Chapter 9 New developments
"I can walk out, this is ridicules." Jess pointed out as Rory was wheeling him through the hospital in a wheelchair.
"We've had this discussion, it's hospital policy and the doctor said you are not to exert yourself. Now doctor Steward, aside from his medication and him taking it easy is there anything else I should know?" Rory asked her.
"Just make sure your boyfriend takes it easy, and he's to check up with his doctor. Both doctor McPhee and doctor Stevenson has been sent his medical files." Doctor Steward told her.
"Who is doctor McPhee? My doctor is doctor Stevenson" Jess commented.
Ignoring Jess comment Rory said "Thank you for everything doctor Steward."
"You're quite welcome" Doctor Steward told Rory before walking off.
"Who is doctor McPhee?" Jess asked Rory again.
"I told you, you weren't going back to Philadelphia yet because you would ignore doctor's orders and not take good enough care of yourself." Rory told him.
"And Rory I told you I was a grown man and can take care of myself." Jess told her.
"I know, but I'm not taking any chances of you hurting yourself 3 and a half hours away from me." Rory told him.
"So you're going to take me where? Stars Hollow? I am not living with Liz and that TJ. And I am not moving back in with Luke, with him and Lorelai having set a date to marry I would take up too much of their make up alone time." He said shuddering slightly at the thought.
"I know, you told me this before. And you hate Stars Hollow, well except for the bridge." Rory told him.
"Good, so we both agree I should just go back to my own place in Philly." Jess told her.
"No, and don't worry about your cat Leigh. Matt is bringing her." Rory told him.
"Bringing her? Where am I going?" Jess asked.
"New Haven." She told him as they entered an elevator.
"New Haven? Why? You rented a room for me or something?" Jess asked her.
"Don't be silly?" Rory told him.
"Ok, then why am I going to New Haven." Jess asked her.
"Because that's where I live." Rory answered.
Then it hit Jess "You're moving me in with you?" he asked her.
"Well not just me, you know I've moved back in with Paris. And Doyle has pretty much moved in there as well." Rory told him keeping her face straight as she glanced at him before the elevator stopped and she pushed his wheelchair out in front of her.
"When were you going to tell me I was moving in with you?" Jess asked her.
"I figured you'd figure it out when we got there." Rory told him. "It's either moving in with me or with your mother and TJ." Rory then told him, then added "Besides it's just temporarily, until you're well enough to get back to Philly and Truncheon Books."
"But I have to have clothes, and my books." Jess told her.
"Jess, this is me you're talking to. I have everything planned. Matt is taking your cat and some of your stuff to mine and Paris's place. And I have books. Books ready for you to write in their margins." Rory told him. And before he could ask Rory added "and Matt let me see your books and I picked some out I didn't have…or hadn't read yet. I even took some of your boring Hemingway books." She told him.
Jess looked at her and couldn't help but smile. How much he loved this Gilmore girl, words couldn't describe. "What?" Rory asked blushing slightly under his gaze.
"Nothing, just…have I told you today how much I love you?" Jess asked her.
Rory blushed "I think you may have mentioned it" she told him smiling flirtingly at him. "I could use some refreshing tough." She told him as she leaned him to meet him half way for a kiss.
When they broke apart Jess looked at her and said "I love you."
"I love you too." Rory replied smiling.
"So tell me, how does Jess Mariano end up having a cat?"
"Blame Lilly, my fathers girlfriends daughter. She has a cat and she got it knocked up and then got kittens. When I visited for my dad to show him my book, there was the little kitten following me around. Lilly insisted that I take her with me. Ironically she had read my book and had called that kitten Leigh." Jess told her.
"Huh" Rory said smiling at him.
"I only kept the name because she was used to it already." Jess told her.
"Right" Rory said smirking and giving him a kiss, ending Jess's protests with that.
"Rory Gilmore"
"Rory will you please tell Paris I can get out of bed to get some work done." Jess's voice said at the other end.
"Jess, that depends, what kind of work?" Rory asked "you can write in bed."
"Yes, but it's a lot more comfortable to write at a desk." Jess replied
"Will you be in a chair sitting at this desk and let either Paris or Doyle get you anything if you need it so you won't pull and stitches?" Rory asked him it had been 4 days since she took Jess to her and Paris's apartment and she had allowed Jess to work, but not for too long and not without someone else being there closely so they could help him if he needed it.
"Rory the doctor said I could start working again, as long as it didn't involve heavy lifting. Now I love you but I am fit enough to work without being babysat." Jess told her.
"If you think I want to baby-sit you, you are so wrong" Paris's voice sounded loud enough for Rory to overhear over the phone.
"Jess" Rory sighted "ok, but promise me you'll be careful." Rory told him "and don't work too long, because when I get home you still need to finish reading "The old man and the Sea" to me. Who ever thought I'd grow to like Hemingway."
Jess laughed "Well he is a great author." Jess told her "Ayn rand could have learned something from him"
"You weren't complaining when I read "The Fountainhead" to you at the hospital." Rory replied.
"Well that's cause I like your voice and you reading to me actually made me understand what that crazy woman was talking about." Jess said through the phone.
"Well same here." Rory told him smiling. "Ok put Paris on."
"Paris! Rory!" Jess called her before handing Paris the phone a few seconds later.
"Hey Rory." Paris said through the phone.
"Hey Paris, so Jess can work at my desk. But be sure Doyle helps him get to the chair and he has some snacks and something to drink. Then you can go out for a while if you want. I'll be home in about 2 hours to take him off your hands." Rory told her.
"Ok, thanks. So, Jess is getting better." Paris stated walking out of the room with the phone and out of Jess's earshot.
"Yes." Rory said.
"Well, it's not that I mind that much having him around Rory. Because actually knows something about stuff and it's good to talk to someone who is smart and puts that intelligence to use. That Huntzburger always annoyed me. And he seems to make you really happy, I haven't seen you this happy with Huntzburger or Dean. It's good to see. So-" Paris babbled and Rory interrupted her
"Paris, what is it?" Rory asked her.
"Well, when is he going back to Philly? Have you two talked about that?" She asked.
"Well, a little." Rory told Paris then added "Ok so I've been avoiding it. I don't want him to go. I like having him around and him being home when I get there. I love him Paris and when he goes back to Philly he's going to be 3 and a half hours away."
"Yes, I know Rory. But if you really love Jess, you and he will be just fine. You have weekends and the summer to get together and when you're graduated you can just find a job in Philly." Paris told her.
"Yeah I know, but…I guess I just don't like not being able to be with him every day." Rory told her.
"Rory we have phone, email, webcam these days. He won't be that far." Paris told her.
"I know, but I'll still miss him." Rory told her "I'm pathetic."
"No you're in love." Paris said to her.
Rory smiled "that I am. But so are you"
Paris smiled and looked at Doyle "yes, so am I" she told Rory.
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