INT. LIVING ROOM - MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
RORY lies sleeping on a chair, still in her dress from earlier. There is a paper bag with newspaper on the floor underneath it and various medicines next to her. The lights are all turned out except for one table lamp. A CHARLIE BROWN THANKSGIVING plays on the television. JESS sits on the couch reading a book, THE SUN ALSO RISES. He has changed into comfortable clothes. RORY stirs, rolls over to the side, and opens her eyes.
RORY: (happily surprised) Hey.
JESS turns and puts his book down.
JESS: Hey, how are you feeling?
RORY: Good…what happened, did I…
JESS: I don't think you were drunk, probably just had some bad food. You want some medicine? Luke bought out a drug store…
RORY: I'm kind of hungry actually.
JESS: Probably shouldn't eat the leftovers, the food is what made you sick in the first place.
RORY: The food was fine…I think I was just nervous.
JESS: Because I'm here?
RORY: Yeah.
JESS: I can leave if you want.
RORY: No, don't leave.
JESS: Okay.
RORY: (gesturing towards the TV) So you were staying up to watch Charlie Brown?
JESS: It just came on. I was staying up in case you needed anything. Lorelai gave me the keys to her jeep.
RORY: Wow.
JESS: Yeah.
RORY: She must have been really drunk.
JESS: You want me to heat up some food for you?
RORY: I'll get up…I need to change out of this dress anyway.
JESS helps RORY pull herself out of the chair.
RORY: Thanks.
They head into the kitchen.
RORY: I'll just be a minute. Heat me up some turkey and stuffing.
RORY goes into her room. JESS takes some Tupperware containers out of the fridge.
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INT. LIVING ROOM - A SHORT WHILE LATER
RORY and JESS are laying on the floor eating leftovers watching an infomercial.
RORY: This is the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen. Everyone knows how much make up celebrities wear. No matter how much of that acne medicine you use, you're never going to look like Jessica Simpson.
JESS: Who would want to?
RORY: (looking at her plate) Is this turkey or chicken?
JESS: You all set?
RORY: Yeah.
She hands him her plate. He gets up and brings them into the kitchen. He comes back and sits down. RORY turns off the TV.
JESS: You tired?
RORY: Not really.
They sit in silence for a moment.
RORY: I'm sorry about what happened at dinner tonight.
JESS: Don't worry about it.
RORY: No, I'm going to worry about it. Logan- my boyfriend had NO RIGHT to talk to you like that. He's under a lot of stress from his family right now…I don't know why I'm making excuses for him, he was being a jerk. I'm sorry.
JESS: Don't be. He's wrong though.
RORY: I know he is. You're not a beatnik. You're very hard working. Don't let what he said get to you…promise me you won't let it get to you.
JESS: Already forgotten.
RORY: Serious question?
JESS: Shoot.
RORY: What have you been doing for the past two years? I'm not gonna judge, I'm just curious.
JESS: You really wanna know?
RORY: Yes, I do.
JESS: I was waiting for the right time, but I guess now is as good as any.
RORY looks confused. JESS reaches into his bag and pulls out a book. He hands it to RORY.
RORY: Literati. (she looks up) That's highly educated people, right?
JESS: Or people really interested in literature.
RORY: (smiles) Hey, that sounds like us.
She looks back down at the book and her expression fades.
RORY (CON'T): Oh my God. (looking up at him) Oh my God. Jess you wrote a book!
JESS: A short novel.
RORY: Jess this is amazing. Oh my God. I always knew you could do something like this.
JESS: Open it up.
RORY opens the book.
RORY: For Rory…who taught me to love something other than books.
RORY closes the book. Tears well up in her eyes.
JESS: Rory don't cry…please…
RORY puts her head in her hand and begins to cry. RORY puts the book down and hugs JESS. They embrace. RORY leans her head on JESS'S shoulder and wipes her tears. She pulls away.
RORY: I'm sorry…I don't know what to say.
JESS: Do you regret what happened last time I was here?
RORY: No.
RORY takes the book off the chair, sits down, trying to contain herself. She wipes her eyes.
JESS kneels down in front of RORY.
JESS: I can't live without you Rory. I'll do anything if you give me a chance. I'll move back, I'll live in a box, I'll live with Kirk, I don't care.
RORY sniffles and laughs.
JESS: I want us to have what Lorelai and Luke have.
RORY: Jess…
JESS: Your boyfriend is a jerk Rory. He doesn't love you. Not like I do. I can take care of you, I'd work anywhere to support you.
RORY: (quietly) I know.
JESS: What?
RORY: You're right.
JESS looks surprised, then content.
RORY: I don't know what's happening between me and my boyfriend…but I'm willing to… consider…giving us a try. Again.
JESS: Should I move back?
RORY: No…not now…I mean not yet. Let's just see how things go.
JESS: But I live 3000 miles away!
RORY: I don't want to rush into anything. Let's just…be friends.
JESS: Friends?
RORY: Very good friends.
JESS: Boyfriend and girlfriend friends?
JESS smiles and lifts himself up onto the chair with RORY.
RORY: Did I say that?
JESS: I think it was implied.
RORY smiles. JESS grabs her and they kiss.
RORY: You can call me your girlfriend if you want to.
