In this story jess shows up about 6 months earlier, when Rory is still 16, since in the show when he came she was 17.

Jess got off the bus and looked around. Seeing Luke wasn't there yet he took a seat on the bench next to the bus stop.

An hour later he still wasn't there.

"Screw it." He said lying down on the bench falling asleep.

Luke walked down the street, on his way to pick up some meat for the diner. He noticed a man asleep on a bench. He would've ignored it but the man just looked extremely familiar. He stood there studying the features of the young man.

'He looks like… no that's not possible jess isn't coming for a long time. Then again Liz could've easily screwed up the date…' Luke thought to himself.

"Jess is that you?"

The young man stirred waking up.

"Luke? Where the hell were you last night? How am I supposed to know where you live, I've never been to this place but no it's okay to just leave me at a bus stop."

Luke grimaced at the attitude in his voice.

"Look I get it your mad, but according to Liz you weren't coming for a couple of months, I think she said 6."

"When did she talk to you?"

"Um," Luke thought, "maybe about a week ago."

"Huh."

"What, What does 'huh' mean, why are you all of a sudden all monosyllabic on me?"

"I think she meant six days." Jess said, saying it although it was obvious.

"Oh, well… I didn't know you were coming or anything so uh I don't really have anything or-"

"I don't really care."

"Um… well I'll get it as soon as I can."

Jess nodded once showing how uninterested he was.

"Alright well lets go." Luke said trying to break the ice on the awkward walk to the diner.

"There he is!" exclaimed Rory.

"Our bearer of food, my knight is shining fries, my-"Lorelei would have continued but Luke cut her off.

"Yeah, yeah I get I'm the heavenly diner owner now what do ya' want and make it quick.

"Coffee, a cheeseburger with extra fries, and some pie."Rory said.

"Two please." Lorelei exclaimed flashing him a smile.

"Really cheeseburgers and pie for breakfast? Ya sure you don't want an omelet or some pancakes-"Luke tried to reason.

"Hey! We have a big shoe sale to get to and we need our energy, and food and caffeine give us said energy."

"More like a heart attack." Luke said rolling his eyes.

While this was happening jess just sat at the counter smirking. He remembered Luke always pushing his health habits when he was younger but it had been a long time since then.

"Hey who's that?" Rory said just now realizing he'd been sitting there the whole time.

"Who? Oh you mean jess! That's my nephew, he's coming to live with me, you see his mom told me he wouldn't be here for 6 months but she meant six days so I'm trying to figure out what to do with him for now."

"Oh." Was Rory's simple reply.

"Hey Jess come 'ere!" Luke ordered.

Jess walked over and stood there wondering what could be so important that Luke had made him get off his stool.

"Jess this is Lorelei and her daughter Rory. Rory is about your age."

"Huh."

"Hi." Rory waved and offered a polite smile.

Jess eyed the book she had sitting next to her.

"Howl?"

"Yeah do you like to read you could borrow it if you wanted." She offered.

"Nope." Was all jess said before walking away.

"Wow Luke he seems real chatty, you might need to stock up on duct tape to keep him shut up." Lorelei replied sarcastically.

"Yeah well…"

Rory drowned out their conversation; she felt something, like the beginning of something new, different, exciting. She didn't know but jess felt it too.

I know this was a short chapter, but they will get longer once the story gets going. And if there was something you didn't like just remember it's my story and dif you don't like it you don't have to read it.