[pic]*The car ride home:
*Luke, being the only physiologically functional one in the group has opted to drive. Jess is next to him staring out the window. Lorelai and Rory are curled up in the backseat, exhausted both mentally and physically they both fell asleep 10 minutes into the car ride.
Luke periodically takes his eyes of the road to look at Jess.
"What?" Jess says shortly, careful to not raise his voice.
"You ok." Luke says simply, without the usual hostility.
Jess turns away from the window, "Yeah, I'm fine...I just think I made an ass out of myself, yet again."
"It's hard not to make an ass out of yourself when you're around the king of asses." Luke replies, referring to Chris. With everything that had happened between Lorelai and Chris, Luke had never liked Chris.
Jess runs his fingers through his hair, "How can you be so......quiet when he's around, when she's around. I just see her treat them like that and it drives me crazy." Jess replies, shaking his head in frustration.
"I know, and believe me I had to fight the urge to beat Chris bloody many times, and I swear if Sherri wasn't a woman I'd be hard pressed not to hit her, but I realized a long time ago its not worth it. This is always going to be a sore area for them," Luke replies glancing back at Lorelai and Rory, but there's nothing we can do except be there, the last thing they want is to give Sherri a reason to believe that she's better than them....and you blowing up all the time at Chris doesn't help your image any."
Jess sighs.
"But, even if you didn't go berserk all the time, Chris would always think the worst of you, just like Sherri will always think the worst of Lorelai."
Jess looks back at Rory, "God can you believe she has to put up with that...another sister. That's the last thing she wanted."
"Yeah." Luke mumbles.
"Well, that's not true she always said she wanted another little sister or brother, she just wanted it to be yours and Lorelai's kid."
Luke smiles, "So what'd you slip Georgia this time?" Luke asks, referring to the box of stuff Jess gave Gigi.
"Nothing much this time, just some metallica cds, a few old band shirts."
Luke laughs, "You're corrupting that kid right under their noses."
"My quiet revenge, at least they'll lose some sleep over it."
"Over what?" Lorelai yawns.
"Nothing." Luke barks, "Go back to sleep."
"But I need coffee."
"Me too." Rory joins in, stretching.
"No.....you can't have any. I'm not cleaning this car.........we still have like a half hour before our exit." Luke barks, causing Rory to pout.
"But I didn't have any all day because of solidarity, and it's killing me." Lorelai whines.
"Fine!" Luke groans turning in the direction of the Krispy Kreme conveniently located across the street. "You planned that didn't you?"
"I don't know what you're talking about."
Jess looks back at her, "Is that a road map in your hand?"
"Shut up, mind your own business." Lorelai replies.
Rory giggles.
"Enough! We're here!"
"We'll wait here." Jess replies.
Rory sendd him a deadly glance.
"Bring back, something with chocolate and sprinkles on it...and a glazed for me." Jess says to Luke.
Luke nods before being pulled in the direction of the store by Lorelai.
Jess watches them enter before climbing into the back, "Please don't hate me, I just don't want you to be tempted, it'll just make you feel worse being around the stuff."
"I know." Rory mumbles. "It's just so hard, this is easily the hardest thing I've ever had to do." Rory says desperately, unbuckling her seat belt.
"Believe me I understand."
"No you don't" Rory says agitatedly.
"I gave up smoking didn't I? So I know."
"That's different, I love drinking coffee."
"I loved smoking."
"Tell you what, I'll buy you cigarettes if you let me have a sip of coffee."
"Don't tempt me."
Rory sighs, sitting back. "Does it ever get any easier?"
"For me, yeah. I mean I have my days where I could kill for a smoke......like today. But it'll be easier for you because give it a few weeks and you'll be able to stomach it again."
"Today was bad wasn't it?"
"Bad's not the word." Jess replies with a scoff.
"I don't know why I thought things would be different."
"You're an optimist."
"I should have never dragged everybody along."
Jess leans in and kisses Rory softly, "Don't do that to yourself, we went, it's over and now we're going home." Jess says sweetly.
Rory wraps her arms around Jess' shoulder, "Thank you.....for sticking up for me."
"Any time." Jess whispers, kissing Rory's cheek.
Rory pulls away with a sigh, "There's going to be another one of them."
Jess nods, pulling Rory onto his lap.
"I mean, I love Georgia I really do its just.....I thought that would be the end, I thought it was our turn to have a family of our own."
"Ror, it is. We're still having this baby." Jess replies, putting a hand on Rory's stomach.
Rory shivers causing Jess to remove his hand, Rory looks up at him, taking his hand in hers and putting it back on her abdomen, Jess wraps his free arm around her waist.
"...that's not what I meant." She says quietly.
"I know, I know." Jess says kissing Rory's head. "You wanted it to be our moment, and now you'll have to share it, well not exactly share it but...."
"I don't want her there when I, I..." Rory winces thinking back to her experience at Georgia's birth.
Jess tightens his grip around Rory, "She won't be, I promise."
Rory smiles at Jess as he gently massages her stomach.
"Wow." Jess says quietly.
"Mmm." Rory replies closing her eyes.
"This is for real, isn't it?" Jess whispers in her ear.
Rory nods sleepily.
Jess pulls his set belt carefully over Rory, the click of it locking causing her to make a small noise. Jess sits back, his hand still on Rory's stomach. Contently he closes his eyes and drifts off to sleep.
