'Dashed Dreams, and Meet and Greet's'
Disclaimer: Don't own 'em. Just love the show.
Summary: It's time. That's all I'm saying.
Act 1. Scene 1. The Gilmore Home. Lorelai, Rory, and
Jess are watching Willy Wonka and the Chocolate
Factory. Jess' head is on Rory's thigh, and her
fingers are tangled in his hair.
Lorelai (sitting on the floor with chin propped on her
knees): I think it's time.
Rory: Did your water break mom?
Lorelai (throws a pillow at Rory): Shut up no. I think
it's time for Jess to... (music does scary dun dun dun
thing) my parents.
Rory (gasps and looks at Jess who lifts his head up a
bit): You want him to meet Grandma and Grandpa?
Jess (in unison with Lorelai): What's the big deal
Ror? I'd love to meet your family.
Lorelai: I've covered for you these past two weeks.
I've told them you were busy with school. With the
Franklin. That made dad pretty happy since he was on
the Franklin staff himself, but your Grandmother saw
right through that. Asked of you were with um... (she
looks at Jess)
Jess: It's all right Lorelai.
Lorelai: So when I told them no, they of course asked
why, and that maybe they should invite his parents
over for dinner so they could meet them and get to
know them better. I had to tell them something.
Rory (head in her hands): Please tell me you didn't
tell them that Dean got into a horribly disfiguring
accident, lost a couple of inches and now answers to
Jess.
Lorelai (snaps her fingers): Almost.
At the horrified look on Rory's face, and Jess'
laughter Lorelai bites her lip.
Lorelai: What I said, was that you and Dean weren't
seeing each other anymore and that you and Jess, we're
now, ahem, an item.
Rory: An item? Please tell me you didn't use that
word.
Jess: You ashamed of me Rory Gilmore?
Rory (laughs, and leans over): Nope. I like you just
fine.
They kiss.
Lorelai shakes her head and turns back to the movie.
L (hopeful tone in her voice): Aren't you guys sick of
kissing yet?
Rory and Jess (in unison): No.
Fade into opening montage...
Act 1. Scene 2. Lorelai and Rory are walking through
the center of town to get to Luke's.
Rory (holding up two Polaroid's) : So do I go for the
nice professional black, or the fun loving yellow?
Lorelai: Rory, honey, please don't tell me that your
worried. All three parties in involved love you.
Rory: Don't forget Jess.
Lorelai: I was talking about Jess too.
Rory sniffs and squeezes Lorelai's hand.
Act 1. Scene 3. The girls enter Luke's. Jess walks
over to Rory and kisses her.
Luke throws his hands up in the air.
L: What is wrong with you two? Whenever you see each
other you kiss. It's like oxygen.
Jess (embarrassed, moves away from Rory): Whatever.
Lorelai (her elbows are propped up on the counter):
Luke, Jessie-
Jess: Don't call me Jessie.
Lorelai: Jessie wants to ask your permission to come
to dinner at my parent's house on Friday.
Jess (under his breath): On Friday, right.
Rory: Did you not want to come? You don't have to.
Not that I don't want you to (she touches his arm). I
do. I do. I really do, but you don't seem like you
want to, and my grandparents are kind of scary, and...
Jess puts his hands on Rory's shoulders.
J: Ror, I wanna come. I wanna sit through an
excruciatingly long, hard dinner with your
grandparents and do you want to know why?
Rory: Why?
Jess: Because I love you.
He kisses the tip of her nose, and walks back behind
the counter. Rory sighs happily.
Lorelai (walks back from the counter and plops next to
Rory): So, tell me, what did he say?
Rory: What? Mom, you were three feet away.
Lorelai: You were whispering.
Rory: He said that he wants to come no matter how bad
or boring or excruciating might be.
Lorelai: Sounds like he's smitten. Like he said three
little words that you're not telling me. Hmm?
Rory: I thought you said you couldn't hear anything
from the counter.
Lorelai: I lied. Just wanted to see you squirm.
Rory: You're evil.
Lorelai: Do you love him back?
Rory: I-I-
Lorelai: It seems to me, if the guy says it first,
then it means something more.
Rory (her fingers are tangled in her hair and she's
tugging on the ends): Mo-om, this is none of your
business.
Lorelai: Your my kid. Everything about you is my
business.
Rory: Ok, so he loves me.
Lorelai: I believe that the last time someone said
they loved you a break up and much wallowing
occurred.
Rory: Yeah well...
