Thanks for the reviews! This chapter will show a little bit of past Lit, and you will finally get some background on what happened.
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Jess sat down at the bridge, a cigarette dangling from his lips, thinking about things. More importantly, he was thinking about Rory. And Jemma.
He didn't even know she was pregnant. They'd only had sex once. Even then, they'd been safe. However, he now realized, Rory had been hinting at the pregnancy the whole time, and he hadn't paid a bit of attention.
They'd been laying on the bridge, her head in his lap, and he was stroking her hair.
"Hey, Jess?" Rory asked.
"Yeah?" Jess answered..
"What are you going to name your children?" Rory questioned.
"Hopefully I won't be doing that anytime soon. I don't think we need another screw up in Stars Hollow," Jess replied.
Rory giggled. "Yeah."
Silence, and then, Rory spoke up.
"I'd name my daughter Lorelai. Lorelai Jemma," Rory said.
"That… that's pretty," Jess responded.
Rory nodded, and then stared out at the water.
Now, he realized, she'd been trying to tell him about his own daughter, Lorelai Jemma.
But he'd screwed up.
Over at the Gilmore house, Rory was sitting in her room, cradling Jemma, who was peacefully sleeping.
Rory remembered the day she knew she had to tell Jess about her.
Rory and Lorelai walked into Luke's, and sat down at the counter.
"Hey, we'll have two coffees. And hurry, I have someone coming out today to inspect the damage to the Independence," Lorelai commanded.
"Oh… uh… Lorelai, can we talk upstairs about that?" Luke asked.
Lorelai looked at Luke questioningly, and walked upstairs.
Rory looked around the diner, occasionally brushing her fingers against her stomach.
Shortly after, Lorelai came downstairs and looked at Rory sympathetically.
"What's up, mom?" Rory asked.
Lorelai smiled sadly at her daughter. "Let's take our coffee to the car, okay kid?"
"But, I kind of needed to talk to --" Rory started.
"Come on, sweetie," Lorelai gently urged.
Rory nodded, taking her coffee and following her mom out to the car.
"Rory, sweetie," Lorelai said, "Jess, he… he's gone, babe."
Rory knew at the moment she had turned white. "No."
"Luke didn't even know he was gone until this morning," Lorelai replied.
Rory bit her lip and closed her eyes. "Mom, I… I'm…"
Lorelai looked at her daughter. "Babe?"
"I'm pregnant, mom," Rory said.
Lorelai looked at her daughter, who was now crying, and pulled her into a hug.
"Shh, it'll be okay," Lorelai soothed. "It's okay."
Rory was broken from the memory when Jemma started fussing.
"What's wrong, babe?" She slowly started patting Jemma's back.
"Has she had her bottle?" Lorelai walked into the room holding a bottle.
"No, thanks mom," Rory replied, easing Jemma down enough to give her the bottle.
"What were you thinking about, babe?" Lorelai asked.
"The day Jess left," Rory responded, sadly.
Lorelai nodded. "You told him?"
"Yeah," Rory said.
"And?" Lorelai inquired.
"He knows, so that's all I can do now," Rory stated.
"I'm sorry, babe," Lorelai said. "How about if you take Jemma and go hang out with Dean? He hasn't seen her in a long time."
Rory smiled. "Okay."
Lorelai watched her daughter leave the house, cradling the small baby.
Rory remembered the day she'd had to tell Dean about Jemma. He and Lindsay had broken up, and they were both hurting.
"Hey, Rory," Dean greeted.
"Hey," Rory responded.
"Excited about Yale?" Dean asked.
"You know it, how about you?" Rory questioned. "I still can't believe you're leaving Stars Hollow. You always seemed like a homebody to me."
"We all have to leave sometime, Rory," Dean replied.
"Yeah," Rory said. "Listen, Dean, there's something I have to tell you…"
And she'd told him. He'd been shocked, but the shock turned into concern, and he'd been there for Rory ever since, even coming back when she went into labor.
Her grandparents had been the same way, surprisingly.
Her grandfather had gone crazy with things for Jemma's room at the Gilmore Mansion, and her grandmother had come with her to Lamaze classes and taken her shopping for maternity clothes.
Paris, Jamie, Lane, and Dave had threatened Jess's life, and also bought Rory some Josh Groban CD's to play for the baby.
Luke and Lorelai had set up a nursery at the house in Stars Hollow, and Luke had offered the apartment above the diner for Rory to move into should the need arise. She'd declined.
But now, here she was, meeting Dean at the gazebo, and Jemma was being a perfect angel.
"Hey, Rory," Dean said.
"Hey," Rory greeted.
"Hey, Jem. Can I?" Dean asked.
Rory nodded, gently handing Jemma over to Dean.
"She's getting big," Dean commented.
"Jess knows," Rory said.
"Oh, Rory," Dean responded, pulling her into a hug. "Are you okay?"
"I'm… as expected," Rory replied.
"How about we take a walk?" Dean suggested.
Rory smiled. "A walk would be nice."
Dean put his arm around Rory and together they started walking.
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A/N: Don't worry, Dean and Rory are just friends, even though he and Lindsay are over (personally, I think she's too annoying anyways). Thanks for reading!
