Another update! Sorry it took a little while, it's just that now is really becoming a busy time for me. I'm totally swamped with everything. So I want to finish this story before i continue the other one and start a new one. So it may take a couple of weeks before this one is finished and i update the other, anyways, enjoy! R&R!
You Can't Separate True Love
Chapter 19
The weeks went by quickly and Rory was getting closer to her due date. Graduation day was coming up fast and Rory was in a frenzy.
"What am I going to wear!? I mean look at me! I'm huge!" Rory complained. "And graduation is tomorrow!" Rory was frantically going through her closet, hoping to find something to wear, but thinking of her size, she threw everything on the floor and sat on the bed angrily.
Jess walked in just in time to hear Rory yelling and throwing things. "Rory?"
"What?!" Rory snapped, not angry at him, but just stressed.
"Rory you have to calm down. Stress isn't good for you especially now." Jess tried to comfort her.
"Jess. I have nothing to wear, look how huge I am." Rory started crying.
Jess sighed and sat next to her, wrapping his arms around her comfortingly. "Let's call your mom."
Rory sniffled and nodded. "Ok."
Lorelai arrived not five minutes after the call. "Where is my lovely daughter that you have dirtied and corrupted?" Lorelai asked Jess.
Jess scowled and tilted his head. "In the bedroom."
"Oki doki!" Lorelai skipped to the bedroom and knocked. "Daughter of mine! Offspring, my fountain of youth!"
"Come in." Rory was laying on the bed when Lorelai walked in and sat up with effort.
"Oh sweets, don't get up on my account. You need rest, tomorrow is the big day. I'm so proud of you."
"Thanks mom, but if I can't find anything to wear, I'm not going." Rory bitterly stated.
"Well I'll help you find something." Lorelai got up and scrounged through the closet. "Ah! Here is something. Comfy, yet classy, casual, yet sophisticated. And whether or not you're pregnant, it will look great on you. You're beautiful."
Rory sighed and smiled. "Thanks mom, you always know what to say, and you always know what to pick." Rory hugged Lorelai.
"Now, let's go out to your worried, and may I say frightened, husband. I think he's making dinner." Lorelai winked and helped Rory up. "Rocky boy!"
"Not again." Jess mumbled and turned to Rory. "Hey Ror, everything ok?"
"Yep! Just starving here." Rory hinted and pointed to her stomach.
"Ah, ok. Coming right up. You want some too mother?" Jess teased.
Lorelai cringed and turned to Rory. "The love of your life is mean."
"I practice." Jess smirked and handed Rory and Lorelai a couple of plates.
"Yum!" Rory licked her lips hungrily and began eating.
"Slow down there." Jess said as he sat down next to Rory.
"So when are you going to tell me what you're going to name my grandchildren?" Lorelai casually, yet slyly asked.
"When they're born." Rory grinned and kept eating.
"Fine." Lorelai pouted and Jess laughed.
"It's ok grandma, the suspense won't kill you."
"Well son, just don't be afraid of the shadow I cast over you." Lorelai menacingly replied.
"Not the Rocky speech again, will it ever stop?" Jess moaned.
"Nope!" Lorelai giggled.
After dinner Lorelai left and told Rory to rest well. Jess cleaned up the dishes and sat next to a sleepy Rory.
"Well that was interesting."
"Yeah, but it was nice." Rory sighed happily.
"Yeah? Well I think you better get to bed early, it's a big day for you tomorrow." Jess pointed out.
"Ok." Rory agreed, too tired to argue.
"Let's go. I'm pretty tired myself." Jess helped her up and they walked to their bedroom hand in hand.
They got ready for bed and slumped in bed lazily. Rory tossed and turned uncomfortably. Jess sat up and looked at her.
"You ok?"
"I can't get comfortable." Rory pouted.
"I'm sorry. Here." Jess pulled her to him and she rested her head on his shoulder. She made a small noise and yawned. "Better?"
"Much."
"Good." Jess closed his eyes, but Rory wiggled.
"Are you sure it's better?" Jess asked opening his eyes again.
"Yes. No, I don't know." Rory sighed. "Just, I don't know."
Jess smiled lightly and put his hand on her stomach. "I love you."
Rory moaned peacefully. "That feels nice and I love you too."
Jess sat up, leaving his hand on her stomach and stared at Rory lovingly. He leaned forward and kissed her protruding belly. Rory entwined her fingers in his hair and stroked it.
"Feel better?"
"Yep! Much. I think I can sleep now." Rory sleepily exclaimed.
"Good. You two need to rest too. So mommy can sleep." Jess talked to Rory's stomach and she giggled.
"Okay, ok. Sleep now." Rory yawned and Jess leaned back, kissing Rory before laying down and falling asleep.
- - -
Rory woke up excited about graduation. As much as she loved school, she wanted to be done with it. She wanted to get out there and get a real job, start her family. She had been up since seven, just reminiscing on the past.
She remembered when she first met Jess, when he "borrowed" her book and wrote in the margins. The time when Jess told her he loved her and when he asked her to go away with him, but she said no. She remembered everything, the past few months, the years he was gone, the years he came back, and now they were about to move on in their life.
Rory smiled and decided to wake up Jess, she was hungry.
"Jess! Jessie! Dodger!" Rory kept calling, but Jess wasn't stirring. "Honey Buns!"
"Ugh! I'm up ok?" Jess grumpily replied.
"Yay! Now can you make me some breakfast? I'm starving! While you do that, I can shower and get dressed."
