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.

SPOILERS: None that I know of

DISCLAIMERS: I don't own anything

RATING: R

A/N: Okay, this is getting harder and harder to write. I had a clear plan about where this story was going, but right now I'm not so sure anymore.. Anyway, there is a point in all that's gonna happen in the next few chapters, but I have a feeling you guys are gonna say this is happening too fast. Hope you like it, though. I'll try to update on Monday, but you never know.. And thanks for the reviews, keep them coming!:)

The Day After Tomorrow

Chapter Six

The next few weeks passed quickly. There was a lot to do, Lorelai graduated from business school and Sookie's upcoming wedding demanded a lot of preparation. And for Rory there was of course Jess. They had spent practically every free minute of the day together since he had been back in Stars Hollow. Mostly they just read together and talked about literature, but they had also established a new ritual of their own, Rory waking Jess up every morning by climbing next to him in bed.

*Luke's apartment, Friday morning*

Rory was lying next to Jess on his bed. She was dressed in her Chilton uniform, Jess was in his boxers.

"I'm so glad it's Friday" Rory sighed and wrapped her arms tightly around him. "This is going to be an incredible weekend, no dinner with my grandparents, my mom and Sookie going to the spa for the weekend…"

"And what are you gonna do, all alone in that big house?" Jess asked her and placed a few light kisses on her cheek.

"I don't know, I might ask this one guy to stop by, we've been seeing a lot of each other lately, but I don't really know… With guys it's so hard to know if they're serious about you or not"

Rory had been smiling when she spoke, but after hearing her words Jess sat up so that he was supporting himself on top of Rory. He looked rather serious.

"I'm mad about you, you know that?"

There was a silence, when Rory looked at him and then smiling she pulled him tightly against her.

For a minute they just stayed like that, finally Jess looked at his watch and pulled Rory up. Her bus was leaving in fifteen minutes and she still hadn't even had breakfast. They sat on the bed and Rory still hadn't let go of him.

"You really have to get going" Jess said and chuckled

"I'll go soon" Rory replied quietly and pulled him more firmly against her "I just don't want to let go right now"

"I'll come to your house tonight, then you can have me for as long as you want"

Rory eased her grip of him slightly, so that she could look at him.

"You do know that you made my day perfect?"

"I thought I make everyday perfect for you"

"Someone's got a big ego" Rory said laughing when she finally climbed out of bed

She went to kiss him once more and then left for downstairs. Jess began to dress himself, but he had only got on his jeans when Rory was back in his room. He looked at her surprised and she pulled him tightly against her.

"I'm mad about you, too, Jess"

Her words made him smile and he held her firmly before forcing her out of the door.

*The Gilmore house, 7pm*

Rory had finished all her homework so that the rest of the weekend she had nothing to do. Now she just waited for Jess to come. She was excited, they hadn't had a chance to be completely alone before, at his place there was always Luke and Jess wasn't exactly welcome to Rory's home. Even though Rory and Lorelai were now on speaking terms, Jess was still a subject not mentioned between them. Lorelai had not brought up his name after she and Rory had made up, and to Rory's surprise even her grandparents had been quiet about him. Every Friday night she had expected Emily to say something, but Jess's name had not come up once.

But although Jess was not a topic in the Gilmore family, Lorelai hadn't wanted to leave Rory alone for the whole weekend. But since she had no choice, she had promised Sookie a spa weekend before her wedding, she had tried to persuade Rory to spend the weekend with Emily and Richard. But Rory didn't want to give up on the opportunity to be alone with Jess. She wanted to talk with him without anyone interrupting, she wanted to kiss him and have her arms around him and most of all, she wanted to fall asleep beside him.

Jess walked in at exactly 7pm carrying videos and some pizza. Rory took the food off him and threw herself on the couch.

"Would you go and get some soda from the fridge, please?" she asked smiling while she took a look at the food.

Jess laughed at her and after getting the drinks, he sat on the floor in front of Rory.

"So, Lorelai left?" he asked and gave Rory a coke.

"Yea, she'll be back on Sunday. But let's not talk about my mom, put on a movie and let's eat"

"Sounds like a plan to me" Jess said and picked out one of the films he'd brought.

Rory made herself comfortable on the couch, her legs on Jess's shoulders so that he could stroke them gently, making her even more comfortable. They were practically at the end of the movie when Rory leaned forwards, wrapped her hands around him and placed a kiss on Jess's forehead.

