I am so sorry that it took me so ridiculously long to update this story. I would give you a million excuses, but the truth is that I just got lazy. And I guess watching the end of Gilmore Girls (season seven) didn't help either...anyways, I'm back! Hopefully you guys will enjoy this chapter, I had some trouble writing so I hope you like it. Enough babbling...enjoy!

Disclaimer: I obviously don't own Gilmore Girls or anything affiliated with the show. I thought everyone would know that by now...


She woke up with his arm wrapped tightly around her middle. Rory loved the feeling of security that it gave her. Trying to get a better look at his sleeping face, she carefully turned so she was facing him. He looked so content that she smiled. Rory lifted her hand and started to trace random shapes along his chest.

"You know, watching people while they sleep is on the borderline of creepy," Logan muttered, without opening his eyes.

"Did I wake you?"

He slowly opened his while grinning, "Maybe..."

Rory raised her eyebrows, "So, you're not going to tell me whether or not I need to apologize?"

"You never have to apologize to me, hon," he said. Then he pressed a kiss to her lips.

She deepened it quickly by rolling over so that she was lying on top of him. It would have gone a lot farther if Rory's phone hadn't started ringing. Logan groaned as Rory had to get off of him to reach her cell.

"Hush you," she scolded him.

Logan rolled his eyes and attempted to get off of the comfortable mattress. Rory giggled when the attempt failed.

"Hello?" she answered through her laughter.

"Hey kid!" the other line chirped.

"Hi mom. How are my kids?"

"How are your kids?" her mom repeated, "Your kids are currently stuffing their faces with ice cream. I swear, it almost seems as if they never get any."

"Mom!" Rory shrieked, "It's only noon and you have already given them ice cream?"

Logan was chuckling in the background.

"Well, they were supposed to have it an hour ago, but the Soda Shoppe wasn't open," Lorelai reasoned with her daughter.

"And the fact that the ice cream place wasn't even open yet didn't make you think that it was too early for dessert?"

"It's open now, so apparently some people don't think it's too early."

Rory took a deep breath, "Just make sure that they eat a carrot or an apple later, okay?"

"Deal. So how's Vegas?"

The brunette giggled at the change of subject, "Vegas is good."

"And how is the drama?"

"Thankfully, I am no longer apart of it. It's all Jess's problem now, though I still feel in the middle."

"Oh hon, just hang in there," Lorelai paused and Rory could hear another voice in the background.

"Mom?"

"Oh sorry. Your daughter wants to talk to you."

"Put her on!"

There was a shuffling sound as the phone was being passed to the little girl.

"Mama?"

"Hi baby! How are you? Are you having lots of fun with Nana?"

"Yep! I got ice cream!" Ellie told her mother excitedly.

"I heard. What kind did you get?"

"Chocolate!" she exclaimed proudly.

"That sounds yummy! Are you watching over your brother?"

"Bradin is fine mommy. He got vanilla ice cream, but I got a bigger scoop."

Rory laughed, "Good for you, honey."

"Is daddy there? I wanna say hi!"

"Yes he is. I'll give him the phone, okay? I love you baby girl."

"I love you too mommy!"

Rory handed her cell phone to Logan, "Your beautiful daughter wants to talk to you."

He eagerly reached for the phone, "Hey Elle-Belle!"

Their conversation lasted for a couple minutes and then Logan gave the phone back to his wife, "It's your mom again."

"Hey mom," Rory said into the receiver.

"Hi hon. Bradin says hi, by the way."

"Can you tell him that I love him?"

"Of course I will! And kid, don't let all the unfortunate drama ruin your vacation. I know it sucks, but you should be having fun."

"I am having a lot of fun, I promise," Rory said, trying to convince her mom.

"Oh really?" Lorelai questioned, unimpressed with her daughter's attempt.

"Yes mom, I have. I've been to the pool, the spa, we've been shopping, and we went to this amazing new club last night."

"Okay, okay. I believe you. I've got to go because I've got kids to take care of."

