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Off to Grandmother's House We Go Chapter 8
The next day was Friday. Rory hadn't been to her grandparents in three weeks. Today was the day Rory and her new husband were going to go. Christopher offered to go with the three and take the yelling and punishment as well. So they were off, Rory and Lorelai wearing their skirts and tops, Chris in his business clothes, and Jess sitting uncomfortably in khakis and a button down shirt. The four stopped in front of the huge Gilmore mansion. They stood, staring at the doorbell. Chris said, "Someone has to ring the doorbell." "It isn't going to be me, Dad." Lorelai sighed, "I haven't felt like this since I had to tell them I was pregnant." Jess asked, "Should I be afraid?" Rory turned, "Terrified. They'll tear us apart. Mom and Dad are going to try to run interference." Jess nodded solemnly. She kissed him, slowly, sweetly, softly, for comfort. Emily chose that very moment to open the door. "Are you going to stand out there all...OH! Trying to give the neighbors a live pornographic movie, Rory?" "Grandma..." "Get in here." Rory and Lorelai exchanged looks. Richard was standing in the hallway. "Grandpa, Grandpa, I'm sorry you heard about my marriage from Mrs. Charleston. I was going to tell you, I just didn't know how." "If it was that hard to tell us, maybe the whole event shouldn't have happened." Emily angrily retorted. "Grandma, this is Jess Mariano. Jess, this is my Grandma and Grandpa, Emily and Richard." Jess stepped forward to shake their hands, but nothing. Jess dropped his arm. They all headed into the dining room, for dinner, or for interrogation.
Richard started right off, before the salad even arrived. "Where are you going to go to college, Jess?" Jess shrugged, nonchalantly, "I think I'm going to take a year off." Richard grunted, "What are your aspirations for your future?" "Graduate eventually, maybe become a writer or a librarian, have kids, grow old with Rory." Rory flashed him her secret smile. "How touching. Rory wants to go to Harvard." "Rory is going to Harvard." Rory nodded. "I got accepted yesterday, I'm was going to tell you." Emily pursed her lips. "I'm sure." "What makes you think you are good enough for Rory?" "I'm not good enough for her." "That is the smartest thing you've said all night." The dinner was fairly silent after that.
The four sat on the couch, Christopher, Lorelai, Jess, than Rory. They folded their hands in their laps, like little children being scolded. Emily was ranting away. "You can't imagine how I felt to find out my only grandaughter had eloped with some hoodlum from a friend. I was shocked. My own granddaughter didn't have the courtesy to drop us a line, 'Oh, yeah, I got married, Grandma.' I knew she was going to turn out just like you, Lorelai. I tried to warn you. I even agreed with your thoughts on keeping Rory away from this boy. And Christopher, you have hardly been in Rory's life. Maybe if you had, Rory would have made better decisions. You, young man, have no future, no money, nothing. Why do you think you can support a wife, a family? And Rory! I thought you knew better than this. Richard and I had such bright plans for your future. We had hopes for you. Instead, you go off and marry some boy you barely know. I am embarrassed." That was it for Rory. She jumped to her feet and stared Emily down. "I know Jess better than anyone else and he knows me. He understands me. We talk without words, we know what the other one is feeling. We have such a connection, a connection no one will ever understand! And don't you start on Mom. Mom has been the best friend and mom a girl could ask for. She's taught me that I'm my own person and I should do what feels right. Dad may not have been present my entire life, but he has tried his hardest to be there for me. You will not sit there and tell me that I've made the worst choice of my life, because I haven't. I love Jess more than life itself. Jess is so important, so amazing. I will not let you say he is no good and that he has no future. He does. His future is my future. It has been since I saw him and he swiped my book. Jess wants me to succeed. I wasn't even going to go to Harvard until Jess told me that I had to. He's right. I don't care if you're embarrassed. It doesn't matter. I'm not embarrassed. And you have no right to be." With that Rory stormed into the kitchen, Jess following.
Jess wrapped his arms around Rory. "Why can't they be happy for me, Jess?" Jess kissed her forehead. "They don't understand us. Do you regret it, yet?" "No way. I love you." "I love you, too. I'm sorry for everything. I didn't want things to be this messed up." "It was to be expected. Don't listen to them. You have a future. We have a future, together. We will have kids and we'll grow old together, just as in love." "You know it. There's still one more person to tell." "Who?" "My mom." No words were spoken after that. Jess was hurting. Rory could see it in his eyes. Rory held him tightly and kissed his cheek. "How do you think she'll take it?" "She could care less." His brown eyes looked at her full of pain. He closed them for a long minute. Rory kissed both of his eyesleds. He sighed and buried his head in Rory's strawberry scented hair. "Remember, Jess, I care about you. You have me and Luke." He nodded. Rory smiled slightly.
Emily saw the two in the kitchen and eavesdropped. She felt a little better about the marriage, although she was still angry about it. She went back into the living room.