Lorelai: This is different? Hun I remember that break
up and those days of wallowing. Is there any danger
of that now?
Jess walks by and smiles at Rory. His face lights up.
Exit Jess.
Lorelai: Ok, so there isn't any possibility he could
hurt you, but what about you hurting him?
Rory: I-
Jess runs back into the room holding a brown paper
bag. He's panting.
Rory: What's in the bag?
Jess (smiles): It's a surprise.
Rory: For me?
Jess shakes his head.
Rory: For who then?
Jess: I'm not telling you. It has to do with Friday.
Rory: Friday?
Jess nods.
J: Friday.
Act 1. Scene 3. Hartford, Connecticut. The girl's jeep
pulls up to the house. Rory exits the jeep. She's
wearing a short plaid shirt and purple top.
Jess (as the trio is walking to the front door): Ror,
have I told you you look really nice?
Rory (laughs): Yeah, but feel free to enlighten me
again.
Lorelai rings the doorbell.
Jess (whispers in her ear): You look beautiful.
The door is opened by the Gilmore srs. new maid,
Alana.
A: Hello Ms. Lorelai, Ms. Rory. May I take your coats?
(she notices Jess) Oh, hello.
Jess: Hi.
Alana: Mr. and Mrs. Gilmore are waiting.
Act 1. Scene 4. The alcove off of the dining room.
Emily is seated on the couch, and Richard is pouring
drinks from the sidebar.
Richard: Hello Lorelai, (more warmly) Rory. And is
this your new young man?
Rory: He's not exactly my new young man grandpa, and
his name is Jess.
Richard (rubs his chin): Well, Jess, where are you
from? Who are you people?
Jess holds back a snort.
Jess: My people sir?
Emily: Yes, your people. What do your parents do,
where do you live...?
Lorelai: Mom, I told you he's Luke's nephew.
Emily: The ice man? The one who owns the diner?
Lorelai: Yes mom. Luke.
Emily: Well, where are his parents?
Jess: We'll ma'am my... my mother lives in New York
and my father died a few years ago.
Rory gulps loudly and reaches out to hold his hand. He
smiles gratefully at her.
Richard: Where are you planning to attend college?
Jess (smiles at Rory): I've applied to Yale, the
University of Connecticut, and a few smaller community
colleges, sir.
Richard brightens considerably at the sound of Yale.
R: You know, Yale is my alma mater.
Jess: Yes Rory mentioned it. As a matter of fact, as
Rory and I were searching through some titillating
(Lorelai and Rory mouth 'titillating' behind his back)
reading material, we came across this.
He pulls a battered book out of his paper bag and
hands it to Richard (it's in a plastic baggie)
Rory stands on her tiptoes to see what books it is.
Richard (puts on his spectacles): My my my. And a
first edition too. And signed. Thank you. This will
go perfectly in my collection!
He walks out of the room without another word. Emily
follows him with words of apology flying from her
lips.
Rory (sits on the arm of a char): A first edition? And
signed?
Jess nods.
Lorelai: What were Babette and Morrie doing with a
signed first edition of a book that my father could
like? I thought all Babette read was tawdry romance
novels.
Rory: Me too. So why the secrecy? What book is it?
Jess (fake-yawns, and puts his arm around Rory's
shoulders): 'The Way We Live Now'.
Lorelai: Wait a sec isn't that the book you had to
read for school?
Rory: Yeah.
Jess: You mentioned that it was one of your grandpa's
favorites. When I saw it Babette and Morrie's book
fair I figured...
Rory: You remembered that I said my grandpa like the
book? (tears are in her voice).
Jess (voice drops to a whisper): Rory I remember
everything you say.
He kisses her softly.
Act 1. Scene 5. Star's Hollow, Connecticut. The
Gilmore home. Rory is lying on her bed reading a book.
The doorbell rings and Rory jumps up to get it. It's
the mail man, Clive.
Rory: Hey Clive. Anything special for me today?
Clive (smiling): As a matter of fact Rory there is.
He pulls two envelopes from his bag. He winks at her
then leaves. Rory looks down at the envelopes in her
hands and inhales sharply. One letter is from Yale,
one from Harvard. She swallows and rips open the
packet from the latter. Focus on the letter.
Dear Miss Gilmore,
We regret to inform you, we cannot accept you at
this time. Due to your outstanding records and
recommendations you have been placed on our waiting
list. Good luck with your future, wherever it may be.
Gregory Asenby, The Dean of Harvard College
Tears fill Rory's eyes as she slides down the door.
