`*~ These Are Days ~*`
Author: Genevah
Rating: R
Pairing: Rory/Jess
Disclaimer: I claim to own nothing.
Summary: Tweaked 'Teach Me Tonight' to my own likings. *Warning. Insane amounts of fluff o'nutters in this story… please read with caution* Oh… and it's definitely a Literati, anything else would be uncivilized!
A/N: ~*Jade*~ This chaps for YOU! My way of saying thanks for reviewing every single chapter =) ~*dodgerluv & tigress33*~ you guys have also reviewed faithfully once you've stumbled upon my story… muchass-graciass! ~*Sarah V.*~ I'll see you there!! ;p ~*Christina, Mysticgrl, Mallorie, swim6516, twinkletoes, nina, miss.peebles, Fantasylover, Rory Potter & jessgurly*~ thanks for such kind words! Especially the ones by ~*katem-23, tayleigh, Angel Monroe, & Luisa*~ You guys are too much, hehe I love it! ~*Luisa*~ Damn, thanks for pointing that out, there I was on the 20th chapter, thinking I was spelling it right all this time… when in fact I was completely wrong! Soo glad you said something :) ~*imonadiet*~ yes, yes, yes, I love cheese and corn ~*emjai*~ I second that, he is definitely smokin'. ~**Thanks to everyone who I failed to mention… all you nameless people!!!
I've revised some chapters… just makes me feel better. They're subtle changes, mostly in the writing, not necessarily the storyline.
Get a blanket and pillow… get comfy… this is the longest Chapter in Genevah's history! Why you ask… answer's at the bottom! Luv you guys! *sniff sniff* I'm gonna miss all of yous!
`**~// Stars Hollow — May 11, Saturday Afternoon \\~**`
Jess' face lit up instantly when he spotted Rory with Lane across the street from the diner. After all these months, the girl still had that affect on him and he couldn't believe that they've been together for almost two weeks. He couldn't believe she was actually his girl.
"I'll be back in a sec Luke." Jess called out to his uncle as he left the diner.
Luke looked up from his order pad, and before he could get his word in edgewise, Jess had already left the premises. He saw the cause of Jess' sudden disappearing act when he peered out the window. He shook his head. His nephew undeniably had a bad case of puppy love.
He quietly walked down the street to the two girls who were too engrossed in the town bulletin board to notice him creeping up on them.
"… so I told Tristan about the Stars Hollow Annual Adopt a Puppy Day and he said he's gonna check it out for his little sis- *gasp*"
Jess slipped his arms over Rory's waist from behind, locking her in his grasp.
"Hey there." He said huskily in her ear, his warm breath sending tingles down her spine, giving a quick peck on her neck - obviously teasing her by bringing back not so distant memories of last night. Without any hesitation she leaned into him, reveling in the feel of his body against her. She turned her head to face him, swaying him to give her a kiss by purposely staring at his lips. He softly kissed her, holding her close, she folded her arms on top of his, gently stroking his forearms with her fingers as they furthered the kiss.
Lane cleared her throat, hinting on that she was still around. In the past, Rory would never openly kiss her boyfriend in front of Lane… at least not like that anyway. Somehow when she was in the vicinity of Jess, conservative Rory flew out the window.
Both suddenly aware that they weren't the only two in Stars Hollow, Jess pulled away and hazily opened his eyes to Lane. "Hey Lane," he greeted, expertly composing himself.
"Jess. How nice of you to finally acknowledge my existence." Lane smirked.
Rory gave her best friend an apologetic look.
He still hasn't let her out of his arms and he didn't intend to. Rory never pegged him to be so affectionate… a definite plus in her book. With Dean, everything was so mechanical… down to the very last touch. But with Jess, there was more to his touch, he made her feel things she had never felt before. It was scary and exciting all at the same time.
"So what are we looking at?" Jess glanced over at the bulletin board. "What crazy event has this town cooked up now?"
"Not so crazy this time, just a regular Adopt a Puppy Day." Rory answered.
"Huh." Jess said infamously. "You're not getting one."
"What?"
"I know that once you set your eyes on one of those cute little puppies you're gonna want one. And you… are not getting one."
