"There you are." Rory said as she entered the dark room.

"Hey." He replied quietly. He was in deep thought. Rory knew that from the many times it had been like this.

Tense.

"I've been looking all over for you." She said walking in the room and shutting the door.

"I just got tired of everything down there." He leaned forward and looked over Rory's figure. For some reason she looked even more perfect than she normally would. For some reason her face was sweeter, eyes more beautiful. She glowed differently.

"Are we allowed to be up here? I mean, Kyle was kind of discouraging it."

"When you have a party you get what you get." He replied standing to meet her.

"Yeah, I guess. Sad boy, what's wrong?" She stroked his face. His imperfections had seemed to disappear all in one moment. She felt a heap of fear wash over her. "You were looking forward to this party, what happened?"

"Nothing." Rory frowned.

"Your not tired of me are you?" He kissed her. The kiss that was reassuring and restored her confidence, sexuality and her adrenaline. A bad mix for an unprepared teenager, but Rory wasn't unprepared. She had thought about it. She realized it was coming and she was ready.

FLASHBACK (SWAN SONG)

Jess was finishing an article in a magazine when Rory had entered the room. The television was on and so was the radio.

"How do you think in this place?" Rory somewhat shouted. Jess turned the TV off with the remote and pick up another remote and turned off the stereo. He got up and walked over to Rory.

"I manage." He replied giving her a kiss. She wrapped her arms around his neck to hug him.

"Hold me." She said. After about two minutes of just hugging she took his hand and sat on the couch with him.

"I want to talk to you about something."

"This sounds serious." He said. He lifted her into his lap. "What's up?"

"We can talk about everything right?"

"Right..."

"There comes a time in a relationship when...well when the couple wants to move on to...This sounded so much better in my head. You know when two people decide to..."

"Have sex?" He asked raising an eyebrow. She began playing with a loose string on his shirt intentionally keeping her gaze from his eyes.

"Yes, And I know you did it with Shane. I remember her bra in he back seat of your car. I remember it so well and I keep trying to forget it. I guess I just got jealous and now I'm rambling on about your ex-girlfriend's bra. Anyway, I know you must have thought about moving on to the next step. "

"Umm hmm."

"Well I think...um...I'm...I'm ready when your ready."

"Okay." He replied casually. He kissed her. "But not RIGHT now." He kissed her again.

"I know." Kiss. "I just." Kiss. "Wanted you." Kiss. "To know." Kiss. "We can." Kiss. "If you." Kiss. "Wanted to..." Jess stopped. He smiled and continued. By this time Rory and Jess were in more of a lying position on the sofa.

"Oh, Oh!" Lorelai yelped.

"Mom!" Rory yelped in reply.

"Surprise."

"What are you doing here?"

"I came up for a book."

End Flashback

"That's a pretty good answer." She said when they briefly parted. Her hand found it's way to his hair and she entwined her fingers in it. She had to focus her current energy on something. Jess brought Rory down to the bed with him. He lied on top of her. He began kissing her neck. His hands found their way to her belt and he began undoing it.

"Jess." She put her hand between his lips and her neck stopping him completely.

"Yeah?" She adjusted herself so that she was in line with the bed and her head was on the pillows. She then brought Jess' head down to her face and said okay. He went onto her neck again and continued undoing her belt.

"Jess, I want my top first." He listened and helped her take off her jacket. Jess was now in a straddling position. He stuck his hands up her shirt and gently traced her stomach with his fingers. He went over her belly button a few times and had fun watching her flinch before tugging on the hem of her shirt.

"Ah, ah, fair trade." She reached for the edges of his denim jacket and pulled it back until she couldn't reach and then allowed him to take it the rest of the way off. She then allowed him to take her shirt. He didn't want to overwhelm her. He realized this was a huge thing for Rory and him too. He didn't want her to regret her first time, nor did he. It wasn't his first time obviously, but his first time with Rory had to be special. Especially if he wanted to see another one.

He asked her quietly, "Are you sure your ready?"

"Wait." She traced her finger over Jess' arm. It was a tattoo, in Chinese so no one could understand it.

"What does it say?" He hesitated. "It's not a girl's name is it?" He hesitated. "Well in that case," She tried to get away but he took her hands in his.

"It says 'I love Rory Gilmore.'"

She shook her head. "It can't. When did you get it?"

"Shortly after you visited in New York."

"Why did you not say anything? You paused."

"I wasn't sure what you would think on this one. I'm not an obsessed, psychopath stalker. Plus, we have never verbally exchanged I love yous."

"Jess you know I love you. A lot." He smiled and kissed her forehead.

"I love you too."

"Shall we continue?" Jess reached around her and unlatched her bra. This was it.

"I'm exhausted." Rory said groggily as if she had just woken up, which she did. She had fallen asleep for 15 minutes. "But I had fun." She smiled.

