When they got back Jess got out and walked inside. Rory waited a few minutes before she got out of the car. Something told her that Jess needed some space. She had finally gotten out of the car when Melissa came tearing out of the house towards Rory. Jess was following right behind her.

"Melissa wait!" Hi eyes were pleading her to stay. "Melissa!"

"GO AWAY JESS!" She screamed running faster now.

Jess picked up his pace until he finally caught her. He grabbed her arm as she tried to pull away. There were tears streaming down her face.

"Melissa what is wrong?"

"Nothing I just want to be alone."

"Melissa?"

"I have just been thinking lately I am so horrible to you and all you have been to me is fantastic I don't deserve you. You deserve someone like…well like Rory."

Rory wasn't sure she wanted to hear Jess's response. She closed the car door and ran inside to avoid any more of their drama.

Lorelai and Luke were standing by the window looking at what was going on. Ryan was watching TV with Sophie by his side. April was reading on a chair in the kitchen. Rory walked up behind her mom.

"Spying are we?"

Lorelai jumped and turned around.

"Jeeze Rory! Are you trying to give me a heart attack?"

"No."

"Well yes we were spying. What is going on?" Lorelai turned back to the window. "Does this mean you have a chance with him?"

"MOM!"

"What it is a reasonable question. Have you at least told him about her?" She pointed at Sophie.

"No mom I just have not found the right time."

"No time like the time you have a shot at him."

"Mom."

"Luke he is your nephew what do you think?"

"I say go for it Rory."

"Thanks guys."

Rory walked over to the couch and picked up Sophie.

"Hi baby." Rory kissed her on the forehead. "What are you doing?"

"Nothing." Sophie giggled.

"It doesn't look like nothing."

Sophie just laughed and turned her head away from Rory.

"What is grandma watching?"

"Nothing important. Do you want to go for a walk?"

Sophie nodded and squirmed to get down.

"Mom, Luke we are going on a walk do you care to join us?"

Lorelai and Luke looked at each other and then to Rory.

"Well it depends if Ryan wants to go." Lorelai turned to her son who was sprawled out on the couch. "Ryan do you want to go?"

Ryan turned around and looked at them. "Not really I have to finish watching this show."

"Then I guess we are going yo stay here. Hey you could ask April."

"Alright. Lets go Sophie." The two of them walked into the kitchen.

Sophie tapped April's elbow.

"Aunt April will you go walk with me and mommy?"

Sophie put on her sad face and looked at her. April was no match for her.

"With a face like that how could I say no?"

"Yay!" Sophie took her hand and ran towards the door.

"Sophie I think you are forgetting something."

Sophie turned and looked at Rory.

"What mommy?"

"Shoes." Rory held up Sophie's shoes and then handed them to her. "Do you need help?"

"Nope I got it."

Sophie slipped on her shoes and then ran out the door. Rory and April followed closely behind.

"So what were you reading?"

"Oh nothing it's just some notes from a guy I work with. He is doing some research and he wanted me to read what he was doing to see if I agree with what he has found so far."

"That sounds…"

"Boring? I know."

"That was not what I was going to say…"

"But it was what you meant."

"How did you know that?"

"I just know people. I don't talk that much so I get to make observations about people. I know a lot more than you think."

"Like what?"

"Well for one I know Jess is Sophie's father. I also know that he doesn't know that. Melissa is still sleeping with some other guy and she feels bad about it. Oh and your mom is pregnant."

"How do you…she is?"

"Yeah her and Luke were talking about it when you left. Ryan was outside with Sophie and Melissa was on the phone out back. They didn't realize I was sitting on the porch with the door open."

"Wow you do know a lot." Rory turned her attention away from April for a minute to see Sophie running off far ahead. "Sophie get back here I can't see you and it's getting dark."

"Alright." Sophie sounded defeated but Rory didn't want to be walking with her when it got dark out. The last thing she needed was for her to get hurt and Jess find out from one of the nurses at the hospital that he was a father.

Sophie ran to Rory.

"Up mommy up!"

Rory picked her up and placed her on her hip.

"So this really isn't a vacation for you is it?"

April blushed and turned away.

"When Luke invited me I was planning on having a vacation and then I found out everyone was going to be here. No offense but I thought that it was just going to be me coming into town for this."

"That was what I thought too until I got here. I guess they made everyone feel like that so they would come."

"Yeah I just wish it was a real vacation. You know away from their small house."

"Yeah I know the feeling. Do you want to start walking back?"

"Sure."

They turned around and started to walk back to the house. Rory had never thought much of April, after all she was the daughter that almost ruined her mothers' and Luke's relationship, but she was wrong about her. April never meant to hurt anyone when she came into the picture. In fact she loved Lorelai and was glad her dad was with her. All April wanted was to meet her father. She never expected a relationship to form out of it but she was glad it did. Rory started to see that the only reason the relationship between Lorelai and Luke almost didn't work out was because they were afraid to get hurt and this whole time she had been secretly blaming April. If this week brought nothing else Rory wanted it to bring a better relationship between her and her stepsister.

When they got to the house there was a light on in the garage. Rory wanted to check it out but she had get Sophie into the house first. When they entered the kitchen Luke was cooking dinner and Lorelai was sitting cross-legged on the chair she pulled next to the stove. Ryan was still watching TV but no one else was there.

Rory put Sophie down and she went over to Lorelai. Lorelai pulled her up on her lap and they watched Luke cook.

"Hey mom where is everyone?"

"Melissa is back at the diner and I am not sure where Jess went. Their argument got pretty ugly after you left and we haven't seen him since."

"Oh can you watch Sophie for a minute I have to grab something but I will be right back."

"Alright but don't take too long dinner is almost ready."

April went into the living room while Rory walked out to the garage. She slowly pushed the door open and there she found Jess sitting on her bed.

"Jess…"

"Don't Rory. Just don't look at me like that."

"Like what?"

"Like you are happy about this."

"Jess I have no idea what you are talking about." Rory walked over to the bed and sat down next to him. "About what Jess?"

"Melissa was sleeping with that guy again. She has been sleeping with him since I came back from New York. She was happier I should have known."

"Jess how would you have known?"

"Because she was my fiancé Rory!"

"Yeah but it wasn't like you were all that faithful to her either."

"I slept with you once since we got back together she slept with him once a week since I came back. Once a week Rory! How could she do that to me? To us? To our future?"

"Well how could you do it to her Jess?"

He got silent and looked away.

"I need to get out of here."

"Where do you want to go?"

"I don't know but I need to get away."

"Jess you just can't get up and leave…"

"Can't I?" He grabbed Rory's hand. "Come with me Rory!"

"I can't."

"But you can that is what is so wonderful about this lets just go. Right now lets just get up and go!"

"Jess I have a daughter that I just can't leave."

"Why not your mom will watch her."

"Jess she is not a cat that you can have someone watch she needs me."

"Alright then I will go."

"Jess no. I think you should stay here at least for tonight and in the morning we can talk about this some more."

"Rory I don't want to talk I just want to do and I forgot you don't have that option anymore. I want you to come with me but you said you have to stay and I respect that but I am going." Jess got up and walked to the door. "Say goodbye to everyone for me will you?"

Rory nodded. She was on the verge of tears but she would not let Jess see she was emotionally tied to him. Jess walked out the door and Rory put her face in her pillow. Jess was gone.

A/N: Okay if you like this story please review. I haven't gotten a lot of feedback on this story so I am not sure if I should continue. I will see how the reviews are to see if I will or not. Thanks

-Katie