Title: Christmas Mayhem
Author: MassCoffee
Feedback: My first. I need criticism.
Summary: My take on the future final episode of the GG. Many things have changed, so be afraid, be very afraid. Get some popcorn and coffee and don't forget to widen your horizon.
Rating: PG-13. At least it will be.
Pairing: L/L and R/J
Disclaimer: I don't own anything! Do you hear me!
Spoilers: There shouldn't be any
The inn was very quiet this morning. So quiet that Michel was taking the day off. Lorelai's blue eyes idly looked up from the paperwork on the counter to see a strange man entering the lobby. He was dressed in a black suit, white shirt and black tie. His dark hair was smoothed away from his perfect face. At first she didn't recognize him. Then Lorelai saw the unmistakable expression on his face.
"I'm sorry, you'll have to take those itchy fingers someplace else mister. We have no gnomes, but you could go outside and steal a duck? Would that suffice?"
Jess's eyes lit up as Lorelai approached him. She had watched him grow into a toweringly tall man. It was part of the reason why he was so successful in business. The other part had to be the incredibly attractive smile he gave her as she hugged him tightly. Jess returned the hug and looked at her blue eyes. He wondered, not for the first time, how Rory's eyes seemed just that little bit brighter.
"Hey you! Why haven't you visited sooner? Don't give me that crap about small towns getting on your nerves because I know you have a thing for Stars Hollow."
"Of course I do!"
"Of course you do! I live in it!"
Jess grinned and looked around him. "So tell me more about these ducks?"
"Har har har. You must be losing brain cells. Your comments get worse every time. Come to the kitchen, Ryan should have some coffee made."
Jess allowed Lorelai to lead him, her hand clasped tightly in his.
"Lorelai, I have decided to change the menu for lunch. I don't care what you say! Sookie is wrong about the lemon!" Ryan threw the words at her as she and Jess entered the kitchen.
"It's a miracle that you two manage to share the kitchen." Lorelai gestures for Jess to sit. She goes and pours out some coffee. It reminds her of the time.but its best not to recall.
"How are you Jess? Still working at that place in NY? I told you there's nothing good out there!" Ryan interrupts Lorelai's thoughts.
"Nope. Changed careers about six months ago."
Lorelai smiled and shook her head. "You know there's a rule Jess. You can only change your career twice in one lifetime."
"Well fancy that!"
"Well fancy this mister! No chick is gonna wanna date you if you keep jumping from place to place. I don't care how rich or successful you are! They'll read into it and say 'that Jess boy cannot settle, hence he cannot commit'. They'll be gone so fast." Lorelei trailed off when she realized she hit a sore spot. It was true. Jess hadn't been able to have long-term relationships. And Lorelai knew why.
"So what are you doing now? Starting your own car company? Starting a porn magazine? Ooooh! I know, you're gonna give away all your riches to some charity for adults who cannot read!" Lorelai changed the subject.
"Nothing so exciting."
"I knew it! You're such a scrooge."
"I'm just getting into the Christmas spirit!"
Lorelai keenly looked out of the window. She could feel it. The snow would be coming soon. She could smell it in the cold air. She felt excited to think that Rory would soon be home for Christmas. She turned around to see Jess regarding her with a small smile on his face. His eyes held that old twinkle that she knew so well.
"Wipe that smile off that dial! You looked like a certain Uncle for a moment."
Both Ryan and Jess smirked.
"Jess looking like diner guy? I don't think so!"
"Shut up Ryan! You!" She looked him up and down critically. "Are not one to judge such things!"
"I remember there was one time when you couldn't keep your hands of this no looker." Ryan proudly announced. Lorelai grimaced. It was his skills with the food that had drawn her too him. It had to have been. And his coffee. It was almost as good as Luke's. Al-most.
"I remember. Uncle Luke made you his enemy number one when he found out a certain woman liked your coffee." Jess was talking to Ryan, but he stared at Lorelai with that mocking look upon his handsome face.
"Okay enough from both of you! May I remind you Ryan that you are now happily married to Karen? I will tell her numerous evil things if you do not cease to embarrass me."
"I'll be good! I'm just saying-"
"Well unsay it and go back to work before I bring Sookie back full time."
"Ha! I'd like to see that! She's already feeding that baby boy of hers full time!"
