[Opening scene Lorelai runs into Rory's room, she opens the window and then
starts to jump on Rory's bed]
LORELAI: I smell snow.
RORY: Uh huh.
LORELAI: Get up! It's snowing.
RORY: No. Today's sleep in day.
[Lorelai pouts. The camera follows Lorelai outside. She makes a snowball and throws it at Rory through the open window]
RORY: Hey, no fair.
[Rory jumps out of bed and throws the snow back at Lorelai. She closes the window and sticks out her tongue]
[Opening credits]
[Scene changes to Luke's diner, Lorelai and Rory are drinking coffee and watching the snow. Rory is in her Chilton uniform]
LORELAI: I told it was going to snow.
RORY: And you were right.
LORELAI: I love snow!
[Sookie runs into the diner]
SOOKIE: Lorelai!
LORELAI: Hey honey.
SOOKIE: Hartford Lake is open for skating!
LORELAI: Oh, yay! We have to go.
SOOKIE: I know!
LUKE: Do you want some more coffee?
LORELAI: Hartford Lake is open.
LUKE: Congratulations. The lake is open.
LORELAI: Oh, don't be so gloomy. The lake is the best part of winter.
LUKE: Do you want more coffee or not?
LORELAI: Have you been to the lake?
LUKE: Yes.
LORELAI: So you know how fun it is! LUKE: If you like skating around freezing your butt off and making a total fool of yourself falling on you butt.
LORELAI: It's fun. Come with us. Oh and fill me up.
LUKE: I am not going ice skating.
[Luke pours her a cup of coffee]
LORELAI: Spoilsport.
SOOKIE: Come on Luke. It'll be fun.
LUKE: No.
LORELAI: Come on. You can just sit and watch with the coffee.
LUKE: Fine, but I'm not skating.
LORELAI: Good. Tonight, meet here at eight.
LUKE: Okay.
SOOKIE: I'll tell Jackson.
LORELAI: Hey Rory, do you remember where I put my skates.
RORY: I think they're in the upstairs closet.
LORELAI: Let's go find them.
[Lorelai gives Luke money]
RORY: I don't think I'll go skating.
LORELAI: What! Why? We've always gone skating on the first day.
[They start walking home]
RORY: So does Dean.
LORELAI: Oh honey, are you sure? We'll all be there.
RORY: No I'll be okay at home.
LORELAI: Okay. Oh, there's a car in our driveway.
RORY: Who's that? Do we know anyone with a red Porsche?
LORELAI: I don't think so.
SOPHIE: Lorelai is that you?
LORELAI: I think so.
SOPHIE: It's me, Sophie.
RORY: Hi Sophie.
LORELAI: Oh my god! Sophie!
[They hug]
RORY: How about we move the welcoming party inside where it's warmer.
LORELAI: I haven't seen you since high school.
SOPHIE: Remember Mr. Morton!
[They laugh]
RORY: I don't care what you do, but I'm going inside before I freeze.
[Rory walks inside]
SOPHIE: Your daughter is gorgeous. You're so lucky.
[They walk inside]
LORELAI: Last I heard you had graduated and moved to L.A.
SOPHIE: Yeah.
LORELAI: Rory, can you put on some coffee?
RORY: Yeah, hang on a minute.
LORELAI: Well, what are you doing here?
SOPHIE: I came to visit you.
RORY: Sophie, how do you have your coffee?
SOPHIE: Milk and two sugars.
RORY: Okay.
LORELAI: So, what's been happening?
SOPHIE: Well I got married to Callum.
LORELAI: Callum Dover!
SOPHIE: Yeah.
LORELAI: Didn't he want to become a basketballer?
[Sophie laughs]
SOPHIE: Team captain three years running.
LORELAI: What did he end up doing?
SOPHIE: A lawyer. LORELAI: No!
[Sophie looks sad]
LORELAI: How are you? Okay?
SOPHIE: I'm fine, your life?
[Rory walks in with coffee]
RORY: Coffee!
SOPHIE: Thanks.
LORELAI: Well I run an inn. I'm doing a business degree, and that's about all.
SOPHIE: No man?
[Lorelai pauses]
LORELAI: Not at the moment.
[Sophie winces]
SOPHIE: Touchy subject, sorry.
LORELAI: It's fine.
RORY: How long are you staying? Where are you staying?
LORELAI: You can stay with us if you want.
SOPHIE: Thanks. I'm not sure how long I'll be staying.
LORELAI: You so have to come with us to Hartford. The ice is frozen!
SOPHIE: Oh my god, do you remember when Chris decided to skate early?
LORELAI: And he fell in.
[They laugh]
RORY: Dad fell in the lake?
SOPHIE: He's parents freaked.
LORELAI: My parents freaked.
RORY: What happened?
LORELAI: He was rushed to hospital.
SOPHIE: HE was blue.
RORY: Did he get pneumonia?
SOPHIE: Nah, he was fine. LORELAI: Just cold.
RORY: Did you take a picture?
SOPHIE: No. I can't wait to see the lake.
RORY: Mum, Sookie, Jackson and Luke are going tonight. You should go with them.
SOPHIE: Yeah I will.
LORELAI: You can borrow Rory's skates.
RORY: Yeah, I'll go get them for you to try on.
SOPHIE: You are so lucky.
[Sophie sighs]
LORELAI: Yeah, I am.
[Scene changes to Sookie, Jackson, Lorelai and Sophie waiting for Luke, outside the diner]
LORELAI: I'm freezing. Come on Luke.
SOOKIE: LUKE!!!
[Luke's head appears in the doorway]
LUKE: If you want coffee you wait.
[Luke's head disappears]
LORELAI: Ah, coffee or fingers? A hard decision.
SOPHIE: Who's he?
LORELAI: Luke? A friend. He owns the diner.
SOPHIE: Oh.
[Luke reappears with three thermoses]
LUKE: Are we going?
LORELAI: Finally. Luke-Sophie. Sophie-Luke.
SOPHIE: Hello.
LUKE: Hi.
LORELAI: Great.
[Lorelai steps between Luke and Sophie]
LORELAI: Let's go. Hey, wait, Luke does Jess wanna come? SOPHIE: Who's Jess?
LORELAI: His nephew.
LUKE: He has his music, videos and books, so he's set.
LORELAI: Okay let's go.
[Scene changes to Rory at her house. She is bored. She picks up the phone to call Jess]
JESS: Hello, you have reached Luke and Jess. We're not home right now leave a message.
RORY: Jess?
JESS: Hello? Rory?
RORY: Yeah, it's Rory. What's with the answering machine?
JESS: Luke kept missing calls when he was at the diner, so he bought an answering machine. I screen calls incase it's my mum. Aren't you supposed to be ice skating?
RORY: I decided not to go skating.
JESS: Why?
RORY: I didn't feel like it. Besides mum's friend needed a pair of skates.
JESS: Okay. So, what's up?
RORY: Nothing I was bored.
JESS: You are bored! With that huge book collection just sitting there.
RORY: I said I was bored. I'm not anymore. Besides, I can't be bothered finding a book I haven't read recently.
JESS: Well I'm all musiced out. I was trying to make baked beans, but they exploded.
RORY: Don't you read cooking instructions? How long did you cook them for?
JESS: I just chucked them in for 10 minutes.
RORY: Ten minutes! Why?
JESS: I don't know it takes ten minutes on the stove.
RORY: Yes on the stove, but not in the microwave. They only take 3 or 4 minutes.
JESS: Well I know that now.
RORY: You'd think you'd read the instructions first.
JESS: The label fell off in the storeroom. I couldn't be bothered checking.
RORY: You are hopeless.
JESS: Well I never said I was smart.
RORY: What were you doing before I called?
JESS: Cleaning up the baked beans.
RORY: Do you want to come over for a while?
JESS: Yeah, give me 15 minutes.
[Scene goes to Lorelai, Sookie, Jackson, Luke and Sophie arriving at the lake]
LUKE: I'm going to sit over there [pointing to a bench].
SOOKIE: Come on Jackson, let's hire some skates.
JACKSON: Okay.
[They walk off to get their skates]
SOPHIE: Ready Lorelai?
LORELAI: Yep. Bye Luke. Sure, you don't want to join us?
LUKE: No.
[Lorelai and Sophie skate off. Jackson keeps falling over. He can't get back up]
SOOKIE: Are you okay?
JACKSON: I think I'll go over with Luke for a while.
SOOKIE: Sweetie don't give up.
JACKSON: Just one more try.
[Sookie helps him up]
LORELAI: Hey, Jackson watch me.
[Lorelai does a circle]
SOPHIE: You can do better than that.
LORELAI: I know.
[Jackson applauds. Lorelai takes a bow]
JACKSON: What else can you do?
[Lorelai spins around twice and then does a little jump]
LORELAI: Sophie and I used to come here all the time.
SOPHIE: I lived just down the street.
JACKSON: Can you do anything like that Sophie?
SOPHIE: I have no balance.
SOOKIE: I can barely stay upright.
JACKSON: I'm the one who spends more time on his butt, than his feet.
[Scene changes to Luke watching]
[Scene changes to Rory. There is a knock at the door. Rory opens the door. Jess is standing there holding coffee. He has a black eye]
RORY: What happened to your face?
[Jess touches his eye as if he's forgotten about it]
JESS: Nothing.
RORY: That is not nothing.
JESS: Just a stupid fight.
RORY: How's the other guy?
JESS: Alright considering I didn't punch him back.
RORY: Why not?
JESS: Wasn't worth it.
RORY: Well come in.
JESS: Coffee?
RORY: How did you know?
JESS: I know you.
RORY: Thanks. Do you want something to eat? I'm not sure what we have, but I'll find something.
JESS: Yeah, when are they coming back from skating?
RORY: Well that depends.
JESS: On?
RORY: How long it takes Luke to drag mum away from the ice.
[Rory walks into the kitchen and starts looking in the fridge for food. Jess follows Rory]
JESS: Why didn't you go with them? RORY: I didn't want to.
JESS: Don't you like it?
RORY: I love ice skating.
JESS: So why don't you go?
RORY: I didn't want to.
JESS: I love this dance we do.
RORY: Don't be stupid.
JESS: You have nothing in the fridge.
RORY: Why do you think we're always at the diner?
JESS: Because your mum's a lousy cook.
RORY: Yeah, she'd rather eat out than attempt to cook something.
JESS: So I guess we'll skip the food.
RORY: We could order Chinese.
JESS: Yeah, you owe me a dim sim.
RORY: And an egg roll.
JESS: Don't want an egg roll.
RORY: Okay I'll get the menu.
