I Love Being A Gilmore Girl Chapter 11, a gilmore girls fanfic

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A/N: Yet another long wait. I'm very sorry, though I know how empty those words sound now that it's happened almost every time! This is a rather long chapter though, so could that make up for it? Yeah, I didn't really think so. Enjoy!

"I'm so so sorry!" Emma exclaimed. "I didn't mean to do it, I promise. I looked at Aaron, for some crazy reason, and he was making faces, and I tried so hard not to laugh, but one of them was just too much and I did. I honestly didn't mean to ruin the wedding!"

"Emma, you didn't ruin the wedding," Rory told her little sister patiently. They were at the reception and Emma was trying to apologize to Rory and Jess, while on the verge of tears. "I promise, we're not at all mad."

"Not at all mad," Jess repeated, knowing Emma was going to look to him next for an answer, for the same answer. He honestly wasn't mad either. He was having enough trouble keeping his hands off Rory as it was. If he had been allowed to continue the kiss…well, the residents of Stars Hollow just might have gotten a show they never would've forgotten. Lorelai and Luke would've gone back to hating him.

Emma squinted at both of them, trying to read their faces. "You promise?"

Rory and Jess both looked at each other, with identical smiles on their faces. They loved this little girl. "We promise," Jess answered for them. He then saw Lorelai stand up. "Now, go sit down. The speeches are about to start."

Emma raced to her seat while Lorelai clinked her fork on her glass. "Attention, attention." Rory rolled her eyes at her mom's way to get everyone's attention. She was just glad her mom didn't act like "Princess Mia" in The Princess Diaries and clink her knife on the glass and shatter it. Her mom resolved that one day she was going to clink a fork on a glass and after she saw the movie changed her resolution to a knife. So, while Rory wasn't surprised this was the way her mom chose to get everyone's attention, she was surprised, and very thankful, her mom hadn't picked up a knife.

As everyone's eyes swung up to Lorelai, Rory's eyes quickly flew over the guests. She saw that every seat was filled and didn't see anyone standing up in the back. She decided, for right now, that meant Chris hadn't come. She didn't think he would obey her wishes so easily (he was Chris after all), but she hoped that maybe he took her seriously and knew that she would have him escorted out if he came. She only hoped he had, because while she didn't want to have him escorted out, she also did not want him here! She noticed her mom starting her speech, so she decided to think more about Chris' possible appearance here later.

"I met Jess when he was a wild boy at sixteen. My first impression of him was not good. He was standing on my back porch, refusing to have dinner with us, after he had stolen a beer from my fridge and asked me if I was sleeping with his uncle. Would any of you have liked him after that? In fact, if I remember correctly, Rory and Luke were the only two who really trusted him before and after he broke my daughter's arm. He became part of our town though, slowly but surely. I still didn't like him, but Rory begged me to give him a chance. I did, because I knew she really liked him and, unfortunately, also knew they would end up dating. Rory was going through a bad boy phase—"

"Hey!" Rory interrupted. "I hardly think it was a phase. If it was a phase, you and I wouldn't be sitting here!"

"It was a phase then," Lorelai corrected herself. "He's hardly a bad boy now. This, in turn, is what makes me like him. He has grown up and proven himself time and time again. If he were still the boy he was at sixteen, he would've run far, far away when Rory told him he had to come to Friday Night Dinners with us. He came to one as a kid, but it turned out horribly, as he left before it really even started and Emily hated him. She still does, to a point, but then, she wouldn't be Emily if she didn't."

Rory rolled her eyes, and looked to her grandmother to see an offended look on her face. She wanted to rebuke her mom, but knew she was almost finished and didn't really see the point in interrupting her now.

"If he were still the boy he was at sixteen, I know for a fact he wouldn't still be with Rory. He has endured endless harassment from me and from my mother, and we can harass people like nobody's business. He has proven that he really does love Rory, and for that reason, although there are many others, I am proud to call Jess my son in law. Welcome to the family Son Jess."

Jess rolled his eyes at that, knowing she was making a reference to back when he said he would call her Aunt Lorelai if it wasn't for the fact that she would reply with Nephew Jess. "Why thank you, Mother Lorelai," he replied back.

Rory just shook her head at the two of them. She knew they were just kidding with each other, and truthfully, she loved it. It reminded her, on a smaller scale, of her and Lorelai. That's how she always wished for her husband and mother to get along anyway. She needed a husband who understood her mom's warped sense of humor, and Jess did that and more. Her thoughts were again cut off by Luke standing up to begin speaking about her.

"I have known Rory for such a long time, and not too long ago, she became my daughter. I met Rory when she was about eleven, and before then I wasn't a big fan of kids. I actually didn't think I would be a big fan of her, but she seemed different. She sat there with her mom and was quiet. She didn't scream, she didn't talk loudly and when she didn't get coffee, Lorelai bugged me and Rory told her to stop! I, of course, had to give her coffee because if I didn't she would just drink her mom's."

