Chapter 4
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Chapter 4: Now And Forever

Jess sat on the balcony of his apartment with his legs between the gate posts; he had been spending a lot of time out there lately. He sighed and leaned back so his torso stretched out on the balcony floor. He was staring up at the raindrops falling down from the sky, soaking every part of his body. He just lay there for a few minutes not thinking anything or really feeling at all, he was just there. He had stopped becoming aware of his emotions the day he left Stars Hollow; it actually was more like he didn’t want to feel them. At the moment he just existed, just one more body occupying an already overcrowded city. He sighed and rolled onto his stomach, pulling his legs back and balancing on his heels as he stood up and went inside. He peeled off his sopping clothes and dried his hair with a spare towel. He threw on a pair of baggy khakis and a black thermal and sat on his bed, staring at his hands. He looked up at his room, his eyes resting on his books, and he almost picked one of them up, but then stopped, he couldn’t. Everything reminded him of her, everything. He sighed again and walked into the living room, looking around at the sunken furniture and tatty carpeting; he shook his head and walked over to the couch, the whole way marveling at how his life could go from almost perfect, to rock bottom. He was about to lay down when he heard a knock on the door, it started out timid, but then became louder as it went on. “Liz!!” he called out “Liz get the door!” but he didn’t get a response, so he heaved his shoulders and plunged his hands into his pockets as he made his way over the boxes of his junk that had recently been shipped to him by his uncle. He paused to unlock the four locks on the door and unclasp the chain bolt, all the while silently cursing his mother for being so paranoid, just trying to open the door was like facing one of the safes at the U.S. mint. He finally got everything open and unlocked and he tugged on the door handle to make the old door creak open.

You're everything I want in a lover
You're everything I need in a friend
You're the shoulder that I'm leaning and depending on
And I could never hurt you
You're everything to me

The door swung open and for a few seconds the two of them held each others gaze. Rory was standing there in front of him, soaking wet and trembling, even though it wasn’t cold outside. Her hair was wet and curling and her cheeks were pink from the sting of the raindrops on them. Her electric blue eyes held to many emotions to be named and her lips were purple from a cold that she must have created for herself by way of nerves. And as Jess looked at her he thought that she had never looked more beautiful. All of the sudden he felt this swell of emotions come pouring through the floodgates and crash into his heart. He felt this warmth that had been absent for the past moth spread once again through his body. He could feel his fingers tingling and he clenched them, not to end the sensation, but to try to gain a grip over himself, because as he stood there with her he could feel the tears start to prick his eyes again.

They're always running around tellin' me I should be free
But there's no kind of way I'd let them take your love away from me
You see I'm not one who goes on speculation, hearsay, gossip
But I'm a firm believer in trusting, caring and loving

Rory could see all of this racing around in his eyes and she breathed deeply. She couldn’t believe what a rush it was to see him again, she felt completely captivated and knew from the second they made eye contact that she had done the right thing, that he wanted this also. So before he could say a word she reached up and placed her arms around his neck and back, and pulled him into the most mind blowing kiss that she would ever experience.

Wish we could sail away on the ocean
Float away on midnight dreams
And we don't need a magic potion
So we can live inside our dreams

Jess couldn’t believe what was happening, one second he was lonely and depressed and in the next he was kissing her. And as the kiss progressed he felt all of the emotions that he was feeling go streaming into the embrace, he felt all of the pain that he had held inside be instantly and magically healed the moment she pressed her lips into his. He also felt the tears that he had stopped himself from spilling for so long go free falling down his face and he deepened the kiss, not wanting to let got, not wanting to ever end this moment. And it seemed that Rory was feeling the same way because at that moment she pulled him closer and she felt herself begin to tear up at the raw emotion she felt in his embrace, still she had no trouble returning it, after all this time? No trouble at all. And for the next few seconds the remained as they were, and when neither could continue from lack of air they parted and pressed their foreheads together, both lost in the euphoria of seeing the other again, and both letting salty tears trickle down their cheeks. And after what seemed like a life time Rory pulled her face away from his and looked into his eyes. And she was taken aback by the change in them, when she had first seen him his eyes were cold and almost dead, but now she could see this life, and spark in them. “Hi” she said quietly, trying to control the emotion in her voice. “Hi” Jess said with a definite waver to his breathy response. And they stood there for a few moments, holding each other close, and feeling the surge of emotion and chemistry and…dare I say it…love between them without more then those two words.

Now and forever will I love you and be true
Now and forever will I keep what we have new
I will cherish, adore you
Trust and give my all to you
Now and forever will I always love you
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