Chapter 2
Trust a little
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The anticipation was so great he could taste it.
All he could think about was her but he was consoled with the fact that he would see her again soon.
There were just a few things he needed to take care of first.
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"We're really gonna do this?" the excitement obvious in her eyes.
Jess laughed, it made him happy seeing her like this.
"Yes Rory, we are really going to do this."
"Oh my G-d!" she said jumping up and down.
She threw her arms around him and Jess swung her around. Their laughter mingling with the crisp cool morning air of Stars Hollow.
"I think I should surprise you more often if this is what your reaction's gonna be."
"I don't think I'll be able to stand the titillation."
"Is that your way of telling me not to?" he asked.
"Hell no, bring it on!"
They laughed again.
"But seriously though Jess, you don't have to do these things for me. I love you and the way things are between us."
"I know and it's 'cause I love you that I want to make you happy."
"You already do make me happy. did I mention that I really can't wait?" she asked hugging him again.
"It might have come up in passing, yeah." He pointed out, leaning his forehead against hers.
"You do know that this means a ton of lectures right? From mom and Luke. especially Luke."
"Don't remind me." He groaned.
That point had been weighing on Jess' mind even though he had sussed out the situation with Lorelai first.
It was a relief to know that Rory's mom finally accepted him as part of her daughter's life but that didn't mean she was gonna be totally compliant with the turn of events.
If anything, this was cause for her to start hating him all over again.
And in all honesty, knowing what it was like to be on the good side of the Mama Gilmore, Jess didn't want to go backwards. His life was with Rory; he only wanted to look to the road ahead.
"So do you wanna tell them?"
"Now?"
"Yeah, now is as good a time as any. Besides the sooner we tell them, the sooner we can go." She argued logically.
"You mean the sooner we tell them, the sooner we can get locked up and never be let out of their sight." He counter argued.
"Pessimist!"
"Last night I was a romantic, now I'm a pessimist?" He asked in mock seriousness.
She smiled back at him; "Well what can I say? I'm in love with a very complex guy."
"In love huh?"
"Absolutely!"
"Good!" he said, pulling her closer as he brushed his lips with hers.
"Come on, let's go tell them the great news." Rory said a long while later.
Jess let her drag him by the hand, secure in the knowledge that they were together on this.
But he also knew, even though it was great news for him and Rory, Lorelai and Luke might not see it that way.
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"How could you just sit there and agree with that like it was for the best?" Luke yelled at Lorelai a while later.
"Luke will you please calm down, you're making a bigger deal out of this than is called for."
"Calm down? Were you or were you not here when they told us? Did you not hear the words that came out their mouths, the implications?"
"Down boy!"
"Lorelai - " Luke warned, "How can you be so blasé about this?"
"I am not being blasé. I am just being a bit more mature that's all."
"Mature?" Luke spluttered.
"Think about it for a moment okay. They didn't have to come to us; they could have just gone. It's a given I expect more than that from Rory but the point is they came to us. They, Luke - Jess and Rory." She emphasised.
"Doesn't make me feel any better."
"They're young and in love."
"Love can make you do crazy things."
"Don't be so misanthropic Lucas." She teased.
"I told you never to call me that." He said direly.
"You better sit down before your cap blows off from the pressure."
"Funny."
"Listen, if anyone should be worried here, it should be me. But I'm not - "
Luke raised a sceptical eyebrow.
"Okay, maybe not so much not worried but I can understand where they're coming from. Granted, Jess and I didn't exactly get along like a house fire initially and granted, we still do have our moments from time to time - point is I trust them, both of them. And you should too."
"I don't know about this."
"He loves her. I was the last person who wanted to see it but even I can't dispute that fact." She continued, "Heck, even my parents think he's quite well versed, a bit rough around the edges but still - they approve. Which is a bit scary actually - " she trailed off.
"I don't want to see her hurt." He said concerned.
"Neither do I! But he could be the one to get hurt too." She reasoned.
"Why because she's her mother's child?"
"Ouch! But no, I meant because they have that kind of power over each other. They're growing up and we just have to believe that they'll make the right choices. And if they don't they should know that we're here to catch them."
They sat for a while, both just thinking.
"It's a big step." Luke said.
"I know."
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She was coming out of the drugstore when she collided with a hard wall.
"Geez look where you're going next ti -" she started saying but was cut off, her breath caught in her throat.
"How about next time you and I meet in a less hostile manner, not that I'm complaining understand." His eyes roamed the length of her body and she felt a shiver run down her spine.
"Go to hell!" she spat at him.
"Ooh, temper. I like, adds some spice to the equation don't you think?"
She found herself looking into the cockiest pair of blue eyes she'd ever seen.
And she had never wanted to run as much as she did right then.
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A/N: So carry on or not? Thanks for the reviews so far.
