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"Uh, yeah...something is kinda wrong." Rory sniffled, wiping her tears and shifting in her seat next to Jess. They were driving in the middle of the night, and she was scared, and tired. She couldn't even think. "Umm, where are you?"
"That's not important right now, hon. Tell me what's wrong. Mommy is listening."
"I got into a fight with...with Dad. He found us asleep and he started saying horrible things because we shouldn't have even stayed there in the first place...I mean, a night alone in that stupid house with that stupid Sherry. She's so peppy, I want to kick her. Now, we're driving and...no, Jess is driving because I'm too upset. And Lane and Dave are sleeping. I'm scared and it's raining." Rory let out a sob, and Jess squeezed her hand.
"Honey, I don't understand what you are saying. Tell me what happened from the beginning. I want to know everything."
"I'm stupid." Rory stated, sighing.
"I'll determine that after you tell me what happened. Now, come on."
"We went to see him. Dad. And I don't know what happened, but somehow, Sherry convinced us to stay there for the night because apparently the roads are terrible. But, me and Jess fell asleep, we were watching a movie and it was boring...so, he found us-,"
"Who?"
"Dad. He found us asleep on the couch."
"Right. Go on."
"He started yelling at me for sleeping with my boyfriend-,"
"Rory, you didn't, uh...umm...right?" Lorelai asked nervously.
"What?" She then realized what her mother had asked. "Mom! No! I would have told you...plus, on dad's couch? I mean, come on, don't be gross here."
"Sorry." Lorelai smirked. "And a couch is not a bad place to do it-,"
"Mom." She warned.
"Oh, right, mad and upset. Don't wanna go there." Lorelai sighed. "Continue please."
"Nothing really happened after that...I mean, I got mad at him for accusing me of something I didn't do. It doesn't really matter anymore. All I know is that I'm really just upset and mad at him right now."
"Babe, you can't get so worked up on Christopher. You knew this would happen..."
"No, I didn't. I thought he would be nice to me and nice to Jess. And to everyone! I mean, I had enough courage to actually forgive him for last time and go over there. But, I mean, acting like that made me really hate him."
"Rory, you don't hate your father."
"I think I do... But, Jess was great about it. He helped me and stuff." Rory sighed, looking over at Jess who was watching the road. They were going pretty slow because of the current weather. He didn't want something to happen. "You know, it's really bad out here...I mean, it's thundering and raining, and I'm upset, which doesn't help."
"Okay, I guess it's time to bring out my mom card then." Lorelai smiled. "Put on a sweater, so you don't get a cold in this weather. I know it' summer, but you might want to have it just in case. Take the extra sweater that I packed you and roll it into a ball. Place it against the window, so you can lay down against it and be comfortable."
Rory smiled, and did as she said.
"Reach across Jess and take the Kleenex out of the compartment. Then, roll down his window and wet the Kleenex with the rain. Wipe your face, so you have a nice clean face."
"How did you know about the Kleenex?" Rory asked, surprised, as she did what she was told.
"I think ahead." Lorelai smirked. "Now, pass the phone to Jess."
"What does that have to do with the mom card?"
"It just does. Now, pass me the phone to Mr. James Dean Junior." Lorelai waited patiently until Jess' voice answered the other line of the phone.
"Lorelai?" He asked.
"I know your driving and I'm probably breaking the law...but, can I talk to you for a sec?"
"Yeah."
"Okay. I just wanted to thank you for taking care of Rory..." Lorelai practically had to choke out, she wasn't Jess' biggest fan, and it was hard to thank a kid who she did not like.
"I wasn't really taking care of her. I just did what she told me."
"Right..." Lorelai smirked. "Hey, what did you tell him?"
"Who?"
"Christopher. What did you tell him? I'm sure that you told him something. I mean, he did hurt our girl. From what I've heard, you don't respond to that too well."
"Don't worry about it."
"Ha! So you did tell him something?"
"Yes. Now can we change the subject?"
"Right. Besides from thanking you, I wanted to give you instructions."
"What?"
"Find the nearest hotel or motel to stay in. Don't worry about the price, Rory has some money she has been saving up, it's in her bank account. And even I would be willing to pay for it, just get everyone somewhere safe. It's all I ask of you."
"There's nowhere near."
"Where are you right now?"
"Somewhere in Rode Island."
"Great. Stop at the nearest hotel when you get to New York. You know that place pretty well, you did live there most of your life. I'm sure you'll find somewhere where rats won't nibble on my daughter's ears."
"Actually, quite the opposite."
"Just get them all to a hotel."
"Dammit, I'm tired."
"I know, Jess. I know tonight has been hard on you of all people. But, it's okay. I wouldn't have anyone else with my daughter right now...your a great boyfriend for doing this."
"Thanks, Lorelai."
"No problem." She sighed. "Please call me when she is lying in a bed, okay?"
"Sure."
