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Chapter twelve

'Is it true?' Jess asked, approaching the three woman who were still sat on the porch, talking over the break-up. Rory's eyes snapped to meet his, Jess' eyes were frantic looking for answers. Lorelai and Lane looked at each other.

'Depends what you're asking about, a lot of things are true.' Lorelai called but was silenced as Rory stood and headed over to where he stood, stopping a few inches away from him.

'It's true.' Rory breath out the words, Jess nodded taking it in.

'Why…?' He asked, knowing he needed no other words to make her understand what he was asking.

'Don't you know?' She said with a small smile. 'Jess…' Her voice broke as she spoke his name, and he leaned forward and kissed her, wrapping his arms around her waist. She responded by putting her arms round his neck. Pulling back a few moments later, and resting her forehead against his, staring steadily into his eyes. Lorelai and Lane looked on in astonishment how the two of them managed to convey so much feeling, in a few words, yet both seemed to understand.

Rory bit down on her lower lip and looked up at him shyly.

'So does this mean you're my boyfriend?' Rory asked.

'I might not be a very good one.' Jess said warningly. She smiled up at him and laced their fingers together.

'Yes you will, because you…' She stopped herself, but Jess understood what she was saying, he looked back at her steadily trying to read her expression.

'Because I love you.' He finished her thought, her heart skipped a beat hearing the words spoke out loud, sighing in happiness she kissed him again.

'I love you too.' She said hugging him tightly.

'Enough already.' Lorelai rolled her eyes. 'Jess how would you like to stay for dinner?'

'Uh…' Jess was taken back by her invitation, as was Rory who smiled appreciatively at her mother.

'Well I have to get used to you sooner or later right?' Lorelai explained. 'So come on, join us three for dinner.'

'Uh sure.' Jess said reluctantly.

'Do you want to use the phone to call Luke?' Lorelai asked.

'He'll figure it out.' Jess shrugged, getting an annoyed stare from Lorelai.

'Ok, I'll call him.' Jess relented. Kissing Rory one more time, before taking her hand and walking inside the house, not quite believing that they were together.

*

Ally leaned against the counter in the empty diner, the only people there were herself and Dean, and Luke out in the kitchen. She smiled over at Dean.

'You ok?' She asked.

'Hmm, yeah. I didn't love her anymore, but I just didn't want her to be with Jess. I didn't think she'd break up with me.' Dean replied.

'It's her loss. Jess isn't exactly reliable, I don't know what she see's in him, evidently something thought, because Luke just got a call from him, saying he's staying to dinner at the Gilmore's. They didn't waste much time getting together did they?' She said watching Dean carefully.

'No they didn't.' He replied catching her eyes. 'So uh…about earlier.'

'Yeah?'

'Would you like to go to dinner sometime? You know like a date?' Dean asked. Ally smiled triumphantly.

'Sounds good, how about tomorrow? You can pick me up at six, we'll go somewhere nice, I don't like having dates in diners or anything, which let's face it is probably the best Jess will come up with for Rory.' Ally laughed.

'Oh don't worry, I'll come up with something far better than Jess will for Rory, you're right it is her loss, she's welcome to your brother. I have someone better now.' He smiled at her. 'Six it is, I'll make reservations at a nice place in Hartford, how's that?'

'Perfect.' Ally smiled.

*

'So let me get this straight, in the space of ten minutes Rory broke up with Dean and started dating Jess, who she's in love with. Meanwhile Ally and Dean started dating.' Luke looked over the counter at Lorelai the next morning, shaking his head in disbelief.

'Yeah, apparently Rory had been falling for him for a while, and Dean wasn't in love with her anymore he just didn't want her to be with Jess. I didn't know about Ally and Dean though.' Lorelai replied, holding up her empty cup for more coffee, Luke rolled his eyes but served it anyway.

'Yeah last night just after Jess ran out of here, the two of them got to talking, next thing I know Ally's telling Jess when he gets in that she's with Dean now. The two of them have been fighting pretty much all night, because Ally made some comment about Rory, and Jess said something about Dean…I don't know, all I know is neither of them are willing to come down here and help with anything this morning.' Luke said annoyed.

