A/N: So please don't get used to this, but I had some extra vacation time and decided to post up the next chapter. So here is chapter 4
Again I own none of these characters, they belong to Amy P. and The song belongs to Matchbox 20.
Side Note: I can't wait until November sweeps! Jess is coming back
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Here ya go folks
Bright Lights by Mochamint19
"She got out of town, on a railway New York bound, took all except my name, another alien on Broadway. There are somethings in this world you just can't change." Based off the song "Bright Lights" Matchbox 20. Rory is off to New York to find someone that should help her understand why she can't change her fate.
Chapter 4
"No, it's a little worse, Dean knows about your pregnancy!"
"What!" Rory said with disappointment and fear in her voice.
"I was in the middle of Doose's, he was there picking up his last paycheck before he went off to College in Chicago. He asked how you were doing."
"You didn't tell him Lane, please tell me you didn't." Rory said with a sense of cringe.
"No Rory, I would never do that. But Dean was acting kind of weird and he asked me if I knew you were pregnant, then he quickly stated of course I knew because I was your best friend. I asked him how he knew and he said he overheard your mom talking to Luke in the diner."
" I can't believe this is happening!" Rory said almost dropping the phone.
"Well if it helps I haven't told Dave yet." Lane said hopefully.
" I can't believe your going on tour either, I'm surprised your mother is letting you go somewhere outside the Connecticut area with non Koreans."
"She's not letting, like I said I told her and she told me to move out. I'm sticking with my decision though." Lane spoke confidently. " It's like when we dyed my hair purple except now I really can't go back."
" Look at us Lane, fresh out of high school, your going on tour and IPR, me going to Yale. I'm going to have a baby Lane, do you know how scary this is, I mean you've known Dave for two years. I can't believe it has been that long."
"Now don't get all teary-eyed Gilmore," Lane said trying to calm Rory's fears "Well be back to Stars Hallow, it's like Jess put it so interestingly that one time in Boston, Stars Hallow is like a black hole."
Rory smiled at the memories of going to Boston, she held them deeply within her heart.
-Flashback –
It was the summer after their Junior year and Rory, Lane, Jess and Dave were driving to Boston. Rory to visit Harvard for the twelfth time, Lane to go shopping and the boys just tagged along to make their girlfriend happy. It wasn't even dawn when all piled into Dave's car, they were to spend most of the day driving and going to all the beautiful places in Boston. It had just reach 5:00am and the sun was just beginning to peek over the horizon. Dave was driving, Lane was in the passenger seat looking at a map and Jess and Rory sat sleeping in the back seat. The sun started to come up just as Rory awoke.
"Jess" Rory said whispering and nudging him slightly.
"Hmm", he groaned "What, I'm sleeping" his eyes still closed.
"Look out the window" she said lightly shaking him.
"What is it" Jess said trying not to sound annoyed.
Out the front window there was a beautiful sunrise filled with color almost not seen in the sky before. Jess didn't understand what it was with Rory and sunrises, but he smiled at her and squeezed her hand. The teens had a wonderful day and by 4:00 that afternoon the girls insisted they needed mint chocolate chip ice cream cones. The boys really didn't feel like ice cream so they just sat and watched. When they were finished they played in the fountains in the Town Park. It started with Dave taking his baseball cap and putting a small amount of the freezing water down the back of Lane's shirt and ended with everyone being soaked. After the great water war they laid by the main fountain and talked.
"Can you believe it?" Lane said, her head resting on Dave's stomach.
"Can I believe what?" Rory asked obviously confused.
"I mean we are going into our Senior year, after that it's off to college and I, I don't know when I'll ever see you again." Lane said tearing up.
"What are you talking about Lane, we'll see each other a lot, I hope." Rory said unsure
Obvious of a soon to be waterworks Jess finally spoke
"Yeah Lane, Stars Hallow is like a black hole, you leave, but it's not like you never come back. It sucks you back in and then you are never able to leave again, no matter how hard you try."
-End of Flashback-
" Yeah Lane, we'll all come back. I guess I thought I could just hide from Dean, not have to tell him. He probably thinks badly of me now. I just had to wait until he left for Chicago. The fact that he didn't hear from my mouth makes me nervous. I thought I wouldn't have to deal with him. Maybe I'm overanalyzing this Lane?" Rory said concerned.
The door lightly swung open and Jess entered his head softly in.
