A/N: okay, okay i know...I'm horrible...I took some time off because I've been so busy and I totally left all of you hanging and I am sooo sorry! and I could go on and on making up excuses about why it's been so long but my only excuse is that I was busy and extremely lazy...but hopefully this chapter will make up for it...I think its good and I made it longer then normal for you:)

I have to go now but please review and again...I am sorry.

Chapter 11- There's no place like home.

Jess was over at his dresser when he looked in the mirror and saw her reflection, standing in the doorway.

"Hey." She said.

"Hi" Jess replied a little unsure of why she was here. "Um...how are you?"

"Im okay..." she replied. "My head hurts a little from all this thinking."

"I understand." Jess said.

They stood there in silence for a couple of minutes.

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"Can you hear anything!" Lorelai asked pushing Luke's head up against the door.

"Ow! Stop it!" Luke said loudly.

"You're no help. Move out of the way." Lorelai said pulling him away and sticking her ear in the crease of the door.

"Geez...they're just talking and you're being immature!"

"Okay you're right, you're right...they are probably just talking." she said with her head still leaning against the door. The door opened and her head jerked, she almost fell over. Rory was standing there.

"I thought I heard noise...what's going on." she stared at them for a second. "Mom. Were you eavesdropping on me and Jess?"

"What? Oh...no, no. I was just uh, trying to see if Luke uh..."

"Yea okay." she said dryly.

"Well, do you want to explain to me what you were doing alone in there with Jess?"

"We were just talking." Rory said truthfully... " 'were' being the operative word...that is until you decided to pull a Miss Patty."

"just talking?" Lorelai said, not at all convinced. "and I bet you were just talking last time too, you know...when you and Jess were up against the counter...do I have to go any further?"

"I can't believe you don't trust me when I say that we are just talking because that is what all of this is about right? Sex..."

"Rory..."

"No mom! You have never liked Jess and you never will, but you know what? He makes me happy and you're supposed to understand that, but you can't because you will never like him no matter how much I try to get you to see the good in him."

"No, Rory it's not like that..."

"Really? Than how is it?"

Lorelai just stared at her trying to say something that made sense, but at the same time didn't get Rory anymore angry. She couldn't think of anything...Rory was right, it was exactly like that. Ever since Jess came to Stars Hollow she had hated him and she was never going to be able to believe that he was anything but trouble.

"Well?" Rory said agitated. There was a pause. "That's what I thought...now if you'll excuse us, Jess and I need to talk. Alone, meaning no ears against doors and no paper cups with string. Okay?"

Lorelai opened her mouth, but Luke butted in before she could say anything. "Yes...we're sorry Rory."

"Whatever." Rory said and closed the door and Jess just looked at her with a smirk on his face.

"What?" Rory asked suspiciously.

"Well you know..." Jess was about to continue, but Rory spoke up.

"No I don't, what's with the smirk?"

"I was just wondering if it's true."

"If what is true? Jess what are you talking about?"

"If it's true that I make you happy." he said starting to get a little annoyed now... she was either avoiding the subject or had short term memory loss.

"What?...oh, what I said? I only said that so my mom would feel bad." Rory said.

"Oh." Jess said trying to hide his disappointment. "That's cool." he added then realized he had just said one of the stupidest things ever... "but I'm not..." he thought to himself...

"Yea well, I definitely didn't mean it..." Jess looked down at his feet feeling a little stupid for thinking she was serious. "...I mean...hah, could you imagine if that was true? I mean the thought is just a little absurd don't you think." Rory continued.

This was not the Rory Gilmore he knew...he looked up at her only to see her break out into a smile. "I'm such an idiot..." he said after realizing that whole time she had been playing with him

"Nah, I'm just a good actress." Rory said and smiled.

"Well, I agree." Jess said leaning in to kiss her, but she stopped him by putting her fingers across his lips.

"Wait a second...I still need to apologize." Rory said.

"About what?" Jess said a little confused.

"About what I said earlier...about this all being a mistake. I just, well I was wrong and I'm still not quite sure why I said it, but Dean was there and he was talking and-"

"I know." Jess said cutting her off...

"I just...I don't want to deny my feelings for you anymore and..." she paused for a moment.

