Open Highways.
Rory headed to her Friday night dinner solo. The dinner started well, with the usual conversation some how lead to something more.
Richard spoke in his strong tone. "So, Rory what have you been doing lately, I bet you regret not going to Europe."
Rory smiled she had no regrets. "No, I was in Maine the past 4 days it was great."
Emily sat still looking confused for a minute. "I talked to you're mother Wednesday, she didn't say that you where away. Whom did you go with?"
"Yes, Rory dear who did you vacation with?" Her grandfather added in.
Rory knew that this question was going to lead to others, but she had to answer them after all her Grandmother didn't hate Jess completely. "Jess,"
Emily looked angry, "That heathen beggar you brought here!"
Richard was now lost in the conversation, "Who is Jess? What happened to that Dean fellow?"
"Richard that boy dumped her! And she chose that horrible nephew of that Diner man Lorelai always talks about. The one that broke her arm Richard!"
Rory sat there for a minute it was all happening so fast.
Then Emily turned back to Rory. "Your mother let you go away with that, that Bastard!"
Rory was shocked by her grandmothers words, Rory stood up "He is not a Bastard! He's my fiancé!" Rory couldn't believe what she just let slip out of her mouth.
Emily and Richards eyes got huge and they looked at Rory. "Your pregnant!" Emily blurted out with the look of fear in her eyes.
"My God I need a drink." Her grandfather got up and left the table.
Emily started to yell. "I will not stand by and see you destroy your life with that damn city boy!"
"I'm not pregnant! You have no right to label him! I don't need you're permission to get married! And I don't need your advice on who to marry! I'm leaving!" Rory grabbed her coat and marched out the door. She walked down the driveway leaving her cleaned out car in their drive way. She got out her cell phone and dialed Luke's. There Rings later.
"Luke's," Jess's husky voice ran through the phone.
Rory had tears in her eyes. "Jess, Can you come and get me?"
Jess could tell by her voice she was crying. "Sure, Rory where are you?"
"Hartford, at my Grandparents."
"Ok I'll be there." Jess ran up to the apartment and grabbed Luke's truck keys then he ran down stairs and then out the door.
"Jess, Where in the hell are you going?" Luke yelled as Jess ran out the door.
Jess never answered him he just left. He got in the truck and drove away.
Emily got up and got the phone and dialed Lorelia's number. Lorelai picked up with her usual perky tone.
"Hello,"
"Lorelai, how dare you not tell me Rory was away with that Heathen!"
"Oh, Jess he's not so bad mom." Lorelai had to admit he was ok for coming back for Rory and all.
"I can't believe you letting her marry him! Lorelai your going to screw up that girls life!"
"She can make her own choices!" Lorelai yelled.
"She's going to end up like you! Alone with a baby!"
"He wouldn't do that to her!"
"How do you know, everyone said the same about Chris and look where you ended up!"
Lorelai hung up the phone and sat back down on the sofa. The phone started to ring and Lorelai picked it up. "What the hell do you want to bitch at me now for?"
Luke was a little surprised. "Did I call at a bad time?"
"Oh god I'm sorry Luke I thought you where my mother,"
"Having a bad day?"
"Yeah,"
"Hey, I closed down the diner do you want to go out?"
Lorelai smile, "Yeah, can you pick me up in a half an hour?"
"Sure, Bye"
"Bye Luke," Lorelai smiled Luke always made her so happy what would she do with out him.
2 minutes later the phone wrung and Lorelai answered. "Hello,"
"Hey, can you come and pick me up?" Luke' s voice came on.
Lorelai laughed, "Yeah, sure bye Luke"
"Bye,"
Rory heard the diesel engine and smiled as she saw the truck pull up.
Jess drove up to the driveway of Rory's Grandparents. There sat a tiny figure with her knees to her chest in a tan shirt and jean skirt. Jess stopped the truck and got out and walked towards her. He smiled "Hey," he whispered as he knelt down in front of her and lightly kissed her knee. "What's wrong?"
Rory's race was red and tear stained, "I wanna go home,"
Jess leaned forward and brushed his lips against hers. "Ok, lets go." He grabbed her hand and they walked to the truck.
The ride was quiet Jess didn't know what to do, but drive so that's what he did. He wanted to know what happened, why she was so upset, so he pulled to the side of the road and looked over at her. "What happened?"
Rory looked at him and smiled, she sighed "My grandparents,"
"Oh," He leaned over and kissed her neck. "What happened?"
"Nothing," Rory kissed Jess trying to deepen it but he broke away.
"What happen? And don't distract me with kissing you.
Rory smiled he knew her so well. "We argued that's all."
"Can you just tell me what happened because I don't know what to do."
