A/N Thanks so much for the pleasant reviews. I'm glad that people like it. I feel like it's lacked the last few chapters, so I'll try to make it better coming up. Read and Review and ENJOY!

"Hey," Jess said to Rory when he saw her sitting in the diner.

"Hey," she said when Jess sat down next to her. He leaned in and kissed her.

"What did your mom want last night?" Jess asked when Paris returned from the bathroom. "Hey Paris."

"Hey Jess," Paris said.

"I don't know. She and Luke were both asleep when I got home and when I asked this morning, she said that she had forgotten," Rory told Jess and then took a sip of coffee.

"Luke just probably didn't want you with me. Oh well. So, today while you guys are gone I think that I might work for Luke. I need the cash and it will be really helpful for when we get back to the city," Jess told them.

"That's a good idea. I talked to Sarah last night after I dropped you guys off," Rory told Jess and Paris.

"What did she say?" Paris asked, looking at Rory.

"She just said that she missed us and that Dave's band was playing a show tonight and to tell Lane congratulations and good luck. I told her that I would and that I'd talk to her tonight," Rory explained. Lane walked into the diner and sat next to Paris.

"Sorry I'm late. I had to do some things with my mom," Lane explained. She grabbed Rory's coffee cup and took a sip. "Thanks."

"No problem," Rory said before she took a sip. "So, Sarah and Dave say congratulations and good luck this Saturday. Only five more days, how does it feel?" Rory asked.

"Scary, but amazing," Lane explained.

"Sure, that makes since," Jess said as he also took a sip of Rory's coffee. "Thanks."

"Hey, it's nothing." Rory took a deep breath and laid her head on Jess' shoulder.

"What's up?" He asked.

"I'm really tired for some reason. But, I am so excited to go shopping. I'm also really excited to see my maid of honor's dress," Rory said winking at Lane.

"I don't know if you'll like it. Momma made me pick it out, so it's not exactly what you or I would have wanted," Lane explained.

"You let your mother pick out the dresses to be worn in your wedding? I would never let my mother near anything having to do with my wedding," Paris said.

"I didn't want to, but it meant a lot to her. Rory knows my mother, so she knows how scary she can be," Lane told her.

"I'm pretty sure that she is the only women that I have ever called 'ma'am'," Jess pointed out.

"When did you call Mrs. Kim 'ma'am'?" Rory asked Jess.

"At that stupid dance marathon thing. It was the most awkward moment of my life, including everything I went through during puberty," Jess explained.

"That's funny," Rory told him. She finally lifted her head off of Jess' shoulder and drank the rest of her coffee. "Where's Luke?"

"He's probably still in bed," Paris said.

"He was gone when I left this morning, though. He doesn't seem to be here," Rory told them. "But, he was here. He left at about the same that you came downstairs," she said to Jess.

"I'll be right back," Jess said. He kissed Rory and walked behind the sheet to go upstairs. When he got upstairs to the apartment, he saw that the door was open. "Luke?" he called out when he walked into the apartment.

"Oh shit. What?" Luke asked when he walked out of the bathroom.

"What in the hell are you doing up here?"

"I was looking for some papers that I thought I left in here. What the hell does it have to do with you?"

"You were looking for papers in the bathroom? That seems a little odd," Jess pointed out. He sat down on the couch.

"I don't know where I left them. I decided to look everywhere. Again, what the hell does it have to do with you?"

"I'm not sure yet, but I know that it has something to do with me staying here last night. I'll let this one slide for now. Trust me Luke, I'm a better person than I was. I've grown up, I mean, I'm not perfect, but you need to trust me on this," Jess told his uncle.

Luke sat down next to Jess on the couch. "I know you've grown up, Jess. I'm trying to trust you, but it's Rory."

"Really? You don't think I noticed that it's been Rory I've been kissing?" Jess said sarcastically and then noticed the angered look on Luke's face. "OK, sorry. Like I said, I'm not the same person I was when I was eighteen." Jess looked at Luke before standing up and walking downstairs to the diner. He sat next to Rory, "Hey, you still need coffee?"

"No, Caesar gave me some. I was going to leave, but I wanted to talk to you first. Outside?" Rory asked Jess.

"Sure," Jess said. Rory stood up and walked outside and Jess followed. "What's up?"

"Are we taking this too fast? I mean, we've been together for, like, two days and we've already had sex once and almost at had sex at least three other times. It seems fast. I don't regret it or anything, but I don't want to screw this up or do this wrong," Rory rambled on.

Jess took both of her hands in his and put his forehead against hers. She looked into his eyes and smiled. He kissed her lips softly. "Rory, we can do this anyway that you want to. I don't want to mess this up, either. We can go as fast or as slow as you want, it's completely your call. But I have a question," Jess said still looking into her eyes.

"What's your question?" Rory asked as her heart skipped a beat, man alive, she loved this man.

"What made you think of this? Like, how did it get brought up?" Jess asked, naturally curious.

"I don't really know. I was thinking about it after I left you last night and then when you were upstairs with Luke, I figured that you were probably talking about us and it hit me again. Are you sure that it's OK to take this slow?" Rory asked, rambling again.

Jess kissed her lips again, a little longer this time. "Just not too slow," he responded with a smirk on his face. Rory let go of his hands and started to walk away, pretending to be mad. "Rory." She quickly turned around and kissed him hard on the lips.

"Not too slow," she responded. Jess wrapped his arm around her waist and they walked back into the diner where Paris and Lane were talking. "You guys want to go?" Rory asked when she and Jess stepped in front of the table.

"Gladly," Paris responded. Rory smiled at Jess and he kissed her quick on the lips.

"Bye Rory. I'll see you later. Bye Lane, bye Paris," Jess said before Rory kissed him one last time. Jess walked back behind the sheet to talk to Luke.

"How was that? Did he get mad?" Lane asked Rory as they left the diner.

"No, he claimed that he was fine with it. We'll see how things turn out. I'm happy, though. I love him and he loves me, so I think that it will work this time around," Rory told Paris and Lane when they reached Rory's car.

"I only hope so," Lane said, sitting in the backseat.

"Do you have doubts?" Rory asked when she started the car and pulled onto the street.

"I just know Jess, and I know the way he is. I'm sure that he's changed, but you can't change everything. You can't just forget a person's past, Ror. Be careful. Be happy, but be careful," Lane told her and Paris nodded in agreement. "I can tell he loves, so I think, to some degree, that it will definitely work out. But I do have doubts, only because you're my best friend."

"Thanks. We will make it work this time," Rory said with a smile.