AN: Sorry it took so long to get this on. Okay, so I lied this isn't the last chapter, but it is the first part of THE END. Read, review, enjoy!

"You know, after you weren't at Mom and Luke's wedding, I never thought that I'd see you again," Rory told Jess, still sitting in the waiting area of the hospital.

"After I decided not to go to their wedding, I was pretty sure that I wasn't going to see you again, but I couldn't let my feelings for you get in the way of their wedding. I was going to go, but Luke and I both decided that it'd be for the best that I missed it. I did regret it though, because I wanted to see you so badly and I also wanted to see Luke get married," he told her and she looked over at her sleeping grandparents before leaning over the arm of her chair to kiss him softly.

"I really wish that you had come. Even though I had just ended things with Logan a few months before, seeing you then would have sped this up," she told him waving her hand between them. Jess nodded sadly. They had been waiting for Luke to tell them about the baby for sometime and Rory decided that they should talk about the way they felt about what they had.

"Absence does make the heart grow fonder. I had some idea that we would end up finding each other again, though. We always have, always. You were the one girl that I have ever truly loved, so that had to mean something."

"From the time that I was sixteen, I've almost always had a boyfriend. That was until freshman year, I never dated that year. I didn't date after you until I met Logan. So, I also knew that there was something to be finished between us, like unfinished business. I wouldn't be completely happy until I finished it. Us being together is the happy ending that I never knew I wanted until, really, the night I showed up at your apartment."

"Took you that long to figure it out?" He asked her, looking at her softly.

"It took me that long to completely figure it out. It was always there somewhere, I just needed to find it," she explained to him. He was about to say something just as Luke skidded into the room causing them to look up and away from each other. "Well?" Rory asked, causing her grandparents to wake up and stand from their chairs. Rory and Jess also stood up, Rory slowly walking toward Luke, who was panting from his run.

"Okay," he breathed, standing up straight and looking directly at his in-laws. "He's here. He's really small, six pounds and two ounces, eighteen inches. He still doesn't have a name." He looked towards Rory who was smiling brightly beside a smirking Jess. "She wants to see you as soon as possible. I'll come get you whenever that is. Don't worry, they're both perfect." He smiled once at Emily and Richard before calmly walking back to his wife and son.

"Good news, that makes me feel so much better," Emily stated, sitting back down with Richard.

"This is very true, Grandma," Rory told her, before turning to look at Jess. "I have a baby brother," she whispered in his ear as she put her arms around his neck for a hug.

"Yeah, you do. I have a cousin, pretty damn weird how that works out," he whispered, back before kissing her cheek and pulling her to the chairs so that she would sit. She laughed a little before she plopped back down, making sure that Jess was sitting right next to her.

"I wonder what he'll end up naming him. Last I heard, he had no idea," Rory said aloud, for everyone to hear.

"Why does he get to name the baby?" Emily asked.

"Mom gave all naming rights to him. She doesn't know anything about boys and their names, so she left it up to someone who probably knows more than she does," Rory explained and Emily nodded.

"He doesn't have any idea either though," Jess told them and Richard chuckled from next to Emily.

"I wouldn't either," he said to Jess and Jess also chuckled, doing his best not to be rude. Everybody fell into a comfortable silence, but Rory was getting anxious. Jess kept looking over at her while she shook her leg, her hand, her fingers, anything that would shake, she shook basically. She was trying her hardest to sit and wait for Luke calmly and quietly... it wasn't working.

"Rory, calm down. You'll see her as soon as possible. Luke said that both she and the baby were fine," Jess told her as he put a hand on her knee to stop it from shaking.

"Yes, Rory, all is well. You should sit and wait in a calmly manner. Luke should be out in a little while to tell you that Lorelai is ready to see you," Richard told her. She took a deep breath and smiled across at him and sat back in her seat, the shaking being over with.

"Thank you, Grandpa," Rory said to him and he nodded his head with a slight smile, easing back into his own seat. Rory looked next to her at Jess, who was looking through a Highlights magazine. "Good reading?"

He looked up from the pages and gave her a small smirk. "It is actually," he told her and she laughed. He put the magazine on the table next to his chair and sat up, still looking at Rory. She gave him a small smile before putting her head on his shoulder. He kissed it quickly, but she jerked her head away as Luke came back into the waiting room.

"Can I see her now?" She asked, jumping from her seat. Luke nodded with a smile. Rory threw her arms around his neck and whispered, "Congratulations."

"Thank you," Luke told her as she pulled away. She smiled at him and walked past him to the room he had just left.

