Thanks for the reviews! Hope you like this chapter! The lyrics are from a song called Heaven by Fire Theft. Have fun!
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Jess heard the song coming from the radio.
Heaven
Are you waiting outside the door?
He knew this was his own personal piece of Heaven. Rory was lying next to him.
He smiled, kissed her forehead, and went back to sleep.
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Rory awoke to the sound of coffee brewing. She looked next to her and found an empty spot.
"Jess?" she said.
Jess made his way over to the bed, holding a mug in his hand. "My lady."
Rory smiled. "Thank you, Jess."
Jess handed her a mug. "No problem."
Jess kissed her, and she smiled into it.
"I love you," he said.
Rory took sip of her coffee. "Good coffee. I should keep you around."
Jess nodded, taking a sip of his coffee as well. "So, last night…"
"Was the greatest," Rory finished.
"Care to repeat it anytime soon?" Jess asked.
Rory pretended to look deep in thought. "Every Tuesday at seven is good for me. How about you?"
Jess set his mug down. "Good for me."
He kissed Rory, and she responded. She set her coffee next to her on the nightstand, and Jess crawled on top of her.
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Lorelai awoke to the sound of Jemma's cries. "Ror?"
Rory didn't respond. Lorelai made her way into Rory's bedroom, where she was nowhere to be found, but her granddaughter was screaming her head off.
Lorelai picked up Jemma. "Shh…"
She still kept crying.
"Lord help me," Lorelai said.
Luke woke up to find an empty space next to him. And he heard Jemma crying.
He quickly got out of bed and went to Rory's room, where Lorelai was standing holding Jemma.
Luke was clearly confused. "What…"
Lorelai shrugged. "No idea. I just heard Jemma and decided to see how Rory couldn't have heard her."
Luke sighed. "I think I might…"
Lorelai nodded. "I know."
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Rory was now holding her knees to her chest, shaking.
What had she done?
This was Jess, for goodness sake. The one who always ran away, without fail. How could she have done this to herself -- worse, to Jemma?
Rory put her head in her hands, and Jess stirred.
"Rory?" Jess asked groggily.
Rory bit back tears. "Jess, I think last night was a mistake."
"You… you don't mean that," Jess replied.
A tear slipped down her cheek. "Yeah, I do."
And she got out of bed, got dressed, and left.
Jess sat for awhile after Rory left. He then stood up and grabbed his bags.
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Rory walked into her house. "Mom?"
Lorelai made her way to the front door where Rory was standing. "Honey, where were you?"
Rory sighed. "Where's Luke?"
"He went back to the diner," Lorelai replied. "Babe, where were you?"
Rory hesitated. "I went to see Jess last night. I think I made a big mistake."
"Oh, honey," Lorelai said, pulling her daughter into a hug.
"It was wonderful. I love him so much, mom," Rory cried.
"I know, babe, I know," Lorelai soothed. "What happens now?"
"I told him it was a mistake. He always leaves, Mom, so I ended it before it even started," Rory said. "How could I have been so stupid?"
"You're not stupid. You love him," Lorelai responded.
"Rory? Lorelai?" they both heard.
"And, why is Dean here?" Lorelai asked.
"I called him on the way here," Rory responded.
Lorelai nodded. "Do you two need some time?"
Rory nodded. "Yeah."
"Hey, Dean," Lorelai greeted.
"Hey, Lorelai, Rory," Dean returned. "How's Jemma?"
"Trying out for cheerleading," Lorelai joked.
Rory smiled, making her way to the kitchen, where Jemma was sitting in her high chair. Dean followed her, unsure.
"Hey girl," Rory said.
Jemma smiled at Rory and made some gurgling noises.
Rory picked her up, holding her close. "Sorry I left you last night, babe."
Lorelai smiled. This was picture perfect, even if Jemma's father was missing.
"How about if I take her and you two talk?" Lorelai suggested.
Rory and Dean nodded. "Okay."
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"So, what's up?" Dean asked, sitting on the porch steps.
"I went to see Jess last night," Rory replied. "We…"
Dean smiled. "You finally got what you want, you --"
"I think he's leaving," Rory interrupted.
"You don't want to let him go," Dean stated. "You love him. You want him here with you."
Rory shook her head. "I do love him. But I can't tell him to stay."
Dean sighed. "Then let him go, Rory."
"I did," Rory said, looking at the ground.
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Luke walked up to the apartment, surprised not to hear music blaring. He slowly opened the door and, for the first time, was surprised at the sight.
Jess was packing. Why was he so surprised? It didn't make sense. Jess always left. There was never a reason. This time, however, Luke guessed there was a good reason.
"So, you're just going to walk away, again?" Luke asked.
"It looks like the only thing I can do," Jess replied.
"That girl loves you more than you know," Luke stated.
Jess chuckled. "That's why she told me it was a mistake, right?"
Luke sighed. "I'm getting too old for this."
And he went downstairs to open the diner.
