Author's Note: I HATE COMPUTERS!! I just wrote the longest author's note EVER, and then the screen FREAKIN' FROZE! AND I LOST IT ALL! Oh, well. At least now ya'll won't die of boredome from reading my stupid and pointless introduction.

Basically- This is a sequel to First Kiss, but if you don't feel like reading that, The Basics: Rory and Jess grew up besties, then fell in love- got together when they were sixteen after Rory dated Tristan for a while, and Jess sorta dated Shane. Lorelai and Luke got together on Christmas Eve, and it is now January 29th, so their relationship is a month old, while Rory and Jess's is 5 months- the date of their first OFFICIAL kiss was on August 29th. Ok. Read on...


"Rory! Get your perky little butt over here this instant!" Lorelai yelled across the diner to her daughter. Despite the harsh tone of her voice, she was secretly pleased- if not a little traumatized- by the scene in front of her. She barely acknowledged ber boyfriend Luke Danes as he gave her a chaste kiss and handed over the coffee, or, the elixar of life, as the Gilmore Girls called it.

The date was the 29th of January, and the air swirling outside of the diner was cold, with the promise of more snow whispering in the wind. Lorelai would know. She had an uncanny way of predicting the snow correctly every winter. Despite the chilling weather, Rory Gilmore, a seventeen year old High School Junior, was quite warm. This had very little to do with the piles of jackets and scarves covering her, and was the direct result of the serious lip-locking she was engaged in with her boyfriend of-she could hardly believe it- five months.

Jess Mariano was also very happy with the arrangement- kissing Rory was definitely one of his favorite hobbies. However, they were reluctantly seperated by Lorelai's calls, and forced through the haze of the kiss by the loud chuckle of Miss Patty. They seemed to realize simultaneously that they were not alone, and had been making out in the middle of a crowded room full of townsfolk.

Jess groaned a bit as he stepped back, keeping his arms where they had been- one tangled in her chocolate-brown hair, and one resting on her hip. He kissed her nose lightly, and smirked as Rory blushed deep red upon noticing their audience.

"What?" he said, laughing as her face got even redder.

"What do you mean, 'what?'" Rory replied, glaring. "They're looking at us like we're circus performers or something. Kirk looks like he should be holding a bag of popcorn while he watches the show!"

Jess shrugged. "Maybe, but it's totally worth it."

"Pig," Rory responded, fighting to keep her face serious.

"That's not a very nice thing to call your boyfriend on your anniversary, now is it?" Jess responded cheekily. Not giving her a chance to answer, Jess teasingly left her with one more chaste kiss before walking quickly behind the counter to grab a fresh pot of coffee. Andrew was holding his cup up impatiently, sitting at the corner table, and Luke was busy in the back, making breakfasts.

Rory sighed, smiling brightly, and pranced lightly over to her mother, who was making exaggerated gagging motions for the world to see.

"Mother, you can stop that. You've seen us kiss before, you know," she stated, rolling her eyes.

"But not like that. In public! What would your grandmother say?!" Lorelai said. Her shocked expression wasn't very convincing.

Rory wrinkled her nose. "I don't plan on having grandma walk in on us any time soon, Mom."

Lorelai just shook her head, chuckling. Rory couldn't have known it, but Lorelai was thinking back to a time when she was just a bit younger than Rory was now, and the formidable Emily Gilmore had walked in on her and her ex, Christopher, in a rather compromising position.

"Rory, you're meeting me tonight here, kay?" Jess said, swooping in for another kiss as he passed her, carrying plates loaded with eggs, pancakes, waffles, etc.

"Time?" she responded, getting up and securing her backpack straps.

"Sixish. And don't bother looking for me after school. I won't be here." He smirked and winked, giving Rory a lot to think about. Jess had done something outrageously wonderful on the 29th of every month since they'd been together, blowing Rory away with his romantic ideas. She often wondered where he could have come up with such things, seeing as he wasn't big on gushy romantic movies, or even books; though he did read a lot, romance wasn't his genre of choice.

"Bye," Rory said, heading out the door and walking toward the bus for school. Jess caught her arm in the doorway, kissing her again. Rory heard the collective sigh of the current occupants of the diner as they settled in for round two, but she was too lost in the kiss to care.


Turns out, six o'clock was a lot farther away than Rory had thought. School had gone by smoothly. She had an almost-encounter with Tristan that she narrowly and skillfully avoided- or, not so skillfully, since her method was hiding behind Paris, who was none too happy about it, and shouted so much that Rory was afraid the reason for her hiding would come barging back around the corner to see what all the fuss was about. But, other than that, her day had flown by quickly. However, school had ended, and she was sitting at home now. Her mother was at the inn, and Lane was at band practice. She had finished her homework quickly, and it was only 4:30. Another hour and a half to wait.

As pathetic as it was, Rory hated being away from Jess for any length of time. School was manageable, because she had plently to think about. Being a straight-A student took a lot of concentration, and she didn't have a lot of room in her head for her thoughts to wander. But when she wasn't in class, Jess seemed to consume every bit of brain-capacity she had available. She was used to spending every second she could with him, and now, on their anniversary, she was being asked to sit in her house alone like a lonely old spinster.

She opened up The Fountainhead, and read Jess's writing in the margins rather than the text on the page, trying to eat away at some of the time remaining. The clock on the wall opposite her in the livingroom was stubbornly slow, and she had quickly read all of Jess's notes. 5:01. Less than an hour.

