My notes: Okay, it's time for another peaceful chapter. It's time for Jess to go on his first visit at the doctor in New York. What is going to happen? You'll see in the next chapter. Here you can read - Rory and Jess centric chapter; Lorelai visited them; Rory/Lorelai interaction. Enjoy reading!:)
Story: Four years after Philadelphia, Rory and Jess meet again. (In my story that night ended different. Keep that in mind.)This time in Stars Hollow for Luke and Lorelai's wedding. Each of them keep a secret. Secret, that can change a life.
Chapter 52 Hard Times, Good Times
April slowly turned into May and it was a time for the first visit of Jess in New York. Rory was at the end of her sixth month pregnancy and Jess was highly concerned about her. Her stomach was very protuberant, but Mel calmed him that this was normal in pregnancy with twins. Rory started to felt difficulties with walking. Add the pain in the back and she began very nervous and annoying. On top of that was her stubbornness.
'I'm coming with you!' Rory sat on the bed with blinked eyes and watched Jess packing his bag for the next day.
'Nope, you don't!' he said with flat voice, without even looking at her.
'I am going!'
'I said no!' he snapped and went to bathroom. She waited for him to came back in the room to continue the argue.
'Jess you don't think reasonable!' she pouted.
'Oh, I'm very reasonable! I think that I'm the only one reasonable person in the room!' He laughed and that annoyed her even more.
'But I want to go with you!' she frowned.
'Rory!' he stopped laughing and turned serious. 'You're pregnant. You have a very difficult pregnancy. Think about for yourself for a minute.' Jess zipped the bag and sat beside her. 'I'll be gone just for one day. Went on the morning and came back the same evening.'
Rory rested her head on his chest and felt his hands in her hair.
'It's a first time we will separate for that long. I don't like that.' She said quietly and felt his laugh.
'So that is the real reason? Not that you are concerned about me?'
Rory cuddled into him and felt his hand slipped on her back.
'It's not funny!' she whispered. 'You know that I'm concerned about you.'
Jess rubbed her back with slow moves. He knew that relaxed her.
'I know.' He said and inhaled her hair with closed eyes. 'I know that you are concerned about me, but you have to think about yourself just for awhile, okay? Take a rest until I came back, okay? Your mom has the day off from work tomorrow and will take care for you.'
'You came back quickly?' Rory understood that she was acting like a little child, but she was really upset.
Jess laughed quietly.
'Soon as it possible!'
'You promise?'
'I'm promise!'
Jess stood up from the bed and she felt lonely.
'I'll go to check up Annie.' He said and walked to the door.
'She'll sleep from an hour!' Rory said and made him turned around.
'You are really upset!' Jess blinked. 'Rory calm down! I would be fine!'
'I told you I can't be calm when it concerned you!' she pouted again and he turned back to her.
'You have to think about twins now.'
'I'm thinking about them from morning to evening every day! Now I'm thinking about their father!'
Jess sat carefully beside her.
'I'm not telling you not to think about me. You wouldn't listen anyhow! I'm telling you to take care for yourself.'
'Can't you see that I'm freaking out?' she raised her voice a little.
'Rory think about your blood pressure, please! Don't make me feel guilty about that!' Jess pleaded and took her hands in his. 'You know that I have to go!'
Rory nodded and tried to calm herself. She didn't want him to feel guilty.
'I'm sorry… You forgive me?'
Jess caressed her cheek and smiled.
'Of course I am. I think we need to sleep now. I have to get up early tomorrow.'
Rory smiled and nodded with agreement.
'I'll get up with you tomorrow! I want to say you goodbye.'
Jess smiled and turned off the lights, before he slipped in bed with her.
'Of course!' he said and reached hands to hug her. Rory cuddled in him. Her head rested on his arm, her one hand held his waist and the other was on his chest. Their legs intertwined. His hand was on her back moving in slow caresses. That was their favorite pose.
'I love you, you know…' she said suddenly and made him smiled even widely.
