AN: Bah.
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Jess had closed down the diner early on Wednesday night; not many people were coming in because it seemed as if they were saving up their appetites for the big day. Rory called on her way down, he could tell she was excited to be with him again.
He left the diner's door unlocked and headed upstairs to clean up before Rory showed up. He had just gotten done making the bed when he heard her footsteps coming up the stairs.
"Honey, I'm home," Rory called out upon opening the door. Jess walked over to her and gave her a bear hug, causing her to giggle. "Well hello!"
"I missed you," he whispered in her ear.
Rory pulled away, surprised but happy. "Why so charming?"
Jess faked a pout, "Can't I be emotional sometimes?"
Rory walked to the table and sat down, "I've only been gone three days."
"But they were important three days," he said, joining her at the table. "Do you want something to eat?"
"I'm starved!"
"Al's? I closed the kitchen already," Jess picked up the phone, but Rory took it away from him.
"I'll get it,"
Jess smiled and leaned back in his chair. "You've got it." He relaxed and watched her order. He couldn't wait until he was up in New Haven with her and didn't have to be away for a week at a time. It was getting progressively harder and harder.
Rory hung up the phone and placed it on the table, "They'll be here soon. How do you want to celebrate your acceptance?" she asked excitedly. "We could get cake or junkfood and just veg out… or we could go somewhere? Although everywhere's probably closed…"
"Rory," he said, interrupting her rant. "Let's celebrate tomorrow. Al's and a movie tonight and then we've got the big dinner with Luke and Lorelai tomorrow. I think we should all celebrate together."
She nodded, "Have you told them yet?"
Jess smiled, "I think the word might have gotten out. Plus, they knew I was going anyways, when it wasn't official."
"I understand," Rory said. "Let's go wait for Al downstairs, so we don't miss it."
"You should be saving yourself for tomorrow, but okay,"
Rory scoffed, "Saving myself? Ha! Mom and I are champion eaters, we'll be even better than you tomorrow."
"Well I don't plan on eating myself into a stupor, so you automatically win that one!" He laughed as they headed downstairs. "You just better be able to come home on your own free will."
Rory grinned back at him, "Now that, I can't promise."
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Rory woke up, once again in Jess's arms. She had to go in between sleeping alone and sleeping with Jess and she by far liked sleeping with Jess better. He always kept his arm either around her or holding her somehow. It was like he subconsciously didn't want to give her a chance to get away. Not like I'd want to!
When she would wake up in his arms on the weekends, there would always be a smile on her face. When she was alone during ht week, she woke up feeling as if she was missing something. Rory curled up as close as she could to Jess and waited until he woke up. She knew he had to be at the diner relatively early to start making Thanksgiving dinner with Luke. Jess stayed asleep for quite a while, so Rory decided to give him another little wake up call…not as surprising as the first time though.
The kiss turned out to be well appreciative, especially when it was accompanied by Jess's hands on her body. I'll never get enough of this, Rory thought. I missed out on it when we were younger and I fully plan on making up for that. Rory deepened the kiss with a still sleepy Jess, exploring his mouth with her tongue. That, they had done when they were young…and it only got better with time.
"Good morning," Jess said after he finally broke the kiss. "I love waking up to you."
"I was just thinking the same thing,"
"Well were you also thinking, 'Oh crap, it's nine already'?"
"No…" Rory's voice was sad, she knew what that thought meant. "Why don't you stay with me for a while and then go down? Or do you think you're needed right away?"
A small frown appeared on Jess's face. "I should probably just head down there. We don't want Luke coming up here and finding us like this, do we?"
Rory didn't even need to think about it. "Okay, I guess it'll work. I'll just head over to Mom's to get ready to go to Sookie's."
"You're crazy," he said and kissed her softly on the lips. "Crazy."
"I know," Rory said, smiling. "It's part of why you love me."
Jess stood up, shaking his head. "Crazy."
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"Did I raise you to be a morning person?" Lorelai asked Rory when she bounded into the bedroom and sat on the edge of the bed. "No, I don't think I did." She was grumpy; Luke woke her up when he left to go to the diner and she had just gotten into a good sleep rhythm when Rory showed up.
"I got kicked out," Rory explained. "Our men are cooking, and since I obviously can't help on that part – which you raised me to do – I decided to see my dear mother! Is this the thanks I get for being so thoughtful?"
Lorelai grumbled and sat up in her bed. "Still…It's early."
"Not really," Rory corrected her. "It's almost ten. We have to be at Sookie's by noon. You take an hour minimum to get ready…"
Lorelai smirked, "Why do you always have to be right?"
"Because I'm your loyal protégé. I am you,"
"You're so smart, complimenting Mommy in the morning," Lorelai got up and groaned. "I'm still not a morning person."
Rory sat back on the bed and yay/nay'd her wardrobe choices. This is why it took her an hour to get ready – she went through almost every article of clothing. They finally decided on a flirty dress and a cardigan since they wouldn't be coming home before going to Luke's. Rory got up off the bed and picked up a few pieces of discarded clothing to wear and went down to her room.
Lorelai felt stuck in her head while getting ready for the day. First, bah, mornings. Second, the topic of Rory. Rory's seemingly overwhelming joy despite the early hour. A couple of months ago, Rory had been the one to complain about her own early rising. Boy how the tables have turned. Third, the state of men in both her and her daughter's life. Rory was just so happy about Jess, and Lorelai admitted to herself that she was happy the little hoodlum came back. She loved the change in her daughter and thought it was nothing but good. But then Lorelai thought about Luke. She studied the ring on her finger; the one that symbolizes their love and need for each other. The one that means they'd eventually be getting married. But when is 'eventually'? it's been months and Luke hasn't mentioned setting a date. She knew she should take the initiative in the situation, being the woman…but it was hard. She didn't want to push a date on him when she wasn't sure he was ready – hell, she was the one that proposed.
"You ready?" Rory asked, popping her perfect head around the corner and peeping into the bathroom.
"Just a minute," Lorelai said out loud when all she could think was, I'm not sure…
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No Thanksgiving yet, sorry. This chapter kinda just wrote itself. I didn't mess with it at all, so if you don't like it or it doesn't make sense – just tell me. I really don't mind. I kinda have this feeling that it isn't all that great (it's short as crap too, sorry), but I'm also tired and nervous about a speech I have to give tomorry. My speechin' skills aren't all that great. Stupid core classes.
Please review. I got a surge of reviews when I complained of the lack of them on 22…but now I have nothing to complain about. Thank you all for reading, I hope I make your day better.
PS. I hope to post again Tomorrow (later today?...Wednesday). I don't know yet. I have a million school related things to do, so if I don't get to it, I'm really sorry. I feel like I'm letting all of you down. Goodnight.
