Disclaimer: I do not own Gilmore Girls or any of those Characters - Amy Sherman-Palladino does. I do own most of the plot, if it was used on a different fanfic, I am not aware of this
A/N: So, I know I wont post this the day right after because I have way too much homework so I can only write a little bit today. I would make it a short chapter, but I am pushing myself to have at least 2,000 words a chapter.
"If it isn't the happy couple!" Logan said approaching them from afar.
"Rory, I know you are that hard to get over, I never did, but this guy has to give it a rest!" Jess smirked.
"Now that I think of it, every guy I dated (or had a crush on me) never really got over me," Rory pondered out loud.
"I don't blame them," Jess said, "Oh, if it isn't Logan!"
Rory whispered to Jess, "Just kill him, kill him now."
"So Logan, do you want to have a discussion outside for a bit?" Jess asked.
"Sure, that would please me so much," Logan said.
Logan started leading the way outside. "Do you want to come and watch?" Jess asked.
"Just as much as you in spandex!" Rory giggled, then realized something. "Wait, you need back up."
"Rory, I really don't, but I did promise you that." Jess rambled.
"I know you can take him, but be in public, just in case."
Rory and Jess ran to follow Logan. "Wait, why is she coming?" Logan asked.
"What? Wait, wait… you do all this to get back with me, but still treat me like dirt?" Rory asked.
"Yea!" Jess defended.
"No, just I am surprised you told her," Logan tried to explain.
"No, man, you just went to far." Jess stated. Right when he said that, they reached an open spot. Jess just pushed Logan up to a wall and pointed his finger at him, "You do not speak to her ever again," and Jess took one swing, directly across Logan's face. With that, Jess took Rory's hand and just walked off calmly.
"My night in shining armor!" Rory exclaimed.
"Ok, if you want me to do that ever again, you will not state any of those jokes."
"Fine," Rory said.
Jess looked at her, "Fine just one more," he saw that she was suffering.
"Are you going to take us to your white stead?"
"Are you good?"
"Yup…"
Rory and Jess walked back to the cafeteria to eat where the met Paris.
"Why didn't you wait for me?" Paris demanded.
"We were hungry, we got up early, wait, where were you yesterday?" Rory got her back.
"I was out with Doyle, and what is he doing here still?" Paris asked.
"How long are you two going to keep talking in question form? I am kind of hungry." Jess stated.
"Ok, lets eat." Rory said.
The way back to Rory's apartment:
"So, Luke is ok with you spending the day here?" Rory asked.
"Shit, Luke, I knew I forgot something…" Jess said.
They arrived at Rory's apartment. "Why don't you call Luke, if you have to go back to Stars Hollow, its cool, I have a class to get to in an hour."
"Ok…" Jess said, walking in. "But do I have to go?"
"Only if Luke needs you, Jess, if he needs you, you have to go or you will have no place to stay."
"Fine," Jess went to the phone and dialed Luke's number.
"Luke's Diner," Luke picked up.
"Luke, its Jess."
"JESS, where have you been?"
"At Yale."
"Since yesterday?"
"Yes."
"Over night?"
"Yes"
"With Rory?"
"Yes"
"You stayed with Rory, over night, at Yale?"
"LUKE!"
"Just getting that straight."
"Luke, you don't have to worry, everything is fine."
"That is what I thought," Luke mumbled under his breath.
"Oh, Luke, are you worried about the little Luke running around in about 9 months?" Jess was laughing.
"Well…"
"No, Luke, I am not one to talk about this stuff with, do you want me to call Rory?"
"No"
"Ok"
"Well, when are you coming back to work?"
"Uh, whenever, its up to you."
"Tonight, I really have to do something," Luke said nervously.
"Ok…" Jess said.
"Be here at like 8ish, tell Rory to come with you."
"Sure, bye." Jess hung up the phone, "Rory, Luke wants us to come back to Stars Hollow tonight at like 8ish."
"That is weird."
"Yea, he said it weird also."
