Rory and Jess stood where they were, their eyes still locked. Neither made a move neither said a word. They stood in silence until Jess smiled affectionately at her then tore his eyes away from hers and focused on the ground. Rory kept looking at him with the same expression of seriousness on her face.

"I trust you…" Rory muttered quietly. Jess looked back up at her. "I do trust you with my heart…I do." She spoke softly, avoiding eye contact with him. Jess took a step towards her and smiled.

"You should read my book." He took another step towards her. "Then you'll understand how I feel…how I always felt." He took yet another step, leaving her mere inches from her. He leaned in and kissed her passionately.

Rory wrapped her arms around his neck and deepened the kiss. Almost instantly, Jess wrapped his hands around her waist and continued the kiss. They began to inch towards the bed but neither knew who was moving them in that direction. Jess laid her gently on the bed and hovered over her, still kissing her, only breaking the kiss when air was necessary. As they kissed, Rory moved her hands down his chest and tugged at his shirttail. Jess pulled away and looked into her deep blue eyes.

"Are you sure?" Jess asked carefully. The last thing he wanted was to make her feel like she had to do this. He wanted her to want this all on her own like he did. Rory nodded shyly.

"It'll be my first time…" Rory said nervously. She figured that Jess knew, but she wanted to make sure that he did. Jess smiled and kissed her cheek softly. He moved his lips to her ear.

"Mine too." He whispered softly in her ear, his warm breath made her shiver. She smiled as his lips met hers again. She tugged at his shirt again and he pulled it off throwing it to the floor. Neither of them could help but smile at their situation as they got tangled up in each other, enjoying this perfect moment.

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Jess and Rory laid on the motel bed side by side catching their breath. Rory looked over at Jess and smiled at him. Jess caught her glance and leaned in, kissing the corner of her lips.

"So," Rory was nearly always the first to speak. Jess smiled in anticipation waiting for what she'd say. "What we did here…perfect." Jess laughed lightly and Rory joined him.

"Perfect is an understatement." Jess said simply. He let his hands toy with the covers. He couldn't remember a time where things were this perfect. Everything he had ever wanted was here. He looked into her blue eyes. They were so deep and knowing, he knew after a few moments, what had to be done. They would have to return to Stars Hollow. He'd have to fight with the townsfolk all over again. It would be his job to get them to trust him, he'd have t get Lorelai to trust him…when he looked back over at Rory, she was sleeping. He draped his arm over her and held her close.

"I'd do anything for you…" He mumbled quietly as he drifted off to sleep.

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Jess woke up a start. He heard a noise and saw a faint light across the room. He quietly got up and walked to the light. It was Rory's cell phone. He picked it up and answered it in a quiet, husky voice.

"Hello?" He spoke softly into the phone as he stumbled around the room, looking for his clothes. He picked up his jeans and slid them on.

"Jess. You little jerk, why are you answering Rory's phone, I-" Lorelai's voice was loud and angry.

"Hold on just a second Lorelai…" Jess whispered quietly into the phone. He looked over at Rory who was still asleep. He slipped quietly out of the motel room and outside. "Continue." He said evenly.

"Jess, where are you guys? Where is Rory?" Lorelai asked frantically. She had been trying to shake the location out of Rory for days but couldn't understand why she wouldn't tell her.

"We're in Jersey. Rory is sleeping, I didn't want to wake her so I answered the phone." He spoke calmly with Lorelai, something he never thought he'd be able to do. "I was hoping it was you."

Lorelai listened to him. This didn't seem like Jess. She half wondered if this was even him. "Why were you hoping it'd be me?" Lorelai asked curiously.

"Because I wanted to tell you that I'm bringing her home in the morning, back to Stars Hollow. She doesn't know it yet, but I bringing her home." He looked out at the ocean. The wind blew and he felt chilly, wishing that he had his shirt on. With the night came a cold front…he shivered and leaned up against the railing.

Lorelai hesitated. "Thank you Jess…" She finally said. She had missed Rory and felt like he was keeping her from her.

Jess smiled at Lorelai's voice thanking him. Maybe things would work out after all. "Yeah so be sure to get her room ready for us, you know make a cot for me. We should be there around dinnertime. We can meet at Luke's if you'd like."

Lorelai was caught off guard by his comment. "Wait. You think you're staying here? In Stars Hollow, in my house, with Rory?" She questioned him. He couldn't possibly think that she'd let him stay with them after all of this, could he?

Jess smirked to himself. "Yeah, I will be staying there for a while. Until I find an apartment in New Haven near Yale…" He tried to speak evenly. He didn't want her to know how amused he was with the situation. He heard her scoff.

"D-Does Rory know about your little plan?" Lorelai stuttered. There was no way Jess was this stupid. He had broken her heart and now he was going to torture her like this?

"Not yet, but I don't think she'd protest over having her boyfriend living close by…" Jess mused aloud with a light laugh. He listened to the silence before he grinned, ear to ear. "Goodnight Lorelai, see you tomorrow." He shut the phone and shoved it into his jeans pocket. As the wind blew, he shivered and went back into the motel room. He slipped back into bed beside Rory. She moved closer to him and he wrapped his arms around her.

"Mmm where were you?" She mumbled softly. Jess smiled.

"I'll tell you in the morning…go back to sleep." He said quietly. Before he knew it, he himself had drifted back to sleep. Nothing was going to wake him up this time. Tonight might be his last full night of sleep for a few days. Stars Hollow had never been his favorite place to fall asleep.