LAST TIME:

"What do you want?" Luke asked coldly. Rory and Lorelai looked at each other to figure out who the mystery man was. Rory snuck a peak at Jess's facial expression, but he was back to his guarded, void of any emotion, expression.

"Just to see him" the mystery man answered.

"To see him? Jimmy, you left him the day he was born!" Luke yelled. The girls now knew who it was. It was Jess's father.

THIS TIME:

"He doesn't need you Jimmy" Luke stated.

"I'm his father! I deserve the right to get to know him!" Jimmy retaliated.

"You lost that right when you decided to leave"

"HEY!" Jess shouted to get the older two men's attention. "If you wanted to know me you should have stuck around. If I decide I want to get to know you I will find you! Not the other way around! You can't just show up and expect everything to be alright. It takes time. Leave the number and address of the place you're staying at and if I decide I want some questions answered I will drop by. Now you can get out!"

"Okay here's the number and address. I'm sorry I started an argument" Jimmy replied.

"Just please go" Jess said. Jimmy walks out the door. Luke is standing there very angry and both girls are confused. Jess walks back over to Rory and sighs. She pulls him close and asks Luke and Lorelai for a minute alone. They agree and Luke told Rory she could stay as long as she needed.

"Hey, they're gone. Everyone's gone. It's just me and you" Rory says softly into his ear.

"He left. The day I was born he packed his bags and ran. Didn't even bother to say goodbye to Liz. He just left. And now he wants to be a part of my life. It is just so infuriating. I have no clue what to do. I mean, yeah I have questions for him, but do I really want to know him?" Jess sighs again. "I have no clue what I should do"

"Jess, I'm sorry he left. This kid will have two nonexistent grandfathers. My dad never really knows what's going on in my life either."

"He's better than my dad. At least he makes an effort"

"But sometimes his trying causes too much pain for both me and mom"

"What do you think I should do?"

"Go see him. It can't hurt and at least you get your questions answered. If it doesn't work out, you always have other people who care about you"

"Alright I'll see him later this week. But right now I want to do something else" Jess says, grinning mischievously. He leans down and captures her lips with his. Rory lets out a giggle and sinks further into the mattress as he leans over her.

"I like this idea" she says smiling.

"Me too" and with that Jess closes the gap between their lips.

THE NEXT DAY

Rory wakes up to find herself in Jess's bed. She yawns and gets up, walking down into the diner. She is surprised to see so many people there at this time of morning.

Jess walks over to where she has frozen in place, staring at all of the people staring at her. "Morning" he says as he kisses her.

"Hi" she replies.

"What do you want to eat?" he asks, knowing it will be a weird combination of disgusting foods due to cravings.

"Strawberry pancakes, eggs with a side of pickles, bacon dipped in chocolate sauce, and a glass of tomato juice"

"Are you serious?" Jess asks incredulously.

"Yes" Rory smiles.

"Oookay. Why don't you wait upstairs? I'll bring it up to you when it's done"

"That's okay. My mom is here. I want to talk with her so I'll sit with her"

"Okay but no bagel hockey"

"Oh man!"

"Just go annoy Luke for coffee--which he won't give you because he is ordered not to"

"I hate you" she pouts.

"No you don't you love me" Jess smirks and leads her to where her mother has sat down.

"Hey mom" Rory greets.

"Hello daughter of mine" Lorelai replies. "Hi Jess"

"Hey"

"So…can I have some coffee please?" Lorelai asks Jess.

"Nope"

"But…but…that's not fair!" she whines.

"Yes it is. If I gave it to you, you would give it to Rory. So no coffee"

"But I haven't had any all morning cause somehow it disappeared from my house last night" Lorelai complained.

"Thank Luke for that. He knew you would just give Rory whatever coffee you had in the house so he took it away"

"LUKE!" Lorelai screams.

"WHAT?" Luke screams back, unhappy about Lorelai yelling in the middle of his diner.

"You hid all my coffee!"

"Yes I did. It's not even in the state anymore. I threw it away"

"WHAT!" Lorelai and Rory gasp at the same time. "You threw away the elixir of life!"

"Yeah you are in big trouble with the Coffee Gods mister" Rory adds.

"Oh no I am so scared" Luke replied sarcastically.

"You should be Uncle Luke. I mean what if they decide to strike you with lightning?" Jess smirks.

"Get back to work, you little punk" Luke snaps and hits Jess in the back of the head with a dish rag.

"Hey don't hit me with the dish rag"

"I can if I want to"

"Why would you want to?" Jess retaliates.

Luke just hits him on the head with the dish rag again.

"Stop it" Jess says, clearly annoyed. Luke doesn't stop and the girls dissolve int o fit of giggles watching the scene unfold.