[Scene goes to Sophie, Jackson, Lorelai and Sookie ice skating. Lorelai walks up to Luke]
LORELAI: Coffee please.
[Luke pours her a cup of coffee]
LUKE: Here you go.
LORELAI: Aren't you bored?
LUKE: I'm fine.
LORELAI: Come on, not a little bored. You don't wanna have a go?
LUKE: No.
LORELAI: Why not?
LUKE: I don't know how.
LORELAI: I'll teach you, please. It'll be fun.
LUKE: Fine.
LORELAI: Yay!
[Scene changes to Rory and Jess eating Chinese]
RORY: You want some coffee?
JESS: Nah, I'm not a caffeine addict like you.
RORY: I'm not addicted.
[Jess shrugs]
JESS: First sign of denial.
[Rory grabs a cushion and throws it at him. It misses his head by 10 cms]
JESS: Your asking for it!
[He gets the cushion and throws it at Rory. It hits her]
RORY: Hey that's not fair.
[Rory grabs the cushion and aims at his head. It goes over the top of his head]
JESS: You have lousy aim.
[He grabs the cushion and throws it back. Rory grabs the cushion and throws it at him. It hits him in the head]
RORY: I hit you!
JESS: Fluke.
[He throws the cushion and it misses and hits the lamp. It falls to the floor]
JESS: Did I break it?
RORY: Oh my god. It's mums favorite.
JESS: Oops.
RORY: Gotcha!
JESS: You.
[Rory's back is facing Jess as she picks up the lamp. Jess comes up behind her and grabs her around her waist]
[Jess talks in a deep voice]
JESS: You will pay!
[Rory squeals]
RORY: Put me down. JESS: Ask nicely.
RORY: Please?
[Jess puts her back on the floor]
JESS: Good girl.
RORY: Thankyou.
[Rory walks to where the lamp was and puts it where it should be]
JESS: No more throwing cushions.
[Jess holds out his hand]
JESS: Deal.
[Rory shakes his hand]
RORY: Deal.
[Jess pulls Rory closer. Rory kisses Jess. The phone rings]
RORY: I should probably get that.
JESS: No answering machine?
RORY: Yeah, but it's not on.
[Jess lets go of Rory]
JESS: Bad timing.
[Rory picks up the phone]
RORY: Hello?
LANE: Rory. I have the weirdest news.
RORY: Can you call back later? I'm kinda busy.
LANE: What are you doing? Whatever it is this is something you'll want to know.
RORY: Fine, tell me. Quickly.
LANE: Well today I was practicing my cheers with Cindi and Kate when Dean walked right up to Jess and started bashing him up. Jess didn't even fight back. Two guys had to pull him off. Jess got up and just stared at him and said, "Are you finished?" and then he walked off.
RORY: Um. Are you sure?
LANE: Well unless some guy who looks like Dean punched some guy who looked like Jess.
RORY: Okay. Well I have to go. I'll talk to you later. [Rory hangs up the phone]
JESS: Who was it?
RORY: Lane.
JESS: What did she want?
RORY: Nothing much.
JESS: Okay.
[Jess moves back into Rory]
JESS: So where were we?
[Rory kisses him]
RORY: I think this is where we were.
[Scene changes to Luke clinging to Lorelai scared]
LUKE: Why did I let you convince me to skate?
LORELAI: Your doing fine.
LUKE: I'm terrible.
LORELAI: Just keep moving your feet.
[Luke slips and they both fall. Lorelai laughs, but Luke is not happy]
LUKE: I'm going to sit down. I give up.
LORELAI: No your not. I'm your teacher and I'm ordering you to stay on the ice. Come on this is fun.
LUKE: Fine. But if I fall again, I'm going back to the coffee.
LORELAI: Deal.
[Scene changes to Sookie, Jackson and Sophie watching Lorelai and Luke]
SOPHIE: They make a great couple.
SOOKIE: Yeah, if only they realised it.
JACKSON: They do look good together.
SOPHIE: So what's stopping them?
SOOKIE: First Rachel, then Max, but now, not much.
[Scene changes to Rory and Jess kissing]
JESS: It's late, I better go before they come back.
RORY: Do you have to?
JESS: I think your mum would freak if she found me here.
RORY: Yeah. Probably.
[Jess gets up off the couch]
JESS: Can I see you tomorrow?
RORY: I'll go to the diner.
JESS: Okay.
RORY: Bye.
[Rory kisses him]
JESS: Bye.
[Jess leaves. Rory closes the door and smiles]
[Scene changes to Luke skating slowly by himself. Lorelai is skating beside him]
LUKE: You can go over with Sophie if you want.
LORELAI: It's fine, I'm having fun. Plus, I think Sophie is having a rest.
LUKE: You sure? I don't want to slow you down.
LORELAI: Stop worrying. Skate.
LUKE: Okay.
[Luke starts to skate a little bit faster]
LORELAI: Yeah. GO!
[A little kid cuts in front of them. Luke tries to steer around the kid, but falls and knocks the little kid and Lorelai over. The kid gets up and skates away. Lorelai gets up and Luke is holding his ankle]
LORELAI: Are you okay?
LUKE: I twisted my ankle.
[Lorelai helps him off the ice]
LORELAI: We have a wounded.
SOOKIE: Luke, sweetie, come here.
LUKE: I'm okay. Just twisted my ankle. I'll be fine.
LORELAI: Can you stand on it?
[Luke tries to stand on it and nearly falls over] SOOKIE: You are not fine.
LORELAI: Sophie?
SOPHIE: He should probably go to hospital.
SOOKIE: Are you sure?
SOPHIE: I'm a nurse.
LUKE: I am not going to hospital. I'll be fine.
LORELAI: We are going now.
LUKE: Fine.
SOOKIE: We'll take Sophie back to your place Lorelai.
LORELAI: Okay. You don't mind if I borrow your car Soph.
SOPHIE: Of course not.
[Scene changes to Luke and Lorelai at the hospital]
DOCTOR: You've fractured it. You will need to stay off it for a few days.
LUKE: A FEW days!
DOCTOR: 3 or 4.
LORELAI: It's not that bad. Jess will look after the diner.
LUKE: I won't be able to get to the apartment.
LORELAI: You can stay with me.
LUKE: What about Sophie?
LORELAI: We'll share my double bed. You can sleep on the couch.
LUKE: Are you sure?
LORELAI: Well you can't fly into your apartment. Of course you can stay.
LUKE: I should probably call Jess.
DOCTOR: I'll get you some crutches.
LORELAI: Use my phone.
[Luke calls Jess at the apartment]
JESS: Hello, you have reached Luke and Jess. We're not home right now leave a message.
LUKE: Jess?
JESS: Hey, uncle Luke.
LUKE: Um.I'm staying at Lorelai's because I fractured my ankle trying to ice skate.
JESS: I thought you weren't going to skate.
LUKE: Lorelai convinced me to.
JESS: Oh. What about the diner?
LUKE: I don't know. Can you manage?
JESS: Yeah. Caesar and I can manage.
LUKE: Thanks.
JESS: Okay, well see ya.
LUKE: Bye.
[Luke gives Lorelai her phone back]
LORELAI: I had better ring Rory.
[Scene changes to Sophie arriving at the Gilmore house]
RORY: Hey Sophie.
SOPHIE: Hey, your mum's at the hospital with Luke.
RORY: I know, she called about 10 minutes ago. Luke fractured his ankle, he's staying here until it's better.
SOPHIE: Where is he going to sleep?
RORY: I'm not sure.
SOPHIE: Okay. Did you have fun tonight?
RORY: I wasn't bored.
SOPHIE: What did you do?
RORY: Watched T.V. read some books.
[Rory smiles]
[Scene changes to Lorelai and Luke in the car]
LORELAI: I'm really sorry Luke.
LUKE: It's not your fault.
LORELAI: It is. I made you skate.
LUKE: You didn't drag me on the ice. It's not your fault. I agreed to you teaching me.
LORELAI: Still.
LUKE: No. it's not your fault. I mean it. I could have just said no.
LORELAI: Well here we are.
[Rory comes out the front door]
RORY: Hi. How's you ankle Luke?
LUKE: It's okay.
[Rory and Lorelai help him inside. Rory has made up the couch]
LORELAI: Where's Sophie?
RORY: She's asleep in my bed.
LORELAI: Okay. You okay Luke? Need anything?
LUKE: I'm fine.
LORELAI: Okay Rory. It looks like you sharing with me.
[Scene changes to Lorelai and Rory in bed]
LORELAI: You have fun tonight, 'cos Dean never showed.
RORY: I was fine. I watched T.V. and read.
LORELAI: You could have come.
RORY: I was fine here.
LORELAI: Okay. What are you doing tomorrow? Sophie and I are going shopping in Hartford. Wanna come?
RORY: No. I think I'll go over to Lane's.
LORELAI: Cool.
RORY: Dean punched Jess.
LORELAI: What!? Are you sure?
RORY: Lane called me tonight, while you were skating.
LORELAI: Wow. Is Jess okay?
RORY: He has a black eye.
LORELAI: Dean really took this hard.
RORY: I know. LORELAI: Are you okay?
RORY: Yeah. But I feel really bad about the whole thing.
LORELAI: Don't feel bad. Dean, well he shouldn't have punched Jess.
RORY: It's still my fault. I should have lied and said it had nothing to do with Jess.
LORELAI: That's not you Rory. He knows that.
RORY: He thought I meant I was with Jess behind his back.
LORELAI: Write him a letter.
RORY: He wouldn't read it.
LORELAI: You don't know that. At least you'll have tried.
RORY: I suppose it's worth a try.
LORELAI: Good.
[Scene changes to Luke cooking in the kitchen. Lorelai walks in. She is wearing her pajamas]
LORELAI: What smells so good?
LUKE: Omelets.
LORELAI: This is weird.
LUKE: What is?
LORELAI: Having a man in my kitchen cooking breakfast.
LUKE: Enjoy it while it lasts.
LORELAI: I will.
[Lorelai looks in one of the cupboards]
LORELAI: Who went shopping?
LUKE: Sophie. By the way she went for a run.
LORELAI: Ugh. Early bird.
LUKE: You could learn from her.
[Lorelai hits him with a tea towel]
LORELAI: I'll have pancakes.
LUKE: What sort of pancakes?
LORELAI: Choc-chip. Have you made coffee? LUKE: Of course I made coffee.
LORELAI: Ah, it's like living in the diner.
LUKE: I wonder how Jess's coping.
LORELAI: Fine, I'm sure. Um, do you know what happened to Jess at school?
LUKE: Do I want to know?
