"Jess I need to ask you something." Rory said as they ate.

"Sounds ominous."

"It's something I should have probably brought up a while ago and I've been putting off."

"Rory what is it?" Jess asked.

"Rory." Another voice turned around.

"Oh hey Marty." Rory smiled looking over her shoulder.

"Am I interrupting?" Marty inquired.

"Nothing that can't wait a few minutes." Rory replied. "I'm sorry. Marty, Jess, Jess Marty." She made introduction.

"Jess as in…?" Marty asked.

"Yes."

"And this must be the naked guy." Jess guessed.

"I thought you weren't going to tell people that." Marty asked Rory.

"I didn't say anything."

"Her mother likes to ramble. It's a genetic thing."

"Mom mentioned Marty?" Rory questioned.

"She's in the diner at least twice a day, she talks a lot and it's difficult to avoid her sometimes." Jess shrugged.

"What I actually came over to ask was do you have the notes from Kettleman's class last week. My roommate knocked soda all over mine and they disintegrated."

"Sure. I have to leave for a doctor's appointment after we're finished with lunch, then I'm heading back to Stars Hollow for the weekend, but I'll leave the notes with Paris for you. Just give them back next week."

"Thanks Rory. Good luck with your doctor's appointment, Jess was nice to have met you."

"You too." Jess said. "So that was Marty?" Jess remarked when he was gone.

"Jealous?"

"Do I need to be?"

"No."

"Then what do I care? So what were you going to ask before we were interrupted?"

"I already told Mom we were."

"We were what?" Jess asked.

"They can probably figure out whether the baby is a boy or a girl. I told her we were going to find out. Do you mind or even want to know?"

"Do you?" He asked.

"Yes."

"Okay."

"Are you just agreeing because I want to know or because you want to know too?"

"I want to know if I have to contribute another buck to the pool."

"Pool?" Rory questioned.

"Lorelai set up a pool; she said you told her she could."

"I didn't mean it literally."

"She took that way. She even got Luke involved."

"Luke?" Rory was stunned.

"Yes."

"How exactly does this pool work?"

"You have to choose boy or girl and then if you get it right you keep the date you picked, if you get it wrong you have to contribute another dollar to keep the date."

"And Mom set this up?"

"Yes with a little help from Kirk." Jess replied.

"Kirk?"

"Whose name means 'from the church' he'd like me to let you know."

"I think my mother and I need to have a little talk."

"If you want."

"Hang on." Rory said it hitting her. "You said that you wanted to know whether you had to put another dollar in."

"You caught that."

"Did you vote boy or girl?" Rory asked.

"Are you done with that?" He asked putting a hand on her tray.

"That's avoiding the question."

"If you're done I'll put these back and you can go and find those notes for Marty." He grabbed her tray.

"Jess."

TBC