AN (Jewls) So. Last chap. Thanks so much to all of you for your
support. Thank you for embracing these characters and me into your
hearts. Tomorrow there will be an AN posted to explain everything
that...well....you'll see.
Laura-we're cool.
Oh and my boy Dom posted a few reviews. Show him some love.
Breanna-thank you so much for betaing. But my beta reader came through at the last minute. Thank you so much though.
Dana-I love you. Thanks for staying up for hrs with me to make it perfect. I also wanted to thank my co-writer Taylor for her support and talent and understanding. The story wouldn't be anything without Dana and Taylor. I love you guys. Thank you so much for turning this insane little fantasy into an amazing piece of work. I'm honored that you consider me worthy to work with you. Thank you.
AN(Taylor): Wow. I want to thank all you guys for reading and reviewing, it's perfect that you all love Dom and Bree and the story. The next AN will give you all what you want.
Thank you thank you Jewls, you are GENIUS. LOL. I love working with you, and I am so surprised you like working with me, and actually WANT to work with me. So thank you for your amazing storyline and amazing co-writing. And Dana, thank you so much for working on this when you didn't have any obligation to. Thanks you guys!
Luke and Jess silently trekked back to the diner. No words were necessary; an understanding had passed between the two.
Dom looked up at them as they entered, smiling goofily.
"Is she upstairs?" Luke asked. Dom nodded, and Luke started ascending them.
"Bree?" Luke asked, knocking on the door as he opened it. She was sitting on the couch, her bag next to her feet.
"May I?" Luke asked, gesturing to the couch.
"Hey, it's yours," she smiled, scooting over.
"I'm sorry," Luke started, but couldn't continue as she waved her hand in
his face.
"There's no need for apologies. I understand."
"I shouldn't have made assumptions, and I'm so sorry I took those pills.
Damn Lorelai..." Luke said.
"Luke, I can totally see why you did what you did, and I want to thank you."
Luke scratched his head, a puzzled look on his face. "You were just looking out for Jess. You took him in, gave him a real home. You took care of him for me," she smiled.
Luke shrugged modestly, looking down, away from that killer smile, "I don't think I really did anything."
Bree shook her head, "You did everything. I could see the change in him when I came here. It's for the better."
"Well, I'm still sorry."
"Then I guess you're forgiven," Bree laughed.
Luke smiled at her, getting ready to leave.
"Wait," Bree called to him.
"Yes?" he asked her, sitting back down.
"Lorelai…"
"What about her?" Luke asked innocently.
A grin spread across her face, "Just don't wait too long, okay?"
"Wait too long for what?" Luke questioned.
"I think you know what I mean," she smiled sadly. Dom entered then, whistling.
"You two are welcome to stay here," Luke told them as Bree picked up her bag.
"Nah, that's cool," Dom replied. "I'm gonna pack and we'll be on our merry way."
Bree stood on her tiptoes and pecked Luke on the cheek, then flounced out the door. The two men stared after her.
"She's one of a kind, isn't she?" Dom asked.
"Yeah," Luke agreed.
"Damn! You Danes' men get all the hot chicks," Dom complained. "It's not fair!"
"Huh?" Luke asked for clarification, confused at Dom's random statement.
"You know!" Dom told him. "Little Miss I-Don't-Care-How-Bad-It-Is-For-Me-I- Want-It-Anyway?"
Luke laughed. "You know, kid," he smiled at Dom, "I think I'm going to miss having you around."
Dom smiled then grew solemn. "Listen? You take care of him, okay? Jess, Bree, me…we never really had families. We were our own little family. Jess'll never admit it, but he needs you. He's got a family now."
Luke nodded understandingly, "There's more to you than the guy who talks to trees, isn't there?"
"Shhh!" Dom said, looking around frantically. "The walls have ears."
Looking up from her book, Rory smiled at Bree as she came down the stairs, lugging a backpack. "You're not staying?" she asked Bree as she sat in the chair next to Rory.
"Nah," Bree said, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. "I think this town's had enough of us."
Rory laughed, closing her book.
"It sucks we didn't get to hang out, huh?" Bree asked her.
"I guess so," Rory agreed.
"You know what?" Bree asked her.
"What?"
"You remind me of me."
'"How so?" Rory asked, confused.
"So many things, but one certain thing stands out."
"What's that?"
"Jess."
Rory looked perplexed. "What about Jess?"
"You like him."
"I…I…" Rory stuttered.
"It's obvious. And it's not like the sentiment isn't returned."
Rory shook her head, "But you and Jess."
"Jess and I," Bree said. "Once upon a time. Things change. Life changes."
"Jess doesn't think of me like that," Rory sighed.
