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"They did what?" We heard "She said what" a door slammed. Jess came racing down the stairs he grabbed the bottom of the chair Lane was sitting at and spun her around.

"What do you have against me" he yelled "Huh why do you hate me so much come on Kim spit out what's your problem with me you're not still mad about that guy are you because come on don't you think it's time to let it go"

"I don't know what you're talking about" Lane played the innocent card.

"Oh right and I just got a lecture on the importance of condoms for no reason he told me what you said."

"Jess calm down Lane wasn't thinking" I tried.

"I'll say" he blew up.

I grabbed his arm and pulled him to a table away from Lane and made him sit down. I got him a glass of water and put it in front of him then sat down. He stared at it for awhile and I gave him the look your parents give you when you won't take your medicine that just screams force feeding and he picked it up. He sipped it slowly at first then faster until he was practically inhaling it. His breathing rate and quite possibly his heart rate went down noticeably. He no longer looked like he had just ran a marathon. He seemed calmer but was still looking at Lane. If looks could kill. He'd be in jail for the rest of his life.

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"You ok" she asked.

"She didn't even have anything to base it on" I whispered.

"So she was wrong"

"I didn't say that"

"Then Jess I know you don't want to hear this but maybe it's a good thing she said that especially when you're with a girl like Shane" she visibly shuddered as she said her name.

"Come on Ror" she gulped "you know that it's not a good idea for Luke to think about any of that"

"Maybe but it could help keep you from getting into something you don't want to"

"You really think that little of me"

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"I really think that little of Shane and anyone with her" I blurted out without thinking.

"Well guess what I can take care of myself" he stormed out of the diner.

Luke came down the stairs and stood next to where I sat.

"What did you say to him" I asked.

"To tell you the truth I'm not sure but I regret it"

"I know the feeling" I held my head in my hands. I'd never admit it but I really liked Jess always had I guess. I really wish I could take back that whole argument. Just make it go away. Make the whole day start over again.

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"Hey Rory" Jess said as I sat down in the seat in front of him.

"Hey Jess" I smiled.

"Everything ok with Luke and Lorelai" he asked.

"Yep everything's good"

"Good"

"Jess can I tell you something"

"Sure what"

"I like you"

"You what"

"I like you and I know you probably don't feel the same I mean I'm just a nobody"

"You're not a nobody"

I looked down.

He pulled up my chin and pressed his lips softly against mine.

"I like you too Rory…Rory…Rory wake up" he poked me.

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I woke up to find my mom looking at me.

"Hey you ok" she asked.

"Fine I got to go"

I ran out of the diner. I ran passing many people. Ok only two then I got tired and started walking I am after all my mother's daughter. I walked as fast as I could without risking passing out again. I ignored several people who tried to stop me including Kirk. I made it to my destination only to turn back. I saw them together at the bridge the place we became friends the place we had our little My Girl moment. The bee part actually not the kissing part. The place we had read together the place where we said or last words to each other before he disappeared for a year. I ran away. Fast. I knew I was going to regret it. I got to Luke'sI slammed my hands down on the nearest table panting wildly. Kirk moved his food and Luke brought me a glass of water.

"Everything ok sweets you came in here pretty fast" mom asked.

"Him her bridge now" I panted.

"I'm sorry but that didn't make sense" she smiled.

"Rory come on you need to stop running if you have a heart attack everyone will blame me" Jess walked in and leaned against the door seemingly ok from the run back here.

"What'd you do to her" mom yelled.

"I didn't do anything" Jess defended.

"Bees books good bye" I cried out.

Jess froze "Come on" he pulled me out.

"So bees attacked her then hergave her a book and said good bye" I heard mom say before we were out.

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I turned her aroundand pushed her against the wall and put my hands on either side of her.

"Rory I didn't think"

"I'll say" I repeated what he had said earlier.

"I didn't think you'd be there"

"That bridge means a lot to us the three of us the two of us even more"

"I know"

"No I don't think you do"

"Last year every dance every festival we had and someone asked me to go with them I'd turn them down and I'd come here" I told him "Lane would usually come too we'd stay for a while right after you left we used to pretend you were there we got over that quickly though then we'd go to the party of dance or festival or whatever Taylor was doing."

"Rory..."

"No let me finish Lane was mad at you but she still missed you I should've been mad at you for leaving for not saying good bye but I wasn't because I missed you too much"

"Good bye" he walked directly into Luke's and up the stairs.

I blinked a few times before walking home in tears.