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Chapter 5- Lane vs. Dean, while Jess Surprises All
Lane and Rory walked around Stars Hollow. When they came to the center of the town, they came face to face with Dean Forester. There was no way of stopping this from happening. Dean was trying to get through, but had trouble. He had an angry look on his face.
"Poor Dean." Lane whispered to Rory. Unfortunately Lane didn't know that they were only a few inches away from Dean, and Lane wasn't whispering, she was talking a bit loudly.
"I can hear you Lane." Dean said annoyed.
"Oh, woops sorry Dean. Didn't mean to offend you in any way." Lane said quickly.
"Whatever Lane." Dean said.
"Why are you so angry?" Lane asked.
"Why am I so angry…? Why am I so angry? Lane you should be one of the people that would know the answer by now." Dean said.
"No Dean I don't really know. Why don't you tell us?" Lane started to get angry.
"Lane, Dean please stop fighting." Rory said.
"Be quiet Rory." Dean and Lane said at the same time.
"Don't tell Rory to be quiet. You have no right to do that." Lane pointed at Dean.
"Yeah I agree with Lane." Rory said. She didn't know what to do. This verbal fight between Lane and Dean looked like it was about to get worse.
"Gosh Lane, you of all people should know that I loved Rory and I just might still be in love with her. I don't know." Dean said.
Dean looked at Rory now.
"I loved you Rory with all my heart. I fought with Tristan, Jess and even your grandfather. I tried every way to get your mother to like me. And I had success with each encounter. Rory I broke up with you because I thought it would be best, since you were leaving. I was wrong I missed you so much. Every time I saw you, I couldn't stop thinking of all the great things we did. I'm angry because I made the worst mistake of my life and I now I have to live with that mistake for the rest of my life." Dean said.
"What mistake?" Lane asked.
"The mistake of not having Rory as my girlfriend and the mistake of letting her go and not having her in my life anymore." Dean said angrily.
Luke's diner was busy. Everyone wanted breakfast and the diner was packed. Luke was talking with Lorelai.
Emma came into the diner after her usual morning run.
"Wow did you guys see the fight outside in the middle of town?" Emma said when she opened the diner's front door.
"What fight?" Kirk said curiously.
"The one in the middle of town, you can even see it through the diner's windows. It's so loud you can hear it just outside of the diner. It's Rory and Lane against Dean. But there's no action it's just screaming and taking." Emma said while everyone in the diner was either rushing outside to watch or running to the window to watch.
"Hey I can't see." Kirk complained because he wasn't fast enough to get a spot near the windows of the diner.
The diner's phone rang.
"Hello Luke's diner." Luke said.
"Luke do you hear all the noise outside?" Taylor said.
"No Taylor, I couldn't since I'm inside." Luke said before slamming the phone off.
"What did Taylor want?" Lorelai said.
Luke, Lorelai and Emma were the only ones not watching the exciting fight outside.
"Oh he was complaining about Rory's noise outside." Luke said.
"Uh-Hah." Lorelai said.
"I wish they were punching and pulling each other's hair out." Kirk said when he finally got a place by the window to watch the fight.
"This is the most eventful thing that has happened this month." Babette Dell said.
"I know dear." Miss Patty agreed.
Just then Jess came into the diner.
"I guess everyone is interested in this fight." Jess said when he saw everyone near the windows.
"I know." Emma said.
"Ah there's my favorite and talented nephew." Luke said smiling.
Jess gave him a weird look.
"Emma you told him didn't you." Jess looked at Emma.
"Sorry bro I told you it's hard to keep a secret like the one you have. " Emma said.
"Who else knows?" Jess asked.
"Just Uncle Luke and I." Emma said
"I need a coffee to go. I have a big delivery to send." Jess said.
While Luke got the coffee, Emma talked to Jess.
"So when are you going to tell Rory?" Emma asked.
"Later when I finish this delivery and when the fight is over. Don't worry I'll tell her before the day is over." Jess said while Luke handed him the coffee.
"And Emma don't tell anybody yet ok." Jess said
"Fine." Emma smiled.
The verbal fight was getting worse. Rory looked all around her and saw the whole town watching them.
"You guys everyone in town is watching us." Rory said in a whining voice.
Lane and Dean looked around and saw everyone watching their every move.
"See Lane if you wouldn't talk so loud, we wouldn't have everyone watching us." Dean said loudly.
"What do you mean? I'm not the only one that's talking so loud." Lane said angrily.
"Really guys, I think that's enough fighting." Rory said desperately.
"Shut up Rory." Dean said.
"Hey no one tells me to shut up Dean." Rory was now mad.
Zach was now running towards them.
