My notes: Drama, drama, drama... I promised! I also told you that I loved Jess' character and I would love to explore his past little more. Here it is, small part but still. In this chapter - Jess/Rory interaction; surprising visitor. 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 55 Children

'It's good that nothing wrong would happen until the labor!' Rory inhaled with relief as they traveled to home after her last visit in Doctor Straus. She shifted more comfortable on the front seat in their car. Jess smiled at her and continued to watch the road.

'You are really enormous!' he said, but it was more like to tease her.

Rory pouted and looked at her very protuberant stomach. She rubbed it carefully.

'Gee, thanks!' she snapped. 'You try to carry two babies, whose only occupation is who to hit mommy harder! Seriously, Jess!' Rory looked him with frustration.

'If that makes you calmer, Mel said that for the last two months it's possible for you to become even bigger.'

Rory frowned even more.

'Yeah, like this is possible!' She said and looked again in her stomach. 'I can't see my legs anymore!'

Jess laughed at her tone.

'C'mon, Rory. It's just two more months, even less…'

'I know…' she said and happy smile appeared on her face. 'Two more months! Jess, can you imagine? I can't wait to hold my babies in my arms!'

With good measured move, Jess leaned and kissed her softly, before to look back on the road.

'I can imagine.' He finally answered. 'I thank fate every day for giving me that opportunity.'

'What do you mean?' Rory gave him a look.

'I mean, I could've been death right now and…'

'Don't talk like that!' Rory trembled and put her hand over his on the tiller. 'It was the most horrifying time of my life! Just the thought that I might loose you… I don't want to remember!' Rory shivered.

'Rory please, calm down!' Jess threw her a quick look with regret. 'I'm sorry I brought that. It's past now!'

'And you are perfectly healthy!' she said with smile.

'Yes, I'm perfectly healthy, excluding the small migraine…' Jess crooked his face.

'It's a small price, you have to agree.' Rory looked at him seriously.

'It's a very small price for being alive!' Jess agreed and parked the car in front of their house. 'C'mon my fatty, let's get you out of the car!' he teased her again.

Rory pouted and removed her belt.

'Stop teasing me! I'm a pregnant woman!'

Jess removed his belt to and rolled his eyes.

'You called that teasing? You named my daughter Ayn Rand. My daughter! The poor kid has to carrying that name in her whole life…'

Rory laughed.

'You love her no matter of her name, admit it!' she said through laugh.

'When you're right, you're right!' Jess laughed. 'I was wandering, since our first child is Ayn Rand…'

Rory suddenly frowned.

'Oh, no! You can absolutely forget about Ernest!'

'This is not fair!' he said playfully and walked out of the car.

Jess opened her door and helped her to walk out too.

'It's fair enough!' she said and leaned on his arm. 'I'm carrying your twins, so you own me for that!'

'Fair enough!' Jess smirked.

They almost had reached the house, when one woman's voice made them turned around.

'Jessie! How are you my boy?' Liz literally threw herself on his neck.

Jess lost his balance more from surprise then of his mother's weight. Rory also lost her balance, but thanks to Jess's quick reaction she managed to stand still.

'Jeez, Liz!' Jess pulled Liz from himself and looked at Rory. 'Can't you see that my wife is pregnant here? You could've hurt her!'

'I'm sorry!' Liz smiled so bright that Rory blinked. She still was frightened. For the moment she though that she could've fall on the ground.

'Are you okay?' Jess asked her completely ignoring his mother.

Rory nodded, but her eyes were still widened and she breathed heavily.

'Jess! Rory!' they heard Lorelai's voice and turned around. She ran to them and barely could capture her breath. 'Liz… I… told… you to wait!' she turned to Jess' mother.

'I wanted to surprise them!' Liz still had a smile on her face, obviously blind for the situation she caused.

'You pretty much did!' Jess mumbled with frowned face. He had eyes only for Rory. She still looked pale, but at least there weren't more indications that she wasn't fine. 'Are you sure that you're okay?' he asked her again.

'I think so.' Rory tried to smile. 'But I need to sit down for awhile.'

Jess nodded and helped her through the stairs into the house. Liz and Lorelai followed them.

Rory leaned on the sofa and released her breath with relief.

'I'm better now!' she said and pulled Jess to sit next to her. 'Don't worry!'

'Yeah, Jessie! She is pregnant not sick!' Liz giggled and everybody looked at her like she's going crazy. 'What?' she looked at them with surprise in her eyes. 'Did I say something wrong?'

'Rory is having difficult pregnancy, Liz!' Jess answered with frustration. 'She shouldn't be stressed like this!'

'How am I supposed to know?' Liz frowned and that made Jess really angry. Rory noticed that and squeezed his hand trying to calm him. She knew how touchy he was when it comes to her or their family.

'Jess, please…' Rory whispered. 'You don't need to…'

'If you where here couple months ago, you could've known!' Jess raised his voice despite Rory's squeezing. 'If you had interested more about me or my family, you should've known!'

'Jessie…' Liz's voice calmed and she looked at her son.

He lifted his hand to rub his forehead. The well-known migraine came up just now and made him even more frustrated. Jess tried to relax.

