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: This is the very last chapter, sniff… It's been a lot of fun writing this. And as a warning, there's a very long author's note in the end. Anyway, I hope you like this.

The Day After Tomorrow

Chapter Thirteen 

*Gilmore House, Friday 4pm*

Rory had just got home. She and Lane had spent the whole day shopping in Hartford and she was pretty exhausted when she stepped on the front porch. The rehearsal dinner would start in a few hours, she thought yawning as she opened the door. After getting in, she dropped the bags on the floor and went straight to the kitchen.

Lorelai was sitting by the table and she looked up at Rory who went to the fridge to get a soda.

"Tough day?" Lorelai asked a bit warily and Rory nodded taking a sip of the coke she had in her hand. "So… Do you have a minute?"

Rory looked at her mother with reservation and then sat down facing her. Lorelai had been going through her check-up list for the wedding and she pushed the paper aside when she looked at her daughter. Rory was feeling incredibly uncomfortable. She didn't know what this conversation was about, they hadn't talked in ages.

"I know you don't wanna talk to me about this, and I understand that… I just wanna make sure that you're… You're on the pill, right?"

Rory nodded. This wasn't going to end well, she thought. Sex was a topic she was sure they could never see eye to eye on.

"I've been on the pill for a few weeks now. I'm being careful, we're being careful. We both know how these things work"

Now it was Lorelai's turn to nod. She had been afraid to ask Rory about the precautions they were taking, but it had been on her mind constantly. She really didn't want Rory to go through what she had, getting pregnant so young. And there was no telling what Jess had been up to before he'd started being with Rory. But she figured that if she wanted this conversation to remain calm, it probably wasn't a good idea to suggest that Jess should get tested for aids.

"I just wanted to make sure that you're… doing everything you should be. And since Jess is… more experienced, maybe he should… get tested for… things" Lorelai hadn't meant to say it, but then it just came out of her mouth.

"I know what you mean" Rory said quietly.

For some reason Rory always started to miss Jess when she talked about him with someone. Rory and Lorelai were staring at each other silently, both feeling a bit uneasy, and Rory thought to herself that she and Jess hadn't spent enough time together in the past few days.

"So, is everything okay with the wedding?" Rory asked as casually as possible.

"Yea, and I guess we should now just get ourselves ready for the dinner"

"Yea" Rory said thoughtfully and took a look at her watch. "I'll go and take a shower"

Rory got up and turned to leave the room, when Lorelai stopped her.

"Rory?"

"Yea?"

"You know that if there's something you need to talk about… I mean about sex or birth control or something like that… You can come to me, even though…"

Even though you're just waiting for Jess to dump me, Rory thought to herself, but managed not to say it aloud. She nodded and went to the bathroom feeling a bit confused by the conversation she had just had with her mom. Lorelai got up and went to her room to prepare herself for the rehearsal dinner. She sat down and looked at herself from the mirror. She was pleased that the talk with Rory had gone so well, she hadn't been sure how she'd react to her asking about her sex-life. It seemed pretty incomprehensible that Rory was having sex. Lorelai had always thought that sex would be something they would discuss and talk about properly. She knew Jess was so much more experienced that Rory, and she was restless thinking that she didn't really know how Rory felt about sex and if everything was going alright with it.

*The rehearsal dinner, 10pm*

Rory was standing on the porch of Sookie's house. She was waiting for Jess who had promised to come and meet her there and then walk her home. They hadn't seen each other for two days, at least not properly. Rory had been busy with the wedding preparations and Jess had been working every day. But he had called Rory just before she left for the dinner and asked if he could walk her home. She had been pretty pleased to hear that he seemed to miss her.

Lorelai saw Rory through the window and she stepped outside.

"Waiting for Jess?"

"Yea, he said he'd help Luke close up so it might take him a while to get here"

Lorelai nodded and sat down on a bench by the side of the house. She looked at Rory. She was beautiful, but she didn't seem different. She looked like the Rory she had always been, the fact that Lorelai now knew she was having sex with Jess hadn't changed the way she saw her. Maybe Rory seemed somehow older, but at the same time she looked innocent. She would probably always have that innocence in her appearance, Lorelai wasn't exactly sure what it was, but something in her made her look like she was an angel. She had been that way since she had been a baby.

Lorelai didn't say anything, she just continued staring at her daughter. Her conversation with Luke had been on her mind all day, and she was really mixed up thinking about his words and the fact that they made sense. 

"You know, I always thought that having sex would be something we'd talk about" Rory said, but she didn't turn to look at her mom. "I mean… I just thought that things would be different"

"I know what you mean" Lorelai replied quietly and after a short silence she asked Rory if everything was alright.

"You mean about sex?" Rory asked. "Well, things are… We haven't really had that much sex, but it's really… I don't know how to explain it, and I don't think neither of us want me to get into too much detail…" Rory smiled a bit, and when she turned to see Lorelai, she was surprised to see that even her mother seemed to think her words were amusing. "Things are really good. Things are always good when I'm near him"

Lorelai looked at her. Rory had turned her gaze away again, she was smiling a bit, she looked happy.

"So, you're not having any problems with sex?"

