I don't own Gilmore girls
"Hello my little minions." Lorelai said walking in the room.
"Hello Lorelai." Jess rolled his eyes leaning Casey against his shoulder to burp him.
"Jess." Lorelai faltered slightly seeing Jess handling a tiny baby and the way that Rory watched the scene with starry eyed admiration. "Hello Doula sweetie." Lorelai bent over and kissed the toddler on the forehead. "Where's Luke?" she asked addressing her daughter.
"He went back to the diner." Rory got up and grabbed a wash cloth to was Doula's tiny hands off.
"mmm." Lorelai mumbled. "It looks like you two have this all under control so I'm going to change out of these work clothes. Jess now had the baby cradled in his arms and rocked him gently.
"Where are we going to have him sleep?" Jess whispered not wanting to disturb the baby.
"We can put Pillows around him on my bed. When mom gets down here we can run out to the store and get a pack and play or something. Doula should just be fine on the bed by herself I'd think." Rory was a bit perplexed she was never really around babies. Oh she'd been around Lane's kids and watched them once or twice but she was always at Lane's with all the things necessary to take care of a child and they were never that young because Rory had been on the campaign trail during that time. and then there had been Gigi but she had never been around her baby sister even in the brief period of time that her parents had been married. She liked to call those times the dark period. She'd been unhappy with Logan her mother had settled for her father yes it was just a dark time for the Gilmore girls.
Rory stood up and helped Doula out of her chair as Jess got up to follow her. He bent down holding the baby tightly. "Hey Doula you ready for a nap?"
"No Nappy." Doula shook her head.
Rory chuckled. "Yes Nappy. Come on." She grabbed the little hand and led her into the bedroom. She quickly made a little nest of pillows for Casey and took the baby gently from him laying him down. Come on Doula lets sleep." She put the little girl up on the bed and covered her up. Lorelai came down the stairs and looked around for the foursome. Not seeing them she walked back into the kitchen and heard voices coming from Rory's room. She peaked into the room and saw such a domestic scene her heart almost stopped.
"So what's going on in here?" Rory turned to her mother.
"We're putting the kids down for a nap and then we're going to go and pick up a bed for Casey a bed of Pillows can't be good. Luckily he can't roll yet. You'll watch him right?"
"Yeah." Lorelai nodded. Walking towards the baby. "Though I'm going to put him in a car seat. " She looked near the door where Luke had put the car seat down.
"Right okay" Rory said walking out of her room and grabbing her purse and keys. "Jess you're coming with me right?"
"Yeah." Jess Nodded he looked back at his siblings and Lorelai came up to him and silently placed a hand on his arm.
"They'll be okay I promise. You know I did raise that one?" she nodded towards Rory.
"I know that's what scares me." Jess smirked.
"Hey." Rory swatted at him. "Lets go before I'm insulted anymore." She twirled her keys around her finger and walked out of the house and towards her car. She got in and waited for Jess. He slipped into the passenger side as she started the car and headed down the street. "Hartford don't you think?" she questioned.
"Yeah okay." Jess nodded. As they drove mostly in silence down the miles. "Rory?"
"Yeah?" She asked turning her head slightly towards him.
"I just wanted to thank you for coming. You didn't have to but you did. And well I appreciate it."
"You're family or almost family I mean my mom and your uncle will marry someday making us cousins."
"Don't remind me." Jess shuddered as Rory pulled into a parking space in front of a tiny tots store. She got out and walked up the sidewalk Jess behind her. "How did I ever get myself into this?"
"Because you're a good brother who cares." She said holding the door open for him and walking into a store filled with baby products. She walked towards the bedding and found a cute little pack and paly. "What do you think?"
Jess looked at the thing he didn't know what to say so he shrugged. "Sure looks okay to me what really what do I know about things like this."
"Okay sounds good." She asked a sales associate to get one for her and as she walked towards the register she spotted a pink plush elephant. Picking up she added it to her purchases.
"What's that for?" Jess asked.
"Doula, her life is in upheaval right now a stuff animal will help if only a little."
Jess smiled tightly thinking about how he'd never had the comfort of such a thing. It was books he'd clung to but not until later in life. Rory put the things on the counter and watched as the cashier rang them up. When she said the price Rory pulled out her credit card and handed it over despite Jess's protest. "I can do that." He tried hand his own card over.
"I've got this believe me. Call it a present for how horrible I was to you last time. Even though really it's for your siblings."
"Fine just this one though." Jess didn't want to argue not now not here." He took the things and walked out loading them into the car him and Rory headed back to Stars Hollow. When they got to the Crap shack Rory stopped before pulling into the driveway.
"Isn't that your mother?" she asked as they looked upon a woman stumbling on the porch.
"Shit." Jess jumped out of the car. Rory hurridly parked on the side of the road and followed him. She'd deal with the car latter it was Stars Hollow she wouldn't get a ticket anyway.
A/N so if you want to find out what happens to Liz well please review and I'll try to have the next chapter up in the next few days. Thanks to everyone that reviewed.