A/N:: Here I am with yet another new story!! But this one's a little different than my others...this one's a crossover [fun!!]. I am trying something new, again...since the future-fic-writing is comin' along alright, I decided it would be fun to write a crossover. I asked my sister for help on which show characters to tie into Gilmore Girls [ya just GOTTA have the GG...] and we decided on FRIENDS!! Yay!! It sounded like fun, especially b/c Friends used to be one of my all-time favorite shows...I was once as obsessed with it as I was with Gilmore Girls [or...uh, maybe a lil less, hehe] Shocker, huh?? Now I KNOW this story isn't as good as my other stories...yet. I know if I work on it, it will get better. But is it worth the trouble?? That's where you guys come in:: feedback is greatly appreciated. Also, the Friends characters didn't come in yet. Probably next chapter. So, that said, sorry for the long AN, and here we go ~*

Tired of Waiting

"Luke," Lorelai Gilmore whined, holding up her empty coffee cup. Luke looked over and sighed.

"Don't you think you've have enough for one morning?" he asked. "I mean, I know you have an iron stomach and all, but--"

"Is there such a thing as 'enough' coffee?" Lorelai wondered aloud, direction the question to Rory, her daughter and best friend.

"Huh. I don't know," Rory replied. She turned to Luke. "We'll tell you if we ever get to that point, though."

He mumbled something under his breath and refilled each of their cups as Jess Mariano, his nephew, came into the room.

"Hey," Jess said to the three of them. His gaze fell on Rory, and she smiled.

"Hi."

Jess leaned over and gave her a kiss.

Lorelai and Luke exchanged looks. Apparently, judging by the look on Luke's face at least, he still wasn't too thrilled at the thought of Rory and Jess as a couple. Lorelai, on the other hand, was trying to be supportive. She was getting pretty damn good at it, too, if she did say so herself.

Jess and Rory got into yet another one of their intellectually stimulating book-chats, and Lorelai tuned them out. She watched Luke as he grabbed some plates from Caesar and went around the diner, handing them out.

The phone rang and Luke glanced up, balancing three plates in his arms. He caught Lorelai's gaze, and she got up and hurried to the phone. Luke went back to passing out the plates.

"Hello?" Lorelai asked. She paused. "This is Lorelai, who's this?"

Luke walked over and grabbed the phone from Lorelai. She made a face at him and went back to sit next to Rory, who was watching Luke with curiosity.

"Well? Who is it?" Rory asked.

"It's a girl," Lorelai replied. She almost sounded jealous.

Luke held up a hand for them to be quiet, and Lorelai frowned.

"I have half a mind to go to Al's Pancake World and get coffee there," she said.

"No," Rory replied, her nose wrinkling. "Al's coffee stinks."

"Right," Lorelai agreed. "There really isn't any place around here that serves decent coffee, is there? Guess we'll just have to--"

"Here," Luke said, thrusting the phone at Jess. "It's your mom."

"His mom, he says," Lorelai told Rory. They turned to Jess, who was shaking his head at Luke.

"I don't want to talk to her. Tell her I got lost coming to the phone."

"Jess--"

"Tell her I've fallen and I can't get up."

"Jess--" Luke began again.

"Better yet, just tell her the truth."

"I think you want to talk to her this time."

Curiosity finally getting the better of him, Jess took the phone. "Liz."

Rory glanced at Lorelai, who shrugged. They listened to Jess's end of the conversation, which was mostly full of monosyllabic words. They didn't have much to go on as to how the conversation was going, or what it was even about, but Jess looked upset.

"I'm busy," he said into the phone. He paused, listening to his mother's response. "I'm busy then, too...I don't know, but I'm busy. What do you need me there for, anyway?" Pause. "Well, Rory and I--" He stopped as Liz cut him off. "Rory. You know--or, no, I guess you don't. Rory is the girl I'm seeing."

Jess looked at Rory and rolled his eyes. She grinned, giving his hand a squeeze.

"You want to what? Meet her?" Jess asked, his face turning pale.

He didn't know if he was ready for Rory to meet his mother yet. Or if he ever would be, for that matter. He didn't feel like she really needed to see that part of his life. He considered his life in New York to be his 'past life', one in which he would much rather forget.

Jess glanced at Rory out of the corner of his eye, and he could tell that she was watching him intently. He turned his head and saw how hopeful she looked, and, well, he couldn't help but say 'okay' to his mother.

Rory obviously wanted to meet her, and she wanted to meet Rory, so...The only bad thing was that now he would have to see his mother as well. He wondered what the odds were that Luke would take Rory up to New York on his own. Slim to none, probably.

Jess sighed. "So I guess we'll see you Friday."

He hung up and slowly raised his eyes. Yup, Rory, Luke, and Lorelai were all staring at him. Great. Explanation time.

* * * * *

"So. Your mother's getting married."

"That's what she said," Jess replied. He was sitting next to Rory on the bridge. She was leaning against him, staring thoughtfully at the water.

"How do you feel about that?" she wanted to know.

Jess laughed. "Preparing to be the next Dr. Laura?"

"Don't laugh, I'd be a good Dr. Laura," Rory exclaimed.

"If you say so."

"So she wants to meet me?" Rory asked, changing the subject back.

"Didn't we already have this conversation at the diner?"

"No, that must've been your other girlfriend," Rory joked. As she realized what she had just said, her face turned pink.

Girlfriend. Was she really Jess's girlfriend...was he really her boyfriend? It seemed weird to think of anyone but Dean as her boyfriend, but he was definitely out of the picture. And she had said 'girlfriend' just then. That had to mean something...Right? Still, as not to freak Jess out, Rory tried to take it back.

"I mean, I didn't mean girlfriend, girlfriend. I meant that I'm a girl, and I'm your friend, so--"

Jess leaned over and gave her a kiss. "I know," he said simply.

"Oh. Well, good." Rory relaxed again, and Jess put an arm around her, all the while thinking about her meeting his mother. He groaned inwardly. This would be the first time he had ever brought a girl 'home'. There was bound to be endless questioning from his mother, probably embarrassing stories, too. Especially if she was drunk.

* * * * *

"Rory can't wait to go to New York," Lorelai informed Luke, sipping her coffee. She watched him wipe down the counter in front of her. "You're going too, right?"

Luke smiled. So she wasn't as all for the idea of Rory and Jess as a couple as she pretended to be. Surprise, surprise.

"Yeah," he responded. "I'm going."

Lorelai tried not to look too relieved, as she sighed and nodded. "When's the last time you saw your sister?" she wanted to know.

"About four years ago, I guess."

"Oh."

Luke glanced up until he caught her eye, then his eyes lowered again as he wiped furiously at an imaginary spot on the counter.

"You know," he began, "you can come with us..."

"To your sister's wedding?" Lorelai asked.

"Why not? She wouldn't mind."

"As your date?" Lorelai pressed, causing Luke's face to redden. Oh, how she loved doing that...

He swallowed. "No, not a date. Guest. You'd be a...guest."

Lorelai smiled in amusement. "I can live with that. Count me in."

"Good," Luke said, glad to get off the awkward 'date' topic, as Lorelai started demanded coffee again.

A/N:: this chapter is short. The others will be longer. I just wanted to post this and see if you guys think I should continue. I mean, I know this is a crossover and I haven't brought in the Friends people yet, but still, I want to hear what you guys have to say about my plot...Liz getting married?? Who'd have thought, LoL. Could be a little AU, I know nothing about Liz, like at all. *scratches head* I don't think, that is. Anyway, please review...thanks.