"Uh you're telling the wrong Gilmore here. I'm fully aware that we are not capable of having any type of animals in the Gilmore home. Now my mother on the other hand, is an entirely different story."
"I can vouch for that." Lane chimed in knowingly.
He heard about the sick story of their hamster or gerbil they once had and how Kleenex played a major role in its demise. 'Come to think of it, that does sound more like Lorelai,' he concluded to himself.
"Hey, I got an idea Jess… why don't you get one?" She said, with a delightful grin displayed on her lips. "That way, I'll be able to play with it whenever I want and all you have to do is feed it, walk it, train it, and give it a place to sleep," she stated like it was no big deal.
"Yeah and leave all the dirty work to me… smart girl."
"Chilton seems to think so." Rory mocked, but remembered the task at hand and flashed him her doe eyes.
"O no, don't give me the doe eyes Rory."
"Ah come on Jess… you know you want one," she playfully pressured. "Pleeease?" She turned on the charm turning her body so that she could face him, still being held by him, her hands placed on his chest. She kissed him softly and slowly. "Please Jess?"
Jess smiled a smile that Lane thought he would never be capable of, she actually saw his teeth. 'Rory must be the only person that could make him smile like that.'
"No way. I'm not gonna be your puppy's keeper Rory." He chuckled.
She cutely kissed his bottom lip, coaxing him with her crystal blue eyes, sliding her fingers through the soft hair above the back of his neck with one of her hands. "Pleeease?" She didn't know what had gotten into her, trying to seduce Jess into getting a puppy… trying to seduce Jess at all for that matter? He unknowing brought this out of her… making her feel somewhat… sensual…
Jess on the other hand, was trying to remain calm, cool, and collected- a truly hard thing to do when a girl like Rory unsuspectingly turned him on with every glance and touch she bestowed upon him.
Lane groaned, rolling her eyes. "O please spare me and get a room," she begged.
Rory couldn't believe Lane had said that out loud. She threw Lane a glare making her aware that she just ate her foot. Rory and Jess shared a weird moment, both slightly pink from Lane's comment and when their eyes met in that split second, they both looked away uncomfortably. Jess ignored Lane's remark, well he thought about it for a quick second and then erased it from his mind. It was way too soon to be thinking about that anyway.
"Besides, Luke would never allow a puppy in the apartment." He said, trying to break the awkwardness.
'Ok, awkward moment over,' Rory comforted herself. "Ask him."
"He'll say no."
"It doesn't hurt to ask," she persisted.
"I don't-" Jess started but was interrupted by Lane.
"Jess. You're fighting a losing battle here. Just say you'll ask him." 'Jess should already know by now that when a Gilmore had their mind set on something, there's nothing you can do but just sit back and agree,' Lane declared to herself.
"Fine. I'll ask him, but don't get your hopes up too high, he's gonna say no." He leaned in for a kiss, but Rory smoothly turned her body around playfully, removing herself from his grasp. He silently groaned.
"Uh Jess, I think you need to get back to work." Lane noticed Luke across the street, outside the diner with his arms folded, staring at Jess.
Jess turned to receive Luke's death glares. He did the male half-nod at his uncle before he turned back to Rory, his face softened, his eyes revealing something she's never seen before… emotion. She could tell that he didn't want to leave her yet. She smiled at him. "We're still on for tonight right?"
"How long is Paris giving you?"
Rory gave him a sympathetic look. "She's letting me have a twenty minute break this time."
"As opposed to ten minutes, how generous of her." He mocked, holding his disappointment in, trying to disguise it with a smile. But she saw past it. She slipped her fingers through his, feeling the need to reassure him.
"Yeah, can't you tell she feels for you," she said sarcastically.
"O yeah, an extra ten minutes… I'll be sure to thank her for that in person," he mocked.
"Be nice. We can do a lot with that extra ten minutes." Rory blushed as the realization of what she had just said sank in.
Jess instantly raised a brow. 'Huh,' was all that his mind could say to himself.
"Shut up."
"What?" Jess asked, feigning innocence.
She gave him the stern face.
