A/N: Thanks for reviewing. School starts on Wednesday and I'm pregnant so I don't know how often or how good updates will be. But like I said, this helps me escape.

A few days later

"How was it?" Rory asked when Cara walked into the living room that night. She had just been on her first date with Jess and Rory wanted every detail.

"It was nice…it was fun…it was perfect," Cara blushed.

"Where did you guys go?" Rory asked.

"He took me to this little Italian restaurant…and then for a walk in the moonlight. We talked and he's really easy to talk to and get along with. He kissed me goodnight outside and I felt like a teenager again…it was great," Cara told her as she collapsed on the couch.

"Jess was easy to get along with?" Rory asked staring at her.

"Yeah…why?" Cara replied looking confused.

"When we were dating when we were like seventeen no one would ever say that Jess was easy to get along with. Our entire town hated him, including my mom. The only people that liked him were me and Luke," Rory told her.

"Yeah…he told me all about it," Cara nodded smiling.

Rory felt uncomfortable and slightly jealous but she would have never admitted that.

"Well I'm gonna go to bed," Cara smiled as if her thoughts were on a distant place.

"Okay, good night," Rory smiled half-heartedly.

A few days later

"Are you okay love? You've seemed distracted the past few days," Finn asked Rory in a concerned tone.

"I'm fine…I'm just annoyed at Jess," Rory admitted.

"Why? What did he do?" Finn asked ready to break Jess' neck.

"When he went out with Cara he made it seem like he's some angel or something," Rory shrugged.

"She told me he was a perfect gentleman and they had a good time?" Finn told her.

"Yeah…but…I don't know," Rory sighed.

"You're just mad because he was never that way with you. Well I have news for you, you're married and have four kids, you're not supposed to care about your ex-boyfriend," Finn informed her and shut off the light.

"Finn, come on! I'm not in love with him!" Rory poked Finn in the back.

"Then stop acting like a love-sick teenager," Finn said.

"Whatever Finn," Rory said and turned so that her back was facing his back.

"What are you and Finn fighting about?" Cara asked the next day when Rory got home from work.

"What makes you think we're fighting?" Rory asked.

"The fact that you didn't even look at each other this morning," Cara shrugged.

"Fine…he thinks I'm still in love with Jess…that's crazy, isn't it?" Rory admitted.

Cara looked unsure and shrugged.

"You think I'm still in love with him too?" Rory looked shocked.

"Well kind of…but I think he's still in love with you," Cara shrugged again.

"Why would you think that? You said that you guys had a great time when you went out!"

"I know and we did have a great time. It's just that it seemed like he was elsewhere mentally sometimes," Cara explained.

"Oh, I see," Rory said.

She turned and looked for her laptop to do some research for a new article.

"Cara I left my charger at work, I'm gonna go get it. If Finn gets here you guys can feel free to start dinner without me," Rory called as she left the house to get her charger.

Rory looked at the building in front of her. She knew that since she had her charger she should just go home but she couldn't.

She walked up the stairs and knocked on the door.

He opened the door looking tired.

"Rory? What're you doing here?" Jess asked.

"I needed to talk to you," Rory said knowing that she really shouldn't be there.

"Come on in," Jess said stepping back.

"Thanks," Rory muttered walking into the small apartment.

"Want some coffee?" Jess offered.

"No thanks," Rory wasn't really in the mood.

"Wow…this must be serious. What's up?" Jess asked motioning for her to sit down.

They sat on the couch looking at each other.

"We need to stop doing this," Rory said finally.

"Doing what?" Jess asked even though he knew what she was talking about.

"Acting like teenagers. Jess you were my first love…no one can ever take that from you but you're not the one for me. We never would've lasted. I'm with Finn and I love him more than anything, I mean I have four kids with him! I need to be with him and only him. I have to admit…I've always saved a part of my heart for you but I can't do that anymore. Like I said, you were my first love and that makes you special to me but that's it, special. I'm done with this little mental affair we've been having since we were seventeen. And you need to be done too…give Cara a chance. A real chance," Rory spewed.

With that she got up, kissed him on the cheek and let herself out.

He watched her go with a single solitary tear running down his cheek.

"Finn? Can we talk?" Rory requested as soon as she entered the house. The rest of the family was sitting at the dinner table staring at her.

"Of course love," he said rising from the table and following her into their bedroom.

"I've got to tell you some stuff but you aren't gonna be happy," Rory said sitting down on the bed. She had hoped Finn would sit down with her but he just stood there looking at her.

"I went to Jess' and talked to him. Over the past few weeks this whole drama with him has been bothering me. I love you Finn…not him. I told him that he can't occupy that tiny part of my heart anymore because you deserve my whole heart," Rory told him.

"I'm your husband, I should already have your whole heart," Finn looked at her coldly.

"I'm sorry, okay? Please can we just forget about all of this?" Rory begged her eyes brimming with tears.

"No, we can't forget. We can forgive but I don't want to forget about it. I'm not gonna hold it over you or anything but this is a big thing to me Rory and I want you to understand that. I still love you, I will always love you and I suppose this is partially my fault but it hurts to hear you say this stuff," Finn said after a moment.

"How is it your fault?" Rory wanted to know.

"I haven't exactly been the best husband. I was too busy being the best father. And I know that being a father is really important but I haven't put aside any time for you and me and I need to do that. What do you say to us, as in you and me, taking a vacation together?" Finn asked.

"We can't just leave!" Rory pointed out.

"Of course we can. It's not like we're abandoning the kids, they have Lizzie and Cara. We need to spend some time together," Finn asked again.

"Work out the detail. I'll be there," Rory smiled.

"Don't put me through this again," Finn looked like a small child.

"I won't," Rory said simply before pulling him to her and kissing him.

A/N: Short Chapter. Next Chapter: Finn and Rory's Vacation. Review please. I need cheerfulness in my life. Thanks. You're swell.