Chapter 2
Rory spent all night thinking her problem over and over. She didn't get much sleep because of it. She kept waking up from her terrible dreams of Jess and Dean getting into a fight and everyone was standing around doing nothing about it. She was the only one trying to break it up. Not even Taylor, Luke, nor her mom was trying to break it up. Finally after the tenth dream she decided to get up. She looked over at the clock on her desk and thought, "Dang it's early." She climbed out of bed anyway, stretched and threw on some clothes. Then, she went into the kitchen to make coffee. She searched the whole kitchen, but she didn't find any. She stopped looking and thought, "Oh, my god I need coffee. Where am I going to get some? Let's see it's 7:45, so, Luke's is open." She went into the hallway by the stairs and got a piece of paper and wrote;
Mom,
I got up really early and there isn't any coffee.
So, I went to Luke's.
I love you. See you later.
Bye,
Rory
She put the paper on the staircase so that when Lorelai came downstairs she could see it. Rory walked to the door and grabbed her coat. She walked outside and saw Babette sitting on her porch.
"Hey, Babette," Rory said as she reached the end of the stairs.
Babette looked over at the Gilmore house and replied, "Rory, hi doll, what are you doing out at this time of day?"
"I couldn't sleep."
"Where you headed?"
"Luke's for coffee." She said waving "goodbye," "Bye."
"Bye sugar."
Fifteen minutes later, she was walking past Doose's market. She looked inside the window hoping not to see Dean in there. When she didn't, she past the market and went into Luke's quickly. She walked up to the counter and sat on the third stool. Luke was in the back, helping Caesar with the food. He walked out with five plates stacked in his arms, but he nearly dropped them when he saw Rory sitting in his diner. He walked past her and said, "Hey Rory. I'll be right back. k?"
"K." Rory said not really listening to what he had said.
When he walked back over there, he asked Rory, "Ok, what do you want?" At first she didn't here him, until he said louder, "Rory!"
She jumped and said, "Oh, Luke, I'm sorry, I didn't here you."
"You didn't here me?"
"Nope."
"Ok." Luke said surprised then he said calmly, "So, what do you want for breakfast?"
"Eggs and bacon."
"Anything else?"
"Oh, yeah, coffee."
"Ok." Luke said as he walked away.
When he left Rory sat there thinking more abut Jess and Dean. A few minutes later, Jess came down stairs. He saw Rory and stood in front of her. Then he said, "Rory?"
"Huh?" She said as she looked up into Jess's beautiful, brown eyes.
"What are you doing here?"
"Uh, waiting for Luke to come back."
"Waiting for Luke?"
"Yeah," she said looking to see if Luke was coming with her food, but she didn't see him. So, she returned her eyes back on Jess.
"Why?"
"Because he has my food," she said rolling her eyes.
"That's not what I meant. I meant why are you here?"
"I'm hungry."
"But you're never up at this time."
"So, I can't be awake at 8:24?" she asked as she looked at her watch.
"No, I, oh, never mind," He said as Luke walked toward Rory's stool with her eggs. "Bye." he said after a minute of silence. Then he walked away to take orders.
"Thanks, Luke,' she said as he sat the plate down and turned around to get a coffee mug.
"Your welcome, Rory," he said as he filled her mug up. Then he cleared his throat and said, "How's your mom?"
"Fine, uh, she's sleeping right now," she said taking a bite of her eggs.
"Good, good."
***
Meanwhile, Lorelai was throwing her alarm clock against the wall. She knew Rory wouldn't be awake for a couple more hours, so she picked out a light blue skirt and shirt suit for work that day. She went down stairs to take a shower. Since, her showerhead in her bathroom is broken. When she descended the stairs she saw Rory's note. She read it and decided to take the fastest shower ever and then go to Luke's.
Five minutes later, Lorelai was in her car headed to Luke's. When she turned down Dean's street she saw him outside mowing the lawn. When she passed him she looked in her rear-view mirror until he was out of sight. She arrived at Luke's at 9:00. She got out of the jeep, grabbed her purse and her coat, and walked inside.
She saw Rory sitting at the bar and thought, "Poor kid." Then she said, "Rory."
Rory jumped at the sound of her mother's voice. She turned around and said, "Mom, wh-, hey."
"Hey yourself, you didn't wake me up."
"Sorry I couldn't sleep."
"That's ok," she said as she sat down on the stool next to Rory.