Rory looked down "They got mad about us getting married, and I got mad and left. Can you just take me home?"
Jess looked down, "Yeah," He started driving once again.
While on the highway Rory moved closer to Jess. "I'm sorry,"
"For what?"
"Not talking about it."
"It's ok," He felt her lips kiss his neck and he smiled. It wasn't butterflies that he felt when he was around her it was something else something that he had never felt before with every touch he got from her a new feeling arose maybe he was crazy or maybe he was in love with the Gilmore sitting next to him. He was in love, just like the open highway it could lead him anywhere but, right now it didn't matter where he was going all that mattered was she was in the seat next to him taking the same road. He smirked as he drove down the road with Rory's head lightly resting on his shoulder knowing that she loved him as well.
Rory's head rested on his shoulder, she smiled but didn't let him see. She didn't know why she wanted him to pick her up but he was the first person she thought of, for the last few days he was the only person she thought of. She loved having him around, just him being there made her feel better. If this is what being married is like she knew she was going to love. She looked over at the clock it was 7:30 and she really didn't want to go home yet. "Jess,"
"Yeah,"
"Can we go grab something to eat at Luke's?"
"Yeah," Jess said as he got off on the exit for Stars Hollow.
Jess pulled up to the curb of the dinner, the dinner was empty and black. "I guess Luke went out."
"Yeah," Rory said as she looked at the empty dinner. "I guess I can go home then, I'm tired it's been a long day."
Jess drove her home. Rory opened the door of the empty house, and lead Jess to the kitchen. She opened up the fridge and found some eggs, she was in luck they where still good. Jess cooked the eggs and she ate them all. "Working at a diner has done you good."
"I can't believe you don't know to cook eggs," Jess laughed.
"Well at least you can cook so we won't starve."
"Good thing, can you cook anything?"
"Macaroni and cheese the kind you put in the microwave." she said seriously.
"Wow," Jess laughed.
"Shut up!" she said as she tried to slap his arm.
"What will our kids do Rory they'll starve!" Jess joked.
Rory got quiet at the thought of having kids with Jess she smiled and looked into his eyes. She never really thought about having kids until now.
Jess was quiet as well, as he looked into her eyes. Having kids was big, but it was something he thought he might be good at. The thought of having kids with Rory was huge though, something he could only dream of having. Maybe she did want kids though, she was young though it would tie both of them down. But maybe the open highway love he and Rory leads him there in the future.
Rory headed to her Friday night dinner solo. The dinner started well, with the usual conversation some how lead to something more.
Richard spoke in his strong tone. "So, Rory what have you been doing lately, I bet you regret not going to Europe."
Rory smiled she had no regrets. "No, I was in Maine the past 4 days it was great."
Emily sat still looking confused for a minute. "I talked to you're mother Wednesday, she didn't say that you where away. Whom did you go with?"
"Yes, Rory dear who did you vacation with?" Her grandfather added in.
Rory knew that this question was going to lead to others, but she had to answer them after all her Grandmother didn't hate Jess completely. "Jess,"
Emily looked angry, "That heathen beggar you brought here!"
Richard was now lost in the conversation, "Who is Jess? What happened to that Dean fellow?"
"Richard that boy dumped her! And she chose that horrible nephew of that Diner man Lorelai always talks about. The one that broke her arm Richard!"
Rory sat there for a minute it was all happening so fast.
Then Emily turned back to Rory. "Your mother let you go away with that, that Bastard!"
Rory was shocked by her grandmothers words, Rory stood up "He is not a Bastard! He's my fiancé!" Rory couldn't believe what she just let slip out of her mouth.
Emily and Richards eyes got huge and they looked at Rory. "Your pregnant!" Emily blurted out with the look of fear in her eyes.
"My God I need a drink." Her grandfather got up and left the table.
Emily started to yell. "I will not stand by and see you destroy your life with that damn city boy!"
"I'm not pregnant! You have no right to label him! I don't need you're permission to get married! And I don't need your advice on who to marry! I'm leaving!" Rory grabbed her coat and marched out the door. She walked down the driveway leaving her cleaned out car in their drive way. She got out her cell phone and dialed Luke's. There Rings later.
"Luke's," Jess's husky voice ran through the phone.
Rory had tears in her eyes. "Jess, Can you come and get me?"
Jess could tell by her voice she was crying. "Sure, Rory where are you?"
"Hartford, at my Grandparents."
"Ok I'll be there." Jess ran up to the apartment and grabbed Luke's truck keys then he ran down stairs and then out the door.
"Jess, Where in the hell are you going?" Luke yelled as Jess ran out the door.
Jess never answered him he just left. He got in the truck and drove away.
Emily got up and got the phone and dialed Lorelia's number. Lorelai picked up with her usual perky tone.
