Ok.so this is my story. I've never written a fanfic before so please bear with me. Don't ask me what rory is doing up at this hour. I don't know if it's a regular time people are up at..scratch that, I know it isn't a regular time. But please humour me. (FYI: I didn't spell humour wrong..in Canada its "O-U-R" as an ending. E.g.: colOUR, neighbOUR, favOUR. You get the picture. So I hope you enjoy my fic. Please review. Good and bad reviews are welcome. Just so you great readers out there know (I am a total suck up, I know) there will only be one chapter.as of this moment. But you never know, so I wouldn't put that in stone. Read away (.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything. I am in no way affiliated with Gilmore Girls or Ms. Sherman-Palladino.
He peeked in her window to see what she was doing. He'd been doing this often for the past couple of weeks. She never saw him since he was so quiet. He would just stare at her and revel in her beauty. This time he thought he would be a little more courageous. He tapped on her window. She looked back from her bed and saw immediately smiled when she saw him. She quickly got up and opened the window.

"Hey. What are you doing here, Jess," she asked.

"I just had to see you. I know it's late, but I couldn't sleep," he answered. Well he was right that it was late. Almost 1 a.m. She wondered what her mother would think if she knew Jess of all people was knocking on her window late at night. Forget that. She knew what her mother would think.

"Come in, it's chilly out," whispered Rory. Jess climbed in and just stood in front of her. He just stared. Rory was starting to feel a little nervous. Was something the matter? She told him as much by asking.

"Did something happen? Are you alright, Jess?"

"I'm fine Rory. Can't a guy see his girlfriend?" He said that last part with, what seemed to Rory, a twinge of anger. Rory stepped closer to Jess and kissed him. To Jess it seemed more desperate than usual. He leaned into the kiss and put his arm around Rory, pushing her into him. Rory pulled away from the kiss to look up at Jess. She smiled up at him, sensing his arousal.

"Someone's certainly happy to see me. Does Luke know that you're out," inquired Rory.

"Actually he doesn't. He's spending the weekend with Nicole. They're pretty serious." Jess answered.

"Well isn't that interesting."

"What is it Gilmore?"

"Well it's just that Luke is out with Nicole. Which means that you have the diner all to yourself. It's 1: 11 am and you're with your girlfriend. Very interesting." Rory smiled innocently at Jess.

"What are you proposing, Miss Gilmore?" Jess knew exactly what Rory meant. She wanted to go to the diner for a couple of hours and make out, read and talk. It was just that lately he felt their relationship was ready to go to the next level. It sounded so cheesy, but he wanted him and Rory to be lovers. But before anything like that happened he wanted to know that she loved him. Loved him the same way he loved her. And if she did, then he was sure they were both ready.

"What do you think mister? We better go now, though. We don't really have a lot of time. I have to be back here before my mom wakes up" Rory backed up away from Jess and just stared at him. He had a confused look on his face.

"What is it," he asked Rory.

"Well I sort of need to change into something more suitable. I mean I like my pajamas, but I don't think I can wear them to the diner. So could you possibly leave while I change."

"Are you sure you want me to go while you're changing? Maybe I could help." Rory felt a shiver go down her spine. She didn't know if he was serious or if he was kidding. With Jess it was always uncertain. That was probably part of the reason why she loved him. She was feeling a little bold, so she decided to let him stay and watch.

"Well you might as well stay. It's cold out. But I don't need your help, I think I can handle it." Jess wasn't expecting that to be her answer. He thought she would smile in her amazing innocent way and tell him to go out the window. Yet she didn't. He thought he had Rory pinned down. He watched her all the time. He memorized her expressions, the way she looked at him when he talked to her. The way she got all solemn when she was reading, like nothing else was going on in the world. But she still managed to surprise him. She walked over to her drawer and pulled out a pair of socks. They were blue with black stripes. She placed them on her bed and walked over to her closet. She pulled out a red v-neck shirt and faded jeans. She walked back to her bed and began to remove her pink pajamas. She first removed her top and revealed a blue bra. She put on her red shirt and proceeded to her jeans. After putting them on she continued to her socks.

All the while, Jess stood there mesmerized. He couldn't believe how beautiful she was. She didn't even hesitate. But she didn't look at him during her change. He noticed Rory was looking around for something. Jess realized it was the sweater on the floor in front of him. He grabbed it and walked over to Rory, who stood frozen in her spot. He thought of handing it to her, but instead he decided he would help and put it on her. He slowly put the sweater on her and she put her arms in the sleeves. He realized for the first time just how delicate Rory was. He then went on to do up the buttons. He started at the top and slowly worked his way down. When he did the last button he placed his hands on her waist and affectionately caressed her. He then looked into her eyes and tried to read what she was thinking. 'God, she looks so beautiful,' Jess thought. He quickly glanced at her alarm clock which was on her bed stand. It read 1: 19 a.m.

"Let's go," Jess said quickly. And with Rory grabbed a novel and they climbed out her window. On their trek to the diner, Jess grabbed Rory's free hand and kissed the back of it before he moved onto the palm. Rory smiled up at him and held his hand the rest of the way to the diner. Once inside, they went upstairs. Rory made her way to the couch and sat down. Jess just stood a few feet away.

"What do you want to do first," Jess asked to break the silence, even though it was calming. He made his way to the couch, sat down and placed his hand I hers.

"I don't know. Maybe we could read. I might even be willing to read Hemingway." Jess smiled at that and Rory continued. "Or, you know, we could think of something else we could do. I'm not even tired."

