AN: I fixed the beginning and rewrote the second half. This chapt shouldn't suck nearly as much as I thought it was going to! I actually think it's pretty awesome..
Disclaimer: I love the show and don't claim to have any ownership of it. I wish I did though, like stock or something…then I'd be like, rich!
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The commotion in the diner had quieted down considerably by the time Jess and Rory headed downstairs an hour or so later. As soon as they rounded the corner and pushed away the curtain, all eyes were on them. It was a circus and they were the main act. "Get out of here," Luke growled at them, "They'll never order as long as they're focused on you."
Jess nodded and calmed walked Rory through the crowd and out the door. "What was that all about?"
Rory squeezed his hand and smiled, "You should know, you're the one that announced not only our relationship but also the whole Yale thing to the entire town. You know they're addicted to gossip like crack."
"Are you sure they're not just addicted to crack?" Jess laughed and stopped in front of Rory's car. "It would explain a lot."
Rory thought about it for a while and finally burst out into a grin. "I guess it would! What are we doing?" she asked when she noticed they had stopped.
"How's your memory? This is your car,"
"I just don't understand why…"
Jess pulled a DVD out of his back pocket, "Movie night!"
Rory's face distorted, confused. "And we're in front of my car, why?"
"Take the movie and go back to Yale. Unpack anything you brought down for the weekend, get comfortable. Order any kind of food, except for Indian food because you'll NEVER get the smell out, and wait," Jess said and motioned to her car.
"I like Indian food," she joked. "What will I be waiting for?"
Jess didn't answer; he only winked as he headed back into the diner.
"Didn't I tell you to get out of here?" Luke asked loudly as Jess headed to the apartment.
"Yup," he yelled down the stairs. Jess gathered up some clothes, his toothbrush, and other things that he didn't want to be without for a few days. He shoved it all in his cargo bag and headed back downstairs. "I'll be back in a few days. Things should calm down by then!"
Luke was speechless when Jess just casually walked out the diner's front door. He threw down the towel he was holding and ran outside. "What do you think you're doing?"
Jess sighed, "I told you, I have to find a place to live in New Haven. There's only a month left before I have to move in for school. If I don't get something soon, I'm going to be living in a shitbucket."
"What about your obligation here?"
"Look," he said, losing his patience. "Once I find a place, I promise I'll come back and work overtime until I have to move. You said I'd proved myself, but I will continue proving myself until you realize that I'm not really going anywhere. You know how much Rory comes down here; I'll be here just as often. I'll help every time we come down."
Luke's expression softened, then distorted. "We? You're sure everything will work out with Rory?"
Jess nodded, "I hope so…if not, it'll be really awkward when I ask her to move in with me."
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Lorelai struggled up the steps to the diner, ignoring the closed sign on the door. She couldn't decide on a table or the bar so she stood in between, wavering. "Coffee," she grumbled.
Luke looked at her in surprise, not hearing the bell on the door ring. "What's wrong with you?"
"Coffee!" she said, more demanding.
He poured a mug of coffee and walked over from behind the counter to give it to her. "Don't you want to sit down?"
With a shrug, Lorelai slumped down into the chair, deciding the back support was more necessary than height. "Ugh," she grunted and drank her coffee.
Luke pulled up a chair next to her and held the hand not nursing the coffee mug. "Bad day?"
"I suppose you know?" she turned to face him. "What's going on exactly?"
It was Luke's turn to sigh. He didn't know either. "I think they're growing up?" He tightened his grip on her hand and leaned back in his chair as well. "Weird."
"You're telling me. It seems that just yesterday she was my innocent little girl: eyes set on Harvard, still thinking boys had cooties."
"It was just yesterday that he was fighting everyday and causing town drama… Oh wait, that happened TODAY," Luke said, his voice dripping with sarcasm.
Lorelai laughed, "Hey, there wasn't a fight today. This is Stars Hollow, there's always town drama."
"I guess you didn't hear about the reason everyone in the town knows about Yale too," Luke sighed. Lorelai raised her eyebrows questioningly. "Jess and I had it out in the back room, loud enough for all of Connecticut to hear."
"Ah,"
"Yeah…"
"So, Yale. How's that going to work?" Lorelai asked, hoping he had more information than she did.
Luke looked away from her and shook his head. "He's asking her to move in with him."
"Meaning…" Her brain didn't want to process that bit of info. "One roof, one bed…"
Luke nodded.
"Wow," she said and leaned over to him. "Can we go back to our one roof, one bed?"
"You head back and I'll be there in a few minutes. I'll finish closing and I'll be there."
Lorelai stood up slowly and headed to the door. "In case you forget, I'll be the incredibly confused yet still incredibly sexy woman passed out on the couch."
"Because stairs are so much work,"
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A few hours after Rory left, Jess parked in her dorm's lot. He stopped at the mall on his way there. His small purchase was on the seat next to him; his duffle was in the backseat. Rory had well enough time to get comfortable, relaxed and order food for the movie night…He just had to actually get out of the car and go inside.
Why am I so nervous? He wondered why he couldn't make himself get out of the car. It's just a movie night! You've had tons of these. He couldn't convince himself, this was different. He struggled with the door handle and finally got out. Jess gathered his bags and headed to her dorm room. Just knock.
Rory answered the door after one knock. "Hi, it's about time. I can only lie around doing nothing for so long…"
Jess laughed. She was in Yale sweatpants with a Yale t-shirt covered by a Yale sweatshirt. "They should pay you for advertising," he said and closed the door behind him.
Rory grabbed a bag off the floor and gave it to him, "You too, future Yale-ee."
"Yale-ee? Can't they expel you for that?" Jess asked and opened the bag. "Oh jeez." There was Yale pants, shirts, sweatshirts. He wouldn't need to buy new clothes for a month.
Rory grinned from ear to ear, obviously reveling in the fact that he was going to be at Yale soon. "Do you like it?"
"I love it," he said and scooped her up into a hug. "I love you," he whispered.
"Get a room," Paris said from her doorway.
Jess separated from Rory and turned to Paris.
"You didn't give me a chance to tell you that Paris was back from Doyle's," Rory explained. "She doesn't mind you staying, but as the woman said…"
"Get a room," Paris repeated and retreated back into her room.
Jess looked at Rory, downhearted. He couldn't put any moves on her during the movie, sad. Rory laughed at his pitiful attempt at a frown. Jess gave up and grinned anyways. "So, room?"
"Movie night?" She asked, motioning to the food on the table and the movie ready to play on the TV. "Or had you forgotten?"
"I know, why don't I change into the wonderful merchandise you gave me and I'll be right out to join you?"
Rory nodded and sat down on the couch. Jess took his bags into Rory's room, placing his duffle in the corner and the two other bags on the bed. He changed into his new sweatpants and t-shirt but forwent the sweatshirt. He placed the rest of his new Yale clothing line down on the floor next to his duffle and checked the bag he got at the mall.
Jess extracted a small velvet box from the bag and opened it, checking that the contents were safe inside. He smiled, anxiousness building up inside of him. He tucked the box into the pant's waistband and went back out to Rory.
"Welcome back," Rory said as he sat down on the couch. "Movie?"
"No," he grabbed her hand that was holding the remote. "I have to do something first."
Rory looked confused but put the remote back and held Jess's hand again. "What?"
Jess pulled out the small box and opened it, his gaze never leaving her eyes. "Rory, will you…"
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Think about it peoples. I gave it away. I just wanted to get you guys all excited! I love it!
Reviews are oh so welcome! I'd like to get to 140, so please help me get there:D
