Rory and Lorelai entered the diner.
It was the next day, after school. Christopher was already gone. Rory
didn't say goodbye to him. She was still mad at him.
She hadn't talked to her mom.
They sat down at the counter.
Jess was standing behind it.
He looked up when they sat down.
J: "Hey" he said to Rory.
R: "Hey"
J: "You want coffee?"
R: "Yes, please"
L: "For me too"
Jess ignored her, but handed the the coffee.
R: "Thanks"
Jess smirked.
L: "So, where's my pall Luke?"
J: "Well, let me see......"
He looked through the diner.
J: "..........not here"
L: "I see that....where is he?"
J: "Maybe he's at Doose's, but that isn't very likely, 'cause he usually sends me when he needs something.......or maybe he's taking a walk, which I can't imagine, but who knows. As far as I know he could even be out of town, fishing or something. And maybe he's just upstairs........."
L: "So, you don't know?"
J: "That's pretty much what I said"
L: "Yeah, I actually heard that"
J: "Good"
L: "Are you always this annoying?"
J: "I wouldn't know, ask Rory"
Lorelai looked at Rory. She sighed.
R: "Sometimes he is, sometimes he isn't"
L: "Are you still mad at me for what happened last night?"
R: "Maybe.....maybe not"
L: "I wasn't even there when it happened"
R: "I know"
L: "Then why are you mad?"
R: "I'm not"
L: "Good"
R: "Good"
J: "Is this because of me?"
R: "No"
L: "Yes"
J: "I'll take that as a maybe"
R: "It has nothing to do with you, Jess. I'm just mad at my Dad"
J: "You shouldn't be, he has a point"
R: "No he hasn't. The accident wasn't your fault"
J: "Maybe not, but I was driving, I was responsible"
R: "I let you drive"
J: "Exactly"
R: "But it was my car and everybody blamed you and that wasn't fair"
J: "We don't have to talk about this. It happened, I'll get over it"
R: "My Mom and Dad still blame you"
L: "Rory..."
J: "I know"
R: "I just don't understand why they can't understand that it wasn't your fault"
L: "Rory...."
J: "You're their daughter. They love you and they're worried about you"
L: "Hello? Did I become invicible or something?"
Before Rory could respond, Dean came in. With Shearen. They sat down at a table. They didn't see them.
L: "Who's she?"
R: "The new girl, Shearen"
L: "And she became close friends with Dean?"
R: "Let's hope not"
Shearen opened her bag and put some books on the table. Dean opened them. He said something to her. Something funny, because she laughed. A fake laugh.
R: "I can't look at this"
She got up and walked to Dean.
R: "Hey"
Dean looked up.
D: "Rory"
R: "Yeah"
He looked like she just caught him doing something really horrible to her. It made her feel even more bad.
D: "I....tutor Shearen."
R: "Really?" she asked Shearen with her sarcastic voice.
S: "Yeah. I got trouble with Math"
R: "Ah, and you asked Dean to tutor you?"
S: "No, he offered. So sweet"
Rory looked at Dean.
R: "Well,.....I hope there actually will be time for teaching"
D: "Rory...."
R: "I'll talk to you later Dean"
She walked back to the counter.
L: "What was that about?"
R: "He's tutoring her"
L: "Why?"
R: "She says she had problems with math"
They heard Shearen laugh again.
L: "Never knew math was this funny....."
R: "I don't think they're really doing math"
L: "What do you mean?"
R: "The books on the table are history-books"
J: "Maybe that was the funny thing.....you know, why she had to laugh. Maybe she accidently brought the wrong books"
R: "Maybe"
L: "Honey, don't start to think anything because of this. She asked him to tutor her and you know Dean, he's way too sweet to say no"
R: "He offered to tutor her"
J: "Why?"
R: "I wish I knew"
Suddenly Shearen got up, took her books and left the diner. She didn't look mad. She just left. Dean got up and walked towards the counter.
R: "That was a short lesson" she said without facing him.
D: "She brought the wrong books"
Jess murmered a 'I told you so'. Rory gave him a look.
J: "Oh....yeah I got some tables to serve"
L: "Yeah, I'm going home. I'll see you there, Rory"
R: "Yeah"
She and Dean had some privacy now.
D: "Shearen is my friend"
R: "I know"
D: "I want to help her with her math........that's something friends do"
R: "I'm asking you not to"
D: "Not to tutor her?"
R: "Yes"
D: "Rory...."
R: "I know it's a lot to ask, but....."
D: "But what?"
R: "The girl has a thing for you, Dean"
D: "No, she hasn't"
R: "Yes, she has.........and she's pretty and I'm afraid......."
