Rory looked up from her book as the bus stop approached; she sighed and continued to read.
"Anybody sitting here?" a voice said.
Rory looked up "No"
An old lady sat beside her "How far along are you? If you don't mind me asking"
Rory closed her book and put her hand on her stomach "I'm a few days shy of my 39th week" Rory said.
The old lady looked down at Rory's bags "You were going somewhere dear?" she asked.
Rory licked her lips "it's complicated"
The lady gave a gentle smile "it's a long bus ride" she stated. Rory looked down at her bump and back at the woman. The woman patted her hand "Tell me all about it"
They must of gone past at least 7 stops since she started talking, she didn't cap any of her words it just spilt out and she couldn't stop "I wanted to get away from everything back home but now I'm doing It I want to go home so bad" Rory explained.
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Jess stood at the same bus stop he waited when he left stars hollow. He licked his lips and sighed clutching his phone in his hand. It rang and he lifted it "Rory"
"Not its Luke" Luke stated "we've looked everywhere"
Jess closed his eyes "maybe she doesn't want to be found" Jess said ending the call.
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"Oh dear that's what you should be feeling" the woman said "You need to go back, running from the people that love you is the never the answer especially your mother"
Rory sighed.
"You remind me a lot of my daughter, she got hurt by someone" the lady said "but she had the courage to move on and get her life back in order"
Rory sniffled and placed her hand on her bump "I thought I was dragging everybody down but you're telling me that it's only me that's standing in the way"
The lady patted her hand "your baby needs its father Rory and you need to be a great mother just like yours"
Rory nodded "only problem is I don't think I have enough battery to call someone" she said taking her phone from her jacket "just a little bit" She tried to hold onto the handle to reach over and press the bus stop.
Rory looked behind her and smiled "Thank you" she said. The bus came to a stop and she got her phone out of her pocket before standing. She walked to the doors as they opened but a sharp pain shot up her spine before she lost her footing and fell back "Oh" she groaned out loud. She put her hand on her bump and the other clutching her phone "No" she gritted her teeth as the pain shot over her abdomen.
"Driver" the old lady said as she got from her seat "Rory dear"
Rory held tightly "It hurts" she screeched.
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Jess sat on the gazebo bench with his hands clasped and his elbows resting on his knees. He scratched his collarbone as he closed his eyes and licked his lips "Jess" Luke called, Jess looked up but his phone rang from his jeans pocket.
"Hello"
"Jess" Rory answered there was a lot of noise in the background "I'm sorry" she sobbed "Please get to the main Bridgeport hospital, I don't want to have this baby on my own" she cried into the phone.
Jess stood up from the seat "Rory"
Rory sobbed into the phone very loudly, she cried out in pain "I'm sorry" she sobbed "I'm sorry please, I can't do it on my own"
Jess clenched his eyes closed "You should have thought about that when you ran away"
Rory sniffed and took a big breath "I'm sorry Jess I have no idea what I was thinking but I was on my way back and then I" she cried.
Jess ran down the steps of the gazebo "Okay I'll be there as soon as possible" he stated walking towards his car "take a deep breath okay Rory" Rory sobbed on the other side "just hang in there okay" he hung up and turned to Luke.
"Was that Rory?"
Jess nodded "Yeah" he continued to walk to his car "She's having the baby, she was on the way back from Bridgeport" he opened the car door "Get Lorelai and follow me" he says starting the engine "I'll be back I have to get the bag" she shut the door and drove to the diner.
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Rory screamed as she held onto the hospital bed railing and gritted her teeth "How much longer is this contraction goanna last" she sobbed.
The nurse held out her hand "not long" she smiled. Rory took the nurses hand "Tell me what you're going to call him?"
Rory shook his head "I never decided, we wanted to wait to name him because we always thought we would know once we met him" she explained. Rory gritted her teeth again as another contraction started.
"Look I'm her boyfriend and she's having my baby I just want to know where she is"
Rory smiled "That's Jess" she screamed "Jess"
"Rory"
Rory cried out "He's here I thought he wouldn't get here"
Jess appeared at the hospital door and he smiled.
Rory licked her lip "I'm sorry"
Jess moved to her other side "its okay "he stroked her hair and kissed him on the lips "how long have you been in labour for?"
Rory shrugged "I don't remember" she wiped her tears "a few hours maybe"
"The doctor should be along shortly" the nurse said standing and left.
Jess continued to stoke her hair s they spoke "are you okay?"
Rory nodded "I'm sorry"
Jess shook his head at her "Stop apologising I know"
Rory clenched her hand on the railing "It keeps coming" she screamed "it hurts so bad" she sobbed, Jess took her hand as Rory went through another contraction.
"Take a deep breath"
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Jess leaned his head on his hand as Rory had fallen asleep after having an epidural. He blinked a few times before standing up and walked out to the corridor to the coffee machine, he looked up as Luke and Lorelai walked back down the corridor "hey"
Lorelai looked into the room "How she doing?"
Jess put some coins in to the machine "she's only halfway there so they gave her an epidural to help with the pain and then she fell asleep again"
Lorelai crossed her arms over her chest "she seems fine for now" she leaned on the door frame.
Jess took the polystyrene cup and took a sip. Jess made a disgusting face and threw the coffee in the bin next to it. Rory stirred and tried to move to her side "she's been fidgeting for a while" he stated. Jess walked back into the room and got a flannel to wipe Rory's forehead "they said she should wake soon" he stated.
Jess closed his eyes as he leant his forehead on Rory's as she pushed, Rory gritted her teeth and cried as she rode the contraction "Now rest" the midwife said as she rubbed Rory's stomach "you'll be ready to push in another few minutes"
Rory opened her eyes "Jess"
Jess opened his eyes and leant back a bit and stroked her hair "nearly there"
Rory clenched her eyes again "Okay Rory take a deep breath and we'll start pushing your fully dilated"
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Rory lay on her side, she blinked up at Lorelai "Mum" Lorelai stood up from her seat "Where's the baby?"
Lorelai smiled "The baby is in the nursery" she said.
Rory frowned "And Jess?"
Lorelai bit her bottom lip.
"Tell me Mum" Rory said moving her air away from her face.
Lorelai licked her lips "Jess has disappeared"