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A/N: Yall rock! I love you ppl to pieces! Your encouragement means so much to me. You brighten my day, and I hope I can brighten yours, too. I love writing and when it's appreciated I am overjoyed. I had the most fun writing the last chapter, but I hope I can get the same creative juices in this one too!
Chapter 11: Is it Tomorrow?
Jess woke up with his arms protectively wrapped around Rory. Her head was on his chest and her arm was draped over his stomach. Her breathing was even, and she looked peaceful. Jess couldn't believe this was the same girl that had broken down yesterday. She seemed calmer, even in slumber. He didn't want to move from beside Rory. He didn't want it to be tomorrow. Even though Rory might be ready to face the town, he wasn't sure if he was.
Rory woke up after feeling Jess stir a little. She felt so comfortable with him. Their bodies seemed to match perfectly together. Jess consoled her when she cried, and then he held her the entire night. Rory wasn't sure if she was up to going home, but she knew she wouldn't have another meltdown. Her mother was probably scared after seeing Rory like that, but she couldn't help it. The past week had been too much for her to handle, and she didn't know why last night had made everything all right.
Jess felt Rory waking up, and he kissed the top of her head. She smiled up at him and nuzzled closer to him. Jess knew they had to leave soon, but he couldn't bring himself to leave Rory. He decided a little longer wouldn't hurt, so he held her a little tighter. They were both emotionally drained, and they fell asleep once more. Jess never wanted this feeling to end, at least not today.
Rory felt sleep overcome her again, and she couldn't help but give into it. She needed her sleep because she was sleeping for two. Their baby was growing inside of Rory, and she needed to stay healthy. Luckily, the doctors said the accident didn't inflict any harm on the baby. Rory and Jess were banged up a little, but it could have been much worse. Before Rory fell asleep, she thought about calling her mom. She vaguely remembered Jess telling Lorelai they would be home tomorrow. Is it tomorrow? Everything faded away as Rory fell into dreamland.
Jess reluctantly dragged himself out of bed a couple of hours later. Lorelai was probably going crazy by now. It was mid-afternoon and they weren't even close to leaving the hotel. Rory was still asleep, and neither one had even showered. He decided to have his shower before he made Rory get up. He took his clothes off and looked at the bruises on his chest and abs. His ribs weren't sore anymore, but they were still a dark purple. His cuts were almost completely healed, and he looked better. He quickly showered and dressed. He even tried calling Lorelai, but she didn't answer the phone. He thought that was odd, but he didn't worry too much about it.
Rory felt someone lightly shaking her. Her eyes fluttered open and she saw Jess kneeling down by the side of the bed. He smelled good. Rory could tell he had just gotten out of the shower because his hair was still a little damp. He grinned at her, and gave her a good morning kiss. She gave him a smile to show him she was feeling better, then she pulled him back into bed.
"Let's go back to sleep," she whined.
Jess laughed, "Rory, it's 3:00 in the afternoon. I think we've slept enough."
"I don't want to go back," she said quietly.
Jess leaned over to her and whispered into her ear, "Neither do I."
Jess knew the town would want to kill him for taking Rory's virginity away. He was the bad boy from New York that had stolen their little girl. He knew the only way they could forgive him is if they could see how much he truly loved her. Jess wanted to be with Rory forever. Those few months in California had been unbearable for him. He knew he made a mistake and he screwed up when he tried to fix it. Rory was pregnant.
Rory rolled out of bed, and went to take her shower. When she was washing her hair, she looked down at her stomach. No mommy belly, yet. She didn't know when she would start to show, but she hoped it wouldn't be anytime soon. Right now, she was trying to ignore the fact that she was going to be a mother. She loved Jess, though, and that's all that mattered anymore. She knew she would have to face her mother, and she wasn't sure how that would go.
Jess packed up the rest of their things. He was dreading the "Lorelai talk" and he knew Rory was, too. His thoughts returned to where Lorelai could be. He hadn't told Rory that she was gone because he didn't want to worry her. On a hunch he picked up the phone and dialed a familiar number
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Luke opened his eyes at five o'clock as usual. He reoriented himself, thinking last night had been a dream. Lorelai wasn't in his apartment, and she never would be. He quickly showered and dressed for work. Before he went downstairs, he decided to prove to himself last night was a dream. He cracked open the door to Jess' room and looked inside. The girl of his dreams was sound asleep on the bed. Luke was shocked, to say the least. Everything came to him when he saw the distressed look on her face. Lorelai let him see her cry. Luke shut the door softly, and he headed downstairs to start the day.
