A/N- So inspiration hits in mysterious ways! I was inspired to start this by a conversation with a couple of my friends last weekend. I'll tell you about it at the end. This is the sequel to A Fresh Start, it starts about two months after that ended. If you haven't read A Fresh Start I suggest you go back and read it. Also I'm going back and editing the chapters, fixing mistakes and stuff like that. Hopefully that will be done today or tomorrow but it will definitely be done by Monday night.
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Disclaimer- Dude do you seriously think I own Gilmore Girls? Cuz I hate to break it to you, I don't!
Author's POV
"Jess! Mom and Luke are going to be here soon! Where are you?" Rory Gilmore cradled the phone between her ear and her shoulder as she wiped off the kitchen counters in their New York apartment.
"I'm leaving work now. Tyler couldn't come in today because Amy went into labor so I was swamped. I'll be there soon."
"She did? Have you heard anything from him?"
"No, I told him to call me on my cell when the baby was born."
"That's so exciting! I'll see you when you get here."
"Love you."
"Love you too." She hung up the phone. She scanned the room looking for anything else that needed cleaning. Content with the appearance of the kitchen she moved onto the living room. Everything seemed to be in its place. The guest bedroom had been prepared last night and she had promised Jess not to touch his side of the office. Even though his was the messy side. He claimed he wrote better with his desk in disarray. A loud knock on the front door echoed through the apartment and she hurried to answer the door.
"Offspring!" Lorelai rushed at her daughter enveloping her in a hug.
"Mommy!" They continued to hug. "Okay Mom, I'm beginning to lose air." Rory detached herself from her mother. "Hi Luke." She hugged her step father.
"Hey Rory."
"Where's that punk you've decided to marry?" Lorelai joked good naturedly.
"He's on his way home from work. Amy went into labor so Tyler couldn't be there so Jess was really busy. He should be here soon." Rory led the way into the living room.
"Are they having a girl or a boy?"
"They didn't want to know."
"How did they pick names?"
"They picked a gender neutral name and colors for the nursery."
"What name did they pick?"
"Aaron Thomas for a boy and Erin Marie for a girl. With different spellings."
"Aw, cute."
"You guy's can put your stuff in the guest room." Rory told them.
"Alright, we'll be right back." Lorelai and Luke walked down the hall. When she heard a key in the door Rory returned to the front hall. Jess entered the apartment.
"Hey, babe." He greeted his fiancé, stepping forward and kissing her cheek.
"They're here." She informed him smiling.
"Okay. You want to help me cook?" he wrapped an arm around her as they walked to the kitchen.
"How about I recruit Luke to help you?"
"Okay." He chuckled and kissed her lips sweetly.
"Punk!" Lorelai exclaimed as she entered the kitchen. She hugged Jess.
"Will you ever call me by my name?"
"Probably not."
"Fine, Auntie Lorelai."
"Go kiss your cousin, punk!"
"Mom!" Rory objected. "That's taking it too far."
"He called me Aunt. He knows that makes me feel old!"
"What's she gonna do when our kids call her Grandma?" Jess mumbled.
"Cousin kisser!" Lorelai shouted.
"Auntie!" Jess retorted.
"You two are impossible!" Rory cried.
"He started it!"
"No I didn't she called me punk first!"
"Ladies and Gentlemen the world's biggest drama queens!" Rory said with a flourish.
"Fine! I'm sorry, Jess."
"Me too."
"You guys do this intentionally." Rory accused.
"We wouldn't be us if we didn't!" Lorelai replied.
"Come on Mom, let's go get Luke to help Jess with dinner." Rory pulled Lorelai by the arm out of the kitchen.
"Lukey, darling!" Lorelai called through the apartment. "Come help the punk cook!"
"I heard that!" Jess yelled from the kitchen.
"Love you Jess!" Lorelai yelled back. Luke emerged from the guest room.
"Be good." He begged, kissing her before joining Jess in the kitchen. Lorelai and Rory sat on opposite ends of the couch facing each other.
"You look happy." Lorelai observed.
"I am."
"So the punks being good to you?"
"Amazing, Mom. He's changed so much but he's still the guy I fell in love with in high school. Just improved."
"I'm happy for you guys."
"Thanks."
"When are you going to come home and visit mommy?"
"I don't know. Jess and I are both really busy with work right now."
"Taylor finally figured out how to celebrate October."
"How?" Rory asked excitedly.
"An out of control, over the top, Halloween party in the square!"
"Cool!"
