I Love Loving You
By: Legacy at Heart.
Disclaimer: I own only Kate.
Song: The small portion of the song Kate is singing is I Won't Give Up by Jason Mraz. I however had the Glee version by Lea Michele in mind with Kate. **
Story Summary: What if Rory had a twin sister? And what if Jess did not fall for Rory but her twin sister? Starts at Season 2 when Jess comes in and jumps around a little after that.
Chapter Summary: Lost and Found: Jess and Kate grow closer and closer, like Luke and Jess are, but not in the same way. Close quarters prove to take a toll on the Dinner Men and a lost object brings out the truth of Kate's failed relationship and some of her own hopes for the future. Plus, Lorelai starts to see the positives of Kate and Jess's relationship. (Not a lot of Rory in this one)
AUTHOR'S NOTE IS ON THE BOTTOM!
Chapter 7- Locket for your thoughts
A week Kate, Rory, and Lorelai came into the diner. Jess looked up and smiled. Kate smiled happily and Luke and Lorelai looked at each other.
"Spill you two. You're Mr. Happiness and you went from Miss Dark and Twisty in 0 to 60 in thirty seconds," Lorelai said.
"It's Friday," Jess said looking at Kate.
"And we have things to do," Kate replied, looking at Jess. "A lot of things," she added.
"It's not my fault the woman is boring," Jess said putting his hands up in defense.
"You fell asleep on my shoulder," Kate laughed.
Jess rolled his eyes. "You have to read a little better today Kate," he said.
"Or what," Kate asked.
"You'll see," Jess said.
"If she comes back soaked, I'll applaud," Lorelai said.
"Me too," Rory said.
"If he comes back soaking wet, I'll laugh," Luke promised.
Jess sent his uncle a look and then Kate pulled him out of the diner. Jess smiled at her and then put his arm around her.
"Can we stop at the house for a second?" she asked.
"Sure," he replied.
"I want to grab my song book and guitar because I want to play you what I've been working on for the show at school," Kate explained.
"A private, acoustic performance from the golden voice herself; I'm one lucky guy," Jess said, smiling down at her.
Kate beamed and then they turned to the path to the house. Jess waited outside as Kate went upstairs to get her things. She was so preoccupied she didn't notice the blinking light on the answering machine. She ran outside and Jess smiled.
"Ready?" he asked.
"Yep," Kate replied.
They walked over the bridge, hand in hand. Once there, Kate set her guitar down and Jess sat down. She sat next to him and they smiled at each other.
"So, what's the song about," he asked.
"Remember a couple of weeks ago when this," Kate gestured between them, "started."
"When you came into the diner like a stark raving lunatic? I remember," Jess teased. She hit him on the shoulder for that. "I'm only kidding," he said.
"Well, Paris wanted something for our school's annual Valentine's Day concert. I came up with this," Kate said, getting her guitar out. "Now it's not done but I like it so far," she went on, tuning it up.
She started to pluck with more rhythm to it. She smiled, closing her eyes as she started to sing.
When I look into your eyes
It's like watching the night sky
Or a beautiful sunrise
There's so much they hold
And just like them old stars
I see that you've come so far
To be right where you are
How old is your soul?
Well I won't give up on us
Even if the skies get rough
I'm giving you all my love
I'm still looking up
Jess smiled at her. He wanted to kiss her so bad right then and there. She opened her eyes and smiled at him.
"That was beautiful," he told her.
"It's not finished. I still have a long way to go," she replied.
Jess took her hand and kissed it. Kate turned beat red and never let go of his hand.
"It was great, Kate. It's a beautiful start," Jess stated, looking into her eyes.
They continued to smile at each other as they spent the rest of the afternoon together.
Later that night, Kate was humming as she went into the house. "Mom," she called out.
She found Lorelai in the living room, looking at the answering machine.
"What," she asked.
Lorelai just pressed play and Kate sat down.
"Hey, Kate, it's Tripp. Tripp Brooks. The idiot who cheated on you and decided to go to London for the reminder of school…I miss you. Please call me back…here's my number-" Kate deleted the message.
"Kate," Lorelai said.
"No, no, Mom, he cheated and then ran away from me. He broke my heart," Kate yelled, tears falling down her cheeks.
She reached for her locket and she froze. She never took the locket off. It was her favorite thing in the world. Sure, Tripp was a dirt bag, but the locket was beautiful.
"Sweets," Lorelai asked.
"I'm fine," Kate said, going upstairs.
She looked in all her jewelry and still couldn't find the locket. She ran a hand through her hand and flopped onto the bed. She put an arm over her eyes and sighed. Tripp calling didn't stir up any emotions of love and longing; only those of anger and resentment. She remembered a long dark period when that was all she would write songs about that. Thinking about the song that she was working on now, she was felt finally happy about her life and where she was. And she was writing about her relationship with Jess.
Jess…she couldn't say that she was in love with him but she felt so much more than she ever felt for Tripp. She always thought that Jess would be the one that she would have to look out for because he was the bad boy. And Kate was the good girl. She was the second half of the town princesses. She was going to Yale in two years, and she was ready to move on. She was ready to have the world at her feet. And she wanted Jess along for the ride.
She sighed and got ready for bed. She would figure out the rest of her life out soon.
She hoped.
The next day, the three Gilmore girls walked to Luke's and Lorelai was holding her bandaged hand.
"It still hurts," Lorelai complained.
"Do you need stitches?" Kate asked.
"Probably," Lorelai replied
"Well, then we should go to a doctor," Rory piped up.
"No, no doctors. You go into a hospital, you don't come out again," Lorelai told them both.
"Well said, Ida Morgenstern," Kate retorted.
"I'm starving. I need pancakes," Lorelai proclaimed wrapping the bandage again.
"Can I just ask," Rory started before Lorelai cut her off with a "No".
"What on earth you thought you were doing," Kate finished.
"I thought I was being a self-sufficient woman," Lorelai replied.
"You hate ladders, you hate heights," Rory pointed out.
"We needed our rain gutters cleaned," Lorelai said.
"Yeah well, hire somebody," Kate stated.
"Oh, well, aren't we suddenly a Rockefeller," Lorelai retorted.
"Well, it's better than you killing yourself," Rory jumped in.
"Oh, I'm fine. I'm just being dramatic. It's what I do," Lorelai replied.
"No more ladders," Kate said.
"Yeah," Rory nodded.
"I promise," Lorelai vowed.
"Okay," the girls replied.
They walked for a moment when Lorelai spoke up again, looking at the cut again.
"I think I have gangrene," she said.
"Oi vey," Kate muttered, shaking her head.
"You do not," Rory said.
"And vertigo," Lorelai added.
"Oh boy," Rory rolled her eyes.
"This is gonna be the Vanity Fair paper cut incident all over again, isn't it," Kate asked.
"Wow," Lorelai said, looking under the bandage.
"Leave your bandage alone," Rory told her.
"Look, its turning purple, but a really glowy purple. Look," Lorelai told them, putting her hand in their lines of sight.
