Chap 21 - Stars Hollow Again
Luke looked up as he heard the bell above the door ring. In front of him was Jess with big tired eyes and uncontrollable messy hair.
"Hey", Luke said
"Hey", Jess said just as monosyllabic
"She's not here and I don't know where she is. Now go away", Luke said harshly
"Geez! Calm down. Be good. Don't bite. You know, you suck lying. You should practice more"
"Get out of here Jess. Go away. I mean it"
"Listen Luke, I know I hurt her big time, but I didn't mean it. It's all a big, real big misunderstanding. And I know she's here. That's why I came. And I'm not going anywhere until I talk to her. Anyway, I just came here to let you know that I'm in Stars Hollow again"
Jess turned around and left the diner without another word. He walked with a medium sized bag to the Inn and asked Michel for a room. He got the key and decided to call to Rory's cell and to the Gimore's house but neither of them answered. So he decided to call Lane.
"Hello?"
"Hey. It's Jess. Rory won't answer my calls. She knows that's me. But I don't want to just go over her house. She'll freak and yell and won't listen me. So-"
"So?"
"I was wondering if you wouldn't mind to call her and tell her to meet me at the bridge tonight. What do you say?", Jess asked hopeful
"Yeah, I can do that. Ill call her now and I get back to you in a minute"
"Thanks. Bye," Jess hang up and waited until Lane called back.
"Hello?"
"Hey. She really didn't want to talk to you, but it seems that something you wrote in a letter you sent to her got into her skin, I don't know...Anyway, she agreed to talk to you tonight at the bridge"
"Oh my God! I don't know how to thank you Lane"
"No problem. Just make her happy"
Rory walked slowly towards the bridge. Jess was already there, sitting in the dark. In the moment he saw her he got up and walked to her.
"Hey", he said shyly
"Hey", she answered looking down
"Why don't we sit?"
"Okay," she said. Both sat down, side by side.
"Well, I guess I should start," Jess paused. "Look Rory, the day you found Laura in my bed...nothing happened"
Rory was about to protest but Jess stopped her
"Let me finish, please. The night before Laura showed up in my apartment crying and saying her boyfriend had broke up with her. She said he knew he was in love with someone else, then I offered her a cup of coffee and next thing I know you're screaming in my bedrooms door. I swear!"
He paused and she looked deep into his eyes, trying to find out if he was lying. He wasn't.
"After you were gone I started to remember what had happened and then I made her tell me what she had done. She had put some drug in my coffee so Id think we had slept together. But we've never done anything. I swear. This woman is sick, she's crazy"
"Is it true?"
"Yes, I love you. Id never cheat on you"
"God, if what you're saying is true...then this girl is really crazy"
"She is. Please Rory, come back to me"
She hugged him. "I can't believe I made us be apart for so long for nothing. I can't believe...there was so much pain without you...and for nothing," she kept whispering in his ear.
Jess just enjoyed the moment and being able to touch her again.
When they finally broke apart a few minutes later all Rory could manage to say was, "Sorry"
Jess looked into her eyes, "You know, you had the right to be mad back there. The situation wasn't in my favor at all. It's understandable. Now lets get out of here"
She got up with him, smiling she asked, "To where?"
"I have a room at the Inn. It'd be a pleasure to have your company if you agree"
She took his hand on hers and they walked quietly to the Inn.
Rory woke up in Jess' bed at the Inn. She noticed he wasn't laying by her side. She looked up and found him sat on a chair, watching her. She smiled, "I love you," she told him.
He got up and knelt next to the bed, "You know, since the day I met you I thought that I was in love with you and that this relationship is enough. But now, with all this, I got to know that I was wrong," he paused and Rory looked down, thinking he'd break up with her.
'Now I know that I'm not in love with you. I love you. It's the real thing, it's love, the one that will never end. And this is not enough for me anymore," he paused again and Rory looked up surprised. Jess reached his pants pocket and took the ring. "Lorelai Leigh Gilmore will you marry me?"
Rory suddenly couldn't breath or speak. Her mind was a blank. It couldn't be happening. It was too good to be true.
"Rory? Rory?", Jess looked nervous and worried. He couldn't stand her silence anymore.
"Yeah. Sure. Yes, Of course. Oh my God, yes. I love you"
He hugged her and kissed her. "I'm the happiest man in Earth,' he said and put the ring on her finger.
Just then Rory came to her sense, "Oh my God, I didn't tell you!"
Jess looked up, 'What?" He asked getting worried again.
"Come here. Sit next to me"
He did as she said looking straight at her. Rory bit her lip.
"What's it?", he asked
"Well, just after I left your apartment...I passed out"
'What? Are you okay? Are you sick?"
"When I woke up the doctor said that...that...," she stopped not sure about to continue or how would be his reaction, "that I'm pregnant," she finally said.
He was in shock. "You...you're pregnant?", he asked breaking into a smile
"Yes"
He pulled her close, holding her. "I'm definitely the happiest man in the world"
"And I'm the happiest and luckiest girl in the world," she paused, "how did I get you?"
"I'm the lucky one. Without you I don't have a life. And I say it from experience"
"I'm sorry," Rory said feeling guilty.
Jess stroke her cheek. "Forget it. It's behind us now"
"Yeah. Now it's just us and the future"
Jess smiled, "And our baby"
"And our baby"
They spent a long time in bed that day, just holding each other. It was a magical moment. They were finally a family, a happy family. And they knew they would always be like that, they would always be together.
A/N: Okay, this was the last chap. I'll update the epilogue really soon, don't worry. Thank you everyone who reviewed and my huge thenks to Katie, who is my beta reader. And please review this chap and let me know what you think. Thanks!
