A/N: Okay, so here is the next chapter. Thanks so much for the reviews. P.S. I am fully aware that they are young for as many kids as they are going to have. It's the way I want it so get over it and move on. Also, there are a lot of time jumps, but it's an epilogue and if you've read any of my other fics, you know it's how I write.
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On with the story…
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Epilogue: They Can Wait To Dance
One Year Later…
"Rory let's go!" Paris yelled down the corridor that had five doors: two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a hall closet.
"I'm coming!" Rory yelled back sharply and came tumbling out of one of the bedrooms with a messenger bag slung across her chest as she tried to put on her second navy heal.
"Paris, baby, calm down," Tristan tried from the couch in the living room.
"I can't calm down. We are going to be late!" Paris said in frustration.
"Pear," he still used that nickname, "you're not going to be late, you're going to go and do amazing," Jess insisted.
"Last time I was on CNN it didn't go well," Paris reminisced as she wrung her hands.
"Paris, last time we were on CNN you had just been in a nasty fight with your dad and thought he didn't love you because you had sex, sweets. You haven't found out or gone through anything dramatic in the last three weeks. You will do fine," Rory assured her.
"I still can't believe I get to do a speech on CNN," Paris breathed and everyone knew what was coming, "OH MY GOD! I am not even close to prepared for this and oh my God oh my God oh my GOD! What were guys thinking letting me take this speech?" she ranted as she started to pace. The other three in the room collectively groaned and knew that Tristan would be the only one able to bring her out of this state in its advanced stages.
"Hunnie, Sweetie, Baby," Tristan started as he walked to Paris, engulfed her tiny frame with his large one and kissed the top of her head, "Settle down," he whispered, "You're going to go up there and blow them away with how smart you are. How collected and informed you are. Even if you go up there and completely blow it," he paused as she took in a sharp intake of air, "I will always love you," he finished and gave her a gentle kiss.
"Always?" she questioned.
"And forever," Tristan replied with a smile and kissed her forehead.
These quiet words could not be heard by Rory or Jess, but they knew that they were calming to Paris and that was all they cared about.
"You okay now?" Rory asked gently.
Paris nodded and walked towards Rory, a slow smile starting to grace her features, "Let's go," Paris said as she linked arms with Rory and they walk towards the door. Each was wearing a suit, Paris' was a deep purple; a skirt and blazer with a black camisole underneath. Rory's was navy blue with a gray camisole underneath. Tristan and Jess were coming later, also dressed in suits.
Four hours later, "…Thank you and have a good night," Paris finished and walked off the stage back to her seat beside Rory.
"You were great," Rory gushed to Paris in a whisper.
"Thanks," Paris said sincerely and turned back to the rest of the show.
Rory smiled at her and linked their arms, getting comfortable for the rest of the recording.
After the recording, they met up with Jess and Tristan and went out to dinner at Maria's, an Italian restaurant two blocks from the recording studio. They were seated and started to look through their menus.
"You were great up there, baby," Tristan told Paris as he grasped her hand and kissed her knuckles lightly.
Paris blushed, "Thanks."
"They're disgusting," Jess commented to Rory.
She swatted him playfully, "They're cute," she insisted.
"You want me to be like that; all sappy and whatnot?" Jess asked.
Rory looked him in the eye, "No, I love you just the way you are," she told him honestly and leant in to give him a loving kiss.
"I love you, too," he replied after they had parted.
"When are Aunt Lor and Luke coming with the kids?" Paris asked.
"After they take Nick to his doctor's appointment and pick Nancy up from day-care tomorrow. They should get here around six," Rory replied.
"Oh cool, I just love those tykes!" Tristan said excitedly.
They all looked at him and simultaneously burst into laughter.
"What?"
"Nothing babe, nothing," Paris managed through her laughter.
"Humph," Tristan huffed and leaned back in his chair, arms crossed over his chest.
"Oh you know we love you, T," Rory said soothingly as she put a hand on his arm.
"Yeah, yeah," Tristan cracked a smile at her nickname, "How old are the little tykes again?" he asked.
"Nancy is one and Nick is seven months," Rory answered and the rest of their dinner went peacefully.
Luke and Lorelai had had another baby around a year after Nancy and were still living happily in Stars Hollow while Rory, Jess, Paris, and Tristan attended Yale University.
Twenty-two point eight miles away.
One Year Later…
"I swear to all that is holy if you don't get this fucking child out of me RIGHT NOW you are never touching me again Tristan Dugrey!" Paris yelled as another contraction passed through her body and she pushed with all her might.