Off to Grandmother's House We Go Chapter 8
The next day was Friday. Rory hadn't been to her grandparents in three weeks. Today was the day Rory and her new husband were going to go. Christopher offered to go with the three and take the yelling and punishment as well. So they were off, Rory and Lorelai wearing their skirts and tops, Chris in his business clothes, and Jess sitting uncomfortably in khakis and a button down shirt. The four stopped in front of the huge Gilmore mansion. They stood, staring at the doorbell. Chris said, "Someone has to ring the doorbell." "It isn't going to be me, Dad." Lorelai sighed, "I haven't felt like this since I had to tell them I was pregnant." Jess asked, "Should I be afraid?" Rory turned, "Terrified. They'll tear us apart. Mom and Dad are going to try to run interference." Jess nodded solemnly. She kissed him, slowly, sweetly, softly, for comfort. Emily chose that very moment to open the door. "Are you going to stand out there all...OH! Trying to give the neighbors a live pornographic movie, Rory?" "Grandma..." "Get in here." Rory and Lorelai exchanged looks. Richard was standing in the hallway. "Grandpa, Grandpa, I'm sorry you heard about my marriage from Mrs. Charleston. I was going to tell you, I just didn't know how." "If it was that hard to tell us, maybe the whole event shouldn't have happened." Emily angrily retorted. "Grandma, this is Jess Mariano. Jess, this is my Grandma and Grandpa, Emily and Richard." Jess stepped forward to shake their hands, but nothing. Jess dropped his arm. They all headed into the dining room, for dinner, or for interrogation.
Richard started right off, before the salad even arrived. "Where are you going to go to college, Jess?" Jess shrugged, nonchalantly, "I think I'm going to take a year off." Richard grunted, "What are your aspirations for your future?" "Graduate eventually, maybe become a writer or a librarian, have kids, grow old with Rory." Rory flashed him her secret smile. "How touching. Rory wants to go to Harvard." "Rory is going to Harvard." Rory nodded. "I got accepted yesterday, I'm was going to tell you." Emily pursed her lips. "I'm sure." "What makes you think you are good enough for Rory?" "I'm not good enough for her." "That is the smartest thing you've said all night." The dinner was fairly silent after that.
The four sat on the couch, Christopher, Lorelai, Jess, than Rory. They folded their hands in their laps, like little children being scolded. Emily was ranting away. "You can't imagine how I felt to find out my only grandaughter had eloped with some hoodlum from a friend. I was shocked. My own granddaughter didn't have the courtesy to drop us a line, 'Oh, yeah, I got married, Grandma.' I knew she was going to turn out just like you, Lorelai. I tried to warn you. I even agreed with your thoughts on keeping Rory away from this boy. And Christopher, you have hardly been in Rory's life. Maybe if you had, Rory would have made better decisions. You, young man, have no future, no money, nothing. Why do you think you can support a wife, a family? And Rory! I thought you knew better than this. Richard and I had such bright plans for your future. We had hopes for you. Instead, you go off and marry some boy you barely know. I am embarrassed." That was it for Rory. She jumped to her feet and stared Emily down. "I know Jess better than anyone else and he knows me. He understands me. We talk without words, we know what the other one is feeling. We have such a connection, a connection no one will ever understand! And don't you start on Mom. Mom has been the best friend and mom a girl could ask for. She's taught me that I'm my own person and I should do what feels right. Dad may not have been present my entire life, but he has tried his hardest to be there for me. You will not sit there and tell me that I've made the worst choice of my life, because I haven't. I love Jess more than life itself. Jess is so important, so amazing. I will not let you say he is no good and that he has no future. He does. His future is my future. It has been since I saw him and he swiped my book. Jess wants me to succeed. I wasn't even going to go to Harvard until Jess told me that I had to. He's right. I don't care if you're embarrassed. It doesn't matter. I'm not embarrassed. And you have no right to be." With that Rory stormed into the kitchen, Jess following.
Jess wrapped his arms around Rory. "Why can't they be happy for me, Jess?" Jess kissed her forehead. "They don't understand us. Do you regret it, yet?" "No way. I love you." "I love you, too. I'm sorry for everything. I didn't want things to be this messed up." "It was to be expected. Don't listen to them. You have a future. We have a future, together. We will have kids and we'll grow old together, just as in love." "You know it. There's still one more person to tell." "Who?" "My mom." No words were spoken after that. Jess was hurting. Rory could see it in his eyes. Rory held him tightly and kissed his cheek. "How do you think she'll take it?" "She could care less." His brown eyes looked at her full of pain. He closed them for a long minute. Rory kissed both of his eyesleds. He sighed and buried his head in Rory's strawberry scented hair. "Remember, Jess, I care about you. You have me and Luke." He nodded. Rory smiled slightly.
Emily saw the two in the kitchen and eavesdropped. She felt a little better about the marriage, although she was still angry about it. She went back into the living room.