Chapter 11

The next day, Dean was picked up by the police, questioned and released. It took a total of 27 minutes for the story of what happened to get all the way around Stars Hallow. By the time Rory and Jess got to Luke's everyone was sighing in her direction and talking about her.

"This sucks," she said, pouting as she entered the diner.

"I know, but the bright side is that they care about you. Dean wont be coming near you again any time soon in this town." He said with a smile. Though, he'd make sure of that anyway.

After that, it took all of one week for Dean to move back to Chicago. The town really gave it too him. Taylor fired him. Mrs. Patty spread rumors. The kids at school ostracized him. The whole two basically made his life a living hell until he ran back to live with his Aunt in Chicago. Lorelai, Jess, and Luke didn't even have to do any of the dirty work they had planned.

When Lorelai came home and Rory told her what happened, she almost had a heart attack. But Rory assured her everything had been taken care of. Jess took her to the police and she hadn't been hurt.

That was probably the moment that Lorelai realized that Jess may have been a bad boy, but he loved her daughter, and he wasn't going to hurt her. So when Rory sat her down for the talk, a few weeks later, she didn't take it as badly as either of them thought she would.

"Mom," Rory said, sitting down next to her with a pro/con list in hand. "I have something to talk to you about."

"What is that, my lovely daughter?" Lorelai said, sipping her coffee.

"I'm ready to have sex with Jess," Rory blurted out.

Lorelai almost spit out her coffee, but soon composed herself. "You're sure?" she asked, looking at her daughter.

"Yes," Rory said. "I love him. And he loves me. I know you don't think so, but I know he does. And I even made a pro/con list. Look." She said, showing it to her mother.

Lorelai just smiled at her, and disregarded the list. "Rory, if you think you are ready, I trust you." She said, pulling her daughter close. "But we are putting you on the pill." She laughed.

"Ok," Rory said, "But doesn't that take a month to work?" she asked, her eyes wide with terror. She didn't think she could wait a month.

Lorelai laughed. "Yes, but until then I think you can safely use condoms." Her mother replied.

Rory's face lit up and she pulled her mother close. "Thank you for being here for me," she said. "I don't know what I would do without you."

"Oh, right back at you, babe." Lorelai replied, trying not to cry. Her baby was growing up, and it was hard, even if she was prepared for it. "So, when is that going to happen?" she asked.

Rory bit her lip and shook her head. "I don't know. I mean, I told Jess I was ready, the night that…well you know. But then I told him that I wanted to wait because I didn't want to remember the night as the same one that Dean attacked me." Rory rambled.

"That was probably wise," Lorelai said.

"I think maybe this weekend." Rory said.

"Ok," Lorelai said. "And where were you going to do it?" she asked.

"Haven't figured that out either." Rory pouted. "I mean I don't want to do it in some seedy motel or the back of his car or something. I want it to be special."

Lorelai nodded in agreement. "How about this," she said, "Sookie and I were planning on heading up to the city in a couple weeks, how about we make it next week and that will give you the house all weekend." She offered.

"You'd do that?" Rory asked.

"Hey, I don't want you to lose you're virginity the way I did." She said. "Besides, I'll expect a full report when I get back." She grinned.

"Mom, you are so strange." Rory laughed, but she felt a whole lot better. Her mother was on board with this whole that, and she needed that. Now, she just needed to tell Jess that the time had come. She was sure he wouldn't be too disappointed.

That night she made her way to Luke's diner. She wanted to see Jess and hopefully Luke still had some morning donuts out. She knocked on the door when she saw Jess standing at the counter, sorting receipts.

"Hey," he smiled, greeting her with a kiss as he ushered her into the diner.

"Hey yourself." She said with a smirk.

"So, to what do I own this pleasure?" Jess quipped, holding her tight. "It's almost nine o'clock on a school night. Shouldn't you be in the first stages of a REM cycle?" he laughed.

"Ha Ha. Make fun of me if you will, but it just so happens, I came by to see you." She said. "And I've got something to share with you."

"Oh really? What's that?" Jess asked.

"My mom's going out of town this weekend." She said, looking him in the eye.

"And…" Jess replied, barely able to find his voice.

"And I think we should have sex while she is gone." Rory said, bluntly. No use sugar coating it.

Jess choked on his breath. "Your serious?" he said.

"Like a heart attack." She replied, her eyes proving to him that she was ready.

"Well, ok then." He said. "Want me to pick you up at your grandparents?" the quicker he got to her the quicker he could make love to her.

"Yeah, or you could come with me…" she said, not really expecting him to. But hey, it was worth a shot.

"Ok," he said. "What time do you want me to meet you there?"

"You're really going to go?" she asked.

"Well, the way I see it, if I'm going to be with you isn't it about time I meet them?" Jess asked.

Rory was floored. That she had not expected, but he made a good point. The grandparents were a big part of her life, and it would make everything easier if they met him. "Ok. Well, I'll ride up with you then." She said. "We leave at 6:00."

"Ok," Jess said, kissing her again. "Now, you better get to bed and get some beauty sleep. You need it." He laughed.

Rory stuck her tongue out at him. He quickly wrapped his lips around her tongue and sucked it into his mouth. "mmmm," Rory moaned, "I gotta go," she said, knowing he was right about the sleep. "But I'll see you tomorrow."

"MMm, love you." Jess said.

"Love you too," Rory replied and pecked him on the lips before turning out of the diner and back toward her house.

TBC…