Chapter Five: A day well spent.

Lorelai and Rory walked home from the diner later that night, planning on giving Anna a bath then putting her to bed, Rory smiled and lifted a hand to wave goodbye to Jess, who was watching then through the diner window, he lifted one hand back then turned away.

'Did you spend all day with Jess?' Lorelai questioned.

'Yeah, well Jess and Doula and Anna, we went round town, hung out at the diner and went round Lane's.' Rory smiled. 'Lane thinks that Anna should marry one of the boys.'

'Really? Which one?' Lorelai questioned, though she wanted to get back to the subject of a certain ex-boyfriend of Rory's.

'Well she was thinking Steve, but I don't know. I'm not sure how I feel about my daughter having her marriage arranged.' Rory laughed. 'Though apparently Davy and Doula have already been match made.'

'Oh yeah, me, Sookie and Liz came up with that a few weeks ago.' Lorelai remembered. 'So uh…did you have a good day?'

'Yeah, it was definitely a day well spent. Me and Jess and a lot of catching up to do, and he's so good with Anna.' Rory replied. 'Do you know he actually knows how to change a diaper.'

'Jess? As in Jess Mariano? He knows how to change a diaper?' Lorelai's eyes widened in disbelief.

'Uh-huh, he changed Anna's earlier and he knew exactly what he was doing.' Rory laughed. 'He does have a little sister.'

'Yeah one he hardly ever see's.' Lorelai said shaking her head. 'So you guys had fun.'

'Yeah.' Rory nodded then turned to her mum. 'What is it you want to say?'

'I don't know what you mean.' Lorelai tried to act innocent, as she pushed the door open.

'You, the whole way home you've been acting weird so just spit it out.' Rory demanded.

'It's nothing exactly.' Lorelai shrugged. 'So uh, Paris is getting married huh?'

'Yes mum, Paris and Doyle are getting married, now tell me what you're thinking.' Rory said running the water into the sink.

'I was thinking that Doyle is brave.' Lorelai said leaning against the bathroom wall.

'Mum!'

'Fine, I'm just worried, about…'

'About?' Rory prompted.

'Jess, well not Jess exactly, but you and Jess. The way you two were today…Rory I just don't want to see you get hurt, it's not been long since Martin left, and now Jess is back and the two of you seemed..' She trailed off looking down at the floor.

'Seemed like what?'

'Like a family. The way Jess was with Anna and how the three of you were round each other. I don't want to see you get hurt and I don't think Jess is good for you, so just tell me, do you still have feelings for Jess?' Lorelai asked.

'No ok! Mum, me and Jess are friends who haven't seen each other in over two years, of course we're going to talk, and just because he's good with Anna doesn't mean we're getting back together.' Rory replied. 'I'm not going to get hurt.'

'He won't be here long you know that right? He'll find the money and he'll go back to Philly.' Lorelai said.

'I know that.'

'Ok, I just don't want you getting hurt.'

'So you've said.' Rory replied. 'I need to get Anna to bed, then I think I'll go to bed as well, you know sleep when she sleeps.'

'Yeah ok.' Lorelai said hugging Rory and kissing Anna's head.

'Say goodnight to Luke when he gets in.' Rory said going downstairs.

'Rory?' Lorelai called. Rory turned to look at her mum. 'I'm sorry for freaking out on you.'

'It's ok.' Rory smiled tiredly. 'But really you don't have to worry.'

Lorelai nodded and put the thought out of her head, of course Rory and Jess were just friends. Rory continued to her room and set Anna down in her crib.

'Good night baby girl.' Rory smiled kissing her head, then changing and climbing into her own bed, with a copy of the subsect.

'Did you have a good day?' Luke asked Jess and they cleared the diner, after closing.

'Yeah, Anna's great.' Jess smiled. Luke looked over at his nephew as he saw a look he'd never seen before, Jess had grown up a lot over the last few years, but he still had the tendency to keep everyone at arms length, all except Rory, she'd always had the ability to bring out the best in him. Luke shook his head carefully, trying to figure out if Jess could possibly still Love Rory, but quickly shook it off, it had been far to long now.

'She is great.' Luke agreed.

'I can't believe that jerk left her. How can anyone do that to their wife and child?' Jess said angrily.

'People do stupid things.' Luke shrugged.

'Yeah don't I know it.' Jess replied quietly.

'So how long do you think you'll be staying?' Luke asked. 'You're welcome to stay as long as you want, you can have the apartment, I don't use it now I'm married.'

'I'm not sure yet, I guess until I find a place. I've got to call the guys tomorrow and see if we've got any progress on funds, start making plans. It could be a while.' Jess said.

'Ok, well like I said stay as long as you want.' Luke replied.

'Thanks Uncle Luke.' Jess replied 'Listen if you want to get home, I can finish off here.'

'Really?' Luke asked, Jess nodded his head.

'Yeah I still remember how to do this.' Jess smirked.

'Okay thanks, here take my keys.'

'Yeah where did the spare set go? I almost froze to death out there.' Jess asked, taking the keys.

'Oh I gave then to Lorelai.' Luke replied. Jess nodded and waved goodbye as Luke left. Jess finished shutting the diner up and headed upstairs, laying down on his bed he pulled out a book from his bag and started to read, a few minutes later he cast it aside and lifted up his phone, dialling Rory's cell phone number which was printed on a note on the fridge, along with a few other numbers. He went back and sat on his bed as it rang.

'Hello?' Rory's voice was sleepy, and he immediately regretted calling, she had a newborn, she was tired and probably asleep already.

'I'm sorry, I didn't mean to wake you.' Jess said guiltily. Rory smiled and sat up a little, looking over at Anna to make sure she was ok.

'That's ok, I'm glad you called.' Rory replied.

'Oh yeah?' Jess smirked, she could hear the smirk in his voice and smiled at the thought of it.

'Yeah.' She said shyly.

'Well I just wanted to call and say goodnight.' Jess said, shaking his head at how sappy he sounded, when did he become the guy who calls up a girl to say goodnight.

'Goodnight Jess.' Rory smiled happily. Oh that's right, he became that guy the minute he saw Rory again, he sighed silently. 'You still there?' Rory asked softly.

'Yeah, say goodnight to Anna for me.' Jess replied.

'I will.'

'Goodnight Rory.'

'Goodnight Jess.' She replied quietly, hanging up the phone and putting it down on the bedside table, she laid her head back on the pillow and smiled. Thinking that this was definitely a day well spent.

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