Luke came over with the coffee pot and a mug. He poured Lorelai's coffee. Lorelai looked at him and said, "Hey, Luke can we talk?"
"I'm busy."
"Please, I really need to talk to you."
"Fine, " Luke said walking into the kitchen to tell Caesar to take over.
Meanwhile, Lorelai and Rory were talking. "So have you decided?" Lorelai asked her.
"Yes."
"So?"
"Mom, not here, ok? I just don't want to talk about it here," Rory said taking a sip of coffee.
"Fine."
"Fine," Rory said as she ate her eggs. "Um," She swallowed and then said, "Good luck with Luke."
"Thanks, Ror." Lorelai replied as she leaned over and gave her a hug. Luke came over to their stools and Lorelai got up and followed him upstairs.
After they left, Rory finished eating her breakfast. She was drinking her coffee when Jess walked over there again. Rory didn't realize that he was standing in front of her with the coffeepot until he said her name cautiously, "Rory?"
She looked up quickly and said, "Uh, hey."
"Hey do you want more coffee?"
"Sure. Uh, Jess?" She said as she pushed her mug toward him.
"Yeah?" He said filling her cup up.
"Sorry."
"About what?" He asked looking straight into her eyes.
"How I acted earlier. It's that I was really tired and I didn't have my coffee and well, uh..."
"It's okay."
"Really?"
"Yeah." Jess replied. "So?"
"So?"
Where did Lorelai and Luke go?"
"Upstairs to talk, " she replied.
"Oh," he said as he walked away. Rory looked around and found an empty table. She grabbed her mother's coat and purse. Then she grabbed her coat. She took them to the empty table and sat them in a chair. She walked back over to the bar and grabbed the two coffee mugs and sat them on the table. Jess walked toward her table and asked her, "What are you doing?"
"I moved over to the table."
"Why didn't you sit over here at first?"
"I didn't need to until my mom got here.'
"Ok. Do you mind if I sit here with you? I don't want you to sit here by yourself." He said avoiding her eyes.
"Sure, but don't you have to work?"
"Nope everyone is served and happy."
"Are you sure they're happy because they could look happy, but they're just waiting for you to walk back over there?"
"Rory, do you want me to go and ask everyone if they are happy?"
"No."
` "So can I sit down now?"
"Yeah."
"Thanks," He said sitting into the chair across from Rory. "So."
"So?" she said as Luke and Lorelai came back down stairs.
"Hey, Rory are you ready to get out of here?" Lorelai said as she descended the stairs. Lorelai walked over to the table while Luke followed her.
"Um, sure," Rory said as Lorelai made her way over to the table. Lorelai was smiling all over. Lorelai picked up her coat and put it on, then, while Rory was putting on her coat, Lorelai picked up her purse. When they were situated. Lorelai told Luke, "Goodbye," and Rory told Jess, "Bye." They promised to come back later. Then they walked out to the jeep.
Lorelai asked, "Rory, what have you decided?" when they buckled up and pulled away from the curb.
"Decided about what?" Rory replied staring out the window.
"Look, Ror, you can tell me I swear I won't get mad."
"I picked Jess, Mom, but I don't know how to break up with him."
"Dean you mean?"
"Yes of course Dean." Rory said looking at her mother closely. "Are you mad?"
"Nope. It's you decision and I want what ever makes you happy." Lorelai said looking at her daughter out of the corner of her eye.
"Good, that's, that's good."
"So what are you going to do today since you don't have school?" Lorelai asked her.
"Um, I think I'm going to break up with Dean today. Then, I think I'm going to spend time with Lane if I feel up to it and then I'm going to go to the inn.
"The inn. Why."
"I don't know." she said. Then she said after a minute, "I'm going to the inn to tell you about my day."
"But you just told me what you are planning on doing."
"Yes, but like at the Gilmore house many plans get broken."
"So do you want me to drop you off at Dean's or our house."
"At home, please. I don't know if he is at work or not."
"He's not."
"How do you know?"
"When I was driving to Luke's I saw him mowing the grass."
"Really?"
"Yeah, but he might be at work now. It's 9:52." Lorelai said glancing down at her watch.
"So your taking me home right?" she asked as they turned down Dean's street
"Of course." she said heading home.
"When do you have to be at work?"
"Um, 11:00." she said turning off the street.
"Ok."
"Hey, Ror."
"Yeah."
"Why did you wake up sooooooo early?"
"I couldn't sleep."
