Disclaimer: I don't own Gilmore Girls I do own the poem though
"They're here" I squealed.
"What" mom asked.
"The application" I squealed again.
"Oh my god we have to start filling this out right now I'll help" mom got a pen.
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Two days later Rory and I walked into Luke's and plopped down on a booth.
"Where've you guys been I called like four times" Jess poured us both coffee.
"My application came" Rory said sleepily.
"And you couldn't take five minutes tell me I would have planned a congratulations for filling out your application thing" Jess smirked.
"No you wouldn't" she said.
"Well I could've" he left.
"Something's off with him" I said.
"Rory we missed it"
"Missed what"
"The funeral"
"Oh my god" she got up and ran behind the counter to get Jess.
"I'm so so so so so so sorry I completely forgot"
"It's ok I understand you were busy I didn't go anyways" he said.
"What why"
"I don't know I wanted to stay here in case you turned up" he said.
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I grabbed his arm and pulled him from the diner.
"Where are we going" he asked.
"Cemetery"
"Don't you have school?"
"It's Saturday"
"I
don't want to go"
When we got there I looked around for her grave then showed him. He swallowed hard then fell to the ground. I sat next to him. He stared blankly and the tombstone marked
Elizabeth Danes
Loving Mother and Sister
1965-2002
"Good bye mom" he whispered.
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"You got us into this" Rory complained.
"Please I don't want to go to this stupid auction" I tried.
"Fine I'll water his grass for you"
"Whose grass" Luke asked.
"Dwight's"
"Am I supposed to know him?"
"No"
"Ok then have fun"
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I turned on the sprinklers then went into the house and looked around. The house was odd to say the least but kind of funny too. The phone rang and the answering machine picked up and an angry woman's voice filled the room.
"Dwight? Hi it's Doris. Your wife remember me? The woman who was asleep in the bed when you snuck out the window like a spineless worm! How dare you sneak out like that? You sniveling pond scum sample. I should call Erin Brockovich to bring a law suit against your parents you steaming lump of toxic waste. You really thought you could get away from me?"
I ran out of the house and tried to turn off the sprinklers but couldn't. I beeped Jess but he didn't respond. I ran to try to find someone to help and ran into Jess.
"The wet look definitely looks good on you" Jess smirked "did you beep me?"
"Yea I need your help" I said "Dwight's crazy wife called and I freaked and ran out of the house and tried to turn off the sprinklers but they just got bigger and…" Jess ran "where are you going?"
I followed him to Dwight's house and he turned off the sprinkler.
"Just push down" he said.
I looked at him. He looked really good. With his hair messy and dripping wet and his already semi-tight T-shirt clinging to his body and his normal extremely low baggy jeans. I smiled and wrapped my arms around his neck kissing him fiercely.
"I should turn off a sprinkler more often"
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"All opposed to having this protest in the square say I" Taylor said.
No one said anything so he automatically assumed that was a no and he adjourned the meeting. Rory and I went back home and found an invitation to Sherri's baby shower.
"Do you want to go" I asked.
"Might as well" I said.
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"I have no clue what to get her" I complained.
"Oh and I do" Jess said.
"You have a sister what does she need" I asked.
"I don't know" Jess walked away.
"A blanket there is constantly stuff oozing out of a baby's every orifice"
"Ew" Jess came back.
"See what you did Lane now he won't be able to face Lizzie for a month"
"Maybe by then she'll learn not to ooze" he took a plate from Caesar and gave it to Kirk.
"So I noticed a pile of scrap metal out front is it yours" Lane asked.
"Yea and it's not a pile of scrap metal" Jess defended his new car.
"Let's name it lemon law" I suggested.
"No money pit" Lane said.
We looked at the car then at eachother "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" we said together.
"Will you stop making fun of my car" Jess asked.
"You know I feel bad everyone is getting a car Dean got one Jess got one"
"When did Dean get one" I asked.
"Uh a little while ago" Lane said.
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"Why am I here" I asked.
"You want to leave" Rory asked.
"We can't not until traffic dies down or Sherri will have a cow"
"Well we can't just stay in this bathroom"
"We can and we will"
"This is wrong very wrong"
"Oh it's 7 let's go"
Within ten minutes we were out the door with a tub filled with eggs. We drove back to Stars Hollow. I saw Dean's car and suddenly wanted to do something.
