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They sat silently for forty minuets before Dr. Delamico walked in and both Jess and Rory, holding a sleeping Megan, stood up. Megan woke quickly realizing the change in positions, she let out a small whimper, Rory quickly tapped her bum a few times before handing her over to Luke who had just arrived with Will and one year old Julia. Julia was sleeping in her car seat and Will was drifting off to sleep against Lorelai's shoulder while he played with the ends of her hair. The doctor escorted Jess and Rory to the side of the room, where they could talk in private for a moment.
her file, and let out a heavy sigh glad that she wouldn't have to bring any horrible news to these young parents.
" Emily will be fine, in a couple of days, you will be able to take her home in a couple of hours, but I want you to monitor her for the next few days. She just has an inner ear infection and that's why her fever spiked if it spikes any more then it already has I want you to bring her back in. Your family can go see her now she is doing much better, I'm just going to go start her release forms" Dr. Delamico said before she told them Emily's room number.
"Thank you so much doctor" Jess said as he shook the doctor's hand, before she started to walk away to begin the papers. Rory finally let out a sigh of relief as she started to cry again and Jess took her back into his arms and held her tightly as they turned back to face their family. "She's going to be just fine, she just has an ear infection, why don't you guys go home I'm going to keep the kids with us we'll be home in an hour or two. I'll use my key so we don't wake you" Jess said as Luke and Lorelai nodded. Lorelai kissed her daughter's cheek as she handed her Megan and Luke handed Jess Will and he picked up his daughters car seat as they left the hospital and headed home. Rory kissed her daughter's hair and stroked her son's back lightly as they entered their youngest child's hospital room. The baby cried until she saw her mother's face over the side of the hospital crib. Rory laid Megan down on the cot next to Emily's crib, and Jess laid Will down next to her, before they went back to their youngest daughter's crib. Her face immediately lit up with a huge baby smile when she saw her mother. Rory called out her name softly, she smiled and then gently pick up her daughter, whose leg was attached to an IV. Rory cried softly as she cuddled closer to Jess's chest.
Twenty minuets later they were heading out of the hospital, Jess was holding Will with his hand clutching tightly to Emily's carrier and Rory was holding a willing Megan who still did not want to be out of her mother's warm caring arms. Jess sat Emily's carrier in the middle of the back seat and then buckled her in before setting Will in his seat to her left and Rory put Megan in her seat to the right of Emily's. Jess smiled at Rory through the car before she climbed into the passengers seat and he climbed into the drivers seat and they began their hour and a half drive home.
They pulled up in front of the Gilmore-Dane's house about an hour and fifteen minuets later and carried their children in to the house and up the stairs. Jess put Will and Megan in their beds while Rory laid Emily in her crib and turned up the baby monitor. Jess came over and took it out of her hand and holding it in his own.
"She's going to be fine" Jess said as he kissed the top of her head and they made their way into their bedroom. Jess stripped down to his boxers and Rory took the shirt he was previously wearing and slipped it over her head. Jess curled his form around her body, as she started to cry.
"I can't do this" Rory cried as she felt Jess's hardness against her backside. "It's just been so long for me and I don't know…"
"It's fine sweetheart just sleep we'll talk about everything in the morning" Jess said as he once again kissed her cheek tenderly and they both drifted off into a deep sleep safe in each other's arms.
Around four in the morning a little less then three hours after they had fallen asleep, a cry awoke Jess, immediately realizing it was his daughter's cry he made his way to the little room that connected to his. He kneeled down next to her small pink toddler bed and she let out a small whimper before calling out for her 'mama.' Jess smiled slightly, she used to be such a 'Daddy's Little Girl,' but ever since Rory had walked into their lives a little more then twelve hours ago everything had changed. There mommy was there and they fell in love with her just as quickly as he always seemed to and now he had an extra daughter to love and he couldn't have been happier. Jess tried to quite her so she wouldn't wake Rory but that just wasn't happening. He read to her, rocked her in the rocking chair, and even cradled her in his arms and sang, but she continued to call out for her mommy. Less then five minuets later Rory awoke to the sound of crying through the baby monitor, she sighed contented by the soothing sounds coming from that little girl. She knew Jess was in there singing or reading to her right now trying to prevent the little girl from waking her. Boy did she love that man, even though she was constantly worrying about her husband showing up and taking Emily away with him this was the happiest she had been in a very long time. Rory smiled as she enter the small room, and Megan continued to cry because she couldn't see her mother. Rory walked up behind him and kissed him right behind his left ear, he jumped a little not realizing she was there. He grinned and handed her Megan when she had asked for her.
"I'll be back in, in a couple of minuets" Rory said as she cradled the small girl and Megan's thumb finally went back into her mouth she was finally at peace safe in her mother's arms. The little girls eyes fought to stay open as she stared up into her mother's face, a couple of minuets later she was once again fast asleep. Rory laid her back down in her toddler bed before making her way over to Emily. She put her hand on the baby's chest just to make sure she was still breathing. Then she made her way over to Will's bed and sat down next to him on the floor as she ran her hand soothingly along his back. About an hour later Jess made his way back into the small room to find Rory still awake and sitting next to Will's bed.
"Baby? What are you still doing awake you need your rest" Jess asked as he tried to carefully lift her up off of the floor, but she fought him until he was sitting down next to her, and stroking her hair.
