Rory is relieved when she sees Lane and Dave at the door. She gives them
both a huge hug. Jess hears her whispering a quick version of running into
Jess, and Lane trying to squeal quietly. The three walk in together and
Lane gives Jess a huge grin. Dave and Jess wave to one another and then
Lane squeals, not so quietly this time when she sees the babies on the
floor. She kneels by Jess and "awwws" over the babies. Jess looks at Rory
and they smile.
"Our kids are cute" Jess observes.
Lane picks up Mason and enjoys her time with him. Rory lifts Maddie and bounces her around.
Once again, * ding *
"Oh! That must be mom and Luke!" Rory was nervous about what was to come.
The door opens and Lorelai kisses Rory on the cheek and then takes a look at the baby who was dressed in an outfit of Mason's, a white one with teddy bears on it, and a pink headband she got at the hospital.
"Hun, you don't just get to choose whether your baby is a boy or a girl. There are ways to tell these things. We'll talk," Lorelai said.
"What?" Rory asked confused.
"Mason has a bow on."
She finally catches on. She avoids the comment and speeds over to the rest of the group, specifically over to Jess and says, "switch."
"Ok." They switch kids and Rory walks over to her mom and says, "Ok, I found him."
Lorelai takes him and kisses him and makes cooing sounds at him.
"Alright, well who was the other baby?" Lorelai asks.
"Well, I met this guy and we both have newborns so we're helping each other out. I hope you don't mind I invited him to breakfast."
"Oh, a boy! Am I going to like him?"
"Even if you don't mom, be nice."
"When have you known me to be mean to somebody I just met?" Lorelai smiles.
"Well you." Rory is interrupted.
"Mommy. I brought donuts!" says Kira, Luke and Lorelai's 3-year-old daughter as she holds up the bag she was carrying. Lorelai puts her hand behind her head and leads her inside. She joins the group and says her hellos as Rory and Luke set the table and present the food. Lorelai sees the boy she is talking about.
Jess. She decides to be nice. She is over hating him. It is all up to Rory. He comes over and pulls Rory aside and asks if he can talk to Luke. She leaves them alone.
Luke is surprised to see Jess, but he is more surprised when Jess tells him the news and Rory sees Jess point to his daughter and Luke gives Jess a big hug. Jess pulls Luke aside and explains his situation and what happened with Ashley, and Luke really feels for him.
"Don't mess it up this time." Luke instructs referring to his relationship with Rory.
Jess nods. Nobody wants this to work more than Jess.
They finish unpacking the bags in silence and announce that breakfast is served. Everybody comes over and sits around the table.
Everyone serves themselves pancakes, donuts, bagels, pastries, eggs, orange juice and coffee.
"Lane and Dave, how are your wedding plans coming along?" Rory asks before taking a big bite of a donut.
"They're great. We're making progress. I think I found my dress." Lane smiles at Dave.
"How exciting! You have to bring it over when you pick it out!"
"Of course!"
Rory is determined for this breakfast not to be awkward.
"Kira, I hear you have started school! How do you like it?"
"I love it! I slide. I paint. I play blocks! It's fun!"
"I'm so glad to hear that someone is as excited about school as me." Rory smiles genuinely.
"No, honey, nobody gets as excited as you! Kira actually waits for me to get up and does not try and trick me into going before the sun rises!" Lorelai giggles.
Under the table each of the three couples are rubbing legs, holding hands, and squeezing knees; each of them trying to hide it from the other couples to keep it appropriate. All thinking that they are the ones most in love. Not realizing that everybody else feels the same. It's more fun that way.
Later, Lorelai says, "So.Jess, where do you work?"
"I work as an editor for a publisher here in San Francisco, so I get to read all day; it's the perfect job. When I have time I'm working on writing my own novels. And I can do both of these jobs at home with Maddie, so everything will work out. I probably need to go in like once a week."
"Wow, that sounds great. Good for you." Lorelai is genuinely surprised how well his life is put together.
"I'm really sorry Ror, but Dave and I need to be starting on our drive if we want to make it before it's dark. San Francisco is quite far from Southern California. Goodbye everybody." Lane says.
Rory stands up and gives her a hug and then gives one to Dave too.
"Thanks for coming. Call me when you get home." Rory says.
"Yeah, bye guys! Thanks again for babysitting while we were at the hospital!" Lorelai says to Lane.
"No problem! See you all later. Nice to see you again Jess!"
"You too."
Not long after they left, Lorelai pulls Rory into her bedroom.
