Chapter 5
When Rory and Jess arrived at the Crap Shack, the house was full of townspeople. There were balloons, food, music, and a banner that read 'Congrats Rory!' on it. Everyone started cheering when she walked in the living room. The scene brought tears to Rory's eyes. Rory spent the next few hours talking to friends, eating, and opening gifts. It was a wonderful night, but she was worried about Jess. She was getting all of this attention for graduating and he ended up flunking out. She knew she needed to talk to him.
Rory didn't get a chance to talk to him until everyone had left. Lorelai wasn't even there. Her and Sookie decided to have a night out on the town so that Rory and Jess would have some alone time on their last night together. Every time Rory would see Jess at the party, someone would drag her away for one thing or another. But now no one was here to distract her, so she walked over and wrapped her arms around his neck so she could kiss him. "Are you ok?" Rory asked. "Yeah, why wouldn't I be?" Rory gave him a look that meant that she's not stupid.
Jess just sighed and said "Ok. Yeah this party kind of makes me feel like a loser. I mean, everyone is praising you for graduating from a really great school, and I couldn't even graduate from Stars Hollow High. And I know it's all my fault. It just makes me feel like a loser and that I don't deserve you. You are so much better than me."
"Jess, you are not a loser. You are smarter than anyone I know. Stop putting yourself down because of this. And don't say that you don't deserve me. You do! I chose you and I'm not going to change my mind. You are perfect for me and I love you. Ok?"
"Yeah, I love you too. And I can always get my GED. So I guess I'm good." Jess moved towards Rory and wrapped his arms around her waist. "Thanks." "No problem. But Jess, when you have a problem like this, you know you can always come to me." Rory told him. She really wanted him to trust her enough to come to her with his problems. "Yeah I know. I've just never had someone like that before, so it's kind of hard to do. But I'll try" Jess promised. Jess leaned in towards Rory and pressed his lips against hers. It was so soft and gentle. Passion burned in the kiss and soon it became more heated. Rory couldn't believe what she was doing. So many thoughts were running through both teens heads. Soon, Jess had Rory pressed up against her door and Rory was running her finger s through Jess' hair.
Rory and Jess pulled apart so they could get some air. They kept staring into each other's eyes. Rory bit her lip and reached behind her to grab the door knob. She opened the door, then looked back at Jess. With that look, Jess knew what she wanted. "Are you sure? We don't have to do this tonight." "Yes, I'm sure." Rory answered with a smile on her face. She knew this was what she wanted to do. She'd been thinking about it for awhile. She walked towards him and kissed him on the lips. She grabbed his hand and dragged him into her bedroom. She closed the door and locked it before going back to Jess. They were both so nervous; they didn't know what to do. "Well we could put some music on?" Jess suggested. Rory agreed and they put on a mix c.d. of Rory's. The first song was 'Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad' by Def Leppard. Jess slowly walked over to Rory and reached for her hands. This moment reminded him of their first time as a couple in the apartment over the diner. They were so nervous then, just like now. Not many people knew this about Jess, but he was still a virgin. Not even Rory knew. Yeah, he'd mess around with girls before Rory, but he never went that far with them.
Rory was the first to make the next move, and she passionately kissed him on the lips. Jess ran his tongue along her bottom lip asking for entrance and Rory granted it. One of Jess' hands was on Rory's hip and the other was supporting her head. Rory's hands were around Jess' neck and were playing with Jess' hair. Rory moaned against Jess' mouth and it made him smile. He loved to hear that sound coming from her. Jess started to stumble backwards until he found the bed. He pulled Rory onto it with him without breaking the kiss. "Just to make sure, are you really sure you want to do this?" Jess asked. He didn't want Rory regretting this later. "Yes, I'm sure. I've been wanting this for awhile now. So please, shut up and kiss me." Jess didn't disappoint her. He kissed Rory with everything inside him, and he had the greatest night of his life that night, making love to the girl of his dreams.