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A/N: Ah! I know I haven't updated in forever, but here's a new chapter!! Enjoy!
The next morning Rory found herself wrapped in the sheets of her bed. She wasn't sure where exactly she was at first but it suddenly dawned on her. Her alarm had gone off and so she had to get up. Rory looked to her right and saw Jess wrapped up in the sheets too and smiled. She turned to her side and just stared at him, watching him sleep.
He looked so peaceful, so calm and at ease. She stretched over to kiss him lightly, but ended up waking him. He didn't know what was happening at first but realized it was Rory whom was kissing him. He kissed her back as they wrapped each other up in the sheets even more.
They both sighed contently.
"I gotta get up for work......." whispered Rory.
"Nope," Jess simply said.
Rory chuckled and said, "Yeah, I do."
"Nope," he said again.
"Jess," Rory whined, "I have to!"
"Nope," he repeated, this time holding her tighter.
"Come on I have to go," Rory said smiling.
"Call sick," Jess suggested.
Rory gasped and said, "No! I have never called in sick!"
"That's for sure," Jess said.
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Nothin', call in sick?"
she smiled and said, "I gotta wake up Elle."
He nodded and let go of her, but before she turned to get out of bed he held her and kissed her softly. She smiled and got up to wake Elle.
Rory walked to Elle's room and found that she wasn't there. Her room was clean and her backpack wasn't there.
Rory ran to the kitchen in her pajamas to find that Elle had attempted to make breakfast, attempted being the operative word here.
Rory sighed and walked over to the little girl who was eating mouthfuls of cereal, and hugged her.
"Moooom! I'm trying to eat!" screeched Elle.
Rory didn't let go.
"Mom! I need air!"
Rory let go and smiled at the little girl. She was so independent. Elle reminded Rory of herself and a little of Jess- wherever that came from. Elle had Rory's smarts and independence as well as Jess's but she also had Jess's quick retort for sarcasm.
Sarcasm.
Jess!
Whoops.
Jess came out of the room slipping a white shirt over his bear chest and said, "Rory?"
"Sorry Jess," Rory smiled.
He shook his head and said, "That's okay." He handed her the phone and said, "Call."
She had second thoughts and said, "I can't!"
"Yes you can, here," Jess said putting the phone in her hand and going behind her where he then took her hand started dialing for her.
She turned the phone off and said, "Jess no, I can't." she laughed.
Jess melodramatically sighed and Rory stared at him and said, "Fine, fine!"
He smiled and let her dial.
"Hello? Yeah, hey, I can't (sniff) come in for work today," Rory said into the phone. She sounded as if she had a congested nose. Jess raised his eyebrows.
"Ahuh........ I can come on Wednesday? That's fine, thank you." She turned the phone off and said, "Happy now?"
"Very. It sounds like you've done this before......." He raised his eyebrows again and crossed his arms.
"No- I....... Once!" she screamed, frustrated.
Jess laughed and wrapped his arms around Rory.
"Little kid in the room!" shouted Elle.
Jess slowly pulled back. A smile tugged at his lips, shattering his bad boy image.
"You ready for school?" Rory asked.
"Yep!" Elle said as she hopped off the chair in the dinning room.
"Gimme a few minutes to change," Rory said as she ran to the room.
Jess followed and Rory said, "Coming for the ride?"
"Sure," he responded.
Jess pulled out a black regular shirt that fit him all too well and tattered jeans. Rory slipped on fitted jeans and a white long sleeved knitted shirt. Rory didn't feel uncomfortable changing in front of Jess anymore, so it wasn't an issue.
Rory and Jess walked out and Rory grabbed her keys and Elle walked outside.
Jess closed the door behind him, making sure it was locked and they all went out to the car.
They soon got to Elle's school and Rory parked the car.
They all got out and Jess leaned against the back of the car as Rory led Elle to the front of the school where she proceeded to kneel down and kiss Elle's cheek.
"Hey Rory, Elle."
Turning around Rory said, "Hey Mark, Jason," to the older man and his son.
Jason didn't say anything but Elle waved.
"How are you?" Mark asked.
Mark was just a guy she'd met while she was waiting for Elle one day. Obviously his son was Jason.
"Good, I took three days off of work," she responded.
"How come, not feeling well?" he asked.
"No, just wanted to spend time with my boyfriend is all," Rory said as she pointed Jess leaning on the car.
Mark nodded.
Jess walked over, he didn't want anything or anyone screwing over his bond with Rory and Elle, that including Mark.
"Mark, this is my boyfriend Jess, Jess this is Mark- Jason's father," Rory said.
Jess politely shook hands with Mark and smiled too. He then wrapped his arm around her waist.
"Mark is an only parent too," Rory said.