"I am so thankful for this, Jess. Really. Okay, I'll leave you to drive." She paused. "Be careful, kid. I don't know what I would do if anything should happen to any of you."
"Goodnight, Lorelai."
"Bye." She sighed, closing her phone. She looked up at Luke, who was staring at her. "Yes, I had a pleasant conversation with Jess. Do not mock." She groaned, dropping her head on the table.
"What happened with them?" Luke asked.
"Long story. I'm just tired...poor Jess has to drive right now. I am starting to admire him more and more every day."
Luke smirked, sitting next to her. "Do you want to hang around a bit...until he calls?"
"Yeah. That would be good." Lorelai nodded, giving him a small smile.
Jess pulled up to one of the apartment buildings in New York. It wasn't very nice...actually, it wasn't nice at all. But, he knew they would be good there, and they wouldn't have to pay anything. He looked around the car, Rory was dead asleep, and the same went for Lane and Dave.
He decided that it wouldn't be too good to wake Rory and Lane up, so he tapped on Dave's shoulder. His eyes fluttered open and he looked at Jess with a questioning look.
"Hey." He yawned.
"Get up, I am almost asleep. We need to get the girls into the apartment." Jess stated.
"Where are we anyways?" He asked, sitting up.
"At my friend's apartment. Don't worry about it, I called them on the road from Luke's cell phone." Jess replied. "Now, get Lane out of the car, while I try to carry Rory."
Jess got out from the car, and went over to Rory's side. He opened the door, and Rory almost fell to the floor, but luckily he caught her before she could. He stood her up and let her lean against him as they walked to the door of the apartment building.
Dave did the same with Lane, putting an arm around her.
They slowly made their way up the stair, trying not to wake the girl's up. They would grunt every now and then or mutter something in their sleep, but they were pretty much tired and asleep.
Jess knocked on the door of his friends' apartment, balancing Rory with his side, trying not to let her fall.
The door opened to show some guy about Jess' and Dave's age. He looked like he had been asleep until then, and didn't look too happy. Jess just smirked at him, one arm around Rory.
"You had to come tonight, when I was dead asleep and it's freaking storming outside." The guy muttered, moving aside and letting them in his apartment.
"Hey, I needed a place to stay, and I thought, 'Hey, what is Eric up to? Maybe I'll visit him.'" Jess smirked. "Dave, this is Eric. Eric, this is Dave."
"Man, I won't remember any of your names in the morning, because it's what? 4 o'clock in the fucking morning." Eric exclaimed. Dave noticed a girl that looked about their age too come out of the next room. She had blond-ish hair and a short night gown.
"Hey!" The girl shrieked running up to Jess. "Eric told me you were coming and I got excited."
"In the wee hours of the morning you can get excited?" Jess asked groggily, from lack of sleep.
"New accomplishment." She smiled. "Who are these girls? They look dead asleep."
"They are. You'll meet them in the morning when their conscious. Don't worry, you'll like them." Jess smirked. She nodded. "Where can we stay? Because I am tired, and if I don't get a bed I will fall asleep right here."
"Ava, show them the room, I'll show Dave and the girl to the other." Eric instructed the girl, Dave could tell that it was his girlfriend because of the way she looked at him.
"Okay." Ava smiled and lead them to a room that had one twin bed. They would have to fit there, but it was alright. Jess placed Rory down on the bed in the right, he took a blanket from the side of the bedroom and placed it on her. "She looks pretty." She whispered to Jess.
"She is." Jess nodded.
"Is she good enough for Jess Mariano?" Ava smiled, as she looked at Rory, who looked pure and innocent. Jess rolled his eyes. "No, I'm serious. She must be some great girl if she got you."
"She's a great girl, Ava." Jess reassured her. "You were a great girl, but you know we couldn't have made it work."
"I know." Ava nodded, "Well, call us if you need anything. Goodnight."
"'Night." Jess smirked, giving her a hug. She left the room quickly, closing the door behind her. He turned to look at Rory who had her eyes wide open. "Great." He mumbled under his breath, sitting down next to his girlfriend.
"Who was that?" Rory asked, while he took off his shoes.
"No one."
"Where are we?"
"Nowhere."
"Why did you hug her?"
"No reason." He settled next to her in the bed. Rory looked mad...no, she didn't look mad, she looked sad, distant. Like if something horrible had just happened, and she was looking at it.
"She is someone, and we are somewhere, and you did hug her for some reason, Jess. It's four o'clock in the morning, but I still know that there is something behind that Ava. And I'm going to find out, don't hide it from me." She whispered.
"I don't want to talk about this right now." Jess ran a hand through his hair.
"I'm soaked."
"So am I."
Rory sneezed, "I'm going to catch a cold."
"I can go ask Ava if she has anything for you to borrow." Jess offered.
"The last thing I want is to wear your ex-girlfriend's clothes." She said coldly. "I'm fine. Goodnight." That left Jess in shock, he didn't know that she would figure it out so quickly. But, he knew she was mad because she turned the other way, her back facing him.
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