JESS: I do.
He kisses her.
RORY pulls back.
RORY: I don't want to…just because we already…
JESS: We don't have to.
RORY: You sure?
JESS: I think we should wait.
RORY: Me too. Are you sure you can wait?
JESS: I can wait. I've waited this long.
RORY: Well, yeah, but there's been other girls in the picture.
JESS: Not really.
RORY: Really?
JESS: Read the book.
RORY: …I will.
She smiles. They kiss.
JESS: So what do we call this?
RORY: This? I don't know…
JESS: But you're my girlfriend.
RORY: Yes.
JESS: And I'm…one of your boyfriends.
RORY: Yes.
JESS: Why don't you break up with him?
RORY: It's complicated…
JESS: You know what? It doesn't matter. Stay with him. After a month max of being with me, you'll never want to look at him again.
RORY: Is that so?
They kiss. JESS pulls RORY towards him and holds her close.
JESS: I love you Rory.
RORY: I love you too.
JESS looks down and smiles.
JESS: Happy Thanksgiving.
RORY: Happy Thanksgiving.
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INT. LIVING ROOM - THE NEXT MORNING
RORY and JESS are laying on the couch together sleeping. RORY stirs and wakes up. She smiles at JESS who is still sleeping. She kisses his forehead and gets up. She looks out the window and gasps. It's snowing outside. She runs up the stairs excitedly.
RORY: Mom! Mom! Wake up! Come quick!
RORY opens the door to LORELAI'S room. Her and LUKE are sleeping.
RORY (CON'T): (shaking LORELAI) Mom! Mom wake up, it's snowing!
LORELAI: (groggily) What…snow? (she sits up excitedly) Snow?
RORY: Yes! It's snowing! Get dressed, come on!
LORELAI: Well, my hangover is just going to have to wait. Grab me a bottle of aspirin and I'll get my boots.
LUKE: (waking up) What's going on…
LORELAI: It's the first snowfall!
LORELAI gets out of bed excitedly and puts on some clothes over her pajamas.
RORY: Coffee! Donuts! Midnight! I'll meet you downstairs!
RORY leaves.
LORELAI: (pulling on some snow boots) We have this tradition where on the first snowstorm of every year we drink coffee and donuts at midnight and stand outside.
LUKE: I know. You've told me before.
He smiles.
LUKE (CON'T): Now wouldn't be a good time to say I'm sorry about last night, would it?
LORELAI: Now's as good as later.
LUKE: I was being an insensitive jerk, I just…can't stand seeing him hurt you and Rory.
LORELAI: You were jealous.
LUKE: And…yeah, maybe a little bit of that.
LORELAI sits down next to him on the bed.
LORELAI: I don't want us to end up like Rory and Jess.
LUKE: What? We're not going to…crap I forgot.
LORELAI: What?
LUKE: I made a deal with Jess…I was supposed to talk to you for him and try to get you to give him another chance. He's gonna kill me.
LORELAI: Already done.
LUKE: Really?
LORELAI: Jess and I had a little heart to heart talk last night.
LUKE: Wow.
LORELAI: Yeah. It was very Full House.
LUKE: I can imagine.
LORELAI: If I can give Jess a chance, I think you can give Christopher a chance.
LUKE does not respond.
LORELAI: You owe it to me. And to Rory.
LUKE: I'll see what I can do.
LORELAI: It would really mean a lot to me.
LUKE: I know.
They kiss.
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INT. LIVING ROOM - MOMENTS LATER
LORELAI runs downstairs in a winter jacket, hat, and boots. She opens the front door.
LORELAI: (yelling outside) READY OR NOT, HERE I COME!
LORELAI runs outside. RORY is building a snowman. LORELAI grabs a snowball and throws it at her. RORY gasps and throws one back at her. They have a snowball fight.
JESS stands inside watching them from the door with a small grin on his face. LUKE comes up from behind him.
LUKE: How'd you sleep?
JESS: Not bad.
LUKE: Rory looks like she's feeling better.
JESS: She is. Thanks for talking to Lorelai for me.
LUKE: Oh…yeah, no problem. So…are you and Rory…okay?
JESS: We talked.
LUKE: How'd it go?
JESS: I showed her the book.
LUKE: Did she like it?
JESS: She cried.
LUKE: They always cry.
JESS: Yep.
The camera shows them watching LORELAI and RORY having their snowball fight.
LUKE: I told Lorelai I'd give Christopher a chance.
JESS: Sometimes you have to make sacrifices when dating a Gilmore woman.
LUKE: How would you know what it's like to be dating a Gilmore woman?
JESS smiles.
LUKE: We'll I'll be.
JESS: It's nothing official yet. But she said I can call her my girlfriend.
LUKE: I'm happy for you, Jess.
JESS: You think they'll ever get tired of us?
LUKE: What do you mean?
JESS: I mean, they look so happy out there. They always have each other. They don't even need boyfriends.
LUKE: Oh, they'll always need us.
JESS: Why's that?
LUKE: Because we cook their food.
JESS smirks.
The camera shows a shot from outside of LORELAI and RORY throwing snowballs at each other happily and LUKE and JESS watching them from the doorway.
FADE OUT
(End Credits)