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Chapter 9

It was ten on Saturday morning. The day of her first real date with Jess. She talked to her mother yesterday about college. She had said to follow her heart and her decision would just come to her. But, if need be, she would help when she got back.

She anxiously went into the diner, going to talk to Jess about what she should wear. She went to Jess, when she got there. He gave her a kiss and a mug of coffee. It became somewhat routine for them, but they never got tired of it. "Hey." He said.

"Hi. I came to ask you what I should wear and when you're coming to get me so I have time to get ready for whatever it is were doing." She said.

"You can wear something casual and I will be by at about one."

"Only three hours to get ready. I'm shocked!"

"Well, I think you'll be alright."

"I better get going, considering I have no time to get ready. Can I have coffee to go please?"

"You just had coffee."

"I know."

"So why do you need more?"

"You're seriously asking a Gilmore that question."

"Yes."

"Coffee, my friend is the elixir of life. Without it, I would be nothing. I would be incomplete. I would be ying without my yang. I would-" She was cut off by his lips and a cup of coffee.

"Here you go. I'll see you at one. Be ready."

"Fine." She said leaving the diner.

When she got home, she greeted her father. "Hey, dad." She said.

"Hey, Ror." There was that 'Ror' again.

"Listen, I'm not gonna be back here until late tonight. I have a date with Jess."

"That's okay. I'm going to Boston to look for a job. But, I'll be back later."

"Okay, I'll see you later."

"Bye." He said exiting the house. Rory went to go get ready for her date. She took a shower and decided to curl her hair. She spent about an hour doing that. Then, she took on the hardest part, deciding what to wear. She couldn't figure out what to do so she called her mother. She dialed and waited.

"Hello," came her mother's voice.

"Mom, I need help."

"What is it?"

"I have no idea what to wear on my date with Jess."

"Did he tell you how to dress?"

"He said casually, but that's always the most confusing."

"Wear my black sweater, jeans, and bring that purse that looks like Stalin's head!"

"I'll wear the sweater and the jeans but I'm not bringing Joseph Stalin on my date."

"Fine, wear the sparkly bracelet I just bought."

"Oh, pretty!"

"You are so me."

"I know, and proud of it."

"Good girl. Have fun later. Be safe."

"I will. I love you."

"Love you too. Bye."

"Bye." Rory hung up and ran upstairs to get the sweater and bracelet from her mother's drawer. An hour later, she was finally ready. She sat on the couch and thought, 'I'll go make some coffee.' But, the doorbell rang before she got there. She answered it and it was Jess holding a cup of coffee. "You know, I was just going to make coffee." She said gesturing him inside.

"Well, I saved you any labor. You look beautiful."

"Thank you. You don't clean up so bad yourself." He was wearing a white button down and jeans. "Am I dressed okay?"

"Yes. You ready?"

"Yeah."

"Well we are going to New York so I would suggest bringing cds or something to occupy your time."

"Okay." She said running into her room and bringing out The Clash and The Pixies.

"Nice choices."

"Thanks, I figured they'd have to satisfy both of us and these were the first that came to mind."

"Alright, let's go."

"Let's go."

They went to the car and got in. Rory put in a cd that Jess didn't see and 'Guns of Brixton' came on. "I never get tired of this song." He said.

"Yeah, it's kind of like our song."

"It is." They discussed literature for the two-hour car ride.

They pulled up at a location familiar to Rory. "This is it." Jess said getting out of the car, grabbing a book.

"I remember this." Rory said.

"You should." Jess said smirking.

"This is Washington Square Park."

"Yes, it is."

"I came here to visit you after our accident."

"Yes, you did."

"Jess." She said kissing him. "So what are we doing?"

He pulled his book out of the back pocket of his pants. "Reading."

"Yay." She said and they sat on the bench he was sitting at when she visited him. He started reading his well-worn copy of 'Oliver Twist'.

Two hours and six chapters of 'Oliver Twist' later, Rory was starting to get hungry. "Jess, I'm hungry."

"I know where we can go." He stood up and took her to the hot dog stand they went to that same day. "Two with everything on it." He told the guy at the stand.

"Yay." Rory said again, biting her hot dog.

"Okay, phase three." Jess said.

"I think I know what we're doing." Rory said and Jess smirked, as they walked onto the subway.

They arrived at the record store, hand in hand about ten minutes later. Another hour later, Jess found something he knew would make Rory happy. "Rory!"

"What?"

"The record."

"What record?"

"The Go-Go's original album, signed by Belinda."

"Are you serious?"

"Yeah." He said showing her the record.

"I'm getting it."

"Okay." He said.

They both left the store with numerous amounts of records. Rory, with a lot for Lane and the record for her mother. "Jess I had a really wonderful time." Rory said happily. "Nothing would be better."

"I thought you'd enjoy it."

On the way home something suddenly hit Rory. "Jess."

"What?"

"I think I know where I want to go to college."

"I've been thinking about it a lot to."

"You go first." They both said in unison.

"Columbia." They said again in unison.

"I understand if you don't like my decision, but I think that's where I belong and where-"

"Rory, we both said Columbia."

"Oh." Rory said feeling extremely happy and feeling like a complete idiot at the same time.

"Now, we can go together."

"You don't know how happy I am right now."

"Oh, but I think I do." They sat in a comfortable silence all the way home.

They got out of the car once they reached her house and kissed and just stood there in each other's embrace for a couple minutes. "I really had fun tonight, Jess."

"Me, too. Did you remember Belinda?"

"Oh, it's in the car." She said running to get it from the car.

"Can you imagine what would've happened if you'd forgotten it again?"

"I'd beat myself up for the next week."

"I wouldn't want that."

"No, you wouldn't."

"When does your mom get back again?"

"Next Friday and I already asked if I could get out of dinner to go and get her."

"Oh."

"I better get going."

"Me too."

"I don't want to go."

"But, if we don't Luke's gonna call the police, remember."

"Oh yeah."

"I'll see you at the diner tomorrow, right."

"Of course, remember who you're talking to."

"Right."

"Night, Dodger." She said kissing him. He quickly responded. They ended the kiss.

"Night, Princess." He said and got into his car and drove off.

Rory ran into the house and got ready for bed. She fell asleep that night with a wide grin on her face.