Jess shook his head and said, "Must be hard."
At least he was TRYING to be friendly.
"At times," said Mark.
Jess nodded again and kneeled down to Elle.
"Hey kid," he said.
She smiled and held out her hand.
He smiled back and pulled a book out of his back pocket.
She took it and smiled.
"Have fun," said Jess.
"Bye Jess," Elle said. her voice was so soft and tender, as was Rory's.
he saw the obvious resemblance that way.
Rory bent down and kissed Elle again and said, "Have a nice day and stay out of trouble."
Jess stood behind Rory and shook his head furiously. From this Elle laughed.
Rory turned around and swatted Jess's leg.
"Be good! Bye sweetie," Rory said and hugged the little girl.
"Bye mommy," Elle said, as she giddily walked off to school.
Rory stood and smiled at Mark and said, "Bye."
He smiled courteously and said, "Bye."
Rory and Jess walked back to the car and drove home.
The second Rory and Jess arrived home, Rory collapsed on the couch.
"The day isn't even over and I'm tired!" Rory said.
Jess smiled as he curled up next to her. Rory yawned and kicked off her shoes, Jess did the same.
"What're you thinking about?" Jess asked.
Rory sighed happily and said, "Nothing. I'm just happy."
Jess smiled and said, "Happy about what?"
"Just... everything."
Rory snuggled closer to Jess and soon both fell asleep.
Rory was the first to wake. She was playing with Jess's fingers and weaving them with her own. She couldn't dispose the goofy smile she had plastered to her face. Jess, in a little while, woke too.
"Your hands are soft," Jess commented. His voice was a little rough around the edges and it startled Rory a bit.
Sinking into him she said, "Yours are rough." She can almost hear him smile.
"Come on, we should get up, we're gonna hafta pick up Elle," said Rory.
Jess nodded, but neither moved. Rory chuckled and so did Jess.
"You're gonna hafta get up first Rory, you're laying on me."
"I will!" she responded. "Soon. Just let me.. savor this.."
he laughed and wrapped his arms tighter around Rory and she inhaled his scent. It was warm and familiar. It was a comforting smell.
"Come on Rory, Elle's gonna be mad at you if you come late," he said laughing a little.
"Oh all right!" Rory said, rolling off of Jess.
He laughed and pulled his shoes on and Rory did the same. Jess drove them to Elle's school. When the got there, all the little kids from the elementary school oozed out of the two front doors. Elle slowly and sadly walked out looking around for her mom and possibly Jess.
"Elle!" screamed Rory.
Elle ran over to Rory and started crying.
"Oh baby girl, what's wrong?" Rory said holding her and rocking her slightly.
"Mommy!" she cried.
"Shh, it's okay. Come on, mommy's here. Shh," hushed Rory.
Jess walked over, but didn't say a word.
"Look honey, Jess is here," said Rory.
Elle pulled away from Rory slightly, but didn't stop crying.
"Come on baby, lets go home," said Rory picking up Elle.
Rory sat in the back of the car with Elle, trying to soothe her to sleep. Every now and then, Elle would sniffle. It broke Rory's heart to see her little girl in tears like this. When they arrived home, Rory carried Elle to her room. Elle was fast asleep so Rory tucked her in bed. Rory brushed back Elle's thin bangs kissed her forehead.
Sighing lightly, Rory stood and crossed her arms. she stood still for a while and Jess came behind her and hugged her from behind.
"Is she okay?" he asked.
Rory took in a deep breath and let it out.
"I don't know."
"It's okay," said Jess.
Nodding slightly, Rory said, "I know. I just wish..I just that there was more that I could do for her. She's only in the first grade Jess! There'll be plenty more times that she'll be crying. I just don't know why this is fazing me so much."
"She's just a little girl, but more importantly she's your little girl. It's fazing you so much because you care so much for her. I can see it because whenever you look at her, I see in your eyes this kind of pride. It almost makes me jealous. I wish I could have that kind of pride in my eyes."
"Oh Jess," said Rory turning to face him, "You do! I see it all the time! When you hold her and talk to her, it's like you're her father and she's your daughter. She loves you, you know?" said Rory turning around to look at Elle again, "She loves you so much. The way you treat her... God, Jess you're so good to her. I don't know... Part of me thinks that in some way, you've changed her," finished Rory, smiling slightly.
"Well she's changed me too, for the better."
Rory brought her forehead to Jess's and smiled slightly.
"She'll be okay," said Jess reassuringly.
Nodding against his head Rory said, "Yeah, she'll be fine."
Jess ushered her out of Elle's room, taking one look back at Elle and then slowly closing the door.
Rory sat at a chair by the window, just watching the day pass by.
