Luke and Lorelai's Wedding Day

"Jess, I see you managed get through the last few months without even having to lift a finger to help with the wedding," Lorelai says to me.

"It's a talent," I reply.

"You didn't even get your tux fitted," Lorelai says pointedly.

"I missed the tux fitting?" I ask Lorelai confused.

"Yeah," She replies. "Luke measured you in your sleep."

"What?" I ask confused. "When?"

"You think not helping with the wedding is bad," Rory says to Lorelai. "He didn't even write his best man speech."

"You didn't?" Lorelai asks worried.

"Relax," I say to her. "I have a way with words."

"You hardly talk," Lorelai retorts.

"That doesn't mean that I can't come up with something profound on the spot," I defend.

"We'll see," Rory replies.

"That we will," I reply smugly.


It was the day of Luke and Lorelai's wedding. The whole town was here, plus Richard, Emily and Trix of course. I was standing at the front next to Luke. He couldn't get the smile off of his face. The wedding was exactly as Emily described, Lorelai let her have her way, but she actually liked it in the end. There was a fresh blanket of snow covering the town square, which complimented the white roses well. Everything looked perfect, it was a winter wonderland.

The music begins and Sookie makes her way down the aisle, followed closely by Mia. They were wearing indigo blue dresses that look absolutely stunning against the snow white backdrop. Then it was Rory's turn and my breath caught in the back of my throat. She looked stunning, the dress fitted her perfectly and the color made her eyes pop. She locked eyes with me and smiled, I couldn't help but smile back, she was beautiful.

Once everyone had taken their places the wedding march began to play. I glanced over at Luke expecting him to be nervous, but he seemed fine, he was just extremely happy. Then I saw Lorelai. A horse drawn sleigh pulled up and the driver helped Lorelai down. Luke's grin got wider, if that was even possible. She slowly made her way towards Luke, never breaking eye contact.

A few minutes later.

"Luke and Lorelai have written their own vows," The reverend explains. "Luke if you would, please."

I was standing directly across from Rory. Staring at her intently my eyes never broke contact for a second.

"Lorelai is the love of my life," Luke begins. "The first day I met her I knew she was something special, but she was also extremely annoying. We became friends after that day and I always wanted more, but I decided to wait until she realized. Had I known that it was going to take ten years then I would have tried my luck sooner, but I waited for her. I knew it would be worth it in the end, but what I didn't realize was that it was much better than I had ever expected. I love you Lorelai and I never want to let you out of my life."

"Oh, Luke," Lorelai says through happy tears.

Rory was crying also, I still never broke my gaze. I stared at her intently, hoping that she would realize that I felt the exact same way about her. I never wanted to lose her.

"Lorelai," The reverend prompts.

"Right," Lorelai stammers. "I should be good at this seeing as I'm always talking, but after Luke's speech I know that there is no way I can top that, but I'll try. Luke, I love you and I'm sorry that you had to wait so long, but I think it was for the best. I wasn't ready for this kind of relationship back then, but I was ready for our strong friendship and the way you always looked out for Rory. You're the one that got me through the difficult times in my life and when we finally got together everything fell into place. I knew that you would always be there to protect me and Rory, and now Jess. You're so strong. I know that you will never let me down. You are and always will be my best friend, I love you Luke."

"You may kiss the bride," The reverend says happily and Luke and Lorelai go for it and I mean really go for it.

"Time to hit the booze," Lorelai yells after they pull apart.

"Lorelai," Emily scolds embarrassed.


"First dance for the newlyweds," Kirk says acting as the DJ.

Luke and Lorelai get up and walk over to the dance floor. They hold each other waiting for the song to start, but were confused when Hansen's 'Mmm Bop' starts playing.

"Sorry," Kirk apologizes trying to fix his mistake.

"Move Kirk," Lane says annoyed and Kirk moves.

"Lane?" Mrs. Kim questions angrily.

"What?" Lane replies as she finds the right song immediately and puts it on.

"Ah, nothing," Mrs. Kim says as she looks at her daughter proudly.

Luke and Lorelai had their special moment, then Lane announces, "Everyone get your asses out of those chairs and dance with the happy couple."