"How do you feel about Jess? I mean when you saw him were you mad at him? This is really big news, Rory."
"I know. I wasn't mad. I was never mad at him. He needed to be on his own for a while. He has really matured, and he's mourning. I think I can really help him, and. I guess we can help each other. More than anything, I'm just really happy that he's here and is willing to give us another chance."
"So you're dating?"
"It's only been one day, but it certainly does look that way. Mom, thank you for everything."
"I love you hun."
They walk out of the room with their arms around each other and see Kira lying on Luke's stomach watching "Lizzie McGuire" on the Disney Channel.
Jess is sitting next to him, a baby in each arm. Rory and Lorelai look at their kids and the men they are with, this makes them smile. Lorelai lifts Kira and takes Luke's hand. They say goodbye to Rory and Jess.
Now they're alone, once again. A couple of young adults and a couple of babies.
They look at each other. That went ok. No yelling. Everybody seemed very accepting of Jess and his situation and their new found friendship, or more than friendship. In any case, everything went better than either of them imagined. Now they both are thinking about when they will part.
Jess knows he will need to change his clothes eventually but he doesn't say anything just yet. They are sitting on the couch and Jess slides Rory off of the couch with his feet. She puts her feet out for balance and ends up standing up. Jess then lies down and takes up the whole couch and Rory lays on top of him to get him back for stealing her spot. He hugs her tightly and grins.
They continued to wrestle on and off, over the remote, spots on the couch and who has to change the babies.
Eventually they remain still, intertwined on the couch. Rory rests on his chest and enjoys the security she feels, not wanting it to end.
"So, if we got married, would our kids be step-twins?" Jess asked playfully.
Marriage? Is he thinking about marriage?
"They're not twins."
"Well, how else could we explain it without handing every person a detailed outline of our lives together?"
"Fine. If we get married, we can refer to them as twins. Your right, it would be confusing otherwise."
"Of course I'm right. Did you expect anything different?" Jess teased.
Rory just rolled her eyes. "Well, since you seem to think you have all the answers, answer me this, when are you planning on going home?" After Rory had finished, Jess became serious.
"Probably soon."
"Oh, Jess. I'm not kicking you out." He smiled.
"I know, and I kind of have a favor to ask you."
"Already?"
"Yeah, I need a babysitter for tomorrow."
"Oh, yeah? Can you afford me?" Rory teased.
"I hope so. It's Ashley's funeral."
Rory became suddenly very upset with herself. Jess had been so upset at the hospital and she had not even given him any time to morn or to think things through, what the hell was she doing? Making him forget his past? She had no right to just take over his life like that.
"Jess, I'm so sorry. I for.I almost forgot about that."
"I know" he gave her a small smile, "so, did I. And that's thanks to you. You have kept my mind off of it. I don't know what I would have done without you."
That night Jess went to his own house and Rory stayed at hers. Both lie wide-awake in their beds, anxious, almost in pain, longing for one another.
The next day, Jess walks up to her door and knocks. He hears her walking around, rummaging through her closet.
"Rory?" Jess spoke.
Finally she answers the door. Rory desperately wants to grab him and kiss him, but she knew that this was not the right time. Instead, she hugged him.
"I missed you," she told him.
"Oh, you have no idea. I'm never spending another night alone. I need you close to me."
"I'm only 10 minutes away." Rory observed. She was glad he was miserable too.
"Oh, so you're telling me you liked spending the night by yourself?" Jess raised an eyebrow.
"Oh yeah. Most fun I've had in a while. Word jumbles, crosswords and word searches, a shower, alone," this made them both smile "and some cookies."
"Well, that sounds like more fun than I can ever give you. I'll let you be. Keep the baby." He teased.
Rory got serious. "Don't joke. Don't leave me ever again. You're coming back, right?"
"Well, I was kidding about keeping the baby."
"No. I mean you're coming and staying, right?" She flashed her baby blues at him.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm staying. I got to get going now though. Bye baby." He kissed Maddie and handed her to Rory.
Then he turned to Rory, "Bye baby" and kissed her in the same manner.
She pretended to be offended and gave him a peck. She also slipped something in his pocket.
"Just a little something in case you ever do need to leave my side; I'd like you to be able to get back there." Rory said.
She watched him walk out the door to his car. She felt guilty for thinking about how gorgeous he looked when he was on his way to a funeral, but there wasn't much she could do to control her thoughts. She tried to shut the door and focus on the babies. One of them being Jess's baby. Jess, she thought. She grinned.