"I'm glad you feel that way but we've gotta go." He got up and started getting dressed.

"Why?" She whined. Rory sat up on her elbows covering herself with the comforter.

"Have you forgotten whose house this is?

"Whose?"

"Are you really that out of it?"

"Out of what?"

"Get dressed." He tossed her clothes in her face. She began by putting on her underwear, but when she got to her shirt she put it on backwards.

"It's backwards, Ror." Jess told her, but she didn't respond. She put her jacket on and remembered to grab her key. When they were in the hall they realized that the party was over. The cops were interviewing Kyle, Rick and Marshall.

"Jess, my legs feel like Jell-O."

"Come here then." He picked her up in one graceful swoop.

"Don't tell me you've done this before."

"No actually, I haven't. God you're heavy."

"Well I'll be 10 pounds lighter by tomorrow." She said with a huge grin on her face. He smiled too. She hid hr face in Jess' shirt. He got to the bottom of the stairs and set her down.

"Is my knight in shining armor not as strong as he thought?"

"No, I think it would be easier if I carried you on my back."

"Piggyback? Jess no I'm sorry I'm not four," She paused, "Then again..." She smiled and got on. Her chin rested on his shoulder and an identical grin formed next to hers. She kissed his cheek and closed her eyes. They passed Kyle on their way out and they said their good byes. Out on the lawn Dean and Lindsay were talking. Rory and Jess earned their confused glares. Rory turned her head in the other direction and noticed Lane hurling in the bushes. Dave was holding her hair.

"Jess, Lane." He set her down and she walked over. "You alright?"

"Yeah, just one too many beers. I'm fine." Rory sat down next to her. "Rory...your hair is a mess. And your shirt is backwards...oh my god you didn't!"

"Yeah Rory tell her you didn't, she doesn't want to hear about it. Right Lane." Jess replied.

"Yeah I'm a bit uncomfortable with this conversation if you don't mind changing it that would be great thanks." Dave said.

"Where did you...?" Lane ignored the guys.

"Well we were in -" Jess' hand came flying over her mouth.

"Let's play the not share our sex-life with our friends game."

"So you admit there is one." Lane smirked. He took is arm and wrapped it around Rory's stomach lifting her onto her feet. She shouted muffled words. He released her mouth. She was laughing.

"Just the tattoo, Jess come on!"

"Later." He said half carrying half dragging her away.

"Oh come on it's sweet!"

"On the phone. In private, on the phone."

"Lane, he has a tattoo on his arm in Chinese. And it says -" The hand came again. Lane hadn't heard her she was once again hurling.

Jess finally put Rory down and they walked to the diner together.

"There isn't anyone at my place we could go watch a movie, or not watch a movie or watch a movie and not watch a movie at the same time." She said seductively in his ear. They were right in front of the diner saying their nearing-20-minute-good-bye. It was longer than any other one in the history of their relationship. Rory merely didn't want to let him go.

"I should take you up on that last one." She felt his hands growing lower on her back. "But Luke saw us in the window."

"No he -" Tap, tap, tap. Sure enough, Luke was banging on the window saying something about scaring all the customers. Jess took her hand and led her into the diner.

"What." He said in his Jess-to-Luke-like tone.

"Your bothering Taylor." He replied walking back around the counter.

"You never cared what Taylor said before what makes now any different."

"He's making phone calls." He put some money in the register.

"Have you disconnected the phone?"

"No, I need it for business."

"You run a diner not an inn." He pressed knowing a Lorelai related comment would get him more of a response.

"Look if you must bother me at least clean tables while your doing it. Rory why is your shirt backwards?" She looked down at her shirt wide eyed. "Jess you didn't. Not at a party." Jess opened his mouth to say something but Rory beat him to it.

"I spilled. It was a huge, red stain. Lane suggested flipping it inside out in the restroom but it went through so I just put it on backwards."

"Oh okay as long as you two didn't..." He noticed the smirk on Jess' face. He tossed him a towel. "Clean." Rory sat at the counter as Jess wiped it off. Rory was so distracting. She was being flirtatious, making a pout and blowing kissing. She would giggle when he'd look at her and stare him head to toe when she thought he wasn't. He had cleaned every empty table and retuned to the counter. Rory smiled and motioned her finger to kiss him.

"You're really sexy when you clean."

"I try." He said with sarcasm. It was really hard for the both of them not knowing the next time they'd be able to be alone again. "I love you."

"I love you too." She said with a smile. For the first time in a long time she was really happy.

"I'm home!" Lorelai said gleefully entering her home.

"Hey." Rory replied.

"Everything all right?"

"Yeah. We need to talk."

"About."

"Jess... and it..."

Ha cliffhanger! (Sort of) Anyway I live off of reviews! P.S. Jess is coming back for the April 11, 2006 episode of Gilmore Girls! I can't wait!