"Hello,"
"Lorelai, how dare you not tell me Rory was away with that Heathen!"
"Oh, Jess he's not so bad mom." Lorelai had to admit he was ok for coming back for Rory and all.
"I can't believe you letting her marry him! Lorelai your going to screw up that girls life!"
"She can make her own choices!" Lorelai yelled.
"She's going to end up like you! Alone with a baby!"
"He wouldn't do that to her!"
"How do you know, everyone said the same about Chris and look where you ended up!"
Lorelai hung up the phone and sat back down on the sofa. The phone started to ring and Lorelai picked it up. "What the hell do you want to bitch at me now for?"
Luke was a little surprised. "Did I call at a bad time?"
"Oh god I'm sorry Luke I thought you where my mother,"
"Having a bad day?"
"Yeah,"
"Hey, I closed down the diner do you want to go out?"
Lorelai smile, "Yeah, can you pick me up in a half an hour?"
"Sure, Bye"
"Bye Luke," Lorelai smiled Luke always made her so happy what would she do with out him.
2 minutes later the phone wrung and Lorelai answered. "Hello,"
"Hey, can you come and pick me up?" Luke' s voice came on.
Lorelai laughed, "Yeah, sure bye Luke"
"Bye,"
Rory heard the diesel engine and smiled as she saw the truck pull up.
Jess drove up to the driveway of Rory's Grandparents. There sat a tiny figure with her knees to her chest in a tan shirt and jean skirt. Jess stopped the truck and got out and walked towards her. He smiled "Hey," he whispered as he knelt down in front of her and lightly kissed her knee. "What's wrong?"
Rory's race was red and tear stained, "I wanna go home,"
Jess leaned forward and brushed his lips against hers. "Ok, lets go." He grabbed her hand and they walked to the truck.
The ride was quiet Jess didn't know what to do, but drive so that's what he did. He wanted to know what happened, why she was so upset, so he pulled to the side of the road and looked over at her. "What happened?"
Rory looked at him and smiled, she sighed "My grandparents,"
"Oh," He leaned over and kissed her neck. "What happened?"
"Nothing," Rory kissed Jess trying to deepen it but he broke away.
"What happen? And don't distract me with kissing you.
Rory smiled he knew her so well. "We argued that's all."
"Can you just tell me what happened because I don't know what to do."
Rory looked down "They got mad about us getting married, and I got mad and left. Can you just take me home?"
Jess looked down, "Yeah," He started driving once again.
While on the highway Rory moved closer to Jess. "I'm sorry,"
"For what?"
"Not talking about it."
"It's ok," He felt her lips kiss his neck and he smiled. It wasn't butterflies that he felt when he was around her it was something else something that he had never felt before with every touch he got from her a new feeling arose maybe he was crazy or maybe he was in love with the Gilmore sitting next to him. He was in love, just like the open highway it could lead him anywhere but, right now it didn't matter where he was going all that mattered was she was in the seat next to him taking the same road. He smirked as he drove down the road with Rory's head lightly resting on his shoulder knowing that she loved him as well.
Rory's head rested on his shoulder, she smiled but didn't let him see. She didn't know why she wanted him to pick her up but he was the first person she thought of, for the last few days he was the only person she thought of. She loved having him around, just him being there made her feel better. If this is what being married is like she knew she was going to love. She looked over at the clock it was 7:30 and she really didn't want to go home yet. "Jess,"
"Yeah,"
"Can we go grab something to eat at Luke's?"
"Yeah," Jess said as he got off on the exit for Stars Hollow.
Jess pulled up to the curb of the dinner, the dinner was empty and black. "I guess Luke went out."
"Yeah," Rory said as she looked at the empty dinner. "I guess I can go home then, I'm tired it's been a long day."
Jess drove her home. Rory opened the door of the empty house, and lead Jess to the kitchen. She opened up the fridge and found some eggs, she was in luck they where still good. Jess cooked the eggs and she ate them all. "Working at a diner has done you good."
"I can't believe you don't know to cook eggs," Jess laughed.
"Well at least you can cook so we won't starve."
"Good thing, can you cook anything?"
"Macaroni and cheese the kind you put in the microwave." she said seriously.
"Wow," Jess laughed.
"Shut up!" she said as she tried to slap his arm.
"What will our kids do Rory they'll starve!" Jess joked.
Rory got quiet at the thought of having kids with Jess she smiled and looked into his eyes. She never really thought about having kids until now.
Jess was quiet as well, as he looked into her eyes. Having kids was big, but it was something he thought he might be good at. The thought of having kids with Rory was huge though, something he could only dream of having. Maybe she did want kids though, she was young though it would tie both of them down. But maybe the open highway love he and Rory leads him there in the future.
