Disclaimer: I own nothing but seasons 1,2, and 3. When Gilmore was GOOD.
Note: Oh my goodness. My life decided to get crazy on me. Seriously I've been so busy for the past like 2 weeks that i've hardly been home. I have a life all of a sudden. But anyways I've rolled out a new chap for you kids and I hope you like it. While you're at it go check out my 2 other stories The Reigning Lorelai and She Reigns. They're really different from this one but still the same old LIT action. A lot more emotional actually. Kthanxbye!
"Places like this do not exist."
"Oh but they do."
"How did you live here for 2 years? How could you stand it?"
"I had no choice."
"You poor thing."
"Have any regrets now?"
"Maybe 1…wearing this dress."
"You look nice though."
"A little too nice…"
"Rory…it's a wedding."
"Jess…people are going to know I'm a stripper by this stupid dress."
"Just…be quiet okay. Stars Hollow wouldn't know a stripper is their G-string hit them in the face."
"Then why is that guy in the diner giving me a weird look?"
"That's my uncle…he saw you last night."
"Oh yeah that guy! The one that pulled you by the ear."
"Stop laughing."
"But it's funny."
"No it's not."
"You getting pulled by the ear is funny."
"Shut up."
"Make me."
"You asked for it then…"
Jess stops their walk to the diner by pulling Rory to him. She immediately stops talking when she sees the look in Jess's eyes. She closes her eyes knowing what's coming and Jess smirks as he leans in and kisses the corner of her mouth softly. He wraps an arm around waist and brings her closer. She brings her arms around his neck and stands on her tippie toes to kiss him softly. He moans at their contact and nibbles on her bottom lip. They continue this for another minute before the slam of a glass door startles them and breaks them apart.
Rory looks up in a daze and sees a girl standing in front of the diner staring at the 2 of them confused. She's pretty with short brown hair and startling blue eyes. She feels Jess get tense against her and pull away slowly. The girl just raises an eyebrow at the two of them and walks away from them calmly. Jess shakes his head looking completely uncomfortable now.
"Old girlfriend?" Rory asks curious.
"Sure…you could call her that," he replied nonchalantly while pulling out a cigarette.
She shifts from one foot to the other. "Did you love her?"
He doesn't answer for a minute. He just lights his cigarette and inhales the deadly fumes slowly. When he exhales he also nods at her.
So he did love her.
"I told her I loved her last time I was here," he explained not looking her in the eye.
She nods…understanding a little. "Did she say it back?"
"I didn't stay long enough for her to answer back."
"That's kind of stupid."
"Well…you have to know me and her…"
"I guess I do," she mumbles.
Jess sighs and drops the cigarette and grinds his shoe into it. "I didn't want you here Rory. You wanted to come. This is exactly why I didn't want you here…"
"You've got to be kidding me. What Jess so your perfect ex-girlfriend wouldn't see us together. Or maybe you brought me with you to make her jealous. I think your plan is working cause she looked mighty surprised to see you sucking face with me!"
"I didn't want you to come so you wouldn't meet her I admit it. But it's for a totally different reason. I just met you Rory…I didn't want to bring Chelsea into the mix so early."
"Why?" she whispered looking like she was going to cry.
"Because…I knew this would happen. I knew she would see you and I knew you would ask questions. Chelsea was such a weird part of my life for me and I messed up with her but I don't regret it."
He steps closer to Rory taking her hand and squeezing it. He looks at her trying to tell her somehow that he wants her. She looks away from him not making eye contact with him and avoiding his gaze. She sighs.
"Whatever," she mutters pulling her hand away from his. "I'm just going to walk around for awhile…you go get ready…I'll see you in a bit."
He nods knowing that she needs this time alone, to process what's going on around her and if she can handle it. "Okay."
After wandering for what seems like hours she ends up at a bridge. The lake glistens as her heels clank against the wood and the soft quacks of the ducks bring about a peaceful air. She reaches the middle of the bridge and takes a seat on the wood dangling her feet near the water. A light breeze picks up and as soft pink rose petals blow past her she thinks to herself.
What the hell am I doing?
What was she doing in a town called Stars Hollow with a guy named Jess that she just had mind-blowing sex with the night before? And why was she arguing with him about an ex-girlfriend whose name was Chelsea? What was wrong with her?
Oh yeah…he made her legs numb…that's what got her here.
She knew there was something more to that. She knew there was a reason she brought him home with her. She'd never done that before. All the guys that came to the club were usually scumbags who ogled at her like she was meat. Then again she usually didn't have a top on when they looked at her. But Jess…he was so different. When he first looked at her she felt real. Not like some doll on display.
But out of the blue a soft feminine voice broke her from her thoughts.
"Hey."
It was Chelsea.
Rory smiled softly at her and gave her a mumbled hey.
She sat down next to Rory feeling a little awkward.
"So I guess you're here with Jess?"
"Yeah…I am."
"A word of advice."
"Sure."
"Don't get too attached to him," Chelsea tells her with sincerity.
"What?" Rory asks confused.
"Jess…has a tendency to run. He did with me. I broke through his walls so he ran. And that was the end of us," Chelsea reminisces.
"I'm sorry," Rory says sincerely.
"Don't be…I don't regret what happened with us. But you…you seem to like him. And he seems to like you. I know Jess and he was looking at you like he looked at me once. Just…don't get attached…it only gets you hurt," she advises with no hint of jealousy in her eyes or demeanor.
Rory nods knowing what she means. "Thanks for the tip. My names Rory by the way."
"Chelsea," she responds giving her a small smile. "You better get to that wedding before it starts. Should be interesting.
"You going?" Rory asks hopefully.
"Nah…I never met Liz…Jess told me about her but I never met her."
"Oh…well maybe I'll see you around again sometime."
"Yeah…maybe you will."
Rory gets up and gives Chelsea a small wave as she walks off the bridge and into town. She sees Jess in the distance looking uncomfortable and slightly disturbed while talking to a plump woman who seemed to be flirting with him. He flinched as the woman pinched his butt and she laughed walking away. Rory smiled at him and continued walking to him knowing that it was going to be too tough to not get attached.