"Ok, I have to run to class, we can leave when I get back." Rory kissed Jess and was out the door. Jess plopped down on the couch and watched TV.
Luke's:
Luke was writing stuff down on a piece of paper. His palms were sweaty, constantly adjusting his baseball hat. After he wrote one thing down, he seemed to ponder about it with the pencil tapping right next to it. His face popped up…"THE RING" he screamed. Luckily, in an empty diner.
"What was that Luke?" Lane asked.
"Uh, nothing, can you stay here for a little bit. I have to run an errand."
"Whatever."
A little bit later at Rory's dorm:
Jess had fallen asleep with the television on Rory's couch. Rory walked in, noticed that Jess was asleep. She tiptoed in, dropping her books next to one of the boxes she had packed. She kissed his forehead and covered him with a blanket.
He woke up though, "Do we have to go now?"
Rory looked at her watch, seeing that it was 3 and they really didn't have to leave until 7, she said, "No, we have time."
"Come here…"
Rory lay next to him and they fell asleep on the couch together.
Three hours later, Paris barges in. The opening of the door wakes Rory and Jess up. Paris just says, "Aww how cute!" sarcastically.
Jess looks at the clock and says, "What time do we have to leave?"
"7"
"We have an hour."
"Do you just want to go early?"
"Sure, why not." Jess says, helping Rory up, then himself.
Luke's"
"Ugh, you guys are early," Luke said when they walked in.
"You're nervous," Jess said, "are you going out with Lorelei tonight." Jess walked behind the counter to get Rory coffee as she sat down at the counter.
"Hi Luke," Rory said.
"Hey Rory"
"Congratulations!" Rory said.
"Oh, thanks," he smiled a cheap smile.
"So, steering off that topic," Jess noticed the awkwardness as he gave Rory her coffee, "What are you doing tonight?" He asked Luke.
"I am going out with Lorelei."
"You get nervous like this before every date?" Jess laughed.
"No, tonight is special."
"Awww, its their anniversary!" Rory exclaimed, "and I completely forgot."
"Yea, that is it, it's our anniversary." Luke said matter-of-factly.
"That isn't it," Jess stated.
"How do you know?" Luke asked.
"Because you are holding a ring box in your hand" Jess pointed.
"OH MY GOSH!" Rory exclaimed.
"Wait, does that mean we will be cousins?" Jess asked, pointing back and forth from himself to Rory.
"You guys have to keep it down," Luke looked around the diner, "no one can know yet and I am not doing tonight. I am doing it tomorrow?"
"How are you going to do it?" Rory asked.
"That I will let your mother tell you because she will already be pissed off that I told you I am proposing."
"No, she won't get pissed off at you, only at me for not telling her."
"Well, just leave that for your mom to tell you."
"Fine, but can I guess?"
"No"
"Can I know?" Jess asked.
"You don't want to know. You will just find out to tell Rory."
"No" He said, but in a fake lying way.
"Ok, since you are here early, I am going to get ready."
"Sorry Ror, I tried."
"Wait, Luke, at the Basket bid tomorrow?" Rory asked. Luke just nodded and left. Rory was smiling.
"That is a cute way of proposing." Jess said, sarcastically.
"It really is, that was one of their 'moments'"
"Is it one of ours?"
"Of course. So, we are going to be cousins. Is that going to be weird?"
"Well, not blood related, through marriage. Nope, not at all." Jess kissed Rory. Yet, being a new couple and all, they started making out.
Kirk walked in, "Uh, jeeze, not in public."
"You really need a girlfriend." Jess said.
"Well, actually, you missed a lot Jess. Kirk has a girlfriend, Lulu," Rory explained.
"No…way..!" Jess was surprised.
"Yes, now can I get a patty melt?" Kirk asked.
"Sure, Ror, I forgot to ask you, did you want a burger or something?"
"Yes!" Rory said excitedly. Lane just then walked down from the upstairs apartment. Rory simply asked, "Borrowing a book?"
Jess laughed and went to tell Cesar what to cook.
"Hey Rory," Lane said.
"Hey, how was your day?"