"No thanks," the girls replied.
"Hm. Maybe our rain gutters are radioactive or made out of some kind of alien metal so that when I cut my hand I got infected with an extraterrestrial substance which is altering my internal makeup. Ugh, maybe I'll turn into a superhero," Lorelai rambled.
"Maybe," Rory nodded.
"Like, maybe tomorrow I'll wake up and suddenly be able to shower really fast," Lorelai continued.
"We'll go pick out your cape after breakfast," Kate told her, pushing her towards Luke's.
They went in and sat at a table. Kate looked around and didn't see Jess or Luke around. She frowned and sat down.
"God, I'm starving. Must be from the loss of blood," Lorelai said taking off her jacket.
"Must be," Rory nodded.
"I'm getting pancakes with a side of pancakes," Lorelai stated, grinning at her daughters, looking around. "Where's Luke," she asked.
"I don't know," Kate replied.
"Storage room," Rory added.
Lorelai paled, seeing who was cooking. "Oh no," she said.
The girls looked towards the kitchen and groaned. "Caesar's cooking," Rory complained.
"Why is Caesar cooking," Kate added.
"I don't know," Lorelai said.
"His pancakes stink," Rory complained.
"They do stink," Lorelai nodded.
"Well, what do we do? Resort to doughnuts," Kate asked, incredulously.
"Wait here," Lorelai said, getting up. She watched Caesar and then walked up the stairs to Luke's apartment.
She knocked on the door. "Hey Luke, are you in there," she called.
She jumped when she heard something hit the floor and then Luke's exclamation of, "Ow."
"Luke, are you okay," she called out.
"Stupid box! Stupid lamp," Luke grumbled from inside.
"Hey Luke, are you being attacked by your possessions again?" Lorelai asked.
Luke opened the door only a little bit. He had a sock on his shoulder and Lorelai raised an eyebrow at him.
"Hi," she chirped.
"Hi," he muttered.
"Whatcha doing?" she asked.
"I'm looking for my supply ledger," Luke replied.
"Is it going well?" Lorelai asked.
"It's going fine," Luke nodded.
"You have a sock on your shoulder. Is it helping you look," Lorelai went on, pointing to it.
Luke looked down and took it off his shoulder. "What are you doing up here?" he asked, moving out of the door way and letting her come in.
"Rory, Kate, and I are starving. We need you to cook us breakfast," Lorelai told him closing the door. She looked at the apartment finally, seeing it cluttered with boxes. "Oh my God," she gasped.
"Caesar can make you breakfast," Luke told her.
"What happened to this place," Lorelai asked.
"Nothing," Luke replied, standing in the middle of the apartment.
"This is what I always pictured the inside of my head to look like," Lorelai mused.
"See if you can find a brown leather ledger," Luke told her moving around the apartment.
"I've never seen so much stuff. It looks like a white trash Hearst Castle in here," Lorelai went on looking around.
"On second thought, I'll find it myself," Luke said, moving a box.
"Where did all this stuff come from," Lorelai asked.
"Jess. Liz shipped the rest of his stuff last week. He finally unpacked," Luke replied.
"Well, he did a very nice job," Lorelai replied, looking around her again.
I know it's crazy now, but I just have to get it all organized, figure out where to put everything, buy another dresser, a portable wardrobe, some storage bins," Luke explained.
"Can of gasoline, box of matches," Lorelai nodded.
"Did I mention Caesar could cook you breakfast," Luke asked, a little annoyed by now.
"But he doesn't make the good fluffy pancakes like you do," Lorelai said.
"Then order eggs," Luke told her.
"No," Lorelai gasped, holding up her hand. "See, I had a near death experience today," she added.
"Really," Luke asked.
"Yes. I almost fell off the roof of my house trying to clean the rain gutters, so I have to have pancakes. Please? I'll help you shower when I become a superhero," Lorelai said, bouncing up and down.
"What happened to this place," Kate asked coming into the apartment. "Jess, do you have my book that I loaned you," she called out.
"Which one," Jess asked from the bathroom.
"The one about the Mobs in Chicago, the one for my history and lit class," Kate replied. "This is what I thought your head would look like," she added to her mother.
"I know right," Lorelai told her.
"On the table," Jess called back. "Under the box," he added.
Kate looked at her mother and then the tables with the boxes on them.
"Big help," Kate muttered.
Jess came out the bathroom and found the book that Kate was looking for right away.
"Thank you," Kate smiled at him.
"You were in there for two hours," Luke groused, pointing to the bathroom.
"Yeah, well my hair just ain't bouncin' and behavin' today," Jess replied. "Need that for school," he asked Kate, pointing to the book.
"Paris wants it to research a story. Maybe I could use it to knock her out and work on it myself. Like I planned to," Kate replied, smirking.
"She's your friend," Jess pointed out.
"Don't remind me," Kate muttered, going back downstairs. "Hey," she added, stopping at the door.
"Yeah," Jess asked, grabbing some more books.
"Cook me pancakes," Kate asked, sweetly.
Jess rolled his eyes and nodded, waving her off. Kate cheered and walked downstairs. Lorelai gawked at the two of them.
"There are other people living here too, you know," Luke told Jess as he followed Kate out the door.
"Huh, learn something new every day," Jess replied, leaving.
"Well, aside from the full conversation he and Kate just had, his people skills are really improving," Lorelai stated. "He cooks," she added.
"Living with my sister, you have to," Luke replied. "Go downstairs. I'll be there as soon as I can," he said, ushering her out.
"How long is that," Lorelai asked.
"I don't know," Luke replied.
"An estimate," Lorelai told him.
"I don't know," Luke repeated to her.
"Ball park figure," Lorelai continued.
"I," Luke started but she kept going.
"Off the top of your head," she said.
"Will you," he muttered.
"Did I mention that I almost fell off my roof today," Lorelai asked.
"I'd lie down if I could find the bed," Luke told her.
Lorelai saw the supply ledger and picked it up.
"Oh is this what you're looking for," she asked, as she held it up.
"Yes, great, thank you," he said reaching for it.
She pulled it away quickly. "Not unless you make me the pancakes," she said.
"Jess is making pancakes for Kate," Luke pointed out.
"I don't know how his pancakes taste. They could be runny and icky and disgusting," Lorelai told him, still playing keep away with the book.
"Give me the book," Luke told her.
"Give me the pancakes," Lorelai proclaimed, moving towards the door.
Luke sighed and threw his hands up. "Come on," he said.
Lorelai grinned. "Thank you," she said, giving a little hop before going out the door.
"You sure you weren't pushed off the roof of your house today," Luke asked, following her out. Lorelai giggled leaving.
Downstairs, Kate was talking to Jess while he poured the coffee of the people around her.
"All I'm saying is that there is more to music than the Clash," she stated.
"And I'm saying that you would like some of their stuff," Jess retorted.
Rory looked at the other two. "They have been going at it for the whole time he was down here," she said.
"I'm shocked," Lorelai said.
"I do listen to some of the music you do," Kate pointed out.
