*** Well, here it is, chapter 3. Hope you like it. ***

A few minutes later they entered Rory's house. Rory hung up her coat. Jess just stood there.

R: "Don't you wanna hang up your coat?"

J: "Oh, yeah"

He took of his coat. He seemed to feel a little uncomfortable. They entered the livingroom. Lorelai and Christopher were sitting on the couch, talking and laughing. They looked up when they came in.

L: "Hey, hon........and Jess"

J: "Hello ms Gilmore"

R: "Is it alright if he stays for dinner?"

L: "......sure....."

Rory turned to Jess.

R: "Let me introduce you to my dad. Dad, this is Jess. Jess this is my Dad Christopher"

They shook hands.

C: "Nice to meet you"

J: "Yeah"

They all sat down.

C: "So, what happened to good old Dean? You gave him the Gilmore treatment already?"

R: "No, Dean's still my boyfriend, Jess is........"

She didn't know how to finish that sentence.

J: ".....a friend" he quickly said.

R: "Yeah"

There fell a silence.

L: "What made you decide to have dinner with us, Jess? I'm sure it wasn't my cooking"

J: "Rory asked me, so....."

L: "I don't mean it's not okay........I mean of course it's okay, 'cause there's food and..........more food"

R: "I think he gets your point, mom"

L: "And we have drinks too.......but I guess you already figured that out"

J: "Yeah"

L: "And not one word I said in the past minute made actually sense, so I think I'm gonna check on the food. Maybe it's possible to serve the food without the crispy, black.....well, you know what I mean"

She got up.

L: "I'll be back in a minute"

She walked to the kitchen.

C: "So, Jess, I don't think I remember you. I don't think Lorelai ever told me anything about you"

J: "She told you about me, I'm sure"

C: "Sorry, then, but I can't remember it."

J: "I'm the guy who wrecked Rory's car"

R: "Jess......"

C: "Ah, was that you?"

J: "Yeah"

R: "Jess, you know that wasn't your fault"

J: "Let's not discuss this now, okay?"

C: "Well, at least you're honest. I don't think I would have the guts to tell a father you almost killed his daughter"

R: "Dad....."

J: "Rory, I don't think it was a very good idea to invite me. I'd better go home"

R: "No, Jess...."

J: "Rory"

R: "Alright.....are you sure?"

J: "Yeah, but thanks for inviting me"

R: "You know your welcome and......call your mom, okay?"

J: "I will"

She nodded. She wanted to get up and walk him to the door, but Jess stopped her.

J: "I know the way to the door"

R: "Okay"

Jess left the house.

Rory looked at her Dad.

R: "Did you really have to do that?"

C: "I'm sorry, but there's now way I can be nice to a guy who broke my daughter and I don't see how you can"

R: "He didn't break me and it wasn't his fault"

C: "He was driving!"

R: "Because I asked him too. Listen, Jess is my friend and you can't keep hating him for something that wasn't his fault"

C: "I don't hate him"

R: "No, of course not. He left because you were too nice to him. That must be it" she said with a sarcastic voice.

C: "I told you I'm sorry"

Lorelai entered the room again.

L: "Did I just hear someone leaving?........where's Jess?"

C: "I think you just answered both of the questions"

L: "What happened?"

R: "Let's say Jess and Dad didn't really connect"

L: "So it's not just me?"

Rory looked up at her parents.

R: "I can't believe you two"

Then she got up and walked to her room.