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Meetings Chapter 14
The wedding was coming into place. The dresses were in, the menu set, the flowers ordered. Michel, right on schedule, complained about being overworked because of the wedding. Lorelai grinning evilly, gave him the next assignment. Jess's friends were booked for two rooms at the Inn. They were due in today. Jess was fairly excited, for Jess, anyways. He and Rory were waiting for them at the bus stop. Two boys, one with blond hair and gray eyes, the other with red hair and blue eyes got off the bus.
"Alec! Josh!" Jess 'manly' hugged them.(AN:You know the whole pat on the back thing) Josh pulled out a cigarette, handing another to Alec, and offering one to Jess. He complained, "They wouldn't even let us smoke on the entire bus ride here. You quit?" "Yeah." Josh lit up, Rory coughed a little. Jess squeezed her hand. "Guys, this is Rory. Rory, the blond is Josh, the redhead is Alec." The two boys looked her over carefully. "Hi." Rory smiled. "Hi, it's really nice to meet you." "Whatever." Rory tried not to show her hurt. She wanted Jess's friends to like her. Jess pulled the butts out of their mouths. "Don't smoke with her around. She's allergic." The guys grumbled as they smashed the embers out. Rory smiled again, trying to keep a brave face. "Dodger, it's time for my hourly coffee stop. I have to try to stop they gossip chain, too. See you at home?" "Yeah." "Love you." "Me too." Rory kissed him quickly and left. Jess was different with these two around.
"Dodger?" Josh asked. "Gossip chain?" Alec finished. "Rory calls me Dodger. Artful Dodger from Oliver Twist. He was a boy...oh, nevermind. Yes, gossip chain. This is Stars Hollow. They are starved for entertainment. And you're new, so they have to figure out who you are and who you look like, before they actually meet you. Watch out for Miss Patty. She'll hit on you." Josh smiled. "Rory, she's a litle...innocent for you." "Kind of. It's just her. She can't help being innocent." They arrived inside the Independence Inn. Lorelai came barreling in from the kitchen, coffee in hand. "Sookie, I know Rory wants pink flowers. I'm sure Jess doesn't care. I know pink isn't manly, but he will do anything for her." Lorelai sipped her coffee. Michel confronted her, "Really, Lorelai, I should not have to do zees. The bridge is not Inn property, so it doesn't fit my job description. I hate flowers." "Oh, too bad, Babe. You have to set the flowers around the bridge and then set up the twoll in the dining room." "I despise you." "Good to know. Jackson! Sookie is freaking out. She says she needs strawberries. C'mon, Stud, do you want to sleep on the couch tonight? Oh! Jess." "Lorelai." Silence. "These are my friends, Josh and Alec." "You have friends?" Jess smirked. "Give them their rooms, Lorelai." "Thanks, Monosyllable Man. You really are Luke's nephew." "Then, why don't you like me? We know you like Luke." Lorelai narrowed her eyes. "If it weren't for Rory..." "We wouldn't even speak. Yes, I know. Give my friends their rooms." "Alright. Room 25 and 26. Upstairs. Michel! Take these two up to their rooms!" "Absolutely not. They are cretins." "Yes, they know. Go, Michel." Michel began to grumble in French. "I'm going to Luke's. Watch the desk." Lorelai walked out the door. "So, that's the mom." Josh asked. "Yeah." Alec said, "She's hot. And she has lots of energy." Josh added, "And she hates you." "Rory wants us to get along, so we deal with each other." "What's Luke's?" "My uncle's diner. We'll eat there tonight. Rory and Lorelai go by at least three times a day, twice for meals, and more for coffee stops a day. You should see them drink coffee." The guys went into their rooms.