Outside:
"I can't believe you made drink my entire extra large cup of coffee in 5 minutes, look at this, I think I burned my tongue!" Lorelai screeches
"Come on, you know it would have upset Rory, do you really want that?"
"No." Lorelai mumbles, looking at the car as they approach it, "But look, she wouldn't have even noticed she's sleeping!"
Luke sighs, "Get up front."
"I demand you get me another cup of coffee." Lorelai says sternly.
"What happened to the burned tongue?"
"Did I say anything about that impairing my ability to drink coffee? No!!"
"If you want more coffee go get it." Luke replies.
"Ok, I will." Lorelai replies turning around."
"...of course by the time you come back we'll have been gone for 10 minutes."
Lorelai growls at Luke before walking back towards the car.
"You're mean." She says, getting in the car.
"Shh." Luke whispers.
Lorelai looks back at her daughter, sleeping peacefully in the arms of her husband, "Aw
look, aren't they cute."
Luke shakes his head before starting the car.
*Next day: 11am
Luke and Jess are at the diner, Lorelai is watching pretty in pink while Rory talks on the phone with Lane.
"...so any word from your mom?" Rory asks.
"Nope, and I don't expect any. We leave tomorrow morning so I doubt she'll overcome her distaste for non-Koreans in the next 20 hours."
"I'm sorry."
"It's ok, really. So how did things go with your dad."
"Horrible. I'm going to have a new little sister, 'Vannah' by June."
"Man, that is weird."
"Tell me about it, and to top it off mom and Jess totally gave Sherri hers so I don't think we'll be invited back there anytime soon, as it is I'm not really sure that I'm talking to my dad. I know I shouldn't but I feel betrayed, like Sherri planned this to happen now."
"Ror, don't let her ruin your special time, I mean just because she's pregnant too does make you and Jess having a baby any less important or special."
"I know, it just irks me...God, imagine if things had turned out different, we could have ended up having are babies born in the same month."
"On the same day!" Lane says with excitement.
"Thank God that's not the case."
"Yeah!" Lane replies. "Hey do you want to come with me to pick out a dress next week, you can also pick out your brides maid dress."
"I'd love to, but don't you think you should pick out the bridesmaid dresses, I mean I don't know the other bridesmaids, I might pick a bad color or something."
"Ror, you are the other bridesmaids."
"What?"
"Come on, you know I don't have a lot of girlfriends, and all I really want is for you to be my maid of honor just like I was yours."
"Oh."
"I told you it's going to be a really small wedding, just you and jess, Lorelai and Luke and Dave's parents and some of his family."
"So how did his parents take the news?"
"You kidding, they were ecstatic. His mom started pulling out stuff from her wedding on the spot."
"Wow."
"Yeah, she was very insistent on that whole some old something new, something borrowed something blue."
Rory giggles.
"She loaned me this beautiful pearl necklace to wear, so now I just need something new, old and blue."
"Hey wear an old pair of earring, and then all you need is new and blue."
"Yeah!" Lane exclaims, "Oh hey I got to go, Dave jut told me we're going out to lunch in a few...hey do you want to come?"
"Um thanks, but it's just me and mom today I think we're going to chill here."
"Ok, see you in the am."
"So you're going dress shopping next week?" Lorelai asks.
"Yep, thanks for listening."
Lorelai giggles, "So Lane's really getting married."
"Looks like it."
"No word from Mama Kim?"
"Not one."
"Poor Lane."
"Yeah, I think she's more upset about it than she's leading on."
Yeah, who knows maybe Mrs. Kim will lighten up and come, she still has two weeks to change her mind."
"Yeah, but two weeks is going to fly by."
"Very true."
*13 days later: Rory and jess' apartment 6pm
"Hey sweetie, What time did your mom say they'd be here?" Jess calls to Rory from the couch.
Rory pokes her head out of the bedroom; "She said Luke was closing at four so they should be here in another half hour or so."
Jess sits up, "Hey, what are you doing?"
Rory sighs, "I just want to make sure this thing still fits."
"You just bought it last week." Jess replies.
Rory excites the bedroom, dressed in a t-shirt and underwear. "Well a week has changed a lot," Rory replies annoyed, point at the microscopic bulge in her stomach.
Jess laughs.
"Stop it."
Jess motions her to come sit on his lap. Rory reluctantly obliges.
Jess kisses her cheek, "You're beautiful."
"I'm bigger than Sherri, and she's been pregnant 2 months longer than me."
"You are not bigger than her, and even if you are that's because she's smaller than you, you have a good 5 inches height on her."
"I know.....I just need to make sure...."
"Go try it on."
*3 minutes later, Rory enters the living room dressed in a simple periwinkle two-piece dress. The top is corseted, accenting Rory's curves. The bottom flows out slightly.
"You look amazing." Jess says honestly.
"Really? Is the top ok?"
"Yeah." Jess smirks suddenly, his eyes lighting up, "Is it too tight?"
"What? No, I don't think so."
Jess approaches Rory wrapping his arms around her back, "No, I think it is I think I should loosen this top right here."
Rory catches on, "Maybe you're right." Rory smiles, going pink.
Jess catches her blushing, "Isn't it a little late to be getting shy." He whispers in her ear.
