Title: Expect The Unexpected
Chapter 14: Vulnerability
Disclaimer: I do not own the Gilmore Girls.
A/N: Okay, I know the last chapter was way too short and sort of cliched, but this one is going to be better I hope. I go in cycles, and right now my mind is working over time on Life As I Know It, which actually you can read *hint hint*, so this one has not gotten my full attention. But I am going to work on this as hard as I can, and I hope it's better. Also, thanks to those who reviewed! As usual, I adore all of you! Oh, and before I forget...what's Bookends? Oh, and this is kind of corny, but utterly sweet.
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Jess sank onto the bed in room 202 at the Dragonfly Inn, remembering the first time he stepped foot into it. He was trasported back to the day, the feeling in the air, and the first time he had made peace with his mother-in-law.
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Jess was twenty-three and incredibly nervous. He looked in the mirror at his reflection. All dressed up in a tux. Jess never thought he'd wear a tux. He actually never thought he'd get married, especially not with Liz for a mother. But he was in love with this girl, this girl that hadn't talked to him for four years and then come home and answered yes to the most important question Jess could ever ask. He stuck his hand in his pocket and fingered the piece of paper on which he'd written his vows. The two perpetual readers had decided to write their own vows, and Lorelai even kidded that the reason was that they didn't want to stop reading, even during the wedding ceremony. Speaking of Lorelai...
The door to Luke's former apartment slowly swung open and Lorelai stepped into the room.
"Can I come in?"
"Sure."
Lorelai seemed pretty nervous. She aimlessly wandered around the apartment, and almost knocked over a table. Jess picked it up and looked her over.
"You look great, Lorelai."
"Thank you, Jess. I just gotta be glad Rory let me pick out the bridesmaid dresses."
"I thought you bought them first and told her later."
"I did."
"Oh." Jess laughed.
"Do you think we're funny?"
"Yes. I think you're funny, and crazy, and wonderful, and I am thrilled that Rory is allowing me to marry into her family."
"Oh." Lorelai blushed.
"Look at us. We're having a nice polite conversation."
"Yeah, and you're even complimenting me. Rory would be proud."
"I would do anything to make her happy."
"Oh, that reminds me why I'm here. I just want to tell you that if you do anything to make my baby cry, I will wring your neck, chop you up into little pieces, and grind those little pieces in my coffee grinder."
"Ooh, death by the wedding present I bought you. Harsh." Jess half-laughed, half-winced. Lorelai laughed along with him and then gave him a hug. He returned the hug. They broke apart and Lorelai handed him something.
"Here. This was given to me by Rory's father, and we mutually decided when we split up that we would give it to the guy that married our baby." Lorelai shoved a velvet box at Jess. He hesitated, but opened it.
"Wow. This is amazing." It was a ring, with a grouping of small diamonds at the top of the band, and diamonds inset into the silver band all around.
"I know. It was Christopher's grandmother's engagement ring, and he proposed to me with it."
"You were married?"
"God, no. Not before Luke," Lorelai looked at her much smaller ring happily, "but Chris proposed. Have you met him?"
"Not yet."
"I'll send him up."
"Okay."
Lorelai hugged Jess one more time before heading downstairs to the diner. Chris came up later, and threatened Jess to within an inch of his life. Jess was again threatened by the elder Gilmores, Luke, Lane, and a few townspeople. A few hours later Jess was dancing with his brand-new wife in the banquet hall at the Dragonfly Inn, and not long after that, they were spending their wedding night in room 202. Jess recalled the walk through the door, Rory in her fluffy wedding dress (courtesy of Lorelai) in his arms, and the two of them trying to stuff all of the crinoline through the doorframe. He then remembered the wedding night, and without meaning to, he blushed. Imagine, Jess Mariano, conqueror of women, blushing at the memory of his wedding night. But the truth was, Rory was the only girl he had ever really been with. He told her that every once in a while, always to show just how dedicated he always was to his true love. She said it was the same with her, and Jess appreciated her every day and every night for everything she did for him, her town, and her children. He really loved her.
