"What's Christopher doing here?" Luke asked Lorelai.

"He came to congratulate us." Lorelai replied.

"He's not here to cause trouble?"

"I don't think so. Jess isn't planning exacting any form of revenge for the last time they met especially not in front of Libby or my parents."

"Is Rory okay with him being here?" Luke asked.

"She seems to be okay so far." Lorelai glanced over to where Rory was talking to Christopher, then over to where Jess was monitoring the situation from the gazebo steps where he was sat with Libby.

"Did she meet Libby?"

"For half a minute. Libby can say Ook."

"Ook?"

"She's trying to say Luke." Lorelai pointed out. "It's cute."

"You know you really do look beautiful."

"It's the dress, I look better out of it. I'll show you later if you're good." Lorelai winked at him.

"I'll take you up on it." Luke kissed her.

"Feed me. I'm hungry."

"I'm going to be hearing that for the rest of my life aren't."

"Yes. Plus a call for coffee."

GG

Jess was letting Libby toddle around the gazebo hoping it would wear her out so she would sleep later.

"Jess." Rory said from the steps, Christopher was behind her. "You remember my father."

"Painfully." Jess replied.

"He'd like to meet Libby." Rory told him. Jess looked at her. He wasn't sure he wanted to Christopher anywhere near his daughter but Rory knew what she was doing.

"Hang on." Jess moved across the gazebo to grab Libby was just about to get to the other set of stairs. "No." He told her. "Stairs are bad kid."

"Dada." Libby looked at him and pouted.

"I know you're grandmother's been teaching you that but it doesn't work with me Lib." Jess reminded her.

Libby kissed him.

"Yeah I love you too kid. But Mommy wants you to meet someone." Jess carried Libby over to where Rory and Christopher were stood.

"Hey Lib." Rory held out her hands and took Libby from him. "You have to save the pouting for Luke; you know he's a sucker for it."

"Mama."

"Dad, I'd like you to Lorelai Elizabeth Gilmore-Marino. Libby to everyone else."

"She really does look like you." Christopher commented. "Hey Libby."

Libby looked at him and pulled a face, which amused Jess.

"Libby say hello to your grandpa."

"Ook?" Libby asked.

"No honey. Say hello."

"Hi." Libby said.

"Hey." Christopher smiled. "Can I hold her?"

Rory handed Libby to Christopher.

"Hey Libby."

Libby promptly burst into tears.

"Dada Dada." She said through her sobs.

"Let me have her." Jess told Libby from Christopher. "Shush. It's okay Lib. I've got you."

Libby cried onto his shoulder.

"She's not normally like this with people." Rory assured him.

"Rory look around you, she's know everyone here since the day she was born." Jess reminded her. "Of course she doesn't worry about them. Shush Libby, it's okay. Why don't you go and introduce him to TJ he's around somewhere?"

"Mommy will be back in a minute Lib." Rory rubbed her daughter's back. "Come on Dad."

"Should you just leave her like that?" Christopher asked as they walked away.

"When she cries for Jess it's usually Jess she wants." Rory replied. "TJ, Liz."

"Hey Rory." TJ said.

"Dad, I'd like you to meet Jess's mom Liz, and step dad TJ. Guys, this is my father Christopher. Why don't you three chat? I need to go and check on Libby she's a little upset. Excuse me."

Rory left them all too it and head back to Jess.

"Is she okay?"

"She stopped crying the moment he walked away." Jess had sat on the step with Libby on his knee.

"That was a little cruel." Rory sat next to him and wiped her daughter's cheeks.

"He made her cry, I think he deserves it." Jess replied. "I also think she's getting tired and needs a nap."

"I know." Rory replied. "Mom and Luke are leaving in an hour, hopefully she'll last long enough to say goodbye."

TBC