"And," Jess asked.
"It's okay," Kate replied.
Jess rolled his eyes. "Sometimes, I can't listen to you," he said.
Kate smirked. "Who else are you going to talk to?" she asked. "Your reflection," she added.
"Okay, you and I both know that you can spend up to three and a half hours with your hair," Jess told her.
"Yes, but I am a girl," Kate replied.
"Don't you two have to breathe," Luke asked.
"Yeah, it's like a marathon in here," Babette piped up from her table.
"Sorry," Kate said.
"Yeah," Jess nodded, going back to work.
Rory looked at her watch, then her sister. "Ten minutes of banter…impressive," she said.
"Shut up," Kate warned, sipping her coffee.
Later that night, they were walking back home from the video store, which had taken down the Kate curtain and went back to normal.
"Well, I think I'm finally ready to get a tattoo," Lorelai announced.
Her daughters groaned, "Oh please," in unison. Kate gave Rory the go ahead motion with her hand.
"You've been saying that for the last five years," she said.
"I know but I mean it this time," Lorelai said.
"Fine, what are you getting," Kate asked.
"Mel Brooks," Lorelai replied.
"And I'm done," Kate muttered, putting her hands up.
"Why," Rory asked.
"What do you mean, why? The Two Thousand Year Old Man, Young Frankenstein, and Silent Movie – you don't think Mel has earned the right to have his face on my butt?" Lorelai asked.
"We're so sorry Mel," Rory shook her head.
"Oh, he'll love it, trust me. So, rocky road hot fudge sundaes and two cans of whipped cream to go with the movies?" Lorelai suggested.
"Trying to give Mel a bigger canvas to work with," Kate asked, grinning.
Lorelai laughed. "Hey, the man's a legend, he deserves the best," she replied.
They passed the diner to see Luke sitting at a table alone, holding a beer and watching what looked like a small TV.
"Hey," Lorelai said.
"What," the girls asked.
"Luke," Lorelai pointed inside the diner.
"What's he doing," Kate asked.
"I'm not sure. Hey, will you go get the ice cream and make sure they give us a ton of maraschino cherries?" Lorelai said to them.
"Okay," the girls replied.
"Thanks," Lorelai told them, as they went off. She knocked on the door of the diner. Luke turned around and then got up, seeing it was her. He opened the door for her. "Hey," she said.
"Hey, what are you doing," he asked.
"Oh, uh, the girls and I just hit the video store. Now we're on our way home to eat a large amount of something you would not approve of," Lorelai answered.
"Sounds good," Luke replied as she came in and closed the door.
"What are you doing," Lorelai asked him.
"Oh, watching TV," Luke told her, nodding to the TV and sitting down.
"Ah. Wow, that's cute. Is this the first time it's been away from its mother," Lorelai asked, seeing the small contraption.
"It's a very good TV," he said.
"Hm, black and white, coat hanger antenna, really bad reception," Lorelai nodded.
"Its fine," Luke stated.
Lorelai looked down at him. "Don't you have a fully grown TV upstairs," she asked.
"Yeah, well, Jess is upstairs," Luke responded.
"So," Lorelai asked.
"So when Jess is upstairs, that means the stereo's blaring and the place is a mess. I just needed a little privacy," Luke explained.
"Ah. So you came downstairs," Lorelai summarized.
"Yes," Luke nodded.
"To sit on an uncomfortable chair in an empty diner that smells like onion rings," Lorelai went on.
"Yes," Luke repeated, more annoyed.
"Calgon, take me away," Lorelai muttered, sitting down.
"It was very peaceful until two minutes ago," Luke pointed out, watching her.
"Hey Luke, do you ever think that, uh, maybe you should get a bigger apartment?" she asked.
"I don't need a bigger apartment," he replied.
"That place upstairs was your father's office. You turned it into an apartment. It was never meant to be lived in," Lorelai reminded him.
"Its fine," Luke stated.
"It's too small for two people. It's too small for one person if they have any kind of life," Lorelai pointed out.
"We'll make due, we just need to organize," Luke justified.
"No, you don't need to organize. You need to move," Lorelai cut him off at the end of his sentence.
"I like my apartment," Luke said.
"It's not just your apartment. Jess lives there also," Lorelai stated.
"Jess is fine," Luke replied.
"Are you sure? Because he could be pinned down under a box for a year in that place and you wouldn't know it until the neighbors started to complain about the smell," Lorelai said.
The girls walked into the diner, holding ice cream and Kate rolled her eyes, seeing Luke's TV.
"Hey Luke," she said.
"You two, perfect, get her out of there," Luke said.
"But, uh, okay, fine. I'm leaving. Think about what I said," Lorelai said, getting up and going to the door.
Luke turned around in his chair. "Oh, hey, did you ever hire anybody to do that work for you," he asked.
"What," Lorelai asked.
"The rain gutters," Luke clarified.
"Oh, no, not yet; why are you offering," she asked.
"No, actually I was thinking about Jess," Luke told her.
Kate's eyebrows went straight up. "Jess," she asked.
"Yeah, he's always looking for a little extra cash. He doesn't make that much here, and, you know, I hate to think of where else he might try to get it, so…" Luke trailed off.
"Huh," Lorelai muttered.
I mean you don't have to pay him the same as would someone else, and you save a little, he keeps busy," Luke went on.
"Yeah, well, maybe. Um, I actually have to check with a couple of people I'm supposed to hear from, but if they can't do it, then sure," Lorelai replied.
"Great, just let me know," Luke replied, turning back as they walked out.
"So, uh, who are all these people you asked to clean out our gutters," Kate asked, crossing her arms as they walked away from the diner.
"Oh well, you know," Lorelai replied.
"We do," the girls asked.
Lorelai didn't look at them to know she got the double eyebrow. "Sh-yeah," she nodded.
"Remind us," Rory said.
"Okay, well, there's Sid," Lorelai tried.
"Ah, Sid, right," Kate rolled her eyes.
"And then there's Lou," Lorelai went on.
"Yeah, a good man that Lou," Rory replied.
"Oh, and also Moose; That is, if Doris will let him out of the house again, you know, after that incident at Chicky's bachelor party," Lorelai laughed as Kate stopped.
"I thought you said you were gonna give Jess a chance," she said.
Lorelai sighed and walked back towards Kate. "I am," she said.
"Then why don't you hire him," Kate asked.
"I'm just not very comfortable with him, Kate," Lorelai said.
"Well, try and get comfortable," Kate told her.
"Well, I don't know if I can," Lorelai replied as they started walking again.
"But you said," Kate started.
"I know what I said, but I can't help it," Lorelai told her.
"How many times do I have to tell you," Kate once again started but Lorelai stopped her.
"That I don't know the real Jess," she guessed.
"You don't," Kate pointed out.
"Well, fine, I don't know him, but I'm not too fond of his stand in," Lorelai told her, annoyance and agitation slipping into her tone.
"People are different once you get to know them. If you'll remember, you weren't too fond of Luke when you first met him," Kate stated.
