Title: Family Now
Author: Vona
E-mail: Joshysgurlie15@aol.com
Feedback: I really would like some feedback!
Distribution: Go ahead, just ask.
Disclaimer: I wish I was brilliant enough to come up with the characters,
but I didn't. At least most of them, the ones you don't recognize are
mine. Amy Sherman-Pallidino own the rest.
Summary: Rory and Jess elope. The marriage, the repercussions, and life
after marriage. Literati!
Rating: PG, some kissing and suggestive situations.
Classification: Romance and a little Angsty.
A.N.: Thank you so much for all the replies I've gotten. I don't mind getting constuctive criticism either. I realize that I didn't exactly tell you when this was taking place, so I'll tell you now:) This is in April during Rory and Jess's senior year. Yeah, they're kind of young to elope, but this is the way I wanted it. Now, as many of us like to believe, Rory and Dean have broken up a long, long time ago. So in this story, Dean is pretty much nonexistent. They broke up shortly after the end of their Junior year. He does make a brief appearance quite a ways down the line. Okay, I think that is all.
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Rory and Jess walked hand-in-hand into the Gilmore house. Lorelai was pacing in the kitchen. "Hey, Mom." "Rory! Where were you last night?" "I slept over at Paris's." "Good. See, Delinquint Boy was missing, too. For a second there, we thought you two had run off together. Of course, you didn't, you are not stupid." "Actually, Mom, Jess and I were together." "So you had a slumber party at Paris's house?" Rory took a deep breath and looked directly at her mom. Jess squeezed her hand. "Um, well, Mom, uh, Jess and I kind of got married." Rory wiggled her ring finger. "Kind of? Like it didn't really happen. You were playing pretend, right?" "I'm Rory Mariano now, Mom." Lorelai collapsed into the chair. "Are you pregnant?" "What? No! Of course not!" "So you got married to him because you woke up one morning and decided to be an idiot." "No, we got married bacause we want to be together." "If it helps, Lorelai, I love Rory more than my own life." Jess added. "No, it doesn't. First of all, you obviously don't value your life because if you did, you wouldn't have married Rory. Secondly, you have no talking priveledges in this house." "Mom! Don't talk to him that way." "I'll talk to him any way I please. You are getting this marriage anulled." "No, I'm not. I'm 18, I can do whatever I want." "Oh, really? I seriously doubt that." "You know what? I'll just pack my bags and we'll leave. I knew you wouldn't be happy for me. Who cares if I'm the happiest I've ever been in my entire life!" Rory stormed into her room and packed two suitcases and a duffle bag. "Let's go, Jess." He nodded. Rory shouted out to Lorelai, "At least I know Luke will support us! Have a nice life!" "You too! Hope you're happy together!" Rory and Jess left the house, Rory in tears. "Regret marrying me yet?" "Never." Rory grabbed Jess's hand and they started towards Luke's. Babette, who had been eavesdropping, dialed Miss Patty up to give her the news.
Rory and Jess walked into the diner. Luke came grumbling over. "There you are! I've been looking all over for you." Luke saw the bags for the first time. "Why do you have bags, Rory?" Rory sighed loudly. Jess spoke, "Rory and I eloped yesterday." "Excuse me? I swear you just said you eloped." "I did." "Ok, then. Are you pregnant, Rory?" "No!" Jess started to smirk. Rory glared at him. Luke watched the two. "Oh, you stop that, Jess." He continued to smirk. Luke finally spoke again, "You just told your mom, right? And she wasn't very happy." "Right. She screamed, I screamed, it wasn't pretty. Jess and I were hoping we could stay upstairs for a little while." "Fine. Judging by the number of people who have begun to crowd around the diner and the windows, I would say the rest of the town has found out." Rory nodded. "I guess I'll go settle in." Jess picked up her suitcases and Rory dashed upstairs. "Wait! Rory! I need to carry you over the threshhold." and giggling could be heard from the diner.
Jess tossed the suitcases in his bedroom and then lifted Rory up in his arms. She squealed in delight as he carried her over the threshhold, through the apartment and into his bedroom. He placed her down gently. Rory looked at him and said quietly, "The upside of being here is the good coffee is right below." Jess laughed as he began to spin her around. He danced with her, to unheard music, only the melody of their hearts. Their movements were graceful and beautiful. Rory sighed contentedly, "You are so romantic, Jess." "Only for you, Angel, only for you." "Angel?" "That's what I'm going to call you. My angel from above." Rory grinned as they continued to dance.
