Jess helped Rory down the hall to her room. "Maybe this isn't the time, but you look good in leather," Jess said.
"Yeah well you do know the song 'Bad to the Bone' is about me don't you?" Rory managed to sputter out.
"I had no idea. Here give me your card." Jess opened the room and laid Rory on the bed. He covered her up with covers and got her a trashcan.
"I'll be right back," Jess said, leaving the hotel room. He went to the vending machines and got Rory some Seven-Up and Cheez-Itz.
"This was all they had," Jess said, handing Rory the snacks as he walked back in.
"Thanks Jess."
"So, is there anything else I can do?"
"Could you just, I don't know, stay for a few minutes?" Jess was surprised that she wanted him to stay.
"Um, sure." Rory patted the bed.
"I don't know about that Rory. I mean you're throwing up."
"I think I'm done, but if I do I'll lean off the bed and you can be my personal hair holder." Jess hesitated, then crawled in with her.
"So, while you were gone I've selected a few choices. There's CSI, Your Momma, or VH1's top 40 greatest love songs. What do you think?"
"Well, definitely VH1, then Your Momma on commercials just for kicks."
"Just what I would have done." They laid together in silence, watching VH1.
An hour later a dreary Rory had laid her head on Jess's chest.
"And now a more recent one, 'Hanging by A Moment' by Lifehouse," the announcer said.
"Oh, this one's my favorite," Rory said.
"Yeah, why?" Jess asked.
"I don't know, but it is," she replied. About 30 seconds later Jess heard Rory breathing heavy. She was asleep.
"I'm fallin' even more in love with you, letting go of all I've held on to. I'm standing here until you make me move, I'm hanging by a moment here with you," played in the background as he stared at her. This girl had changed his life. Forever.
The next morning Lorelai opened the door that connected Rory's room and her's and Luke's. It reeked.
"Honey did you order Indian food again, jeez," she said entering the room.
"Oh, my," she said when she saw Rory asleep with her head on Jess's chest, Jess asleep too. She walked around to the other side of the bed to reveal a trash can with puke in it. 'No wonder,' she thought. She cleaned up the mess quietly and left them a note of the place her and Luke were going to go for lunch.
"Guess who had a slumber party last night?" Lorelai whispered to Luke back in their room.
"No he didn't! Oh my God. Rory doesn't need that right now."
"Chill Luke, it looked innocent."
"Really, how innocent?"
"Bambi innocent. I think Rory got sick last night and Jess stayed with her. She was even wearing his leather jacket, and his hair was like it used to be. I snapped a picture on my cell phone."
"You just couldn't resist something like that right?"
"You know me." Lorelai said, putting on lipstick.
"I better watch my back then."
"Everyone's already seen you un-shaven Luke, there's no reason to be embarrassed." Luke just gave her a look.
"Are you sure Rory's okay?"
"I'm only sure that she's in good hands."
"I'm sure that means a lot to Jess that you trust him."
"Yeah, it's nice not to play the mom in this case and clean up puke. He's welcome anytime."
"Are they gonna meet us there?"
"Probably, I left a note. Hey how would you feel if I took Rory shopping this afternoon, you and Jess could hang out."
"Are you sure that's what she needs?"
"I'm positive it would make her feel better. Philly is no New York, but it's no Stars Hollow either."
"Yeah well when everything is handpicked to Taylor's liking what do you expect?"
"Honestly not much, maybe some plaid."
"Jeez," Luke said as he opened the door for Lorelai.
Rory opened her eyes to the bright sunlight. Why was her pillow so hard? She turned her head to see Jess's chest going up and down heavily. He was asleep. He had stayed overnight. Rory sat up, ran her fingers through his hair, and quietly got up and slipped into the bathroom. When she came out Jess was still asleep. She read the note on the T.V.
'Hey it's me, I cleaned up your mess don't you love me more now? Luke and I are going out to lunch at Texas Roadhouse on 22nd if you or Jess feels like meeting us there. Call me! -Lorelai the 2nd.' Rory glanced at the clock. It was 12:30 already! She quickly got dressed, leaving the leather jacket on.
"Jess, Jess?" She said, shaking him. Apparently he slept like a dog. How to wake him up, Rory thought. Nervously she bent down and kissed him on the cheek. She smiled, not believing she had just done that. His eyes suddenly opened.
"I thought that would wake you up," Rory said.
"What was that?"
"I stuck my used sucker on your cheek," Rory replied.
"Evil. You feeling better?"
"Yeah, a lot better. Luke and my mom went out to lunch, if you wanna come."
"Yeah, sure."
"You have 10 minutes."
"Okay mommy," Jess said, entering the bathroom.
"You didn't have to stay the night," Rory said, her and Jess walking quickly down the hall.
"Just like I don't have to let you keep my jacket, but since you puked on yours."
"I did?"
"Yeah, the whole floor pretty much got battered."
"And here I was thinking I had such good aim."
"I'm sorry to let you down so hard."
"I'll recover." They stepped into the elevator with an elderly couple.
"You're a cute couple," the woman said.
"Oh, we're not….." Rory began, Jess interrupting her, wrapping his arms around her waist, his hands on her stomach.
"Thank you. We're expecting soon," Jess said, halfway playing along.
"Yes I just love my little buttercup," Rory said, pinching Jess's cheeks.
"Have fun here in Philadelphia," the old couple said as they all got off the elevator.
"What you thinking about becoming an actor or something?" Rory said on the way to Jess's car.
"I know how to have fun don't I?" Jess said.
"Well I'm not bored yet, but we'll see," Rory said as they reached Jess's car, Renee standing by it.
"Is this the other woman?" Renee said.
"Renee, please," Jess said.
"You are my boyfriend."
"We went out 3 times."
"You were a good kisser."
"I'm finding this disturbing Renee."
"I find you disturbing. You don't do that to a person. Especially when they clean up the puke in your car."
"You had nothing better to do?"
"No, unless you would have preferred that I throw rocks at random windows and eventually get yours."
"Look I'm sorry. Please try to move on and leave me alone," Jess said, getting in the car, gesturing Rory to get in too. Renee just stared as they drove away.
