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-six, The Dinner and Dinner Interruptions
Rory had just gotten home from school and dropped her backpack on the floor in her room. She checked the answering machine which held a message from her mom saying she would be an hour late to Friday night dinner instead of a half an hour and that she had all ready told the grandparents that. That left Rory and Jess alone with the grandparents for most of the night and Lorelai joining them for desert.
Rory wondered what was going on at the inn that was taking up so much of Lorelai's time. They hadn't really spent any quality time together in a while.
Rory sighed and walked to her room and lay down on the bed. Today had been especially stressful. She was just glad that now it was the weekend and after tonight's dinner she didn't have to do anything this weekend. She didn't have to worry about anything.
Rory fell asleep and was woken up by someone knocking at the door. Rory sat up and saw the clock by her bed. 5:30. It was Jess he was coming over now and they were leaving for her grandparents house in an hour. Rory couldn't believe that she had slept that long. "It's open" Rory yelled to Jess and he came in the house.
Jess walked through the house and to her room.
"I fell asleep" Rory complained to her boyfriend as he sat down on the bed next to her. "Hey, you look nice" She said with a smile noticing that he had opted for a nice shirt and black pants.
Jess smiled slightly and moved to kiss her. As their lips met Jess closed his eyes and leaned forward causing Rory to lay back.
Rory let her eyes slip closed as Jess moved on top of her. She felt his hand unbuttoning her blouse. Rory smiled as she deepened the kiss. She slowly pulled back and opened her eyes. "I have to get ready" She said and kissed him quickly before slowly sitting up and grabbing her clothes before going to the bathroom to change.
Rory came back to her room in a black dress and her mother's black heals. Rory smiled softly at her boyfriend as she stood in front of the mirror in her room and started to brush her hair.
Jess came up behind her and gently pulled the brush out of her hand and started to brush her hair. After a moment he put the hairbrush down on the shelf and kissed her neck lightly. "You look beautiful." He whispered into her ear before she turned around and kissed him softly.
"I love you," She said after they had pulled away from each other.
"I love you, too." He answered and tucked her hair behind her ear. "So, how much are your grandparents going to hate me?" Jess asked her going and reclaiming his seat on her bed.
Rory walked over and sat next to him resting her hand on his thigh. "My grandparents aren't that bad. If you get my grandpa talking about books I think you'll be okay." Rory said and smiled slightly. She glanced at her clock and stood up. She grabbed her purse and threw her cell phone inside it "Time to go," She said and reached out for his hand which he took.
When they reached the Gilmore mansion they stood outside in front of the door. "You ring it" Rory said still looking at the door.
"No, you ring it" Jess answered in the same playful tone she used.
"I love you and I apologize in advance for whatever is going to happen in here" Rory said and kissed him quickly.
"I love you too and I forgive you in advance for whatever is going to happen in here" Jess answered once they had broken apart. Jess reached over and took her hand intertwining their fingers.
Rory leaned over and kissed him passionately before pulling back and standing next to him again. She ran her hand over her hair and took a deep breath. She squeezed his hand softly before ringing the doorbell.
"Hello" the newest maid answered the door.
"Hi, I'm Rory and this is Jess Mr. and Mrs. Gilmore are expecting us" Rory said like she did every time their was a new maid who didn't know her.
"Yes, of course right this way." The maid said leading them inside and taking their coats.
Rory smiled and looked at Jess before reaching for his hand, which she found instinctively. "Ready for this?" she asked.
"No idea," He said and shrugged slightly.
"3, 2, 1 . . ." She said before leading him to the main room.
"Hi grandma" Rory smiled as her grandma walked over and gave her a quick hug.
"Hello Rory" Emily answered before looking at Jess.
"Grandma this is my boyfriend, Jess. Jess this is my grandma." Rory said and Jess pulled his hand away from Rory's to shake hands with Emily.
"Nice to meet you" Emily said politely. "Likewise" Jess answered and nodded his head slightly.
There was a brief moment of silence before Richard walked into the room. "Well Rory hello I didn't hear you come in" He said walking over to his granddaughter.
"Hi grandpa" Rory smiled before introducing Jess.
"Hello" Richard said to Jess before shaking his hand.
"Hello" Jess answered.
"Would you like anything to drink?" Emily asked everyone.
"White wine please" Richard said to his wife.
"Soda is fine" Rory smiled.
"I'm fine, thanks" Jess said with a polite smile.
"I'm going to show Jess around, we'll be right back" Rory said and grabbed Jess's hand and led him toward her room.
