A/N: Okay, so I didn't really have any specific idea about how I was going to end this, so I'm writing it by ear and it's proving quite difficult. Here's the next chapter.
Disclaimer: Don't own…
On with the story…
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Chapter 4: I Love Who
Two Months Later…
Jess was working in the diner as usual. Caesar was in the back cooking, Luke was in Hartford to meet with a supplier, Tristan was upstairs doing whatever he was doing, and Rory, Paris, and Lorelai were just laying around at home. There was a couple who had just come in and taken up the five-seater near the window and were staring at Jess. He knew they were staring at him, he could feel their eyes. Finally he walked over to their table to take their order.
"What can I get you?" he asked brusquely.
"Uh, hm, coffee?" the man stated as more of a question.
"Tea for me," the woman smiled a thin smile and gave Jess her menu.
"Sure," Jess said and went to get them their drinks.
Jess walked away from the table and the couple's eyes didn't leave him. He was getting pretty frustrated. He retrieved their drinks and made his way back to their table. The woman had light sandy blonde hair and the man had dark brown hair and tan skin.
"Here are your drinks. Do you want anything else?" Jess asked, bored.
"Um, no we're fine, thanks," the man answered. Jess rolled his eyes and walked away without another word.
"You think that's him?" the woman asked.
"It has to be, we look exactly the same," the man answered.
"You think Luke's here?" the woman asked.
"I don't see him anywhere," he answered and just as the last word slipped from his mouth, they heard footsteps on the stairs.
Both waited anxiously to see who it was and when they saw a young blonde boy they relaxed, but watched him closely to figure out who he was.
"That's Julia's kid!!" she exclaimed suddenly and half jumped out of her seat. The whole diner turned to her.
"How do you know my mom?" Tristan asked across the diner.
"Uh, hm," she stuttered.
The diner awaited her answer, enthralled.
Liz sighed and gave up, "She was my sister," she confessed.
"If she was your sister and Luke only had 2 sisters that means that she's your…," Tristan trailed off talking to Jess. He turned to look at his cousin to see his fists and jaw clenched with fire blazing in his eyes.
"Get out," Jess finally said.
"Jess, come on Hunnie, give us a chance," Liz tried.
"Get. Out," Jess said again.
"Son, come on, don't be that way," Jimmy put in.
"DON'T call me your son. You gave up that right when you walked," Jess hissed, pointed an accusatory finger at them and started walking to their table.
"Jess…," Tristan started.
"No, they need to leave, NOW," Jess stated clearly.
"Okay," Tristan said quietly to Jess and then to Liz and Jimmy, "You need to leave."
"But-," Liz started.
"Now," Tristan interrupted and crossed his arms over his chest.
"Fine," she said quietly, close to tears.
They left and the whole diner burst out into whispers. As soon as they left, Jess was hightailing it to the door.
"Jess," Tristan called.
"Don't follow me," he said over his shoulder and rushed out the door.
Tristan dropped his head and ran a hand through his hair.
"Alright, diner's closed everyone out!" Tristan called and the diner patrons left.
He sat down in an empty chair and watched as Caesar hung up his apron and left also. He sighed heavily and got up to go to the phone.
"Hi, Luke? Yeah, it's me Tristan, we have a situation…Well Liz and Jimmy came into the diner…She said I was Julia's kid and we asked her how she knew my mom…She said she was her sister…They're gone now…He left somewhere, told me not to follow him…Alright, see you soon, bye," Tristan hung up and left to go to the Crap Shack.
Crap Shack
"Is the time up yet?" Lorelai asked anxiously.
"No mom, you still have a minute," Rory answered.
"How about now?" she asked again.
"NO! Aunt Lor, chill out, you'll know soon enough," Paris exclaimed from her seat on the couch.
Lorelai stayed silent after that outburst and the three sat quietly waiting for the results. A minute later, the timer went off and no one moved.
"Mom…," Rory started.
"You look," Lorelai covered her face with her hands and buried her head in her lap.
"Okay," Rory said and went into the bathroom while Paris rubbed Lorelai's back soothingly.
Rory walked into the bathroom and picked up the stick. She put a hand to her mouth and gasped then walked back into the living room.
"I'm so sorry mom…," Rory trailed off at the end of her sentence.
"No, no, no, no," Lorelai said over and over again while she shook her head and rocked back and fourth.
"Aunt Lor," Paris started as she took her into her arms, "it's going to be okay, Luke will understand."
Luke and Lorelai had been dating since their trip to Hartford two months ago.
"No," Lorelai shook her head adamantly and curled up into a ball. She was wearing gray sweats and a long sleeve blue shirt. She pulled her knees up to her chest and buried her face there. There was a knock on the door, so Paris got up to let Rory take her place and went to get the door.