LORELAI: So I take it you haven't seen Jess's face, huh.
LUKE: Your pancakes are ready. What do you mean I haven't seen his face?
LORELAI: Well he has a black eye.
LUKE: What happened?
LORELAI: Maybe I should let Jess talk to you.
LUKE: Tell me. Or I'll take away the food.
LORELAI: No food? Please give me the food.
LUKE: Tell me first.
LORELAI: Dean punched Jess at school.
LUKE: He what!?
LORELAI: I don't know much. Can I have the food now?
[Luke hands Lorelai the pancakes]
LUKE: Why didn't he tell me?
[Lorelai is stuffing her face with pancakes]
LORELAI: Probably to protect Rory.
LUKE: When?
LORELAI: I don't know, but since you didn't notice probably yesterday.
[Luke goes back to cooking breakfast]
[Scene changes to Rory walking into the diner]
JESS: Hey, take a seat and I'll get you some coffee.
[Rory sits down at the counter]
RORY: Hi.
JESS: Hey.
[Jess pours her some coffee] CAESAR: Jess move it. Burgers are ready.
JESS: Coming. Sorry.
[Jess looks at his watch]
JESS: I have a break in 10.
RORY: I'll be waiting.
[Scene changes to Rory and Jess sitting on the bridge]
RORY: Your eye's looking better.
JESS: Yeah, still hurts.
RORY: Why didn't you tell me he punched you?
JESS: Who?
RORY: Dean.
[Jess looks at his feet]
JESS: Who told you?
RORY: Does it matter?
JESS: It's my problem okay.
RORY: The only reason he's annoyed with you is because of me.
JESS: It's not you. Just leave it.
RORY: He's annoyed with you because he thinks you have something to do with me breaking up with him.
JESS: Well I do. Leave it okay. I don't care.
[Jess walks off. Rory runs after him]
RORY: Jess wait.
JESS: What?
RORY: I'm sorry.
JESS: Okay.
RORY: Lane saw him punch you.
JESS: You just can't drop it can you.
RORY: Dean can't go around punching all the guys I like.
[Jess pauses]
JESS: You like me, huh.
RORY: Why else would I have said it?
JESS: Look, I can take care of myself. Don't worry about Dean.
RORY: Okay, I'm sorry.
[Jess and Rory continue walking]
[Scene changes to Lorelai and Sophie at the food court in the mall. They have many shopping bags surrounding their table]
SOPHIE: So give me the low down on Luke.
LORELAI: Luke? Um, he owns a diner where I eat breakfast, lunch and dinner. He's a good friend.
SOPHIE: Just a friend?
LORELAI: Yes, just a friend.
SOPHIE: Okay.
LORELAI: Why does everyone keep asking that? We are just friends.
SOPHIE: Lorelai, you just looked.
LORELAI: Looked?
SOPHIE: Happy with him.
LORELAI: And I'm sad with everyone else.
SOPHIE: No. Come on Lor, you'd just make a cute couple.
LORELAI: Luke and I! You can't be more from the truth. You and Callum make a better couple.
SOPHIE: Not anymore. We're divorced.
LORELAI: Soph, I'm sorry.
SOPHIE: It's my fault. I was fired from St. Mary's Hospital two years ago. I couldn't find another job. I ended up depressed and became an alcoholic. Callum took Sarah and left. I couldn't see her until I finish re-hab. I've got a week before I go before the court. So I came here. I'm really nervous.
LORELAI: Wow. I'm sorry.
SOPHIE: It's fine. My life is getting back on track.
LORELAI: I'm glad. I drove out of my wedding.
SOPHIE: What! I knew it was called off, but.
LORELAI: Yeah. I don't know what made me do it, but I knew I had to. SOPHIE: I guess we've both had problems.
LORELAI: Yeah.
SOPHIE: And the best cure is shopping.
LORELAI: Let's shop.
[Scene changes to Rory walking over to Dean, who is playing basketball]
RORY: Dean, can we talk?
DEAN: What do you want?
RORY: I want to talk to you.
[Dean bounces the ball and then shoots]
DEAN: What?
[Dean starts dribbling the ball around the court]
RORY: Can you please stand still?
[Dean shoots again]
DEAN: Why?
RORY: I'm trying to talk to you.
DEAN: I'm busy.
RORY: I'll leave you alone then.
[Rory walks away. Dean continues to play basketball]
[Scene changes to Lorelai and Sophie arriving home from their shopping adventure]
LORELAI: I can not walk any further.
[She drops her bags and falls onto the couch]
SOPHIE: Wuss.
[Sophie puts her bags down]
LORELAI: You crazy active thing.
[Rory walks into the room]
RORY: How was shopping?
SOPHIE: Your mother is dying.
LORELAI: I have no energy, but plenty of shoes.
RORY: Coffee?
LORELAI: Yeah. Where's Luke?
RORY: Making the coffee.
LORELAI: We need to hire him.
LUKE: Coffee's ready.
LORELAI: Thanks.
SOPHIE: I'll pass.
LUKE: Rory?
RORY: Thanks.
LORELAI: Rory, what did you do today?
RORY: Not much.
LORELAI: Who wants Chinese.
RORY: Yes please.
SOPHIE: I'm all for it.
RORY: I'll get the menu.
LORELAI: What does everyone want?
[Scene changes to the diner. Jess is serving coffee. Dean walks in]
JESS: What do you want? Get out.
DEAN: You told Rory I punched you. Didn't you?
JESS: No, Lane did. You should be more careful.
DEAN: I bet she thinks you're a poor wounded hero.
JESS: I don't know what your problem is. Get out, bag boy.
DEAN: Make me.
[Jess grabs Dean's top and drags him outside]
[Scene changes to Lorelai, Luke, Sophie and Rory eating Chinese]
[Phone rings]
LORELAI: Hello.
CAESAR: Hey can I please speak to Luke?
LORELAI: It's for you.
LUKE: Who is it?
LORELAI: Caesar.
[Luke takes the phone]
LUKE: Caesar? What happened?
CAESAR: Jess kicked some young guy out of the diner. Then they started fighting. Taylor called the cops.
LUKE: Is Jess okay?
CAESAR: Yeah, a bit bruised. He broke the other guy's nose.
LUKE: Who was the other guy?
CAESAR: Dean.
LUKE: Jess broke Dean's nose?
CAESAR: Yeah, the other dude started it.
LUKE: Where's Jess now?
CAESAR: Upstairs.
LUKE: Hold on a moment, Caesar.
[Luke covers the mouthpiece]
LUKE: Lorelai, can Jess come here?
LORELAI: What happened?
LUKE: Jess got into a fight with Dean.
RORY: Are they okay?
LUKE: Jess is a bit bruised, Dean has a broken nose.
LORELAI: Oh. Do you need to go to the diner?
LUKE: I probably should.
[Luke talks into the phone]
LUKE: I'm going to come over to the diner.
[Luke hangs up the phone]
[Scene changes to Luke, Lorelai and Rory at the diner]
LUKE: Where's Jess?
CAESAR: Still upstairs.
LUKE: Oh.
CAESAR: Dean was taken to Hartford. He seems okay. Jess went straight upstairs after that.
LUKE: Is he okay?
CAESAR: I think so.
LORELAI: We'll wait in the car.
[Jess walks down the stairs]
JESS: Uncle Luke, what are you doing here?
[Jess has a cut on his cheek and a bruise on his jaw]
LUKE: Caesar said you and Dean got into a fight.
JESS: And?
LUKE: He said you broke Dean's nose.
JESS: Yep.
LUKE: Are you okay?
JESS: Yeah.
LUKE: Why?
JESS: Why what?
LUKE: What started the fight?
JESS: Him.
LUKE: What actually happened?
JESS: He came in. He yelled. I asked him to leave. He didn't. We fought.
LUKE: Oh.
JESS: Is that all?
LUKE: Yeah.
JESS: I'm going.
[Jess walks out of the diner]
[Scene goes to Rory and Lorelai in the car]
LORELAI: Is that Jess?
RORY: Yep.
LORELAI: I don't think it went very well.
RORY: Doesn't look like it.
LORELAI: Where's Luke?
RORY: I don't know.
[Scene goes to Luke in the diner. Lorelai walks in]
LORELAI: How'd it go?
LUKE: Okay I guess.
LORELAI: We saw him walk off. What happened?
LUKE: He didn't say much. He said Dean came in. Dean yelled. Jess asked him to leave, Dean didn't and that's how the fight started.
LORELAI: You ready to leave?
LUKE: Yeah.
[They walk out to the jeep. Rory isn't there]
LORELAI: Rory?
[Scene goes to Rory running after Jess]
RORY: Jess!
JESS: Please leave me alone.
RORY: What happened?
JESS: I took care of it.
RORY: Took care of what?
JESS: Dean.
RORY: I heard.
JESS: I broke his nose.
RORY: Luke told us.
JESS: I'm sure he did.
RORY: How's your face?
JESS: Fine.
RORY: It doesn't look fine.
JESS: It looks worse than it feels.
RORY: If you say so.
JESS: Yeah.
[Jess stops walking and faces Rory]
JESS: You better go back. I'll be fine.
RORY: I'll see you tomorrow?
JESS: I suppose.
RORY: Bye.
[Rory walks away]
[Scene changes to Rory arriving home]
[Lorelai runs out of the house]
LORELAI: Where have you been?
RORY: I went to see how Jess was.
LORELAI: Geez, give your mum a heart attack.
RORY: Sorry.
LORELAI: Doesn't matter. How's Jess?
RORY: He says he's fine, but I don't know.
LORELAI: Come inside. Luke made coffee.
RORY: Okay.
[Rory and Lorelai walk inside]
LUKE: Who wants coffee?
RORY & LORELAI: Us.
LUKE: Why do I bother asking?
[Luke pours two cups of coffee. He hands one to Lorelai and one to Rory]
RORY: Thanks Luke.
LORELAI: Anyone have the time?
LUKE: It's 10.00. why?
LORELAI: Ugh. Work tomorrow. I better go to bed or I'll sleep through my alarm
RORY: I'm with you.
LUKE: Good night.
LORELAI: Night.
[Scene changes to Lorelai's alarm going off. Lorelai's head is under the covers. An arm comes out from the covers and hits the alarm. The alarm goes off. The arm goes back under the covers]
RORY: Mum! Get up. You're going to be late.
LORELAI: (muffled) I'm up.
RORY: Out of bed.
[Lorelai pokes her head out]
LORELAI: I'm out of bed.
RORY: The coffee's getting cold.
[Lorelai grunts]
RORY: Do you want the coffee or not.