"That's not true," Lorelai said.
"You called him Duke for two years just to make him mad," Kate reminded her.
"And let me tell you, it worked," Lorelai laughed.
"But then you guys talked and eventually, time went by, and now you love him," Kate finished.
"Well," Lorelai trailed off.
"I'm just asking you to give Jess that same chance," Kate said.
"Kate, you like him, I don't have to like him," Lorelai pointed out.
"Please," Kate begged.
Lorelai sighed. "Can I at least call him Tess for a little while," she asked.
Kate smiled. "You'll give him the job," she asked.
"I'll give him the job," Lorelai said, smiling at her daughter's barely masked glee.
"Thank you," Kate squealed, hugging her mother with one arm as they walked home.
At the diner, Luke walked into the apartment and saw Jess sleeping, even with the music blaring loudly through the place.
"Jess," he asked, climbing over the piles and turning off the music. "How can anyone sleep through that? It's like the Huns are attacking and you're just – well, you're oblivious and that's why you can just lie there while the rest of the world is going" he rambled, knocking over his little TV. "Oh great," he muttered, picking it up. "Dammit! Dammit! Dammit! Dammit," he exclaimed, throwing the clothes all over.
Jess woke up to the mess and looked around. "Whoa, geez, what the hell," he exclaimed.
"I can't stand it, I'm going crazy. This place is awful. I can't live like this anymore," Luke ranted.
"Just relax," Jess told him, while rubbing his eyes.
"I can't relax. I can't sleep. I'm having nightmares about being chased around by boxes with arms and they tackle me and pile clothing on top of my face and secure it around my head with packing tape and I'm just lying there choking while you're sitting in the corner laughing, putting gel in your hair with a switchblade!" Luke went on.
"Should I be putting a tongue depressor in your mouth right about now?" Jess asked, looking up at him.
"We're moving," Luke announced.
"What," Jess asked.
"Tomorrow," Luke said.
"What are you talking about," Jess asked.
"I'm talking about you and me going out, getting a paper, and finding a new place to live," Luke told him.
"But I," Jess started but was cut off.
"No buts. Ten o'clock tomorrow morning I want you up, washed, moussed, and ready to leave, end of story," Luke ranted. Then he took a breath. "Now go back to bed," he told Jess. Jess raised his eyebrow as the phone rang.
"Oh jeez, who's that," Luke mumbled, picking it up. "Hello," he asked.
"Luke, its Kate, listen, my mom said yes to Jess cleaning out the gutters," Kate said, over the phone.
"What am I doing," Jess asked, hearing the announcement a little. He put his hand out and Luke gave him the phone. "What is your mother having me do," he asked.
"How much do you like me," Kate asked.
"Trick question," Jess asked.
"My mother agreed to have you clean out our gutters for a little extra cash," Kate replied.
Jess rolled his eyes. "Anymore announcements or could I go back to sleep and talk to you tomorrow at a more reasonable hour," he asked.
"Aww, Jess, you don't like the sound of my voice at…11:10 at night," Kate cooed.
"How much ice cream did you have?" he asked, rubbing his eyes.
"Two pints of mint chip with whipped cream and sprinkles," Kate replied.
"Oi vey," Jess muttered. "Listen I'll do the thing for your mom, if you come apartment hunting with Luke and I tomorrow morning," he said, rubbing his temple.
"What time in the morning?" Kate asked.
"Ten good," Jess asked.
Luke made an okay sign and Kate groaned. "That's early," she said.
"Bring a smile and we'll supply the coffee," Jess told her.
"Fine," Kate grumbled. "Night," she said.
"Night," Jess replied, hanging up. He handed the phone to Luke. "Kate's coming with us," he said.
"I heard," Luke nodded. He noticed Jess still sitting up. "What," he asked.
"I need the music to sleep," Jess said.
Luke sighed and turned the music back on as Jess fell back to sleep.
The next morning, Kate was ready to strangle the two men in front of her. She sipped her coffee as they walked out of the fourth apartment they looked at.
"Forget it," Jess said.
"Why, what was wrong with that one," Luke asked.
"It was pink," Jess replied.
"Paint it," Kate grumbled.
"You mean I can paint it," Jess said.
"We can paint it together," Luke told him.
"Great, then we can hold hands and skip afterwards," Jess muttered.
Kate scoffed. "Which one did you like," she asked.
"The one before," Jess replied.
"With the two fridges," Kate asked.
"No," Jess told her.
"The one before was the one with two fridges," Luke pointed out.
"No, the one we saw before was the one with the cat," Jess corrected.
Luke looked at him. "I hate cats," he said.
"Well, I don't think the cat came with the place," Jess said.
"Not unless they hate the cat too," Kate piped up as they stopped.
"Yeah, but it had carpeting which means it's always gonna smell like a cat," Luke told them.
"Clean the carpet," Jess suggested.
"Paint the pink," Luke retorted.
"Fine, the one next to the bank," Kate tried, as they walked again, willing that they would agree. Jess nodded, pointing to her.
"Too many windows," Luke said.
"What," the two teens said.
"Six windows all on one side, three o'clock in the afternoon – we're sitting in an oven," Luke explained.
"So we get curtains," Jess said.
"Well, you'll have to help me put them up," Luke pointed out.
"Great, then we can hold hands and skip afterwards," Jess muttered again.
"Stop saying that," Luke told him.
"You know what, I don't care. Pick whichever one you want," Jess said.
"I'm not picking by myself," Luke said.
"You're the one who wants to move," Jess pointed out as they crossed the street.
"Oh, so you like living the way we do," Luke asked.
"Fine by me," Jess replied.
"No space, no privacy," Luke went on.
"I got plenty of privacy," Jess pointed out.
"Yeah, because I'm sitting downstairs in the dark watching a two-inch TV," Luke muttered as they again stopped walking.
"Hey, you're the one with the problem, you make the choice," Jess said.
"Jess," Kate warned.
Jess looked at her then at his watch. "We should go," he said.
"What," Kate asked.
"We still have three more places to look at," Luke said.
"I have to be over at Kate's house in twenty minutes, remember," Jess said.
"Oh yeah," Luke said.
"I mean, if you want me to bail on her mom, fine," Jess said.
"Nah, you two go. I'll look at the places all alone," Luke told him, patting his shoulder.
"Great idea," Jess nodded.
"I'll take some Polaroid's and you can take a look at them later," Luke went on.
"Take a Polaroid; paint a still picture, whatever you want," Jess told him, pulling Kate along as he walked away.
"Jess, come on," Luke stated.
"Hey, nobody asked me if I wanted to move to Stars Hollow, but I'm here. Pick whatever place you want and I'll be there too," Jess told him, walking away with Kate.
She looked at him. "Okay, that was a little harsh," she said.
"Say's the girl who grumbled the whole time," Jess said.
"I mean, Luke is trying so hard to be a good provider for you and all you do is complain and snark and only are nice to me," Kate said.
"Didn't we have this talk already," he asked.
