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 ever 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-four, Afterglow, Packing, and Good-Bye

Jess woke up to find himself in his room. Lying next to Rory Gilmore who was still sleeping. He couldn't believe that they had done it. He and Rory had slept together. He lightly kissed her shoulder before he found some clothes and went to take a shower.

Not long after he left Rory awoke and glanced beside herself to find an empty space. She panicked for a moment bus when she heard the shower she took a deep breath and relaxed. She smiled softly to herself. She had made love with Jess Mariano. She couldn't believe that they had done it. She lay back down on the bed thinking about the previous night.

She remembered Jess asking her several times if she was sure. And if she was ready. She remembered how scared she was but how she knew Jess wouldn't hurt her. She remembered remembering everyone telling her how much the first time hurt. And it did, but it was worth it. She remembered after it was done her lying next to him, worrying that he regretted it. Or that she hadn't been good enough. But he had moved slightly closer to her and tucked a lock of hair behind her ear before kissing her forehead softly and whispering to her that he loved her.

Now she was lying in Jess's bed in New York basking in the afterglow of her first time. She wondered what she was going to tell people. What they were going to say to Luke and what she was going to say to her mom. She told her mom everything, but this? Could her mom handle this? But in this moment none of mattered because she was happy.

Jess shut the shower off and walked back into his room. He looked over at Rory and walked over to the bed and lay down next to her. "I thought you'd be out for a while longer" He told her as she leaned her head on his chest.

Rory smiled slightly and kissed his chest. "I am up kindda early, huh?" She asked glancing at the clock. 8:30 AM.

"Yeah" Jess answered and kissed her softly. He closed his eyes pulling her closer to him.

Rory smiled into the kiss also closing her eyes. She deepened the kiss slightly moving her hand to rest on the back of his neck playing with the small hairs there.

After a moment Jess slowly pulled back and kissed her quickly, sweetly.

Rory smiled before sitting up. She pulled one of Jess's shirts over her head and stood up. "I'm going to go take a shower before Luke comes in here" She said and kissed him quickly before standing and going toward the bathroom.

Jess leaned back against the wall. He watched Rory leave and sighed slightly. He knew that to Rory loosing her virginity was a huge deal. He didn't know what either of them would have done if Josh had actually rapped her. What Josh had done was bad enough and had left bruises on both her wrists and her hips. But if Josh had rapped her, he wasn't sure Rory would have ever totally gotten over that or forgiven him for it. Because he sure as hell wouldn't have ever forgiven himself for it.

Jess could tell that she was a little freaked out by last nights events but he could also tell that it was mostly just cause she didn't know how she was supposed to feel. She didn't know what she was supposed to say to people.

Rory came back in with a pair if jeans and his T-shirt on. He smiled slightly and stood up and pulled her close to him. His arms wound around her back holding her closely. He kissed her softly before asking the question he knew she didn't have the answer to. "What do you want to tell people?"

She sighed and leaned her against his shoulder, "I don't know," She said honestly. "I mean I tell my mom everything but this . . . can I tell her this?" She asked and received a small shrug from Jess.

"It's up to you, we won't tell anyone if you don't want to" He said lightly running one hand up and down her arm while the other rested lightly on the small of her back.

Rory smiled slightly. He was always so good to her. Rory kissed his shoulder softly before pulling back slightly, "I love you" She smiled.

"I love you, too" He whispered.

"So, lets pack now and deiced later" She said wanting to do something other than decide weather to include the world on her sex life. And packing had to be done so it seemed like the logical option.

"okay" Jess smiled and sat down on his bed pilling books into one of the many boxes now lining his room. Rory sat next to him putting movies and DVDs and various other things into the box.

A few hours later they were completely finished packing and were loading the sealed boxes into Luke's truck. They all fit but just barley. They were all standing in Liz's apartment. Jess in his room and Luke in Liz's. Rory sat on the counter in the kitchen. Jess slowly walked out of his room and to Rory. He took her hand intertwining their fingers and Rory jumped off the counter standing up and walking with him to the door. Luke walked out of his sister's room and slowly the three made their way out f the building. Luke was last walking out and shut off the lights after him, "good-bye, Liz" He whispered shutting the door and walking to the elevator. Rory had her arm around Jess and her thumb in his belt loop as they took the elevator ride in silence.

They made their way to Luke's truck and all got inside. They sat down and glanced at each other before Luke started the car and drove to Star's Hollow.

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I know, I suck for not updating sooner but something came up and I didn't have computer access for the last month but I promise to better about updating now! So PLEASE send feedback.