Sorry for the delay in updating. I've been struggling a bit of writer's block but I hope you enjoy this chapter! :) Thanks for your continued support! :)

Chapter 14

A month had passed in Stars Hollow and life had moved on a lot. Sam and Jess had finally opened their new bookstore, Charlotte was taking it easy as her bump had grown a lot, Lorelai and Luke were still going strong and Rory was enjoying her new job in London.

"So you're enjoying it then?" Charlotte asked on the phone as she walked along the street in Stars Hollow to go and meet Jess.

"Yeah, it's really good. It's really interesting work and they're giving me a lot to do as well which I didn't think would happen straight away." Rory said.

"That's cool! It means they like you then." Charlotte smiled.

"I guess so." Rory said self consciously. "Oh I forgot to tell you, guess who I bumped into yesterday!"

"Who?"

"Logan." She said.

"As in Huntzeberger?" Charlotte said surprised.

"The very same." Rory nodded.

"Wow, that must have been awkward." She said.

"Yes...and no." She shrugged. "We actually went and grabbed a coffee together."

"Really?" Charlotte frowned. "Rory..."

"I know what you're going to say but no, I'm not going to run off with Logan Huntzeberger." Rory said quickly.

"Well you did let him whisk you off your feet before." Charlotte pointed out.

"Yes but then he cheated on me." Rory pointed out. "No, it was actually good. Do you know why?"

"Why?" Charlotte said slightly worried.

"Because I realised I didn't have any feelings for him at all. It was nice to talk and he actually apologised for what he did when we were together but he's engaged now. He told me about his fiancee and I told him about Sam." She told her. "I guess it was nice closure."

"Well...that's good then." Charlotte said relaxing slightly.

"Yeah." Rory smiled.

"Hang on a minute." Charlotte said as she walked into the newly refurbished J and S Bookstore. "Hey!" She smiled at Jess and Sam who were filling out inventory behind the till, giving Jess a quick kiss. "Ok I'm back." She said down the phone.

"How's the bookstore looking?" Rory asked interested.

"Really good!" She enthused. "Hang on a minute. Sam, it's Rory. Do you want to talk to her?" She said.

"Yeah!" Sam smiled.

"Hey, it was nice to catch up. I'm glad it's going well." Charlotte said to Rory. "I do miss you though."

"I miss you too." Rory admitted.

"Speak soon yeah?"

"Definitely." Rory nodded.

"Ok, here's Sam." She smiled handing her cell over to Sam, who took it into the back office.

"So how's it going?" Charlotte asked Jess.

"Good." Jess nodded. "We've sold a lot already."

"That's good." She smiled. "You know I'm so proud of you right? You really put your mind into this and it looks great."

"Thanks." He smiled self consciouly. "Jack get off to school ok?"

"Yep. Although he was moaning the whole way there." Charlotte smirked slightly. "Think he took after his dad in the school department."

Jess smirked. "Sorry."

Sam soon returned from his call with Rory. "Here." He smiled handing her cell back.

"Thanks." She smiled. "She seems to be doing well." She said.

"Yeah sounds like she's enjoying it." Sam nodded.

"It's weird without her though, isn't it?" Charlotte said.

"Yeah." He admitted.

"You're going to visit her soon though, right?" She asked.

"Next month." He nodded.

"That'll be fun." Charlotte smiled.

"Yeah I'm looking forward to it." Sam admitted.

"But you'll miss me right?" Jess smirked.

"Oh definitely. You know how I can't live without you for one minute." Sam smirked.

"Good answer." Jess grinned.

Charlotte grinned. "Well I'll leave you to it. I promised mom I'd meet her for lunch at Luke's." She said. "When will you get home?"

"7ish. I'm going for a run with Luke after we close up." Jess said.

"Ok cool. See you later." She smiled giving him another kiss.

"See you." Jess smiled, watching her leave.

"Coffee please, Luke!" Charlotte grinned as she sat down next to the counter, waiting for her mom to show.

"No chance." Luke said.

"Luuuke!" She whined.

"No." He said firmly. "I didn't give you coffee the first time you were pregnant and I didn't give your mom any coffee when she was pregnant. I'm not going to start now."

Charlotte sighed. "It was worth a try." She said.

"How about some juice?" He offered.

"Urghh orange please." She grumbled.

"Here." Luke smirked slightly, handing her a glass and pouring her some orange juice.

"I swear you love having this control over me." Charlotte grumbled.

"No, I just want to make sure you're healthy during this pregnancy." Luke pointed out.

Charlotte glanced up at him. "Yeah I know." She sighed. "Sorry. I just crave coffee. I haven't had any for four months!"

"I blame your mom for your addiction." Luke said.

"I blame her too." She grinned.