Jess waited until the door was shut and Rory wasn't watching him. He put his hand in his pocket and pulled out a key. A key to Rory's condo. Rory, he thought. He grinned.
"Our kids are cute" Jess observes.
Lane picks up Mason and enjoys her time with him. Rory lifts Maddie and bounces her around.
Once again, * ding *
"Oh! That must be mom and Luke!" Rory was nervous about what was to come.
The door opens and Lorelai kisses Rory on the cheek and then takes a look at the baby who was dressed in an outfit of Mason's, a white one with teddy bears on it, and a pink headband she got at the hospital.
"Hun, you don't just get to choose whether your baby is a boy or a girl. There are ways to tell these things. We'll talk," Lorelai said.
"What?" Rory asked confused.
"Mason has a bow on."
She finally catches on. She avoids the comment and speeds over to the rest of the group, specifically over to Jess and says, "switch."
"Ok." They switch kids and Rory walks over to her mom and says, "Ok, I found him."
Lorelai takes him and kisses him and makes cooing sounds at him.
"Alright, well who was the other baby?" Lorelai asks.
"Well, I met this guy and we both have newborns so we're helping each other out. I hope you don't mind I invited him to breakfast."
"Oh, a boy! Am I going to like him?"
"Even if you don't mom, be nice."
"When have you known me to be mean to somebody I just met?" Lorelai smiles.
"Well you." Rory is interrupted.
"Mommy. I brought donuts!" says Kira, Luke and Lorelai's 3-year-old daughter as she holds up the bag she was carrying. Lorelai puts her hand behind her head and leads her inside. She joins the group and says her hellos as Rory and Luke set the table and present the food. Lorelai sees the boy she is talking about.
Jess. She decides to be nice. She is over hating him. It is all up to Rory. He comes over and pulls Rory aside and asks if he can talk to Luke. She leaves them alone.
Luke is surprised to see Jess, but he is more surprised when Jess tells him the news and Rory sees Jess point to his daughter and Luke gives Jess a big hug. Jess pulls Luke aside and explains his situation and what happened with Ashley, and Luke really feels for him.
"Don't mess it up this time." Luke instructs referring to his relationship with Rory.
Jess nods. Nobody wants this to work more than Jess.
They finish unpacking the bags in silence and announce that breakfast is served. Everybody comes over and sits around the table.
Everyone serves themselves pancakes, donuts, bagels, pastries, eggs, orange juice and coffee.
"Lane and Dave, how are your wedding plans coming along?" Rory asks before taking a big bite of a donut.
"They're great. We're making progress. I think I found my dress." Lane smiles at Dave.
"How exciting! You have to bring it over when you pick it out!"
"Of course!"
Rory is determined for this breakfast not to be awkward.
"Kira, I hear you have started school! How do you like it?"
"I love it! I slide. I paint. I play blocks! It's fun!"
"I'm so glad to hear that someone is as excited about school as me." Rory smiles genuinely.
"No, honey, nobody gets as excited as you! Kira actually waits for me to get up and does not try and trick me into going before the sun rises!" Lorelai giggles.
Under the table each of the three couples are rubbing legs, holding hands, and squeezing knees; each of them trying to hide it from the other couples to keep it appropriate. All thinking that they are the ones most in love. Not realizing that everybody else feels the same. It's more fun that way.
Later, Lorelai says, "So.Jess, where do you work?"
"I work as an editor for a publisher here in San Francisco, so I get to read all day; it's the perfect job. When I have time I'm working on writing my own novels. And I can do both of these jobs at home with Maddie, so everything will work out. I probably need to go in like once a week."
"Wow, that sounds great. Good for you." Lorelai is genuinely surprised how well his life is put together.
"I'm really sorry Ror, but Dave and I need to be starting on our drive if we want to make it before it's dark. San Francisco is quite far from Southern California. Goodbye everybody." Lane says.
Rory stands up and gives her a hug and then gives one to Dave too.
"Thanks for coming. Call me when you get home." Rory says.
"Yeah, bye guys! Thanks again for babysitting while we were at the hospital!" Lorelai says to Lane.
"No problem! See you all later. Nice to see you again Jess!"
"You too."
Not long after they left, Lorelai pulls Rory into her bedroom.
"How do you feel about Jess? I mean when you saw him were you mad at him? This is really big news, Rory."
