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Chapter 5

"You and Jess?" Lorelai said.

"Yes.." Rory said.

"Jess and you?" Lorelai exclaimed.

"Yes!" Rory said.

"You and Jess?" Lorelai repeated.

"Mom!" Rory exclaimed.

"Sorry, I'm just...surprised." She said honestly.

Rory sighed. "I know it feels like I've moved on quickly."

"It does a bit. You were with Logan. I know it was complicated but you were still with him and you're pregnant. You're pregnant with Logan's kid." Lorelai said.

"I know!" Rory said. "But me and Jess, we talked. Like really talked yesterday and we realised we never really had any closure." She explained. "He said he never stopped loving me." She said quietly. "And I've always cared about him. I was happy with Logan at Yale, really happy, but it didn't work out and now Jess is giving me an option to let us work. I know you never liked him, mom, but..."

"Now wait a minute." Lorelai interrupted her. "Yes, I didn't like him when you were dating back in high school but that was because he treated you so badly. But it's years on now and I've acknowledged that he's changed and he's actually made something of himself. I respect that. Really." She said.

"Really?" Rory asked surprised.

Lorelai sighed. "He's Luke's nephew. I couldn't hate him forever. I just...have you two really thought this through? He's alright that you're carrying Logan's kid?"

"He said he was." Rory said quietly. She glanced at her mom. "I know it seems like a weird situation but we both want this. He's always been this constant in my life. Even though we haven't always been in touch every year, I've always felt like he would be there for me if I needed him and I know I would have been there for him if he had needed it."

Lorelai looked at her daughter and saw the affection on her face as she talked about Jess. "You and Jess eh?" She said slowly.

"Yeah..." Rory said hesitantly.

"Well, just make sure he makes you happy. That's all I've ever wanted for you." Lorelai said softly.

Rory gave her a small smile. "Thanks mom."

"Does Luke know yet?" Lorelai asked.

"Jess said he'd talk to him today at the diner." Rory said.

"Boy I'd love to be the fly on the wall for that conversation." Lorelai smirked.

Rory laughed nervously.

"I need to talk to you about something." Jess said as he helped make some more coffee in the diner with Luke.

"Yeah? About what?" Luke asked glancing at him.

"Me and Rory." Jess said hesitantly.

"What about you and Rory?" Luke asked.

Jess glanced at him. "We..uh..we talked yesterday and...uh...we both realised we wanted to give it another go." He said cautiously.

"Give what another go?" Luke asked.

"Us." Jess said, glancing at him.

Luke frowned at him. "What do you mean...oh..." He said as it hit him.

Jess was quiet for a moment, letting it sink in.

"Uh..wow..ok..." Luke said trying to get his head round it. "You do know that she..." He started.

"Is pregnant with Logan's baby? Yeah I know." Jess nodded.

"And you're ok with that?" Luke asked carefully.

"I love her." Jess shrugged. "I'll support and love her no matter what."

"It really doesn't bother you?" Luke asked surprised.

"Look, you know I don't like the guy but it's not the kid's fault. Like I said, I love Rory and their kid is part of the package. I'll treat it like that. I mean you never cared that Rory wasn't biologically yours right? You treated her like she was yours anyway." Jess pointed out.

"I guess." Luke said slowly. "But Christopher was never around. What if Logan decides to show up? What if he decides he wants to be involved? I know he's said he doesn't want to be but people can change their mind. I mean Christopher showed up several times."

"Well then I won't get in the way of him having a relationship with his kid. I have no right to get in the middle of that." Jess said.

Luke looked at him, proud at how grown up he was being. "That's good of you."

Jess shrugged. "He is the kid's dad. Deadbeat or not, nothing's going to change that fact. But Rory is another factor. She's off limits. He had his chance with her."

Luke smirked slightly at his protectiveness. "Ok." He nodded.

"Ok?" Jess asked.

"What, are you asking for my permission to date Rory or something?" He asked amused.

"Well no but..." Jess said.