Rory requested that they go see Lane. She wanted to tell Lane face to face that she and Jess had married. Rory and Jess set out for the walk, hands intertwined. Miss Patty cornered them first. "Hello, Rory, dahling. I heard about you two gettin' married. Are you pregnant, sweetie?" "No, Miss Patty." "Well, why on Earth did you get married?" "Because we wanted to." Miss Patty nodded knowingly, "Congratulations. It's a shame you aren't single anymore, Jess." Rory giggled as a horrified look spread across his face. "Bye, Miss Patty." They continued their walk. Babette came up next. "You got married, Doll? Congratulations." "Thanks, Babette." "Are you pregnant, Sugar?" Rory sighed. "Why does everyone ask me that?" "Because they don't know why you would marry a deliquint like me willingly." "I'm going to make a sign that says I AM NOT PREGNANT on it." Babette smiled, "I'll pass the word along. It's just that you are so young, Doll, we are just wondering why you would pin yourself down so soon." "Because I love Jess with all of my heart. And he loves me." "With all of my heart." Rory smiled. Babette grinned, "Morey and I were just like you two when we were young." "We have to go, Babette. I'll talk to you later." "Bye." Jess turned to Rory, "Do we want to be like her and Morey when they were young?" Rory shrugged as Kirk stopped them. "You got married before I even got a girlfriend. How can that be?" "I don't know. You're a real catch Kirk. I'm sure you'll find someone." Kirk nodded and left. "That was weird." "Encounters with Kirk always are." "And what amazes me is that you said all of that with a straight face." "Believe me, it was hard. I had to pinch my leg." Jess snickered as they turned into Kim's Antiques.
"Lane! Where are you?" Ms. Kim popped up from behind a chest. "Lane work. No see you." "Please Mrs. Kim. I wanted to share some news with Lane." "You marry troublemaker..." "Yes. I want to tell Lane." "Five minute." "Lane!" "Over here. To the left!" Rory scanned the antiques until she saw Lane. "Guess what?" "What? Hi, Jess." "We got married." "You got married." "Yeah." "AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!" Lane jumped up and hugged Rory, squealing together. Then Lane hugged Jess, which threw him off guard. Lane had always been kind of weary of him. "You're my best-friend-in-law!" "Yeah, I guess so. Imagine that." Lane rolled her eyes and turned back to Rory. "So tell me about your wedding. Where are you going to honeymoon?" Jess sighed inaudibly. He wanted to take Rory somewhere special for their honeymoon, but didn't know where to go. They were both still in school, senior year almost ending, and finals and graduation coming up. Rory spoke for him, "Well, we went to New York and a priest married us in a cathedral. Jess bought me flowers. I wore my pink dress." "The shiney silvery one?" "That one. We went Paris's for the night. We haven't done the whole honeymoon thing, yet." "I'm so happy for you. I wish I could have been there." "Me too." "You're life is always so exciting." "Sure. My mom and I aren't speaking." "I never thought that could happen. The mother/daughter drama is supposed to be between me and my mom, not you and Lorelai." "I know. We're living at Luke's, if you need me." "Okay." "LANE!" Mrs. Kim screeched. "Guess that's our cue to leave. See ya later, Lane." "Bye, Rory, Jess. Congrats!" "Thanks." The two left the antique store.
A.N.: Thank you so much for all the replies I've gotten. I don't mind getting constuctive criticism either. I realize that I didn't exactly tell you when this was taking place, so I'll tell you now:) This is in April during Rory and Jess's senior year. Yeah, they're kind of young to elope, but this is the way I wanted it. Now, as many of us like to believe, Rory and Dean have broken up a long, long time ago. So in this story, Dean is pretty much nonexistent. They broke up shortly after the end of their Junior year. He does make a brief appearance quite a ways down the line. Okay, I think that is all.
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Rory and Jess walked hand-in-hand into the Gilmore house. Lorelai was pacing in the kitchen. "Hey, Mom." "Rory! Where were you last night?" "I slept over at Paris's." "Good. See, Delinquint Boy was missing, too. For a second there, we thought you two had run off together. Of course, you didn't, you are not stupid." "Actually, Mom, Jess and I were together." "So you had a slumber party at Paris's house?" Rory took a deep breath and looked directly at her mom. Jess squeezed her hand. "Um, well, Mom, uh, Jess and I kind of got married." Rory wiggled her ring finger. "Kind of? Like it didn't really happen. You were playing pretend, right?" "I'm Rory Mariano now, Mom." Lorelai collapsed into the chair. "Are you pregnant?" "What? No! Of course not!" "So you got married to him because you woke up one morning and decided to be an idiot." "No, we got married bacause we want to be together." "If it helps, Lorelai, I love Rory more than my own life." Jess added. "No, it doesn't. First of all, you obviously don't value your life because if you did, you wouldn't have married Rory. Secondly, you have no talking priveledges in this house." "Mom! Don't talk to him that way." "I'll talk to him any way I please. You are getting this marriage anulled." "No, I'm not. I'm 18, I can do whatever I want." "Oh, really? I seriously doubt that." "You know what? I'll just pack my bags and we'll leave. I knew you wouldn't be happy for me. Who cares if I'm the happiest I've ever been in my entire life!" Rory stormed into her room and packed two suitcases and a duffle bag. "Let's go, Jess." He nodded. Rory shouted out to Lorelai, "At least I know Luke will support us! Have a nice life!" "You too! Hope you're happy together!" Rory and Jess left the house, Rory in tears. "Regret marrying me yet?" "Never." Rory grabbed Jess's hand and they started towards Luke's. Babette, who had been eavesdropping, dialed Miss Patty up to give her the news.