Rory giggles, pulling away.
"I should get changed."
"Let me help you." Jess replies following Rory towards the bedroom.
Reaching the door, she turns around, "No, you stay here Mom and Luke should be here any second."
Jess gives her a disappointed look as the bedroom door closes on his face.
"Tease." He says loudly as the buzzer goes off.
Jess jogs towards the intercom, pressing the button he barks into it, "Come on up."
"Ror, they're here."
"See, I told you they'd be here soon." Rory says happily as she slips out of the bedroom.
The front door swings open.
"Rory!"
"Mom!" Rory replies hugging her mom.
"The people in your building are so unfriendly." Lorelai says innocently. Luke groans.
"What happened?" Jess smirks at Lorelai.
"Nothing, there Luke and I were on our way up in the elevator and this old lady was giving us dirty looks."
"What were you doing in the elevator?" Rory asks with amusement.
"Nothing, just standing really close to each other..."
"Mom."
"Ok, so my hand might have been on Luke's butt, but that was it."
Rory laughs.
"Ok, I'm officially starving." Lorelai exclaims.
Rory turns to jess, with puppy dog eyes. "Yeah I'm starving myself."
"What should we get Chinese or pizza?"
"Lasagna." Rory replies eyeing jess.
"Where are we going to get lasagna?"
"Jess made some yesterday it's in the freezer, just needs to be put in the oven for 15 minutes."
Lorelai raises an eyebrow at Jess, "You cook now?"
"Somebody's got to, it's not healthy for her to be eating Chinese and pizza everyday."
"Aw how sweet, taking care of wifey like that." Lorelai says happily/
"Wifey?" Luke asks, trying to stop himself from grinning.
"If you're trying to upset me, it won't work." Jess replies shoving the dish of lasagna into the oven. "I'm happy to cook anything for my honey." Jess grins at Rory, who beams back at him.
"He did not just call you honey." Lorelai replies with disgust.
"He did." Rory replies gingerly.
"Ok, enough you're making me sick....come show me your dress." Lorelai replies pushing Rory towards the bedroom.
*5 minutes later: Rory and Lorelai are sitting on the bed, the dress in between them.
"Ok, so seriously what's up with the lovey dovey stuff?"
"What do you mean?"
"Come on, the dopey grins, the honeys, I'm surprised he hasn't called you sweetie."
"He called me sweetie before."
Lorelai groans, "When did this start, not once in the last 8 years have a heard him refer to you as anything with and e at the end."
Rory sits up, "I don't know, ever since we visited you two weeks ago he's been all sweet and stuff, he even started talking to my stomach the other day."
"Whoa."
"I know, it was kind of creepy at first, you know him being all caring and everything but it's kind of nice. And wait until you try his lasagna its amazing, too bad you weren't here yesterday.....he made chicken and potatoes." Rory replies licking her lips.
"Ohh I'm so hungry, let's go see if it's done, and then its off to get our nails done."
"Yay!"
*Next day: Aka Lane's wedding day: 12pm:
Lorelai and Rory enter the small church that Lane has been attending for almost a year now. Their hair and makeup is done, it goes nicely with their pajamas.
"You're here!" Lane exclaims beaming.
"You're getting married today!" Lorelai replies.
"I am." Lane says making a nervous face.
"Come on let's go get ready, only two hours until you walk down this aisle."
Lane takes Rory's hand pulling her towards the back room. Lorelai watches the two girls laugh with excitement, she goes to follow them but stops as she feels eyes upon her. She turns around slowly. At the back of the church dressed in a cranberry dress is Mrs. Kim."
"H-hi." Lorelai says waving at the woman.
Mrs. Kim doesn't move, "Hello Mrs. Gilmore."
"Lane didn't tell us you were coming."
"Lane doesn't know." She replies sternly.
"Oh."
"This boy is no good for Lane."
"Well, I'd hardly call Dave a boy but I assure you he's very good for her."
"He can not support her."
"They'll support each other."
"What would you know, your daughter is married to a hoodlum."
Lorelai scoffs, "Yes she is and she's very happy and very successful."
"Lane is giving up everything for this, Dave Rygawlski, she could do better. She needs a Korean Doctor who will support her and make her happy."
"Dave will make her happy, she needs him."
"He's not Korean."
"No, but he could be worse thing.....He's polite to you, he has a job, and he loves Lane. So he's not a doctor or Korean, Lane loves him."
Mrs. Kim mumbles.
"Look, Mrs. Kim, you're daughter is getting married today you can either stay and be a part of her wedding day or you can go and maybe never speak to your daughter again. It's up to you, but if you don't have anything supportive to say to your daughter than I think you should leave."
"Lane!" Mrs. Kim exclaims.
Lane pokes her head out of the back room, "Mama."
"Come here."
Lane walks towards her mother, dressed in a slip.
"Mom, before you say anything I want you to know that I love Dave, and I'm not calling off this wedding."
"You're stubborn."
"So are you." Lane replies.
"I'm not happy about this."
"I don't expect you to be."
"But it's your wedding day, and I'm here, to see my daughter get married." Mrs. Kim smiles at Lane.
Lane bites her lip, "Mama, will you walk me down the aisle?"
Mrs. Kim nods.
Rory's watch beeps.
"Lane, it's almost 1. Dave should be here any second you better go back...."
