Disclaimer: I own Nathan, Jenny, and the storyline, that's it.
A/N: Okay, I know I create a lot of stories, but I just get so many different ideas. I also know I have a lot of unfinished stories, and believe me they will all be finished.
Things You Need To Know:
Rory and Jess have never met. In fact he's never even been to Stars Hollow
Noah is TJ's son which would make him Jess' step brother. In this fanfic, Liz and TJ have been married since Jess was 12 and Nathan was 13.
They've lived in New York all of their life.
Nathan is engaged to Rory
In other words, this is completely AU.
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Rory wakes up and rolls over in bed, she sees the empty space and sighs, "Nathan!"
A tall man with brown hair and green eyes walks in from the bathroom and over to kiss her, "Morning."
A smile plasters her face, "What time do we have to leave?"
Nathan looks up at the clock, "In two hours, so get up and get dressed, lazy."
A muffled laugh comes from her throat, "Yes sir." She gets out of bed and walks over to her dresser. She picks out what she is wearing for the day, and walks into the bathroom. She turns on the heater to get the bathroom warm even though she knows Nathan hates it. Rory gets dressed, does her hair, and applies little makeup before walking out of the bathroom.
Nathan watches her walk over to the bed and put her shoes on, "You almost done?"
"Yes." She ties the other shoe, "So I get to meet your brother, right?"
Running a comb through his hair, he nods, "Yeah… Liz's son. You never met him before, because he is a workaholic and lives in Philly."
"Ah… I see." Rory smiles and stands up, making the bed. "Do you have the coffee made?"
"We don't have time." Nathan throws on his jacket
Throwing the pillows on the bed, she gasps, "No time for coffee? Are you like… insane? Have you learned nothing from living with a Lorelai?"
"Yes, I learned that Neosporin is not "lost" all the time it is in the microwave as high heels are in the oven…" Nathan shakes his head and opens the bedroom door.
"Where else would they be?" Rory tilts her head to the side.
"Oh I don't know… on a shoe-rack; the closet?" Nathan walks out.
Rory follows behind him laughing, "That's ridiculous… why are you looking for my high heels anyway? Guilty pleasure?"
"You have a weird humor, you know that, right?"
Rory shrugs and grabs her bag from beside the door. She walks out before him and he locks the door on his way out. Nathan presses the button on his keys and the car unlocks. The trunk opens slowly and Rory puts her bag in, and then puts Nathan's in.
He had already cranked the car and she got into the passenger seat, "It's not that long of a drive, okay?"
"Nate, I know… I've been there before." Rory laughs and leans her seat back.
Nathan nodded, smiling, "Jess is about your age. Only one year younger than me. And if he is a smart alec I am really sorry. He's kind of a loner. He writes and works at a publishing house."
She listens with her eyes closed, he sounded nice. She actually couldn't wait to meet him. The butterflies in her stomach grew when Nathan talked about what he did and what he was like. She felt guilty, but he sounded amazing. Rory had to stop herself from thinking this. She had only seen a few pictures of him… he was in high school in the photos, but looked really cute. Rory started to fall asleep listening to Nathan talk about his younger step sibling. The last thing she hear from Nathan's mouth before drifting off to sleep was "And then there's Jenny…"
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Quickly putting on his pants, Jess stumbled to find his shoes. The stirring in the bed makes him go faster, but it's hard to do with the pounding in his head. Hangovers are the worst, but waking up to a complete stranger is even more horrible. It's not that he isn't used to it, but he gets sick of it.
The girl from the night before sits up and of course she is a beauty, "Where are you off to in such a hurry?"
Jess' head shoots up so fast that he has to close his eyes to gain composure, "Hey… sorry, I have to go to my parent's… my brother and his fiancé are coming."
She nods and watches him throw on his shirt, "Well… can I get your number?"
"Uh…" He fumbles with his buttons and reaches for the doorknob, "Yeah… it's under Jess… bye Wendy."
"It's Tracy!" She calls after him. "And Jess what?"
He was already gone. Running down the hall and to his car that was parked god knows where. He catches a taxi and reminds himself to get Gavin to pick the car up from the bar later.
On the way to his parents he thought about his brother. Nathan had done pretty well in life. Yale, great job, and now to top it off, he found a girl who was willing to marry him. Jess wants that in life. He wants a girl he can be with. A committed relationship. He was tired of being a "good lay". And he needed to find someone to help him with his responsibilities.
Maybe he would find it… maybe he would find it where he least expects it.
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"We're here." Nathan nudges Rory who fell asleep, and then kills the engine.
She looks up at the house and gets out of the car. As Nathan gets the bags out of the back she walks up to the house.
Liz was on the phone and hung up to look at Rory and Nathan coming up the drive. She smiles and runs out to them, "Rory! Sweetie you look beautiful! Let me see that ring."
Rory holds her hand up for Liz to see and smiles at her excitement. Liz gazes at the rock on her finger then hugs her tight, "That was your mother on the phone… her and Luke are doing fine in Maui she says to tell you hey."
Nodding, Rory smiles, "I talked to her last night… she sounded happy."
"She did today, too. Her and Luke finally tying the knot." Liz smiles.
Rory nods, "Yeah…" She looks at Nathan who was walking up to them carrying a bag in each hand.
"Hey Nate!" Liz hugs him and takes a bag, "Your dad is out working… he'll be home soon. Jess is here, though. He arrived 10 minutes ago."
Nathan nods and walks into the house with Rory, "Jess!"
Rory hears the chair creak as someone gets up. Then hears footsteps come closer to them. He finally stands in front of her and she smiles, taking him in. Dark and wild hair, deep brown eyes, tan skin, and a nice built. Rory extends her hand, "Nice to meet you."
Jess shakes her hand and smirks, "You too." She was beautiful, there was no doubt. She had a small petite figure, beautiful brown wavy hair, and her eyes were amazing. Blue. Bright blue.
They both held on just a little too long. Rory notices first and slips her hand away, "Sorry."
"It's fine…" He smiles to her.
Rory smiles back and then hears a bag drop behind her. Nathan stands close behind her, eyeing them curiously.
"Hey Jess." He had his jaw set. He was protective of Rory.
"Hey bro." Jess smirks, knowing Nathan was irritated. This made Rory smile slightly.
She looked from Nathan to Jess.
This was going to be a long week.
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