'Wow, drama.' Lorelai smiled, as her daughter walked into the diner, a smile fixed onto her face. 'Hello daughter of mine.'

'Morning mother of mine.' Rory smiled. 'Why'd you leave without me this morning? I wake up to find a post-it on my head telling me to meet you here. You could have just woke me.'

'Oh I tried, you scratched me.' Lorelai said holding up her arm to show a faint scratch mark. 'I determined it was too dangerous to try harder to wake you. Besides you would have slowed me down, making yourself extra pretty to come for breakfast.' Lorelai teased, taking note of the extra effort Rory had put into her hair, and the outfit she'd chosen.

'It didn't take me long.' Rory blushed. 'Have you eaten yet?'

'No, me and Luke have been gossiping.' Lorelai said with a playful smirk on her face.

'Oh jeez, we weren't gossiping.' Luke replied pouring Rory some coffee. Lorelai was about to speak again when Jess entered the diner, from behind the curtain. He paused for a second as he saw Rory.

'Hi.' He said to her.

'Hi.' She smiled shyly back.

'Hi.' He said to Lorelai.

'Uh hi.' Lorelai replied.

'Hi.' Jess said to Luke who looked between the two teenagers with a baffled expression.

'Hi.' Luke replied.

'I have to get to school.' Rory said.

'Yeah me too.' Jess added.

'Bye.' Rory said to Jess.

'Bye.' He replied to her then turned to Lorelai. 'Bye'

'Uh bye.' Lorelai replied.

'Bye.' Rory said to Luke. Who replied with a goodbye.

'Bye.' Jess said to Luke.

'Bye.' Luke said even more confused as the two teenagers left the diner together.

'What was that?' Luke asked.

'I guess things are still a little…new between the two of them, they're getting used to the whole, being together thing.' Lorelai laughed as Ally walked out from behind the curtain, and Dean walked into the diner. 'Brace yourself for part two.' Lorelai said.

'If we have to sit through another nervous babbling of hi's..' Luke sighed. They didn't however, as Ally simply walked round from behind the counter and kissed Dean.

'See you late Uncle Luke.' Ally waved as the two of them left together.

'Huh…' Lorelai said.

'They seem more comfortable.' Luke mention.

'Yeah, I think I prefer Rory and Jess' greeting, more innocent and new love, not to mention funny.' Lorelai replied, gazing out to the town square at the two new couples, who were standing as far apart from one another as possible. Rory and Jess at the bus stop, and Ally and Dean heading for Stars Hollow High.

'Which couple do you think will last longest?' Lorelai asked.

'I can't guess that, that's my niece and nephew your talking about.' Luke replied.

'So? You must have some thoughts.' Lorelai persisted, watching as Jess put his arm round Rory's waist gently, and Rory leaned her head against his shoulder.

'If I had to say anything about this, I'd say Jess' feelings for Rory are deeper than Ally's for Dean.' Luke replied after a few more minutes of Lorelai bugging him to say something.

'Hmm, so you think he really loves her?' Lorelai asked, though watching as Jess kissed her softly to say goodbye as Rory got onto the bus, made Lorelai think that he truly did love her daughter.

'I think he does. But who knows Ally and Dean may last longer.' Luke shrugged.

'I've never seen Rory so happy before, she really loves him. You know all this time I thought that she loved Dean, and I think she did in her own way, but it was a first love, you know, teenage love. This with Jess, I can see it in her eyes, it's something more, deeper than what she's felt before and that scares me. She's so young.' Lorelai said turning back to Luke.

'She's smart, she can handle it.' Luke reassured Lorelai. 'Though she did forget to eat.'

'You see, that's what true love does to you, your thoughts are so consumed with the one you love that you can't even remember the simple things like eating. Though going by that rule I've never been in love, because I don't remember ever missing a meal apart from this one time when I was really sick and I couldn't eat a thing.' Lorelai replied.

'Maybe you just react differently.' Luke chuckled.

'Have you ever been in love? I mean the deep kind where you can't think about anyone else and you want to be with them all the time. Found that one person who makes you laugh, and smile, but who you can fight with. The one who compliments your personality, and who loves you not despite of all your little faults and quirks but because of them.' Lorelai asked. 'Someone who won't try and change you, but you want to be better for them.'

