Title: Taking Care Of Me

Author: Katie, OompaLoompa1212@aol.com

Story Summary: Starts at Teach Me tonight and goes from there

Spoilers: Up to and including "Teach Me Tonight"

Pairing: Rory and Jess

Authors Note: This is my very first fanfiction so PLEASE send me Feedback. Good or bad!

Distribution: Please . . .if you want to put it somewhere do, all I ask is that you send me the URL to wherever you put it. Thanks :)

Disclaimer: I don't own anything Gilmore Girls. I wish I did though.

Chapter: Twenty, Half an Hour

"I don't know" Jess answered after a few moments of silence. He glanced over at Rory who had gone over to the counter to get a cup of coffee. He knew she wouldn't be comfortable hanging out with his old friends and he didn't want to leave her alone in the apartment. Jess shrugged slightly.

Josh noticed how he had looked over at Rory, "She can come," He added when Jess only shrugged. "What's the deal with her anyway?" Josh asked letting his eyes linger on Rory a little longer than needed.

Jess rolled his eyes, Josh really hadn't changed. "Nothing, man, she's my girlfriend" Jess said and left it there.

"She is so not your type" Josh answered and continued when he received a 'enlighten me' look from Jess. "She's from that town you went to right? Star's . . . something . . . Star's Hollow" He remembered, "That is like the smallest town ever, and being that it's where she's from she's a small town girl" He finished in a hillbilly accent.

"What's your point?' Jess asked not too interested.

"Jess, you 'had' any girl you wanted in New York and now you're 'going steady with the small town girl'? I don't buy it" Josh said and leaned back in his chair. He rolled his eyes when Jess offered no reaction with the exception of shaking his head. "Come on, hang out with us, half an hour" Josh promised. "Bring your girl, show her the big city"

Jess looked over at Rory again, "I'll be right back" He answered Josh and stood and walked over to Rory.

"Hey" Rory smiled softly when she saw Jess walking up to her. She kissed him quickly before looking at him. "You okay?" She asked softly.

"Yeah . . . yeah, I'm fine" Jess answered her. "Hey, um he wants me to go hang out with him and some guys I used to know" He paused and Rory nodded slightly. "Do you want to?" He asked.

"Do you?" She asked him. He sat down in one of the stools at the counter and Rory stood between his legs her forehead lightly resting on his. "I mean when will you see them again, right? And they are your friends"

"They were my friends, I haven't had any sort of contact with them since I left. I used to be just like them." Jess answered thinking about how much he has changed and how much Josh hadn't. Jess jet his arms slightly wrap around Rory's waist and pull her closer to him. He kissed her lightly.

Rory moved her arms around his neck and pulled away slightly when she needed air. She smiled at him, "What was that for?"

"Nothing" He told her and smiled slightly lightly running one hand down her cheek before letting it rest on her waist.

Rory smiled and thought about how different he was with her than everyone else. He talked to her differently, and acted differently, and everyone thought he was such a bad influence on her. "So . . ." She started breaking them both out of their trances. "The question is not if I want to go hang out with your friends, it's if you do" Rory concluded.

"You're sure you don't mind?" He questioned and received a 'I promise' nod from Rory. " Half an hour, hour tops" he promised.

Rory moved her hands to lightly touch either cheek; "Okay" She whispered and lightly kissed Jess. "I love you so much" She whispered when they pulled away.

"I love you" He answered her softly. "Are you sure you want to do this, cause we really don't have to" He said not entirely sure he wanted to.

"This is not about me, not even a little" She said with a small smile.

Jess got off o the stool and took Rory's hand leading her back to the table. He sat down and she sat next to him. "Half an hour" he said to Josh and Josh nodded.

Everyone finished their food before they stood and walked out of the diner to a location unknown to Rory.

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Okay, I wasn't going to have him g but I didn't know what else to do with the story so PLEASE send me ideas. Then I was going to have him go and Rory go back to the apartment but that wouldn't be as fun. So, here it is. PLEASE review. I will be updating lots now cause school is out for the summer!