LORELAI: Yeah.
RORY: Luke said he'd come and tip a jug of water on you.
[Lorelai pulls of the covers]
LORELAI: I'm up. I'm up.
[Luke yells up the stairs]
LUKE: Rory, do you want the water?
RORY: Are you getting up or do you need the water?
[Lorelai pulls on a t-shirt]
LORELAI: I'm getting dressed.
RORY: Good girl. No thanks Luke, just the coffee.
[Scene changes to Lorelai walking down the stairs and into the kitchen]
LORELAI: You are teaching my daughter bad habits.
[She play slaps Luke]
LUKE: Do you want breakfast?
LORELAI: Nah, I'll grab something at the inn. Where's Sophie?
LUKE: She went for a run. Said something about clearing her head.
LORELAI: Tell her to drop in at the inn. RORY!
RORY: What?
LORELAI: Jeep in 10 minutes.
RORY: I can't find my book. Have you seen it?
LORELAI: Book?
RORY: My maths book.
LORELAI: Not a clue.
RORY: I need it today.
LORELAI: Look in the lounge.
[Rory walks into the lounge room looking for her book]
RORY: I found it. How did you know it was in here?
LORELAI: I think I used it to balance the ironing board. Jeep, 5 minutes.
RORY: I'm ready now.
LORELAI: I'm not.
RORY: I'll wait in the jeep.
[Lorelai drinks the rest of her coffee]
LORELAI: Bye Luke.
LUKE: Bye.
[Scene changes to a meeting of the Franklin]
PARIS: Right, now the front page topic needs to be discussed Rory's story and Daniel's. All in favor of Rory's story. [4 hands go up] All in favor of Daniel's story. [4 hands go up] Rory, RORY! You didn't vote. We all need to vote.
RORY: Um. Vote on what?
PARIS: The front page story. This is very important. We need this story. Your one of the writers for god sakes. Am I the only one who cares?
RORY: If it's that important, you decide.
PARIS: Right. If you don't care. Daniel you've got the front page. Meeting over. Rory I need to talk to you.
MADELINE & LOUISE: Ohhhh.
[Everybody leaves]
PARIS: What is up with you?
RORY: What?
PARIS: You've played space cadet all day.
RORY: I have not.
PARIS: You just lost the front page and you brought your maths book to this meeting.
RORY: I have maths homework.
PARIS: Fine, don't tell me, but if you are like this next meeting your out.
RORY: I've got a lot on my mind.
PARIS: Well don't bring it to meetings.
RORY: Sorry.
PARIS: I suppose it has something to do with your boyfriend.
RORY: Dean and I broke up.
PARIS: Oh, I'm sorry.
RORY: Thanks.
[Scene changes to Lorelai at the inn. Sophie walks in]
SOPHIE: Hey.
LORELAI: Hey.
SOPHIE: So this is where you work.
LORELAI: Yep.
SOPHIE: Cool.
LORELAI: Want a tour?
SOPHIE: Sure.
[Sophie and Lorelai walk out into the garden]
LORELAI: Well, garden.
SOPHIE: Nice.
[They walk back inside]
LORELAI: Foyer, Dining area.
SOPHIE: Nice as well.
[Lorelai walks into the kitchen]
LORELAI: Kitchen. Coffee?
SOPHIE: Sure.
LORELAI: It's not as good as Luke's.
SOPHIE: Lor, I have to leave soon. Callum rang. He wants to talk.
LORELAI: Hey, that's great. Right?
SOPHIE: I think so.
LORELAI: It'll be fine.
SOPHIE: Hopefully.
[Scene changes to Lorelai arriving home with Rory and Sophie. They walk inside]
LORELAI: Oh my god.
RORY: What happened?
LORELAI: It's been.
SOPHIE: Cleaned?
LORELAI: Yes. Luke!
[Luke appears]
LUKE: Hello everyone.
LORELAI: You cleaned.
LUKE: Yes, I cleaned.
LORELAI: Our house. Why?
LUKE: No offense, but it needed cleaning.
LORELAI: Now I have to spend all afternoon making it messy.
RORY: It'll be okay. Now you won't lose anything.
LORELAI: I had a very organized system.
RORY: Stop complaining. Now we won't lose anything ever again.
LORELAI: I wasn't the one who lost my maths book. Anyway tomorrow we are giving Sophie a goodbye/goodluck party.
SOPHIE: Oh no don't bother.
LORELAI: We will. Anyway we'd end up having one for Luke so it'll be a Luke and Sophie dinner party.
LUKE: What? RORY: That's a good idea mum.
LORELAI: Good. It's all set.
[Scene changes to the inn the next day. Lorelai enters the kitchen]
LORELAI: Sookie, we need to organize a party.
SOOKIE: Yay! Who for?
LORELAI: A goodbye party for Luke and Sophie.
SOOKIE: Where's Luke going?
LORELAI: Home. Are you menu girl?
SOOKIE: Of course.
[Lorelai leaves]
SOOKIE: Menu.
[Sookie runs around trying to fin a pen and pad. She finds them and starts scribbling madly]
SOOKIE: Ah huh.
[Scene goes to Jess at the diner. Rory walks in]
RORY: Hi. Can I get some coffee?
JESS: One coffee coming up.
RORY: Your face is looking better.
JESS: I suppose.
RORY: What are you doing tonight?
JESS: Not much.
RORY: Mum's throwing a goodbye dinner party for Luke and Sophie. You should come.
JESS: Where's Luke going?
RORY: Home.
JESS: Here?
RORY: Yeah.
JESS: When?
RORY: Tonight.
JESS: Yeah okay.
RORY: Cool. The party starts at 8. You can come earlier if you want.
JESS: You want me to come early?
RORY: Unless it's an inconvenience.
JESS: Nah. I just thought you were mad at me.
RORY: Why would you think that?
JESS: Cos of Dean.
RORY: I dumped Dean.
JESS: Yeah, but I broke his nose.
RORY: Okay, you probably shouldn't have done that but like I said I was the one who dumped Dean.
[Jess shrugs]
JESS: I gotta serve some coffee. I'll see you around seven.
RORY: Okay.
[Scene changes to Lorelai and Rory getting ready for the party. Lorelai is on a step ladder hanging up decorations]
LORELAI: Pass streamers.
[Rory passes Lorelai the streamers]
LORELAI: There what do you think?
RORY: Looks perfect.
LORELAI: Right, Sookie should be here soon.
[Doorbell rings]
RORY: I'll get it while you fix the streamer that is about to hit your head.
[The streamer hits Lorelai in the head. Rory opens the door Sookie and Jess are standing there]
SOOKIE: The food has arrived.
JESS: And so have I.
RORY: Well come in.
SOOKIE: Where do you want the food? Kitchen?
RORY: Yeah the kitchen's fine.
[Sookie leaves. Jackson follows carrying trays of food]
JESS: I didn't come to early did I? I'd hate to cause a scene with your mum and all. I already nearly destroyed the food.
RORY: What happened with the food?
JESS: I scared Sookie.
[Sookie and Jackson walk from the kitchen]
SOOKIE: Excuse me sweetie.
[Sookie and Jackson walk out the door]
JESS: A lady with a mission.
RORY: Well she does take food seriously.
SOOKIE: Move, food coming through.
[Sookie and Jackson push past holding trays]
JESS: That I can see.
LORELAI: [from off screen] Rory come quick before I brain Luke.
RORY: Coming.
[Rory and Jess walk into the lounge room. Lorelai is throwing streamers at Luke]
LORELAI: He keeps trying to take the streamers.
LUKE: You've put up more than enough already.
JESS: Isn't throwing the streamers at him kinda helping him.
LORELAI: Jess when did you arrive?
JESS: Before. Hey uncle Luke.
LUKE: Hi. Why are you here so early?
JESS: I came to party, kinda dull though.
LORELAI: Well since you're here early you can carry the water cooler into the kitchen and refill it.
JESS: Well I am here early, so I might as well help. Seeing as I'm the only guy with legs here.
RORY: I'll help you.
[Rory and Jess carry the cooler into the kitchen]
JESS: Does your mum put all your friends to work?
RORY: Every single one of them.
JESS: It's a wonder you keep 'em.
RORY: Hey. I won't help you if your not nice.
JESS: Me mean, never.
RORY: And he's modest.
JESS: Thank you, thank you.
[Jess takes a bow and nearly drops the cooler]
RORY: Don't drop it.
[Scene changes to Lorelai upstairs. Sophie is sitting on her bed]
LORELAI: Okay, you can come down now.
SOPHIE: Thank god. So who did you invite to this?
LORELAI: Oh like everyone. My parties are well known.
SOPHIE: I see.
[Scene changes to Babette and Miss Patty arriving at the party. Monty follows them]
LORELAI: Hello guys, party's inside.
MISS PATTY: Honey single men?
LORELAI: Not tonight.
[Miss Patty looks sad]
MISS PATTY: Bar?
LORELAI: Kitchen.
[Scene goes to Jess, he is looking at some type of finger food]
JESS: What is this?
RORY: I don't know. It looks like some kind of cheese.
JESS: Pass. Is there any normal food here?
RORY: What do you consider as normal food?
JESS: Pizza, burgers. Not weird cheese.
RORY: Oh look mini pizzas.
JESS: Yeah but what's on them? Is that ham?
RORY: Try some and then we'll both know.
JESS: No way you eat it.
RORY: Hey Sookie, what's on these pizzas?
SOOKIE: Ham, cheese, pepper, mushrooms and pineapple.
JESS: Pass.
RORY: Are you going to eat anything tonight?
JESS: I doubt it.
RORY: Come on, at least try something.
JESS: You.
[Jess picks up a piece of the weird cheese]
JESS: I dare you.
RORY: Uh uh, you first.
[Jess swallows the cheese and makes a face]
JESS: Your turn.
RORY: What is it?
[Rory picks up a piece of the cheese]
JESS: It didn't taste like cheese.
[Rory swallows the cheese]
JESS: Well.
RORY: It was okay.
JESS: Your weird.
[Scene changes to Sophie talking to Luke]
SOPHIE: I don't think half of these people even know why they are here.
LUKE: Doesn't look like it.
SOPHIE: So you're going back to the diner.
LUKE: Yes, where are you going?
SOPHIE: Home. Lorelai'll miss you.
LUKE: She'll miss my cooking.
LORELAI: Who'll miss your cooking?
LUKE: You.
LORELAI: Why? What happened to the diner? I knew Caesar wasn't to be trusted.
LUKE: Nothing happened to the diner.
LORELAI: Thank god.
SOPHIE: You need to learn how to cook.
