Back at Rory's house Lei finally spluttered out "What the Hell?" and Jess chucked Rory slapping him lightly to shut up, as Luke looked shocked at her language.

"What?" he asked her a gigantic smile on his face, "oh come on it's a little funny",

"He has a point." Lorelai agreed as Rory smiled too.

They then remembered the kid on the couch who was pale and confused.

"Okay" Rory said going for it, brutal honesty and a teach and learn approach perhaps.

"Lei, that is what happens when you mix tequila, love songs, memories of your parents mistakes and 20 years of pent up sexual tension with a guy you have been in love with since seventeen"

"What!"

She shouted completely flabergasted.

"That makes no sense, you and uncle Jess, your family, cousins for god's sakes I mean not by blood, but… still that's gross!" She said rambling and pacing all at once, like a true Gilmore.

"Yeah well that's their fault we were together first" Jess shrugged itching to touch Rory again.

"What!" she practically screamed for the second time.

"We went out when we were seventeen." Rory sighed as realisation crossed Lei's face as she sat back on the couch

"Oh. My. Gosh. How had I never pieced this together. He's the one who you left Dean for, the one you cheated on my father with, the one who left you heart broken, the reason you didn't date your first year of Yale. The one who's name you never mention because it supposedly hurt too much, but really it was so that I didn't know and freak out" she said softly

Rory nodded.

"Can I stay with you tonight?" she glanced at Lorelai "I need to process."

"Sure sweetie, always" Lorelai replied to her namesake, giving her daughter an apologetic glance.

She came back down with a bag and went to kiss her mother's cheek

"Don't let him get away this time, use the empty house." She whispered in her mom's ear.

At that she knew her daughter wasn't mad, just the best.

"I Love you" Rory replied.


After they had left she turned to Jess stepping closer to him as he encircled her waist with his arms and she mirrored his motions.

That night they made everything right. They knew mistakes were mended and this time it was forever.