Chapter 2 – A Death in the Family…

Rory lay on the bed next to Jess, she had woken up after another one of her bad 'feelings' and now sat up in Jess's bed, her heart ached as if she had just lost the love of her life. Jess snored slightly as he turned over, his sleeping face looking over at her.

Her heart beat at a pace that didn't make any sense, she wasn't scared of anything, and there wasn't anything to be scared of. She looked out at the window and thought she saw a reflection in it of someone who wasn't in the room! In the reflection stood a tall raven haired boy, his skin was pale and he wore some kind of school uniform. His green eyes were staring at her and she could have sworn that the man was crying. In fear of sounding crazy she could have sworn he looked exactly like her, minus the fact he had an Addams apple and he had intense green eyes.

Her hand fumbled over to the light switch, not taking her eyes off her almost exact double, and turned it on. As soon as she did the man's reflection disappeared and the mirror was consumed by her reflection.

"Jeez Rory, its 3am, what are you doing up," Jess said groggily form beside her. Rory turned to see him and as soon as he saw the fear and pain in her face he sat up straight and took her hands in his own.

"I saw someone in the room kind of," She said, her heart was still pounding. She jumped out of the bed and stood at the window and opened it up and felt the warm summer breeze flow onto her face.

"God, is the person still in here? Rory, are you ok? What was the person doing?" he began to question but Rory felt her hands still shaking- was it a gut feeling telling her something was very wrong! "It is so early in the morning I can't remember the emergency phone number… is it 119?"

Rory turned away from the open window and smiled at Jess who fumbled around with his flip phone. She walked over to him and took it out of his hands. He looked up at her and furrowed his brow in confusion.

"It was just a little run off from my dream, like sunny side eggs after they're cut," she said in a sweet voice and he sighed deeply. Jess then took her waist in his hands and gently pulled her in, she placed her head on his shoulder.

"Come on, do you feel like going back to bed…" Jess said his eyes half closing from sleep. "Or do you want me to stay up with you until you fall back asleep," Rory looked up at him at this odd over-concern and he began to stutter. "I mean you just look really freaked! And you've gone paler then usual and your hands are shaking like mad!"

"Ok Jess! I think an Oprah rerun is on, if it's not too much of a bother you could stay up and watch it with me…" Rory suggested slipping back into the covers and reaching over to the remote. Jess slipped in beside her just as she turned on channel W where of course Oprah stood on stage talking about racism.

"How is it you know that Oprah is on at 3am," He asked as Rory snuggled up close to him, feeling completely awake and her nerves were on edge but still seeming to remain calm and just slightly unnerved from a mere nightmare- that's true talent, baby!

"My Yale study time only allowed for a small amount of TV to be watched; my available time frame was around this time…" Rory replied as she heard Jess breath in and out. He had obviously become much more awake after she had waked him from a dead sleep.

They were finally settling to sleep after an hour of bad television. Rory's heart beat had calmed down and her hands had stopped shaking so. But that all changed when a soft knock came at the door. Rory felt her heart drop to her stomach as she sprang up from the bed. Throwing her red bathrobe over her white pajamas she bounded out of the room and to the front door. She swung the door open with her shaking hands and out in the dark hallway stood to police officers.

Jess came up beside Rory and took in the sight of the sad faced officers in blue. They stood at the door and the officers looked around uncomfortably as Rory's legs began to give way.

"How can we help, officer," Jess asked and Rory felt hot tears sting behind her eyes.

"Are you Lorelei Gilmore, daughter of Lorelei Gilmore?" The officer asked Rory and she nodded her head, her heart sinking into her stomach and a clump forming in her throat and stopping her from swallowing.

"What is it?" Jess asked as Rory stabled herself on him, her breath becoming quickened and short.

"I'm sorry to inform you but your mother Lorelei Gilmore was found dead in her house. It looks like she had had a heart attack and died instantly." The police officer said and Rory collapsed to the ground, Jess falling next to her, taking her shoulders in as she sobbed silently.

"Oh dear god, Rory I'm so sorry!" Jess said as Rory stopped being able to breathe all together.