"Hey! Sorry I'm late! Michel was having a tantrum." Lorelai said as she rushed in. "Hey!" She smiled at Luke giving him a kiss. "Hey hon."

"Hey!" Charlotte smiled.

"You order yet?" She asked.

"And incur your wrath? No thanks." She smirked.

"Good decision!" Lorelai grinned. "Two burgers with fries please." She told Luke.

"I'm putting salad on both of your plates as well." He said disappearing into the kitchen.

"Why did you marry him?" Charlotte joked.

"Because he's good to look at." Lorelai grinned.

"Fair enough." Charlotte smirked.

"So it's going well then?" Luke asked as he ran along the streets of Stars Hollow with Jess. He had taken up running after his heart scare to get more exercise. He was surprised when Jess offered to accompany him but it soon become a regular thing. They tried to go out running at least twice a week.

"Yeah, I guess people can't get enough books so we always have customers." Jess said.

"I'm proud of you, you know that right?" Luke said.

"Thanks." Jess said humbly. "It's not much really. Andrew already had the foundations to it."

"Yeah but you planned the refurbishment and you were the one that got it up and running again. That's hard to do. Trust me, I know." Luke said.

"Yeah well..." He shrugged.

"So how's Charlotte doing? She seems well." Luke said.

"Yeah she's good. Everything's going smoothly but she's getting uncomfortable. This is different to when she was pregnant with Jack. She's...well bigger than she was with Jack. She finds it hard to sleep now." He said.

Luke glanced over at him. "You haven't told her she looks big, have you?" He checked.

"Geez Luke, do I have a death wish or something?" Jess exclaimed. "And I'd never say that to Charlotte!"

"Ok sorry." Luke said. "I didn't mean you would. I just..."

Jess sighed. "I know. It's fine. It's just...A few weeks ago, she asked me if I still thought she was pretty..."

"And what did you say?"

"That she was beautiful, that I always thought she was beautiful. It's just tough, you know, seeing her so insecure." Jess admitted.

"I get it. Lorelai was like that as well when she was pregnant with Mia." Luke said.

"Yeah?" Jess said.

"Yeah." Luke said. "Just focus on the end product ok? I know it's hard but once those babies come, it will all be worth it. And I'm pretty sure Charlotte knows that as well."

"I know." Jess said.

"You excited?" Luke asked.

Jess smiled slightly. "Yeah." He admitted. "I can't wait."

"Well I'm really happy for you two." Luke smiled.

"Thanks." Jess said gruffly.

Jess returned home to find Charlotte on the couch staring at a piece of paper. "Everything ok?" He asked.

"Guess my dad's going through with it." Charlotte said handing him the card.

"An invitation to his wedding." Jess said reading it. He glanced at Charlotte. "Are you ok?" He asked.

"Yeah. I mean I knew it was probably coming. I guess I was just surprised to see it all written down on an invitation." Charlotte said. "It's weird to see that he's finally moved on from mom."

"What?" Jess said confused.

"Good weird, obviously." Charlotte said. "It's just...a lot of my life, he's been trying to win mom round but it's nice that he's finally found someone."

"So when is it?" Jess asked.

"Summer. July 24th." She said.

"Well we should be free then." Jess said. "The babies aren't due until August. You do want to go right?"

"Yeah of course." Charlotte said. "It's just...Rory will still be in London. She should be there too." She said.

"Well maybe she can fly over for it." Jess said.

"Yeah maybe." Charlotte sighed.

"What's really going on?" Jess asked sitting down next to her.

"I don't know." She admitted. "I guess I'm just missing Rory, that's all."

"She'll be back before you know it." Jess assured her.

"I know and I'm happy for her. I really am. She's really enjoying it. It's just...I don't know, maybe it's the hormones. I just miss her." She sighed.

"Hey, come here." Jess said putting his arm round her and pulling her close. "It's natural that you're missing Rory. You two are like the closest siblings I know." He said.

"I'm sorry I'm such an emotional wreck at the moment." She sniffed. "You've been so great and I've been so...crazy lately."

"Hey, I can deal with your crazy so long as you actually do the pushing two babies out of you thing." Jess chuckled.

Charlotte laughed slightly. "Deal." She said. She smiled at him and leaned over to kiss him. "I love you."

"I love you too." He smiled softly.

Just then the doorbell rang. "You expecting anyone?" Jess asked as he got up to go and answer the door.

"No." Charlotte said.

Jess opened the door and was surprised to see April standing there in a state, tears running down her face, trembling slightly. "April?" He said concerned.

"Oh my god, April! What's wrong? What's happened?" Charlotte exclaimed concerned coming to join Jess.

"C...Can I come in?" She asked tremulously.

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