"No. Jess is really thoughtful and he… Sure, he knows what he's doing, but I don't feel like I'm… It feels natural being with him. When we first had sex, we hadn't planned it, but then he was there and it just felt right. He didn't push me into anything, he was actually nervous, maybe even more than me. But I have no regrets about it. Or anything that concerns him"

After saying this, Rory saw Jess walking toward the house and turned to see her mother.

"I better get going. I already said bye to Sookie, so… I guess I'll see you tomorrow at church. I'll probably be in bed by the time you get out of here tonight"

"Yea" Lorelai said and smiled slightly when she got up. "Rory?"

Her daughter turned to see her, seeming anxious to get to Jess.

"I'm sorry I went through your room"

Rory was silent for a while, then she simply nodded and seemed pleased.

"I'm gonna go" she said. Good night, mom"

Lorelai looked how she walked away.

Jess was waiting for her on the other side of the street. Lorelai saw how he smiled, kissed her daughter quickly and then took a firm grip of Rory's hand. Rory laughed, Lorelai hadn't heard that sound in ages. She had never seen them together, she had never looked at them together.

*Saturday, 9am*

Rory had climbed up to Jess's room, but when she got there, he was nowhere to be seen. She looked around surprised, he wasn't usually up at this hour. Then she heard the water running in the bathroom and walked to the door. Just as she was about to open it, it practically hit her in the face when Jess stepped out.

"Rory! Did I hurt you?" he asked worriedly when Rory held her face.

"No, I'm fine" she managed to say and smiled. "My nose hurts, though"

Jess looked at her and then touched her nose gently and cautiously.

"I hope it doesn't leave a bruise, you won't look good at the wedding today. And Lorelai will think I beat you up."

His words made Rory laugh and just then she realised he was wearing only a towel. Jess noticed how her gaze ran down his body and smiled contently. It felt pretty incredible that Rory was so head-over heels in love with him. But he liked it. He loved it.

"It looks to me like you would be willing to replace breakfast with something else" Jess said and chuckled when Rory blushed slightly. "And I guess I have to make this whole 'slamming the door in your face –thing' up to you. Do you have time before the wedding?"

"I always have time for you" Rory replied and smiled at him playfully.

Jess grabbed her hand and pulled her towards the bed. But Rory surprised him by pushing him on his back and climbing on top of him. Straddling him, she took a quick look at her watch making sure they really had time for this before Luke came to harass Jess about working. Noticing her actions, Jess smiled

"We have the time" he said and pulled her downward to kiss him.

While kissing him, Rory let her hands go slowly up his sides to his bare chest. Jess's hands were resting on her waist and when she pulled away for a breath, he grabbed the hem of her shirt and pulled it off her. Rory was actually kind of surprised that she felt so comfortable around Jess, even when she barely had any clothes on. No other man had ever seen her even in her underwear, let alone without anything on. Now that she was only wearing her skirt and a bra, she leaned down again to nibble on his earlobe. Jess's hands moved slowly up her thighs and under her skirt. While Rory's lips moved to his neck, she heard him a take a deep breath.

"Rory?" he whispered and she lifted her head to look at him.

She blushed, although she had tried very hard not to.

"I might be going crazy, but I'd say you're not wearing any underwear"

Rory's face was red, but seeing the look on Jess's face was definitely worth the awkwardness. He had been caught completely off guard and he just stared at Rory with an amazed look on his face. But slowly, the expression on his face turned into a wide smile. Rory was definitely full of surprises. 

"So, you came to see me just for this?" he asked lifting her eyebrow and then touching her cheek gently.

"Why else?" she replied and her face colour was finally returning into a more normal shade.

Jess looked at her, and then pulled her down again. He was cradling her face in his hands, and he placed his lips carefully on the tip of her nose. 

"Does it still hurt?" he said and looked her in the eyes.

The tone of his voice was so perfect, and so was the look in his eyes. Rory thought that she might faint any minute. It felt so inconceivably perfect being with him.

She shook her head, and he let his lips move to her cheeks, finally descending to her lips again. They kissed slowly, finally Rory pulled away, taking a deep breath and letting her gaze turn from his face to his chest. Sitting on top of him, she let her hands run along his skin without a rush. Finally her hands slid down to his waist and she glanced at him when her hands fingered the towel he was wearing.

This was really a good morning, there was no doubt about it.

A/N: So, this was it. My first fanfic. I'm incredibly happy that so many people seemed to like it, I know I have a lot to improve on, but right now I'm just happy! Thank you to everyone who has reviewed, or just read this story. Especially Emily, anonymousthinker, markie who seemed to be reviewing this right from the start to the very end. Also thanks to everyone who took the time to send long reviews and really tell me what they liked and did not like about the story, e.g. Jewls13 and laura mariano. Also thanks to those pointing out my grammatical errors… So thanks everyone! This sounds a bit like I just won an Oscar… I'm just excited, and I hope you liked this last chapter. I know this story doesn't have a real finale in the end, but that's because there will be a sequel. Not a very happy one, although not a sad one either… I don't know how to explain it, it's gonna be interesting, I think. Okay, I'm gonna finish this way too long author's note now, thanks everyone and please tell me what you thought of this last chapter, I really want to know..:)

And one more thing, about the sequel and its rating. Do you guys think I should make it R (because of sexual situations)? I guess you already know that I think sex is really important and all, but I'm REALLY insecure when it comes to writing sex scenes… Help me make up my mind!