Episode four: Anticipation and Pressuring

At the Stars Hollow Record Store. Lane is banging gracefully on the drums.

"That was great Lane." (Dean as they walk down the street as if they were 'just friends')

"Thank-you. I thought so myself." (Lane with a half-smile as he and her sit down on a bench)

"Are you okay? You just seem like something is on your mind." (Dean)

"Yea I'm fine, I'm just thinking about hearing back from collages." (Lane)

"Tell me about. Your first choice still Boston School of Music?" (Dean)

"Yea and your still Boston Collage?" (Lane)

"Last time I checked. Hay, why are we both heading to Boston if we want to go out there and see the world?" (Dean)

"So we can avoid going all Dawsons Creek and just end up with our friends in collage without the love entanglements and the death of someone's father." (Lane)

"Oh, I get it now." (Dean)

Fade to opening credits.

At the Gilmore residence. Lorelai is sitting at the kitchen table and is hanging up the phone.

"Cha-cha-cha-CHA! Cha-cha-cha-CHA." (Lorelai as she gets up from the table and walks into the hallway. Rory comes in.)

"Why are we dancing and singing?" (Rory)

"Well I just got a call from your grandmother and found out that Friday Night Dinner is cancelled because they had to go to some banquet at the last minute. Too bad." (Lorelai)

"Too bad." (Rory)

"But the great thing about this is that we can have Sookie's surprise baby shower here." (Lorelai)

"She's having a surprise wedding shower?" (Rory)

"Now she is." (Lorelai)

Right before the wedding shower. Lane and Lorelai are standing in the foyer.

"Hay, I taught you were gonna stay?" (Lorelai)

"I wish I could, but I have plans." (Lane)

"You have a date." (Lorelai)

"Yea. I have to go get ready. Here's my present and give Sookie my wishes." (Lane)

"I will." (Lorelai)

"Bye." (Lane)

"Bye." (Lorelai. Rory pulls up with Sookie in the car. Lorelai runs inside as Lane walks up to them.)

"Hay, where are you going? Aren't you staying for the movie." (Rory)

"No, I have to go home. My mom is been on the rampage lately." (Lane)

"Oh, well have fun or try to." (Sookie)

"I will. Okay, bye." (Lane)

"Bye." (Sookie and Rory. They go inside. Shot of outside the house

"Surprise!!" (the Guests)

At the baby shower. Women are awing and oooing the baby stuff.

"Mom." (Rory)

"Yea." (Lorelai as her and Rory walk into the kitchen.)

"I'm gonna go to Grandmas house." (Rory)

"See Rory, the reason we're having the shower tonight is because we didn't have to go there tonight." (Lorelai)

"I have to study for a test and it's too loud here." (Rory)

"Okay, fine, go. Why don't you spend the night there and come back tomorrow morning." (Lorelai)

"Thank-you." (Rory hugs her mom)

The streets of Stars Hollow. Rory is driving though as she passes Luke's sees J*ss though the window. He's closing up. Rory takes out her cell pone and calls him.

"Hello." (J*ss as he picks up the phone)

"What are you doing right now?" (Rory)

"Well, I just finished closing up, so nothing." (J*ss)

"Wanna come with me to Hartford." (Rory)

"Sure, where are you now?" (J*ss)

"Right outside." (Rory as J*ss looks though the window. Rory waves at J*ss.)

Cut to commercials.

At the Elder Gilmore Residence.

"So this is your grandparents house." (J*ss)

"Yep. C'mon inside." (Rory)

"Wow." (J*ss once he's inside)

"What?" (Rory)

"This place is just really, really big." (J*ss)

"Yea, I know. Let me show you my room." (Rory)

In Rory's Room.

"Okay, what's with the posters?" (J*ss)

"Don't ask." (Rory as she sits on the bad. J*ss climbs onto her and starts to kiss her. He starts to push her down. Rory pushes him off her and stands up by the window.)

"What?" (J*ss)

"What you think your doing?" (Rory)

"Oh, c'mon. You invite me over to empty house. The first place you show me is your room. God you were practically begging me." (J*ss)

"I can't believe this. I can't believe you." (Rory)

"Rory, we've been going out for a long time now. I think that it's become time for that next step." (J*ss)

"Well, I don't." (Rory)

"How will I ever know that you love me if we don't bring ourselves to the next level." (J*ss as he kisses her. She kisses hem back, but as if she had to. He takes off her shirt and they go on the bed and she lets him do her.)

In Dean's room. Lane is sitting in-between Dean's legs on his bedroom floor. The only light is the light coming through the window.

"Ethan Hawk. Winona Rider. Reality Bites." (Lane)

"Well, that came out of nowhere." (Dean)

"My favorite sex scene in a movie." (Lane)

"Oh, that is a good one." (Dean)

"Since we have been talking about collage so much lately…" (Lane)

"Wow, quick change in topic." (Dean)

"…I have a question." (Lane)

"Shoot." (Dean)

"Did you picture yourself going to collage a virgin?" (Lane)

"Honestly, no. But, I never was in a rush to lose it and I'm still not. It really doesn't matter to me." (Dean)

"Yea, ah huh. Sure." (Lane)

"Well, that certainly was a low blow." (Dean)

"You're a guy. I can a give a low blow when it comes to something that profound and sweet out of your mouth." (Lane)

"So, your just gonna categorize me with everyone else." (Dean)

"No, because you're dating me." (Lane)

"That was unbelievably sweet." (Dean)

At elder Gilmore residence. Rory and J*ss are on completely opposite sides of the bed. Rory is wide-awake and J*ss is sound asleep. Rory looks upset, sad, and used. She turns toward the nightstand and a picture of her the night of the dance. She smiles as she thinks back to all the fun she had that night. A tear falls out of her eye. She slowly turns toward J*ss.

"J*ss get out." (Rory)

"Huh. What? Huh." (J*ss as he's suddenly woken up by his girlfriend.)

"Get out." (Rory with a bit more anger)

"Why." (J*ss)

"Because you used me. Now, get out." (Rory)

"How do you expect me to get home?" (J*ss)

"That's for you to figure out, Now, GET OUT!!" (Rory as J*ss gets out of the bed. He changes quickly and slams the door behind him. Rory starts to cry.

In Dean's room. Lane and Dean are on the floor, but leaning against Dean's bed as they kiss. His fingertips are slightly underneath Lane's mint green top. He starts to kiss her neck.

"Move your hand up my back." (Lane softly)

"Like that." (Dean softly)

"Yea, now move your hand form my back to my chest." (Lane softly. Dean lets out a smile and dose as he's told. They go back to kissing.

Fade to commercial.

The next day. Rory is driving through Stars Hollow. She looks very hurt. She goes to her house and finds the mail. There's a big envelope from Harvard. She takes it into her room and turns on her stereo. She lies on her bed and stares at it.

At Dean's house. There's a knock on his door.

"Come in." (Dean)

"Hay." (Lane)

"Hi." (Dean)

"So, you have your envelope and I have mine, so are we ready to do this." (Lane)

"Yea." (both start to open the envelopes) "God I never thought this was going to be so nerve-wracking." (Dean)

"I know." (both start to read their letters) "So what dose yours say?" (Lane)

"I got in." (Dean)

"Me too!" (Lane as Dean hugs her tight bringing her off the ground.)

Late that night on the streets of Stars Hollow. J*ss is driving through town. A red light stops him. He thinks no one else is on the road.

"I'm not waiting for this." (J*ss. A car goes by and hits him.)

Fade to closeing credits.