"This is really nice, isn't it?"

"Yea" he replied and kissed her palm gently.

He began to kiss her fingers, slowly moving up her arm, when the phone rang. She cursed to herself and jumped over Jess to answer it. Jess looked at her curiously when she made a face and left the room. About ten minutes later, she was back.

"Apparently my mom asked grandma to check in on me. She seemed to be a bit worried about what I was doing"

"Did you tell her what you were doing?"

Rory smiled at him and sat down on the floor next to him. She wrapped her arms around him again and buried her head on his neck.

"I told her you were here and we were watching movies" she finally replied and took a deep breath. "You know, I feel I can't really get enough of you"

Her words made Jess smile and he held her even closer to himself. He hadn't been this intimate with anyone before. Sure he'd had sex, but sex wasn't intimate, at least it had never been for him. It was sex, it was great, but it wasn't anything like this. He held Rory in his arms, the movie ended and neither knew what had happened in it. Rory lifted her head and looked at him apprehensively.

"Would Luke notice if you didn't come home tonight?"

Jess lifted his eyebrow and said that Luke was known to be somewhat observant.

"I was just hoping that you could stay here, I could sleep next to you and you'd still be here when I wake up"

"Sounds tempting" he said and smiled. "But I think I should go to Luke's for the night, otherwise he might call Lorelai and have her back here in a second"

"True" Rory said and seemed a bit disappointed.

"You're tired" Jess said softly when Rory tried to suppress a yawn

"Yea, it's been a long week"

"Well then, I'll carry you to bed" Jess said and when Rory wrapped her hands around his neck he lifted her up easily.

"You make me feel very light" she said laughing when Jess carried her to her room and put her down on the bed. He sat down beside her. "What are you doing there?" she asked and pulled him down by the hem of his shirt. "Just because you have to go home for the night, doesn't mean you can't stay for a few more hours"

Jess smiled and fell on his back next to her. She lay on her side looking at him, when he turned to her and placed a kiss on her lips. Slowly the kiss became more powerful, he placed his hand on her waist where there was bare skin between her t-shirt and jeans. His touch made her quiver and warily his hands moved up to the small of her back, stroking her soft skin smoothly.

"Jess" Rory said when they both needed some air, "Would you mind if I changed my clothes, I mean to something more comfortable so I can go straight to sleep after you leave?"

"Great, you're already planning what you'll do when I go" he said and smirked "Go ahead. I expect to have a nice view from here" he said and lifted his hands behind his head.

Rory got up and took out a pair of sweatpants and a tank top. She laughed at the look Jess had on his face and then took off her jeans. Jess was somewhat surprised that she actually changed her clothes in front of him, but it just gave him the chance to admire her beauty. She put on her sweatpants and then removed her t-shirt revealing a dark blue bra underneath. Jess swallowed hard and didn't know where to put his eyes when Rory was briefly topless before pulling on her tank top.

"You know, Jess, I am your girlfriend, you can look at me when I'm naked. Chances are that some day you'll be forced to do that"

Jess laughed at her and pulled her on top of him. He opened her hair from its ponytail and looked at her.

"You're beautiful"

Rory tried not to blush, but she couldn't avoid it. She had felt very bold undressing herself in front of Jess, Dean had never seen her even in her underwear. But somehow with Jess, she didn't feel selfconscious at all. She loved the way he looked at her, the look on his face made her feel beautiful and desirable.

"Well there, you don't have to blush when your boyfriend compliments you" he said teasingly

"Oh shut up" she laughed leaning down so she could kiss him  

His hands were on her waist; they had a firm but gentle grip on her, while Rory's hands wandered in Jess's hair. Soon Jess rolled them over so that he was on top again, giving Rory more access to his body. Her hands began to move down his back until they found some exposed skin at his waist. His skin felt incredible in her fingers and little by little her hands moved up under his shirt caressing his slightly muscular back. Jess pulled away from their kiss and began kissing her neck. He left a line of kisses on her neck, but when he saw her licking her lips, he immediately came back to kiss her. Their tongues met and he kissed her roughly so that she was left completely breathless and exhausted. 

