Title: You're Beautiful

Disclaimer: I own nothing; the title is from James Blunt song of the same title. No infringement intended.

Summary: Jess sees Rory on the train in New York five years after his last encounter with her. (Set after let me hear your Balalaikas ringing out episode

To all who reviewed, this part is dedicated to you. I was not expecting that and I am still shocked. And to those who said it was rather odd for Jess to approach Rory like that, don't worry, I'll explain.

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Jess had left everything behind in Philadelphia. He only brought a few pictures to remember the best years of his life and the tinny pink dress he bought for the daughter he was supposed to have by now with his wife.

He didn't know what hurt more, the lost of his wife and best friend, or the loss of his only child. He never even got to see what she looked like, and really the only thing he would ever want, is to see what colour of eyes she would have had.

Sarah's parents didn't think that his move so soon after Sarah's accident was a good idea, but even being around them was painful. He had a family for a short time, but now it was gone, and he just felt they were being nice. He hated it.

He had found a nice one bedroom apartment in a little back street behind Times Square. It was a find of a lifetime and most of all, it was quiet most of the time, and I gave him lots of time to think.

He hadn't written anything in the months since his wife's accident and he knew he had to write something soon. His editors and the publisher were getting tired of his excuses. But every time he sat down to write he just heard the silence and he just couldn't do it.

He had to write something. He needed to make money; he needed to eat and to have electricity and the phone, when Sarah's parents would call him once a week to check that he is still alive.

And then after a weekend of staying awake and staring at Sarah's face, he suddenly got an idea. He could keep her alive by writing about her. Make the rest of the world in love with her like he was. And suddenly this book was everything he had in the world.

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Rory Gilmore-James stared at the side of the closet that was empty. She knew she really was responsible for this turn in her life. Her grandmother was shocked on the events of her grand-daughters life and she knew that she really couldn't brag about her life.

Rory had lost something on her way to this life. Each year some of her spirit was chipped away and now she was a shell. Her mother had tried so many times to get to the bottom of it, but Rory had backed away from everything that reminded her of her former glory. The one thing going for Rory was her career.

Rory, a self made workaholic, spent more hours at the office editing and working on whatever book she was working on for hours and she never really let herself focus on anything else.

She had met Kyle and she thought that maybe h e would be able to get her to live again. She would take time off and explore with him. He was different from anyone she had dated, but still there was nothing there. She shouldn't have married him. But she was tired of being lonely and waiting for things to change.

Sometimes when she is in her what if stage of the month, she pictures what would have happened, if she followed Jess after he left her at the Pub. What if she had never looked back and broke up with Logan and started living her life with him. Would things be any better? But then she realized she couldn't begin to wonder, because nothing about Jess was predictable.

So here she was, staring at the empty side of the closet, the divorce was final and she hadn't heard from Kyle since he left. She only got a note when she received the divorce papers. Hope what your waiting for comes

It was cryptic and she knew he could see through her. Too bad Kyle never seems to get that maybe she was with him for all the wrong reasons. She looked down at her hand, with the small but pretty engagement ring that he had put on her hand what seemed like years ago but was really only a year and a half ago, and the cold wedding ring that was just there because she didn't know when to take it off.

Her phone rang and she just continued to sit on the bed, and the machine picked up.

Kid, it's Ethan. I got this new book that we managed to get, and it's a godsend. The press on this kid will make sure all of us get bonuses at the end of the year. You're due to meet him at this café off of Times Square. Call me later and I'll give you time and place. See ya kid.

Rory sighed at the news that already she had a new assignment. She had just finished editing this guy's book on how he made millions by doing nothing, and now after months of working all she wanted was some rest. But she sighed and got into bed and planned to talk to Ethan, her boss, about her new assignment.

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Jess had finally looked for a new publisher for the book he wrote about Sarah. It took him awhile, and he had been in the city for almost a year, but it was done and even her parents loved it. He had approached one of the companies who had approached him many times and he figured this way would be easiest.

Some over eager sap had assured him that his top editor a Mrs. James, would make sure that this story would be told appropriately and that she was the most talented editor in the business. 'She's got a way to see what the author is trying to say.'

He sighed and lay in his bed and hoped that when he met this editor, she wouldn't try to taint this book.

Author's Note: How was this? Does this pass the test?