Hi everyone, I'm sorry I've not been around for a few months. My Grandma passed away at the end of last year so things have been pretty crazy in my life. Anyway, I know you're all probably rolling your eyes at yet another new story of mine but I've decided new year, new start on here so I'm starting afresh. I hope that's ok!

So yes, I know this is a common thing with me but this is a twin fic! Lorelai had two daughters, Rory and Gemma. This story will be set in season 4. Everything happened the way it did on the show up to this season except for a few little changes. Rory and Dean dated until the end of season 3 but grew apart and broke up before Rory headed off to Yale so she is currently single and Dean married Lindsey. Luke and Nicole stayed broken up after the end of season 3. Gemma and Jess started dating like Rory and Jess did in the show and had the same storyline arc so Jess still left at the end of season 3. Also, Gemma is doing a business course like Lorelai did instead of going off to college and is working at Luke's at the same time.

This will be set in the episode that Jess is back in Stars Hollow.

Chapter 1

What am I doing? Why am I actually letting him to get to me like this? Why am I running through the town like a mad man? Gemma thought as she was running away from Jess after having run into him several times that day already.

"Gem! Gemma, wait! Please!" Jess shouted as he raced after her.

"No! Leave me alone!" Gemma shouted.

"Gemma, stop! Please!"

Gemma groaned but suddenly stopped and whipped round to face him. "What? What is it, Jess? You come waltzing back into the town and you just expect me to be happy about it?" She exclaimed. "And what's more is that everytime we bumped into each other today, you're the one that ran away! Like I was the person who did something wrong! Like I was the one who left town, no note, no goodbye, nothing! Oh no, wait, that was you!" She snapped, blinking back tears furiously.

"Gem..."

"Don't you dare! Don't you dare call me Gem!" She snapped. "You have no right!"

"I need to talk to you." Jess tried.

"About what? What could you possibly want to talk to me about?" Gemma exclaimed.

Jess glanced around. "Can we go somewhere and sit down?" He asked quietly.

"No." She said crossing her arms against her chest. "You wanted to talk, so talk. I'm actually really interested to hear what you're going to say right now."

Jess sighed and took a deep breath before looking up at Gemma. "I love you." He said.

Gemma felt like she'd just had the wind kicked out of her. She stood there, staring at Jess, stunned by what he had just said. She then felt a rage go through her and she glared at him. "Screw you, Jess." She said venomously before storming off.

Gemma was lying on her bed in the Crap Shack when she heard a knock on the door. She looked up and saw Rory come in. "Hey.." She gave him a small smile.

"Hey." Rory said coming in and sitting next to her. "Are you ok?" She asked.

"Why wouldn't I be?" She said.

"Gem..." Rory said softly.

She sighed. "What did you hear?"

"Just that you had a shouting match with Jess in the middle of the town."

"Great..." She muttered.

"People weren't gossiping. It was Lane that told me. She was concerned." Rory said quickly.

Gemma sighed. "I'm fine."

"You don't look it."

"Rory, I'm fine ok?" She snapped.

Rory sighed. "Ok, sorry." She said. "Hey, if it helps, I'm not having a great time at the moment either..."

Gemma glanced up at her sister. "What do you mean?" She said surprised.

Rory just shrugged. "Just Yale stuff. I guess the work is just getting on top of me, that's all."

"I'm sure it will all be fine. You caught up at Chilton." Gemma assured her.

"Yeah..." Rory sighed. "Yeah, you're right. I'm sure I'll work it out."

Gemma was quiet for a moment before glancing up at Rory again. "Jess told me he loved me." She admitted.

"What?" Rory said her eyes widening.

"I know..."

"What did you say?"

"I said screw you and ran off." Gemma admitted.

"Good for you." Rory said. She looked at her sister who wasn't looking as enthused. She sighed. "Talk to me, Gem..."

"I just...I tried so hard to get over him. You know how hard I tried..."

She nodded. "I know."

"And I thought I actually had. I thought I'd managed it but...but seeing him...seeing him standing there infront of me again...I just...I just..." She said her voice cracking.

"Oh Gem, come here." Rory said bringing her sister in for a hug.

"I feel so stupid!" She cried.

"Why?" Rory said surprised.

"I feel so stupid because after everything that happened, everything that he did, I think...I think I might not be as over him as I thought..." Gemma sniffed.

Rory sighed. "That's ok, Gem. You and Jess, you dated for a while. It's natural that those old feelings would come back after seeing him again."

"I think I was just trying to bury them..." She admitted.

"What do you mean?"

"You know how he called me at your graduation? Well, I was pretty sure it was him." She said. She continued when Rory nodded. "I...I told him that I thought I loved him..." She admitted.

"Wow..." Rory said quietly.

"And now he's back, with no explanation again! And he drops this on me! I just...I don't know what to think! How do I know he won't just run away again?" She exclaimed.

Rory glanced at her sister. "Maybe...maybe you should talk to him..." She said hesitantly.

