A/N: thanks to the people who reviewed, and don't worry, I AM keeping Jess
around. There is just no other way in my mind. Sorry it took me so long
to post, I go and promise it to be probably every day, and then it was
about 3. But 2 of those days weren't my fault, ff.net wouldn't let me in
to post it. K, well, if you're reading this, I've posted it, so enjoy.
Disclaimer: I forgot to do this in the last 2 chapters, but I don't own any of these characters (I wish! If I had that power Jess would definitely not be leaving the show)
***10 minutes later***
Rory walks out into the living room in comfortable purple pajamas with cows on them and her hair in a towel. She's carrying out a mug of coffee and she sits down on the couch next to her mom.
"So?" Lorelai asks, amused, "care to explain why you took up a sudden interest in river ballet? Or what caused you to push Jess in?" Lorelai leaned back on the couch, watching her daughter try and look innocent and failing terribly.
"Yeah-well--" Rory stuttered, "Well he tickled me! He deserved getting pushed in, I had to get him back," she got out, laughing at herself, "and then I was going to help him out, and he pulled me in."
Lorelai nodded knowingly, the classic situation. I wonder.. "Rory? How exactly- do you feel about Jess?"
Lorelai held her breath, wondering if her daughter felt what she thought. Rory looked up when she asked with a half surprised, half worried look. Oh know, she knows, doesn't she? Rory thought quickly, alwell, I might as well tell her. Nows as good a time as ever, I suppose.
"Mom, you have to promise not to freak out or anything, but.. I love him Mom, I really do," Rory told her, never looking up from her coffee mug. Not hearing any reply, she looked up quickly to see her mom grinning widely, "Well? Why are you grinning like that? Stop it, you're scaring me!" Rory laughed, wondering what had gotten into her mom.
Suddenly Lorelai pulled Rory into a hug, squealing in delight, "eeee! I'm so happy for you Rory!" Rory pulled away, looking at her mom as if she just went crazy. Isn't this the mom who two months ago hated Jess? Now she's happy that she loves him? Rory sat there, confused at her mother's reaction.
"What?" Lorelai asked, "shouldn't I be happy? You're in love my offspring! Be happy!"
Rory laughed at her mom, who can be so stubborn, but when she wants, completely forget her grudges in a second. That seemed to be the case at the moment.
***Luke's Apartment, the next night (about 9 o'clock)***
"So she was really fine with it?" Jess asked, disbelieving.
"Yeah, I guess so.." Rory nodded, then stretched out across the couch, watching Jess walk around the apartment, doing little things. Suddenly he grabbed two books of the table and walked over to her. Sitting down above her head he smiled and handed her a book, The Old Man and the Sea. Rory groaned, looking up at Jess.
"What?" Jess asked, trying to look innocent, "It's a good book!"
"It's Hemmingway! You know I only read him if I can't fall asleep, do you want me to fall asleep?" Rory chuckled, moving her head into his lap.
Jess smiled, gently stroking Rory's hair, "I can think of worse places for you to fall asleep."
***2 Hours Later***
Luke had just finished closing up, when he remembered Rory had never went home. Oh no, Luke thought to himself. No, Jess would never do that, would he? He quickly ran up the stairs, and with his hand on the door handle, he steeled himself for what he might see.
He slowly opened the door to see Rory stretched out on the couch, her head in Jess' lap, sleeping. Jess was also sleeping, in what looked to be a very uncomfortable position. Thank god, fully clothed, Luke thought. They look like they had been reading, Rory having a book folded over her chest.
Luke slowly walked over to them, kneeling down in front of the couch. "Rory?" he whispered, gently shaking her shoulder, "Rory?"
Slowly she woke up, and opened her eyes a bit. When she saw who was waking her up, smiled and said "hi Luke," and with that, turned over and promptly fell back asleep. Luke sighed, not having the heart to try and wake her up again.
Alwell, onto Jess then, he thought, trying to think of the best way to wake Jess up. He gently shook Jess' shoulder, trying to be nice. He slowly woke up, looking first up at Luke, then down to Rory, where his arm was still wrapped around her.
"Hey sleeping beauty," Luke said sarcastically, "Can you wake Rory up? She doesn't seem to want to wake up. I'll be back out in a couple minutes," And with that, walked into his room to do who-knows-what.
Slowly, Jess peppered Rory's face with light kisses, starting with her forehead and working his way down. By the time he reached her mouth, she kissed him back.
"Hey," Jess said quietly, looking into her eyes and smiling, "Have a nice nap?"
