AN: Yes, I am updating. Sorry it is taking so long, I will update when I can. Just review when you can and we got ourselves a deal. Oh, I'm gonna try to put the title of the chapter now at the top of each chapter, just something new. Oh and each title is now gonna be a song title, if you can tell me who sings it, you get a prize. I don't know what it is yet, but you get a prize.
Disclaimer: I don't own Gilmore girls.
14. Falling For You
"I still can't believe Lorelei was begging to be in this," Jess said, following Rory to their seats next to Luke, "what do you think Luke? You just want an excuse to look at her more?" Jess started warming up to Luke in the days he has spent at the diner. Luke responded by hitting Jess across the head. "Huh," Jess said.
"Jess, leave Luke alone," Rory said.
"Fine," Jess said.
"'Cause you were pushing him to get together with my mom sooner just to stop the mocking," Rory smiled.
"So, Luke, how's" Jess started, Rory hit him across the head.
"Thank you Rory," Luke said.
"Your welcome, oh, it's starting!" Rory exclaimed as Ms. Patty came onto the stage.
"Oh, she's next," Rory informed the others.
"Huh," Jess replied.
"She's gonna flinch," Luke stated.
"No she isn't," Rory said, looking a little nervous though.
Halfway through her stance, her beeper started going off.
"What's that?" Luke asked.
"The baby beeper," Rory said.
"The what?" Jess looked at her.
"It's the beeper Sookie gave her for when she goes into Labor, oh no," Rory looked horrified. The curtain closed. "I've got to go, I'll see you tomorrow," She gave Jess a quick kiss and ran to meet Lorelei at the side of the stage; they both then ran towards Sookie's.
The next night:
"I'll call you when I get back," Rory reassured her mother, walking to the car.
"Alright, and I'll see you Friday when Jess gets welcomed by my parents," Lorelei said cheerfully.
"Yea, actually, we will come back Thursday night and go with you Friday," Rory said.
"Afraid you will get there before I do?"
"Yes."
"Okay, well, don't party out until then, then."
"I'll try not to," Rory got into her car.
That Thursday, on the way back from their class:
"Are you sure I have to go?" Jess asked.
"Yes," Rory replied.
"Can't you have another guy go and say that it's me?"
"What good would that do? It will make things much worse than it already is."
"What if I temporary go into a coma?"
"Jess…"
"So all we have to do is get out of the car, and go in there," Lorelei said to both of them. She didn't even get movement from them. "Are you guys dead or something, you haven't said one thing since we got in the car, nor have you moved." Again, nothing. "I might have to play my Britney Spears CD."
"You have a Britney Spears CD?" Jess asked.
"I'm never talking to you again," Rory replied.
"Ha, I did it, okay now open your doors and get out," Lorelei instructed. 5 minutes later, they found themselves at the Gilmore Mansion's front stoop.
"Mom, you are closest to the door bell," Rory said.
She rang it and said, "It's so good knowing that you probably won't be yelled at during this dinner."
"Oh, they will find their ways," Rory said.
One of the maids opened the door and showed them to the drink area, where Emily and Richard was already waiting.
"Hey Grandma, Grandpa," Rory said hesitantly and hugged them both; "This is Jess."
"Hi," Jess said.
"Hello," Emily said.
"So far so good," Lorelei whispered to Rory.
"No, Mr. Gilmore, I don't see how you can say Orwell is better than Salinger," Jess argued, with a smirk at the dinner table.
"1984 was written beautifully!" Richard boomed.
"Yea, but kids still today can relate to Catcher in the Rye."
"Rory, what do you think?" Richard asked.
"They are both really good writers, but I can't put one in front of the other," Rory said.
"But you can still strike against all of Hemmingway's books?" Jess asked.
"I know! I've been pushing it on her for so long!" Richard said.
"Glad to see you are on my side," Jess smirked.
The whole time, Lorelei sat on the side, smiling that nothing had gone wrong yet and she wasn't to blame for anything. Emily just sat there, not saying anything, but seemed to be absorbing everything said. The maid came in and took everyone's plates from dinner.
"The dinner was great, Mrs. Gilmore," Jess said, telling himself he is allowed to be monosyllabic for the next 5 years for all the talking he is doing in this dinner.
"Thank you," Emily replied.
"So, Jess, what are you majoring in?" Richard asks.
"I'm still not positive yet. I am taking Journalism classes and also creative writing classes. I keep telling myself to choose my major, but I doubt that will happen until the beginning of next year."
"Why then?"
"Because if I choose then, I have time to switch majors after some classes if needed."
"Well it was great that you could come, Jess," Emily said.
"Thanks for the invite," he replied.
"Now, I'll find that book and give it to Rory next week for you," Richard said.
"Thank you Mr. Gilmore."
"We will see you next week," Rory said hugging them both.
