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Chapter 4: Jess and Rory. What?

Lorelai was sipping on some coffee at Luke's.

Luke: So are we going to go?

Lorelai: of course we are going to go. How I'm going to make it through the evening I have no idea.

Luke: Well there is always the fancy liquor

Kirk comes carrying some mail.

Kirk: You really need to change your address to the historical one Luke I couldn't figure out this was for you.

Luke: You mean the name didn't tip you off?

He places the mail on the counter.

Kirk: Well maybe yours but not Jess.

Lorelai notices in the mail an invitation to Rorys party. She would remember what it looks like because she had studied it looked over it so many times since it had arrived at her house. Why would Rory send another invitation to Luke. Then she looks closer that doesn't say Luke. It's for Jess! As she held it up Kirk said.

Kirk: isn't that an invitation to Rorys birthday party? Because the whole town is wondering when we were going to get ours

Luke: Not now Kirk

Lorelai: This is addressed to Jess. Why is she sending this to him? How does she know him?

Lorelai goes up the stairs.

Luke: Lorelai wait. Lorelai!

Lorelai enters the apartment and finds him reading

Lorelai: How do you know my daughter?

Jess: What?

Lorelai: My daughter she sent you this why?

Jess grabs the mail. And smirks. He didn't know he had made an impression.

Jess: Just.

Lorelai: Just what? When did you meet?!

Jess: Relax she came had coffee it was nothing.

Lorelai: My daughter wouldn't send an invitation for coffee.

Jess: Well maybe she is her mother's daughter

Lorelai: Well what did you talk about did she ask about me?

Jess: No

Lorelai: She didn't. So she still doesn't know I'm engaged

Jess: Well

Lorelai: You told her I'm engaged why?!

Jess: I didn't know it was some big secret

Luke: I didn't know it was either

Lorelai: It's not. It's just I was supposed to tell her

Jess: But your not speaking

Lorelai: I was supposed to tell her when we were speaking and how do you know we're not speaking. Boy that must have been some excellent cup

Jess: Well you seem to think so.

Lorelai rolls her eyes.

Lorelai: That's not the point. Are you going to go?

Jess: Maybe

Lorelai: you have to go

Jess: I don't have to do anything

-Break-

Rory looked around her party and couldn't recognize anyone. Every DAR woman seemed the same. Logan had yet to show up. Maybe it was her fault for never saying her birthday or why didn't he ever ask?

Rory: Can I have another I can taste my death by a sip?

The bartender hands her a Rory. She hears her name and turns around.

Rory: Jess?... You came?

He smirked.

Jess: How's the birthday?

Rory: awful. A priest talked about my virtue

Jess: Your?

Rory: I've been moved to the main house.

Jess: Because of your virtue?

Rory: Yes apparently I have to buy many sweaters

Jess: Rory how many drinks have you had your not making any sense

Rory: Come on.

She grabbed a bottle from the bartender. And blindy Jess followed. They head to Lorelai's old room.

Jess: Is this your room?

Rory: No this is my mom's old room. But it has a balcony.

Jess: Huh. Shall we?

Rory smiles

Rory: We shall!

She opened the Window to the balcony and steps out.

Rory: I have a game

Jess: A game?

Rory: Its my birthday so you have to do whatever I say

Jess: I didn't know those were the rules

Rory: Well they are so...we get to ask any question we want but we have to...take swing

Jess: of tequila?

Rory: I didn't know what I was grabbing

He smirks.

-Breaks-

Lorelai looks around the party. And she had encountered Lane and Paris but no Rory. She assumed she was with Logan because he was nowhere to be found either. She is startled by her mother.

Emily: Lorelai have you seen Rory?

Lorelai: I don't know the drink or the person

Emily: Lorelai this is serious

Lorelai: No I have not seen Rory. Would've thought you would know where she is.

Emily: I haven't been able to find her and we need to cut the cake.

Lorelai: I guess I can help you look mother

Emily: honestly the manners of that girl leaving her guests unattended

Emily walks away and all Lorelai can think is what guest were Rory's? She walks up the stairs and begins looking.

-Break-

Rory had never been this drunk. But that's the point of the twenty first birthday party right? She kept taking drinks out of the bottle first it was for curiosity of wanted to know Jess and asking every question she could but then it started being for liquid courage to be around him. They sat on the balcony in opposite ends. Their legs touching against another. The more she got to know him the more she enjoyed his company. He took a swing

Jess: So do you regret quitting Yale?

She didn't expect that question.

Rory: Um no it was the right thing for me at the time.

Jess: I mean I've seen your room I've met your mother you just don't seem like this is your lifestyle.

Rory: Well maybe you don't know me.

Jess: Or maybe I know you better than yourself

Rory didn't want to talk about Yale. It was ruining the mood the moment the everything. She stood up.

Rory: Come on let's dance

Jess: What? you can barely stand.

She hands him her hand so he can get up.

Jess: You know you can barley hear the music.

Rory: Its my birthday will you just shut up and dance with me.

Jess: You Gilmores really take birthdays seriously

He put his arms around her waist and hers on his neck. She rested herself against his forehead. His touch made her weak.

Jess: Rory?

Rory: Yeah?

She could feel it he was going to kiss her. She thought of pulling away but couldn't. While he thought this was the moment to tell her about his sickness. She leaned in to kiss him and then they heard the door.

Lorelai: Rory!?

Next Chapter: Jess finds out about Logan and Rory finds out the secret Jess has been telling her.