a/n hey, this is my first fanfiction. I hope you enjoy. I am a total Lit. lover. I read NOTHING else, I mean it. Well, Gilmore wise anyway. Please enjoy the story!

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Disclaimer: I own nothing. Amy does. I envy her……

Random shout out: I LOVE YOU MILO! (sorry)

Summary: Takes place after 'There's the Rub' Rory and Dean are together, and are the 'It' couple in Stars Hollow. But there's someone watching very closely-a very sour and sarcastic teen. How will Dean react when he finds his girlfriend being very friendly with 'the enemy'? Read and find out!

I'm sorry. I really stink at summaries. I hope you enjoy!

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Rory and Dean were walking around Stars Hollow, licking at their ice creams. It was Saturday. The day after Lorelai's 'Spa Day' with Emily. The day after Rory had planned on being alone, but had three surprise visits-Paris, Jess, and then Dean.

Dean was feeling a little uncomfortable, but Rory was feeling completely fine. She thought that Dean had completely accepted everything she had told him the night before, because all of it was true. But Dean had not fully accepted it. A tiny part of him did not believe her.

"So….." Rory began, holding her ice-cream covered ice-cream cone in her left hand. "What do you want to do, Dean?"

"I don't know. I was thinking, maybe we could go to the movies. I hear they're playing What About Bob," Dean replied, smiling at me, hiding his uneasiness

"Really! They never play things like that! Let's go!" Rory grabbed his hands and began running towards the theatre. He tries to keep up, so his arm isn't pulled from his socket.

"You really like that movie, don't you?" Dean laughed, forgetting his troubled mind somewhere behind them.

"It's funny!" Rory insisted, slowing down. She turned and faced her boyfriend and gave him the pouty face-knowing he couldn't resist the look

Dean looked around, uncomfortable-in a way. "Wait-what did I say to make you give me that look?" he asked, smiling a little. His facial expression showed he was confused, but humored at the same time

"I'm not really sure….I'll have to get back to you on that one." Rory looked up at her tall boyfriend and smiled, her bright blue eyes glimmering with delight. He grins down at her. "Come on. Let's go," he said, and tugged at her arm, making his way in front of her, leading her to the theatre

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After the movie, the royal couple of Stars Hollow walked out of the theatre, hand in hand. Rory's head rested against the tall, floppy haired boy's shoulder, a content smile on her pink lips.

"Ah. Look at the love-birds…." Came a sarcastic voice. Rory's eyelids shot open. She stared at the boy about her height, with his dark hair, and warm brown eyes.

"Go away Jess," said Dean stiffly. Rory lifted her head, and, unaware of what she was doing, released Dean's rough hand. She stared at Jess, a small, almost invisible smile playing at her lips. She knew that Jess was only acting like this, because Dean was around.

"Oh. Intimidating," Jess said, leaning back a little, pretending to be remotely scared

"I'm really not in the mood to deal with you Jess." Dean's teeth were gritted. His hand-which he had just grabbed hold of Rory's with-was now clenched. Rory grimaced in pain, but said nothing

"Ooo. Bagboy's in a bad mood."

"Jess-" Rory began, snatching her hand from Dean's grip. "Please. Just-leave us alone."

He said nothing. Just glanced from Dean's angered face to Rory's sweet, anxious one. And without a word, he walked off. Rory bit her lower lip, and watched him. Dean, too was watching, but not Jess, Rory.

"Sooo," Rory began, turning her attention from Jess's receding back, to Dean's face. "What do you want to do now?"

Dean's lips were thin, and in a straight line. Jess really got on his nerves. Then again, it was easy to get Dean annoyed. Sometimes, if you're really good, you could snap your fingers twice, and the steam would be a-rolling

"Dean?"

"You decide," Dean replied.

"Well….I'm hungry."

"Okay. Let's go eat," Dean said. Yet again he grabbed hold of her hand and pulled her along. "I assume you want to go to Luke's, correct?"

"Yes-but Jess will be there. So-we can go somewhere else-if you want."

"No. Luke's is fine," he said stiffly, and continued pulling the frail teenager towards the very popular Luke's Diner. She was very willing in following

Rory and Dean switched places, and now Rory was in front. She pushed open the glass door of the diner, and stepped inside. Immediately, Jess, who had been standing behind the counter, reading a book, a construction helmet on his head, came over.

