A/N: As always, thank you for reading and reviews. The section of the book that Jess read was a small section of a story I wrote years ago, I hoped it would be suitable for a reading from him. That some parallels may have been made with story lines in previous series. Two chapters already today, possibly at least a couple more so watch this space.

"What are we doing, Jess?"

Jess couldn't answer that, he didn't know what he was doing, he had seen her walk over to get a drink and couldn't help himself, everything he had once felt for her had come rushing back in those moments. He ran a hand through his hair as he turned away from her, the more he looked at her, in the half light of the apartment, the more he wanted to kiss her again and he couldn't do that, clearly she wanted conversation now.

"I don't know, Rory."

"That's a helpful answer, why did you come over here, I thought you were asleep?"

"No sarcasm, please. I didn't exactly come over with that in mind, if that's what you were asking."

"Sorry. I didn't think you did."

"Good. Doesn't stop it from happening though, is it always going to be this way with us, badly timed advances and being shot down, followed by no contact until the next round?"

"Jess..."

"It happens every time, we keep going round in circles."

"We do, but we need to break the cycle."

"How?"

"By really finding out what we want, from each other."

"We can't do that now, in the early hours of the morning, with no sleep or plan."

Rory seemed to realise how tired she was a those words, it was close to 3 in the morning now.

"You're right, we need sleep." She didn't want to go back into that bedroom, she couldn't get comfortable in the bed. "I couldn't sleep, couldn't get comfortable in there."

Jess stepped closer to her at the sound of her discomfort, he hated to see her like that, she looked so tired and vulnerable.

"Would it help if I stayed in there until you fell asleep?"

"It's like I'm a child, but yes it would actually help, I haven't been sleeping well lately."

"I'm happy to do it, come on."

Jess lead her silently into the bedroom and lay her down in the bed and pulled the blankets over her, he sat on the end of the bed.

"Come lay down with me?"

He knew he would never refuse her anything in that moment, he climbed under the blanket beside her and gently put a hand over her waist.

"Is this ok?"

"Yes, thank you."

"It's alright, try to sleep now, I'll be here."

Rory drifted into a sleep full of dreams all with one thing in common; Jess.

His lips met hers with strength, she could feel his arms working their way up her back, felt the heat from him across her whole body. She was rolled until he was hovering above her, his lips never leaving hers, his hands still feeling her sensitive skin along her thighs and waist, there was no stopping the moans it brought out in her. She moved her own hands along his skin, felt the toned muscles of his torso, and the curls in his hair.

Suddenly she woke, surprised at the tone of her dream and how real it had felt to her. She still felt Jess's arm wound around her waist, during the night they had ended up closer together, she could feel him against her, his body was pressed against hers. She turned slightly in his arms so she could see his face, he seemed so peaceful in sleep, at rest. She realised that she had never seen him sleep, she hadn't noticed any of the snoring her mum had once mentioned. He stirred slightly in his sleep, almost as if he felt her eyes on him. His eyes opened slowly to find hers looking into them.

"Good Morning. I'm sorry, I hadn't meant to stay here all night, guess I was more tired than I thought." Jess shifted as if to get up, but Rory put a hand on his arm to hold him where he was.

"It's alright, I slept better than I have in weeks." She saw concern on Jess's face at that statement but he didn't press for details.

"Would you like some breakfast?" He laughed at the look on Rory's face at the question. "Right, ask a stupid question, a Gilmore always wants food."

He bent his head and kissed her softly before getting up and making his was to the kitchen to start breakfast, it wasn't until he'd left the room that he realised what he had done. Rory sat shocked by the casual intimacy displayed by him in that moment but decided not to question the motives, at least not yet. She slowly got out the bed and made her way to the bathroom next door.

"Something smells good!"

"Pancakes and bacon."

"I didn't know you could cook?"

"I picked some things up at Luke's"

They sat down to eat their breakfast and coffee, Rory noticed Jess had covered himself with a t-shirt since waking up, looking at him she found it hard not to think about the dream she had just proir to waking. As a result she felt a blush rise up her face. He looked at her questioningly, making it clear he had noticed the blush.

"These are really good, almost as good as Luke's."

"Very high praise, I'm glad you like it."

"So much for me leaving at a reasonable hour." Rory had looked at her watch as she finished her pancakes. "It's already coming on 11."

Jess just nodded at that, he started clearing up the table. He worried she was going to leave without answering the questions that last night had left in the air. He took it as a good sign that she hadn't changed out of the clothes she slept in, she didn't plan on leaving right now.

"Do you have to get back early?"

"Not really, I hadn't planned on staying past last night, but I don't have much I need to do."

"Good, the store is closed today so I have the day off, we can spend the afternoon doing whatever you'd like."

"What do you like to do on your days off?"

"Well, I mostly stay in, write or watch tv, there are things to do outside as well though, depends what you feel like doing?"

"Staying in sounds good, you can write if ideas come, I can keep myself occupied while you do." Jess laughed at how true that was, he knew Rory wouldn't mind him leaving her to write.

"I have no ideas for writing right now anyway. I'm all yours." The last sentence came out much more passionatly then he meant or expected it to, Rory noticed it too but seemed to not want to question it.

"Movies it is then?"

"Alright, feel free to pick one from my collection, it's small but I'm sure you'll find something you'll enjoy."

Rory was glad for their similar tastes in movies as she looked at Jess's collection, he was right that it was small but it was made up of mostly favourites of hers and ones she knew Jess loved. She picked out a movie that was a favourite of both of theirs.

As Jess sat down he recognised the movie she had put on, a smile came to his lips as he remembered the last time they had watched this movie together, he wondered if she remembered the day they spent on her couch kissing and touching, discovering while the movie played in the background. By the way a swift blush came to her cheeks as the movie started, he assumed she was beginning to remember very well. He didn't want her feeling awkward so he kept a small distance between them as he lounged back on the couch, he was still waiting for her to bring up the conversation from last night.

Rory relaxed quickly, she found it was easy to relax with Jess, she had always felt comfortable with him. She knew the conversation from last night needed to be continued at some point, she also knew Jess wasn't going to bring it up, he was waiting for her, that was why he had invited her to stay the afternoon, if she had any idea what she actually wanted it would be an easier conversation.