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Summary - Jess, the best man, is back in town for Luke and Lorelai's wedding...with his 6 month old son. How will the town react? How will Rory react? RJ. Post Season 5. R&R!

A/N: Wow, lots of reviews, thanks! Sorry this chapter took so long, I had a hard time getting my momentum back. BTW, does anyone know if they ever gave lane's band a name, I have no clue! Help!

"How old is he?" Lane asked. Her and rory sat in the gazebo in the center of town eating ice cream from Taylor's shop. (A/N: can anyone else hear the 'la la la's'? I swear I heard them!)

"7 months." Rory replied, taking a bite of her ice cream.

"Jess with a kid. That's so weird." Rory had been filling Lane in ever since she and the band had come back from the second leg their long tour.

"Hey, what are they setting up for?" Rory asked. Kirk was helping Taylor direct a few people who were carrying some things.

"I think Taylor's putting together a fall carnival. My mom's trying to get him to book us for it."

"So she's like your manager now?"

"Yeah. And I think it's loosened her up a little too. I saw her sneak a scotch at a show once."

"I thought you guys played at churhces"

"We do. You wouldn't believe how many of the pastor's wife are recreational drinkers."

"Wow."

"I know. And I'm beginning to suspect that my mom has become one too. Especially at the show in Maryland when she requested that we play 'Brown Eyed Girl.'"

"Hmm. Who would have thought Mrs. Kim was a Van Morrison fan."

The bell chimed over the door to Luke's Diner. Lorelai walked over to the counter and sat down. Patiently waiting for Luke to come by with coffee. One minute passed until she finally let out a frustrated sigh and walked to the other side. Luke walked in on the scene in mid pour. She smiled sheepishly.

"I was gone for five minutes!" He tossed a rag on the counter and pushed Lorelai around to the other side of the counter.

"I'll have you know that I am a paying customer who doesn't-"

"Lorelai, " Luke deadpanned, "You haven't paid a thing since we got engaged."

"Yes I have! Just not with money." Lorelai smiled as Luke turned 9 different shades of red.

He gave her the usual burger and fries and tended to a few customer's coffee cups.

"Hey Luke, can I get an order to go for Rory? She's meeting me at the Inn."

"Sure. So, uh, how are things going...with Rory?" He hesitantly approached the subject, knowing how rocky their relationship had been a few months back.

"Better. At least she's back home. I just wish she'd get back into school." Feeling herself getting worked up Lorelai sighed, letting the subject go. Baby steps, she told herself.

"She'll come around. Don't worry." Luke smiled and she knew he was right.

"Is Jess still coming down for the weekend?" She asked. Luke had insisted that when Jess came down for the weekend again that he stay in his old apartment.

"Yeah. He should be here soon."

Jess had been walking. Had been. Until he saw her. She was sitting in the gazebo with Lane. He should say hi...or at least that's what his feet were thinking, because they began to lead him to the two girls.

Rory saw him out of her eye. He was carrying Jacob.

"Hey." He said, hesitant.

"Hey" Rory answered.

Lane's first instinct was to suddenly remember something important and run. She fought it has best she could. There's was a small part of her that wanted the two to get back together. Jess was the only one of Rory's boyfriends that she could spend more than 5 minutes at a time with. Dean's knowledge of music went as far as whatever he heard on the radio. She had only met Logan once, when she had visited Rory at Yale, but his speech skills abruptly ended at witty comebacks and bad flirting. She knew that things between Rory and Logan had ended in a rough patch with Rory trying to assemble her old life back together. But Jess, Jess hung out with Rory and Lane and the band. He definitely had no problem keeping up with Rory and Lorelai's banter, and he had mastered the art of pigging out - Gilmore style.

"I hear you guys got back from your first tour." Jess commented, sitting down and bouncing Jacob in his lap.

"Yeah, maybe one day we'll actually play in a club. With people and not just Brian's parents."

"It's just going to make the band's Behind The Music special way cooler than everyone else's." Rory said comfortingly, with Jess following her lead.

"I'd watch it." Jess said. Rory looked over, eyebrow cocked. He took this as his cue to keep talking,"Honestly, who wants to hear about some band that played local clubs for 2 years before hitting it big? Your band's first manager was your strict Korean mom who organized a full tour of every church she knows on the east coast. Sounds like a winner to me."

Lane smiled, imagining it in her mind for a second.

"Yeah, well, " She sighed, standing up, "That same Mom slash Manager wants us to practice two hours everyday. I'll see you guys later."

"So," Rory said," Ready for another fitting with Frank?"

Rory saw Jess' eyes grow wide and his body tense up.

"Shit" Rory noticed the time and realized he was half an hour late.

"My mom is going to kill you."

"Ok, I'm going to drop Jacob off with Luke and -"

"Look, I'll take Jacob to Luke's and you drive as fast as possible." Rory offered.

"You sure?"

"Yes," She said, taking Jacob and a diaper bag from Jess. "And watch out for the smokey's!"

"Sure thing, miss." Jess mimed tipping a hat. They both smiled as he hurriedly made his way to his car. Rory smiled at the baby boy in her arms, noticing a thin layer of jet black hair just beginning to grow in. Her smile doubled when she noticed he was wearing a baby-size Fugazi t-shirt. Yep, she thought to herself, Definitely Jess' son.

A/N: SHORT! I KNOW! But I have the next chapter all planned out, i'll at least update by late sunday/early monday. And for those that didn't catch on, the "7 months" line was to indicate that a month has passed by. THANKS!