Chapter 2
Rory jumped at the sound of her phone ringing. She had been asleep before eleven for the first time in years because of sheer boredom. The phone rang again and she remembered why she woke up. She leaned across the bed and grabbed the phone. "Hello?"
"Rory?"
"Who is this?"
"It's Jess."
Rory was completely floored. She hadn't heard from Jess since her trip to Philadelphia. "Oh. How are you?"
"I'm doing alright. Staying out of trouble. How's life in New Haven?"
"Oh same old same old."
"So I guess we're cousins now or something."
"Eww, yeah, I hadn't even thought about that."
"Why so grossed out?"
"Well looking back on things, it's a little creepy. I mean, I dated my cousin."
"Ok, I'm officially changing the subject. I have some business to take care of up in Hartford next week."
"Really?"
"Yeah, we're thinking of opening up a shop up there."
"Wow, business must be good."
"We're doing ok. So I wanted to see if you wanted to get together or something. I was gonna head up tomorrow after we close. I thought you could show me around, introduce me to this Logan fellow."
"Well I'd be happy to show you around."
"No Logan? Is there trouble in paradise?"
"No, he's working in London for a year."
"Wow. He just up and left?"
"No no. It was all planned."
"Well I'm sure he wouldn't mind if we hung out, right?"
"Right."
"Do you think he'd mind if I stayed at your place?"
"Probably not. But he doesn't have to know."
"You've become very 'devil may care' since the last time I talked to you."
"Just one of my many improvements."
"So I'll call you Friday when I leave work. You'll be home right?"
"Oh, no actually. I'm going back home this weekend. I haven't seen my mom since the wedding."
"Well I'll go with you. I should give them my best wishes or whatever you give newly weds."
"Wow, you're going to Stars Hollow on your own free will."
"Well it's not such a bad place I guess."
"Why so sunny?"
"Just one of my many improvements."
"So I guess I'll see you Thursday night or Friday morning."
"See ya."
Rory couldn't help but smiled. She missed Jess, especially the new, responsible Jess. If he had been this way a few years ago, she thought, would Logan even be in the picture at all? None of the boys she had met before or after Jess had matched her and even challenged her intellectually. It felt good to b able to discuss books with someone, knowing that they completely understood. She loved Logan, she really did. He was so good to her and took care of her every need. She thought of calling him, telling him she was thinking of him. But what was the point? She hadn't seen or heard from him since the day he left. She didn't even know if they were still together. She hung the phone up and tried to fall back asleep.
