"What in the hell are you doing here?" Jess asked Rory. He was dressed in his boxers and nothing else.
"You said that you wanted me to come over, so I did," Rory told him, walking past him and into his dark apartment. He was really tired, so it took him a minute to swagger back inside and next to her.
"I was thinking sometime before three in the morning, but hey, I'm just crazy," Jess said, trying to find his bedroom. "I said to call me whenever."
"Yeah, well, when Paris left for Tristan's, I decided to wait for her. She never came home, so I came here," Rory filled him in, after opening his bedroom door for him and laying down. He followed her and laid down next to her.
"Paris left. So it didn't go well?" He asked, rubbing her leg for comfort.
"I never expected it to go well. She yelled, I tried to explain, she left, I'm here, and this was all after she locked herself in her room for about ten minutes." Jess nodded, not sure of what to say. "I'm really tired."
"Oh thank god," Jess said, getting comfortable in his bed. "I had been sleeping for hours when you woke me up."
"Sorry about that," Rory said truthfully. She went through some of Jess' clothes and picked out some sweats and got changed into them. By the time she turned around, Jess was sleeping on what had become his side of the bed. She wiggled her way into his arms and fell asleep next to him.
"Shit!" Rory heard Jess yell from another room. She looked at the clock and saw that it was now nine o'clock the next morning. She got out of his bed and pulled up his pants that were far too big for her, and staggered through his bedroom door.
"Jess, what's wrong?" She asked when he found him laying on his stomach on his couch with his eyes closed. She sat down on the coffee table and rubbed his bare back.
"Nothing," Jess said, turning onto his back and looking into her eyes. He could tell that she didn't believe him. He sat up and put his forehead to her's. "Nothing's wrong, really."
"OK, whatever you say," she said before kissing him softly. "I guess I have no choice but to believe that, after yelling 'shit!' and finding you out here, that you're fine." Jess smirked at her sarcastic comment and kissed her shortly before sitting back in the couch. She gave him a small smile before sitting down next to him. "How'd the packing go?"
"As well as expected. I suck at packing, not everybody can be as organized as you." He pulled her into his side so that her head was on his shoulder, and kissed the top of her head.
"I need to go back to my apartment before we leave. I left my stuff there, sorry," Rory said, looking up into his deep brown eyes.
"No problem. Maybe Paris will be there, you could talk to her," Jess suggested, also looking into her eyes.
"Maybe." Rory walked off of the couch and to Jess' bedroom door. "I'm going to get changed, then I'm going to head home. Pick me up at ten forty-five. Don't worry, the next time you see me, I won't smell like beer and I'll be clean." Jess smiled at her as she walked into his room to get dressed. When she left his room a few minutes later, he was in the kitchen with two coffees.
"I couldn't let you leave without coffee," he told her, and then kissed her tenderly on the lips.
"No, that would be cruel and unusual punishment," she said while taking the cup from him. "I can only have a little, I have to go."
"I know, I just thought it would be a nice gesture." She smiled at him and took a long sip of coffee. "It is entirely your fault that I drink this as much as I do, you know that right?"
"Of course I know that. But you love me for it." She took one more long sip and then kissed him hard but short on the lips. "OK, I've really got to go. I'll see you in a little while. I love you," she yelled as she ran out of his apartment. Rory walked to her car and got in.
When she got to her apartment she looked around the living room and the kitchen for some clues as to if Paris had come home at all. She didn't see anything, but her door was closed. "Paris," she called out as she knocked on her door. She got no answer. She knocked a few more times, but then gave up. She got a towel from her bedroom and took a short shower. When she got out of the shower, she saw that it was 10 minutes until Jess should be over.
She got dressed quick and finished just before she heard a knock on the apartment door. She ran to the door the best that she could while pulling on shoes and opened it to see Tristan. "What are you doing here?" She asked him, letting him step inside.
"Paris asked me to tell you something since she refuses to talk to you," he explained.
"Oh. What did she want you to tell me? Jess is going to be here soon, sorry to rush you," she told him. She gestured toward the couch and he sat down willingly as she sat down next to him.
"She says that she's not so much mad at you as she is mad at the decisions you're making. I have no idea what she's talking about, so I hope that you do," Tristan told her. "She can't talk to you because she's afraid of saying the wrong thing and she feels like she's said all that she can on the subject for now. She'll probably be talking to you by the time you and Jess come home."
"Oh. That's good. That makes me feel better. Can you tell her that and that I'm sorry?"
"Of course." Just then, someone was knocking on the door again. "I'll get it on my way out. Bye Mary," Tristan said getting off of the couch.
"Bye." Tristan opened the door and saw Jess.
"Hey man."
"Hey Tristan. What's up?"
"I'm Paris' messenger for the day."
"Ah, it's all clear now," Jess said, stepping inside the apartment.
"Yeah. I got to go, but I'll probably see you when you get back. Bye Jess, bye Mary."
"Bye," the two said in unison.
