A/N: Thank you for all of the reviews! I really appreciated all of them and your opinions on the POV thing. Kind of an in-between chapter, the next chapter will have some more important things.

Chapter 10: A Plan

Jess hung up the phone relieved to hear that Lorelai had taken the news well and was willing to give him another chance, one that this time he wouldn't mess up. He had known Luke would be okay with it; he had a feeling Luke understood their situation more than they did sometimes. He had spend the night in his hotel room writing and trying to wrap his head around the fact that he was actually with Rory again, after all the failed attempts and screw-ups, he had done it. As he fell asleep that night he vowed to himself that he would make it count this time.

The next morning he drove to Stars Hollow, just realizing that now that entire freak show of a town would see that he was with Rory again, their princess. He tried to push the thought out of his mind as he got his stuff out of the car and started walking towards Luke's.

He opened the door not too surprised to see Rory and her mom sitting at a table, eating a late breakfast while Luke hovered around them refilling coffee and talking. They saw him as the door opened and Rory smiled warmly at him as Lorelai waved him over.

"There's the hoodlum! Come, join us!" he stopped himself from rolling his eyes at her little nickname and went over to them, avoiding eye contact with Babette and Miss Patty as he walked past their table.

"It's good to see you Jess," Luke smiled and patted him on the back as he approached them, "want something to eat?" Jess nodded and thanked him and then as he sat down heard Babette attempting to whisper to Patty about him.

"Did Lorelai just invite Jess to sit with her Rory? I thought she hated him! I thought Rory hated him! What is going on?" As Jess sat down he raised his eyebrows at Rory, silently asking her what they should do, how to act. She must've gotten the idea because she just shrugged and leaned over to give him a quick kiss. Out of the corner of his eye he saw Patty and Babette's mouths drop, along with some other curious people seated around them.

He just laughed and shook his head as Rory looked at him apologetically, "I'm sorry Jess, when they came up to me to welcome me back and asked if I had a boyfriend, I didn't know what to do, if I should tell them so-" Lorelai interrupted her to finish the story.

"So I, being the amazing mother that I am, swooped in to save the day by saying that Luke needed Rory in the kitchen," Jess laughed at that.

"And what could Luke possibly have needed her in there for?"

"I don't know, maybe some kind of wedding surprise for her mother, who as previously stated is wonderful," Rory just laughed and continued to eat her breakfast. He decided he'd try and stay in Lorelai's good graces, keep her good mood up, and try to ignore the whispering all around them.

"So, how are the wedding plans coming?"

A little while later they were walking around town on their way to Andrew's to get some books for the week. Jess had his arm casually around her shoulders and Rory couldn't help but smile, thinking back to years ago when they walked similarly through the town in colder weather. However the more they walked the more shocked expressions she saw that quickly brought her back to the present.

"Wow, people really can't believe that I'm with you again huh?" she knew he had noticed the staring in Luke's-it wasn't exactly subtle.

"I guess not," he shrugged, "but at least you were right about your mom being okay with it for now," she saw the relief on his face when they were having breakfast and her mom was able to have a conversation with him. She was impressed too when he asked about the wedding plans, that was one way to get Lorelai happy and they had gotten through the whole meal without any awkwardness between them. Suddenly she realized something.

"You know Jess, we aren't exactly done telling people yet," she looked at him nervously.

"I'm sure Taylor will find out from Patty and when he comes after me I'll just have Luke distract him with something about whatever the next dumb event coming up is," she rolled her eyes at his response and couldn't believe he didn't realize yet.

"I meant my grandparents," he abruptly stopped walking and stood frozen on the sidewalk.

"Oh," was all he said at first. She chewed her lip nervously as she tried to read his expression, which had suddenly gone blank. After another minute of silence she tried speaking first.

"Well, I mean, if you want this to be serious and see it lasting for a while, they're gonna have to know. You may even have to go to another Friday night dinner, but you do owe me one if I remember correctly," she looked down when she was done speaking. Did he see it lasting for a while? She was scared of her grandparents' reactions too but if they were going to be together she'd have to tell them.

"I do," she barely heard him he had been so quiet.

"What?"

"I do want it to be serious and see it last for a while, and I do owe you a dinner too. But not tonight Ror, please? I need some time to mentally prepare myself and I promise I'll come next week if you're going," she looked at him surprised and thrilled. It was good to know he was hopeful about them as well, and she hadn't expected him to agree so easily.

"Of course, next week is fine! I know mom and Luke have been going every other week since I'm gone but while I'm home we said we'd go every week, so next week is fine. After that you may not have to go back too many times don't worry, especially since once I get a job somewhere we're going to figure out how often they're gonna end up being. But thank you Jess really, it means a lot to me that you're coming, and I actually think I have a plan that will make every-"he cut her off with an unexpected passionate kiss and she felt him pull her closer by her waist and she eagerly responded, bringing her arms around his neck.

"What was that for?" she asked breathlessly when he pulled away.

"There were some people looking at us, like they were trying to figure out what's going on. I thought I'd show them," he smirked and she saw Babette running across the square away from them, clearly bursting to tell someone the latest thing she saw. Smiling up at him she gave him another quick kiss and they continued to walk towards the bookstore.

"So you were saying something about a plan?" he asked and she realized she had completely forgotten her, in her own opinion, brilliant idea.

"Oh! Okay, well I was thinking that maybe tonight at my grandparents, I'll tell them that I have a new boyfriend and just describe you, but without telling them it's you, since my grandma probably has never gotten past the whole black eye thing. So from your description and my mom and Luke vouching for you they'll like you, and when you come next week I'll explain," she finished excitedly, hoping he would agree to it. She knew her grandfather wouldn't be a problem, he would like Jess as soon as she tells him he's a writer, but she thought her grandmother might need to be eased into the idea of it.

"You really think that will work?" he was looking at her doubtfully, and she tried to stay optimistic.

"I think it will help, and it doesn't matter to me too much what they think, them liking you would just make my life a little bit easier," she smiled at him. It was true, while it would be nice to not have her grandparents on her case about who she was dating, it didn't matter in the end.

The kiss he gave her in response just reaffirmed her own thoughts. Even with the time apart, the first few weeks of their relationship had been amazing, and she wasn't going to let any reaction from her grandmother get in the way of whatever laid ahead of them now that they were together.