Title: It All Starts With A Kiss
Chapter 9: The Road Trip To TV Land: New York
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"I'm so tired of being in the car!" Lorelai yelled as they stopped at a park in Pennsylvania after a ten-hour trip.
"Me, too." Rory groaned and settled onto a bench.
"After that whole car ride, you're now sitting down? What's the matter with you?"
Rory pointed to the large cast on her right foot.
"Oh, yeah. That. Hey, Luke, will you run around with me?"
"No, Lorelai."
"Aww! Please?"
"No."
"Yes."
"No, and don't give me that damned look. No, I said don't give me that-- No." Luke walked away from Lorelai and she followed him, pouting. Jess sat on the bench next to Rory. She plopped her foot in his lap.
"So, how are you doing?"
"I'm okay, why?"
"Just, have you been feeling okay?"
"Sure, why wouldn't I?"
"The, you know."
"No, I don't know."
Jess looked around to make sure that Luke and Lorelai were out of earshot. "The baby." he whispered.
"Oh! Yeah, I'm fine. No nausea or anything."
"Great, listen, I had this friend who was a teen mom back in New York, and I called her and she gave me the name of her OB-GYN, and I made an appointment for you tomorrow at nine."
"Why?"
"Well, to see the ultrasound. To make sure the baby's okay, you know?"
"Yeah, okay. Look, I don't think we should tell anyone about this whole...situation for at least three months."
"You're superstitious?"
"About this? Sure. And it'll give me a chance to warm my mother up to the idea."
"Okay."
"You're great, you know that?"
"Yeah, I figured." Jess smiled and kissed Rory.
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"When we get to New York, there's this place I want to take you."
"Oh, really? Where?"
"It's a coffeehouse." Lorelai finished making a crown out of grass and flowers and placed it on Luke's head.
"A coffeehouse suggested by Lorelai Gilmore. How incredibly un-surprising."
"The last time I was there they didn't have any coffee."
"And you stayed? I learn more about you every day." Luke smiled.
"I just hope it's still there."
"What do you mean?"
"The last time I was there I was eight months pregnant, trying to get away from my parents."
"Really."
"Actually, that's where Chris told me he was heading out to California. Couldn't take the pressure from his parents. And my parents, actually. Anyway, when I went home, I passed through Stars Hollow. I loved it immediately."
"Well, I'm glad you stayed."
"Me, too." Lorelai kissed Luke.
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An hour later, the group was back on the road. An ambulance sped by and Rory shuddered, remembering Dean. Lorelai, sitting next to her daughter, noticed this and couldn't help but be curious.
"What's wrong, sweetie?"
"Oh, I just saw the ambulance and thought of someone I saw come into the hospital last night."
"Who was it?"
"Oh, some girl that was pretty beat up. Her boyfriend said that she'd fallen down the stairs."
"Oh, that's a dead giveaway for abuse."
"Yeah, I know. And he was following after her, saying how much he loved her."
"He's a bastard. And if that ever happens to you, you can always come to me. You are so much better than that."
"I know I am."
"It almost happened to her." Jess spoke from the front seat where he sat next to Luke.
"What do you mean?" Lorelai asked. Luke shot a look at Jess.
"Jess. Don't." Rory said softly.
Jess ignored her. "It was Dean. Dean came in with his girlfriend."
"Dean Forester?" Luke asked.
"Dean wouldn't do that." Lorelai protested. She turned to Rory. "Would he?"
Rory nodded. "It was Dean."
"Son of a bitch." Lorelai whispered.
"Did he ever lay a hand on you?" Luke asked.
Rory shook her head. There were tears in her eyes.
"Hey, let's get off this subject." Jess said.
"Okay." The two adults agreed.
"You okay?" Jess asked as he reached his hand back for Rory to hold. She nodded and smiled at him. He smiled back.
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"I'm so nervous."
"What is there to be nervous about?" Jess squeezed Rory's hand.
