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Chapter seven
"So, that was, um, Rory."
"Rory?" she said, using the kind of tone that said 'I know you're done something wrong but I'm going to let you dig yourself further into it before I come out and say it'.
"Yep."
"Have I met her before?"
"No." Jess replied, casually.
"So, who is she?"
"An old friend."
"You never said that you'd been seeing this 'old friend' on the phone."
"You never asked."
"Silly me."
"I wouldn't beat yourself up about it."
"Jess."
"What now?" he asked, slightly agitated.
"She's an ex, isn't she?"
"Typical, you immediately assume that she's an ex." Jess complained, despite the fact that she was right.
"Well, it's obvious!"
"Well, if it's that obvious to you then I guess you don't need my input on the matter."
"You aren't even going to deny it?"
Jess remained silent.
"So, she is an ex!"
"Yes." Jess admitted, reluctantly.
"Well, this is just peachy, isn't it?"
"I wouldn't call it 'Singing in the Rain' material, but it has its moments."
"Jess, will you be serious for five minutes?"
"Fine."
"So, how'd you bump into her?"
"Do we really have to get into this now?"
"Yes." Karen replied, firmly.
"She was drunk in some bar, she'd just been dumped by her boyfriend who she was living with so I gave her a place to stay for a night."
"Oh my God!"
"What? I helped out an old friend, is that such a crime?"
"She was your ex-girlfriend!"
"So?"
"So? What do you mean 'so'? Are you blind?"
"Only to why you're making such a big deal out of this."
"Because it is a big deal! She stayed the night with you! You don't just spontaneously meet an old flame at some bar and whisk her off to your hotel room! And why was she calling you?"
"To talk about what happened earlier."
"What happened earlier?"
"I went round there to apologise for the other day and she was with her ex-boyfriend who, by the way, is the biggest dick in the world and I snapped at her a bit."
"What happened the other day?"
"We got into a fight after our movie night and I shouted at her."
"You're having movie nights with this woman?"
"One. And don't call her 'this woman' her name is Rory."
"I don't care what her name is, I don't want to know what her name is! And how did she get the number to the hotel room?"
"She probably just called the hotel." Jess replied, getting impatient.
"Look I don't want you to call her back, I don't want you to see her at all anymore."
"That's my choice."
"Well, I'm your girlfriend and I say don't see her anymore."
"Look, I didn't come back here to be yelled at, I'm going out."
Karen winced as the door slammed shut.
Gggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg
"Why does your life always make mine sound so boring?" Lane asked Rory, as she explained what had happened during the last week.
"You life isn't boring, you're getting married!"
"I am, aren't I?" she said, happily.
"Of course, missy, and as maid of honour, it's my duty to tell you that you have to tell Mrs Kim eventually."
"Zach keeps putting it off, but I'm sure he'll do it eventually."
"So long as it gets done."
"So…tell me what happened after the kiss!"
"He told me he had a girlfriend."
"Oh."
"And we got into a huge fight."
"Double oh."
"But, get this, he comes by the other day to apologise!"
"Oh my God, that's so not him!"
"I know, didn't I tell you he'd changed?"
"Yes, but I still find it hard to believe."
"Okay, so I see him standing outside my door, but Logan is with me."
"No!"
"Yes! He immediately gets uncomfortable and leaves and I had to bail on Logan to chase after him, where he shiftily told me that he was sorry."
"But why were you with Logan?"
"I was trying to give him a second chance, but it didn't really work out."
"I can see that."
"So, you're all filled in. How are things back at the Hollow?"
"I've actually been seeing a lot of April."
"Oh, really?"
"Yeah, she's really smart."
"Wow, I can't imagine Luke having a smart kid."
"Neither could I, but here she is."
"So, how's she getting along with mom?"
"Well, Lorelai doesn't really see much of her, Luke's kinda weird about that."
"What?" Rory asked, angry.
"Yeah, it doesn't really seem like he wants her to see her."
"Well, that'll have to change, they're getting married."
There was a knock at the door.
"Gotta go, there's someone at the door, I'll be down to visit soon, okay?"
"Okay, bye."
"Bye." Rory said before answering the door, "Jess, what're you doing-"
"Can I come in?"
"Um, sure, come on in."
a/n: Sorry, no more updates until next Sunday, when there'll be eight!