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A/N: Loving the positive feedback…I'm lovin that you like my weird jokes….onto the story.

Jess looked at the bus schedule. Should he go? Should he not go? The question rang through his head. He looked at his watch; 10:30. He has to decide now, or he will miss it. He looked for the bus that would take him to Chilton. Inhale; exhale. He stepped onto the bus and found an open seat. He fumbled with a copy of Any Rand's book, smirked that she still had that control over him. He got off the bus when he reached his destination and heard a loudspeaker announce "Rory Gilmore; Valedictorian." He smirked, knowing that she could do it. He quickened his pace to the back of the crowed. He was there, at Chilton, staring at the love of his life. Damn did he miss her. He smirked listening to her speak. Of course she will thank her mother and her grandparents. Of course she will sound smart using big words and acting all knowing. Of course she still had that effect on him. Why did he ever leave? Why did he ever doubt this? His smirk died down when he thought about that and he looked at his feet. Rory finished her speech and they started calling names for receiving their diplomas, how fun? Jess searched the crowed for Rory's fan group. Luke…Luke was there, Luke would be there. Sookie and Jackson also joined. As well as Lorelei and her parents. Jess laughed. The whole town should be there; he was personally glad they weren't. He heard the announcer call Paris Geller; he knew she would be next. Rory Gilmore. He watched her walk up, receive her diploma, and give her mother a funny face. He laughed; she's such a Gilmore. The announcer called the rest of the names, but Jess didn't hear them. He kept his eyes on Rory. The ceremony ended and he saw Rory walk off. He fumbled with a newly bought cell phone in his pocket. Should he call? He saw Lorelei and Rory say goodbye to Luke. He should call. He pressed the number 1…speed dial. Her phone rung. "Hello?" She picked up. Jess couldn't talk; he could barely breathe. He hung up. He stared at his phone and pressed redial. "Hello? Hello?" Rory asked, she walked into the school. She then said, "Jess is that you?" Jess loved it when she said his name, even though it was kind of bitter. Jess followed into another doorway into the school. He heard her rant, he heard her yell, and he understood what she was saying. He heard her say "Goodbye." No! Jess couldn't say goodbye. He spoke up. He saw her and spoke up.

They arrived at Rory's house. Jess took a deep breath. "Now, Rory, you know I do want to be with you today. You know I wouldn't want to waste anytime with you before you leave, but do you seriously think I am going to take all of that?"

Rory looked at him. "Just humor them. I know. You are going to get a lot of crap. Ignore it. Who cares what they think of you?"

"You do."

"No I don't. I went out with you in the first place, remember?"

"Fine, you don't. But they are just annoying."

"Yea, I know," Rory nodded her head. "My graduation should take the heat off of you though. It's kinda a big deal."

"No!" Jess said sarcastically.

"Oh my gosh!" Rory exclaimed like she just realized something.

"What?" Jess asked skeptically.

"I totally forgot to do my new car routine." Rory said, starting to look through all the compartments in the front seat. Reaching over Jess once in a while. Jess just stared at her with an open mouth. "What?" She asked like it was no big deal.

"What are you doing?"

"Looking through my car." Rory said like he should know.

"Huh." Jess said.

"Oh, yea, backseat!" Rory got out of the car into the backseat and looked around.

"We should probably go in before they die in their hiding spots." Jess said, peering through the window.

"Fine." Rory pouted and got out. Jess got out behind her and took her hand. "Hey Jess?"

"Yea?" Jess looked at her as they were walking up the stairs.

"I'm glad your back." Rory smiled and kissed him once before she opened the door and the entire town screamed "SUR-prise" (loud at first then quiet when they saw Jess). Then everyone discussed the situation with each other.

"Can we go now?" Jess asked, looking around.

"You wish." Rory smiled and walked on in. "Come on, free food."

Jess smirked and allowed Rory to lead him around the house; ignoring the many stares and comments. They made their way to the back porch and say hi to more people. Rory looks around the crowd, "You know what, we can go." She didn't see her mother there yet so why not.

Jess smirks, "Good," and starts pulling Rory outside the house.

"Can we go to Luke's and you make me some pretty coffee?"

"Is that why you took me back?"

"Maybe," Rory smiles innocently.

Jess walks close to Rory, drinking in his surroundings. He's back, in this stupid town; this stupid town that follows the rules from the Cheer's theme song; everyone unfortunately knows your name. He looks up at the little diner he lived at. It was lighted, but no one was in there. Rory pulled the door and it was unlocked.

"This is unlike Luke; to leave the door unlocked when he isn't even here," Rory said.

"Maybe he is." Jess said.

"What?"

"He wasn't at your little party thing; maybe he's asleep upstairs or something." Jess shrugged.

"Maybe," Rory said, "hey, how 'bout that coffee?"

Jess smirked, "You Gilmores never change."

"I guess not, but you haven't been gone for long, so how would you know?"

"I don't know, just would," Jess shrugged again walking over to the coffee machine. "Huh." Jess said in a that's strange kind of voice.

"What?"

"There's coffee in it and it's still hot, and there is a warm mug on the counter."

"I really feel like Nancy Drew or something."

"Think of a book more grown-up there."

"I really feel like Sherlock Holmes or something."

"There you go," Jess smiled.

"There is lipstick on this mug."

"Uncle Luke's got a girl?"

