thanks for all the nice reviews here is the next chapter and the final chapter I have finished as well, I'll put it up right after this one.

Chapter 4 The Party

"Ok, so Mrs. Kim should arrive with Zach and Lane in exactly 8 minutes, on which we will turn on the lights and surprise her." Rory said as she led Jess towards the barn usually used for the town meetings. They stopped in the front of the place.

"Exactly 8 minutes, please tell me you and Mrs. Kim didn't synchronise your watches?" Jess asked her.

"She insisted" Rory defended herself "and this way no one is going to screw it up if they are a minute early."

Jess shook his head a small smile on his lips as he walked in.

"Surprise!" Kirk yelled when they entered.

"You invited Kirk?" Jess asked Rory. Then seeing everyone starring at him he muttered "and the rest of these insane people that live in this town"

Before Rory could respond Kirk came at them "Oh, I thought you were Lane and Zach." Kirk said to Jess and Rory.

"Yeah because Rory just looks so Korean nowadays." Jess replied and looked at Rory when she grabbed his hand.

"Be nice." Rory said in a hushed whisper before telling Kirk "they'll be here in 5 minutes."

Kirk looked at her about to say something when the door opened from behind Jess and Rory causing him to again yell "Surprise!" and make Jess and Luke who had come through the door with Lorelai glare at him so he quickly walked off.

"You guys are cutting it close, only 4 minutes." Rory told them looking at her mother expecting her to be the reason of their lateness.

"Don't look at me like that, I was ready to go 10 minutes ago. Luke couldn't get off the phone." Lorelai told her daughter causing the look on Rory's face to shift from her to Luke.

"I was on the phone with April" Luke explained.

"And this could not wait until we had at least surprised Lane and Zach first?" Rory asked him looking very disapprovingly at him like Luke and Lorelai were kids who should know better then to mess with her schedule.

"Well no, because April called me and if I called her later she might be busy with her homework or something. Besides, we're here now and still on time." Luke told her.

"Barely." Rory told him.

"Ok, so Jess you came." Lorelai said changing the subject.

"That I did. Not like I had a lot of choice in the matter." Jess said looking at Rory.

Rory having apparently shrugged off her previous irritation looked back at him smiling slightly then checked her watch again "1 minutes, let's go stand ready."

"But momma why do you both want us to be at the town meeting?" Lane asked.

"Because when you live here together married you need to be part of the town." Her mother answered as the reached the door and Mrs. Kim checked her watch and noticed they were exactly on time. "Come on go in" she said in a commanding tone which made Zach opened the doors and step in the dark barn, Lane right behind him and Mrs. Kim after her.

"Surprise!" the town suddenly yelled at the same time as the lights came on.

"Oh my God momma you threw us a surprise engagement party?" Lane asked stunned with a smile on her face.

"No, I only helped, Rory planned it." Her mother told her just before Lane hugged her mother happy "thank you." Lane said sincerely.

"Yeah thanks Mrs. Kim, Rory." Zach said as a smiling giddy Rory had come up with them with the rest of the town behind her.

Lane and Rory hugged and Lane thanked her as well when she noticed Jess standing next to Rory. "What's he doing here?" she asked.

"Oh well, long story. Cliff notes?" she asked and Lane nodded "I'm still in love with Jess and going to break up with Logan when he gets back from his trip."

"Wow, this is huge." Lane said looking at the tow of them.

Rory smiled and took Jess hand back into hers as she looked at him "I know." She said before turning back to Lane.

"Congrationalations Lane, Zach." Jess decided to break the silence that threatened to fall.

"Thanks, you hurt her again I will hurt you. Badly." She told him.

"Ok." Jess replied.

"Ok, then congrationalations on getting back together." Lane said.

"Thanks" Rory said and she and Lane hugged again then Rory and Jess went off to allow the rest of town to congrationlate then.

"So why were you so upset with Luke before?" Jess asked Rory when they were still at the party but just the two of them for a moment.

"Upset, I wasn't upset. I was just-" Rory said and Jess finished "upset."

At her look Jess said "I know you Rory, so what did Luke do?'

"It's just….He loves my mom, I know that but lately it's like he has a whole separate life from her. I mean if you're going to marry someone shouldn't you share your life and your newly found daughter with the person you love. And mom isn't saying about it but I know it bothers her that Luke kept her from her for 2 months and only told her because she accidentally stumbled against her in the diner. And it bothers me that's she's not saying anything and just letting him drift further and further away from her and more to April and April's mother." Rory finished ranting.

"That would explain why you didn't know April back in Philly. And why Luke looked so uncomfortable introducing you two." Jess said then added "I could try to talk to him, if you want me to."

"I don't know. It's my moms relationship and I'm trying to respect that and stay out of it. If she finds out I sent you to talk to him she might hate me for it." Rory told him.

"Well then it's good thing your mom already hates me and that I went to talk to him about this without your input then." He said to her.

Rory shook her head and pulled him closer to her into a kiss just ass Miss Patty walked up to them. Seeing Jess and Rory kiss her eyes went a bit wide before she turned around "Babette" she called needing to tell her what she had just witnessed.

Jess pulled back, "You know that in about 10 minutes the whole town will know that we're back together."

"You give Miss Patty too little credit, it will only take 5 minutes." Rory told him with a smile.

"Ok, so that will hopefully give me enough time to talk to Luke before they gather their pitchforks to storm me out of town." Jess said.

"Oh Jess, they wouldn't do that." Rory told him at his look added "they'd have to storm me out with you and because I would go mom would go and with mom gone Luke will go and then were would the town get their breakfast, lunch and dinner?"

"Oh of course, can't have that." Jess said as they walked over to Luke and Lorelai.

"Mom, Lane wants an update on her wedding dress status." Rory said.

"I removed the pants." Lorelai said proudly

"She'll be thrilled come, let's go tell her." Rory said leading her mother away from Luke and towards Lane.

"So, how is my cousin?" Jess asked Luke when Lorelai and Rory had left them to talk to Lane.

"Good, good." Luke said to Jess.

"Good, so the trip went well?" Jess asked.

"Yeah, it did." Luke said.

"Good, so that was kinda weird. Rory not knowing April, I mean. I mean they're soon going to be stepsisters right?" Jess asked.

"Uh, yes. They are." Luke said "I just want April to get used to me first. Get to know her better."

"Sure, but isn't getting to know you also mean getting to know Rory and Lorelai." Jess said "I mean they are going to be your family soon too."

"April will get to know them, Jess. I just want her to be comfortable with me first." Luke told him.

Jess smacked Luke against the back of his head "April is not going to get comfortable with you overnight Luke. This is going to take a lot of time. And it's not your fault it's April's mothers fault for not telling you about her. But meanwhile you postpone your wedding with Lorelai and keep her away from this new development in your life. Stop being an idiot because Lorelai may say she's ok with this, but trust me she's not. You've got a good thing going with her and if you continue to lead this separate life you will lose her." Jess took a breath and looked a stunned Luke before adding "I'm not saying give up on April, but at least allow Lorelai to be in the girls life as well. Because if you are still serious about want to be with Lorelai she is going to sooner or later. April may not like it but she will just have to get used to it. You're not single Luke stop pretending to April that you are." With that Jess turned and left Luke to think about what he said.

The door of the barn opened and a familiar face walked in. Rory stood frozen in her place staring at him.

"Rory" Lorelai said confused then looked at the person she was starring at.

"Hey Rory" the person said.

"Logan, what are you doing here?" Rory finally managed to get out.


end chapter 4, chapter 5 coming up.