INT. LUKE'S APARTMENT- LATER THAT EVENING
RORY and JESS are laying on Luke's bed watching STAR WARS EPISODE III. The lights are dimmed and both of their eyes are glued intently on the screen. Almost empty boxes of pizza, breadsticks, and paper plates with half eaten pieces lay at the foot of the bed.
RORY: I am so full.
JESS: Me too.
JESS: Remind me to never have a pizza eating contest with you again.
RORY: Yeah, well, you put up a good fight.
JESS: Ten pieces…where did you put it all?
RORY: Eight pieces is respectable.
JESS burps loudly.
RORY: Gross!
They laugh.
RORY (CON'T): This was fun.
JESS: Great movie choice, too. I mean, I thought I had seen Episode III so many times in the theater that I'd never want to watch it on DVD. How wrong I was.
RORY: There is no such thing as seeing Star Wars too many times.
JESS: You know what I don't get about this movie though?
RORY: (sipping her soda) Hmm?
JESS: If he loves her so much, then why does he go to the Dark Side? He knows it's going to hurt her.
RORY: Because he's so blinded by his love for her that he puts all his energy into trying to save her from dying, and doesn't realize how much he's hurting her in the process.
JESS: He wants to do what is right, but he goes about it in the wrong way and ends up losing her. I think I know how he feels.
The camera shows a shot of the TV screen.
PADME: You're breaking my heart!
JESS turns to face RORY.
JESS: I'm sorry Rory. For everything.
RORY: I forgive you.
RORY sits up and holds out her arms.
RORY (CON'T): (in a friendly voice) Come here.
JESS smiles and gives RORY a hug. He smells her hair and sighs. She tries to pull away and JESS pulls her back toward him. He holds her against his chest and they look into each other's eyes. They both hesitate, leaning in and stopping, to kiss each other.
JESS: (whispers) Rory.
RORY: (whispers) Jess.
They kiss passionately. RORY wraps her arms around JESS. They kiss more. JESS starts kissing RORY'S neck.
RORY: What are we doing?
JESS: Should I stop?
RORY: No.
JESS: Good.
They kiss. JESS feels around for the remote and turns off the TV. RORY pushes the pizza boxes and plates off the bed. JESS starts unbuttoning his shirt. RORY pushes it off of him.
JESS: Rory…
RORY wraps her arms around him and pulls him down on top of her. They make out on the bed. JESS puts his hand on her knee and lifts it up her skirt. RORY gasps and pushes him off.
RORY: (panting) I'm sorry!
JESS sits on the edge of the bed.
JESS: No…I'm sorry. I know you're not ready.
RORY: (sitting up) Not ready…
JESS: For sex.
RORY: Oh boy.
JESS: You should wait. Your virginity is something special, it shouldn't happen like this.
RORY: (standing up nervously) Ohhhhhh boy.
JESS: Your first time should be special, there should be rose petals and candles and romantic music…
RORY paces back and forth.
RORY: Jess?
JESS: Yeah?
RORY: Please stay sitting down.
JESS: Huh?
RORY: Because what I'm about to tell you is going to make you really mad.
JESS: What? Oh…you've already had sex, huh?
RORY: Yeah.
JESS: With your boyfriend?
RORY: (nodding) (quietly) Yeah.
JESS: (shrugs) It's okay.
RORY: Jess there's more.
JESS: Rory it's not a big deal. I don't think any less of you because you've already…Rory where are you going?
RORY hides behind the other side of the bed and sits on the floor.
RORY: Well prepare to think less of me. I can't even look at you when I tell you this.
JESS: You can tell me anything.
RORY: Promise you'll stay calm!
JESS: Rory!
RORY: Promise you won't yell or scream or break anything!
JESS: I won't do anything, just tell me.
RORY: (quietly) I had sex with Dean.
JESS angrily grinds his teeth and tries to stay calm.
JESS: When?
RORY: Right after your mom got married.
JESS: (angry) Right after I told you I wanted to spend my life with you?
RORY: Not right after…like two weeks after.
