Sorry it's been so long! I had a crazy busy weekend and then I've been ill since then so haven't really felt like writing! Anyway, I've finally got round to doing it and there's a twist in this so I hope you like it! :)

Chapter 3

"Paris, come on! You've been in there for an hour! I'm going to be late for my class!" Rory exclaimed banging on the bathroom door but was only met with silence. "Paris!" Rory exclaimed frustrated.

Suddenly the door unlocked and opened.

"About time!" Rory exclaimed but then caught sight of Paris' tear-stained face. "Oh my god, what's wrong?" She asked concerned.

"Nothing.." Paris said quietly quickly wiping her eyes.

"Paris..." Rory said softly, forgetting all about the class she had to be in.

Paris' resolve broke again. "I..I can't say. You'll hate me." She sniffed rushing into their bedroom.

Rory followed her and found her sat on her bed. She slowly went over to her and sat down next to her. "Why would I hate you?" She asked.

"Because...Because I've ruined his life and he's going to freak and leave me and then you'll hate me for doing that to him!" Paris rambled quickly.

"Who? Jess?" Rory asked trying to keep up.

"Yes Jess!" Paris exclaimed.

"Paris, you haven't ruined his life. He loves you." Rory said confused.

"Not when I tell him this." Paris sniffed.

"Tell him what?" Rory asked. "Paris, you can talk to me, you know." She said softly.

Paris glanced over at her. "I...I'm pregnant." She said quietly.

"What?" Rory said shocked. "When...how?" She stuttered.

"I seriously have to tell you how?" Paris retorted.

"Sorry. I'm just...shocked." Rory said quietly. She glanced at her friend who looked so small. "Do you know for sure?"

Paris nodded. "I took a test this morning. I was late and I'm never late so I went out an bought a test and took it this morning. It's positive." She said quietly.

"Wow..." Rory said trying to take it all in.

"Jess is going to freak." Paris sniffed. "We're only 19. We're too young to be parents. Jess won't want anything to do with me now. I've ruined his life."

"Hey, don't say that." Rory comforted her friend. "Jess will be shocked, sure, but he loves you Paris." She assured her.

"This wasn't supposed to happen though. We were safe, every time. We were so careful. I don't understand it." Paris said finally breaking down, letting the tears fall.

Rory put her arm round her. "There are always exceptions. Even when you're safe." She said quietly. "Paris, everything will be ok. I promise." She said. She glanced at her. "Have you thought about what you're going to do about it?" She asked cautiously.

"I'm keeping it." Paris said quickly. "I can't...I can't get rid of it."

"Ok." Rory nodded. "Well I think what you need to do first is to talk to Jess. He deserves to know." She said softly.

"I know." Paris said quietly. "I'm just...I'm scared."

"I know. It's scary." Rory said. "But I promise I will be here for you whenever you need me. You'll always have me, ok?"

Paris gave her a small smile. "Thanks." She said.

"You really need to talk to Jess." Rory said. "You want me to come with you?"

"No, this is something I need to do myself." Paris shook her head. "He's not got a class this morning so I'll go up now. No time like the present eh?" She said trying to make a joke.

"It'll be fine. Jess loves you." Rory tried to reassure her.

Paris gave her a small smile. "Will you be here when I get back?" She asked.

"Of course." Rory nodded.

"But your classes...I made you late.." Paris said.

"Doesn't matter." She shook it off. "Today I'm here for you. I'll be here."

"Thank you." Paris said gratefully before taking a deep breath and leaving their dorm.

"Will you just tell me what's wrong?" Jess exclaimed, watching Paris pace around his room. "You're giving me a headache."

Paris stopped and turned to him with tears in her eyes. "I...I'm pregnant." She finally said.

"What?" Jess said shocked, definitely not expecting that.

"I found out this morning." Paris said quietly.

"But...But we took precautions! We were safe!" Jess exclaimed.

"I know! But sometimes even the precautions don't work!" Paris said. "Trust me, I'm pregnant."

Jess just sat there staring at her not quite believing what she was saying.

"Jess?" Paris said nervously. "I know this wasn't exactly what we planned and I'm sorry. But it's happening."

"Wow...uh...you're pregnant..." Jess said in shock, rubbing his face with his hands.

"Yeah..." Paris said just as nervously, trying to gauge his reaction.

"Uh..I need some space." Jess said quietly.

"Jess..." Paris said her voice wavering.

"Please Paris. I need to get my head around this." Jess said. He glanced up at her. "I need to be on my own right now."

"Ok.." She said quietly. "I'll...I'll go..." She stood for a moment hoping he would tell her to stay but he just nodded.

Paris blinked tears away from her eyes before slowly leaving.

Jess watched her leave and went into the communal area of their dorm. "Geez..." He muttered rubbing his hands over his face again.

"Whoa, what's happened with Paris? I just passed her on the stairs and she was rushing back to her dorm crying." Tristan said coming in.

"Urghh..." Jess exclaimed collapsing onto the couch.

"Jess?" Tristan said confused. "You two have a fight or something?"

"I...I'm going to be a dad." Jess said quietly.