'Yes, why do you ask?' Luke asked.

'Because I think Rory's found it. I may be wrong but mothers instincts aren't wrong often.' Lorelai replied. Holding eye contact with Luke.

'Have you? Ever found a love like that?' Luke asked.

'I don't know…maybe.' She smiled, feeling butterflies in her stomach. That was new, she'd never felt that before. 'I…uh…I should get to work…' Lorelai jumped up quickly knocking over the stool she was sat on. 'Sorry…' She called as she ran out.

'But you didn't eat yet…' Luke called but it was too late, she was gone.

*

'Rory! What took you so long?' Lorelai asked as Rory finally walked into the house that evening.

'I had a meeting for the paper, and then Jess met me at the bus stop and we went down to the bridge for a while to read. What's up?' Rory asked sitting down at the kitchen table across from her mum.

'I didn't eat breakfast…' Lorelai replied, her eyes going wide.

'Ok…' Rory looked at her mother in confusion.

'And I'm distracted.' Lorelai replied.

'Uh-huh, mum what's going on?' Rory asked.

'Do I seem different?' Lorelai asked.

'Different how? You're acting a little odd, more so than usual I mean.'

'Rory! Focus, do I seem different to you?' Lorelai asked.

'Different to what?'

'Usual?'

'Like when, mum what's this about?'

'Just different to normal, Rory….' Lorelai said frustrated.

'How are you the one frustrated here?' Rory asked, with a smile on her face.

'Come with me.' Lorelai demanded dragging Rory up and marching her to the diner, sitting her at a table. Luke came over to take their order.

'What can I get you?' Luke asked, slightly frustrated because the diner was so busy, though he had the help of Jess, Ally had gone out on her date with Dean and Caesar was off sick.

'Urm I'll have a burger, fries, coffee and some onion rings please Luke.' Rory replied looking over at her mum who was staring back at her.

'Ok, Lorelai what would you like?' Luke asked, Lorelai remained silent, then snapped out of it.

'Oh…uh I'll have the same as her just add some cherry pie as well.' Lorelai replied. Luke nodded, looking between the two girls before walking off. Jess arrived a few seconds later woth two cups and filled them to the brim with coffee befor swooping down and kissing Rory.

'Hey.' He smiled.

'Hey.' She said back as he moved off to serve more coffee.

'Does he seem weird to you?' Lorelai asked.

'Who Jess?' Rory asked.

'No! Luke, keep up.' Lorelai said, playing with her napkin.

'Uh weird how?' Rory asked.

'Just weird.' Lorelai said dropping her arms onto the table.

'Mum you need to start explaining.' Rory asked. With that Lorelai stood up and dragged Rory outside the front door.

'I think me and Luke had a…moment.' Lorelai explained.

'What! Like what kind of moment?' Rory asked in shock.

'This morning we were talking about you and Jess and Ally and Dean, and then love and stuff and I don't know there was this kind of moment and I think I may have felt something and I think he may have…anyway I need you to go back in there and see if there's anything weird.' Lorelai instructed. Rory nodded, amazed at the turn of events as they walked back inside.

'Everything ok?' Luke asked them.

'Yeah, fine, why wouldn't it be fine?' Lorelai asked, tripping over thin air and knocking everything off their table.

'I'll get the broom.' Luke said walking off.

'Well that was a little weird.' Rory suppressed a laugh, getting a frown from her mum. Rory smiled and walked over to Jess who was staring at the two of them from behind the counter.

'What's up with her?' Jess asked.

'Hmm, she thinks she has feelings for Luke, that they may have had a moment this morning, she wants me to figure out if Luke has feelings for her.' Rory replied. 'You want to see if you can get anything out of him tonight? Call me later if you find anything.' Rory smiled leaning over the counter and kissing him.

'Sure, I don't know how chatty he'll be, but I'll try.' Jess smirked. 'Though this is quite amusing.' He added watching Luke clear away the mess, while Lorelai stood nervously to one side. Rory laughed and made her way back to the table, sitting down with her mum to wait for their food.

A/N- Hope you like, I parts from some of the episodes, just because they are great scenes, though I changed them up a little to fit with the time of this story. Please review.