"Do you want to come mama?" Lane asks.
Mrs. Kim nods. Her and Lorelai follow Loane and Rory towards the back.
*2:15
"Dearly beloved we are gathered here today...."An elderly pastor begins the ceremony.
Rory stands to the left of Lane, her eyes travel to Dave who listening intently to the pastor, his eyes glued to Lane. Rory sighs happily, her eyes now on Jess who is standing to the right of Dave, also intently listening to the pastor's speech, yep Jess really had become a softy in his old age.
"Do You David Mathew Rygawlski take Lane Kim to be your Lawfully wedded wife.."
Lane watches Dave watching her and smiles.
"I do." He says happily.
Lane grins at him.
"Do you Lane Kim......."
It's her turn now, another 5 minutes and she'll be a married woman....is she ready for that?"
Dave clears his throat quietly noticing Lane's far away gaze, she looks up and smiles at him.
"I do."
"With the power vested in me, I know pronounce you husband and Wife. You may now kiss the bride."
Dave bites his lip, leans in and kisses Lane passionately on the lips.
Lane's fingers entwine with Dave's as the pastor announces them.
"It is my pleasure to introduce Mr. and Mrs. Dave Rygawlski."
*An hour Later: Jess and Rory exit the church hand and hand, Luke and Lorelai are waiting for them.
"She did it!" Lorelai exclaims.
"That's it, there are no more single women left." Rory replies.
"So where's the reception?"
"Down the street at this little Italian restaurant."
"Aw, sweet"
"Yeah."
Jess squeezes Rory's hand, "You really look beautiful today."
"Mom's right, you are a sap."
Jess laughs.
"I saw you getting all teary during the ceremony."
"Hey, you were crying too."
"I'm allowed to cry, because a) I'm a girl and b) I have raging hormones, you have neither so it makes you sappy."
"Actually Rory, I know I should have mentioned this before we got married but when I was younger I was very confused and I had an operation..."Jess says in a feminine voice.
Rory smacks him on the arm, "Don't even say it."
Jess laughs.
"Come on you two, another minute and you'll be walking and those shoes don't look to comfortable oh maid of honor." Lorelai calls from the car.
Rory and Jess grin at Lorelai, making their way to the car.
8pm: Rory and Jess' apartment.
The door to the apartment swings open as jess enters, Rory in his arms.
Rory giggles.
"Happy now?" Jess asks putting her down.
"Yes, thank you, I've always wanted to be carried over the threshold."
"You have been like 3 dozen times." Jess scoffs, "Remember, our honeymoon you refused to enter a room until I carried you in."
"Yeah, but that was forever ago." Rory replies backing up towards the bedroom.
"Yeah." Jess smiles. "But Italy was beautiful."
"Uh huh." Rory grins, "We should go back."
"One day." Jess says following Rory.
"I'm holding you to that." Rory says happily as Jess pulls at the back of her dress.
"Ok. So how long do you think we have, you're mom said she wasn't coming back until she found a really good cup of coffee."
"I'd say about an hour, she'll discover Giorgio's on Radcliff, have three cups and come back, poor Luke being dragged along." Rory makes a sad expression as she unbuttons Jess' shirt, it quickly falls to the ground.
"Yeah, hey he was pretty quick on his feet today."
"Yeah, but you knew he was a good dancer I mean look at the tape form our wedding." Rory replies kissing Jess neck.
"He still begs me to burn that." Jess smirks. "Of course that's why for Lorelai's birthday I fully intend to make her a copy."
Rory giggles.
Jess wraps his arm around her, resting his left hand on her stomach.
"Love you."
"Love you too."
There's a knock at the door.
Jess curses, "What happened to an hour?" He mumbles.
"Be nice, they go home tomorrow."
There's another knock.
Rory gives Jess a confused look and then opens the door, "Mom I thought you were-Dad?"
"Hi baby." Chris grins. "Wow, you look great." Chris continues giving a bewildered Rory a hug.
"What are you doing here?"
"Well I called but I guess you didn't get my messages....party tonight?" Chris asks noticing Rory's dress.
Rory nods, pulling up the sleeve of her dress, "Uh, Lane's wedding actually."
"Wow."
"Yeah."
"Hey Ror?" Jess asks approaching the door. "You want some T-ea." Jess says as Chris comes into view."
"Jess." Chris states, eying his white t-shirt.
"Hello, Chris."
"So how bout it?" Jess asks putting a protective arm around Rory's waist, "Tea?"
"Yeah." Rory looks back at Jess, "Uh do you want to come in?" She asks Chris sure.
*2 minutes later: Rory and Chris are sitting at the kitchen table, Jess is setting up Rory's tea.
"Ok, here you go." Jess hand Rory her cup.
Rory kisses him on the cheek, "Thank you."
"Excuse me, I'm just going to go get cleaned up I'll be out in a minute."
"Ok." Rory replies. Chris nods.
"So Rory.." Chris continues.
Jess grabs the phone on his way to the bathroom, quietly he dials it.
"Hello?" Luke's gruff voice answers.
"Hey, uh I just wanted to let you know that you might not want to bring Lorelai back here right now...."
"What's going on?"
"Chris is here."
A/n Abrupt ending, oh well r&r let me know what you think, probably after next chapter I'm going to speed the story up.
