Walking into the clean doctor's office waiting room, Rory spotted Lorelai half asleep on Luke's shoulder. Luke noticed both Rory and Jess and they all waved. Rory walked behind the two of them and placed a kiss on the top of Lorelai's head as Jess sat next to Luke. Lorelai felt the kiss on her head and turned around. "RORY!" She jumped up and met her daughter halfway for a hug. "What are you doing here? How'd you know when the appointment was? How did you know where my appointment was? Where's Jess?" Lorelai asked hugging her daughter again, obviously not noticing Jess.
"Mom, calm down. I came to surprise you. Well, we came to surprise you," Rory started and Lorelai turned to see Jess smiling back at her and she waved. "I called Luke yesterday for the time and we just saw Sookie to find out where. Are you surprised?"
"Oh, Honey, I'm floored. I am so incredibly happy to see you," Lorelai assured her. Rory smiled at this and sat them both down on the just-comfortable-enough seats. "What about work? You can't be taking so much time off."
Rory noticed Jess' face of disbelief and looked back at her mother. "Oh Mom, so many questions. I'm here for you and a little for myself. I want to know if I'm having a brother or a sister."
"Babe, I would have called you. You really didn't have to come all the way up here, although I am so happy that you did," Lorelai said, starting to calm down. "How long are you two staying?"
"Tonight and tomorrow night," Jess said from his seat. "I have to work on Monday."
"Well, that's plenty of time. Are you going to see Lane and Zach? They have amazing tans. I'm very jealous."
"We were planning on it. We need to see them and I'm going to see Grandma and Grandpa this weekend too," Rory filled her in. Lorelai nodded her head with a disgusted look on her face.
"Lorelai Gilmore-Danes," the receptionist called. Lorelai and Luke shot up.
"We'll be out here," Rory said standing up. "Good luck." Rory and Lorelai hugged and Luke and Lorelai walked into the patient's room as Rory sat down next to Jess. "And it all comes down to this."
"And it all comes down to this," Jess repeated, kissing her forehead. "So, you never told your mom about quitting your job," he stated, not asked. "Color me shocked," he said when she nodded.
"I know I should have told her. It's not that big of a deal though. I'm twenty-five years old. I live in New York City and I made this decision on my own. No help from anybody."
"Yes, I know. But, you didn't even tell her as your best friend. She has no idea. Does anyone else know other than me and Paris?"
"I told Lane before I did it. And Tristan might know, he didn't this morning, but he probably does now. So that's you, Paris, Lane, and possibly Tristan. And I'll tell my mom and Luke later."
"What about your grandparents? Are you telling them everything when you see them this weekend?"
"Everything? What everything?"
"About us, about moving back to Stars Hollow, about quitting your job, about everything?"
"Yeah. I'll start with something light, like me moving back, and then about us, and then about quitting my job. But like I said, quitting my job is not that big of a deal."
"It probably will be to the Gilmore's," he reminded her and she nodded against his chest.
"So, Jess quick random question?"
"Shoot, Gilmore," he said into her hair.
"Well, Mariano, sitting here in my Mom's doctor's office, it gets me thinking."
"A) About what? And B) This isn't a very quick question," he teased.
She slapped him playfully on the chest and he laughed a little. "I am thinking about the future. Our future to be exact. Assuming that we have a future, I mean. It seems like we do, but there are so many things not talked about that it gets me thinking and... I don't know."
"Rory," Jess started. "We definitely have a future. I am here for you and I always will be. I promise."
"Jess, do you want kids?"
"Ah, the original question finally asked," he said, leaning back in his chair. Rory nodded again and sat up to look him in the eye. They watched each other for a moment as Jess pondered his answer. She was getting anxious and he could tell. "I guess so. I mean, definitely not now, but someday, yeah."
"Someday, yeah. OK. And would you like me to have these kids of yours?" Rory asked, just trying to fully get the answer she wanted.
Jess looked at her disbelievingly and leaned his head towards her's. She could feel his breath on her face as he psyched both of themselves up for the answer. "Yes," he said simply before kissing her strongly on the lips and cupping her face in his hand. She sighed into the kiss, completely satisfied, and rested her hand gently on his chest. They pulled apart from each other when it was completely necessary for oxygen and rested their foreheads against each other's. She leaned into him once more for a soft, but lingering kiss. "Enough questions for today?" He asked, hopeful.
"For today," she agreed, pulling her head from his and resting back in her seat. He looked over at her and put an arm around her shoulder. "I love you," she whispered quietly and he kissed the top of her head.
After many minutes of comfortable silence, Rory saw her mother walk out from the door. She had tears in her eyes, but Rory could tell that they were happy tears. Rory and Jess stood up at the same time, Rory walking over to Lorelai and Jess walking over to Luke. When Rory gave her mother a comforting hug she heard her mother whisper, "It's a boy!" Rory jumped back from her mother with a huge smile on her face.
"Mom! I'm so happy for you!" She said hugging her again. She looked over at Luke and gave him a big hug too. "Aw, Luke's gonna have his own little boy." Luke hugged her back and when she pulled away from Luke, she gave Jess a sweet kiss on the lips. "Just what I wanted!" Jess nodded and gave her another small kiss.
"Congratulations," he said to both Lorelai and Luke who were hugging.
"Thank you!" Lorelai said as she pulled away from Luke.
"Do you know what you're going to name him?" Rory asked.
"Not yet. We just found out, Hun. We need time to think," Lorelai told her, still wearing a goofy smile.
"Well, you have enough time. I guess I could wait." Lorelai nodded at her daughter.
"OK, Sweets. I kind of told my parents that me and Luke would have dinner with them today so that they could hear about the sex of the baby and all that. So we're going to head over there now and you can come if you want. Both of you. I'm sure they'd love to see you... Well Rory anyways." Rory looked at Jess who hadn't really been paying attention.