Paris had gotten a call from her mom, Dana, about 2 weeks ago telling her that they would be gone for the remainder of the year and maybe longer. Paris had been upset, but had quickly gotten over that realizing this was her family. Sure, she loved her parents, but Lorelai, Rory, Jess, and Luke had always been her family and now there was Tristan, too. She was going to be okay.
She opened the door, "Tristan."
"Hey," Tristan said as he pulled her close to him in a hug and kissed the top of her head.
Paris pulled back so she could see his face, "What's wrong?"
Tristan shook his head.
"Come on, what's wrong?" Paris put a hand on his cheek which Tristan leaned into forcing him to look at her.
He sighed, "Jess' parents showed up at the diner."
"What?" Paris said quietly, unbelievingly.
"They just showed up and said I was Julia's kid and we asked how she knew that and she told us," Tristan explained for the second time in 15 minutes.
"Wow," Paris breathed and leaned into Tristan with her cheek against his chest.
"Yeah, so where are Lorelai and Rory?" Tristan asked.
"Uh, they're in the living room, but you can't see them right now. You'll find out why soon enough. Right now, they just need some mother-daughter time," Paris explained.
"Okay, let's go for a walk then," Tristan stated, knowing Jess was probably at the bridge and wanted to be alone. He knew that he should probably tell Rory, but she was busy with Lorelai, so it could wait.
"Alright, just let me tell them I'm leaving," Paris replied and walked into the living room, "Aunt Lor, I'm taking a walk with Tristan. I'll be back for dinner and I'll bring all your favorites okay?"
Lorelai nodded her head, but continued to cry into Rory's shoulder.
Paris and Tristan left while Lorelai and Rory remained in the living room.
"Mom? It's going to be okay, I hope you know that," Rory tried to reassure her mother.
"I know, I'm just really emotional and overwhelmed," Lorelai replied.
"Good, you were scaring us," Rory smiled softly at her and gave her a tight hug, "Everything is going to be okay," she whispered.
"I hope so," Lorelai pulled back and smiled.
"Luke is going to be so happy mom. He loves you so much," Rory reassured her.
"Alright, alright, but I want to tell him when I tell him. He doesn't know until I decide it's time, okay?" Lorelai stated seriously.
"Sure mom, let's throw this away," Rory said picking up the test.
"Okay, but do it in your room so that he won't find it," Lorelai told her.
"Alright," Rory replied and threw the test in her trash bin.
"I'm going to go to the diner. I need coffee," Lorelai stated with wide eyes.
"Mom, I don't think you are supposed to drink coffee," Rory bit her lip.
"But-but coffee," Lorelai stuttered.
"Fine, but if it comes out with two heads-," Rory said.
"More to love," Lorelai smiled and walked out the door.
Rory went into her room, smiling and shaking her head. She got a book from her nightstand and laid on her bed to read. About 15 minutes into her reading, there was a tap on her window. She got up with a puzzled look on her face and pushed her blinds aside to see a very depressed looking Jess. She motioned for him to go to the door and he did. She walked to the door and opened it. Standing before her was a very sad looking Jess with his eyes blood-shot and his hands stuffed far into his pockets.
"Baby what's wrong?" Rory cooed and pulled Jess to her.
Jess didn't say anything. He let Rory hold him and wrapped his arms around her as well. He shook his head into her shoulder.
"Jess? Jess what's wrong?" Rory pulled back to look at him in the face and saw tears falling from his eyes. He looked down, ashamed, "Hey, hey look at me," Rory demanded and put a hand on his cheek, forcing him to look at her, "What's wrong?" she asked again.
He shook his head.
"Tell me," she commanded softly.
He looked her straight in the eyes, "My parents showed up at the diner," he croaked.
"What?" she breathed, "Oh baby," she pulled him to her, holding him tightly against her.
She pulled him fully into the house and closed the door with her foot. She pulled him with her to her room and laid them down on the bed. She laid down so that his head was against her chest and his arms were wrapped around her stomach. She held his head tightly to her and kissed it several times as he silently cried into her chest, wetting her shirt.
"Shh, it's okay baby," she cooed.
After several minutes of silence, Jess lifted his tear-stained face to meet her eyes. He didn't say anything; he leaned in and captured her lips in a soft kiss which she willingly reciprocated knowing that he didn't want to talk about it yet. He sped up the kiss and ran his hand up her side eliciting a soft moan from her into his mouth. He took the opportunity to slide his tongue into her mouth. She cupped his face in her hands and battled his tongue with her own. He turned her flat on her back and positioned himself so that his top half was over her while his legs remained on the bed. She let their tongues battle for a few more moments and they both pulled back panting slightly, in need of air.
"You okay?" Rory asked once she had caught her breath.
"Yeah," Jess said softly, running his eyes all over her face; her swollen pink lips, her piercing blue eyes, and small, perfect nose.
"What?" she asked after a couple minutes of his intense stare.
"You're so beautiful," he said softly and put a stray piece of hair behind her ear.
