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?

Yesterday was an odd day... I couldn't update! So here's how the grandparents reacted...

Disclaimer: Not mine! :(

"Rory! My, don't you look wonderful tonight!"

"Hi grandpa!" Rory said, hugging Richard.

"And Lorelai! How are you?"

"I'm great dad."

Jess stood awkwardly aside and was glad Richard had not noticed him. Yet.

"Jess! Hello m'boy! Sorry about the last time you were here, but we have to be a little protective of Rory, don't we? No offense Lorelai, but we don't want something like that to happen again. Now do we? Will you ever forgive me and Emily?" He looked to his wife, who had her nose in the air and was looking in the opposite direction.

Jess nodded uncomfortably.

"Well! Now that that's been cleared up... How about a drink?"

"No thanks, I'm-" He swallowed. "I'm driving, and underage."

He was trying desperatly to impress Richard. It seemed to be working, because Richard's next words were; "Ah! A responsible man! I like that. Well, just a soda then?"

He shook his head and nervoulsy looked at Rory.

"Rory, how about you?"

"No thanks grandpa."

"I'll have a martini dad."

"Coming right up Lorelai!"

Richard went off to the drink cart and came back moments later holding Lorelai's drink.

"Alright then. Let's sit down."

Rory and Jess sat together on the two seater, Emily took her usual one chair, Richard and Lorelai sat opposite Rory and Jess.

An awkward silence followed.

"So! Jess." Richard said breaking the silence. "How's that job hunt going?"

"P-Pretty well. I'm finding more and more offers each day-"

"Forget about offers, what are you doing to support Rory? Don't think I didn't notice that ring." Emily scoffed.

"Ring? What ring?" Richard asked looking from Emily to Rory and Jess.

"Um, dad-"

"Mom, I can handle this. Jess and I are engaged grandpa." Rory said taking Jess' hand.

A silence followed.

Rory glanced over at Jess, who was eyeing the ways he could escape the house, just in case.

"Fhew! It's hot in here..." Lorelai said and went to open a window - just in case the neighbors needed to hear screaming.

Richard looked at Emily, who was eyeing the way Jess drew circles on Rory's hand with great dislike.

"I don't approve." She said haughtily.

"Grandma, there's nothing you can do. Just like I couldn't help getting-"

"Getting what!" Emily said sharply.

"Getting pregnant." Jess said quietly.

Another silence followed.

"You're what?" Emily said in a deadly whisper.

"I'm pregnant grandma."

"How long?"

"About a month now."

Emily looked hurt, but did not voice her emotions. The maid came in and announced dinner.

"Well, what's done, is done." Richard said solemly standing up.

Jess looked at Rory, confused. She shrugged.

"Well, we can't keep dinner waiting." Emily said. She stood up and went into the dining room.

Richard followed her.

"Did that go...well?" Jess asked nervously.

"I-I think so." Lorelai said.

"See? I told you it'd be okay." Rory said and kissed Jess.

He nodded, still a little shaken.

"Lorelai! Rory! Are you coming?" Emily called impatiently.

Rory immediatly noticed how she didn't call Jess.

"Coming!" Lorelai said and the three headed into the dining room.

Rory saw that there were only four seats.

"What is this grandma! First you don't approve of me being with Jess, then you don't call him, and now there isn't a seat for him?" She glares at Emily.

"A seat...? Oh! It's that god forsaken maid Anna. Anna! Come in here!"

The maid stumbled in. "Y-Yes Mrs. Gilmore?"

"I asked for five seats tonight. There are only four."

"Yes, but moments ago you asked me to remove-"

"Just bring the chair in here!" Emily snapped.

"Y-yes. Right away." Anna dissapeared and re-appeared moments later carrying a chair.

She set it down and then went back into the kitchen.

Rory and Jess took their seats and Anna came into the dining room, holding a tray of five bowls of salad.

They ate in silence until the main course arrived.

"When are you planning on having the wedding?" Emily asked strictly.

"Uh-" Jess started but Rory cut him off.

"Soon grandma. Hopefully within the next month."

Jess nodded.

"Haha, yeah. Otherwise it'd be obvious she's a pregnant bride. How slutty would that look?" Lorelai tried to joke.

Rory smiled weakly.

"Well, we'll be paying for the wedding, ofcourse." Richard said clearing his throat.

Rory looked to Jess, who had been hoping to have a joint wedding with Liz and TJ.

"Um-"

"Yes! We have no choice, now do we? If she's already gotten pregnant-" She spat out pregnant as if it were a swear word. "If she's already pregnant then who knows what else this boy will mess up?"Emily sniffed.

