"Wanna stay here tonight?"Luke asked finally. "it's too late to drive back."

"Charli can stay at my house and we can watch movies!"Lorelai exclaimed.

"We don't have clothes."Jess said.
"Charli can use mine. We're about the same size. Okay, she's smaller. no big."

"Okay. Fine. I'll stay here with Luke."

"Good plan."Lorelai nodded."Ready to go Charli?"

"Yep."Charli stood and kissed Jess.

"Night."he said softly.

"Night."Luke and lorelai finished their own good-bye and headed out for their "slumber party."

"Luke?"

"Was that?"

"Rory?"Jess finished.

"Looked like."

"What's she doing here?"

"I dont know. Haven't talked to her in a year."

"Same here. I'm going to bed. I'll leave stuff out for you."

"Okay. I'm gonna walk around."

"Don't do anything to make Taylor mad."Luke warned.

Jess smirked."I won't Uncle Luke."

"Don't Uncle Luke me."Luke glared and bopped Jess on the head before going upstairs.

Jess headed outside and pulled out a cigarette. he lit it and walked towards his favorite spot in Stars Hollow. He finally reached it and sat down. He stared into the water and flicked his cigarette in. He sighed and shut his eyes.

"Oh!"a voice gasped.

He turned and saw her."Rory?"

"Oh my gosh."Rory turned and ran.

Now or never. He jumped up and followed her.

"Rory, come back here!"he yelled. He finally grabbed her arm. His fingers overlapped around her tiny arm.

"What?"she asked. She yanked her arm away and folded her arms angrily. She frowned up at him.
"Prank calling Lorelai lately?"

She sighed."They weren't prank calls. I just keep losing my nerve."

"Get a backbone. Get some meat on your bones while you're at it. You're half your normal size."

"Leave me alone."

"Hey, you searched me out last time. And now you came here."

"Not looking for you!"she glared at him.
"Good. Cuz you're a screwup."

"What?"she looked taken aback.

"You heard me. You're a screwup Rory. You dropped out of Yale and gave up on your dreams all because one man didn't have faith in you. not everyone will ahve faith in you. No one had faith in me and I still made it. I wrote a book and got it out there."

"I'm not a screwup. I just changed my dream."
'to what?"he asked."To being unhappy?"

"What are you doing with yourself Rory? You got another boyfriend? One that'll cheat on you like Dean or Logan? Or one that's always partying and getting drunk like Logan? Someone smart? Doubt it! What are you doing with your life, Rory? Got a job? Got money? An apartment? Talking to Lane? She's making it big now. Her band's first album made the New York Times this week. You see that? You care about anyone but yourself Rory? You killed Lorelai when you left. You killed me when you came back. You killed your grandparents and Lane and even Paris. I saw her, Rory. Paris came into the bookstore where I work. She was there and she told me she hated that you left Yale. She told me she was engaged to whatever his name is and that she'd happy. Oh and she's not pre-med anymore, did you know that? She changed her major to journalism, Rory. She'd doing your dream, what are you doing? Nothing. Grow up Rory! Wake up and Look around! Your life Sucks! What are you going to do about it? Do you like it like this? Do you like being a screwup? I hope not, for your sake. Just grow up Rory. Just grow up!"Jess said angrily and stormed past her.

Rory sank to the ground and as his words sank in the nightly tears began to fall.