"Jackson could help!"
"Jackson doesn't lactate!"
"OUT of my kitchen!" Lorelai turns to Jess as Ryan leaves. "I can't believe I actually liked that guy!"
"I think Taylor does. Luke actually forgot to argue with him for a while there!"
"Jess, I know what you're doing."
"I just want to know. Are you incredibly blind or incredibly stupid?"
"There is a point where a friendship lasts for so long that it would be insane to change it to anything else. Luke and I have well and truly reached and passed that point a long time ago."
"You haven't changed a bit." Jess hugged Lorelai a second time. But you have, Lorelai wanted to say as she buried her face in Jess's shoulder. They stepped back.
"So when's Rory coming?"
"It's just killing you isn't it? All those frat boys at her college! You wouldn't believe the stories she's told me!"
"Lorelai!"
"Just teasing! But seriously, um Jess, there is a guy."
Lorelai could have sworn Jess's eyes widened a few inches.
"She's bringing him home to meet me and the family."
"I'm family!" Jess challenged but part of him felt worried about Lorelai's answer. He knew that he was now a well-loved friend of the Gilmore family but suddenly doubt began to creep over his heart.
"Of course you are!" Lorelai hugged him and Jess smiled in relief. "Which is why I can count on you not to stir up old romances and cause some real Christmas mayhem!" Lorelai added. Her eyes fixed on his face. Her mouth set in a determined tight-lipped expression.
"Who me? Hey you've got the wrong guy!"
"Hey, you may have changed a lot, but not that much. You've still got that bad boy streak in you. I've seen it!"
That reminded Jess of something. He took Lorelai's hand and looked into her eyes. She was more to him than his mother Liz ever was. Lorelai looked at him questioningly.
"I have a surprise for you." Jess said, leading her out of the kitchen.
"Oooh! I love surprises! Isn't Christmas great! Just when you think you can't get enough surprises, there's always one more!"
"I'd have to agree." Jess smiled mischeviously.
To be continued. So who's worried yet? Let me know. PS I fixed up the mistakes thanks to the reviews. THANKS GUYS! See!! Reviews really do help!!
Author: MassCoffee
Feedback: My first. I need criticism.
Summary: My take on the future final episode of the GG. Many things have changed, so be afraid, be very afraid. Get some popcorn and coffee and don't forget to widen your horizon.
Rating: PG-13. At least it will be.
Pairing: L/L and R/J
Disclaimer: I don't own anything! Do you hear me!
Spoilers: There shouldn't be any
The inn was very quiet this morning. So quiet that Michel was taking the day off. Lorelai's blue eyes idly looked up from the paperwork on the counter to see a strange man entering the lobby. He was dressed in a black suit, white shirt and black tie. His dark hair was smoothed away from his perfect face. At first she didn't recognize him. Then Lorelai saw the unmistakable expression on his face.
"I'm sorry, you'll have to take those itchy fingers someplace else mister. We have no gnomes, but you could go outside and steal a duck? Would that suffice?"
Jess's eyes lit up as Lorelai approached him. She had watched him grow into a toweringly tall man. It was part of the reason why he was so successful in business. The other part had to be the incredibly attractive smile he gave her as she hugged him tightly. Jess returned the hug and looked at her blue eyes. He wondered, not for the first time, how Rory's eyes seemed just that little bit brighter.
"Hey you! Why haven't you visited sooner? Don't give me that crap about small towns getting on your nerves because I know you have a thing for Stars Hollow."
"Of course I do!"
"Of course you do! I live in it!"
Jess grinned and looked around him. "So tell me more about these ducks?"
"Har har har. You must be losing brain cells. Your comments get worse every time. Come to the kitchen, Ryan should have some coffee made."
Jess allowed Lorelai to lead him, her hand clasped tightly in his.
"Lorelai, I have decided to change the menu for lunch. I don't care what you say! Sookie is wrong about the lemon!" Ryan threw the words at her as she and Jess entered the kitchen.
"It's a miracle that you two manage to share the kitchen." Lorelai gestures for Jess to sit. She goes and pours out some coffee. It reminds her of the time.but its best not to recall.
"How are you Jess? Still working at that place in NY? I told you there's nothing good out there!" Ryan interrupts Lorelai's thoughts.