Lorelai awoke in a strange room. Metallica posters hung all around the room, and she was sleeping in a twin-sized bed. Is it tomorrow? she thought to herself. Her memory kicked in after she saw a picture of Jess and Rory on the nightstand. She was in Jess' room, in Luke's apartment. She remembered her emotional breakdown the night before. Lorelai got up and walked downstairs into the diner. Miss Patty stared at her disheveled appearance and the fork she was holding fell to her plate. Lorelai didn't even notice. She walked right up to the counter.
"Can I have some coffee, please," she said in a voice she didn't even recognize as her own.
Luke gave into her without a word. He poured her a huge cup of coffee and gave her a weak smile as he sat it down in front of her. Lorelai needed all the coffee she could get to handle today. Today, Jess and Rory were coming home. Luke didn't know what she was going to say to them, but he hoped he didn't have to be there. He figured he'd have to be there, though.
Lorelai looked like death this morning. She knew she probably looked ten years older. After the week from hell, she was sure anyone would. First, Rory runs away with Jess without a word to her. Then, she gets a call that her daughter was in a car accident, and she's across the country. After she freaks out and flies all the way out there, Rory's doctor tells her that her baby's pregnant. Lorelai had to watch her daughter almost have a nervous breakdown, and then she had to let Rory have a night with the father of her child. She was physically and emotionally drained.
Luke watched Lorelai sip her third cup of coffee, deep in thought. It had taken her an hour to get two and a half cups of coffee down, when she would normally be on her fifth. Lorelai got up from her stool when she finally downed the last drop. She walked out the door of the diner, and started walking. Luke didn't know what he could do for her so he just let her go.
Lorelai walked into her house, and saw she had a message. She pressed play and Jess' voice filled the room. They wouldn't be home until later this afternoon. Lorelai was secretly glad. Those few hours would give her time to think about what she was going to say to them. Lorelai showered and changed her clothes. She put on a little makeup, but she didn't care anymore. She lay down on the couch, and soon drifted off to sleep.
At three o'clock, Rory and Jess still hadn't been in the diner. He figured they were with Lorelai, but he thought they would call him. Luke was a little hurt that they didn't ask him to come over. He didn't want to be there, but he thought Lorelai would make him go. The telephone interrupted his thoughts, and he walked over to answer it.
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The phone rang several times before Luke picked up. Jess was still waiting for Rory to finish getting ready, and he was calling Luke to see if Lorelai was there. Jess didn't know why, but he had a feeling that Lorelai would be with Luke. She usually didn't even get up until ten, and she wasn't out of the house until eleven. When Luke picked up the phone, though, Jess wasn't sure what to say.
"Hello," Luke said gruffly.
"Hi, Luke," Jess replied, "Rory and I are still at the hotel, but we should be leaving pretty soon."
"You're not with Lorelai," Luke said surprised.
"No, Rory just woke up a few minutes ago," he replied, then Jess took a deep breath before asking his next question, "do you know where Lorelai is? I called her earlier this morning, but she didn't answer."
Luke was silent. He knew he had to tell Jess, but he didn't want to. After a few seconds, he cleared his throat and decided to be truthful.
"Lorelai was really upset last night, so I asked her to sleep in the apartment," he replied.
Jess was shocked, "You slept with Lorelai!"
Luke stuttered out his reply, "Oh. No... I, uh... She..." Finally he cleared his head and answered, "Lorelai slept in your room."
"Oh. Rory's ready, now. We'll be there soon. Bye,"
Luke and Jess both hung up the phones. Luke decided to close the diner and head over to the Gilmore house. He knew they didn't lock their doors, so he walked into the living room. Lorelai was sound asleep on the couch, and he didn't want to wake her. Her eyes fluttered open, regardless. Lorelai smiled at Luke, and patted the seat next to her. He sat down and she leaned over and gave him a hug.
Lorelai wanted to thank Luke for everything, but she couldn't put her thanks into words. She just hugged him, and she never wanted to let him go. They sat there for a minute or so, until they heard the car pull into the driveway. Luke and Lorelai reluctantly pulled apart and Luke saw fear in her eyes. He tried to silently reassure her, but he wasn't even sure what was going to happen.
Rory and Jess hadn't said anything on the car ride home. The car was a rental, and they both were nervous about being in a car again. Rory subconsciously put her hands on her lower abdomen. Jess noticed this out of the corner of his eye, and he couldn't help but think of what a wonderful mother she would be. She was barely pregnant and she was already trying to protect their child.
They pulled up to the house sooner than they had anticipated. Jess turned off the car, but neither one of them moved for what seemed an eternity. Finally, Jess reached over and took one of Rory's hands off her stomach. He gave her hand a squeeze to let her know that everything would be all right. They got out of the car to face their doom.
