A/N- hey guys.. thanks for the reviews. There weren't as many as when I used to write, but what can I expect since I've been on hiatus for more than several months. But a real big thanks to those of you who stuck with this story after so long, it means a lot. Hopefully I will get more reviews off of this one! Enjoy!

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Previously..

"Jess, what are you doing here? And, did Liz and TJ have a baby?" Rory said, thinking of an excuse as to why a little girl was in the arms of her past boyfriend.

"I'm here for the holidays. No, you see, Madison here is actually my-

"Hey Ace, do you want to go get some coffee?" Logan said as he stepped into the doorway.

"And that's the other part of what I was trying to tell you," Lorelai said, once again being ignored.

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"Huh," Jess said at the sight in front of him.

"Rory, who is this guy?" Logan said, getting possessive. He already didn't like the looks of this guy. He could tell there was some kind of history between this baby holding man and Rory.

"Logan, you see, this- "

"Logan, that's your name is it? Well I'm Jess Mariano. Rory's ex-love," Jess smirked at his choice of words. This wouldn't make Rory too happy, but he loved to see her squirm. She looked so cute when she was nervous. He hated it when someone else was making her uncomfortable though..

"Well Jess, I happen to be Rory's current love interest, so maybe you better just leave," Logan said, stepping through the doorway onto the patio.

"I think I'll be the judge of who stays and who goes seeing as how this is MY house," Lorelai stated, getting a little annoyed that everyone was ignoring her.

"Mom!" Rory yelled.

"Sorry babe. Look, Jess, why don't you and I walk down to Luke's and get a cup of coffee. Madison doesn't need to stay in the cold much longer anyways.," Lorelai said and Jess nodded, while still wearing a scowl on his face. "Rory and Logan, why don't you two finish unpacking, I know you guys didn't finish that quickly. I'll be back soon." She then proceeded to shove the couple back inside and shut the door behind them. Jess was still glaring at the spot where Logan had stood seconds before.

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"Madison? Madison who? Where did she come from?" Rory mumbled to herself as soon as the door shut, leaning against it.

"You're worried about the babies name? Come on Rory! Who was that guy? I went to a great deal of trouble to be able to come here for Christmas, my parents were dead set against it! I didn't come all the way here to watch some guy make a move on you because he could never move on!" Logan erupted.

"Jess wasn't trying to make a move on me! And he obviously DID move on seeing as how he now has a baby. I can't think of what else he had her for if she isn't Liz and TJ's-"

"Who?"

"Jess's mom and step-father."

"Well he must mean something to you still. The way you looked at him, and the way you're sticking up for him, God Rory!" Logan said, getting angrier.

"Would you just calm down a second! I wasn't sticking up for him, but more for myself. And I was just surprised to see him, I haven't seen him in a while. And it's not like we are enemies. He's still my friend- well I guess I could call him that- and seeing as how he's here for Christmas, and will probably be spending it with us, why don't you try and put on a happy face, humor me please!" Rory begged.

"I just don't know Ace," Logan said, more gently. Rory new she was getting somewhere the moment he said Ace. God she loved it when he called her that. It was one of her weaknesses towards him.

"Logan, come on, didn't we just have this discussion? You are what's important to me right now. Jess was my past, but you are my future. Jess and I are just old friends now. There is nothing at all for you to worry about. Go a little easier on him, me, and yourself, for all of our sakes," Rory said calmly, looking deep into Logan's eyes. He cracked.

"You're right. I trust you Rory," And then he swooped down to kiss her tenderly on the lips. When they broke apart Logan said,

"I think I'm going to get a head start on my unpacking now I guess."

"Okay, after that why don't you go to the movie store and rent some movies for the marathon tonight,"

"You mean a non-Gilmore girl is allowed to chose the movies?" Logan questioned.

"Well, not usually, but I'll make an exception. While you're doing that, I think I'm going to run down to Luke's real quick and find out what's up with this baby." And she was out the door before he could stop her.

"You've got to be kidding me," Logan said to no one.

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"Who was that guy?" Jess asked forcefully as he, Lorelai, and Madison made their way to Luke's Diner.

"I was trying to warn you. It's Rory's new, well, I guess boyfriend. The last Rory and I talked about him they were just friends, but I think something happened between them. I'm really sorry you had to find out this way Jess, but I'm going to have to ask you to stay out of it. Please don't ruin a good thing Rory's got going on. He's a real nice boy."

"What makes you think I want Rory back? I came here to spend time with my family for the holidays. Of course I was hoping to see Rory, but I know we're just friends now. I'll admit, if by some chance she wanted me back, I would probably go for it, but I'm not here to cause trouble," Jess explained, rocking the now fussy Madison in his arms. Lorelai was still so shocked at the new Jess, she never thought she'd see the day where he became a mature adult. She was proud of him.

"I'm sorry Jess, I didn't mean to make accusations. But could you really blame me?"

Jess kept walking silently for a while, the finally answered with a simple, "No."

"Well, now that we have that out of the way, how are you going to explain this," Lorelai gestured to Madison, "to Rory?"

"Haven't thought about it," Jess replied, walking faster. 'Great,' Lorelai thought, 'Jess is slowly going silent on me again.'

"Well, I know she'll understand and take the news as well as Luke and I, she'll feel proud of you that you've become so responsible," Lorelai said, patting Jess lightly on the back.

"Joy."

"Yeah. Do you want me to hold Madison for you?" Lorelai offered, seeing how Madison was still moving restlessly in Jess's arms.

"Thanks," Jess said, handing her over to Lorelai.

"Anytime, you aren't alone in this Jess."

"Good to know. Take her to Luke's for me? I have somewhere I need to go." And without another word, he was gone.

"Well, I guess a leopard don't change his spots," Lorelai mumbled.

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"Mom! Where's Jess?" Rory came pounding through the diner door.

"Oh hey babe," Lorelai said, looking up from playing with Madison, "he's not here right now."

"What? Where did he go?" Rory said, looking around the diner to see if Lorelai was lying or not.

"I'm not sure, he didn't say, but he should be back-" Rory ran out the diner door as quickly as she'd came in.

"Soon," Lorelai finished.

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Where is Jess? Does Rory know? How is Logan taking Rory's disappearance to go see Jess? Well you'll find out in the next chapter if you review! Thanks guys!