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A/N: I really appreciated the feedback on this chapter I just really hope I didn't disappoint you with the way I'm going.

"Oh I'm sure he's fine sweets" I tried to comfort her even though I knew there was a good chance that he wasn't.

Luke came back from talking to the doctor about Lizzie looking better "they said it's practically undetectable and had nothing to do with her being sick they probably wouldn't have even found it but her blood count was a little lower then it should be even with a cold… what's wrong"

"Rory slept with Jess" Lorelai said.

"Oh, OH" he realized what that could possibly mean "I'm sure he's fine."

"Yea I mean she would have told him if she had it for any length of time right"

Jess came back and sat down next to Rory "Rory I'm…"

"Don't you're gonna be fine you'll see"

The doctor came back "Mr. Mariano take a deep breath your test came back negative and you sister should be fine just make sure she's not too close to anyone who's sick and you might not want o send her to daycare until she's at least three" the doctor said kindly.

"Thank you doctor" Luke said.

"You may check out Lizzie and go home I'm sure this isn't how you wanted to spend you're night oh and here" she handed Jess a pamphlet of some sort "I couldn't help overhearing" Rory buried her head in Jess arm he smirked and rubbed her back as the doctor disappeared.

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"I hot" Lizzie said in her cute little high voice.

"Luke turn down the air" Jess said.

"No bleh" she wrinkled her nose.

"You know she's about a three months ahead of where she should be" I said.

"How" Jess asked.

"Well a normal 9 month old based on my research should be saying simple words and barely walking without help she can say simple words in two different languages and can run without help"

"You could talk in English when you were her age you never could run still can't you'd could walk and drink coffee with crème and sugar you didn't like it very strong then without burning yourself" mom said.

"I was very skilled" I smiled.

"Wowy" Lizzie called.

"Yes"

"You loud I seep"

"Sorry Lizzie"

"Weed" she pointed to the pamphlet Luke made Jess keep.

He looked around.

"I'll read it to you" I stepped up well not literally of course we were in a car "There once was a man named…"

"Michael Finnegan" mom finished.

"He had whiskers on…"

"His chin-n-i-gan"

"They fell out and then grew…"

"In ag'in"

"Poor old…"

"Michael Finnegan"

"A gin a gin" we finished together"

Lizzie clapped.

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"Hey Jess why are you running around it's making me very dizzy" Rory moved her head back and forth. I held it in place "thank you" she said.

"Everybody's complaining, we're out of ham, Caesar's suddenly decided to join the Slow Food Movement, and I've got a guy who's moved in at a table for four. He just sits, making it impossible for me to turn over that table, and if I can't turn over that table, then that cuts way back on my tips."

"How bout I help I'll make the guy leave" she walked over to the guy.

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"Hi my name is Rory I don't work here but they're kind of swamped so I'm going to take over now if you didn't know you are one relatively small person you do not need a table for four however if you order something I'd be more then happy to let you sit there while you eat your food then you will pay and leave hopefully dropping a big tip on your way out because if you don't that guy over there see him you know dark crazy hair kind of looks like you a lot like you actually I'm sorry what's your name"

"Jimmy" he said.

"That's it just one name"

"That's all I'm going to tell you considering you don't even work here" he snapped.

"My step father well almost step father owns the place and the guy who looks like you is my boyfriend"

"You're dating you're cousin?"

"How'd you know he was Luke's nephew?"

"I uh heard him call the owner uncle"

"How convenient"

"Look Rory I really appreciate you helping out but you don't do me much good if you're only waiting on one table" Jess swung by. I kissed him and he kept moving.

"Can I get a beer" he asked.

"Let me see your ID"

"You know what just get me another coffee"

"You're under 21 and you're trying to get beer that's not very smart you shouldn't be drinking trust me"

"I'm not under 21 I just don't have my ID with me" he covered.

"Right"

"You know what forget the coffee how much do I owe you"

"Uhhh hold on Jess how much does all his stuff cost" I asked.

"He's leaving good $1.25"

"Here" Jimmy set it on the table and left. As he was leaving I took his wallet out of his back pocket. Jess saw and looked at me so did everyone else.

"I can't believe you did that" Jess said.

"Well he owed you anyways I've been stealing books from your back pocket for over a year" I told him.

"Hey he blamed me for that" Kirk yelled.