"Ok."
Rory spent all night thinking her problem over and over. She didn't get much sleep because of it. She kept waking up from her terrible dreams of Jess and Dean getting into a fight and everyone was standing around doing nothing about it. She was the only one trying to break it up. Not even Taylor, Luke, nor her mom was trying to break it up. Finally after the tenth dream she decided to get up. She looked over at the clock on her desk and thought, "Dang it's early." She climbed out of bed anyway, stretched and threw on some clothes. Then, she went into the kitchen to make coffee. She searched the whole kitchen, but she didn't find any. She stopped looking and thought, "Oh, my god I need coffee. Where am I going to get some? Let's see it's 7:45, so, Luke's is open." She went into the hallway by the stairs and got a piece of paper and wrote;
Mom,
I got up really early and there isn't any coffee.
So, I went to Luke's.
I love you. See you later.
Bye,
Rory
She put the paper on the staircase so that when Lorelai came downstairs she could see it. Rory walked to the door and grabbed her coat. She walked outside and saw Babette sitting on her porch.
"Hey, Babette," Rory said as she reached the end of the stairs.
Babette looked over at the Gilmore house and replied, "Rory, hi doll, what are you doing out at this time of day?"
"I couldn't sleep."
"Where you headed?"
"Luke's for coffee." She said waving "goodbye," "Bye."
"Bye sugar."
Fifteen minutes later, she was walking past Doose's market. She looked inside the window hoping not to see Dean in there. When she didn't, she past the market and went into Luke's quickly. She walked up to the counter and sat on the third stool. Luke was in the back, helping Caesar with the food. He walked out with five plates stacked in his arms, but he nearly dropped them when he saw Rory sitting in his diner. He walked past her and said, "Hey Rory. I'll be right back. k?"
"K." Rory said not really listening to what he had said.
When he walked back over there, he asked Rory, "Ok, what do you want?" At first she didn't here him, until he said louder, "Rory!"
She jumped and said, "Oh, Luke, I'm sorry, I didn't here you."
"You didn't here me?"
"Nope."
"Ok." Luke said surprised then he said calmly, "So, what do you want for breakfast?"
"Eggs and bacon."
"Anything else?"
"Oh, yeah, coffee."
"Ok." Luke said as he walked away.
When he left Rory sat there thinking more abut Jess and Dean. A few minutes later, Jess came down stairs. He saw Rory and stood in front of her. Then he said, "Rory?"
"Huh?" She said as she looked up into Jess's beautiful, brown eyes.
"What are you doing here?"
"Uh, waiting for Luke to come back."
"Waiting for Luke?"
"Yeah," she said looking to see if Luke was coming with her food, but she didn't see him. So, she returned her eyes back on Jess.
"Why?"
"Because he has my food," she said rolling her eyes.
"That's not what I meant. I meant why are you here?"
"I'm hungry."
"But you're never up at this time."
"So, I can't be awake at 8:24?" she asked as she looked at her watch.
"No, I, oh, never mind," He said as Luke walked toward Rory's stool with her eggs. "Bye." he said after a minute of silence. Then he walked away to take orders.
"Thanks, Luke,' she said as he sat the plate down and turned around to get a coffee mug.
"Your welcome, Rory," he said as he filled her mug up. Then he cleared his throat and said, "How's your mom?"
"Fine, uh, she's sleeping right now," she said taking a bite of her eggs.
"Good, good."
***
Meanwhile, Lorelai was throwing her alarm clock against the wall. She knew Rory wouldn't be awake for a couple more hours, so she picked out a light blue skirt and shirt suit for work that day. She went down stairs to take a shower. Since, her showerhead in her bathroom is broken. When she descended the stairs she saw Rory's note. She read it and decided to take the fastest shower ever and then go to Luke's.
Five minutes later, Lorelai was in her car headed to Luke's. When she turned down Dean's street she saw him outside mowing the lawn. When she passed him she looked in her rear-view mirror until he was out of sight. She arrived at Luke's at 9:00. She got out of the jeep, grabbed her purse and her coat, and walked inside.
She saw Rory sitting at the bar and thought, "Poor kid." Then she said, "Rory."
Rory jumped at the sound of her mother's voice. She turned around and said, "Mom, wh-, hey."
"Hey yourself, you didn't wake me up."
"Sorry I couldn't sleep."
"That's ok," she said as she sat down on the stool next to Rory.