"Ouch. The stern face… hey I'm not the one who said it," he smirked, but then his face became serious. "I can deal with twenty minutes." He said sincerely.
"Look, it'll only be for two more weeks, and then it's Paris who?" She knew he was feeling neglected, but he was being a good sport about it for the most part. He didn't get too annoyed about it like her first boyfriend in a similar situation. She liked that about him, he gave her her space—let her deal with what needed to be done to get her into Harvard, he didn't add to the stress… there were no arguments about how he had to come second to her studies.
"Ok," he said feeling defeated, but hid it well.
They've been together for two weeks now, but under the current circumstances, seemed like only a couple of days. He completely understood though, Rory should put her school work before him, he thought. He wasn't about to hold her back… sometimes he even felt like she was too good for him.
"Hey don't you have some studying to do yourself?" Rory questioned.
"Uh I've been good." He said arrogantly, glancing over at poor forgotten Lane. "Haven't I Lane?" Lane and Jess shared a couple of classes together.
"He's telling you the truth Rory. He even participates in class discussions," she added.
Rory looked at him delighted and not at all surprised at the new found information.
"See," he said smugly.
"Well, well, well… studious Jess… never thought I'd see the day." She absolutely knew the day would come - her little hoodlum had so much potential. He just needed a push in the right direction. She couldn't help but be proud of how much he improved over the months. 'He certainly has come a long way', she thought, but she didn't know that it was because of her. In a way, he did it because a part of him needed to feel worthy of her. Sure he was smart, but somehow without a high school diploma, just being smart wouldn't show for anything. The school thing hadn't fit him… until now. He had a reason not to cut classes anymore. He had reason to study and pass. And in the process, he found that he actually liked school. He would never let anyone know that of course.
The three headed towards the diner. "Jess likes school." Rory sang, lightly skipping, swinging his hand back and forth.
'Damn her,' he joked to himself. He rolled his eyes at her. "Whatever. I do not like school."
"Uh-huh, just keep telling yourself that. I know its all part of the whole 'I'm too cool for school' thing… hey you know what, I hate school too." She teased. "Now I can be cool like you."
"Shut up." Jess said in true Luke fashion, but entirely in a joking manner. "You wish you could be as cool as me," with this comment he received a hard pinch from Rory.
"Ow!" He groaned, rubbing the now sore spot on his arm. "Now that hurt," he said seriously.
"Serves you right." Rory said, backing up her own actions.
"Amen to that sister-friend." Lane second.
They reached the front of the diner. "You guys want some coffee or somethin' to eat?" He asked stalling.
"I don't, I have to devise a plan so I can go on a 'kinda-sorta' date with Dave this weekend. Poor boy doesn't know what he's gotten himself into."
"I'm sure he's fully aware of the wrath of Mrs. Kim." Jess said knowingly.
"And you would know this because…?" Lane asked, completely intrigued by his sureness.
"We had a few words about you and your mom," he said easily.
Both girls glared at him, neither understanding how he could've possibly kept that kind of information from them. It was then that he realized he was dangerously trekking on uncharted territory. Mental note: Tell Rory of any conversations had involving the people she loves or else…
"Uh I gotta get back to work-" He said slowly, thumbing in the direction of the diner, mentally preparing himself, knowing that his cop-out wasn't going to work.
"Not so fast wise guy. Spill." Lane prodded.
"It's nothin'. He asked about you a couple times and he wanted to know if the rumors about your mom were true."
"Aaand what did you tell him?" Lane asked anxiously.
"I told him that it's true that your mom sets you up with potential Korean doctors and lawyers and that she won't let you date anyone who isn't a potential Korean doctor or lawyer… oh and that she only lets you listen to the wholesome tunes of Christian music," he regurgitated.
Lane's face softened a bit.
"Aww Lane, he already knew and yet he still pursued you." Rory said thoughtfully.
"Yeah, he did, didn't he."
"He must really like you Lane." Rory urged.
"Yeah," she was floating on cloud nine. "I'm gonna go call him. Bye guys," she called out as she ran towards her house.
Rory jokingly glared at Jess. "Why didn't you tell me?"
