Thanks for the reviews! This is the chapter that answers your questions. Will Jess leave? Read on to find out! Have fun!
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Jess made his way down to his car. Standing there, none other than Lane and Paris. God, they needed to get a life.
"Jess," Lane greeted.
Jess rolled his eyes. "Lane."
"Hi," Paris stated coldly.
"Good day to you, too, Paris," Jess said sarcastically.
"Leaving so soon?" Lane inquired.
"Looks like it," Jess replied.
"You're an idiot," Lane stated.
"And since when did you earn the right to tell me that?" Jess asked.
"Since Rory decided for some strange reason that you were worth her time again," Paris interjected.
Jess sighed. "You two need to get your facts straight before you go telling me how to live my life."
"And what's that supposed to mean?" Paris questioned.
"Ask Rory. I'm sure she'll tell you," Jess responded.
"Right. Whatever," Lane said, slowly walking away.
Paris followed suit, glaring at Jess the whole time as she walked away.
"Geez," Jess said to himself, making his way back into the diner.
Luke was there to greet him. "I take it you've made up your mind."
"Well, it is my mind, so I guess I have the right to tell it what to think," Jess replied.
"If you decide to leave," Luke said, "you're saying good-bye this time."
"To who? Who cares?" Jess asked.
"The little girl who's lucky enough to call you her father," Luke replied.
"Fine," Luke said.
"Fine," Jess stated.
Jess stomped up the stairs, not believing the amount of critics in this small town.
He went into the apartment and sat on the bed, looking around.
There was a picture on the nightstand. It was of Rory and Jemma. Rory was smiling, looking down at the small baby. She was beautiful. They both were.
He grabbed his other bag and made his way back down the stairs.
"Leaving so soon?" Luke inquired.
"Later today," Jess said. "I have some things to take care of."
Luke sighed. "Are you --"
"Yes. I'm going there, and then I'm headed back to California," Jess interrupted.
"With Jimmy," Luke stated.
"In my apartment that I paid for after I got my GED," Jess replied.
"You mean… you got your high school diploma?" Luke asked. "Why didn't you tell me?"
"You never asked," Jess said. "I have to go."
"Jess," Luke called out.
Jess turned around. "Yeah?"
"Good luck," Luke said.
Jess smirked, and, not saying a word, walked away.
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Rory stood in the town square, looking around. And there he was.
"Jess!" Rory called.
Jess turned and saw Rory. He hesitated, and then walked over to her.
"Are… are you… well… leaving?" Rory asked.
Jess nodded. "Yeah."
"Well, why?" Rory asked. "You don't have to."
Jess chuckled. "Oh, but I do."
Rory sighed. "Why are you being like this?"
"I'm sorry, why am I being like this? That's rich, coming from you," Jess stated.
"You're impossible, Jess. You just do whatever you want and don't even ask me what I want," Rory yelled.
"What is it you want, Rory? Because it seems like I'm not enough," Jess yelled.
"I do want you! You think I don't think about you everyday?" Rory returned.
"You told me it was a mistake!" Jess exclaimed.
"And I lied!" Rory replied. "I wish I could take it back, but I can't. What's done is --"
"Done," Jess interrupted. "Fine."
And he walked away from her, and ran smack into Dave and Jamie.
"What was that about?" Jamie asked.
Jess sighed. "I'm an idiot."
Jamie and Dave looked at him. "We know."
Jess sighed, making his way to the Gilmore house, where he knew Rory wasn't located.
He saw Lorelai at the door, and she smiled sympathetically at him. "Hey."
"Hey," Jess returned quietly. "Where is she?"
"She's sleeping," Lorelai replied. "But you can see her."
Jess nodded, making his way to Jemma's room and over to her crib. He slowly picked her up. She stirred a little, but was awake and silent, welcoming the arms holding her.
"Hey, kid," Jess said, holding Jemma. "I know, this is stupid. You obviously won't remember this, but you should know anyway."
Jemma made a small noise, holding tightly to Jess's collar.
"But, I have to go," Jess said, kissing her head.
Jemma still held tightly, making noises, and resting her head against Jess's neck.
"I love you, kid." Jess kissed her head again, and gently set her back in the crib.
He let a tear slip down his cheek, but quickly wiped it away upon leaving the room. This was for the best. Rory was smart to end things before they even began. He would have screwed up Jemma anyway.
He left the Gilmore house and went to his car in front of Luke's, where Rory was standing.
"So, you're leaving," Rory said.
Jess stared blankly at her. "You don't miss a thing."
Jess got into his car and left.
Rory started crying. She needed to get home. She started running, and stumbled through the front door.
"Rory?" Lorelai asked, concerned.
"Mom, Jess left," Rory sobbed.
Lorelai gasped. "What?"
She took Rory in her arms and held her, gently whispering soothing words to her.
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A/N: No worries guys, I got this under control. I can't believe Jess just did that! Bad writer, no pencil and paper for the next two weeks. Grrr… New chapter later tonight or tomorrow!
