Chapter 5: Can You Please Put Your Shirt Back On?
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Chapter 5 : Can You Please Put Your Shirt Back On?

 




“Jess, are you ready?” Rory called, knocking on the door. “Jess, come—“

“Come in!”

Rory opened the door, walked in, and sat down on the couch. She looked at the bookcase next to her, running her finger over the spines of the books.

“You’ve got a nice collection of books,” she commented.

Jess stuck his head out of the bathroom, his bare chest revealed. He grabbed a shirt from the back of the couch. “Thanks.”

Rory’s heart skipped a beat. She silently ordered her breathing to return to normal. Her heart started beating faster, but she couldn’t help it. She managed a soft “You’re welcome”, then she stood up and started walking around.

Jess grinned, knowing perfectly well what she was doing.

“Rory.”

“Yeah?” She turned around, blushing even more at the sight of Jess—still without a shirt. She looked away, trying not to make it obvious. Her eyes kept flicking back to him.

His eyes danced. “What movie do you want to see?”

“I don’t know, we’ll see when we get there—can you please put your shirt back on?”

“Why?”

“Because that’s what it is for.”

Jess grinned, pulling the shirt over his head. “I’m fully clothed, you can look now.”

Rory glanced over, sighed, and led the way downstairs.

“We’re going!” she called to Luke and Lorelai.

“Don’t be late! I’m watching the clock!”

Rory gave her mother a look and mouthed ‘Trust Me’, before disappearing outside, dragging Jess with her.

Lorelai turned to Luke. “Can I trust Jess?”

He thought about it carefully before responding. “With Rory—of course.”

“With anyone else?”

“I’ll get back to you on that,” Luke replied.



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“Luke, I’m bored,” Lorelai whined. She slid her coffee mug back and forth on the counter. Luke stopped her by taking away the empty cup.

“So go home,” he told her. “Everyone ELSE already left.”

“No, don’t make me...Rory’s not there, I’ll be all alone. I’ll have more fun staying here and bugging you.”

“Exactly. Bugging me. I stopped giving you coffee, so what reason is there to stay here?”

“Did I mention I wanted another cup?”

“Okay, that’s it. Let’s go.”

Lorelai’s eyes lit up. “Ooh, where are we going?”

“YOU’RE going home. We’re closed.”

“You can’t be closed,” Lorelai pouted. “Luke’s doesn’t close until I leave.”

“You never leave.”

“I know, and I am still here, therefore you aren’t closed.”

“What?”

“Want to see a movie?”

“A movie?”

“Yes.”

“When?”

“I’m thinking now.”

Luke started fidgeting. “I don’t know...”

“We don’t even have to go to the movies. We can just stay home, and—“

“I—“

Lorelai gave him a puppy dog look, and his expression changed.

“No. Rory will be home soon, and I should be here to let Jess in, and...”



“Do you want some popcorn? Soda? Stale, uh...stuff?”

“I’ll pass.”

“You’re missing out,” Lorelai called from the kitchen. She came back with a soda.

Luke hovered awkwardly above the couch, looking around. Lorelai watched him in amusement.

“Sit, watch. Enjoy.”

Luke obediently sat down. “What are we going to watch?”

“Legally Blonde?” Lorelai suggested.

“What? No.”

“Where the Heart Is?”

“What’s that about?”

“A pregnant girl gets stranded at a Wal-Mart and ends up living there. She has her baby there and everything.”

“NO.”

“You’re no fun. How can we watch a movie if you turn everything down? Try saying yes. Whatever I say—just say yes. Okay?”

“No.”

“No—yes, not no!”

The doorbell rang and Lorelai jumped up.

“Watch out, Luke, it’s probably Reese Witherspoon coming to hunt you down for saying you didn’t want to watch her movie.”

Luke turned and watched as Lorelai opened the door.

“Reese!”

“Huh?”

“I mean Rory. Come in, come in...What happened to the key—“

“Gone.”

“Gone?”

“Gone.”

“Who would want to steal a key?” Lorelai wondered aloud. She glanced over at Jess. “Hi, JESS.”

Rory nudged her mother as she walked into the living room.

“Oh—Luke, hi.”

Luke, looking even more uncomfortable than before, smiled. “Rory.”

Jess nodded at Luke. “We went by the diner.”

“And?”

“And you weren’t there.”

“That’s because I was here.”

“Obviously. Next time could you put a key someplace? Or give me one? You hardly leave the diner anyway, and it’s not like I can do anything with you there.”

“I’ll think about it,” Luke answered, standing up. “Well,” he said to Lorelai, “thanks for the movie. I’m going to—“

“What movie? We didn’t watch one yet!”

“My mistake. Maybe some other time.”

“Oh, don’t go.”

“The whole reason I came over was because Rory wasn’t here and you begged me to.”

“We can leave,” Jess offered. “If you want to be alone.”

Luke frowned at Jess. “No. That’s not what I meant. Stay. You’re...staying.”

“That’s fine, too,” Jess replied, looking at Rory. She hid a smile, ducking her head.

“What are we watching?” Rory wanted to know.

“Legally Blonde.”

“Oh geez, isn’t there something better?” Luke asked.

“I don’t believe there is. Any objections—no? Okay, Legally Blonde it is.”

“Wait, I object. You didn’t give me time to object.”

Lorelai turned to Luke. “Oh, sorry...Too late. We already decided that we’re watching it.”

“Fine,” Luke sighed.



Half an hour later, Jess nudged Rory, nodding at Luke and Lorelai, who were totally engrossed in the movie.

Rory grinned, slowing standing up. She walked over to her bedroom door and looked back at Jess. He just stared at her until she motioned for him to follow her into her room.

Jess glanced once more at Luke and Lorelai as he got up, but they didn’t seem to notice. He hurried to Rory’s room, disappearing inside.

Lorelai watched out of the corner of her eye, a frown on her face.



A/N:: My, Luke sure is ‘obedient’, huh?? LOL. ;) Sorry this chapter is so late. ;/ Well, please r+r...and tell me if the story is starting to suck!! And, oh, tell me what you think should happen in upcoming chapters. That would help me out a lot. If you don’t want to review it, e-mail me @ Eeyore783@aol.com.

 

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