"Here," he said, and handed me an umbrella. I smiled at him. They were still doing construction upstairs, and the ceiling was still falling

(a/n I am not sure whether that is in 2nd or 3rd season, so I'm making it 2nd)

"Thanks," Rory replied. She flashed Jess a smile, who returned it with a nod and walked off. Rory opened up the umbrella. "You should get under," she whispered to Dean, who nodded, and ducked under. Rory put her arm around his waist, and walked to an empty table.

As soon as they sat, Jess came over. "Wow. We just keep on bumping into each other," he said, a hint of sarcasm in his voice. "Luke's busy so I have to take your order. What do you want?"

He handed Rory a mug of coffee, which he had been hiding behind his back. Rory grinned at him, eyes glimmering just like they had been earlier, when she was smiling up at her boyfriend. "I will have a cheeseburger with onion rings and fries!" she said, then let the grin return to her face

Jess quickly wrote down the order, glanced up at her, then turned to walk off

"Wait! You forgot Dean!" Rory called him back. Jess slowly came back to the table, and sent an aggravated look at innocent girl. She did not say sorry, though Jess could see the words playing on her lips, trying to talk. But she held them back, so to not anger her very sensitive boyfriend's feelings

"Punk," Dean muttered, then looked up at Jess and said louder for Jess to hear, "I'll have the same."

Jess nodded, glared at Dean, then walked behind the counter and gave Ceaser the order

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After lunch, Dean and Rory went walking around Stars Hollow. Dean was even more uneasy. He had seen the secret smiles and the secret looks Jess and Rory had flashed at each other.

He knew for a long time that Jess had a thing for Rory, but now he was beginning to suspect that the feelings were mutual.

"Rory," Dean began slowly.

"Yeah?" she asked, and turned her head to face him. She was smiling at him-but it was a different kind of smile than the kind she had flashed at Jess, and that worried Dean even more

"Never mind….." He would feel stupid for asking if she had no feeling but friendship for the guy. And he didn't want to pry-too much

"No. Go on. Tell me," Rory said, smiling. She thought that he had good, exciting news to share. She was sadly mistaken.

"No. It's….nothing," Dean hesitated, glancing up at Rory from his feet

"Come on, Dean!" Rory said eagerly. Dean looked up at her and raised an eyebrow. "How can you be so sure that this is something to be excited and eager about?" he asked her curiously

"I don't know. You made it sound like it was….." She shrugged, and looked in front of her again, continuing to walk

They were both silent

Then Dean couldn't take it anymore. He pulled Rory to the side and stared her in the eye and opened his mouth to speak-and he did speak-or someone did anyway

"Rory! Honey! I've been looking all over for you! I know it's you and Dean's day and all, and I should be at work, but, I needed to find you and tell you the news!"

"What is it, Mom?" Rory asked, the excitement returning to her eyes.

"Sookie-"

"What about her?" Rory asked, raising an eyebrow

"Hang on1 I'm not done yet." Lorelai was smiling brightly, and laughing hysterically. "Hold on." She held up one finger and bent down, laughing, and trying to catch her breath. "Okay. Ready."

"I'm still listening."

"Sookie-was in the kitchen-when suddenly, Michel RUNS in like a mad man and starts screaming about how there is a squirrel staring at him from outside a window and how he never wanted to work at an Inn how he wanted to be a model. So then," Lorelai gasped for air, giggling like crazy, "then-Sookie comes over and hit him over the head with a frying pan."

Rory, who had previously been giggling, was now in hysterics. She and her mother was on the ground, laughing like mad. Tears sprinkled from Rory's amazing blue eyes as she attempted to stand

"Here. I'll help you up," Dean said, extending a hand to Rory and Lorelai both. They both grabbed a hand, and he pulled the light-weights up.

"Thanks, strong boy," Lorelai said and pat Dean's shoulder. "I have to get back to the Inn. I'll see you later. Bye Rory! Bye Dean!" she kissed her daughter's cheek and ran off

"You're my hero!" Rory exclaimed, and flung her arms around Dean. "So. What were you going to tell me?"

"I was just going to say-"Dean looked around for an answer, not wanting to ask the question after being called her hero. Spotting a flower shop, he said, "I was just going to say-I love you."

"I-I love you, too!" Rory said,then, rising herself up on tippy-toes and lightly kissed his cheek. "Let's go off!"

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Jess stared out the diner window at the two love birds as they walked off. He felt his blood pumping harder than usual, and he knew he was angry. Seeing them together-it angered him. It angered him a lot.

"Break!" he exclaimed

"Where are you going!" Luke asked, coming out of the kitchen just as he opened the door.

"Out!" Jess called over his shoulder, and walked across the street, and down the sidewalk.