"Doctor you need to speed up this process," Tristan told the doctor in a strained voice seeing as Paris was causing the most pain he had ever experienced by squeezing his hand. He thought he could hear a couple tiny bones breaking.
"I'm afraid that's not possible son," the doctor replied sympathetically.
"AHHHHHHH!" Paris screamed as she pushed again and new sweat beads formed on her forehead, "It hurts," she whimpered.
"I know baby, I know," Tristan cooed as she pushed back the sweaty hair on her forehead.
At the age of nineteen they were becoming parents.
"One more time Paris," the doctor coaxed.
"I can't," Paris croaked while shaking her head.
It broke Tristan's heart to see Paris so vulnerable, "You can do it baby, come on," he coaxed.
Paris screamed again and moments later you could hear high-pitched crying and screaming. Paris took in big gulps of air and demanded to see her baby.
"Colleen Marie Dugrey," she announced sleepily as the doctors took the baby from her arms to wash it up.
Colleen Marie Dugrey, Coli for short, was born on April 14 at 1:30 a.m. in Hartford Memorial Hospital.
One Year Later…
"I…I ca…can't d-do it," Rory breathed.
"Yes you can Ror, I know you can," Jess told her soothingly.
"Mommy?" she whimpered.
"Yes baby?" Lorelai immediately responded.
"It hurts," she cried.
"I know, sweets, not much longer. You can do it," Lorelai insisted.
Just as Rory was about to reply, another contraction hit, the last one, and she pushed as hard as she could while tears fell from her eyes.
"You have a baby boy," the doctor smiled as he held the baby and Jess cut the cord.
"He's beautiful," Lorelai said quietly.
"He's perfect," Rory recited as she took the baby from the nurse's outstretched arms.
"Name?" the nurse asked.
"Ror?" Jess asked and Rory simply nodded, "William Jesse Mariano," Jess told the nurse.
William Jesse Mariano, Will for short, was born on May 6 at 4p.m. at Hartford General.
One Year Later…
Twins, Hannah Lynn Dugrey and Thomas James Dugrey, Tommy for short, were born on January 10th at 11 p.m. at New Haven General.
One Year Later…
Lorelai Jane Mariano, Janey for short, was born on June 16th at 8 a.m. in Hartford Memorial.
Eleven Years Later…
"Come on, come on, we have to get to Aunt Paris' house," Rory called down the hallway that lead to Will and Janey's rooms.
"Coming mom!" Janey yelled back.
"Jess, let's go! Paris is going to murder us as it is!" Rory yelled to her husband who was upstairs in their bedroom doing his hair.
"I'm coming, I'm coming, jeez," Jess mumbled as he trotted down the stairs.
"You know how she is," Rory supplied as an explanation for her irritation.
"Kids let's go! Your mother is about to have a nervous breakdown!" Jess yelled to Will and Janey.
"Alright we're here, we're here," Will said as he and Janey met their parents in the front hall by the door.
"Let's go!" Rory said and they all filed out the door and into their Ford Explorer.
An hour and a half later they were sitting around a large table having desert after a big Thanksgiving dinner at the Dugrey's.
"Mom, can I go please?" sixteen-year-old Nancy Danes asked.
"What, you don't want to hang out with your boring ole' family Nance?" Jess questioned.
Nancy glared playfully at him, "Tyler's waiting for me to come over to his house for desert with his family," Nancy explained.
All guys present at the table set their jaws while the ladies smiled.
"Sure, go ahead, sweetie," Lorelai said to Nancy and watched as her daughter's eyes lit up and she hurriedly got up from the table. She walked around to everyone at the table giving each a kiss on the cheek, saying bye to everyone and thanking Paris and Tristan before leaving.
"I can't believe she's sixteen," Tristan sighed.
"You guys are so old!" Lorelai exclaimed at the six grandchildren remaining at the table.
"I'm only eleven grandma," Janey said with a chuckle.
"Ah! Too old, that makes me forty-nine missy and that is just too old," Lorelai groaned.
"Wow, none of us are in elementary school anymore. It's weird," Janey replied.
"That is weird," Hannah agreed.
"I still can't believe I'm in high school," Coli piped in.
"Yes you can, Coli," Tony replied, having seen her in her element at school. Tony lived next door to Paris and Tristan. He became best friends with Nick through school and he and Coli had been dancing around each other for years.
"Shut-up," Coli blushed and threw a piece of bread at him.
"Yeah Coli, we see you around school. You love it," Nick agreed.
Tony and Nick chuckled at her and went back to their pumpkin pie.
"Hey Tommy, you want to bring this upstairs and play X-Box?" Will asked.