"Bye mom."

"Bye hon," Lorelai said before she hung up.

Rory put down her phone and climbed up next to Logan. He immediately wrapped his arms around her and she snuggled up onto his chest.

"Your mom seems good. She seems to have the kids under control."

Rory snorted, "Yeah, by feeding them ice cream."

Logan shrugged, "Well, if that method works, then why fight it?"

"Fine, you have a point. I guess I knew she was going to spoil them when we dropped them off," she giggled.

"Exactly. Now, what was with your conversation about having more fun?"

"Oh, well my mother thinks that I need to have more fun while I'm here."

"I couldn't agree more," he whispered huskily, "Why don't we start now?"

He caught her mouth in a slow, passionate kiss, which she replied to with a content sigh.


Danielle was in the middle of getting ready to go to the pool. She already had on her bathing suit and now she was in the process of packing her bag. Jess walked up behind her, making her jump.

"You scared me!" she exclaimed, placing her hand over her heart.

"Sorry. I didn't mean to," he paused, "Are you going to stop by the signing today?"

"If you want me to, then sure."

"You don't have to unless you want to. It can get a little boring."

"Well, we'll see how the day ends up going," she looked at Jess, "Are you sure you don't want to come down with me? Your signing isn't for a little while."

He shook his head, "Nah...I'm good. Have fun though."

Danielle sighed, "Alright...well, I guess I'll see you later. If you change your mind, you know where to find me."

"Yeah, I do," he leaned in for a kiss, but she was already heading for the door.

"I have my phone if you need me!" he heard her call before the sound of a slamming door rang in his ears.

Then he was alone...again.

A little while later, Jess was sitting behind a table, looking at the long line that stood before him.

"It will go quick," Olivia said stiffly, obviously still rattled by yesterday's events.

Jess sighed, "Alright."

She was right, it did go quick. Before he knew it, the line had thinned out considerably and it was time for his break. Olivia had avoided him the entire time and only spoke to him when it was absolutely necessary.

She was currently talking to an older couple, whom he assumed were some of her other clients. Jess gathered his courage and walked up to her.

"I have to grab something from my room. When should I be back?"

The words tumbled out quickly. He found himself wondering why he had said that. He didn't need anything from his room!

Olivia raised an eyebrow at him, as if she was surprised he was even talking to her, "In a half hour. The line is already getting long again."

Oh, now he remembered why he said what he said to her. To get her to talk to him.

"Okay. I'll, um...see you in thirty minutes then."

"Yeah," she replied dismissively.

On his way up to his hotel room, he was cursing himself. So he had gotten her talk to him, but he was also on his way to his hotel room for no apparent reason. Crap.

Jess was so into his own thoughts that he didn't realize that he wasn't alone in the room until after she greeted him.

"Hey honey. Are you on your break?" Danielle asked, smiling.

"Uh, yeah," Jess responded numbly, "What are you doing here?"

She shrugged, "The sun was getting too hot for me."

"Oh," he said.

Dani's eyes scrunched up in worry, "Are you okay? You're acting weird."

His head snapped up at her caring tone and his tone softened, "I'm fine babe."

Jess walked over to kiss her cheek. She was still unsure, but she decided to let it go for the moment.

"So, how is the signing going?"

"Good. I'm excited for it to be over though. Then, we might actually get to spend some time together."

She blushed, "I'm excited too. What time are you done?"

"I believe sometime around five. Why? Do you have something to do in mind?"

"Well, Rory said she could get us into the club on the roof. It's extremely exclusive, but she knows people there."

Jess's face fell, "You want to go to the club with them?"

"Well not necessarily with them. Rory is just getting us in, but they'll probably go too, in which case we'll probably hang out with them. Why? Is it as problem?" Danielle asked, confused by his sudden change in demeanor.

"I just don't want any favors from them and I definitely don't want to hang out with them," he responded icily.

"She's your ex-girlfriend, not the plague!"