Rory led Jess to her room and let him look around. He looked at her questioningly, "N Sync?" He asked looking at her. "This could be a real problem in our relationship." Jess teased.
"My grandma put it up when she made this my room." Rory said with a smile. "Come on I want to show you something." Rory said taking his hand again and leading him to her grandfather's study.
Rory stopped once she was inside and Jess stopped in front of her. "My grandpa's study" She said with a smile.
Jess smiled walking around the small room and stopping in front of the oil painting of Rory. "Now I've seen everything," Jess said the amusement evident in his voice.
"Shut up" She said and playfully pushed him. "I did it as a gift for my grandpa." She explained. "I just happy there isn't a swan" Rory smiled looking at the paining.
"Dinner is ready" they heard Emily saying from the dinning room. Rory led Jess into the room and he took Lorelai's normal spot across from Rory.
The four of them made small talk for a while before Richard looked at Jess. "So, Jess what do you want to do after high school?"
Jess sighed almost inaudibly. Jess knew these questions were unavoidable but he hated the focus being on him especially when he knew Rory's family wouldn't like the answers. "I'm not sure, probably get a job" He said with a small nod.
"No collage?" Emily asked. She all ready didn't like Jess. He didn't seem like someone who was acceptable for her granddaughter to be dating. She could tell Richard wasn't particularly found of him either.
"You know Rory's going to Yale" Richard said and Rory leaned her heard against her hand and Jess glanced over at her.
"I know" Jess said with a small smile.
"What makes you think you can make something work with her if you aren't doing anything with your life?" Richard asked sternly.
"Grandpa!" Rory interrupted and looked at him. Rory heard her cell phone start to ring and sighed. "I'll be right back" she said and went out of the room to answer it.
Richard looked at Jess obviously still expecting an answer.
"I don't know." Jess said and shook her head slightly. "But I love her and I'd do just about anything to be with her." Jess said honestly.
Rory walked back into the main room so quietly that none of them even head her enter. "Jess . . .?" She said so softly that he almost didn't hear her. But he did and he stood up and walked quickly over to her.
"Rory, what's wrong?" He asked urgently. "Rory?" He asked and wrapped his arms around her pulling her close to him.
Rory let herself relax into him. "I don't know . . . that was mom, dad is in the hospital, in Boston. She is going; she's leaving in 20 minuets she just wanted me to know. She said she'd call when she knew something." Rory said not knowing how serious it was but knowing that if he was in the hospital and it was serious enough for her mom to be called it couldn't be good.
The fact that her grandparents were right over there completely escaped Jess as he looked down at the girl in his arms. He pulled back from the embrace they were currently in and held her at arms' length for a moment. "It's going to be okay, he'll be fine" Jess promised and moved his thumb over her cheeks pulling away tears that had fallen.
Rory nodded slightly not sure that it would be.
Jess kissed her forehead lightly and moved his arms around her small waist and pulled her to him. He felt her arms move around his neck as she clung to him. She buried her face in his neck trying to make herself believe that it would turn out okay. "Don't let me go, okay." She whispered.
"Never" He whispered back pulling her slightly closer to him. "I love you Rory." He whispered and kissed the skin behind her ear softly.
"What would I do without you?" She asked in a small voice as she closed her eyes tightly.
Richard and Emily had watched the entire thing wide eyed. They couldn't believe that this boy that had seemed so horrible could be like his with Rory. After a moment Richard cleared his throat cause Rory and Jess to break apart. Rory pulled her hands over her cheeks to get rid of the tears. Jess kept one arm around Rory's waist and kissed her temple softly.
"If you want to go ahead home that would be fine." Richard said and Rory knew that was his way of telling her he was okay with Jess.
"Thanks grandpa, but we can stay a while" Rory said and smiled at her grandfather.
"Come with me Rory," Emily said standing and taking her hand walking with her to the bathroom and helping her wash her face. "You know, he seemed horrible until that happened." Emily said.
"I know, he's normally not like that when other people are around. But he is really great" Rory said with a smile.
When they came back they had desert and Rory and Jess left.
When they got back to Rory's house they went into her room and Rory threw her stuff to the ground and Jess stood in front of her. "Are you okay?" He asked.
Rory didn't answer she just leaned up and put her arms around Jess.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ A/N: okay, another really hard chapter to write so please give me your thoughts. Tell me anything you thought about this chapter. Also, any ideas!! And I promise Chris is not dying cause that would be too much death in one fic. So, I promise to update soon. 27 has all ready been started!