Rory and Jess walked into the diner. Luke came grumbling over. "There you are! I've been looking all over for you." Luke saw the bags for the first time. "Why do you have bags, Rory?" Rory sighed loudly. Jess spoke, "Rory and I eloped yesterday." "Excuse me? I swear you just said you eloped." "I did." "Ok, then. Are you pregnant, Rory?" "No!" Jess started to smirk. Rory glared at him. Luke watched the two. "Oh, you stop that, Jess." He continued to smirk. Luke finally spoke again, "You just told your mom, right? And she wasn't very happy." "Right. She screamed, I screamed, it wasn't pretty. Jess and I were hoping we could stay upstairs for a little while." "Fine. Judging by the number of people who have begun to crowd around the diner and the windows, I would say the rest of the town has found out." Rory nodded. "I guess I'll go settle in." Jess picked up her suitcases and Rory dashed upstairs. "Wait! Rory! I need to carry you over the threshhold." and giggling could be heard from the diner.
Jess tossed the suitcases in his bedroom and then lifted Rory up in his arms. She squealed in delight as he carried her over the threshhold, through the apartment and into his bedroom. He placed her down gently. Rory looked at him and said quietly, "The upside of being here is the good coffee is right below." Jess laughed as he began to spin her around. He danced with her, to unheard music, only the melody of their hearts. Their movements were graceful and beautiful. Rory sighed contentedly, "You are so romantic, Jess." "Only for you, Angel, only for you." "Angel?" "That's what I'm going to call you. My angel from above." Rory grinned as they continued to dance.
Rory requested that they go see Lane. She wanted to tell Lane face to face that she and Jess had married. Rory and Jess set out for the walk, hands intertwined. Miss Patty cornered them first. "Hello, Rory, dahling. I heard about you two gettin' married. Are you pregnant, sweetie?" "No, Miss Patty." "Well, why on Earth did you get married?" "Because we wanted to." Miss Patty nodded knowingly, "Congratulations. It's a shame you aren't single anymore, Jess." Rory giggled as a horrified look spread across his face. "Bye, Miss Patty." They continued their walk. Babette came up next. "You got married, Doll? Congratulations." "Thanks, Babette." "Are you pregnant, Sugar?" Rory sighed. "Why does everyone ask me that?" "Because they don't know why you would marry a deliquint like me willingly." "I'm going to make a sign that says I AM NOT PREGNANT on it." Babette smiled, "I'll pass the word along. It's just that you are so young, Doll, we are just wondering why you would pin yourself down so soon." "Because I love Jess with all of my heart. And he loves me." "With all of my heart." Rory smiled. Babette grinned, "Morey and I were just like you two when we were young." "We have to go, Babette. I'll talk to you later." "Bye." Jess turned to Rory, "Do we want to be like her and Morey when they were young?" Rory shrugged as Kirk stopped them. "You got married before I even got a girlfriend. How can that be?" "I don't know. You're a real catch Kirk. I'm sure you'll find someone." Kirk nodded and left. "That was weird." "Encounters with Kirk always are." "And what amazes me is that you said all of that with a straight face." "Believe me, it was hard. I had to pinch my leg." Jess snickered as they turned into Kim's Antiques.
"Lane! Where are you?" Ms. Kim popped up from behind a chest. "Lane work. No see you." "Please Mrs. Kim. I wanted to share some news with Lane." "You marry troublemaker..." "Yes. I want to tell Lane." "Five minute." "Lane!" "Over here. To the left!" Rory scanned the antiques until she saw Lane. "Guess what?" "What? Hi, Jess." "We got married." "You got married." "Yeah." "AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!" Lane jumped up and hugged Rory, squealing together. Then Lane hugged Jess, which threw him off guard. Lane had always been kind of weary of him. "You're my best-friend-in-law!" "Yeah, I guess so. Imagine that." Lane rolled her eyes and turned back to Rory. "So tell me about your wedding. Where are you going to honeymoon?" Jess sighed inaudibly. He wanted to take Rory somewhere special for their honeymoon, but didn't know where to go. They were both still in school, senior year almost ending, and finals and graduation coming up. Rory spoke for him, "Well, we went to New York and a priest married us in a cathedral. Jess bought me flowers. I wore my pink dress." "The shiney silvery one?" "That one. We went Paris's for the night. We haven't done the whole honeymoon thing, yet." "I'm so happy for you. I wish I could have been there." "Me too." "You're life is always so exciting." "Sure. My mom and I aren't speaking." "I never thought that could happen. The mother/daughter drama is supposed to be between me and my mom, not you and Lorelai." "I know. We're living at Luke's, if you need me." "Okay." "LANE!" Mrs. Kim screeched. "Guess that's our cue to leave. See ya later, Lane." "Bye, Rory, Jess. Congrats!" "Thanks." The two left the antique store.