"Jess, what happened to your face doll?" Babette asked as she and Miss Patty sat in the dinner the following morning for breakfast.
"I walked into a door."
"Rumour has it Dean hit you." Miss Patty said.
"Why ask if you already know?" Jess wondered out loud.
"And that Rory fainted." Babette added. "How is she?"
"She's fine, she just taking it easy and studying." Jess replied.
Rory currently researching a paper she had to write for one of her classes, so she had books spread out over the bed making notes.
"Do you want to order something or can I get back to work?" Jess asked.
Patty and Babette ordered.
Jess turned in the order to Caesar and then went to check on Rory.
"How's it going?"
"I've got most of the research done, there are a few books I need to find in the library but the outline is done."
"Good."
"So what's happening in the world?"
"There's a thing called a television, it's a box and when you switch it on, moving pictures appear on the screen, and on certain channels they have a program called the news."
"You're hilarious today."
"Patty and Babette are downstairs."
"Take a seat." Rory suggested moving some of the books out the way. "You can hide out here for a while."
"I told Luke I was coming up to check on you."
"How about I need someone to talk to?" Rory suggested.
"That will work." Jess sat down on the bed with her.
"Maybe we should get you some arnica gel for that bruise." Rory suggested.
"Arnica gel?"
"It should help it heal quicker."
"Dean doesn't punch that hard."
"All evidence to the contrary."
"Bruises heal." Jess shrugged.
Rory yawned.
"You should get some sleep."
"I just need a nap."
"Let's move these then." Jess moved the books off the bed and onto the floor.
Rory shuffled down so her head was on the pillow.
"Tell me something." Rory said.
"What do you want to know?"
"Something true."
"Have you been watching Ten Things I Hate About You again?"
"You're the one who got the reference."
"That's because you and your crazy mother made me watch it."
"Tell me something true anyway."
"This whole town is filled with crazy kooks." Jess stated.
"That's what makes life interesting." Rory told him.
"Ror, take a nap."
"Will you stay for a while?" Rory asked.
"I'll stay until you're asleep." Jess told her. "Sleep."
"Okay." Rory closed her eyes.
With in a few minutes she was asleep. Jess kissed her forehead and covered her with a blanket before heading back downstairs.
"Rory okay?" Luke asked when he came back down.
"She's taking a nap."
"Lorelai is on her way over."
"I thought she'd be here earlier."
"Problem at the inn." Luke replied.
"They look like they need more coffee." Jess said grabbing the pot.
TBC