"Pretty uneventful, but the whole Dave moving back still didn't motivate the band."
"What are you going to do?"
"Well, I did talk to my mom, about quitting and all, and moving back."
"Are you crazy?"
"I think so, but it gets crazier."
"No!"
"Well, she said that Kim's aren't quitters and set up a tour in churches around the North East."
"No!"
"Wait, Mrs. Kim encouraged you to stay in a rock band?" Jess said, walking by, filling coffee mugs.
"Yes, I AM GOING ON TOUR!" Lane said.
"That is amazing," Rory hugged Lane. "Wait did you say church tour?"
"Yea, long story short, Rock lives in church. With clean language and all."
"Still, amazing!"
"I know!"
"So, what are you and Dave up to tonight?"
"I don't know, probably renting a movie."
"Cool."
"What about you two?"
"Staying at the Diner, Luke went out."
"He has been acting weird lately"
"Oh, I know why, and you will too later tomorrow."
"Ok…"
Dave walked down from the apartment. "Hey Rory, Hey Jess."
"Dave," Jess simply said, handing Kirk his patty-melt.
"Hey Dave," Rory said, "Congratulations on your tour."
"Thank you, but I think Zach and Brian need more convincing."
"Well, Zach mostly. He doesn't want to play the churches." Lane said.
"Ok, we are going to go. See you tomorrow." Dave said. Lane and he went towards the movie rental place.
"Ok, so what are we going to do for the next couple of hours?" Rory asked as Jess came to take a seat next to Rory.
"Well, how bout cards?"
"Sure."
They played for about an hour. Talking about recent books they read and bands the liked; they talked about nothing and everything.
"Rory, I love you," Jess said randomly.
"I love you too." She kissed him.
"Aww, how cute!" Lorelei exclaimed.
"We didn't hear you come in!" Rory said, getting up to hug her mother, "Hey mom." Rory then bent to her mother's belly, "Hello unnamed baby." They started to go towards the counter. Luke went behind the counter to work.
"Again, how cute!" Lorelei exclaimed.
"So how was your date?" Rory interrogated.
"Good."
"Did Luke do anything special?"
"No, why are you so interested?"
"I don't know. You two are having a baby now or something?" Rory covered up.
"So do you have a class tomorrow?" Lorelei asked.
"Nope, but can we get out of Friday night dinner? The Bid-a-Basket is tomorrow," Rory said non-chalantly.
"You will have to do it, they love you more."
"Fine."
"You will also have to tell them that you broke up with Logan and are now going out with Jess, which by the way, did not have a great impression on Emily."
"I have changed, I can go to dinner another time. See how much I changed! I offered to go to Friday Night Dinner!" Jess exclaimed.
"Yes, and I am very proud of you." Rory stated.
"Thank you." He gave Rory more coffee.
"Oh, me coffee," Lorelei said.
Luke came over, "No coffee Lorelei."
"Please?"
"No?"
"Come on."
"Now I have a different reason for why you shouldn't. I don't want our child to be deformed or something."
"Just a little won't hurt"
"Just a little won't, but over time, just a little will turn into a gallon."
"LUKE"
"Aww, how cute," Rory mocked.
"Decaf," Luke stated.
"Fine," Lorelei settled. She took a sip and stood up, "Ok, I am going back home, are you coming?" She asked Rory.
"Uh, yea, I have to talk to you about something," Rory said. She stood up, kissed Jess goodnight, and then left with Lorelei. They walked towards the house.
"Mom, I know we are doing this close thing, and I know you probably already know this, but I will say it anyway."
"You slept with Jess last night," Lorelei finished her sentence.
"Yup."
"I knew it was going to happen last night. It was totally obvious."
"Thanks mom."
"Your welcome."
"So, what are you going to put in your basket?"
"Two stale…" Lorelei started, Rory finished with her saying "Pop Tarts and a slim jim."
"Yup," Lorelei said, "What about you?"
"I don't know."
"I strongly recommend my basket contents."
"Ok, I will consider it," Rory said sarcastically.