Rory sighed deeply. This was pathetic. Getting up, she organized her school-books in her backpack meticulously, and then went into her room to straighten up the already spotless area. That lead her to the living room, kitchen, bathroom, and before she realized it, it was 5:30. At least now she knew that cleaning was an effective way to keep her mind preoccupied. And her mother would be shocked.

She cleaned herself up quickly, changing clothes, applying a fresh coat of makeup, and letting her hair fall in loose curls around her face, the way Jess like it best.

She bolted out of her house at 5:45, making in to the diner in less than ten minutes.

"You're early," was Jess's opening line, but his lips were on hers before she could form an articulate response. She sighed softly into the kiss, wrapping her arms firmly around his neck. One of her hands was busy with the small tufts of hair at the back of his neck, and Jess moaned lightly in response. "You're killing me, Gilmore," he managed before tilting Rory's head back and deepening the kiss.

Rory kissed him back eagerly, hungrily, and she wondered at what less than one day apart could do to them. They were behaving as if they had been seperated for weeks and were finally reconciling after their miserable, lonely time away from each other.

A cough from directly behind Jess broke them apart, breathing heavily. Luke's eyebrows were raised, incredulous that they were making out in his establishment for the millionth time that day.

"Sorry, Luke. We're gone," Jess said, grabbing Rory's hand and pulling her with him to his car.

"Where are we going?" Rory asked, though her hopes for a straight answer were not high. Jess was all about the surprises.

"Can't tell you that. Not yet," Jess said. He was fighting back a smile, and Rory observed that with shock. Jess wasn't big on smiling, so whatever he had to show her must be pretty impressive.

"Please?" Rory said, her tone pleading. Jess closed his eyes, trying to hold back a shudder. It wasn't fair when she used her voice and evil puppy-dog eyes on him. She knew it would get her whatever she wanted from him.

Jess tried for a distraction. "Have I told you yet tonight that you look absolutely beautiful?"

Rory smiled. "No."

"Well, you do. Breathtaking. I'm almost afraid to take you out. I don't want to share you with anyone else."

"Oh, so wherever we're going, it's somewhere public?" Rory's eyebrows raised, smiling triumphantly at her small discovery.

Jess gritted his teeth angrily at his slip, but quickly recovered. "Yes. And no," he hedged, trying to confuse her. It worked.

"And no? Jess, come on, please?"

Jess just grinned and remained stubbornly silent.


"Wha- Wow. No way!" Rory exclaimed, looking around her in amazement.

They were in a bookstore, and, for most couples, this wouldn't be the spot to spend an anniversary, but for Rory and Jess, it was perfect. Not just a bookstore, however, as Jess was quick to point out. There was a barista in one corner serving fresh coffee and other small snacks. The place was dimly lit, two stories, and crammed with so many books that it was tentitavely that Rory removed a volume from the nearest shelf, afraid that taking the tightly wedged book out would start an avalanch.

There were better lighted corners spread throughout the maze of reading material. Huge beanbag chairs were placed in these areas, their hues soft browns and beiges, matching the peaceful atmosphere. There was an entire wall on the second story devoted to CDs, and the collection was eclectic; a bit of everything.

"This is incredible," Rory breathed softly, afraid to break the silence. Looking around, Rory was shocked to find that her and Jess were completely alone except for the coffee server in the corner and a man standing behind the check-out counter.

"Yeah, I found it on my way to pick you up from school that one day, remember?" Jess commented absentmindedly. One arm was around Rory's waist, the other was brushing along the spines of the book in admiration.

"Yeah. Why is it so empty?" Rory muttered, wondering at how such an incredible place could be so abandoned.

"It's wedged between a huge department store and a closed down computer repair shop. Not exactly the ideal location. I almost missed it when I drove by."

"Thank God you didn't," Rory breathed. She led Jess into one of the beanbag adorned area, pulling a book out from the shelve closest to her. Jess imitated her, and they settled down together in the largest chair- a well-worn tan colored beanbag, which was comfortable enough to fall asleep on.

Rory opened her book, which appeared to be an adventure novel by some obscure and little-heard of author. Jess was delving into a Dickens novel. His arm was draped casually over her shoulder, and Rory's head was leaned against his chest. All in all, a very comfortable position, if not a bit distracting.

Jess's hand absentmindedly caressed the side of Rory's arm, leaving a trail of goosebumps in it's wake. Jess was having an increasingly hard time focusing as he stole repeated glances down at his girlfriend, whose lips were moving ever-so-slightly as she breathed. The book was completely forgotten when her tongue darted out to moisten said lips. Jess dropped the book and put his hands on either side of her face, kissing her slowly, sensually.

Rory's book soon joined Jess's on the floor.

He was half on top of her when the sound of approaching footsteps broke them apart.

A timid apology sounded and the pitter patter of the embarrassed barista's shoes against the carpeted floor darted away. Her entrance had effectively broken the mood however, and Jess sighed, sitting upright. Rory scooted closer to him, resting her head on his shoulder.

"Happy anniversary," Jess said after a moment of comfortable silence.

"I love you," Rory responded, kissing the side of his neck softly.

Jess's eyes closed in contentment. "Love you more," he whispered.


Author's Note: Cheesy? Fluffy? You bet! This was sort of an intro chapter, and I hope you all liked it. In your review, if you want, it's always fun I think to put in your favorite line or moment of the chapter. Not only is it more entertaining for everyone than "great job, update soon," but it also gives me an idea of what you guys as the audience find works well with the characters. You are all amazing! REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!