"I thought you were up" Jess said opening the door even more and walking in.
"I'll talk to you later Lane, I will miss you and see if you can do some damage control if you can." Rory said quickly.
"Ok, bye, and I will try my hardest." Lane said
As Rory hung up the phone Jess asked, "What is that about damage control?"
"Oh well apparently when my mother went to tell Luke about the wonderful news, Dean found out." Rory said sarcastically.
"Oh." Was all Jess could manage to get out before he made this funny face.
" I was hoping I wouldn't ever have to tell him, he was going off to college in Chicago next week. I mean I don't want him to tell people and make me seem like a floozy. With Miss Patty and the rumor mill, I don't want to be look at differently."
"I don't think he'd tell anyone, I mean no matter what I think I still believe bag boy respects you enough not to make a bit," Jess said starting to cuss by stopping himself. "I mean not do something like that."
"Yeah, I suppose" Rory said looking out the window distracted.
"Plus even if Dean told anyone, they wouldn't blame you, they'd blame me, hate me."
"I wouldn't let them do that to you."
"I appreciate the offer, but I doubt that will change their set in stone opinions of me."
As Rory looked out the window the sun started to come up and her previous memories came back to her. Jess looked at Rory and then out the window and understood. He walked up to the bed and sat next to her, took her hand and squeezed it gently. She returned the squeeze with a gentle kiss letting him know that she remembered and was glad he did also.
"So do you want some breakfast?" Jess asked bewildered by the kiss.
"Mmm?" she mumbled distracted by his hand on her face and just being with him for that perfect moment.
" I asked if you wanted some breakfast I was going to make some scrambled eggs." He spoke smiling brightly.
"You can make eggs?" she responded coyly knowing very well that he had probably made her breakfast at Luke's every morning.
Smiling even brighter he retorted " Quite well actually."
Would you like some coffee?" he asked sweetly "It's decaf"
"Oh, yeah sure" Rory said coming out of her daze. Yes, please" Back to the normal coffee talk.
They sat for an hour eating when Rory tortured by concern finally asked.
"What are we going to do Jess, I mean New York is quite a long distance from Connecticut."
"What's your catch?" Jess said mouthful of egg.
"It's not a big deal if I don't go to Columbia, I can always go to someplace near Yale."
"See this is what I'm talking about Jess, I love you, god knows I do, but you can't just dash your dreams because I'm going to have a baby. You have wanted to go to Columbia for almost your entire life."
"How do you know that?" Jess said abruptly.
"Luke told me one day before I even met you. I was nine and my mother was ranting at my first straight "A" report card and that her daughter was going to have Harvard begging for her to come. Luke then told me about his nephew, that's you, and how he wanted to get into Columbia to prove to his mother latest boyfriend that he worth more than all of the insults."
Jess silently sat as Rory continued to speak.
"So you see Jess you are not giving up Columbia, I gave up my dream, I don't want you to. We will just have visit each other on weekends in Stars Hallow. I mean we have six more months to figure it out, it's not a lot of time, but it is what we have. How are you already taking community classes here?"
"I'm getting all the classes done that I skipped at Stars Hallow High." Jess responded
"I love you, you know that right? Are we really ready to handle this Jess? It's going to be hard and scary. I mean the town is going to talk about us, bad things." Rory said skeptically.
" So let them talk Rory, we know that everything will be ok and that is enough for me at least. And I kind of love you too, so that's always a perk." He said emphasizing the last comment flirtatiously.
Trying to stop her blush Rory changed the subject. "My bus leaves at 2:30 today, then I'm off home, I wish I could stay longer, but I have to get things packed and plan what I'm going to do before I go off to Yale in three weeks."
"Oh." Jess said sad by the news that she would be gone soon.
"The bus leaves at 2:30?"
"Yes, well it is 9:00 now, that means we only have five hours to give you the real New York experience. Hurry up and get dressed."
So excitedly Jess took Rory to all of his favorite places around New York. After hours of shopping, mainly books, and traveling it was then time for Rory's bus to leave.
"I'll see you soon I hope" Jess said hugging Rory tightly
"I hope so too" Rory responded getting on the bus.
Jess began to walk from the platform, when Rory ran off the bus and kissing him with every bit of passion and love she had ever and ever would feel for him.
" I have an appointment in two weeks, maybe you'd like to come?"
The question hung in the air.
END OF CHAPTER 4