96HOLD ME CLOSE YOUNG TINY DANCER CHAPTER 18 Stranded in Los Angeles
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Gilmore Girls, oh but if I did...Muhahahaha ;) Oh and a little warning, yes this chapter is a song fic/ song chapter. Don't worry it's just for this chapter. (: Maybe. ;) I don't know, maybe I'll do this again for another important chapter. Leave some reviews so I know please? :} So..keep an open mind and read!
Rory stared out the window as California passed by in a haze. The boardwalks, the beach, the warmth, it really was nice. If only she could enjoy it. "Do you have a preference miss?" the cab driver's voice startled her, and she jumped to attention. His laugh was the next sound she heard. Deep and guttural, a complete contrast from his petite frame. He could have been in his sixties, judging from his gray hair. Or maybe fifties. Forties? She could never tell anymore, it seemed like everyone was getting into the 'gray look' after Angelina made it popular a few years ago, she thought to herself as he continued. "I didn't mean to scare you." he apologized with a sympathetic smile. "It's just the drive to the airport is a bit long and I usually have music on, any preferences?" He asked meeting her eyes in the rear-view mirror.
"No, anything's fine." She replied politely No top 40, no polka, no country. she silently prayed.
With a nod, the driver, twisted the nob on the radio,static filled the airwaves for a few moments, before he settled on a song he seemed to pick at random, Rory observed as the first few notes of the song started which seemed to be the sound of drumsticks smacking together before the rest of the instruments joined in, sending music through the speakers. It was unfamiliar but Rory didn't mind it, and she allowed her mind to wander to thoughts of everything going on as the song took over the silence.
She said there are things about you I don't really understand
""She just left." Jess mumbled to himself as he took another swig of his beer, as he sat at the corner table in the bar, crushing pretzels in his fist.
I am drinking in the afternoon, got whiskey on my breath.
Rory sat up, reaching in her bag for a book , hoping to find something to do.
As I walk through Greenwich Village with a suitcase full of clothes,
I am blinded by the afternoon and unsure where to go
Yes I am blinded by the afternoon and unsure where to go.
Jess stared at the line of beer bottles in front of him silently acknowledging that this wasn't helping.
Will you come for me on days like this, when I am broken down?
Cause I've been strangled by an emptiness that's still choking me now.
And I have prayed for absolution that won't ever come around..
So if you love me, won't you please forgive me now?
Rory glanced down at her cell phone, looking at the voicemails, text messages and missed calls from Jess, a part of her wanted to just call him, talk to him, but she just couldn't. She flitted through them, till two missed calls from Lorelai caught her eye, she pressed the call button automatically, getting ready to pour her heart out to her mom, talking about Jess and Logan, everything, that is, before she looked out the window again, out of habit, then noticed the darker surroundings, realizing it was getting late, which meant it was even later in Stars Hollow and since Lorelai was pregnant, her sleep schedule was much earlier. She flipped the phone closed, she wasn't going to bother her mother, with everything going on, she needed her rest.
Then I tried to call my mother, but she's not around to talk
So I wander through the fading day oblivious and lost
Yes I know I'm getting older, chasing time that slips away
Point my headlights towards the interstate, it's time for my escape.
Point my headlights towards the interstate it's time for my escape.
WITH JESS
I am sorry for the things I've done, don't try to let you down
In my dreams at night I hear your voice, and I'm shaken by the sound
Now I'm stranded in Los Angeles, and you're all I think about
So if you love me, won't you please forgive me now.
Jess groaned inwardly at the song playing, and it's rather pointed lyrics. He considered yelling 'Shut it off!' but he doubted the rest of the bar patrons would like that. And all he needed was a bar fight, to cement everyone's idea that he was still the same jackass he was in high school, so instead he merely sighed and looked up at the ceiling.
I hope there's a million stars above you,
And everything you need, I hope it finds you,
And every breath you breathe, hope it comes easy
I hope it's easy..
Jess glanced down at his watch,noting the time, he realized he had 45 minutes, to get ready for another publishing meeting with the heads of marketing.
He reached into his back pocket for his wallet, then fished out a 20, and set in on the table, then looked back down at his wallet, to count how much was left, only to halted by a photo. He picked it up, in it was Rory, looking poised and attentive, a notepad and pen in each hand, and a recorder in her lap, but looking towards the camera and smiling. From the stop in Philly on the Campaign trail, Jess remembered.
I've got a picture in my wallet of a girl I used to know,
And another of my family it's been so long since I've been home
The night before, they'd run into each other, and Rory had asked Jess to help her 'immortalize' as much of the experience as possible, by taking pictures. That night, Rory had snuck out to have dinner with him, they kissed, and the rest was history. History.. he thought dubiously, before shoving the picture back in his wallet, gulping down the last of his beer and leaving.
And now I'm waiting on a train, where I'll end up, God only knows,
Maybe I'll make my way back to her, but I guess I probably won't.
Maybe I'll make my way back to her, but I guess I probably won't.
WITH RORY
Rory looked ahead as the cab approached the airport.
You are somewhere far away from me, I'm here all by myself,
Through the space between the two of us, wish I had something else.
She quickly put everything back into her bags, as the cab pulled up in front of the airport, paying the driver as she got out.
Cause I'd surrender up most anything if I thought it helped somehow.
She then went to the trunk, gathered the rest of her belongings, and shut it again.
So if you love me, won't you please forgive me now?
With one last glance at the taxi, she slowly walked through, the automatic doors of the airport.
If you love me, won't you please forgive me now?...
And that's chapter 18! :} Sorry it was so short, but I REALLY WANTED to get it out of the way. And sorry if it sucks , it's my first song fic ish... thing haha. I chose to do a song fic, because I was 1, listening to this song a lot when choosing a place for this all to happen, and 2, if you notice there was pretty much no dialogue in this chapter, because it would have been weird. Cause no one says all their thoughts aloud, especially in front of strangers heh. And that's pretty much all this was, plus Rory leaving.
But the next chapter is going to pick up right where this one ended, at least in Rory's case (; So what do you guys think? You wanna know what happens? Then...LEAVE A REVIEW! And or send me a message. A lot of you have asking very specific questions about the development of the storylines, but I don't wanna post them in the intros and disclaimers like some of you have suggested, cause some people, including myself, don't like spoilers. So shoot me a message, and once again you can anonymously comment. (: So, anyways you guys rock! The next one will be up soon.