Takes place right at the end of "Nag Hammadi Is Where They Found the Gnostic Gospels" Jess and Rory are leaving together...will it be forever?
Hey Guys! I'm in a better mood today :) I added more details about Lorelai's real reaction to Rory leaving with Jess in chapter three, My First One. Here's chapter twelve, what exactly did Luke tell Liz?
Disclaimer: I should've mentioned this before, I do not own the show or characters of the show. Any characters that have not appeared at this point in the show but appear later (Logan, Gigi, April etc.) Will not appear in the first story. Any other characters I do own . Any songs I do own, unless of course I say otherwise.
"Right after you and TJ left last night...I wanted someone to love myself. Someone I could fight about stupid things with, someone that'll make me feel better...someone that's special. I just realized who it was when she came to the apartment."
"Lorelai." Liz nodded knowingly.
"Yeah. And she just kept saying my name...again and again. And she collapsed in my arms and so I put her to sleep and I called Rory, because I was worried something was wrong with Lorelai...and Rory told me that nothing's wrong with her, that she just wants to be with me. I didn't know how to react! Then you came home, and you saw her and all that...This morning after you and TJ had already left for the day, she kept saying my name again. So then we talked."
"Nothing's wrong!" She sniffed., pulling away. "I-I just feel like an idiot...for, for wasting eight years!"
"Wasting? What are you talking about?"
"Luke." She said quietly and fell into his chest again.
"Lorelai? Can, can I tell you something?" Luke asked nervously.
She nodded.
"Um...last night..."
"Luke I'm sorry, I'm so embarrassed I just came here and-"
"No, no! I'm really glad you came. I was going to say...that right before you came, I realized something."
"What was that?"
"Well, Liz and TJ were fighting about who does the dishes. And it amazed me that how people in love can fight about something so stupid. Last night they were engaged. And there's no way it's the time for that right now, but..."
"What are you talking about, Luke?"
"Lorelai, would you maybe...want to go out for dinner this weekend? Or see a movie or something?" Luke asked nervously, rubbing his hands together.
Lorelai gasped. A mixture of tears from crying and tiredness filled her eyes. "Luke..."
"I understand if you don't want too!" Luke said hurriedly. "I mean, the whole thing with..Jason. Dammit, are you still with him?"
Lorelai shook her head. "I broke up with him last night."
Luke's jaw dropped. "What? Why?"
Lorelai shrugged. "He...wasn't right."
Luke sighed. "I don't want to be the rebound guy, but how about this weekend?"
Lorelai smiled. "This weekend sounds perfect."
"Aww Big Brother!" Liz gushed and shook Lukes arms. "Where is she now?"
"At work. She'll most likely be by for lunch."
"That sounds great!" Liz clapped him on the arm.
"Hey Liz! Come look at this pancake! It's shaped like that guy we saw at the fair last week!" TJ called from the counter.
"Ooh! What guy?!" Kirk asked excitedly and jumped across the stools to where TJ sat, knocking over a pile of menus.
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Jimmy had decided against going back to Luke right away, and decided to try and find Liz on his own first.
The operator! That's where I could get information on Liz...wait, I don't know where she lives...Dammit! Jimmy angrily kicked the trash can that had been strategically right next to the bench where most kids sat and ate messy snacks. He kicked it again when he saw Jess and Rory arrive at the park holding hands.
Hm, maybe if I approach Jess infront of Rory he'll talk to me.
He slowly walked towards the two of them who had stopped infront of a large oak tree and sat beneath it.
"Oh great..." Jess muttered when he spotted Jimmy coming their way.
"What's wrong?" Rory asked concerned.
"Nothing." Jess shook his head and took out a book from his back pocket.
"You brought a book too?" Rory asked, amazed. Jess looked at her and saw that she was holding Atlas Shrugged
He nodded and held up The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway. "Didn't you already read that?" He asked eyeing the accursed Atlas Shrugged. He had only read it because he had been trying to get Rory to fall for him. He had to admit though, there had been some good parts to that 40 page monologue.
She grinned. "I should say the same to you, Hemingway!"
The two laughed and Jess didn't even notice when Jimmy reached them.
"Jess! Hey!" He said happily.
Rory looked up.
Jess ignored him.
"Jess?" Jimmy tried again.
Rory looked at Jess, waiting for a reaction. When she saw his hard face, she knew this man must not be welcome in Jess' life.
"Hey Jess! I think I passed an interesting looking music store on the way here...can we go look at it?" She asked.
Jess looked into her eyes, and when he saw that she was trying to help him get out of a tough situation, he nodded.
"Jess, wait!" Jimmy said quickly, trying to stop him.
Jess ignored him and stood up. He turned to help Rory and put his arm around her. They started to walk away.
"Jess!"
The two kept walking.
They passed the same musician as yesterday on the street. His song today sounded like this:
Just another day in paradise
I woke up to your bright blue eyes.
Nothing can ever go wrong when I'm with you
When we're together under this great sky of blue.
"Thank you." Jess whispered when they were far from the park.
Rory nodded. "Don't mention it."
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"Hey there Lorelai!" Babette said cheerfully when Lorelai entered Luke's Diner. She and Ms. Pattie were seated right by the door.
"Hi, Babette." She smiled giddly and walked to the counter and nervously took a seat.
"What's the matter?" Ms. Pattie asked.
Lorelai shrugged. "Oh...nothing." She stuttered and attempted to put her purse down on the table but knocked over a stack of menus.
"Oh!" She quickly tried to straighten them.
"KIRK! IF YOU KNOCKED OVER MORE MENUS I SWEAR - Oh, Hi Lorelai." He smiled.
A knot formed in Lorelai's throat. "H-h-hi." She stuttered.
Luke nodded and started to pour coffee into a womans purse instead of her cup.
"Oh! Geez! I'm sorry!" He said but the woman left angrily.
A small laugh escaped Lorelai's lips.
"What'll you have?" Luke asked shakily.
Lorelai shrugged. "Just....some....just a sandwich I guess."
"Comin right up, cheese, ham, turkey or chicken?"
Lorelai shrugged again. "Tur-turkey I guess."
"Okay." Luke smiled and went back to tell Cesar the order.
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"Did you really see a music store or did you just say that? Just curious."
Rory shrugged. "I didn't see one, but I'm sure if we looked hard enough we could find one."
Jess laughed. "Works for me."
They walked in silence for a little bit, admiring the bustle of the busy crowd. Then they passed a coffee cart.
Jess was surprised when Rory didn't even twitch.
"How's that coffee diet going?" He asked.
"She shrugged. Pretty good. I feel like I can climb a mountain. Usually, it's a hill."
Jess smiled. "Hey! This place looks good." He said, referring to a small store that windows designed as music notes.
"Cool." Rory said and they walked in together.
Rory excitedly prowled the various collections but stopped when she saw Jess, who was leaning against a wall admiring her enthusiasm.
"Jess! You've been in here, haven't you?"
He shrugged.
"Hey Jess!" An employee called as she passed, carrying a stack of CD's.
"Hi Stacy."
Rory's jaw fell. "I wanted to go somewhere you haven't gone!"
Jess shrugged. "That'll be hard. It's amazing how many places I can go to in just two weeks." He smiled apologetically.
She smiled back. "Don't worry about it." She put down the two CD's she was carrying and hugged him.
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