"I just did."
"Nooo, why didn't you tell me sooner. That was time-sensitive information there bub."
"Must've slipped my mind," he smirked.
"Uh-huh. Well I better be going, Paris' probably at the house already, talking my mother into an early grave."
"Ok." He managed evenly, he honestly didn't want her to go yet.
"Later." She smiled sweetly letting go of his hand and started to walk away.
Jess stood watching her retreat, waiting for her to come back and give him his rightful goodbye… but she kept walking. 'Uh, now that's just wrong,' he thought to himself.
She turned around and saw the disappointed look on his face. "Why so sad Jess?" Rory chuckled.
"If I would have known you was this cruel-"
"What? You would've never gotten together with me?"
"Yup," he mocked whole-heartedly.
"Yeah right." She chuckled again. She continued walking away from him.
"Hey come back here and give your man what he needs," he provoked, feeling the need to be foolish. 'A couple more minutes wouldn't hurt,' he said to himself, hoping the comment didn't bring on another pinch or something else just as hurtful.
She turned around wide-eyed, shocked at what he said and started laughing at his barbaric-ness. She started in his direction.
"Yeah that's right, keep walkin'."
She stopped in the street, her mouth opened, narrowing her eyes at him.
"Hey. I thought I said keep walkin'," he played.
She started to turn around.
"I'm kidding, I'm kidding…," then he demanded, "Get over here…," but then pleaded, "Pleease."
She smiled at his plea and walked towards him. Not for his benefit of course, but for her own sanity… his forthright display kinda turned her on.
She made it across the street and stepped onto the side walk where Jess stood and he quickly encircled her, both hands on the small of her back, impelling her closer to him. She impatiently kissed him at once, taking Jess by surprise yet again. With Rory, he had forgotten what it was like to be the one in control, he loved it though. They were so close that they could feel the others heart racing and for the second time, heat radiated from new places on her body.
Seconds later…
"Jess get in here, I need you in the kitchen. Caesar called in." Luke said from the diner door. He saw their PG-13 display going on outside his diner and tried to save them from being the talk of the town.
Rory pulled away from Jess at the sound of Luke's voice, shyly looking at him.
"Nice to see you Rory." Luke said uncomfortably.
"Hey Luke." She turned heel. "Bye Luke, I'll see you later Jess!"
He looked at his nephew dead in the eyes. "We need to have a talk later."
Jess groaned, walking into the diner. He hated it when Luke lectured him, and now he was going to get the dreaded sex talk, 'Oh joy,' he mocked to himself.
`**~// Kim Home: One Week Later — Saturday Night \\~**'
"We're leaving now Mama!" Lane yelled to her mother as she and Rory tried to slip out of the Kim House before Lane's mom could say anything more.
"WAIT!" Mrs. Kim yelled back as she hurriedly walked through the antiques to the front door.
The two stepped back into the house. "So close." Rory whispered to a frowning Lane.
"Yes Mama," she said respectfully as her mom came into view.
Mrs. Kim addressed Rory. "You have your mother's cell phone," she stated rather than questioned.
"Yes Mrs. Kim."
"And you have full tank of gas."
"Yes I do Mrs. Kim." Rory answered politely.
"Okay… you may go."
Once away from Mrs. Kim sight, the two scurried down the porch to the Gilmore jeep.
Inside the jeep…
"Thank you so much for doing this Rory." Lane said gratefully, as she took her Mama-bought shirt off, revealing a much cooler one underneath, one that Rory had snuck over from Lane's secret stash at the Gilmore place.
"Ok Lane, enough with the 'thank yous'. That was lucky number fifty. I think you've reached your quota."
"Sorry."
"So what street does he live on?" Rory asked as they drove away from Lane's house.
"Pear." And once they reached Pear Street, Rory made the left turn.
"Oh my God. There he is." Lane spotted Dave leaning on a car in front of his house. "God he looks good." Lane said dreamily. "Doesn't he look good?"
Rory and Lane shared this bit almost every time they talked about Dave. "Yes he does," she recited her line.
Rory pulled up along the side of the curb and Lane opened her door a little too quickly, the car was still in motion.