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Jess made his way down to his car. Standing there, none other than Lane and Paris. God, they needed to get a life.
"Jess," Lane greeted.
Jess rolled his eyes. "Lane."
"Hi," Paris stated coldly.
"Good day to you, too, Paris," Jess said sarcastically.
"Leaving so soon?" Lane inquired.
"Looks like it," Jess replied.
"You're an idiot," Lane stated.
"And since when did you earn the right to tell me that?" Jess asked.
"Since Rory decided for some strange reason that you were worth her time again," Paris interjected.
Jess sighed. "You two need to get your facts straight before you go telling me how to live my life."
"And what's that supposed to mean?" Paris questioned.
"Ask Rory. I'm sure she'll tell you," Jess responded.
"Right. Whatever," Lane said, slowly walking away.
Paris followed suit, glaring at Jess the whole time as she walked away.
"Geez," Jess said to himself, making his way back into the diner.
Luke was there to greet him. "I take it you've made up your mind."
"Well, it is my mind, so I guess I have the right to tell it what to think," Jess replied.
"If you decide to leave," Luke said, "you're saying good-bye this time."
"To who? Who cares?" Jess asked.
"The little girl who's lucky enough to call you her father," Luke replied.
"Fine," Luke said.
"Fine," Jess stated.
Jess stomped up the stairs, not believing the amount of critics in this small town.
He went into the apartment and sat on the bed, looking around.
There was a picture on the nightstand. It was of Rory and Jemma. Rory was smiling, looking down at the small baby. She was beautiful. They both were.
He grabbed his other bag and made his way back down the stairs.
"Leaving so soon?" Luke inquired.
"Later today," Jess said. "I have some things to take care of."
Luke sighed. "Are you --"
"Yes. I'm going there, and then I'm headed back to California," Jess interrupted.
"With Jimmy," Luke stated.
"In my apartment that I paid for after I got my GED," Jess replied.
"You mean… you got your high school diploma?" Luke asked. "Why didn't you tell me?"
"You never asked," Jess said. "I have to go."
"Jess," Luke called out.
Jess turned around. "Yeah?"
"Good luck," Luke said.
Jess smirked, and, not saying a word, walked away.
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Rory stood in the town square, looking around. And there he was.
"Jess!" Rory called.
Jess turned and saw Rory. He hesitated, and then walked over to her.
"Are… are you… well… leaving?" Rory asked.
Jess nodded. "Yeah."
"Well, why?" Rory asked. "You don't have to."
Jess chuckled. "Oh, but I do."
Rory sighed. "Why are you being like this?"
"I'm sorry, why am I being like this? That's rich, coming from you," Jess stated.
"You're impossible, Jess. You just do whatever you want and don't even ask me what I want," Rory yelled.
"What is it you want, Rory? Because it seems like I'm not enough," Jess yelled.
"I do want you! You think I don't think about you everyday?" Rory returned.
"You told me it was a mistake!" Jess exclaimed.
"And I lied!" Rory replied. "I wish I could take it back, but I can't. What's done is --"
"Done," Jess interrupted. "Fine."
And he walked away from her, and ran smack into Dave and Jamie.
"What was that about?" Jamie asked.
Jess sighed. "I'm an idiot."
Jamie and Dave looked at him. "We know."
Jess sighed, making his way to the Gilmore house, where he knew Rory wasn't located.
He saw Lorelai at the door, and she smiled sympathetically at him. "Hey."
"Hey," Jess returned quietly. "Where is she?"
"She's sleeping," Lorelai replied. "But you can see her."
Jess nodded, making his way to Jemma's room and over to her crib. He slowly picked her up. She stirred a little, but was awake and silent, welcoming the arms holding her.
"Hey, kid," Jess said, holding Jemma. "I know, this is stupid. You obviously won't remember this, but you should know anyway."
Jemma made a small noise, holding tightly to Jess's collar.
"But, I have to go," Jess said, kissing her head.
Jemma still held tightly, making noises, and resting her head against Jess's neck.
"I love you, kid." Jess kissed her head again, and gently set her back in the crib.
He let a tear slip down his cheek, but quickly wiped it away upon leaving the room. This was for the best. Rory was smart to end things before they even began. He would have screwed up Jemma anyway.
He left the Gilmore house and went to his car in front of Luke's, where Rory was standing.
"So, you're leaving," Rory said.
Jess stared blankly at her. "You don't miss a thing."
Jess got into his car and left.
Rory started crying. She needed to get home. She started running, and stumbled through the front door.
"Rory?" Lorelai asked, concerned.
"Mom, Jess left," Rory sobbed.
Lorelai gasped. "What?"
She took Rory in her arms and held her, gently whispering soothing words to her.
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A/N: No worries guys, I got this under control. I can't believe Jess just did that! Bad writer, no pencil and paper for the next two weeks. Grrr… New chapter later tonight or tomorrow!