A/N: Thank you once again to the readers and the reviewers. I have finals tomm. so I should be studying but I'm excited about the chapter after this one so I wanted to go ahead and review. Enjoy and please review.

"Wow, it's good to see you," was all Rory could say that didn't make her sound like a complete idiot.

"Yea, you too. So, I guess you know that I'm in town because I'm Luke's best man."

"Yea, of course," Rory lied as she gave her mom an angry side glance.

"Hi Lorelai," he said uneasy. Things between the two had always been shaky. She didn't like his attitude or the way he treated Rory. There was a lot of tension in the room between the four of them.

"Hi Jess. Welcome home," Lorelai said. She had to be friendly with him because he was Luke's best man, although she didn't approve of him.

Jess walked up to Luke and gave him a hug. "Thanks for letting me stay here for a while."

"No problem. I mean, thanks for coming to help out and being my best man," Luke said proudly. He could tell Jess had grown a lot since he lived with him. He was more responsible and respectable now. "So, you know the routine. Apartment is upstairs. You can put your stuff up there."

"Thanks." He then walked upstairs to drop off his luggage.

While he was upstairs, Rory took the moment to argue with her mom. "I can't believe you didn't tell me he was coming in for the wedding. Oh my god do you know how embarrassing and awkward this is going to be."

"You didn't tell her? Lorelai, I told you to warn her."

"Sorry," she began her sentence but was interrupted by Jess's return.

Jess just stood there, staring at Rory and occasionally glancing at Luke and Lorelai. There were several minutes of silence, so he decided to break it. "So, is there anything that I need to do?"

"Well, not this morning. Luke and I are going to Sookie's to see how the catering is going, making sure she doesn't cook anything that's not on the list. You know, that woman loves to cook."

Jess nodded as Luke said "Yea, we should really be going now because we have a few things to do this afternoon."

Lorelai and Luke left the diner after saying goodbye to the two of them. Rory felt uneasy around Jess, especially since it was just the two of them now. It was hard to have a natural conversation with him considering their past history. They couldn't manage to be just friends and the relationship never worked out, so things were awkward. However, Rory couldn't just sit there and stare at him. "So, how is your bookstore?"

"Good. I've actually considered opening another one in New York. I have a partner up there who thinks it will be a good idea. And I'm working on another novel."

"That's great."

"Yea, how are things at Yale?"

"It's good. I'm about to graduate and I've been the Editor-in-Chief of the Yale Daily News."

"Are you still seeing that blonde guy?"

"No," Rory confessed. As she said this, Jess's spirit raised while he smiled to himself. She continued, "We broke up a little while ago. Things weren't working out."

"I'm sorry," he said, although he was actually happy. He looked at her for the longest time. She hadn't changed at all. She was still as beautiful as she ever was. She had the same personality, the same smile. She was just as he remembered. God, he missed her.

"Yea. So are you seeing anyone?"

"No."

Rory nodded at his answer. She noticed that he hadn't changed that much either. Sure, he was more responsible, successful, and living on his own. But he still had his James Dean attitude. And he still looked gorgeous.

There was a long pause. Tension filled the air. Then, Jess spoke, "Why did you come to Philadelphia last year?" Jess didn't know why he asked that. He cursed himself for being such an idiot. It was going to create so many problems for them. Yet, it was something that had been bothering him for over a year and he wanted to know.

"I don't know. I guess it was something I felt I had to do."

"Is that it? It was something you had to do," He paused. "I don't believe you."

"What? Why? There are some things people just have to do."

"Yea, but traveling to Philadelphia alone to see your ex-boyfriendis not one of them."

"Well, what do you want me to say Jess?"

"Maybe the truth."

"That is the truth."

"Oh, so kissing me is something you have to do these days."

"Oh my god…"

"I mean Rory, you've never been good at making up your mind. Dean or me, Logan or me."

"You're impossible."

"No, you're impossible. You make things so difficult. A guy doesn't know where he stands with you because you can never choose."

"You are a complete asshole!" Rory yelled as she stormed out of the diner, leaving Jess there to watch her as she walked out of his life once again.