"Uh Lane." Rory laughed.
"Oh my God, I don't know what came over me. Augh, I'm such a nerd. What the hell is wrong with me Rory?" Lane ranted, completely embarrassed.
"Maybe he didn't notice." Rory said trying to calm her friend down.
"Oh I think he noticed."
Dave walked over to the jeep with one of those ear to ear grins.
"Hi Lane."
Lane bashfully scanned the ground before she could look him in the eyes.
"Hey Dave," she tried to say coolly, attempting to play off her previous act of loony-ness.
Dave saw it of course, but didn't want to embarrass her any further… she was already blushing. He glanced behind her at Rory and greeted her.
"What's up Rory, how are you today?"
"I'm good."
He looked back at Lane. "Are we ready to go?"
"Um yeah, let's go."
"So where should I sit?" Dave asked as he caught a glimpse at the backseats which were covered with un-nameable stuff.
Lane looked at Rory.
"Oh no, I totally forgot to take the stuff out from the back… um, I guess you'll have to squeeze in with Lane if that's okay."
"Uh, is that okay Lane?" Dave asked with a hokey smile.
Hell, make yourself comfortable on my lap! "Yeah, sure." Lane said, a mighty grin fighting its way through her tightly pressed lips that were desperately trying to keep her face straight. She scooted over her seat, making room for him. Trying to calm down her giddiness, she turned to Rory letting out the humongous grin before collecting herself when he was finally situated next to her.
Somewhere during the thirty-minute drive to Hartford, Dave had stretched his arm around Lane in an attempt to make himself more comfortable… that and he felt it was the most natural thing to do. Unbeknownst to him, Lane's giddiness was going into overdrive, she nearly fainted.
`**~// Hartford: Two Level Coffee House/Bookstore \\~**'
Once they stepped inside, the three were overcome with the strong aroma of coffee and music. Off in the far corner they spotted a live band playing acoustically to coffee and book patrons, some watching on while others read magazines or books as they listened. The place was huge, holding a variety of activities that many of its customers could partake in. From an extensive collection of books and magazines that they were welcomed to read without purchasing to cd listening to even a dvd viewing in a closed room, usually offering three different viewable movies on the weekends. They could find all this plus a coffee/café on the first floor. The second level also held many books and magazines, but it was reserved for people who wanted to read or study without too much of the downstairs commotion.
"You're late." Paris bum-rushed Rory once she caught sight of her.
"Hello to you to Paris," Rory greeted back acerbically.
"Hey Paris." Lane greeted. "I'm sorry she's late, it's entirely my fault."
"Enough with the pleasantries, let's go, we're losing precious time here," she snapped dragging Rory's backpack, still on Rory's shoulders of course, upstairs before she could say her laters to Lane and Dave.
"Let's go find a table." Dave comfortably placed his hand behind Lane's back as they walked towards the tables and couches that surrounded the band.
A couple hours and several Paris doctorials later…
Rory's cell phone rang; she looked at the screen which displayed Mrs. Kim.
"I'll be back in a sec." Rory quickly left, ignoring Paris' objections. She hastily ran downstairs and thankfully bumped into Lane and Dave as she reached the bottom. They were headed upstairs themselves.
She held the phone up to Lane's face. "It's your mom." Lane prepared herself as Rory answered the phone. "Hello?... Yes Mrs. Kim, she's right here. Hold on." She handed it to Lane, who walked away from the two to a quieter spot in the books section.
"Hello Mama?"
"Lane. Is that music I hear? Where are you?"
"We're still at that coffee house I told you about." Just at that moment the band was taking five, leaving the place music—less, but still full of people conversating.
"I thought I heard music."
"Um no Mama, no music," she said, hoping her mother wouldn't continue on that subject.
"I just called to check up on you," she said bluntly, Mrs. Kim never hid her intentions.
"We're fine Mama."
"Okay… I'll see you when you get home."
"Bye."
Lane joined Rory and Dave.
"Everything cool?" Rory asked sympathizing with her friend.
"Yup. Everything's A OK," she said thankfully.
