I do not own any characters, plots, or anything else pertaining to "Gilmore Girls". Oh, oh, looks like Jess is in trouble. This chapter contains one big surprise. I hope you enjoy the final two chapters. Thanks for reading.
Chapter 28
Surprise
Rory stares at Jess in utter surprise. She originally picked the basement for her wedding headquarters because he never comes down here. Now, the cat's out of the bag and she's not sure what to do. Jess looks like a child that's just got caught doing something wrong. "Listen, Rory, I'm…" Jess pauses and their eyes lock. "I was looking for my old leather jacket, our kid seems to think it's something to see, since you play it up so much." Rory can't help but smile at his words. He's trying to smooth things over and it's working. "What can I say, I secretly loved that old leather jacket, I thought it was sexy." She watches Jess smirk and make his way across the room. He reaches out and brings her towards him, wrapping his arms around her waist. Rory follows suit, by wrapping her own arms around his neck. Between Abby and the twins, the two of them haven't really had any alone time.
Jess's smirk widens. "Sexy, huh?" Rory gives him a sly smile. "Very…sexy." He wastes no time leaning in and kissing her. The kiss soon grows passionate and the two find themselves on the brink of something more. Rory reluctantly pulls back, completely breathless. "I forgot, I was supposed to be mad at you." Jess gives her a smile. "That was the plan." Rory slaps him in the arm and they get up off the floor, the mood shifted between them. She walks over to the board and looks at all her wedding plans. Rory has been working tirelessly on this wedding and she's been trying to keep her big surprise under wraps. She turns to face Jess, who's looking at her with a mix of confusion and fear. "I wanted this to be a surprise, but now that you've seen this, I guess it's time to spill the beans." Jess looks at her nervously. "I've been secretly planning this wedding to happen at our spot, the bridge, before you adopt Abby." Jess shakes his head. "When were you going to let me in on this, Gilmore?" Rory walks over to him. "Well, the plan was to kidnap and blindfold you, but I guess that's not happening now." Jess gives her a smirk. "The bridge, huh?" Rory nods at his words. "Where else would it be?" she says with a smile.
Jess takes a few steps towards her and swipes some of her hair out of her face. "Ernest would be happy." Rory's breath catches at his words and the memory of the two of them sitting on the bridge and arguing about Ernest Hemmingway and Ayn Rand flashes through her mind. "Ayn wouldn't be." Rory can't help but smile at her future husband, her everything. "So, when is this shindig supposed to happen?" Rory laughs at his words. "Saturday, everyone already knows about it. Luke has reluctantly been planning, what I'm sure will be a raging bachelor party for you on Friday." Jess shakes his head. "So, you weren't going to leave me in the lurch until the big day, then?" Rory locks eyes with him. "No, I'm not that cruel, but I was never going to tell you where it would be." Jess reaches out to her and holds her to him. "Well, Gilmore, consider me surprised." He leans forward again and the two pick-up where they left off earlier, but this time, they aren't interrupted.
Jess gets a call two days later from Luke, asking him to grab a beer with him. He's not dreading going out with Luke because he knows that he won't drag him to some strip club. That's never been Jess's scene and his uncle knows that. He decides to wear his "amazing" leather jacket, according to Abby, and walks down the hall into the twin's bedroom. He sees Oliver and Lily, thankfully sleeping peacefully in their cribs and he can't help but smile. Jess makes his way over to Lily's crib first and places a soft kiss on her forehead. He turns and touches Oliver's rising chest lovingly. Jess is glad that his mother is in town and that she had volunteered to watch all three kids for them tonight. Even though, she's not his first choice in a babysitter, she's better than nothing. Jess quietly makes his way back out into the hallway and walks downstairs.