"I know. I wasn't mad. I was never mad at him. He needed to be on his own for a while. He has really matured, and he's mourning. I think I can really help him, and. I guess we can help each other. More than anything, I'm just really happy that he's here and is willing to give us another chance."
"So you're dating?"
"It's only been one day, but it certainly does look that way. Mom, thank you for everything."
"I love you hun."
They walk out of the room with their arms around each other and see Kira lying on Luke's stomach watching "Lizzie McGuire" on the Disney Channel.
Jess is sitting next to him, a baby in each arm. Rory and Lorelai look at their kids and the men they are with, this makes them smile. Lorelai lifts Kira and takes Luke's hand. They say goodbye to Rory and Jess.
Now they're alone, once again. A couple of young adults and a couple of babies.
They look at each other. That went ok. No yelling. Everybody seemed very accepting of Jess and his situation and their new found friendship, or more than friendship. In any case, everything went better than either of them imagined. Now they both are thinking about when they will part.
Jess knows he will need to change his clothes eventually but he doesn't say anything just yet. They are sitting on the couch and Jess slides Rory off of the couch with his feet. She puts her feet out for balance and ends up standing up. Jess then lies down and takes up the whole couch and Rory lays on top of him to get him back for stealing her spot. He hugs her tightly and grins.
They continued to wrestle on and off, over the remote, spots on the couch and who has to change the babies.
Eventually they remain still, intertwined on the couch. Rory rests on his chest and enjoys the security she feels, not wanting it to end.
"So, if we got married, would our kids be step-twins?" Jess asked playfully.
Marriage? Is he thinking about marriage?
"They're not twins."
"Well, how else could we explain it without handing every person a detailed outline of our lives together?"
"Fine. If we get married, we can refer to them as twins. Your right, it would be confusing otherwise."
"Of course I'm right. Did you expect anything different?" Jess teased.
Rory just rolled her eyes. "Well, since you seem to think you have all the answers, answer me this, when are you planning on going home?" After Rory had finished, Jess became serious.
"Probably soon."
"Oh, Jess. I'm not kicking you out." He smiled.
"I know, and I kind of have a favor to ask you."
"Already?"
"Yeah, I need a babysitter for tomorrow."
"Oh, yeah? Can you afford me?" Rory teased.
"I hope so. It's Ashley's funeral."
Rory became suddenly very upset with herself. Jess had been so upset at the hospital and she had not even given him any time to morn or to think things through, what the hell was she doing? Making him forget his past? She had no right to just take over his life like that.
"Jess, I'm so sorry. I for.I almost forgot about that."
"I know" he gave her a small smile, "so, did I. And that's thanks to you. You have kept my mind off of it. I don't know what I would have done without you."
That night Jess went to his own house and Rory stayed at hers. Both lie wide-awake in their beds, anxious, almost in pain, longing for one another.
The next day, Jess walks up to her door and knocks. He hears her walking around, rummaging through her closet.
"Rory?" Jess spoke.
Finally she answers the door. Rory desperately wants to grab him and kiss him, but she knew that this was not the right time. Instead, she hugged him.
"I missed you," she told him.
"Oh, you have no idea. I'm never spending another night alone. I need you close to me."
"I'm only 10 minutes away." Rory observed. She was glad he was miserable too.
"Oh, so you're telling me you liked spending the night by yourself?" Jess raised an eyebrow.
"Oh yeah. Most fun I've had in a while. Word jumbles, crosswords and word searches, a shower, alone," this made them both smile "and some cookies."
"Well, that sounds like more fun than I can ever give you. I'll let you be. Keep the baby." He teased.
Rory got serious. "Don't joke. Don't leave me ever again. You're coming back, right?"
"Well, I was kidding about keeping the baby."
"No. I mean you're coming and staying, right?" She flashed her baby blues at him.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm staying. I got to get going now though. Bye baby." He kissed Maddie and handed her to Rory.
Then he turned to Rory, "Bye baby" and kissed her in the same manner.
She pretended to be offended and gave him a peck. She also slipped something in his pocket.
"Just a little something in case you ever do need to leave my side; I'd like you to be able to get back there." Rory said.
She watched him walk out the door to his car. She felt guilty for thinking about how gorgeous he looked when he was on his way to a funeral, but there wasn't much she could do to control her thoughts. She tried to shut the door and focus on the babies. One of them being Jess's baby. Jess, she thought. She grinned.
Jess waited until the door was shut and Rory wasn't watching him. He put his hand in his pocket and pulled out a key. A key to Rory's condo. Rory, he thought. He grinned.