"Look Jess, I'm proud of what you've achieved and the man you've turned into. I know you will be there for Rory and she needs someone she can rely on. I'm not going to stand in your way." Luke said. He gave him a small smile. "Treat her right though or..."

"Or you will have to hunt me down and kill me. Yeah, yeah, I know the spiel." Jess rolled his eyes.

"Yes but it also works the other way too. You're still my nephew." Luke said.

Jess glanced at him. "Thanks." He said gruffly.

Later that afternoon, Rory was at the house alone waiting for Jess to finish helping out at the diner and come over. She heard the doorbell and frowned, knowing she wasn't expecting anyone. She got up and went to answer it. She was surprised to see Logan standing on the porch.

"Hi..." He said sheepishly.

"What are you doing here?" Rory asked.

"I didn't like how we left it on the phone. I had to see you." He said.

"Well you've seen me." Rory said, stubbornly crossing her arms against her chest.

"Ace..." Logan sighed.

"Don't! You don't get to call me Ace!" Rory said angrily. "You made yourself very clear on the phone! You want nothing to do with us!"

"I was shocked! You'd just told me you were pregnant! I panicked that..." He started.

"That it would get back to Odette or your family. Well don't worry, your sordid secret is safe with me. If you're worried about me telling people, then don't be. I wouldn't do that." She snapped.

Logan sighed. "It's our kid..." He said quietly.

"Uh state the obvious?" Rory said confused.

"I just...I'm going to be a dad..." Logan said. "I guess it's just sinking in."

Rory unfolded her arms. "Look, if you ever want to see...her or him...I won't stop you." She said.

"And us?" Logan said.

"What do you mean?" Rory frowned. "There is no us."

"Rory, come on. We've been seeing each other for a year. We can just keep doing what we were doing, can't we?" He said.

Rory frowned. "Logan, what we did was wrong! You're engaged!" She exclaimed.

"I know! But I still care about you. I like being with you!" Logan exclaimed.

"No! You can't do this!" Rory exclaimed feeling tears in her eyes but managing to hold them back. "There is no us. You're engaged to Odette!"

"I want to be with you too!" Logan exclaimed frustrated. "I love you!"

"You can't! Tell me seriously, this past year if I had told you I wanted to be with you seriously and maybe get married one day, would you have left Odette? Would you have told her you loved me and not her?" Rory said.

Logan was quiet for a moment. "No..." He cringed.

"Well there you go then. We were living a fantasy, Logan. I did love you, I did. But we can't work." Rory said.

Just then, the front door opened and Jess came in. "Rory?" He called cautiously, having heard shouting from outside.

"Hey.." Rory said quietly.

"Hey.." Jess said glancing between her and Logan.

"Logan just turned up. I didn't know he was coming." Rory said nervously.

Jess just nodded. "Ok..." He saw Rory's nervous expression and went over to her, giving her a reassuring smile. "You ok?" He asked.

"I'm ok." She nodded, giving him a small smile.

"Oh I see!" Logan laughed snidely. "Wow you really do move on quickly, Ace!" He snapped. "What, I said I couldn't mess up my life for you so you just jumped into bed with the first person who would have you?"

"Watch what you're saying." Jess growled taking a step forward.

"Yeah? And who's going to stop me? The guy who writes one measly book and thinks it would impress the girl?" Logan said spitefully.

"No, the guy who's in love with the one person who's ever been there for me in my life." Jess said. "And she didn't jump into bed with me. We're taking it slow not that it's any of your business."

"It is actually! She's having our kid!" Logan said angrily.

"And I think I heard Rory say she would let you have a relationship with your kid. And I won't stand in your way. But Rory chose me and I love her so you just watch what you say to her or you'll have me to deal with."

Logan just laughed. "I think I can take you. I've got a black belt in judo."

Jess had to smirk at that. "Yeah well I've lived on the streets. I know how to hold my own."

"Great catch Rory." Logan smirked. "Why be with this tramp when I can give you so much more?"

