A.N Here's the next chappie!

Disclaimer: I, sadly, do not own Gilmore Girls sniff sniff

Jess entered the diner.

'Where have you been all night?' Luke demanded of his nephew.

'Aww, Luke did you miss me?' Jess asked sarcastically before disappearing upstairs to change.

'Hey!' Luke yelled after him 'You didn't answer me!' Nothing. Luke sighed and went back to the completely full diner.

Twenty minutes later the diner hadn't died down so the Gilmore girls, upon arriving for breakfast, had to sit at the counter.

'What happened?' Lorelai asked a the same time as Luke asked

'Why are you up this early?' Rory stifled a laugh. Luke rolled his eyes.

'Al's pancake world shut down along with the Chinese place so everyone decided to come here this morning. You don't know what happened to Jess last night do you?' he added as he swerved around the counter, poured their coffee and handed Kirk a plate of eggs and bacon.

'This isn't what I ordered.' He complained.

'Yes it is.' Luke said absentmindedly dolling out more coffee and taking an order at the same time.

'I'll get Jess.' Rory said quickly and left.

'She and Jess fell asleep on the couch last night. Do you need some help?' Lorelai added seeing Dean and Linsey enter and sit in the last two remaining seats. Luke nodded and Lorelai went around the counter and picked up some food.

'Jess help Ceaser in the back!' Luke called upon Jess's arrival in the diner. Jess obliged.

'Jess can cook?' Rory asked disbelievingly. No one replied. The phone rang and Luke groaned.

'I'll get it.' Rory said and answered it with.

'Luke's diner.'

'Hi I'm Serena Black is Jess Mariano there? It's quite important.'

'Yeah, hold on a sec.' She stuck her head around the corner in the kitchen. 'Jess someone named Serena wants to talk to you.' Jess frowned but took the phone from her nonetheless.

'Hello?' he asked. He listened. 'Again?' he groaned. 'What makes you think I give a damn?' he growled. 'He can rot in hell for all I care.' He listened a bit more. 'Well I'm a bit busy right now and I don't have the money… no I am not going to ask Luke, Alex got into this mess and you and I both know he's more than capable of getting out of it.' Rory stared at him, a little worried. He sounded like he did care, despite his words and apparently Serena pointed that out because he said 'Okay, maybe I do, but I still don't have the money.' He listened then said in an alarmed voice 'No I am not going to ask Liz for money.'

'What do you need the money for?' Luke said in a bored voice coming around the corner. Jess put his hand over the mouthpiece.

'To bail my friend out of jail.' He admitted Dean looked at him as If he were mad then looked at Rory and gave her a you-shouldn't-be-hanging-out-with-this-guy look. Luke just stared at his nephew as if weighing his options.

'Work more hours.' Luke bargained. 'And close up for the next week.' Jess considered this.

'Fine.' He gave in. He didn't want to, but he wasn't going to let his friend rot in jail either. He went back onto the phone. 'Okay, I have the money. You're gonna pay for pay for that Black.' He said, although Rory could tell she was part joking.

'Do I want to know what happened?' he asked. 'Thought not. Borrow money from you mom and I'll pay you back soon.' Jess's eyes widened at something she said. 'Ren, do that and I'll kill you!' he sounded angry and Rory knew he was covering up for being scared. 'Serena!' he snapped but pulled his hand away from his ear. 'She hung up on me.' He stated. Trying to keep under control. 'I can't believe she hung up on me.' He said to no one and picked up a plate to serve.

For the next half hour Rory tried to get Jess to tell her what he didn't want Serena to do or who she was for that matter. Having quite enough of the interrogation Jess said.

'Rory, I want to be honest with you but if you keep up with this line of questioning I will be forced to do otherwise.' Rory, not being as guarded of her emotions as Jess was, looked hurt. Jess sighed, frustrated with himself for causing it.

'Rena brings out the worst in me.' He said as a semi apology. Rory knew that was the closest that Jess Mariano, the bad boy with the protective walls around his heart, would ever come to an apology.

'It's all right.' She nodded 'Serena is like my Lane.' He nodded, grateful that she understood. 'I wouldn't betray her for anything.' She continued and Jess gave her a look that said "exactly" and knew he was unable to express when he cared. At least not well. Rory nodded and sat back down.

Rory and Lorelai left shortly after to hit the mall. Rory had promised her mother some serious shoe shopping. Which usually meant they wouldn't be serious at all.

'So… Where should we start?' the older woman asked. Rory shrugged and picked the first shop that came into view.

As they browsed Lorelai not so subtly asked Rory about Jess

'Alright.' She answered in a voice that said the complete opposite. 'I just he would let me see him.'

'Huh?' the mother asked, completely lost.

'I know there's something behind the kisses, the books and the sarcastic comments but he won't let me see it.' Rory clarified. 'It's as if he's afraid letting me in will be suicide.' Lorelai turned to her daughter.

'Hun, boys like Jess are like that. They won't let you in until they're completely sure they won't get hurt.' Rory frowned.

'We've been dating for two months.' She said, puzzled.

'By the looks of it, it won't be too much longer.' Lorelai reassured her.

'Really?' she asked.

'Really.' The older confirmed. They walked out of the store. 'Besides, Jess doesn't blush for just anyone.' Rory laughed as they headed to the food court.

A.N I hope you like it. I'll try to update soon, the next chappie's already half written. But you don't get it 'till you review… hint hint.

P.S Always open to suggestions.