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Jess was really enjoying his time with Rory, the last couple of days had been a great mix of take-out, movies and just some quality time with her. She had plenty of work to but he was determined not to effect her work at all while he was here, anytime she had to get something down he did some of his, he had worked his way through most of the work the guys had given him but had made no headway in his writing at all, he still couldn't figure out how it should end. He was very aware that Friday was looming ever closer and he was getting increasingly nervous about having to go back there, he knew it wasn't going to be a fun evening, even with Rory there, he was well aware of what they were like, Luke had shared many horror stories about dealing with the elder Gilmores. The silver lining is that he would still get the weekend with Rory after it all.

Rory could sense the tension in Jess as Friday got closer, she knew he was really not looking forward to it. She knew it was going to be an intersting Friday night dinner and she was glad her mum was going to be there this time as well, she was a good buffer in awkward situations, especially involving her parents. She spent Thursday afternoon and evening trying to keep him relaxed and not thinking about the next night, instead she agreed to let him plan a weekend of doing anything he wanted, she didn't need to get anything done over the weekend and he would need to unwind for a bit.

"You know I don't want to do this right?"

"Really, because you've hidden it so well."

"Will your mum already be there?"

"We won't go in until we are with her, don't worry, she's promised not to go without us either." They were just a few minutes away from the Gilmore mansion now.

"Is it too late to cancel?"

"Yeah, two minutes before we arrive is a little late Jess."

"What if you call and say I'm sick, food poisoning."

"No, I'm not turning around now, we have to go and we will be fine."

She pulled up the car outside her grandparents house, she could see how much Jess was dreading going in but she saw her mum pull up behind her, there was no putting it off any longer. They both got out of the car and were surpised to see Luke get out of the Jeep as well as Lorelai.

"Hey uncle Luke, I didn't know you were coming."

"Lorelai mentioned you were roped into this, thought you might need some moral support." Jess looked like he felt better already juust having Luke there with him.

"Thanks mum."

"That's alright, imagine the phone call I had to have with mother telling her I was bringing Luke too."

The girls laughed together at that.

"Right, let's do this."

All four walked forward and Lorelai pushed the doorbell as no one seemed else seemed to want to. A maid answered the door and took their coats and they saw Emily round the corner towards them.

"Girls, you look lovely tonight, as always." She went forward to greet them.

"Grandma, this is Jess." Jess extended a hand to shake Emily's hand and she took it softly and shook it once before dropping it again.

"Hello Jess, and Luke again." She led them all into the living room where Richard sat with a paper in his hands.

"Richard, we have company."

"Ah, Lorelai, Rory and Luke as well, great to see you all. And you must be Jess." Richard got out of his chair and extended a hand for Jess to shake. "Rory got your book to me a few days ago, I read it in a single sitting. Great piece of work."

"Thank you, sir." Everyone sat down then as Emily made drinks for the group.

"Would you like a beer again, Luke, Jess."

"No, just a water for me please."

"Water for me too please." Luke had warned Jess about the nit-wit juice incident so he knew beer was a no-go. "We are driving tonight."

Emily just grunted and passed everyone their drinks.

"So, Jess, are you writing anything new at the moment?" Rory was glad to see her grandpa at least was making an effort to be nice to Jess.

"I am, haven't figured out the ending yet but it's getting there. It's a longer novel this time round."

"Ah, well I'll be waiting eagerly. You do have a talent for the craft."

"Thank you, sir. I'm never so sure of my own stuff."

"Artists never are. It's like Rory with her articles, she'd read them once they were published and never be sure how she felt about them."

Jess laughed along with Richard in that, he knew Rory well enough to know it was true.

"So, Jess. You work in publishing?" Emily chimed in with the question.

"I do, it's an independant publishing house in Philadelphia, me and two other guys run it."

"In Philadelphia, that's a fair distance away."

"It is."

"And what if Rory gets a good job elsewhere after she graduates?"

"It's been a topic of discussion."

"It has?" Rory piped up then, they hadn't talked about anything like that, they hadn't really been together long enough.

"Between me and the guys, we are talking about possibly opening another branch, wherever you end up I could go with you." He said it all matter-of-factly, like he had planned it all out, whatever happened with her.

All eyes had fallen on the young couple at Jess's words, it was clear that this hadn't been a conversation between the two of them before tonight. Jess seemed uncomfortable with being the centre of attention but was happier in the knowledge that he had an answer to Emily's probing question. Then the maid came back in to let them know dinner was being served. The room seemed to exhale a collective breath as they got up to go through to the dining room. As they went through Luke gave Jess a small thumbs up in encouragment and he noticed Rory had been kept behind by her Grandpa.

"He seems like he's put a lot of thought into the future for you two?"

"Yeah, I know. I wasn't expecting that, but I should have, he really does think of us as lasting."

"I see that."

"Richard! Rory! Dinner will get cold." Emily shouted from the dining room.

"Wouldn't want a cold salad now would we." Richard whispered to Rory and they were both laughing as they carried on into the dining room.