Chapter Ten
Three Weeks Later
Rory stares at the blank computer screen, she was supposed to be writing an advertisement for Taylor to put in the next days edition of the paper but for the life of her Rory couldn't get her creative juices flowing. Her writing skills had barely been there for the last two weeks she had been back at work. She was going to take her six weeks off of work until Regina's sister-in-law died and Regina had to move to Indiana unexpectedly to help her brother with her three nephews. Lane had insisted that Rory could stay home, that they could run the paper but Rory had decided to come in anyway and she brought Justin with her.
She's still staring at the same practically empty screen an hour later when Shaya runs up to her, "Mommy!"
Rory grabs Shaya and walking her away from the desk where Justin's baby carrier was sitting with him asleep inside, "what are you doing here?" Rory looks up expecting to see her mother or Sookie, Shaya was spending the day at the inn, but instead Jess is standing at the door.
"Jess." Rory quickly sets Shaya back down on the floor before she drops her out of surprise. "What are you doing here?"
"Jess is moving back here. I heard him tell Grandma." Shaya states.
Rory looks back and forth between Shaya and Jess and then her eyes meet Lane's and at Lane's nod Rory suggests, "Jess, why don't we take a walk?"
"I want to come!" Shaya exclaims.
"Shaya, why don't you let your mom and I talk for a little while?" Jess asks.
Shaya looks disappointed, "all right."
Once they are out of the small office building Jess states immediately, "I quit my job at the publishing company in California."
"Why?" Rory's question comes out sounding more harsh than shocked.
Jess shrugs, "I don't' know when I got back to California everything just seemed out of place and wrong. Nothing seemed to fit right. I didn't actually understand what was wrong. I couldn't understand how a week in one place could make me hate the city so much. I mean I spent a year here and I hated it. But then I realized that being alone in LA wasn't where I needed to be."
"Oh." Is the only word Rory can muster when Jess pauses.
"I always used to think that Stars Hollow was just a stopping place in my life. A place that was only in-between my old life and my new life in LA, and that I was where I was supposed to be. But being back here, in Stars Hollow, made me realize that my final destination wasn't in California. Being back in Stars Hollow made me realize that my final destination was actually here."
Rory licks her lips nervously, "well, that's quite a conclusion."
"There's more."
"There's more." Rory echoes to no one in particular.
"I realized that I was stupid before. And that I still love you as much as I ever did."
"You still..." Rory's words trail off.
"There's more."
Rory takes a deep breath, "more."
"Not only did I realize I was still in love with you I realized that I love your children too. I want to be with you, and I want to be your children and take care of you and Shaya and Justin."
Rory grabs onto the wall next to her trying to regain her composure and her balance she states, "you cant just quit your job, you love it."
"I love it, but I love you more." Jess states taking a step closer, "besides Lane said that you have a position open to take care of the business end of the newspaper."
"You talked to Lane?" Rory questions.
"I called her last week, she was pretty sure the other owner would at least give me an interview." Jess states.
"You're really going to stay?" Rory asks.
Jess nods, "I'm really staying."
"Shaya will be happy." Rory states.
Jess nods, "and what about you?"
Rory throws her arms around Jess and kisses him in response.
Three Weeks Later
Rory stares at the blank computer screen, she was supposed to be writing an advertisement for Taylor to put in the next days edition of the paper but for the life of her Rory couldn't get her creative juices flowing. Her writing skills had barely been there for the last two weeks she had been back at work. She was going to take her six weeks off of work until Regina's sister-in-law died and Regina had to move to Indiana unexpectedly to help her brother with her three nephews. Lane had insisted that Rory could stay home, that they could run the paper but Rory had decided to come in anyway and she brought Justin with her.
She's still staring at the same practically empty screen an hour later when Shaya runs up to her, "Mommy!"
Rory grabs Shaya and walking her away from the desk where Justin's baby carrier was sitting with him asleep inside, "what are you doing here?" Rory looks up expecting to see her mother or Sookie, Shaya was spending the day at the inn, but instead Jess is standing at the door.
"Jess." Rory quickly sets Shaya back down on the floor before she drops her out of surprise. "What are you doing here?"
"Jess is moving back here. I heard him tell Grandma." Shaya states.
Rory looks back and forth between Shaya and Jess and then her eyes meet Lane's and at Lane's nod Rory suggests, "Jess, why don't we take a walk?"
"I want to come!" Shaya exclaims.
"Shaya, why don't you let your mom and I talk for a little while?" Jess asks.
Shaya looks disappointed, "all right."
Once they are out of the small office building Jess states immediately, "I quit my job at the publishing company in California."
"Why?" Rory's question comes out sounding more harsh than shocked.
Jess shrugs, "I don't' know when I got back to California everything just seemed out of place and wrong. Nothing seemed to fit right. I didn't actually understand what was wrong. I couldn't understand how a week in one place could make me hate the city so much. I mean I spent a year here and I hated it. But then I realized that being alone in LA wasn't where I needed to be."
"Oh." Is the only word Rory can muster when Jess pauses.
"I always used to think that Stars Hollow was just a stopping place in my life. A place that was only in-between my old life and my new life in LA, and that I was where I was supposed to be. But being back here, in Stars Hollow, made me realize that my final destination wasn't in California. Being back in Stars Hollow made me realize that my final destination was actually here."
Rory licks her lips nervously, "well, that's quite a conclusion."
"There's more."
"There's more." Rory echoes to no one in particular.
"I realized that I was stupid before. And that I still love you as much as I ever did."
"You still..." Rory's words trail off.
"There's more."
Rory takes a deep breath, "more."
"Not only did I realize I was still in love with you I realized that I love your children too. I want to be with you, and I want to be your children and take care of you and Shaya and Justin."
Rory grabs onto the wall next to her trying to regain her composure and her balance she states, "you cant just quit your job, you love it."
"I love it, but I love you more." Jess states taking a step closer, "besides Lane said that you have a position open to take care of the business end of the newspaper."
"You talked to Lane?" Rory questions.
"I called her last week, she was pretty sure the other owner would at least give me an interview." Jess states.
"You're really going to stay?" Rory asks.
Jess nods, "I'm really staying."
"Shaya will be happy." Rory states.
Jess nods, "and what about you?"
Rory throws her arms around Jess and kisses him in response.