Chapter 5: A visit to Emily & Richard's.
Disclaimer: I don't own Gilmore Girls. I never will. Wish I could, but I can't, so if that disappoints any of you, then I'm sorry! :-P
Summery: Rory and Jess have to struggle over the many obstacles that are placed in their way. R/J pairings and maybe a few others. Future Fic!
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"Jess?" murmured Rory sleepily as she turned over to face Jess. "When did you come back?"
"A few hours ago. You wanna go get breakfast?" was the reply she got.
"Coffee." Mumbled Rory.
"Yes, breakfast and coffee. But you're gonna have to get up if you want any." Replied Jess as he got up and went to ht bathroom for a shower.
"Oh, fine. I'm up." Said Rory as she slowly started getting up.
By the time that Rory actually got up, Jess was showered and ready. "I'm going to go get Lorel dressed. Try to hurry, I'd like to get breakfast before its time for lunch."
"Hardee Har Har." Was Rory's sarcastic reply from the other side of the room.
Jess gently picked Lorel up. "Good morning honeybear." Lorel gurgled and kicked her little legs at him. "Well, at least you're a morning person, unlike your mother." Jess laughed.
"I heard that!" exclaimed Rory from across the room.
Jess just laughed as he undressed Lorel and pulled her into a pale yellow onsie with little ducklings on it. "We're all ready, how about you?" he asked Rory as he picked Lorel up and swung her gently which Lorel loved and smiled in return.
"I'm also ready. And very hungry." Replied Rory as she came out from the bathroom.
"Okay then, what are we waiting for?" asked Jess and handed Lorel to her mother.
"I'm just going to check and see if my mom wants to come. One minute. Okay?" asked Rory.
A few minutes later Rory came out of Lorelai's room with a smile on her face. "She threw a pillow at me and told me to leave her alone." She explained.
"Figured." Answered Jess. "I mean, its only 8 in the morning we should have realized that Lorelai wouldn't be up until at least 10." He smiled in return. "Come on, lets go to Luke's."
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At Luke's
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"Morning uncle." said Jess as he, Rory, and Lorel entered the diner.
"Hey you three." Answered Luke as he came out from behind the counter. "How'd you sleep?"
"Just fine, thanks." responded Rory politely.
"Good to hear. What can I get you guys? You must be hungry." Said Luke. "Pancakes? Waffles? Eggs? Toast?"
"Well, coffee, for starters" said Rory as she sat down at the counter, "and then I'd like pancakes. How about you, Jess?"
"I'll have the same, except no coffee." Replied Jess as he sat down next to Rory.
"Sure thing. Caesar! Two orders of pancakes."
"Coming right up." Answered Caesar from the kitchen.
"Mmmmmm…. coffee!" said Rory as a mug of coffee was placed in front of her.
"After breakfast I'm going to start looking for apartments. The sooner we get out of your mother's house the better!" exclaimed Jess. "I also am going to need to meet with the insurance company. I'm taking the day off from work. Jeff (AN: the name of Jess's boss) will just have to find a substitute for me today. (AN: for anyone who cares, Jess's job is a high school teacher) Can I go up to your apartment and see if there are any of my suits up there?" Jess asked Luke. "Since we have no clean clothes of our own…."(AN: Rory just borrowed from Lorelai, but obviously Jess couldn't borrow from Lorelai. Sorry about all of the ANs!) "Sure thing, Jess." Answered Luke as he put two plates of food down in front of Rory and Jess.
"Yum, this looks great! Lets eat!" said Rory as she happily dug in.
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Back at Lorelai's house
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"Okay Jess, good luck with the apartment search!" said Rory as she gave Jess a quick kiss. "Call me if you find anything."
"I will." Agreed Jess as kissed Lorel on the top of her head. "Bye sweetie."
"Okay, well, I guess it's just you and me." Said Rory softly to the Lorel.
"And me!" added a voice
Rory jumped and turned around. "You scared me!" she exclaimed
"Sorry babe." Said Lorelai sheepishly. "But it's true, it's just you, Lorel, and me!"
"I'm taking a day off from the Firefly Inn, Rachel can cover the desk for a day." Lorelai said. Referring to the assistant manager. "Lets go shopping! I mean, you and Jess don't really have anything anymore, so you're going to need new everything. New clothes, new furniture, new everything!"
"Well," said Rory hesitantly, "How am I gonna pay for all of this?"
"I have an idea, although I'm afraid to mention it." Said Lorelai carefully.
"Spill." Demanded Rory as she shifted Lorel to her other arm. "My, you're getting heavy." She wondered aloud.
"Here let me take her," said Lorelai as she held out her arms.
"Thanks, now tell me your idea. Now." Demanded Rory once more.
"Well, you could go to your grandparent's for help. They would never turn you down."
"Great idea! Lets go!" said Rory as she grabbed Lorelai's arm.
"Wait a minute." Said Lorelai. "I never said that I was coming with. You can do this all by yourself. I'll watch Lorel for you."
"No, mom, please?" whined Rory. "It wont be long, please?" she asked once again.
"Alright. Fine. You win. I'll go with you, but you owe me!" said Lorelai as she went into the other room for a minute. "Here's Lorel's carseat. Lets go and get this over with."
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In the elder Gilmore's mansion
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"So now we have to get completely new stuff." Said Rory as she finished her story.
