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
AN: I'm so happy you liked the last chapter! I wasn't sure if I could write this sexual stuff properly... Anyway, I reposted chapter seven, because I made a mistake in it. For some weird reason, I had Rory tell Jess that she loved him. That was not what she was supposed to say, the point is that neither have said 'I love you' yet. Sorry about that, I don't know what I was thinking when I wrote it. Anyway, I already know how this story is gonna end, the question mark is how I'm going to get there. But again, please read and review! Also, I'm a bit curious to know what you guys would like to see happening in this story..:)
The Day After Tomorrow
Chapter Eight
Jess had got home a bit after one the previous night. He had felt awful leaving Rory, but he knew he didn't really have an option. He had climbed upstairs, only to find Luke waiting for him. Jess had been pretty frustrated, he was going through so many emotions already, so a talk from Luke wasn't really something he wanted to do just then.
"Miss Patty came here tonight" was the only thing Luke had to say.
Jess was silent, his hands were in his pockets, and he looked at Luke bitterly. He really didn't need this.
"Anything you wanna say?"
"Did you cover for us?"
Luke was furious when he got up.
"Is that all you care about? Yes, of course I covered for you. I know what it would have done to Rory and Lorelai if your little shower scene would have been public knowledge."
"Well, thanks, Uncle Luke" Jess said rather ironically and walked towards his room.
He had just got to his door, when Luke stopped him.
"Do you know what you're doing to her? She's not like you, Jess and you two have been together for a month! I defended you to Lorelai, I told her that you wouldn't do anything to hurt Rory. God, was I wrong!"
Luke stood in front of Jess, who didn't know how long he could stay calm.
"Well geez, thanks for the insight on my sex life with Rory. You don't know the first thing about her or us, so back off"
"She doesn't know what she's doing, Jess" Luke said more quietly and left her nephew standing alone in the dark.
Jess hadn't been able to sleep after everything. He was just emotionally drained, he was deliriously happy and furious at the same time. In the end, he had decided that he wouldn't be able to sleep if he didn't talk to Rory. He knew the night had been just as emotional for her, if not more. He had silently gotten the phone from the living room and then crept back to his room. He was right, he had felt better after talking to Rory, especially knowing that she was okay now that he'd called. But what he didn't know was that Luke was also awake, standing behind his door and listening to his conversation with Rory. He hadn't made much out of Jess's words, but he'd heard enough. He'd gone back to bed feeling confused and worried.
*The Gilmore House, Sunday morning 1pm*
Rory was sitting on her bed and Lane looked at her silently. Neither had said a word for a while, not after Rory had told Lane about the events of the previous night.
"So…" Lane started, but she really didn't know how to continue.
Rory looked at her warily, wanting her to say something. She needed to talk to someone about this, and she needed to hear what Lane thought about it.
"I'm surprised, I know you had bought condoms, but… I didn't think you would actually do it"
"I wasn't really planning on it either, but then he was suddenly here and… I realised that being near him is the most incredible thing in the world. I just wanted to…" Rory blushed slightly and was relieved when she saw a tiny smile on Lane's face. "It felt right, Lane. He was so perfect, I've never been happier than last night"
"You have regrets?" Lane asked her and she seemed worried.
Rory shook her head and then stood up. She didn't know how to explain her feelings, she wasn't really sure about what she was feeling herself.
"I'm crazy about him. He's all I think about, I probably slept an hour last night, because I just couldn't go to sleep. I feel so incredibly happy and nervous and scared and… It's this overwhelming feeling that I have inside me, I feel sick when I think about, because he's so… Because I love him so much"
"Have you told him? That you love him, I mean"
Again Rory shook her head.
"I didn't want to… I wanna tell him, but I think he already knows. If he doesn't, he really doesn't know me."
"And he hasn't said it to you?"
"He told me that he's mad about me" Rory said and she couldn't avoid smiling. "The fact is that I'm scared. I don't even know of what, maybe just losing control of myself. I've never felt like this before, it's like I'm not complete without him. I can't even imagine that someday we might not be together. He just… He makes me feel like I'm something special, something really… He knows I'm not perfect, and still he wants to be with me"
"You have to talk to him about your feelings, you have to talk to him about the future"
"I know. I just don't want to pressure him, he's not… He's different than we are and I don't want him to feel like he should change because of me. He probably doesn't know what he wants to do in the future, and… I don't know, Lane. Maybe I should just enjoy this moment right now, it can't really get much better than this, can it?"
Lane smiled at her words and nodded. Rory seemed to be head over heals in love with Jess. Lane just hoped she wouldn't get hurt.
*Luke's, Sunday afternoon 3pm*
Lorelai and Rory had agreed to see each other at Luke's when Lorelai got back from her spa weekend. Rory was running a bit late, she and Lane had had a lot of catching up to do, so Lorelai was already at the diner talking with Luke when Rory rushed in.
"Rory, hey!" Lorelai cried out and hugged her daughter briefly. "How did you manage without me?"
