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Later that night after Rory had fallen asleep Jess found him self, wide awake. His mind drifted to his conversation with Luke earlier that day. He sighed as he realized Luke was right, he needed to tell Lorelai. If there was one person he needed to tell before he asked Rory it was Lorelai.

He slowly got up from the bed and put on his clothes. Silently walking out of the room and down the stairs he felt like horrible for hiding things from Rory. It was a surprise. It wasn't doing any harm, right? He got in the car and started the engine repeating to himself over and over that he needed to get this done. Pulling up in front of Lorelai's house he killed the engine and went over what he wanted to tell her. Knocking on the door he heard a mumbling women behind the door, soon opening the door to reveal her face.

"Not what I was expecting at midnight on a Thursday night." She yawned and waved him in the door.

"Sorry, I couldn't sleep." He rolled his eyes, "You know what never mind…"

As he turned to walk out she grabbed his shirt, "You are not leaving after waking me up so late."

"Look this is the story. My ex Lucy, she still talks to my grandma. Her uncle is a jeweler. So my grandma said, hey let's get Lucy to size the ring and I thought okay, but I had to write her cause I didn't want Rory to over hear me on the phone. What did I get? I got an angry Rory, cause she found the letter. Of course I told her she would find out, it would all make since after your wedding. But Luke says she doesn't understand, cause women hold these things in or whatever…." He rambled on till he ran out of breath.

"Whoa. Slow down and breathe." She said walking out on the porch with him.

"This is what it is all about," he said handing her the ring, "A tiny little hand me down from my grandma. It isn't worth much, but I figured Rory might like it, she saw it at my Grandma's of course she had no clue it was going to be hers and she loved it. Look on the inside."

Lorelai looked the tiny gold ring over. There were tiny diamonds across the band and one just a little bigger in the center. She smiled as she turned it over and squinted to read the words that were barely readable in the lighting.

"Rory, my reason." She smiled.

"So you see I told Luke about the ex and the letter and the confusion and he told me to tell you." He sighed, "He also told me that before I ask Rory to marry me, I have to ask like every living member in her family."

"No." she exclaimed. "Rory would hate that."

"That's what I thought."

She handed the ring back and smiled softly at the frantic boy. It was clear to her that he was in love with Rory. Why else would a guy with so little to say blurt out so much and so fast? He backed up and put the ring back in his pocket.

"When?"

"Reception."

"Nice."

"Thought so…" he smiled. "Is it cool with you?"

"Very." She said smiling, "But she has to stay in school."

"Of course. She will be moving back to a dorm or something as soon as school starts. I don't want to have the wedding till after she graduates."

"Good."

"Look I have to go. She doesn't know I am gone, and finding me gone will just add to the web of lies. I hate this." He said with a guilty face rubbing the back of his neck.

"Right."

He turned to walk to his car and Lorelai watched.

"Jess." She shouted as he turned around, "Your secret is safe."

"Thanks." He smiled as he got into the car.

Rory woke up and reached for Jess, but he wasn't there. She opened her eyes and scanned the room, but there was no sign of him. She got out of bed and grabbed a robe walking down the stairs slowly she entered the kitchen.

"Hey." He whispered.

"Hey."

"I was hungry. Do you think Sookie will notice if I eat the middle out of bachorlette cake?" he laughed looking into the fridge.

"I'm thinking yes." She smiled.

"Look we have matching robes." He smiled.

"Yeah, that happens when they belong to the same Inn."

"I thought it was fate." He smiled as he kissed her forehead.

"You believe in fate?" she teased.

In a rather serious voice he turned to look her in the eyes, "I got you didn't I?"

The next day the town was frantic. Rory walked into the diner and smiled as her eyes landed on Lane. She ran to her friend and hugged her tight as they squealed. This was the big night. This was Lorelai Gilmore's Bachorlette party night. Rory and Lane had planned many things and as the day went by they seemed to be more eager.

"I haven't a clue what to do for this grumpy old diner man." Jess growled as he sat at the table with the girls.

"Take him to a strip club. Get him drunk. Do manly things." She smiled.

"Oh Geez." Jess sighed as TJ entered the diner.

"Oh Son of mine." TJ said as he walked up to the table.

"I'm not your son." Jess said rolling his eyes.

"You need his help." Rory said glaring at Jess.

"No way." Jess said as he looked up at TJ smirking above him.

"Lets plan the party of a life time." TJ exclaimed as he sat down next to Jess.

"You girls already have yours planned huh?" Jess asked knowing the answer.

"We have for months now." Lane smiled.

"I am thinking mud wrestling and lots of beer." TJ exclaimed.

"Do you know Luke?"

"Yeah, your uncle right?" TJ answered.

The girls got up to leave. The day was almost over and they had to get the rest of the things on their list. Rory leaned over and kissed Jess goodbye as he looked at her pleading eyes not to leave him alone with TJ.

"Remember this is for Luke." She smiled as she walked away.

"Why am I getting punished?" Jess cried out to the girls as they walked out.

"Don't worry, I'm here to help." Zack said as he sat down at the table.

"Great." Jess said as he slouched in his seat.