Luke looked up as he heard the bell above the door ring. In front of him was Jess with big tired eyes and uncontrollable messy hair.
"Hey", Luke said
"Hey", Jess said just as monosyllabic
"She's not here and I don't know where she is. Now go away", Luke said harshly
"Geez! Calm down. Be good. Don't bite. You know, you suck lying. You should practice more"
"Get out of here Jess. Go away. I mean it"
"Listen Luke, I know I hurt her big time, but I didn't mean it. It's all a big, real big misunderstanding. And I know she's here. That's why I came. And I'm not going anywhere until I talk to her. Anyway, I just came here to let you know that I'm in Stars Hollow again"
Jess turned around and left the diner without another word. He walked with a medium sized bag to the Inn and asked Michel for a room. He got the key and decided to call to Rory's cell and to the Gimore's house but neither of them answered. So he decided to call Lane.
"Hello?"
"Hey. It's Jess. Rory won't answer my calls. She knows that's me. But I don't want to just go over her house. She'll freak and yell and won't listen me. So-"
"So?"
"I was wondering if you wouldn't mind to call her and tell her to meet me at the bridge tonight. What do you say?", Jess asked hopeful
"Yeah, I can do that. Ill call her now and I get back to you in a minute"
"Thanks. Bye," Jess hang up and waited until Lane called back.
"Hello?"
"Hey. She really didn't want to talk to you, but it seems that something you wrote in a letter you sent to her got into her skin, I don't know...Anyway, she agreed to talk to you tonight at the bridge"
"Oh my God! I don't know how to thank you Lane"
"No problem. Just make her happy"
Rory walked slowly towards the bridge. Jess was already there, sitting in the dark. In the moment he saw her he got up and walked to her.
"Hey", he said shyly
"Hey", she answered looking down
"Why don't we sit?"
"Okay," she said. Both sat down, side by side.
"Well, I guess I should start," Jess paused. "Look Rory, the day you found Laura in my bed...nothing happened"
Rory was about to protest but Jess stopped her
"Let me finish, please. The night before Laura showed up in my apartment crying and saying her boyfriend had broke up with her. She said he knew he was in love with someone else, then I offered her a cup of coffee and next thing I know you're screaming in my bedrooms door. I swear!"
He paused and she looked deep into his eyes, trying to find out if he was lying. He wasn't.
"After you were gone I started to remember what had happened and then I made her tell me what she had done. She had put some drug in my coffee so Id think we had slept together. But we've never done anything. I swear. This woman is sick, she's crazy"
"Is it true?"
"Yes, I love you. Id never cheat on you"
"God, if what you're saying is true...then this girl is really crazy"
"She is. Please Rory, come back to me"
She hugged him. "I can't believe I made us be apart for so long for nothing. I can't believe...there was so much pain without you...and for nothing," she kept whispering in his ear.
Jess just enjoyed the moment and being able to touch her again.
When they finally broke apart a few minutes later all Rory could manage to say was, "Sorry"
Jess looked into her eyes, "You know, you had the right to be mad back there. The situation wasn't in my favor at all. It's understandable. Now lets get out of here"
She got up with him, smiling she asked, "To where?"
"I have a room at the Inn. It'd be a pleasure to have your company if you agree"
She took his hand on hers and they walked quietly to the Inn.
Rory woke up in Jess' bed at the Inn. She noticed he wasn't laying by her side. She looked up and found him sat on a chair, watching her. She smiled, "I love you," she told him.
He got up and knelt next to the bed, "You know, since the day I met you I thought that I was in love with you and that this relationship is enough. But now, with all this, I got to know that I was wrong," he paused and Rory looked down, thinking he'd break up with her.
'Now I know that I'm not in love with you. I love you. It's the real thing, it's love, the one that will never end. And this is not enough for me anymore," he paused again and Rory looked up surprised. Jess reached his pants pocket and took the ring. "Lorelai Leigh Gilmore will you marry me?"
Rory suddenly couldn't breath or speak. Her mind was a blank. It couldn't be happening. It was too good to be true.
"Rory? Rory?", Jess looked nervous and worried. He couldn't stand her silence anymore.
"Yeah. Sure. Yes, Of course. Oh my God, yes. I love you"
He hugged her and kissed her. "I'm the happiest man in Earth,' he said and put the ring on her finger.
Just then Rory came to her sense, "Oh my God, I didn't tell you!"
Jess looked up, 'What?" He asked getting worried again.
"Come here. Sit next to me"
He did as she said looking straight at her. Rory bit her lip.
"What's it?", he asked
"Well, just after I left your apartment...I passed out"
'What? Are you okay? Are you sick?"
"When I woke up the doctor said that...that...," she stopped not sure about to continue or how would be his reaction, "that I'm pregnant," she finally said.
He was in shock. "You...you're pregnant?", he asked breaking into a smile
"Yes"
He pulled her close, holding her. "I'm definitely the happiest man in the world"
"And I'm the happiest and luckiest girl in the world," she paused, "how did I get you?"
"I'm the lucky one. Without you I don't have a life. And I say it from experience"
"I'm sorry," Rory said feeling guilty.
Jess stroke her cheek. "Forget it. It's behind us now"
"Yeah. Now it's just us and the future"
Jess smiled, "And our baby"
"And our baby"
They spent a long time in bed that day, just holding each other. It was a magical moment. They were finally a family, a happy family. And they knew they would always be like that, they would always be together.
A/N: Okay, this was the last chap. I'll update the epilogue really soon, don't worry. Thank you everyone who reviewed and my huge thenks to Katie, who is my beta reader. And please review this chap and let me know what you think. Thanks!