*The next morning.
Rory is woken by sounds coming form down stairs. Mechanically she yawns and rolls over to face Jess who is still sound asleep.
"Jesss" She moans.
"Mmph." He responds without opening his eyes.
"Jessss."
"Uh huh."
"I'm hungry." Rory whines.
Jess' eyes flutter, "So go down stairs" he sighs before rolling over.
Rory paws at him gently, "Jessss."
Jess groans, "Five more minutes."
"If we don't have breakfast now we'll never get out of here by 12 and by the time we get home all the good Sunday papers will have sold out." Rory whispers in his ear.
"Fine." Jess replys sitting up.
Rory grins at him before pulling off the covers and rushing out the bedroom door.
"You're cruel you know that?" Jes calls to her.
Rory pulls her head back into the room, "That's part of my charm though and you love me for it."
*10 minutes later. Rory enters the kitchen.
"Morning sweets." Lorelai says looking up from the comics.
"Morning mom, Luke." Rory smiles at them as the smell of sausage and pancakes waft past her nose. "Mmm, Sausage."
"And danishes!" Lorelai announces.
"There's definitely an advantage to having Luke here in the mornings." Rory replies
"Now you see why I've kept him around so long." Lorelai grins as Rory sits down next to her. "Hey Luke, give Duke some sausage."
"The dog does not need sausage." Luke grumbles.
"Yes he does."
"What if he has a sausage deficiency, he could keel over at any minute." Rory replies.
"He does not have a-Jess."
"No, I suppose he doesn't." Replies Lorelai.
"Hey Honey." Rory says happily.
"Hey." Jess replies groggily.
"We've got sausage!" Lorelai thrills.
"And Danish!" Rory cuts in.
"Mmm no thanks, feed it to the dog I'll just have some toast thank you...oh and the comics." Jess smirks as he grabs the Sunday comics away from Lorelai.
"No Fair! Hey Luke do something beat him up!" Lorelai screeches.
Luke holds back a laugh, "Now that'd be wrong wouldn't it..that's somebody's father."
Rory glances over at Jess as an uncontrollable smile creeps onto her face; Jess was going to be a great father.
"He can't hide behind that excuse forever." Lorelai sneers.
Rory looks down at her plate as a thought came into her mind, Yes Jess could hide behind that excuse forever. In less than a year there'd be another one of them that both Jes and Rory would be responsible for.
"Eat your pig byproducts and your synthetic sugar bread and be quiet." Luke says gruffly.
"Mean." Lorelai mumbles as Luke leans in and kisses her softly causing Lorelai to giggle and then deepen the kiss.
"Nice isn't it?" Jess whispers to Rory.
"What?"
"Them being together, finally."
"Yeah, finally, finally a family." Rory whispers back.
"Hey! What are you whispering about? No secrets!!" Lorelai whines.
Jess smirks at her, "Don't worry about it, we were just discussing Christmas."
"What about it?" Lorelai asks suspiciously.
"Just how we may go spend it in New York..alone." Jess replies delighting in irritating Lorelai.
"You can't do that! Luke tell them they can't do that!"
And so the familiar faux-hateful banter between Jess and Lorelai begins.
Rory watches with delight as Luke leans against the counter feeding Duke some sausage while Lorelai attempts to literally twist Jess' arm into coming home for Christmas. Sitting at the table, Rory knows it wont be too hard, despite their differences a few years earlier Jess and Lorelai have come to appreciate each other maybe even care for one another, once Lorelai and Luke settled in together that was it for the four of them they were a tight-knit family. Rory smiles to herself as a simple but important thought comes to mind, while the four of them were a happy family it remained that only her and her mom and Luke and Jess were blood related but now once this baby was born, boy or girl it would unite these four people forever and they truly would be a family.
"Ow!" Jess yells. "Fine fine fine we'll come here!" Jess pretends to be upset but fails.
"Hehe." Lorelai replies rubbing her hands together.
*5 minutes later. Breakfast is over with 75% of the sausage going to Duke. Rory has volunteered for her and Jess to do the dishes. Rory is Washing, Jess drying.
