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?
Disclaimer: If you haven't already figured this out from the lack of this story line actually happening, then I'd like to tell you that I DO NOT OWN!
In my room, favorite playlist is playing, have lots of questions to answer...I'M READY!! :D Yay! I got 82 reviews. Want to make it 90? I'd also like to make a correction...Earlier I said Rory hadn't been to New York. Let's pretend Jess moved there because Rory likes the city. Kay? 'Cause she's been to NY! Oops... I'll change that :)
The next time Jess opened his eyes, sunlight was streaming in through the windows and he could hear the shower running. He sat up and rubbed the sleep out of his eyes. Yawning, he slid off the bed and walked to the door, making sure it was locked. Coming back to his room, he heard the shower knob turn and the curtain pull back. He sat down on the bed and stared around the room, at the life he and Rory had made together. Could something really change it in an instant?
A few minutes later Rory came out, a cloud of steam following her.
"Morning Jess!" She said cheerfully and kissed him.
He smiled and returned her kiss.
"You're still a little wet." She giggled and went to put her clothes in the hamper.
Jess smiled and continued to watch her walk around the room getting ready for the day.
"Jess? You okay? You're really quiet this morning." Rory pointed out, returning to his side.
He nodded, but didn't look at her.
"Jess?"
He nodded his head to show he was listening.
"Are you sure you're okay?"
He nodded.
"Okay then, I'm going to go grab a newspaper before breakfast-"
"No! You-you can't go alone." Jess said. His voice was scratchy from the lack of conversation.
Rory looked at him curiously.
"Why not-"
"Just, let me come with you then."
"Jess, I'm fine on my own-"
"Rory, let me come." He said firmly standing up.
"You got home late last night, you should sleep-"
"I'm an insomniac, you know that. Just hold on a sec." He said and walked into the bathroom and started to clean up.
Rory remained on the bed, listening to the water splashing around in the sink.
Jess has never acted this way before, he knows I can handle myself...I wonder what happened?
Jess came back out, his hair messed to perfection, and grabbed his leather jacket. He slid on his shoes and looked at Rory.
"Coming?"
She nodded and grabbed her shoes from the closet and followed Jess towards the door.
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Lorelai stared up at her ceiling from her couch, her mothers words still ringing in her ears.
Another you!
Another you...
Another me. Lorelai shook her head. She did get pregnant...But, no! I was sixteen, Rory's twenty. Rory's not dropping out of school, she would NEVER do that! And she's marrying Jess. She's not like me at all. Well she is, but not in that matter. And how do I know that she didn't get pregnant after she got engaged? She told me both things in the same night, so how do I know?
Her thoughts were interrupted by the phone.
Her arm flopped onto the floor and she felt around for it. Her hand brushed against the cool material and she grabbed it.
The caller ID read GILMORE HARTFORD.
Disgusted she dropped the phone and turned back into the couch cushions. Letting the machine get it.
"Lorelai? Lorelai I know you're home." Emily's voice pleated out of the machine. Lorelai closed her eyes, trying to ignore her.
"Alright fine, but just listen to me. You can't let this marrige happen."
Lorelai's eyes snapped open, fully listening. This again!?
"Did you hear me Lorelai? I know about you and Luke so if Rory and Jess got married it wouldn't be proper-"
Lorelai snatched the phone back from the ground and hit on.
"How did you know about me and Luke!?"
"That Amy from the Renissance fair told me. Her boyfriend, Jimmy? Jess's father told her."
Lorelai opened her mouth again and again, no sounds coming out.
"No mom, it'll be fine! I have to go-"
"Lorelai, I won't let you ruin Rory's life-"
Lorelai cut her off and threw the phone across the room. It hit the wall and landed on a bean bag chair with a muffling sound.
She rolled of the couch and left to go see Luke. He had asked her to come by for breakfast today.
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"Morning Brian! Hi Zack!"
"Hey Lane." The replied in unison, focused on the T.V.
"Ha, I knew Talim could beat Kilik. Face it Brian, guys may be tougher but girls are faster!"
Brian huffed, staring at the screen where Talim was dancing around victoriously.
"Re-match?"
"You're on!"
Lane rolled her eyes and pulled out a bowl and box of cereal.
"Oh, just hold on sec." Zack said, dropping his controller and standing up.
"Yo, Lane." He said sitting at the table.
"Hi Zack!" She smiled.
"You wanna have dinner tonight?"
Lane thought about her schedule for Luke. "Hm, dinner...sounds great." She nodded and grinned at him.
"Cool! Um...meet you back here at...7:00?"
"Oo, my shift ends at 8:00."
"8:15 it is!"
"How about 8:30?"
"I'm good with that too."
"Cool."
"Cool." Lane nodded and finished eating and then left for work.
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Jess hadn't let go of Rory's hand since the second they had stepped out onto the busy New York street.
"Jess, the news stands this way." Rory said, trying to go down the road where the accident had occured last night.
"Um, let's go down to this one." Jess said and pulled Rory away to a newstand they barely -if ever- used.
"Uh, okay?"
Jess nodded and grabbed one of each newspaper and paid for them.
It was a thing he and Rory did. They would get one of each newspaper - even little known ones - and just read about what was going on in the world. From big things like laws, to little things like the bakesale a group of five year olds held to help raise money for a shelter.
"Let's get back-" Jess started.
"How about we go out for breakfast?"
Jess looked at Rory, then at the busy road behind her. He shook his head. Pulling her away from the line of customers at the news stand, he whispered "too dangerous."
"What? Jess, I'm really fine-"
"Rory, no! I can't lose you!" Jess said, his voice shaking slightly.
Rory froze. What did Jess see last night!? He was never like this before...
"Please Rory. Let's go inside." Jess pleaded.
Rory swallowed and nodded.
So that's what the dream was about. He's afraid to lose Rory, and he's scared that something like the car crash will happen to him. Please review! Wanna vote? Wanna vote? Wanna vote? You know you do ;) Poll closes July 10th! Jimmy isn't really back, since he's not vying for Liz and Jess, but he will appear in conversation, not in person. Sorry if that was confusing.
