Chapter 14

Rory and Jess were upstairs in Luke's apartment reading. Rory put down her book and turned to Jess. "Jess." she stated.

"Yeah." he said looking up from his book.

"Talk to me."

"About what?"

"I don't know, anything. Tell me something I don't know about you."

"Okay, I used to be completely obsessed with going to the zoo."

"Really?" She asked curiously.

"Yeah, when Liz wasn't drunk she took me to the Central Park Zoo and I'd stay for hours. I'd whine if we had to leave."

"I cannot picture you whining."

"I was like five. Your turn."

"Mom once told me that the burners on the stove were the devil's hands, because I used to play in the kitchen and she was worried that I'd put my hands on them. Why? I have no idea because we never used them. Your turn again."

"Luke asked me if I was a gigolo."

Rory burst out laughing. "When?" She said in between laughs.

"When I first got my car. He wanted to know where I got the money and I said 'I go to this place that gives me money for my services.'"

Rory still laughed. "My turn, right?"

"Yes please."

"There's not much more to tell. You know a lot about me. Can it be your turn again?"

"Why not?"

"Okay go."

"Back in New York, Liz would beat me."

"Are you serious?"

"Yeah."

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"I didn't want you to have a reason to feel sorry for me."

"Oh. Why did she beat you?"

"I'm not sure, she'd come home drunk and just start beating me. I'm sure my attitude didn't help, but I didn't think she'd really start beating me."

"For how long?"

"Since I was about six."

"Oh my god."

"I know."

"Tell me more."

"Are you sure? There's something I could tell you, but I don't know how you'll take it."

"I'm sure."

"Okay, when I was eleven…"

"What? Jess you can tell me."

"If I tell you, you have to promise you will not tell anybody. I haven't told anyone this."

"I promise."

"And, you can't make it a big deal."

"I can't promise that until I know what is."

"I'll tell you anyway."

"Go ahed."

"When I was eleven, I was raped. That is why I don't trust anyone." Rory was speechless. How could he keep this a secret for seven years? "Rory?"

"Jess, why didn't you tell anyone?"

"I don't know. I have a hard time talking to people and I wasn't sure how they'd react, the only thing I knew was that Liz wouldn't care, so I kept quiet for seven years."

"Wow, so why'd you get sent here?"

Jess was relieved at Rory's subject change. "I couldn't take it in New York after all that was going on in my life, so I guess I just got in trouble on purpose, do I could go somewhere away from there for awhile."

"Basically what you're saying is that you wanted to get sent here?"

"Well, I didn't know I'd be sent to this hellhole-"

"Hey!"

"You didn't let me finish, but meeting you made it that much better."

Rory blushed, "So, how are you going to deal with going to Columbia in New York?"

"You'll be there so I think I'll be alright."

Rory blushed again. "Is it my turn yet?"

"Yes, go."

"I love you, Dodger."

Jess was surprised at her speech, but excited all the same. "I love you too, Princess." He said and cupped her head in his hands and kissed her.

A/N: Wow, I had the 'I love you' thing all planned out differently, but I wrote it like that and I must say, I like it. Yo le espero tipos como lo también. ¡Dígame si usted hace o si usted hace no! For those of you who don't know what that means, it means, I hope you guys like it too. Tell me if you do or if you don't.