A/N: Yall rock! I love you ppl to pieces! Your encouragement means so much to me. You brighten my day, and I hope I can brighten yours, too. I love writing and when it's appreciated I am overjoyed. I had the most fun writing the last chapter, but I hope I can get the same creative juices in this one too!
Chapter 11: Is it Tomorrow?
Jess woke up with his arms protectively wrapped around Rory. Her head was on his chest and her arm was draped over his stomach. Her breathing was even, and she looked peaceful. Jess couldn't believe this was the same girl that had broken down yesterday. She seemed calmer, even in slumber. He didn't want to move from beside Rory. He didn't want it to be tomorrow. Even though Rory might be ready to face the town, he wasn't sure if he was.
Rory woke up after feeling Jess stir a little. She felt so comfortable with him. Their bodies seemed to match perfectly together. Jess consoled her when she cried, and then he held her the entire night. Rory wasn't sure if she was up to going home, but she knew she wouldn't have another meltdown. Her mother was probably scared after seeing Rory like that, but she couldn't help it. The past week had been too much for her to handle, and she didn't know why last night had made everything all right.
Jess felt Rory waking up, and he kissed the top of her head. She smiled up at him and nuzzled closer to him. Jess knew they had to leave soon, but he couldn't bring himself to leave Rory. He decided a little longer wouldn't hurt, so he held her a little tighter. They were both emotionally drained, and they fell asleep once more. Jess never wanted this feeling to end, at least not today.
Rory felt sleep overcome her again, and she couldn't help but give into it. She needed her sleep because she was sleeping for two. Their baby was growing inside of Rory, and she needed to stay healthy. Luckily, the doctors said the accident didn't inflict any harm on the baby. Rory and Jess were banged up a little, but it could have been much worse. Before Rory fell asleep, she thought about calling her mom. She vaguely remembered Jess telling Lorelai they would be home tomorrow. Is it tomorrow? Everything faded away as Rory fell into dreamland.
Jess reluctantly dragged himself out of bed a couple of hours later. Lorelai was probably going crazy by now. It was mid-afternoon and they weren't even close to leaving the hotel. Rory was still asleep, and neither one had even showered. He decided to have his shower before he made Rory get up. He took his clothes off and looked at the bruises on his chest and abs. His ribs weren't sore anymore, but they were still a dark purple. His cuts were almost completely healed, and he looked better. He quickly showered and dressed. He even tried calling Lorelai, but she didn't answer the phone. He thought that was odd, but he didn't worry too much about it.
Rory felt someone lightly shaking her. Her eyes fluttered open and she saw Jess kneeling down by the side of the bed. He smelled good. Rory could tell he had just gotten out of the shower because his hair was still a little damp. He grinned at her, and gave her a good morning kiss. She gave him a smile to show him she was feeling better, then she pulled him back into bed.
"Let's go back to sleep," she whined.
Jess laughed, "Rory, it's 3:00 in the afternoon. I think we've slept enough."
"I don't want to go back," she said quietly.
Jess leaned over to her and whispered into her ear, "Neither do I."
Jess knew the town would want to kill him for taking Rory's virginity away. He was the bad boy from New York that had stolen their little girl. He knew the only way they could forgive him is if they could see how much he truly loved her. Jess wanted to be with Rory forever. Those few months in California had been unbearable for him. He knew he made a mistake and he screwed up when he tried to fix it. Rory was pregnant.
Rory rolled out of bed, and went to take her shower. When she was washing her hair, she looked down at her stomach. No mommy belly, yet. She didn't know when she would start to show, but she hoped it wouldn't be anytime soon. Right now, she was trying to ignore the fact that she was going to be a mother. She loved Jess, though, and that's all that mattered anymore. She knew she would have to face her mother, and she wasn't sure how that would go.
Jess packed up the rest of their things. He was dreading the "Lorelai talk" and he knew Rory was, too. His thoughts returned to where Lorelai could be. He hadn't told Rory that she was gone because he didn't want to worry her. On a hunch he picked up the phone and dialed a familiar number
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Luke opened his eyes at five o'clock as usual. He reoriented himself, thinking last night had been a dream. Lorelai wasn't in his apartment, and she never would be. He quickly showered and dressed for work. Before he went downstairs, he decided to prove to himself last night was a dream. He cracked open the door to Jess' room and looked inside. The girl of his dreams was sound asleep on the bed. Luke was shocked, to say the least. Everything came to him when he saw the distressed look on her face. Lorelai let him see her cry. Luke shut the door softly, and he headed downstairs to start the day.