"Come on, wash faster I'm running out of stuff to dry." Jess teases.
Rory flicks some bubbles at him, causing Jess to wince.
"You got me in the eye!" He screams.
"Shut up." Rory says with a grin.
"Rory, if you don't start treating me better this baby's going to grow up thinking she can abuse me too."
"I thought that was the point?" Rory grins at him.
"Hey." Jess says touching Rory's arm tenderly.
Rory looks down at her arm with confusion, "What?"
"Aren't you going to tell me to stop talking baby talk?" Jess gives her a soft but serious glance.
Rory smiles, "Actually no."
"Wait what are you saying?" Jess asks letting go of the dish towel and closing in on Rory.
"It's hard to explain, but I've had a change of heart...is that ok?"
"More than." Jess replies hugging Rory. "You know you don't have to be happy for me, I understand if it takes you some time don't force yourself into being happy because of me." Jess says pulling back to look at Rory.
Rory takes hold of Jess chin and pulls him forward so he's eye level with her, "Jess, I'm not forcing myself."
Jess searches her face for the classic signs of when Rory lies, but he finds none. "What changed your mind, please tell me?"
"I don't know, breakfast I guess. I mean I see now that this isn't our baby."
"Excuse me?! Do want to tell me something Rory?" Jess smirks pretending not to understand Rory.
Rory swats his arm before continuing, "I mean yes it's "ours" but think about it, you and Luke are blood related, Mom and Me are blood related but there's nothing holding all four of us together.."
"Until now."
"Yeah." Rory says softly.
"That's the way I saw it all along." Jess confides.
"Really? That's why you were so ok with this?"
"No I was ok with it because I love you and this whole thing is just and expansion of our love."
Rory giggles at Jess' rare sentiment. "You're going be one of those mushy dad's that cry when their kid's go off to preschool aren't you?"
"Maybe." Jess grins.
Rory kiss Jess and then returns to washing dishes. Jess picks up the dishtowel and a plate and goes back to drying, sneaking periodic glances at Rory.
"What?" Rory asks after Jess' fifth glance.
"I hope she has your eyes." He says dreamily.
"She?" Rory gives Jess a quizzical look, "You're so sure it's a girl?"
"No, I just I don't know I think it'd be nice to have a little girl."
"Maybe.." Rory trails off, "You know what I think'd be nice?"
"What?"
"If her middle name was Danes." Rory smiles faintly.
"Really?"
"Yeah, I mean Luke was a big part in our relationship, without him I don't know if we'd have made it this far."
"I like it." Jess says simply. "Hey Ror?" Jess asks.
"What?"
"Let's not tell Luke about this yet."
"Ok." Rory smiles before turning once again back to her dishes.
*An Hour Later: Rory and Lorelai have gone out in search of Jess' book while Jess helps Luke open the diner.
"So truthfully how you doing babe?" Lorelai asks with concern.
"I'm ok, I'm good actually." Lorelai gives her mother a genuine smile.
"Still upset?"
"No, not really more scared I guess." Rory winces.
"I'm not going to lie to you believe me it's scary and Jes can expect to have permanent damage done to his hand once this is all over but it's all worth it in the end." Lorelai says sweetly.
"Yeah?"
"I know I have no regrets about it." Lorelai replies placing a hand on Rory's shoulder.
"Jess wants the baby to be a girl." Rory announces.
"Seriously?" Lorelai raises an eyebrow at her daughter.
"Yeah." Rory smiles.
"What do you want?"
Rory looks at her feet.
"Ror?"
"Don't tell Jess but I'm kind of rooting for a boy."
"Really?"
"Well yeah, I figure we have a ton of girls in our family the last boy was Grandpa....and second cousin Mel, but we never met him so he doesn't count."
"Yeah and I don't think we need a Lorelai the 4th." Lorelai replies.
Rory giggles, "I would never do that to my child, that's cruel."
"The name served you pretty well my dear."
Rory playfully rolls her eyes.
"Aw a little boy would be great, Luke could buy him his first flannel shirt and baseball cap."