"Jess," Kate said, stomping her foot and pouting.
Jess looked at the pout and sighed, pulling her into a hug. "I'm sorry," he whispered.
"I just want to know why you're so…against staying here," Kate said.
Jess sighed and kissed her forehead. "Kate…it's a long story," he said.
Kate smiled and looked at him. "I thrive on good long stories," she pointed out.
Jess chuckled. "I'll tell you later," he promised.
"Fine," Kate replied.
Jess looked at her as they continued to walk. "Did you change your hair," he asked.
"What," Kate laughed.
"Your hair looks different," Jess told her.
Kate ran her hand through her messy curls. "I wear it like this all the time. But I didn't put any product in it this morning," she said. "Why is it that bad," she asked.
"No, just different," Jess replied. Then he handed her a CD. "By the way," he said.
Kate looked at it. "The Shaggs," she asked.
"Trust me," he replied, smirking.
They walked to her house and Kate opened the door to hear the sounds of ducks.
"Okay," Jess said.
"Mom, Rory," Kate asked.
"We got a new alarm clock. Did you hear the ducks," Lorelai asked, coming to the door. "Oh Jess, you're here, great," she said, seeing Jess.
"An alarm clock that makes farm animal noises," Kate asked.
"A new headline for the Stars Hallow Gazette tomorrow," Jess piped up.
Kate rolled her eyes and yet smiled. "Come in," she said.
"Oh, yeah, come on in. Sorry, it's just… so excited about the ducks that, uh… do you want something to drink? You have good timing 'because we shopped yesterday, and in addition to a case of Maybelline Fresh Lash Mascara, I also bought some of that new, uh, freaky Coke with the lemon in it. It's very addictive," Lorelai rambled, leading them all into the kitchen.
"How's the apartment hunting going," Rory asked.
Kate laughed dryly. "Don't ask," she said.
"See anything good," Lorelai asked.
"Nope," Jess replied.
"Well, you know, there's some really cool places over on Peach. Or on Plum. Hm, Orange. Basically, any of your fruit named streets are pretty nice," Lorelai said, handing him a can of coke. She turned away and Kate raised an eyebrow as they looked at each other. "Okay, well, I guess you should get started. Um, there's a ladder right out front and some buckets and gloves and stuff on the porch. You need anything else, just walk against the wind," she added.
"I'll show you," Kate said, leading him outside.
She watched him as he took out whatever supplies he needed to clean. "Question," she asked.
"Yes," he said, putting gloves, a rag, and a tool in his back pocket.
"You come over, hell, we spend the day together. You seem to have a very firm grasp of the English language. You put together several full sentences, even using a couple of words that contain two or more syllables, and then my mother appears and suddenly we need a thought bubble over your head to understand what you're thinking. Can you tell me why that is?" she asked him.
"The verbal thing comes and goes," Jess told her, as he walked down with the bucket to the ladder.
"I would really appreciate it if you would try to get along with my mom," Kate told him, following him.
"I took the Coke," he said.
"I know," Kate sighed.
"Personally, I think it's a little crazy to put lemon in Coke but I took it anyhow," Jess went on.
"Stop that," Kate told him pouting a little more.
"Ooh stern face," he stated.
"Look, I went out on a limb for you trying to get my mom to give you the benefit of the doubt, okay? So I don't think it would hurt you to try to be nice," Kate told him.
"Why," Jess asked.
"Because she's my mom and she's a friend of Luke's," Kate replied.
"So," Jess asked.
"What do you mean "so"?" Kate asked.
"So just because she's your mom or Luke's friend doesn't mean that I automatically have to get along with her," Jess pointed out.
"Jess, my mother is a great person. She's also my best friend in the world, so if you care about me at all, you will take that into consideration and you will be mildly polite to her," Kate told him.
Jess smiled, taking off his jacket. "What makes you think I care about you," he asked.
"I don't mean care, care, like care. I mean if you like me at all… not like, like. I just meant that if… if you think of me remotely as the sort of person that you could occasionally stand to talk to then you will try to get along with my mom, that's all," Kate rambled.
Jess smiled a little more. "Okay," he said.
"Okay," Kate asked, smiling at him.
"I can't guarantee that it'll work, but I'll try," he told her.
"That's all I ask," Kate replied. "Now, if you excuse me, I have to hit Paris with my textbook," she said.
"That bad," Jess asked.
"Ha, far worse," Kate laughed, going inside.
Jess smiled and shook his head, getting to work.
Later, he heard Kate yelling at Paris from her bedroom window.
"God, Paris, if I saw you right now, the four horsemen of the apocalypse wouldn't be able to stop me from wringing your neck," she exclaimed. She waited. "I need that piece for my application into Yale next year," she added.
Jess shook his head and saw her trace where her locket would be. He almost fell off the ladder, remembering it.
"Hey Jess," Lorelai called, coming out.
Jess startled. "Sorry, too loud," he called back.
"Oh, no, it's fine. Uh, it's just… I got a ton of leftover Chinese food in the kitchen. I thought you might like some lunch," she said.
"No thanks," he called back.
"Paris, I swear to God I could hurt you on Monday," Kate yelled.
Jess raised his eyebrow at the volume she had. Lorelai nodded.
"Fun and games until Paris calls," she called.
"You know what, Chinese sounds great," Jess told her.
"Really," Lorelai asked.
"If you have enough," Jess replied.
"We decided to take on the entire chicken column last night," Kate said, from her window.
"Ambitious," Jess told her. "How's Paris," he asked.
"Dead to me," Kate rolled her eyes. "Meet me inside," she said.
"It's all on the table when you're ready," Lorelai added.
Jess nodded and climbed down the ladder. Kate came down the stairs and they met in the kitchen.
"By the way," Jess said, pulling out the locket from his pocket. Kate gasped. "The clasp broke and it fell off at the bridge a few weeks back," he said.
"Oh thank you. You got it fixed for me…I have to repay you," Kate said.
"Don't you dare," Jess told her.
"But," Kate said.
"No buts, it looks nice on you so you don't get to repay," he explained.
Kate nodded as she took it from him. Jess smiled and went to wash his hands. Lorelai met them in the kitchen.
"So, um, basically everything here is chicken. You've got garlic chicken, Kung Pao chicken, Szechuan Chicken, chicken in brown sauce, which looks and tastes remarkably like the Szechuan Chicken except it's got these red peppers in it and if you eat them, you die. Plate," she asked holding up a plate.
"Let me just," Jess gestured to the sink.
"Soap's on the counter," Lorelai said as the phone rang. Kate groaned as she helped herself to the food.
"If that's Paris for round five, tell her I need my nourishment before heading back," she said.
"Okay, sweets," Lorelai said, picking up the phone. "Hello," she asked.
"Jess, you mind," Kate asked, handing him back the locket.
"Sure," he nodded, taking it and going behind her.
Lorelai looked at them as Kate held up her hair for him and he put the locket on her neck.
"No, she's not here. No, Tripp…she doesn't want to talk to you…ever," she said.