LORELAI: Me! Never. I've got Luke and if he dies then I've got Sookie.
LUKE: It's good to know I'm not the only one who feeds you.
LORELAI: I always have back up.
SOPHIE: You need a man Lorelai.
LORELAI: I know. Oh, Babette no. excuse me.
SOPHIE: What's that all about?
LUKE: I don't know.
[Scene changes to Jess who is sitting on the bed in Rory's room. Rory walks in]
RORY: Hey watcha doing?
JESS: Hiding.
RORY: Hiding? From who?
JESS: This town. But you can stay.
RORY: What's wrong with Stars Hollow?
JESS: They're crazy.
RORY: Who did what?
JESS: Well they have all come to a party and they don't know why.
RORY: A party in Stars Hollow is a big thing.
JESS: I have realised this.
RORY: What were you some big party animal in New York?
[Jess smirks]
JESS: I had my moments.
RORY: Would you care to elaborate on that?
[Jess shakes his head. Lorelai walks past Rory's room and sees them talking. Lorelai frowns then keeps walking]
[Scene changes to Lorelai walking up to Luke]
LORELAI: Hey.
LUKE: Hi.
LORELAI: Enjoying the party?
LUKE: It's a party.
LORELAI: Spoil sport. Um, do you notice that Rory and Jess have um, become really close?
LUKE: They're friends.
LORELAI: Yeah, but Lorelai do you know why Jess stayed here?
LUKE: No, why?
LORELAI: Apparently Jess was going to leave unless Rory dumped Dean. She did. He stayed.
LUKE: What!? Are you sure?
LORELAI: Rory told me.
LUKE: And you think they are going out or something?
LORELAI: Maybe.
[Lorelai looks upset]
[Scene changes to Lorelai and Sophie saying goodbye to people]
LORELAI: She ya Miss Patty.
MISS PATTY: Bye darling.
LORELAI: Well I think that's all of them.
SOPHIE: Well I'm all party'd out.
LORELAI: Yep. Same.
SOPHIE: Clean up?
LORELAI: Now! No way. Leave it until the morning.
LUKE: You're going to leave all this until tomorrow?
LORELAI: Yep.
LUKE: Well I'm going.
LORELAI: You sure Luke? You can stay until tomorrow.
LUKE: No, I'd better go. Tell Jess I'll meet him at home.
[Luke leaves]
LORELAI: RORY!
[Rory walks into the lounge room]
RORY: Yeah?
LORELAI: I think it's time Jess headed home.
RORY: Okay. I'll see you later.
LORELAI: Where are you going?
RORY: Walking Jess home.
LORELAI: I think he'll be okay.
RORY: Yeah, but I want to go for a walk.
LORELAI: Well be quick.
RORY: Okay.
[Scene changes to Jess and Rory outside Luke's]
JESS: You didn't have to walk me home.
RORY: I wanted to.
JESS: Your mum won't be to happy.
RORY: Not particularly.
JESS: Well I better go inside.
RORY: Okay.
[Jess kisses Rory and walks inside]
[Scene changes to Rory arriving home]
LORELAI: Can we talk?
RORY: Okay.
LORELAI: What's going on with Jess?
RORY: We're friends.
LORELAI: You seem to be spending a lot of time with him. And you never told me why he stayed in Stars Hollow.
RORY: I don't know why he stayed.
LORELAI: Is it because you dumped Dean? That was the arrangement wasn't it? RORY: He said he was staying before he found out I had dumped Dean.
LORELAI: Are you sure? I don't like him Rory. He's been trying to break you and Dean up for a while.
RORY: What do you mean?
LORELAI: Oh come on Rory, he picks fights with Dean, he outbid him on your basket and he stole.
RORY: What? What did he steal?
LORELAI: Nothing. I'm going to bed.
RORY: No. What did he steal?
LORELAI: I'm going to bed.
[Lorelai starts up the stairs]
RORY: Wait. What did he steal?
LORELAI: Babette's gnome.
RORY: How is that trying to break Dean and I up?
LORELAI: He's trouble.
RORY: What did he steal. We both know you weren't going to say Babette's gnome.
LORELAI: He also stole stuff form Doose's market to annoy Dean. Look I'm going to bed. Sophie's having a shower. She said she'll sleep on the couch so you can have you're room back.
RORY: Mum. What's your population with Jess?
LORELAI: He reminds me of half the population of teenage boys. He's trouble trust me.
[Lorelai disappears up the stairs]
RORY: HEY! COME BACK!
LORELAI: I'm sleeping.
[Scene changes to the next morning]
[Sophie is putting a suitcase in the boot of her car. Lorelai is hauling another suitcase outside]
LORELAI: God, what have you got in here?
SOPHIE: Not much.
LORELAI: Tell that to the girl who's carrying it.
[Lorelai throws the suitcase into the car]
LORELAI: Is that all?
SOPHIE: I think so.
[Rory walks outside]
RORY: Are you going to come back and visit?
SOPHIE: Of course. And I'll call.
LORELAI: You're always welcome here.
SOPHIE: I know.
RORY: Bye.
[Sophie hugs Rory and then Lorelai]
SOPHIE: You guys take care of yourself.
LORELAI: You too.
RORY: Good luck with the court case.
SOPHIE: Thanks.
[Sophie gets into the car]
SOPHIE: Bye.
LORELAI: Bye.
RORY: Good bye.
[Sophie waves and drives off. Rory and Lorelai wave until her car is out of sight]
LORELAI: Well now we've got an empty house.
RORY: Yep. Peace and quiet.
LORELAI: I don't think quiet will ever describe our house.
RORY: I'm going for a walk.
LORELAI: Oh, okay. Where?
RORY: To the diner.
[Rory walks off. Lorelai looks sad and then walks inside]
* * * SPOILER FOR NEXT CHAPTER * * *
Lorelai finds out about Rory and Jess's relationship. Meanwhile at Chilton a new girl arrives. Could she be the next Paris?
LORELAI: I smell snow.
RORY: Uh huh.
LORELAI: Get up! It's snowing.
RORY: No. Today's sleep in day.
[Lorelai pouts. The camera follows Lorelai outside. She makes a snowball and throws it at Rory through the open window]
RORY: Hey, no fair.
[Rory jumps out of bed and throws the snow back at Lorelai. She closes the window and sticks out her tongue]
[Opening credits]
[Scene changes to Luke's diner, Lorelai and Rory are drinking coffee and watching the snow. Rory is in her Chilton uniform]
LORELAI: I told it was going to snow.
RORY: And you were right.
LORELAI: I love snow!
[Sookie runs into the diner]
SOOKIE: Lorelai!
LORELAI: Hey honey.
SOOKIE: Hartford Lake is open for skating!
LORELAI: Oh, yay! We have to go.
SOOKIE: I know!
LUKE: Do you want some more coffee?
LORELAI: Hartford Lake is open.
LUKE: Congratulations. The lake is open.
LORELAI: Oh, don't be so gloomy. The lake is the best part of winter.
LUKE: Do you want more coffee or not?
LORELAI: Have you been to the lake?
LUKE: Yes.
LORELAI: So you know how fun it is! LUKE: If you like skating around freezing your butt off and making a total fool of yourself falling on you butt.
LORELAI: It's fun. Come with us. Oh and fill me up.
LUKE: I am not going ice skating.
[Luke pours her a cup of coffee]
LORELAI: Spoilsport.
SOOKIE: Come on Luke. It'll be fun.
LUKE: No.
LORELAI: Come on. You can just sit and watch with the coffee.
LUKE: Fine, but I'm not skating.
LORELAI: Good. Tonight, meet here at eight.
LUKE: Okay.
SOOKIE: I'll tell Jackson.
LORELAI: Hey Rory, do you remember where I put my skates.
RORY: I think they're in the upstairs closet.
LORELAI: Let's go find them.
[Lorelai gives Luke money]
RORY: I don't think I'll go skating.
LORELAI: What! Why? We've always gone skating on the first day.
[They start walking home]
RORY: So does Dean.
LORELAI: Oh honey, are you sure? We'll all be there.
RORY: No I'll be okay at home.
LORELAI: Okay. Oh, there's a car in our driveway.
RORY: Who's that? Do we know anyone with a red Porsche?
LORELAI: I don't think so.
SOPHIE: Lorelai is that you?
LORELAI: I think so.
SOPHIE: It's me, Sophie.
RORY: Hi Sophie.
LORELAI: Oh my god! Sophie!
[They hug]
RORY: How about we move the welcoming party inside where it's warmer.
LORELAI: I haven't seen you since high school.
SOPHIE: Remember Mr. Morton!
[They laugh]
RORY: I don't care what you do, but I'm going inside before I freeze.
[Rory walks inside]
SOPHIE: Your daughter is gorgeous. You're so lucky.
[They walk inside]
LORELAI: Last I heard you had graduated and moved to L.A.
SOPHIE: Yeah.
LORELAI: Rory, can you put on some coffee?
RORY: Yeah, hang on a minute.
LORELAI: Well, what are you doing here?
SOPHIE: I came to visit you.
RORY: Sophie, how do you have your coffee?
SOPHIE: Milk and two sugars.
RORY: Okay.
LORELAI: So, what's been happening?
SOPHIE: Well I got married to Callum.
LORELAI: Callum Dover!
SOPHIE: Yeah.
LORELAI: Didn't he want to become a basketballer?
[Sophie laughs]
SOPHIE: Team captain three years running.
LORELAI: What did he end up doing?
SOPHIE: A lawyer. LORELAI: No!
[Sophie looks sad]
LORELAI: How are you? Okay?
SOPHIE: I'm fine, your life?
[Rory walks in with coffee]
RORY: Coffee!
SOPHIE: Thanks.
LORELAI: Well I run an inn. I'm doing a business degree, and that's about all.
SOPHIE: No man?
[Lorelai pauses]
LORELAI: Not at the moment.
[Sophie winces]
SOPHIE: Touchy subject, sorry.
LORELAI: It's fine.
RORY: How long are you staying? Where are you staying?
LORELAI: You can stay with us if you want.
SOPHIE: Thanks. I'm not sure how long I'll be staying.
LORELAI: You so have to come with us to Hartford. The ice is frozen!
SOPHIE: Oh my god, do you remember when Chris decided to skate early?
LORELAI: And he fell in.
[They laugh]
RORY: Dad fell in the lake?
SOPHIE: He's parents freaked.
LORELAI: My parents freaked.
RORY: What happened?
LORELAI: He was rushed to hospital.
SOPHIE: HE was blue.
RORY: Did he get pneumonia?
SOPHIE: Nah, he was fine. LORELAI: Just cold.
