Epilogue
Here Comes The Sun
Rory stood at the doorway to the nursery watching her husband cradle their son in his arms. He was humming an old Beatles tune as he gently rocked him to sleep. Rory smiled to herself as she remembered the lyrics that matched the tune. It had been like a long, cold lonely winter for them but here they were now, the ice had definitely melted and everything was clear. She felt tears forming in her eyes again, this whole motherhood thing sure was an emotional roller coaster! She could not recall a happier moment than this one right now. She stood there savouring every detail of the scene before her until Jess settled Jack into his cot and came to stand by her side at the door. He kissed his wife on the forehead. "I can hardly believe he's ours!" he whispered into her hair. "He's not just our silver lining Jess, he's our sun." Rory slid her arm around her husband's waist and allowed him to steer her away from the nursery.
Rory and Jess sat cuddled together on the lounge, enjoying the quiet for a while. Their time together had been reduced to brief snatches between Jack's needs and their own human needs for food and sleep. Just sitting there in silence together was enough though. When Rory fell asleep, her head resting on Jess's chest, he kept one arm wrapped around her while reaching for his book with the other. He smiled at himself as a thought passed through his mind - yes, this was his life now, and he didn't think he had ever been more content. Today was Luke and Lorelai's first wedding anniversary. His life had changed that day too. If someone had told him a year ago that he'd be sitting here now with his wife and their child asleep in the next room he'd have told them they needed their dosage checked. He didn't know why that song had come into his head earlier but he saw now that it fit the last 10 years of his life. That string that had always kept him and Rory attached was so strong now, he no longer feared it might snap. Everything really was going to be alright now.
The End
A/N 21 days ago I couldn't have known how this story would steal every spare second of my day and inspire so many words from my fingertips. It has been an exciting and enjoyable journey but my real life is beckoning me back to it. I am so sincerely grateful to every single person who has read this fic, especially those who've taken the time to leave comments, your encouragement really does mean a great deal to me. I hope you've all enjoyed my story. I'm sorry it had to end but this felt like a good place to me. This was a literati story but more than that, this was a story of the evolution of Jess. I do not own any of these characters but am so incredibly thankful to their creators who gifted us with such a wonderful and inspiring group of friends. It's been nice to borrow them for a while and imagine what might have been.