"What, a life of secrecy and sneaking around?" Rory scoffed. "Great life! And Jess is right. I choose him and do you know why? Because he's the only guy who I've been like that's never held me back. He's always let me be myself. And he hasn't just written one measly book. He's written two amazing novels and got them published. He's sold so many copies and I couldn't be more proud of him." She said angrily. "I want you to leave now."

Logan could see he wasn't going to win this battle. "Rory..." He said softer, trying another tact.

"Please Logan." Rory said quietly. "I don't want to fight. I promise you I will keep you updated about scans and stuff. I just...I can't do this anymore. It's too hard. Please...just go." She begged, trying to blink tears back.

Logan frowned. "Forget it. I don't need some kid pulling me down. Good luck with messing up its life. And you can forget about the money. I want nothing to do with you." He said spitefully and jealously scowled at Jess before storming out.

It was then that Rory finally let her resolve crumble and she let her tears fall. Jess was right by her side, his strong arms around her holding her tightly. "It's ok." He said softly comforting her. "It's ok."

Jess looked up as he heard the front door open. "Was that Logan I just saw driving off?" Lorelai asked coming into the room but stopped when she saw the state of her daughter in Jess' arm.

Jess just shook her head at him and motioned for her to come forward. He slowly turned Rory round and let her find comfort in her mom, who was rubbing her back comfortingly. He slowly sidled out of the room and went into the kitchen giving them a moment. A few minutes later, he was pouring some coffee into two mugs. One cup won't harm her. He thought. And boy did she need it! He heard movement and looked up to see Lorelai come into the room.

"She's just gone to have a shower." She told him.

Jess nodded. "Figured she could do with some coffee." He said gesturing to the mugs.

Lorelai gave him a small smile. "Yeah I think this is definitely a coffee moment." She agreed, sighing.

"One's for you too." Jess said.

"Thanks." Lorelai said going to sit down at the table. She glanced up at him. "So I didn't get much sense out of her. What happened?"

"I didn't hear everything." Jess said. "But..uh..it seemed like he wanted to get back with her even though he admitted he wouldn't leave Odette. Rory said no and that's when I came in and he put two and two together." He said. "He just got...nasty." He said hesitantly. "I didn't care him giving me a bad time but then he turned on her, saying that she would mess up their kid's life and that he wanted nothing to do with either of them. He also said he wasn't going to send her money."

"We don't need his money." Lorelai said angrily. "He seriously said all that?"

"Yeah.." Jess said quietly. "I saw Rory's resolve just break. I knew he'd hit on her insecurities."

"God that punk! I was never a huge fan but I always knew he loved her. For him to say those things to her though..." She said.

"It shocked me too." Jess admitted.

Lorelai sighed and put her head in her hands for a minute before looking up at him. "We're really going to have to reassure her that what he said was crap. She was scared as it was."

"I know." Jess said quietly. "I'll be here."

Lorelai gave him a small smile. "Thanks."

Jess nodded at her.

"She was happy by the way." Lorelai said softly.

"What?" Jess said.

"When she told me earlier about the two of you. I could see how happy talking about you made her." She said giving him a small smile.

Jess ducked his head embarrassed. "Well she's...amazing." He said awkwardly. "I'm not going to hurt her this time." He said glancing up at her for a moment. "I promise."

Lorelai looked at him and could see the sincerity in his face. "I know you won't." She said.

Jess relaxed a little. "Thanks." He said gruffly.

Lorelai smiled and got up and went to the fridge and got out some leftover chinese food. "You still like chinese?" She asked.

Jess chuckled. "One of my favourites." He said.

"Tuck in then." Lorelai smirked handing him some chopsticks. "Just pretend the meat you're piercing is Logan's head."

Jess smirked. "I definitely will."

Lorelai smirked and they both started plating up their food as they waited for Rory to reappear.

I had to bring Logan back in it at some point! Hope you liked it! Please keep the reviews coming as I really love hearing what you think so thanks! :)