"It was tough, but I made it" Rory said and grinned at her mother. "I'm so hungry, can we just eat right away?"
"Yea, sure" Lorelai replied and after giving Luke their order they went to sit in a table.
Lorelai was just telling Rory about her very eventful weekend with Sookie, when Jess appeared from the stairs. Rory tried to remain neutral, but the blush that crept on her face foiled her plans. Lorelai noticed the colour change on her daughters face and turned to see Jess who was on his way to the kitchen after smiling at Rory whom he hadn't seen after the night before.
"So, enough about my weekend. How was yours?"
Rory turned to look at her mom and she had to admit that she was caught off guard. She hadn't really had the time or the energy to think what she was going to tell her mother. She knew that she couldn't tell Lorelai about having sex with Jess, that would have made her hate him even more than she already did.
"Well, I was with Jess mostly"
Having the most incredible time if my life, she thought to herself, but this time she managed not to go red in the face. The situation wasn't easier when Jess appeared from the kitchen carrying their meals. He came to their table and looked at Rory warmly, then looked a bit more warily at Lorelai.
"Thanks, Jess" Lorelai replied and looked at him with a rather neutral look on her face.
Jess nodded at her, feeling relieved that at least she didn't show her hate toward him too openly. He made a quick escape leaving Rory and Lorelai alone, and looking at each other silently. Rory knew that her mom seemed a bit suspicious, but she thought to herself that it was impossible she would know about what had happened between her and Jess. She turned her gaze back to the food and put a forkful of fries in her mouth.
"Your grandma called today. She asked us to go for dinner tomorrow night since we missed last Friday. Is it okay for you?"
Rory nodded, but she was a bit apprehensive.
"I would have thought that you'd try to bail out of it"
"Yea, well, I had a weak moment" Lorelai said laughing. "You sure you don't mind? You won't be able to spend tomorrow night with Jess."
Rory wasn't sure if her mother was trying to be sarcastic, but she just smiled and said she didn't mind going. The two girls ate their food talking lively and when they were finished, Lorelai asked if Rory had plans for the evening.
"I was thinking we could rent a few videos and just have a girls night" Rory replied and saw a pleased look on her mom's face
"You wanna ask Lane?" Lorelai said when she got up to go and ask for more coffee.
"No, it would be fun if it was just you and me." Rory replied and saw her mother's pleased face. "It's been a while since we really hang out together"
"Yea, it has" Lorelai said nodding and soon Rory followed her to the counter.
Luke didn't even ask anything when they sat down, just poured them some coffee. He had a hard time looking at Rory, and therefore he concentrated his attention to her mom. That was, of course, pretty natural for him, and while Lorelai told him how men had practically hunted her for the last 48 hours, Rory interrupted her and asked Luke if Jess could have some time off.
Luke turner to look at her and fought the blush that was just about creep on his face. He seemed a bit confused and Rory repeated the question thinking he hadn't heard her.
"I won't see him tonight, so I was wondering if he could go for a walk with me?"
Luke coughed slightly, his thoughts a blur. He hadn't decided what to do now that he knew Rory and Jess actually had a physical relationship. First he'd though he should tell Lorelai, but after hearing Jess on the phone the previous night, especially the way he had talked to Rory, he wasn't sure anymore. Luke was still silent, when Jess walked to Rory and noticed the look in his uncle's face. The two men exchanged some nervous looks and finally Luke nodded.
"Yea, sure Jess can go for a walk with you. Just be back here in an hour or something"
"We will" Rory said smiling gratefully and then grabbed Jess's hand. "I just kidnapped you"
Jess chuckled and after Rory had promised her mom she would get some videos before coming home, they walked out of the diner.
"We have a problem" Jess said as soon as they were around the corner. "Luke knows about last night"
First Rory was a bit confused, then she nodded grimacing. "Miss Patty?"
"Yea. Luke covered for us, but I'm not sure what he's gonna tell Lorelai. And if your mom finds out about this, she's gonna lock you in your room and never let you out again"
"You can always climb in through the window" Rory said and looked at him with an adoring look on her face.
Her remark made Jess laugh but then Rory asked her what Luke had actually said. Jess stopped and squeezed Rory's hand more tightly.
"He said I was taking advantage of you, that you didn't know what you were doing. He said he'd defended me to Lorelai, but he wished he hadn't."
"So, you think he's going to tell her?" Rory asked and Jess simply shrugged.
"He doesn't want to hurt Lorelai, so he might not tell. But he doesn't want to lie to her either so… And we both know Lorelai is gonna ask him about this weekend"
Rory nodded and then pulled Jess a bit closer to her. She kissed him gently and then said that now they were going to walk to the bridge.
"I don't think he's gonna tell my mom, he'll ask me to do that"
"And if he does tell?" Jess asked when they continued walking.
"There's always my window" Rory replied with a smile and Jess pulled her closer to him placing a light kiss on her hair.
