Chapter three
'Hi' Rory repeated.
'You said that already' Jess said smiling as he sat on his sofa reading the fountain head.
'Did I, sorry. I uh don't know what to say' Rory replied honestly as she looked around the room.
'Well you called me' Jess said teasingly.
'Sorry. I shouldn't have called' Rory said looking down at the floor, not quite sure why she had called him.
'I'm glad you did' Jess said putting the book aside.
'Oh yeah, why?' Rory said suddenly smiling, she liked that he wanted her to call.
'Because it gives me a minutes break from this mad book' Jess said.
'Ah I see. So you're still not getting along with it' Rory said curling her legs up underneath her, leaving her shoes on the rug.
'Oh no I love it' Jess replied sarcastically.
'Yeah OK, point made' Rory laughed.
'So?' Jess said after a minute of silence 'Aren't you meant to be at your Grandparents?'
'I am' Rory answered feeling down again.
'Huh? You just thought that in the middle of the party it would be a good time to call me up and talk. I feel special' Jess joked.
'Me and my mum and my Grandma had a fight' Rory said spinning round in the chair so she could look out the window.
'Really? You and your mum against your Grandma?' Jess asked her.
'Then against me' Rory corrected.
'Huh! So what are you fighting about?' Jess asked. Rory stayed silent for a moment not wanting to answer that question 'Rory are you still there?'
'Yeah I'm here' Rory replied.
'So what are you fighting about?' Jess asked again.
'Did you know there's a carnival coming into town this weekend?' Rory asked.
'Man, you're terrible at changing the subject' Jess said shaking his head.
'Are you going to go?' Rory said still talking about the carnival 'Because it's usually fun, a few small rides and some stalls and stuff'
'OK I'll bite' Jess said dropping the question about the fight 'No I won't be going to the carnival'
'Why not?' Rory asked.
'It's just some stupid town thing' Jess replied casually, knowing that Rory was about to get on his case about it.
'Jess, you have to come. You'll have so much fun' Rory said 'This is your town now you'll have to get used to attending functions'
'It's not my town' Jess answered back.
'Then what is?' Rory quizzed him, knowing he wouldn't say New York.
'Nowhere' Jess said predictably.
'A lone wolf' Rory said into the phone 'A loner'
'You could say that' Jess replied smiling.
'You're very chatty for a loner' Rory said.
'Huh. I hadn't noticed' Jess said quietly.
'You are around me anyway' Rory said 'You aren't very chatty around anyone else'
'Well I don't like anyone else' Jess said making Rory smile.
'Not anyone?' Rory asked.
'Uh Rory I'm going to have to go' Jess said suddenly.
'How come?' Rory asked.
'Dean's here' Jess replied casually.
'Dean, what! Jess wait don't....' But it was to late he'd already hung up.