"Stop the car" I said.
"What" she asked getting out of the car.
"You want catharsis help me egg Dean's car
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"Did you see his face" I laughed walking into the diner.
"Whose" Jess asked.
"Dean's"
"It was you?"
"Yea"
"That's unlike you" he said.
"What can I say you're rubbing off on me"
"Rory come on did something happen between you two"
"No not really"
Flashback
"Rory" Dean called my name.
I waved politely and he came closer.
"Have you given up on James Dean yet?"
"Dean go away"
"Rory come on you know you want me" he pushed me against the tree and licked my neck. I pushed him off and got away.
End Flashback
"I'll kill him" Jess said.
"No then you'll go to jail and what use will I have for you then"
"He should be the one in jail"
"Jess let it go I got him back"
"By throwing smelly stuff at his car"
"Jess please let it go"
"Fine"
"Thank you" I smiled "I have to go I'll talk to you later"
"Yea I'll call you after I get off work maybe we can do something" he said.
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"I thought you said you had plans with Jess" I said to the sad looking girl sitting on my couch.
"I did we had plans for him to call me" she explained.
"It's 1 in the morning chances are he's not calling" I told her.
"Yea you're right I'm going to go to bed" she walked off into her room with her head hanging.
When I heard the door close I walked out the door and straight to the diner. The light was on and Jess was there listening to his walkman reading a book. I walked inside.
"We're closed" he said without looking up.
"Oh so that means you're off work but just didn't bother to call her is that right" I snapped.
"I just got off an hour ago I figured it was too late"
"Well it wasn't she was determined to stay up all night and wait for your call"
"Well I didn't tell her to"
"If you even know her half as much as you seem to think you do you'd know that she would"
"Look I just don't want to deal with her things have been weird since New York" he started "if I say something she freaks out and thinks I'm not dealing properly"
"Well maybe it's because you aren't"
"Come with me" he walked to the door. I followed him.
We ended up at a house one I had never noticed before. It was big and pretty with a blue door and red shudders. He took a key out of his pocket and opened the door. He walked inside. It was empty the only thing there was a picture of a woman I didn't know a man I also didn't know and Liz.
"Lorelai meet my grandmother, my grandfather, and you've already met my mother" he pointed.
"Why didn't you show her?"
"I want things the way they used to be"
"Hun your mom just died a month ago what did you expect"
"Aliens to attack the earth"
"Hey smartass get your but back to my house and apologize to the girl who I know is in her room right now asking herself what she did wrong"
"Yes ma'am" he said in his best southern accent.
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I heard a noise and looked up to see Jess standing by my window. I quickly leaped off the bed and opened the window then realizing what happened shut it.
"I don't think I deserved that"
"Who are you Jack Sparrow" I opened the window and slapped him. (I know this movie came out in July of '03 so she wouldn't have seen it yet but I think that part was in a trailer so she might have gotten it from watching previews on TV or you could just pretend it came out a year earlier that works too)
"I'm so sorry I just got off an hour ago I thought it would be too late"
"It wouldn't have I mean yea we couldn't have done anything but you could have at least called"
"I'm sorry I screwed up"
"I'll say"
"Rory come on"
"I'm kidding but I know a way you can make it up to me"
"Dance with me"
"Now"
"No this weekend at the marathon"
"No"
"Come on Luke's dancing with mom"
"Well then who's going to run the coffee stand?"
"Lane agreed to help out"
"I'm not dancing"
"Yes you are"
"You just decided that all on your own" he almost yelled.
"Please for me"
"Fine"
"Good"
"Dictator"
"I got a new book want to see"
"NO"
"Really" I said slightly surprised.
"No I want to see it I just had to get one more no out"
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"Why are we working Saturday, Paris? What's so special about the seventy-fifth issue, Paris? Why does my head feel so light and yet not float away, Paris?" I said. I saw Jamie and stopped.
"What"
"What's he doing here?"