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-six, The Dinner and Dinner Interruptions
Rory had just gotten home from school and dropped her backpack on the floor in her room. She checked the answering machine which held a message from her mom saying she would be an hour late to Friday night dinner instead of a half an hour and that she had all ready told the grandparents that. That left Rory and Jess alone with the grandparents for most of the night and Lorelai joining them for desert.
Rory wondered what was going on at the inn that was taking up so much of Lorelai's time. They hadn't really spent any quality time together in a while.
Rory sighed and walked to her room and lay down on the bed. Today had been especially stressful. She was just glad that now it was the weekend and after tonight's dinner she didn't have to do anything this weekend. She didn't have to worry about anything.
Rory fell asleep and was woken up by someone knocking at the door. Rory sat up and saw the clock by her bed. 5:30. It was Jess he was coming over now and they were leaving for her grandparents house in an hour. Rory couldn't believe that she had slept that long. "It's open" Rory yelled to Jess and he came in the house.
Jess walked through the house and to her room.
"I fell asleep" Rory complained to her boyfriend as he sat down on the bed next to her. "Hey, you look nice" She said with a smile noticing that he had opted for a nice shirt and black pants.
Jess smiled slightly and moved to kiss her. As their lips met Jess closed his eyes and leaned forward causing Rory to lay back.
Rory let her eyes slip closed as Jess moved on top of her. She felt his hand unbuttoning her blouse. Rory smiled as she deepened the kiss. She slowly pulled back and opened her eyes. "I have to get ready" She said and kissed him quickly before slowly sitting up and grabbing her clothes before going to the bathroom to change.
Rory came back to her room in a black dress and her mother's black heals. Rory smiled softly at her boyfriend as she stood in front of the mirror in her room and started to brush her hair.
Jess came up behind her and gently pulled the brush out of her hand and started to brush her hair. After a moment he put the hairbrush down on the shelf and kissed her neck lightly. "You look beautiful." He whispered into her ear before she turned around and kissed him softly.
"I love you," She said after they had pulled away from each other.
"I love you, too." He answered and tucked her hair behind her ear. "So, how much are your grandparents going to hate me?" Jess asked her going and reclaiming his seat on her bed.
Rory walked over and sat next to him resting her hand on his thigh. "My grandparents aren't that bad. If you get my grandpa talking about books I think you'll be okay." Rory said and smiled slightly. She glanced at her clock and stood up. She grabbed her purse and threw her cell phone inside it "Time to go," She said and reached out for his hand which he took.
When they reached the Gilmore mansion they stood outside in front of the door. "You ring it" Rory said still looking at the door.
"No, you ring it" Jess answered in the same playful tone she used.
"I love you and I apologize in advance for whatever is going to happen in here" Rory said and kissed him quickly.
"I love you too and I forgive you in advance for whatever is going to happen in here" Jess answered once they had broken apart. Jess reached over and took her hand intertwining their fingers.
Rory leaned over and kissed him passionately before pulling back and standing next to him again. She ran her hand over her hair and took a deep breath. She squeezed his hand softly before ringing the doorbell.
"Hello" the newest maid answered the door.
"Hi, I'm Rory and this is Jess Mr. and Mrs. Gilmore are expecting us" Rory said like she did every time their was a new maid who didn't know her.
"Yes, of course right this way." The maid said leading them inside and taking their coats.
Rory smiled and looked at Jess before reaching for his hand, which she found instinctively. "Ready for this?" she asked.
"No idea," He said and shrugged slightly.
"3, 2, 1 . . ." She said before leading him to the main room.
"Hi grandma" Rory smiled as her grandma walked over and gave her a quick hug.
"Hello Rory" Emily answered before looking at Jess.
"Grandma this is my boyfriend, Jess. Jess this is my grandma." Rory said and Jess pulled his hand away from Rory's to shake hands with Emily.
"Nice to meet you" Emily said politely. "Likewise" Jess answered and nodded his head slightly.
There was a brief moment of silence before Richard walked into the room. "Well Rory hello I didn't hear you come in" He said walking over to his granddaughter.
"Hi grandpa" Rory smiled before introducing Jess.
"Hello" Richard said to Jess before shaking his hand.
"Hello" Jess answered.
"Would you like anything to drink?" Emily asked everyone.
"White wine please" Richard said to his wife.
"Soda is fine" Rory smiled.
"I'm fine, thanks" Jess said with a polite smile.
"I'm going to show Jess around, we'll be right back" Rory said and grabbed Jess's hand and led him toward her room.