*Luke, being the only physiologically functional one in the group has opted to drive. Jess is next to him staring out the window. Lorelai and Rory are curled up in the backseat, exhausted both mentally and physically they both fell asleep 10 minutes into the car ride.
Luke periodically takes his eyes of the road to look at Jess.
"What?" Jess says shortly, careful to not raise his voice.
"You ok." Luke says simply, without the usual hostility.
Jess turns away from the window, "Yeah, I'm fine...I just think I made an ass out of myself, yet again."
"It's hard not to make an ass out of yourself when you're around the king of asses." Luke replies, referring to Chris. With everything that had happened between Lorelai and Chris, Luke had never liked Chris.
Jess runs his fingers through his hair, "How can you be so......quiet when he's around, when she's around. I just see her treat them like that and it drives me crazy." Jess replies, shaking his head in frustration.
"I know, and believe me I had to fight the urge to beat Chris bloody many times, and I swear if Sherri wasn't a woman I'd be hard pressed not to hit her, but I realized a long time ago its not worth it. This is always going to be a sore area for them," Luke replies glancing back at Lorelai and Rory, but there's nothing we can do except be there, the last thing they want is to give Sherri a reason to believe that she's better than them....and you blowing up all the time at Chris doesn't help your image any."
Jess sighs.
"But, even if you didn't go berserk all the time, Chris would always think the worst of you, just like Sherri will always think the worst of Lorelai."
Jess looks back at Rory, "God can you believe she has to put up with that...another sister. That's the last thing she wanted."
"Yeah." Luke mumbles.
"Well, that's not true she always said she wanted another little sister or brother, she just wanted it to be yours and Lorelai's kid."
Luke smiles, "So what'd you slip Georgia this time?" Luke asks, referring to the box of stuff Jess gave Gigi.
"Nothing much this time, just some metallica cds, a few old band shirts."
Luke laughs, "You're corrupting that kid right under their noses."
"My quiet revenge, at least they'll lose some sleep over it."
"Over what?" Lorelai yawns.
"Nothing." Luke barks, "Go back to sleep."
"But I need coffee."
"Me too." Rory joins in, stretching.
"No.....you can't have any. I'm not cleaning this car.........we still have like a half hour before our exit." Luke barks, causing Rory to pout.
"But I didn't have any all day because of solidarity, and it's killing me." Lorelai whines.
"Fine!" Luke groans turning in the direction of the Krispy Kreme conveniently located across the street. "You planned that didn't you?"
"I don't know what you're talking about."
Jess looks back at her, "Is that a road map in your hand?"
"Shut up, mind your own business." Lorelai replies.
Rory giggles.
"Enough! We're here!"
"We'll wait here." Jess replies.
Rory sendd him a deadly glance.
"Bring back, something with chocolate and sprinkles on it...and a glazed for me." Jess says to Luke.
Luke nods before being pulled in the direction of the store by Lorelai.
Jess watches them enter before climbing into the back, "Please don't hate me, I just don't want you to be tempted, it'll just make you feel worse being around the stuff."
"I know." Rory mumbles. "It's just so hard, this is easily the hardest thing I've ever had to do." Rory says desperately, unbuckling her seat belt.
"Believe me I understand."
"No you don't" Rory says agitatedly.
"I gave up smoking didn't I? So I know."
"That's different, I love drinking coffee."
"I loved smoking."
"Tell you what, I'll buy you cigarettes if you let me have a sip of coffee."
"Don't tempt me."
Rory sighs, sitting back. "Does it ever get any easier?"
"For me, yeah. I mean I have my days where I could kill for a smoke......like today. But it'll be easier for you because give it a few weeks and you'll be able to stomach it again."
"Today was bad wasn't it?"
"Bad's not the word." Jess replies with a scoff.
"I don't know why I thought things would be different."
"You're an optimist."
"I should have never dragged everybody along."
Jess leans in and kisses Rory softly, "Don't do that to yourself, we went, it's over and now we're going home." Jess says sweetly.
Rory wraps her arms around Jess' shoulder, "Thank you.....for sticking up for me."
"Any time." Jess whispers, kissing Rory's cheek.
Rory pulls away with a sigh, "There's going to be another one of them."
Jess nods, pulling Rory onto his lap.
"I mean, I love Georgia I really do its just.....I thought that would be the end, I thought it was our turn to have a family of our own."
"Ror, it is. We're still having this baby." Jess replies, putting a hand on Rory's stomach.
Rory shivers causing Jess to remove his hand, Rory looks up at him, taking his hand in hers and putting it back on her abdomen, Jess wraps his free arm around her waist.
"...that's not what I meant." She says quietly.
"I know, I know." Jess says kissing Rory's head. "You wanted it to be our moment, and now you'll have to share it, well not exactly share it but...."
"I don't want her there when I, I..." Rory winces thinking back to her experience at Georgia's birth.
Jess tightens his grip around Rory, "She won't be, I promise."
Rory smiles at Jess as he gently massages her stomach.
"Wow." Jess says quietly.
"Mmm." Rory replies closing her eyes.
"This is for real, isn't it?" Jess whispers in her ear.
Rory nods sleepily.
Jess pulls his set belt carefully over Rory, the click of it locking causing her to make a small noise. Jess sits back, his hand still on Rory's stomach. Contently he closes his eyes and drifts off to sleep.