"I bet he's here to see you"
"He hasn't called me once. I haven't seen or heard from him since we had our date in Washington three months ago"
"Maybe he wants to explain why"
"He was supposed to go away and never come back. I already wrote his name in my revenge notebook"
"Paris, he knows you're standing here talking about him."
"What does he want?"
"Go over there and find out"
I walked over to him and coldly asked "What do you want?"
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I stood there trying to listen to Paris and Jamie's bizarre conversation but my mind floated to Jess. Things were finally normal again. I heard Paris say something about phone dialing and 3.2 seconds then I heard my name and snapped out of it.
"Hey Jamie how's Princeton"
"It's good. Crazy, but"
"Let go" Paris demanded.
"No"
"Yes"
"Paris"
"Look, you don't have to be nice you don't have to tie up loose ends. I get it, I'm a distraction. Now either pull a Boxing Helena, or give me back my hand."
"Yes, talking to you would've been a distraction"
"I know. I heard you already. My God, find a pirate to sit on, okay?"
I spaced out for a minute until I heard something hopeful.
"No we're done she's free"
"Good let's got get some coffee bye Rory hope everything turned out ok with that Jess guy"
"Wait how did you never mind bye Jamie"
"He's in the parking lot" he took Paris's books and walked away.
"He took my books" she stated the obvious
"Well go get 'em back"
I walked to the parking lot and saw Jess. I ran over and hugged him tightly. I really needed someone to talk to after the stressful day I had. He kissed me and I temporarily forgot about Paris.
"Get in"
"Me? Get in a car with you?"
"Rory get in the damn car"
"It won't fall apart"
"Rory now"
"Someone's pushy"
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"Why are you so happy" I asked as my daughter skipped into the house.
"I can go"
"YOU CAN"
"Yea Paris is way weird since the whole Jamie thing"
"Oh yea right of course as if she wasn't weird before"
"Mom"
"Rory are you home" Lane called.
I opened the back door and she came zooming in.
"Rory you've got to help me"
"With…"
"Everything"
"What happened?"
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"Why am I here" I asked.
"Because you love me"
"And why do I love you?"
"Because I'm wild and fun and you're safe and boring"
"I thought it was supposed to be the other way around you know you're Lady I'm Tramp"
"You really are tired" she signed us in.
"How can you tell?"
"Your reference sucked"
"Thanks that was nice"
"You need to get your physicals done" Babette said.
"Are you saying I'm out of shape" Rory snapped "I am in perfect condition I deserve to go in there without any examination"
"Alright sugar, go on in" she agreed.
We walked into the building and Rory ran to the coffee stand and grabbed a pot pouring herself her own cup and drinking it in one sip. She poured three more and then her mom came and also had four. They hung on to each other until they both got so tired that they had to lean on Luke and me.
"Alright everyone dance"
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"We've been dancing for 23 hours and 58 minutes" I said.
"We must beat Kirk" mom chanted. Kirk seemed to have had enough and walked over to her and poked her which caused him to be disqualified.
"You two stop dancing I have to win" Lorelai pleaded.
"What difference does it make which Gilmore girl wins either way you get to keep the trophy in your house"
"You" Dean pointed at Jess.
"What do you want" Jess asked sleepily.
"Rory"
"I don't want you Dean" I said and Dean left.
"That's the fourth time he's done that" Jess stated.
"I know"
"I'm getting sick of it"
"I know"
"Can I kill him?"
"No"
"Can Luke kill him?"
"No"
"Can I sleep?"
"No"
"Can I kiss you?"
"Yes"
He leaned over it little bit "No I'm too tired"
"Ok"
"I'm tired so I officially pronounce this marathon over all four of you win" Miss Patty said.
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We sat down on the bridge both us very tired. Then I heard a voice call my name I looked up and saw the perky blonde I had made the mistake of dating a while ago.
"I wanted to tell you that I'm sorry for dumping you and just because you were talking to some girl didn't mean you were two-timing me anyways I was wondering if you wanted to go out sometime" she smiled.
"Wait you were with her" Rory woke up "when was this"
"While you were in Washington"
"What!"
"Well technically we weren't together then"
"Oh right"
"Wow you must be really far gone to let him get away with that" she said the first half way intelligent thing in her life "anyways my offer stands if you get bored with little Miss Tuffet don't forget to not bring your lamb to school"
"Wow I must be really tired I didn't understand that" Rory shook her head.
