Jess was working in the diner the following week bussing tables when the phone rang. Since Luke had gone to get some more mustard from the store room Jess grabbed the phone.
"Luke's." He answered.
"Jess?"
"Paris, Rory isn't here. She doesn't get here until this afternoon." Jess told her.
"I know. But I'm calling about Rory."
"What about Rory?" Jess asked.
"She's at the hospital."
"What!" Jess exclaimed very loudly so the few customers that were in the diner turned to look at them.
"She passed out after her class and bumped her head on a desk. They called me, I've tried calling Lorelai but she's not answering her cell phone."
"Is she okay?"
"The doctor is examining her now."
"Which hospital?" Jess asked. Paris gave him the details. "I'll be there as soon as I can." He hung up. "LUKE!" Jess yelled as he stomped towards the store room.
"What?"
"I need your keys." Jess told him.
"What?"
"Rory passed out in class and bumped her head on a desk, she's at the hospital I need your keys."
"Is she okay?"
"Doctor's are looking at her. Luke, I don't have time for this."
"Does Lorelai know?" Luke inquired.
"Paris called her she's not answering." Jess grabbed the keys from Luke.
"Don't speed." Luke called after him as Jess ran out. "I'll call Lorelai."
GG
"I'm looking for Rory Gilmore." Jess said as he hurried up to the desk.
"Rory Gilmore." The clerk repeated.
"Jess." He heard Paris say from down the hall.
"Never mind." Jess hurried down the hallway to where Paris was standing. "Is she okay?"
"She's in there go ask her yourself. I'm going to get a soda."
Jess pushed open the door and walked in. Rory was sat in the bed on the far side hooked up to an IV.
"Rory." Jess said loud enough for her to hear, but not loud enough to disturb the woman in the other bed who appeared to be sleeping.
"Hey, what are you… Paris called you." Rory guessed.
"What happened?"
"It's stupid." Rory sighed.
"She said you passed out and hit your head."
"I woke up late this morning; I was almost late for class so I didn't have time for breakfast. Add getting up to fast and I passed out. Someone called 911 and I wind up here. The baby is fine they checked, she's moving quite happily in there."
"Good. What's with the IV?"
"They put it up in case I'm dehydrated. They're running a few tests, but the doctor says I don't have a concussion. I'm just going to get a bruise." Rory explained.
"Okay Ms Gilmore." The doctor came in examining Rory's test results. "I'm sorry we haven't met."
"This is Jess. If he's here my Mom won't be far behind." Rory predicted.
"Luke was calling her since Paris couldn't get through." Jess told her.
"Well Ms Gilmore your test results show you blood sugar level is definitely a little low. So we're going to get that back to normal before we release you. Then I want you to take it easy for the weekend. Your blood pressure is also a little on the low side of normal, you'll need to get your OB to monitor that, but it can take a dip at this stage of pregnancy but usually returns to normal by the end."
"Okay."
"She's going to need someone around to keep an eye on her make sure she takes it easy." The doctor said looking at Jess.
"I'll be there." Jess told him.
"Good. Despite the fact that we're pretty certain she doesn't have a concussion she'll still need to be monitored just in case. We'll give you a head injury face sheet."
"Okay." Jess nodded.
"And Ms Gilmore this may sound like a cliché but breakfast is the most important meal of the day especially if you haven't eaten for more than eight hours. Even if you can't stomach a full meal, eat little and often to keep your blood sugar level up. We'll give you some information on things than can help keep it up if you start to feel dizzy too."
"Okay." Rory agreed.
"Sit tight you'll be with us for a few hours yet. So take it easy and I'll check back on you in a little while."
TBC