Kate's eyes went wide and she put out her hand. Lorelai shook her head and Kate nodded.
"Mom, phone," she said.
Lorelai sighed and handed her the phone. Kate went into the other room.
"Don't call me again… I don't care if you're sorry…or that she dumped you. In fact, you deserve that part. Lose my number," she snapped, hanging up.
Jess watched her as she yelled at whoever was on the other line.
"When was the last time you had those gutters cleaned," he asked Lorelai as he helped himself.
"It's been awhile," she admitted.
"Yeah, I found an 'I like Ike' bumper sticker up there," he told her.
"Is it really that bad," Lorelai asked.
"It won't be tomorrow," Jess replied.
"I like hearing that," Lorelai said as Kate came back in. "Want me to take out that hit Patty promised last year," she asked.
"Nah, he's too afraid of her to cause anything," Kate replied.
Jess smirked and then looked in the cartons. "So you guys aren't too hot on vegetables, huh," he asked.
"What do you mean?" Kate asked.
"There's green pepper in the Kung Pao," Lorelai added.
Jess shook his head. "My mistake," he said.
"Are you a healthy eater like Luke," Lorelai asked.
"No. No one's a healthy eater like Luke. Yule Gibbons wasn't a healthy eater like Luke," Jess told her.
Kate saw her mother's eyes go wide at the reference and cheered inside. Lorelai looked at her then him.
"Wow, it's been ages since I've heard a good Yule Gibbons reference," she said.
"Many parts of a pine tree are edible," Jess pointed out.
"That's right. God, I wonder what the research process was like to get that information," Lorelai said.
"I'd say fairly painful," Jess replied as Lorelai heated up his pate.
"How's school," she asked.
"Fine," Jess replied.
"You on any teams or anything," Lorelai asked.
"No, no," Jess shook his head.
"Not a jersey guy," Kate asked.
"No, definitely not a jersey guy. Though the thought of throwing a ball at some jock's head isn't entirely unappealing," Jess told them.
"Understood," Kate nodded. "I listened to that CD," she said.
"You did not," Jess scoffed.
"She means skimmed," Lorelai nodded.
"I did not. I do not," Kate started, looking at them both. Lorelai grinned and Jess smirked at her.
"I skimmed it. But it was good. The parts I listened to," she said.
"Snob," Jess said.
Kate laughed. "I am not a snob," she said.
"You're not my mother but you're close," Lorelai said as the phone rang again.
"Hang up if it's he who should not be named," Kate said.
"Oh God, I can't be your friend now," Jess told her.
Kate laughed and Lorelai shook her head and answered the phone.
"Hello," she asked.
"I don't want a wood burning fireplace," Luke said, on the payphone.
"Luke," Lorelai started.
"But if I take an apartment with a wood-burning fireplace, even though I could give a rat's ass about a wood-burning fireplace, I have to pay an extra two hundred dollars a month for the wood-burning fireplace," Luke ranted.
"And three of the places make you put down a five hundred dollar deposit if you have a dog. Can you believe this?" Luke asked.
Lorelai looked at her phone and Kate and Jess looked at her then each other. Lorelai should her head as she sat back down.
"You don't have a dog," she pointed out. Jess raised an eyebrow at that one.
"I know, but it's wrong," Luke replied.
"Agreed," Lorelai nodded. "What else," she asked.
"Parking," Luke replied.
"Ah," Lorelai hummed.
"How can people ask you for a monthly fee for a parking space? I mean, they're making money off your rent, off your utilities, when you use their coin-operated washer and dryer – that's cash directly in their pocket. And by the way, it's not even that good a parking space. It's out in the open under one of those trees that drops the sap on your car that eats away your paint," Luke ranted again.
"Uhm, Luke," Lorelai tried.
"Who's gonna pay for my car, huh? Where's my five hundred dollar, paint-killing tree sap deposit?" he asked.
"You haven't found a place yet," she asked.
"And I've been looking all day," Luke groused.
"There wasn't one place you liked?" Lorelai asked.
"No," Luke muttered.
"Not one place that gave you a little feeling of, 'Huh, well that has a nice vibe about it.'," Lorelai asked.
"Who uses the word vibe," Jess asked Kate.
"I don't use the word vibe," Luke said.
"Luke," Lorelai warned.
He sighed over the phone. "Maybe one place wasn't so bad," he relented.
"Oh good, describe it to me," Lorelai said.
"I don't know. It had walls with a kind of a floor with a light," Luke told her.
"Okay, hold on here, mister. If you tell me it's got a roof, I'm stealing that baby out from under you," Lorelai said, rolling her eyes, making a screwball motion with her free hand.
"I just can't tell anymore. I need a second opinion," Luke said.
Jess shook his head and Kate moved to get up and hide. Lorelai shook her head.
"Do you want me to come and look at your apartment?" she asked.
"Bless you," Jess whispered.
"It's not my apartment, and yes," Luke replied.
"Done," Lorelai said, smiling.
"Now," Luke told her.
"What," Lorelai asked, frowning.
"Please," Luke begged.
"Uh, well," Lorelai started.
"I promised the woman I'd give her an answer today," Luke told her.
Lorelai grabbed a pen and paper. "Okay, give me the address," she said.
"Sixty-two and a half B Street. And that's another thing – what's with this half business? Why do all these apartments have this half thing going? It's stupid. If sixty-two is taken, move on to sixty-three," Luke ranted.
"Luke, I'll meet you there in twenty and a half minutes," Lorelai told him when he stopped to take a breath.
"Thank you," he said.
"Bye," she replied, hanging up. "Wow, three rants in under five minutes," she said.
"New record," Jess nodded.
"Can I trust you two not to burn the place down," Lorelai asked.
"Go, help Luke," Kate said.
"If anything so I could sleep tonight," Jess muttered.
Lorelai rolled her eyes and then walked to the front door with Kate.
"Okay, so, maybe he's an alright guy," she said.
"Thank you," Kate whispered.
"And he fixed your locket for you," Lorelai replied.
Kate smiled, playing with it. "Gave a whole new meaning," she said.
Lorelai smiled and walked out of the house. Kate smiled and walked back to the kitchen. Jess was cleaning up.
"I got that," she said.
"No, I go it," he told her.
Kate smiled and helped him. Jess smiled back and then dried his hands.
"I should be getting back up there," he said, pointing to the roof.
"Yeah, right… Uh…be careful," she asked.
Jess smiled and kissed her cheek. "Always am with you around," he said walking out.
Kate's cheeks were tinted red and she went back upstairs.
"It's a very quiet street and the owner keeps the building up beautifully. He hasn't remodeled it at all. Plus, I bet he could be persuaded to give the floor a little spruce if you like," Mary, the real estate agent, who was showing Luke and Lorelai around, said.
"Oh yeah, we'd like a spruce," Lorelai nodded.
"A spruce is unnecessary," Luke said.
"Hey, you never turn down a spruce," Lorelai told him.
"She's right, listen to her," Mary jumped in.