"I know! Everybody's pitching in! I even convinced Luke to do the mad scientist skit!"
"Seriously?"
"Yep!" Rory launched herself off of the couch and ran into the kitchen.
"Jess! Guess what? Luke's letting Mom kill him!"
"What?" Jess raised an eyebrow.
"For Halloween! Mom's going to be a mad scientist and she's electrocuting Luke and pulling link sausages out of him!"
"Uncle Luke?" Jess smirked.
"It's only a matter of time before she is talking you into doing crazy things." Luke pointed from Rory to Jess.
"Well we knew what we were getting into." Jess pointed out. He pulled Rory to him.
"Hey Rory where are your mixing bowls."
"I'll get them." She walked over to the stove. As she reached up into the cabinet the back of her shirt raised causing Lorelai to gasp. Rory retrieved the bowl and turned around. "What?" Lorelai shuffled over to her daughter and lifted the back of her shirt to reveal her lower back.
"You've got a tramp stamp!" Lorelai gasped.
"Mom." Rory protested.
"You of all people! My precious baby girl!" Lorelai continued in shock. "When did you get it? What does it say?"
"I got it right after we got engaged."
"What's it say?"
"È quello che è, amore."
"What's that mean?"
"I'm not telling."
"Jess, what's that mean?"
"I'm not telling." Jess mimicked his fiancé.
"You guys are mean." Lorelai pouted. "You should come home for the Halloween party." She suggested recovering quickly.
"When is it?" Jess questioned.
"Next weekend."
"That's good for me, Matt's coming on Thursday so he can cover the store. What about you babe?" he addressed Rory.
"My article goes in on Friday. I don't get a new assignment until Tuesday after that."
"So," Lorelai prompted.
"We'll be there." Jess concluded.
"Yay!" Lorelai ran over and hugged them both.
"Dinner is almost done." Luke announced.
"I'll set the table." Rory walked over to one of the cabinets and pulled out four plates. Next she got silverware and headed to the table. Lorelai helped her and they finished quickly. Jess began carrying dishes of food out to the table.
"And we're ready." Jess said taking a seat next to Rory at the table. Luke and Lorelai sat across from them.
"This is really good, Luke." Rory told him.
"I helped." Jess pouted.
"Of course you did baby." She patted his hand that rested on her knee. Across the table Lorelai smiled at the loving interaction.
"How's the store, Jess?" Lorelai asked.
"Really good, we've been pretty busy but I guess that's a good thing."
"Busy is good." Lorelai confirmed. Jess' cell phone rang and he reached into his pocket to retrieve it.
"It's Tyler." He told Rory before flipping the phone open. "Hello?...Hey man…That's great! Congratulations!...Okay…Bye." he hung up. "They had a girl."
"Aw! That's great!"
"He wants us to come to the hospital."
"Mom?" Rory looked at her mother.
"Go see the baby. Take pictures. We'll see you when you get home." Lorelai told them.
"Thanks Mom!" Rory jumped up, pulling Jess with her, and headed for the door. "Bye!"
At the hospital.
"Hey guys!" Rory greeted as she and Jess entered the hospital room.
"Hey! Look at her, isn't she adorable?" Amy gushed tilting the bundle in her arms so they could see.
"She's beautiful. Can I hold her?" Rory asked as she approached the bed.
"Of course." Amy handed her the small baby.
"Congratulations man." Jess said hugging his friend. "She's gorgeous." He peeked at the child over Rory's shoulder.
"Thanks."
"We wanted to ask you guys something." Amy told them.
"What?"
"Would you be her god parents?"
"Really? Of course!" Rory answered. Jess nodded along with her. They had only known Amy and Tyler since they moved to New York but they had become fast friends. Tyler and Jess worked together at Truncheon. Amy and Rory both came from small towns and had a lot in common.
"Thank you so much!" Amy smiled. Rory handed Jess baby Erin and hugged her friend. Jess looked at the small child and smiled warmly. He gently rocked the baby in his arms. Maybe kids weren't so bad after all.
A/N- There's chapter one! I hope you liked it! Now to tell you about the inspiration. Me and three of my friends were in this store that has all kinds of stuff. There were some temporary tattoos on one of the tables and one of my friends said she wanted one of those and pointed to a really cute one that was meant to go on your lower back. My other friend that wasn't standing there asked what she wanted. And she was like a tramp stamp. Then we began having a conversation about tattoos. I got home and started thinking and this is what I came up with. Please review!