No one moved and Mrs. Kim glared at everyone. There was a sudden rush as everyone made their way to the dance floor, not wanting to get on Mrs. Kim's bad side.

"Let's dance," I say to Rory as I grab her hand and pull her onto the dance floor.

"Really?" Rory asks me excitedly.

"Sure," I reply as I wrap my arms tightly around her and hold her close.

"Nice vows," Rory says her head against my chest.

"Yeah," I agree. "They came from the heart."

"You and your heart analogy," Rory says slightly annoyed.

"Just admit that I'm right," I say to Rory.

"Never," She replies stubbornly.

"Well, then we'll see," I say as I spin her around and catch her against my body. "Speeches are up next."

"Oh, no," Rory says panicked. "Why did I agree to be the maid of honor?"

"Probably the same reason I agreed to be Luke's best man," I reply.

"And why's that?" Rory asks me intrigued.

"Because there is nothing that we wouldn't do for the ones we love," I answer as I kiss her lovingly.

Rory grabs my jacket and kisses me back passionately.

"Why do you always have to be so…. Smart and wise and romantic?" Rory asks me.

"As I've said before," I say baiting her. "It comes from the heart and not from the head."

"Get off that train," Rory says annoyed. "Preparation beats procrastination."

"How?" I ask her trying to get her to admit defeat.

"Well…" She begins trying to think of something.

"Toasts!" TJ yells from the crowd.

"Yeah," The crowd agrees.

"Guess we'll find out now," I say to Rory as I pull her across to the table where Luke and Lorelai were already sitting.

"Oh, no," Rory says nervously.

"You'll be fine," I reassure her. "How about you go first," I say and she glares at me but stays standing up anyway.

"Quiet," Lorelai hisses to the crowd.

"Umm," Rory says as she pulls a piece of paper out of her pocket. "I always knew that my mom and Luke were meant to be together. Now I wasn't there when she first ventured into Luke's for coffee that fateful day, but it felt like I was. She told me the story a thousand times, never leaving anything out. For example, apparently Luke had forgotten to button up the middle button on his flannel shirt."

The crowd laughed and Luke looked lovingly at Lorelai.

"She didn't realize that she liked Luke back then, but I could see how much he made her happy. I saw the whole relationship fold out in front of me, like a real life fairytale, just waiting for her to realize. When she did everything just fell into place, like the universe aligned. They were made for each other, they're perfect together… they're soul mates. I know mom and Luke hate how many years they have already wasted apart, but that is in the past now, they have the rest of their lives to spend together. To mom and Luke, congratulations, you both deserve it."

"Luke and Lorelai," The crowd cheers and Rory sits back down.

"Well done," I say to Rory as I kiss her. "That was great."

"Thanks," Rory replies. "Your turn now."

"Fine," I say sarcastically as I get up.

"Whoo, Jess!" TJ yells from the crowd. He was drunk once again, but I was glad to see that it didn't look like he got violent when he drank, just a little vocal.

"To Luke and Lorelai," I say as I raise my glass to toast. Rory hits me in the leg and glares at me. I decide to continue for my safety. "When I first came here, to hell, the only thing I knew, well apart from my love for Rory was that Luke and Lorelai were supposed to be together. I just didn't know how they couldn't see it. So, Rory and I took it upon ourselves to force them together, to make them realize and they did eventually. I don't think we ever got thanks for that," I say as I let out a laugh.

"Thanks Jess," Luke replies truthfully.

"Yeah, thank you," Lorelai says happily. "Both of you."

"Anyway," I continue. "As soon as I came here, Luke looked out for me and tried to make sure that nothing ever happened to me. Whilst Lorelai gave me the benefit of the doubt and I am glad that I haven't disappointed her yet. Lorelai quickly became my friend, whilst Luke became the dad I never had."

"When they announced that they were getting married and moving in together I was so excited. I never had the whole family package before in my life and I knew that this would be a perfect family, and it is."

"All of my dreams have come true and it's all based on Luke and Lorelai's strong relationship, I don't think I could have changed without them here guiding me in the right direction. To Luke and Lorelai, the two people who always put others needs before their own."