"There's my mom's coat on this stool."

"No! You don't think?"

"Mom and Luke finally found out how they really feel for each other?" Rory finished.

"Huh." Jess said surprised.

"I'm afraid to go upstairs now. What if they are up there….wow, bad mental image, get it out!" Rory exclaimed.

"Uh, Kirk naked?" Jess tried.

"That made it so much better." Rory glared.

"I don't have any for you, sorry." Jess said, holding his tongue from saying me naked.

They both just sat/stood there in silence then Rory looks up at him and says, "How's that coffee doing?"

"Oh, right." Jess gets her a mug and coffee.

"I'm glad your back, because if not, my coffee needs aren't met completely."

"Well, that is exactly why I came back; to fulfill your coffee needs," Jess announced sarcastically.

"Glad we are on the same page."

Jess then takes a seat next to Rory with a coffee of his own. They then look at the entrance to the stairwell when they hear talking and someone coming down. Luke and Lorelei appear, flattening their wild hair and clothes. They spot the younger couple.

"Uhh, shouldn't you be at your party?" Lorelei asks Rory, by this time Rory is standing.

"It seems as if there was a small party going on in here." Jess says.

"Shut up Jess." Luke yells, "Wait…Jess? What are you doing here?"

"Bit slow." Lorelei looks at Luke.

"What are you two doing here?" Rory asks, "Wait, no, don't answer that. Please I beg you not to." Rory scrunches her face. Lorelei gets and evil grin and Luke blushes. Jess smirks at the faces of everyone in the room. There is an awkward silence. Lorelei opens her mouth to say something, but for once, is speechless; Luke just stares at his hands; Rory sits back down next to Jess and just stares at the coffee in front of her; and Jess is trying really, really hard not to crack up in laughter at the awkwardness of this situation.

"We should probably get back to the party so no one suspects anything," Rory says, "Even though they probably do already, but who knows what they suspect."

Back to the party:

Rory, Jess, Lorelei, and Luke all walk in. Somehow, everyone stops talking, looks over at them, and then starts talking again, but louder and more vigorously.

"Rorrrryyy!" Lane yells as she is running up to her friend.

"What?" Rory responds, walking off with her, leaving Jess with her mom and Luke.

"I'm going to look around," Jess says, feeling like a third wheel.

Rory's and Lane's conversation:

"What? Why? He….he's here!" Lane manages to say.

"Yes, yes he is. He came back," Rory says, tiredly after being asked this many times that day. Well, only one, but it got old.

"Well, okay I see that. You haven't answered anything I didn't know yet. Did he say something cheesy?"

"Not really, I kinda started rambling…er…yelling at him. He got frustrated 'cause he wanted to say something so he nearly yelled 'I love you' in the middle of my school," Rory explained.

"Wow."

"Yea."

There was a small awkward silence because neither knew what to say next. Jess broke that by quickly walking to Rory and hiding behind her.

"What are you doing?" Rory exclaimed.

"Well, I was in the kitchen, getting free food. Miss Patty saw me and pinched my butt," Jess said, peeking up, and thinking it was safe. "Hey Lane, how's that band going?"

"Well, we actually are going to play a set in 5 minutes so I should probably find the boys," Lane said.

"Well, bye then." Rory said, hugging her friend, and then turning her attention back to Jess. "So, you were groped by Miss Patty?" Rory smiled.

"Please don't mention that ever again." Jess glared at her.

"Hey, should I be jealous? Did you really come back here for her and not me?" Rory joked.

"Yes, I am secretly in love with Miss Patty." Jess said sarcastically, rolling his eyes.

"He admits it!" Just after Rory says that and before Jess can say anything else, Lane's band comes on stage, unannounced because they don't want another mumble as a name and still can't decide on one. They play a 20 minute set very well, sounding like a band.

"So, this party is happening," Rory says sarcastically.

"Huh," Jess says, and then smirks.

"What?"

"I'm just glad I'm back."

"Me too, and Miss Patty."

"Ha-ha-ha" Jess laughed sarcastically, "You're a real Dane Cook."

"I know, I try."

"So should we split up so no one suspects anything?" Lorelei asks Luke after both the teenagers run off.

"Do you think they really will care about us since Jess is back in town and Rory just graduated?" Luke asked.

"I don't know. This town can really do stuff if it wants to."

"Yea, it can."

"And we still haven't discussed what we are going to do when I go to Europe and what are you doing with Nicole? This is all too crazy for me! I have a daughter going into college! My daughter is leaving me! This is graduation from school; this is graduation from her mother!" Lorelei rambled.

"How did you get from how crazy this town is to your daughter….wait, I don't want to know. Come on, let's go outside." Luke led her outside to the front where there was no one. "Rory is not leaving you. She is going to a college that is only 30 minutes away from here. She will practically be here every weekend doing laundry or something. You don't have to worry about that. And about Nicole, I won't go on that stupid cruise. I'll call her and break it off; break it all off," Luke smiled.

"Yea," Lorelei nodded and stepped in for a quick kiss.

A/N: Okay, I'm going to stop it there because I have been writing this chapter for a while and I wanted to have it done already so I can get feedback and start another one. Well, hope you like it. NOVEMBER FRICKEN 1ST……THE DAY THAT GILMORE GIRLS BECOMES GOOD AGAIN BECAUSE JESS WILL BE BACK!