Thanks for the reviews! This chapter is yet another glimpse into the last part of the story, which will be set four years after Jess leaves. Will Jess come back? Read on to find out! Have fun!
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"Momma?" Jemma asked.
"Yes, sweetie?" Rory turned around.
"Who's that? Grandpa Luke looks mad." Jemma giggled.
Rory looked behind her. "Oh, God."
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"Grandma!" Jemma squealed.
Lorelai bent down to pick up Jemma. "Hey, crazy kid."
"Watch me!" Jemma exclaimed, making a face like she was mad. "I'm Grandpa Luke!"
Lorelai laughed. "Rory, this kid has talent. Rory?"
Rory looked up at her mother, tears staining her cheeks. "He… he came back."
Lorelai's eyes widened. "Oh, God."
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"What are you doing here, Jess?" Lorelai asked. "Is it Rory?"
Jess stared at the ground, not wanting to answer.
"Great." Lorelai sighed. "I thought you were over her."
Jess shook his head. "I… I love her too much to let go."
"And what, Jess, brought on this sudden want to come back after -- what is it now -- four years?" Lorelai questioned.
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"So, he just came back?" Paris asked.
Rory shrugged. "I have no idea why."
"Good, God," Paris stated.
Rory curled up into a ball. "Tell me about it."
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"Momma!" Jemma squealed.
"Hey, babe," Rory said, picking her up. "How was pre-school?"
"Fun!" Jemma excitedly replied. "Look! I drew a picture!"
Rory took the picture. "Wh-what's that?"
Jemma smiled. "That's my daddy. I remember when he holded --"
"Held, sweetie," Rory corrected.
"Held me and said good-bye," Jemma finished.
"Do you remember his name?" Rory asked.
"Of course, mom," Jemma replied. "Jess."
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"She remembers your name, Jess," Rory said.
"What?" Jess asked.
"She remembers the day you said good-bye," Rory stated.
Jess sighed. "You know, after not talking to me for four years, that's something great to tell me."
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"Dude, you left," Dave stated.
Jamie nodded. "Four years ago, at that."
"You expect her to drop everything just to be with you?" Dave asked.
"I mean, come on, four years is a long time," Jamie said.
Jess sighed. "My God. You two are Lucy and Ethel."
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"Hey," the blond boy said.
Jess looked at Rory, searching for an answer. Rory looked at the ground, and Jess knew he was not going to like this.
"Jess, this is Tristan DuGrey," Rory said. "My fiancé."
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"My God, Jess. It's her wedding day," Lane said. "She's finally marrying someone who won't leave."
"She's the one who practically told me to leave in the first place," Jess replied.
"Look, Jess, I feel for you, but she has someone," Lane said. "Someone who loves her and Jemma."
"I was that person for so long, and she turned me down," Jess whispered. "God, Lane, I love her so much."
Paris walked into the room. "Then I suggest you get her back before it's too late."
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"Jess, what are you doing here?" Rory asked. "I'm getting married today."
"I'm well aware of that, Rory, but let me ask you this," Jess said.
Rory hesitated. "What?"
Jess kissed her, and she eagerly kissed him back. Slowly, reluctantly, they pulled away from each other.
"Does he make you feel like that?" Jess asked.
Rory looked at him, afraid to answer. She knew what she had to do.
"If you really love him as much as you say you do, tell me, and I'll leave. I won't come back," Jess said. "Ever."
Rory's lip quivered, and tears were clouding her eyes. "I… I… I'm getting married today."
Jess nodded, and left without saying a word.
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Rory sat at her bureau and brushed her hair. She looked in the mirror and knew what she had to do.
She got up and quickly ran to her car.
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"Momma?" Jemma asked.
"Yes, sweetie?" Rory turned around.
"Who's that? Grandpa Luke looks mad." Jemma giggled.
Rory looked behind her. "Oh, God."
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"Grandma!" Jemma squealed.
Lorelai bent down to pick up Jemma. "Hey, crazy kid."
"Watch me!" Jemma exclaimed, making a face like she was mad. "I'm Grandpa Luke!"
Lorelai laughed. "Rory, this kid has talent. Rory?"
Rory looked up at her mother, tears staining her cheeks. "He… he came back."
Lorelai's eyes widened. "Oh, God."
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"What are you doing here, Jess?" Lorelai asked. "Is it Rory?"
Jess stared at the ground, not wanting to answer.
"Great." Lorelai sighed. "I thought you were over her."
Jess shook his head. "I… I love her too much to let go."
"And what, Jess, brought on this sudden want to come back after -- what is it now -- four years?" Lorelai questioned.
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"So, he just came back?" Paris asked.
Rory shrugged. "I have no idea why."
"Good, God," Paris stated.
Rory curled up into a ball. "Tell me about it."
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"Momma!" Jemma squealed.
"Hey, babe," Rory said, picking her up. "How was pre-school?"
"Fun!" Jemma excitedly replied. "Look! I drew a picture!"
Rory took the picture. "Wh-what's that?"
Jemma smiled. "That's my daddy. I remember when he holded --"
"Held, sweetie," Rory corrected.
"Held me and said good-bye," Jemma finished.
"Do you remember his name?" Rory asked.
"Of course, mom," Jemma replied. "Jess."
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"She remembers your name, Jess," Rory said.
"What?" Jess asked.
"She remembers the day you said good-bye," Rory stated.
Jess sighed. "You know, after not talking to me for four years, that's something great to tell me."
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"Dude, you left," Dave stated.
Jamie nodded. "Four years ago, at that."
"You expect her to drop everything just to be with you?" Dave asked.
"I mean, come on, four years is a long time," Jamie said.
Jess sighed. "My God. You two are Lucy and Ethel."
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"Hey," the blond boy said.
Jess looked at Rory, searching for an answer. Rory looked at the ground, and Jess knew he was not going to like this.
"Jess, this is Tristan DuGrey," Rory said. "My fiancé."
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"My God, Jess. It's her wedding day," Lane said. "She's finally marrying someone who won't leave."
"She's the one who practically told me to leave in the first place," Jess replied.
"Look, Jess, I feel for you, but she has someone," Lane said. "Someone who loves her and Jemma."
"I was that person for so long, and she turned me down," Jess whispered. "God, Lane, I love her so much."
Paris walked into the room. "Then I suggest you get her back before it's too late."
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"Jess, what are you doing here?" Rory asked. "I'm getting married today."
"I'm well aware of that, Rory, but let me ask you this," Jess said.
Rory hesitated. "What?"
Jess kissed her, and she eagerly kissed him back. Slowly, reluctantly, they pulled away from each other.
"Does he make you feel like that?" Jess asked.
Rory looked at him, afraid to answer. She knew what she had to do.
"If you really love him as much as you say you do, tell me, and I'll leave. I won't come back," Jess said. "Ever."
Rory's lip quivered, and tears were clouding her eyes. "I… I… I'm getting married today."
Jess nodded, and left without saying a word.
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Rory sat at her bureau and brushed her hair. She looked in the mirror and knew what she had to do.
She got up and quickly ran to her car.
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