A/N: Read and enjoy. :)

One thing that Rory couldn't do, although she really wanted to, was sleep. Her brain just wouldn't stop thinking about the past events. She knew that there was only one person, except her mum, that she could talk to and that person was Jess. Rory got out of bed and walked to the telephone. She grabbed it and padded back into her room. Getting comfortable on her bed, she started dialling Jess's number.

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It was 11:30 and Jess was already in bed because he had to get up tomorrow for work. He was having a wonderful dream, when suddenly the phone rang and woke him up. He snapped out of sleep right away and sleepily rubbed his eyes, while reaching over to the night stand where the phone was annoyingly ringing and disturbing his peaceful rest. Who could be calling him at this hour he thought?

"Jess? Are you there?" Rory said into the phone waiting to hear an answer.

"'Course I'm here. Where else would I be? Oh my god, did something happen? Are you okay? Why are you calling at this hour?" Jess said hectically into the phone, worried about Rory's safety.

"I'm fine Jess. Geeze, calm down. Nothing out of the extraordinary happened. Don't be so panicked when I call." Rory said with a chuckle and a sincere smile on her lips.

"I can't help it." Jess said and blushed a little. "I've always looked out for you. Couldn't imagine anything happening to you, you know that, so stop teasing. So, is everything okay then?" Jess asked more relaxed than before. His shoulders slumped back down and his hand went through his hair to tame the wild, black mess that kept falling into his face.

"Yeah, I'm fine. I'm sorry that I woke you up. I hope you're okay with that." Rory asked hesitantly.

"Of course. You know that I'm always there for you Ror. So, what's up?" Jess asked letting himself fall back onto the bed, placing one of his hands behind his head and the other on his bare stomach, while holding the phone between his shoulder and ear.

"Okay, how do I start this? I…. you know that Tristan came to Stars Hollow, right?"

"Yes, I do. I actually told him where you lived, if you don't remember. Still sorry about that by the way."

"No, don't worry about it. It's fine. I just…so when he came here, he said that he wanted me to meet him at the park, outside of Hartford."

"At the park? Wait, Tristan wanted you to meet him? At a park? Whoa, I mean why? What did he want from you Rory? He didn't do anything to you or? You're fine, right?" Jess asked getting a little agitated.

"Yes, I'm fine Jess. Stop worrying about me so much. I'm a big girl, I can take care of myself. And yes, he wanted me to meet him at the park."

"So? You went?" he asked curious.

"Yes, I went there and we talked." she responded.

"You talked? All you two did was talk? I don't believe you. You wouldn't be calling me at 11:30 at night, to just tell me that you met Tristan at the park and talked to him. There's got to be something more than you're actually telling me Ror. Now spill. What is it?"

"You're right. That's not the only reason why I called you. I wanted to tell you that Tristan and I kind of kissed after he brought me back to the house." She said scared of how Jess would react to the news.

There was a deathly silence where none of them spoke a word, until Jess finally ended the silence with an exhausted sigh.

"I knew this would happen. Tristan can't let off of beautiful girls. Especially ones like you that not only have the body, but the brain as well."

"Oh Jess. I don't know what to say. It just happened and I would lie if I said that I regret it. I don't regret it, but it did leave me a little confused. I promise nothing else happened. He wasn't rough or anything like that and he did not force the kiss upon me either, ok? You hear me?" Rory asked anxious about his reaction.

"Yeah, I heard you alright. I just…I just want you to be careful, alright? I can't always be around and protect you, and being around Tristan means that you need protection. Not of him, don't get me wrong here, but there are a lot of people that would like to see him fall. He is a pretty high society guy out there and that doesn't always get him popular with the people. You get what I'm pointing at? Jess asked rubbing his hand over his face.

"Yes, I understand. Thanks for everything you have done for me Jess. You are truly a good friend. I promise I'll be careful, alright? I will not do anything stupid that might put me in danger. I'm really glad you took it in such a good way." Rory said exhaling. The weight that was trying to crush her lungs slowly stopping.

"Why wouldn't I take it ok? I mean, yes, Tristan might not be my favourite person for you to hang around with, but I love you Ror and I want you to be happy, with whoever you choose to be with. And if that person is Tristan, then I wish you all the best." Jess said sincerely.

"Oh Jess, I love you too. I never thought you would get this emotional with me and over the phone if I may add." Rory said with a little snicker.

"Yeah well, don't get used to it. Oh and I nearly forgot to mention something." he added quickly.

"What?"

"There will be no smooching or anything else with tongue with Tristan around me. Understood?" Jess asked trying to get the mental image of the two kissing out of his head.

"Understood." Rory replied with a smile, content about the situation. Everything was good now. Jess took it well and the rest will work out its self.

"Now go to bed before the whole conversation sinks in and I may say something that I will regret tomorrow." He said and pushed his head further into the pillow, exhaling loudly to show his sleep deprived self.

"Alright. I will let you get back to your rightfully needed sleep and I will see you soon. Good night Jess. Sleep well and dream sweet." Rory said finally able to go to sleep herself.

"Night Ror." Jess said and took the phone from his ear and pressed the button to end the conversation. Be careful. I love you, he thought and fell into a deep slumber.

Rory did the same thing. She put the phone back on the receiver in the hallway and changed into her pj's. While crawling into bed she thought about how good Jess has been to her all these years. He really is a good friend when you need him. With that thought, Rory too fell into a deep slumber.

A/N: I guess I need to apologize for the delay, but hey, I got a life and school and dogs, so I can't do everything at once. I hope you enjoyed it. I know that it wasn't Tristan/Rory, but I needed to write about Jess's reaction too.

But don't think that Jess loves Rory or anything like that. They are just good friends and like each other. Nothing more and nothing less.

I would love you guys to review and tell me if it was good or bad. Constructive criticism is always welcome.

Thanks and bye

McLoving Grey's