"Oh my!" exclaimed Emily. "Richard, get us some drinks, wont you?"
"Of course. Rory, can I get you anything?" asked Richard as he stood up.
"Oh, no thanks. I'm fine." Said Rory.
"Lorelai?" prompted Richard.
"Oh, I'm also fine. I had a cup of coffee not long ago." replied Lorelai.
"Okay, I'll be right back in a minute with our drink, Emily." Said Richard as he left the room.
"So nothing was salvageable?" asked Emily.
"No, we have nothing, except for our car, Lorel's carseat, Lorel's diaper bag which we grabbed as we were escaping the house, and the clothes that we were wearing yesterday." Said Rory glumly. "Its not really much."
"Oh, don't worry. It will all turn out alright in the end." Said Emily as Richard entered the room. "Don't you think everything will be all right Richard?" asked Emily. When she heard no response she said again. "Richard?"
"Oh, what? Yes, of course it will be all right." Said Richard quickly. "Don't you fret."
"Yeah, so we came here to let you know, and also I was kind of wondering about something." Said Rory a little uncertainly.
"Of course, dear, what is it?" asked Emily.
"Well, see, Jess and I are going to need the money we have to help us with everything about the house. We have insurance, but that still won't cover everything, so we were wondering if we, well," stammered Rory. "If we could borrow a loan from you. Like what I did with college? It would mean a lot to us and,"
But Rory was interrupted by Emily. "Oh of course," She exclaimed, "I should have thought of that! Of course we'll loan you the money."
"Oh Emily." Interrupted Richard. "I will hear no such thing of 'loaning'. I would feel downright awful if I didn't help my granddaughter in her time of need. We will give you as much as you need to help get you back on your feet. Think of it as a small present."
"Oh, thank you Grandpa!" said Rory as she handed Lorel to Lorelai and gave her grandfather a hug. "You have no idea how much this means to us!"
"Oh, its nothing. Don't worry dear." Said Emily kindly. "Now, it's been awhile since we've seen Lorel. Let me see the little darling."
"Of course!" agreed Rory as Lorelai handed Lorel over to Emily and Richard.
"Oh, isn't she just little darling!" squealed Emily.
While Emily was cooing over Lorel, Rory tugged on her mother's arm and asked if she could borrow her cell phone for a minute.
"Sure babe." Said Lorelai as she dug into her purse, found her cell phone and handed it to Rory.
"If you would excuse me a minute," asked Rory
"Of course." Answered Richard
Rory stepped out into the garden and dialed Luke's.
"Hello, Luke?" she asked.
"Speaking." Answered the voice on the other end.
"Did you let Jess borrow your cell phone?" asked Rory
"Yea, do you need to call him?"
"Yes, I have the number, I was just checking to see if Jess had it or not. Thanks Luke."
"No problem, see you later."
"Bye Luke."
Rory then dialed a number and heard it ring 2 times before someone picked up.
"Jess?" Rory asked
"Yea, whats up Ror?" asked Jess recognizing her voice
"I'm at my grandparents, and I just talked to them about loaning us some money, and they turned around and decide to just give us 'enough to get us back on our feet'. It's a present they said."
"Wow, Rory, that's great." Jess answered and Rory could tell that he was as stunned as she was when she first heard about the gift.
"Well, my mom is dying to get out of my grandparent's and take me shopping, so I guess I'll see you later."
"Okay, Love you Rory."
"Love you too Jess. Bye."
Rory hung up the phone, and went inside to rescue her mother.
"Well, thanks a lot for your generous gift, Grandma and Grandpa. But I think its time my mom and I headed out of here." Rory said when she got inside. Lorelai shot her a grateful look.
"That's right. You've been here a while." Answered Emily. "Thank you for stopping by."
"We'll be back soon, maybe for dinner. I'll talk with Jess and see what works for him." Promised Rory as she picked up Lorel and grabbed Lorel's diaper bag. "Bye Grandma. Bye Grandpa."
"Yea, Bye Mom, Bye Dad." Said Lorelai as she stood up.
"Good bye Lorelai, Rory, Lorel. Do come back soon." Said Emily as she escorted Lorelai and Rory to the door.
Once Rory and Lorelai were out of the house and out of earshot, Lorelai exclaimed, "What took you so long. I thought I was going to die in there!"
Rory giggled. "Stop being so dramatic, Mom. We've got a lot of shopping to do!"
"Okee doke! Where to first?" asked Lorelai eagerly as soon as Rory buckled Lorel into her carseat.
"Well, what if we check out the mall? They've got to have everything that we need! Especially a stroller. Lorel is getting heavy. I don't want to have to carry her around the whole mall!" exclaimed Rory.
"Alright. To the mall!" said Lorelai as she drove off in the direction of the nearest mall.
A/N: Well, I hope you liked that chapter! It's probably the longest one yet! Thanks to all of the reviewers! You guys are my motivation to keep updating. I got the idea of a fire and Rory and Jess having to move into an apartment by what happened to a friend of mine. Her basement caught on fire, and her whole family had to move into an apartment for a few weeks while they got her house fixed up. So, even though it was a tragedy, it gave me an idea for a great (hopefully) fanfic!
Next Chapter: The 3 Lorelai's hit the mall!