Aki-Here is the next chapter. Just note that Lorelai doewn't hate Jess, she just likes to aggrivate him.

Pecking Order

"Mom, we're here," called Rory as she opened the door to her childhood home.

"Hey, my favorite daughter and granddaughter slash great niece," greeted Lorelai as Rory and Amber entered the living room.

Rory glanced at Amber, "Do you want to field this one?"

"And Jess," added Lorelai as he came in afterwards, having been delegated to carry his and the girls' luggage.

"You know, technically," said Jess, dropping the luggage on the living room floor unceremoniously, "I would be your favorite son-in-law, because I am the only one."

"And Jess," repeated Lorelai in the same exact tone as before.

"Mom, be nice, Jess had to deal with the Gilmore's tonight."

"I know," she smirked.

"How can you get pleasure from this?" asked Jess aggravated.

"Well, because, for so long, that was me."

"Huh?"

"I used to be at the bottom of my mother's pecking order, but now Amber and Rory are pretty much equal at the top, but Emily likes me less then them, likes Luke lees than me, and likes you less than Luke."

"Who does she like less than me?" questioned Jess.

Lorelai cocked her head to the side in thought for a moment before replying, "No one, you're at the bottom."

Jess growled under his breath and stormed off to the kitchen

"Mom, seriously be nice," said Rory despite her smile from trying to contain laughter, "Jess was trying to commit suicide during dinner and I had to convince him otherwise."

"Oh, so that's why you guys were missing for so long. I was wondering what happened," commented Amber, who was already crashing on the couch.

"Are you sure that's why they were missing so long," Lorelai questioned suggestively raising an eyebrow.

"Dirty," laughed Amber.

Rory just shook her head at the two of them, "I must be the most mature room person in the room."

"No, that would be me." The three girls turned to see Luke half way down the stair in rumpled pajamas, "I have an early delivery tomorrow and am trying to get some sleep, so if you could keep it down…"

"Okay, old man, we'll let you get some sleep," said Lorelai rolling her eyes. Luke just gave her a look, but didn't reply.

"Where's Jess. I thought he was coming with you?" asked Luke, noticing his absence.

"He's detoxifying from an overload of Emily," answered Rory.
"Ah," said Luke in understanding, "Well, night Rory, Amber."

"Sure, forget your wife," muttered Lorelai as Luke disappeared upstairs.

"That reminds me, did you two get over the whole getting kicked out of the diner thing."

"We got over it," said Lorelai before adding with a wicked grin, "And we got over it, if you catch my drift."

"Dirty," retorted Rory, and the three girls snickered.

"I heard that!" yelled Luke's muffled voice from upstairs.

Lorelai looked up the steps in disbelief, "I swear he has the ears of an elf."

…

Later that night when things had calmed down and everyone was getting ready to bunker down for some sleep, Jess and Rory were in her old room.

"You know what I realized," said Rory after she changed into her pajamas, "Amber is sixteen."

"Thought you would of realized that when we celebrated her birthday," retorted Jess tiredly.

"No, seriously. Sixteen. Soon she will be grown up, going off to college, moving out, getting married," said Roy almost wistfully

"Woe, lets not get ahead of ourselves, Amber still has a while to go yet," said Jess, Rory having gotten his full attention.

"Jess, you have to see that she is growing up. She is no going to be your little girl forever," said Rory, not accusing, but tenderly, sitting down on the bed.

Jess sat down next to her, "She's been my life for the last sixteen years. It's hard to believe that one day she will be on her own, without me."

"I know," whispered Rory touching Jess's cheek gently with her fingertips before letting her hand drop away, "That's what got me thinking. We're not that old,"

"No," said Jess, mildly confused at the change in the conversation.

"So, I've been pondering this for a while, I want to have another baby…Jess?"

"Huh…"

Next chapter- What Jess says