"OK, I am really tired," Jess said as he laid down on Rory's bed.
"I know. So am I," Rory told him while she grabbed a duffel bag out of her closet. "Jess?"
"Yeah Ror?"
"I quit my job and I'm taking some time off before I find a new one and move," she announced, without looking over at him while she pulled articles of clothing from her closet.
"How will you afford that?" He asked her, watching her move around her room, still avoiding his eyes the best she could.
"I have a bunch of money saved up for whatever and this is the perfect time for time off. I need the no stress, and I'll get one as soon as I'm ready to go. Don't worry, the money issue is not even an issue." She finally looked at him and he shrugged at her. He had no right to pass judgment. She smiled at him and went back to packing.
It took her about a half an hour to pick out outfits and pack them up and when she was finished she glanced at Jess, who appeared to be sleeping. She smiled a small smile before she laid down next to him. He didn't move so she laid her head on his chest and decided against sleeping, she just let his chest move her head up and down with his steady breathing. Jess wasn't even asleep, so he kissed the top of her head and wrapped an arm around her. They didn't talk, they just rested in silence for a while.
They heard a knock on Rory's door, so Rory gave Jess a kiss and got up to open the door. "Hey Paris," Rory said after the door was opened.
"Hi. I just wanted to tell you that Tristan and I are going out. I didn't want you to worry when you came out into the living room and we were gone. But I should be back later, I don't know about Tristan. Do you want to do something with me for dinner? I know that you're leaving tomorrow, so I though it would be good," Paris said, leaning against Rory's door frame.
"Dinner's good for me. Is it a me and you thing, a me, you, Tristan thing, or like a double date thing?" Rory questioned Paris.
"I was thinking a casual double date, and then we could come back here and watch a movie, just the two of us. Would that be OK with you guys?"
Rory turned to look at Jess who had been listening and he nodded. "It sounds great to me. I need to talk to you, so when we're alone tonight, I'll say what I have to say," Rory told Paris.
"OK, so we'll see you later. Bye," Paris said before walking to Tristan. They left the apartment with a wave and Rory closed her bedroom door again.
Rory joined Jess back in bed and kissed his cheek. "So, tonight should be fun. I haven't really been able to catch up with Tristan. Hopefully no one will kiss you."
"Yeah, I hope so too. Tonight will probably have it's highlights," Jess told her. "And Paris only kissed me because you blurted out that you and Tristan had kissed before. You had to have known that Paris would have taken it personally."
"I don't even know why I had said that. It just came out, I wasn't thinking. I'm sorry that Paris kissed you, really. That was definitely not my intention, if I even had one," Rory assured him. She laid her head on his shoulder and her hand on his stomach and he kissed her forehead.
"What do you need to tell Paris tonight?"
"I need to tell her that I quit my job."
"Why can't you tell her at dinner? Why do you have to do it alone? I already know."
"I don't know how she'll react, so it's better not to do it in a public place," Rory told him. "When should we leave for Stars Hollow tomorrow?"
"When is the appointment over? We should get there after the appointment," Jess suggested. "Unless if you want to be there with her, but we need to know the time of the appointment, so that we know the time we should leave the city."
"She didn't say. Maybe we'll just have to wing it."
"Or we could just call Luke. We can tell him not to tell Lorelai and that way it would still be a surprise, just not to Luke."
"I knew that there was a reason that I loved you," Rory said sitting up. She went to reach for the phone, but Jess pulled her back down. "What are you doing? You're the one that told me that I should call Luke."
"I didn't mean now." Rory smiled at his insinuation and the smile was returned with a kiss. Jess moved his lips from hers down to her neck and left butterfly kisses on the way back to her lips. Rory opened her mouth once she felt Jess rubbing his tongue across her lips and their tongues fought the same battle they usually did. Rory was flipped onto her back, so that Jess was resting above her, never removing his mouth from hers. She reached for the hem of his shirt and pulled it off, this seemed very familiar to her, especially considering the night that they had the night before. Once he realized that she was removing his shirt, he took his face away from hers, slightly out of breath.
"Just so you know, this is not what I wanted you to come in here for," Rory told him as he started undoing her belt.
"I believe you," he replied in between kisses. She nodded against his lips and started undoing his belt. He started taking off her shirt which caused them to separate again. "I didn't come in here for this either. I came in to rest, but this is far more superior."
"Yeah," she said before Jess' tongue was exploring her mouth yet again.
After a few moans and panting for breath, Rory and Jess laid in bed resting their heads against the other's. "Now I am ten times more tired," Rory told him.