Gemma shook her head. "I can't. Not right now. I'm too angry."

"Ok, when you're ready then." Rory said.

She sighed. "You'd really support me if I did talk to him?" She asked. "I thought you hated him..."

"I hated what he did to you. I hated how it affected you. But...if this is what would make you happy, I'm here for you." Rory assured her.

"Mom will hate it..." Gemma pointed out.

"Yeah, well mom can hardly talk right now seeing as she still hasn't told Grandma and Grandpa about dating Jason." Rory smiled slightly.

Gemma laughed slightly. "I guess." She sighed and gave Rory a small smile. "Thanks Ror." She said softly.

"Hey, what are sisters for eh?" Rory smiled.

A couple of days had passed and Gemma headed to Luke's for her afternoon shift after having a couple of classes in the morning and having met up with her mom quickly for lunch as she was so busy trying to sort out the Dragonfly ready for its opening. She glanced around apprehensively but couldn't see any sign of Jess' car. "Figures..." She mumbled. She headed inside the diner, grabbed her apron and started refilling the coffee jug.

"You ok?" A voice said beside her.

She glanced up to see Luke standing there.

"I'm fine." She said.

"You sure?"

"I'm guessing you heard about my shouting match with Jess the other day as well huh?" She raised her eyebrows.

Luke ducked his head slightly. "I heard murmurs." He admitted.

"I'm fine, Luke."

"Ok." He said.

Gemma concentrated on refilling the coffee jug and then went to take some orders. She then went behind the counter to have a breather. She glanced over at Luke. "So I'm taking it he really left again, did he?" She asked quietly.

Luke glanced over at her. "I don't know." He said honestly.

"What?" She said confused.

"All I know was that he was planning to leave that day he saw you with his car. I left some money in his car before Gypsy finished with it but didn't see Jess." Luke said.

"He didn't come say bye?" Gemma frowned.

"Nope." Luke said gruffly.

She sighed. "Sorry." She said quietly. "I guess I know what that's like..."

Luke glanced at her. "Did he upset you?" He asked. "Because I swear if he did..."

"It's fine, Luke." Gemma said. "He...well, he was Jess." She sighed. "I don't think I'm ever going to understand him." She said. "But it's fine. He's obviously left again so I don't need to worry..."

"Gemma..."

"Please. I just want to work." She said quietly, glancing at him.

Luke nodded. "Ok. Sorry." He said. He was quiet for a minute. "Those tables need clearing." He said gruffly after a while.

Gemma smiled slightly. "I'll get right to it." She stopped and glanced at him. "By the way, has mom been in here at all?"

"Briefly. She wanted to have dinner." Luke said.

"Here?"

"No, out. Me and her. Sometime this week. She was acting weird actually. Is she ok?" He asked.

She sighed. "I don't know. I think she's stressed about the inn and I know she fought with Sookie today. Maybe she just needs a break with a friend."

"Yeah. Maybe." Luke said.

After her shift, Gemma was heading towards the inn to meet up with her mom, when suddenly she spotted a familiar car parked down a road. Her heart stopped and she slowly started to walk towards it. She took a deep breath before looking inside and sure enough, there was Jess, lying down in the back with a blanket round him. She stood there for a moment not really knowing what to do before she suddenly found herself banging her hand on the window. She saw Jess sit up suddenly and the look of surprise on his face when he saw it was her. She watched as he slowly wound down the window. "So...you actually hung around this time huh?" She said.

Jess sighed. "I deserve that."

"Oh you deserve way more than that." Gemma said. "I thought you'd left..." She said after a moment.

"I was going to." He admitted.

"Figures..." She scoffed.

"But I drove past the Stars Hollow sign and then found myself stopping. I...I didn't want to make the same mistake again." He said.

"And what mistake was that?" Gemma crossed her arms against her chest.

"Not saying goodbye." Jess said.

"So you are leaving then." She shook her head. "I knew it! You're always going to be the same, aren't you? But this time it's worse! You tell me you love me and then you tell me you want to say goodbye before you leave?! Seriously, Jess, who does that?" She exclaimed.

"I thought you'd be happy to see the back of me." Jess frowned.

Gemma looked at him before uncrossing her arms slowly. "Jess, I just want to know why...Why did you leave without saying goodbye? Why did you bail on me like that with no explanation? I know we had our ups and downs but I thought we were good. I thought we could talk to each other. And now you turn up out of the blue and tell me you love me. You can't mess with my head like this. It's not fair!"

Jess sighed. "I know. You're right."

"Excuse me?"

"What?" Jess said confused.

"I'm sorry but I thought I just heard Jess Mariano admit that I was right." Gemma said, raising her eyebrows slightly.

Jess chuckled slightly. "Ok, you got me." He said. He was quiet for a moment before glancing up at her. "I want to explain. You deserve an explanation. Will you let me?"

Gemma bit her lip slightly. "This doesn't mean I forgive you..."

"Of course." He said. He opened the door cautiously. "Want to sit in here? It's probably warmer than out there."

