Title: Finding Family (Part 7)
Author: Sirius superpuppy88@aol.com
Rating: PG
Archived: July 31, 2002
Spoilers: None
Summary: Rory and Jess find that they are supposed to be together. Jess gets a visit from someone in New York, which leads to a very complicated week.
[FADE to two days later in the diner. LUKE, JESS, and CARLY are sitting on the barstools waiting for the phone to ring. JONATHAN's lawyer was supposed to be notifying them of the court time. When the phone finally rings LUKE jumps up to answer it.]
LUKE: Luke's diner. How can I help you?
VOICE: Hello, Mr. Danes. I understand you want custody of Carly Mariano granted to you, correct?
LUKE: Yes that's right.
VOICE: Okay then. We have scheduled a court time of 11:00 AM Friday morning at the courthouse on 5th and Roe. Be sure that you, Jess Mariano, and Carly Mariano are present.
LUKE: We will be there.
VOICE: I have notified Liz and Frank Russell of the court time too.
LUKE: Okay, thank you.
VOICE: See you soon.
LUKE: Yeah, soon. (LUKE hangs up the phone.)
JESS: What happened?
LUKE: 11 o'clock Friday morning we are to be in court.
JESS: Okay, we'll be there.
LUKE: Yes, we will.
CARLY: Thank you Uncle Luke. I can't tell you how much this means to me that you would do this for me.
LUKE: You're family. We don't just give up on family.
CARLY: Thanks.
[FADE to outside the courthouse at 1:00 Friday afternoon. The case is over and LUKE got custody of CARLY.}
CARLY: Yes! Yes! Yes! Thank you Luke!
LUKE: No problem kid. (LIZ comes up behind them.)
LIZ: Have fun with my kid, Luke.
LUKE: It's your own fault you married some jerk that beat them.
LIZ: I'll see you later.
LUKE: Bye, Liz.
(JESS and CARLY, and RORY are standing on the sidewalk by the parking lot. A man walks up behind JESS. CARLY sees him but JESS doesn't. CARLY's face gets very scared.]
JESS: Are you okay Carly?
CARLY: Frank, it's Frank. He's here.
JESS: (Turns around and sees Frank walking toward him with a fierce look.)
FRANK: So, you twerps think you got it good now, huh?
JESS: We have it better then we did with you.
FRANK: Don't you ever come crawling back to us.
JESS: Wasn't planning on it. (JESS' voice is challenging.)
FRANK: Don't you mess with me boy.
JESS: Stop me.
FRANK: (Swings a punch at him but JESS ducks out of the way. JESS stands back up again and glares at FRANK.)
JESS: Not such a smart thing to do in front of police now was it? (JESS nods to the men standing nearby.)
FRANK: (Turns around to see three armed officers walking toward them.) You're dead, Jess. I mean it.
OFFICER: (To FRANK.) You want to come with us sir?
JESS: (Turns back to RORY and CARLY.) Well now, where do we go from here?
RORY: That was Frank huh?
CARLY: That's Frank all right.
JESS: Come on guys, let's go home. (They walk over to LUKE who is talking to LORELAI.)
LORELAI: (To LUKE.) I cannot believe that you did this. This was so good of you.
LUKE: I just figured that I was able to do something, so I did.
LORELAI: Well, I am very proud of you.
LUKE: Thanks. (Starts to blush.)
LORELAI: (Leans in and kisses him on the cheek. RORY, JESS, and CARLY walk over.)
LUKE: What do you say we all go home? It's been a long day and we could definitely use some ice cream.
LORELAI and RORY: And coffee!
LUKE: Right.
[FADE to later that day at the bridge. JESS has changed out of his suit and RORY has changed out of her dress. They are sitting, draping their feet over the side of the bridge. RORY is leaning up against JESS and he has his arm around her.]
JESS: So, things have been a little hectic lately, haven't they?
RORY: Yeah. Your life changed so much in one week.
JESS: Yeah. I got a girlfriend, I got punched in the face twice, my sister came to live with me, I taught you how to skateboard (they pause to laugh), I saw my father for the first time in eleven years, and I went to court to save my sister.
RORY: Wow, that is a lot isn't it?
JESS: I could really use a couple of lazy days.
RORY: Well, if you want you can come over tomorrow and we could read or something.
JESS: Okay, it's a date.
RORY: Yeah, a date.
JESS: I love you.
RORY: I love you too. (JESS leans over and kisses her.)
