "What about?"
"What do you think?"
"I can't read your mind."
"About us."
"Ah."
"Yeah."
"S-sorry I freaked out."
"No, I'm sorry I freaked out."
"You didn't freak out."
"Yes I did."
"But you didn't freak out as much as I freaked out and I'm sorry. I-I shouldn't have freaked out."
"It's okay."
"Yeah, it is."
"I've been thinking."
"About what?"
"School. Going back to school."
"Oh, okay."
"But I don't want to leave you."
"I just don't want you to, okay? I know this sounds selfish, but I don't want you too put school over us."
"Wow, um-"
"It's just that I was really hurt before. I thought we got together because you needed a reprieve from your mom."
"I'm not that kind of girl."
Jess smiled. "So…school."
"I want to go back to Yale."
"Oh."
"But I can't. Logan."
"You shouldn't throw that away because of him."
"You don't understand. He'll manipulate me. He'll trick me into coming back to him. It's just something he'd do."
"Then what?"
"Thinking about transferring to Harvard."
"But that's even farther away!"
"I was thinking you could come with me."
Jess was shaking his head, so Rory's heart was about to shatter, but before it had the chance, Jess surprised her.
I guess we could get an apartment in Boston."
"Really?" Rory shrieked.
"As long as you promise your voice will never go that high up again!" Jess laughed, covering his ears.
A/N: So, the writing is so-so, but understand that things are supposed to be awkward for Rory and Jess just for a little while. That's why this was so out of nowhere.
Next up: Rory's having trouble telling Lorelai her plans.