This was the first story I had in mind when I started this Do over thread but for some reason I couldn't perfect it. I wrote it a bit different than the rest and hope that you don't completely hate it. It's kind of written like a tv script. Just because I had a lot of dialogue and throught this would be easier to read. Please tell me your thoughts promise to post a new story by the end of the week with the famous "Come with me" scene with a twist of course. And I just realize by Keg Max extension didn't save right if you wanna go back and read Rory and Lorelai fight oops spoiler alert. Lol. Usually I write a response to my reviewers but it's been too long and I feel guilty. I promise I will reply on your next reviews. Okay I should go to sleep now just needed to post this while it was still fresh on my brain.
This one takes place during Liz's wedding and though I could've added Rory and Jess in more places there was some sacred Luke and Lorelai that I just couldn't take away from this episode.
DoOver Five: ( Last Week Fights, This Week Tights) Yeah Jess is it a date?
OUTSIDE THE GILMORES
(Lorelai and Rory were walking out of the mansion)
LORELAI: I can't belive I haven't made her crack yet. Why can't she just tell me the pretty family picture has dispersed?
RORY: Because it's probably hard on her and it should be hard on you
LORELAI: So since mommy is going to have divorced parents soon will you come keep her company?
RORY: Have you not been listening to my complaints about noon final?
LORELAI: Yes yes I promise I will put many alarms for you to be there. And I won't disrupt your studying tonight.
(Rory ponders for a moment)
RORY: No interruptions
LORELAI'S HOUSE
(Rory is sitting on her bed with many books around her. There's a knock on her window. Her eyes widen as she unlocks her window)
JESS: Hey
(he cracks a shy smile and stuffs his hands in his leather jacket)
RORY: What do you want Jess? I'm busy studying I don't have time for this...for you
JESS: I just wanted to see you. To talk to you (she wraps her robe around her body and stares at him) Luke gave me this book, that I'm sure he read first cause he finally asked your mom out
RORY: A book?
JESS: A self help book...on love
(Rory bites her lip trying not to laugh)
JESS: And trust me it wasn't the first on my wanting to read material but it made me realize. A lot actually.
RORY: Well your speaking more
JESS: it does talk a lot about communication and I guess I came to apologize
RORY: Apologize?
JESS: I did everything wrong Rory. It's been a year, a year since I should've taken you to prom, I should've been at your graduation, I should've helped you move into your dorm -
RORY: (interrupts) I don't need a recap I was there too.
JESS: And the last time I was here. Not my finest moment.
RORY: What you said wasn't too bad...well if you meant it.
JESS: I did. (silence) and um with all of that I wanted to invite you to Liz's wedding
RORY: You just expect me to drop everything and go with you tomorrow?
JESS: I know it's last minute and I would've invited you sooner but I didn't think you'd say yes
RORY: What makes you think I will now?
JESS: I don't think that. But I hope you will
RORY: I have a noon final
JESS: it'll be afternoon (he smirks)
RORY: Well I guess I could meet you at Luke's
JESS: I can pick you up here
RORY: Okay...and wipe that smirk off your face mariano
(he smiles)
JESS: Goodnight Rory (he begins to turn away, then turns around) good luck on your final (he yells before turning away again)
RORY: (smiles and begins closing her window whispering) goodnight Dodger.
[Next Day. Afternoon]
(Lorelai is sitting in Rorys bed while Rory is combing her hair)
LORELAI: So let me get this straight even after all the history, after the whole dropping a bomb and walking away and the very fact that he invited you a day before the wedding you still decided to say yes. To finish your final as quickly as possible and drive all the way back to Stars Hollow. And what if I wouldn't have convinced you to come last night was he going to relay this message to me. Because then I would've taken you on the suggestion to spit at him
RORY: I never suggested that. And I don't know. I just...he just...your going with Luke and I'm not judging.
LORELAI: As friends
RORY: So are we. Even Jess inferred the whole Self help on romance thing so yours is much more of a date. It's like Luke finally realize he was in love with you all these years
LORELAI: Okay did Jess introduce you to drugs? Because your hallucination and delusional. And I wouldn't put that passed him
(Before Rory could respond, her cellphone rings)
RORY: Oh hey grandma
EMILY: Rory! Where are you? I decided to visit you after your finals but you weren't at your dorm
RORY: oh I'm sorry. I'm not at the campus
EMILY: (sounding upset) You're not?!
RORY: No I came to Stars Hollow there's this wedding that I wasn't really planning on going to with the final and all but I made it.
EMILY: Well I hope it wasn't a pity invite like that town is so use to doing and that's why you decided to go so late
RORY: Um no no pity invite here.
(Lorelai makes her a face like I told you so)
EMILY: Well what a shame that your not here. I was going to introduce to someone but I suppouse we will have to do it another time.
RORY: I suppouse so. Listen grandma I really have to go.
EMILY: Oh of course have fun.
(RORY hangs up the phone.)
LORELAI: Pity invite huh my mother sure knows how to call it
RORY: Okay no more talking and just help me pick out a dress.