Rory sat dejectedly at the counter. "Luke, I need coffee." "What's wrong, Rory?" "Jess's friends hate me." "No one could hate you." "They do." "Aw, Rory, I'm sure they don't." Rory sighed. Lorelai came bouncing in. "Coffee, Snuffy." "No." "Luke." He poured her a cup. "I met Jess's friend today. Happy bunch." Lorelai commented. "They hate me." "Rory..." "They do. They hate me." "I think someone needs to play bagel hockey." "Oooo, fun. But Luke won't let us." "Who cares? He's in the back anyways." Lorelai snuck behind the counter and got out a bagel. She place the napkin holders into little goals. "You ready, Babe." The diner patrons were watching with interest. "Ready." They each had a condiment bottle, Lorelai with ketchup, Rory with mustard. They hit the bagel back and forth on the counter. Luke came back to the front. "LORELAI! This is an eating establishment." "Ooo, four syllables for Luke. He should get points for that." Rory laughed as she shot the bagel across the counter into Lorelai's goal. Rory threw her arms in the air and did a little dance. "One for Mariano!!!!!" Lorelai countered back and scored her own while Rory did her dance. "One for Gilmore!" Lorelai did her dance. The two girls laughed, loudly. Neither noticed the bell ringing, or the entering of the three boys. "Stop it!" Luke demanded. "No, Lukey, this is fun." Rory begged. "Please, Lukey. We've been dying to do this for a long time. Bagel hockey is fun. Oh! You're jealous you can't play. Here, you can be on my team." "Hey! That won't be fair! It'll be two against one!" "Too bad for you, Rory." Luke grumbled, "No, it won't matter, because I am not playing! Neither are you!" Both Rory and Lorelai turned their baby blues onto Luke. Luke shook his head. "Don't. Don't. Fine!" Lorelai and Rory cheered. They played back and forth, back and forth. Alec and Josh were about to say something, but Jess stopped them. He liked watching Rory, when she was doing something crazy or just reading a book. But this was by far, one of the most interesting things she'd done in a while. He smiled briefly as she scored another one on Lorelai. "5 for Mariano! I win! I win! I win!" Rory did her happy dance, chanting I win over and over and over. "You can stop that, Rory! You don't have to rub it in. I demand a rematch. And this time Luke will play on my team!" "Still not fair. Besides, I WON!" She was spinning around, at the amusement of most. Jess started to laugh. He couldn't stop himself. The diner patrons turned to see where the laughter was coming from. From Jess? They were shocked. Rory stopped dancing to find Jess and his friends staring at her and her mother. Rory began to blush furiously. Jess kept laughing. "That was great. I'm so glad you won..." "Bagel hockey." "Bagel hockey, of course. How could I not know that?" Rory smiled a little. Lorelai turned to Jess, "She cheated. I think it should be Luke and me against her." Rory shook her head. "Nope. I won! And besides, it's time for a coffee refill. Luke!" "No. Absolutely not. You just played bagel hockey on my bar and you think I am going to give you more coffee. It's evident that you have way to much caffiene in your system." Lorelai and Rory glanced at each other. Rory asked sweetly, "So, Luke, have you gotten your tux yet?" Lorelai snuck behind the counter and poured four cups, two for her and two for Rory. Luke saw them with their steaming mugs. "How did you..." "Years of practice, Lucas." Lorelai answered. "The usual?" Luke sighed. "Yep." "Who're your friends, Jess?" "Alec and Josh, Uncle Luke." The three nodded and Luke grunted. "What do you guys want?" "Burgers for all of us." "I'll bring the food out in a sec. You could help, Jess." "Could, but won't." Rory shot Jess a glance. "Oh, wait, I was wrong. I'm on my way right now to help you out, Uncle Luke." Jess replied sarcastically. He slowly slid out of the booth. Rory smiled and blew him a kiss. He groaned as he followed Luke back into the kitchen.
Meetings Chapter 14
The wedding was coming into place. The dresses were in, the menu set, the flowers ordered. Michel, right on schedule, complained about being overworked because of the wedding. Lorelai grinning evilly, gave him the next assignment. Jess's friends were booked for two rooms at the Inn. They were due in today. Jess was fairly excited, for Jess, anyways. He and Rory were waiting for them at the bus stop. Two boys, one with blond hair and gray eyes, the other with red hair and blue eyes got off the bus.
"Alec! Josh!" Jess 'manly' hugged them.(AN:You know the whole pat on the back thing) Josh pulled out a cigarette, handing another to Alec, and offering one to Jess. He complained, "They wouldn't even let us smoke on the entire bus ride here. You quit?" "Yeah." Josh lit up, Rory coughed a little. Jess squeezed her hand. "Guys, this is Rory. Rory, the blond is Josh, the redhead is Alec." The two boys looked her over carefully. "Hi." Rory smiled. "Hi, it's really nice to meet you." "Whatever." Rory tried not to show her hurt. She wanted Jess's friends to like her. Jess pulled the butts out of their mouths. "Don't smoke with her around. She's allergic." The guys grumbled as they smashed the embers out. Rory smiled again, trying to keep a brave face. "Dodger, it's time for my hourly coffee stop. I have to try to stop they gossip chain, too. See you at home?" "Yeah." "Love you." "Me too." Rory kissed him quickly and left. Jess was different with these two around.
