"Rory!" Lorelai ran and gave her daughter a hug as she and Jess entered the
Danes household.
"Mom!" Rory returned her mother's hug.
"I'm so glad you could make it, sweetie!" She turned to Jess. "Hello."
"Hi." He stated simply.
"So....I'm glad BOTH of you could make it."
"Gee thanks Lorelai, now I feel loved." He took His and Rory's coats and hung them up. Lorelai whispered to Rory:
"What's his problem?"
"I don't know. One minute he's fine and another minute he's....well he's like that." She pointed to him.
"Did something happen?"
"I don't know. I was thinking I would talk to him later...." Jess came back over. "So where's Luke?"
"He said he'd be over in a little bit.....so you guys want to go put your bags down?" The two nodded and headed up to the room that they would be staying in. They set their bags down and changed into some more comfortable clothes.
"Jess..."
"Yeah..." He said without looking up.
"Are you ok? I mean you're acting really weird....the other day you were just fine but now..."
"I'm fine, Rory. Really." He walked into the bathroom and slammed the door. Rory cringed because she knew she had made him angry.
"Well I'll be downstairs if you wanted to know..." She said through the bathroom door and then slowly turned and walked back downstairs to visit with her mother and stepfather.
Jess put his hands on the sink and hung his head low. How could he not tell his own wife what was going on. He slowly looked up into the mirror. *Why am I such a jerk?* he thought to himself. He opened the door and headed downstairs to join the rest of the family.
"Jess, there you are." Said Luke as his nephew entered the living room.
"Yeah here I am." He sat down next to Rory and she just looked at him. He didn't look angry.
"Yeah well I have to get to the diner since it's Christmas Eve and all. I gotta go save all those dads who are alone with their kids this Christmas. Bye guys." He went and kissed Lorelai on the cheek and then left.
"So he has to work Christmas Eve? That sucks." Said Rory.
"Yeah well I kind of have to too...people comming in over the holidays ya know..."
"Yeah...when do you go in?" Asked Rory.
"Actually as soon as I get ready so why don't you two go walk around town or something."
"Umm ok. Do you want to, Jess?"
"Yeah sure." The two got up and went straight to their favorite place: the bridge. They sat down and remained silent for awhile until Jess spoke. "I'm sorry about earlier."
"It's ok....but what's wrong with you?" He finally decided he should probably tell her.
"My mom called...while you were at work about two days ago..."
"And?"
"She's comming to Stars Hollow for Christmas....and she's bringing..." He took a deep breath. "She's bringing her fiancé with her."
"Her fiancé?"
"Yeah..."
"Jess that's great! Why are you so upset?"
"Because I don't want a new daddy, Rory! The dad that I already had left so why should I want another one!"
"Jess, maybe your mom really likes this guy and thinks that he would be good for her. The guy probably doesn't want to be a father to you...he knows you're too old for a daddy. And I finally get to meet her! This is very exciting!"
"Exactly, Rory! She didn't even come to our wedding!"
"Well....I'm just trying to be happy for her."
"You don't even know her."
"Jess you're acting like your 17! Get over whatever she did back then!! She's obviously changed if she wants to settle down with someone!"
"Don't count on it Rory."
"Well I don't even know what she used to be like-"
"And you wouldn't want to."
"So I won't really be able to tell whether she's changed or not. But Jess, please just be happy for her."
"What if the guy got her pregnant and has to marry my mom!"
"Jess-"
"That's what happened with Jimmy!"
"Well...Jess I'm not asking you to forgive her, I'm just asking you to try and be happy for her."
"Fine."
"Really?"
"I don't know...."
"Jess, please."
"All right, I'll try." She kissed him on the cheek and they headed home.
"So does Luke know?"
"I would think she wouldn't be that stupid. I mean not calling your host is just....stupid."
"Yeah....when's she comming?"
"Tonight sometime I think...so be ready for one heck of a night, especially if Luke doesn't know Liz is comming."