"Jess…," she trailed off and was silenced with a finger to her lips.
"Shh," he said as he leant down and moved his lips against hers softer than he ever had before.
When he pulled away and opened his eyes, what he saw before him was more beautiful than anything he had ever seen before. She had her eyes closed with her lips slightly parted as a breathy sigh escaped her.
"Coffee?" she asked as she willed her eyes open.
He smirked at the effect he could have on her and replied, "Sure."
Diner
"Hey Lor," Luke smiled and gave her a quick kiss as he went to open the door.
"Hey," Lorelai said softly as she followed him in.
"Do you know where Tristan is?"
"I think he's out taking a walk with Paris."
Gazebo
"So, do you want to go to Madeline's party Saturday?" Tristan asked Paris casually.
"I don't know," she shrugged.
"Come on, show everyone the real Paris," he encouraged.
She sighed, "I don't know."
Crap Shack
Jess let Rory up so that she could go to the kitchen and start the coffee.
"So, you want to talk about it?" she asked.
"Not yet," he said softly.
He got up from her bed and blew his nose, then went to throw it away when he saw something.
Diner
"Oh, okay. He called and told me that Jess' parents came by the diner today and they had to make them leave," Luke explained.
"Oh my poor boy," Lorelai cooed.
"Yeah, I assume he's either at the bridge or with Rory," Luke shrugged and started a pot of coffee.
"Luke, I need to tell you something."
"What is it?"
Gazebo
"Paris, those stupid people at that God forsaken school need to see how you really are, not the way you act at school."
"Why? As long as you, Rory, Jess, Aunt Lorelai, and Luke know, I'm okay," Paris replied shortly.
"Yeah, but don't you wish people would leave you alone?"
"Of course I do, but I'm not going to act all different so that they stop talking. If I act different, then they'll just talk about that!"
He stayed silent.
Crap Shack
"Ror? What's this?" Jess asked as he pulled out the test from earlier.
"Uh…"
Diner
"Well…"
"You can tell me Lor."
Gazebo
"I was just trying to make your life at school easier," Tristan said quietly and got up to walk away.
"Tristan…"
Crap Shack
"Are you…?"
"No, Jess-"
"But we didn't…"
"Jess…"
Diner
"Luke, I'm pregnant," Lorelai confessed quietly.
"What?" he asked surprised.
"I'm pregnant," she said confidently.
Town Square
"Tristan!" she called after him.
"What?" he turned around and asked sharply.
"Don't walk away from me," she pleaded.
He had never seen this weak side of her.
"Don't walk away like they do," she pleaded with him.
"Baby, what are you talking about?" Tristan asked as he walked up to her and took her crying form into his arms.
"They always leave me," Paris cried into his chest.
"Who?"
Crap Shack
"How could you?" Jess sputtered and stumbled backwards to her bed where he sat with the test in his hands.
"Jess, I didn't-"
"Who?" he asked quietly.
Diner
"Wow," he breathed.
"I need more than that," Lorelai said.
Luke looked up at her, smiled widely and ran towards her with his arms opened. She jumped into his arms and let him kiss her fiercely on the lips.
"We're going to have a baby," Luke smiled down at her.
"We are," she confirmed and put a hand on her flat stomach.
Town Square
"My parents. They always travel and leave me here with Aunt Lor. Don't get me wrong, I love Aunt Lor and everyone with all my heart, I just wish my parents cared more," Paris explained.
It was at this very moment that Tristan realized something, "Paris, I love you."
"What?"
Crap Shack
"No one! It's not my test!" Rory exclaimed.
"Then why was it in your trash bin?" Jess asked incredulously.
Rory didn't say anything and looked down.
"I can't believe you," Jess said as he shook his head.
"I can't tell you. The person wants to tell the father on her own time and if you knew, she couldn't do that," Rory explained.
Town Square
"I love you," he said softly.
Tears welled in Paris' eyes, "I love you, too."
She went on her tip-toes and captured his lips in a passionate kiss to which he responded eagerly pulling her flush against his body.
Crap Shack
Realization dawned on Jess' face, "Paris or Lorelai?"
"I can't tell you," Rory said adamantly.
"Why?"
"They want to tell the father when it feels right and I can't go against that."
"So, it's not yours," he checked.
"No," she said quietly.
He walked up to her and put his arms around her waist loosely.
She kept her arms crossed at her chest but allowed him to press their foreheads together.
"I love you," he whispered.
She uncrossed one of her arms to put a hand on his cheek, "I love you, too," she replied with no hesitation and captured his lips in a gentle, slow kiss.
Everything was changing.
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A/N: Okay, so this took forever and it's not even very good. I am truly sorry about that and the fact that I'm updating a day late. Nothing was coming to me, but I hope you like this! I know there is a lot of dialogue, but at least I'm updating. Also, if you have any suggestions, send them in your review or PM me. Press the pretty little button!