She hesitated before slowly sliding in. She turned to him. "So you want to explain?"

"I found out I wasn't graduating." He admitted.

"What?" She said surprised. "Why?"

"Well I guess the school didn't take too kindly to me taking too many shifts at Walmart..."

"I knew it."

"I know you did and you tried to tell me but I honestly thought I was doing enough. And then my dad shows up and Luke doesn't tell me..."

"He was trying to protect you." Gemma said.

"I know that now. I should have listened to him..." Jess said. "And then everything just happened all at once. My dad, failing school, not being able to get prom tickets for you and then Luke found out I wasn't graduating..."

"And I guess he wasn't happy..."

"We had the biggest fight ever. I know Luke and I have fought before but this was different. We both said some things and then he kicked me out."

"Wait what? Luke kicked you out? Seriously?" Gemma said surprised.

"I don't blame him." Jess said quickly. "I always knew the deal. I graduate high school and I get to stay with him. He made that very clear. He wanted me to retake my final year and quit Walmart."

"And let me guess, you didn't take that too well." She sighed.

"Nope. We fought some more and then Luke just said I had to go. So..."

"So you left..." Gemma said quietly. "That day I saw you on the bus..."

"Yeah." He said gruffly.

"I saw the bag, you know."

"You did?"

She nodded. "You didn't hide it very well...I knew something was up but I never thought..." She said. "Why didn't you just tell me? Why didn't you say goodbye?"

Jess sighed and shrugged. "I don't know."

"Jess..."

"No, I swear, I don't know. I should have said something but...I just couldn't...and the next think I knew, I was in California with my dad."

"So Luke was right..."

"What?" Jess said confused.

"He guessed that you'd gone to your dad's." Gemma said.

"Oh."

Gemma glanced at him. "So I'm guessing that didn't end well..." She said cautiously.

"Nope."

"Sorry."

"What?" Jess said looking at her in surprise.

"I know what it feels like to have a crap dad. To feel like a burden around him..." She sighed. "It sucks."

"I shouldn't have been surprised. I knew what he'd done before and Luke tried to warn me..."

Gemma sighed. "Why didn't you talk to Luke after things went wrong with your dad?"

He shrugged. "Figured he wouldn't want to know..."

"Luke cares about you, Jess. You're his family. Family means everything to him."

"I said some things. Back then and during this visit...I was angry." Jess said gruffly.

"So apologise." Gemma said. She had to laugh at the confusion on his face. "You know...when you say the word 'sorry'. Often works after fights."

Jess smirked slightly. "Doubt it will work this time."

"You never know until you try." She shrugged. "Luke's a good person, Jess. If you let yourself let him in, you might be surprised."

He just shrugged. "I don't know."

"I should get going. I said I'd meet mom at the inn." Gemma said hesitantly.

"Oh...ok." Jess said.

She glanced at him, hesitating slightly. "Why did you say it?"

"Say what?"

"You know what. Why did you say it if you were just going to leave again?" She said.

"I wasn't going to leave again. Well I wasn't planning on it. Well I was at the beginning but then I saw you and I...said what I did and..." He sighed. "Guess I got the rambling thing from you huh?"

Gemma smiled slightly. "It is contagious..."

Jess smirked slightly. He glanced at her. "I meant it." He said. "But...when I saw your anger and how you reacted...I figured it would be better if I left and stopped ruining your life. You didn't deserve it."

"So you drove away but then...couldn't?" She said quietly.

"Pretty much." He said. "Been staying in the car since then."

"Haven't you been freezing?" Gemma said shocked.

"Pretty much." He nodded.

Gemma smiled slightly. "Good." She said.

Jess smirked. He sighed. "Well I won't keep you. I know you've moved on so it's fine. I just...I wanted to explain. Thanks for letting me."

"Wait, what do you mean I've moved on?" She said confused.

"That's what your mom said the other day when she ranted at me in the street." He said. "It's fine. I don't blame you."

She sighed. "Jess, I haven't moved on. I tried to...I really did but I couldn't. Seems like you made quite an impression on me..." She said quietly.

"Huh." He said.

She glanced at him. "If you are going to leave, please at least make things right with Luke first." She said.

"Do you want me to leave?"

Gemma glanced at him. "Do you want to leave?"

"I...I don't know." He admitted.

"Well, it's your choice." She said, getting out the car. She glanced in at him. "But if you do decide to hang around, I guess that wouldn't be too bad..." She said before walking away, leaving Jess watching her.

Gemma let out a breath she didn't know she was holding as she headed towards the inn. She didn't know how to feel. She knew she still had feelings for Jess, that much she did know but she didn't know if she could get herself involved in all that again because it hurt so much last time. She sighed and headed down the driveway towards the inn. She looked up and stopped suddenly, surprised about the scene unfolding infront of her. Rory was sat on the steps in tears and Dean had his arm round her, comforting her. "Rory?" She said.

I hope you liked the start of this! Please do let me know what you think and whether you'd like me to continue. Thanks! :)