[s3e15] Face-off -

"When you get home," she whispered as they walked toward his car, "could you just... delete the messages on the machine? Don't listen to them. Just delete them".

The contrast was a dull ache in her chest. Dean was reliable; Jess was a mystery. Dean was "there"; Jess was "somewhere else". In a moment of uncharacteristic impulsiveness fueled by resentment, Rory grabbed the phone and dialed. She left a message for Jess—angry, jagged, and full of the frustration she couldn't voice to his face. [S3E15] Face-Off

Later that night, the silence of the Gilmore house was deafening. Lorelai was out with Alex, and Rory sat by the phone, a prisoner of her own making. Jess hadn't called. Again. "When you get home," she whispered as they