Disclaimer: I have nothing to do with the WB or Gilmore Girls.

Summary: Rory comes back from Washington to some different surprises.

"Lucas?!" Liz screamed to get Luke out of the trance he was in.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Hi Liz. What are you doing here?" Luke asked in a tone very similar to Jess.

"Why do the two of you men seem so unhappy to see me?" Liz laughed and looked at Rory. "How do they talk about me? What have they told you?"

"Um, no, nothing at all. They are less talkative than some." Rory explained slowly and nervously.

"Oh jeez Liz, don't put Rory on the spot." Jess said annoyed.

"It was a simple question Jess."

Jess just stared at his mother, amazed. Why was she here? Did she want him to come back with her? He had no intentions of leaving Rory anytime soon, or ever.

"Liz, just tell us what you're doing here so we can all go on with our lives." Luke said annoyed.

"Well, I was near town and I thought I'd come and visit. Is that so horrible?"

"It depends." Jess said in a low voice.

"Well, fine, might as well just get it out. I was wondering if you wanted to come back to New York with me for a few weeks." Liz proposed.

"What?" Luke said.

"What?" Rory said at the same time.

"What?" Jess said even more furious.

"What?" Kirk said from the corner.

"Kirk?!" Luke yelled.

"What? Everyone else was doing it. I'm a follower." Kirk smiled proudly.

"Ugh, no Liz, no, I'm not leaving Stars Hollow. As crazy as it sounds, Stars Hollow has grown on me. I have a reason to stay." Jess yelled and pointed to Rory. Rory blushed.

"Come on Jess, I miss you." Liz pleaded.

"Bull." Jess shook his head.

"Jess...' Liz began again.

"Liz. Jess said no. He means no." Luke said seriously.

"But why won't you just come, for one week at least?" Liz urged.

"Because. When I wanted to stay, you sent me away. That was your brilliant idea. So now you come back, pleading for me to just run into your arms so we can have one of those 'Full House' moments. I love my girlfriend. I am going to try in school. I am working at the diner. My life is stable. But the minute I come back, I'm going to be all alone with nobody because you will already have walked out the door." Jess yelled.

He couldn't take it anymore. He couldn't be in the diner across from the woman that gave birth to him and sent him away. Jess looked at Rory who was wearing a shocked face. He took her hand.

"Come on Rory." Jess said as he looked into his mothers eyes and walked out the door.