It's the year 2008, and some things have changed. After graduating from Yale, Rory
moved back home to Stars Hollow, and is living with her mother, helping to manage the
Inn. She and Jess broke up when he moved to California to be with his father. They
haven't talked since.
Rory Gilmore was lying in bed, fast asleep, when the phone rang, It was Sunday, so she
wasn't helping at the Inn. She had planned to sleep in as late as possible, but it was only
10 a.m. when the phone rang.
"Hello?"
Rory's voice was groggy as she picked up the phone.
"Hello, this is Elizabeth Wakefield, the editor of the New York Times. I was wondering
if Rory Gilmore was available?"
Rory sat up in bed, now wide awake.
"This is Rory Gilmore."
There was a pause.
"Rory, hi. I was just calling to let you know that we thought your interview went very
well, and we were impressed with your résumé, so if you want it, the job of assistant
editor is yours."
Rory was surprised, she didn't have much experience, and it had only been about a week
since the interview, but she was happy nonetheless.
"Great! When do I start?"
"As soon as you can get packed and be in New York. We have an apartment set up for
you, with a very low rent. A week at the most. I wish I could give you more time, but I
am in dire need of an assistant!"
Rory laughed.
"It's okay. I'll be there Wednesday."
"That's great. I really appreciate you coming in such short notice."
"No problem. I'll see you Wednesday?"
"See you then."
Rory was ecstatic. She picked up the phone again and dialed the number for her mother's
Inn.
"Lookout Inn, this is Lorelai speaking, how may I help you?"
"Mom, guess what!"
"Hey, babe! What?"
Rory took a deep breath.
"I got the job!"
Lorelai gasped.
"The one at the Times?"
"Yeah!"
"Yay! Congradulations!"
Rory smiled.
"Hey hon, I gotta go, there are some people here. I'll talk to you when I get home?"
"Sure."
They hung up the phone.
Rory pulled a suitcase from her closet and began packing. She worked for a few hours,
packing almost everything she owned into three oversized suitcases She looked in the
hall closet, seeing if there were any coats she might want to take, and something fell in
front of her. Her heart skipped a beat. The Jess box.. She sank to the floor, pulling the
box slowly into her lap. It had been five years since she'd seen the box, sitting in the top
of her closet by Dean, Justin, and Cory's boxes. She'd long since forgotten the box, but
never Jess.
She opened it slowly, drawing out each item, remembering their significance.
There were a few books; a copy of Howl, To Kill a Mockingbird, and a first edition of
The Fountainhead with a single rose pressed neatly in the front. The rose was from a
picnic she'd had with Jess a few months before he left. She opened the book. His writing
tainted the margins, making it impossible to read the book without remembering him.
There in the box were all The Clash CDs that she'd ever owned.
When they'd been together, Jess had not been the best boyfriend. As a friend he was
charming, sweet, considerate, smart. But while they were together something changed.
He pulled away from her, and became the person everyone else saw him as.
Rory sighed. She missed him like crazy sometimes, but he'd made it clear when he left
that he wanted nothing more to do with her.
Rory put the box away. She had to forget about Jess, or at least get over him. She was
going to New York to start something new in her life, and she couldn't hold onto the
memories of the past any longer.
Little did she know…
A/N: hahahahahahahaha!!! Don't you love me?!? Okay well review and I'll update…
Jess WILL be in the next chapter so… Just review. Please. Please. Please. Please. YOU
KNOW YOU WANT TO!!!!
moved back home to Stars Hollow, and is living with her mother, helping to manage the
Inn. She and Jess broke up when he moved to California to be with his father. They
haven't talked since.
Rory Gilmore was lying in bed, fast asleep, when the phone rang, It was Sunday, so she
wasn't helping at the Inn. She had planned to sleep in as late as possible, but it was only
10 a.m. when the phone rang.
"Hello?"
Rory's voice was groggy as she picked up the phone.
"Hello, this is Elizabeth Wakefield, the editor of the New York Times. I was wondering
if Rory Gilmore was available?"
Rory sat up in bed, now wide awake.
"This is Rory Gilmore."
There was a pause.
"Rory, hi. I was just calling to let you know that we thought your interview went very
well, and we were impressed with your résumé, so if you want it, the job of assistant
editor is yours."
Rory was surprised, she didn't have much experience, and it had only been about a week
since the interview, but she was happy nonetheless.
"Great! When do I start?"
"As soon as you can get packed and be in New York. We have an apartment set up for
you, with a very low rent. A week at the most. I wish I could give you more time, but I
am in dire need of an assistant!"
Rory laughed.
"It's okay. I'll be there Wednesday."
"That's great. I really appreciate you coming in such short notice."
"No problem. I'll see you Wednesday?"
"See you then."
Rory was ecstatic. She picked up the phone again and dialed the number for her mother's
Inn.
"Lookout Inn, this is Lorelai speaking, how may I help you?"
"Mom, guess what!"
"Hey, babe! What?"
Rory took a deep breath.
"I got the job!"
Lorelai gasped.
"The one at the Times?"
"Yeah!"
"Yay! Congradulations!"
Rory smiled.
"Hey hon, I gotta go, there are some people here. I'll talk to you when I get home?"
"Sure."
They hung up the phone.
Rory pulled a suitcase from her closet and began packing. She worked for a few hours,
packing almost everything she owned into three oversized suitcases She looked in the
hall closet, seeing if there were any coats she might want to take, and something fell in
front of her. Her heart skipped a beat. The Jess box.. She sank to the floor, pulling the
box slowly into her lap. It had been five years since she'd seen the box, sitting in the top
of her closet by Dean, Justin, and Cory's boxes. She'd long since forgotten the box, but
never Jess.
She opened it slowly, drawing out each item, remembering their significance.
There were a few books; a copy of Howl, To Kill a Mockingbird, and a first edition of
The Fountainhead with a single rose pressed neatly in the front. The rose was from a
picnic she'd had with Jess a few months before he left. She opened the book. His writing
tainted the margins, making it impossible to read the book without remembering him.
There in the box were all The Clash CDs that she'd ever owned.
When they'd been together, Jess had not been the best boyfriend. As a friend he was
charming, sweet, considerate, smart. But while they were together something changed.
He pulled away from her, and became the person everyone else saw him as.
Rory sighed. She missed him like crazy sometimes, but he'd made it clear when he left
that he wanted nothing more to do with her.
Rory put the box away. She had to forget about Jess, or at least get over him. She was
going to New York to start something new in her life, and she couldn't hold onto the
memories of the past any longer.
Little did she know…
A/N: hahahahahahahaha!!! Don't you love me?!? Okay well review and I'll update…
Jess WILL be in the next chapter so… Just review. Please. Please. Please. Please. YOU
KNOW YOU WANT TO!!!!