Title: Maybe Family 28/?

Author: Christen (purplehaysc@netscape.net) and if you want a quick response from meaning during the week email me at (23405@sjamail.net)

Disclaimer: these characters belong to Gilmore Girls except any characters you do not recognize

Distribution: Take it, but let me know. If you have any of my other fics, go ahead.

Comments: email me all you comments and suggestions. This is my second Gilmore Girls Fan fiction. I also write Friends. So well hope you like it

Rory walked into the lunchroom with Tristan. "Are you planning on eating with me today or what?" Tristan asked Rory hoping.

"That's the plan, so you want to get our food and meet me at the table where Paris is?" Rory asked.

"We're eating with Paris?" Tristan asked shocked and worried.

"Yes is there something so wrong with that?" Rory asked confused.

"No, look I'll go get the food. Will you hold my stuff for me though?" Tristan asked.

"No problem." Rory said as Tristan handed her his books and cell phone.

"Thanks." Tristan said as he walked off.

Rory headed over to the table. "So Paris, mind if I join you?"

"No, but aren't you eating with Tristan?"

"Yeah he just went to go get food so what are you doing?"

"I was planning on working on the plan for the next meeting but I can't seem to keep my mind on it." Paris said truthfully.

"Let me guess, you've got Jess on the brain?"

"How did you know?" Paris asked knowing that was only part of it.

"Let's just say that him and Tristan have been the reason for one too many things getting done at the last minute."

"Got any solutions?" Paris asked hoping.

"Yeah to talk about them now and get them out of your system so then you can concentrate on work."

"Sounds good so I'm not very good at girl talk so you want to start?" Paris said truthfully.

"Sure I guess. Well I know I'm happy being with Tristan. I mean anything's better than the bickering we used to do."

"I understand that. Jess and I bickered the first time we met but I don't know he seems… a lot more understanding then I thought he be."

"Yeah Jess likes to surprise people."

"Well he defiantly surprised me the night he kissed me."

"Jess kissed you!" Rory said shocked.

Some people turned and looked at her.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to be so loud."

"Yes he kissed me. I didn't expect it but to say the least I liked it."

"Well I know I would." Rory mumbled.

"What?"

"Nothing."

"So did you and Tristan ever kiss?"

"Yeah one night at a party last year. I wasn't expecting it either but just like you I did like it."

Paris started to think about the thought of kissing Tristan. "I would too." She mumbled.

"What?" Rory asked confused.

"Nothing so how close are you and Jess?" Paris curiously.

"I guess we're pretty close for two people who hated each other when we first met."

"You know you do that a lot with guys."

"Do what?"

"When you met them they just always fight with you. I mean first Tristan and then Jess but at least Jess' fighting wasn't because he liked you like Tristan's was."

"Yeah I guess." Rory said lying.

"So what are you two ladies talking about?" Tristan asked as he sat down.

"Student government." Paris said.

"English class." Rory said.

"Right, ok." Tristan said confused. "Here's your food Rory." Tristan said giving her the plate.

"Thanks, um here's your cell phone." Rory said reaching in her purse and handing it to her.

"Thanks so…" Tristan started to say but his cell phone started vibrating. "I'll be back." He said as he headed off.

"So back to the conversation?" Paris asked.

Luke was giving Kurt his order when his phone went off. "Luke's?" He asked.

"Luke its Sookie. You need to come to the inn quickly."

"Why? Is something wrong?" Luke asked worried.

"It's Lorelai, she's asleep now but she was pretty upset. I had to give her something to calm her down but I think what she really needs is you."

"What was she upset about?"

"You leaving her."

"Why would she think I would leave her?"

"She had this dream… look just come over here. I'll explain it all when you get here."

"I'll be right over." Luke said as he hung up the phone.

Jess was in English class, a class that he normally enjoyed but he couldn't get his mind off the conversation that he and Rory had this morning.

 "Rory, this is the only chance I have at having a good life for once…" "And being with me wouldn't be a good life?"

Jess' mind started to go back to what had been said. Did Rory really want to be with him? He asked himself.

"I don't know, maybe if my uncle wasn't marrying your mother than it might be but they are marrying each other and we will be living together and this, you and us. It can't happen." "I thought it already did."

She did seem to really want it but he had given her no choice. There was no way they could ever be together. Was that even the right thing to do? He asked himself

"Rory… I care about you ok? But I'm not going to screw up the one chance I have to be part of a real family for once in my life. You've got to understand that." "Yeah I do but…."

He had a sinking feeling in his heart that he wasn't and he knew Rory did too. That's why she kept trying to protest so much.

"Rory, please this is hard enough, ok? You were right last night when you said sis and our house sounds good. It sounds perfect and I've never had perfect before please don't try to make me give it up."

Was I wrong all along was being with her going to be perfect? Was that the perfect I've been waiting for? Jess asked himself. He didn't know the answer right then but what he did know what that he had to and that to talk to Rory. He told the teacher he was feeling sick and then went to the pay phone to call Rory's cell.

"Lorelai?" Luke asked as she started to wake up.

"Where am I?" She asked confused.

"A room at the inn." Luke said as she started to sit up.

"I don't remember going to sleep in this room." Lorelai said still very confused.

"Well that would make sense because whatever Sookie gave you she said it was pretty strong."

"She didn't tell me that, she just said it would calm me down."

"Because of your dream?"

"How do you know about my dream?"

"Sookie told me."

"Of course, I tell my best friend something and she goes and tells everyone."

"I'm not everyone Lorelai and plus I deserved to know."

"Really why? So you could come over and here and calm me down?" She asked sarcastically.

"Yes and because I love you and I would do anything to make sure that you're not upset."

"Luke don't worry it was just a dream." Lorelai said lying.

"No it wasn't. You seriously believe I may leave you. Don't you?"

"No, I don't." Lorelai said again lying.

"Lorelai, please try to be honest here." Luke pleaded.

"Ok so I do. I admit it."

"But why? I mean have ever given you any reason to think that I was going to just up and leave you?"

"No, not really."

"Then why do you think I will?"

"Because… because if you didn't leave that would mean that I'd get the happily ever after ending and I don't ever get that." Lorelai said as she started to cry.

"But that's where you're wrong you will because Lorelai I've waited too long to just date and even longer to marry you. Why would I leave now with out having at least some of patience rewarded?" Luke asked smiling.

"I don't know because I'm a lunatic?" Lorelai asked also smiling.

"But I love the fact that you are. Lorelai, you have to believe me when I say I will never you leave that I'm going to be here with you forever." Luke said looking her in the eyes.

"I guess that means that I'm stuck with you then." Lorelai said smiling.

"Yeah but at least you're stuck with someone who makes you coffee." Luke said laughing.

"True, hey did I ever tell that the reason I'm marrying you."

"For my coffee?"

"Of course, you see any other reason?"