For purposes of this storyline, we're gonna pretend Jess left around the time of the "Poes and Fire" episode.
Also, thanks for the reviews! This chapter will show a little bit of Lit, but not the full frontal snogging just yet. Remember, patience is a virtue!
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"And furthermore, Lucas Danes," Taylor said. "If I even see any small thing even put in the wrong place, that hoodlum is gone."
"Haven't changed a bit, Taylor," Jess said, coming down the stairs.
"Ah, Mr. Mariano, what a pleasure it is to have you here," Taylor replied, turning around.
"Good-bye, Taylor," Luke said.
"Remember, Luke." Taylor looked Jess dead on. "One thing."
"One thing, Luke," Jess mocked.
Taylor left in a huff, avoiding eye contact with Rory as she walked in the diner.
Luke looked up, then over at Jess, who was now walking upstairs.
"Hey, Luke," Rory said, smiling.
"Hey, Rory, good to see you," Luke greeted. "I didn't expect to be seeing you."
"I know he's back, Luke. Mom told me," Rory replied.
"So," Luke continued. "How's Jemma?"
Rory sighed. "You kind of live with my mom, Luke, you should know how Jemma is."
Luke shook his head, noticing Rory looking around the diner, knowing full well who she was looking for.
"He's upstairs," Luke said. "Go on up if you want."
"I… I don't know if I'm ready to just yet," Rory replied.
"Are you going to tell him about Jemma?" Luke asked.
Rory shrugged. "I want to, I really do."
"But…" Luke continued.
"But part of me is afraid to. I don't want him running away again," Rory finished.
"He won't run if he knows what's good for him," Luke reassured her.
Rory smiled. "Thanks, Luke. I think I'll get my coffee when I come back downstairs."
Luke nodded. "Go on up."
Rory slowly, and cautiously, made her way up the stairs to the apartment. She smiled hearing the music coming from the apartment, and she knocked on the door.
"What now?" Jess asked, opening the door.
"Hey," Rory said.
Jess was in complete shock. "Uh…"
Rory rolled her eyes. "Look, I'm not here because I want to proclaim my undying love for you."
Jess snickered. "I guess that's a good thing."
"Whatever," Rory retorted. "Look, you have a daughter. You would have known that had you stayed in town, but I guess things didn't work out that way in your busy schedule."
"And you didn't feel the need to write to me?" Jess asked.
"Well, you see, that's the thing about letters, you need an address to send them," Rory replied.
Jess sighed, running his hand through his hair. "What… what's her name?"
"Lorelai," Rory said. "Lorelai Jemma Gilmore-Mariano."
"Mariano?" Jess questioned. "Jemma?"
"You're her father whether you like it or not. But," Rory continued, "the ball's in your court now. See her, don't see her, she's been doing okay without you."
"And you?" Jess asked.
"I'm perfectly fine," Rory fired back. "I have to go now. You know where she is if you want to see her."
Jess didn't get a chance to reply, because Rory was already making her way downstairs.
Luke looked to his right as Rory made her way from behind the curtain.
"Rory?"
Rory looked at Luke, tears streaming down her face. "Hey, Luke. Coffee to go."
Luke quickly prepared a cup of coffee for her, and she quickly left the diner.
Jess ran down the stairs to see Rory quickly walking out of the diner. He started for the door when he heard Luke's voice.
"Stop it right there," Luke commanded.
"Why?" Jess inquired. "That's the mother of a child that I just found out I had."
"You don't need to ruin two lives at once, okay? You need time to think about this. You can't just barge into the house and demand to see Jemma," Luke replied.
"Time to think about this?! This is insane, Luke, and you know it," Jess returned.
"Yeah, it's pretty insane that you just left one day without a note and left Rory alone with a kid," Luke said.
"This is crazy," Jess repeated, then started walking out the door.
Luke started after Jess. "Where are you --"
"Out," Jess interrupted.
Luke watched Jess make his way to the bridge, and then went back behind the counter.