Outside:
"I can't believe you made drink my entire extra large cup of coffee in 5 minutes, look at this, I think I burned my tongue!" Lorelai screeches
"Come on, you know it would have upset Rory, do you really want that?"
"No." Lorelai mumbles, looking at the car as they approach it, "But look, she wouldn't have even noticed she's sleeping!"
Luke sighs, "Get up front."
"I demand you get me another cup of coffee." Lorelai says sternly.
"What happened to the burned tongue?"
"Did I say anything about that impairing my ability to drink coffee? No!!"
"If you want more coffee go get it." Luke replies.
"Ok, I will." Lorelai replies turning around."
"...of course by the time you come back we'll have been gone for 10 minutes."
Lorelai growls at Luke before walking back towards the car.
"You're mean." She says, getting in the car.
"Shh." Luke whispers.
Lorelai looks back at her daughter, sleeping peacefully in the arms of her husband, "Aw
look, aren't they cute."
Luke shakes his head before starting the car.
*Next day: 11am
Luke and Jess are at the diner, Lorelai is watching pretty in pink while Rory talks on the phone with Lane.
"...so any word from your mom?" Rory asks.
"Nope, and I don't expect any. We leave tomorrow morning so I doubt she'll overcome her distaste for non-Koreans in the next 20 hours."
"I'm sorry."
"It's ok, really. So how did things go with your dad."
"Horrible. I'm going to have a new little sister, 'Vannah' by June."
"Man, that is weird."
"Tell me about it, and to top it off mom and Jess totally gave Sherri hers so I don't think we'll be invited back there anytime soon, as it is I'm not really sure that I'm talking to my dad. I know I shouldn't but I feel betrayed, like Sherri planned this to happen now."
"Ror, don't let her ruin your special time, I mean just because she's pregnant too does make you and Jess having a baby any less important or special."
"I know, it just irks me...God, imagine if things had turned out different, we could have ended up having are babies born in the same month."
"On the same day!" Lane says with excitement.
"Thank God that's not the case."
"Yeah!" Lane replies. "Hey do you want to come with me to pick out a dress next week, you can also pick out your brides maid dress."
"I'd love to, but don't you think you should pick out the bridesmaid dresses, I mean I don't know the other bridesmaids, I might pick a bad color or something."
"Ror, you are the other bridesmaids."
"What?"
"Come on, you know I don't have a lot of girlfriends, and all I really want is for you to be my maid of honor just like I was yours."
"Oh."
"I told you it's going to be a really small wedding, just you and jess, Lorelai and Luke and Dave's parents and some of his family."
"So how did his parents take the news?"
"You kidding, they were ecstatic. His mom started pulling out stuff from her wedding on the spot."
"Wow."
"Yeah, she was very insistent on that whole some old something new, something borrowed something blue."
Rory giggles.
"She loaned me this beautiful pearl necklace to wear, so now I just need something new, old and blue."
"Hey wear an old pair of earring, and then all you need is new and blue."
"Yeah!" Lane exclaims, "Oh hey I got to go, Dave jut told me we're going out to lunch in a few...hey do you want to come?"
"Um thanks, but it's just me and mom today I think we're going to chill here."
"Ok, see you in the am."
"So you're going dress shopping next week?" Lorelai asks.
"Yep, thanks for listening."
Lorelai giggles, "So Lane's really getting married."
"Looks like it."
"No word from Mama Kim?"
"Not one."
"Poor Lane."
"Yeah, I think she's more upset about it than she's leading on."
Yeah, who knows maybe Mrs. Kim will lighten up and come, she still has two weeks to change her mind."
"Yeah, but two weeks is going to fly by."
"Very true."
*13 days later: Rory and jess' apartment 6pm
"Hey sweetie, What time did your mom say they'd be here?" Jess calls to Rory from the couch.
Rory pokes her head out of the bedroom; "She said Luke was closing at four so they should be here in another half hour or so."
Jess sits up, "Hey, what are you doing?"
Rory sighs, "I just want to make sure this thing still fits."
"You just bought it last week." Jess replies.
Rory excites the bedroom, dressed in a t-shirt and underwear. "Well a week has changed a lot," Rory replies annoyed, point at the microscopic bulge in her stomach.
Jess laughs.
"Stop it."
Jess motions her to come sit on his lap. Rory reluctantly obliges.
Jess kisses her cheek, "You're beautiful."
"I'm bigger than Sherri, and she's been pregnant 2 months longer than me."
"You are not bigger than her, and even if you are that's because she's smaller than you, you have a good 5 inches height on her."
"I know.....I just need to make sure...."
"Go try it on."
*3 minutes later, Rory enters the living room dressed in a simple periwinkle two-piece dress. The top is corseted, accenting Rory's curves. The bottom flows out slightly.
"You look amazing." Jess says honestly.
"Really? Is the top ok?"
"Yeah." Jess smirks suddenly, his eyes lighting up, "Is it too tight?"
"What? No, I don't think so."
Jess approaches Rory wrapping his arms around her back, "No, I think it is I think I should loosen this top right here."
Rory catches on, "Maybe you're right." Rory smiles, going pink.
Jess catches her blushing, "Isn't it a little late to be getting shy." He whispers in her ear.
