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?
Like I promised :)
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When Lorelai got home, her smile faded and she remembered her conversation with her mom. She sighed and regretted not asking Luke to come in. But he had said something about having to open the diner early tomorrow...
She walked into the living room and dropped her purse. She scavenged for the phone, and found it lying under a pile of jeans. Moving towards the couch, she dialed Rory's cell phone.
"H-hello?" A shaky voice answered.
"Rory?"
"Hi mom." She answered quietly.
"You okay hun?"
"I-I-Y-Yeah I'm okay."
"You don't sound okay."
"D-don't worry about it. What'd you call for?"
"Well, grandma came by..."
"Oh! Today's Friday!"
"Mhm."
"I missed two dinners?"
"We missed two dinners. And to make up for that I told her I'd go tomorrow, but she pulled you in too. Do you think there's any way you and Jess could go?"
"J-Jess?"
"Yeah, you know? The guy who you ran away with?"
"O-o-oh um h-h-he's not home r-right now."
"Rory? Are you sure you're okay?"
"Ye-yeah mom! I-I'll ask Jess when he gets home and then call you b-back. B-Bye." Rory quickly hung up and collasped on the bed, shivering.
"Rory?" Jess came inside a few minutes later and rushed to her. "Rory! Are you okay?"
Rory didn't reply.
"Rory!?" Jess gently shook her.
She shifted and opened her eyes.
"Are you okay?" Jess asked anxiously.
She didn't reply again, and instead gripped her stomach.
Jess put a hand on her forehead and pulled away after he felt the burning heat.
"Rory! You have a really high fever!"
Rory remained quiet.
"We-I-Doctor!" Was all Jess could manage.
"No-It's- Jess...grandma wants us at dinner tomorrow..."
Jess looked down at Rory, not knowing what to do next.
"Rory. You're sick. We can't go back to Hartford!"
"No- Jess we have to!" Rory croaked. And tightened the grip on her stomach.
"Rory..." Jess attempted to reason with her.
"No!' She turned over lying on her stomach, and muffled something into the bed.
Jess didn't hear her, and instead picked her up and took her to the doctor.
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"I'm sorry Mr. Mariano, you are going to have to wait outside." A nurse blocked Jess' way when he tried to follow Rory on the stretcher in.
"You don't understand! I have to be with her-"
"I'm sorry." The nurse said firmly and locked the door.
Jess angrily kicked a trash can and sat down.
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"Ms. Gilmore?" Rory heard a voice calling her name. No way was that Jess. He never calls her "Miss Gilmore." Rory tried to open her eyes, but her eyelids felt like led. She attempted to speak.
"Aaa" Was all that escaped her lips.
"Patient is very drowsy. Peraphs due to medication."
Medication!? Rory's brain suddenly became very alert and an arm shot to her stomach.
"Ms. Gilmore!" The room was suddenly full with beeping machines and nurses whispering.
Rory had no idea what was going on, but a bright light went on above her face and her eyes sprung open. She was yelped with pain as the light blinded her.
"Ms. Gilmore. You'll be alright." She heard the voice say again and felt a sharp prick in her upper arm.
Then everything faded away as fast as it had come.
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Rory didn't know how long she had been out, or where she was when she woke up. But she did know one thing. Jess wasn't anywhere in sight.
She slowly sat up, thankful her arms no longer felt like lead. She looked around and noticed she was wearing a hospital robe, there was an IV in her arm, and she was all alone.
"What the heck?!" She muttered and craned her neck, hoping to see a sign outside the door. She saw nothing of the sort, but a doctor came in.
"Ah! Ms. Gilmore! You're awake."
Rory looked up at the man, recognizing the voice.
"Hi Ms. Gilmore. I'm Dr. Adams."
Rory tried to smile weakly.
"You gave us quite a scare! How are you feeling?"
Rory shrugged. Well I'm completely disoriented, blinded by the whiteness of your coat, in pain, scared to death, and wondering where Jess is!
"What's wrong with me?" She asked quietly.
Dr. Adams took a deep breath and brought a finger to his temple.
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"Rory!" Jess jumped up when he saw Rory walk slowly out from behind the closed doors a few hours later. He ran to her and threw his arms around her.
She stumbled, but then hugged him back.
"What-what happened? Are you okay?!"
She nodded.
"Here Ms. Gilmore." A nurse said, handing an envelope to Rory.
"What's that?" Jess asked concerned.
Rory shook her head. "Can we please go to the dinner?" She asked looking into his eyes.
Jess sighed. "Rory, before you were just sick at home. Now you're dizzy and checking out of a hospital! What makes you think I'll say yes now?"
"Because I said please?"
Jess sighed. "Fine! But if you get even a little queasy, we leave. Got it?"
Rory nodded.
"Good." Jess hugged her again.
Rory laid her head on his shoulder and felt tears form in her eyes. How am I going to tell him?
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"Lorelai, I don't know what to do! She just collapsed when we got home and she's been out cold since! She refuses to tell me what's wrong and she insists on going to that god damn dinner tomorrow!" Jess sounded so helpless, Lorelai couldn't believe this was the same guy she caught steeling beer out of her fridge.
"I don't know what's wrong with her Jess. Honestly, I don't. But if she refuses to tell you right now, there's no changing her mind. And as for the dinner, I can cover for her-"
"But what if she gets mad or upset we couldn't go?! What if that sets something off inside her?" Jess was on the verge of crying, but he controlled himself. No one could ever see him like that.
"Jess, try to keep her calm. I'll tell Richard and Emily what's wrong. Distract her, okay? And if all else fails...just make sure she's stable when she comes."
"Okay. I-I'll try." Jess said and hung up.
Lorelai hung up as well and fell back onto her pillows. Atleast she's alive...and still with Jess.
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Lane tossed, and she turned. But she could not fall asleep. A constant thought loomed over her. Threatening her existence. When she couldn't take it anymore, she threw back the covers and sprang to her feet.
She crept down the hall to where Zach and Brian slept. Both of them Snoring loudly. When Lane saw that Zach was on the top bunk, she cursed softly.
She gripped the ladder and climbed up. She stopped at the top and whispered "Zach. I like you. I like you more than a friend, and way more than a band/room mate."
She sighed, relieved to get that off her chest. She climbed back down and went back to her room.
Zach opened his eyes as did Brian.
"I told you faking sleeping would work!" Brian said and went back to the T.V and continued to play Soul Calibur.
"Yeah..." Zach's voice trailed off as he looked towards Lane's room. He had heard everything.
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The next morning Luke woke happily and got dressed. He went down into the diner and realized he needed to buy more bread.
Smiling, he went out into the quiet town and towards Doseys. No surprise that it was open. Taylor stood between the aisles, checking the experation dates.
"Hi Taylor!" Luke said and walked inside.
"Hello Luke."
Luke hummed to himself as he scanned the bread aisle and chose three loaves of wheat, and four loaves of white.
"My, my. You're in a good mood today!" Taylor observed as he checked Luke out.
"Keep the change!" Luke turned and walked back outside, a slight spring in his step.
Taylor watched him, and - being Taylor - felt as if he should know the cause of the happiness inside Luke.
He picked up the phone and called Ms. Pattie.
"Hullo?" A sleepy voice answered.
"Pattie!"
"Taylor its 6:00AM! What are you doing?" She said crankily.
"I need yours and Babette's...what should I call it? Skill"
"Taylor!"
"Not that kind of skill Pattie! I need you to do some...nosing around."
"Hmmm...I'm listening."
Please review :) Next chapter coming today...:) If you don't already have a pretty good idea of what's wrong with Rory, you'll find out in chapter 15.