RORY: Did you take a picture?
SOPHIE: No. I can't wait to see the lake.
RORY: Mum, Sookie, Jackson and Luke are going tonight. You should go with them.
SOPHIE: Yeah I will.
LORELAI: You can borrow Rory's skates.
RORY: Yeah, I'll go get them for you to try on.
SOPHIE: You are so lucky.
[Sophie sighs]
LORELAI: Yeah, I am.
[Scene changes to Sookie, Jackson, Lorelai and Sophie waiting for Luke, outside the diner]
LORELAI: I'm freezing. Come on Luke.
SOOKIE: LUKE!!!
[Luke's head appears in the doorway]
LUKE: If you want coffee you wait.
[Luke's head disappears]
LORELAI: Ah, coffee or fingers? A hard decision.
SOPHIE: Who's he?
LORELAI: Luke? A friend. He owns the diner.
SOPHIE: Oh.
[Luke reappears with three thermoses]
LUKE: Are we going?
LORELAI: Finally. Luke-Sophie. Sophie-Luke.
SOPHIE: Hello.
LUKE: Hi.
LORELAI: Great.
[Lorelai steps between Luke and Sophie]
LORELAI: Let's go. Hey, wait, Luke does Jess wanna come? SOPHIE: Who's Jess?
LORELAI: His nephew.
LUKE: He has his music, videos and books, so he's set.
LORELAI: Okay let's go.
[Scene changes to Rory at her house. She is bored. She picks up the phone to call Jess]
JESS: Hello, you have reached Luke and Jess. We're not home right now leave a message.
RORY: Jess?
JESS: Hello? Rory?
RORY: Yeah, it's Rory. What's with the answering machine?
JESS: Luke kept missing calls when he was at the diner, so he bought an answering machine. I screen calls incase it's my mum. Aren't you supposed to be ice skating?
RORY: I decided not to go skating.
JESS: Why?
RORY: I didn't feel like it. Besides mum's friend needed a pair of skates.
JESS: Okay. So, what's up?
RORY: Nothing I was bored.
JESS: You are bored! With that huge book collection just sitting there.
RORY: I said I was bored. I'm not anymore. Besides, I can't be bothered finding a book I haven't read recently.
JESS: Well I'm all musiced out. I was trying to make baked beans, but they exploded.
RORY: Don't you read cooking instructions? How long did you cook them for?
JESS: I just chucked them in for 10 minutes.
RORY: Ten minutes! Why?
JESS: I don't know it takes ten minutes on the stove.
RORY: Yes on the stove, but not in the microwave. They only take 3 or 4 minutes.
JESS: Well I know that now.
RORY: You'd think you'd read the instructions first.
JESS: The label fell off in the storeroom. I couldn't be bothered checking.
RORY: You are hopeless.
JESS: Well I never said I was smart.
RORY: What were you doing before I called?
JESS: Cleaning up the baked beans.
RORY: Do you want to come over for a while?
JESS: Yeah, give me 15 minutes.
[Scene goes to Lorelai, Sookie, Jackson, Luke and Sophie arriving at the lake]
LUKE: I'm going to sit over there [pointing to a bench].
SOOKIE: Come on Jackson, let's hire some skates.
JACKSON: Okay.
[They walk off to get their skates]
SOPHIE: Ready Lorelai?
LORELAI: Yep. Bye Luke. Sure, you don't want to join us?
LUKE: No.
[Lorelai and Sophie skate off. Jackson keeps falling over. He can't get back up]
SOOKIE: Are you okay?
JACKSON: I think I'll go over with Luke for a while.
SOOKIE: Sweetie don't give up.
JACKSON: Just one more try.
[Sookie helps him up]
LORELAI: Hey, Jackson watch me.
[Lorelai does a circle]
SOPHIE: You can do better than that.
LORELAI: I know.
[Jackson applauds. Lorelai takes a bow]
JACKSON: What else can you do?
[Lorelai spins around twice and then does a little jump]
LORELAI: Sophie and I used to come here all the time.
SOPHIE: I lived just down the street.
JACKSON: Can you do anything like that Sophie?
SOPHIE: I have no balance.
SOOKIE: I can barely stay upright.
JACKSON: I'm the one who spends more time on his butt, than his feet.
[Scene changes to Luke watching]
[Scene changes to Rory. There is a knock at the door. Rory opens the door. Jess is standing there holding coffee. He has a black eye]
RORY: What happened to your face?
[Jess touches his eye as if he's forgotten about it]
JESS: Nothing.
RORY: That is not nothing.
JESS: Just a stupid fight.
RORY: How's the other guy?
JESS: Alright considering I didn't punch him back.
RORY: Why not?
JESS: Wasn't worth it.
RORY: Well come in.
JESS: Coffee?
RORY: How did you know?
JESS: I know you.
RORY: Thanks. Do you want something to eat? I'm not sure what we have, but I'll find something.
JESS: Yeah, when are they coming back from skating?
RORY: Well that depends.
JESS: On?
RORY: How long it takes Luke to drag mum away from the ice.
[Rory walks into the kitchen and starts looking in the fridge for food. Jess follows Rory]
JESS: Why didn't you go with them? RORY: I didn't want to.
JESS: Don't you like it?
RORY: I love ice skating.
JESS: So why don't you go?
RORY: I didn't want to.
JESS: I love this dance we do.
RORY: Don't be stupid.
JESS: You have nothing in the fridge.
RORY: Why do you think we're always at the diner?
JESS: Because your mum's a lousy cook.
RORY: Yeah, she'd rather eat out than attempt to cook something.
JESS: So I guess we'll skip the food.
RORY: We could order Chinese.
JESS: Yeah, you owe me a dim sim.
RORY: And an egg roll.
JESS: Don't want an egg roll.
RORY: Okay I'll get the menu.
[Scene goes to Sophie, Jackson, Lorelai and Sookie ice skating. Lorelai walks up to Luke]
LORELAI: Coffee please.
[Luke pours her a cup of coffee]
LUKE: Here you go.
LORELAI: Aren't you bored?
LUKE: I'm fine.
LORELAI: Come on, not a little bored. You don't wanna have a go?
LUKE: No.
LORELAI: Why not?
LUKE: I don't know how.
LORELAI: I'll teach you, please. It'll be fun.
LUKE: Fine.
LORELAI: Yay!
[Scene changes to Rory and Jess eating Chinese]
RORY: You want some coffee?
JESS: Nah, I'm not a caffeine addict like you.
RORY: I'm not addicted.
[Jess shrugs]
JESS: First sign of denial.
[Rory grabs a cushion and throws it at him. It misses his head by 10 cms]
JESS: Your asking for it!
[He gets the cushion and throws it at Rory. It hits her]
RORY: Hey that's not fair.
[Rory grabs the cushion and aims at his head. It goes over the top of his head]
JESS: You have lousy aim.
[He grabs the cushion and throws it back. Rory grabs the cushion and throws it at him. It hits him in the head]
RORY: I hit you!
JESS: Fluke.
[He throws the cushion and it misses and hits the lamp. It falls to the floor]
JESS: Did I break it?
RORY: Oh my god. It's mums favorite.
JESS: Oops.
RORY: Gotcha!
JESS: You.
[Rory's back is facing Jess as she picks up the lamp. Jess comes up behind her and grabs her around her waist]
[Jess talks in a deep voice]
JESS: You will pay!
[Rory squeals]
RORY: Put me down. JESS: Ask nicely.
RORY: Please?
[Jess puts her back on the floor]
JESS: Good girl.
RORY: Thankyou.
[Rory walks to where the lamp was and puts it where it should be]
JESS: No more throwing cushions.
[Jess holds out his hand]
JESS: Deal.
[Rory shakes his hand]
RORY: Deal.
[Jess pulls Rory closer. Rory kisses Jess. The phone rings]
RORY: I should probably get that.
JESS: No answering machine?
RORY: Yeah, but it's not on.
[Jess lets go of Rory]
JESS: Bad timing.
[Rory picks up the phone]
RORY: Hello?
LANE: Rory. I have the weirdest news.
RORY: Can you call back later? I'm kinda busy.
LANE: What are you doing? Whatever it is this is something you'll want to know.
RORY: Fine, tell me. Quickly.
LANE: Well today I was practicing my cheers with Cindi and Kate when Dean walked right up to Jess and started bashing him up. Jess didn't even fight back. Two guys had to pull him off. Jess got up and just stared at him and said, "Are you finished?" and then he walked off.
RORY: Um. Are you sure?
LANE: Well unless some guy who looks like Dean punched some guy who looked like Jess.
RORY: Okay. Well I have to go. I'll talk to you later. [Rory hangs up the phone]
JESS: Who was it?
RORY: Lane.
JESS: What did she want?
RORY: Nothing much.
JESS: Okay.
[Jess moves back into Rory]
JESS: So where were we?
[Rory kisses him]
RORY: I think this is where we were.
[Scene changes to Luke clinging to Lorelai scared]
LUKE: Why did I let you convince me to skate?
LORELAI: Your doing fine.
LUKE: I'm terrible.
LORELAI: Just keep moving your feet.
[Luke slips and they both fall. Lorelai laughs, but Luke is not happy]
LUKE: I'm going to sit down. I give up.
LORELAI: No your not. I'm your teacher and I'm ordering you to stay on the ice. Come on this is fun.
LUKE: Fine. But if I fall again, I'm going back to the coffee.
LORELAI: Deal.
[Scene changes to Sookie, Jackson and Sophie watching Lorelai and Luke]
SOPHIE: They make a great couple.
SOOKIE: Yeah, if only they realised it.
JACKSON: They do look good together.
SOPHIE: So what's stopping them?
SOOKIE: First Rachel, then Max, but now, not much.
[Scene changes to Rory and Jess kissing]
JESS: It's late, I better go before they come back.
RORY: Do you have to?
JESS: I think your mum would freak if she found me here.
RORY: Yeah. Probably.
[Jess gets up off the couch]
JESS: Can I see you tomorrow?
RORY: I'll go to the diner.
JESS: Okay.
RORY: Bye.
[Rory kisses him]
JESS: Bye.
[Jess leaves. Rory closes the door and smiles]
[Scene changes to Luke skating slowly by himself. Lorelai is skating beside him]
LUKE: You can go over with Sophie if you want.
LORELAI: It's fine, I'm having fun. Plus, I think Sophie is having a rest.
LUKE: You sure? I don't want to slow you down.
LORELAI: Stop worrying. Skate.
LUKE: Okay.
[Luke starts to skate a little bit faster]
LORELAI: Yeah. GO!