"Something could be wrong, that's what there is to worry about. The baby could be in the fallopian tube, it could have some kind of defect, it could even be...dead."
"Shh, don't think about that."
"Mariano? Rory Mariano."
"Rory Mariano?" Rory asked as she and Jess stood up in response to the nurse's call.
"Yeah, I kinda told them we were married."
"That's lying."
"I'm the small town bad boy. It's in my blood to lie."
"Oh, is it now?"
"Yeah." Jess smiled
Ten minutes later the doctor entered the room Rory and Jess were in and, without saying a word, hooked up the ultrasound machine, spread the jelly on the hand-held part, and touched it to Rory's slightly exposed stomach. She winced and laughed.
"It's cold."
Jess grinned and held her hand as they watched the screen for the first glimpse of their child.
But there was nothing there.
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Lorelai was spread out on a bed in a hospital for the second day in a row, but this time a woman was rubbing a cold jelly on her stomach in order for Luke and Lorelai to see and hear their baby. Their baby. This was so weird. Lorelai was having a baby with Luke. Luke. Owner of the diner Luke. Luke "Mr. Backwards Baseball Cap" Danes. Weird. Even weirder was the noise coming from the ultrasound machine. It had an almost underwater like quality to it.
"Is-is that the baby?" Luke asked.
"Uh-huh." The doctor nodded. Luke grabbed Lorelai's hand and they smiled at each other before looking at their baby, their tiny littly baby.
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"Are you sure you're pregnant?" the doctor spoke his first words.
"Th-they said I was." Rory looked at Jess, confused. He shrugged.
"Well, there's nothing in there. I'm gonna give you a pregnancy test, and if it comes back negative, you guys can go."
"Okay. But, I don't understand."
"Did you use one of those home pregnancy tests? Cause those aren't at all accurate."
"No, actually we got the test at a hospital."
"Huh. Well, it looks like they mixed up your test with someone else's."
"Really?"
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"Well, it looks like we have to tell the kids now." Lorelai said as she and Luke walked out of the hospital.
"Actually, I think we should wait till after the first trimester."
"Superstitious, are you?"
"Always." Luke smiled.
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"I love this place," Jess said as he and Rory walked through Washington Square Park after their surprising announcement from the OB-GYN. Rory stopped at a bench and sat down.
"Oh, I love benches."
"Glad to get off your feet?" Jess sat next to her.
"Tremendously." She leaned into him, and he put his arm around her.
"Do you recognize this place?"
"Uh..." Rory looked around. "Oh, I do! This is where you were sitting that time I visited you."
"Yeah. This place is very special to me."
"Aww!"
"Hey, I have to ask you a question. It's really important."
"Okay, shoot."
"Okay. Rory, I love you. I love you a hell of a lot. And to show my love, I have decided to ask you to..." Jess got down on one knee.
"Oh, my God, Jess you better not be doing what I think you're doing."
"Relax! I want to know if you'd wanna move to New York with me."
"What?"
Jess sighed and once again sat on the bench next to Rory. "I'm moving to New York. I'm transferring from the college I'm in now to NYU. And I want you to move with me. Now, before you protest, you can transfer from Yale to Columbia if you want to. You'll get accepted anywhere, I know. And we can get a two-bedroom. As a matter of fact, the apartment I'm planning to move into is a three bedroom."
"And how are you going to afford this?"
"I have a friend-Joe-who has this great apartment, and his dad's taking him around the world for three years, and his apartment's gonna be free, so he's gonna let me sub-let it for a ridiculously low amount of money. And I've saved my money from both of my jobs, and I'm selling my car."
"What? Why are you selling your car?"
"Cause I don't need it in New York. I'll either walk everywhere or take the subway, and if I have a car it'll just stay in parking and cost me money."
"Okay. So you want me to move in with you."
"Yeah. But no strings attached. I just...I just love you, but I miss New York, and I figure this is the best way to get both of you together."
"Huh. Well, I'll have to think about it."
"Okay. No pressure. Take as much time as you need."
