Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters from Gilmore Girls, I've just borrowed them for a bit.
This is set way back at the end of season 2-ish, so just bear with me!
Please feel free to review! Thanks for reading…
"Jess, my phone bill is huge. Is it really necessary for you to be calling home every single day? I thought you didn't even want to talk to your mom." Luke brandished the bill in front of him.
Jess didn't bother to look up from his book. "Yeah it's necessary. And I haven't been speaking to mom."
"Then… oh, is it Allie you've been calling?"
Jess sighed. "Yes, it's Allie, and just take it out of my paycheck, whatever."
Luke rolled his eyes and headed back downstairs. "Paycheck. You can't get one of those unless you do some work around here." he muttered to himself.
"Hay Jess! What's up?" said Lorelai cheerily, swinging onto a bar stool at the diner.
He just glanced up at her for a moment, and then resumed pouring her a cup of coffee.
"What? No merry smile for me today?" Lorelai put a hand to her chest in mock offence. "But that's not like you! Usually you're so cheerful. Come on. What about a song? You feel like singing me a song?"
"Yeah. It's called Shut Up and Drink Your Coffee." muttered Jess dryly, pushing the cup towards her.
Luke swiped at his nephew with a teatowel. "Jess! Don't be rude to paying customers."
Jess raised his eyebrows. "So that means this one's fair game until she pays her tab."
Lorelai grinned as she watched him walk away. "He's such a little ray of sunshine. I wonder where he gets it from…?" she turned her smile to Luke who was looking unimpressed.
"I hate it when you're in one of these moods. All chirpy and… blah it's disgusting."
Just then Rory strolled in. "Hi mom!" she greeted Lorelai, giving her a big hug. "And Luke! It's good to see you!" she enthused, taking a seat at the bar.
Luke shook his head. "Oh god, not you as well." He pushed a cup of coffee at her and went into the kitchen.
"What's the matter with him?" asked Rory.
Lorelai shrugged. "I think he likes us better when we're cynical."
"But we can't be! Not today! It's just one of those days when you have to be happy because the weather is so nice and it's a Friday afternoon, and the weather is nice…"
"I know, honey, I know. Come on, let's take our happiness home where it will be appreciated."
Later on that evening, Luke was closing up the diner, and was just wiping down the last tables when Jess appeared at the door.
"Hi."
Luke was semi-surprised that Jess spoke to him first. "Hi."
They were both silent for a while, until Jess spoke again. "Hay, um, would it be ok if… if Allie came and stayed for a bit?"
"Allie? Why?"
"I just… she just wants to get away for a while and I want to see her, so she said to ask…"
Luke seemed confused. "What, you like it here so much that Allie's jealous?"
"So can she?" demanded Jess.
"I don't think Allie's ever been out to stay with me. She asked to come out here?"
"Does it matter how it happened? Can she come?"
"Um… I don't know, there's not much room… I don't know where she could stay…"
"I'll figure something out later. I just want to know if you'd be ok with her coming out here for a bit."
Luke scratched his head. "What does your mom think about it? I just-"
Jess cut him off. "Luke, you know I wouldn't be asking if it wasn't important! Please."
Luke was taken aback by the urgency in his tone. "Well, yeah, of course she can, just let her know that it's a small place and…"
Jess headed for the stairs, then stopped. "Thank you." he said grudgingly, and Luke just nodded, wondering what that had been about.