Lorelai's birthday party goes smoothly, and as planned. Rory and Jess decide to tell Lorelai the following week.
"I can't believe you aren't going to the party to support Lane's band."
"Mom will you chill out for a second?"
"Yes but can I ask why you aren't going?"
"You really want to know?"
"Yeah."
"Sit down."
"Why?" Lorelai asks as Rory gently pushes her down into the chair in the kitchen.
"Because."
"Are you an alien that is allergic to parties?"
"No will you please be serious?"
"Gees Rory I'm just joking with you don't take it so harshly."
"Will you just listen to me? This is hard enough as it is."
"Ok. What?"
"I want to talk to you."
"Ok."
"I had sex with Jess."
Lorelai bursts out laughing. "You're funny." She says as her face turns beet red. Lorelai looks at Rory who isn't a bit amused and isn't laughing. "That was a joke right?" Rory looks at her very seriously and just shakes her head.
"Rory you got me you can quit pretending now."
"I'm not pretending. Mom I'm serious."
"No you're not. I heard you talking to Paris the other day."
"About what?"
"About how it wasn't the right time for you and Jess. Did it happen after that?"
"No, it happened before that."
"So you lied to Paris?"
"Yes. I wanted to tell the truth, but I just felt guilty about tell her when I hadn't told you. Then I felt even guiltier afterwards."
"Ok let me get this straight. You had sex with Jess? Of all people?"
"Yes."
"I know I said I wanted to know about this, but I changed my mind."
"It's a little late now."
"I just thought you'd be married and I'd be dead, or at least one of them. When did this happen?"
"When you went to New York with Alex."
"That was in February."
"Your point being?"
"Why have you waited so long to tell me? Why are you even making it a point to tell me now?"
"I... uh..."
"Did you use protection?"
"The first time we did."
"What do you mean the first time? Did you have sex more than once?"
"Yes. We had sex twice."
"In what kind of a time frame?"
"That night and that morning."
"Ah Rory you're kidding me right?"
"No. I wish I were."
"Why did you say you wish you were?You aren't pregnant are you?" Lorelai says half joking.
"What?" Rory squeals.
"Rory you didn't answer me. Are you pregnant."
"Huh?"
"Rory I know you heard me now answer me."
"I..."
"Oh my..."
"Whoa calm down I did not say I was pregnant."
"So then you aren't pregnant?"
"Well I didn't say that either."
"Rory are you pregnant or not?" Lorelai seeks gruffly.
"I..."
"Rory an answer would be nice dammit."
"Uh... I... yes."
"You're pregnant? Jess got you pregnant? You threw everything down the drain for him? I'll kill him." Lorelai raves as she leaves the room and heads toward the door.
"Whoa where are you going?" Rory asks as she heads Lorelai off at the door.
"I told you I'm going to go kill Jess. Now please get out of my way."
"Mom please calm down, and we'll talk about this."
"Rory how are you going to go to Yale? Rory please slow down I can't handle all of this at once. I just need
time to process this."
"Ok."
"So you're telling me that you had sex with Jess and that he got you pregnant?"
"Yes that's what I'm telling you."
"Rory what the hell were you thinking? I thought you knew better."
"I don't know what I was thinking..."
"Rory you're supposed to graduate next month."
"I know that. Please don't be hypocritical right now."
"Then you're supposed to go to college. How are you going to go to college with a baby Rory? Does Jess even know you're pregnant? Does he even care? Rory I just want you to achieve your dreams I'm not trying to be hypocritical."
"I know, I know. I know I screwed everything up and I'm sorry. I never meant for this to happen. I didn't want this to happen. I don't know what I'm supposed to do."
"Rory does Jess know?"
"Yes he knows."
"Does he even care?"
"Yes he's talking to Luke right now."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes. I know this isn't what you wanted for me, and it's definitely not what I wanted for me but it'll work out."
"Rory just because Jess says he'll be here now doesn't mean you can count on him to still be here when the baby gets here."
"I know that."
"So what is your plan? You can't raise a baby and go to school Rory."
"I know. Jess is going to stay home during the day and work at night."
"Again you can't count on him to be there. What if he isn't? What are you going to do then?"
"I don't know." Rory huffs. The phone rings. She picks it up. "Hello?" Rory says quietly.
"Rory I told him." Jess breaths with relief.
"And?"
"He wants to come over."
"So can I bring him over?"
"Yeah." Rory says shaking her head as she looks at Lorelai with guilt.
"Ok I'll be over in a few."
"Bye." Rory hangs up the phone.
"Who was it?" Lorelai demands as Rory sits back down on the couch.
"Jess."
"What did he want?" Lorelai says coldly.
"He and Luke are coming over here."
"Good."
Lorelai and Rory sit silently for 5 minutes until Luke and Jess show up. When Jess comes in he and Rory sit on the couch while Lorelai goes into the kitchen to talk with Luke.
"Look they can make their own decisions, but I just want to make sure they're making the right ones."
"You aren't going to kill Jess?"
"No, I'd like to, but I'm not going to. I don't have enough energy to kill him."
"Lorelai they're to young. Rory's supposed to go to Yale."
"I know that."
"He ruined that for her."
"No he didn't she's to stubborn to skip out on Yale."
"So what do we do know?"
"We just have to support them."
"How?"
"I don't know. We need to discuss this with them. But not today it's been a long day."
"So we're just going to let these two confused teenagers be in control of their lives."
"Luke we don't have a choice. They'll do what they want whether we ok it or not. Jess and Rory are both exceptionally smart kids they'll work it out. They'll be ok. Of course a baby changes things but they will be just fine."
"Lorelai how do you have so much faith in them?"
"I was young, stupid, and pregnant once too. I never wanted a baby at 16. Then I got her and I was happier than I'd ever been. Sure I struggled, but I was ok with myself. I was ok with life. If it weren't for Rory who knows where I'd be."
"Lorelai what if they screw it up?"
"Well we'll just have wait and see. And if they do they do. It's a part of life."
"I suppose so. I just don't know whether to be happy or mourn the loss of innocence right now."
"Be happy for them. This isn't something they planned or they wanted, but it happened and they're dealing with it just fine. They have us. Everything will be alright."