Chapter 9: The Road Trip To TV Land: New York
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"I'm so tired of being in the car!" Lorelai yelled as they stopped at a park in Pennsylvania after a ten-hour trip.
"Me, too." Rory groaned and settled onto a bench.
"After that whole car ride, you're now sitting down? What's the matter with you?"
Rory pointed to the large cast on her right foot.
"Oh, yeah. That. Hey, Luke, will you run around with me?"
"No, Lorelai."
"Aww! Please?"
"No."
"Yes."
"No, and don't give me that damned look. No, I said don't give me that-- No." Luke walked away from Lorelai and she followed him, pouting. Jess sat on the bench next to Rory. She plopped her foot in his lap.
"So, how are you doing?"
"I'm okay, why?"
"Just, have you been feeling okay?"
"Sure, why wouldn't I?"
"The, you know."
"No, I don't know."
Jess looked around to make sure that Luke and Lorelai were out of earshot. "The baby." he whispered.
"Oh! Yeah, I'm fine. No nausea or anything."
"Great, listen, I had this friend who was a teen mom back in New York, and I called her and she gave me the name of her OB-GYN, and I made an appointment for you tomorrow at nine."
"Why?"
"Well, to see the ultrasound. To make sure the baby's okay, you know?"
"Yeah, okay. Look, I don't think we should tell anyone about this whole...situation for at least three months."
"You're superstitious?"
"About this? Sure. And it'll give me a chance to warm my mother up to the idea."
"Okay."
"You're great, you know that?"
"Yeah, I figured." Jess smiled and kissed Rory.
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"When we get to New York, there's this place I want to take you."
"Oh, really? Where?"
"It's a coffeehouse." Lorelai finished making a crown out of grass and flowers and placed it on Luke's head.
"A coffeehouse suggested by Lorelai Gilmore. How incredibly un-surprising."
"The last time I was there they didn't have any coffee."
"And you stayed? I learn more about you every day." Luke smiled.
"I just hope it's still there."
"What do you mean?"
"The last time I was there I was eight months pregnant, trying to get away from my parents."
"Really."
"Actually, that's where Chris told me he was heading out to California. Couldn't take the pressure from his parents. And my parents, actually. Anyway, when I went home, I passed through Stars Hollow. I loved it immediately."
"Well, I'm glad you stayed."
"Me, too." Lorelai kissed Luke.
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An hour later, the group was back on the road. An ambulance sped by and Rory shuddered, remembering Dean. Lorelai, sitting next to her daughter, noticed this and couldn't help but be curious.
"What's wrong, sweetie?"
"Oh, I just saw the ambulance and thought of someone I saw come into the hospital last night."
"Who was it?"
"Oh, some girl that was pretty beat up. Her boyfriend said that she'd fallen down the stairs."
"Oh, that's a dead giveaway for abuse."
"Yeah, I know. And he was following after her, saying how much he loved her."
"He's a bastard. And if that ever happens to you, you can always come to me. You are so much better than that."
"I know I am."
"It almost happened to her." Jess spoke from the front seat where he sat next to Luke.
"What do you mean?" Lorelai asked. Luke shot a look at Jess.
"Jess. Don't." Rory said softly.
Jess ignored her. "It was Dean. Dean came in with his girlfriend."
"Dean Forester?" Luke asked.
"Dean wouldn't do that." Lorelai protested. She turned to Rory. "Would he?"
Rory nodded. "It was Dean."
"Son of a bitch." Lorelai whispered.
"Did he ever lay a hand on you?" Luke asked.
Rory shook her head. There were tears in her eyes.
"Hey, let's get off this subject." Jess said.
"Okay." The two adults agreed.
"You okay?" Jess asked as he reached his hand back for Rory to hold. She nodded and smiled at him. He smiled back.
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"I'm so nervous."
"What is there to be nervous about?" Jess squeezed Rory's hand.