Bree broke into laughter, "Rory, I've seen the way he looks at you. He's only looked at one other person like that, ever."
"You," Rory said softly.
Bree nodded, "Just don't waste time, okay?"
Rory smiled at her thankfully.
Just then, a duffel bag came flying into the diner. Dom bounded down the stairs after it, singing, "We're off to see the wizard, the wonderful wizard of Oz." Bree laughed, standing up.
"Goodbye, gorgeous," Dom winked at Rory. "And tell that cute Asian chick goodbye from me, too."
Dom gave Rory a kiss on the forehead, then Rory and Bree exchanged a warm hug. Lorelai winced as Dom pulled her into a bear hug, lifting her feet off the ground.
"Hey!" she protested as he pinched her butt.
"It wasn't me," he replied innocently. "It was the squirrels."
After Bree and Luke exchanged a hug, Dom jumped onto Luke's back. Laughing, Luke knocked him off and they bid farewell. "Luke, remember, don't wait too long."
Lorelai glanced at Luke, bewildered, and Bree just smiled. Jess appeared just then, Dom and Bree walking with him outside.
"I'm going to go say goodbye to the trees," Dom said, wandering off.
Bree and Jess looked at each other, and Jess pulled her into his chest.
"Need to breathe, Jessie," she said to him.
"Never, ever call me that," he ordered her, a smirk on his lips.
"Jess, the mistakes we made…" Bree began.
"Yeah," Jess said.
"Don't make them with Rory."
A question formed on Jess's lips, but just then Dom reappeared. "The trees said if we don't leave now they'll cry at my departure," he told them.
Jess looked at the ground, sadness evident on his face.
"Aww, don't look so pathetic," Dom told him.
"You know we'll be back," Bree added.
Gathering her to him, Jess placed a tender kiss on Bree's lips. Leaning closer to him, Bree returned his kiss. Mouths pressed together, eyes tightly shut, they held each other close, locked in the other's embrace, each
that this was goodbye to what they were and what they could have been. As Jess finally moved away, he opened his eyes and found her watching him, too. No words were necessary. It was time to let go.
Turning to Dom, he pulled him into a fierce hug. "Well, goodbye for now, my love," Dom said to him.
The two smiled and walked away, leaving Jess staring after them. Sighing, he turned around, and caught sight of Rory standing behind him.
Slowly he walked to where she was standing, taking her hand when he reached her. Brushing his thumb gently over hers, their eyes met. With a small smile and a gentle nod of her head, they turned and walked to the diner hand in hand.
Laura-we're cool.
Oh and my boy Dom posted a few reviews. Show him some love.
Breanna-thank you so much for betaing. But my beta reader came through at the last minute. Thank you so much though.
Dana-I love you. Thanks for staying up for hrs with me to make it perfect. I also wanted to thank my co-writer Taylor for her support and talent and understanding. The story wouldn't be anything without Dana and Taylor. I love you guys. Thank you so much for turning this insane little fantasy into an amazing piece of work. I'm honored that you consider me worthy to work with you. Thank you.
AN(Taylor): Wow. I want to thank all you guys for reading and reviewing, it's perfect that you all love Dom and Bree and the story. The next AN will give you all what you want.
Thank you thank you Jewls, you are GENIUS. LOL. I love working with you, and I am so surprised you like working with me, and actually WANT to work with me. So thank you for your amazing storyline and amazing co-writing. And Dana, thank you so much for working on this when you didn't have any obligation to. Thanks you guys!
Luke and Jess silently trekked back to the diner. No words were necessary; an understanding had passed between the two.
Dom looked up at them as they entered, smiling goofily.
"Is she upstairs?" Luke asked. Dom nodded, and Luke started ascending them.
"Bree?" Luke asked, knocking on the door as he opened it. She was sitting on the couch, her bag next to her feet.
"May I?" Luke asked, gesturing to the couch.
"Hey, it's yours," she smiled, scooting over.
"I'm sorry," Luke started, but couldn't continue as she waved her hand in
his face.
"There's no need for apologies. I understand."
"I shouldn't have made assumptions, and I'm so sorry I took those pills.
Damn Lorelai..." Luke said.
"Luke, I can totally see why you did what you did, and I want to thank you."
Luke scratched his head, a puzzled look on his face. "You were just looking out for Jess. You took him in, gave him a real home. You took care of him for me," she smiled.
Luke shrugged modestly, looking down, away from that killer smile, "I don't think I really did anything."
Bree shook her head, "You did everything. I could see the change in him when I came here. It's for the better."
"Well, I'm still sorry."
"Then I guess you're forgiven," Bree laughed.
Luke smiled at her, getting ready to leave.
"Wait," Bree called to him.
"Yes?" he asked her, sitting back down.