I opened his wallet and found his driver's license I smiled proudly to myself.

"What how much money does he have" Jess asked.

"None"

"Then why are you smiling like that"

"Because I found your father" I walked upstairs to watch after Lizzie.

"Everyone out" Luke yelled and Jess and Luke followed me upstairs.

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"What's going on" I asked.

"I would make an excellent investigator" Rory said.

"Why"

I threw her the wallet

"Rory it's not called investigating it's called pick pocketing"

"Look at the ID" I told her.

She looked at it and her eyes got wide "James Mariano" the door flew open.

"Let me see that" Jess took it "James Mariano Venice Beach California"

"Where Cali-foe-nia" Lizzie asked.

"That way" Rory pointed west.

"He's staying at Independence" Lorelai took out a room key.

"Can I…"

"Yea" she tossed it.

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I knocked on the door. I didn't know why I came I had nothing to say to him. He left no point in saying hi but I was there and I wasn't leaving. He opened the door and looked at me for a few minutes then saw his wallet.

"You stole my wallet" he said.

"Rory did"

"The crazy chick"

"She's not crazy"

"Alright"

"Why are you here" I asked.

"I wanted to see my kid is that a crime" he asked.

"Got milk?"

"What?"

"Milk you left to get milk never came back did you ever get the milk I mean it took you over 17 years" (I know he went to get diapers but milk worked better)

He tossed me a bottle of milk from the fridge in his room.

"Skim milk huh hope you weren't going to bring this back 17 years ago skim milk isn't that good for infants"

"What are you the baby expert?"

"I have a little sister"

"Oh I..."

"You didn't expect Liz to lock herself in her room and never come out after you left did you"

"I uh no I didn't know what to expect"

"She's 9 months old" I said.

"Oh so how's Liz"

"Dead"

"Oh when did she…"

"9 months ago"

"She died during child birth"

"Wow guess I know where I got my brain from certainly wasn't from Liz that's for sure"

"Jess I'm really sorry for leaving you and your mother"

"I was doing fine great actually without you and I will do just as great after you leave so you can go back to Venice knowing that hey at least you met him"

"Come back with me" he said.

"Can't I'm going to Yale in the fall"

I looked at the door and saw someone in the top window then heard a thump and the head was gone. Jimmy opened the door.

"Hey nice to meet you again" she said from the floor.

"Hey Rory right" he said helping her up.

"Yea"

"Hi"

"There's a very good explanation to why I was standing on a chair looking through your window" she said.

"Really please do tell" I smirked.

"I was checking for uh fire"

"The fire was awhile ago Ror and there hasn't been anymore flames"

"Yeah well can't be to careful did you know that you're free this summer" her eyes lit up "I'm going to be in Europe the diner was fine before you came it should be fine if you leave for awhile to go oh I don't know Venice Beach maybe"

"Very subtle" Jimmy said.

"Thank you" she smiled.

"So what do you say Jess"

"I say our names are very similar"

"You know what I say you are an avoider"

"I agree"

"At least I don't avoid having kids by skipping town"

"Touché"

"I need a cigarette"

"But Jess you quit"

"So"

"Lizzie is going to be pissed"

"She's not even a year old"

"Luke is going to be pissed.

"He'll get over it"

"I'll be mad"

"So"

"So do you want me to be mad?"

"I have no preference either way"

"If you don't smoke again I'll let you watch Almost Famous as many times as you want"

"Fine"

"You're like an old married couple" Jimmy said.

"Like you would know" Luke walked in.

"Luke nice to see you" Jimmy said.

"What are you doing here Jim?"

"Just wanted to see my son"

"Not your son" I said.

"Wasn't really expecting a party"

"Oh party where" Lorelai peeked her head through the doorway.

"Hi Lorelai right you must be Luke's fiancé congratulations by the way"

"Can I talk to you" Luke asked.

"That's our cue Rory come on Jess you might want to come this could get ugly"

"Yea no point in me sticking around" I walked out with Rory and Lorelai.

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"I just want to say one thing you do or say anything to upset Jess and make it harder for me to keep him on the right path, I'm gonna put your head through a wall. Any wall, you can pick the wall, but it's gonna be a wall, okay?"

"I just wanted to see him"

"Well you saw him now get out of here"

Lizzie will be a bigger part from here on out don't think the HIV thing is going to just go away