Author's Note – Ok it's Spring Break for me so I'm catching up on my stories and I'm really sorry I've had major writers block but I don't anymore so please R&R. The characters might seem a little OOC but it's how I wrote it.

-Rebecca


Previously on So Close But Yet So Far –

"I'm so sorry about what that jerk said to you Jess I really am." Rory said she and Jess were both standing facing each other.

"You do know you called by your boyfriend a jerk right?" He said

"No I didn't because he isn't my boyfriend any more. He said some thing yesterday about you only hanging around me to get me to sleep with you." Rory said

"That's not true." Jess interjected

"I know it's not and after hearing about today I had enough so I broke up with him." Rory continued and they were close enough now that Rory lightly touched the side of Jess' face that didn't have a bruise. His wasn't that bad though.

"So you aren't with him?" Jess asked. Her soft touch made him feel things he only felt when he was around her.

"I'm not with him." Rory replied and Jess slowly cupped her face with his hand and lightly leaned down toward her has she lent up and they kissed.

Both of them having emotions run wild desire that they have had for too long was in the kiss. Her arms around his neck and his around her waist and he pulled her closer to him thinking that if he let go she would disappear. When air became an issue they broke apart and rested their foreheads against one another.

"Wow" was all that Rory said and Jess chuckled lightly.

"I was going for something like that but wow seems to covered it." He told her as they rested their foreheads against one another.

"Are you my boyfriend now Jess?" Rory asked shyly.

"Do you wan me to be?" he asked she just kissed him in response it was a short sweet kiss.

"I'll take that as a yes." Jess said

"Yeah well it is." Rory said

"Good" Jess said and they kissed again this time it was sweet and caring.

"Well I should uh be heading home soon so I'll see you tomorrow." Rory said

"I'll walk you"

"Oh you don't have to Jess."

"So I want to and besides you could get hurt I mean it is Stars Hollow." He said the last part in a teasing tone.

"Exactly its Stars Hollow." Rory countered

"Which is full of insane people I could name a few if you want." Jess said. They continued to talk the whole entire walk to Rory's house when they got there Jess gave her a sweet and loving kiss then headed back to the diner. Rory stayed outside watching him until he turned the corner.


Chapter Eleven – Climbing Out of Rich House and Down Big Trees

Gilmore House/ Stars Hollow

Rory entered the house with a goofy little grin on her face and Lorelai walked up to her.

"Hey… what's with the look on your face?" Lorelai asked

"What?" Rory said and the grin disappeared as Rory remembered she had to tell her mother about everything while knowing Lorelai didn't like Jess very much. "Oh nothing sorry." Rory said

"Why are you so happy?" Lorelai asked as Rory sat down on the living room couch.

"Well because I'm with Jess now. I know you don't like him but please give him a chance and be nice for me." Rory said

"Wait when did you get together with Jess?" Lorelai asked

"After I talked to Dean. Who lied to me and said a few things that hurt and I told him it was over and for him to burn in hell." Rory said not wanting to remember that part of the night. "Then I went to Luke's and gave Jess the Metallica shirt I bought him that you didn't see and we kissed and talked then he walked me home and here we are." Rory continued.

"Ok first of all we need to get dressed for this stupid function thing but on the drive there we are so discussing this, hurry up it's already 5:20 p.m. Plus this is really important to your grandmother and I will get yelled at if we are late and we'll have more time to talk." Lorelai said and went up stairs to get ready thinking about what little information Rory gave her which made her get ready faster.

Car ride to the Elder Gilmore's

An hour later both Lorelai and Rory were showered and dressed with their hair down and light make-up on and Lorelai had a necklace that had a purple butterfly on it and purple eye shadow it was light though so it didn't look cheap. Rory was wearing lip-gloss and blush nothing really fancy since she forgot that she didn't nor Lorelai had anything to match her outfit.

"Ok it's 6:20, let's get into the car get some coffee from Luke's and go." Lorelai said, they grabbed their coats and headed to Luke's Lorelai went inside to get the coffee and came out quickly and got into the car. They were now driving towards Hartford.

"So what did Dean say to you?" Lorelai asked

"Oh just that he knows Jess isn't my friend and he just wants to sleep with me. When I told him it wasn't true and that we shouldn't see each other anymore his exact words I think were. "Fine just don't come crying to me when he gets you pregnant and leaves you just like your father did." Rory said and looked out the window. Lorelai pulled the car over to the side of the road.

"He said what?" Lorelai asked

"He said, "Fine just don't come crying to me when he gets you pregnant and leaves you just like your father did." And please don't make me say it again." Rory said.

"That stupid little good for nothing bastard." Lorelai said and then hugged Rory who hugged her back. "He doesn't know what he's talking about ok."

"Yeah, I know it just hurt though." Rory said

"Yeah…. Well tell me about you and Jess." Lorelai said and continue off of Rory's look. "Ok I don't hate him and he proved that he really does care about you and Luke told me about what he had said after Jess and bagboy got into the fight and he seems like a good kid just confused. He's starting to grow on me kid and I'll be nice to him." Lorelai said smiling and she really meant it and Rory smiled to.

"Wait did you jus call Dean bagboy?" Rory asked

"Yeah Luke called him that too." Lorelai said smiling.

"Ok, anyway thank you mom for understanding everything and I really want to talk more but if we don't get back on the road we are going to be late." Rory said and Lorelai sighed and got back on the road.