"Lorelai…"
"What about her?" Luke asked innocently.
A grin spread across her face, "Just don't wait too long, okay?"
"Wait too long for what?" Luke questioned.
"I think you know what I mean," she smiled sadly. Dom entered then, whistling.
"You two are welcome to stay here," Luke told them as Bree picked up her bag.
"Nah, that's cool," Dom replied. "I'm gonna pack and we'll be on our merry way."
Bree stood on her tiptoes and pecked Luke on the cheek, then flounced out the door. The two men stared after her.
"She's one of a kind, isn't she?" Dom asked.
"Yeah," Luke agreed.
"Damn! You Danes' men get all the hot chicks," Dom complained. "It's not fair!"
"Huh?" Luke asked for clarification, confused at Dom's random statement.
"You know!" Dom told him. "Little Miss I-Don't-Care-How-Bad-It-Is-For-Me-I- Want-It-Anyway?"
Luke laughed. "You know, kid," he smiled at Dom, "I think I'm going to miss having you around."
Dom smiled then grew solemn. "Listen? You take care of him, okay? Jess, Bree, me…we never really had families. We were our own little family. Jess'll never admit it, but he needs you. He's got a family now."
Luke nodded understandingly, "There's more to you than the guy who talks to trees, isn't there?"
"Shhh!" Dom said, looking around frantically. "The walls have ears."
Looking up from her book, Rory smiled at Bree as she came down the stairs, lugging a backpack. "You're not staying?" she asked Bree as she sat in the chair next to Rory.
"Nah," Bree said, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. "I think this town's had enough of us."
Rory laughed, closing her book.
"It sucks we didn't get to hang out, huh?" Bree asked her.
"I guess so," Rory agreed.
"You know what?" Bree asked her.
"What?"
"You remind me of me."
'"How so?" Rory asked, confused.
"So many things, but one certain thing stands out."
"What's that?"
"Jess."
Rory looked perplexed. "What about Jess?"
"You like him."
"I…I…" Rory stuttered.
"It's obvious. And it's not like the sentiment isn't returned."
Rory shook her head, "But you and Jess."
"Jess and I," Bree said. "Once upon a time. Things change. Life changes."
"Jess doesn't think of me like that," Rory sighed.
Bree broke into laughter, "Rory, I've seen the way he looks at you. He's only looked at one other person like that, ever."
"You," Rory said softly.
Bree nodded, "Just don't waste time, okay?"
Rory smiled at her thankfully.
Just then, a duffel bag came flying into the diner. Dom bounded down the stairs after it, singing, "We're off to see the wizard, the wonderful wizard of Oz." Bree laughed, standing up.
"Goodbye, gorgeous," Dom winked at Rory. "And tell that cute Asian chick goodbye from me, too."
Dom gave Rory a kiss on the forehead, then Rory and Bree exchanged a warm hug. Lorelai winced as Dom pulled her into a bear hug, lifting her feet off the ground.
"Hey!" she protested as he pinched her butt.
"It wasn't me," he replied innocently. "It was the squirrels."
After Bree and Luke exchanged a hug, Dom jumped onto Luke's back. Laughing, Luke knocked him off and they bid farewell. "Luke, remember, don't wait too long."
Lorelai glanced at Luke, bewildered, and Bree just smiled. Jess appeared just then, Dom and Bree walking with him outside.
"I'm going to go say goodbye to the trees," Dom said, wandering off.
Bree and Jess looked at each other, and Jess pulled her into his chest.
"Need to breathe, Jessie," she said to him.
"Never, ever call me that," he ordered her, a smirk on his lips.
"Jess, the mistakes we made…" Bree began.
"Yeah," Jess said.
"Don't make them with Rory."
A question formed on Jess's lips, but just then Dom reappeared. "The trees said if we don't leave now they'll cry at my departure," he told them.
Jess looked at the ground, sadness evident on his face.
"Aww, don't look so pathetic," Dom told him.
"You know we'll be back," Bree added.
Gathering her to him, Jess placed a tender kiss on Bree's lips. Leaning closer to him, Bree returned his kiss. Mouths pressed together, eyes tightly shut, they held each other close, locked in the other's embrace, each
that this was goodbye to what they were and what they could have been. As Jess finally moved away, he opened his eyes and found her watching him, too. No words were necessary. It was time to let go.
Turning to Dom, he pulled him into a fierce hug. "Well, goodbye for now, my love," Dom said to him.
The two smiled and walked away, leaving Jess staring after them. Sighing, he turned around, and caught sight of Rory standing behind him.
Slowly he walked to where she was standing, taking her hand when he reached her. Brushing his thumb gently over hers, their eyes met. With a small smile and a gentle nod of her head, they turned and walked to the diner hand in hand.