Chapter Eight: 'Let Your Balalaikas Ring Out'
Disclaimer: I don't own the show or the characters, they belong to the wonderful creators of Gilmore Girls.
Summary: My version of what happens after the screen fades to black…
A/N: Thank you guys so much for all of your amazing reviews. They really made my day, I'm so glad you liked it.
Btw, Alison… it was a typo, I meant to say 'when I knew I loved him.' Yeah… And, no they haven't said 'I love you' yet, we're still waiting on that one…
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She wasn't surprised when she saw him sitting there. After all, she had gone there with the intention of talking to him. The sight of him sitting on the bridge, throwing rocks into the water, brought back memories.
But he was different now. He was doing something with his life. He wrote a book.
She was different now. She wasn't in school. She wasn't talking to her mother.
"Hey." She said, sitting down on the bridge beside him.
"Hey." He said, not even looking up. It's not as if he was expecting her, but he was anything but surprised when she sat down beside him.
"I stayed up all night reading your book. I read it 4 times." She told him, holding out the book, and beginning to skim through the pages. "I liked all your notes in them… they were really good."
"I try." He told her.
"I want to tell you my favorite part… but I don't know if I could pick just one." Rory said.
"You don't have to pick just one." He told her.
"I loved the whole thing… really, Jess, it's amazing."
"It's nothing special." Jess shrugged.
"Jess. It's amazing." Rory told him.
"Thanks." He said, looking at her for the first time since she sat down.
She smiled back at him, and then he looked back into the water. She sighed. "You were right." She said.
He stayed silent.
"This isn't me." Rory continued. "I'm sitting around doing nothing… I'm planning tea parties, and I dropped out of Yale… and you know what? I can't remember the last time I read a book… I mean, before last night… before last night, I hadn't read a book in months. Can you believe that? I love to read." Rory babbled on.
"I know you do." Jess told her.
"I hate this… I hate not talking to my Mom, and living with my grandparents. I hate having maids, and not reading books. I hate having my shoes shined when I get home, and my clothes laid out for me in the morning. I hate all of this."
"So, fix it." Jess said.
"What?"
"Look Rory, I wanted to come back here to tell you that… it's because of you… you helped me see it… everything I was losing, the people I was hurting, how I was sitting around doing nothing… wasting away… I wanted to tell you that you helped me, you saved me… I guess it's my turn to do the same for you." He told her.
"What?"
"You're missing opportunities… you're not talking to your mom… you're hurting her… your hurting yourself… you say it's all temporary, but how long is temporary?"
"I don't know." She said.
"This girl… it isn't you. The Rory I know can't stand fighting with her mom for longer than a few hours… she cares more about what her mom thinks than anyone else in the world… she would never want to hurt her… The Rory I know loves to learn… she loves to go to school, and read, and write… Why'd you drop out of Yale?"
"I don't know." Rory said.
"You know." He told her.
"Somebody told me I couldn't do… I didn't have what it takes."
"And you believed them?" Jess asked, shocked.
It took her a few minutes to answer. She was staring into the water, like it held all her answers. But after a short time, she looked up at him, and nodded. "Yeah."
"Remember, when I lived in Stars Hollow, and everybody thought I couldn't do it? They thought I was stupid, I just caused problems… All I did was blast my stereo, steal tennis balls, and crash cars… But you, you always told me that I was so smart, and I could do whatever I wanted… You always said they were wrong."
"They were." Rory told him.
"So, I'm telling you that whoever the hell told you that you didn't have it… They're wrong."
"Thanks." Rory said softly.
"Go back to Yale, Rory. Go talk to your mom, watch some stupid movies, eat food until you throw up, read an enclyopedia or too… and we'll forget this whole Yale thing ever happened, OK?"
"Sounds good." Rory said.
"And dump the dude with the Porsch."
She smiled a little at him, and watched as he stood up. "Where are you going?"
"I'm going to go see Luke… I haven't told him yet." Jess said, gesturing towards the book in Rory's hands.
"He'll be proud."
"Yeah well, he better not hug me."
Rory laughed, and stood up to hug him goodbye.
"I'll call you… Maybe I'll come up to Philly sometime."
"You got some school work to catch up on, Gilmore." Jess told her, knowingly.
"I'll call." Rory smiled.
"Good." Jess smiled. "Bye Rory."
"Bye Jess. Say hi to Luke for me… and tell him that I'll call my mom soon… I just have to figure some stuff out first… but, soon, I promise."
"Will do."
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Well, well, well...
That was one really great episode, guys. I loved it. I wish they had a Jess/Luke scene, though. I'm glad Jess knocked some sense into her, though. Logan was an ass, though. Whatever. I'm not a very huge Rogan fan. I'm not really Lit, either. I'm just like... undecided I guess. Anyway, the whole Paul Anka thing was cute. I wish Luke had been like "she'll be OK," when Lorelai was crying so then it'd be like...he knows Lorelai isn't talking about the dog, she's talking about Rory. I don't know. And I loved the 'just wait until your father gets home' thing...that was good. UHhhh...and yeah I'm glad Rory finally bitched out Emily, or well...kindda. But whatever, now she'll move out I guess. good, good, good. Can't wait until next week mann..
Yes, please, please, please review.