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"Mom!" Rory returned her mother's hug.
"I'm so glad you could make it, sweetie!" She turned to Jess. "Hello."
"Hi." He stated simply.
"So....I'm glad BOTH of you could make it."
"Gee thanks Lorelai, now I feel loved." He took His and Rory's coats and hung them up. Lorelai whispered to Rory:
"What's his problem?"
"I don't know. One minute he's fine and another minute he's....well he's like that." She pointed to him.
"Did something happen?"
"I don't know. I was thinking I would talk to him later...." Jess came back over. "So where's Luke?"
"He said he'd be over in a little bit.....so you guys want to go put your bags down?" The two nodded and headed up to the room that they would be staying in. They set their bags down and changed into some more comfortable clothes.
"Jess..."
"Yeah..." He said without looking up.
"Are you ok? I mean you're acting really weird....the other day you were just fine but now..."
"I'm fine, Rory. Really." He walked into the bathroom and slammed the door. Rory cringed because she knew she had made him angry.
"Well I'll be downstairs if you wanted to know..." She said through the bathroom door and then slowly turned and walked back downstairs to visit with her mother and stepfather.
Jess put his hands on the sink and hung his head low. How could he not tell his own wife what was going on. He slowly looked up into the mirror. *Why am I such a jerk?* he thought to himself. He opened the door and headed downstairs to join the rest of the family.
"Jess, there you are." Said Luke as his nephew entered the living room.
"Yeah here I am." He sat down next to Rory and she just looked at him. He didn't look angry.
"Yeah well I have to get to the diner since it's Christmas Eve and all. I gotta go save all those dads who are alone with their kids this Christmas. Bye guys." He went and kissed Lorelai on the cheek and then left.
"So he has to work Christmas Eve? That sucks." Said Rory.
"Yeah well I kind of have to too...people comming in over the holidays ya know..."
"Yeah...when do you go in?" Asked Rory.
"Actually as soon as I get ready so why don't you two go walk around town or something."
"Umm ok. Do you want to, Jess?"
"Yeah sure." The two got up and went straight to their favorite place: the bridge. They sat down and remained silent for awhile until Jess spoke. "I'm sorry about earlier."
"It's ok....but what's wrong with you?" He finally decided he should probably tell her.
"My mom called...while you were at work about two days ago..."
"And?"
"She's comming to Stars Hollow for Christmas....and she's bringing..." He took a deep breath. "She's bringing her fiancé with her."
"Her fiancé?"
"Yeah..."
"Jess that's great! Why are you so upset?"
"Because I don't want a new daddy, Rory! The dad that I already had left so why should I want another one!"
"Jess, maybe your mom really likes this guy and thinks that he would be good for her. The guy probably doesn't want to be a father to you...he knows you're too old for a daddy. And I finally get to meet her! This is very exciting!"
"Exactly, Rory! She didn't even come to our wedding!"
"Well....I'm just trying to be happy for her."
"You don't even know her."
"Jess you're acting like your 17! Get over whatever she did back then!! She's obviously changed if she wants to settle down with someone!"
"Don't count on it Rory."
"Well I don't even know what she used to be like-"
"And you wouldn't want to."
"So I won't really be able to tell whether she's changed or not. But Jess, please just be happy for her."
"What if the guy got her pregnant and has to marry my mom!"
"Jess-"
"That's what happened with Jimmy!"
"Well...Jess I'm not asking you to forgive her, I'm just asking you to try and be happy for her."
"Fine."
"Really?"
"I don't know...."
"Jess, please."
"All right, I'll try." She kissed him on the cheek and they headed home.
"So does Luke know?"
"I would think she wouldn't be that stupid. I mean not calling your host is just....stupid."
"Yeah....when's she comming?"
"Tonight sometime I think...so be ready for one heck of a night, especially if Luke doesn't know Liz is comming."
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A/N: Sorry for the delay! I hope you liked this chapter! The next chapter will be very interesting! Please review!