Chapter 14: Vulnerability
Disclaimer: I do not own the Gilmore Girls.
A/N: Okay, I know the last chapter was way too short and sort of cliched, but this one is going to be better I hope. I go in cycles, and right now my mind is working over time on Life As I Know It, which actually you can read *hint hint*, so this one has not gotten my full attention. But I am going to work on this as hard as I can, and I hope it's better. Also, thanks to those who reviewed! As usual, I adore all of you! Oh, and before I forget...what's Bookends? Oh, and this is kind of corny, but utterly sweet.
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Jess sank onto the bed in room 202 at the Dragonfly Inn, remembering the first time he stepped foot into it. He was trasported back to the day, the feeling in the air, and the first time he had made peace with his mother-in-law.
**
Jess was twenty-three and incredibly nervous. He looked in the mirror at his reflection. All dressed up in a tux. Jess never thought he'd wear a tux. He actually never thought he'd get married, especially not with Liz for a mother. But he was in love with this girl, this girl that hadn't talked to him for four years and then come home and answered yes to the most important question Jess could ever ask. He stuck his hand in his pocket and fingered the piece of paper on which he'd written his vows. The two perpetual readers had decided to write their own vows, and Lorelai even kidded that the reason was that they didn't want to stop reading, even during the wedding ceremony. Speaking of Lorelai...
The door to Luke's former apartment slowly swung open and Lorelai stepped into the room.
"Can I come in?"
"Sure."
Lorelai seemed pretty nervous. She aimlessly wandered around the apartment, and almost knocked over a table. Jess picked it up and looked her over.
"You look great, Lorelai."
"Thank you, Jess. I just gotta be glad Rory let me pick out the bridesmaid dresses."
"I thought you bought them first and told her later."
"I did."
"Oh." Jess laughed.
"Do you think we're funny?"
"Yes. I think you're funny, and crazy, and wonderful, and I am thrilled that Rory is allowing me to marry into her family."
"Oh." Lorelai blushed.
"Look at us. We're having a nice polite conversation."
"Yeah, and you're even complimenting me. Rory would be proud."
"I would do anything to make her happy."
"Oh, that reminds me why I'm here. I just want to tell you that if you do anything to make my baby cry, I will wring your neck, chop you up into little pieces, and grind those little pieces in my coffee grinder."
"Ooh, death by the wedding present I bought you. Harsh." Jess half-laughed, half-winced. Lorelai laughed along with him and then gave him a hug. He returned the hug. They broke apart and Lorelai handed him something.
"Here. This was given to me by Rory's father, and we mutually decided when we split up that we would give it to the guy that married our baby." Lorelai shoved a velvet box at Jess. He hesitated, but opened it.
"Wow. This is amazing." It was a ring, with a grouping of small diamonds at the top of the band, and diamonds inset into the silver band all around.
"I know. It was Christopher's grandmother's engagement ring, and he proposed to me with it."
"You were married?"
"God, no. Not before Luke," Lorelai looked at her much smaller ring happily, "but Chris proposed. Have you met him?"
"Not yet."
"I'll send him up."
"Okay."
Lorelai hugged Jess one more time before heading downstairs to the diner. Chris came up later, and threatened Jess to within an inch of his life. Jess was again threatened by the elder Gilmores, Luke, Lane, and a few townspeople. A few hours later Jess was dancing with his brand-new wife in the banquet hall at the Dragonfly Inn, and not long after that, they were spending their wedding night in room 202. Jess recalled the walk through the door, Rory in her fluffy wedding dress (courtesy of Lorelai) in his arms, and the two of them trying to stuff all of the crinoline through the doorframe. He then remembered the wedding night, and without meaning to, he blushed. Imagine, Jess Mariano, conqueror of women, blushing at the memory of his wedding night. But the truth was, Rory was the only girl he had ever really been with. He told her that every once in a while, always to show just how dedicated he always was to his true love. She said it was the same with her, and Jess appreciated her every day and every night for everything she did for him, her town, and her children. He really loved her.