"That's because it made no sense now go back to sleep" I stroked her hair.
"I'll let you stroke more than my hair" she smiled and left.
"Two exes in 24 hours" Rory laughed.
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"Hey how 'bout one person gets pancakes and one person gets eggs and then we can share" mom said.
"Can't I have to go"
"What it's only" I showed her my watch "it took us 30 minutes to get here"
"Lots of limping" I stated.
"Ok well bye" she waved.
Luke came down holding Lizzie and Jess followed him.
"Hey why does she get to be carried she slept" I complained "Jesse carry me to the bus stop"
"Rory I'm barely standing"
"We'll help each other then"
"Fine come on" I put my arm around his shoulders and he put his around my waist and we helped each other walk out the door. We almost got to the door when I fell and went into a fit of laughter. He carried me bridal style out the door. I looked at him and everyone else looked at us.
"No time to speculate" he said and carried me the rest of the way to the bus stop. He put me on the bench and sat down.
"Are you ok"
"You're heavier then you look"
I started crying "No, no, no don't do that I was kidding just kidding like ha-ha kidding I'm sorry"
"I love you" I said.
"I love you too"
"Even if I was fat"
"I'll have to think about that"
I cried.
"I'm kidding I'm kidding sheesh you need some sleep"
"What's that supposed to mean" I cried.
The bus pulled up "You go to school fall asleep in class and blame it on your wacky town"
"You're so hurtful" I boarded the bus then started laughing. He saw me and ran with the bus. I opened my window.
"Mean"
"Just a little taste"
"Of what"
"Figure it out"
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"She did I can't believe she did it" Lorelai doubled over in laughter.
"Did what"
"I dared her to give you a little taste of what living with a pregnant woman is like"
"Why" I asked.
"I wanted to see how you would react"
"Why"
"Well you carried her across the… what's it called'
"So this happened after that"
"Yea I wrote it on a napkin and held it so she could read it"
"Nice real nice"
"Jess" Luke called.
"What"
"Get up here and watch your sister the babysitter can't make it"
"Fine" I got up and walked upstairs.
"Hey Lizzie do you know that you're three months old today"
"Why don't you take her out to do something?"
"Rory is going to be back in 20 minutes"
"I'm sure she'd love to hang out with you guys"
"Great" I picked up Lizzie and walked down the stairs. When I got downstairs I put her in the stroller and walked out. Everyone in the area looked at me. None of them had seen her. They had heard the baby and knew she was there but this was the first time most of them had seen her. I looked at my watch and headed to the bus stop. To my surprise Rory was sitting there on the bench writing in a notebook.
"You're early" she looked up.
"Oh hey yea I've been here for a few minutes"
"Why didn't you go to Luke's?"
"Didn't feel like going in just yet"
"Why?"
"Well I saw mom and Luke walk upstairs"
"Huh"
"So you brought Lizzie out"
"Yea"
"Cool"
"What are you writing?"
"Oh just a poem for school totally pointless"
"Can I read it?"
"It's not done"
"Is that a no?"
"Fine but it's not very good"
Gazing at the stars on a cloudy night
Look at this lovely sight
Smelling the ocean water
Salt filling your heart
No one can make you feel like this
All of this is in your first kiss
Flying over the ocean blue
Killing some time just you two
What if this feeling is just a threat?
Will you soon be filled with regret?
It's happened before
Will it happen again?
You never can tell if it's meant to be
But we'll just have to wait and see
My heart keeps racing
No more chasing
No more waiting at night
My eyes keep burning bright
Glowing in the moonlight
On a night with no moon
Give me a reason
"Are you kidding it's amazing"
"He wants ten stanzas"
"Show me when you're done"
"Ok"
"Come on let's go"
"He's making me name it what the point is that I have no clue what to call it"
"Most poems are titled after their inspiration you can name it book"
She mumbled something incoherently. I let it go half wanting to know half not wanting to know. She really didn't know how talented she was. How perfect she was. How beautiful she was. What is this chick doing to me?
A/N: Wow that was my longest chapter. I wonder if that means I get the most reviews for this one. Just kidding.
