Chapter Nine
When Lorelai and Luke rush into Rory's hospital room at noon Jess was holding the baby and Rory was half awake. But she wakes up as her mother rushes in stating, "we're here, we just got your message and got here as quickly as possible."
"You didn't have to come all the way back here." Rory states from her bed.
"Of course we did." Luke responds.
"And you couldn't have gotten here earlier?" Jess asks grinning, "you know, like when she was in labor." Everyone laughs in response.
"We didn't even get your message until after breakfast." Lorelai states, "I'm sorry."
"It's all right, I'm sorry to interrupt your honeymoon."
"Don't worry about it, I want to see my newest grandson." Lorelai takes the sleeping baby wrapped in a blue blanket from Jess. "He's adorable." Luke leans over the baby, who by this time is awake, and he grips Luke's hand, "oh he love's PopPop Luke. Here Luke, you can take him."
Luke shakes his head, "I don't think so."
"Come on Luke," Rory urges, "you are going to have to hold him eventually."
Lorelai then instructs Luke on how to hold his arms and Luke awkwardly takes the baby from Lorelai and within minutes he has figured out how to hold the baby comfortably and he asks, "are you still going to let Shaya name him?"
Rory smiles and nods, "Shaya couldn't wait for her baby brother to be born and I told her that if I agreed on the name then she could choose it."
"Has she given you any idea as to what she is going to name it?" Lorelai questions.
Rory shakes her head, "she won't tell me. Actually though Sookie is supposed to be bringing her over soon."
Just as the words were out of her mouth Shaya ran into the room followed closely by Sookie. "I wanna see the baby." Shaya states. Luke kneels down in front of Shaya and she coos over the baby, "can I hold him?"
"Of course," Rory nods, "you just need to be careful."
Jess helps Shaya to sit in the chair by Rory's bed and then he shows her how to hold her arms and Luke gently lays the baby in Shaya's arms. "So have you decided what you are going to name the baby?" Rory asks.
"Yup." Shaya announces.
"Well, what is it?" Lorelai asks.
"Justin." Shaya states.
"Justin?" Rory asks.
Shaya nods, "can we please name him Justin?"
Rory nods, "sure, I like the name Justin."
Shaya claps her name gleefully, "hi Justin."
Seconds later when the group as started talking animatedly about the baby Jess takes this chance to slip out of the hospital room, unnoticed by everyone else in the room.
"When can you come home Mommy, I want you to come home." Shaya states suddenly.
"In a couple of days." Rory responds.
"Where am I going to stay?" Shaya asks.
"Well," Rory looks back and forth between the group assembled, "we will have to talk about that."
"She's staying with us, of course." Lorelai states. "Where else would she be staying."
Rory shakes her head, "I don't want to disrupt your honeymoon anymore than I always have."
"Don't worry about it." Lorelai shakes her head.
"Besides, family is more important than our honeymoon." Luke adds.
45 minutes later Justin was in the nursery, Shaya was getting cranky, Rory was exhausted and everyone else was hungry.
"We'll get going and leave you to get some rest." Lorelai states.
Rory nods, "I'll see you guys later."
Shaya wraps her arms tightly around Rory, "I don't want yo leave you Mommy. What if you have to stay in the hospital for as long as before?"
Rory hugs Shaya, "it won't be as long as before, I promise. I'll be home in a couple of days and you will have fun with Grandma and PopPop Luke."
Shaya sighs, "all right."
When everyone has left and Rory is just dozing off when Jess slips into the room, "Jess, where'd you go? We turn around and you're gone."
Jess nods, "yeah, I know. I just wanted to give you and your family some time alone."
"Well technically we are family now." Rory points out, "step-cousins, or something."
Jess nods, "yeah but...anyway, I know you're tired. I just wanted to say bye before I left, I'm taking a flight back to California today."
"What? You have to leave?" Rory asks shocked.
Jess nods, "you know, back to work."
"You have to leave?" Rory seems to be shocked that Jess isn't staying.
"What, you were expecting me to stay? You know me and Stars Hollow, we just don't mesh. Small towns and I don't go well, their just to, well, small."
Rory nods, "yeah, I guess you're right." Rory can't help the disappointment seeping into her words, "you should come back and visit more. Not just after ten years."
Jess nods, "sure, I'll come back and visit more often, not just after ten years. I'll come see "Uncle Luke" and "Aunt Lorelai"."
"It was good to see you Jess, even if it was only for a short while." Rory finally states.
"It was good to see you too, congratulations on the baby."
"Thanks. And thank you for everything. Why don't you go see Justin again, the nurses still think you're his father so they'll let you in to see him."
Jess nods, "all right, sure."
Jess does go see Justin and the nurses seem glad to see him waving him in quickly, "your son really is a sweetie, he's so good." The nurse, an older sweet looking woman insists as she places Justin in Jess' arms.
Jess, now comfortable with holding the baby, "well Justin I have to go back to my home now. But it was good to meet you. I know you are still little but make sure you look after your Mom for me, all right? You want to know a secret Justin? I still love your mother as much as I ever have, but things didn't work out well between us before and she has been through so much all ready I don't want to put her through more. So you need to make sure you take care of her for me."
