After my lovely feedback on the last chapter it was a lot harder to write this chapter, and the writer's block didn't help. I just hope I live up to the good reviews. Sorry it took so long, it's my first fic and it's hard to get it how I want. Please be kind and R&R!

Thanks - K

Chapter 2: It Begins…

Rory woke up the next morning confused, but happy. This is going to work. This has to work. Will it work? She thought to herself as she lay in her bed not wanting to get up. She was happy he was back, and she knew that she loved him, but the problem was although he said he loved her, could he stick around this time? Would she be able to trust that when things got rough he would stay and they would be able to get through it? All these thoughts kept running through her head. It made it hard for her to just be happy.

As she lay there thinking to herself of all the possibilities that could happen with Jess coming back she heard her mom come down the stairs. There was her other problem, her mom, her best friend. Lorelei hated Jess, even more when he left Rory completely heartbroken, now she had to tell her that he was back, and they were back together. This wasn't going to be easy.

Slowly Rory got herself up, and dressed and walked into the kitchen.

"Hi mom!" she said, grabbing coffee and a pop tart.

"Hey Hun!" her mom answered absently staring at her coffee. "Okay dream time. So I was walking through town on my way to Luke's when all of a sudden a huge herd of elephants came charging at me. So I tried to run but I was wearing my favourite black pumps, with my new kicky black skirt and that really cute purple top, and I just couldn't out run them. And then I woke up. So Freud…what's your analysis?"

"You need to stop eating cocoa puffs before bed?" Rory said giving her mother a look of concern.

"Come on my little baby girl, help Momma out. I need to know! This could be a dream telling me exactly when my goals will come true. When I will finally be the queen of the world and all will worship me with coffee."

"But the elephants are showing your demise, so you should delay buying your tiara just for now." Rory interrupted her mothers dream sequence; she had heard it many times before.

"Now, now, be nice or mommy won't let you be princess of the world," Lorelei said with an evil grin.

"Mom?"

"Yes, you can be princess I was just kidding, as long as you're tiara isn't bigger than mine."

"No mom, I have to talk to you about something."

"Okay Hun, I'm all yours. What's up?"

"It's about Jess."

"It's okay Hun, Gypsy got his car fixed last night so he's out of here. Goodbye, So long, Auf weederthan, or whatever those little annoying kids sing. What matters is he's gone, and you don't have to worry your pretty little head about him anymore."

"No mom, he didn't leave last night." Rory looked up and saw the shocked look on her mother's face but before she could say anything Rory continued, "Okay, remember last night at the festival, we went separate ways for food, and then I never showed up again. Well he came and saw me, and there was some running and then told me he loved me. And…."

"And what? You kicked his head in with a ninja chop?" Her mother asked hopefully.

"No I…. well…I…um…" Rory couldn't look at her mother's face; looking down at her coffee she finished the sentence. "I told him I loved him too, I do love him mom." The kitchen grew quiet for a few minutes, till Rory dared to look at her mother's face again. "Mom? Say something please."

"Well. Okay. So he loves you, and you…you love him." Lorelei choked out, taking a big gulp of her coffee. "Well okay. I have to get to the Inn."

"Mom! Wait!" Rory said helplessly as her mother quickly got up and hurried out the door to the jeep. This was going to be harder than she thought, she just hoped that Jess was being truthful and it would be worth it in the end. She ate her breakfast and tried to figure out what she had to do.

She had to talk to Jess, had to make sure of him. Then she had to talk to her mom. She didn't like her mom being mad, she wanted her to understand. But in order for that to happen, Rory had to make sure she understood, had to make sure Jess understood, that they both knew this is what they wanted and it would be hard to make it work but if they tried it would.

With her plan worked out Rory set out to see Jess.

Luke was in the diner when Jess came down later in the morning.

"Well hello there. I wasn't dreaming, there was some strange man sleeping in my apartment last night. Now really I would prefer a woman…."

"Ha ha, very funny." Jess said glaring at his uncle before walking towards that door.

"Wait, I thought you couldn't wait to get out of this place last night. I know Gypsy fixed your car so you should be far away by now."

Jess said nothing so Luke continued. "What is it Jess? Are you in trouble with the FBI or something?"

"No, it's not that. I'll be back to close." Jess said walking out the door.

Luke couldn't believe what he heard and ran after him.

"Jess! Wait! What do you meanclose?"

"Yeah, that's when the end of the day comes and you stop giving people food and clean up. I'll come back then and help with that. Jesus Uncle Luke you might want to start reading a dictionary or something." Jess said starting on his way again.

Luke grabbed Jess' arm. "But why? Why are you staying?" but Jess continued to walk, ignoring Luke. "Jess, stop! Why are you staying in Stars Hollow? Yesterday this was the last place you wanted to be; now you're staying here another day. That doesn't make sense."

Jess finally turned, "I just want to stay. I'm going to stay here, with you. For awhile."

Luke couldn't understand what made him change his mind. "Why?"

"Rory."

"You want to torture her?" Again Jess turned away ignoring Luke.

"If that's the case, " Luke said catching up to him and roughly turning him around, "forget it, grab your stuff and leave now. She's a good kid Jess, she deserves more. She…."

"I know she does, but I love her, and she told me she loves me. I want her, I want to be what she deserves. So I'm going to stay. For her."

Luke was dumbfounded; he couldn't believe what he had heard.

As he stood there trying to understand what his nephew had said, Jess walked off.