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AN: Before anyone asks this is only going to be a friendship piece between Jess and Rory. I love them together but I don't think he'd have waited for her after they last saw each other in Philadelphia. Enjoy the story.

Life is good

For perhaps the first time in his life Jess Mariano was completely happy. He had a steady job, which he actually enjoyed, great friends, even though he'd never admit that to them, a good relationship with his family, mainly his uncle, and a girlfriend.

When Rory left, after the ill-fated kiss at the open house, he'd known that any chance their relationship had had was over. They'd both been hurt by each other to many times for any leftover feelings that either of them had to matter. He knew that they would see each other again, with his uncles and her mums wedding coming up, but he now knew that no matter how hard he tried, Rory and him would never date again.

It was a few weeks after Rory left when he met Amanda Grant. She worked as a nurse at the local hospital. He'd first met her when Matt had broken his arm, no one knew how he'd broken it, Matt probably didn't even know. However they had only become friends after Mark's car accident a few months later. Mark had survived but it had been a very stressful time for everyone who worked at truncheon books and Amanda had been a shoulder to lean on. She'd become a great to all of them, but her and Jess had always been closest. About 10 months after he'd last seen Rory, Jess and Amanda had their first date just to see how things would go. Over a year later they were still a couple, and Jess hardly ever even thought of Rory.


Jess and Amanda were currently sitting on the sofa in their cosy apartment. Jess was reading one of his Hemingway novels while Amanda was watching scrubs. Amanda was stealing tentative glances at Jess, as if wanting to ask him something but was unsure of how he would take it.

"Hey, Jess," Amanda finally started nervously, "I've been thinking-"

"That's always a worry," Jess quipped not looking up from his book.

"Whatever, I was thinking since your uncles getting married soon-"

"I've got a horrible feeling I know where you're going with this."

"-And it would be kind of awkward for me to be introduced to everyone at the wedding-"

"Here we go!"

"–We should probably go-"

"Don't say it!"

"- too Stars Hollow and let everyone meet me before the wedding." Amanda finished ignoring any interruptions which boyfriend made.

Jess sighed, put down his book and turned to look at Amanda, who was gazing up at him with puppy dog eyes.

"Listen, Mandy," he started, "I know you want to meet my mum and Luke, but I want to spend as little time a possible in Stars Hollow."

"Jess," said Amanda gently, "I know you have a history with that place, but we're going to have to go there at some point, and isn't it better to get all the tension out of the air now then later, at the wedding."

"I suppose," grumbled Jess looking down at the ground.

"Besides I've already got some time off work booked."

"You already booked time off work?!"

"Well I knew I'd get you to agree."

"I haven't agreed yet," said Jess incredulously

"But you will."

Jess stared at her, lost for words, while she smiled at him hopefully.

"If I agree, when would we be going?"

"Tomorrow."

"Tomorrow?!"

"Yep, don't worry; I've already packed all of your stuff."

Jess stared at her and said, "Remind me, again why I'm with you."

"My charming personality?"

"No, that's not it."

"I can cook and you can't?"

"That's it!"

They smirked at each other for a moment.

"So, are we going?"

"Do I have a choice?"

"Nope!"

"Then I guess we're going."

"Yay!" Amanda cried throwing her arms around him.

"Don't you have a job to go to?" asked Jess hugging her back.

"Not until seven."

"Well then," said Jess his mouth travelling to hers, "what will we do until then?"

"I guess we'll just have to find some interesting way to pass the time," replied Amanda kissing him back.

They had just reached the bedroom when Jess cried out, "Hey, why have you got the big suitcase out?!"

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