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A/N: Okay, the beginning of this chapter is going to be really hard to write, but wish me good luck. Oh, and I do skip over the part they are in Europe because I will not be able to write about that. So just use your own imagination. I am taking some ideas from the reviewers for a couple of chapters ago in this one. So, this one is for Soph.

"Gate 22 to Italy is now boarding," The loudspeaker, well…spoke.

"So that's us," Rory said squeezing Jess's hand.

"It's only a month," Jess reassured.

"30 days to be exact," Rory smiled, getting up from her seat, pulling Jess up with her.

"So, have fun."

"That's going to be hard."

"Hey, you can call me, in the middle of the night, whenever, you can call me," Jess said, tilting her head up.

"I will."

"And who cares about all those charges, I'll pay for them if I need to."

"You will," Rory smiled.

"Come on Rory!" Lorelei yelled from the line into the plane.

"I love you," Rory said.

"I love you, too," Jess said and leaned into a long kiss.

"Rory! Ew not in public please," Lorelei said from the middle of the line.

"Bye," Rory slowly and reluctantly let go of Jess.

"Bye."

Meanwhile:

"You really didn't have to open the diner up late for this," Lorelei said.

"Yes I did, and who would be getting up early since they were all hammered from Rory's party," Luke responded.

"Yea, good point," Lorelei smiled.

"Gate 22 to Italy is now boarding," The loudspeaker, well…spoke.

"That's me," Lorelei frowned.

"Yea."

"Don't change your mind while I'm gone."

"I promise you I won't."

"I'll call you."

"I know you will and you will forget the time difference so it will be at the middle of the night."

"Well, bye," Lorelei kissed him.

"Bye," He responded.

Lorelei then swung her carry on onto her shoulder and walked onto the line, waving to him once more. He smiled back. She looked around for Rory and saw her with Jess standing together, "Come on Rory!" She screamed. She waited a few moments and looked back to see them engaged in a kiss, "Rory! Ew not in public please."

Rory slowly walked up to Lorelei, "I really wanted to go on this trip until yesterday."

"That was until a dark haired boy walked back into your life," Lorelei said.

"Uhh, stupid Europe." A lot of people looked at her meaningfully when she said that, "I love Europe, I'm just kidding," she told the other travelers.

"Good save."

"Thank you."

Jess trudged toward where Luke was standing, "those Gilmore girls."

"Only the best."

Rory looked at Jess one more time before boarding the ship and half smiled. Lorelei did similar to Luke. Luke and Jess just stood there with goofy grins. They watched them board the plane.

"Is that a tear?" Jess asked his uncle as they walked towards the window.

"No, what are you talking about?" Luke asked, rubbing his face on his shirt sleeve.

"That was a tear, aw you miss Lorelei."

"Shut up."

"Fine," Jess said, looking back at the plane, "you know, they are coming back."

"Just wait for the plane to go."

"So you can cry again?"

"Shut up."

"Lukey is going to cry again."

"I am not afraid to leave you here."

"Then I will just catch the next plane to Italy and spend the time with Rory while you go home crying."

"I am not afraid to hurt you."

"Like you can."

"I can beat you up, your half my size!"

"Size doesn't matter."

"The word dirty came up into my mind."

"Lorelei has been rubbing off on you…uh, ew."

"The same word just keeps repeating."

"Oh, looking, the plane is taking off."

"That was fast, I thought we would be here for another hour," Luke said.

"So you could prepare yourself for another good crying?"

"The words shut up come to mind."

"Stop with your little word shit."

"Stop with your face."

"Again, Lorelei?" Jess smirked. The plane went down the runway and lifted off. Jess went back to his stoic face and Luke turned around.

"Read to go?" Luke asked.

"Yup," Jess said coldly.

"So Rory leaves and you turn back to being Mr. I'm-too-cool-for-everything."

"Yup."

"Good we've got that covered."

"Huh."

"Do you need gum?" Lorelei shoved the pack in Rory's face.

"I am not washing this shirt to make sure it smells like Jess the rest of the trip."

"So, no gum?"

"Stupid Europe."

"Seriously, this gum is great."

"I miss him already."

"Am I really going to have to sit through this for a month?" Lorelei asked.

"There is a large possibility."

"Fine, then I am going to do the same thing with Luke. I was going to be nice and bite my tongue, but no. I will not hold out."

"Alright, bring it on."

"Uhh, I can't think of anything on the spot."

"Fine."

"Fine," Lorelei mimicked.

"How 'bout this? We make a pact that we only mention Jess or Luke 5 times a day, not including when calling them."

"Fine," Lorelei said.

"Alright I had no sleep last night, so I'm taking a nap," Rory said, resting on her seat.

"Have fun, I will just be playing with this doohickey," Lorelei said, pointing to the small TV screen in front of her and holding up the little remote for it.

5 minutes later:

"I can't sleep, stupid Je….Je…ahh, I have 4 more left today," Rory said sitting up.

"Ha, we should turn this into a game."

"Like everything else in our lives," Rory said, peering out the window.

"So we really didn't talk since Jess got back, huh?" Lorelei asked.

"Nope, but that didn't count as a time."

"What? Oh that new game? Let's just not count today," Lorelei said.

