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Rory sat on her couch staring at her phone. She reached forward and picked it up, then placed her hand back on her lap. She reached forward again, than pulled her hand back once more as if it had been burnt.
She groaned and sat there, glaring at the phone as if it had done personal harm to her. A knock sounded at the door and she got up, grateful for the temporary diversion.
She opened the door and smiled at Jess. "Hey."
He leaned forward and kissed her full on the lips causing her to let go of the door and wrap her arms around him. He pushed her back into the room and she kicked the door shut with her foot.
He pulled away and smiled. "Hey."
She smiled then turned her head to the phone, staring at it like she had before. He followed her gaze and raised an eyebrow.
"Did it do something to you?"
Rory groaned and let go of Jess, walking over to the couch and plopping herself down again. He followed, sitting next to her.
"I'm calling Mom today."
"Ah."
They continued to stare at it in silence until Rory reached forward and grabbed the phone. Jess smiled.
"Very good. Now dial the number."
He was speaking to her as if she was a two year old who had just disobeyed her parents. Rory glared. She dialed the 10 numbers and waited with the phone pressed up to her ear and her eyes scrunched shut.
Three rings went by until the familiar voice answered. "Rory!"
"Hey mom."
Rory could hear the bustle of the diner in the backround, mostly because of Luke yelling at Lorelai for her phone.
"You at the diner?"
"Of course. So what's up honey? How's work?"
"Work is good, I actually called to tell you about something."
Jess looked at her face with her eyes still closed and smirked. She was diving in this faster than he expected.
"Well, what is it honey? I'm stark for entertainment, Kirk and Lulu went on vacation."
Rory bit her lip. "I'm dating someone new."
"Really? Details, details. What's his name?"
"Jess Mariano."
Rory gulped and held her breath. There was silence on the other end and she could hear perfectly in the backround all the bustle of the diner. She heard Luke speaking.
"Lorelai? Lorelai? LORELAI!"
Still no response.
"Mom?"
Nothing.
Jess was staring at Rory as she franticly looked around the room. She heard bustle on the other end of the phone and soon she was speaking to Luke.
"Rory?"
"Hey Luke."
Jess's face visible darkened at the mention of his name. He still hadn't told Luke about him and Rory. He was hoping to avoid that for the time being.
"Why is your mom staring blankly at my wall with a horrified expression on her face?"
Rory groaned and buried her face in the couch pillows placing the phone on the table. Jess stared at her and reached for the phone.
"Luke?"
"Jess?"
Silence once again ruled the phone.
"What are you doing at Rory's place?"
"We're dating."
Rory looked up from her place in the pillows and gave Jess a look. He merely shrugged.
"He isn't saying anything."
"It's what mom did."
"Do I hang up?"
"Give it a few more minutes."
He nodded and listened to the phone. When he heard nothing he hung it up. Rory stared at him with wide eyes and he shrugged.
"What did you do?"
"Hang up."
"Why?"
"No one was saying anything."
Rory sighed and leaned her head against Jess's shoulder and he wrapped an arm around her.
"Well that went well."
"Yeah."