"Fine. What do you want?" Jess asked, getting up and pulling on a T-shirt and some jeans.
"Pancakes, with lots of fruit!"
"Fruit?" Jess asked curiously.
"Yeah, I'm craving fruit right now." Rory thoughtfully replied.
"Ok." Jess smiled, kissed her, and headed to the kitchen. Rory quickly got into the shower and got ready just as Jess finished her breakfast.
"Thank you." Rory smiled.
"Now eat up, you have a big day ahead of you."
"I know, I'm so excited Jess. I'm done. Finished. Graduated!"
Jess nodded and looked at the clock. "What time do you have to be there by?"
"Ten. So we can get our cap and gowns and then line up."
"Well we better be leaving now then huh?" Jess pointed out.
"Oh my gosh Jess! Why didn't you say something earlier?! We're going to be late!" Rory frantically grabbed her purse, phone, and keys and pushed Jess through the door.
"Slow down there. You need to take it easy remember?"
"Yes, but we're late!"
"We're not late, we're going to be on time." Jess stated.
"Yes, and that's late for me."
Jess and Rory arrived early due to Rory's bickering and ordering that Jess go faster. She managed to get a gown that fit her and all of the ladies were cooing over her pregnancy.
"You're going to be a mom soon. And with that hottie husband of yours too." One of the graduates gleefully said.
"Yeah." Rory nervously replied. She looked around and spotted Paris, her escape plan. "Hey, my friend is looking for me, I gotta go."
"Sure sure."
Rory hugged Paris and they smiled. "Graduation day. Alas! A day I never thought would come." Paris proudly said.
"I know, four long years. We'll have a diploma now."
"A diploma. Something that can get me a job anywhere I want." Paris thought out loud.
"Well maybe not everywhere."
"Are you kidding? If a place doesn't give me a job, they'll have a lawsuit on their hands. I worked hard for this baby and I'm going to get a job I want."
"Ok Paris." Rory rolled her eyes. "Look, it's starting!"
"Oh my gosh! How do I look?" Paris nervously asked.
"You look great Paris." Rory smiled.
"Thanks. So do you, I mean for being pregnant and all."
"Gee thanks." Rory mumbled.
- - -
The graduation ceremony went fast. Rory got her diploma and she was named Valedictorian. Her speech was a short one. She didn't have too much to say, so she got it over with, thanking the most important people in her life…Jess, Lorelai, Luke, Richard, and Emily.
- - -
"Hey graduate." Jess greeted Rory as she walked away from the commotion.
"Hi hottie." Rory grinned.
"Since when do you call me hottie?" Jess asked shocked.
"Since some girl called you a hottie."
"Oh, and you're ok with that?" Jess asked, raising an eyebrow.
"No, but I know you're all mine, so it doesn't bother me." Rory leaned to kiss Jess. "Oh!"
"Ror?" Jess asked, supporting her.
"Ow, ow!" Rory cried.
"What? Rory, what's going on?" Jess asked alarmed.
"I, oh! I have been having a sharp pain all day, and ow! It's getting bad now!" Rory's knees weakened and she fell into Jess.
Lorelai had been walking to Rory, but decided to let Jess have a moment with her before she headed over. She saw Rory fall into Jess and clutch her stomach and knew that something was wrong. She rushed over to them.
"Rory!"
"Ow! Mom!" Rory called out desperately. "Mom it hurts! Something's wrong!"
"Where does it hurt?" Lorelai asked quickly.
"Ow!! It hurts bad! It feels like cramps except ten times worse!" Rory clutched Jess harder and he began to support almost all of her weight.
"Ok hon, I think you're in labor. We need to get you to the hospital." Lorelai began to get things in order.
"What? Sh-she's in labor?" Jess asked, suddenly afraid.
"Yep. Welcome to birth daddy." Lorelai said and had them follow her to the car.
"Luke! It's time, let's go!"
"Time for what?" Luke asked then gazing at Rory. "Wait, she's…now?"
"Yep. Let's go big guy. You're driving."
"Uh, oh ok." The four of them rushed to the car.
"Lorelai!" Emily called. "Don't run away from me, I want to congratulate my granddaughter."
"Kinda busy here mom."
"Lorelai!" Emily snapped. Rory made a sharp cry and Emily looked at her concerned. "What's wrong?"
"She's in labor mom, we need to go."
"Oh well, we'll meet you there." Emily said and called for Richard. "Richard! Richard we're going to the hospital. Rory's in labor. Let's go!"
Richard nodded and all of them headed to the hospital.
- - -
"How are you doing back there sweets?" Lorelai asked on the drive to the hospital.
Rory let out a scream and Lorelai nodded. "Got it."
Jess was trying his best to help Rory, but he couldn't do much. He stroked her hair, held her hand, rubbed her stomach. He had never felt so helpless in his life.
"I love you." Jess whispered when Rory wasn't in pain.
"I love you too." Rory answered breathless. "I just wish this were easier."
"Me too. I'm sorry. I wish I could do something."
"Well if you could have these babies, be my guest, but sadly you can't so I'll live…maybe."
"You'll do great. Just relax." Jess kissed her and she tensed up.
They arrived at the hospital and Jess carried Rory in. Richard and Emily were not far behind them.
"What's he doing here?" Jess angrily asked.
Hahaha! Cliffie! Hehe! What did you think? Who is the mystery man? Will there be more mystery people in the next chapter? Review and let me know what you think!
Beth