Rory laughs, "Wouldn't it be great if he had the same little gruff voice as Luke and Jess."
"Hehe, that's right we never knew them as kids..that'd be interesting a 5 year old who barks."
Rory and Lorelai both double over in laughter in the middle of the childcare section of the bookstore. Catching her breath and holding onto her side Rory looks up at the shelf, "Oh! There it is. This is the one with all the scary pictures in it."
"Oh let me see!" Lorelai grabs the book and flips through it. "Ew! Let me just say sweets, better you than me."
"Thanks mom." Rory says grumpily. "Hehe. This will teach Jess to bring up scary things to me."
"After seeing those pictures he might run away babe."
"It's a chance I'm willing to take, this man needs to suffer."
"Oo! Can I help I'm good at making men suffer."
"Ohh." Rory moans.
"What?"
"I'm kind of hungry again." Rory says shamefully.
"We can fix that, to Luke's!" Lorelai exclaims marching towards the front desk.
"I need coffee and I swear this will be my last cup."
"Hey you a pretty healthy baby considering I had coffee intravenously administered into my blood as I was having you." Lorelai jokes.
Rory giggles.
"Besides it's not me you have to worry about with the coffee thing, Luke on the other hand..."
*An Hour Later *Lorelai and Luke are standing outside saying goodbye to Rory and Jess.
"Pleasssse Luke, I promise this is my last cup." Rory whines pawing at the Styrofoam cup that Luke has taken away from her.
"Fine." He grumbles handing her the cup and pulling her into a hug.
"Watch out for those 12 year olds." Lorelai says to Jess as she kisses him on the cheek.
"I'll try." Jess says raising an eyebrow. "Ready Ror?"
"Yeah." Rory replies as she hugs her mother tightly.
With in moments both Rory in her civic and Jess in his elantra pull away.
"Luke!!! I'm gonna miss them so much!"
"They'll be back in a week or two, God Rory's right you are too codependent."
"You're mean, I'm going to go feed Duke some candy!" Lorelai announces as she runs towards the house.
*Monday Afternoon
*Rory is on her cell phone talking to Jess while she's on her break.
"..So I called Lane this morning and told her, she's excited she wants to teach the baby drums." Rory says happily.
"That way we can retire at 45 off of our Punk Rock emo child's big fat virgin records paycheck." Jess replies.
"Yea...oh and guess who she ran into at a store the other day."
"I give up."
"Dave."
"So they're obviously back together."
"Yeah, but I have a good feeling about it this time and I mean Lane's mom already kind of tolerates him so who knows maybe this'll be it for Lane."
"Maybe. So enough about Lane, how are you doing today?"
"Great. I made an appointment with the doctor."
"Oh yeah?"
"Yeah for tomorrow after work, well I'm going to leave a little early so I can be there by 5."
"Oh ok."
"Jess?"
"Yeah?"
"Come with me?"
"Ok."
*Tuesday 5:00 *Doctor's office.
"You ok?" Jess asks noticing that Rory has become very quiet.
"Yeah, I'm just not a big fan of doctors."
"Do you want me to come in with you..or is that not allowed?" Jess asks awkwardly.
"No, come in please."
"Rory Marino!" A stout nurse calls.
"That's me." Rory sighs as she takes Jess' hand and follows the nurse down the hallway.
*5 minutes later.
"..So basically this is just a confirmation appointment, so we'll run two different set of tests and you can wait here for the results." Doctor Chandler says more for Jes' benefit than for Rory's. "So are you ready to get started, Rory?"
"Yeah." Rory replies with a smile.
*10 minutes later Rory and Jess are back in the waiting room awaiting the results.
"...I can't believe you did that."
"What they're going to learn it in another 3 years I figured its best they heard it from me." Jess smirks at Rory.
"Still, most 25 year olds don't understand Faulkner and you're slipping it into your 6th grade English class." Rory smiles at Jess.
"Hey anybody can understand Faulkner with the ri-"
"Rory Marino!" The same stout nurse calls out.
