Summary: Set 6 years after the Season 6 Finale: "You know someday you'll be The Reigning Lorelai." "No I don't even want to think of that." "Why?" "Because when I become the Reigning Lorelai that means that you'll be gone."
Now she has to think about it. Implied Lit, Java, and a little Christopher in between.
Rory lied on her mother's bed and held her alarm clock close to her. It was 7am and the funeral was to begin at 1. She didn't want to be up, but 7am brought a fond memory of Lorelai's crazy I'm pregnant with Luke's baby dream of 2002. The alarm went off and the sound of squealing pigs filled Rory's ears. She smiled remembering how entertained her mother would get listening to those farm animal sounds. A knock on the door stirred her from her memory and Jess walked in quietly.
"Hey," he whispered gently.
Rory smirked a little at his sudden gentle nature. Then she smirked even more because she was smirking. Jess was really rubbing off on her.
"I heard the pigs. I remember when you guys got those. She was pretty entertained," he said smirking a little.
"Yeah…she was so embarrassed that you had to see that. It's like you come to clean our gutters and watch my mom get amused by pigs. But then again-"
"She was easily amused," he interrupted.
"Yeah…she was wasn't she?" Rory whispered.
The two of them lied on their backs in silence drinking in Lorelai's memory. They felt surrounded by her, she was everywhere around them. Rory twirled the gold band that was on her "magic" finger. 1 year. It took 1 year for Lorelai to fully accept that Jess had changed and that he made Rory beyond happy. Happier than Dean, and way happier than Logan. When she realized that she found that Jess was similar to her in more ways than their love for Rory. That's when the couple knew it was okay to get married. Because Lorelai was on board…she even bugged them about it. She was there when he proposed and right by Rory's side when they got married. Jess and Lorelai became insanely close, so close that someone who didn't know them would think Lorelai was his Mrs. Robinson. But that wasn't the case…they were almost mother and son.
"I miss her," Rory whispered.
Jess looked over at his wife and gave her a sympathetic look. He took her hand and gently squeezed while replying, "I know…me too."