They eventually decided they would read, after a few lingering kisses. Jess decided to take control and read to Rory. Rory was captivated by his voice. She had never particularly liked Hemingway, but he made it beautiful. She never knew The Sun Also Rises was so interesting. Or maybe it was Jess who made it seem that way. He made everything interesting. She was always thinking about him. And since that sweater encounter in her room, she was very tense. Rory had been thinking about her feelings for Jess a lot the past week. After the Distillers concert she lied to her mother about where she had been. It wasn't that she was afraid to tell her mom she had been out with Jess, she was just confused. Before he came to take her out as a surprise, she had been very angry with him. But the minute he showed up outside the arena, she forgave him. After the concert, Jess drove her home and they just sat in his car for awhile. They talked about how Holden Caulfield was the universal teenage boy. They had had many conversations like that in the past but this one was different. It was on this night in Jess's car at nearly 1 a.m. that Rory realized she was in love with Jess Mariano.

Jess sensed Rory staring at him so he looked down at her head laying on his lap with her body sprawled out on the couch. He closed the book and stroked her cheek.

"What are you think about, Gilmore?"

"You. You're just.you."

"Really? How deep."

"I just mean you're so wonderful. I can't stand Hemingway, and, yet, when you read it, it's so beautiful. I think that's what you do."

"And what is that?"

"You make things better. You make them whole. Like you make me whole." Rory said that last part more softly. She never once lost eye contact with him. For some reason Rory was feeling daring that night and continued her little speech. "Whenever you're not with me Jess, I think about you. Something about you is so enchanting. And I've learned to need it. I need you Jess and I love you with all of my heart."

Jess wasn't expecting that. The way she described him was the same way he felt about her. She completed him. He wanted her to know, but he had a feeling she already did. He went on anyway.

"I love you too. I've been in love with you for a long time, Rory. I think ever since that day you came to visit me in New York. I've grown to need you too. You don't know this, but I've been looking at you through your window for the past few weeks. Nothing perverted, but I want to see what you're up to. Just looking at you makes me feel so good. I just can't stop it. You probably think I'm nuts," Jess said that last part jokingly but he secretly thought that she would think he was weird. She proved him wrong by kissing him. The kiss was fierce. Like she wanted to do that for a long time. Jess found it very nice. It wasn't often that she took control and he found it very sensual. He responded the same way, like he hadn't kissed her in days when in reality it had only been minutes. The kiss became very passionate with tongue caressing tongue and Jess moved the kiss to her earlobe. He started sucking on it while Rory moaned and breathed deeply. She was overwhelmed at how amazing it felt even though it was a small gesture.

He continued his movements down her neck. Part of him didn't know that he was doing this and another part thought it felt so natural to be this intimate with Rory. Rory got up completely and sat on Jess with one leg on each side of him. He quickly looked at her for consent and put his hands around her back and gently stroked it. While his hands were exploring her upper body, his mouth was linked to hers. The kiss was very needing. It was as though they had both been waiting for something like this to happen. But wasn't that true? Hadn't he wanted him and Rory to be intimate? And hadn't she wanted Jess to lover her in every way?

After Jess had brought his hands under Rory's shirt to touch her closely, he began to remove her bra. He slowly brought is fingers to the clasp and undid it. He carefully pulled down her bra past her shoulders and began to stroke her chest.

Rory was sighing in pleasure as he moved his hands around her chest and exhaled sharply when he brought them to her breasts. Rory began to undo Jess's buttons and slid the shirt off him. This revealed his torso. Rory was amazed by his beauty. She felt overdressed so she began to remove her shirt, but Jess stopped her.

"Rory. I'm sorry. I'm pushing you, aren't I?" He stated gently. "We haven't even discussed this, have we?"

"You're not pushing me, Jess. I wanted it as much as you did. But you're right, maybe we should talk about this." Rory stated almost ruefully. "Well it obviously isn't a secret we both want each other physically. How long have you thought about it."

"Do you think I thought about it at all"

"Well I know I thought about it. I've been thinking about for the past few weeks. In fact, two weeks ago I started taking the pill and I bought condoms to be even more careful. I didn't know if we would do it at all, but I guess I wanted it to happen so I decided to be prepared. I thought you thought about it, too."

"I did think about it. It's all I've been able to think about for the last little while. Sex and how you would feel about it. But I didn't mean to make you feel pressured just now." Jess stated apologetically.

"You weren't making me feel pressured. I want us to make love, Jess. I want you and I, as corny and stupid as it sounds, to be together in all ways and to express our love in all ways. But maybe not tonight. I mean today, it's four in the morning. I guess I better be getting back." With this, took off her shirt and placed her bra on correctly in front of Jess. Since changing in front of him in her room, she wasn't shy around him anymore.

"Don't do that to me, Rory. It's evil." Jess said playfully.

"I know you want to, so do I, but we have to wait until a more appropriate time." Rory said after she had put her shirt on. Rory bent down and whispered in his ear. "It won't be long, I promise."

"I'll be waiting." Jess said in her ear. They shared one final kiss before Rory left for home. He offered to take her home, but she insisted she would be fine. It was Stars Hollow after all, so he relented. 'God, I love her' Jess thought as he looked out the window and saw Rory walking home.

"God, I love him," Rory said to herself as she walked home. For the first time in the last few weeks, she felt complete. Love worked well for her. And Jess might not have admitted it but it worked well for him, too.

The End.