Rory giggles, pulling away.
"I should get changed."
"Let me help you." Jess replies following Rory towards the bedroom.
Reaching the door, she turns around, "No, you stay here Mom and Luke should be here any second."
Jess gives her a disappointed look as the bedroom door closes on his face.
"Tease." He says loudly as the buzzer goes off.
Jess jogs towards the intercom, pressing the button he barks into it, "Come on up."
"Ror, they're here."
"See, I told you they'd be here soon." Rory says happily as she slips out of the bedroom.
The front door swings open.
"Rory!"
"Mom!" Rory replies hugging her mom.
"The people in your building are so unfriendly." Lorelai says innocently. Luke groans.
"What happened?" Jess smirks at Lorelai.
"Nothing, there Luke and I were on our way up in the elevator and this old lady was giving us dirty looks."
"What were you doing in the elevator?" Rory asks with amusement.
"Nothing, just standing really close to each other..."
"Mom."
"Ok, so my hand might have been on Luke's butt, but that was it."
Rory laughs.
"Ok, I'm officially starving." Lorelai exclaims.
Rory turns to jess, with puppy dog eyes. "Yeah I'm starving myself."
"What should we get Chinese or pizza?"
"Lasagna." Rory replies eyeing jess.
"Where are we going to get lasagna?"
"Jess made some yesterday it's in the freezer, just needs to be put in the oven for 15 minutes."
Lorelai raises an eyebrow at Jess, "You cook now?"
"Somebody's got to, it's not healthy for her to be eating Chinese and pizza everyday."
"Aw how sweet, taking care of wifey like that." Lorelai says happily/
"Wifey?" Luke asks, trying to stop himself from grinning.
"If you're trying to upset me, it won't work." Jess replies shoving the dish of lasagna into the oven. "I'm happy to cook anything for my honey." Jess grins at Rory, who beams back at him.
"He did not just call you honey." Lorelai replies with disgust.
"He did." Rory replies gingerly.
"Ok, enough you're making me sick....come show me your dress." Lorelai replies pushing Rory towards the bedroom.
*5 minutes later: Rory and Lorelai are sitting on the bed, the dress in between them.
"Ok, so seriously what's up with the lovey dovey stuff?"
"What do you mean?"
"Come on, the dopey grins, the honeys, I'm surprised he hasn't called you sweetie."
"He called me sweetie before."
Lorelai groans, "When did this start, not once in the last 8 years have a heard him refer to you as anything with and e at the end."
Rory sits up, "I don't know, ever since we visited you two weeks ago he's been all sweet and stuff, he even started talking to my stomach the other day."
"Whoa."
"I know, it was kind of creepy at first, you know him being all caring and everything but it's kind of nice. And wait until you try his lasagna its amazing, too bad you weren't here yesterday.....he made chicken and potatoes." Rory replies licking her lips.
"Ohh I'm so hungry, let's go see if it's done, and then its off to get our nails done."
"Yay!"
*Next day: Aka Lane's wedding day: 12pm:
Lorelai and Rory enter the small church that Lane has been attending for almost a year now. Their hair and makeup is done, it goes nicely with their pajamas.
"You're here!" Lane exclaims beaming.
"You're getting married today!" Lorelai replies.
"I am." Lane says making a nervous face.
"Come on let's go get ready, only two hours until you walk down this aisle."
Lane takes Rory's hand pulling her towards the back room. Lorelai watches the two girls laugh with excitement, she goes to follow them but stops as she feels eyes upon her. She turns around slowly. At the back of the church dressed in a cranberry dress is Mrs. Kim."
"H-hi." Lorelai says waving at the woman.
Mrs. Kim doesn't move, "Hello Mrs. Gilmore."
"Lane didn't tell us you were coming."
"Lane doesn't know." She replies sternly.
"Oh."
"This boy is no good for Lane."
"Well, I'd hardly call Dave a boy but I assure you he's very good for her."
"He can not support her."
"They'll support each other."
"What would you know, your daughter is married to a hoodlum."
Lorelai scoffs, "Yes she is and she's very happy and very successful."
"Lane is giving up everything for this, Dave Rygawlski, she could do better. She needs a Korean Doctor who will support her and make her happy."
"Dave will make her happy, she needs him."
"He's not Korean."
"No, but he could be worse thing.....He's polite to you, he has a job, and he loves Lane. So he's not a doctor or Korean, Lane loves him."
Mrs. Kim mumbles.
"Look, Mrs. Kim, you're daughter is getting married today you can either stay and be a part of her wedding day or you can go and maybe never speak to your daughter again. It's up to you, but if you don't have anything supportive to say to your daughter than I think you should leave."
"Lane!" Mrs. Kim exclaims.
Lane pokes her head out of the back room, "Mama."
"Come here."
Lane walks towards her mother, dressed in a slip.
"Mom, before you say anything I want you to know that I love Dave, and I'm not calling off this wedding."
"You're stubborn."
"So are you." Lane replies.
"I'm not happy about this."
"I don't expect you to be."
"But it's your wedding day, and I'm here, to see my daughter get married." Mrs. Kim smiles at Lane.
Lane bites her lip, "Mama, will you walk me down the aisle?"
Mrs. Kim nods.
Rory's watch beeps.
"Lane, it's almost 1. Dave should be here any second you better go back...."