Lorelai awoke in a strange room. Metallica posters hung all around the room, and she was sleeping in a twin-sized bed. Is it tomorrow? she thought to herself. Her memory kicked in after she saw a picture of Jess and Rory on the nightstand. She was in Jess' room, in Luke's apartment. She remembered her emotional breakdown the night before. Lorelai got up and walked downstairs into the diner. Miss Patty stared at her disheveled appearance and the fork she was holding fell to her plate. Lorelai didn't even notice. She walked right up to the counter.
"Can I have some coffee, please," she said in a voice she didn't even recognize as her own.
Luke gave into her without a word. He poured her a huge cup of coffee and gave her a weak smile as he sat it down in front of her. Lorelai needed all the coffee she could get to handle today. Today, Jess and Rory were coming home. Luke didn't know what she was going to say to them, but he hoped he didn't have to be there. He figured he'd have to be there, though.
Lorelai looked like death this morning. She knew she probably looked ten years older. After the week from hell, she was sure anyone would. First, Rory runs away with Jess without a word to her. Then, she gets a call that her daughter was in a car accident, and she's across the country. After she freaks out and flies all the way out there, Rory's doctor tells her that her baby's pregnant. Lorelai had to watch her daughter almost have a nervous breakdown, and then she had to let Rory have a night with the father of her child. She was physically and emotionally drained.
Luke watched Lorelai sip her third cup of coffee, deep in thought. It had taken her an hour to get two and a half cups of coffee down, when she would normally be on her fifth. Lorelai got up from her stool when she finally downed the last drop. She walked out the door of the diner, and started walking. Luke didn't know what he could do for her so he just let her go.
Lorelai walked into her house, and saw she had a message. She pressed play and Jess' voice filled the room. They wouldn't be home until later this afternoon. Lorelai was secretly glad. Those few hours would give her time to think about what she was going to say to them. Lorelai showered and changed her clothes. She put on a little makeup, but she didn't care anymore. She lay down on the couch, and soon drifted off to sleep.
At three o'clock, Rory and Jess still hadn't been in the diner. He figured they were with Lorelai, but he thought they would call him. Luke was a little hurt that they didn't ask him to come over. He didn't want to be there, but he thought Lorelai would make him go. The telephone interrupted his thoughts, and he walked over to answer it.
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The phone rang several times before Luke picked up. Jess was still waiting for Rory to finish getting ready, and he was calling Luke to see if Lorelai was there. Jess didn't know why, but he had a feeling that Lorelai would be with Luke. She usually didn't even get up until ten, and she wasn't out of the house until eleven. When Luke picked up the phone, though, Jess wasn't sure what to say.
"Hello," Luke said gruffly.
"Hi, Luke," Jess replied, "Rory and I are still at the hotel, but we should be leaving pretty soon."
"You're not with Lorelai," Luke said surprised.
"No, Rory just woke up a few minutes ago," he replied, then Jess took a deep breath before asking his next question, "do you know where Lorelai is? I called her earlier this morning, but she didn't answer."
Luke was silent. He knew he had to tell Jess, but he didn't want to. After a few seconds, he cleared his throat and decided to be truthful.
"Lorelai was really upset last night, so I asked her to sleep in the apartment," he replied.
Jess was shocked, "You slept with Lorelai!"
Luke stuttered out his reply, "Oh. No... I, uh... She..." Finally he cleared his head and answered, "Lorelai slept in your room."
"Oh. Rory's ready, now. We'll be there soon. Bye,"
Luke and Jess both hung up the phones. Luke decided to close the diner and head over to the Gilmore house. He knew they didn't lock their doors, so he walked into the living room. Lorelai was sound asleep on the couch, and he didn't want to wake her. Her eyes fluttered open, regardless. Lorelai smiled at Luke, and patted the seat next to her. He sat down and she leaned over and gave him a hug.
Lorelai wanted to thank Luke for everything, but she couldn't put her thanks into words. She just hugged him, and she never wanted to let him go. They sat there for a minute or so, until they heard the car pull into the driveway. Luke and Lorelai reluctantly pulled apart and Luke saw fear in her eyes. He tried to silently reassure her, but he wasn't even sure what was going to happen.
Rory and Jess hadn't said anything on the car ride home. The car was a rental, and they both were nervous about being in a car again. Rory subconsciously put her hands on her lower abdomen. Jess noticed this out of the corner of his eye, and he couldn't help but think of what a wonderful mother she would be. She was barely pregnant and she was already trying to protect their child.
They pulled up to the house sooner than they had anticipated. Jess turned off the car, but neither one of them moved for what seemed an eternity. Finally, Jess reached over and took one of Rory's hands off her stomach. He gave her hand a squeeze to let her know that everything would be all right. They got out of the car to face their doom.