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?

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Thursday Night, 7:30 PM. Luke's Diner.

"Liz your roast is ready!"

"Thanks big brother!" She said and running up the stairs. "TJ stop eating frosting off of the cake!"

"I can't help it! I love vanilla!"

Things were running late.

Luke heard the phone in the diner ring and dashed down the stairs to answer it. He was still wearing his flannel shirt from earlier in the day and semi-formal pants.

"Luke! You're barely ready!" Liz cried following him, holding the roast in it's pan.

"I know, I know. Yeah, hello?" He answered the phone.

"Hey Uncle Luke! Rory and I are going to be a little late! Huge accident on the highway-"

"Yeah yeah, sure. I got to go. I'll tell Liz, bye." Luke hung up before Jess could finish and ran back up the stairs.

"TJ put the roast in this dish, I have to go grab the biscuits!"

"Okay..." TJ slowly stood up and absentmindedly slid the roast onto a wire rack and then onto a crystal cut platter.

Liz came out of Cesar's kitchen holding perfectly edible biscuits. "Perfect!" She smiled triumphly and scooped them into a neat basket.

A group of oddly dressed people approached the diner and knocked on the glass.

"Who is that?!" Luke said angrily running back down the stairs, holding the mashed potatoes and salad. "Can't they see the sign that says 'closed'? Oh and Liz! Jess is going to be a little late-"

"Relax brother! It's the Renaissance bunch!" Liz said opening the door and smoothing her long skirt. She obviously hadn't heard about Jess.

"Hey!! Billy!" TJ got up from his stool and went to shake a portly man's hand.

Luke awkwardly set the potatoes and salad down on the counter next to the roast and biscuits. He dissapeared into the kitchen and emerged holding a jug of gravy and two bottles of wine.

"Amy! This is Luke." Liz gestured towards Luke and a woman dressed in a dark green gown admired Luke, who nervously shifted from one foot to the other and set the items in his hands down.

"Luke! My...aren't you handsome?" Amy smiled a toothy smile and stuck her hand out. Luke gingerly shook it and was relieved to see Lorelai come up the side walk.

"Oh look! Liz, Lorelai my girlfriend's here!" He politely pulled his hand away from Amy - who looked ready to punch someone - and went to greet Lorelai.

Lorelai hurried into the diner, out of breath. "Hi Luke-" She didn't finish because Luke kissed her full on the lips - for the first time.

She was blushing when they pulled away and all Luke did was smile and look into her eyes, as if it was the hundreth time they had kissed.

"If we had gone out on Sunday, that's how the night would've ended." He whispered into Lorelai's ear as he guided her towards Liz, who thankfully wasn't with Amy.

"Oh-I-" Lorelai spluttered. "Sorry I haven't been around...the new stove just came in yesterday and I had to help run the camp food thing-"

Luke gently squeezed her arm, letting her know it was okay and she stopped talking.

"Lorelai! So nice too see you here!" Liz smiled and pulled Lorelai in for a hug. "It means so much you could come! You know, I think tonight is going to be a big night."

Lorelai smiled. "Aww, thanks Liz! I'm glad to be here!"

"Uh, Liz?"

"Yes big brother?"

"Not sure if you heard me before, but Jess and Rory are going to be a little late. They ran into an accident-"

"ACCIDENT?!" Lorelai screeched and turned sharply to look at Luke.

"They weren't in it! Don't worry. The road was blocked by one." Luke said calming Lorelai down.

"Thank god!" Lorelai said and tried to slow down her rapidly beating heart.

Liz smiled and nodded and hurried off to greet more of her friends who had just come in.

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He stood outside the diner. Waiting. Waiting for everyone to be seated. Waiting for Jess to arrive. Waiting for his family. He was hidden from sight, taking cover behind the large oak tree he had stood at and watched Jess leave with Rory. The small town was pretty empty for 7:30, but he did not complain. The less people saw him, the better.

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"Oh my gosh!" Rory covered her mouth as Jess drove past the ambulances and shouts of the victims of the accident. She quickly covered her eyes when she saw two people carrying a man on a stretcher. She peeked through her fingers and moved her hands away when Jess had driven past the horrifying scene.

The light of a passing light caught the glint of her engagement ring. Rory admired it. It's silver band, with little vines curling around the front. Small tulip petals engraved into the white gold and the diamond sparkled a million rainbows, catching the smallest traces of light at every angle. Little diamonds were at the ends of each petal, as if they were raindrops.

"Do you like it?" Rory heard Jess ask.

She jerked up from the beautiful ring on her finger that held every thing she ever wanted and looked at her fiancé. Wow, I like that word. Jess is my fiancé... A smile exploded onto Rory's face and she shook her head.

"I love it."

Jess smiled and drove on.

Ten minutes later they were entering Stars Hollow. They drove past Ms. Pattie's dance studio, and past Doosey's. Rory saw Dean checking a customer out. Luckily, Dean's back was faced to the window so he did not see the car.

They pulled up in front of Luke's and stepped out of the car.

"Ready?" Jess whispered taking Rory's left hand, so that nobody would spot the ring right away.

She nodded. She was going to be strong and tell her mother about the engagement, and the baby.

"Okay then. Let's go in."

Rory nodded again and the two of them walked towards the diner door.

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Jimmy saw Jess arrive and briskly walked across the street towards the diner.

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"Ooo! Look! Rory and Jess are here!" Lorelai smiled and went to open the door.

"Mom!" Rory said a little to quickly.

"Loin Fruit!" She smiled and threw her arms around Rory.

"We didn't have a proper reunion at Saturday night dinner!" She said and inhaled the familiar scent of Rory.

"I know, I'm sorry." Rory said hugging her back. She caught Jess' eye from behind her mother.

"I'll tell her!" She mouthed and pulled away from her mom.

"Mom-"

"Let's go in, it's getting cold." Lorelai said and began to pull Rory inside. Oblivious to the man who was coming closer and closer to the diner.

But Jess was not oblvious. Neither was Rory.

"What's he doing here?" Jess hissed when everyone was inside.

Rory shrugged and put her hands in her coat pocket.

Jess looked out of the window and saw that Jimmy had dissapeared.

"If he ruins this for my mom-"

"Jess." Rory said soothingly and put her hand on his arm. "Don't worry about it right now." She said and kissed his cheek.

He smiled at her familiar touch and nodded. Putting his arm around her, he went and greeted his mother and TJ.

"Hey mom. This is Rory."

"Hi, nice to meet you-"

"Rory!" Liz cried and threw her arms around Rory, causing Jess to spring away in alarm.

"Um- Hi Liz-" Rory choked under the tight grasp of Liz.

"Liz! You're strangling the poor girl!" TJ exclaimed and pulled Liz off of Rory, who massaged her neck but smiled all the same.

"Hi, you must be TJ." Rory smiled and shook TJ's hand.

"I am! And I'm guessing you're Rory."

Rory nodded.

"Okay Liz!" Luke called from the other side of the diner. "Everyone's here!"

"That's good." Liz smiled happily and TJ took her hand.

"Let's get this thing started!" TJ smiled and he and Liz went towards the middle of the room.

"Thanks everyone, for coming here tonight. TJ and I have a very special announcement-"

Liz was cut off by the sound of the diner door banging against the wall.

Everyone in the diner turned to look at the new comer.

Rory felt Jess tense up next to her.

Lorelai watched Luke hold the glass he was holding tighter and tighter.

Liz turned to look at the entrance and her mouth dropped open.

TJ looked at the man, not knowing who he was. But if he had caused this sort of reaction, he wasn't welcome.

Jimmy knew this, but stolled right up to Liz anyways.

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