A/N: Jess is a little out of character in this chapter, but I figured that since he just got married he's allowed to be happy and a little bit not himself.
After wiping off the cake that they had shoved in each other's faces, Jess left to give the "DJ" a CD. The DJ was actually just Luke standing by a CD player. When he came back, Rory was drinking the punch. He took it out of her hand and sat it on the table. He then held out his hand and smirked.
"May I have this dance, Mrs. Mariano?" he asked. She smiled and took his hand.
"You may." Jess nodded at Luke as he led Rory to the dance floor. Luke pressed play, and then left to find Lorelai. Music filled the air as everyone watched Jess and Rory share their first dance as a married couple. Rory leaned her head on Jess's shoulder as she listened to the words.
Between us I feel this undeniable thing
Between us so real this unavoidable thing
Between us I see this indefinable thing, between us
Rory lifted her head to look curiously at Jess. He smiled and kissed her softly, and she went back to her previous position.
Every time you say the words it's real
And every time you say the words, I feel
The night is long today; my love for you has changed
The night is long today, a hope has been replaced
"I love you." She says softly to where she thinks he can't hear. But he does, and he smiles, but does not reply. Instead he gives her hand a gentle squeeze.
All the steps we take, the ones we lead away, a little
When we walk away, we only grow more near
When we turn away, it all becomes so clear
This unavoidable thing, joining us
The music continues to play as his fingers brush her newly placed wedding band, and he stops to stroke the skin around it. She lifts her head once more to meet his eyes.
"This sounds like us." She says, and he nods. His expression turns serious for a moment, but quickly changes to the smirk she has always loved.
"It's finished." He tells her, and she looks at him questioningly.
"What is?" she asks.
"The book." He states. She smiles and whispers,
"I guess it is." He smirks.
"But you know…There's always room for a sequel." He jokes.
"Oh really?" she asks, and he pulls her closer.
"Yeah. Like maybe what happens on the wedding night." He whispers in her ear. She laughs.
"Now that's definitely a book I want to check out." She tells him. He smirks and kisses her jaw line.
"In that case, you should probably get started reading." She swats him away playfully and smiles. The song ends, and they leave the dance floor hand in hand. He walks off to get drinks as Lorelai walks up to Rory.
"I'm going to miss you." Lorelai says and hugs her daughter.
"It's only Philadelphia, and I promise I'll visit you all the time." Rory says reassuringly. Lorelai sighs and watches the couples on the dance floor.
"So…today?" she asks after a moment of silence, and Rory nods.
"Today." She states. "Jess has to get back to his job, and I need to work on finding one." Lorelai turns toward her.
"Try to wait until the last possible moment to have kids, okay? I'm too young to be a grandmother." Rory laughs.
"I promise. No kids until you say so." Lorelai smiles.
"Good." Jess returns with the drinks.
"Take care of her." Lorelai tells him. He nods, and Lorelai hugs Rory one last time before leaving. Jess kisses Rory on the forehead.
"Ready to go?" he asks. She smiles and nods and they turn and walk to the car. She takes one last look at the town of Stars Hollow before climbing in.
Music could be heard coming from the Inn as Lorelai watched her daughter leave, no longer a Gilmore. The music became louder as rain began to pour down.
All the steps we take, the ones we lead away, a little
Rory watched in the mirror as the Inn became further and further away.
When we walk away, we only grow more near
Jess reached across and intertwined their hands as the rain poured down on the windshield.
When we turn away, it all becomes so clear
"I love you." She told him for the third time that day. He looked down at their hands and the identical gold rings on their fingers.
This unavoidable thing, joining us
"I love you too."
the end! I hope you liked reading this story as much as I loved writing it :)
I might write a sequel, but I haven't decided yet.