A/N- This is a sequel to "St. Patrick's Day."
This story takes place further in the future. Set in 2017. Rory is 32 and Lorelai is 48 years old.
Brief summary of "St. Patrick's Day" if you haven't read it, or if you forgot what happened. (Btw, I recommend actually reading the story, it's not too long, and I like it. I mean, I wrote it, but still, check it out.) Anyhow, here goes my summary.
In 2008, Rory and Jess meet in the hospital (on St. Patrick's Day, hence the title) and discover that they both have newborns born that day. Rory never told the father of her child she was pregnant, because by time she found out, she had moved. The mother of Jess's baby died during childbirth. Rory had Mason, Jess had Madison. This all takes place in California. They have babies in common so they spend some time together to help each other out. They begin to get close. Rory gets kicked out of the condo she is renting so she moves in with Jess. Along the way they fall in love. Jess proposes.
This story is set eight years after they meet again. That's how old the "twins" are. They also have another child, five-year-old Jordyn. They now live in stars hollow, because it's a cool town. Ok, now that we're all up to date, enjoy the story.
Disclaimer: I do not own Gilmore Girls. (You know the drill)
Chapter 1- Stars Hollow High
"I trust you all have completed Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment. I will be assigning groups today, you are to confer with your group and come up with a presentation to help us understand your part of the novel. Your only guideline is that you have one class period to present. Be creative."
Jess looks around the classroom and sees the jocks, the nerds, and the talkative, giggly girls. He also sees a bright boy named Corey, who acts a lot like 17-year old Jess did, only he comes to class more. Corey doesn't talk much in class and isn't really a joiner, but he is doing well in the class due to his intelligent insight in all the papers he turns in. Jess almost feels guilty assigning a project like this; he knows he would have hated it. Oh well, he got over all of his disappointments.
Jess also sees how Corey looks at the quiet, beautiful, innocent, young woman, Hope. When nobody is paying attention, Jess can always count on Hope to answer any question he throws out to the class. He also notices Corey listening intently to every word she says and smirking to himself. Hope does not pay much attention to him, but Corey doesn't expect anything from her.
Jess continues assigning the project, "Part I is going to be Hope, Devin, Nicole, and Corey." Corey smiles behind his worn paperback. This makes Jess happy. Hope just needs to give Corey a chance.
The rest of the period is uneventful, when he finishes explaining and answering questions about the project, the bell rings signaling the end of his first class.
Hope is the last student in the classroom putting each of her pages of notes and her handouts in the right section of her binder, rather than just shoving them in the front flap or in a folder.
She looks over at Jess and smiles; English has always been her best subject.
"Bye Mr. Gilmore"
"Goodbye Hope."
That's right, Mr. Gilmore. When Rory and Jess began to plan their wedding, they needed to make a decision about changing names. Rory knew that when she got married, she would keep her name Rory Gilmore as her pen name for her job as a journalist. Jess wanted to have the same last name as her all the time. He wanted to be her everything, and this would create separate names, separate lives. So, Jess became a Gilmore. Rory knows he loves it. He really has no attachment to the name Mariano, so he gave it up. Besides the fact that Lorelai was ecstatic about her baby staying Rory Gilmore.
Jess walks out of his classroom and through the office to check his mailbox. He passes the wall with "Star of the Year" pictures from every year since the school began. He immediately looked to Star of 2003. Rory Gilmore. He looks at the name and the picture, the image of the girl who captured his heart.
"Jess?" A voice says from behind him.
"Yeah?" Jess turns around. "Dean." He states matter-of-factly.
"Still thinking about her?" Dean sees Jess looking at Rory's picture.
"Yep. Everyday of my life." Jess smiles when he realizes Dean has not heard any news of Jess and Rory. He hasn't been back in the two years that Rory and Jess have been living in Stars Hollow.
"Yeah, it's pathetic, me too." Jess's smile fades, and he wonders why Dean is thinking about his wife.
"So, what are you doing here?" Jess asks.
"I got a job here."
"Teaching?" Jess smirks.
"Coaching, actually, girl's basketball. What about you?"
"I teach Advanced Placement senior English."
"Cool." He sees Rory walk over to him. "Rory! Hi! How are you!?"
"Dean! I'm good, how are you?" She gives him a hug.
Dean glares at Jess, he got a hug. Jess would like to telepathically send Dean a picture of what he was doing with Rory in bed last night. Damn, it didn't work. He'll just wait for the look on Dean's face when he finds out they're married.
Rory finally looks at Jess for the first time since she saw Dean. She really didn't want to rub anything in Dean's face, but she misses looking at Jess.
"Alright Dean, it was good to talk to you," Rory starts.
"Yeah, same here. Would you want to go out to lunch sometime, and talk." Dean interrupts her thoughts.
"umm…sure, I think that could work out. Here's my card. Give me a call. Well, we have less than a half an hour for lunch now, so we'd better get going."
"Wait, what? Do you work here? Why do you have to be back by the end of lunch?" Dean asks.
"I don't have to be back, I have to get him back." Rory holds up Jess's hand that she is holding to show that they are together and pecks him on the lips so there is no confusion, and leads him out of the school. Jess turns back to see Dean's face. Yup, there it is.
"I love Fridays," Jess says on their walk.
"Why is that?" Rory plays innocent.
Rory has Fridays off, so every Friday, she comes and meets Jess at work and takes him somewhere to eat. She always wants to do something different. The couple loves surprising one another.
Apparently they have mutually decided, without talking about it, to drop the Dean thing, and talk about it later so they can enjoy their lunch.
Rory leads Jess to the bridge. Jess sees a picnic lunch laid out for them on the bridge. They both sit down, hips touching, and hands intertwined.
"You know what I love even more than Friday's?" Jess asks playfully.
"What?" Rory continues her innocent act.
Jess becomes serious and looks Rory in the eyes. "You."
Rory grins and plants a kiss on Jess's lips.
Jess opens the basket and looks at what is inside.
"Rory did you make all this?" Jess asks, looking touched.
"Yes, I made it for you."
"Thank you."
Jess put his arm around Rory while she put together plates for both of them consisting of half of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, half of a turkey sandwich, a handful of chips, and for dessert, homemade chocolate chip cookies, made with love by Rory for Jess.
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