JESS: (thinks) …I thought Dean got married.
RORY: He did…I'm a whore, I know.
JESS: What?
RORY: Just call me a whore, get it over with, say what you wanna say. I'm a dirty, home wrecking whore, I broke up their marriage, if there's a hell, I'm going straight there.
JESS goes over to the side of the bed where RORY is curled up in a ball on the floor. He picks her up and sits her down on the bed. He kneels down in front of her on the floor.
RORY: Your eye looks really bad.
JESS: Thank you. Now look at me. You're not a whore. You're an angel. You'll never be anyone's whore. You're too good for that.
RORY: I was so stupid.
JESS sits on the bed behind RORY and starts playing with her hair.
JESS: Was he nice to you?
RORY: What do you mean?
JESS: When you guys slept together, did he treat you well? Did he make sure you were comfortable, did he call you the next day?
RORY: He was very nice to me.
JESS: That's all that matters.
JESS sighs.
JESS (CON'T): It should've been me.
RORY: It should've been you.
JESS: If I didn't leave, it would've been me, huh?
RORY: More than likely.
JESS: I thought so. I need to use the bathroom.
JESS gets up and goes into the bathroom. RORY sighs and starts cleaning up the pizza boxes off the floor. She brings them into the kitchen and notices a book, THE FOUNTAINHEAD, on the counter. She opens the book to where JESS has his bookmark. The camera shows a CLOSE UP of the bookmark, which is an old picture of RORY. RORY hears the toilet flush. Quickly, she closes the book and goes back toward the bedroom. JESS comes out of the bathroom.
RORY: So why did you really come here?
JESS: I told you.
RORY: To visit Luke. Right. What did you need to visit Luke for?
JESS: You really wanna know?
RORY: That's why I'm asking.
JESS: I wanted to be in the wedding.
RORY: Luke's?
JESS: Preferably yours, but yeah, Luke's too.
RORY: Ha-ha. So wait. You come all this way just to tell Luke you wanted to be in his wedding. I didn't even know they were planning the wedding.
JESS: They aren't yet. Liz told me that Luke and Lorelai got engaged, and I wanted to make sure that everything was cool between us. And that I could be an usher or something.
RORY: It makes no sense.
JESS: Why not?
RORY: You aren't the usher-type.
JESS: I'm more the best man type, don't you think?
RORY: You're more the Wedding Crashers get drunk and screw the bridesmaid type.
JESS: I can do all that AND be in the wedding.
RORY: So what's in it for you?
JESS: Well, for starters, you'll be in the wedding.
RORY: Don't try to seduce me I wanna know the truth.
JESS: That is the truth.
RORY: Fine. So what did Luke said?
JESS: He said he'd talk to Lorelai about it.
RORY: And that's it?
JESS: That's it.
RORY: That's all you came here to do?
JESS: That's all I came here to do. I mean, he took care of me for two years. The least I can do for him is walk down the isle in his stupid wedding.
RORY: Ah ha. You want to thank him.
JESS: Stop.
RORY: You know, you should call the people at Hallmark. I bet they could turn this story into a great card.
JESS: You're making my eye hurt.
RORY: Should I get you some aspirin?
JESS: I'll live.
RORY: Okay.
RORY and JESS sit on the edge of the bed.
JESS: So what do we do now?
RORY: I dunno.
They look around the room.
RORY (CON'T): Do you wanna keep doing what we were doing before?
JESS: What we were doing before as in…
RORY: The kissing and…you know, what we were doing before?
JESS: We shouldn't. You have a boyfriend.
RORY: But what if I want to?
RORY leans towards JESS.
JESS: (pulling back) How far do you wanna go?
RORY: How far do you wanna go?
JESS looks down.
RORY (CON'T): Do you wanna make love?
JESS: That's a bad question to ask a guy.
RORY: Do you?
He kisses her. He pulls back.
JESS: I want you to know that I respect you. Just because you did it with Dean doesn't mean you have to do it with me. We should wait.
RORY: I think now is a good time.
JESS: Are you sure?
RORY: I'm sure.
