Chapter 8- Shoes and Pippy
Rory woke up the next morning with her head still on Jess' chest and his arm wraped tightly around her. She looked up at him and saw him smile:
"Good morning, sleepy!"
"Good morning to you too!" she smiled and kissed him softly. "What time is it?"
"Early."
"Ugh. God, I need coffee." she said rolling off him and on to the pillow.
"You always need coffee."
"Yes but today I need it more."
"Well I would have gotten you coffee but when I tried to get up you grabbed my hand and didn't let go of it."
"Sorry." She blushed a little. "So you've been up for a while…"
"Yup."
"And what have you been doing since you got up?"
"Thinking."
"About?"
"World peace. Global warming. How beautiful you are when you sleep." He got closer and kissed her.
"Aw…that's so sweet."
"Don't get used to it. The sarcastical mode will kick in in about ten minutes."
"The I have to take advantage of this while I still can." She kissed him while her left hand started wondering through his hair.Their kisses were interrupted abruptly by the sound of the door opening and Paris' voice.
"Rory, have you seen my…Oh, jeez!" She closed her eyes and put her hands over her face quickly after she saw the couple.
"Paris, get out!"
"But I need my biology book ad I can't in anywhere!"
"I don't have your stupid book so…"
Before she could finish her sentence the door opened again and Doyle walked in holding a book in his hand.
"I found your book, it was behind the couch." He noticed the couple in the bed and blushed. "Oh…my!"
"Out! Now! Both of you!"
As soon as they got out the door, Jess and Rory started laughing.
"Well that wasn't at all embarrassing!"
"Not the tiniest bit. Now let's go get some coffee and breakfast before someone else barges in."
"Oh, yes, coffee!" she said and jumped out of bed and started putting on her shoes.
"Rory…"
"What?"
"I think you should probably get dressed first!"
"Right!" She started laughing again as they both got dressed.
At breakfast:
"Are you sure you don't want to taste these pancakes?"
"For the twentieth time no!"
"But they're so good and fluffy and…"
"No. And if you don't stop asking me that I'm going to take that plate away from you."
"You wouldn't!"
"Try me!"
Rory pulled the plate closer to her, putting her arm protectively around it.
"He wouldn't do that to you, boys!"
She ate the rest of her food in silence. After she finished she pushed the plate away and took a sip of coffee.
"Rory…can I ask you something?"
"Sure…"
"Why did you say no last year?"
"I wanted to say yes. God, I wanted to say yes so badly…But I had mom and school to think about. And…I was scared that you would have changed your mind by the time we got out the door."
"I wouldn't have…" He leaned in and kissed her. "So…what are your plans for today?" he changed the subject quickly.
"I have to study."
"Again?"
"I have one last final and I really want to pass it."
"You will."
"How do you know?"
"I just know."
"I can't contradict such an amazing argument."
"I am so sure that you'll pass it, and with an amazing grade I might add, that I'm willing to promise that I will watch any movie you want and eat any kind of food you want for a week if you fail."
"Now I'm tempted to fail just so that you'd have to watch Willy Wonka and Pippy Longstocking and eat only Indian food every day for a week."
"Yes but you won't because you can not fail an exam on purpose and because I will kill myself after three days so you won't get to see me suffer for a whole week. So anything else besides studying in your big plan for today?"
"I want to pack a little so that I don't have as much to do tomorrow."
"Need any help?"
"You want to help?"
"I just offered, didn't I?"
"Well…ok…just as long as we don't end up shopping."
"Huh?"
"Last year I was packing with mom and about ten minutes after we started we were outside shopping for shoes."
"And seeing as I am so much like Lorelai and have an extreme obsession with shoes you thought that we will end up shopping as well?"
"Well you might not have an obsession with shoes but I do. And packing annoys me."
"So I have to help you pack and stop you from going shopping?"
"Pretty much."
"I think I can do that." He smirked and kissed her. "Now, seeing as you finished your coffee, let's get you back to your dorm so that you can study and I'll just drop by later. Ok?"
"Ok."
They got up, paid and left the small café. He walked her back to her dorm room.
"So I'll see you later?" she asked him after they got there.
"Sure. About what time?"
"7 ok?"
"Yep. Now go in there and study because I do not want to watch Pippy and any other stupid movies that you'll just make me watch."
"Ok. See you later." She leaned in and kissed him.
"Bye." He kissed her again and left.
She watched him leave, a smile playing on her lips. After he got out the door she entered the apartment and sat on the couch when her cell phone rang. She answered without checking the caller ID.
"What did you forget?"
"Huh?"
"Oh, hey mom. Sorry, I thought you were…Paris." She stopped herself before saying Jess. "I have to tell her soon…"
"Now that's just a mean thing to say to the woman that gave birth to you and fed you and clothed you."
"I am sorry again. So did you call for a reason?"
"No. Just wanted to see how you were. Why…do I need a reason to call my daughter?"
"No you don't. And I am fine."
"I am glad that you are fine. I, on the other hand, am bored."
"Aha, so there was a reason.Were are you?"
"At work."
"And why don't you…let's see…work? That might cure your boredom."
"But I don't want to work."
"But you have to."
"But I don't want to."
"Lorealai, get to work now!" Rory said with a very serious tone.
"But…." She whined…
"No buts. If you don't work you don't make money and then you can't buy shoes. Now I have to study so I will hang up."
"Ok. See you soon?"
"Tomorrow. Bye, mom."
"Bye, hun."
A/N: Sorry it took longer then usual to update but I've hit a bad case of writer's block in the middle of the chapter. Anyway it's finished now and I hope you enjoy it. I know it's pretty fluffy but I love them together. I'm leaving on vacation Sunday but I hope to update another chapter by then (I'll see how it goes). Also I know I said I had only 2 chapters left but I'm not sure (I got a couple of new ideas so there will probably be a bit more). Anyway I hope you like this chapter. Thank you for all your wonderful reviews. You are amazing :)