"This is it." Rory grins giving Jess' hand a squeeze.
*Doctor's office
Doctor Chandler is standing in the corner as Rory and Jess enter.
"Ok, I'm going to get right down to it."
Rory and Jess share a happy grin.
"Rory, you're not pregnant."
Rory gives the doctor a confused look as Jess' gaze become hard.
"What? I don't understand...the test came up positive I'm over a week late..."
"I know you had your hopes up and I'm sorry, but almost anything can throw you off have you been having a lot of stress at work? Have you had any change in sleeping patterns? Gone on vacation recently?"
"Yes, yes and no." Jess says solemnly.
"Well there you go. Look I understand that this is a very big disappointment, I'll give you some privacy." The doctor says sympathetically before leaving.
Rory looks at Jess, his face expressionless his mind somewhere else. Seeing the hurt in his eyes, she turns away from Jess and sits on the table.
A few silent moments pass before Jess sits down next to her.
Jess is the first to speak, "Well, I guess we got all anxious and excited over nothing." His voice is heavy and though not his intention his tone scorns Rory causing her to shrink away.
"Yea, nothing." Rory replies.
"So you can go back on the pill and we can go back to our plan." He sighs put an arm around Rory's shoulder.
"Jess?" Rory says calmly
"Yea?" Jess replies with out looking over at her.
"I think we need a new plan."
Jess turns to look at Rory there's an astonished look on his face, "What are you saying?"
"Maybe waiting five years is a little much."
"Oh hey?" Jess smirks realizing what Rory is trying to say. "So that's it."
"I guess so."
"So we're trying..to have a baby, now?"
"Well maybe we shouldn't "try" I mean if we get our hopes all up now and pressure ourselves we're going be really disappointed if we end up back here and the same thing happens all over again."
"Ok so we'll just wait and see what happens." Jess replies kissing Rory passionately.
"Come on, let's get out of here." Rory says pulling Jess towards the door.
*7pm. In celebration of their new plan Jess and Rory ordered free pizza and made a large pot of coffee.
"Hey Ror," Jess says through a mouthful of pizza.
"What?"
"I know this may not be the best time to bring this up but um I think we should call your mom and Luke you know let them know, I mean we don't have to tonight I just don't want your mom going crazy buying stuff and then when we go there on Saturday we find out she's already made a nursery out of your old room."
"Yeah, but I think we should call her now, that way its over and done with and we can move onto the new plan." Ror raises an eyebrow at Jess.
"Here ya go." Jess replies tossing Rory the phone.
Rory catches it and holds it up, staring at it blankly.
"What?" Jess asks.
"I don't know what to say, mom's going to be so upset."
"Rory come on, this is your mom she may be upset but not you its not like this is something you could control."
Ok." Rory replies sadly dialing the phone. "Mom..."
Jess watches as his wife relays the day's events toher mother, tears welling in her eyes, her body contracting wildly as her sniffles turn to sobs.
*15 minutes later.
"She wants to talk to you." Rory sniffles holding out the phone for Jess.
Jess motions for Rory to stand up. She does so and Jess sits down pulling Rory unto his lap.
"Hello?" Jess says sadly. "Yeah I know, don't worry we'll be fine. I'll take care of her. Yeah well you heard right, but don't get excited we're just going to wait and see, yeah well its been a long night I think I'm going to go put my wife to bed. Don't feed the dog too many of those vegetables Luke slips into your mash potatoes, it gives them gas. Yep Love you too, give my best to Luke, good bye...Mom."
Jess hits the end button on the phone and turns to Rory who has fallen asleep in his arms. Jess silently watches Rory sleep, her face is red from crying her breathing loud, at the sight of Rory's tear stained face Jess smiles to himself, for some one who was shaking like a child at the thought of having a baby she had cried twice as much tonight when she found out she wasn't.
A/N That's it for right now, I'll probably update again tonight but that may be it for a week or so b/c I have a major paper to write for class but please let me know how you like it and you know if you have any suggestions or comments post a review and let me know I'm open to incorporating other peoples ideas---I think the idea of an interactive fanfic is great.
