[A/N Sorry for it being so long since a update! I took a life guarding course for a couple of weeks and that required a lot of studying time! But it was worth it, for I passed! Yay! And finally updated. Hope you guys like this chapter! Please review!

Sunlight streamed through the windows, blinding Lorelai as she opened her eyes. She yawned and turned over on the couch. Lorelai pushed her messy hair out of her face and pulled the cashmere blanket up to her neck, closing her eyes.

"Mom! Wake up." She felt a slight push and opened her eyes to see Rory standing over her dressed and wide awake.

"Why…?" Lorelai said sleepily, shrugging her off. "What time is it?" Rory sat down on the end of the couch and looked at her mom.

"Almost 9. Come on. If you get up now, I'll take you to Luke's."

Lorelai gasped. "Nine? You woke me up before nine?"

"Up!" Rory pulled the blanket off her.

Lorelai pulled the blanket up around her shoulders and looked at Rory.
"Will you buy me a doughnut with extra sprinkles?" She smiled like a little girl.

"And a coffee too if your good" she said jokingly. Lorelai yawned again and stood up, shrugging a blanket off her shoulders.

"My favourite daughter!" Lorelai said with a smile. Rory stood up and pushed her in the direction of the stairs.

"Now go get dressed!"

Lorelai started up the stairs, glancing at Rory and rolling her eyes. "Yes mom!" She had a silly grin on her face, as she continued up the stairs.

SPACER!

15 minutes later, Lorelai came down in a black skirt and a light blue v-neck shirt. She wanted to look good when seeing Luke, but effortless. Like she looked amazing in anything she just threw on.

"Okay, let's go get coffee!" Lorelai called throughout the house as she came downstairs. Rory came out of the kitchen.

"You ready?" Rory asked.

"For anything that comes my way. Come on. I need coffee." She tugged on Rory's arm, trying to pull her towards the door. Rory pulled away and walked back to her room.

"One second! I need my book."

Lorelai pouted and put on her black shoes. She stood by the door waiting. Rory hurried over, slipping into her shoes.

"Okay, to Luke's!" Rory said enthusiastically, holding the door open. Out they both walked to the jeep.

SPACER

They had parked the jeep, and were now walking towards the entrance of Luke's diner. Lorelai swung her purse lightly at her side, and Rory was reading the introduction of her book.

"You know.. Lorelai said, thinking aloud. "I'd like to try skiing."

This caught Rory's attention, and made her look up.

"You?" She asked, "Skiing?"

Lorelai nodded, and looked at her daughter. "Yeah, you know, it looks fun how they go shoop, shoop, shoop down the hills."

Rory laughed and smiled, as she walked up the steps. "Shoop, shoop, shoop?"
She paused at the door to look at her mother.

"Well I've never been skiing, but if I did, I'd imagine that's what it would sound like, going down the hill."

Over behind the counter, Luke was watching Lorelai. He thought she might avoid him again, especially after last night. He was glad she wasn't, for he couldn't bear it. And last night had made him so happy, to know she had feelings for him.

Luke took the coffee pot and walked over to their table. He could hear her rambling on about something. As much as her rambling annoy him, he missed it when she wasn't there.

"Hey," he greeted them. Lorelai looked up, and smiled nervously at Luke.

"Hi.." Lorelai said softly. Luke held the coffee pot up for her to see.

"Coffee?" He asked, still looking at her. She nodded and looked down at the coffee being poured into her mug. She studied his hand. It looked so strong, like there wasn't a thing in the world it couldn't lift.

"So, what's new with you too?" He glanced at Rory, was smiling as she watched her mom and Luke. They were so cute! She grinned at Luke and held out her mug, showing she wanted him to pour coffee into it.

"Mom wants to be a skier." Rory stated. Lorelai's mouth dropped a little and she glanced Rory, giving her a look that said 'hey-don't-tell him-that!' But now that it was said, she would just have to go along with it.

Luke laughed and looked over a Lorelai. "A skier? Now that wouldn't be safe."

"Hey! I could ski!" Lorelai said, trying to defend herself, but she couldn't help laughing a little.

Rory grinned and sipped her coffee. She didn't want to interrupt, but she really wanted to get going to the book store. She didn't want to be here if Jess came down, because the next time she talked to him, she didn't want to really be in front of everyone.

"Okay," Rory said, interrupting Luke and Lorelai's little.. whatever it was. It wasn't exactly flirting, or a conversation. More of them just gazing into each others eyes, caught it the moment, all giggly and happy.

"I'm going to get going. Can I get this to go, and a doughnut?"

Luke obviously still had his mind on Lorelai, as he mumbled yeah and poured her more coffee, then walked back to the counter.

Rory chuckled to herself and smiled. "I'll be right back," Rory said, standing up and walking over to the counter with her coffee.

"Hey Luke, can I get this to go?" Luke smiled at her and put the coffee into a to-go cup. He slid it towards her over the counter.

"That all?" He asked, glancing over at Lorelai, drinking her coffee. Rory pointed to the doughnuts and Luke handed her one.

"Thanks," She told him, as she walked back to her mom. She picked up her book and slipped it under her arm. Behind her, Jess came downstairs, rolling up his sleeves. Rory glanced over her shoulder and saw him. Her heart started beating faster, like it was trying to bust through her rib cage.

"Hey hey!" You can't leave me!" Lorelai said, her hand on Rory's arm, trying to make her sit down. Rory smiled and edged closer to the door.

"Mom, you'll be fine with Luke! I'll see you later. I'll be at the bookstore." She said the last sentence much louder, and looked over at Jess. He was watching her with an intense look on his face.

SPACER

Rory looked through the book shelves for what seemed like the millionth time. She was waiting to see if Jess was going to come or not.

Rory glanced at the clock, it had been about twenty minutes since she had left Luke's. She already had picked at more then enough books to last her the next two weeks.

'Where is he?' Rory thought to herself, "Is he even going to bother coming? Does he even want to see me?' She asked herself these questions repeatively, but she never found answer. Rory sighed and was about to take her books to the counter, when she heard the door open. She glanced up, to see Jess looking down the aisle at her.

Rory sucked in her breath and held it. This was it. This was the moment that would most likely determine her and Jess's future. Whether they would be together or apart.

She watched Jess walked closer, until he was about 2 feet away. She let her breath out and looked him in the eyes.

"Hi." Rory said simply. Jess looked like he was about to say something, then closed his mouth. There was a silence between them for a minute or two.

"Hi." Jess said back. More silence. All Rory could think in her mind was, 'Wow, this is so much more awkward then I thought it would be…'

"I'm sorry." Jess said suddenly. He put his hand on the book shelf and leaned on it.
"I'm sorry for leaving," he continued. Rory felt tears prick at her eyes.

"You hurt me. You didn't say goodbye or anything." She looked down and wiped her eyes, hoping he wouldn't see, "And then you came back suddenly and told me you loved me.. then ran off, Jess! You took off again!"

Jess clenched his teeth shut and looked at her.

"I meant it Rory. I still do!" He took a step closer to her and looked into her eyes.

"Look, just tell me now, do you want me back in your life?" Jess asked her, his face serious. Rory hesitated and thought hard. She did want him back.

Jess waited for her to answer, and when she didn't right away he turned to go.

"Wait! I do." She cried, taking a step forward. Jess turned and looked at her. Instead of saying anything back, and leaned in and kissed her. Rory didn't pull away, for it felt so right. For the first time since Jess had left, she felt complete again.

[A/N Thoughts? Hopefully will get another chapter up soon. I'm going camping next week, so I'll try to get it up before then. Please use the review button! )