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A/N: Ah! I know I haven't updated in forever, but here's a new chapter!! Enjoy!
The next morning Rory found herself wrapped in the sheets of her bed. She wasn't sure where exactly she was at first but it suddenly dawned on her. Her alarm had gone off and so she had to get up. Rory looked to her right and saw Jess wrapped up in the sheets too and smiled. She turned to her side and just stared at him, watching him sleep.
He looked so peaceful, so calm and at ease. She stretched over to kiss him lightly, but ended up waking him. He didn't know what was happening at first but realized it was Rory whom was kissing him. He kissed her back as they wrapped each other up in the sheets even more.
They both sighed contently.
"I gotta get up for work......." whispered Rory.
"Nope," Jess simply said.
Rory chuckled and said, "Yeah, I do."
"Nope," he said again.
"Jess," Rory whined, "I have to!"
"Nope," he repeated, this time holding her tighter.
"Come on I have to go," Rory said smiling.
"Call sick," Jess suggested.
Rory gasped and said, "No! I have never called in sick!"
"That's for sure," Jess said.
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Nothin', call in sick?"
she smiled and said, "I gotta wake up Elle."
He nodded and let go of her, but before she turned to get out of bed he held her and kissed her softly. She smiled and got up to wake Elle.
Rory walked to Elle's room and found that she wasn't there. Her room was clean and her backpack wasn't there.
Rory ran to the kitchen in her pajamas to find that Elle had attempted to make breakfast, attempted being the operative word here.
Rory sighed and walked over to the little girl who was eating mouthfuls of cereal, and hugged her.
"Moooom! I'm trying to eat!" screeched Elle.
Rory didn't let go.
"Mom! I need air!"
Rory let go and smiled at the little girl. She was so independent. Elle reminded Rory of herself and a little of Jess- wherever that came from. Elle had Rory's smarts and independence as well as Jess's but she also had Jess's quick retort for sarcasm.
Sarcasm.
Jess!
Whoops.
Jess came out of the room slipping a white shirt over his bear chest and said, "Rory?"
"Sorry Jess," Rory smiled.
He shook his head and said, "That's okay." He handed her the phone and said, "Call."
She had second thoughts and said, "I can't!"
"Yes you can, here," Jess said putting the phone in her hand and going behind her where he then took her hand started dialing for her.
She turned the phone off and said, "Jess no, I can't." she laughed.
Jess melodramatically sighed and Rory stared at him and said, "Fine, fine!"
He smiled and let her dial.
"Hello? Yeah, hey, I can't (sniff) come in for work today," Rory said into the phone. She sounded as if she had a congested nose. Jess raised his eyebrows.
"Ahuh........ I can come on Wednesday? That's fine, thank you." She turned the phone off and said, "Happy now?"
"Very. It sounds like you've done this before......." He raised his eyebrows again and crossed his arms.
"No- I....... Once!" she screamed, frustrated.
Jess laughed and wrapped his arms around Rory.
"Little kid in the room!" shouted Elle.
Jess slowly pulled back. A smile tugged at his lips, shattering his bad boy image.
"You ready for school?" Rory asked.
"Yep!" Elle said as she hopped off the chair in the dinning room.
"Gimme a few minutes to change," Rory said as she ran to the room.
Jess followed and Rory said, "Coming for the ride?"
"Sure," he responded.
Jess pulled out a black regular shirt that fit him all too well and tattered jeans. Rory slipped on fitted jeans and a white long sleeved knitted shirt. Rory didn't feel uncomfortable changing in front of Jess anymore, so it wasn't an issue.
Rory and Jess walked out and Rory grabbed her keys and Elle walked outside.
Jess closed the door behind him, making sure it was locked and they all went out to the car.
They soon got to Elle's school and Rory parked the car.
They all got out and Jess leaned against the back of the car as Rory led Elle to the front of the school where she proceeded to kneel down and kiss Elle's cheek.
"Hey Rory, Elle."
Turning around Rory said, "Hey Mark, Jason," to the older man and his son.
Jason didn't say anything but Elle waved.
"How are you?" Mark asked.
Mark was just a guy she'd met while she was waiting for Elle one day. Obviously his son was Jason.
"Good, I took three days off of work," she responded.
"How come, not feeling well?" he asked.
"No, just wanted to spend time with my boyfriend is all," Rory said as she pointed Jess leaning on the car.
Mark nodded.
Jess walked over, he didn't want anything or anyone screwing over his bond with Rory and Elle, that including Mark.
"Mark, this is my boyfriend Jess, Jess this is Mark- Jason's father," Rory said.
Jess politely shook hands with Mark and smiled too. He then wrapped his arm around her waist.
"Mark is an only parent too," Rory said.
