Disclaimer: I do not own anyone you read in here that can be recognized from the show Gilmore Girls on the WB. Alex's storyline is all mine.

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Now while they are best friends, contact between them has been almost no existent since she moved.

"Jeez, I think Hell has frozen over, Jess Mariano being thoughtful. Someone call the presses. Now shush up, I want to drink my coffee in peace. Plus I'll explain later."

I take a sip of my coffee while listening to the whispers escalating from the town folk in the diner. My mind starts to wonder off to the day Jess and I met.

After I finished my third cup of coffee, I felt I was ready to get the talk with Jess over with.

"Jess, how about we go somewhere and talk?"

"Yeah okay." And with that he gets up to leave.

Luke comes down the stairs and sees Jess talking off and say rather loudly, ''Jess! Where are you going? Your shift doesn't end for another two hours?"

"Well, you see Uncle Luke, I've got my self a visitor and it would be quite rude to ignore her for two hours now wouldn't it." Was Jess's reply.

I quickly butt in with "Jess, it's fine, work, I'm going to walk around town a little, maybe find a place to stay. I'll be back when your shift ends. We'll talk then." I'm beginning to have second thoughts on that talk. A delay in it may be a good thing.

Luke notices me when I had spoken to Jess and says to me, "Who are you? A friend of Jess's from New York? If you are one of his friends that got him into trouble, leave. You're not welcome here."

"Hey! You can't talk to her like that." Says Jess trying to defend me.

"Jess, I can bloody take care of my self thanks, and he can talk to me however he wants. I don't give a damn." Then I turn to Luke and say, "Not that it is any of your fucking business but I'm Alex and no I'm not one of those friends that got him sent here. This ass met those friends after I moved to London."

"Oh, jeez, now I feel really feel stupid. I'm sorry if I came across rude. It's just I've been trying to get him in line and I really didn't need for him to revert back to how he was when he got here. I'm Luke by the way." And with that he reaches out to shake my hand, which I shake hesitantly. This guy seems to have multiply personalities.

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Walking through Stars Hallow, I begin to feel trapped. It's a strange feeling, the happiness in this town. It's almost suffocating if you want to label it. I begin to try to come up with what I'm going to tell Jess. Should I tell him everything? I mean, we haven't talked in years, so why should I lay my soul out for him to see? Then again, he's like a brother to me. Hell, we even have the same last name. I'm so lost in my thoughts I don't notice the looks almost everyone in town are giving me. I'm shaken out of my reserve when my phone rings. –ring- -ring- -ring-

Me: What can I do for you doc?

Doctor Wilson: Ms. Mariano?

Me: Yea that's me.

DW: Right, well, I'm calling to see how you're feeling. Since you refused treatment I wanted to make sure you aren't in that much pain.

Me: I've been refusing treatment since I was 14 and yes I'm fine. No more pain that what I normally live with.

DW: Okay, well I want to see you in a few weeks to check everything.

Me: I'm not sure when I'll be back in the city, I'm visiting a friend. But, I'll call when I am.

And with that I hang up the phone.

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A/N- Right, well, I wrote this last night when I was half asleep. I'm still undecided on how I feel about this chapter. I am happy about the fact that I got a little cliff hanger in here. Let me know what you think. Also, keep the reviews coming. I love reviews. They are what makes the world go round. ;