"Deal."

"So, this might seem like a stupid question but how is that going? The whole Jess being back."

"I miss Jess."

"I guess well."

"I miss Jess."

"Can you say anything else?"

"Maybe."

"So, last we left with Jess you said…well, you said you were ready?"

"Hmm?" Rory asked, then it came back to her, "Oh, that."

"Yea, that. Does that still apply today?"

"Its way too soon to tell."

"Absence can make the heart grow wider."

"Is that the saying? And does that even apply here?"

"Yea, I don't think that is the saying. I forget what it is. Its like something with lack of love makes it stronger."

"Hallmark should hire you."

"I know. But what I'm saying…well, I'm not saying this, but now I am. Just, you know, be careful."

"Okay, this conversation is stopping."

"Alright, just you know, talk to me beforehand."

"I will."

"Not right after, beforehand."

"I will, mom." Rory said annoyed.

"I guess we overly poked at that dead carcass."

"Thanks for that analogy. Now I feel sick."

"Sorry," Lorelei laughed.

Later that night, in USA:

Jess lied awake in his old bed in the apartment over the diner while Luke closed up. He kept looking at the phone attached to the wall next to him, I miss her. He walked over to the shelf next to him and grabbed a random book. The ringing phone made him jump and drop the book. He grabbed the phone, "Hello?" he asked expectantly.

"Hey, Jess…wait Jess? You're back. Well, is Luke there?" Nicole asked.

"Yea," Jess said disappointedly, "Luke!"

Luke walked up the stairs, "it wouldn't hurt you to help out, what is it?"

"The phone."

"Is it Lorelei?"

"Nope."

"Well, who is it then?" Luke asked annoyed. Jess just glared at him. "Oh," he took the phone.

Jess walked downstairs, "If I am down here and miss my phone call from Rory I will be really mad."

Luke shook his head, "Uh, hey Nicole," Luke put on a phony act. "Yea, uh, why don't you come by, I have something to run by you…er….well, actually we just need to talk," Luke thought dropping hints would be easier.

Even later that night:

Jess couldn't fall asleep until he knew that she was there, in Italy, safe. He sat near the phone, book in hand, constantly looking over at the phone. "Just call already," he said allowed. And like magic, the phone rang. "Whoa," he picked up the phone, "Hello?"

"Hey," her voice melted his heart. (A/n: what too sappy? Yea it is, let's redo that one) "Hey," her voice relaxed him.

"How was the plane?"

"Long."

"Did you see anything?"

"What on the plane or when we got here? It doesn't matter; we didn't see anything on the plane. All we did was talk and watched movies. That wasn't good because it didn't keep my mind of leaving you. Then when we got here we spent 3 hours looking for this fricken hostel."

"Well, aren't you hostile?" Jess said sarcastically. Rory laughed. "So, tell me about the land I come from." Jess lied down on the couch next to him.

The next month:

"Jess, I'll pick you up in 20 minutes so be ready," Luke boomed on the phone as he ran out the door into Lorelei's truck because that is the only car that will fit them all and all their bags. He sped down the road, leaving the diner in the hands of Caesar, and straight to New Haven to pick up Jess.

Jess did the last finishing touches to his hair and grabbed the present he had gotten Rory right when Luke buzzed. He ran down the stairs as fast as he could. "Come on, hurry up," he demanded as he walked towards Lorelei's car. They drove in complete silence to the airport. They jumped out of the car and walked up, well, sped walked up to the doors and walked into the airport.

"Gate 43," Luke said. And they followed signs there. When they got there the Technicolor sign read 'delayed,' and they took their seats. Jess was doing an illusion with a coin while reading a book that he stored in his back pocket.

"I'll be right back," Luke got up and out of the waiting area.

"So, we are almost there, any last things you have thought about before you see Jess and forget about me?" Lorelei asked.

"Other than I won our game, no," Rory laughed as she watched Lorelei suffer.

"Nothing you have decided against from our last plane ride?"

"Mom, I am still not thinking about," Rory dropped her voice, "sleeping with Jess."

"Alright, just making sure."

"No kidding," Rory said.

"Please begin to get ready for departure," the annoying voice came on the loudspeaker.

Luke came back about 10 minutes later with a bouquet of flowers.

"You softy," Jess laughed, peering out the window to the newly arrived plane, "they're here."

"You ready?" Luke asked.

"That's a stupid question," Jess said strongly, "and yes, yes I am," he said a bit more quietly.

"I won't cry." Luke said out loud.

"I can highly bet against that."

People began pouring out of the plane. Jess scrutinized the crowd looking for Rory and Luke did the same, but for Lorelei.

Rory spotted them first and quickly said to her mother, "I need to talk to you later," before she ran off to Jess dropping everything she had on the way and jumping into his arms. "I've missed you so much," she said.

"Same here," he replied just before she kissed him passionately.

Lorelei walked quickly up to Luke and placed her things on the seat next to him, "hey."

"Hey, uh, these are for you." He handed her the flowers.

"So you didn't change your mind?"

"Couldn't if I wanted to," He smiled and leaned down to a kiss.

A/N: Sorry, but this chapter did end with some unanswered questions that I will cover in the next chapter…don't worry.