Lorelai had just walked out of the video store and started walking home when she spotted Dean under a tree. Thinking nothing of this, she continued walking. "Wait, maybe I should go over and talk to him," she thinks to herself. Glancing over once again, she sees a girl with straight brown hair sitting next to him. "How did Rory get here so fast? I thought she was home getting ready for bed," Lorelai thought to herself. Turning the corner to walk home, she glanced over again. "That's not Rory! But Dean would never cheat on Rory!" Her anger getting the better of her, she walked over to Dean. "Hi, Dean. Didn't expect to see you here," said Lorelai, calmly but with her eyes fixed on the girl next to Dean. "Oh, hi Lorelai. Um, this is Katrina. She's new here. Look, I don't know how Rory's handling our breakup but this isn't what you think. Katrina and I started going out after Rory and I broke up. I would never have cheated on Rory. I still love her though she apparently doesn't love me," said Dean watching Lorelai's jaw drop. "You two broke up?" said Lorelai shocked that Rory had hidden this from her. "She didn't tell you?" "No, she never mentioned a thing. I thought you were out of town since you haven't been around. Apparently even Patti hasn't heard this," said Lorelai. "I'm sorry. I thought you knew since Rory tells you everything. Don't tell Rory. I don't want to hurt her," said Dean, quickly slipping his hand around Katrina's waist. "Um, I'd better go now. Bye. Thanks Dean for telling me," said Lorelai as she ran off. "I should have figured. She's been hanging around Jess a lot. That's probably why they broke up. Boy, will I have Jess's head," thought Lorelai to herself as she walked back to her house.