[A little kid cuts in front of them. Luke tries to steer around the kid, but falls and knocks the little kid and Lorelai over. The kid gets up and skates away. Lorelai gets up and Luke is holding his ankle]
LORELAI: Are you okay?
LUKE: I twisted my ankle.
[Lorelai helps him off the ice]
LORELAI: We have a wounded.
SOOKIE: Luke, sweetie, come here.
LUKE: I'm okay. Just twisted my ankle. I'll be fine.
LORELAI: Can you stand on it?
[Luke tries to stand on it and nearly falls over] SOOKIE: You are not fine.
LORELAI: Sophie?
SOPHIE: He should probably go to hospital.
SOOKIE: Are you sure?
SOPHIE: I'm a nurse.
LUKE: I am not going to hospital. I'll be fine.
LORELAI: We are going now.
LUKE: Fine.
SOOKIE: We'll take Sophie back to your place Lorelai.
LORELAI: Okay. You don't mind if I borrow your car Soph.
SOPHIE: Of course not.
[Scene changes to Luke and Lorelai at the hospital]
DOCTOR: You've fractured it. You will need to stay off it for a few days.
LUKE: A FEW days!
DOCTOR: 3 or 4.
LORELAI: It's not that bad. Jess will look after the diner.
LUKE: I won't be able to get to the apartment.
LORELAI: You can stay with me.
LUKE: What about Sophie?
LORELAI: We'll share my double bed. You can sleep on the couch.
LUKE: Are you sure?
LORELAI: Well you can't fly into your apartment. Of course you can stay.
LUKE: I should probably call Jess.
DOCTOR: I'll get you some crutches.
LORELAI: Use my phone.
[Luke calls Jess at the apartment]
JESS: Hello, you have reached Luke and Jess. We're not home right now leave a message.
LUKE: Jess?
JESS: Hey, uncle Luke.
LUKE: Um.I'm staying at Lorelai's because I fractured my ankle trying to ice skate.
JESS: I thought you weren't going to skate.
LUKE: Lorelai convinced me to.
JESS: Oh. What about the diner?
LUKE: I don't know. Can you manage?
JESS: Yeah. Caesar and I can manage.
LUKE: Thanks.
JESS: Okay, well see ya.
LUKE: Bye.
[Luke gives Lorelai her phone back]
LORELAI: I had better ring Rory.
[Scene changes to Sophie arriving at the Gilmore house]
RORY: Hey Sophie.
SOPHIE: Hey, your mum's at the hospital with Luke.
RORY: I know, she called about 10 minutes ago. Luke fractured his ankle, he's staying here until it's better.
SOPHIE: Where is he going to sleep?
RORY: I'm not sure.
SOPHIE: Okay. Did you have fun tonight?
RORY: I wasn't bored.
SOPHIE: What did you do?
RORY: Watched T.V. read some books.
[Rory smiles]
[Scene changes to Lorelai and Luke in the car]
LORELAI: I'm really sorry Luke.
LUKE: It's not your fault.
LORELAI: It is. I made you skate.
LUKE: You didn't drag me on the ice. It's not your fault. I agreed to you teaching me.
LORELAI: Still.
LUKE: No. it's not your fault. I mean it. I could have just said no.
LORELAI: Well here we are.
[Rory comes out the front door]
RORY: Hi. How's you ankle Luke?
LUKE: It's okay.
[Rory and Lorelai help him inside. Rory has made up the couch]
LORELAI: Where's Sophie?
RORY: She's asleep in my bed.
LORELAI: Okay. You okay Luke? Need anything?
LUKE: I'm fine.
LORELAI: Okay Rory. It looks like you sharing with me.
[Scene changes to Lorelai and Rory in bed]
LORELAI: You have fun tonight, 'cos Dean never showed.
RORY: I was fine. I watched T.V. and read.
LORELAI: You could have come.
RORY: I was fine here.
LORELAI: Okay. What are you doing tomorrow? Sophie and I are going shopping in Hartford. Wanna come?
RORY: No. I think I'll go over to Lane's.
LORELAI: Cool.
RORY: Dean punched Jess.
LORELAI: What!? Are you sure?
RORY: Lane called me tonight, while you were skating.
LORELAI: Wow. Is Jess okay?
RORY: He has a black eye.
LORELAI: Dean really took this hard.
RORY: I know. LORELAI: Are you okay?
RORY: Yeah. But I feel really bad about the whole thing.
LORELAI: Don't feel bad. Dean, well he shouldn't have punched Jess.
RORY: It's still my fault. I should have lied and said it had nothing to do with Jess.
LORELAI: That's not you Rory. He knows that.
RORY: He thought I meant I was with Jess behind his back.
LORELAI: Write him a letter.
RORY: He wouldn't read it.
LORELAI: You don't know that. At least you'll have tried.
RORY: I suppose it's worth a try.
LORELAI: Good.
[Scene changes to Luke cooking in the kitchen. Lorelai walks in. She is wearing her pajamas]
LORELAI: What smells so good?
LUKE: Omelets.
LORELAI: This is weird.
LUKE: What is?
LORELAI: Having a man in my kitchen cooking breakfast.
LUKE: Enjoy it while it lasts.
LORELAI: I will.
[Lorelai looks in one of the cupboards]
LORELAI: Who went shopping?
LUKE: Sophie. By the way she went for a run.
LORELAI: Ugh. Early bird.
LUKE: You could learn from her.
[Lorelai hits him with a tea towel]
LORELAI: I'll have pancakes.
LUKE: What sort of pancakes?
LORELAI: Choc-chip. Have you made coffee? LUKE: Of course I made coffee.
LORELAI: Ah, it's like living in the diner.
LUKE: I wonder how Jess's coping.
LORELAI: Fine, I'm sure. Um, do you know what happened to Jess at school?
LUKE: Do I want to know?
LORELAI: So I take it you haven't seen Jess's face, huh.
LUKE: Your pancakes are ready. What do you mean I haven't seen his face?
LORELAI: Well he has a black eye.
LUKE: What happened?
LORELAI: Maybe I should let Jess talk to you.
LUKE: Tell me. Or I'll take away the food.
LORELAI: No food? Please give me the food.
LUKE: Tell me first.
LORELAI: Dean punched Jess at school.
LUKE: He what!?
LORELAI: I don't know much. Can I have the food now?
[Luke hands Lorelai the pancakes]
LUKE: Why didn't he tell me?
[Lorelai is stuffing her face with pancakes]
LORELAI: Probably to protect Rory.
LUKE: When?
LORELAI: I don't know, but since you didn't notice probably yesterday.
[Luke goes back to cooking breakfast]
[Scene changes to Rory walking into the diner]
JESS: Hey, take a seat and I'll get you some coffee.
[Rory sits down at the counter]
RORY: Hi.
JESS: Hey.
[Jess pours her some coffee] CAESAR: Jess move it. Burgers are ready.
JESS: Coming. Sorry.
[Jess looks at his watch]
JESS: I have a break in 10.
RORY: I'll be waiting.
[Scene changes to Rory and Jess sitting on the bridge]
RORY: Your eye's looking better.
JESS: Yeah, still hurts.
RORY: Why didn't you tell me he punched you?
JESS: Who?
RORY: Dean.
[Jess looks at his feet]
JESS: Who told you?
RORY: Does it matter?
JESS: It's my problem okay.
RORY: The only reason he's annoyed with you is because of me.
JESS: It's not you. Just leave it.
RORY: He's annoyed with you because he thinks you have something to do with me breaking up with him.
JESS: Well I do. Leave it okay. I don't care.
[Jess walks off. Rory runs after him]
RORY: Jess wait.
JESS: What?
RORY: I'm sorry.
JESS: Okay.
RORY: Lane saw him punch you.
JESS: You just can't drop it can you.
RORY: Dean can't go around punching all the guys I like.
[Jess pauses]
JESS: You like me, huh.
RORY: Why else would I have said it?
JESS: Look, I can take care of myself. Don't worry about Dean.
RORY: Okay, I'm sorry.
[Jess and Rory continue walking]
[Scene changes to Lorelai and Sophie at the food court in the mall. They have many shopping bags surrounding their table]
SOPHIE: So give me the low down on Luke.
LORELAI: Luke? Um, he owns a diner where I eat breakfast, lunch and dinner. He's a good friend.
SOPHIE: Just a friend?
LORELAI: Yes, just a friend.
SOPHIE: Okay.
LORELAI: Why does everyone keep asking that? We are just friends.
SOPHIE: Lorelai, you just looked.
LORELAI: Looked?
SOPHIE: Happy with him.
LORELAI: And I'm sad with everyone else.
SOPHIE: No. Come on Lor, you'd just make a cute couple.
LORELAI: Luke and I! You can't be more from the truth. You and Callum make a better couple.
SOPHIE: Not anymore. We're divorced.
LORELAI: Soph, I'm sorry.
SOPHIE: It's my fault. I was fired from St. Mary's Hospital two years ago. I couldn't find another job. I ended up depressed and became an alcoholic. Callum took Sarah and left. I couldn't see her until I finish re-hab. I've got a week before I go before the court. So I came here. I'm really nervous.
LORELAI: Wow. I'm sorry.
SOPHIE: It's fine. My life is getting back on track.
LORELAI: I'm glad. I drove out of my wedding.
SOPHIE: What! I knew it was called off, but.
LORELAI: Yeah. I don't know what made me do it, but I knew I had to. SOPHIE: I guess we've both had problems.
LORELAI: Yeah.
SOPHIE: And the best cure is shopping.
LORELAI: Let's shop.
[Scene changes to Rory walking over to Dean, who is playing basketball]
RORY: Dean, can we talk?
DEAN: What do you want?
RORY: I want to talk to you.
[Dean bounces the ball and then shoots]
DEAN: What?
[Dean starts dribbling the ball around the court]
RORY: Can you please stand still?
[Dean shoots again]
DEAN: Why?
RORY: I'm trying to talk to you.
DEAN: I'm busy.
RORY: I'll leave you alone then.
[Rory walks away. Dean continues to play basketball]
[Scene changes to Lorelai and Sophie arriving home from their shopping adventure]
LORELAI: I can not walk any further.
[She drops her bags and falls onto the couch]
SOPHIE: Wuss.
[Sophie puts her bags down]
LORELAI: You crazy active thing.
[Rory walks into the room]
RORY: How was shopping?
SOPHIE: Your mother is dying.
LORELAI: I have no energy, but plenty of shoes.
RORY: Coffee?
LORELAI: Yeah. Where's Luke?
RORY: Making the coffee.
LORELAI: We need to hire him.