Rory simply nodded, slowly sitting up in Jess' lap. Rubbing the sleep out of her eyes, she yawned, "I guess it's time I go home now, isn't it?"
Jess chuckled, "Yeah, probably. Come on, I'll walk you home," And with that gently picked Rory up and set her down once he was standing.
"Oh, and I was so hoping I'd be carried home," Rory joked, grabbing Jess' hand and walked towards the door. Jess let go for one quick second and knocked on Luke's door.
"Luke? I'm walkin' Rory home," at Rory's surprised look for Jess telling Luke where he going, he added in a sarcastic tone, "just so you wouldn't worry."
Jess wrapped his arm around Rory's shoulder and slowly walked down the stairs and outside. Once outside, Rory laid her head on Jess' shoulder, smiling. "You know," she said quietly, "I wished for this."
Jess leaned and kissed the top of her head, "Wished for what?"
"You and me, together.. When you woke me up.. All of this," Rory said, not seeming to be her logical, practical self. Jess just shook his head, smiling at his girlfriend's.. no, love's.. reflection of their relationship.
The closer the two came to the Gilmore house, the quieter the two became; simply enjoying each other's company. When they reached the front porch, Jess turned and tilted Rory's chin up, kissing her softly. "I love you, Rory."
"I love you too Jess," Rory said, smiling and kissing him one last time goodnight, "Sweet dreams."
"You too. Goodnight Rory," Jess said, slowly walking backwards, keeping his eyes on Rory as long as possible. Only once he backed out of site did Rory walk back inside.
"Mom?" Rory called out.
"In here sweetie," Lorelai called from the living room.
Okay, you can do this, Rory thought to herself. "Mom, I'm ready."
Lorelai turned around on the couch, looking at her only daughter in confusion, "ready for what?"
"Ready to.." Rory stopped, calming herself for a few seconds before continuing, "..to be Jess.. completely with Jess." She stopped, wondering if her mother understood what she meant. At Lorelai's sharp intake of breath, Rory guessed that her mom did get it.
"Okay, well.." Lorelai said, trying to stay calm, "Do you want to talk about it?"
A/N: Mwahahahahaha, aren't I evil? Will she sleep with Jess? How will Lorelai really take it? Haha, just gonna have to wait and find out. K, you know what I like, (if you don't, it's a handy dandy thing called a review, just push that little button at the bottom left hand side of the screen and BAM! There it is.)
Disclaimer: I forgot to do this in the last 2 chapters, but I don't own any of these characters (I wish! If I had that power Jess would definitely not be leaving the show)
***10 minutes later***
Rory walks out into the living room in comfortable purple pajamas with cows on them and her hair in a towel. She's carrying out a mug of coffee and she sits down on the couch next to her mom.
"So?" Lorelai asks, amused, "care to explain why you took up a sudden interest in river ballet? Or what caused you to push Jess in?" Lorelai leaned back on the couch, watching her daughter try and look innocent and failing terribly.
"Yeah-well--" Rory stuttered, "Well he tickled me! He deserved getting pushed in, I had to get him back," she got out, laughing at herself, "and then I was going to help him out, and he pulled me in."
Lorelai nodded knowingly, the classic situation. I wonder.. "Rory? How exactly- do you feel about Jess?"
Lorelai held her breath, wondering if her daughter felt what she thought. Rory looked up when she asked with a half surprised, half worried look. Oh know, she knows, doesn't she? Rory thought quickly, alwell, I might as well tell her. Nows as good a time as ever, I suppose.
"Mom, you have to promise not to freak out or anything, but.. I love him Mom, I really do," Rory told her, never looking up from her coffee mug. Not hearing any reply, she looked up quickly to see her mom grinning widely, "Well? Why are you grinning like that? Stop it, you're scaring me!" Rory laughed, wondering what had gotten into her mom.
Suddenly Lorelai pulled Rory into a hug, squealing in delight, "eeee! I'm so happy for you Rory!" Rory pulled away, looking at her mom as if she just went crazy. Isn't this the mom who two months ago hated Jess? Now she's happy that she loves him? Rory sat there, confused at her mother's reaction.
"What?" Lorelai asked, "shouldn't I be happy? You're in love my offspring! Be happy!"
Rory laughed at her mom, who can be so stubborn, but when she wants, completely forget her grudges in a second. That seemed to be the case at the moment.
***Luke's Apartment, the next night (about 9 o'clock)***
"So she was really fine with it?" Jess asked, disbelieving.