Rory is woken by sounds coming form down stairs. Mechanically she yawns and rolls over to face Jess who is still sound asleep.
"Jesss" She moans.
"Mmph." He responds without opening his eyes.
"Jessss."
"Uh huh."
"I'm hungry." Rory whines.
Jess' eyes flutter, "So go down stairs" he sighs before rolling over.
Rory paws at him gently, "Jessss."
Jess groans, "Five more minutes."
"If we don't have breakfast now we'll never get out of here by 12 and by the time we get home all the good Sunday papers will have sold out." Rory whispers in his ear.
"Fine." Jess replys sitting up.
Rory grins at him before pulling off the covers and rushing out the bedroom door.
"You're cruel you know that?" Jes calls to her.
Rory pulls her head back into the room, "That's part of my charm though and you love me for it."
*10 minutes later. Rory enters the kitchen.
"Morning sweets." Lorelai says looking up from the comics.
"Morning mom, Luke." Rory smiles at them as the smell of sausage and pancakes waft past her nose. "Mmm, Sausage."
"And danishes!" Lorelai announces.
"There's definitely an advantage to having Luke here in the mornings." Rory replies
"Now you see why I've kept him around so long." Lorelai grins as Rory sits down next to her. "Hey Luke, give Duke some sausage."
"The dog does not need sausage." Luke grumbles.
"Yes he does."
"What if he has a sausage deficiency, he could keel over at any minute." Rory replies.
"He does not have a-Jess."
"No, I suppose he doesn't." Replies Lorelai.
"Hey Honey." Rory says happily.
"Hey." Jess replies groggily.
"We've got sausage!" Lorelai thrills.
"And Danish!" Rory cuts in.
"Mmm no thanks, feed it to the dog I'll just have some toast thank you...oh and the comics." Jess smirks as he grabs the Sunday comics away from Lorelai.
"No Fair! Hey Luke do something beat him up!" Lorelai screeches.
Luke holds back a laugh, "Now that'd be wrong wouldn't it..that's somebody's father."
Rory glances over at Jess as an uncontrollable smile creeps onto her face; Jess was going to be a great father.
"He can't hide behind that excuse forever." Lorelai sneers.
Rory looks down at her plate as a thought came into her mind, Yes Jess could hide behind that excuse forever. In less than a year there'd be another one of them that both Jes and Rory would be responsible for.
"Eat your pig byproducts and your synthetic sugar bread and be quiet." Luke says gruffly.
"Mean." Lorelai mumbles as Luke leans in and kisses her softly causing Lorelai to giggle and then deepen the kiss.
"Nice isn't it?" Jess whispers to Rory.
"What?"
"Them being together, finally."
"Yeah, finally, finally a family." Rory whispers back.
"Hey! What are you whispering about? No secrets!!" Lorelai whines.
Jess smirks at her, "Don't worry about it, we were just discussing Christmas."
"What about it?" Lorelai asks suspiciously.
"Just how we may go spend it in New York..alone." Jess replies delighting in irritating Lorelai.
"You can't do that! Luke tell them they can't do that!"
And so the familiar faux-hateful banter between Jess and Lorelai begins.
Rory watches with delight as Luke leans against the counter feeding Duke some sausage while Lorelai attempts to literally twist Jess' arm into coming home for Christmas. Sitting at the table, Rory knows it wont be too hard, despite their differences a few years earlier Jess and Lorelai have come to appreciate each other maybe even care for one another, once Lorelai and Luke settled in together that was it for the four of them they were a tight-knit family. Rory smiles to herself as a simple but important thought comes to mind, while the four of them were a happy family it remained that only her and her mom and Luke and Jess were blood related but now once this baby was born, boy or girl it would unite these four people forever and they truly would be a family.
"Ow!" Jess yells. "Fine fine fine we'll come here!" Jess pretends to be upset but fails.
"Hehe." Lorelai replies rubbing her hands together.
*5 minutes later. Breakfast is over with 75% of the sausage going to Duke. Rory has volunteered for her and Jess to do the dishes. Rory is Washing, Jess drying.
