TITLE: "A Moment of Weakness"
DISCLAIMER/RATING/SUMMARY: Same as the first chapter
Chapter two: Rory confronts Dean. Luke shows up at the wedding reception looking for Jess (should he and Lorelai end their fight and mend their ways at the reception?) Do Luke and Lorelai find Jess and Rory in the hotel room in a compromising position?
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Chapter Three
"Rory!" "Jess!" both Lorelai and Luke shouted at the same time. Lorelai couldn't believe what she was seeing. Rory was on top of Jess, kissing his neck. Rory was being the aggressor. SHE was on top of him while he was just laying back, enjoying it. Luke looked just as shocked. Both Rory and Jess jumped up and off the bed, on either side of it, when they heard the shouts. Rory blushed ten shades of red and could only stand (somewhat unsteady) looking at her hands clasped in front of her. Jess was less embarrassed, more pissed off at the interruption, but he couldn't meet either Luke's or Lorelai's eyes. He knew that they were both going to blame him for all of this.
"What the hell is going on in here?!" Luke said, looking from one to the other. Neither one met his glare.
"Nothin'," Jess said finally meeting Luke's eyes, trying to play down the whole scene.
"Uh, it definitely looked like something to me!" Lorelai said, giving Jess an evil glare before focusing back on Rory. "Rory, what are you doing with him? Did he make you do this? What about Dean?"
"Mom! Stop it! I'm 18 years old. I can make up my own mind about who I want to be with. I broke up with Dean. It's over. It's been over for a long time. I've liked Jess and I've wanted to be with Jess for a long time, but I just didn't want to admit it. And he just came back for me. To be with ME. He didn't MAKE me do anything; he's never MADE me do anything I didn't want to. You need to listen to me and believe me! I'm an adult now and this is what I want!" Rory ranted, then sat down on the bed and buried her face in her hands in frustration.
All three of them started to lurch forward to console her. They all stopped and looked at each other. Luke backed off immediately, giving a glare to Jess, who threw his hands up and backed off also. "Let's give them a minute," Luke said to Jess, and they both walked out into the hallway and closed the door. Lorelai walked over and sat next to Rory on the bed, letting out a huge sigh.
"Okay," she said in defeat. Rory looked up from her hands.
"Okay?" she asked, confused.
"You want to be with Jess," she stated, then paused. Another sigh escaped. "He obviously cares for you if he came back here from New York, willing to face me, and Luke, and this town. But, Rory, you need to be careful. He's experienced, he might expect more than you're ready to give him," she warned.
"Mom." Rory whined.
"I know, I know. You're a big girl now. You can make your own decisions. But I think it's time we talk about you going on the pill. Just in case," she said, putting a protective arm around her daughter.
"Um, well, okay, that might be a good idea," Rory stammered, thinking of the scenario that her mother had just walked in on. Rory had never been in a situation like that with Dean. Yet it was so easy for her to get into that situation with Jess. It felt really natural. She wondered whether having sex with him would feel natural, too.
"Okay, then, we'll call tomorrow. So do you want to go home now?" Lorelai asked, knowing that her daughter still wanted to talk to Jess.
"Well, if Jess and Luke are still outside." she started to answer.
"Got it. Why don't you 'talk' [air quotes] to Jess. But not on the bed, yet, okay?" she said with a smile.
"Yes, got it. No bed, yet. Thanks, mom," she said with a hug.
Lorelai got up and sauntered over to the door. She opened it, calling out, "Lucas!" but both Jess and Luke were standing right in front of her, leaning against the wall with their arms crossed.
"Geez, Lorelai, there are people trying to sleep here!" Luke whispered, uncrossing his arms and walking towards her. "So, everything okay?" he asked, totally ignoring Jess.
"Yup, everything's okay," Lorelai answered to both of them. Jess uncrossed his arms, undecided what to do. "Jess, Rory would like to talk to you. No bed, you hear? Then you can walk her home," Lorelai warned.
"Okay," he said somewhat sheepishly, and he walked back into the room.
"Walk me home, sailor?" Lorelai asked Luke with a punch on his arm.
"Sailor? Do I look like a sailor to you?" Luke smirked as they walked down the hall.
"Well, you kinda have the Popeye arms going now, don't you?" Lorelai teased.
"Stop," he warned, narrowing his eyes at her.
"Yeah, well," Lorelai filled in.
"So, they're going to be good?" he asked as they walked out into the cool nighttime air.
"Yeah. I'm calling the doctor tomorrow so she can go on the pill." she said with a little hesitation. Luke stopped short.
"What?!! Are you crazy?! You're going to let him do that to her??" he said dumbfounded. Lorelai turned and put her hands on his forearms.