"Me too. You have to call Luke though. I'm going to get dressed," Jess said, getting out of bed and pulling on his boxers.
"Me too. I don't want to talk to my step-father while I'm naked," Rory got out of bed and started getting dressed. Jess finished getting dressed and walked out of her bedroom while Rory finished getting dressed and called Luke. Once Rory pulled on her shirt, she got the cordless phone from her dresser.
"Luke's," Luke answered at the diner.
"Hey Luke. It's Rory. I have a quick question that I need to ask you," Rory replied, sitting down on her bed.
"Oh, hey Rory. What's wrong?"
"No, nothings wrong. I was just wondering when Mom's and your doctor appointment is tomorrow."
"Oh, well since we both need to work in the morning, we were able to get one at three in the afternoon. Why?"
"Oh, well, me and Jess were thinking of coming up to surprise Mom. Don't tell her OK?"
"I promise. I got to go, Rory. I'll see you tomorrow and tell Jess that I said hi," Luke asked.
"I will. Bye Luke. Thank you," Rory hung up the phone and placed it back on her dresser and walked into the living room to where Jess, definitely asleep this time, was laying on the couch. She looked through the kitchen as quietly as possible for coffee, but they seem to have been out. Once she found a pen and a pack of post-its, she left Jess a short note telling him that she had gone to the Coffee Bean. She stuck the note gently on his forehead, in typical Gilmore fashion, and left the apartment.
When she walked outside, she silently cursed herself for not thinking of bringing her jacket. She walked as quickly as possible, without looking insane, to the Coffee Bean. When she got inside, she decided to slow down and walk to the counter to order a coffee. She left the Coffee Bean with her receipt, her coffee and a coffee for Jess, hoping that he wouldn't be asleep that much longer, so that it would stay warm for him.
As she walked into the apartment, she accidentally slammed the door and Jess woke up. He furrowed his brow in confusion and felt the post-it on his head before he saw Rory. He nodded and then glanced over at Rory who had an apologetic look on her face and pulled the post-it off of his head. "I'm sorry. But I have coffee," she said, hopeful.
"OK, I can work with coffee," Jess said. He took it from her and along with it came the receipt. He looked at it out of curiosity and noticed a number and a note on it. "I think that someone wants you to call them." She looked at him questionably and took the receipt back.
"Call me if you're interested, Matt," Rory read off of the back of the receipt. "Well, this is a first."
"Glad to hear it," Jess said sarcastically and drank some of his coffee.
"I'm never going to be able to go into the Coffee Bean again if Matt is working. I feel bad."
"Call him then."
"Jess. I am not going to call him. Why would I call him?" She sat down next to him on the couch.
"Not to accept the date, Rory, just to tell him that you're not interested. That way, it would be a civil conversation and you'd still be able to go to the Coffee Bean while he's working."
"Maybe." She looked at Jess sitting next to her and sipped her coffee. "Luke asked me to say hi."
"OK. What did he say about the appointment?"
"It's at three tomorrow afternoon. What time do you think we should leave now?"
"Maybe eleven? It's OK if we're a little bit late. Does that sound good?"
"You need to pack, Jess," Rory pointed out.
"I'm aware of that. I'll do it tonight after Tristan and I leave you and Paris alone tonight. Don't worry, it'll get done."
"OK, I trust you." She leaned into him and kissed him before going into the kitchen and pulling out leftover pizza. "Hungry?"
"Yeah. I'll make it if you want," Jess said, walking into the kitchen and turning the oven on so that it would pre-heat.
"You're far too good to me," Rory said walking back to the couch and resting her eyes. He smiled to himself and placed four pieces of pizza, two for each, on the oven rack and closed the oven door. After he set the timer, he sat down next to Rory and turned on the TV. Rory opened her eyes and took the remote from Jess and flipped through the channels. Jess glared at her when she took the remote which caused her to look at him and give him a familiar smirk before turning back to the TV. He shook his head and the buzzer went off, causing him to get off of the couch and take the pizza out of the oven.
"It's ready," Jess called. Rory gave up on the TV and met Jess at the pizza. "So, after we guys drop you girls off here tonight, will I see you before tomorrow?"
Rory looked at him and gave him a small smile. "Are you having withdrawal before you even withdraw from me?" Rory asked, eating her pizza and leaning against the counter.
"No, I was just curious as to where you would be sleeping tonight. Don't get too excited," Jess told her, shaking his head and drinking the rest of his coffee.
"Aw, Jess," she said teasingly pinching his cheek. He smiled at her ridiculousness and kissed her cheek.