A.N: Hey guys, sorry this took so long I've been SO busy with school and stuff lately. This chapter also proved a lot harder to write than I thought! I have 2 papers due next week, plus seeing Pathology(GO SEE IT!) and going to Comic Con yesterday(Where I met Milo again!) was nuts! Anyway, here it is FINALLY.
Chapter 7(for real this time!):
About Us
"Nice to see you too, Ace. Why don't you come in?" Logan extended an arm as to show them into the house, Rory looked at her mother in anger.
She shrugged. "Adolf strikes again."
They moved into the foyer, and Logan took their coats. "It's nice to see you again...Jack?"
"Jess."
"Ah, right."
"Since when did grandma hire male maids?" Rory glared at Logan, still not completely sure of his intentions. He didn't seem to be looking for reconciliation, but anything was possible with him.
"Since never. Your grandmother invited me to dinner tonight."
"Oh really? That seems a little suspicious considering she knew I was bringing someone tonight, doesn't it?" Rory hissed under her breath to Jess. He took her hand and squeezed it reassuringly, continuing to glare at Logan.
Lorelai felt bad for the two, it had not been an easy road for them in the first place. The last thing they needed was the wrath of Emily Gilmore getting in their way. She knew what it feels like, remembering her mothers constant contact with Christopher and how that almost ruined her relationship with Luke. Lorelai wasn't about to allow it to happen to her daughter as well, but she needed to get past this dinner first.
Logan let the four into the living room, Richard stood mixing drinks and Emily sipping her martini. She looked up, surprised when she saw her granddaughter. "Rory! Well, it's been quite awhile since we've seen you hasn't it?"
"Yes, it has." Rory sat across from her grandmother, Jess next to her.
"Who is this, I don't believe we've met." Emily crossly examined Jess, with a Gilmore look of disapproval.
"No, I don't believe we have. Hello Rory, would you and your gentleman friend like a drink?" Richard added.
"Hi Grandpa, water is fine." Rory looked over at Jess. "Water for me also, thank you."
"Lorelai, Luke?"
"White wine."
"Scotch, thanks."
Logan stood at the bar near Richard, "Grandma this is Jess. He was here a few years ago actually."
"Ah yes, the one with the black eye. Football was it?" She sipped her martini again as Richard brought Rory and Jess their drinks.
"Yes, I wasn't real athletic in high school; couldn't exactly get the concept of catching the ball with my hands and not my face."
"Oh." Emily responded coldly, Rory smiled.
"Well, I don't think we've ever met." Richard held his hand out and Jess shook it. "Nice to meet you Jess."
"You too Mr. Gilmore."
"Please, call me Richard." Jess nodded.
Luke sat next to Jess on the opposite couch and Lorelai on the chair. Luke fiddled with the ends of his tie, glad to be out of the center of attention but still extremely uncomfortable. "So Mom, how is everything? The DAR, your friends, and certain invitations you're giving out to Rory's ex-boyfriends?"
"Logan was in town and his parents are at a charity banquet in Boston that he certainly isn't interested in. I was talking to Shira the other day and invited him to come here for dinner. I thought it would be nice, Lorelai."
"Yeah well, you're version of nice isn't exactly the same as everyone else's, Mom." Lorelai smiled and drank her wine.
"I'm sorry if this is an inconvenience Lorelai." Logan added
The maid, a tall lanky blonde woman, cleared her throat in the doorway. "Dinner's ready."
"Finally, thank you Dora."
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The dinner table was always an awkward place in the Gilmore household, but tonight it proved to be, just about, the most uncomfortable dinner in Rory Gilmore's life. A third chair was added on Rory's right side, squishing Logan beside her with Jess on her left.
"So Rory how was the campaign? Tell us all about it." Emily spoke. Rory looked up from her steak, surprised at the break of silence at the table.
"Good, it was good. It was a great experience, but I think I'm happier not living out of a suitcase for now."
"Yes, some of those on the road hotels are not exactly the Ritz either. Where are you working now?" Richard asked.
"The Philadelphia Inquirer, they just hired me as a staff writer."
"So you're living in Philadelphia?" Emily replied quickly. Rory nodded and took Jess' hand which was rested on the table.
"I just moved into an apartment…with Jess." Emily Gilmore stopped eating at that moment, she put her fork down and swallowed. "Jess. Oh. You could have just gotten your own apartment you know. If money was a problem you could have came to us."
"Grandma, I don't want my own apartment, I want to live with Jess!"
"Why? So he can break your heart again? Can he even afford to support you? I still don't understand why you declined Logan's engagement; obviously you enjoy making stupid decisions like your mother."
"Don't bring mom into this! This is all me Grandma, and I'm making this decision no matter how stupid it sounds to you. I love Jess, O.K? I love him and despite all the mistakes he's made, I can't stop. I've made them too, and saying no to Logan wasn't one of them. If you can't understand that, then fine. Excuse me." Rory got up and walked into the kitchen, leaving the table in silence once again. Jess moved his chair out and excused himself also.
"So, Luke and I are engaged…again."
Emily continued to eat, "That's nice Lorelai."
She smiled and whispered, "Yes!"
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"Ror?" He walked into the kitchen, Rory leaning over the island unwrapping a piece of expensive Swedish chocolate. "I'm alright; I just can't stand how she just judges people without taking the time to know them!"
"That's just how she is, you know that. You know what? I don't care what she thinks about me. I'm sorry, she's your grandmother, but I can assure you it means nothing." Jess put his arm around Rory and kissed her cheek. He leaned his head against the side of hers.
"I love you too." Rory smiled and nudged him.
"Don't you think for a second that I regret saying no to Logan, because I don't."
"I know." They heard the swinging door open behind them, and turned around to face Logan with an apologetic look on his face.
"Hey..." He swung his arms awkwardly and clasped them together. "I just wanted to say I had no idea what was happening tonight and if it was a plot, I was not involved otherwise."
"Logan, you don't have to-"
"No, listen. I'm happy for you Rory and I'm sorry for this. Jess, I don't know you, but you've got one hell of a girl right there. Don't lose her like I did, it was the biggest mistake of my life." Jess nodded.
"Thanks, I appreciate that." Logan smiled and gestured behind him.
"I'm gonna get going. Catch you later Ace, you too Jack." He winked and left the kitchen.
"Huh."
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"Well, that was interesting wasn't it?" Lorelai, Luke, Jess and Rory walked out of the Gilmores house.
"Definitely one of the adjectives used for tonight, not exactly my preferred one though." Jess said.
"Well here's something positive, Mom was so shook up about Rory yelling at her, she didn't even say anything negative about our engagement! How's that for a good night!"
"Lucky you Mom, lucky you."
