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The sound of a crash woke Jess up. Realizing it must've been Rory he got out of bed and went outside to go see if she was okay.

"Rory, is everything okay out there?" At the sound of her name Rory's head jerked up and Jess saw her kneeling besides a broken coffee pot. "What happened?"

Rory stood up and dusted herself off. "Well I woke up this morning and of course I wanted some coffee. So I found where you put the coffee and made myself a pot. I was about to pour myself a cup, but then I couldn't find any clean glasses, so I was looking through the boxes trying to find one and the coffee pot slipped out of my hand."

"Did it ever occur to you to put the pot down?" Jess asked, smirking. Rory was looking through his boxes. He wondered if she found the book. Maybe then she would know why he came to her asking her to run away with him.

"Well it did, but by that time I had already gone through 3 boxes and I might as well just keep going."

"How very Lorelai of you."

"Well she did raise me. Speaking of Lorelai. Did you talk to her last night?"

Jess walked over to the fallen coffee pot and started picking up the pieces.

"Jess, you did call, didn't you?"

After picking up the pieces and disposing of them he found a paper towel and started mopping up the coffee.

"Jess, stop cleaning up and answer me."

"I have to clean up. I mean, I just got this apartment and I wouldn't want it to have a brown stain right in the middle of it already." He quipped, sarcasm dripping from his every word.

"Jess!"

"Alright. I called her."

"And?"

"Well, let's just say you'll have a bit of explaining to do."

"What did you say to her?"

"I told her we eloped."

"What! Jess!"

"Calm down, I'm just kidding. I just told her you were asleep on my couch."

Rory looked confused as Jess searched for his trash can to dispose of the paper towels and broken coffee pot.

"Why would that make me have anything to explain to her?"

"Well first you have to explain why you're gone in the first place. And when I called and she found out it was me she just kept going on and on about how you were done with me and it would be best if I just left everyone alone and so then I told her you were here and hung up."

"She's probably freaking out right now. I should go." Rory grabbed her bag and was heading to the door when she felt Jess's hand on her arm, stopping her.

"My offer still stands." He said, looking her in the eyes

"What offer?"

"To live with me, here in New York. We could make it work."

"Jess... I can't. I can't just leave my mom, and school and everyone."

"Then for the summer. Come on Rory. Just you and me."

"Jess, please don't make this hard. Why don't you come back to Stars Hollow with me?"

"Rory..."

"No, I'm serious."

"Where would I stay?"

"With Luke? I don't know, but Jess I don't want us to just end again."

"I can't live with Luke for the rest of my life."

"Fine. Just forget it." Rory opened the door and stepped outside, "Goodbye Jess." As an after thought she mockingly added, "But remember, you deserve love." Jess blushed inwardly, she had found it. He waited for a few seconds before grabbing his jacket and running down the stairs after her.

"Rory wait! At least let me drive you home."

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"Thanks for the ride Jess." Rory hugged him and stepped out of his junky car. "Are you going back to New York now?"

"Nah, I was thinking I'd stay with Luke tonight. Maybe head back tomorrow." Jess smirked at her, "If that's okay with you."

"See you later then."

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Luke heard the bell above the door jangle and he looked up.

"I'm not staying for long, so don't get too worked up." Jess walked past the staring occupants of the diner and headed up the stairs to the apartment.

"Ceaser, I'll be back in a minute." Luke followed Jess into the apartment. "So Jess, why are you back this time? You in trouble? Got kicked out that crappy rat hole you were staying in?"

"I have my own place now."

"That doesn't answer my question."

"I gave Rory a ride from New York."

"What was she doing in New York?"

"I don't want to talk about it." Luke was about to further question him, but by the happy look on Jess's face that he hadn't seen in a while, he decided not to push the matter anymore. Jess would tell him if he wanted.

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Lorelai heard a car pull up in the driveway then a few minutes later she heard the front door open.

"Mom?" Rory's voice reached out to Lorelai and she jumped up from the couch.

"Rory!" Lorelai ran and hugged her daughter like she hadn't talked to her or seen her in five months. "Don't ever leave mommy like that again!"

"I'm sorry. Listen Mom, you should probably sit down." Lorelai frowned and backed up to the couch. Rory sat down next to her and started her tale that began the day Dean started working on the inn and ended when Rory stepped into the house this afternoon.

After the tale Lorelai wiped her eyes and made anannouncement thatshe was"going out for a bit because sher really needed to think." She took her coat and left a very upset Rory alone in the house.

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"Where is he Luke?" Lorelai stormed into the diner, a woman on a mission.

"Where is who?"

"That nephew of yours."

"Jess? He's upstairs." Lorelai rushed past a befuddled Luke and ran up the stairs.

"Jess. Jess!" She ran into the apartment.

"Yeah?" Jess came out of the bathroom, and didn't even blink when he saw Lorelai. "Oh. I'm guessing you talked to Rory?"

"Why did she go to you? My own daughter thinks she's pregnant and she goes to you. Not me." Lorelai plopped down on the couch and Jess sat on the coffee table opposite her.

"Honestly? I have no idea why she came to me. I would've thought I'd be the last person she'd go to in a time of need."

"Me too." Jess smirked and Lorelai gave a chuckle.

"We're not bonding are we?"

"I hope not." Lorelai responded, earning an even wider smirk from Jess. "Listen Jess, you helped Rory yesterday, but if you ever, ever hurt her again, I will track you down and kill you. Don't think I'm not serious. I am dead serious."

"Yes ma'am." Jess saluted Lorelai and she stood up.

"Now stay out of trouble, don't do drugs, and um... don't eat pop rocks and coke at the same time."

Jess saluted Lorelai again, "Ma'am yes ma'am."

"And stop calling me ma'am."

"Sorry Miss Gilmore."

Lorelai shook her head. "I would deal with you right now, but I have other things to take care of."

Just as Lorelai was about to close the door shesaw Jess shake his head and heard him call out, "Say hi to Dean for me!"