"Luke and Lorelai," The crowd cheers again and I take my seat next to Rory.

"Well done," Rory says to me.

"So," I prompt her. "Preparation or procrastination?"

"I don't know," Rory replies. "How about 50-50."

"Fine by me," I reply as I kiss her.

"We are so making them do the speeches at our wedding," Rory says to me. "Make them suffer."

"Our wedding?" I ask Rory amused.

"Yeah," Rory replies confidently. "Our wedding," She says as she kisses me.

"Okay," I reply. "Our wedding," I liked the sound of that.

"Great speeches guys," Lorelai says across the table.

"Yeah," Luke agrees. "Thanks."

"No problem," I reply.

"Yeah," Rory agrees. "We didn't mind."

"Lorelai," Emily says as she comes up to the table. "Excellent wedding ceremony."

"Well, it was your vision after all," Lorelai says to Emily.

"Here," Emily says as she hands Lorelai a wedding present.

"Oh my god," Rory says excitedly.

"What?" I ask her confused.

"Is this the same present?" Lorelai asks Emily hopefully.

"Yes," Emily replies.

"I totally forgot about this," Lorelai says.

"What's going on?" Luke asks confused.

"Umm," Lorelai falters. She wanted to tell Luke, but she didn't want to ruin the mood. "When I was engaged to Max my mom brought me a wedding present and she said that I'd really like it. But seeing as the wedding never really went ahead she said that she would keep it until I actually got married."

"Wow," Luke replies, not angry at all just curious.

"Open it then," I say to Lorelai impatiently.

"Okay," She says as she warily takes the paper off carefully. "A Hello Kitty coffee cup," Lorelai says excitedly. "I love it, where'd you get it from."

"Wal-Mart," Emily replies. "I accidentally walked into the store and I didn't realize where I was until it was too late. I saw this and I knew that you would love it."

"Thank you mom," Lorelai says as she gets up and hugs her mother. "I love it."

"It comes with a whole dinner set," Emily explains. "The rest is in our car."

"Wow," Lorelai replies.

"Thanks," Luke adds.

"Now you have no excuse not to have Richard and me over for some of the Friday night dinners," Emily explains.

"Oh no," Lorelai replies. "Wait, do we get to have Marcia over to cook?" Lorelai asks hopefully.

"No," Emily replies. "Luke's a good cook, so just let him cook the food."

"And you're willing to eat off plates with a cat head on them?" Lorelai asks her mother tactfully.

"It's a small price to pay," Emily replies. "Well, I better go find Richard. I left him with some guy named TJ."

"Oh no," I mumble. "You'd better hurry," I say to Emily. "Try the bar first."

"I'll see you later," Emily says as she sets off to find Richard.

"Well, that was very thoughtful," Luke says motioning towards the coffee cup.

"Yeah," Lorelai says in disbelief. "I always thought the present would be something extravagant that I had no use for, but this…"

"Yeah," Rory agrees.

"What's the time?" Luke asks me.

"Eight-Thirty," I answer. "Why?"

"Ooh, time to go," Lorelai says excitedly. "Take the presents back to the house, but let Taylor clean everything else up."

"Where you going?" Rory asks confused.

"Our honeymoon," Lorelai replies. "We want to leave before anyone notices that we're gone."

"Okay," Rory says as we get up and hug Luke and Lorelai.

"Have a good time," I say to both of them. "And don't worry I'll look out for Rory."

"Thanks Jess," Lorelai says. "For everything."

"Yeah," Luke agrees. "You too Rory, you guys made this day perfect."

"It was nothing," Rory replies.

"You better go," I say to them. "Taylor's heading this way."

"Okay," Lorelai says sadly. "I'll miss you both."

"It's only a week," Rory responds. "Bye."

"See you," I add and then they were gone. Disappeared into the night and no one even noticed. "Let's dance," I say to Rory as I grab her hand and take her to the dance floor.

"Today was perfect," Rory says as she puts her head on my chest and I pull her as close as she can physically get to me.

"Yeah," I agree.