D: "Listen, Rory.......I'm not blind, I know Shearen is pretty, but you're a thousand times prettier and I love you, you know that and Shearen knows that too"
R: "I guess"
D: "If it means so much to you, I'll stop tutoring her."
R: "Really?"
D: "Sure"
R: "You're so sweet"
D: "I know, sometimes I even surprise myself"
She kissed him.
R: "I'm sorry for being so jealous"
D: "Don't worry about it'"
R: "Thanks"
D: "I'm really sorry, but I gotta go"
R: "Go where?"
D: "I'm gonna stop by Shearen for a few minutes to tell her about the not- tutoring and after that I have to work"
R: "Alright.......I'll call you"
D: "Yeah. I love you"
She smiled and gave him a kiss. Then he left the diner. Jess walked back to the counter.
J: "You guys worked things out?"
R: "Yeah, he'll stop tutoring her"
J: "That guy must love you a lot"
R: "He does. Why?"
J: "To give up tutoring a hot girl like her"
R: "Funny"
J: "I know, I'm a very funny person, actually I...."
R: "Don't flatter yourself too much" Rory interrupted.
J: "Sorry"
R: "Did you call your mom?"
J: "Yep"
R: "And?"
J: "And what?"
R: "What did she say?"
J: "Like I expected she gave me a speech about how much she cared about me, yeah right and that I had to come live with her again, 'cause she's my mom and all.....I didn't really listen, but this was what she said and she repeated it a couple of times to make herself very clear and then I hung up the phone, I don't really care about what she says"
R: "What are you gonna do now?"
J: "I have no idea, but I know one thing: I'm not gonna live with her"
R: "She is your mom...."
J: "Maybe, but she dropped me here, 'cause she didn't want to have me around and now she suddenly wants me back, That's not a thing a mom would do"
R: "Maybe not"
J: "I'm not going. Maybe I have to leave town for a little while or so"
R: "What?! Where do you wanna go?"
J: "I didn't make a plan, yet"
R: "I really think you should try to talk to your mom again"
J: "Rory........"
R: "She can't be that bad"
J: "She is, believe me"
R: "Just try it one more time"
J: "She's not gonna listen"
R: "Make her listen"
J: "How am I gonna do that?"
R: "I don't know, but she has to understand, she can't force you to live with her"
J: "She won't understand"
R: "Just try it"
J: "Rory........"
R: "Please........"
He looked into her beautiful blue eyes. There was no way he could resist them.
J: "........Alright. I'll call her again"
R: "That's all I'm asking"
She smiled at him.
J: "Hey" he said to Rory.
R: "Hey"
J: "You want coffee?"
R: "Yes, please"
L: "For me too"
Jess ignored her, but handed the the coffee.
R: "Thanks"
Jess smirked.
L: "So, where's my pall Luke?"
J: "Well, let me see......"
He looked through the diner.
J: "..........not here"
L: "I see that....where is he?"
J: "Maybe he's at Doose's, but that isn't very likely, 'cause he usually sends me when he needs something.......or maybe he's taking a walk, which I can't imagine, but who knows. As far as I know he could even be out of town, fishing or something. And maybe he's just upstairs........."
L: "So, you don't know?"
J: "That's pretty much what I said"
L: "Yeah, I actually heard that"
J: "Good"
L: "Are you always this annoying?"
J: "I wouldn't know, ask Rory"
Lorelai looked at Rory. She sighed.
R: "Sometimes he is, sometimes he isn't"
L: "Are you still mad at me for what happened last night?"
R: "Maybe.....maybe not"
L: "I wasn't even there when it happened"
R: "I know"
L: "Then why are you mad?"
R: "I'm not"
L: "Good"
R: "Good"
J: "Is this because of me?"
R: "No"
L: "Yes"
J: "I'll take that as a maybe"
R: "It has nothing to do with you, Jess. I'm just mad at my Dad"
J: "You shouldn't be, he has a point"
R: "No he hasn't. The accident wasn't your fault"
J: "Maybe not, but I was driving, I was responsible"
R: "I let you drive"
J: "Exactly"
R: "But it was my car and everybody blamed you and that wasn't fair"
J: "We don't have to talk about this. It happened, I'll get over it"
R: "My Mom and Dad still blame you"
L: "Rory..."
J: "I know"
R: "I just don't understand why they can't understand that it wasn't your fault"
L: "Rory...."
J: "You're their daughter. They love you and they're worried about you"
L: "Hello? Did I become invicible or something?"
Before Rory could respond, Dean came in. With Shearen. They sat down at a table. They didn't see them.
L: "Who's she?"
R: "The new girl, Shearen"
L: "And she became close friends with Dean?"
R: "Let's hope not"
Shearen opened her bag and put some books on the table. Dean opened them. He said something to her. Something funny, because she laughed. A fake laugh.