"But only one small cup…" Emma interrupted.

"Until you're thirteen," Rory joined in with Emma.

"I still stand by that," Luke told the girls. "I told everyone that I didn't like kids, but Rory was a special kid.

"As she got older, she started joining in on her mom's antics, and starting bugging me, like Lorelai, but by then, I was used to them and I expected it. When Jess came to town, Lorelai and I were talking about him, and she mentioned something about him dating Rory. I thought that would be great, because Rory was a good kid and I thought she would be really good for Jess. I didn't see it the way Lorelai did, that Jess might be bad for Rory. After he broke her arm and after he broke her heart…twice…I knew Lorelai was right."

"I'll never live that down, will I?" Jess whispered to Rory.

Rory shrugged. "Did you really expect to? It's Stars Hollow."

"I was a bit wary of asking Jess to be my best man for the wedding, but Rory actually suggested him and insisted I do so. If I hadn't, Lorelai and Rory would tell me it would've been okay, because fate would have brought Rory and Jess together some other way. I would like to think though, that I had a hand in it. I felt comfortable when Jess and Rory started dating, and I feel comfortable now with them married."

Luke then turned to look at Jess. "She's still my daughter though, and if you hurt her, I will make you sorry."

Everyone laughed and Jess threw a mock salute as his uncle. "Those aren't in the plans, Uncle Luke."

Luke groaned and sat back down.

Kirk, acting as the MC, stood up. "The bride and groom will go get their food, then the wedding party will go, then the MC will go, and then everyone else can follow."

"The MC will get his food after the wedding party?" Jess asked.

Rory looked at him, with a 'duh' look on her face. "It's Kirk."

Jess nodded, because to a Stars Hollow resident, that explained everything.

Later, when they had all finished eating, Kirk announced that the dances between the father and daughter and between bride and groom were about to begin.

Rory had taken Luke's hand and led him to the floor seconds before Kirk had announced the dances.

Being Luke, he had groaned and complained, but he didn't fool Rory. "Oh, stop it. You can say you don't want to dance with me, but I know for a fact you will dance with me at least once more before the night is over. You will also be out here with Mom and Emma, so just stop it!"

"I don't dance," Luke tried.

Rory shook her head. "You're a compulsive liar."

Luke couldn't help but let a small smile appear. He loved this girl. She really was special.

"Okay, so I know you hate country songs, in fact, I know I hate country," Rory told Luke. "But the first time I heard the chorus of this song, I thought of you. So…I picked this one."

"For the father/daughter dance, Rory has picked the song Angels Among Us by Alabama, minus the first verse," Kirk announced.

"It didn't apply," Rory whispered before they started dancing. "Listen to what the song is saying."

Oh I believe there are angels among us
Sent down to us from somewhere up above
They come to you and me in our darkest hours
To show us how to live
To teach us how to give
To guide us with a light of love

When life dealt troubled times and had me down on my knees
There's always been someone there to come along and comfort me
A kind word from a stranger to lend a helping hand
A phone call from a friend just to say I understand
Ain't it kind of funny at the dark end of the road
Someone lights the way with just a single ray of hope

They wear so many faces
Show up in the strangest places
Grace us with their mercy
In our time of need

Luke knew he was a goner after he heard the first line. What was it with Rory? She could always succeed in making him cry. Her valedictorian speech, her speech at his wedding, her vows (almost had him there), and now this song. He didn't want to cry at his daughter's wedding, but at the end of the song, there were a few tears on his cheeks.

Rory sighed. "It seems I'm always making you cry."

Luke smiled. "It's okay. Although you are really hurting my grumpy image."

Rory laughed. "After Aaron and Emma, people would have to be ridiculous to think you're actually a grumpy diner man. I'm not so sure you were pulling it off even before."

Luke teasingly narrowed his eyes at Rory. "I think I was doing a pretty good job."

"Whatever you say, Dad," Rory said. "You really were an angel to Mom and me you know. You were always there for us whenever we needed you, no matter what."

Luke closed his eyes. He didn't want the tears to start again.

"Sorry," Rory apologized. "I'm not trying to start you crying again." She reached up to hug Luke. "I love you, Dad."

"I know," Luke told her. "I love you."

Rory's eyes sparkled. He didn't even try to be sarcastic or roll his eyes when he answered her. He must have finally given up. "I know."

Luke felt a tap on his shoulder. He turned around to see Jess. "It's my turn to dance with her. Stop hogging my wife."

Luke wrinkled his nose. "Could you do me a favor and not call her your wife in front of me."

Rory laughed and a smile was tugging at the corners of Jess' mouth. "Not a problem, Dad," Jess teased.

"You're really begging for a push in the lake, aren't you?" Luke asked.

"You're always talking about how you hate 'Uncle Luke,'" Jess pointed out.

Luke walked away grumbling. "You're so mean to him," Rory told Jess.

"I'm just kidding," Jess said. "You know that, and so does he."

"He's going to push you in the lake one of these days," Rory said.