Trust a little
~~~
The anticipation was so great he could taste it.
All he could think about was her but he was consoled with the fact that he would see her again soon.
There were just a few things he needed to take care of first.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"We're really gonna do this?" the excitement obvious in her eyes.
Jess laughed, it made him happy seeing her like this.
"Yes Rory, we are really going to do this."
"Oh my G-d!" she said jumping up and down.
She threw her arms around him and Jess swung her around. Their laughter mingling with the crisp cool morning air of Stars Hollow.
"I think I should surprise you more often if this is what your reaction's gonna be."
"I don't think I'll be able to stand the titillation."
"Is that your way of telling me not to?" he asked.
"Hell no, bring it on!"
They laughed again.
"But seriously though Jess, you don't have to do these things for me. I love you and the way things are between us."
"I know and it's 'cause I love you that I want to make you happy."
"You already do make me happy. did I mention that I really can't wait?" she asked hugging him again.
"It might have come up in passing, yeah." He pointed out, leaning his forehead against hers.
"You do know that this means a ton of lectures right? From mom and Luke. especially Luke."
"Don't remind me." He groaned.
That point had been weighing on Jess' mind even though he had sussed out the situation with Lorelai first.
It was a relief to know that Rory's mom finally accepted him as part of her daughter's life but that didn't mean she was gonna be totally compliant with the turn of events.
If anything, this was cause for her to start hating him all over again.
And in all honesty, knowing what it was like to be on the good side of the Mama Gilmore, Jess didn't want to go backwards. His life was with Rory; he only wanted to look to the road ahead.
"So do you wanna tell them?"
"Now?"
"Yeah, now is as good a time as any. Besides the sooner we tell them, the sooner we can go." She argued logically.
"You mean the sooner we tell them, the sooner we can get locked up and never be let out of their sight." He counter argued.
"Pessimist!"
"Last night I was a romantic, now I'm a pessimist?" He asked in mock seriousness.
She smiled back at him; "Well what can I say? I'm in love with a very complex guy."
"In love huh?"
"Absolutely!"
"Good!" he said, pulling her closer as he brushed his lips with hers.
"Come on, let's go tell them the great news." Rory said a long while later.
Jess let her drag him by the hand, secure in the knowledge that they were together on this.
But he also knew, even though it was great news for him and Rory, Lorelai and Luke might not see it that way.
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"How could you just sit there and agree with that like it was for the best?" Luke yelled at Lorelai a while later.
"Luke will you please calm down, you're making a bigger deal out of this than is called for."
"Calm down? Were you or were you not here when they told us? Did you not hear the words that came out their mouths, the implications?"
"Down boy!"
"Lorelai - " Luke warned, "How can you be so blasé about this?"
"I am not being blasé. I am just being a bit more mature that's all."
"Mature?" Luke spluttered.
"Think about it for a moment okay. They didn't have to come to us; they could have just gone. It's a given I expect more than that from Rory but the point is they came to us. They, Luke - Jess and Rory." She emphasised.
"Doesn't make me feel any better."
"They're young and in love."
"Love can make you do crazy things."
"Don't be so misanthropic Lucas." She teased.
"I told you never to call me that." He said direly.
"You better sit down before your cap blows off from the pressure."
"Funny."
"Listen, if anyone should be worried here, it should be me. But I'm not - "
Luke raised a sceptical eyebrow.
"Okay, maybe not so much not worried but I can understand where they're coming from. Granted, Jess and I didn't exactly get along like a house fire initially and granted, we still do have our moments from time to time - point is I trust them, both of them. And you should too."
"I don't know about this."
"He loves her. I was the last person who wanted to see it but even I can't dispute that fact." She continued, "Heck, even my parents think he's quite well versed, a bit rough around the edges but still - they approve. Which is a bit scary actually - " she trailed off.
"I don't want to see her hurt." He said concerned.
"Neither do I! But he could be the one to get hurt too." She reasoned.
"Why because she's her mother's child?"
"Ouch! But no, I meant because they have that kind of power over each other. They're growing up and we just have to believe that they'll make the right choices. And if they don't they should know that we're here to catch them."
They sat for a while, both just thinking.
"It's a big step." Luke said.
"I know."
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She was coming out of the drugstore when she collided with a hard wall.
"Geez look where you're going next ti -" she started saying but was cut off, her breath caught in her throat.
"How about next time you and I meet in a less hostile manner, not that I'm complaining understand." His eyes roamed the length of her body and she felt a shiver run down her spine.
"Go to hell!" she spat at him.
"Ooh, temper. I like, adds some spice to the equation don't you think?"
She found herself looking into the cockiest pair of blue eyes she'd ever seen.
And she had never wanted to run as much as she did right then.
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A/N: So carry on or not? Thanks for the reviews so far.