R: "I can't look at this"
She got up and walked to Dean.
R: "Hey"
Dean looked up.
D: "Rory"
R: "Yeah"
He looked like she just caught him doing something really horrible to her. It made her feel even more bad.
D: "I....tutor Shearen."
R: "Really?" she asked Shearen with her sarcastic voice.
S: "Yeah. I got trouble with Math"
R: "Ah, and you asked Dean to tutor you?"
S: "No, he offered. So sweet"
Rory looked at Dean.
R: "Well,.....I hope there actually will be time for teaching"
D: "Rory...."
R: "I'll talk to you later Dean"
She walked back to the counter.
L: "What was that about?"
R: "He's tutoring her"
L: "Why?"
R: "She says she had problems with math"
They heard Shearen laugh again.
L: "Never knew math was this funny....."
R: "I don't think they're really doing math"
L: "What do you mean?"
R: "The books on the table are history-books"
J: "Maybe that was the funny thing.....you know, why she had to laugh. Maybe she accidently brought the wrong books"
R: "Maybe"
L: "Honey, don't start to think anything because of this. She asked him to tutor her and you know Dean, he's way too sweet to say no"
R: "He offered to tutor her"
J: "Why?"
R: "I wish I knew"
Suddenly Shearen got up, took her books and left the diner. She didn't look mad. She just left. Dean got up and walked towards the counter.
R: "That was a short lesson" she said without facing him.
D: "She brought the wrong books"
Jess murmered a 'I told you so'. Rory gave him a look.
J: "Oh....yeah I got some tables to serve"
L: "Yeah, I'm going home. I'll see you there, Rory"
R: "Yeah"
She and Dean had some privacy now.
D: "Shearen is my friend"
R: "I know"
D: "I want to help her with her math........that's something friends do"
R: "I'm asking you not to"
D: "Not to tutor her?"
R: "Yes"
D: "Rory...."
R: "I know it's a lot to ask, but....."
D: "But what?"
R: "The girl has a thing for you, Dean"
D: "No, she hasn't"
R: "Yes, she has.........and she's pretty and I'm afraid......."
D: "Listen, Rory.......I'm not blind, I know Shearen is pretty, but you're a thousand times prettier and I love you, you know that and Shearen knows that too"
R: "I guess"
D: "If it means so much to you, I'll stop tutoring her."
R: "Really?"
D: "Sure"
R: "You're so sweet"
D: "I know, sometimes I even surprise myself"
She kissed him.
R: "I'm sorry for being so jealous"
D: "Don't worry about it'"
R: "Thanks"
D: "I'm really sorry, but I gotta go"
R: "Go where?"
D: "I'm gonna stop by Shearen for a few minutes to tell her about the not- tutoring and after that I have to work"
R: "Alright.......I'll call you"
D: "Yeah. I love you"
She smiled and gave him a kiss. Then he left the diner. Jess walked back to the counter.
J: "You guys worked things out?"
R: "Yeah, he'll stop tutoring her"
J: "That guy must love you a lot"
R: "He does. Why?"
J: "To give up tutoring a hot girl like her"
R: "Funny"
J: "I know, I'm a very funny person, actually I...."
R: "Don't flatter yourself too much" Rory interrupted.
J: "Sorry"
R: "Did you call your mom?"
J: "Yep"
R: "And?"
J: "And what?"
R: "What did she say?"
J: "Like I expected she gave me a speech about how much she cared about me, yeah right and that I had to come live with her again, 'cause she's my mom and all.....I didn't really listen, but this was what she said and she repeated it a couple of times to make herself very clear and then I hung up the phone, I don't really care about what she says"
R: "What are you gonna do now?"
J: "I have no idea, but I know one thing: I'm not gonna live with her"
R: "She is your mom...."
J: "Maybe, but she dropped me here, 'cause she didn't want to have me around and now she suddenly wants me back, That's not a thing a mom would do"
R: "Maybe not"
J: "I'm not going. Maybe I have to leave town for a little while or so"
R: "What?! Where do you wanna go?"
J: "I didn't make a plan, yet"
R: "I really think you should try to talk to your mom again"
J: "Rory........"
R: "She can't be that bad"
J: "She is, believe me"
R: "Just try it one more time"
J: "She's not gonna listen"
R: "Make her listen"
J: "How am I gonna do that?"
R: "I don't know, but she has to understand, she can't force you to live with her"
J: "She won't understand"
R: "Just try it"
J: "Rory........"
R: "Please........"
He looked into her beautiful blue eyes. There was no way he could resist them.
J: "........Alright. I'll call her again"
R: "That's all I'm asking"
She smiled at him.