"I just met them yesterday, but god, I didn't think I could fall in love with them so much and so fast, I just have to sit here and make sure they are all still breathing" Rory said as Jess nodded in agreement, realizing what she was saying.
"What do you think about packing up the kids and going home this afternoon?" Jess asked as he stared off into the direction of their children, Rory reached her neck up and kissed him lightly.
"I think it's a great idea" Rory said. "It's only a few hours away right so, if we leave here around two we will still make it home by dinner?" Rory asked. Jess nodded and said, "I called my workers yesterday and I had them start on a room for Emily in the spare bedroom right across from ours, it should be done by the time we arrive there tonight or it might even be done now if they worked as fast as I pay them to work, it's not like I pay them crap I pay them good money to do stuff I need done like this and I expect it to be done."
"Oh Jess you didn't have to" Rory said as she hugged him around the neck tightly.
"Rory I want us to be a family, and this is the first step. I'm going to help you through all of the stuff with Jake and I'm going to get you the best lawyer so I make sure Emily stay's right where she belongs. Please Rory let me take care of you, let yourself be the one who doesn't have to worry about anything, so please just let me take care of everything okay, I love you so very much and all I ask of you is that you let me take care of you." Jess said as he joined Rory in crying and then helped her up as they made their way back to their room just to get a little more sleep they had a long day ahead of them and a nasty few years to come.
They had successfully packed up the car and Luke and Lorelai were now getting the kids ready while Jess and Rory had their last few minuets alone. Rory sighed as she leaned her small body into his more masculine one. He held her up perfectly and she fit in his arms perfectly. She knew this was now where she belonged and she would for a long time to come. She know they would have to talk about what was going on with Jake and Emily and everything but that didn't have to be discussed, she just wanted to forget about the world even if it was just for a couple of minuets, she just wanted it to be her and Jess just for now. A few minuets later Luke and Lorelai walked out. Luke was holding Megan's hand and cradling Emily and Lorelai was a tad wet and was a very wet Will's hand. Rory had to cover her mouth so she would not let out a laugh.
"Mommy I wet" Will said as he looked down at his shoes knowing that his daddy would be mad because he wasn't aloud to play with water when it wasn't his bath time because he always made a mess.
"Oh baby, what did you do?" Rory asked as she pulled herself out of Jess's arms and made her way to the porch where her son was standing soaked from head to toe. Rory giggled as she lifted the wet boy into her arms and then turned to look at Jess who had a mean expression on his face. She gave him a confused look before carrying her son into the house. Jess sighed as he went over to Luke and took Emily into his arms strapping her into the car and then doing the same with Megan before Rory and a now very dry Will came out of the house. Rory nudged Will toward his father and Jess caught him in his arms.
"We'll talk about this later do you understand young man?" Jess asked as Will nodded and Jess strapped him into the car. Jess turned to Rory and looked into her eyes and saw how mad she was. She shook her head and turned away from him. She walked up to Luke, Julia and Lorelai, she could fell the tears forming behind her eyes already. Rory kissed Julia's cheek, then hugged Luke tightly before she stood shakily in front of her mother. Lorelai started to cry and then Rory started right after her, they both threw themselves at each other and cried.
"You'll come to visit me at Jess's house right" Rory asked as she hugged her mother tightly and tears continued to pour down her cheeks and then squeezed her mother tightly before she released her mother.
"Of course sweets I wouldn't miss it for the world" Lorelai said as she wiped her cheeks on the sleeve of her zipper up sweater. She hugged her mother one more time before releasing her again and then turning and walking to the passengers side door and slipping inside and buckling her seatbelt. Jess then walked over and kissed Julia, shook Luke's hand and then hugged Lorelai kissing her cheek before getting in the car turning the engine and then backing out of the Gilmore-Danes driveway and then headed home. They were silent the entire car ride neither of them saying anything until Will woke up and said he had to go to the bathroom. Thirty minuets later they arrived home and Rory grabbed Emily from the back seat and got the stroller from the trunk while Jess turned off the car and opened the other back door. Rory strapped Emily into the stroller and started to walk down the driveway. Jess grabbed Will out of his car seat and set him next to the car.
"Rory where are you going?" Jess yelled after her as he took Will's hand and started after her down the driveway. Rory continued to walk as Emily started to sob and Rory stopped. She wasn't going to walk away from those kids again she wouldn't do that to those poor kids but she need Jess to know she wouldn't do this again.
"Mommy, Mama" Megan cried from her car seat still inside of the car her arms stretching out the door as she tried to fight to get out of the car. Jess reached into the car and unbuckled Megan's car seat and she jumped out of the car and ran toward Rory, screaming mommy over and over again. Rory pick the little girl up in her arms and then took Emily out of the stroller and set Megan back down took her hand and called Will to follow her, she opened the door to their house and then went and looked for the twins rooms.
Later that night Rory put the kids to bed before making the way into the room that she was going to be sharing with Jess. Jess had gone into work as soon as they got home not even asking her if she wanted him to go in today and now wasn't even home. She was getting mad now and she promised herself that she would not get into a kind of relationship like this. This was how the relationship with Jake started and then it just got worse. She knew Jess would never raise a hand to her, but it still scared her. She got into her PJ's and then opened up 'Oliver Twist' sat down on the bed and then began to read.
