Rory and Jess: Everything fixed

A last chance

Jess' POV

I was still asleep when Luke called me this morning. We talked about the second book I was writing and about Luke's confused feelings for Lorelai. I told him he should just go over to her and tell her he still loved her. But I didn't convince him, I guess I'm the only one stupid enough to pull such a stunt.

Then he told me about the goodbye party they were gonna have for Rory that day because she was going away to report on Obama's campaign. I was happy to hear she was doing well and I almost asked Luke to congratulate her for me. Almost. Then I remembered our last encounter and decided it'd be best if I didn't.

"Hey Jess, you're still there?"

"Oh huh, yes, sorry Luke. I'm still here, I was just thinking about something else."

"I have to tell you something."

"What's up Luke?"

"Logan proposed to Rory."

He could've just stabbed me with a knife. I didn't expect it to hurt that much, but I was having trouble breathing. It's not just that I still had feelings for her, but it's the fact that he's not good for her.

He was such a jerk that time I met him. And it's not just about him being a dick to me, but he was a bad influence on her. She deserved so much better. She said she loved him, but he cheated on her and then she cheated on him with me... that's not love. She was unhappy when I saw her with him and why did he let her drop out of Yale and I-

All these thoughts rushed through my mind, when I realized I was still on the phone with Luke and I had to say something.

"That's great."

I said it as happy as I could sound at that moment, which wasn't very convincing.

"She said no Jess."

What? Sh- she did? She dumped the douchebag? Well, finally. I felt proud of her. I sighed of relief. Luke obviously heard that.

"Jess? I think you should come to the party. I don't know what is going on between the two of you, but if you have something to say to her tomorrow might be your last chance."

"Thanks Luke, I'll be there."

I hung up the phone and got in my car as fast as I could. I didn't even know what to expect. Maybe she didn't want to see me there. If that'd be the case, I'd just go. I didn't want to ruin her last day.

But what would I say to her if she didn't ask me to leave? I had absolutely no idea. I just knew my heart was racing in my chest and my hands were sweating. She was going away, I knew that. And I wasn't going to try and stop her. But there was just so much I wanted to say to her. This was my last chance, I couldn't just stay away.

When I was almost in Stars Hollow, it started to rain and I felt that urge to just run away like I always do when things get though. But I've ran away one too many times in my life. So I resisted the urge to turn around and drive all the way back to Philadelphia and continued my journey.

I re-entered the town I left behind years ago when I told her I loved her. Promised myself to never return. The only exception was my mom's wedding. There were too many memories here. Good and bad ones.

Luke had decorated the entire town square. There were so many people. Was I surprised? No, I knew how much everyone in town loved Rory. How couldn't they? And now one more person who loved Rory Gilmore was arriving.

I drove up to Luke's diner and saw Rory giving some kind of speech.  She looked my way, but it didn't look like she saw me. Wow, she was beautiful. She was even prettier than the last time I saw her, how was that even possible?

"Okay, Jess, you can do this. No need to be nervous," I said to myself.

I took a deep breath and got out of the car.

And then I looked her way and she looked back and I couldn't resist to smile.