Hey guys, here's chapter two. I hope I get more reviews for this chapter, but I'll take what I can get. Anyway, one thing I forgot to mention before, Rory hasn't told Lorelai about what happened in Kyle's bedroom yet. Anyway, I present chapter 2.
Ch.2: Unwelcome Visitors
Rory sat on the curb by her new, now totaled, car. I can't believe I survived. I should have gone flying through the windshield.
"Ms. Gilmore?" the EMT asked. "You might have a concussion, we need to take you to the hospital. Is there anyone we can call?"
She looked up at him, "My mom."
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Lorelai was worried. Sure she was a fast driver, faster than Rory, but Rory should have been back at the house by now. When the phone rang she flew to it. "Hello."
"Lorelai Gilmore?"
"Yes?"
"I'm sorry to tell you, but your daughter was in a serious car accident this afternoon."
Lorelai thought she was going to pass out. "Is she okay?"
"Well, we believe she has a concussion, but she'll be okay. We're taking her to Hartford Memorial now."
Lorelai ran to get her purse and keys, "I'm on my way." She took one last glance at the party and took off.
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Jess sat on the bus, trying to figure out what to do when he reached Stars Hollow. He was only in Colorado, so he had a long way to go, but he figured the sooner he knew what to say, the better it would sound. Look Rory, I know you probably hate me right now-No, that's crap. Rory, I know you didn't think you'd see me again, but-No. God! Why is it so difficult to say. I should just write it down. Wait! Jess opened the book he was carrying, ripped out a page, grabbed his pencil, and started to write, Dear Rory,
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Lorelai walked in to the emergency room and made a beeline for the desk. "Excuse me, my daughter Lorelai Gilmore is here, what room is she in?"
The nurse flipped through some papers before looking back up at Lorelai, "Lorelai Gilmore is getting some X-rays right now, but a doctor will come and find you when they finish the tests."
"Okay, thanks." Lorelai walked over to a chair and sat down, fishing her cell phone out of her bag. She dialed the number and took a deep breath as it rang.
"Gilmore Residence."
"Yes, may I speak to Richard or Emily, this is their daughter."
"Hello."
"Mom?"
"Lorelai? What happened, what's wrong?"
"Um, well Rory was in a car accident."
"Oh my god."
"She's okay, the doctors think she has a concussion, and I'm waiting to see her."
"Where are you?"
"Hartford Memorial."
"Richard and I are on the way."
Lorelai then dialed Sookie, telling her what happened and asked her to break up the party.
"Lorelai Gilmore?" a voice by the far end of the room called out. Lorelai stood up and made her way to the doctor. "Yes, I'm Lorelai Gilmore's mother."
"Hello well, your daughter was very lucky. She has a mild concussion, nothing serious, and some bruising on her right ulna, our records show she had a hairline fracture last year."
"Yes, she did."
"Well, all in all, she was very lucky. She's right this way."
"Thank you." Lorelai followed the doctor down the hallway, and when he opened the door, she she could feel her heart breaking. Rory was lying on a hospital bed, with her head wrapped, her eyes closed.
"She's alright, we told her to rest for a little while." The doctor whispered, noticing Lorelai's frightened expression. "I'll leave you alone."
Lorelai walked over to the bed, and sat down. She started moving a few strands of hair away from her face, when Rory started mumbling, "No, Jess. Not..supposed..to happen like this."
Lorelai froze, her hand millimeters away from Rory. Not supposed to happen like this? What does that mean? Did she? With Jess? Oh Rory." Lorelai could feel the tears welling in her eyes.
She heard Rory mumbling again, "Jess…love..you."
Lorelai felt her heart breaking again, She loved him, and he left her. Lorelai put her hand over Rory's gently nudging it, "Rory, Rory." She whispered gently.
Soon Rory stirred, she opened her eyes and stared at her mother, "Hi Mom."
Lorelai smiled slightly, "Hi, sweets, how are you?"
"Sore, my head hurts."
"Yeah, do you know what happened?"
"A-a truck." Suddenly Rory's eyes popped open and she started crying. "Oh, Mom, it was awful. I was listening to the radio and then a Distiller song came on, and then Jess, then the next thing I knew, the truck was honking and then I was sitting on the curb, and the car Mom, it's totaled. I've totaled two cars. I'm some kind of jinx or something-"
"Rory, calm down, it's okay, don't worry about it."
"We don't have insurance on the car, it was brand new."
"I know Sweets. Grandpa will work this out."
"Did you call them? Are they mad?"
"Rory, I'm sure they aren't mad at you. They'll probably be mad at me."
"No, they won't. It wasn't your fault. I was driving."
"So what exactly happened?"
"Well, I was driving home, and there were no good songs playing, so I kept switching between stations, and then a Distiller song came on and I started thinking about…"
"Jess?"
"Yeah, and then I heard a loud sound, and there was this truck coming right towards me and I slammed on the brakes and then the next thing I knew, I was sitting on the curb, next to my new, now totaled car."
"Oh, Rory." Lorelai pulled her daughter into a tight hug, trying to figure out how to approach the 'did you sleep with Jess' situation. "Rory, did something happen between you and Jess?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, you started mumbling and you mentioned something about Jess."
Rory then started to panic, did she mention what had happened in Kyle's bedroom? Suddenly Rory heard voices and realized they belonged to her grandparents. "I hear Grandma and Grandpa."
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Two hours later, after reassuring her grandparents that she was fine, Rory was left alone with her mother once again.
"Are you going to tell me what happened?"
"I have no choice, you're withholding my pain medication."
Lorelai made her way to the bed and sat down. "Start at the beginning."
Rory stared down at her palms, "Jess and I had a thing."
"A thing?"
"A thing..at the party..in Kyle's bedroom."
"Oh Rory."
"Nothing happened."
"Nothing happened?
"Yeah. Jess was in a funk all night and then I went looking for him and he was in Kyle's bedroom, and I was asking him what was wrong, but he wouldn't answer. Then we started kissing, and it seemed like he wanted to…"
"But you didn't?"
"Yeah, and then he got mad."
"He got mad because you wouldn't have sex with him?"
"No, it wasn't like that."
"No, Rory, sometimes it is like that. I know you don't want to hear this, but some guys are just like that."
"No, Jess isn't."
"Rory,"
"No, Mom. Jess isn't like that. He never was. After I talked to you about..you know, I told him I was thinking about it."
"You did?"
"Yeah, I didn't say I was ready, I told him I was thinking about it. And he was fine, he said it was okay. He didn't pressure me or anything. There was something else going on when we were at the party. Jess wouldn't tell me but I knew something was wrong. He was just trying to hide his feelings."
"Rory, are you sure about that?"
"Yes, Jess wouldn't get mad over something like that, it was something else."
Lorelai was silent, not believing Rory, but knew an argument wouldn't help the situation, "You should probably get some rest."
"Yeah, probably should." Rory turned over, facing away from her mom, as tears rolled down her cheeks.
Hey, I know it's been awhile since I updated this story, but I have most of the other chapters written, so this story should be completed soon. Okay, give me reviews and you get another chapter. "I have always depended on the kindness of strangers." Bye.
