"Rory!."

Rory Gilmore took her pillow and shoved it over her face at the sound of her mother's voice. Lorelei sat at the edge of her bed and bounced on it to wake her daughter up.

"Rory get up, the little bluebirds are chirping."

"No they're sleeping" Rory's sleepy voice was muffled under the pillow.

"They're saying "wake up Rory, its time for Luke's and don't torture your dear beautiful mother, she needs coffee"

Lorelei commenced pulling off the sheets at the lack of response.

"OK! I'll be up and dressed in 5" Rory pulled back the sheets and pushed her mother away.

"Make it in 2?"

"4"

"3!" Lorelei whined

"3 ½ minutes and that's my final deal"

"Done"

The radiant, warm but morning coolness of the sunlight beams broke through the glass doors and into the little coffee house. Rory sat opposite her mother thinking about random things that came into her head. OK! OK! She was thinking about Dean. Her mother gulped down her coffee, then realised the existence of her daughter.

"Watcha thinking of?" taking a vicious bite out of the donut.

"oh nothing"

"nothing huh?"

"Nothing but coffee" Rory gestured her cup and took a sip of it.

Just then Luke wondered to their table, holding more coffee.

"As always Luke's the savior and the saint of the day" Lorelei winked at Luke and motioned her cup to him. Luke grumbled and took the cup to refill.

"How are you today Rory?" Luke began refilling Rory's cup.

"As bright as mom's shirt"

Luke chuckled.

"Liar! Rory is troubled"

"Troubled, there are no more donuts." Eyeing suspiciously at the crumbs on her mom's plate.

"You want more?" questioned Luke "Do we get them on a discount?" Lorelei clasped her hand around Luke's wrist dramatically.

"Yes. If you let go"

"Deal."

"Great doing business with you!" Lorelei called. She turned back to her daughter, who still smiled after Luke.

"Want to tell me what you're thinking?"

Rory turned to her mother and smiled staring humorously at her.

"It's nothing."

"and my heart pains at this rejection." Lorelei drew a dramatic pose.

"OK! Stop torturing me with your attempt with Shakespeare."

"YES! And the I score the first point of the day"

"It's Dean"

"Dean?"

"Dean."

"Dean.." Lorelei sat back in her chair.

"Ok can we stop repeating Dean's name?"

Lorelei chuckled and observed her daughters awkwardness at the repeated syllables of his name.

"So what's up with Dean? Did he turn out to be a homosexual fairy?"

"Mom!"

"OK. Maybe not."

"I have to see him tonight."

"Is that bad?"

"Not sure." Rory's eyebrows furrowed worriedly. Lorelei leaned foreword.

"Mom it's nothing bad, I'm just .excited that's all."

"I can see that" Lorelei raised her eyebrow and took another donut.

"But I accidentally invited Jess over tonight."

"Great we can play charades."

Rory looked at her mom seriously and sipped her coffee. Just then Dean walks pass the window and waves at the company.

"Her comes your Romeo." Lorelei chuckled.

"Drop the Shakespeare."

"Not good huh?"

Dean wondered in and grabbed a chair to their table. A waft of cologne and freshness surrounded the table as he sat down.

"Good morning" He took a gulp at Rory's coffee.

"Keep away from a Gilmore's coffee" Lorelei pointed out.

Dean smiled, turned to Rory and touched her cheek.

"I can hear the bells of summoning from Sookie's house so I better go."

Lorelei grabbed her coat, winked at Luke, who was at the counter and waved a dramatic farewell to Rory.

"Oh parting is such sweet sorrow!" She cried and drifted lightly out of the coffee house.

Rory laughed and shook her head at her mother's weak, amusing attempt at Shakespeare. She turned back to Dean who was grinning and staring fixedly at her.

"if you looked any longer you might turn to stone."

"Uh.. Medusa is on your mind today."

"Just read a book on her."

"Fascinating I'll bet"

"Want to read?" Rory started rummaging through her bag out of awkwardness. Dean placed a hand on her arm to stop her.

"What's the matter with you?" confused Dean leaned back in his chair and dropped all physical contact.

Rory jumped at the question nearly spilling her coffee. " Nothing, nothing" Dean eyed her for a moment deciding whether to pursue the subject further. Then decided to drop the subject after helping Rory eat the rest of the donut.