"Do you want to come mama?" Lane asks.
Mrs. Kim nods. Her and Lorelai follow Loane and Rory towards the back.
*2:15
"Dearly beloved we are gathered here today...."An elderly pastor begins the ceremony.
Rory stands to the left of Lane, her eyes travel to Dave who listening intently to the pastor, his eyes glued to Lane. Rory sighs happily, her eyes now on Jess who is standing to the right of Dave, also intently listening to the pastor's speech, yep Jess really had become a softy in his old age.
"Do You David Mathew Rygawlski take Lane Kim to be your Lawfully wedded wife.."
Lane watches Dave watching her and smiles.
"I do." He says happily.
Lane grins at him.
"Do you Lane Kim......."
It's her turn now, another 5 minutes and she'll be a married woman....is she ready for that?"
Dave clears his throat quietly noticing Lane's far away gaze, she looks up and smiles at him.
"I do."
"With the power vested in me, I know pronounce you husband and Wife. You may now kiss the bride."
Dave bites his lip, leans in and kisses Lane passionately on the lips.
Lane's fingers entwine with Dave's as the pastor announces them.
"It is my pleasure to introduce Mr. and Mrs. Dave Rygawlski."
*An hour Later: Jess and Rory exit the church hand and hand, Luke and Lorelai are waiting for them.
"She did it!" Lorelai exclaims.
"That's it, there are no more single women left." Rory replies.
"So where's the reception?"
"Down the street at this little Italian restaurant."
"Aw, sweet"
"Yeah."
Jess squeezes Rory's hand, "You really look beautiful today."
"Mom's right, you are a sap."
Jess laughs.
"I saw you getting all teary during the ceremony."
"Hey, you were crying too."
"I'm allowed to cry, because a) I'm a girl and b) I have raging hormones, you have neither so it makes you sappy."
"Actually Rory, I know I should have mentioned this before we got married but when I was younger I was very confused and I had an operation..."Jess says in a feminine voice.
Rory smacks him on the arm, "Don't even say it."
Jess laughs.
"Come on you two, another minute and you'll be walking and those shoes don't look to comfortable oh maid of honor." Lorelai calls from the car.
Rory and Jess grin at Lorelai, making their way to the car.
8pm: Rory and Jess' apartment.
The door to the apartment swings open as jess enters, Rory in his arms.
Rory giggles.
"Happy now?" Jess asks putting her down.
"Yes, thank you, I've always wanted to be carried over the threshold."
"You have been like 3 dozen times." Jess scoffs, "Remember, our honeymoon you refused to enter a room until I carried you in."
"Yeah, but that was forever ago." Rory replies backing up towards the bedroom.
"Yeah." Jess smiles. "But Italy was beautiful."
"Uh huh." Rory grins, "We should go back."
"One day." Jess says following Rory.
"I'm holding you to that." Rory says happily as Jess pulls at the back of her dress.
"Ok. So how long do you think we have, you're mom said she wasn't coming back until she found a really good cup of coffee."
"I'd say about an hour, she'll discover Giorgio's on Radcliff, have three cups and come back, poor Luke being dragged along." Rory makes a sad expression as she unbuttons Jess' shirt, it quickly falls to the ground.
"Yeah, hey he was pretty quick on his feet today."
"Yeah, but you knew he was a good dancer I mean look at the tape form our wedding." Rory replies kissing Jess neck.
"He still begs me to burn that." Jess smirks. "Of course that's why for Lorelai's birthday I fully intend to make her a copy."
Rory giggles.
Jess wraps his arm around her, resting his left hand on her stomach.
"Love you."
"Love you too."
There's a knock at the door.
Jess curses, "What happened to an hour?" He mumbles.
"Be nice, they go home tomorrow."
There's another knock.
Rory gives Jess a confused look and then opens the door, "Mom I thought you were-Dad?"
"Hi baby." Chris grins. "Wow, you look great." Chris continues giving a bewildered Rory a hug.
"What are you doing here?"
"Well I called but I guess you didn't get my messages....party tonight?" Chris asks noticing Rory's dress.
Rory nods, pulling up the sleeve of her dress, "Uh, Lane's wedding actually."
"Wow."
"Yeah."
"Hey Ror?" Jess asks approaching the door. "You want some T-ea." Jess says as Chris comes into view."
"Jess." Chris states, eying his white t-shirt.
"Hello, Chris."
"So how bout it?" Jess asks putting a protective arm around Rory's waist, "Tea?"
"Yeah." Rory looks back at Jess, "Uh do you want to come in?" She asks Chris sure.
*2 minutes later: Rory and Chris are sitting at the kitchen table, Jess is setting up Rory's tea.
"Ok, here you go." Jess hand Rory her cup.
Rory kisses him on the cheek, "Thank you."
"Excuse me, I'm just going to go get cleaned up I'll be out in a minute."
"Ok." Rory replies. Chris nods.
"So Rory.." Chris continues.
Jess grabs the phone on his way to the bathroom, quietly he dials it.
"Hello?" Luke's gruff voice answers.
"Hey, uh I just wanted to let you know that you might not want to bring Lorelai back here right now...."
"What's going on?"
"Chris is here."
A/n Abrupt ending, oh well r&r let me know what you think, probably after next chapter I'm going to speed the story up.