Jess shook his head and said, "Must be hard."
At least he was TRYING to be friendly.
"At times," said Mark.
Jess nodded again and kneeled down to Elle.
"Hey kid," he said.
She smiled and held out her hand.
He smiled back and pulled a book out of his back pocket.
She took it and smiled.
"Have fun," said Jess.
"Bye Jess," Elle said. her voice was so soft and tender, as was Rory's.
he saw the obvious resemblance that way.
Rory bent down and kissed Elle again and said, "Have a nice day and stay out of trouble."
Jess stood behind Rory and shook his head furiously. From this Elle laughed.
Rory turned around and swatted Jess's leg.
"Be good! Bye sweetie," Rory said and hugged the little girl.
"Bye mommy," Elle said, as she giddily walked off to school.
Rory stood and smiled at Mark and said, "Bye."
He smiled courteously and said, "Bye."
Rory and Jess walked back to the car and drove home.
The second Rory and Jess arrived home, Rory collapsed on the couch.
"The day isn't even over and I'm tired!" Rory said.
Jess smiled as he curled up next to her. Rory yawned and kicked off her shoes, Jess did the same.
"What're you thinking about?" Jess asked.
Rory sighed happily and said, "Nothing. I'm just happy."
Jess smiled and said, "Happy about what?"
"Just... everything."
Rory snuggled closer to Jess and soon both fell asleep.
Rory was the first to wake. She was playing with Jess's fingers and weaving them with her own. She couldn't dispose the goofy smile she had plastered to her face. Jess, in a little while, woke too.
"Your hands are soft," Jess commented. His voice was a little rough around the edges and it startled Rory a bit.
Sinking into him she said, "Yours are rough." She can almost hear him smile.
"Come on, we should get up, we're gonna hafta pick up Elle," said Rory.
Jess nodded, but neither moved. Rory chuckled and so did Jess.
"You're gonna hafta get up first Rory, you're laying on me."
"I will!" she responded. "Soon. Just let me.. savor this.."
he laughed and wrapped his arms tighter around Rory and she inhaled his scent. It was warm and familiar. It was a comforting smell.
"Come on Rory, Elle's gonna be mad at you if you come late," he said laughing a little.
"Oh all right!" Rory said, rolling off of Jess.
He laughed and pulled his shoes on and Rory did the same. Jess drove them to Elle's school. When the got there, all the little kids from the elementary school oozed out of the two front doors. Elle slowly and sadly walked out looking around for her mom and possibly Jess.
"Elle!" screamed Rory.
Elle ran over to Rory and started crying.
"Oh baby girl, what's wrong?" Rory said holding her and rocking her slightly.
"Mommy!" she cried.
"Shh, it's okay. Come on, mommy's here. Shh," hushed Rory.
Jess walked over, but didn't say a word.
"Look honey, Jess is here," said Rory.
Elle pulled away from Rory slightly, but didn't stop crying.
"Come on baby, lets go home," said Rory picking up Elle.
Rory sat in the back of the car with Elle, trying to soothe her to sleep. Every now and then, Elle would sniffle. It broke Rory's heart to see her little girl in tears like this. When they arrived home, Rory carried Elle to her room. Elle was fast asleep so Rory tucked her in bed. Rory brushed back Elle's thin bangs kissed her forehead.
Sighing lightly, Rory stood and crossed her arms. she stood still for a while and Jess came behind her and hugged her from behind.
"Is she okay?" he asked.
Rory took in a deep breath and let it out.
"I don't know."
"It's okay," said Jess.
Nodding slightly, Rory said, "I know. I just wish..I just that there was more that I could do for her. She's only in the first grade Jess! There'll be plenty more times that she'll be crying. I just don't know why this is fazing me so much."
"She's just a little girl, but more importantly she's your little girl. It's fazing you so much because you care so much for her. I can see it because whenever you look at her, I see in your eyes this kind of pride. It almost makes me jealous. I wish I could have that kind of pride in my eyes."
"Oh Jess," said Rory turning to face him, "You do! I see it all the time! When you hold her and talk to her, it's like you're her father and she's your daughter. She loves you, you know?" said Rory turning around to look at Elle again, "She loves you so much. The way you treat her... God, Jess you're so good to her. I don't know... Part of me thinks that in some way, you've changed her," finished Rory, smiling slightly.
"Well she's changed me too, for the better."
Rory brought her forehead to Jess's and smiled slightly.
"She'll be okay," said Jess reassuringly.
Nodding against his head Rory said, "Yeah, she'll be fine."
Jess ushered her out of Elle's room, taking one look back at Elle and then slowly closing the door.
Rory sat at a chair by the window, just watching the day pass by.
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