Chapter Ten

"So?" Rory asked as her editor looked up from the book review she was reading over.

"This is great." Alec broke into a wide smile, "Not in anything that I've read about this author have they conveyed so much feeling, not to mention you really got him talking. You've got talent Gilmore."

"Thank you."

"Tell you what, we're looking for a new features editor and I think you'd be perfect."

"Really?"

"You've got experience in editing from Yale and I think you could do really well."

"Thank you."

"I'll talk it over with the other editors but I can fairly safely say you're in."

"Wow, well um let me know. Thank you."
"Sure. And Gilmore," he called as she walked out of the room. "Phenomenal writing, really."

"You interviewed Jess?"

"Yes."

"Jess Mariano?"

"Yes Mom."

"Sulking, sarcastic, the world can bite my ass, Jess Mariano?"
"For the last time yes!"

"And?"

"And it went fine, my editor loved it and they're promoting me to features editor."

"You're kidding!"

"Nope."

"Wow!"

"Yeah, I'm so excited!"

"Hey, come home this weekend, we can celebrate a little."

"Sure, what do you have in mind?"

"Shopping of course."

"Shoes?"

Lorelai grinned evilly. "You took half of mine with you and I'm down to only fifty two pairs."

"Fifty-two? Oh the horror! And I did not take half of them!"

"You did too!"

"Did not!"

"Did too!"

"Both of you quit it!" Rory could hear Luke yelling in the background.

"Did too." Lorelai whispered.

Emily Gilmore flipped through the society section of the Hartford Courant, just as she did every morning. Long gone were the days where she could smile as her granddaughters lovely face graced the page at some well planned function but never the less she read the entire section every morning. Today's was fairly light, they covered a society luncheon to fund a new library and there were a few wedding, engagement, and birth announcements. Emily skimmed through them to see who she knew. Martin and Clara Hampstead had a baby, she must send a nice gift, that family was known for their cheapness, Gloria Ventley had died, goodness, she was nearly a hundred years old. Emily paused as she read the last name on this list, she had to be seeing things, leaning closer she read it again. No she was right. Logan Huntzberger and Clarissa Hanley were to be married in London this February.

A/N: Thanks for your fabulous reviews, more Rory/Jess action to come!