"Come on, wash faster I'm running out of stuff to dry." Jess teases.
Rory flicks some bubbles at him, causing Jess to wince.
"You got me in the eye!" He screams.
"Shut up." Rory says with a grin.
"Rory, if you don't start treating me better this baby's going to grow up thinking she can abuse me too."
"I thought that was the point?" Rory grins at him.
"Hey." Jess says touching Rory's arm tenderly.
Rory looks down at her arm with confusion, "What?"
"Aren't you going to tell me to stop talking baby talk?" Jess gives her a soft but serious glance.
Rory smiles, "Actually no."
"Wait what are you saying?" Jess asks letting go of the dish towel and closing in on Rory.
"It's hard to explain, but I've had a change of heart...is that ok?"
"More than." Jess replies hugging Rory. "You know you don't have to be happy for me, I understand if it takes you some time don't force yourself into being happy because of me." Jess says pulling back to look at Rory.
Rory takes hold of Jess chin and pulls him forward so he's eye level with her, "Jess, I'm not forcing myself."
Jess searches her face for the classic signs of when Rory lies, but he finds none. "What changed your mind, please tell me?"
"I don't know, breakfast I guess. I mean I see now that this isn't our baby."
"Excuse me?! Do want to tell me something Rory?" Jess smirks pretending not to understand Rory.
Rory swats his arm before continuing, "I mean yes it's "ours" but think about it, you and Luke are blood related, Mom and Me are blood related but there's nothing holding all four of us together.."
"Until now."
"Yeah." Rory says softly.
"That's the way I saw it all along." Jess confides.
"Really? That's why you were so ok with this?"
"No I was ok with it because I love you and this whole thing is just and expansion of our love."
Rory giggles at Jess' rare sentiment. "You're going be one of those mushy dad's that cry when their kid's go off to preschool aren't you?"
"Maybe." Jess grins.
Rory kiss Jess and then returns to washing dishes. Jess picks up the dishtowel and a plate and goes back to drying, sneaking periodic glances at Rory.
"What?" Rory asks after Jess' fifth glance.
"I hope she has your eyes." He says dreamily.
"She?" Rory gives Jess a quizzical look, "You're so sure it's a girl?"
"No, I just I don't know I think it'd be nice to have a little girl."
"Maybe.." Rory trails off, "You know what I think'd be nice?"
"What?"
"If her middle name was Danes." Rory smiles faintly.
"Really?"
"Yeah, I mean Luke was a big part in our relationship, without him I don't know if we'd have made it this far."
"I like it." Jess says simply. "Hey Ror?" Jess asks.
"What?"
"Let's not tell Luke about this yet."
"Ok." Rory smiles before turning once again back to her dishes.
*An Hour Later: Rory and Lorelai have gone out in search of Jess' book while Jess helps Luke open the diner.
"So truthfully how you doing babe?" Lorelai asks with concern.
"I'm ok, I'm good actually." Lorelai gives her mother a genuine smile.
"Still upset?"
"No, not really more scared I guess." Rory winces.
"I'm not going to lie to you believe me it's scary and Jes can expect to have permanent damage done to his hand once this is all over but it's all worth it in the end." Lorelai says sweetly.
"Yeah?"
"I know I have no regrets about it." Lorelai replies placing a hand on Rory's shoulder.
"Jess wants the baby to be a girl." Rory announces.
"Seriously?" Lorelai raises an eyebrow at her daughter.
"Yeah." Rory smiles.
"What do you want?"
Rory looks at her feet.
"Ror?"
"Don't tell Jess but I'm kind of rooting for a boy."
"Really?"
"Well yeah, I figure we have a ton of girls in our family the last boy was Grandpa....and second cousin Mel, but we never met him so he doesn't count."
"Yeah and I don't think we need a Lorelai the 4th." Lorelai replies.
Rory giggles, "I would never do that to my child, that's cruel."
"The name served you pretty well my dear."
Rory playfully rolls her eyes.
"Aw a little boy would be great, Luke could buy him his first flannel shirt and baseball cap."
