A/N:This is my first story so I really hope you like it.It's set in season 5,in the "Blame Booze and Melville" episode.After talking to Mitchum Huntzberger Rory stays in her dorm room instead of going to Honor's party.Also Jess is living in Philadelphia(but is visiting Liz in Stars Hollow) and he has already publishd his book(but he isn't working for the publishing company).I know I said this already but I hope you like it.

Chapter 1-"You don't got it"

As she sat on her bed she could still hear his voice in her head "You don't got it". How could he say that to her? He couldn't be right. He said he had been wrong before. "But not often". Was he right? He wasn't the first to doubt her. She recalled that night when she had told Jess about Harvard and being a journalist and his reaction. But he had promised her, he had told her that she would get it, that she could do it…If only Jess would have been there…

"Why am I thinking about Jess? Jess isn't here. Jess is never here…"

She was trying hard not to cry. "You don't got it" The words kept coming up in her head. Before she knew it, she had her phone in her hand, dialing a number she knew by heart even though she had never used it before.

"Hello."

"Jess…It's Rory."

"Is everything ok?"

"No…Nothing is ok…Everything is falling apart and I don't know what to do and I'm scared and I know that the last time I saw you I made a mess out of everything and I hurt you but right now I need you and…"

"Where are you?"

"Yale"

"I'll be there as soon as I can"

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"Why did she call me?" That was the only thing that went through his mind as he changed his clothes and jumped into his car. "Why me? And why am I running to get to her?" He had thought he would never see her again after she had told him "No". And now she was calling him and he was driving down the highway, breaking every law he could think off just to get to her as soon as he could, thanking the gods that he was in Stars Hollow when she called and not in Philadelphia.

Jess arrived at the campus a half an hour later and left his car in one of the parking lots. As soon as he got out he realized he didn't know where exactly Rory lived so he pulled his phone out of his pocket but before he got a chance to make the call he heard a voice near him.

"Well, well…If it isn't Stars Hollow's James Dean wannabe!"

"Paris, hi. I'm looking for Rory. Where's her room?"

"And why would I tell you that?"

"Look she called me and asked me to come and if you don't want to tell me where she is then I'll just call her or go into every freakin' room on this campus until I find her!"

"Calm down. She's in the Branford building, room H10. Go past that building and make a left and you'll get there. The room is on the bottom floor."

"Thanks."

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Rory was sitting on the couch in the common room when she heard someone knock. She got up, wiped her face with the back of her hands and opened the door.

"Jess…."

"Hey, Rory."

"How did you get here so fast?"

"I was in Stars Hollow when you called. Can I come in?"

"Of course", she said moving to the side to let him pass. She closed he door and stayed there, looking at Jess as he examined the room and the only thing she could think of was "He came…"

"So this is your place, huh?"

"Not for long. I have to move when I finish the school year and I don't know yet where I'll be living next year."

"It's nice. So Rory what happened? I'm guessing you didn't want me to come here just so I could see your room." he said turning around to look at her. She was still standing in front of the door.

"Jess, I…" she tried saying but Mitchum's words began playing again in her head and she just started crying.

"Shhh…Don't cry…" he said and hugged her. He put her right hand on her back, while his left hand was moving gently through her hair. She had his hands around his waist, pulling him closer and closer to her. "Don't let go…" that was all that she could think about. "Everything will be fine, Rory." He said kissing her softly on the forehead. "I'm here for you…"

They both stood there, still hugging. He looked into her big blue eyes and wiped a lost tear that still lingered on her cheek.

"No more crying on my nice shirt, ok?" he said with a grin on his face and watched her as she smiled. He wondered if she could see just how much she loved to see her happy and to hold her so close to him.

"I promise. Thank you..."She looked at him, thinking of how much she had missed his grin, the way he smelled, the feeling that she had when he held her in his arms…

They got even closer to each other, so close that she could feel his breath on her face. They closed their eyes and then, just as their lips were about to touch…