SPOILERS - None.
SUMMARY - Same as the other chapters, PG-13
DISCLAIMER - The WB, Amy Sherman-Palladino, et al owns it all.
A/N: Okay, so all good things don't always come to an end - I'll continue for a little while! Thank you, my wonderful reviewers, for encouraging me to continue! I love you all!! Sarah-Angel, Jade, Lily Moon, lala, Tegan, Journey, Gilmore, Sea Siren, Alexis, iminlovewithaboynamedJESS, Gabi, Magic em - THANK YOU! A/N2: I originally was thinking of having Emily and Richard show up and give Rory a bunch of noise for not having a 'proper' wedding, but decided to keep the event a happy one!
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Chapter Eighteen
The four of us sat at the table, enjoying the coffee and pastries that were brought out for us. Rory kept looking at our rings. She took my hand in hers, examining my ring. "When did you get these?" she asked.
I smiled at her. "Yesterday when you were in the spa, I almost forgot, but the wedding planner mentioned how people sometimes forget their rings and have to run back to their rooms to get them, and GEEZ! It hit me that we didn't have wedding rings! So I panicked and went to a jewelry store near that restaurant we ate at the other night," I explained.
"I just never thought you'd want to wear a wedding band, I don't know. It just seems so.traditional, and we all know you're not for the traditional! And why the x's?" she asked curiously, looking at my band, running her thumb over them.
"Well, I was hoping they would have a band with a sapphire in it, like your ring, but I saw this and thought about 'three strikes and you're out' and the three chances I've had to be with you and how I don't want to forget that this was my last chance."I explained, but she cut me off.
"God, I love you Jess," she said, throwing her arms around me and initiating a deep kiss. I wrapped my arms around her.
"Ew! Okay, no consummating your marriage in front of us, please!" Lorelai whined.
We broke the kiss and I looked at Rory and raised an eyebrow. "Huh. Lorelai has a pretty good idea, there. Shall we, Mrs. Mariano?" I asked suggestively with an evil grin.
Rory blushed and Lorelai sat there with her mouth hanging open in surprise. "Let's go, hubby!" Rory said a bit too enthusiastically.
"Bleh, don't call me hubby," I answered getting up and taking her hand in mine.
"Okay, Dodger," she smiled at me. She looked over to Luke and Lorelai. "We'll see you in a little while, okay? We can have some lunch and then head for the airport."
"Sounds good," Luke answered. Lorelai ran her index finger along his cheek.
"What do you suppose we could do for fun to pass the time?" she asked suggestively. Luke blushed more furiously than Rory had.
"Gross!" Rory said making a face.
"You started it!" Lorelai answered. "So, when am I going to get some grandkids, anyway?" she whiney to both Rory and I. "We're working on it," I answered giving Rory's hand a squeeze.
"That poor kid, getting Lorelai as a grandmother," Luke teased.
"Hey! Poor ME, BEING a grandmother!" she teased back.
"So when am I going to get a little brother or sister?" Rory teased.
"We'll get right on it," Luke answered.
"Dirty!" Lorelai smacked his arm.
The four of us all went back into the hotel, Luke and Lorelai going into the room Luke and I were in last night and Rory and I heading up to the one we had been sharing. Standing outside the door, Rory protested the thought of me carrying her over the threshold.
"You'd better not do that Ashton Kutcher 'Just Married' move where you smash my head into the doorframe!" she teased.
"Like I would do ANYTHING like Ashton Kutcher," I teased back, opening the door and scooping her up into my arms. She giggled in response.
"I love you, Rory Mariano," I said, my voice cracking a little, looking into her eyes.
"I love you, Jess Mariano," she said, her voice also a little choked up.
I carried her into the room, kicking the door shut behind me, and laid her on the bed, which had been made and covered with pink rose petals. A bottle of champagne was chilling on the nightstand, with two crystal glasses beside it with white bows tied to them. I was on top of her, stroking her hair and looking at her with affection. She reached out for me and I leaned down and gently touched my lips to hers, then drew back again. "You tease!" she giggled, pulling my face back down to hers in a hungry kiss. I returned the kiss and she manhandled me until I was on my back and she was on top of me, straddling me. I tried to hide a smile, but my raised eyebrows gave me away. "It's the new me," she purred.
"I think I'm going to like this version of you," I smirked as she unbuttoned my shirt. We made love the rest of the morning, stopping to enjoy some champagne before we took a shower and got ready to leave. Since Rory had twice as much clothing than she had when she left, I gave her my garment bag and stuffed what I absolutely needed into my computer bag. I figured that most of my clothes would end up at Rory's apartment anyway, so she might as well take it all with her. The only stuff I absolutely needed was my toiletries and my computer. And my journal. I came out of the bathroom after shaving and Rory was sitting on the edge of the bed reading what I had written in the journal. She looked up at me and smiled as she finished.
"This is really good, Jess. So you're going to write the entire story of our relationship? Big city bad-boy and the naïve small-town good girl?" she smirked.
I sat down next to her and put my arms around her. "Well, at least this will be a book with a happy ending!"
"I love you, Jess, what will I do without you for the next week?" she said with a pout.
"I'll call you every day, and I'll be down there as soon as I can get my apartment packed up and the loose ends tied up in New York. Don't worry, I'll get to you as soon as I can, I'll miss you too, you know, you're kinda habit forming," I said with a kiss, stroking her cheek.
.to be continued.