Rory laughs, "Wouldn't it be great if he had the same little gruff voice as Luke and Jess."
"Hehe, that's right we never knew them as kids..that'd be interesting a 5 year old who barks."
Rory and Lorelai both double over in laughter in the middle of the childcare section of the bookstore. Catching her breath and holding onto her side Rory looks up at the shelf, "Oh! There it is. This is the one with all the scary pictures in it."
"Oh let me see!" Lorelai grabs the book and flips through it. "Ew! Let me just say sweets, better you than me."
"Thanks mom." Rory says grumpily. "Hehe. This will teach Jess to bring up scary things to me."
"After seeing those pictures he might run away babe."
"It's a chance I'm willing to take, this man needs to suffer."
"Oo! Can I help I'm good at making men suffer."
"Ohh." Rory moans.
"What?"
"I'm kind of hungry again." Rory says shamefully.
"We can fix that, to Luke's!" Lorelai exclaims marching towards the front desk.
"I need coffee and I swear this will be my last cup."
"Hey you a pretty healthy baby considering I had coffee intravenously administered into my blood as I was having you." Lorelai jokes.
Rory giggles.
"Besides it's not me you have to worry about with the coffee thing, Luke on the other hand..."
*An Hour Later *Lorelai and Luke are standing outside saying goodbye to Rory and Jess.
"Pleasssse Luke, I promise this is my last cup." Rory whines pawing at the Styrofoam cup that Luke has taken away from her.
"Fine." He grumbles handing her the cup and pulling her into a hug.
"Watch out for those 12 year olds." Lorelai says to Jess as she kisses him on the cheek.
"I'll try." Jess says raising an eyebrow. "Ready Ror?"
"Yeah." Rory replies as she hugs her mother tightly.
With in moments both Rory in her civic and Jess in his elantra pull away.
"Luke!!! I'm gonna miss them so much!"
"They'll be back in a week or two, God Rory's right you are too codependent."
"You're mean, I'm going to go feed Duke some candy!" Lorelai announces as she runs towards the house.
*Monday Afternoon
*Rory is on her cell phone talking to Jess while she's on her break.
"..So I called Lane this morning and told her, she's excited she wants to teach the baby drums." Rory says happily.
"That way we can retire at 45 off of our Punk Rock emo child's big fat virgin records paycheck." Jess replies.
"Yea...oh and guess who she ran into at a store the other day."
"I give up."
"Dave."
"So they're obviously back together."
"Yeah, but I have a good feeling about it this time and I mean Lane's mom already kind of tolerates him so who knows maybe this'll be it for Lane."
"Maybe. So enough about Lane, how are you doing today?"
"Great. I made an appointment with the doctor."
"Oh yeah?"
"Yeah for tomorrow after work, well I'm going to leave a little early so I can be there by 5."
"Oh ok."
"Jess?"
"Yeah?"
"Come with me?"
"Ok."
*Tuesday 5:00 *Doctor's office.
"You ok?" Jess asks noticing that Rory has become very quiet.
"Yeah, I'm just not a big fan of doctors."
"Do you want me to come in with you..or is that not allowed?" Jess asks awkwardly.
"No, come in please."
"Rory Marino!" A stout nurse calls.
"That's me." Rory sighs as she takes Jess' hand and follows the nurse down the hallway.
*5 minutes later.
"..So basically this is just a confirmation appointment, so we'll run two different set of tests and you can wait here for the results." Doctor Chandler says more for Jes' benefit than for Rory's. "So are you ready to get started, Rory?"
"Yeah." Rory replies with a smile.
*10 minutes later Rory and Jess are back in the waiting room awaiting the results.
"...I can't believe you did that."
"What they're going to learn it in another 3 years I figured its best they heard it from me." Jess smirks at Rory.
"Still, most 25 year olds don't understand Faulkner and you're slipping it into your 6th grade English class." Rory smiles at Jess.
"Hey anybody can understand Faulkner with the ri-"
"Rory Marino!" The same stout nurse calls out.
"This is it." Rory grins giving Jess' hand a squeeze.