"Yeah, I guess so.." Rory nodded, then stretched out across the couch, watching Jess walk around the apartment, doing little things. Suddenly he grabbed two books of the table and walked over to her. Sitting down above her head he smiled and handed her a book, The Old Man and the Sea. Rory groaned, looking up at Jess.
"What?" Jess asked, trying to look innocent, "It's a good book!"
"It's Hemmingway! You know I only read him if I can't fall asleep, do you want me to fall asleep?" Rory chuckled, moving her head into his lap.
Jess smiled, gently stroking Rory's hair, "I can think of worse places for you to fall asleep."
***2 Hours Later***
Luke had just finished closing up, when he remembered Rory had never went home. Oh no, Luke thought to himself. No, Jess would never do that, would he? He quickly ran up the stairs, and with his hand on the door handle, he steeled himself for what he might see.
He slowly opened the door to see Rory stretched out on the couch, her head in Jess' lap, sleeping. Jess was also sleeping, in what looked to be a very uncomfortable position. Thank god, fully clothed, Luke thought. They look like they had been reading, Rory having a book folded over her chest.
Luke slowly walked over to them, kneeling down in front of the couch. "Rory?" he whispered, gently shaking her shoulder, "Rory?"
Slowly she woke up, and opened her eyes a bit. When she saw who was waking her up, smiled and said "hi Luke," and with that, turned over and promptly fell back asleep. Luke sighed, not having the heart to try and wake her up again.
Alwell, onto Jess then, he thought, trying to think of the best way to wake Jess up. He gently shook Jess' shoulder, trying to be nice. He slowly woke up, looking first up at Luke, then down to Rory, where his arm was still wrapped around her.
"Hey sleeping beauty," Luke said sarcastically, "Can you wake Rory up? She doesn't seem to want to wake up. I'll be back out in a couple minutes," And with that, walked into his room to do who-knows-what.
Slowly, Jess peppered Rory's face with light kisses, starting with her forehead and working his way down. By the time he reached her mouth, she kissed him back.
"Hey," Jess said quietly, looking into her eyes and smiling, "Have a nice nap?"
Rory simply nodded, slowly sitting up in Jess' lap. Rubbing the sleep out of her eyes, she yawned, "I guess it's time I go home now, isn't it?"
Jess chuckled, "Yeah, probably. Come on, I'll walk you home," And with that gently picked Rory up and set her down once he was standing.
"Oh, and I was so hoping I'd be carried home," Rory joked, grabbing Jess' hand and walked towards the door. Jess let go for one quick second and knocked on Luke's door.
"Luke? I'm walkin' Rory home," at Rory's surprised look for Jess telling Luke where he going, he added in a sarcastic tone, "just so you wouldn't worry."
Jess wrapped his arm around Rory's shoulder and slowly walked down the stairs and outside. Once outside, Rory laid her head on Jess' shoulder, smiling. "You know," she said quietly, "I wished for this."
Jess leaned and kissed the top of her head, "Wished for what?"
"You and me, together.. When you woke me up.. All of this," Rory said, not seeming to be her logical, practical self. Jess just shook his head, smiling at his girlfriend's.. no, love's.. reflection of their relationship.
The closer the two came to the Gilmore house, the quieter the two became; simply enjoying each other's company. When they reached the front porch, Jess turned and tilted Rory's chin up, kissing her softly. "I love you, Rory."
"I love you too Jess," Rory said, smiling and kissing him one last time goodnight, "Sweet dreams."
"You too. Goodnight Rory," Jess said, slowly walking backwards, keeping his eyes on Rory as long as possible. Only once he backed out of site did Rory walk back inside.
"Mom?" Rory called out.
"In here sweetie," Lorelai called from the living room.
Okay, you can do this, Rory thought to herself. "Mom, I'm ready."
Lorelai turned around on the couch, looking at her only daughter in confusion, "ready for what?"
"Ready to.." Rory stopped, calming herself for a few seconds before continuing, "..to be Jess.. completely with Jess." She stopped, wondering if her mother understood what she meant. At Lorelai's sharp intake of breath, Rory guessed that her mom did get it.
"Okay, well.." Lorelai said, trying to stay calm, "Do you want to talk about it?"
A/N: Mwahahahahaha, aren't I evil? Will she sleep with Jess? How will Lorelai really take it? Haha, just gonna have to wait and find out. K, you know what I like, (if you don't, it's a handy dandy thing called a review, just push that little button at the bottom left hand side of the screen and BAM! There it is.)