Next chapter - Jess and Rory go back to their separate lives for a little while - will they fall back into old patterns? What loose ends does Jess have to tie up?
A/N: Okay, so all good things don't always come to an end - I'll continue for a little while! Thank you, my wonderful reviewers, for encouraging me to continue! I love you all!! Sarah-Angel, Jade, Lily Moon, lala, Tegan, Journey, Gilmore, Sea Siren, Alexis, iminlovewithaboynamedJESS, Gabi, Magic em - THANK YOU! A/N2: I originally was thinking of having Emily and Richard show up and give Rory a bunch of noise for not having a 'proper' wedding, but decided to keep the event a happy one!
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Chapter Eighteen
The four of us sat at the table, enjoying the coffee and pastries that were brought out for us. Rory kept looking at our rings. She took my hand in hers, examining my ring. "When did you get these?" she asked.
I smiled at her. "Yesterday when you were in the spa, I almost forgot, but the wedding planner mentioned how people sometimes forget their rings and have to run back to their rooms to get them, and GEEZ! It hit me that we didn't have wedding rings! So I panicked and went to a jewelry store near that restaurant we ate at the other night," I explained.
"I just never thought you'd want to wear a wedding band, I don't know. It just seems so.traditional, and we all know you're not for the traditional! And why the x's?" she asked curiously, looking at my band, running her thumb over them.
"Well, I was hoping they would have a band with a sapphire in it, like your ring, but I saw this and thought about 'three strikes and you're out' and the three chances I've had to be with you and how I don't want to forget that this was my last chance."I explained, but she cut me off.
"God, I love you Jess," she said, throwing her arms around me and initiating a deep kiss. I wrapped my arms around her.
"Ew! Okay, no consummating your marriage in front of us, please!" Lorelai whined.
We broke the kiss and I looked at Rory and raised an eyebrow. "Huh. Lorelai has a pretty good idea, there. Shall we, Mrs. Mariano?" I asked suggestively with an evil grin.
Rory blushed and Lorelai sat there with her mouth hanging open in surprise. "Let's go, hubby!" Rory said a bit too enthusiastically.
"Bleh, don't call me hubby," I answered getting up and taking her hand in mine.
"Okay, Dodger," she smiled at me. She looked over to Luke and Lorelai. "We'll see you in a little while, okay? We can have some lunch and then head for the airport."
"Sounds good," Luke answered. Lorelai ran her index finger along his cheek.
"What do you suppose we could do for fun to pass the time?" she asked suggestively. Luke blushed more furiously than Rory had.
"Gross!" Rory said making a face.
"You started it!" Lorelai answered. "So, when am I going to get some grandkids, anyway?" she whiney to both Rory and I. "We're working on it," I answered giving Rory's hand a squeeze.
"That poor kid, getting Lorelai as a grandmother," Luke teased.
"Hey! Poor ME, BEING a grandmother!" she teased back.
"So when am I going to get a little brother or sister?" Rory teased.
"We'll get right on it," Luke answered.
"Dirty!" Lorelai smacked his arm.
The four of us all went back into the hotel, Luke and Lorelai going into the room Luke and I were in last night and Rory and I heading up to the one we had been sharing. Standing outside the door, Rory protested the thought of me carrying her over the threshold.
"You'd better not do that Ashton Kutcher 'Just Married' move where you smash my head into the doorframe!" she teased.
"Like I would do ANYTHING like Ashton Kutcher," I teased back, opening the door and scooping her up into my arms. She giggled in response.
"I love you, Rory Mariano," I said, my voice cracking a little, looking into her eyes.
"I love you, Jess Mariano," she said, her voice also a little choked up.
I carried her into the room, kicking the door shut behind me, and laid her on the bed, which had been made and covered with pink rose petals. A bottle of champagne was chilling on the nightstand, with two crystal glasses beside it with white bows tied to them. I was on top of her, stroking her hair and looking at her with affection. She reached out for me and I leaned down and gently touched my lips to hers, then drew back again. "You tease!" she giggled, pulling my face back down to hers in a hungry kiss. I returned the kiss and she manhandled me until I was on my back and she was on top of me, straddling me. I tried to hide a smile, but my raised eyebrows gave me away. "It's the new me," she purred.
"I think I'm going to like this version of you," I smirked as she unbuttoned my shirt. We made love the rest of the morning, stopping to enjoy some champagne before we took a shower and got ready to leave. Since Rory had twice as much clothing than she had when she left, I gave her my garment bag and stuffed what I absolutely needed into my computer bag. I figured that most of my clothes would end up at Rory's apartment anyway, so she might as well take it all with her. The only stuff I absolutely needed was my toiletries and my computer. And my journal. I came out of the bathroom after shaving and Rory was sitting on the edge of the bed reading what I had written in the journal. She looked up at me and smiled as she finished.
"This is really good, Jess. So you're going to write the entire story of our relationship? Big city bad-boy and the naïve small-town good girl?" she smirked.
I sat down next to her and put my arms around her. "Well, at least this will be a book with a happy ending!"
"I love you, Jess, what will I do without you for the next week?" she said with a pout.
"I'll call you every day, and I'll be down there as soon as I can get my apartment packed up and the loose ends tied up in New York. Don't worry, I'll get to you as soon as I can, I'll miss you too, you know, you're kinda habit forming," I said with a kiss, stroking her cheek.
.to be continued.
Next chapter - Jess and Rory go back to their separate lives for a little while - will they fall back into old patterns? What loose ends does Jess have to tie up?