PAIRING: R/J

SUMMARY: The story starts with the episode 'Help wanted'. The fight between Rory and Lorelai doesn't end well, Rory realises that she loves Jess etc. This mostly concentrates on the relationships between Jess and Rory & Rory and Lorelai. I'm considering adding some Lorelai and Luke

SPOILERS: None that I know of

DISCLAIMERS: I don't own anything

RATING: So, finally it's starting to get closer to R

A/N: I'm sorry about these problems I'm having.. I don't know anything about computers, my ex-boyfriend knew everything so I never had to learn. Anyway, I'm at school right now, I'll try to update this here from now on. If that doesn't work, then I'm also posting this story on

And again, thanks for the reviews. I really am glad to receive praise, criticism or any advice you have to give. Someone said that it's too early for Rory to be in love with Jess, but they've known each other for quite some time before they really got together and I've always thought they really had a special connection right from the start. I sincerely believe that you can fall in love in a rather short time. And by the way, I'm Finnish, therefore experiencing some trouble with the English language. I'll do my best and try to make this thing as readable as possible. I really do appreciate you pointing out where I've gone wrong. About the use of the word 'mum', that's British English and that's what we study here. But I'll try to fix that and any mistakes I've made.. :)

The Day After Tomorrow

Chapter Five

*Luke's, Wednesday morning*

"Luuuuuke!" Lorelai screamed as she stepped in the diner, for her it really felt like coming home.

"Yea yea" Luke said when he turned to see her and tried to suppress a smile. "Sit down and I'll get you the coffee"

"Thank you, sir" Lorelai said smiling as sat by the counter with Rory

It definitely felt good to be back after such a long time. While Lorelai picked up where she had left off some weeks ago, flirting with Luke that is, Rory looked around and wondered if Jess had already got up.

"Luke, is Jess still upstairs?"

"Yea, go on up, Rory. And tell him I need some help down here, not that he cares…"

"I'll tell him. Enjoy your coffee mom" Rory said as she took her mug and smiled at Lorelai feeling better than in days 

"Enjoy yours too" Lorelai replied and watched her daughter climb upstairs.

Rory knocked on the apartment door but there was no answer. She wondered if Jess was still sleeping

and carefully opened the door. Jess wasn't in the living room but the door to his room was cracked. She walked towards it and peeked inside. He was lying in bed, on his stomach and his eyes closed.

"Jess" she whispered not wanting to scare him.

He didn't move and when she got in, she couldn't help but smile. He looked great, he was wearing only boxers and his body looked just perfect. Rory took a sip of her coffee and then put the mug down on the nightstand. She sat down on the bedside and gently placed her hand on the small of his back. It was warm and she stroked his skin slowly. It felt weird touching him like that, she had thought about it often, lately very often, but it definitely felt right. She moved her hand up to his hair and then let it slip down his neck to the small of his back again. She wondered if he was awake, but he didn't show any signs of it. Rory lowered herself a bit and placed her lips on his neck, barely touching his skin.

"Good morning, Jess" she whispered into his ear and as he finally opened his eyes he looked happier than she had ever seen him.

Rory placed another kiss on his neck, then on his cheek and when he turned a bit, she kissed his lips lightly. Jess was now lying on his side and he lifted his hand and touched her cheek softly.

"Good morning, Rory" he said and smiled

He pulled her down against him and placed light kisses on her forehead, her nose and her lips.

"It is a good morning, isn' t it?" Rory said as she laid her head against his chest and wrapped her arms around him.

They stayed like that for a while, and it was new for both of them, the content they felt being so close to each other. 

Eventually Jess rolled them over so that Rory was lying on her back and he was on top of her. He pressed his face gently against her neck and breathed her scent intensely. His lips found her skin and placed a few light kisses on her pulse. Cautiously he opened the top buttons of her shirt and let his lips brush against the skin of her chest tenderly. Rory was lying under him, her eyes closed, enjoying the new feelings he aroused in her. Her other hand rested on his waist, feeling his skin in the tip of her fingers while the other caressed his messy hair. She shuddered when she felt his lips on her collarbone, slowly they moved up, first to her jaw line, then finally back to her lips. She pulled him closer when she took his lower lip between her teeth gently, first teasing him slightly and finally giving in to a playful and light kiss. Her heart was racing when Jess pushed his forehead against hers and sighed.

"You have to go soon?"

Rory nodded and placed a quick kiss on his lips.

"We should get up now or I'll lock the door and never let you out of here."

"That's something I really wouldn't mind, but I think Luke and my mom would begin to wonder where we are"

Jess smiled and pressed his lips against her once more, but this the time the kiss was not as playful as the others but much more passionate. It left Rory breathless when Jess pulled her up and she began to button up again.

"You think you could wake me up like this every morning?" Jess said and stood up.

Rory looked at his muscular body and coughed involuntarily. Her reaction to him made Jess smirk, but when she got up and wrapped her arms around him again, he just held her close.