"Wait, what?" Tristan exclaimed shocked, going to sit next to him.

"She came to tell me she's pregnant..." Jess said still trying to take it all in. "..and I think I just kicked her out..."

"Paris is pregnant?" Tristan said trying to clarify what he was saying.

Jess nodded. "What sort of boyfriend am I? I kick my girlfriend out after she tells me she's pregnant. I just...I was in shock. I needed time to think."

"And what are you thinking?" Tristan asked cautiously, wondering if his best friend was seriously considering leaving Paris when she most needed him.

"I don't know." Jess admitted. "My head's all a blur." He said. "I'm going to be a dad. A kid. A real kid with my flesh and blood. God..." He said.

"It's big. Really big." Tristan agreed. He glanced at him. "Mate, Paris needs you right now. She was in a state when I passed her. She needs you."

"I know." Jess said quietly. "I mean a kid. I'm 19. I can't do this."

"Well Luke and Lorelai did it with Rory and they were younger." Tristan said.

"I know! But I'm not Luke!" Jess exclaimed. "And I know it was a crazy situation and I know Lorelai would have been a great mom that young if she'd been given the chance but I'm not them! I'm messed up! They would be better off without me."

"Jess, mate, you're not messed up." Tristan insisted. "Sure you've had a past. Who hasn't? But seriously, you're like a clone of Luke. You'd be a great dad. I just know it. I mean you're great with Katie and LJ." He pointed out.

"Yeah but they're my cousins. I have no responsibility with them. This kid, I would be responsible for him or her." Jess said. He glanced at Tristan. "I'm scared I'll be a failure like my dad."

"Jess, you're not your dad." Tristan said firmly. "And you know why? It's because I know you and I know you won't walk out on Paris and I know you'll be there for your kid. You can do this, I know you can." He said. "I know it's easy for me to say because I'm not in your situation but seriously Jess, you're a great person. You're not your dad."

Jess looked at him and sighed. "I'm scared." He admitted.

"I know. But I'm here if you need me. You have such a big support system. If you need any help, we can help you." Tristan assured him. "But right now I think you should go..."

"Talk to Paris." Jess finished for him. "I know." He said. He glanced at Tristan. "I really do love her."

"I know." Tristan assured him. "She needs you as much as that kid. Think about how lucky you are. You've got a family to support you. What has Paris got?"

Jess knew Tristan was right. Paris' family life wasn't brilliant and he knew her parents wouldn't take this well at all. "I'll go down now." He said.

Tristan nodded and then watched Jess leave. "Wow.." He said to himself afterwards.

Rory was comforting Paris in their room when there was a knock on the door to their dorm. "I'll get rid of them." She assured Paris getting up and going to the door. She opened it and was surprised to see Jess standing there. "Hi.." She said.

"Is she here?" He asked.

"In our room." Rory said.

"Could you...uh...could you give us a minute?" He asked.

"Jess..." Rory said hesitantly.

Jess looked at her. "You know?" He asked.

Rory ducked her head and nodded. "She told me." She said quietly. She looked back up. "She's terrified, Jess. She's terrified she will have to do this alone."

"She won't." Jess said.

"Jess..."

"She won't." Jess said firmly. "I'm not going to be a crappy dad like my dad was."

Rory nodded. She stood there for a minute before giving him a hug. "I'm proud of you." She said softly.

Jess hugged her tightly. "Thanks." He said quietly.

"I'll be with Tristan." Rory said.

Jess nodded and started heading towards their room.

"Jess?" Rory said quietly.

"Yeah?" He said turning round.

"Congratulations." Rory said with a small smile.

Jess gave her a small smile. "Thanks cuz." He said. "I'll just.." He said gesturing to their room.

Rory nodded and left, leaving them to it.

Jess took a deep breath and went into the bedroom. He found Paris on her bed and he felt awful when he saw the broken state of her and knew he'd caused it. "Hey.." He said.

Paris looked up startled. "Jess!"

"I'm sorry." He said immediately.

"What?" She asked surprised and confused.

"I shouldn't have told you to leave. I was just so shocked but I shouldn't have told you to go. I'm sorry." Jess said.

"It's ok." She said quietly, wiping away some tears.

"You're not going to do this alone." Jess said. "I'm sorry if I made you think you would have to. I'm not great at showing my feelings but I know I love you and I know this is huge for us but I know I will love that kid, our kid, just as much."

Paris was shocked. "Really? You're not leaving me?"

"Why would I leave you?" Jess asked.

"Because I'm ruining your life. You never signed up to this." Paris said quietly.

"No. But you didn't even. It's not your fault though. It takes two to make a baby so it's as much on me as it is on you." Jess said. He sighed rubbing his hands through his hair. "Paris, I love you. We'll get through this together ok?"

Paris stood there for a moment before launching herself at him. "Thank you." She said gratefully and touched. "I love you so much." She said, her voice muffled as her face was buried into his chest.

"I love you too." Jess said, holding her close. God how am I going to tell Luke? He thought.

So I know this was a huge twist and I was really nervous doing this but I hope you liked it and didn't think it was too unrealistic! Please review and let me know what you think! Thank you! :)