'I know, you don't need to tell me… I love you too.' He kissed her hair. 'Even when you're so stubborn and impossible sometimes.'
'Well, I took that from you!' she said and rubbed her nose on his arm.
'Mh-mm…' he murmured and started to fell asleep. 'Good night!' Jess brought her close to him and closed his eyes.
'Good night!' she answered and closed her eyes too.
For Rory the morning came too soon. She opened her eyes in the dark morning and saw Jess already dressed and walked from the bathroom.
'Oh, you already wake up…' he said and bent to kiss her.
Rory smiled and blinked sleepily.
'Yeah, I'm.' she rubbed her eyes and sat on the bed, watching him got prepared. 'You sure you don't want me with you?' she tried one last time.
'Rory!' Jess gave her a look and she threw her hands n the air.
'Okay, okay, I'm stopping!'
'I have to go!' he said after awhile. 'Your mom should be here any minute.'
Rory nodded and stood up from the bed.
'We can wait for her downstairs.' She said under his worried look. 'I want some milk.' Rory blinked and put one hand on her stomach. 'Or we want some milk.'
'Are you okay?' Jess rushed to her.
'Yeah, yeah…' she said and touched his cheek trying to calm him. 'Just help me through the stairs. Did you say goodbye to Annie?'
Jess smiled and held her through the waist until they walked downstairs.
'Yeah and she told me to come home quickly.'
'Sounds like we have the same opinion here.' Rory said when they reached the kitchen. She opened the fridge and poured herself one glass of milk. 'I'm feeling much better now!' Rory inhaled with pleasure and put the glass in the snick. Jess looked her still worried.
'Thank God your mother will be here with you today, or I'm going to freak out.'
Rory laughed.
'Guess I'm not the only worried one.'
They walked into the living room.
'Guess you're not!' he said.
'Hello, are you awake already?' they heard Lorelai's voice at the front door and laughed in one voice.
'We're here, mom!' Rory yelled.
Lorelai appeared in the living room second later.
'Okay, I'm here my boy!' she said to Jess.' You can leave that big mama to me now!'
Jess smiled and nodded. He turned and hugged Rory. She hugged him back and they stood like that for awhile. Jess cradled her and she didn't want him let go.
'Take care, would you?' he said and kissed her hair, before he broke the hug.
Rory smiled and nodded. Jess reached and stroked her hair. Then bent down and kiss her softly.
'You just come back soon!' she said after the kiss.
'Oh, come on!' Lorelai rolled her eyes. 'That's cute and all, but sweets, he will be back this evening! Jess go already or you'll make me cry too!' but after those words, she smiled.
Jess and Rory gave her a look then kissed once again.
'I really have to go!' he said and grabbed his bag. 'See ya this evening!' he said on the door.
'Good luck!' she said and smiled watching him went away.
Rory went at the window and watched him came up to their car and drove away.
'Come on sweets. Let's put you back in the bed.' Rory felt her mother's arms on her waist and looked her until they climbed back upstairs.
'I don't want to sleep.' She said, but lay on the bed after all. Lorelai covered her with the blanket and smiled.
'I know you don't want to sleep, but at least you take a rest for awhile, okay? Jess told me to be stricter about you and for once I think he is right.'
'Since when you and Jess have the same opinion?'
Lorelai stroked her hair and looked at her seriously.
'He had a difficult life, Rory. When you bled last time, Jess told me some tings about his past. I think I can understand him now.'
'He told you about what?' Rory began curios.
'About his mother and his father.'
'Yeah…' Rory looked at her mother. 'He told me too. He had suffered enough mom!'
Lorelai nodded.
'Agreed, but now he has you so…'
'Yeah…' Rory yawned. 'He has me and our family.'
'I think you should sleep now.' Lorelai smiled and stood up from the bed.
'I think I should…' Rory said and buried her nose in his pillow before she fell asleep again.
Lorelai turned off the light and closed the door behind her.