THE END
Author: Sirius superpuppy88@aol.com
Rating: PG
Archived: July 31, 2002
Spoilers: None
Summary: Rory and Jess find that they are supposed to be together. Jess gets a visit from someone in New York, which leads to a very complicated week.
[FADE to two days later in the diner. LUKE, JESS, and CARLY are sitting on the barstools waiting for the phone to ring. JONATHAN's lawyer was supposed to be notifying them of the court time. When the phone finally rings LUKE jumps up to answer it.]
LUKE: Luke's diner. How can I help you?
VOICE: Hello, Mr. Danes. I understand you want custody of Carly Mariano granted to you, correct?
LUKE: Yes that's right.
VOICE: Okay then. We have scheduled a court time of 11:00 AM Friday morning at the courthouse on 5th and Roe. Be sure that you, Jess Mariano, and Carly Mariano are present.
LUKE: We will be there.
VOICE: I have notified Liz and Frank Russell of the court time too.
LUKE: Okay, thank you.
VOICE: See you soon.
LUKE: Yeah, soon. (LUKE hangs up the phone.)
JESS: What happened?
LUKE: 11 o'clock Friday morning we are to be in court.
JESS: Okay, we'll be there.
LUKE: Yes, we will.
CARLY: Thank you Uncle Luke. I can't tell you how much this means to me that you would do this for me.
LUKE: You're family. We don't just give up on family.
CARLY: Thanks.
[FADE to outside the courthouse at 1:00 Friday afternoon. The case is over and LUKE got custody of CARLY.}
CARLY: Yes! Yes! Yes! Thank you Luke!
LUKE: No problem kid. (LIZ comes up behind them.)
LIZ: Have fun with my kid, Luke.
LUKE: It's your own fault you married some jerk that beat them.
LIZ: I'll see you later.
LUKE: Bye, Liz.
(JESS and CARLY, and RORY are standing on the sidewalk by the parking lot. A man walks up behind JESS. CARLY sees him but JESS doesn't. CARLY's face gets very scared.]
JESS: Are you okay Carly?
CARLY: Frank, it's Frank. He's here.
JESS: (Turns around and sees Frank walking toward him with a fierce look.)
FRANK: So, you twerps think you got it good now, huh?
JESS: We have it better then we did with you.
FRANK: Don't you ever come crawling back to us.
JESS: Wasn't planning on it. (JESS' voice is challenging.)
FRANK: Don't you mess with me boy.
JESS: Stop me.
FRANK: (Swings a punch at him but JESS ducks out of the way. JESS stands back up again and glares at FRANK.)
JESS: Not such a smart thing to do in front of police now was it? (JESS nods to the men standing nearby.)
FRANK: (Turns around to see three armed officers walking toward them.) You're dead, Jess. I mean it.
OFFICER: (To FRANK.) You want to come with us sir?
JESS: (Turns back to RORY and CARLY.) Well now, where do we go from here?
RORY: That was Frank huh?
CARLY: That's Frank all right.
JESS: Come on guys, let's go home. (They walk over to LUKE who is talking to LORELAI.)
LORELAI: (To LUKE.) I cannot believe that you did this. This was so good of you.
LUKE: I just figured that I was able to do something, so I did.
LORELAI: Well, I am very proud of you.
LUKE: Thanks. (Starts to blush.)
LORELAI: (Leans in and kisses him on the cheek. RORY, JESS, and CARLY walk over.)
LUKE: What do you say we all go home? It's been a long day and we could definitely use some ice cream.
LORELAI and RORY: And coffee!
LUKE: Right.
[FADE to later that day at the bridge. JESS has changed out of his suit and RORY has changed out of her dress. They are sitting, draping their feet over the side of the bridge. RORY is leaning up against JESS and he has his arm around her.]
JESS: So, things have been a little hectic lately, haven't they?
RORY: Yeah. Your life changed so much in one week.
JESS: Yeah. I got a girlfriend, I got punched in the face twice, my sister came to live with me, I taught you how to skateboard (they pause to laugh), I saw my father for the first time in eleven years, and I went to court to save my sister.
RORY: Wow, that is a lot isn't it?
JESS: I could really use a couple of lazy days.
RORY: Well, if you want you can come over tomorrow and we could read or something.
JESS: Okay, it's a date.
RORY: Yeah, a date.
JESS: I love you.
RORY: I love you too. (JESS leans over and kisses her.)
THE END