[1 hour later]
(Knock on the door. Rory answers)
JESS: Hey
RORY: Hey I'm glad we decided on meeting here cause my mom just left to meet Luke at Luke's. And both of us meeting there may have been awkward.
JESS: Huh. But I thought this was a double date.
RORY: Trust me you and my mother are not ready to socialize together. Come on let's go before your too late to walk your mom down the aisle
JESS: they told you about that? (sarcastically) cause I sure wouldnt want to miss it.
RORY: Well I sure don't (she smiles)
TOWN SQUARE
(Jess and Rory arrive. Lorelai waves at them. They sit next to her and Luke)
LORELAI: (to Rory) hey
JESS: Hey Lorelai
LORELAI: Hey Fonz see the leather jacket got to rest for a day
RORY: Mom
(Carrie interrupts)
CARRIE: Hi, Lucas.
LUKE: Oh! Hi, Carrie.
CARRIE: Is that a power suit?
LUKE: It's my only suit.
CARRIE: Looks pretty powerful to me. So, um, Barry stayed home.
LUKE: Who?
CARRIE: The ball and chain. I'm flying solo tonight. Save a dance for me?
LUKE: Uh, I don't dance.
CARRIE: You will dance.
LORELAI: Hey, how 'bout we work on him together? I think there's a hoofer buried deep inside there, don't you?
CARRIE: I guess. So, um, there's gonna be a little delay. Liz ripped her dress, and it's gonna take a while to fix it. I'm supposed to spread the message.
LUKE: Well spread it, Car - the message, the message. (Carrie walks away.) She makes me very uncomfortable.
LORELAI: Poor Liz. Does she know how to fix something like that?
JESS: She was never one for household skills.
LORELAI: I'm gonna go see. She's at Miss Patty's?
(JESS nods)
LUKE: Don't leave me alone.
LORELAI: I'm not you have Rory and Jess. They'll protect from Carrie
RORY: Well
JESS: Wouldnt count on that completly
RORY: We like to see Luke squirm
LORELAI: Since when do you guys finish each other sentences (she says as she walks away. Rory blushed)
MISS PATTYS
(Lorelai and Liz are talking about marriage. Jess knocks the door)
JESS: Are you ready? The crowd's getting restless.
LIZ: You're getting restless. Hey, do you two know each other?
LORELAI: I met him since his first day here. Him and my daughter actually came here together.
LIZ: Awe you guys are dating? You didn't tell me you were dating.
JESS: I...uh...
LORELAI: Yeah Jess is it a date?
(Rory interrupts)
RORY: Are we almost ready because Carrie will not leave Luke alone and I am not a good buffer. If that's what you call it.
LORELAI: Yeah Liz is all done
JESS: We'll go tell the others
(Jess and Rory leave)
LIZ: She's pretty. Is that's your daughter?
LORELAI: Yeah that's Rory
LIZ: she looks just like you. Unlike Jess
LORELAI: Well it would be awkward if Jess looked liked me
LIZ: No I meant he is the spitting image of his father. (she chuckles) well I'll let you get back to my big brother cause I have to get married. And thank you. You're gonna make a great wife some day and a great sister-in-law to some very lucky girl.
LORELAI: Well, I hope so.
LIZ: Now, go on, Luke's waiting. Unless my friend Carrie suffocated him with her boobs.
RECEPTION
(Jess and Rory are sitting at a table eating. They watch Luke and Lorelai get off the table and begin dancing.)
JESS: You wanna join them?
RORY: You can't dance.
JESS: Who said? Unless the town out lawed for me to dance. I'm pretty sure I can
RORY: I'm pretty sure you can but what I meant is we can't dance
JESS: Why?
(she sighs and he stands up and reaches out his hand, they head towards the dance floor)
JESS: Have I mentioned you look really pretty today?
RORY: You don't look too bad yourself. Nice to see there's more hair gel in the shelves rather than your hair
JESS:Better?
RORY: it's a bit long, but I mean you look good in anything
JESS: Yeah?
(She gulps then blushes)
RORY: So (clears throat) how long are you planning on staying?
JESS: Depends
RORY: On what?
JESS: On this
(Jess leans in and kisses her.)
RORY: (separates) Jess (begins to walk away)
JESS: Rory!
(he catches up to her)
JESS: Hey I'm sorry
RORY: I'm not ready for any of this. I'm not ready for you to be nice or romantic or waltzing. I'm suppouse to hate you. I would say do something to make me hate you but you've done many things that should make me project those feelings but I don't. If this is going to work I need things to go slow. Like turtle slow.
JESS: Okay. How about long distance?
RORY: Long distance?
JESS: well yeah I have a job in New York. Not a great job. But a job nonetheless. I could call and visit on weekends. You could visit.
RORY: Visit?
JESS: Yeah. Slow.
RORY: That sounds good
JESS: Were really going to do this?
RORY: Yeah...I just hope it has a better outcome.
JESS: It will. (he smiles) wanna go back or shall I walk you home?
RORY: How about the bridge?
JESS: Sounds better
(She grabs his hand and they head towards the bridge)