"And what?" Jess asked.

"And-" she moved closer toward him and kissed him deeply. He wrapped his arms around her and they broke apart after several moments. "I love you too." she said finally deciding to tell him what her originally thoughts were.

He smiled at her and leaned in to continue where they had left off. She kissed him back passionately and they continued to make out for several moments before they moved toward the bed.

"Gosh I'm such an idiot." Lorelai said. "Why do I have to hate Jess so much? I mean, you like him right? You see the good in him, so why can't I?"

"Because Rory is your daughter...and you don't want her to get hurt again and since most of the times she was hurt, was because of Jess...you're having trouble trusting him."

"Wow.." Lorelai said raising her eyebrows, in amazement that he understood so well.

"Yea, well...I have my moments." Luke said with a smile.

"She was just so mad. I don't want her to be mad. I need to go apologize." Lorelai said getting up and heading towards the door.

"Do you really want to do that? I mean she made it pretty clear that her and Jess didn't want to be interrupted."

"Yea I know," Lorelai said. "But I just hope they're done talking soon...I really need to talk to her."

"I'm sure they'll be done soon, but seriously...what is taking them so long? They can't just be talking." Luke said with a chuckle.

"And what do you think they're doing?" Lorelai said with a smile, wrapping her arms around his neck.

"Well..."

"Do you think you could explain?" Lorelai said with a smile, and then leaned in, kissing him intensely.

Rory and Jess both sat down on the bed and explored each others mouths for a few moments. Jess began to push Rory back on the bed, but she stopped him before he could go any further.

"Jess...no...not like this." she said softly.

"Yeah...okay." Jess said understanding where she was coming from.

She kissed him one last time and they both got up and walked back into Luke's apartment.

Lorelai and Luke were still kissing, but Lorelai heard the door open and they seperated.

"Hey." Lorelai said. "I thought you two were never coming out."

"Oh well...surprise." Rory said dryly.

"Rory I think I need to apologize to both you and Jess." Lorelai started. "I'm sorry for jumping down your throat like that before, and you were right...I...Rory, can I talk to you alone?"

"sure." Rory said and she followed Lorelai into Jess' room.

"Rory...I'm sorry that I just assumed that you and Jess would be...you know...and I don't know why it even bothers me that much I mean you're in college now and I just...I guess..."

"I know mom, and I understand." Rory said seriously.

"yea well I may have overreacted just a teensy bit" Lorelai said using her fingers to show how "teensy" she was overreacting.

"you said it, not me." Rory said smiling. Then she sighed. "...I just want to go home."

"Then close your eyes, click your heels together three times and say 'There's no place like home.'" Lorelai said seriously.

"Well it's worth a shot." Rory said and closed her eyes.

Luke and Jess were in Lukes apartment staring at their own feet.

Luke began... "Jess."

"No, I don't want to hear your lecture right now about how rory was doing good until I came back and how I'm going to hurt her again...it's not like that, me and Rory are finally getting back on track and I don't want you to ruin my good mood...I finally told her I loved her." Jess said seriously.

"Wow..."Luke said. "You? In a good mood? The world really IS ending." Luke said with a chuckle. "and I wasn't going to lecture you..." he said. "I was just going to say good for you." Luke smiled and Jess looked over at him. "California seems to have done you good...and I'm...I'm proud of you"

Jess looked at him for a few moments. "You know..." he started. "It wasn't California...it was you." he said seriously. "It just took a trip to California to realize it."

Luke smiled, Jess really had changed or was at least one more step in the right direction. They both smiled at each other for a couple of moments.
Luke coughed..."Ahem...so, are we having one of those bonding moments here?" he asked.

"Um sure..." Jess said. "If you want to call it that." He looked down at his feet and then looked back up at Luke and smiled. "Thank you." he said. "For everything...and you know, I'm proud of you too you know"

"what?" Luke said questioningly.

"Well, you finally did it...we both did." he said.

"did what?" Luke was confused.

"Got the girl." jess said with a smirk.

"Yea...we did." Luke said. They both smiled to themselves.

A/N Hope you liked this chapter! Please review and Chapter 12 is coming soon:)