Chapter 3 - Rory
As quickly as she caught the look it disappeared into a humorous smirk, also a common facial expression of Jess's. One that was slightly mocking, yet full of intelligence. Rory's face bloomed with color as she mentally acknowledged him.
Blushing, she thought to herself. She was blushing, like a school girl. There were some things about Jess that always made her feel like she was a perpetual teenager.
Rory realized she was staring a little too long. She also noted that he was smirking at her because she was supposed to be walking toward him to follow her mom and Luke back down the aisle. She slightly nodded her head in acknowledgement and began walking toward Jess. When they met in the middle she tucked her arm through his elbow. It was a common practice, threading your arm through your partner's during a wedding. What she was pretty sure was not common was the jolt she felt when her arm came in contact with his.
She remembered how it felt with him and how their physical attraction had never been the problem. From day one, she had felt drawn to him.
"So they finally did it?" Jess's voice suddenly woke her from her mental aerobics.
Her mind tried to match what he said with its context. Her first stop, based on her feelings a second before were bordering on slightly R rated, she didn't think that was what he meant.
"Did what?" Stupid, stupid Rory, she thought to herself mentally chastising her ineptitude. Suddenly two and two made four and she quickly corrected.
"Oh, got married, yeah, they finally did it." Put that Yale education to good use why don't you she scolded.
Rory marveled at her level of discomfort. She hadn't felt uncomfortable with Jess for years. Sure she only saw him every once and again. But they had gotten to a good place after that bad situation at Truncheon all those years ago.
Seeing him was inevitable and so they had managed to make their, almost step-cousins, kind of… thing work. He had encouraged her to write her book, and he had been right. It was a great idea. He had always known her well and been able to tell when things were off. Oh' crap, he can tell when things are wrong, Rory realized. She also realized that he would probably only be in town a few more days at the most and she would just have to fake it until then. She didn't want Jess knowing about this baby before she figured it all out for herself.