When Lorelai and Luke rush into Rory's hospital room at noon Jess was holding the baby and Rory was half awake. But she wakes up as her mother rushes in stating, "we're here, we just got your message and got here as quickly as possible."
"You didn't have to come all the way back here." Rory states from her bed.
"Of course we did." Luke responds.
"And you couldn't have gotten here earlier?" Jess asks grinning, "you know, like when she was in labor." Everyone laughs in response.
"We didn't even get your message until after breakfast." Lorelai states, "I'm sorry."
"It's all right, I'm sorry to interrupt your honeymoon."
"Don't worry about it, I want to see my newest grandson." Lorelai takes the sleeping baby wrapped in a blue blanket from Jess. "He's adorable." Luke leans over the baby, who by this time is awake, and he grips Luke's hand, "oh he love's PopPop Luke. Here Luke, you can take him."
Luke shakes his head, "I don't think so."
"Come on Luke," Rory urges, "you are going to have to hold him eventually."
Lorelai then instructs Luke on how to hold his arms and Luke awkwardly takes the baby from Lorelai and within minutes he has figured out how to hold the baby comfortably and he asks, "are you still going to let Shaya name him?"
Rory smiles and nods, "Shaya couldn't wait for her baby brother to be born and I told her that if I agreed on the name then she could choose it."
"Has she given you any idea as to what she is going to name it?" Lorelai questions.
Rory shakes her head, "she won't tell me. Actually though Sookie is supposed to be bringing her over soon."
Just as the words were out of her mouth Shaya ran into the room followed closely by Sookie. "I wanna see the baby." Shaya states. Luke kneels down in front of Shaya and she coos over the baby, "can I hold him?"
"Of course," Rory nods, "you just need to be careful."
Jess helps Shaya to sit in the chair by Rory's bed and then he shows her how to hold her arms and Luke gently lays the baby in Shaya's arms. "So have you decided what you are going to name the baby?" Rory asks.
"Yup." Shaya announces.
"Well, what is it?" Lorelai asks.
"Justin." Shaya states.
"Justin?" Rory asks.
Shaya nods, "can we please name him Justin?"
Rory nods, "sure, I like the name Justin."
Shaya claps her name gleefully, "hi Justin."
Seconds later when the group as started talking animatedly about the baby Jess takes this chance to slip out of the hospital room, unnoticed by everyone else in the room.
"When can you come home Mommy, I want you to come home." Shaya states suddenly.
"In a couple of days." Rory responds.
"Where am I going to stay?" Shaya asks.
"Well," Rory looks back and forth between the group assembled, "we will have to talk about that."
"She's staying with us, of course." Lorelai states. "Where else would she be staying."
Rory shakes her head, "I don't want to disrupt your honeymoon anymore than I always have."
"Don't worry about it." Lorelai shakes her head.
"Besides, family is more important than our honeymoon." Luke adds.
45 minutes later Justin was in the nursery, Shaya was getting cranky, Rory was exhausted and everyone else was hungry.
"We'll get going and leave you to get some rest." Lorelai states.
Rory nods, "I'll see you guys later."
Shaya wraps her arms tightly around Rory, "I don't want yo leave you Mommy. What if you have to stay in the hospital for as long as before?"
Rory hugs Shaya, "it won't be as long as before, I promise. I'll be home in a couple of days and you will have fun with Grandma and PopPop Luke."
Shaya sighs, "all right."
When everyone has left and Rory is just dozing off when Jess slips into the room, "Jess, where'd you go? We turn around and you're gone."
Jess nods, "yeah, I know. I just wanted to give you and your family some time alone."
"Well technically we are family now." Rory points out, "step-cousins, or something."
Jess nods, "yeah but...anyway, I know you're tired. I just wanted to say bye before I left, I'm taking a flight back to California today."
"What? You have to leave?" Rory asks shocked.
Jess nods, "you know, back to work."
"You have to leave?" Rory seems to be shocked that Jess isn't staying.
"What, you were expecting me to stay? You know me and Stars Hollow, we just don't mesh. Small towns and I don't go well, their just to, well, small."
Rory nods, "yeah, I guess you're right." Rory can't help the disappointment seeping into her words, "you should come back and visit more. Not just after ten years."
Jess nods, "sure, I'll come back and visit more often, not just after ten years. I'll come see "Uncle Luke" and "Aunt Lorelai"."
"It was good to see you Jess, even if it was only for a short while." Rory finally states.
"It was good to see you too, congratulations on the baby."
"Thanks. And thank you for everything. Why don't you go see Justin again, the nurses still think you're his father so they'll let you in to see him."
Jess nods, "all right, sure."
Jess does go see Justin and the nurses seem glad to see him waving him in quickly, "your son really is a sweetie, he's so good." The nurse, an older sweet looking woman insists as she places Justin in Jess' arms.
Jess, now comfortable with holding the baby, "well Justin I have to go back to my home now. But it was good to meet you. I know you are still little but make sure you look after your Mom for me, all right? You want to know a secret Justin? I still love your mother as much as I ever have, but things didn't work out well between us before and she has been through so much all ready I don't want to put her through more. So you need to make sure you take care of her for me."