"Luke, she's a big girl. I know that you see her as that little kid begging for coffee, hell, I see her as a little kid too, but she's growing up. It's a fact of life. Things are going to change, and the most we can do is make sure she's as safe as possible. And because she's my daughter, and she's my mini-me, that starts with birth control," she explained, her eyes softening. Lorelai knew how much Rory meant to Luke. He was so protective of her. She was like his own daughter.
"Well.what about you?" Luke was searching for a rebuttal.
"Me? Well, I'm already on the pill, so that's not really an issue," Lorelai smirked, causing Luke to blush. "That's not what I meant!" he said with an embarrassed reaction.
Come on," she linked her arm in his as they headed back to her house.
They walked back to her house quietly. When they got there, Lorelai sat down on the steps and Luke followed her lead, sitting down next to her.
"It's good that Rory finally admitted to her feelings about him. It must be hard to like someone for a long time and hold it in, not telling them, not even admitting it to themselves," Lorelai said trailing off in thought.
Luke coughed at the comment, looking uncomfortable. "Um, yeah, it's really tough," he said, wondering if she realized how much he knew exactly what that was like.
Lorelai turned to face him and put her hand on his arm. "Aw, Luke, are you harboring a secret crush on someone that you're not telling me about? Is it Miss Patty? 'cause I've seen the way you look at her." Lorelai started to tease.
Luke couldn't stand it anymore. He reached over and put his hand on her face and leaned in and slowly kissed her lips. The kiss was long and sweet. When they broke apart, Luke tried desperately to gauge her reaction.
She blew out her breath with a 'wow' motion. "So I guess it's not Miss Patty?" she smirked.
"No. It's not Miss Patty," he stated with a small smile.
"I'm glad," she said as she threw her arms around his neck and initiated a serious kiss. Luke put his arms around her waist and pulled her onto his lap, deepening the kiss.
Rory and Jess walked up the driveway holding hands and stopped short at the scene in front of them. They turned and looked at each other with raised eyebrows and smiles. Jess leaned to her and whispered in her ear. She nodded and they both turned toward Luke and Lorelai.
"Hey guys, get a room!" they both shouted at them, laughing.
****THE END****
Okay, so what did you think? Nice, fluffy ending? I've never been a person to beg for reviews, but I also never realized how fulfilling a compliment regarding a story can be. So please, let me know, good or bad. Was it too cliché? I had a review that said it was too rushed. Did you think that it was too rushed? It was just kissing, so I didn't think so, but..
Chapter two: Rory confronts Dean. Luke shows up at the wedding reception looking for Jess (should he and Lorelai end their fight and mend their ways at the reception?) Do Luke and Lorelai find Jess and Rory in the hotel room in a compromising position?
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Chapter Three
"Rory!" "Jess!" both Lorelai and Luke shouted at the same time. Lorelai couldn't believe what she was seeing. Rory was on top of Jess, kissing his neck. Rory was being the aggressor. SHE was on top of him while he was just laying back, enjoying it. Luke looked just as shocked. Both Rory and Jess jumped up and off the bed, on either side of it, when they heard the shouts. Rory blushed ten shades of red and could only stand (somewhat unsteady) looking at her hands clasped in front of her. Jess was less embarrassed, more pissed off at the interruption, but he couldn't meet either Luke's or Lorelai's eyes. He knew that they were both going to blame him for all of this.
"What the hell is going on in here?!" Luke said, looking from one to the other. Neither one met his glare.
"Nothin'," Jess said finally meeting Luke's eyes, trying to play down the whole scene.
"Uh, it definitely looked like something to me!" Lorelai said, giving Jess an evil glare before focusing back on Rory. "Rory, what are you doing with him? Did he make you do this? What about Dean?"
"Mom! Stop it! I'm 18 years old. I can make up my own mind about who I want to be with. I broke up with Dean. It's over. It's been over for a long time. I've liked Jess and I've wanted to be with Jess for a long time, but I just didn't want to admit it. And he just came back for me. To be with ME. He didn't MAKE me do anything; he's never MADE me do anything I didn't want to. You need to listen to me and believe me! I'm an adult now and this is what I want!" Rory ranted, then sat down on the bed and buried her face in her hands in frustration.
All three of them started to lurch forward to console her. They all stopped and looked at each other. Luke backed off immediately, giving a glare to Jess, who threw his hands up and backed off also. "Let's give them a minute," Luke said to Jess, and they both walked out into the hallway and closed the door. Lorelai walked over and sat next to Rory on the bed, letting out a huge sigh.
"Okay," she said in defeat. Rory looked up from her hands.
"Okay?" she asked, confused.
"You want to be with Jess," she stated, then paused. Another sigh escaped. "He obviously cares for you if he came back here from New York, willing to face me, and Luke, and this town. But, Rory, you need to be careful. He's experienced, he might expect more than you're ready to give him," she warned.