This would certainly be an interesting summer.
Also, thanks for the reviews! This chapter will show a little bit of Lit, but not the full frontal snogging just yet. Remember, patience is a virtue!
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"And furthermore, Lucas Danes," Taylor said. "If I even see any small thing even put in the wrong place, that hoodlum is gone."
"Haven't changed a bit, Taylor," Jess said, coming down the stairs.
"Ah, Mr. Mariano, what a pleasure it is to have you here," Taylor replied, turning around.
"Good-bye, Taylor," Luke said.
"Remember, Luke." Taylor looked Jess dead on. "One thing."
"One thing, Luke," Jess mocked.
Taylor left in a huff, avoiding eye contact with Rory as she walked in the diner.
Luke looked up, then over at Jess, who was now walking upstairs.
"Hey, Luke," Rory said, smiling.
"Hey, Rory, good to see you," Luke greeted. "I didn't expect to be seeing you."
"I know he's back, Luke. Mom told me," Rory replied.
"So," Luke continued. "How's Jemma?"
Rory sighed. "You kind of live with my mom, Luke, you should know how Jemma is."
Luke shook his head, noticing Rory looking around the diner, knowing full well who she was looking for.
"He's upstairs," Luke said. "Go on up if you want."
"I… I don't know if I'm ready to just yet," Rory replied.
"Are you going to tell him about Jemma?" Luke asked.
Rory shrugged. "I want to, I really do."
"But…" Luke continued.
"But part of me is afraid to. I don't want him running away again," Rory finished.
"He won't run if he knows what's good for him," Luke reassured her.
Rory smiled. "Thanks, Luke. I think I'll get my coffee when I come back downstairs."
Luke nodded. "Go on up."
Rory slowly, and cautiously, made her way up the stairs to the apartment. She smiled hearing the music coming from the apartment, and she knocked on the door.
"What now?" Jess asked, opening the door.
"Hey," Rory said.
Jess was in complete shock. "Uh…"
Rory rolled her eyes. "Look, I'm not here because I want to proclaim my undying love for you."
Jess snickered. "I guess that's a good thing."
"Whatever," Rory retorted. "Look, you have a daughter. You would have known that had you stayed in town, but I guess things didn't work out that way in your busy schedule."
"And you didn't feel the need to write to me?" Jess asked.
"Well, you see, that's the thing about letters, you need an address to send them," Rory replied.
Jess sighed, running his hand through his hair. "What… what's her name?"
"Lorelai," Rory said. "Lorelai Jemma Gilmore-Mariano."
"Mariano?" Jess questioned. "Jemma?"
"You're her father whether you like it or not. But," Rory continued, "the ball's in your court now. See her, don't see her, she's been doing okay without you."
"And you?" Jess asked.
"I'm perfectly fine," Rory fired back. "I have to go now. You know where she is if you want to see her."
Jess didn't get a chance to reply, because Rory was already making her way downstairs.
Luke looked to his right as Rory made her way from behind the curtain.
"Rory?"
Rory looked at Luke, tears streaming down her face. "Hey, Luke. Coffee to go."
Luke quickly prepared a cup of coffee for her, and she quickly left the diner.
Jess ran down the stairs to see Rory quickly walking out of the diner. He started for the door when he heard Luke's voice.
"Stop it right there," Luke commanded.
"Why?" Jess inquired. "That's the mother of a child that I just found out I had."
"You don't need to ruin two lives at once, okay? You need time to think about this. You can't just barge into the house and demand to see Jemma," Luke replied.
"Time to think about this?! This is insane, Luke, and you know it," Jess returned.
"Yeah, it's pretty insane that you just left one day without a note and left Rory alone with a kid," Luke said.
"This is crazy," Jess repeated, then started walking out the door.
Luke started after Jess. "Where are you --"
"Out," Jess interrupted.
Luke watched Jess make his way to the bridge, and then went back behind the counter.
This would certainly be an interesting summer.