'You know what? I'm sorry. I don't want to know anything.' He said with calming voice. 'Tell me why you are here and then you may go.'

'I came to see my son!' Liz smiled and reached hand to touch his cheek, but Jess pulled back. She dropped her hand confused.

'You're late.' He said with tone that made Rory almost cry. 'You are my mother and I love you for that, but you not part of my life, not anymore!'

'What are you talking about?'

'When I was sick and I almost die in the hospital, where were you? When I starving till death, before I've had the opportunity to fix my life, where were you? When I had problems in NY, where were you? You have no right to came here, especially now and with just one 'hello' to fix all this years! I tried! I really tried with you! I tried to be part of your new family! When I walked you to the altar I was really trying, but you blow your chances again when you just shut me down of your life after that!'

'I'm so sorry, Jess.' Liz had tears in her eyes. 'I'm really sorry…'

Jess shook his head with sad smile.

'Don't worry! I'll live!'

'I wish things where different.' Liz said.

'If the thing where different, I wouldn't be here now! I know that I wasn't wanted.'

'Jessie…'

He raised his hand to stop her.

'Don't need to sorry. I already accepted that. Now just… live your life and I'll live mine. I'll call you when the baby is born. You're still his grandmother. Maybe someday we could work about this situation, but now it's not the time… I'm sorry.'

Liz nodded and stood up to leave.

'I know what it looks like from the outside, but I really love you Jess.' Liz said with sad face.

'You're probably right, but…' Jess didn't finish.

Liz gulped painfully and nodded again.

'It's not the time…'

'It's not…' he answered.

'Goodbye then.' She said and walked to the door.

'I'm sorry Jess, I tried to stop her…' Liz heard Lorelai's voice. She shivered from the answer.

'Don't worry, mom!' Jess answered. Liz turned for the last time and saw Lorelai rubbing his back calmingly. Liz felt the sharp pain in her heart. It was like she had lost her child. She closed the door behind her back. The time was good healer. Liz swore that she will gain her son back someday.

Inside Jess was still in shock. His migraine brought him back in reality. He rubbed his forehead and stood up from the sofa.

'Are you okay?' Rory felt the old fear came back.

'The migraine…' he answered and tried to smile. 'Don't worry. I'll take some pills and I'll fine.' Jess caressed her cheek. 'Be right back.' He said and walked out from the room.

'Since when Jess called you 'mom'?' Rory just had digested information.

Lorelai shrugged and smiled.

'It started as a joke I guess, but…'

'Now you both are serious about it.' Rory smiled with understanding.

'Jess never has had a mother figure in his life I suppose.'

'You really cared about him!' Rory leaned her head. She never had loved her mother more than now.

'He is from our family…' Lorelai said and stroke her daughter's hair.

'We're his only family, mom!' she said.

'Yeah, we are!' Lorelai smiled again. 'Hey son of mine?' she raised her voice.

'Yeah?' they heard him from the upstairs.

'Get your ass down here, because I'm leaving now!' Lorelai laughed.

'Minute!'

'Well, I might consider about leaving if you show me the baby's room…' she looked at Rory almost pleaded.

'Nice try, but no!' Rory shook her head.

'You are so sneaky!' Lorelai pouted but then smiled. 'Okay, you are the mother!'

'That's right! I'm the mother!' Rory lifted her chin a bit and Lorelai laughed again.

'Just for the record, how many children you and Jess had planed?' she asked and saw her daughter's faded a little. 'What?'

'If you ask me, I want full house, but Jess…' Rory bit her lip nervously.

'He's concerned about you.' Lorelai nodded with understanding.

'I hardly convinced him not to do this surgery.' Rory continued. 'He agreed, but I'm scared mom…'

'Why?'

'Once he told me that he always would love our children, but he loved me before them. I'm scared that if something with the labor goes wrong and they let him to choose who to live, he would choose me!'

'Rory, please! Nothing is going to happen!' Lorelai tried to calm her.

'I know, but still…'

'If that happen, I cannot blame him!' Lorelai said.

'Mom!'

'Jess loves you Rory. I would do the same!'

'Mom!'

'Jess, come here my boy!' Lorelai yelled again refused to argue with her daughter.

'We're not finished!' Rory mumbled.

'Oh yes, we are!' Lorelai leaned her head. 'Jess, seriously – I'm leaving!'

They heard him ran through the stairs.

'I'm here!' he appeared soon after that. 'What's wrong?'

'Nothing. You need to take care of our wife and I need to take care of my man.' She said smiling.

Jess nodded and went to Rory.

'See ya kids later!' Lorelai said. 'It's Friday after all!'

'You have to bring the food though…' Jess looked at her and winked. 'I can't cook right now.'

'Sure, sure…' Lorelai rolled her eyes. 'Luke will feed us all!' she said and everybody laughed. 'Bye now!'

'Bye!' Jess and Rory watched her walking out of the house.

'We're going to have one happy family.' Rory grabbed his hand and squeezed him gently.

Jess looked her with sparkles in his eyes.

'Sure we'll have!' he leaned and kissed Rory with all the love he could gave it to her.