"Ready?" Jess asked before he kissed Rory softly on the lips.
"As I'll ever be," she answered as she pulled away. "I just have to grab my bag." She walked into her room and came out with her duffel bag. As soon as she was out Jess grabbed it from her and threw it over his shoulder. "Thank you," she said giving him a passionate kiss.
"Your welcome," he said once the kissing subsided. "We should get going though." She nodded and opened the door for him. He walked past her and she made sure that the door was locked before following him down to the sidewalk. He was about to open his trunk when he felt two arms snake around his waist.
"My knight in shining armor," he heard the familiar voice whisper into his ear.
"I'm anything but," he responded, turning in the arms to come face to face with Rory. He looked into her eyes and kissed her as she moved her hands up to his neck and he in turn put his arms around her waist. She pulled away once she realized that they were on the side of the street in New York City. He looked at her questionably.
"We need to go," she said and he nodded. She kissed him quick and got out of his grasp. Jess opened the trunk and threw her bag inside and then unlocked the car so that he could open her door for her. "Thank you," she said as she climbed into his car before he shut the door and climbed into the driver's seat.
"Are you excited for this?" He asked as they drove a couple of hours later.
"Of course I am. I want to know what Mom is having and I want to know how her and Luke will take the news," she responded watching his face as he watched the road. "Are you excited?"
"Oh yeah, I'm jumping for joy," he answered, looking at her for a second and then back at the road, his trademark smirk never leaving his face.
"You should be excited. You get to spend a weekend with me and Luke and Mom. Zach and Lane are home, so we can hang out with them. Be happy Jess. I want you to be happy," she tried to persuade him.
"I spend most everyday with you and I love it. Luke and Lorelai plus the upcoming news, might be too much for me to handle. I don't really know Lane and Zach anymore, not to mention the fact that Lane has always hated me."
"Lane doesn't hate you anymore. She never trusted you when we were younger, but she sort of does now."
"That's convincing Rory." They both smiled and decided to end the conversation with a silent agreement. They had lost touch of the subject anyways. Rory looked at the clock on the dashboard and saw that it was almost two. About an hour and they'd be in good ol' Stars Hollow. Home.
She laid her head on her window and her hand on Jess' thigh. As she watched the scenery constantly change she drew different designs on Jess' thigh through his rough jeans. He barely noticed it until her hand rubbed against his jeans. He looked at her hand that was on him and then at her and noticed that she was falling asleep. He looked back at the road, wanting to spare them the agony of an accident and he knew when she was asleep once her breathing steadied as did her hand.
Jess pulled up in front of the inn and looked over at a still sleeping Rory. "Ror." Nothing. He shook her shoulder lightly. She snuggled deeper into her seat. He leaned down so that his mouth was just above her ear. "Rory, we're here. We're outside of the inn. Get up," he said in a normal tone. She shoved his face from her ear and sat up slowly. "Thank you. That was a very sweet gesture after I just woke you up."
"What time is it?" Rory asked, sitting up and opening her eyes.
"Quarter to three. We got here early."
"Good. But I doubt my mother is here still."
"I didn't think so either, but do you know where her doctor's office is?" Jess asked with a smirk.
"No... but Sookie probably does... And that's why we're at the inn. You are a genius my friend." She kissed him on the cheek and undid her seat belt. "Come in with me?"
"Sure. We can get a room while we're in there."
"Or we could stay at Luke's. Free and familiar." Jess nodded his head and got out of the car. Rory met him outside of her door and linked their arms. They walked into the Dragonfly and Rory smiled at Michel. "Hi Michel," she said to him.
He hid a smile the best that he could. "Your mother is not here. She left at least ten minutes ago."
"I know. We're here to see Sookie actually. Is she in the kitchen?"
"Isn't she always?" Michel asked annoyed and sarcastic. Jess nodded and smirked as Rory walked away to the kitchen, dragging Jess along.
"He's a nice guy," he said looking back towards the lobby. Rory nodded and walked into the kitchen.
"Rory!" Sookie yelled as she came over to give her a hug. "What are you doing here?"
"We need to know where Mom's doctor is. We want to go surprise her," Rory explained.
"Aw. You are too sweet. It's in Hartford, at 364 Lorimar Road. Her appointment is like now so you two should hurry."
"Thank you so much Sookie."
"Oh, it's no problem. Bye Rory. Bye Jess. Maybe I'll see you two later," she said giving them each a hug. Jess a more awkward than comforting one.
"Bye," they said together. They left the kitchen and walked back to Jess' car.
"Do you have any idea how to get to Lorimar Road? Because I don't," Jess stated, starting his car.
"It's somewhere between Chilton and my grandparents' house. I know the way. No need to worry," she reassured him and he drove back onto the street.
"I never worry."
AN: I wasn't exactly sure how to end this chapter, so I just stopped here. I hope you enjoyed it, if you did you should definitely review! Who doesn't love to get reviews! I know I do! I will update as soon as possible, school is out soon so I'll have more time to write!