"I hope that our wedding will be as good as this," Rory says hopefully.

"It will be," I reassure her as I run my fingers through her hair. "It'll be even better."

"How?" Rory asks confused. "This was perfect."

"But," I reply. "It will be you and me saying our vows and getting married. It will be our day and not Luke and Lorelai's."

"Oh, yeah," Rory says as she blushes. "When you put it like that."

"So, how long do I have to wait for this wedding?" I ask Rory as I lift her head up so that I can meet her eyes.

"I don't know," Rory replies. "When do you think?"

"Tomorrow," I suggest hopefully, I knew that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with Rory, so why wait.

"Well, I was thinking more along the lines of after college," Rory replies.

"But that's four years away," I say to her as I pout. "Don't you want to marry me?"

"More than anything else," Rory says as she kisses me.

"Really?" I ask her flirtatiously as I deepen the kiss.

I run my tongue along her bottom lip and she immediately grants me entrance. I pull back from the kiss teasingly and she pouts, I smirk at her.

"More than anything else?" I ask her again.

"Well," Rory says. "I might be able to think of something else."

"Yeah," I prompt her to keep going.

"Let's go," Rory says as she drags me from the town square and towards the house.

"Are you sure?" I ask her not wanting to rush anything, but I think we both knew that tonight was the right time, for both of us.

"I'm sure," Rory replies as she drags me into the house. "I couldn't think of anything better to do to top off a perfect evening."

"That and Luke and Lorelai are away," I say to Rory.

"Exactly," She agrees as she kisses me again and leads me to my room.

"My room?" I ask her in between kisses.

"Yeah," Rory replies. "I always imagined it in your room."

"Fanaticizing about me now?" I ask her as I turn as around and lead her into my room, never breaking contact.

I lay her down gently on the bed, still not breaking contact. I hear a soft bark and I sigh. I break contact for a quick second.

"Milo out," I say and Milo gets up from the rug and pulls the door closed behind him. "Perfect," I say as I kiss Rory again.

"Yeah," Rory agrees between kisses. "So, perfect."

I woke up with her in my arms. Her warm body perfectly melded against mine. I roll slightly so I can look at her face. I push a piece of stray hair off of her face and she stirs.

"Hey," Rory says sleepily, she was so beautiful. I wanted nothing more than to wake up to her like this every day.

"I didn't mean to wake you," I reply.

"You didn't," Rory assures me. "So last night was…"

"Perfect," I suggest.

"Way more than that," Rory replies. "It was indescribable, better than anything I ever imagined."

"Well, that's because you don't have a good imagination," I say as I stroke her hair lovingly. "It was a perfect first time," I add.

"Yeah," Rory agrees. "So, what do we do now?"

"I can think of a thing or two," I say flirtatiously to Rory as I kiss her lovingly.

"Jess," Rory hisses.

"What?" I ask her as I kiss he collarbone. "Luke and Lorelai are gone for the week."

"Yeah," Rory agrees. "We should space it out," She suggests.

"Why waste a perfect opportunity?" I ask her. "We might not get one of these again until we go off to college."

"So, are we going to college together?" Rory asks me hopefully.

I stop kissing her and reply, "I'm going to which ever college you go to."

"Why?" Rory asks me.

"Because I love you," I explain. "And you've always dreamed of college, I never had and I know you, you'll pick the best school in the country."

"But what if you don't get accepted?" Rory asks me concerned.

"Then I'll come bunk in your dorm until I can convince the admission guys," I reassure her.

"And if that doesn't work?" Rory asks.

"Then I'll go to community college close by," I reply and then kiss her again. "Don't worry," I say to her. "We can figure all that out later, let's just focus on this week. The week that we have no parental supervision."

"Okay," Rory finally gives in as she kisses me back. "We'll make good use of the time we have," She says as she rolls on top of me and kisses my jaw line I let out a small moan.

"Mmm," I moan. "I could get used to this."

"Me too," Rory says as she kisses me passionately.

"I love you," I say to Rory breaking the kiss for a second and staring into her eyes lovingly.

"I love you, too," Rory replies will the same look of devotion in her eyes.