"Okay, so you guys have an hour left." Rory said as she looked at her watch.
"Alright, well since my mom already did the routine check-up thing, I think it's safe to say that Dave and I can walk across the street to the park."
"Okay. Just try to stay in a place where I can easily find you, you know just in case."
"Right. Good idea," Lane agreed.
`**~// Hartford Park: Thirty Minutes Later \\~**`
Lane and Dave were seated at a park bench under a big magnolia tree, their conversation on everything about music had finally fizzled for the time being and the topic at hand was them. Lane sat on the bench with her legs crossed Indian style, facing Dave who was sitting regularly, his body turned towards her, his arm resting on the top of the bench's back.
"I'm really glad that you figured out a way to see me tonight," Dave said happily.
"Yeah me too… this was a lot of fun. That acoustic version of Tiny Dancer was almost as good as the one that Dave Ghrol did on the Late Late Show with Craig Kilborne."
Dave ageed without having to say a word.
Momentary comfortable silence filled the air as they lost themselves in each other's eyes.
"Okay I'm just gonna go right out and say this…" Dave rests his hand on Lane's leg. "You know I like you Lane," he said carefully, giving her a timid but sure smile, "and I kinda get the impression that you-"
"I do…" Lane smacked herself internally for her abruptness, she really needed to work on that. She glanced at his hand on her leg, "… like you."
Dave loved her abruptness, it showed how she really felt about him and he found it quite appealing.
"Good… good." he said slightly nodding his head, smiling inwardly as well as outwardly. 'So far so good,' he thought to himself, mentally preparing himself for what he was going to say next.
"I just hope this relationship doesn't turn into a Gwen Stefani/Tony Kanal romance." 'How can you not like this girl?' Dave had been meaning to ask if she wanted to date exclusively, but didn't know how to go about it without sounding too cheesy. With her bringing it up first, definitely took the load off of him, he already knew how he felt.
"So… you're saying you want to be in a relationship with me?" He asked, suppressing his smile for the moment.
She didn't realize what had come out of her mouth. 'I hate my mouth!' She panicked, "Um, I didn't-"
"I would like it if you did… want to." Dave helped.
Lane smiled. Dave was so… what's the word… sweet like that.
"Yeah I do want to." EEE!! She mentally shrieked, it was so loud in her head. She wouldn't be surprised if he heard it.
Making it official, Dave leaned in and placed an innocent kiss on her unsuspecting lips. Suddenly aware that she didn't have to worry about being seen by her mother, she placed both her hands on either side of his cheeks, giving him permission to go beyond the innocent smooch. They pulled away at the same time, equal grins plastered across their face.
"I think I could get used to that." He commented, finally letting out his smile, completely relieved that everything went better than he had hoped.
'You can say that again,' Lane joked to herself, "I think I could get used to this too," her smile identical to his.
"Oh I forgot to tell you… we finally got a gig at this kid's bat mitzvah."
"You're kidding."
"I kid you not. It's just a fifteen minute set, probably about three songs. We're gonna have to meet up sooner than our regular practice day to decide which songs to do."
"But we only have two songs that we're really good at."
"Yeah I know, we're gonna have to decide on a third song and then practice it to death until it sounds just as good as the other two."
"Well when is it?"
"It's in two weeks actually, so you're gonna have to figure out another plan because you have to be there Lane. Do you think you'll be able to pull it off?"
"Yeah, sure, no problem." Lane had become an expert at the whole sneaking around Mama Kim thing.
`**~// A Weeks Later: Friday Afternoon \\~**`
Rory stepped off the bus, ecstatic that today was the last day of school, feeling completely free because her summer had officially begun. She felt the need to rub it in on a certain boyfriend who still had a week left of school. She headed over to the diner.
"Hey Luke." She looked around the diner, but Jess was no where to be found.
"He's upstairs."
"Um… do you mind if I go upstairs?"
"Uh, no, go right ahead." He'd already laid down his rules with Jess and felt confident he would follow them… well at least he hoped he'd follow them… he'd definitely make sure he'd follow them or Jess would have to suffer the consequences… what the consequences were exactly, he wasn't so sure about yet.