Luke came over with the coffee pot and a mug. He poured Lorelai's coffee. Lorelai looked at him and said, "Hey, Luke can we talk?"
"I'm busy."
"Please, I really need to talk to you."
"Fine, " Luke said walking into the kitchen to tell Caesar to take over.
Meanwhile, Lorelai and Rory were talking. "So have you decided?" Lorelai asked her.
"Yes."
"So?"
"Mom, not here, ok? I just don't want to talk about it here," Rory said taking a sip of coffee.
"Fine."
"Fine," Rory said as she ate her eggs. "Um," She swallowed and then said, "Good luck with Luke."
"Thanks, Ror." Lorelai replied as she leaned over and gave her a hug. Luke came over to their stools and Lorelai got up and followed him upstairs.
After they left, Rory finished eating her breakfast. She was drinking her coffee when Jess walked over there again. Rory didn't realize that he was standing in front of her with the coffeepot until he said her name cautiously, "Rory?"
She looked up quickly and said, "Uh, hey."
"Hey do you want more coffee?"
"Sure. Uh, Jess?" She said as she pushed her mug toward him.
"Yeah?" He said filling her cup up.
"Sorry."
"About what?" He asked looking straight into her eyes.
"How I acted earlier. It's that I was really tired and I didn't have my coffee and well, uh..."
"It's okay."
"Really?"
"Yeah." Jess replied. "So?"
"So?"
Where did Lorelai and Luke go?"
"Upstairs to talk, " she replied.
"Oh," he said as he walked away. Rory looked around and found an empty table. She grabbed her mother's coat and purse. Then she grabbed her coat. She took them to the empty table and sat them in a chair. She walked back over to the bar and grabbed the two coffee mugs and sat them on the table. Jess walked toward her table and asked her, "What are you doing?"
"I moved over to the table."
"Why didn't you sit over here at first?"
"I didn't need to until my mom got here.'
"Ok. Do you mind if I sit here with you? I don't want you to sit here by yourself." He said avoiding her eyes.
"Sure, but don't you have to work?"
"Nope everyone is served and happy."
"Are you sure they're happy because they could look happy, but they're just waiting for you to walk back over there?"
"Rory, do you want me to go and ask everyone if they are happy?"
"No."
` "So can I sit down now?"
"Yeah."
"Thanks," He said sitting into the chair across from Rory. "So."
"So?" she said as Luke and Lorelai came back down stairs.
"Hey, Rory are you ready to get out of here?" Lorelai said as she descended the stairs. Lorelai walked over to the table while Luke followed her.
"Um, sure," Rory said as Lorelai made her way over to the table. Lorelai was smiling all over. Lorelai picked up her coat and put it on, then, while Rory was putting on her coat, Lorelai picked up her purse. When they were situated. Lorelai told Luke, "Goodbye," and Rory told Jess, "Bye." They promised to come back later. Then they walked out to the jeep.
Lorelai asked, "Rory, what have you decided?" when they buckled up and pulled away from the curb.
"Decided about what?" Rory replied staring out the window.
"Look, Ror, you can tell me I swear I won't get mad."
"I picked Jess, Mom, but I don't know how to break up with him."
"Dean you mean?"
"Yes of course Dean." Rory said looking at her mother closely. "Are you mad?"
"Nope. It's you decision and I want what ever makes you happy." Lorelai said looking at her daughter out of the corner of her eye.
"Good, that's, that's good."
"So what are you going to do today since you don't have school?" Lorelai asked her.
"Um, I think I'm going to break up with Dean today. Then, I think I'm going to spend time with Lane if I feel up to it and then I'm going to go to the inn.
"The inn. Why."
"I don't know." she said. Then she said after a minute, "I'm going to the inn to tell you about my day."
"But you just told me what you are planning on doing."
"Yes, but like at the Gilmore house many plans get broken."
"So do you want me to drop you off at Dean's or our house."
"At home, please. I don't know if he is at work or not."
"He's not."
"How do you know?"
"When I was driving to Luke's I saw him mowing the grass."
"Really?"
"Yeah, but he might be at work now. It's 9:52." Lorelai said glancing down at her watch.
"So your taking me home right?" she asked as they turned down Dean's street
"Of course." she said heading home.
"When do you have to be at work?"
"Um, 11:00." she said turning off the street.
"Ok."
"Hey, Ror."
"Yeah."
"Why did you wake up sooooooo early?"
"I couldn't sleep."
"Ok."