*Meanwhile at Luke's*
Lorelai was sitting by the counter and talking to Kirk. Luke had escaped her to the kitchen, trying to figure out his plan. He knew he couldn't tell Lorelai about Jess and Rory now, she would freak out in front of the whole diner. So, he was going to tell her later. But when? And anyway, it was possible that Rory was going to tell her tonight herself, so it was definitely not worth telling. He was pacing around the kitchen, causing Ceasar to give him strange looks, but eventually he had to return to the diner.
First, he rescued Lorelai from Kirk, and after this he attended to the new customers. Lorelai noticed he was acting bit strange, she just wanted him to talk to him and hear that the weekend had gone well, without anything to worry about.
Finally, Luke was standing in front of her, and Lorelai reached out her coffee mug.
"More, please" she said with a child's voice and made Luke look annoyed. "You know, the only bad thing about the weekend was that I didn't have any of your coffee with me. I'll remember to take thermos the next time I go away"
Luke gave her more coffee and then he heard the question he had dreaded.
"So, how did the weekend go here?"
Luke practically froze, then turned his gaze from Lorelai to the counter and started wiping it with his hand.
"It was pretty much the same old, I only made half the coffee than usual since you were gone"
"Naturally. But Rory was here, right? Making sure we Gilmore's aren't forgotten?"
"No" Luke said and he sounded a bit unsure. "I didn't see her all weekend, she must have drank her coffee at home"
Lorelai nodded slowly "I bet Jess spent a lot of time at our house?"
"He was working the weekend, but he spent the evenings with Rory. You know, Jess has been working a lot more now that he's with Rory" Luke continued trying to say something nice about his nephew
"Rory must have a good influence on him" Lorelai said and smiled a bit forcefully. "Well, I'm sure Rory will tell me all about it, tonight"
"I'm sure" Luke said and was glad to make his escape when someone by the window wanted to make an order.
*Luke's, 4.30pm*
Rory and Jess walked back to the diner and saw it was practically deserted. Jess gave her some coffee just when Luke appeared from the kitchen. He looked at the couple warily, then glanced around to see that there were no gossipers around.
"Luke" Rory said when Jess went to clean a table. "Could I talk with you for a minute?"
Luke felt his heart beating harder and his palms sweat. He didn't want to talk about sex with Rory. He didn't want to about it with anyone, but Rory was his least favourite person for sex talk. Finally, Luke nodded and Jess looked at him with a question on his face.
"Upstairs?" Luke asked quietly and when Rory got up, she asked Jess to stay down.
"But Ceasar can come…" Jess started with no success when Rory interrupted him with a kiss.
"I can do this, Jess" she said kindly and then followed Luke to the apartment.
Rory closed the door behind her and decided to be blunt.
"Did you tell my mom about last night?"
Luke sat down on the couch and seemed to be suffering. He shook his head and then got up again.
"Rory, I think it's your job to tell her. But I'm not going to lie to her anymore either, she's my friend."
"I know, and I'm sorry you got in the middle of this, Luke. This is just… This is about me and Jess, not about anyone else. My mom would go crazy if she knew, but I don't regret anything that's happened between me and Jess. Sure we've only been together for a short time, but he hasn't forced me to do anything I haven't wanted."
Her words made Luke very uncomfortable, but she was determined to straighten things out.
"Do you honestly think that Jess wants only sex?"
"I know he cares about you, Rory"
"And I care about him, Luke. And I'm ready for this, I wouldn't have done anything if I wasn't ready. I'm not a child anymore, I was hardly going to stay a… , you know, forever."
"But you wouldn't have done anything like this if it wasn't for Jess"
"I'm not too experienced in this," Rory said and laughed "but as far as I've understood, it usually takes two to do these things. Luke, I'm not a doll that's gonna get broken when someone touches it. I'm practically grown up, and I'm happy with Jess. And I think we deserve some privacy, it's our sex life, not anyone else's. And we are responsible, you don't have to worry about us."
Luke looked at her and nodded. She certainly seemed just as sensible as before, but still he couldn't say he was happy about the developments between his nephew and Rory.
"Please, don't tell my mom yet. I'll tell her, but when I want to tell her"
"Okay" Luke sighed and went up to Rory.
He touched her cheek in a very fatherly way and made Rory smile.
"I heard Jess's phone call yesterday. Maybe I judged him too quickly, he does care about you a lot."
"He does" Rory said grinning and then further embarrassed Luke by giving him a quick hug. "I have to go now, thanks Luke"
Rory ran downstairs and saw Jess by the counter. She went to him and smiled when she saw the nervous look on his face.
"Everything's fine. Luke promised she'd let me tell mom when I think the time is right"
Jess sighed and smiled at Rory. She looked beautiful, so vibrant and lively. And happy.
"I have to get going now, but I guess I'll see you?" Rory said and lifted her eyebrow.
Jess nodded and kissed her lightly, before she rushed out of the door and headed home to Lorelai.