When he reaches the bottom of the staircase, he walks into the kitchen to say goodbye to the other two most important people in his life. Jess sees Rory scooping out some ice cream and he can't help but smirk at Abby wolfing down her own ice cream, probably on her second bowl. "Daddy." She shoots out of her chair and runs full speed at him. Jess opens his arms and picks her up. Abby gives him a big grin. "You're wearing your jacket." He nods at her. "Yeah, I wanted to look cool, when I go out with grandpa." Her grin gets even wider. "You do look cool, daddy, you have to wear this tomorrow." Jess smirks at his daughter, loving her excitement for the wedding the next day. "I'll see what I can do, maybe I'll wear this instead of my tux jacket." Abby's eyes light up like the sun. "Yeah, do that daddy, you look handsome in this jacket." Jess smirks at his daughter. "Handsome, huh?" She nods her head vigorously and his heart warms.
Jess looks over at Rory, who's now leaning against the counter, eating her ice cream. She's watching the scene with a smile. "What are you planning on doing, your last night as a single woman?" Rory smiles wider. "You know, the typical bachelorette party. I'm going over to my mom's house, eating a ton of junk food, having a few drinks, watching male strippers dance around…" With that, she gives him a sly smile. Jess shakes his head. "Watch it, Gilmore." Jess suddenly feels Abby tug on his jacket, looking at him in confusion. "What's strippers?" Jess was hoping that she didn't pick up on that part of the conversation, but she's a Gilmore, and they always pick up on everything. His eyes travel over to Rory, who looks completely mortified. Jess quickly locks eyes with his little girl. "I'll tell you when you're older, kid." With that, he gives her a kiss on the forehead and sets her down on the ground. "I'm going to go, see you tomorrow." Abby gives him another smile, before rushing towards the table and finishing her ice cream. Jess makes his way over to Rory and gives her a quick kiss. "I'll see you tomorrow, Gilmore." She laughs and its music to his ears. "I'll be the one in the dress, Mariano." Jess nods and turns to leave, excited that his lifelong dream of marrying Rory Gilmore is becoming a reality.
After Liz comes over to babysit the kids, Rory drives to her mother's house and quickly makes her way inside. To her surprise, the party is already in full swing and everyone's drinking ample amounts of alcohol. "There she is, the bride to be." Rory looks over at her grandmother, who's got a red solo cup in her hand, looking almost tipsy. "Hi grandma." She gives her an uneasy smile, praying that her grandmother won't drink too much tonight. "Step aside, mommy of the bride, coming through." Rory's eyes turn to her mother, who's walking towards her at full speed, with two red solo cups in her hands. She gives her one with a smile and Rory takes a sip. Her eyes start watering at how strong the mixture of alcohol is. "What is this?" Her mother gives her a devious smile. "It's my special blend." Rory turns to Gypsy who's in the corner of the room drinking like a fish. "I'll never tell." Rory accepts this and the party continues. As the night wears on, she feels more and more relaxed, maybe too relaxed. She's on her fifth solo cup, when there's a knock on the door. "I'll get it." shouts a very drunk Babette. Rory hears the door open and close. The sound of music starts and she looks behind her to see Kirk in all his glory.
To her horror, he makes his way over to her and starts dancing. "I was hired for a whole hour, but I have a few rules." Rory is looking anywhere but Kirk. "You can't touch me, whistle at me, or catcall. It's in my contract and breach of contract will result in an extra $100 at the end of tonight." She can't help but laugh at the situation, despite how disturbing it is. Rory looks around at the group and sees her mother smiling slyly. "Did you hire him?" Her mother nods. "You bet I did, it's not easy getting a good male stripper on a whim." Rory shakes her head, as Kirk starts dancing around again and stripping. It's so uncomfortable to watch him dance, that she wants to strangle her mother right now. She hears her grandmother, Miss Patty, and Babette giggling in unison on the couch. "Kirk, over here honey, I want to give you some bills." He suddenly stops dancing and shimmies over to the couch. Babette touches his leg, while putting the bill in his thong. "No touching, you're breaking the contract, no touching." Rory laughs, and the bizarre night continues, but she wouldn't have it any other way.