Rory's hands moved back down and finally settled above his buttocks. At the same time Jess's hand moved slowly up her side, stopping beside her breast, cupping in tenderly. He heard a soft moan from Rory as he moved down to kiss her jaw line and the bare skin above her breasts. Slowly his fingers circled around her nipple and Rory arched her back to give him better access to her. She felt an immense need to be closer to him, and he watched her chest rising up to his touch feeling somewhat overwhelmed. His palm now covered her breast completely, warming it tenderly under his touch.

Jess shifted a bit when Rory pulled him down for another kiss and she suddenly felt his erection against her. For a moment Jess thought he'd scared her, and that this was too fast for her, but to his complete surprise she wrapped her legs around his hips and instinctively began moving her hips against his. The friction created by their movements increased when Jess leaned on his arms and kissed Rory at the same time pressing himself more strongly against her. Rory couldn't believe the feelings she was going through. She hadn't even imagined a feeling this good; he pushed himself against her mirroring her movements and repeating the rhythm with his tongue. He had a hard time controlling himself, but he managed to be gentle with her, making sure than he didn't do anything she wasn't comfortable with.

When they broke the kiss to take a breath, Rory's lips moved to his neck and again they rolled over leaving Rory on top of him. She only had to look at Jess's face to see that he was enjoying the situation just as much as she was. She leaned down, still moving against him and placing a gentle kiss on his ear loaf, then licking it in the same rhythm. His tongue found her neck, and it followed her pulse which was beating probably harder than ever.

Rory was beginning to feel that she had completely lost her ability to think clearly. This was all very new to her, but still it felt so natural, she didn't even have to think about what to do. Then she heard a weird noise, it seemed to come from a distance. The phone was ringing, but it felt like it was ringing in a completely different world. She didn't want to hear it, she just wanted to be alone with Jess.

"You have to answer it" he finally whispered in her ear and sat up so that Rory was on his lap.

His arms were still tightly around her, her lips were swollen and her cheeks flushed. She pressed her forehead against him and they both took a deep breath. Then she climbed off him and went to find the phone.

Jess stood up and tried to get some control of himself. He was rather confused, the night had developed in a way he hadn't expected. Well, he had known that since they were going to be alone the whole night, things would probably get intense, but this had been more than he had ever expected. The passion that they shared was overwhelming, it was almost too much to bear. He sat down again on the bedside and took a deep breath. He honestly didn't know anything better than being near Rory, they way she made him feel was intoxicating. He smiled to himself, when Rory returned. Her hair was messy and she looked at him curiously.

"What are you smiling about?"

"Do you really have to ask?" Jess replied when she sat down beside him.

They kissed gently and Rory told him that the caller had been Lorelai. Rory had told her that she was just about to go to bed and that Jess was just about to leave.

"Although, I think it was pretty obvious what we'd been doing since I was a bit breathless" she grinned and played with his hair gently.

They looked at each other, both still feeling rather astonished by what had happened just a few minutes ago. They had both been utterly lost in the moment, without a clear though in their minds. Jess wrapped his arms around Rory and pulled her on the bed with him. She placed her head in his neck and breathed his scent. Lying next to each other, her other arm was resting on his abdomen.

"You know, you and I go pretty well together"

"You think so?" Rory said and giggled. "I guess I can't argue with that"

She stroked his abdomen absent-mindedly and he pulled her a bit closer to himself.

"I've never done anything like this before" he said quietly.

"What?" Rory said and lifted her head so that she could look at him.

"This, holding someone. I've never felt this close to anyone"

Rory looked at him and knew he was telling the truth. But the strange thing was that although she had had a completely different life from his, although she had had a boyfriend she had really cared about, she had never been like this before, either. She had never lied next to Dean in bed like this, she had never felt this close to anyone in her life.

"I haven't either" she whispered and lied her head down again. "I really wish you could stay the night"

"Yea, but I should probably get going soon. If I stay much longer, I know I won't be able to leave. I guess your mom calling was a blessing in disguise"

"Well, aren't we proverbial tonight?" Rory said and laughed lightly. "But don't go just yet, I still want to hold you for an hour or so"

"You'll be asleep in an hour" he said and the soft tone of his voice made Rory smile

"I'll go and brush my teeth, but stay here, I'll be right back" she said and kissed him before going to the bathroom.

When Rory returned, Jess was lying on the bed with a pile of pillows under his head. He opened his arms so that Rory could climb next to him. His arms around her, listening to the beating of his heart she asked him to tell her something.

"What do you want me to tell you?" he asked softly

"Anything. I just want to listen to your voice" she said quietly and closed her eyes.

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