A/N: Wow, hello to all of you lovely readers. Thank you for all of the awesome follows and favorites over the past couple of days. I would have posted the first official chapter sooner, but I've been a little tired and stressed lately. This chapter's a bit short, but I assure you the next ones won't be! Please do the great thing and keep me a happy little writer by reviewing, following, and favoriting!

The pair walked out to the dark and deserted dormitory parking lot with boxes stacked in their arms. The girl found it bizarre that she was the last one to leave campus before summer, even though she had been just as eager as everyone else in the school. She let out a quiet sigh as she glanced over at Jess; neither of them had said a word since agreeing to go away together. It seemed that neither of them had anything further to say. Instead of letting the silence drag on for much longer, Rory set the books down in the middle of the parking lot and waited for Jess to turn around. Rory crossed her arms as a doubtful look appeared on her face. "You didn't think this through, did you?" Though she already knew the answer, she wanted to hear it come from him. He said that he was reliable now, that she could count on him, but this plan seemed to be failing already after ten minutes.

Jess placed the boxes down and gave a weak shrug while placing a hand on the back of his neck. "I didn't exactly think that you'd say yes," he admitted. "Just give me a few minutes to figure it out." As soon as he saw Rory's jaw drop to speak once again, he cut her off before she started on her first syllable. He stuck his index finger in her direction with a stern look on his face. "Don't start second guessing things." He picked the boxes back up and turned around on his heel, heading back to his car.

Rory groaned and went after him, abandoning her possessions behind her. "Jess," she stepped in front of him, making sure they were making eye contact, "I'm not leaving without telling my mom."

The boy nodded and pursed his lips. "I knew you were going to say that." She gave him a confused look. "Like I said, I know you."

The brunette glimpsed at the ground as a smile grew on her face. He was right. She didn't really want him to be right, but he was. Jess had always surprised her like that. He remembered every small detail and noticed every unimportant thing about her life. Dean could be like that also, but Jess was always different. There was something alluring about him that she still couldn't quite put her finger on. It could have easily been the mysterious bullshit he managed to pull off with a crooked trademarked smirk instead of words, she thought, but she wasn't sure.

After placing the final boxes in her car, she saw him walking over towards her out of the corner of her eye. "I figured it out."

"A plan?" She raised her eyebrows, intrigued that he had evaluated everything so quickly.

"You look surprised," he noted.

Rory leaned up against her car and waited for the actual answer.

"As much as I hate saying these words, we should go back to Stars Hollow for a couple days." He made a face as he choked out the town name. He always looked as if he had tasted something toxically bitter after mentioning it. "We can take a day just to visit the city and look around for a suitable place along with jobs. I have some money saved up, so setting up rent shouldn't be too difficult." He shook his head, knowing it sounded ridiculous, but it was the only plan he could come up with on such short notice. His face dropped as he fixed his eyes on the pavement. "This isn't going to be easy," he warned her. "You do know that, right?"

Rory slowly nodded her head. She wasn't even sure if she was up for the task, but nothing seemed too bad when she was with Jess. If he didn't think they could make it work, then she wouldn't have agreed to anything in the first place. "I know, but we'll make this work." Her tone was reassuring, making Jess look up at her with a grin.

He closed the space between them, placing his hands on her shoulders and kissing her forehead. "I'm glad I'm not the only one thinking that now."