Just Another Lorelai Gilmore

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Chapter 16.

"So, even though we have another Gilmore girl on the way, I'm thinking that little leather jacket will still be stinking cute on her. I'm obviously going to return the onesie, though." My mom held the jacket up over the pajama set as if it made the perfect outfit. Spoiler, it didn't.

"We can keep the jacket, but its not going over her pajamas." I gave her a look.

"If she's anything like Jess, the jacket will be worn with everything." She shot her famous grin and we laughed. The statement was more meaningful than she could've imagined though. To have her make a comment of this baby being raised by Jess in such a natural way.

"Hardy har har. You guys are a riot." Jess appeared from the hallway and joined us in the living room.

"Anyways, James dean wanna be, you can not deny how adorable that little girl will be, dressed up like you!" Once again, she held the jacket up to the pajamas. "We have serious shopping to do now that we know what we're shopping for."

"And with shopping as the topic, that's my cue to say, I'm going out." Jess gave me a peck on the cheek. "I told Luke I'd help him after the party."

I nodded my head. "I'll stop by the diner in a bit and meet you." After I heard the door close behind him, I turned to my mom. "I have a favor to ask… and it's a bit embarrassing."

She gave me a confused look and sat next to me on the couch. "What's up kiddo?"

I was nervous, and shy. "My favor is to ask if Jess and I can have a room at the Inn tonight?"

"Ok, that's not such a big deal though. But why not the apartment above Luke's?" Her eyes were asking for more information.

"Well, you see, Jess and I have never… been together-together, and I kind of was hoping tonight…"

She held up her hand. "Honestly, say no more." She placed her hand on my knee. "I get it, hun. A little bit more special." I nodded and smiled at her. "So really, you guys have never?" The curiosity getting the best of her.

"Nope, we kind of teetered the edge here and there but just agreed to take it slow. And well, if we take it much slower, my stomach will be a huge obstacle and it just wont be as special as I imagine it could be. He's been such a gentleman about it, and hasn't pressured me, but I want to. I just never let us go that far. I've been so messy with guys in the past, I didn't want to do that anymore."

She smiled, a motherly smile and hugged me. "I think this relationship will take a lot to mess up, you guys are really in this together. The room is yours. I will call Michel and get it reserved for you two." She stood up and walked off to make the arrangements.

I was holding my latest ultrasound, now that I was allowed to have the physical copy from Lane. She had taken it upon herself to make copies for mom and Jess as well. I had yet to give Jess his, but I had hoped he would take it graciously. He's taken everything so well, I almost felt like I was overwhelming him and shoving this pregnancy down his throat. But not once had he made me feel like any of it was too much. At times I felt scared of how well he was handling it all. Accepting the baby as his, the promise ring, the commitment. He had given me so much hope and so much to hold onto, he could destroy me by walking away from us. I had to shake the thoughts from my mind, hormones made it hard to stay positive all the time.

"Alright all set!" Lorelai bounced back into the room. "You guys can go in at anytime."

I nodded and thanked her. "Jess will be at the diner for a few hours, so I'll probably just pack us a bag and nap before going to tell him."

—Jess' Point of view—

The diner was slammed when I first got there, so I went straight to work with Luke. Pretty much everyone from the party came for lunch afterwards. Almost every table I walked up to would congratulate me or grill me for details on the pregnancy. I bit back the 'mind your damn business' remark I so desperately wanted to shout out.

But finally business slowed down and I found myself wiping counters and tables with Luke in an empty diner. "This is going to sound stupid, so I'm going to say it once. I'm proud of you Jess. For so long I worried about how I failed you, but the man you made of yourself is admirable."

I eyed Luke as he said these things. "Going soft on me uncle Luke?" I smirked and he tossed the dirty rag at me in annoyance. "But thanks, I appreciate it. Gotta grow up sometime, right? And if anyone is worth it-"

"It's a Gilmore." He finished for me and we shared a smile.

"And now I've got two on my side." My eyes drifted off and I got caught up in the thought of the baby.

"You scared?" Luke's voice snapped me back to reality.

"Like never before." I replied, almost in a whisper to myself.

"You're gonna do great, Jess. That little girl is damn lucky to have you step up as a dad for her. You've seen the path of a child without a father and I honestly believe that will help you raise her." Very rarely had I ever heard Luke speak so genuinely.

"I hope so." We got back to work, as a few customers started to come in.

—few hours later—

I looked up as the bell rang above the door and smiled as Rory walked towards me at the counter. "Hey you." She said as she took a seat on the barstool.

"Hey, I'm pretty much done. Been pretty slow the last hour or so." I leaned over and gave her a kiss. "Did you have anything you wanted to do now that I'm off?" I watched as she fidgeted across from me. "What's up? You're looking a little odd over there."

"I um… I got us a room at the Dragonfly for tonight." She looked me in the eyes and I could pretty much assume right then and there, her reasoning for a hotel room.

"Ah, ok." I didn't really know what else to say. There were a couple customers in the diner, and I'd rather not blatantly ask if we were going to have sex tonight in front of them. "Well let me grab my jacket and let Luke know, and we can head out."

I walked upstairs and grabbed my stuff. "Hey, Rory's here and I'm heading out for the rest of the night. Everything is cleaned up down stairs for the most part." Luke gave a nod and waved.

A while later we had pulled into the guest parking of the Dragonfly Inn. I grabbed the duffle bag Rory had packed for us, from the backseat and we headed up. The rude French guy gave a sneer and fake smile as he handed over our keys. Rory assured me he was just as rude to everyone and we weren't special.

"Nice room." I dropped the bag just inside the door and looked around.

Rory nodded as she slipped her shoes off and sat on the edge of the bed. "Mom really wants to open up another Inn, sort of an annex for this one though. She thinks it will help prevent business from dropping in the future. Michel keeps hinting at not using his 'full potential'. She's scared she'll lose him if she doesn't have more to offer."

The room almost had a BB feel to it, but definitely better taste in decoration. "Well she knows what she's doing, I'm sure it will all work out." I joined her and sat on the bed as well. "I think staying here was a good idea for us."

"Yeah?" She questioned, nervously. I reached up and cupped her face, bringing her lips to mine. Her lips parted and we depended our kiss. She broke away and stared into my gaze. "I'm done taking things slow, and I'm ready for us to take the next step." I nodded back, in full understanding. Removing my jacket, I tossed it to the floor. Slowly, we undressed each other from there, and let ourselves explore for the first time.

—Next chapter I'm thinking of adding some Richard and Emily, possibly some baby name time! I'm not sure yet! Thanks for reading and reviewing!!—