Chapter 21
Editor's note: thanks for all the reviews! I appreciate them! Sorry if it seems a little choppy or anything this one was written at 3 am. :)
Rory and Jess stood in line at the Bookstore. It was full of people and they were all waiting to check out.
"So I heard they sent you to finishing school to Europe as far a way as they could get from little old me." Jess said with an evil grin.
"Nah and Luke and Lorelai both just rescued me. I mean I was born over a bottle of Tequila." Rory replied. Jess laughed.
"Even Lorelai Gilmore has her dirty little secrets tell me Rory what will you do next?" Jess asked.
"Kiss you."
Rory kissed Jess on the lips. He looked at her in surprise.
"Why Rory Gilmore I didn't know you had it in you." Jess kissed her again. People in the line clapped. Rory blushed but rolled her eyes.
Jess paid for the books and escorted her outside.
"So where to now?" Rory asked.
"I was thinking the statue of liberty." Jess said.
"Isn't that a little far?" Rory asked a little nervous.
"Come on country bumpkin time for a little adventure. Luke and Lorelai are busy. Come on if you want it to be good girl get yourself a bad boy." Jess said.
"Well I'll be god damn Jess Marino knows a line from the backstreet boys."
Jess turned bright red and hailed a cab.
"So why are you guys back in New York anyways?" Jess asked.
"Luke decided to take us on a family vacation."
"Awe how cute hey look we're here." Jess said.
Lorelai left the movie theater laughing. She and Luke had it to themselves. It seemed he had to cut off his arms and leg to get it for them but it had been well worth it.
Luke wrapped his arms around her.
"Lorelai Gilmore I have never been so happy with anyone in my life." Luke whispered to her gently biting her ear as they waved a cab down. Lorelai tried to suppress a giggle.
"Awe I bet you say that to all the girls. What do you want to be with me for anyhow? So you can kiss me anytime you want?"
"Yeah pretty much. Because you're a wonderful strong mother you've had to raise Rory all by yourself. I know Rory's getting older but you need some love and affection someone to be by your side and not just your daughter someone." Luke said as they got into the cab.
"Thanks Luke that means a lot to me. But Rory's been there from day one from the time she's been a little baby in my arms." Lorelai said.
"Have you heard from Max?" Luke asked her.
"No why?" Lorelai asked sharply.
"I was just wondering if you were going to divorce him so maybe we could start over together? I love you Lorelai Gilmore. I've loved you ever since I saw you come in my coffee shop begging and pleading for coffee. I've loved Rory the tiny baby you bought with you I feel like her father sometimes she could even just call me Luke just consider it ok?" Luke asked.
"Luke I don't have to consider it I love you." Lorelai snuggled up against him.
Luke smiled. They pulled up to the hotel. He was going to take her and Rory out for a nice dinner and then go see his sister Liz while giving Rory and Lorelai mother daughter time. He was going to tell Lorelai but he had to see Liz. Maybe he should give Jess another chance.
Luke helped Lorelai out of the cab when he saw something that made his heart freeze. Chris was making his way towards the doors of the Hotel.
Lorelai saw Chris and her heart stopped. She didn't love him but he'd definitely try and start something.
Chris looked up in time to see his daughter Rory come up to the hotel in a cab by herself. Then he saw Luke and Lorelai. He wandered over to them nonchalantly acting completely innocent and startled. Well he was surprised what was Lorelai doing in New York?
"Well if it isn't my two favorite Gilmore Girls." Chris said.
"Chris we're not yours. Rory is your child but you and I are over. I'm with Luke now." Lorelai said.
Chris looked startled at her sudden boldness.
"Dad we're on a family vacation."
"I could take you and your mother somewhere nicer." Chris muttered.
"New York is fine." Lorelai said through gritted teeth.
"Lorelai and Rory let's go inside. Rory would you like a few minutes with your father?" Luke asked.
Rory shook her head warily.
"Ok."
"What's the matter afraid of the old flame?" Chris asked.
Luke punched Chris in the jaw. Lorelai gasped. Rory bit her lip torn between concern for her dad and loyalty to Luke.
"Ladies are you ready to go inside?" Lorelai and Rory nodded.
Luke got them a table in the Hotel restaurant. Unfortunately he couldn't stop Christopher from coming in.
Lorelai picked at her food. Chris was sitting across from them with some young blonde. Rory ate glancing from her birth father to her mother. Maybe if Rory talked to him there wouldn't be this awkwardness.
"I'm talking to Liz tonight." Luke announced.
"Why?" Lorelai demanded.
"Because I'm willing to take Jess back." Luke said.
Rory sighed this was really bad.
"Luke he got my kid drunk." Lorelai almost shouted.
"Mom I chose to drink it's not like he tricked me into drinking." Rory said.
"I don't care he won't go anywhere near Rory." Lorelai said.
"You gave Rory a second chance." Luke said.
"I'm not giving him one." Luke stared at his dinner plate. What had happened to their romantic date? The flowing karma that now seemed gone.
"I can't talk right now." Lorelai got up and walked to their hotel room. She just needed to clear her head. Jess was probably coming back to Stars Hallow against her will. She couldn't stop it though that much was clear she just needed to think.
Rory stared helplessly at Luke who shrugged. Luke paid the bill then gave Rory some money to rent a movie. He knocked on his and Lorelai's hotel room. Lorelai opened the door.