When she got into her mother's room, Lorelai was holding the newborn while a nurse looked on. Lorelai looked up to see Rory standing in the doorway with a huge smile on her face. "Has Luke given him a name yet?" She asked as she walked to sit in a chair placed next to the bed.

"Yes, he has. It fits him too. I told him not to tell you, because I wanted to be the one to formally introduce my daughter to my son," she explained. Rory nodded and reached out to touch her brother's hand.

She looked from the baby to her mother. "Well, what's this name that fits him so well?" Rory asked.

"Travis Richard Danes," Lorelai said with a beaming smile.

"Travis. I like it. It definitely fits him. Congratulations, Mom," Rory said.

"Thanks. Do you want to hold him?" She asked her daughter. Rory looked at her mother and nodded silently. The nurse walked over to Travis and carefully picked him up from Lorelai's arms and placed him in Rory's arms.

The nurse stepped back. "Mrs. Danes, you should both be getting some rest. I'll be back in a few minutes to bring him to the nursery, okay?" She asked. Lorelai looked from her kids to the nurse and nodded happily.

"After you bring him, can I have a few minutes alone with my daughter? I need to talk to her."

"Of course. I'll be back very soon," the nurse said before quietly exiting.

"He's perfect," Rory said to her mother.

"Yeah, he is. You are too, don't forget," Lorelai said and Rory smiled.

"This is amazing. You have a baby. I have a baby brother. Luke has a son. Jess has a cousin. This is so crazy, yet perfect at the same time. How does it feel to be a new mother?"

"Like you said: Perfect. It feels right, comfortable, incredible. I'm still a little scared though, but I think that Luke and I can handle it. We have so many people willing to help us out. I mean, we have you, Sookie, I assume Jess, and my parents seem pretty gung-ho in helping out too, so I'm not as worried as I was before."

"I don't think that you have anything to worry about." Rory heard the nurse open the door from behind her and kissed Travis softly on the forehead. "Bye Baby Brother," she said. Lorelai looked on and watched the nurse take him to the nursery, smiling all the while. "So, what did you need to talk to me about?"

Lorelai snapped her head back to look at Rory and she had a mischievous smile on her face. "Well, I've been thinking a lot about your future."

"You just gave birth, and you're thinking about my future?"

"Yes. So, what do you see for your future?"

"Um, I'm not sure. Why?"

"Is Jess in it? I mean, I would think so, but I don't really know for sure," Lorelai said, causing Rory to become even more confused.

"Yeah, he's definitely in it. But I'm still confused as to why you're asking me this now. You have so much other things that are more important to worry about at the moment. Mom, you should be worrying about Travis' future, not mine."

"I have plenty of time to worry about Travis' future, but your future is so much closer than his is. Don't you want to get married and have your own kids?"

"Of course I do, Mom. But Jess and I just moved in together, we've only been together for six months and-"

"And you've never been happier. We all know that I don't like Jess very much, but I see the way the two of you are together, the way you look at each other. I would give anything to see you finally settle down with him, because for seven years, maybe more, you've never stopped loving him."

"I know all of this, Mom. I was the one that lived it. But as of right now, I don't think we're ready for that kind of thing. Sorry," she told her mother.

"Don't be sorry, just don't wait too long. Can you get my parents in here before they don't allow me anymore visitors?"

"Yeah. Bye Mom. Congratulations," Rory said before kissing Lorelai's forehead and leaving the room. She walked into the waiting room to see Luke, Jess, Emily, and Richard sitting quietly. "Grandma, Grandpa, Mom would like to see you. They put Travis in the nursery, but she needs to get some rest, so she wants to see you before they start kicking people out." Everybody looked up at her and Emily and Richard stood together.

"Thank you, Rory," Emily said, walking past her, and Richard trailing closely behind her.

Rory looked at the two remaining people staring up at her and then directly at Luke. "Luke, can I, um, talk to you for a second?" She asked and then looked at Jess. "Privately?"

Luke looked from Rory to Jess and then back at Rory before saying, "Sure." He stood up and followed her down the hall, so that they were far enough that Jess couldn't hear. "What's going on?"

"Um, nothing really. I was just wondering if, by any chance, my mom told you what she was going to talk to me about," Rory said, playing with her fingers.

"About her wanting you and Jess to get married?" Luke asked, nervously.

"That'd be what I was referring to, yes," Rory told him.

"Why are you asking?"

"I just want to know what you, as my stepfather and his uncle, think of that idea at this moment in time."

"I told her that I think it's a little too soon for you guys to get married. I think that, eventually, it would be amazing. I have no idea what you're thinking or what Jess is thinking and I'm not about to go out there and ask him. So, what are youthinking?" Luke asked, leaning against the wall.