They kiss again and fall down onto the bed. JESS unbuttons her shirt. She sits up, pushing him off.
RORY (CON'T): If we do this, it has to be no strings attached.
JESS: Do you still have feelings for me?
RORY: Jess, whether I do or not, I can't break up with my boyfriend. I can't be with you, you live in California!
JESS: But is this going to mean something to you? Because I can't do this if I don't mean anything to you…you mean so much to me…I love you.
RORY strokes JESS'S face.
RORY: Just because I don't say it…doesn't mean I don't feel it.
They kiss softly.
JESS: Rory?
RORY: Yeah?
JESS: It doesn't bother me that you have a boyfriend…just don't say his name when we're making love, okay?
RORY smiles.
RORY: If anything, he'll be asking me who "Jess" is.
They kiss.
RORY (CON'T): I know. I'm going to go put on a little something my boyfriend gave me. I haven't worn it for him yet.
JESS: How very Desperate Housewives of you.
RORY: (getting up) I'll be right back.
RORY gets the box that Logan gave her out of her bag and takes it into the bathroom. JESS looks around the room nervously. He gets up and looks in a mirror on the wall. He takes off his undershirt and flexes his muscles. He looks closer and fixes his hair. He unzips his jeans, takes them off, and throws them on the floor. He sprawls out on the bed in boxer shorts and waits for RORY. RORY comes out of the bathroom in a lacy bra and panty set. She leans against the door frame.
JESS: You look so beautiful.
JESS gets off the bed and goes towards her. They kiss.
JESS (CON'T): Is this really happening?
RORY: Yes.
JESS guides RORY down onto the bed. They kiss more.
JESS: I've been dreaming about this for years.
RORY: Me too.
JESS: Do you still have your schoolgirl uniform?
RORY thinks for a second. She gasps and giggles.
RORY: JESS!
JESS: (smirks) What? I was just wondering.
They kiss. The camera pans to the floor. The camera pans back across the floor up to the bed. It is now morning , and the sun is shining in brightly from the windows. RORY and JESS lay naked, covered by the blanket. RORY lays sleeping with her head on JESS'S chest. JESS lays awake, smoking a cigarette. He strokes RORY'S hair. She stirs and opens her eyes.
JESS: Good morning.
RORY: Good morning.
They kiss.
RORY: (groggily) Your eye…looks awful…
JESS: Doesn't even hurt. How'd you sleep?
RORY: Very well…What time is it? What time do you have to leave?
JESS: Soon. It's like 6 now. I have to be on the train at 7:30.
RORY: That soon, huh.
JESS: Yeah.
RORY: Couldn't you stay another day? I'd pay for another train ticket, or even a plane ticket. I'd drive you to the airport…
JESS: As lovely as that sounds, I have court tomorrow, that's why I have to go back today.
RORY: Is everything okay?
JESS: Speeding ticket.
RORY: Ah.
JESS: Still have to show up though.
RORY: Yeah. I can drive you to the train station if you want.
JESS: Sounds good.
JESS gets out of bed.
JESS (CON'T): You know, if you wanna take a shower or something, I can make you some breakfast.
RORY smiles and nods.
RORY: Okay. Thanks.
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INT. LUKE'S DINER- A SHORT WHILE LATER
RORY is showered and clothed. She walks down the stairs to the diner, wide-eyed. There is a large amount of food waiting for her on a table with fresh picked flowers on it.
JESS (off-screen): (singing off key) Wouldn't it be nice if we were older, then we wouldn't have to wait so long…
RORY: (yells) Jess!
JESS comes out from the kitchen with a smile on his face.
JESS: Hey. You look nice.
He kisses her. She pulls back.
RORY: (looking around) Jess there are windows, what if people see us, doesn't the diner open around now?
JESS: We're opening late today. I took care of it, don't worry! Eat your breakfast. There's eggs, bacon, ham, sausage, toast, hash browns, pancakes, and waffles. I really hope you weren't in the mood for a donut.
RORY smiles happily and kisses him.
RORY: I wasn't.
She sits down to eat.