It was 9:30 on a Saturday night, three days before Christmas, when Jess was walking around Stars Hollow.
He spotted Rory nearby, sitting on a bench reading a book, and slowly walked over to her, sitting down next to her on the bench.
"Hey, Rory." Jess said, showing half a smile.
"Oh, hi, Jess." Rory said, quickly glancing over to him. "What's that?" she pointed to a red bag he was holding.
"For you," Jess said, sitting the bag in Rory's lap.
Rory slowly reached into the bag, pulling out a book.
"'Empire Falls' by Richard Russo!" Rory exclaimed, looking at Jess. "How'd you know I wanted this...?"
Jess smiled, standing up. "I overheard you and Lorelai talking this morning at Luke's. Merry Christmas." Jess began to slowly walk away.
"No, wait," Rory said, looking upset. Jess stopped and turned around, as Rory walked up next to him, tightly holding the book in her arms.
"I feel horrible, I didn't get you anything, and I didn't expect you to get me anything, but I should have gotten you something," Rory said quickly in one breath.
"Well, there's one thing that could make up for that." Jess said slyly.
Rory looked at Jess, clearly wondering what.
Jess quickly leaned in to give Rory a passionate kiss on the lips.
After the kiss, Rory realized that she had kissed Jess back. Slowly backing away, she saw someone staring at her from across the street. Dean.
He spotted Rory nearby, sitting on a bench reading a book, and slowly walked over to her, sitting down next to her on the bench.
"Hey, Rory." Jess said, showing half a smile.
"Oh, hi, Jess." Rory said, quickly glancing over to him. "What's that?" she pointed to a red bag he was holding.
"For you," Jess said, sitting the bag in Rory's lap.
Rory slowly reached into the bag, pulling out a book.
"'Empire Falls' by Richard Russo!" Rory exclaimed, looking at Jess. "How'd you know I wanted this...?"
Jess smiled, standing up. "I overheard you and Lorelai talking this morning at Luke's. Merry Christmas." Jess began to slowly walk away.
"No, wait," Rory said, looking upset. Jess stopped and turned around, as Rory walked up next to him, tightly holding the book in her arms.
"I feel horrible, I didn't get you anything, and I didn't expect you to get me anything, but I should have gotten you something," Rory said quickly in one breath.
"Well, there's one thing that could make up for that." Jess said slyly.
Rory looked at Jess, clearly wondering what.
Jess quickly leaned in to give Rory a passionate kiss on the lips.
After the kiss, Rory realized that she had kissed Jess back. Slowly backing away, she saw someone staring at her from across the street. Dean.
