Luke's Apartment- Morning
"Jess?"
"Yeah, Luke?"
L: "I need to… uh… run something by you."
J: "Sprint, jog, walk, I don't care, just hurry up, I'm on my way out."
L: "Your mom just called."
J: "Great."
L: "She's coming here."
J: "Fabulous."
L: "TJ's coming."
J: "Perfect."
L: "…the baby's coming."
J: "My favorite."
L: "They'll be here tonight."
J: "That's Liz for ya."
L: "They're going to go on vacation, and somehow, the baby needs to be cared for."
J: "Here?"
L: "Yes."
J: "In this apartment?"
L: "Sounds like it."
J: "You're gonna play daddy?"
L: "No. No playing. You're the brother and I'm the Uncle, and that's that."
J: "I'm helping? I know nothing about babies!"
L: "And I do?"
J: "True. I feel so sorry for this kid. I'll be with Rory."
Gilmore House- Afternoon
Rory grins, "Jacquelyn is coming?"
"Yep."
"How old is she now?"
"I guess… 6 months?"
"Awww."
"That's what I said." Jess rolls his eyes.
"Come on, it'll be fun!"
"Is this really how I want to spend my spring break?"
"Of course. It'll be fun. We can play Mommy and Daddy."
Rory kisses Jess right on the lips.
"I guess it's more fun when you put it like that." Jess begins to deepen the kiss when his cell phone rings in his pocket. He despises Luke for making him take this thing. He's the only one who calls him.
"What?" Jess answers, obviously irritated.
"Hey honey! It's Mom! We're here!"
"Hey Mom. I'll be over in a sec."
Jess tries to continue where they left off, but Rory jumps off the couch and puts her shoes on.
"Rory, come on," he tries to kiss her again.
Rory gives him a peck. "Jess, I want to go meet the baby. Let's go!"
Jess follows Rory and mumbles, "…this baby has been here less than a minute and it's already ruining my life."
Luke's Diner- Evening
"Do you want to hold her?" Liz asks.
"Can I?" Rory responds.
Liz hands over the small baby dressed in a soft pink dress wearing a pink headband with a bow, so there is no confusion that it is a girl even with her lack of hair.
Rory smiles at the baby and it blinks up at her. She walks over to Jess.
"Jess, say hi to your sister."
"Hey," Jess says.
He holds out his index finger, and she gladly grabs onto it, and puts it in her mouth.
He pulls it out of her tiny grip and her eyes tear up. She begins to wail.
"Jess," Rory scolds.
Jess sighs and gives up his finger again. She immediately quiets.
She's been here five minutes and she already has everybody wrapped around her little finger, even though, she's wrapped around his, literally.
Luke's Apartment- Night
Luke and Jess stare into the crib. She's crying. That must mean she's unhappy.
"Fix it." Jess tells Luke.
L: "How?"
J: "Pick it up."
L: "Her."
J: "What?"
L: "It's a her, not an it, she's a person."
J: "Whatever."
L: "Get her bag."
J: "Let's see what's in here that will shut her up," he says as he's rummaging through the baby bag his mom left. "Here we go."
Jess holds up a pacifier. He slowly inserts it into the baby's mouth and she greedily begins sucking on it.
They continue watching her.
L: "Are we done?"
J: "I don't know. Is that all she wanted?"
L: "She looks happy enough."
J: "Agreed. I say, mission accomplished."
L: "Until next time. Let's try and get some sleep."
Jess hears the sound of this lovely bundle of joy bawling in the night. He covers his head with his pillow. He sort of feels bad for this tiny human. She's so helpless. He shudders at the thought that he was this dependent once, and his mom was the one who was to fulfill his needs.
He eventually rolls out of bed and walks over to the crib. He tries to put the pacifier in her mouth again, but that doesn't work this time. It was just beginners luck.
He smells the crib. He cringes and walks over to Luke's bed.
J: "Diaper change," he explains.
L: "Diapers are in the bag."
J: "I'm not doing it."
L: "Neither am I."
J: "We can't just leave her like that."
L: "We'll have to change her diaper. Come on."
J: "This is going to be a long week."
One relatively successful diaper change later, and four hand washings, all three were sound asleep.
Jacquelyn started making gurgling noises to let the boys know that she was up at five in the morning. Jess and Luke look at each other. She was up for good.
They hear a knock at the door.
"Where is she?! I can't believe you didn't tell me, Luke! I want a baby!" Lorelai yells through the door.
Luke gets up. "Hi, Lorelai. Sorry I didn't tell you, I thought Rory would have."
"Well she did."
"Then what's the problem?"
"I still haven't seen the baby!" Lorelai whines.
"You're up at five in the morning to see the baby?"
"Yes."
"By all means," Luke gestures to the crib.
Lorelai picks her up. "Hey Princess. You are a cutie." Lorelai sits on the couch with her. Luke mentions that they need to "get dressed and stuff…"
"Oh, ok," Lorelai seems disappointed, and goes to put the baby back in her crib.
"Well, if you want, you can take her home. Just for now. You can bathe her if you want."
"Really!? Can I pick out her outfit too?"
"Uh, sure."
"Thanks Luke!" She grabs the baby bag and carries Jacquelyn out of the apartment.
Jess looks to Luke and smirks. Jess walks over to Luke and pats him on the back. "You're alright. You know that?"
"Thanks."
"I'm taking a shower."
"Jess!" Luke calls after him. Jess shuts the door, "Jess! I have to go to work! … little punk."
A/N: Hey! Thanks for reading. I know it's been a while for this story, but I'm back on it. Let me know what you think of everything. I really appreciate the feedback.