Jess was still packing, and then, he was crying. He knew he had to get out of Stars Hollow. Soon.
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Jess heard the song coming from the radio.
Heaven
Are you waiting outside the door?
He knew this was his own personal piece of Heaven. Rory was lying next to him.
He smiled, kissed her forehead, and went back to sleep.
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Rory awoke to the sound of coffee brewing. She looked next to her and found an empty spot.
"Jess?" she said.
Jess made his way over to the bed, holding a mug in his hand. "My lady."
Rory smiled. "Thank you, Jess."
Jess handed her a mug. "No problem."
Jess kissed her, and she smiled into it.
"I love you," he said.
Rory took sip of her coffee. "Good coffee. I should keep you around."
Jess nodded, taking a sip of his coffee as well. "So, last night…"
"Was the greatest," Rory finished.
"Care to repeat it anytime soon?" Jess asked.
Rory pretended to look deep in thought. "Every Tuesday at seven is good for me. How about you?"
Jess set his mug down. "Good for me."
He kissed Rory, and she responded. She set her coffee next to her on the nightstand, and Jess crawled on top of her.
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Lorelai awoke to the sound of Jemma's cries. "Ror?"
Rory didn't respond. Lorelai made her way into Rory's bedroom, where she was nowhere to be found, but her granddaughter was screaming her head off.
Lorelai picked up Jemma. "Shh…"
She still kept crying.
"Lord help me," Lorelai said.
Luke woke up to find an empty space next to him. And he heard Jemma crying.
He quickly got out of bed and went to Rory's room, where Lorelai was standing holding Jemma.
Luke was clearly confused. "What…"
Lorelai shrugged. "No idea. I just heard Jemma and decided to see how Rory couldn't have heard her."
Luke sighed. "I think I might…"
Lorelai nodded. "I know."
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Rory was now holding her knees to her chest, shaking.
What had she done?
This was Jess, for goodness sake. The one who always ran away, without fail. How could she have done this to herself -- worse, to Jemma?
Rory put her head in her hands, and Jess stirred.
"Rory?" Jess asked groggily.
Rory bit back tears. "Jess, I think last night was a mistake."
"You… you don't mean that," Jess replied.
A tear slipped down her cheek. "Yeah, I do."
And she got out of bed, got dressed, and left.
Jess sat for awhile after Rory left. He then stood up and grabbed his bags.
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Rory walked into her house. "Mom?"
Lorelai made her way to the front door where Rory was standing. "Honey, where were you?"
Rory sighed. "Where's Luke?"
"He went back to the diner," Lorelai replied. "Babe, where were you?"
Rory hesitated. "I went to see Jess last night. I think I made a big mistake."
"Oh, honey," Lorelai said, pulling her daughter into a hug.
"It was wonderful. I love him so much, mom," Rory cried.
"I know, babe, I know," Lorelai soothed. "What happens now?"
"I told him it was a mistake. He always leaves, Mom, so I ended it before it even started," Rory said. "How could I have been so stupid?"
"You're not stupid. You love him," Lorelai responded.
"Rory? Lorelai?" they both heard.
"And, why is Dean here?" Lorelai asked.
"I called him on the way here," Rory responded.
Lorelai nodded. "Do you two need some time?"
Rory nodded. "Yeah."
"Hey, Dean," Lorelai greeted.
"Hey, Lorelai, Rory," Dean returned. "How's Jemma?"
"Trying out for cheerleading," Lorelai joked.
Rory smiled, making her way to the kitchen, where Jemma was sitting in her high chair. Dean followed her, unsure.
"Hey girl," Rory said.
Jemma smiled at Rory and made some gurgling noises.
Rory picked her up, holding her close. "Sorry I left you last night, babe."
Lorelai smiled. This was picture perfect, even if Jemma's father was missing.
"How about if I take her and you two talk?" Lorelai suggested.
Rory and Dean nodded. "Okay."
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"So, what's up?" Dean asked, sitting on the porch steps.
"I went to see Jess last night," Rory replied. "We…"
Dean smiled. "You finally got what you want, you --"
"I think he's leaving," Rory interrupted.
"You don't want to let him go," Dean stated. "You love him. You want him here with you."
Rory shook her head. "I do love him. But I can't tell him to stay."
Dean sighed. "Then let him go, Rory."
"I did," Rory said, looking at the ground.
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Luke walked up to the apartment, surprised not to hear music blaring. He slowly opened the door and, for the first time, was surprised at the sight.
Jess was packing. Why was he so surprised? It didn't make sense. Jess always left. There was never a reason. This time, however, Luke guessed there was a good reason.
"So, you're just going to walk away, again?" Luke asked.
"It looks like the only thing I can do," Jess replied.
"That girl loves you more than you know," Luke stated.
Jess chuckled. "That's why she told me it was a mistake, right?"
Luke sighed. "I'm getting too old for this."
And he went downstairs to open the diner.
Jess was still packing, and then, he was crying. He knew he had to get out of Stars Hollow. Soon.