"Something could be wrong, that's what there is to worry about. The baby could be in the fallopian tube, it could have some kind of defect, it could even be...dead."
"Shh, don't think about that."
"Mariano? Rory Mariano."
"Rory Mariano?" Rory asked as she and Jess stood up in response to the nurse's call.
"Yeah, I kinda told them we were married."
"That's lying."
"I'm the small town bad boy. It's in my blood to lie."
"Oh, is it now?"
"Yeah." Jess smiled
Ten minutes later the doctor entered the room Rory and Jess were in and, without saying a word, hooked up the ultrasound machine, spread the jelly on the hand-held part, and touched it to Rory's slightly exposed stomach. She winced and laughed.
"It's cold."
Jess grinned and held her hand as they watched the screen for the first glimpse of their child.
But there was nothing there.
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Lorelai was spread out on a bed in a hospital for the second day in a row, but this time a woman was rubbing a cold jelly on her stomach in order for Luke and Lorelai to see and hear their baby. Their baby. This was so weird. Lorelai was having a baby with Luke. Luke. Owner of the diner Luke. Luke "Mr. Backwards Baseball Cap" Danes. Weird. Even weirder was the noise coming from the ultrasound machine. It had an almost underwater like quality to it.
"Is-is that the baby?" Luke asked.
"Uh-huh." The doctor nodded. Luke grabbed Lorelai's hand and they smiled at each other before looking at their baby, their tiny littly baby.
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"Are you sure you're pregnant?" the doctor spoke his first words.
"Th-they said I was." Rory looked at Jess, confused. He shrugged.
"Well, there's nothing in there. I'm gonna give you a pregnancy test, and if it comes back negative, you guys can go."
"Okay. But, I don't understand."
"Did you use one of those home pregnancy tests? Cause those aren't at all accurate."
"No, actually we got the test at a hospital."
"Huh. Well, it looks like they mixed up your test with someone else's."
"Really?"
~~~~
"Well, it looks like we have to tell the kids now." Lorelai said as she and Luke walked out of the hospital.
"Actually, I think we should wait till after the first trimester."
"Superstitious, are you?"
"Always." Luke smiled.
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"I love this place," Jess said as he and Rory walked through Washington Square Park after their surprising announcement from the OB-GYN. Rory stopped at a bench and sat down.
"Oh, I love benches."
"Glad to get off your feet?" Jess sat next to her.
"Tremendously." She leaned into him, and he put his arm around her.
"Do you recognize this place?"
"Uh..." Rory looked around. "Oh, I do! This is where you were sitting that time I visited you."
"Yeah. This place is very special to me."
"Aww!"
"Hey, I have to ask you a question. It's really important."
"Okay, shoot."
"Okay. Rory, I love you. I love you a hell of a lot. And to show my love, I have decided to ask you to..." Jess got down on one knee.
"Oh, my God, Jess you better not be doing what I think you're doing."
"Relax! I want to know if you'd wanna move to New York with me."
"What?"
Jess sighed and once again sat on the bench next to Rory. "I'm moving to New York. I'm transferring from the college I'm in now to NYU. And I want you to move with me. Now, before you protest, you can transfer from Yale to Columbia if you want to. You'll get accepted anywhere, I know. And we can get a two-bedroom. As a matter of fact, the apartment I'm planning to move into is a three bedroom."
"And how are you going to afford this?"
"I have a friend-Joe-who has this great apartment, and his dad's taking him around the world for three years, and his apartment's gonna be free, so he's gonna let me sub-let it for a ridiculously low amount of money. And I've saved my money from both of my jobs, and I'm selling my car."
"What? Why are you selling your car?"
"Cause I don't need it in New York. I'll either walk everywhere or take the subway, and if I have a car it'll just stay in parking and cost me money."
"Okay. So you want me to move in with you."
"Yeah. But no strings attached. I just...I just love you, but I miss New York, and I figure this is the best way to get both of you together."
"Huh. Well, I'll have to think about it."
"Okay. No pressure. Take as much time as you need."