Author's note – Sorry for having Luke say Will was 10 when he is 11 and for saying here as her. Also I put Luke saying they lived at Lorelai's old place but they don't.
Previously on Mariano Returns –

Outside

Jess walked outside and saw William chasing Alex he just smirked a little. Alex hadn't had a lot of friends back in California. Alex saw her dad and ran over too him.

"Do we have to go yet dad? I'm having fun." Alex said

"No I'm going to go get something and Luke will watch you ok? You might go back to his and you aunt Lorelai's place.

"Cool, is she the one you always said was a coffee addicted person?" Alex asked Jess nodded and started to walk off toward the bridge.

The Bridge

When Rory got there she sat down and started thinking about all they times she had spent with Jess and all of the pranks he had pulled on the town. Then she had thought about the day she found out he had left. She had always wondered if it was something she had done. She also had never really gotten over him completely. She thought she had loved Dean but realized she never had and had really loved Jess after they had started dating.

She also felt sorry for him kind of now. Thinking about him raising a kid on his own, finishing high school and going to collage. Then she heard someone walking on the bridge she knew it was him and while not looking at him but just looking at the water she said, "I haven't been here in a long time you know?"

I'm Sorry, Please Forgive Me

The Bridge

Jess sighed and said, "Me neither, of course living on the other side of the country might have had something to do with it."

"Yeah" was all she said

"Do you mind if I sit down?" He asked

"No go ahead."

Jess sat down next to her and then they both said I'm sorry to each other at he same time.

"What are you sorry for?" Jess asked her

"That you have had to raise a 10 year old kid on your own."

"It's not so bad. I'm sorry that I left you. I will never forgive my self for that, but if I wouldn't have left I wouldn't have graduated and have Alexis right now." Jess told her looking down at the water sighing.

He had known this would be hard but he never thought it would be this bad. 'God just sitting by her hurts knowing that I put her through so much pain, and being a bad boyfriend. God I didn't leave here the right way.' He thought.

She just looked at him and said, "What did I do wrong? Was I such a horrible person that you had to leave? Was it because of me?" Jess had whipped his head toward he and was shocked at this and hurt even more.

Then said,"Nothing, you did nothing you were the best thing that ever happened to be in his town. I left because Luke kicked me out and I didn't want to have to see you the look disappointment in me on your face when I would have had to tell you I wasn't graduating and that I couldn't take you prom.

You never did anything wrong Rory nothing, you were and probably still are better than me I didn't deserve you and I was a bad boyfriend to you, who wouldn't ever talk about anything… I loved you; you know I had never loved anyone before. When I met Amanda I knew I didn't love her as much as I loved you, you have always been in the back of my mind."

"Jess…"Rory started but Jess said, "I'm sorry just wanted to tell you."

"Its ok… so what is she like?" Rory said looking at him

"Who?" Jess asked

"Alexis your daughter" Rory said, looking really interested.

"She's a good kid, she reminds me of you sometimes." Jess said

"How?"

"She is nice to everyone and reads all the time once she wouldn't even leave the library because she wanted to look at more books while she already had enough. But she loves school and gets good grades… At times I wonder if she is really related to me but I forget it because she is very sarcastic towards some people." Jess said smiling.

Rory looked at him as he talked about his daughter and saw that he was happy. That Alexis was the way she is and his eyes lit up a little more when he talked about her.

"I guess she is a good kid then. I mean I bet Taylor would have a stoke if they had to deal with another Mariano who was just like you." Rory said smiling.

"Yeah he probably would. So what about you how've you been?"

"Fine, I went to Yale instead of Harvard, because it was just to far from home and then I finshed college there. I was the editor of the Yale Daily News. Then after graduation I headed to New York but I didn't like it there it wasn't what I thought it would be so I came back here and got a job for the Hartford Times and I can do all the work here in Stars Hollow, which I also work at writing things a little here and there about the town and things. I realized that New York wasn't the place for me." Rory said.

"Well things happen for a reason I guess." Jess said while shrugging his shoulders.

"Were did you get that?" Rory asked surprised.

"Alex, you know sometimes I feel like I'm the kid and she is the adult." Rory just chuckled at this.

"Can you ever forgive me Rory for everything I did to you and how I hurt you?" Jess asked looking her in the eyes.

"Jess, I…. I can forgive you I know that it must have been hard for you what's in the past is in the past and there is nothing you can do about it… I loved you also and still might" Rory said looking right back at him she had mumbled the last part but Jess had heard it.

He leaned forward and she did the same and they kissed. It started out sweet and gentle but became passionate soon afterward their feelings towards each other coming back all over again. He lightly brushed his tongue against her lip begging for entrance, which she granted quickly.

They broke apart when air became an issue the rested their foreheads against one another and Rory whispered, "I love you Jess I never stopped loving you." And he said, "I know I love you and never did stop from the moment I saw you." After saying that they continued to kiss but were now laying on the bridge Jess somewhat on top of her.

Gilmore-Danes House

Luke had taken Will and Alexis home with him and they all just walked in.

"Hey mom did you know that you are umm… a aunt or something like that to Alex?" Will asked

"Yes, I knew that." Lorelai said, "Hey Alex you want to watch a movie with us?"

"Sure" Alex said she didn't really warm up to people very quickly it took her time. exspecially when her father wasn't around. One of her father's traits she inherited.

"What are we watching?" Will asked

"Well first we have to get the snacks." Lorelai said, "Come on you two." Both Alexis and William followed Lorelai into the kitchen were Luke was. "Ok Will you and Alex get the snacks in that cabinet and I'll get the rest."

"Do you guys actually eat all of this?" Alex asked with her eyes wide.

"Sometimes, hey do you want some coffee?" Lorelai asked

"I DO I DO." Will yelled jumping up and down.

"I've never tried it before." Alex said and Lorelai gasped putting her hand on her heart.

"You poor child who has never had the elixir of life. You must try some and you will fall in love with it." Lorelai said and Alex said, "Ok, I mean if it is the elixir of life."

Lorelai smiled and got three coffee mugs and got each of them coffee. Hers was black while the kids had sugar and cream in theirs.

"So Alex what do you think?" Will asked after Alex had taken a large gulp of her coffee.

"I can't believe I have been missing out on this stuff." Was all she said and continued to drink her coffee.

"Ah yes, some now might think that you are a Gilmore Girl." Lorelai said

"Well I would be proud dad was always saying sutff about the imfamous Gilmore Girls, also do I call you aunt Lorelai or Mrs. Danes?" Alex asked shyly.

"Aunt Lorelai works, ok so lets go watch some movies."

"Mom what are we watching?"

"Willie Wonka and The Chocolate Factory of course." Lorelai said.

"Oh that is one of my favorite movie!" Alex told them as they all sat down in the living and started watching the movie after both Lorelai and Will agreed it was one of their favorites also.

The Bridge

"Rory" Jess mumbled and pulled away and the both sat up then Jess continued to say, " I have to get going soon and get Alex from Luke's."

"Ok I knew that but Jess what are we?" Rory asked they both were standing up now.

"What do you want us to be?" Jess asked

"I want us to be…."

Author's note – It's a cliffhanger but don't worry except I won't post the next chapter until I get at least 5 or more reviews and then I will post on Sunday. Also sorry if it seemed like Rory and Jess moved to fast.