"Yeah, anything to get away from them," he pointed to Coli and Tony who were throwing tiny chunks of food at each other and laughing.
"Oh me, too," Hannah insisted and gave them a pleading look.
"Fine, come on," Tommy relented and tugged on her pony tail.
"Thanks guys, so much, for leaving me here with them!" Nick called to their retreating backs.
"They're your friends!" Hannah called back to him. Nick grumbled and stabbed at his pie.
"So, Grandpa, how's the diner?" Janey asked, changing the subject.
"It's good. How's middle school, Janey?" Luke asked.
"Big, but I pretty much have my new schedule down," Janey smiled at Luke and took another bite of her pie.
"So, how's that new case coming?" Rory directed to Tristan.
"My client is a huge ass," Tristan said bitterly.
"No surprise there. All your clients are asses," Jess retorted.
"So, I have to break in a new attending," Paris groaned, "She's perky and fake blonde."
"Aw, poor mom," Coli piped in as she held Tony's hands above their heads in an attempt to keep him from hitting her.
"You guys look like you're dancing," Janey commented when she observed their current position and they immediately let go and gained flushed faces.
"So," Lorelai started after an awkward pause, "How's the store, Jess?"
"Uh, great, great. Tammy finally came back to her senses and started doing the bills again," Jess replied.
"That's a relief, I thought we were going to go bankrupt with Bob doing them," Rory muttered under her breath.
"Ha ha," Jess said humorlessly.
"You love me," Rory teased.
"You're lucky that's true," Jess replied.
"You guys are sickening, how do I live with you?" Janey asked.
"No clue my baby Lora-Jane," Rory quipped to her youngest child.
"Mo-om, I don't understand why you use that nickname anymore," Janey whined.
"Because you'll always be her baby girl," Lorelai and Paris supplied.
"Exactly," Rory grinned and shoveled in another bite of pie.
An hour later and the family members were filing out. Luke and Lorelai were waiting in the car for Nick, having already said their goodbyes to everyone. Nick was still waiting on Tony to say goodbye to Coli because Tony was staying over Nick's house. Rory and Paris were conversing with the kids about who was staying where tonight while Jess and Tristan were in the study doing the traditional cigar and brandy routine.
"Okay, so how are we doing this?" Paris asked the four children before her.
"Girls are going…?" Rory trailed off.
Hannah and Janey looked at each other and then up to their moms, "Janey's," Hannah said.
"Alright so boys are staying here?" Paris directed to Will and Tommy.
"Yeah," Tommy answered his mom.
"Alright, Hannah go get your stuff," Paris ordered.
"Yes ma'am," and Hannah and Janey were off to get Hannah's overnight bag.
Meanwhile, Tony and Coli were making an awkward goodbye.
"So, how's Stacie?" Coli asked with eyes downcast.
"Wouldn't know…she broke up with me," Tony replied easily, taking a step closer to her.
"Oh yeah?" her head picked up to meet his eyes, "Why's that?"
"Said I liked someone else," Tony shrugged and moved closer still.
"I see," Coli smiled shyly.
As Hannah and Janey made their way back down the stairs, Rory told Janey to go retrieve her father, which she did.
Paris pulled Hannah into a hug, "Bye sweets, see you later," she said kissed the top of her head affectionately.
"Bye mom," she replied and trotted out to the Explorer with Janey while Jess and Rory said the rest of their goodbyes.
Tony took Coli's left hand in his right and intertwined their fingers.
"Nick is waiting for you in the foyer," Coli sputtered as her breath caught, her eyes closed, and her body shuddered.
"He can wait," Tony whispered against her lips and gently moved his lips against hers.
She placed her hands on his shoulders and his slid to her hips respectively. He cautiously licked her bottom lip and she slowly parted her lips allowing him easy entrance. She circled his neck with her arms and sighed into his mouth.
"Come on, Tony!" Nick called.
The world could wait.
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A/N: Haha, I know I suck. Sorry, but I couldn't resist ending it like that. Of course, it totally sets me up for a sequel which won't be written for awhile, but you'll live. Thanks so much for your support during this story.
By the way, that scene where Janey goes "You look like you're dancing" actually happened to me. I was at the movies with my friend Mollie and our friends Kristin and Nat who were going out. After the movie we went to Starbucks and Nat and I were sitting next to each other and got in some little debacle and he tried to hit me so I grabbed his wrist and tried to hit him with my other hand so he grabbed my wrist leaving our arms suspended in the air and Kristin goes "You look like you're dancing" and we immediately let go…Yeah…we did things like that frequently.
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