End of episode....
Disclaimer: Don't own 'em. Just love the show.
Summary: It's time. That's all I'm saying.
Act 1. Scene 1. The Gilmore Home. Lorelai, Rory, and
Jess are watching Willy Wonka and the Chocolate
Factory. Jess' head is on Rory's thigh, and her
fingers are tangled in his hair.
Lorelai (sitting on the floor with chin propped on her
knees): I think it's time.
Rory: Did your water break mom?
Lorelai (throws a pillow at Rory): Shut up no. I think
it's time for Jess to... (music does scary dun dun dun
thing) my parents.
Rory (gasps and looks at Jess who lifts his head up a
bit): You want him to meet Grandma and Grandpa?
Jess (in unison with Lorelai): What's the big deal
Ror? I'd love to meet your family.
Lorelai: I've covered for you these past two weeks.
I've told them you were busy with school. With the
Franklin. That made dad pretty happy since he was on
the Franklin staff himself, but your Grandmother saw
right through that. Asked of you were with um... (she
looks at Jess)
Jess: It's all right Lorelai.
Lorelai: So when I told them no, they of course asked
why, and that maybe they should invite his parents
over for dinner so they could meet them and get to
know them better. I had to tell them something.
Rory (head in her hands): Please tell me you didn't
tell them that Dean got into a horribly disfiguring
accident, lost a couple of inches and now answers to
Jess.
Lorelai (snaps her fingers): Almost.
At the horrified look on Rory's face, and Jess'
laughter Lorelai bites her lip.
Lorelai: What I said, was that you and Dean weren't
seeing each other anymore and that you and Jess, we're
now, ahem, an item.
Rory: An item? Please tell me you didn't use that
word.
Jess: You ashamed of me Rory Gilmore?
Rory (laughs, and leans over): Nope. I like you just
fine.
They kiss.
Lorelai shakes her head and turns back to the movie.
L (hopeful tone in her voice): Aren't you guys sick of
kissing yet?
Rory and Jess (in unison): No.
Fade into opening montage...
Act 1. Scene 2. Lorelai and Rory are walking through
the center of town to get to Luke's.
Rory (holding up two Polaroid's) : So do I go for the
nice professional black, or the fun loving yellow?
Lorelai: Rory, honey, please don't tell me that your
worried. All three parties in involved love you.
Rory: Don't forget Jess.
Lorelai: I was talking about Jess too.
Rory sniffs and squeezes Lorelai's hand.
Act 1. Scene 3. The girls enter Luke's. Jess walks
over to Rory and kisses her.
Luke throws his hands up in the air.
L: What is wrong with you two? Whenever you see each
other you kiss. It's like oxygen.
Jess (embarrassed, moves away from Rory): Whatever.
Lorelai (her elbows are propped up on the counter):
Luke, Jessie-
Jess: Don't call me Jessie.
Lorelai: Jessie wants to ask your permission to come
to dinner at my parent's house on Friday.
Jess (under his breath): On Friday, right.
Rory: Did you not want to come? You don't have to.
Not that I don't want you to (she touches his arm). I
do. I do. I really do, but you don't seem like you
want to, and my grandparents are kind of scary, and...
Jess puts his hands on Rory's shoulders.
J: Ror, I wanna come. I wanna sit through an
excruciatingly long, hard dinner with your
grandparents and do you want to know why?
Rory: Why?
Jess: Because I love you.
He kisses the tip of her nose, and walks back behind
the counter. Rory sighs happily.
Lorelai (walks back from the counter and plops next to
Rory): So, tell me, what did he say?
Rory: What? Mom, you were three feet away.
Lorelai: You were whispering.
Rory: He said that he wants to come no matter how bad
or boring or excruciating might be.
Lorelai: Sounds like he's smitten. Like he said three
little words that you're not telling me. Hmm?
Rory: I thought you said you couldn't hear anything
from the counter.
Lorelai: I lied. Just wanted to see you squirm.
Rory: You're evil.
Lorelai: Do you love him back?
Rory: I-I-
Lorelai: It seems to me, if the guy says it first,
then it means something more.
Rory (her fingers are tangled in her hair and she's
tugging on the ends): Mo-om, this is none of your
business.
Lorelai: Your my kid. Everything about you is my
business.
Rory: Ok, so he loves me.
Lorelai: I believe that the last time someone said
they loved you a break up and much wallowing
occurred.
Rory: Yeah well...
Lorelai: This is different? Hun I remember that break
up and those days of wallowing. Is there any danger
of that now?
