Chapter 5 Kaci Lorelai- Lyn Gilmore-Mariano
Outside the book store
''hey you ok sweetie?'' he asks her
'''ah I'm just going to miss you my best friend so much Jess'
''hey come here'' he pulls her in and wraps his arms around her I'm going to miss you so much too'' he says
Rory lays her head against his chest
''I just miss you so much in our lives Jess I miss going to bed with you at night feeling safe and warm wrapped around you and waking up in the morning looking into those eyes I love so much I don't want Kaci to grow up fatherless Like I did so please just come home and be with us we need you in our lives more '' she tells him
''I miss all of that too sweetie but you know I have to work can't you and Kaci just move down here with me in Philly?'' he asks her
''you know I can't do that Jess I work in New York City that is where my life is Jess'' she tells him
'' I know that'' he says ''come on sweetie we've talked about this I can't just pick up everything here and move back to New York'' he tells her
''can't you just find a book store in the City to work at there are like 100 great book store's to work at that's closer to home so you can be home more to be around more to be a father and a husband or just like open your own place'' she tells him
You know I can't do or afford that it's expensive Rory'' he just looks at her and rubs his face where he's starting to grow a beard ''trust me Rory I want to be home as much as I can with you and Kaci too it's just hard right now I miss the both of you so much too you have no idea
Rory just nods
Jess hugs and holds her tightly
''ok I should get home I still have to pack and get things ready for this weekend when you and Kaci go home this weekend''
''ok are you sure that you are going to be ok to drive home by yourself?'' he asks her
''yea I'll be fine I have my cell on me'' she tells him
''ok I'll call you when I'm on my way home
''ok love you'' she kisses him
''love you too baby'' he kisses and hugs and holds her and rubs her back for a few minutes then walks her to car and opens the door for her so she can get in then closes it after she gets in and waves to her and watches her drive off then goes back into the book store