Later that night after Rory got home, she could not keep a smile off of her face. They still didn't have all of their issues fixed, but Rory knew they would soon. Jess walked her home that night and they just walked in a comfortable silence. It was a dark night and Rory could sense that it would start snowing soon. Her and her mom have always had that gift. When they got to the crap shack, Jess kissed Rory good night. It was a real passionate kiss and it made Rory think that it might not be much longer until they did have sex. She felt that she was ready. And she knew with everything inside of her that she wanted it to be Jess that she lost her virginity to. After Jess left, she went inside to see her mom laying on the couch watching TV.

"Hey, Sweets. You have a good time reading? "Lorelai said after she saw Rory walk in. Rory told her earlier she was going to the bridge to read, so she could get her mind off finals and Jess and everything else going on in her life. Lorelai thought Jess wasn't right for Rory, but she knew it was Rory's choice and she chose him. Secretly, Lorelai knew it was just a matter of time until Jess screwed everything up and would break her daughter's heart.

"Yeah. I got a little bit of reading done." Rory wasn't sure if she wanted to tell her mom yet about tonight or not. She knew she would have to sooner or later, but she knew how her mom felt about Jess. She didn't really want her mom to ruin her good mood right now.

"Did you run into Jess?"

"Umm... yeah. He was at the bridge and we talked about everything that's been going on. He apologized about everything and he umm.. told me he loves me."

"WHAT! You've been here like ten minutes and you wait til now to tell me this?" Lorelai exclaimed.

"You mean you're happy about this?"

"Yeah honey. I mean I know we've had our disagreements about Jess, but I guess I was wrong. If he's taking responsibility for everything he's done and told you he loves you, then it seems like he's actually trying. If you're happy, then I'm happy for you. So are you happy? What did you say when he told you? You know what, just start from the beginning and tell me how he said it."

So Rory told the whole story, starting with when she walked onto the bridge to when she walked into the house a few minutes ago. The whole time Rory talked she had a huge smile on her face. She could not believe that Jess was so honest with her tonight. It made her so happy that he would share all of his troubles with her. He never did it before, so she knew now that everything would work out. It had to. But most of all, she couldn't believe he said those three little words that she waited forever to hear from him. She thought she loved Dean before, but when Jess said it, she realized that she never really loved Dean. She just thought she did because she really liked him and she enjoyed being with him. And she didn't have anyone to compare him to. But that all changed once she laid her eyes on Jess.

"Well I'm guessing by the look on your face that you really are happy." Lorelai said with a smile on her face.

"Yeah mom, I am."

The next morning, Rory woke up with a smile on her face. She immediately replayed everything that happened the night before in her head. She tried to come up with solutions to Jess' living situation, but couldn't come up with anything other than them moving in together. She knew Luke wouldn't change his mind, and her mom doesn't completely trust him, so her house was out of the question. She knows her mom won't like it if Rory tries to get a place with Jess, but that was the only thing she could think of.

Rory quickly got up, took a shower and got dressed, and walked to Luke's. She and her mom were supposed to meet for lunch at noon. She still had about ten minutes until her mom would get here, so she just sat at the counter and started to read her book. After a couple of minutes, she felt someone on the stool next to her. She figured it was her mom so she kept reading until she felt someone's lips on her neck. A smile came across her lips as she said "It's hard to read with you doing that." Jess just said, "Oh if that's the case then I'll stop and I'll leave." Jess turned around like he was leaving until Rory grabbed his arm and turned him back around. Rory kissed him passionately and when they came apart to breathe, she said "Oh well I was planning on doing more of that til my mom got here but since you got to go..."

Rory was cut off by Jess' lips on hers but soon after Lorelai came into the diner. "Oh, my god! Please refrain from jumping each other's bones in front of me!"

"Sorry mom." Rory said as Jess got off his stool and went to stand behind the counter. Luke decided that Jess can stay with him for a couple more days, but he has to work in the diner.

"So what can I get you two?" Jess got the order pad and pen out ready to go, cuz with the Gilmore Girls, you never know how much you'll have to write down.

"A Cheeseburger, chili-cheese fries, lots and lots of coffee and some pie for dessert." Lorelai ordered. Rory ordered the same, so Jess went to put the order in.

The two Lorelai's talked about their day so far. Rory's classes had been cancelled so she just slept in til almost noon. Lorelai's day had been eventful so far, though. She and Sookie had been talking about the Dragonfly and expenses. It would be very expensive, but it was their dream for so long, so they can't give up on it. Lorelai didn't tell Rory about the money situation yet though. That was her little secret for now. She also told Rory the worm situation at the inn. Kirk arrived about an hour earlier trying to sell worms to the inn. About fifteen minutes later, the whole inn was freaking out because there were live worms all over the place, even in a couple rooms. By the time Lorelai finished her story, they were halfway through with their plates.

"Oh my gosh! I can't believe Kirk did that! Oh you know what? I think I can. Why did he think the inn needed live worms?"

"Apparently, he's trying to start up a bait shop and he thought maybe we could join forces or something in case our guests wanted to go fishing."

"Huh."

After Lorelai left for work, Jess took his break so he and Rory went to the bridge. They just sat down and let their legs hang over the water. After a few moments, Rory finally broke the silence.

"Have you come up with a solution to your living situation?"

"No, but I don't think it's fair to ask you to move in with me. You have graduation coming up, and then Yale. And I just remembered, Europe. You'll be gone all summer anyway. I really think me going to California is the best option right now."

"No! If you go, then you'll never come back! Please don't go!"

"Rory, I made up my mind. I'm going. But I will come back. I promise! But I need to go, at least, for the summer. I'd have a place to stay, and I can find a job and save money. It would give me a chance to really meet my dad, not just sit with him while listening to a Bowie song. Can't you understand where I'm coming from?"

"Yeah, I guess." Rory felt defeated. She knew that whenever Jess made up his mind about something, no one can change it. Jess moved closer to Rory and moved his hands up to cradle her face. "I am coming back, ok? But don't worry about this yet. I'll still be here to see you walk across that stage and get your diploma. Then you'll go to Europe and I'll go to California, and before you know it, I'll be back. Now can we please get off of all this mushy stuff for now, cause it's getting really awkward?" Jess said with a smirk on his face.

"Ok. For now." It was quiet for a moment until Rory started chuckling. "What is wrong with you?" Jess couldn't hold back a smile. He loved her laugh.

"Nothing, I was just thinking about what my mom would think if she heard how much you were talking tonight."