Chapter Thirteen

'Do I really have to?' Jess asked for the 1000th time. Rory smiled and looked over at him.

'Do you really love me?' Rory asked by way of an answer. He rolled his eyes, but sighing replied slowly.

'You know that I do' He replied.

'Well then.' Rory said her way of finishing the discussion. She reached up and rang the doorbell.

'Good girl, the hard parts over' Lorelai teased 'Oops sorry that's just the prelude to the hard part.'

'Last time I was here I ended up in a coma for a few weeks. Now I'm not saying it was there fault, but if I go missing or end up in the hospital again, I swear I'll never step foot near this house again' Jess said as the door swung open.

'Honestly I pay for staff to open the door and I still end up getting it myself.' Emily said loudly making sure the maid could hear her.

'Hi mum!' Lorelai said as if prompting Emily to remember why she'd opened the door.

'Lorelai. Rory come in, come in…' Emily froze as she saw Jess standing alongside Rory 'What is he doing here?'

'Come on let's go get drinks then we'll explain.' Lorelai said steering them all towards the lounge where her father greeted them. Casting a suspicious glance at Jess.

'Isn't that the young hoodlum who…' Richard began.

'Yes it most certainly is. Lorelai please explain.' Emily demanded once they were all seated drinks in hand.

'You have the floor baby girl.' Lorelai said nodding at Rory.

'Grandma, Grandpa. You said I could bring my boyfriend to meet you' Rory said watching as the realisation hit her grandparents.

'What happened to that Dean fellow?' Richard asked.

'We broke up months ago! I told you that. Me and Jess are together now, and have been for 2 months' Rory said. Jess took her hand to show his support.

'Oh how nice of you to finally fill us in.' Emily snapped.

'Grandma I told you I was dating someone new, you never asked about him.' Rory defended.

'Lorelai. You said to me that this boy was no good for Rory. How did you let this happen?' Emily demanded.

'Rory can make her own decisions mum. Besides Jess loves Rory so that gives him a whole shed load of brownie points in my book' Lorelai said smiling briefly at Jess 'Speaking of which I should of eaten that brownie at Luke's' She added trying to distract the conversation away from Rory and Jess. It didn't work.

'Lorelai, he's not good enough for Rory! Don't you care?' Emily snapped back at her daughter.

'In my defence nobody is good enough for Rory.' Jess spoke for the first time, earning him an approving look from Lorelai. A smile from Rory and cold looks from Emily and Richard.

'Rory you have to be sensible. This boy is not any good for you' Emily tried to reason.

'Honey why don't you tell your grandparents you're other news!' Lorelai prompted. Rory nodded gratefully to her mother.

'I'm not entirely sure I want to hear it.' Richard said. Rory looked upset, she was expecting a bad reaction from her Grandma but usually her Grandpa would be happy for her.

'Uh well it's good news actually. I got accepted into Harvard, Princeton and Yale! I got the letters a few weeks ago but didn't want to mention anything until I'd made my decision.' Rory said smiling. Jess smiled at her proudly.

'What decision?' Her Grandpa said almost angrily 'It's been Harvard all you're life.'

'I made pro and con lists' Rory said. Jess smirked a little at this and she hit him playfully 'I'll be going to Yale' That got her grandparents attention. Both of them snapped their heads round to her, smiles on their faces.

'Yale?' They both said together.

'Yeah Yale. Me and mum talked it over a lot and I picked Yale!' Rory confirmed.

'Our Rory at Yale!' Emily said proudly, then turning on Jess. 'So Jess what are your plans for college?'

Everyone looked uncomfortable. Jess sighed inwardly and though how best to answer.

'Actually I won't be attending college' Jess answered as politely as he could.

'Why not. Young man education isn't anything to mess around with.' Richard reprimanded.

'I didn't apply to any schools.' Jess answered feeling unworthy of Jess.

'A Yale student with a boy who isn't even going to a state college' Emily raised her eyebrows.