Takes place right at the end of "Nag Hammadi Is Where They Found the Gnostic Gospels" Jess and Rory are leaving together...will it be forever?
Okay, so not quite as I had promised, but it's not my fault! :) Doc. Manager had some technical issues. :)
Extra long chapter to make up for not posting this yesterday.
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Jess watched Rory sleep. Not knowing what to do if she woke up, he had prepared himself for everything.
He had a first aid kit in case she was still sick.
He had a pile of books if she was bored.
Her cell phone was charging on the table in case she wanted to call her mom.
His keys were ready if she wanted to go out.
If she wanted to go to Hartford, he had a movie marathon ready to distract her.
Oh yeah. He was definitely ready.
He watched her sleep for a few more minutes until she stirred.
"Jess?" She mumbled sleepily.
"Yeah, Rory?" Jess braced himself for whatever was about to be thrown at him.
She smiled at the sound of his voice and craned her neck to see the time. 10:00AM. She sat up and noticed the pile of things surrounding Jess.
"What the…?"
Jess shrugged. "Can I know what's wrong with you now?"
She was about to answer but instead, she dashed to the bathroom and threw up.
"Rory!" He jumped off the bed and held back her hair while she threw up in the toilet. "You have to tell me what's wrong." He stated.
She ignored him and rinsed her mouth clean.
"What time are we leaving?" She asked.
"Leaving?! What! No Rory. We're not going today."
"Yes Jess! We are. Don't you get it? If we don't go today, then we'll have to go three days in a row to make up for it!"
"Three? We're only going to miss one."
Rory shook her head. "We've missed the past to Fridays."
Jess rolled his eyes. "You don't even like your grandparents!"
"I know, but it's a thing."
"Fine. But like I said last night-"
"I know, I know. If I get even a little queasy, we leave."
"Exactly. Are you hungry?"
"Starving!"
"Great, I'll make you breakfast."
"But no coffee." Rory said firmly.
"Wow, Rory. Don't I usually say that?"
She shrugged. "Might not be good for me right now anyways…"
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Lane woke up the next morning, and grinned with happiness that she had told Zach how she felt. She skipped to the kitchen where she saw Zach and Brian already awake.
"Good morning guys!" She practically sang and walked over to the cabinet in which they kept the cereal.
"Wait! Lane. I already have your breakfast…" Zach said suddenly and pushed a plate of eggs and bacon towards Lane.
"Zach? You made me breakfast?!"
He nodded and motioned for Brian to leave.
When he had left, Zach took a deep breath.
"Lane?"
Lane looked up from her breakfast. "Yeah Zach?"
"Do you- I- Um…"
Lane watched him with curiosity.
"Okay, Um… I was kind of awake when you spoke to me last night…and I was wondering…do you want to-" He cleared his throat. "Do you want to do something soon? The two of us? Without Brian or Gill?"
Lane choked on her food. She hastily pushed the plate away and looked at Zach.
"You're asking me out of pity, aren't you?!" She breathed. "Aren't you?!"
"What! No! Lane I mean it!"
"It's okay, Zach. I-I don't need your pity." Lane sobbed and ran back to her room and slammed the door shut.
"LANE!" Zach called. "I MEAN IT!"
She didn't come back.
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"Coffee, coffee, coffee!" Lorelai called stepping into the diner.
"Coming right up!" Luke called.
Lorelai grinned and took her usual seat at the counter.
"Hey Lorelai." Kirk said smiling at her from a table.
"Hi Kirk."
"Lorelai! Doll. How ya doin?" Babette asked wobbled over to where Lorelai sat.
"Hi, Babette. I'm fine. How are you?"
"Ah, just great doll! Hey! Pattie!" Babette shouted to Ms. Pattie who had just come inside.
"Lorelai! How are you my dear?" She asked.
"Lorelai! Long time no see!" Andrew piped in.
"Hello Lorelai!" Taylor jumped in.
"Lorelai! How's everything going?" Gypsy asked standing up from her table.
"Lorelai!" Lulu greeted her as she came inside.
"Lorelai! What would you like?" Cesar asked from the kitchen.
"AH! Stop. Please! I haven't had my coffee yet. Ooo! Thank you Luke." She smiled at him and took the steaming mug from him.
The diner was full of whispers.
"Yeah okay, that's enough!" Luke said and swatted the crowd away from Lorelai.
Lorelai took a big sip and gulped it down. "Thanks Luke!"
"For the coffee or the mob?"
"Both."
She smiled as she watched him run around the diner taking more orders.
"So, I was thinking…" He said quietly, leaning closer to Lorelai.
"Yeah…?" She asked leaning back.
"We didn't exactly have much of a good bye last night, since I had to open up early today."
Lorelai nodded. "Yeah, I remember."
"So…we can try again tonight?"
Lorelai wanted nothing more than to agree. Then she remembered Emily. "Oh! Luke. Urgh, dinner with the parents tonight."
