Gilmore Girls 2

Chapter 12: I Love You

Rory's P.O.V.

I fight back the urge to cry as I try to reason with him. "P-please. My phone's ringer must have been broken or something, and that's why I didn't get your calls. I'm sorry. I really want this job."

"I've told every single person in this crew that their work phones need to always be near them and that they need to answer immediately. Did you not get that message?" my boss asks me.

"I did. It's just-"

"Did you understand that message?" he cuts me off.

"I did. But-"

"Then why didn't you answer when I called 23 times? 23 times."

"My ringer must be broken. I didn't hear it." I explain.

"Why should I believe that?"

"Because it's the truth. I'm really sorry. I sincerely didn't hear it."

"Did you see it light up when I called?" he questions further.

"No it was in my purse."

"Well maybe it should be in front of you if you're ringer is broken."

"I didn't know it was broken, sir."

"Get that fixed immediately."

"So does that mean I get to keep my job?" I ask him, hopefully.

"I'll let this slide because it was accidental. But if this happens again then you're out. You need to always make sure your work materials are functioning properly." he orders and I sigh in relief.

"I will. Thank you sir."

"Uh huh."

"Have a good evening."

"Thanks." he says and hangs up abruptly. I lower my phone from my ear, the nerves still surging through my veins.

"Everything okay?" Jess asks, clearly worried.

"Um, yeah. For now." I slightly chuckle and put my phone down on the table.

"You sure?" he asks again and I look at him and his worry is written all over his face, making me smile a little.

"I'm sure. Don't worry about me." I assure him and look back down at my dinner.

"I always worry about you. I love you." he says quietly and timidly. Surprise fills me and my eyes shoot up to his.

"W-what?"

"I always worry about you. I love you." he repeats a bit louder, but with the same unsureness.

"Jess." I don't know what to say. I'm completely speechless.

"You believe me don't you? I mean I know I screwed up. But we obviously still have feelings for eachother. I mean...you kissed me." He reminds me of last night and my cheeks turn a bit red.

"I..." I still don't know what to say.

"You don't have to give me an answer now. But please think about it. We would be so great together. And now is the perfect time." He continues and all I can do is nod. "Let's eat our dinner. Shall we?" He looks down at his plate and starts to cut his steak.

I just sit for a few seconds, still in a bit of a shock, before looking at my own plate and taking a bite as his words replay in my head. Over and over and over.


Lorelei's P.O.V.

I pause outside my front door, knowing Luke is home. I try to formulate a plan on what to say to him but my mind just stays blank. I sigh and push the door open and step into the foyer. After shutting the door behind me, I take off my coat and place it and my purse on the table.

"Hello?" I shout, unsure of where he is.

"Lorelei?" He answers from an unknown location.

"No the boogy man."

"My mistake."

I walk into the living room and look at the answering machine to see if anyone had left a message.

"Where are you?" I yell for him to hear.

"Upstairs."

"What are you doing?"

"Looking for a magazine." He replies and my mouth falls open.

"I'm sorry what did you say? It sounded like you're looking for a magazine."

"I am."

"You never read magazines."

"Well now I have a need to."

"And what need is that."

"Planning our wedding." My heart sinks when he says this.

"About that." I shout a bit quieter.

"I found a church that has an opening next month. We can go check it out later today."

"Hun, come down here please."

"Why?"

"Because I want to actually talk to you without risking losing my voice."

"Okay." He replies and I hear him walk out of our room. I smile when I see him walking down the stairs.

"Hello." I greet and he walks up to me before giving me a short but sweet kiss.

"Here, I found these." He holds out a stack of wedding magazines. "I thought we would flip through them tonight." He smiles at me and my heart sinks further.

"Hun."

"Yeah?"

"We should talk about this whole wedding thing."

"Oh and I was thinking that we could have the ceremony inside then the reception outside. But we can have it all inside if you want. Or all of it outside." He continues.

"Luke."

"What?"

"I think we should wait." I say quickly and worry about how he will react floods my thoughts.

"What? Why?" He asks and I can't decipher how he's feeling.

"Because I want it to be right. And I think it'll be more special if we wait, rather than rushing into it." I try to explain.

"I thought this is what you wanted."

"I do want this. I just don't want it right now. I want to enjoy being with you again before taking on the responsibilities of a wedding."

"Alright." He says a bit quietly.

"You're mad."

"No, I'm not. I understand."

"I just want it to be perfect."

"Me too. So if this is what you want, then it's okay with me."

"I love you." I smile and wrap my arms around his neck.

"I love you too." He tells me and wraps his arms around my waist before leaning in to give me a loving, lingering kiss. "So what should we do with these?" He gestures towards the magazines which he set down next to the answering machine.

"Keep them. We'll need them." I look at him and smile and he smiles back before giving me another kiss.

"What should we have for dinner?" He asks.

"Pizza!"

"I'll go get the phone."

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