Doesn't It Usually End With A Wedding? Chapter 9
Disclaimer: All characters belong to Amy Sherman-Palladino3. The story was based on ASP's Gilmore Girls and I am just continuing.
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There was now a big 2 in the window of Luke's Diner. Today was the last day of civilization for the Danes/Gilmore/Mariano clan. The diner would be closed the next day and the Dragonfly inn would only be accepting people checking in for the wedding.
For now, Jess, Rory, April, Luke, and Lorelai all sat in the middle of the diner while Lane and Cesar ran the place. Luke and Lorelai had huge smiles plastered on their face. Rory and Jess also had smiles on their face but, they were thinking about completely different things from the bride and husband to be. April just sat there quietly, eating her food. While Lorelai and Luke were thinking about their wedding, Rory and Jess were still concerned about what they were to each other. Then, Lorelai spoke up.
"Jess, you made a pretty good impression for my parents last night. I didn't know anyone could act that smooth around them." Lorelai was definitely impressed.
Jess slightly blushed (while smirking at the same time). "All I did was try to be nice. It wasn't that bad." He said. "I knew I made a bad impression last time and I wanted to try to erase that."
"I agree with mom, Jess. I can't even act that calm around them." Rory giggled.
Luke also agreed.
"When do I get to meet them?" April questioned. "I still haven't and they are soon going to be my step-grandparents."
"Probably at the wedding. Or the bachelorette party, tonight. You'll meet grandma, then." Rory responded.
"Guhhh."
"So, its almost your last day of freedom. What are you guys doing tonight?" Rory asked Luke.
"We were just going to sit around here and grab a couple beers. After what happened last time, we can't risk it with him." He nodded his head toward Jess at the end.
"What happened last time?" Lorelai questioned.
"Lets just say, there is a reason Jess hates T.J. so much. Especially since the wedding." Luke answered, laughing at the thought.
"Okayyy." She looked to Rory then whispered, "weird."
Rory then nodded.
-The Crap Shack—
While Lorelai was upstairs getting ready for her day with Luke, Rory was on the couch flipping through a magazine yelling to her mom, which was considered a conversation in the Gilmore household. April was also on the couch reading, cutting into the conversation periodically. Lorelai ran down the stairs, quickly asking Rory how she looked, while Rory responded with a 'Preeeetttyyy' and April said 'cute!'.
"So, what are you going to do all day?" Lorelai asked her daughter and daughter-to-be.
"I'm probably going to go to the bridge to read." Rory responded.
"I'm gonna walk aroud Stars Hollow and help with things at the inn probably." April replied. She wanted to help out with anything as much as possible so the wedding wouldn't go bad.
"Okay, hun." Lorelai replied.
"What are you guys doing?" Rory asked her mother.
"Surprise!" Lorelai said, sounding fake. Everyone knew she hated surprises and yet, the person that knew her most after her daughter decided to give her one.
-The Inn—
Sookie rushed around the kitchen making sure the food was amazing in the kitchen while running to the front desk occasionally to check on Michel. April asked what she could do and ended up doing bell check while they were running low on staff that day. They were running low on staff because Sookie let them have one last day of freedom before there was chaos for the wedding. When she saw Rory run into Jess on her way to the bridge, April knew there was going to be barely any reading at the bridge.
-Outside the Inn—
Rory was on her way to her favorite place on Earth with her nose stuffed in Oliver Twist. She wasn't paying attention to where she was going so, she bumped right into the person she was thinking about. Jess Mariano himself.
"Oh, I'm sorry." Jess said, not realizing it was her. His head was still in his book.
"No, it was my fault." Rory replied and then continued to walk forward, trying to get rid of the conversation. It had been too awkward around them lately and she didn't need that amount to grow.
When Jess realized that she was walking away, he turned and called out her name. "Rory!" He started jogging to catch up with her. "Where you going?"
"The bridge."
"Do you mind if I come?" Jess asked, hesitantly.
"Sure."
They walked in silence for a while, scared out of their minds because they had no clue what they were doing and what they are. When they got to the bridge, they sat down but didn't start reading.
After a couple minutes, Rory spoke up.
"Why is it always like this for us?" Rory questioned.
"Like what?" He joked. He knew what she was talking about. Of course he did.
"Like we don't know each other." It was more of a whisper. "I mean, you know me more than anyone on this planet. And, at least I think I do, with you"
"You do." Jess cut her off, knowing he was telling her the whole truth.
"Yeah, well. I don't even know myself at the moment so, I would like to think you know me."
"Who don't you know yourself, Rory? I mean you are doing what you wanted to do. You're on your way to be an overseas correspondent. Your mom is getting married to the man of her dreams! How could it get better for you?" Jess questioned.
"Just, I don't know, its stupid." She hid her face by scratching her ear and looking at the other side of the bridge.
"Its not stupid, Rory. You can tell me." Jess said, tapping her upper arm lightly to signal her to look at him.
"I just- Its weird to not be home. I miss my mom so much on the road. And, not just my mom, I mean, its Luke, and Luke's Diner, and the town, and everyone in it. And, at Yale it was fine because I knew I could visit whenever but…now. Definitely horrible."
"Well, then maybe you shouldn't tour with Obama. Maybe you should stay here. Just for a while. Instead of jumping right into it, you can write around here for a while. Prepare for becoming the best correspondent ever. Maybe just be part of something small, like the New York Times or something." Jess joked.
This was when Rory could see the glistening in his eyes. She knew it was horrible for him to feel this way so, she leaned over and kissed him.
It was soft and simple but, it meant the world to both of them.