"Oh, I understand." Luke said looking back down.
"But," Lorelai said putting a hand on his arm, "I'll try to stop by after for coffee, and if that doesn't work, we could always try Sunday."
Luke nodded. "That works for me!"
"Great. I'd better get to the Inn." Lorelai stood up, drank the last of her coffee and threw down three dollar bills.
"You don't have to pay-"
"Yes I do. Because I'm still a regular customer. If Sunday goes well, then I won't pay." She smiled and turned and was about to leave when a though occurred to her.
"Are you going to watch me leave?" She asked seductively.
"Yup."
"Okay." She smiled and left.
When Luke looked back at the customers in the diner, they were all watching him. Taylor and Ms. Pattie were smiling at each other, as if having just discovered something.
Crap. Luke thought.
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"How do I look?" Rory asked spinning around, causing her dark green dress to fan out around her knees. She stopped and grabbed her head.
Jess watched in awe at first but when Rory stopped he rushed to her side and helped her to the bed.
"You're queasy! We're not going."
Rory glared at him.
"Yes. We. Are." She said in a deadly whisper Jess had never heard her use before. She smiled then and kissed his cheek. She got to her feet and took his arm in her hands.
"Let's go!" She laughed and pulled him off the bed.
Jess got up and followed her out of the apartment, grabbing his keys.
"Isn't it to early to be leaving?" He asked, looking at the mid afternoon sky. It wasn't even three o'clock yet.
"Jess, we're going all the way back to Connecticut."
Jess shrugged and led Rory to where he had parked his car.
"Still in one piece thank god."
"Jess!"
"What? New York streets are dangerous!"
"Ha-ha. I've lived here two weeks and I haven't seen anyone get hurt. Unless you count spilling hot coffee on yourself on the subway."
Jess laughed when he remembered the man jumping around and yelping in pain.
"I'm just saying."
"Yeah, yeah. Let's go." Rory grinned and climbed into the car.
Never thought she'd be happy to go see her grandparents! Jess thought to himself as he got into the car himself and started it up. A few minutes later they were driving out of the city.
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"Oh, Richard! I'm just so excited for this dinner!"
"Why Emily? It'll be just like all the other Friday night dinners, only it's Saturday night."
"Oh, I know! But there's just something about it!"
"You're not excited because you're hoping Rory's bringing her mystery man, are you?" Richard asked, putting down his book.
"Heavens no!" Emily said and looked away. Is it that obvious?
"Good. Because I highly doubt she's bringing him with her."
"Oh Richard! Stop being so negative!"
"I'm just asking you not to get your hopes to high."
Emily sighed. "I guess you're right." She turned and left the room.
Richard picked up his book again and flipped to his page.
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"Rory, we've been driving for three and a half hours. Are you okay?" Jess looked nervously over at Rory, who looked pale.
She nodded stiffly.
"Well…we're almost there…"
Rory nodded again.
Twenty minutes later they crossed a bridge and were in Connecticut.
"You know, it's still to early to go. Do you want to go somewhere else?"
Rory shrugged. "The bridge?"
Jess smiled, remembering the bridge. "Sure." He said and took the exit that lead to Stars Hollow.
"Make sure you're not seen." Rory said.
Jess nodded and parked his car a little away from the main streets and both of them got out.
"Rory?" The heard a voice from behind and turned to look.
Jess noticed the street they were parked on.
"Just peachy"he said under his breath.
"Oh, Jess." Dean's face hardened when he saw who Rory was with.
"Yeah, it's me. And that's Rory. Now that we all know each other-"
"Watch it Jess." Dean growled.
"Ooo! The tall boy's going to hurt me! I'm so scared."
"Jess…" Rory quietly pleaded.
"Rory, hey!" Dean said and ignored Jess.
"Hi." She said quietly.
"Where have you been? I haven't seen you in ages!"
"She's been with me." Jess interfered.
"Oh. So the rumors are true?" Dean asked looking at Rory.
She shrugged. "I didn't know there were rumors. But I guess they are if they're about me and Jess leaving together."
"I see."
Rory nodded.
"Well we have to go." Jess said and put an arm around Rory's shoulders.
"Oh, okay. Bye Rory."
"Bye." Rory said and Jess led her away.
"Hey, you okay?" Jess asked after a few moments of silence.
Rory nodded.
"Do you still want to go to the bridge?"
Rory nodded again.
"Okay." Jess smiled and he and Rory went to the bridge were they had made so many memories together.
They sat down and talked about old times.
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At 6:15, Rory suggested they leave.
Jess asked if she was okay one more time, and when she nodded, he helped her up and they went back to Peach Street and got into the car.
The drove onto the highway and Jess kept glancing nervously over at Rory.
They barely spoke. Jess assuming Rory was tired, and Rory assuming Jess was terrified at the thought of meeting Emily Gilmore again.
Thirty minutes later, they pulled up in front of the large house and they both looked up at it, semi fearful.