Rory also leaned against the wall and took a deep breath while she thought about her answer. "I think," she started and took another breath, "that if he were to ask me, that I would definitely say yes. But, I don't think that he's going to be asking anytime soon, so it's definitely best to wait."

"You don't think he's going to ask?"

"No, not yet. Why? Did he say something?"

"No."

"Luke."

"Rory."

"OK, he didn't say anything. If he did, you would be much more nervous than you are right now. I know you, and I trust you. You can go now. See your wife, your in-laws, your son."

"Thank you," Luke said before patting her shoulder and walking back towards Lorelai's room.

Rory waited a few seconds before walking into the waiting room where Jess was sitting alone. "What was that about?" Jess asked as Rory took her seat next to him.

"Oh, Mom wanted me to ask him to do something and I wasn't sure if I could do it in front of anyone. It's not important," she lied. Jess accepted the answer. "Are my grandparents still in there with her?"

"Yeah. Luke just went in there too. They've been in there for a while, and I'm assuming that your mom needs her rest, so they should be out soon."

"They should be, yeah," Rory said to him. "This is a big day."

"It's is. You should be more excited," Jess told her.

"I'm extremely excited. I'm just thinking about some stuff," she said, but changed the subject quickly. "Want to go to the nursery and see Travis?"

"Um, sure," Jess answered. They stood up and followed the arrows until they were standing in front of the nursery window. "Which one is he?"

"He's the third one from the left, second row. You know, the one that says 'Travis Richard Danes,'" she said, pointing him out. "He's pretty perfect, isn't he?"

"He's not the only one," Jess answered, putting his arm around her waist and pulling her into the side of his body. Rory leaned her head up to give him a soft kiss and then gave him a hug while resting her head on his chest. "Your grandparents are coming," he said into her hair. She pulled away from him to see her grandparents and Luke walking towards them.

"Hi," she said as they stood next to her.

"We wanted to see the baby before we went home," Richard explained as he followed Luke's finger that was pointing at Travis. "He is a tiny one."

"Yes, he is," Emily agreed, a smile growing on her face. "He's a beautiful baby." Rory nodded from her place in between Jess and Emily. Richard turned to face them both.

"We should really get going. We already said goodbye to your mother. We have to get another dinner soon," he said to Rory.

She turn to face him also with a smile. "Of course, Grandpa. We'll see you soon," she told him as she walked towards him. They hugged for a few seconds and then she turned to Emily. "Bye Grandma."

"Goodbye Rory," she said, accepting a hug. When she pulled away from her, she turned to Jess. "It was nice to see you again."

"You too, Mrs. Gilmore," he told her and she smiled, walking towards the exit. "Goodbye Mr. Gilmore."

"It's Richard. It was nice to meet you Jess," Richard answered, offering his hand. Jess accepted it with a nod. Richard now turned to look at his son-in-law. "Congratulations Luke."

"Thank you, Richard," he said. Richard nodded and looked into the nursery one last time before following his wife. "So, how long do you think you'll be here?" Luke asked Rory and Jess.

"We should go to the diner soon, it will be just Lane and Caesar," Jess told him and his face showed realization.

"Yeah, you should be going. Maybe you two could go see Lorelai before you go though," Luke suggested.

"Sure, we'll go to the gift shop and meet you in her room in a little while, okay?" Rory asked him. Luke shook his head. "Okay, we'll see you in a little while then. Bye."

"Bye," Luke said. Rory walked towards the gift shop with Jess following closely next to her. He rested his arm around the familiar spot of her shoulders.

"Why are we going to the gift shop? Jess asked Rory as the gift shop came into sight.

"We need to bring Mom and Travis something before we leave. I'm just lucky that you're coming with me, because if I were alone, I would try and buy way too much. I already know that Travis is going to be spoiled," she said as they walked into the small shop.

They walked around for at least a half an hour, Rory picking up almost everything that a newborn boy could possibly use. "Rory, we should probably get going. Lane and Caesar need us at the diner and your mom needs to rest, so we should go say goodbye to her. Plus, you have a lot of stuff. Come on," Jess said leading her towards the register.

"Okay, let me just get Mom some chocolate," she told him and he nodded. She reached for the chocolate and picked up two Hershey bars. "Okay, I'm ready." They walked the rest of the way to the register and paid for their purchases.

When they were finished paying, they walked back to Lorelai's room in a comfortable silence. Rory was still thinking about what Lorelai said to her, about her and Jess getting married, and she wasn't quite sure how to handle it. Did she want Jess to propose now? Did she want to do what Lorelai did and propose? Did she want to see where life would take them? She wasn't sure yet.