AN: Ok so here is the second one shot! It's a cute one! Well I'll let y'all get to reading! I would love to hear your feedback on what you think, and maybe even some constructive criticism. I love hearing your thoughts.

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Boys

"Daddy!" Lori called to her father as she sat eating her breakfast. Jessica was next to her reading, and little Ricky sat at his high chair moving around the cheerios in front of him. Jess turned to look at his youngest daughter, who had decided that today she wanted to look like Grandpa Luke with a backwards hat and flannel.

"Yes?" He questioned turning back to the dirty dishes that had to be done. Rory had left for her first day back at work since Ricky had been born. She had taken longer than most would, but she really missed her family and convinced Taylor to give her some extra time off.

"Can we play football today?" She questioned. Jess nearly snorted. Since he and Rory didn't think they were going to have any more kids, especially a boy, Jess had started to diversify the girls' different interests. He and Luke had gotten Sophie, Jessica, and Lori together to rough them up a bit and teach them how to play the game. Even Will had joined in, he never lost an opportunity to push around his sister.

"Sure, I'll call Grandpa to see if Sophie and Will are busy later. Sound good?" He looked at the eight year old who smiled brightly and nodded. He then looked to JJ who also nodded, but quickly returned to her book. Ricky then burped making the three forget about football while they laughed.

A few hours later, Lori and JJ had gone to school while Jess took Ricky with him to Truncheon II in Hartford. He would make sure that he was home before the girls so that way he could pick them up from Stars Hollow Elementary. Around noon he got a call from the girls' school. Panicking slightly he gingerly picked up his phone.

"Mariano." He said, and was surprised to be met with a calm greeting from the principle. "She what?" He exclaimed as the principal spoke. "Yeah, I'll, uh, I'll be there in 20." And then he grabbed Ricky and rushed out the door. Even though he had a baby in the back seat, Jess was pretty sure he broke like a thousand driving rules ever so carefully.

As he walked through the doors to the school, a receptionist pointed him back to the principal's office. He thanked her, and headed back to deal with his younger daughter. He knocked and waited for the 'come in.' He stepped into the office wondering what exactly he would see.

"Yes, hello Mr. Mariano." Before the woman could continue the conversation Jess butted in.

"You didn't call my wife, did you?" The principal shook her head in response. He let out a sigh of relief. "Good, because she went back to work today, and I told her I would have everything under control today." Mrs. Austen nodded in understanding and continued.

"Yes, well. I thought you should maybe hear the story from your daughter. Lori?" The woman prodded a sheepish looking Lori. She looked between her father and principal before looking at her giggling baby brother. She at least had something to fixate on besides her shoes.

"Thomas was making fun of me! 'Cause I was real excited about playing football with you and grandpa, and then he said that girls couldn't play football. Then I told him about powderpuff and he said that's not a real thing. But it is, you told me! So I hit 'im. And then he hit me back. Then I punched 'im. And then he called me a stupid girl, so I kicked him where you told me not to." Jess cringed. Man, his daughter was quite the spitfire. Though hearing her whole story, it took a lot for him not to praise her. She was right.

"We decided on some a few days detention, does that seem fair?" Mrs. Austen looked between father and daughter who both nodded quickly. "And we also thought best that Lori be sent home." Jess nodded again, and helped Lori put on her back pack.

"Thank you, Mrs. Austen. I'll make sure it doesn't happen again." And then they walked out. After they were officially out of ear shot, Jess held out his hand. Lori looked at him quizzically.

"High five, kid. I taught you well. And don't tell Mommy, 'kay? And promise no more fights." Lori slapped his hand, and nodded quickly. "Come on, Grandpa's got a piece of pie with your name on it."

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No one besides Jess and Lori knew about the incident that day. They figured it was best that way, so they were now having a celebratory football game. Well, it was celebratory to Jess and Lori. They were playing tackle (how else would the girls really learn to play?) with Will as quarterback and Luke refereeing. Ricky was in his car seat on the porch asleep.

"I'm open!" JJ screamed at her aunt, who threw a near perfect spiral that JJ perfectly caught. Then she rushed towards the makeshift end zone. Suddenly, Lori came up and tackled her sister to the ground. Luke blew the whistle and they set for the next play.

Will threw to Jess who tried to run, but was stopped by his daughters and cousin. "Dog pile on Daddy!" Lori yelled. The kids then were all on top of the dark haired man. The Sophie tried to grab the football from Jess's clutches, and he maneuvered quickly sending JJ rolling into a large pile of leaves. Lori jumped in front of Will who was preparing to catch the ball, and intercepted it.

"Go Lori!" Luke shouted to his granddaughter. Jess stealthily moved around the other kids and started running towards the blue eyed eight year old. He scooped her up seconds before she reached the end zone, and swung her around in the air.

"Daddy! That's cheating!" She squealed. Jess chuckled, and placed her back on the ground before being tackled again by his older daughter. He went sprawling, and laughed heartily while his girls giggled. Sophie and Will quickly joined the antics, and they even pulled Luke in.

"Now, what do we have here?" They looked up to see Rory and Lorelai smiling down warmly at them. JJ and Lori quickly jumped up to hug their mom and grandma. Lori held up the football and threw it to her uncle.

"We're playin' football!" She smiled her toothy grin. Rory chuckled and looked to her dirt covered husband and daughters. She noticed her mother going to try and remove the dirt from Will's forehead who protested loudly.

"I can see. You guys keep playing, me and Grandma will order dinner." She told them. Rory and Lorelai then picked up Ricky and walked into the house. The two teams then started to huddle to create a game plan.

In the end, Lori had gotten the ball again, and yet again Jess had swept her up. But this time he kept her and started running to the opposite end zone. "Go Daddy!" Cheered JJ. He made it all the way to the end zone, and he joked with Lori for a few seconds on how that move was legal. They were yet again interrupted when Rory stepped out of the house.

"Jess? Why is Thomas Benson's mom calling me about a fight?" Lori looked at her father with wide eyes. Jess looked at his wife then to his daughter. He scooped up Lori, and started running the other way. "Hey! Jess!" Rory called towards the trouble makers.

"You can't prove anything!" Lori shouted over her father's shoulder. Rory watched them and laughed. She could have sworn she had girls, but they were apparently boys at heart. And she wouldn't change any of that. As the saying goes: girls will be boys.