"Mom's already here." Rory noted, seeing the jeep.
"It's ten to seven. Are we late?"
Rory shook her head. "Right on time."
"Okay." Jess wiped his clammy hands on the back of his jeans and Rory rang the doorbell.
"Hello?" A timid looking maid answered the door.
"Hi, I'm Rory."
"Oh, yes. Mrs. Gilmore! Rory's here." The maid said stepping back and letting Jess and Rory in.
"Oh, how wonderful! Richard! Rory's here-" She came into the foyer and stopped when she talking when she saw Jess.
"Hi grandma!" Rory smiled.
"Hello, Rory. Is this him Lorelai?!" Emily called back to the sitting room where Lorelai and Richard had stayed.
Lorelai came into the foyer and spotted Rory and Jess. She looked alright. Maybe he really did love her.
"Him? Grandma, his name is Jess."
"Jess. I remember you."
"May I take your coats?" The maid asked nervously.
"Lizzie! You were supposed to take their coats when they entered!"
"I-I'm sorry-"
"Oh for heavens sake! Just do it now."
Jess took off his leather jacket and Rory took off her black knitted shrug.
Jess looked at Rory, making sure she was still okay. She smiled back at him and motioned for him to walk into the sitting room.
She followed him and Emily and Lorelai followed her.
It was pretty quiet inside. Richard hadn't reacted the way Emily had, and Jess was grateful for that.
He hesitated to sit down but Rory pulled him down next to her.
Emily and Lorelai sat in the couch opposite.
"Mom! How have you been?" Rory asked breaking the tension.
"I've been great. How about you?" Lorelai asked, looking knowingly at Jess, who just tilted his head, as if to say she hadn't fainted or anything today.
"I've been great!" Rory practically sang. "And what about you, grandma and grandpa?"
"Oh, we've been good, thank you." Richard answered smiling.
Emily did not respond. Instead she glared at Jess.
"Um, grandma?"
"Hmm?"
"Is there something you'd like to say?"
Emily hesitated.
"Young man, how do you plan to support Rory?"
Rory gasped, Lorelai choked on her drink, Richard looked at ease and Jess looked taken back.
"Excuse me?"
"Your JOB. What do you do?"
"I-I'm working towards becoming a writer…and I just work around in different places every other week-"
"My! That's fast to be switching jobs. Do you get fired?"
"Grandma!"
"It's okay Rory. No, I quit. I don't like working in once place for too long."
"Well what about your career? You won't be able to switch that so easily."
Jess shrugged. "When I become a writer I'll stick to it."
"Hmph." Was all Emily said and nonchalantly sipped her champagne.
A tense silence followed. Lorelai noticed Jess and Rory didn't have any drinks.
"Hey guys! Could I offer you a drink?" She asked. They both declined.
The silence continued.
"I can't take this anymore!" Emily said angrily, jumping to her feet.
"Emily!"
"He's not good enough for Rory Richard! You may not see it but-"
"Of course I see it! But what can we do about it?! When we said that about Dean-" Richard roared standing up.
"Mom! Dad!" Lorelai cried jumping up as well.
"He doesn't belong with her Lorelai!"
"Yes mom, he does! You have no idea what these two have been through and your certainly not going to be invited into their lives by acting like this!"
"Jess?" Rory asked quietly.
"Yeah?" He asked as the two of them watched the fight unravel.
"I-I'm feeling queasy."
"You got it." He said and they both stood up and left.
"Where do you think-"
"Let 'em go mom."
"Lorelai!"
"Just. Let them."
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When Jess had driven them back onto the highway, Rory broke the silence.
"Don't listen to what they say. I love you and that's all that I care about. You could be a hobo, you know. And I'd still love you."
Jess smiled and reached over and caressed her cheek. "I know. I love you too."
She smiled and held his hand there with her own.
When they got home a few hours later, the city was still awake and partying.
"I don't suppose you want to go a club?" Jess asked driving past a wild party.
Rory laughed and shook her head.
Jess parked the car and they both got out. Jess was about to walk over to Rory when a tall, skinny, blond girl shrieked his name and came running. He had enough time to turn his head when Shane threw her arms around his neck and started to kiss him.
Rory watched a little upset and next thing she knew she was running. Running far away.
"SHANE! Get OFF me!" Jess shouted and pushed the bimbo off and looked around for Rory, but she wasn't anywhere in sight.
"But Jessi!"
"STOP CALLING ME THAT! I don't like you! I never did! I just dated you to get Rory jealous! Now get away from me!" Jess said angrily and started running to the place he thought Rory would be.
He found her at the park, sitting on a bench crying.
"Rory?"
She looked up at him and cried harder.
"Rory, I don't like her I swear – you know I love you-"
"I-I know."
"Then why are crying?" He asked sitting next to her and pulling her into his arms.
She took another shaky breath.
"I'm-I- Jess… I'm pregnant."
And suddenly Jess felt as if the entire world was crashing down onto him.
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