Rory knocked on the apartment door.
"It's open."
She walked in and saw Jess at the table with his books in front of him, seemingly busy writing something down.
He looked up. "Hey," he said toneless, caught up in studying mode.
She joined him at the table. "Why so glum chum?" Rory asked with a hint of gloat.
"Stop gloating," he said knowingly.
"I am not gloating," she denied happily.
"You are too… final project go well?"
"Good, very good… great in fact. I hate to say it but being paired with Paris certainly has its advantages."
"Huh."
"Do you want me to leave so you can study? You looked like you were on a roll when I walked in."
He turned in his chair sideways. "Nooo." He pulled her chair near his, tapping her knee with his pencil. "Actually, I think it's time for a break."
She smiled. "Ten minutes and I have to go."
"Why?"
"You need to get back to studying and if I stay I'll just be distraction."
"Come on… you could help me study."
"You know as well as I do that studying together leads to anything but studying." A past failed attempt could back that up. Their relationship was too new and exciting and the one time they tried to study together only led to mindless flirtatious banter.
"I promise I'll study, you don't even have to help me. You could just sit here with me." She gave him an 'I don't know look'. "Come on Rory." He whined. "I haven't spent any real time with you in the last two weeks and now that you don't have any more projects to work on or finals to study for, we can finally spend some time together." He finally let out his bottled frustration, completely justifiable.
Jess got up from his chair and went over to the stack of books on his side of the room and pulled one out. "Here." He handed the book to her. "You read this, and I'll study," he enticed.
She gave in, he didn't have to beg, she wanted to stay, she wanted to be near him. "Okay, but any signs of you not getting any work done I'm leaving," she warned.
"Deal… I'm still gettin' the ten minute break right?"
"Of course." She grinned.
"So… what do you wanna do?" He asked mischievously, making little circles on her knee.
She shrugged. "What do you wanna do?"
"Well since I promised to study… I think it would be best if I get something out of my system now so I can completely give my all to studying later."
Catching on, "And what pray-tell might that be?"
He gently pulled her onto his lap, draping an arm across her lap, while the other rested on her lower back, moments later she could feel his thumb touching the bare skin above her skirt. She couldn't figure out how he skillfully managed that, the last time she checked her shirt was tucked into her uniform skirt.
Soon their faces were just inches apart. She leaned in shortening the distance even more, closing her eyes, eagerly waiting to feel his lips touch hers. Jess made it official to himself, Rory's lips were unquestionably his favorite body part on Rory… for the moment anyway.
He lifted his hand from her lap letting his fingertips lightly stroke her neck as they deepened the kiss. His fingers slowly slid down her neck approaching the swell of her breast. Before she could even process what he was about to touch…
Luke burst through the apartment door and Rory almost fell off Jess' lap as she scrambled to her feet.
"Jess, can I talk to you out here for a sec?" Luke ordered, not really questioning.
Jess looked at a flushed Rory, scratching his head as a gesture of uneasiness and slight embarrassment. He walked out into the hall and Luke closed the door behind them.
"I thought I told you to leave this door open when the two of you were up here alone." He quietly scolded pointing a finger at him.
"Must've slipped my mind," Jess said being the smart-ass
that he was when talking to his uncle.
"Jess," Luke warned.
"Would you relax, nothin' happened."
"And nothing's going to ever happen."
"Ah geeze, what do you think I'm gonna do to her?"
"You know exactly what I think you're going to do to her."
"I know it's been a while since you've been with someone, but last time I checked, you can't get a girl pregnant by just kissing Luke," he retorted snidely.
"Shut up… I'm going back downstairs and this door will remain open at all times," his hand gestures emphasizing every point. "Have I made myself clear?"
"Crystal," he smirked.
"I mean it Jess."
"Alright," completely annoyed with his uncle.
"I'll be back later to check on you two," he forewarned.
Jess rolled his eyes at him and went inside the apartment leaving the door wide open.
A/N: Okay guys, some sad news to report… a new semester of school starts tomorrow so I don't know when or if I'll have time to update this story so… SORRY : ( I promise I'll try my best to squeeze in some time!!
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