"Mom." Rory whined.
"I know, I know. You're a big girl now. You can make your own decisions. But I think it's time we talk about you going on the pill. Just in case," she said, putting a protective arm around her daughter.
"Um, well, okay, that might be a good idea," Rory stammered, thinking of the scenario that her mother had just walked in on. Rory had never been in a situation like that with Dean. Yet it was so easy for her to get into that situation with Jess. It felt really natural. She wondered whether having sex with him would feel natural, too.
"Okay, then, we'll call tomorrow. So do you want to go home now?" Lorelai asked, knowing that her daughter still wanted to talk to Jess.
"Well, if Jess and Luke are still outside." she started to answer.
"Got it. Why don't you 'talk' [air quotes] to Jess. But not on the bed, yet, okay?" she said with a smile.
"Yes, got it. No bed, yet. Thanks, mom," she said with a hug.
Lorelai got up and sauntered over to the door. She opened it, calling out, "Lucas!" but both Jess and Luke were standing right in front of her, leaning against the wall with their arms crossed.
"Geez, Lorelai, there are people trying to sleep here!" Luke whispered, uncrossing his arms and walking towards her. "So, everything okay?" he asked, totally ignoring Jess.
"Yup, everything's okay," Lorelai answered to both of them. Jess uncrossed his arms, undecided what to do. "Jess, Rory would like to talk to you. No bed, you hear? Then you can walk her home," Lorelai warned.
"Okay," he said somewhat sheepishly, and he walked back into the room.
"Walk me home, sailor?" Lorelai asked Luke with a punch on his arm.
"Sailor? Do I look like a sailor to you?" Luke smirked as they walked down the hall.
"Well, you kinda have the Popeye arms going now, don't you?" Lorelai teased.
"Stop," he warned, narrowing his eyes at her.
"Yeah, well," Lorelai filled in.
"So, they're going to be good?" he asked as they walked out into the cool nighttime air.
"Yeah. I'm calling the doctor tomorrow so she can go on the pill." she said with a little hesitation. Luke stopped short.
"What?!! Are you crazy?! You're going to let him do that to her??" he said dumbfounded. Lorelai turned and put her hands on his forearms.
"Luke, she's a big girl. I know that you see her as that little kid begging for coffee, hell, I see her as a little kid too, but she's growing up. It's a fact of life. Things are going to change, and the most we can do is make sure she's as safe as possible. And because she's my daughter, and she's my mini-me, that starts with birth control," she explained, her eyes softening. Lorelai knew how much Rory meant to Luke. He was so protective of her. She was like his own daughter.
"Well.what about you?" Luke was searching for a rebuttal.
"Me? Well, I'm already on the pill, so that's not really an issue," Lorelai smirked, causing Luke to blush. "That's not what I meant!" he said with an embarrassed reaction.
Come on," she linked her arm in his as they headed back to her house.
They walked back to her house quietly. When they got there, Lorelai sat down on the steps and Luke followed her lead, sitting down next to her.
"It's good that Rory finally admitted to her feelings about him. It must be hard to like someone for a long time and hold it in, not telling them, not even admitting it to themselves," Lorelai said trailing off in thought.
Luke coughed at the comment, looking uncomfortable. "Um, yeah, it's really tough," he said, wondering if she realized how much he knew exactly what that was like.
Lorelai turned to face him and put her hand on his arm. "Aw, Luke, are you harboring a secret crush on someone that you're not telling me about? Is it Miss Patty? 'cause I've seen the way you look at her." Lorelai started to tease.
Luke couldn't stand it anymore. He reached over and put his hand on her face and leaned in and slowly kissed her lips. The kiss was long and sweet. When they broke apart, Luke tried desperately to gauge her reaction.
She blew out her breath with a 'wow' motion. "So I guess it's not Miss Patty?" she smirked.
"No. It's not Miss Patty," he stated with a small smile.
"I'm glad," she said as she threw her arms around his neck and initiated a serious kiss. Luke put his arms around her waist and pulled her onto his lap, deepening the kiss.
Rory and Jess walked up the driveway holding hands and stopped short at the scene in front of them. They turned and looked at each other with raised eyebrows and smiles. Jess leaned to her and whispered in her ear. She nodded and they both turned toward Luke and Lorelai.
"Hey guys, get a room!" they both shouted at them, laughing.
****THE END****
Okay, so what did you think? Nice, fluffy ending? I've never been a person to beg for reviews, but I also never realized how fulfilling a compliment regarding a story can be. So please, let me know, good or bad. Was it too cliché? I had a review that said it was too rushed. Did you think that it was too rushed? It was just kissing, so I didn't think so, but..