"Hey Luke, Miss Patty pinched Jess's butt." Lorelai declared when they entered the diner.

"Jeez Lorelai, that's a little too much information." Luke said before giving her a quick kiss hello.

"I need some coffee and how's my burger doing?"

"It's all on the counter for you." Luke replied.

"Thank you."

"Hey Rory." Luke said.

"Yes?"

"Why don't you take it and Jess upstairs so you can keep talking without the town gossips." He suggested.

"Thanks Luke."

Rory collected her food and her soda cup and headed upstairs.

"Are you okay?" Luke asked Jess.

"Ask me tomorrow." Jess replied before following Rory upstairs.

Rory had sat at the table.

"These are good pancakes." Rory commented.

"How did you get Luke to make you pancakes at this time of day?" Jess asked. "And how long have your mom and Luke been kissing?"

"He invited her to your mom's wedding and then to a movie and kissed her at the inn test run. They've been together ever since." Rory explained. "And he makes me pancakes because I have cravings."

"For pancakes?"

"Fruit." Rory corrected. "Its how Mom figured out I was pregnant. I started craving apples and oranges and every other kind of fruit on the planet. Since she had apple cravings when she was pregnant with me, she put two and two together. If I have it in pancakes it's not quite so noticeable to everyone else."

"I guess Luke knows."

"Mom has him on watch to make sure I stay away from the coffee. Although the doctors say I can handle a couple of cups of decaf a day. So Luke gives me milk in a soda cup, so people don't notice."

"You keep mentioning so people don't notice who knows about this?" Jess inquired.

"Mom, Luke, Lane and Paris." Rory replied.

"How is that possible in this town, you sneeze and someone is bringing you chicken soup?"

"I might be nauseous all the time, but I've actually only thrown up twice and both times I was at home. As soon as Sookie and Miss Patty find out the whole town will know."

"And your grandparents don't know?" Jess questioned.

"My grandparents are having some problems. My grandmother has been to Europe for the summer, I'll tell them when she gets back." Rory replied.

"What about Yale? They're going to hate me even more than they do already if you drop out."

"I'm not dropping out." Rory stated. "Mom and I've talked about this. I go back in two weeks; I'm going to do this semester and then take next semester off and go back next year. Obviously I'll have to take fewer classes and it will take me longer to graduate but I'm going to finish Yale."

"What are you going to do with the baby when you have class?"

"Yale has day care." Rory stated. "It's going to be expensive but I should be able to work it so I only have to go in a few days a week so that should make it easier and Mom offered to help out when she can."

"So what do you want from me?" Jess asked.

"Honestly I don't know. I just thought you had a right to know."

"No expectations?"

"We both have lousy fathers." Rory shrugged. "Mom had a rant about calling Judge Judy and going after you for child support. Although she never did that with Dad even after we moved into the potting shed. Honestly if you want to be involved be involved that would be great, but I rather you don't flutter in every few years like my Dad does."

"I'm not going to be a dead beat dad like Jimmy." Jess stated.

"Then we'll figure something out." Rory told him.

"What if I moved back here? Luke would give me a job."

"Jess, you've known about this for less than an hour, give it some time before you make any life changing decisions."

"This is pretty life changing." Jess pointed out.

"We've got six months." Rory told him.

"If I moved back I could help out."

"You could." Rory said.

"I could watch the baby when you go to school." Jess got up and paced slightly.

"Jess do you know anything about babies?" Rory asked.

"No, but I can learn. They have books, that Dr Spock guy." He ran his hand through his hair.

"I know Mom bought me a few in New Haven. But Jess you really need to think this through. I'm going to go home, come and see me tomorrow when you've had a chance to think about it."

TBC