"Dodger?" Josh asked. "Gossip chain?" Alec finished. "Rory calls me Dodger. Artful Dodger from Oliver Twist. He was a boy...oh, nevermind. Yes, gossip chain. This is Stars Hollow. They are starved for entertainment. And you're new, so they have to figure out who you are and who you look like, before they actually meet you. Watch out for Miss Patty. She'll hit on you." Josh smiled. "Rory, she's a litle...innocent for you." "Kind of. It's just her. She can't help being innocent." They arrived inside the Independence Inn. Lorelai came barreling in from the kitchen, coffee in hand. "Sookie, I know Rory wants pink flowers. I'm sure Jess doesn't care. I know pink isn't manly, but he will do anything for her." Lorelai sipped her coffee. Michel confronted her, "Really, Lorelai, I should not have to do zees. The bridge is not Inn property, so it doesn't fit my job description. I hate flowers." "Oh, too bad, Babe. You have to set the flowers around the bridge and then set up the twoll in the dining room." "I despise you." "Good to know. Jackson! Sookie is freaking out. She says she needs strawberries. C'mon, Stud, do you want to sleep on the couch tonight? Oh! Jess." "Lorelai." Silence. "These are my friends, Josh and Alec." "You have friends?" Jess smirked. "Give them their rooms, Lorelai." "Thanks, Monosyllable Man. You really are Luke's nephew." "Then, why don't you like me? We know you like Luke." Lorelai narrowed her eyes. "If it weren't for Rory..." "We wouldn't even speak. Yes, I know. Give my friends their rooms." "Alright. Room 25 and 26. Upstairs. Michel! Take these two up to their rooms!" "Absolutely not. They are cretins." "Yes, they know. Go, Michel." Michel began to grumble in French. "I'm going to Luke's. Watch the desk." Lorelai walked out the door. "So, that's the mom." Josh asked. "Yeah." Alec said, "She's hot. And she has lots of energy." Josh added, "And she hates you." "Rory wants us to get along, so we deal with each other." "What's Luke's?" "My uncle's diner. We'll eat there tonight. Rory and Lorelai go by at least three times a day, twice for meals, and more for coffee stops a day. You should see them drink coffee." The guys went into their rooms.
Rory sat dejectedly at the counter. "Luke, I need coffee." "What's wrong, Rory?" "Jess's friends hate me." "No one could hate you." "They do." "Aw, Rory, I'm sure they don't." Rory sighed. Lorelai came bouncing in. "Coffee, Snuffy." "No." "Luke." He poured her a cup. "I met Jess's friend today. Happy bunch." Lorelai commented. "They hate me." "Rory..." "They do. They hate me." "I think someone needs to play bagel hockey." "Oooo, fun. But Luke won't let us." "Who cares? He's in the back anyways." Lorelai snuck behind the counter and got out a bagel. She place the napkin holders into little goals. "You ready, Babe." The diner patrons were watching with interest. "Ready." They each had a condiment bottle, Lorelai with ketchup, Rory with mustard. They hit the bagel back and forth on the counter. Luke came back to the front. "LORELAI! This is an eating establishment." "Ooo, four syllables for Luke. He should get points for that." Rory laughed as she shot the bagel across the counter into Lorelai's goal. Rory threw her arms in the air and did a little dance. "One for Mariano!!!!!" Lorelai countered back and scored her own while Rory did her dance. "One for Gilmore!" Lorelai did her dance. The two girls laughed, loudly. Neither noticed the bell ringing, or the entering of the three boys. "Stop it!" Luke demanded. "No, Lukey, this is fun." Rory begged. "Please, Lukey. We've been dying to do this for a long time. Bagel hockey is fun. Oh! You're jealous you can't play. Here, you can be on my team." "Hey! That won't be fair! It'll be two against one!" "Too bad for you, Rory." Luke grumbled, "No, it won't matter, because I am not playing! Neither are you!" Both Rory and Lorelai turned their baby blues onto Luke. Luke shook his head. "Don't. Don't. Fine!" Lorelai and Rory cheered. They played back and forth, back and forth. Alec and Josh were about to say something, but Jess stopped them. He liked watching Rory, when she was doing something crazy or just reading a book. But this was by far, one of the most interesting things she'd done in a while. He smiled briefly as she scored another one on Lorelai. "5 for Mariano! I win! I win! I win!" Rory did her happy dance, chanting I win over and over and over. "You can stop that, Rory! You don't have to rub it in. I demand a rematch. And this time Luke will play on my team!" "Still not fair. Besides, I WON!" She was spinning around, at the amusement of most. Jess started to laugh. He couldn't stop himself. The diner patrons turned to see where the laughter was coming from. From Jess? They were shocked. Rory stopped dancing to find Jess and his friends staring at her and her mother. Rory began to blush furiously. Jess kept laughing. "That was great. I'm so glad you won..." "Bagel hockey." "Bagel hockey, of course. How could I not know that?" Rory smiled a little. Lorelai turned to Jess, "She cheated. I think it should be Luke and me against her." Rory shook her head. "Nope. I won! And besides, it's time for a coffee refill. Luke!" "No. Absolutely not. You just played bagel hockey on my bar and you think I am going to give you more coffee. It's evident that you have way to much caffiene in your system." Lorelai and Rory glanced at each other. Rory asked sweetly, "So, Luke, have you gotten your tux yet?" Lorelai snuck behind the counter and poured four cups, two for her and two for Rory. Luke saw them with their steaming mugs. "How did you..." "Years of practice, Lucas." Lorelai answered. "The usual?" Luke sighed. "Yep." "Who're your friends, Jess?" "Alec and Josh, Uncle Luke." The three nodded and Luke grunted. "What do you guys want?" "Burgers for all of us." "I'll bring the food out in a sec. You could help, Jess." "Could, but won't." Rory shot Jess a glance. "Oh, wait, I was wrong. I'm on my way right now to help you out, Uncle Luke." Jess replied sarcastically. He slowly slid out of the booth. Rory smiled and blew him a kiss. He groaned as he followed Luke back into the kitchen.