A/N: Lorelai went to California for a relative's funeral. Let's say Richard and Emily do not get along at all with this relative so they didn't go. Just to be clear. The choosing of the college will be in this chapter and the trick I have up my sleeve will appear. Review please! I ma posting after only 5 reviews, but I really wanted to get this one out there.

Chapter 7

Thanksgiving arrived and Rory was nervous. She wasn't sure what her grandparents would think of Jess and her college acceptance letters were supposed to arrive today. Yes, on Thanksgiving Day. 'Funny how life works out.' Rory thought.

Jess was also nervous. He had to meet his girlfriend's grandparents without her mother present. He was also waiting to hear back about the applications for scholarships he sent out. He had him and Rory's first real date to handle. He had a lot to do in the next couple of weeks. He applied for scholarships at Columbia, Harvard, and Yale. They were the closest to Stars Hollow.

Rory went to the diner in search of Jess. She found him. "Hey." She said.

"Hey." he said back. "What's up?"

"Just wanted to make sure you are ready to, in the words of my mother, go to hell."

"Yes, I am ready to go to your grandparents tonight. Is your dad coming with us?"

"I don't think so. My grandparents don't know he's here and they weren't too happy to hear that he impregnated another woman, so he's still a little scared of them."

"Oh. So it's just you and me?"

"Yeah. I have a favor to ask you."

"Ask away."

"Well, my college acceptance letters are supposed to come back today and I want you to be there. After all, you helped me fill them out. So, will you come?"

"Sure, I mean I'm gonna be with you all night anyway."

"Really?"

"Of course."

"Good, so I'll be over here at about six so we can have coffee before we go."

"You are so your mother."

"Thank you. I appreciate that."

"I'll see you later. Bye."

"Bye." She kissed him and fled the diner to go home and read.

Jess headed upstairs to read the letters he got from Columbia, Harvard, and Yale. They all said he'd been granted full scholarships to each of the colleges in creative writing and English literature courses. Now all that was left to do was to tell Rory and to pick one of them.

At four thirty in the afternoon Rory decided to start getting ready for dinner. She took a shower, put on light make-up, did her hair, and got dressed in a red sweater, a knee length skirt, and her coat. "Dad, I'll be back in about three hours!" She yelled so he could hear her upstairs.

"Okay Hon, have fun!"

"No one appreciates your sarcasm, dad." She said heading out the door.

When she arrived at the diner, Jess was dressed in a black sweater and black slacks holding two to-go cups of coffee. "You look beautiful." He said with a smirk.

"You don't look so bad yourself." She said with a goofy grin.

"Were going to the bridge, I have something to tell you." He said gesturing her toward the door.

They got there and her coffee was gone. "Can I have yours?" She said and he rolled his eyes and gave her the cup. "Yay, you're the best." She said excitedly. "So, what did you have to tell me?" She asked.

"Well, I got full rides to Columbia, Harvard, and Yale." Silence. "Rory?"

"Oh My God! Jess, that's amazing! How did you do it?" She asked.

"Well I've been doing really well in school, believe it or not, and my lit teacher said she'd write me a letter of recommendation if I wrote an essay, and I did, so here we are. I owe it all to you." She blushed furiously and kissed him passionately.

"My grandparents are really gonna love you now."

"Good, cause I don't know if I could handle it if they hated me."

"Well, I hate to ruin the moment, but we have to get going if you want to avoid being late, and trust me you really want to avoid that."

"Okay, let's go."

A half an hour later they arrived at the Gilmore Mansion. Rory rang the doorbell and Emily answered. "Rory, how are you?" Emily asked in her high-pitched voice.

"I'm great, grandma. By the way, Grandma this is Jess, Jess this is my grandmother, Emily."

"Pleased to meet you, Mrs. Gilmore." Jess said extending his hand.

Emily shook it politely. "You too, Jess. Let's go and get drinks with your grandfather. Shall we?"

"Yes grandma." Rory said. So far, the evening was going pleasantly.

"So Jess, Rory what will you guys have?" Emily asked.

"Coke for me, please." Rory replied.

"Water's fine, thanks." Jess said.

Emily fixed their drinks and handed them to Jess and Rory. Just then, Richard came in from the study. "Hello Rory." He said pleasantly.

"Hi, grandpa. Grandpa, this is Jess. Jess, this is my grandfather, Richard."

"Pleased to meet you Mr. Gilmore." Jess said again standing up and extending his hand.

"You to, Jess." Richard said just like his wife, shaking Jess' hand.

"Dinner is ready, Mrs. Gilmore." The newest maid said.

"Thank you. Let's eat." Emily said.

The elder Gilmores seemed to like Jess. He got along with Richard because of their love for great literature and Emily liked that he made Rory happy. "So Jess, what are your plans for college?" Richard asked. Rory looked at Jess and smirked remembering what he told her earlier.

"Well, I was just informed today that I have gotten full scholarships to Columbia, Harvard, and Yale."

"That's great. I went to Yale. It's a great school. Close to here, as well." Richard replied matter-of-factly. He was happy Rory finally found someone who made her happy and was going into the Ivy League.

"Thank you, Mr. Gilmore."

"Please, call me, Richard."

"Okay, thank you, Richard."

The rest of the night went by pretty fast because it went so well. "Thank you guys for having me over. I had a nice time." Jess said. He wasn't lying he had a good time discussing literature with Richard.

"You're welcome Jess. We had a nice time as well." Emily stated, speaking for both her and Richard. "Goodbye Rory, Jess."

"Goodbye, grandma, grandpa." Rory said.

"Goodbye Richard, Emily." Jess said politely.

They got in the car and immediately, Rory started talking. "They liked you. They really, really liked you."

"No, they didn't like me that much."

"Yes, they did. I barely got a word in they talked to you so much."

"Fine, I admit it they really, really liked me."

"But, what really made them like you was to hear that you got scholarships into the IVY LEAGUE!"

"Really?"

"Yeah, with Dean, he had no idea what he wanted to, no idea where he wanted to go to college, and let's face it he wasn't that bright. But you, my little Ivy Leaguer, are." Her saying this made him smirk, widely. There was no more noise the whole way back to Stars Hollow. There was no more need for noise.

When they got to Rory's house, they opened the mailbox and Rory lunged into Jess' arms at what she saw.

"You did it Rory, Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, and Yale!" Jess exclaimed.

"Yes!" Rory yelled. "Now we can choose together. Think about it we both got Columbia, Harvard, and Yale right?"

"Right."

"So we can choose, so we can be together."

"Of course, Rory. I would never leave you."

"Ad Astra Per Aspera!"

"Consimilis!"

"What is it with us and Latin lately?" Rory asked.

"I don't know." He said kissing her.

A/N 2: The translation for Ad Astra Per Aspera is 'To the stars through difficulty' and Consimilis means 'exactly'. I've been on a foreign language kick lately I guess.