"What's going on here?" Zach said
"Nothing." Dean said.
"I wasn't talking to you." Zach replied.
"Oh we're fine Zach." Lane said sweetly. Dean rolled his eyes.
"If he hurts you, I'll fight him and do stuff." Zach said to Lane.
"Don't worry Dean won't hurt us, because if he gets out of line, Rory and I will attack him." Lane said
"You won't stand a chance." Dean said shacking his head.
"Bit me." Lane said angrily.
Lane was about to attack, but Rory and Zack hold her back.
"If you're not careful I'll let her go." Zack said.
"I have a better idea." Dean said.
"Let's hear it." Lane said calming down. Rory and Zack let go of her and she didn't attack Dean.
"Ok. Since I'm here for a month or so, and since the town is quiet small. I say if we have to pass each other in the streets, we'll just pass and not say a word to each other. Everyone agrees?" Dean explained.
"Agree." Lane said.
"I also agree." Rory said.
Lane and Dean shack each other's hand to show it's a done deal.
"I guess we have all these witnesses to make sure it's a real truce." Rory said. Lane laughed and Dean smiled a little.
Dean passed Lane's side and walked away. Rory, Lane and Zack walked the other way.
Rory was still reminiscing about the fight that occurred that very morning. Even though it wasn't a physical fight, it still was a fight.
It was the only gossip that the whole town was talking about, during the course of the day.
It was a beautiful afternoon. Neither to cold nor not to hot. Lorelai was out with Sookie, leaving Rory all along in the house.
She was lost in thought, when she heard banging on the front door.
Rory wondered who it was.
When she opened the door she was very surprised.
It was Jess with a beautiful bouquet of flowers.
Jess entered the house and gave Rory the flowers.
"Jess they're beautiful." Was all Rory could say.
"Not as beautiful as you." Jess replied.
Rory and Jess sat down on the couch in the living room.
"Rory I have some great news to tell you." Jess said.
"What is it Jess?" Rory asked.
"I wrote a book." Jess said proudly.
"A book?"
"A novel." Jess explained.
"A novel?"
"A story, Rory a story." Jess said.
"Really Jess you wrote a story? Wow Jess that's amazing." Rory hugged Jess.
"Here's the letter my publisher sent me." Jess handed the letter to Rory.
Dear Mr. Mariano
We are glad to inform you that we accepted your story, "A Rebel In The Hollow". We are now in the process of putting your story together. Within a few months we will have your novel out for the public to read and to buy. We will certainly give you the finish copy before we ship it out to the bookstores. We are delighted that you have chosen us to publish your fine piece of work. This is a wonderful tale you have written. We are fairly certain that this story will be on every bestseller list throughout the world.
Enclosed is a check for three thousand dollars, since we brought the rights of the story from you to be published. We are very happy to have you part of our publishing family. Hopefully you write more great stories.
Congratulations
Sincerely,
Rock & Liberty Publishing Company.
"Congratulations Jess, I'm so proud of you." Rory said and gave Jess a quick kiss.
"Thanks" Jess said sheepishly.
"Jess tell me about your book, "A Rebel In The Hollow"?" Rory said excitedly.
"Oh it's about a guy who meets a fabulous girl. Through out the story they figure out what they were meant to do with their lives and they fall in love some how." Jess said.
"Who are they based on?" Rory asked.
Jess looked into Rory's eyes.
"The guy and the girl are based on us. Their relationship and everything is based on us. Her character traits are based loosely on you Rory." Jess said.
Lorelai came into the house. She was surprised to see Jess.
"Why hello Jess. How have you been?" Lorelai was trying to make conversation.
"Hi Lorelai." Was all Jess could say.
"Mom Jess wrote a story and it's going to be published." Rory said excitedly.
Jess just smiled at her. He was happy to see Rory excited for him.
"Oh wow Jess congratulations." Lorelai said, while going into the kitchen.
"So that explains why Luke is such in a very good mood. He even was nice to Taylor for once." Lorelai added.
Jess and Rory just laughed. They went into the kitchen to see Lorelai.
"You know Jess, I still feel bad that Dorian is in love with your sister, but she doesn't give him the time of day." Lorelai said to Jess.
"Don't know. But I think deep down inside, she has a crush on Dorian." Jess said.
"Too bad there's no way in getting those two in a room together, without them trying to kill each other." Rory said.
"I just might have a plan. But I'll need you two and a few others to help chip in." Lorelai said with a gleam in her eyes.
"Ah another famous Lorelai Gilmore master plan?" Rory asked.
"Yes my dear, another famous Lorelai Gilmore master plan." Lorelai said and then added an evil laugh.
Jess rolled his eyes, which made Rory laugh.