"Yeah, listen to me," Lorelai said, turning to Luke.
"You rarely give me a choice," Luke muttered.
"Come here so I could lick your face," Lorelai teased.
"What," Luke asked.
"Now, I went over the square footage and the details of the lease with your husband this morning. Did he fill you in?" Mary asked.
"What? Oh no, we're," Luke floundered.
"No, no, he didn't, but you know how men are. The minute that ball game comes on, all the realities of life just go right out the window," Lorelai saved him, putting her arm through his.
"Don't I know it," Mary laughed.
"I mean, I could answer the door wrapped in cellophane but unless I was wearing a Yankees cap… ugh, he wouldn't even notice," Lorelai went on.
"Geez," Luke muttered, turning red.
"Oh, don't be embarrassed Snuffy, I'm just teasing. It'd be a Mets cap," Lorelai laughed.
"Hey Mary, could you possibly leave me and little missus alone for just a minute," Luke asked, smiling tensely.
"Why of course," Mary told him.
"I promise we won't do anything dirty," Lorelai said, stroking Luke's face with her finger.
"Oh please, if my husband and I looked anything like the two of you, we'd never get dressed," Mary told her.
"Oh you are bad," Lorelai laughed.
"Let me just leave this rental agreement with you in case you decide to fill it out," Mary said, handing it to Luke.
"Thanks," Luke muttered.
Mary looked around for a moment. "Oh, I hope you take it. It's got a great vibe for a nice couple like you two," she said, leaving.
Lorelai looked at Luke, who glared at her. "Oh, thirteen different shades of red," she exclaimed.
"What is wrong with you," he asked.
"You make it too easy," Lorelai shrugged.
"By standing here," Luke asked.
"Oh, relax Snuffy. Let's talk. What do you think," Lorelai asked.
"She used the word vibe," Luke told her.
"About the apartment," Lorelai pointed out.
"I don't know," Luke said.
"Okay then, break it down. List your concerns," Lorelai told him.
"Well, it's too big," Luke said.
"It's not too big. Next," Lorelai stated.
"I don't need two bathrooms," Luke went on.
"Yes, you do. Next," Lorelai shot that one down.
"I like being on the bottom floor," Luke said.
"The top floor's quieter. Next," Lorelai said.
"You know, somehow I think this would be easier if you just listed your concerns," Luke told her.
"Okay. Um…I don't have any. I think it's great," Lorelai replied.
"You do," Luke asked.
"Yeah, it's light and airy. It's got good windows but not too many so that the sun bakes you in the afternoon," Lorelai started.
"Thank you," Luke said, agreeing with her.
"You're close to work, the price seems good, you're taking the spruce, and it's a two-year lease. What's two years?" Lorelai asked.
"I don't know," Luke replied.
"Luke, you need to do this. You and Jess will kill each other if you stay in that place of yours," Lorelai told him.
"Yeah, but who knows how long he's gonna be here," Luke said, pacing the floor.
"Why? Did something happen?" Lorelai asked.
"No, but you never know," Luke replied.
"No, you don't, but I think his mom sending his stuff is a pretty good sign," Lorelai pointed out.
"And even if he does stay, it'll be only for another year, and then he'll go off to college or Attica or whatever, and it'll just be me again," Luke groused.
"Yeah but," Lorelai started.
"And stuck with a new apartment, probably with neighbors I hate who are constantly cooking really strong smelling food," Luke went on, cutting her off.
"Okay, back up here. Yes, Jess may go off somewhere someday, but that doesn't mean you will be alone forever," Lorelai said, moving closer.
"I'm not getting a pet," he told her.
"I'm talking about a lady friend," she clarified.
"Oh." Luke looked like he wanted to be anywhere but there at that moment.
"A red hot mama," Lorelai went on.
"Okay," he ground out.
"A big, pretty dish of lovin' with a spoon made especially for you," she stated,.
"Boy, do I not fee good now," Luke muttered.
"Luke, Rachel's not the only woman in the world for you. You'll meet someone, someday - probably at a Timberland store, you'll ask her out. You'll pick her up and take her on a patented Luke Danes night of romance - juice bar followed by the batting cages - and then you'll ask her back to your apartment," Lorelai said.
"Any amount of money if you stop right now," Luke told her.
"You'll bring her back to your place, lead her upstairs to the apartment door. You pause, gaze into her eyes – the stage is set, and fate is waiting. You open the door, and she sees your teeny, tiny apartment – one room and no closet space and Jess' feet sticking up in the air 'cause you never did get rid of that body," Lorelai continued like he never spoke, enjoying the moment too much.
"Stop, please," he begged.
"And to make matters worse, she spot it: the single bed," Lorelai said.
"What's wrong with a single bed," Luke asked.
"You know what they say," Lorelai said,
"No, what do they say," Luke asked her.
"Never, ever date a guy who owns a single bed. It means he's not open to a commitment," Lorelai explained.
"What," Luke asked in disbelief.
"It says there's no room in this life for anybody but me," Lorelai went on.
"No, it says there's no room in this bed for anyone but me," Luke said.
"Okay, see, that's not a whole lot better," she muttered.
"This discussion is now over," he told her.
"Luke, as long as you're in that apartment, you're gonna have a single bed. Don't you want the possibility of more? Come on Luke, it's time. Make a move, take a shot, and entertain the possibility of a non-Unabomber existence. What do you say?" Lorelai told him.
Luke sighed and then looked at her. "You got a pen," he asked. Lorelai nodded and pulled out a pen from her bag. "I'm not taking the spruce," he told her.
"Yes you are, Lorelai replied.
Back at the house, Jess was still working as Kate sat at her window sill. She sighed, still playing with the locket.
"Tripp cheated on me," she blurted.
Jess stopped working and looked at her. Kate nodded. She climbed out onto the roof and sat on a blanket she had.
"I was coming back from this party at my grandparents' place. We made plans to meet by the inn and had hot chocolate under the stars. And when I got there, I found him by the lake with this girl. She was from the high school here…can't remember her name for the life of me. He looked like a deer in the crossfire. I remember shoving him into the lake and running off. I spent that whole winter wishing to be at Yale. To run away from all the pain and the memories and the fact that people know me. Not even music helped me," she said.
Jess walked carefully up to her and pulled her into a hug. Kate hugged him back and pulled out her locket.
"He gave this to me for my birthday… told me to put our pictures in it on our one year anniversary. I wear it now because I know that one day; I'll find someone to put inside there. To give my heart to," she said.
"I hope you do," Jess whispered. He sighed and closed his eyes. "What I said before about not wanting to be here, I didn't mean it. It's just my Mom sending all my stuff over…it makes it more real. It threw me for a loop. And then Luke's talking about moving, just as I'm getting somewhat settled."
"Oh Jess," Kate sighed.
"I guess I just…I'm starting to like it here and everything's changing," he said.
Kate nuzzled her head on his shoulder. "Nope, I'm not changing, I'm always going to be right here," she said.
Jess smiled and kissed her forehead. "Can I count on that," he asked.