"When are you free Richard?"

"I'll go get my date book."

"And I'll get mine."

They shot away from the table like cannon balls and Rory, Jess and Lorelai were left, watching them.

"The twenty second!" They heard Emily shout from the living room.

"Alright!" Richard shouted back from his study.

Emily came back into the dining room, not looking at Jess nor Rory once.

Richard returned moments later and acted as if Jess wasn't even there.

---

An hour and a half later Rory and Jess were headed home.

"See? It wasn't all that bad... at least you came out alive. My mom told me when they found about her and my dad, Christopher was nearly skinned alive!"

Jess laughed. "Yeah, I guess it wasn't that bad. I still say we should've waited till the baby was born." He smiled devilishly.

"The twenty second...that's soon..." Rory muttered.

"Hey, it'll be okay." Jess said reassuringly.

Rory nodded. "I hope so."

---

Lorelai had stayed for a little longer after Jess and Rory had left. Normally, she would be the first to leave. But this time she had to stand up for Rory.

"Mom! Dad!" She said angrily.

"Lorelai! What are you still doing here?" Emily asked looking up from her coffee.

"The behavior you omitted towards Jess was completely unnecessary! Acting as if he wasn't even here?"

"Well I offered him a drink Lorelai. I even apoligized for our behavior last time!"

"No dad, you apologized but you didn't mean it."

"Of course I meant it!"

"I know you meant it dad, but mom did not!"

"Lorelai, I can not apoligize to the boy who got my grand daughter pregnant!"

"You pretended to apolgize before you knew she was pregnant!" Lorelai snapped.

Emily's face hardened. "Lorelai, I don't know what you have to do with this happening, but I know you did something. Raising Rory away from us will lead to exactly this! Now we have another, another... another you!"

"Another me!? No mom. Rory is not like me-"

"Oh yes she is! She got herself pregnant, didn't she?"

"Yes mom, but she's marrying him, isn't she?"

"I doubt their marriage will last."

"Mom! They love each other. Chris and I were sixteen! Rory and Jess are young adults, each of them is twenty years old. They are responsible adults who have loved each other since the day they met!"

"And how did they meet?"

"Luke and I had a dinner to welcome him to Stars Hollow-"

"Ah-ha! See? You are responsible for this."

"Mom! They would've met eventually! I couldn't help that."

"She's going to mess up her life. Just like you did."

"No mom! She's not!"

"Alright! That's enough!" Richard said gruffly. He stood up and looked from Emily to Lorelai and back again.

"What's done is done. Now, we all know Rory is responsible. And I could tell by the way she looked at that boy that she really loves him. She is not going to mess up her life, Emily! And Lorelai, although we were not happy with what happened with you, you certainly did not mess up your life. Now, I think it's time you leave. I myself should head to bed... I have a meeting tomorrow."

Lorelai shot Emily a scathing look then left to grab her coat.

"This is just like that time she came home late with that boy Dean..." Emily's voice came through the walls.

"No mom! It's not!"

"Say what you want Lorelai. But this isn't going to work out. I'm telling you."

"Then why did you offer to pay the wedding!?"

"We don't want Rory married in some... some.. club. This way we'll be able to make sure atleast a part of her life stays right."

"Mom! Her life is going to be the way she wants it to be! She is like me. She doesn't like fancy dinner parties, cocktail parties or going to Europe every other month! She likes a middle class life and if that's what she wants then she'll get it!"

After retrieving her coat, Lorelai called "Bye dad!" And left, slamming the door behind her.

---

Hours later, Rory and Jess were lying sleepily in their bed. Jess was playing with Rory's hair and they were talking about anything that came to mind.

Jess started kissing Rory's neck when a thought occurred to her.

"Jess?"

"Hmm?"

"School-" She was cut off by a rough kiss.

Jess moved down and continued kissing her neck.

"School starts next week."

Jess murmured a response.

"And the week following that is the twenty second-"

"Rory, just like when we were seventeen. I'm doing some of my best work here and you're just talking right through it-"

"But what are we going to do-"

"I'll move in with you." He said against her cheek.

"You really want to live with Paris?"

Jess jumped back in alarm. "I take that back."

Rory laughed. "There are a ton of places on campus... I'm sure we can find our own." She said smiling.

Jess relaxed and continued on, this time Rory joined in.

This chapter originally had a different ending, but I went back and it felt so... out of place. I like Richard. :) He's an awesome grandpa.