Rory rang the bell; she'd already called Emily and told her she was coming by.

"Rory." Emily smiled as she answered the door. "Libby."

"Hey Grandma." Rory replied.

"Come in."

"Thank you." Rory set Libby down on her feet. "Say hello Lib."

"Hello." Libby beamed.

"Why don't you go and take a seat?" Emily suggested. "I'll let your grandfather know you're here."

"Come on Lib." Rory ushered her in.

"Rory, Libby. Did you have a good trip?" Richard inquired when he and Emily entered the room.

"We did." Rory replied. "Did you get the postcard we sent you?"

"It arrived a few days ago." Richard confirmed. "Libby did you have a good time?"

"Mickey kiss." Libby announced.

"Yes you did kiss Mickey." Rory smiled. "We have lots of pictures and presents."

Rory let Libby babble for a while, while she showed her grandparents pictures and handed over the gifts they had brought them back from their trip.

Rory built up the courage to tell them about getting married.

"There's something else I need to tell you." Rory said as she handed Libby her sippy cup.

"What is that?" Emily inquired.

"Jess and I eloped."

"Eloped?" Emily repeated.

"We have a video." Rory pulled it out of her purse.

"Well congratulations." Richard said.

"Gilmores do not elope." Emily stated.

"We're going to have a nice small family blessing next year." Rory explained. "This turned out to be what Jess and I wanted."

"That boy talked you into it."

"Jess tried to talk me out of it. It was my idea." Rory corrected.

Emily frowned.

"Grandma, Jess has done everything right since he found out I was pregnant. He moved back to a town he hated, he got a job, he watched Libby while I went to school. He wrote a book, a book which has a movie option on it which fleshed out his bank account. It's going to be featured on Oprah's book club next month. His next book is getting published in a few months. Jess did the right things. This is what we wanted."

"Does your mother know?" Richard inquired.

"I told her yesterday when we got back, she's happy for us; she understands why we did it." Rory paused. "We should go, I promised Jess we'd stop by the diner, he's covering for Luke today. Hey Lib time to go."

"Daddy?" Libby asked.

"Yes, we'll go and see Daddy. If you're really good maybe he'll make you some pancakes."

GG

"Hey." Rory said to Jess as she carried Libby into the diner.

"Hey." Jess came over and gave her a quick kiss. "How did it go?"

"Gilmores don't elope." Rory replied.

"That well huh?"

"Pancakes." Libby clapped her hands together.

"I told her you'd make her some pancakes if she was good."

"Cesar pancakes." Jess called. "Blueberry."

"You know I think she'd have preferred something else." Rory suggested.

"Fruits good for her." Jess countered. "Take a seat; I'll get you a coffee."

"Thanks."

Rory and Libby took a seat. Since it was quiet Jess joined them when he brought over Libby's pancakes which he cut into small pieces for her.

"So it didn't go well with your grandparents."

"More Grandma than Grandpa."

"They'll get over it." Jess replied. "Do you want to hear some other news?"

"What kind of news?" Rory asked.

"Luke bought the Twickham house."

"Luke did?" Rory questioned.

"He's showing it to Lorelai."

"Did Mom know about this?"

"Not until a few hours ago." Jess replied. "He went to the town elders in a sauna dressed in his usual attire."

TBC