"Not tonight. Tell them I'll stop by tomorrow, but don't tell them I'm here yet or about Jess. If they know I'm here now, they'll be mad that I'm not with you. If they know about Jess, then I'll lose a good talking point for tomorrow. OK?" Rory asked.
"Of course," Lorelai replied.
"And, Luke?" Jess asked from his spot next to Rory.
"Yeah?"
"Me and Rory are going to stay in the apartment this weekend if that's OK with you. Is it OK, or do you want us to get a room at the inn?"
Luke looked at Lorelai who seemed to not mind if they stayed at the apartment, while Luke was a little skeptical of them staying in the same room together. He thought about it for a second. "You can stay in the diner all you want," he said and Rory beamed.
"Thank you Luke," she said as the four started walking to their cars. He nodded as if to say 'you're welcome.' "We're this way," Rory pointed to the opposite direction that Lorelai and Luke were walking.
"OK, I'll see you after dinner." Rory nodded and hugged Lorelai once more and then walked next to Jess to his car.
Once they were in the car and pulling into traffic Jess looked over at Rory. "You could have gone with them to your grandparents' if you wanted to," he told her, looking back at the road again.
"I'm not ready to see them yet. I will be tomorrow though, and if I'm not, I'll pretend to be. You're going to have to bring me though. Mom, Luke, and Lane are working and my car is in New York. I kind of forgot about that."
"It's OK. I'll just have to make it on time, so that I won't be seen."
"They'll know about you by the end of my visit anyways. They'll expect us for dinner either that night or when we get back here. So, eventually you will have to face them," she warned him.
"Eventually, being the key word there. I'm not going to see them before it's completely necessary. Don't worry, I won't have a black eye," he said jokingly and Rory smiled. When Jess pulled up to the diner, both him and Rory immediately spotted Lane working behind the counter.
Rory got out of the car and ran into the diner while Jess got their bags from his trunk. When Rory reached the counter, Lane had already saw her and was smiling from ear to ear. "Lorelai Leigh Gilmore! What are you doing here?" Lane asked.
"Jess and I came for baby news and I also really wanted to see you. You never gave me the details of the sex. Now, I don't want in depth details, just some bullets," Rory said as Jess walked into the almost empty diner. It only held Lane, Rory, Jess, and of course Kirk, and Caesar was in the back.
"I'm never walking into a room containing the two of you... and Kirk again. I'll be upstairs," Jess said, more to Rory than anybody. Kirk stood up to follow Jess upstairs. "What are you doing?"
"I don't want to hear about Lane and Zach sex either," Kirk replied and Rory laughed as Lane blushed horribly.
"Kirk, you're not coming upstairs with me. If you don't want to stay in the diner, then go home or for a walk around the block or something, because I am not letting you up these stairs with me," Jess warned, stepping in front of his face.
"Fine!" Kirk yelled, running out of the diner. Jess smirked at his success and brought himself and the bags upstairs.
"So, now that I've been completely embarrassed in front of Kirk and your boyfriend, would you like the bullets?" Lane asked, sitting down on a stool.
"Yes please," Rory said, sitting next to her. Lane placed a big smile on her face and looked at Rory. Lane started telling Rory of her honeymoon and how amazingly sweet and gentle Zach had been. Rory smiled, 'awed', and laughed at all the right moments. Then the diner started buzzing with customers, and Lane and Caesar were the only ones working.
"I have to get to work and you have to get to Jess. I'll see you later probably. I'm glad you're back," Lane said, giving Rory a short hug before making rounds around the diner. Rory watched for a moment and then ran up to the apartment where Jess was reading.
"Hey. What are you reading?" She asked, laying next to him on the bed.
"The Great Gatsby," he replied, closing the book. "But I can finish it later."
"Oh yeah?" She asked suggestively, moving her body closer to his. He nodded before kissing her neck and pushing himself up so that he was propped above her. He found her mouth with his and kissed her. She wrapped an arm around his neck to deepen the kiss. He obliged by propping open her mouth with his tongue. They searched each other's mouth for the millionth time as Rory cupped his face in her hand, feeling it go from smooth to rough (the result of not shaving that day). His hand was rubbing the side of her body up and down, driving her crazy and attempting to pull him closer.
Then, as if just on cue, her cell phone started ringing. They pretended not to hear it, but lost their rhythm and Jess sighed pulling away from her swollen lips. She sat up and pulled the phone out of her pocket. "It's Sarah," she said, contemplating if she should answer it or not.
"Pick it up, see what is so important," Jess told her, rubbing her back. She kissed him on the cheek and flipped open her phone.
"Hey Sarah," Rory said into the receiver.
"Rory! Hey. I called the apartment, but no one answered and I was afraid to call Paris."
"Oh, I'm in Stars Hollow with Jess and Paris is either at work or at Tristan's. What's up?" Rory asked, she felt Jess' lips gently push against her neck and she silently sighed.
"Nothing, Dave is asleep and I'm not tired. He's napping and I have nothing to do, so I wanted to see how everyone is."
"We're all good. My mom is having a boy, Paris and Tristan are really happy, Lane and Zach just got back from their honeymoon and are really happy, and me and Jess are very happy. How are you guys?"
"We're amazing and we love California. But you seem distracted, so I take it that you and Jess are in the middle of something. Call me later!" Sarah said, hanging up without getting a response from Rory.
"How are they?" Jess asked against her neck.
"They're amazing, not that you actually care," she answered, turning to face him. She was welcomed by his lips on hers and there prior position was resumed.
Pulling away Jess said, "You're probably right." He leaned down again and kissed her again.