"That woman is not my ex-girlfriend! The girl I used to date couldn't stand being rich and would rather stay home and read a book rather than come to Las Vegas for the week."

"Things change Jess. You should know that better than anyone! Don't you think that maybe in the last eleven years, she has become a better version of herself? And that maybe, you're too stuck in the past to see it?" Danielle exclaimed, her voice raising towards the end.

"She is becoming her grandmother! Rich and looking down on anybody who is beneath her."

"And how would you know that? If I remember correctly, you've barely spent anytime with her, so you would have no idea what she's like!"

"I know what other people like her are like!" he yelled.

"Well maybe you should live your life more because your judgment is seriously impaired," Danielle grabbed her purse and opened the door, "Have fun being alone tonight."

With that, the door slammed, making Jess wince. He really didn't mean to have their argument spin so out of control. He just couldn't understand how she could defend them, of all people. Just thinking about it made him angrier and he didn't even try to diffuse his mood.

Twenty minutes later, he was back behind the table with his best fake smile positioned on his face. Jess really hoped that no one could sense his anger. They didn't seem to; everyone seemed giddy and walked away from the signing with a book in their hands and a smile on their faces.

By the time the signing was over, Jess was mentally exhausted. He sighed and leaned back in his chair. He didn't even notice Olivia until she was sitting next to him.

"You okay?"

"Me and Dani had a huge fight," he stated in monotone.

"Oh..." she replied in understanding, "Come on."

"What?" he asked surprised as he watched her stand up.

Olivia motioned for him to follow her, "Come on."

Jess followed her through the lobby and over to the elevator, neither of them speaking. They rode the elevator up until it dinged and she got out. He curiously followed her until she stopped in front of one of the rooms. Olivia took out a key card and opened the door. Jess's breathing became erratic as he pieced everything together.

"So, this is where I live," she finally said to break the silence.

"Oh," he could feel himself slowly migrating towards her, "It's nice."

"Yeah, well...I get to stay here for free and it's a short commute to work."

"I see."

"Yeah..." Olivia trailed off.

Jess snuck a quick look at her and before he knew it, his lips were on hers. Their kisses were full of hunger and longing; both trying to forget about the world around them and the problems that come with it.

Now, they were working on getting rid of their clothing. Jess's shirt had already been discarded somewhere on the floor and he was working on the buttons of her blouse. As his fingers grazed over each button, his actions became slower; until he stopped completely, the immensity of what they were doing hitting him like a freight train.

"Wait, stop," Jess suddenly said.

"What?" Olivia asked in disbelief.

"Stop. I'm sorry, but I can't do this, not to Danielle. I'm only doing this because I'm upset and that's not fair to you or her."

"O-kay," she replied, obviously embarrassed. She fumbled with the buttons of her shirt, as she was trying to button them up quickly.

Jess looked around the room for his shirt, then he put it on. Although, he was still keeping an eye on Olivia who looked as if she was trying hard to keep herself together. Taking a deep breath, she smoothed out he clothes and ran her hands through her hair.

She walked over to her door and held it open for him, "You should go."

Jess nodded and as he passed her, she whispered a quiet, "I'm sorry."

"I know," Olivia sighed, "I'm sorry too."

With that, she shut the door on him and he stood in the hallway feeling disgusted by himself. The rest of his night was spent in the hotel bar, drinking his worries away.

A few hours later, Jess stumbled his way into his room. Seeing that Danielle was still not back made him want to get even more drunk, but instead he grabbed a blanket and crashed on the couch.

The next morning, Jess had a giant hangover, one he knew would persist throughout the day. He went into the bathroom, after seeing that Danielle was safely tucked into the bed, and took an Advil. Then, he quietly changed, as to not wake up his sleeping girlfriend, and left the room. Jess got into the elevator and rode it to the top floor. He read the numbers on the door and stopped at 6012. After knocking on the door, he braced himself for the hell she was going to give him for waking her up so early. Finally, the door opened and her face turned to confusion.

"Jess?" Rory asked.

"Can we talk?"


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