"You have my word," she said.
Jess smiled and Kate shivered. "Go back inside. No use you getting sick," he said.
Kate smiled and went back inside. "I'm cooking tonight. You want to stay for dinner," she asked.
Jess smiled and nodded. "As long as you don't feed me another cold eggroll," he said.
"That bad," Kate laughed.
"Oh yeah," he nodded.
Kate smiled and closed the window. Lorelai came into the house.
"Luke might be getting a new place," she said.
"Cool," Kate replied. "Chili for tonight sound good," she asked.
"Yeah with lots of cheddar cheese and not a lot of veggies," Lorelai asked.
Kate rolled her eyes and yet nodded. "Jess is staying if you don't mind," she told her mother.
"He pays for this one," Lorelai replied.
"Fine," Kate called back as Jess came into the house. "Finished," she asked.
"Yep," Jess replied. "Your mom paid me already," he added.
Kate smiled and he washed his hands. She gathered the indigents and they started to cook together. Lorelai saw them banter and laugh with each other and smiled. There was a knock on the door and she went to answer it. Luke was on the other side.
"I just spent a hundred thousand dollars and it's your fault," he said, pointing to her.
"Oh, good," she said, following him in as he walked in.
Luke stopped seeing Jess and Kate in the kitchen but then shook his head.
"I ran into Taylor at the market, and I found out he owns the building that apartment was in," he said.
"No way," Lorelai said.
"That and several others all over town," Luke went on.
"That is so weird," Kate nodded.
"He's systematically buying up the town. He's gonna turn it into Taylorville where everyone'll wear cardigans and have the same grass height," Luke ranted.
"If that happens, I won't be held accountable for my actions," Jess spoke up.
"Luke, do you wanna sit down," Lorelai asked.
"And then he told me he's gonna buy the building next to the diner, turn it into a plate shop for freaks who don't have enough brain power to collect stamps. I lost it," Luke told them as he paced.
"Collectable plates," Jess asked.
"Uh, I can't picture that," Lorelai replied.
"I walked around in a blind rage. I was crazy. I bought one of those Belgian waffles with the ice cream dipped in chocolate," Luke ranted.
"You ate that," the other three asked.
"No I didn't eat it," he replied.
"Of course not," Kate muttered.
"I'm upset, not suicidal," Luke stated.
"Right," Lorelai rolled her eyes.
"I knew I just had to do something, and I had your voice going round and round in my head," Luke told Lorelai, pointing to her.
"Yeah it's kinda like the Small World song," Lorelai said.
"Take a chance, Luke. 'Make a move, Luke'. 'Can't have a single bed, Luke.' So I bought the building!" Luke exclaimed.
"You what," Jess asked.
"I went to the bank and got a cashier's check, signed the papers and I bought the building," Luke explained.
"Wow," Kate whistled.
"I'm the building's owner," Luke said, pointing to himself.
"We heard," Lorelai said.
"I own the building," Luke said, throwing his arms up.
"Okay, well, don't worry; maybe you can still get out of it. You can go back and tell them you lost your mind," Lorelai told him.
"Wouldn't be a far cry from the usual," Jess piped up.
"Or you can sell it to Taylor," Kate added.
"Yeah," Luke nodded.
"But of course, this does give you a lot of options," Lorelai said.
"Like," Luke asked, leaning against the counter.
"Like expanding Luke's if you wanted to," Lorelai told him.
"Yah," Luke said. Then it was like a light bulb went off in his head. "You know, I think I know what to do," he told them, leaving the house.
Jess sighed. "I should probably follow him," he said.
"Make sure he doesn't hurt himself," Kate nodded.
"And save the ice cream if he decides to have one of those impulses again," Lorelai added.
"I'll call you later," he told Kate.
"And I'll be on the phone with Paris again," Kate replied.
Jess rolled his eyes and nodded. He followed Luke out of the house.
At the diner apartment, Luke took a sledgehammer out of the closet and Jess watched as he swung it and made a large hole in the wall. He turned and handed it to Jess.
"That's your room. Finish up. We'll hold hands and skip afterwards," he said.
Jess took the hammer and looked at the whole. He jumped as plaster fell from the hole. He shook his head and smiled.
Chapter 7- Done
Author's Note: I have returned! I am so sorry about abandoning everyone. God I hope I still have readers to read this thing. But if you still do have me on your alert list, let me try to explain my life for the last three years.
I have started college and that took me away from a lot of my writing. So, yes, the real life came up when I didn't want it to all the time. that and I couldn't find a lot of the notebooks I wrote down plots in and my flash drive with the transcripts I had with direct quotes from the show went missing.
Also, I tend to go through a phase of actors that I like. One time it's Milo Ventimiglia, then it's Robert Downey JR and Iron Man and Avengers, and then it's Matt Bomer and White Collar, etc., etc. I have been writing stories in my notebooks, but do I type them up? No, of course not.
Plus I hit a wall when I realized that I wanted to make this story different from the show, with Jess and Lorelai's relationship. So I lost inspiration in writing that. But then I started watching the DVDs again and I realized that I could make a little tweaks here and there.
This chapter turned out to be 32 pages(sorry!) because I wanted to do so much such as give Kate back her locket and dive deeper into what happened with her ex and also why Jess was so resentful of moving. Was it just because he didn't want to be there or because he didn't want to be jolted again after settling in?
I also think I did a good job of making Lorelai see the difference in Jess with Kate around. she saw the tender side of him with him putting on the locket and saw his wit when he made that one reference. Even when watching this episode, her face she made when Jess said that line showed how impressed she was with him and his intelligence. I think having no real drama with the locket, which is a symbol of a failed relationship and not like Rory's bracelet, gives me a springboard to explore what Jess and Lorelai's relationship could have been.
Lastly, Jess is a little more forthcoming with his actions with Kate and that is kinda based off a relationship I have. We're just friends but we're really close and we confide in each other and share sweet little pecks on the hands and the cheek sometimes, but never taking that plunge and kiss on the lips. My mom, who is my Lorelai, always tells me to not kiss a boy until you know you love him because after that, if you don't, then all you'll do is break their hearts. I think that's a real good explanation for why Rory waited to kiss Jess and is the justification I will use to not let Kate and Jess kiss until I deem fit.
**The song that I used a sample of I think is very fitting for the relationship of Kate and Jess. She is not willing to give up on him and she is willing to still look up. Expect him to read the whole song at a later date and make a decision based on that. Also, I say Kate "wrote" this song but I know I don't own that or any other song. I am going to use that a lot because I am using a lot of songs that were not written in the time line (2001-2007) of the show and this story. I have a list of songs that I could send to anyone who wants to see them.
Lastly, I am trying to figure out an actress to place as Kate in my mind and make it easier to write some of the scenes with her singing. Any suggestions are welcome. I'm trying to think off a brown haired, light eyes (blue or green) girl. Thank you so much!
Again, if you are still reading, I love you. If you're new: welcome! I can't promise never to leave again but I hope that I could always have a home to come back to!
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