"Nope. Changed careers about six months ago."
Lorelai smiled and shook her head. "You know there's a rule Jess. You can only change your career twice in one lifetime."
"Well fancy that!"
"Well fancy this mister! No chick is gonna wanna date you if you keep jumping from place to place. I don't care how rich or successful you are! They'll read into it and say 'that Jess boy cannot settle, hence he cannot commit'. They'll be gone so fast." Lorelei trailed off when she realized she hit a sore spot. It was true. Jess hadn't been able to have long-term relationships. And Lorelai knew why.
"So what are you doing now? Starting your own car company? Starting a porn magazine? Ooooh! I know, you're gonna give away all your riches to some charity for adults who cannot read!" Lorelai changed the subject.
"Nothing so exciting."
"I knew it! You're such a scrooge."
"I'm just getting into the Christmas spirit!"
Lorelai keenly looked out of the window. She could feel it. The snow would be coming soon. She could smell it in the cold air. She felt excited to think that Rory would soon be home for Christmas. She turned around to see Jess regarding her with a small smile on his face. His eyes held that old twinkle that she knew so well.
"Wipe that smile off that dial! You looked like a certain Uncle for a moment."
Both Ryan and Jess smirked.
"Jess looking like diner guy? I don't think so!"
"Shut up Ryan! You!" She looked him up and down critically. "Are not one to judge such things!"
"I remember there was one time when you couldn't keep your hands of this no looker." Ryan proudly announced. Lorelai grimaced. It was his skills with the food that had drawn her too him. It had to have been. And his coffee. It was almost as good as Luke's. Al-most.
"I remember. Uncle Luke made you his enemy number one when he found out a certain woman liked your coffee." Jess was talking to Ryan, but he stared at Lorelai with that mocking look upon his handsome face.
"Okay enough from both of you! May I remind you Ryan that you are now happily married to Karen? I will tell her numerous evil things if you do not cease to embarrass me."
"I'll be good! I'm just saying-"
"Well unsay it and go back to work before I bring Sookie back full time."
"Ha! I'd like to see that! She's already feeding that baby boy of hers full time!"
"Jackson could help!"
"Jackson doesn't lactate!"
"OUT of my kitchen!" Lorelai turns to Jess as Ryan leaves. "I can't believe I actually liked that guy!"
"I think Taylor does. Luke actually forgot to argue with him for a while there!"
"Jess, I know what you're doing."
"I just want to know. Are you incredibly blind or incredibly stupid?"
"There is a point where a friendship lasts for so long that it would be insane to change it to anything else. Luke and I have well and truly reached and passed that point a long time ago."
"You haven't changed a bit." Jess hugged Lorelai a second time. But you have, Lorelai wanted to say as she buried her face in Jess's shoulder. They stepped back.
"So when's Rory coming?"
"It's just killing you isn't it? All those frat boys at her college! You wouldn't believe the stories she's told me!"
"Lorelai!"
"Just teasing! But seriously, um Jess, there is a guy."
Lorelai could have sworn Jess's eyes widened a few inches.
"She's bringing him home to meet me and the family."
"I'm family!" Jess challenged but part of him felt worried about Lorelai's answer. He knew that he was now a well-loved friend of the Gilmore family but suddenly doubt began to creep over his heart.
"Of course you are!" Lorelai hugged him and Jess smiled in relief. "Which is why I can count on you not to stir up old romances and cause some real Christmas mayhem!" Lorelai added. Her eyes fixed on his face. Her mouth set in a determined tight-lipped expression.
"Who me? Hey you've got the wrong guy!"
"Hey, you may have changed a lot, but not that much. You've still got that bad boy streak in you. I've seen it!"
That reminded Jess of something. He took Lorelai's hand and looked into her eyes. She was more to him than his mother Liz ever was. Lorelai looked at him questioningly.
"I have a surprise for you." Jess said, leading her out of the kitchen.
"Oooh! I love surprises! Isn't Christmas great! Just when you think you can't get enough surprises, there's always one more!"
"I'd have to agree." Jess smiled mischeviously.
To be continued. So who's worried yet? Let me know. PS I fixed up the mistakes thanks to the reviews. THANKS GUYS! See!! Reviews really do help!!