Title: Take a Chance for Me

Chapter 7

Disclaimer: I don't own Gilmore Girls

I stopped in front of my house and caught my breath. All the lights were on in the house so I knew my mother was home. "Mom!" I cried through the house as I entered. "Marco!"

"Polo!" I heard it from upstairs.

She was in her room getting ready for something. "Why are you getting all dressed up?"

"You wouldn't believe it. Luke asked me out to dinner!"

"Like you go to the diner and he sits with you while you eat?"

"No like a restaurant in Hartford!"

"Oh…I saw Jess right before I came home."

"Is that why you are all out of breath? You ran all the way home didn't you?"

"Maybe…but that's not the point." I buried my hands in my face with frustration.

"What is it honey?"

"When I saw him all I wanted to do was hug him and tell him I missed him. How could I feel that way when he didn't want to say goodbye to me?"

"Maybe he couldn't say goodbye Ror."

"What do you mean? I was right there, he could have said bye."

"I mean that maybe he couldn't make himself say goodbye to you, as in he didn't want to leave you." I thought about it for a minute. "You know I'm right honey, so go over there and talk to him. Never mind what Luke says, tell him I said it was fine."

I nodded and headed down to my room to change out of my uniform. I found some jeans and a tank. "Mom I'm heading down to Luke's, do you want to go with me?"

"Yeah I'm ready, let's go."

We didn't bother with the car since Luke was driving my mom and I was staying at the diner. It didn't take long to get to there and Luke had just put up the closed sign. "You're actually on time." Luke said a bit surprised. "Why is Rory here?"

"I saw Jess back and I wanted to talk to him." I closed my eyes not wanting to see his expression.

"Rory I already said…"

"Luke just let her talk to him for goodness' sake! You can't control teens!" My mom defended.

"I guess it's alright. You two behave. Let's go Lorelei."

Luke and my mother left the diner and I hesitated before heading up the stairs. When I reached the apartment door I could hear what sounded like The Ramones coming from the other side. Slowly I opened it up; Jess' back was turned to me as he put some clothes away in a drawer.

I walked up to him and tapped him on the shoulder. He never heard me and was quite shocked by the sudden visitor. "Rory…?"

I kissed him fast and hard and ignored him trying to pull away. "You're back."

"Yeah… I am." We both smiled and I kissed him again.

Then I stepped back and took a deep breath. "Why didn't you say goodbye?"

He didn't look surprised at all and seemed as if he somewhat expected it. "How could I willingly say goodbye to you?" His breath was rigid with emotion. "I was with you for what… a few days and I wanted you more than anyone in my life."

"I missed you so much." Confessing these feelings was a bit odd and new, but it felt right.

"If it was up to me, you know I would never have left you." I nodded and he reached out for me; he pulled me into his arms. "Before I left I thought that I might have loved you one day. I see that I was a little wrong though."

I pulled away in confusion. "What?" I asked now a little angry that he was going to say he doesn't care.

"I know that I have loved you all along."

I smiled wide and kissed him. "That's much better. I love you so much Jess." We were quiet for a moment, registering the night. "Don't leave again, and if you do…tell me goodbye next time."

"I'm going to try my best to always be here for you." I could only hug him tighter. "How long can you stay?"

"I'm not really sure. Luke took mom out to Hartford, so I'm guessing until they get back." He nodded and stood in silence. "Want to go to my house instead? I have some movies I rented that we could watch."

Jess' POV

"Yeah that's fine; let me go write Luke a note in case he gets in before I am home." I found some paper and scribbled down an explanation to Luke. "Ok I'm ready to go."

I locked up the diner behind me and we headed to Rory's house. We didn't really talk that much, and I really expected there to be a lot of questions from her. "So here we are." She opened the door to her house and told me to make myself at home.

"What movies did you rent?" I asked, looking around for them, and then spotted a stack.

"I rented Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, duh, and then The Way we were. Hmm what else did I rent? Oh yeah, and Not another Teen Movie."

"How about Charlie and the chocolate Factory?" I knew the other two just wouldn't be that interesting.

She walked away into the kitchen. "Yeah whatever you want to watch is fine with me. You want some coffee or …water?"

"Coffee or water? What kind of choices are those?"

"Jess…you are in a Gilmore residence. We only offer water because we have a sink!"

I shook my head in amazement, though I knew she wasn't kidding. "Hey you got any aspirin?"

She came out of the kitchen and motioned for me to follow her. We went down the hall. "Its in the cabinet mirror, although its not organized at all so good luck."

I looked around for some kind of aspirin in the cabinet, but I could not find any. I felt a little weird just looking around their bathroom. I opened a couple drawers then finally the two doors under the sink. A pregnancy test fell out at my feet. 'Good job Uncle Luke!' I didn't even know that Lorelei and he were serious yet. I searched a while, and then found the aspirin.

"Hey Rory didn't think the Gilmore's would have an addition to the family this soon!" I held up the pregnancy test and laughed a bit.

"What is wrong with you? Why are you going through my stuff Jess?" Rory snatched the test from me and I froze. It wasn't Lorelei's… what have I done?

"I am so sorry Rory; I thought it was your moms. You're pregnant?"

"You shouldn't have been going through my personal things! And I haven't taken the test yet!"

"I didn't mean to find it; I was only looking for the aspirin when it wasn't in the mirror cabinet!"

"Besides… it's not like the baby would be yours. If anything it would most likely be Tristan's!"

My anger and jealously boiled in my blood. 'Rory had been with some other guy.' "Well good for you two! I wouldn't want your damn baby anyway!"

I stormed out of the house and walked anywhere but back to the diner. I couldn't be there, trapped in some place. I needed to think and let my anger settle. Hopefully Rory wouldn't go to the bridge so that's where I headed. Luckily I had it all to myself.

'So Rory slept with someone else and might be having his baby. I shouldn't have left her. Why did I ever let Luke talk me into leaving?' My thoughts were going crazy with things I shouldn't be thinking about.

I laid back and closed my eyes, hoping my mind would clear. Did she want to hurt me, or does she really think the baby's some other guys?

Rory's POV

I was in complete shock. I hadn't even told my mom about buying the pregnancy test, let alone the fact I had slept with Tristan or thought I was pregnant. Why did Jess have to find the test before I took it?

All I needed was some time to figure things out and get them in order. The doorknob twisted and opened. My mom came in looking happy and content.

Though her expression quickly changed as she found me curled in the kitchen floor with an unopened pregnancy test in hand

TBC

Chapter 7. Thanks for reading and reviewing.