*Doctor's office
Doctor Chandler is standing in the corner as Rory and Jess enter.
"Ok, I'm going to get right down to it."
Rory and Jess share a happy grin.
"Rory, you're not pregnant."
Rory gives the doctor a confused look as Jess' gaze become hard.
"What? I don't understand...the test came up positive I'm over a week late..."
"I know you had your hopes up and I'm sorry, but almost anything can throw you off have you been having a lot of stress at work? Have you had any change in sleeping patterns? Gone on vacation recently?"
"Yes, yes and no." Jess says solemnly.
"Well there you go. Look I understand that this is a very big disappointment, I'll give you some privacy." The doctor says sympathetically before leaving.
Rory looks at Jess, his face expressionless his mind somewhere else. Seeing the hurt in his eyes, she turns away from Jess and sits on the table.
A few silent moments pass before Jess sits down next to her.
Jess is the first to speak, "Well, I guess we got all anxious and excited over nothing." His voice is heavy and though not his intention his tone scorns Rory causing her to shrink away.
"Yea, nothing." Rory replies.
"So you can go back on the pill and we can go back to our plan." He sighs put an arm around Rory's shoulder.
"Jess?" Rory says calmly
"Yea?" Jess replies with out looking over at her.
"I think we need a new plan."
Jess turns to look at Rory there's an astonished look on his face, "What are you saying?"
"Maybe waiting five years is a little much."
"Oh hey?" Jess smirks realizing what Rory is trying to say. "So that's it."
"I guess so."
"So we're trying..to have a baby, now?"
"Well maybe we shouldn't "try" I mean if we get our hopes all up now and pressure ourselves we're going be really disappointed if we end up back here and the same thing happens all over again."
"Ok so we'll just wait and see what happens." Jess replies kissing Rory passionately.
"Come on, let's get out of here." Rory says pulling Jess towards the door.
*7pm. In celebration of their new plan Jess and Rory ordered free pizza and made a large pot of coffee.
"Hey Ror," Jess says through a mouthful of pizza.
"What?"
"I know this may not be the best time to bring this up but um I think we should call your mom and Luke you know let them know, I mean we don't have to tonight I just don't want your mom going crazy buying stuff and then when we go there on Saturday we find out she's already made a nursery out of your old room."
"Yeah, but I think we should call her now, that way its over and done with and we can move onto the new plan." Ror raises an eyebrow at Jess.
"Here ya go." Jess replies tossing Rory the phone.
Rory catches it and holds it up, staring at it blankly.
"What?" Jess asks.
"I don't know what to say, mom's going to be so upset."
"Rory come on, this is your mom she may be upset but not you its not like this is something you could control."
Ok." Rory replies sadly dialing the phone. "Mom..."
Jess watches as his wife relays the day's events toher mother, tears welling in her eyes, her body contracting wildly as her sniffles turn to sobs.
*15 minutes later.
"She wants to talk to you." Rory sniffles holding out the phone for Jess.
Jess motions for Rory to stand up. She does so and Jess sits down pulling Rory unto his lap.
"Hello?" Jess says sadly. "Yeah I know, don't worry we'll be fine. I'll take care of her. Yeah well you heard right, but don't get excited we're just going to wait and see, yeah well its been a long night I think I'm going to go put my wife to bed. Don't feed the dog too many of those vegetables Luke slips into your mash potatoes, it gives them gas. Yep Love you too, give my best to Luke, good bye...Mom."
Jess hits the end button on the phone and turns to Rory who has fallen asleep in his arms. Jess silently watches Rory sleep, her face is red from crying her breathing loud, at the sight of Rory's tear stained face Jess smiles to himself, for some one who was shaking like a child at the thought of having a baby she had cried twice as much tonight when she found out she wasn't.
A/N That's it for right now, I'll probably update again tonight but that may be it for a week or so b/c I have a major paper to write for class but please let me know how you like it and you know if you have any suggestions or comments post a review and let me know I'm open to incorporating other peoples ideas---I think the idea of an interactive fanfic is great.