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Jess sat down at the bridge, a cigarette dangling from his lips, thinking about things. More importantly, he was thinking about Rory. And Jemma.
He didn't even know she was pregnant. They'd only had sex once. Even then, they'd been safe. However, he now realized, Rory had been hinting at the pregnancy the whole time, and he hadn't paid a bit of attention.
They'd been laying on the bridge, her head in his lap, and he was stroking her hair.
"Hey, Jess?" Rory asked.
"Yeah?" Jess answered..
"What are you going to name your children?" Rory questioned.
"Hopefully I won't be doing that anytime soon. I don't think we need another screw up in Stars Hollow," Jess replied.
Rory giggled. "Yeah."
Silence, and then, Rory spoke up.
"I'd name my daughter Lorelai. Lorelai Jemma," Rory said.
"That… that's pretty," Jess responded.
Rory nodded, and then stared out at the water.
Now, he realized, she'd been trying to tell him about his own daughter, Lorelai Jemma.
But he'd screwed up.
Over at the Gilmore house, Rory was sitting in her room, cradling Jemma, who was peacefully sleeping.
Rory remembered the day she knew she had to tell Jess about her.
Rory and Lorelai walked into Luke's, and sat down at the counter.
"Hey, we'll have two coffees. And hurry, I have someone coming out today to inspect the damage to the Independence," Lorelai commanded.
"Oh… uh… Lorelai, can we talk upstairs about that?" Luke asked.
Lorelai looked at Luke questioningly, and walked upstairs.
Rory looked around the diner, occasionally brushing her fingers against her stomach.
Shortly after, Lorelai came downstairs and looked at Rory sympathetically.
"What's up, mom?" Rory asked.
Lorelai smiled sadly at her daughter. "Let's take our coffee to the car, okay kid?"
"But, I kind of needed to talk to --" Rory started.
"Come on, sweetie," Lorelai gently urged.
Rory nodded, taking her coffee and following her mom out to the car.
"Rory, sweetie," Lorelai said, "Jess, he… he's gone, babe."
Rory knew at the moment she had turned white. "No."
"Luke didn't even know he was gone until this morning," Lorelai replied.
Rory bit her lip and closed her eyes. "Mom, I… I'm…"
Lorelai looked at her daughter. "Babe?"
"I'm pregnant, mom," Rory said.
Lorelai looked at her daughter, who was now crying, and pulled her into a hug.
"Shh, it'll be okay," Lorelai soothed. "It's okay."
Rory was broken from the memory when Jemma started fussing.
"What's wrong, babe?" She slowly started patting Jemma's back.
"Has she had her bottle?" Lorelai walked into the room holding a bottle.
"No, thanks mom," Rory replied, easing Jemma down enough to give her the bottle.
"What were you thinking about, babe?" Lorelai asked.
"The day Jess left," Rory responded, sadly.
Lorelai nodded. "You told him?"
"Yeah," Rory said.
"And?" Lorelai inquired.
"He knows, so that's all I can do now," Rory stated.
"I'm sorry, babe," Lorelai said. "How about if you take Jemma and go hang out with Dean? He hasn't seen her in a long time."
Rory smiled. "Okay."
Lorelai watched her daughter leave the house, cradling the small baby.
Rory remembered the day she'd had to tell Dean about Jemma. He and Lindsay had broken up, and they were both hurting.
"Hey, Rory," Dean greeted.
"Hey," Rory responded.
"Excited about Yale?" Dean asked.
"You know it, how about you?" Rory questioned. "I still can't believe you're leaving Stars Hollow. You always seemed like a homebody to me."
"We all have to leave sometime, Rory," Dean replied.
"Yeah," Rory said. "Listen, Dean, there's something I have to tell you…"
And she'd told him. He'd been shocked, but the shock turned into concern, and he'd been there for Rory ever since, even coming back when she went into labor.
Her grandparents had been the same way, surprisingly.
Her grandfather had gone crazy with things for Jemma's room at the Gilmore Mansion, and her grandmother had come with her to Lamaze classes and taken her shopping for maternity clothes.
Paris, Jamie, Lane, and Dave had threatened Jess's life, and also bought Rory some Josh Groban CD's to play for the baby.
Luke and Lorelai had set up a nursery at the house in Stars Hollow, and Luke had offered the apartment above the diner for Rory to move into should the need arise. She'd declined.
But now, here she was, meeting Dean at the gazebo, and Jemma was being a perfect angel.
"Hey, Rory," Dean said.
"Hey," Rory greeted.
"Hey, Jem. Can I?" Dean asked.
Rory nodded, gently handing Jemma over to Dean.
"She's getting big," Dean commented.
"Jess knows," Rory said.
"Oh, Rory," Dean responded, pulling her into a hug. "Are you okay?"
"I'm… as expected," Rory replied.
"How about we take a walk?" Dean suggested.
Rory smiled. "A walk would be nice."
Dean put his arm around Rory and together they started walking.
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A/N: Don't worry, Dean and Rory are just friends, even though he and Lindsay are over (personally, I think she's too annoying anyways). Thanks for reading!