"Don't temp me" she said smiling against his chest. "I have to go"

Rory returned to the diner and saw her mother talking to Taylor. She sat down next to Lorelai by the counter and just then she realised that she had left her coffee mug upstairs. She blushed a little and then turned to Luke.

"Eh, I forgot my coffee upstairs, Luke. Could I have another cup?"

Luke looked at her and was afraid to even think about what had happened upstairs to make Rory forget her coffee. He poured her some more and Rory thanked him feeling a bit embarrassed. Rory sat there drinking her coffee when she saw Lane outside on the street. She had completely forgot that she had promised to call her after meeting Jess the previous day.

"Mom" Rory said to Lorelai who turned to see her leaving Taylor babbling alone. "I have to go"

"You haven't even eaten yet" Lorelai said and looked surprised

"Yea, but Lane's outside and I have to go talk to her. I promised to call her yesterday and I forgot"

"Okay then" Lorelai said while Rory finished her coffee and put on her back bag. "I'll see you tonight"

"Yea, see you tonight" Rory said and smiled at her mother making her feel a lot better. "Thanks for the coffee, Luke"

"See you, Rory"

Rory went to the door and just as she was about to open it, he heard some noise from the stairs. He turned and saw Jess coming down. He had apparently taken a quick shower because his hair was wet. He saw Rory leaving and smiled. Rory blushed before running out to see Lane.

Lane saw Rory running from the diner and stopped to wait for her. When Rory reached her, she seemed annoyed and Rory looked at her apologetically.    

"I'm so sorry I didn't call! I was just so mixed up yesterday, so much happened…"

"It's okay" Lane said laughing at her friend's panic. "Do you have time now? I can't wait to hear everything!"

"There's so much to tell" Rory said grinning and led her friend to the gazebo.

They sat down and since Rory didn't have much time before her bus left, she had to be quick. She told Lane about their meeting at Luke's apartment the previous afternoon and the enormous amount of kissing that had followed. She told her about their night at the bridge and making a truce her mom.

Lane had a stupid grin on her face, when she listened to Rory. Suddenly, everything in her life seemed to be okay again. Actually, it was better than okay. Things seemed to be pretty perfect for Rory.

"And you haven't heard the best part yet" Rory sighed and looked almost disgustingly happy. "This morning, we went to the diner and I went to see Jess upstairs. He was still sleeping, in his boxers…"

Lane's jaw dropped when Rory told her about the events that had taken place only a half an hour ago.

"I can't even begin to tell you how I feel when he touches me. I've never felt anything like it in my life. Now that I know how it feels being so close to him, it's all I can think about. When he holds me I just get this really strange feeling in my stomach. I feel so good, that I almost feel sick. He's an incredible kisser and really… Whenever I'm near him, I don't have to think about what to say or what to do. I have to admit that when I was in his bed, I was thinking about… doing a lot more than kissing"

Rory blushed a bit while saying this, but seeing Lane's excited face she ended up laughing.

"With Dean, I never even thought about sex. With Jess, I can't get enough of him. I feel I need to get closer to him, it's like the most natural place for me in the world"

"You're in love" Lane said and looked at Rory. "But sex is pretty serious, are you ready now that you just started this thing… He only came back yesterday"

"I'm not gonna have sex with him now, but I can't help thinking about it. Anyway, I'm in no hurry and I don't think he is either. We'll just let things go their own pace. Yesterday on the bridge, we just sat there holding each other. Honestly Lane, there's nothing better than being near him"

*Luke's*

Lorelai was sitting by the counter and now that she had got rid of Taylor, and she had her breakfast in front of her, she was pretty good, at least compared to the last few days. Jess had only passed by the diner leaving for school, so he hadn't had to make conversation with Lorelai. Luke was wiping the counter and after Jess had left, he looked at Lorelai warily.

"So, how did it go with you and Rory?"

"We talked, and it went reasonably well. I guess you could say that we agreed to disagree" Lorelai said and sipped her coffee

"Well, I'm glad you managed to clear the air"

Lorelai smiled, she was definitely relieved that she was again on speaking terms with Luke and Rory. Luke went to get some orders and when he came back, he decided to take a chance and ask Lorelai about Jess.

"So, you're okay with Jess and Rory being together?

Lorelai looked at Luke and she really didn't know what to say. She wanted things to get back to the way they had been before, but she knew that would never happen with Jess in Rory's life. All she wanted was for things to go back to normal. It wasn't that much to ask, was it?

"Let's just see how things develop" she said and smiled at Luke faintly.

A/N: The next chapters concentrate on a particular weekend... rated R. But the more reviews I get, the more motivated I am. So, please send me feedback!:)

And finally, about this being an R rated fic. I've always thought that Rory and Jess share a strong physical bond as well as an intellectual one, that's pretty much the reason why I'm writing an R fic. I just hope you catch the emotion between them even in the sexual situations... I've heard many people say that R or NC-17 fics aren't believable or realistic, but I don't see why not. Sure some stories focus just on the sex, but hey, I don't mind reading those either and I'm sure all stories have their readers. And sex and physical attraction is a huge part of any relationship, at least in my point of view. And sorry about this insight on my opinions on sex..;)