"Jess perhaps you and can I have a little discussion before we join the ladies." Richard suggested after Rory and Emily were out the door.

"Sure Mr Gilmore." Jess hesitantly agreed.

"Do you love my granddaughter?"

"That was straight to the point."

"You didn't answer my question."

"More than anything."

"Good."

"I'm not going to skip out if that's what you're worried about. I know what it's like to have a lousy father; I'm not doing that to my kid."

"Christopher wasn't much better with Rory. He only proposed because we assumed it was the right thing to do. Lorelai was right to say no. It wouldn't have been either or Rory's best interests despite what Emily thinks."

"Yes sir." Jess agreed.

"Don't break that girl's heart and we'll have no problems."

"Yes sir."

"Now tell do you have a car?" Richard inquired.

"I sold mine when I went back to New York; it's easier to get around on the subway. Luke lets me borrow his truck when I need to."

"That isn't very safe with a baby." Richard pointed out.

"I'll figure something out." Jess replied. "There are other things to buy first."

"I see. Perhaps we should go back downstairs." Richard suggested.

"Good idea." Jess definitely agreed.

They went back downstairs, within a few minutes Emily and Richard departed after saying their goodbyes and tell them they would see them on Friday.

When they were gone Jess rested his head on the counter.

"I'm sorry." Rory said sitting down next to him.

"Not your fault." He muttered.

"You were very well behaved grasshopper."

"Can you stop calling me grasshopper?" Jess asked.

"I'd have to say no."

"Luke." Jess groaned.

"Lorelai give the kid a break he just spent an hour making nice with your parents. Give him five minutes to have a nervous break down." Luke requested.

"Five minutes." Lorelai agreed.

"I'm going to lie down." Jess said before heading upstairs.

"At least they were trying to be nice." Rory said.

"There's that hun." Lorelai rubbed her back. "Go make sure he's not sticking his head in the oven."

"He's not Sylvia Plath, Mom." Rory hopped of her stool and headed upstairs.

"Who?" Luke asked.

"Some writer, they made a film with Gwyneth Paltrow about her life. She stuck her head in the oven to kill herself." Lorelai replied.

"And you only know who she is because you watched the film." Luke guessed.

"Of course." Lorelai replied. "And Luke I had to deal with my parents." Lorelai gave him a pout.

"One more cup."

"Thank you."

GG

"Hey are you okay?" Rory sat on the bed and patted Jess's leg.

"I'll survive." He told her.

"You were great with them." Rory shuffled up the bed. "What did Grandpa say?"

"That it worked out for the best that your parents didn't get married."

"He said that?"

"And he wanted to know if I loved you."

"I think he'll accept it better than Grandma, she's the one who still gives Mom a hard time." Rory rested her head on his chest as Jess wrapped an arm around her.

"He also wanted to know if I had a car."

"What did he say when you told him that you didn't?"

"I told him I'd figure something out." Jess shrugged.

"Okay."

"Can we just pretend it didn't happen for the rest of the day?" Jess asked.

"Do you want to take a nap? I'm exhausted."

"Sure go to sleep." Jess told her.

TBC