"He already has," Jess reminded her. "I survived it once and I'll survive it again. Now, about our song."

Jess turned and nodded to Kirk. Kirk didn't announce anything, he just hit a button and music started. As soon as the song started, Rory gasped. "Don't you hate this song?"

Jess shook his head. "I never once said I hated this song."

"But I thought you didn't like Edwin McCain," Rory reasoned.

"That doesn't mean I hate this song," Jess told her truthfully. "In fact, I think I'll Be is a perfect song for us to dance to."

Rory kissed him. "You know, you can be really amazing sometimes."

Jess shrugged and smiled at the smile that had overtaken Rory's face because of the song he picked. "I try."

"Jess and Rory invite anyone in love to dance with them," Kirk said before the second verse started.

Rory scanned her eyes over the dance floor. She saw her grandma and grandpa get up and walk to the floor. Babbette and Morey were there, along with Paris and Doyle, Lane and Zack, Kirk (who had left his MC spot) and Lulu and Lorelai and Luke. Ms. Patty had snagged some poor guy and pulled him up to dance with him.

Suddenly, Rory laughed and poked Jess. "Look."

Jess looked and couldn't help but laugh too. Emma and Aaron were dancing with each other. "How did she get him to do that?"

"She's a Gilmore girl!" Rory reminded Jess. "We tend to have that effect on people. Someday, you'll remember that. Although I'm not sure Aaron will dance with her again."

"He won't ever dance with anyone again," Jess corrected.

"You may be right," Rory mused. "Of course, he'll meet someone, someday who will make him dance. Mom and I got you and Luke to dance."

"He won't meet a Gilmore Girl," Jess reminded her.

Rory chuckled. "Yes, that's true."

Later, after the cake, champagne and the throwing of the flowers and the garter, the crowd of guests had slowly thinned. Emily (reprimanding Lorelai severely for her speech and reminding Rory that tiara went to her daughter) and Richard had just left when Jess came up to Rory.

"Can we please leave now?" Jess asked.

Rory ran her eyes over the smaller crowd. She didn't see anyone else of huge importance. "Okay."

"Finally!" Jess sighed.

"Let's just go say goodbye to Mom and Dad and then we can go upstairs," Rory said. The plan was that they were going to stay in a room upstairs in the Dragonfly Inn tonight and tomorrow they would leave on their honeymoon.

Rory and Jess walked over to Lorelai and Luke. "Mom, Dad, I think Jess and I are going to turn in now."

Lorelai hugged her daughter. "Okay. Go upstairs and do all kinds of dirty things I don't ever want to think about you doing."

Rory laughed while Jess couldn't help but look uncomfortable. Luke, of course, said, "Aw, jeez. Lorelai!"

"Don't you worry, Mom. We will," Rory assured Lorelai.

"Rory!" Jess said, exactly like Luke had said "Lorelai" two seconds earlier, and walked toward the inn.

"I guess I should follow him," Rory said. She hugged her mom and Luke. "Bye, Aaron, Emma," Rory called to her siblings.

The twins quickly ran over to Rory.

"We'll see you in a week?" Aaron clarified.

"Yep," Rory agreed. "One week."

Emma sighed. "We'll miss you."

"Speak for yourself, sis," Aaron told his sister.

Rory put a hand over her heart. "Oh, Aaron, you hurt me."

Emma rolled her eyes. "Don't worry about it. He'll miss you too. Come on, Aaron, we're going back to dancing."

Aaron rolled his eyes and grumbled a few times, but in the end agreed.

Walking back to the dance floor, Emma chuckled. "I just love being a Gilmore girl."

Rory laughed at her sister. It was a sentiment many of the Gilmore girls experienced once, or more, in their lives. She loved that Emma was experiencing the power of her "Gilmore ness" at such an early age. Rory knew Lorelai loved it even more.

Rory went into the inn and found Jess waiting for her in their room, sitting on their bed. "Is something wrong?"

"Why did you tell your mom that?" Jess asked.

Rory just looked at him. "Well, aren't we going to do all kinds of dirty things that Mom won't ever want to think about me doing?"

Jess walked over to her. "Of course, but she doesn't have to know that."

Rory rolled her eyes and kissed Jess. "Even if I had told her no, she would've known. And she's my mom, I tell her everything."

"At least you could've been a bit more subtle about it," Jess mumbled, running his hands up and down Rory's sides.

Rory pulled back a bit and looked at him disbelievingly. "Are we really going to talk about this right now?"

Jess smiled and pulled her back to him. "Absolutely not." He brought his hand around to her back and pulled the zipper on her dress down. As she began divesting him of his clothes, all thoughts about Lorelai and her knowledge about what they were doing flew from his mind, and Rory was the only thing he could think of.

This isn't the end. There will be more chapters, I promise, but again, I'm not sure when they will be up. Hopefully sooner than this one, but then again, I know I say that all the time! If you read, please review and thanks for reading at all, after such a long wait!