Rory led Jess to her room and let him look around. He looked at her questioningly, "N Sync?" He asked looking at her. "This could be a real problem in our relationship." Jess teased.
"My grandma put it up when she made this my room." Rory said with a smile. "Come on I want to show you something." Rory said taking his hand again and leading him to her grandfather's study.
Rory stopped once she was inside and Jess stopped in front of her. "My grandpa's study" She said with a smile.
Jess smiled walking around the small room and stopping in front of the oil painting of Rory. "Now I've seen everything," Jess said the amusement evident in his voice.
"Shut up" She said and playfully pushed him. "I did it as a gift for my grandpa." She explained. "I just happy there isn't a swan" Rory smiled looking at the paining.
"Dinner is ready" they heard Emily saying from the dinning room. Rory led Jess into the room and he took Lorelai's normal spot across from Rory.
The four of them made small talk for a while before Richard looked at Jess. "So, Jess what do you want to do after high school?"
Jess sighed almost inaudibly. Jess knew these questions were unavoidable but he hated the focus being on him especially when he knew Rory's family wouldn't like the answers. "I'm not sure, probably get a job" He said with a small nod.
"No collage?" Emily asked. She all ready didn't like Jess. He didn't seem like someone who was acceptable for her granddaughter to be dating. She could tell Richard wasn't particularly found of him either.
"You know Rory's going to Yale" Richard said and Rory leaned her heard against her hand and Jess glanced over at her.
"I know" Jess said with a small smile.
"What makes you think you can make something work with her if you aren't doing anything with your life?" Richard asked sternly.
"Grandpa!" Rory interrupted and looked at him. Rory heard her cell phone start to ring and sighed. "I'll be right back" she said and went out of the room to answer it.
Richard looked at Jess obviously still expecting an answer.
"I don't know." Jess said and shook her head slightly. "But I love her and I'd do just about anything to be with her." Jess said honestly.
Rory walked back into the main room so quietly that none of them even head her enter. "Jess . . .?" She said so softly that he almost didn't hear her. But he did and he stood up and walked quickly over to her.
"Rory, what's wrong?" He asked urgently. "Rory?" He asked and wrapped his arms around her pulling her close to him.
Rory let herself relax into him. "I don't know . . . that was mom, dad is in the hospital, in Boston. She is going; she's leaving in 20 minuets she just wanted me to know. She said she'd call when she knew something." Rory said not knowing how serious it was but knowing that if he was in the hospital and it was serious enough for her mom to be called it couldn't be good.
The fact that her grandparents were right over there completely escaped Jess as he looked down at the girl in his arms. He pulled back from the embrace they were currently in and held her at arms' length for a moment. "It's going to be okay, he'll be fine" Jess promised and moved his thumb over her cheeks pulling away tears that had fallen.
Rory nodded slightly not sure that it would be.
Jess kissed her forehead lightly and moved his arms around her small waist and pulled her to him. He felt her arms move around his neck as she clung to him. She buried her face in his neck trying to make herself believe that it would turn out okay. "Don't let me go, okay." She whispered.
"Never" He whispered back pulling her slightly closer to him. "I love you Rory." He whispered and kissed the skin behind her ear softly.
"What would I do without you?" She asked in a small voice as she closed her eyes tightly.
Richard and Emily had watched the entire thing wide eyed. They couldn't believe that this boy that had seemed so horrible could be like his with Rory. After a moment Richard cleared his throat cause Rory and Jess to break apart. Rory pulled her hands over her cheeks to get rid of the tears. Jess kept one arm around Rory's waist and kissed her temple softly.
"If you want to go ahead home that would be fine." Richard said and Rory knew that was his way of telling her he was okay with Jess.
"Thanks grandpa, but we can stay a while" Rory said and smiled at her grandfather.
"Come with me Rory," Emily said standing and taking her hand walking with her to the bathroom and helping her wash her face. "You know, he seemed horrible until that happened." Emily said.
"I know, he's normally not like that when other people are around. But he is really great" Rory said with a smile.
When they came back they had desert and Rory and Jess left.
When they got back to Rory's house they went into her room and Rory threw her stuff to the ground and Jess stood in front of her. "Are you okay?" He asked.
Rory didn't answer she just leaned up and put her arms around Jess.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ A/N: okay, another really hard chapter to write so please give me your thoughts. Tell me anything you thought about this chapter. Also, any ideas!! And I promise Chris is not dying cause that would be too much death in one fic. So, I promise to update soon. 27 has all ready been started!