"Bye," Lorelei said, leading them out the door. When they got out, she then said, "Jess, I never knew you knew so many words."
"Huh."
"Thanks," Rory said. Jess just replied by lifting one eyebrow. "You were great in there, polite and all."
"Huh."
"Exhausted?"
"Yup."
The trio walked into Luke's and all, simultaneously, sat down on the stools. Jess banged his head on the counter and then kept it down.
"How bad was it?" Luke asked.
"Jess was polite," Lorelei said.
"Say no more. Jess you don't have to work tonight."
"Goodie!" He exclaimed sarcastically.
"Jess, do you wanna go watch Almost Famous?" Rory rubbed his back while asking him like he was a child.
"Uh-huh," Jess nodded as he got up and trudged out the diner behind Rory.
"Aren't they just so cute together?" Lorelei asked as Luke leaned on the counter across from her.
Luke looked around and saw no one was in the diner, he decided this was finally his chance, "Hey, uhh, Lorelei?" he began.
"Yea?" she looked back at him.
The phone then started ringing; Luke cursed and picked it up saying hello sharply. "Hey, Liz," he replied into the phone.
"Really?"
"Well, are you sure?"
"I think he is kinda mad."
"I don't care if you thought it was the best for him."
"Well, it's your loss."
"He isn't here right now."
"How long are you staying?"
"No, I will book you a room."
"Alright, I'll see you then," he sighed.
Lorelei looked up, "Liz is coming to town?"
"Unfortunately, she wants to have all her 'boys' together or something."
"How is Jess gonna deal with this?"
"I have no clue; I have to warn him though. And she is bringing some guy, she says this one is going to stick and all, I don't believe it. And she is in this new thing; it's like a traveling circus, but for like medieval times. I don't get it. She is a weird one. That is how she met this guy."
"Just talk to Jess and fill him in on everything when he gets home."
"Alright."
"What were you going to ask me before?" Lorelei asked.
"Oh, never mind"
Lorelei opened the door to her house and walked into her family room. She found Rory and Jess asleep on the couch. She went over to turn off the movie that was still playing in the background. Jess woke up from the change of atmosphere.
"Sorry, didn't mean to wake you. Though, it is good that you did wake up 'cause Luke needs to talk to you," Lorelei said.
"Alright," Jess said, starting to get up, "I'll bring Rory to her room."
"How long does the good side of Jess stay out?" Lorelei asked as he picked up Rory and brought her to her room.
"Uh, about 12 hours," Jess smirked emerging from Rory's room.
"I just want to thank you, for being so good at dinner tonight."
"Your welcome," Jess said, walking towards the door, "See you tomorrow morn….well probably afternoon knowing how you sleep."
"Yea, and don't yell at Luke."
"Huh?" he stopped at the door.
"You will see." She said. He nodded and walked out of the house.
"Hey, Luke? Lorelei said you needed to talk to me?" Jess said, walking into the apartment.
"Yea, it's about your mom."
"Nothing good ever starts out 'it's about your mom' when you are talking to me."
"She is coming for a visit."
"Oh."
"She is bringing some guy."
"Surprise, surprise!" Jess said sarcastically.
"She says she really misses you."
"Really? I highly doubt it."
"She says she cleaned up her act, and is now working at this traveling Medieval Times thingy."
"Congrats to her."
"She will be here next weekend. Sorry, I couldn't do anything to stop her."
"It's not your fault," Jess stated walking into his side of the apartment.
That Friday night dinner:
"Oh, Rory, we forgot to comment you on that great article you did a few weeks ago," Richard said.
"I found it very straight forward," Emily said.
"Oh, that one, I really didn't like that one. The ballerina now hates me."
"Well, its good she found out sooner rather than later," Emily replied.
"Oh, and I have that book for Jess. He really was great," Richard said.
"Yeah," Rory nodded.
"He rarely said a sentence to me!" Emily said.
"You never started a conversation with him. And he did compliment you on such a great dinner," Lorelei said.
"Yea, well, the whole time Richard and he were commenting on authors and books."
"Well, at least he didn't say anything at all!"
"I liked him," Richard reassured Rory.
"Thank you, grandpa."
"So are you ready to go home?" Rory asked as she got into her car Jess was driving from school.
"What is your definition of ready? In the obvious sense of it, not even close, though, in the abstract sense of it, still, not even close," Jess said as he drove out of the driveway.
"What is the worse that could happen with her being here? She already sent you to live with Luke."
"Exactly and now I love it here. She might find that she loves me again and wants me in her life again."
"Yea, but isn't she on that traveling thingy? She won't have a home for you to come home to."
"Good point, still, its Liz! Something always goes wrong."
"You sound like my mother talking about my grandmother."
A/n: Yea, horrible place to leave it. But I wanted to finish it today. I will try to update soon, but I can't promise anything. Have a good New Year's!