"Hey, so what was with the attitude towards you grandma today? Not that I didn't enjoy it." Lorelai said

"I was just stressed out about everything that's all. But there might be times when that happens." Rory said smiling and Lorelai grinned evilly as they pull up into the drive way were they parked and walked up to the door and Rory rang the bell.

Elder Gilmore House

Emily opened the door and said, "Your late" to Lorelai and looked at Rory and hugged her saying, "Rory what a pretty outfit you have there. Your outfit too Lorelai."

"Thanks mom."

"Oh well thanks grandma but mom picked it out and technically we aren't late." Rory said. They were in the living having drinks and Richard came in.

"Hello Lorelai, Rory you both look beautiful tonight." Richard said and fixed himself a drink.

"Thanks," Both Lorelai's said

"Anyway what do you mean your not late Rory?" Emily asked

"Well you just said 6:45 so we would be here before 7:00 because you've said it to us before that only idiots have parties that start any other time then it's exact hour or 7:30 and what not." Rory explained

"Yes well that's true." Emily said and the doorbell rang. "Ok everybody up the others are arriving remember be polite and nothing inappropriate Lorelai, these people are our friends and their children who might be Rory's future colleagues." Emily said and opened the door.

Both Rory and Lorelai looked to see who was at the door it was a man and women with their daughter that was non other then the famous Paris Gellar.

"Maria, Frank thank you for coming and how are you?" Emily said ushering them inside.

"Hello Emily, Richard we are fine and this is our daughter Paris." Maria said

"Hello Mr. and Mrs. Gilmore it's a pleasure to be here. How are you this evening?" Paris said.

"We are fine thank you Paris anyway I would like you to meet my daughter Lorelai and my granddaughter Rory. I believe she goes o Chilton with Paris." Emily said

"Hi, nice to meet you." Both Lorelai and Rory said and shook Maria and Frank's hands. "Hey Paris long time no see." Rory said trying to be polite.

"Yup, sure has been." Paris said. The doorbell rang again and the same thing happened through out the night luckily Rory and Lorelai had gotten away for a while and were in the corner next to the stairs.

"We have been here for at least 2 hours can we go?" Lorelai begged

"I wish, hey we could try to sneak out the front door." Rory said

"But we would have to pass grandma and she is standing by it." Lorelai said

"Well we could sneak up to your old room and climb down the tree." Rory said sarcastically but Lorelai got a big grin on her face.

"Let's go." Lorelai said

"What mom I was joking." Rory said as Lorelai casually walked into the kitchen and up the back stairs.

"Come on hurry up." Lorelai said

"Mom!" Rory whispered and ran after her all the way up the stairs. "Your not serious are you?" Rory asked when they entered Lorelai's old room.

Lorelai's Old Room at the Elder Gilmore's

"Do you really want to go down there and have the same conversation over and over again half the time with the same people and eat snails?" Lorelai asked looking at Rory.

"No, but come on we can get hurt." Rory said

"What happened to the wild side Rory? I want her here now." Lorelai said, "Just think about what a certain brown haired boy and James Dean wanna be would do in this situation." Lorelai tried

"He never would be in his kind of situation." Rory said

"Yeah well now you can tell him about it and prove you're not a goody two shoes." Lorelai said and that is what got Rory.

"Ok, let's do it. But first…" Rory said and got her cell phone out of her purse and said, "We are taking pictures. Start climbing out the window." Rory said and Lorelai did she took a picture of it and Lorelai did the same for Rory.

"Ok now I'm gonna have it make a short movie clip thing. So lets go. But you hold the phone you've done this before." Rory said and handed Lorelai the phone. They were on her balcony next to a big oak tree. Lorelai took the cell phone and started climbing down. "I'm just going to record you when I get down." Lorelai said and was halfway down the giant tree when she made it to the bottom she brushed her self off and put her shoes back on.

"Just like the old days." Lorelai said smiling and Rory shook her head at Lorelai. "Ok your turn remember take off your shoes." Lorelai said, "Ok lights, camera, and action." Lorelai said and pressed record and Rory started climbing onto the tree.

"This is a document of Rory Gilmore sneaking out of Emily and Richard Gilmore's house to get a way from a function this is proving that she really id my daughter now let's watch in fascination." Lorelai's voce said you couldn't see her but only Rory slowly climbing down the tree she was less than a halfway down and fell. "OUCH!" she cried out.

Honey are you ok?" Lorelai asked

"Stupid rocks and stupid gravity it." Rory said standing up and brushing her self off and looked at her mother. "Next time we do this make sure I'm not wearing a skirt." Rory said and turned off her phone. "You know we aren't showing that to anyone right?" Rory said.

"No we are so showing Luke and Jess." Lorelai said and grabbed Rory's phone and put it in her purse as they got into the car.

"Hurry up and let's go before someone notices and if grandma calls tell her I wasn't feeling well and we had to leave." Rory said, " and if she asks why she didn't see us tell her she was talking to her friend when we left."

"See I knew you were my daughter. Now since it's 9:00 I say we go home and sleep." Lorelai said

"I agree. But just what every person wants to do on a Saturday night, Climb out of rich houses and down big trees." Rory said, Lorelai laughed and they drove home and went to sleep well Lorelai did after she hid Rory's phone.


Author's Note – Sorry about ending it this way but R&R please.