Jess walks by and smiles at Rory. His face lights up.
Exit Jess.
Lorelai: Ok, so there isn't any possibility he could
hurt you, but what about you hurting him?
Rory: I-
Jess runs back into the room holding a brown paper
bag. He's panting.
Rory: What's in the bag?
Jess (smiles): It's a surprise.
Rory: For me?
Jess shakes his head.
Rory: For who then?
Jess: I'm not telling you. It has to do with Friday.
Rory: Friday?
Jess nods.
J: Friday.
Act 1. Scene 3. Hartford, Connecticut. The girl's jeep
pulls up to the house. Rory exits the jeep. She's
wearing a short plaid shirt and purple top.
Jess (as the trio is walking to the front door): Ror,
have I told you you look really nice?
Rory (laughs): Yeah, but feel free to enlighten me
again.
Lorelai rings the doorbell.
Jess (whispers in her ear): You look beautiful.
The door is opened by the Gilmore srs. new maid,
Alana.
A: Hello Ms. Lorelai, Ms. Rory. May I take your coats?
(she notices Jess) Oh, hello.
Jess: Hi.
Alana: Mr. and Mrs. Gilmore are waiting.
Act 1. Scene 4. The alcove off of the dining room.
Emily is seated on the couch, and Richard is pouring
drinks from the sidebar.
Richard: Hello Lorelai, (more warmly) Rory. And is
this your new young man?
Rory: He's not exactly my new young man grandpa, and
his name is Jess.
Richard (rubs his chin): Well, Jess, where are you
from? Who are you people?
Jess holds back a snort.
Jess: My people sir?
Emily: Yes, your people. What do your parents do,
where do you live...?
Lorelai: Mom, I told you he's Luke's nephew.
Emily: The ice man? The one who owns the diner?
Lorelai: Yes mom. Luke.
Emily: Well, where are his parents?
Jess: We'll ma'am my... my mother lives in New York
and my father died a few years ago.
Rory gulps loudly and reaches out to hold his hand. He
smiles gratefully at her.
Richard: Where are you planning to attend college?
Jess (smiles at Rory): I've applied to Yale, the
University of Connecticut, and a few smaller community
colleges, sir.
Richard brightens considerably at the sound of Yale.
R: You know, Yale is my alma mater.
Jess: Yes Rory mentioned it. As a matter of fact, as
Rory and I were searching through some titillating
(Lorelai and Rory mouth 'titillating' behind his back)
reading material, we came across this.
He pulls a battered book out of his paper bag and
hands it to Richard (it's in a plastic baggie)
Rory stands on her tiptoes to see what books it is.
Richard (puts on his spectacles): My my my. And a
first edition too. And signed. Thank you. This will
go perfectly in my collection!
He walks out of the room without another word. Emily
follows him with words of apology flying from her
lips.
Rory (sits on the arm of a char): A first edition? And
signed?
Jess nods.
Lorelai: What were Babette and Morrie doing with a
signed first edition of a book that my father could
like? I thought all Babette read was tawdry romance
novels.
Rory: Me too. So why the secrecy? What book is it?
Jess (fake-yawns, and puts his arm around Rory's
shoulders): 'The Way We Live Now'.
Lorelai: Wait a sec isn't that the book you had to
read for school?
Rory: Yeah.
Jess: You mentioned that it was one of your grandpa's
favorites. When I saw it Babette and Morrie's book
fair I figured...
Rory: You remembered that I said my grandpa like the
book? (tears are in her voice).
Jess (voice drops to a whisper): Rory I remember
everything you say.
He kisses her softly.
Act 1. Scene 5. Star's Hollow, Connecticut. The
Gilmore home. Rory is lying on her bed reading a book.
The doorbell rings and Rory jumps up to get it. It's
the mail man, Clive.
Rory: Hey Clive. Anything special for me today?
Clive (smiling): As a matter of fact Rory there is.
He pulls two envelopes from his bag. He winks at her
then leaves. Rory looks down at the envelopes in her
hands and inhales sharply. One letter is from Yale,
one from Harvard. She swallows and rips open the
packet from the latter. Focus on the letter.
Dear Miss Gilmore,
We regret to inform you, we cannot accept you at
this time. Due to your outstanding records and
recommendations you have been placed on our waiting
list. Good luck with your future, wherever it may be.
Gregory Asenby, The Dean of Harvard College
Tears fill Rory's eyes as she slides down the door.
End of episode....