LUKE: Coffee's ready.
LORELAI: Thanks.
SOPHIE: I'll pass.
LUKE: Rory?
RORY: Thanks.
LORELAI: Rory, what did you do today?
RORY: Not much.
LORELAI: Who wants Chinese.
RORY: Yes please.
SOPHIE: I'm all for it.
RORY: I'll get the menu.
LORELAI: What does everyone want?
[Scene changes to the diner. Jess is serving coffee. Dean walks in]
JESS: What do you want? Get out.
DEAN: You told Rory I punched you. Didn't you?
JESS: No, Lane did. You should be more careful.
DEAN: I bet she thinks you're a poor wounded hero.
JESS: I don't know what your problem is. Get out, bag boy.
DEAN: Make me.
[Jess grabs Dean's top and drags him outside]
[Scene changes to Lorelai, Luke, Sophie and Rory eating Chinese]
[Phone rings]
LORELAI: Hello.
CAESAR: Hey can I please speak to Luke?
LORELAI: It's for you.
LUKE: Who is it?
LORELAI: Caesar.
[Luke takes the phone]
LUKE: Caesar? What happened?
CAESAR: Jess kicked some young guy out of the diner. Then they started fighting. Taylor called the cops.
LUKE: Is Jess okay?
CAESAR: Yeah, a bit bruised. He broke the other guy's nose.
LUKE: Who was the other guy?
CAESAR: Dean.
LUKE: Jess broke Dean's nose?
CAESAR: Yeah, the other dude started it.
LUKE: Where's Jess now?
CAESAR: Upstairs.
LUKE: Hold on a moment, Caesar.
[Luke covers the mouthpiece]
LUKE: Lorelai, can Jess come here?
LORELAI: What happened?
LUKE: Jess got into a fight with Dean.
RORY: Are they okay?
LUKE: Jess is a bit bruised, Dean has a broken nose.
LORELAI: Oh. Do you need to go to the diner?
LUKE: I probably should.
[Luke talks into the phone]
LUKE: I'm going to come over to the diner.
[Luke hangs up the phone]
[Scene changes to Luke, Lorelai and Rory at the diner]
LUKE: Where's Jess?
CAESAR: Still upstairs.
LUKE: Oh.
CAESAR: Dean was taken to Hartford. He seems okay. Jess went straight upstairs after that.
LUKE: Is he okay?
CAESAR: I think so.
LORELAI: We'll wait in the car.
[Jess walks down the stairs]
JESS: Uncle Luke, what are you doing here?
[Jess has a cut on his cheek and a bruise on his jaw]
LUKE: Caesar said you and Dean got into a fight.
JESS: And?
LUKE: He said you broke Dean's nose.
JESS: Yep.
LUKE: Are you okay?
JESS: Yeah.
LUKE: Why?
JESS: Why what?
LUKE: What started the fight?
JESS: Him.
LUKE: What actually happened?
JESS: He came in. He yelled. I asked him to leave. He didn't. We fought.
LUKE: Oh.
JESS: Is that all?
LUKE: Yeah.
JESS: I'm going.
[Jess walks out of the diner]
[Scene goes to Rory and Lorelai in the car]
LORELAI: Is that Jess?
RORY: Yep.
LORELAI: I don't think it went very well.
RORY: Doesn't look like it.
LORELAI: Where's Luke?
RORY: I don't know.
[Scene goes to Luke in the diner. Lorelai walks in]
LORELAI: How'd it go?
LUKE: Okay I guess.
LORELAI: We saw him walk off. What happened?
LUKE: He didn't say much. He said Dean came in. Dean yelled. Jess asked him to leave, Dean didn't and that's how the fight started.
LORELAI: You ready to leave?
LUKE: Yeah.
[They walk out to the jeep. Rory isn't there]
LORELAI: Rory?
[Scene goes to Rory running after Jess]
RORY: Jess!
JESS: Please leave me alone.
RORY: What happened?
JESS: I took care of it.
RORY: Took care of what?
JESS: Dean.
RORY: I heard.
JESS: I broke his nose.
RORY: Luke told us.
JESS: I'm sure he did.
RORY: How's your face?
JESS: Fine.
RORY: It doesn't look fine.
JESS: It looks worse than it feels.
RORY: If you say so.
JESS: Yeah.
[Jess stops walking and faces Rory]
JESS: You better go back. I'll be fine.
RORY: I'll see you tomorrow?
JESS: I suppose.
RORY: Bye.
[Rory walks away]
[Scene changes to Rory arriving home]
[Lorelai runs out of the house]
LORELAI: Where have you been?
RORY: I went to see how Jess was.
LORELAI: Geez, give your mum a heart attack.
RORY: Sorry.
LORELAI: Doesn't matter. How's Jess?
RORY: He says he's fine, but I don't know.
LORELAI: Come inside. Luke made coffee.
RORY: Okay.
[Rory and Lorelai walk inside]
LUKE: Who wants coffee?
RORY & LORELAI: Us.
LUKE: Why do I bother asking?
[Luke pours two cups of coffee. He hands one to Lorelai and one to Rory]
RORY: Thanks Luke.
LORELAI: Anyone have the time?
LUKE: It's 10.00. why?
LORELAI: Ugh. Work tomorrow. I better go to bed or I'll sleep through my alarm
RORY: I'm with you.
LUKE: Good night.
LORELAI: Night.
[Scene changes to Lorelai's alarm going off. Lorelai's head is under the covers. An arm comes out from the covers and hits the alarm. The alarm goes off. The arm goes back under the covers]
RORY: Mum! Get up. You're going to be late.
LORELAI: (muffled) I'm up.
RORY: Out of bed.
[Lorelai pokes her head out]
LORELAI: I'm out of bed.
RORY: The coffee's getting cold.
[Lorelai grunts]
RORY: Do you want the coffee or not.
LORELAI: Yeah.
RORY: Luke said he'd come and tip a jug of water on you.
[Lorelai pulls of the covers]
LORELAI: I'm up. I'm up.
[Luke yells up the stairs]
LUKE: Rory, do you want the water?
RORY: Are you getting up or do you need the water?
[Lorelai pulls on a t-shirt]
LORELAI: I'm getting dressed.
RORY: Good girl. No thanks Luke, just the coffee.
[Scene changes to Lorelai walking down the stairs and into the kitchen]
LORELAI: You are teaching my daughter bad habits.
[She play slaps Luke]
LUKE: Do you want breakfast?
LORELAI: Nah, I'll grab something at the inn. Where's Sophie?
LUKE: She went for a run. Said something about clearing her head.
LORELAI: Tell her to drop in at the inn. RORY!
RORY: What?
LORELAI: Jeep in 10 minutes.
RORY: I can't find my book. Have you seen it?
LORELAI: Book?
RORY: My maths book.
LORELAI: Not a clue.
RORY: I need it today.
LORELAI: Look in the lounge.
[Rory walks into the lounge room looking for her book]
RORY: I found it. How did you know it was in here?
LORELAI: I think I used it to balance the ironing board. Jeep, 5 minutes.
RORY: I'm ready now.
LORELAI: I'm not.
RORY: I'll wait in the jeep.
[Lorelai drinks the rest of her coffee]
LORELAI: Bye Luke.
LUKE: Bye.
[Scene changes to a meeting of the Franklin]
PARIS: Right, now the front page topic needs to be discussed Rory's story and Daniel's. All in favor of Rory's story. [4 hands go up] All in favor of Daniel's story. [4 hands go up] Rory, RORY! You didn't vote. We all need to vote.
RORY: Um. Vote on what?
PARIS: The front page story. This is very important. We need this story. Your one of the writers for god sakes. Am I the only one who cares?
RORY: If it's that important, you decide.
PARIS: Right. If you don't care. Daniel you've got the front page. Meeting over. Rory I need to talk to you.
MADELINE & LOUISE: Ohhhh.
[Everybody leaves]
PARIS: What is up with you?
RORY: What?
PARIS: You've played space cadet all day.
RORY: I have not.
PARIS: You just lost the front page and you brought your maths book to this meeting.
RORY: I have maths homework.
PARIS: Fine, don't tell me, but if you are like this next meeting your out.
RORY: I've got a lot on my mind.
PARIS: Well don't bring it to meetings.
RORY: Sorry.
PARIS: I suppose it has something to do with your boyfriend.
RORY: Dean and I broke up.
PARIS: Oh, I'm sorry.
RORY: Thanks.
[Scene changes to Lorelai at the inn. Sophie walks in]
SOPHIE: Hey.
LORELAI: Hey.
SOPHIE: So this is where you work.
LORELAI: Yep.
SOPHIE: Cool.
LORELAI: Want a tour?
SOPHIE: Sure.
[Sophie and Lorelai walk out into the garden]
LORELAI: Well, garden.
SOPHIE: Nice.
[They walk back inside]
LORELAI: Foyer, Dining area.
SOPHIE: Nice as well.
[Lorelai walks into the kitchen]
LORELAI: Kitchen. Coffee?
SOPHIE: Sure.
LORELAI: It's not as good as Luke's.
SOPHIE: Lor, I have to leave soon. Callum rang. He wants to talk.
LORELAI: Hey, that's great. Right?
SOPHIE: I think so.
LORELAI: It'll be fine.
SOPHIE: Hopefully.
[Scene changes to Lorelai arriving home with Rory and Sophie. They walk inside]
LORELAI: Oh my god.
RORY: What happened?
LORELAI: It's been.
SOPHIE: Cleaned?
LORELAI: Yes. Luke!
[Luke appears]
LUKE: Hello everyone.
LORELAI: You cleaned.
LUKE: Yes, I cleaned.
LORELAI: Our house. Why?
LUKE: No offense, but it needed cleaning.
LORELAI: Now I have to spend all afternoon making it messy.
RORY: It'll be okay. Now you won't lose anything.
LORELAI: I had a very organized system.
RORY: Stop complaining. Now we won't lose anything ever again.
LORELAI: I wasn't the one who lost my maths book. Anyway tomorrow we are giving Sophie a goodbye/goodluck party.
SOPHIE: Oh no don't bother.
LORELAI: We will. Anyway we'd end up having one for Luke so it'll be a Luke and Sophie dinner party.
LUKE: What? RORY: That's a good idea mum.
LORELAI: Good. It's all set.
[Scene changes to the inn the next day. Lorelai enters the kitchen]
LORELAI: Sookie, we need to organize a party.
SOOKIE: Yay! Who for?
LORELAI: A goodbye party for Luke and Sophie.
SOOKIE: Where's Luke going?
LORELAI: Home. Are you menu girl?
SOOKIE: Of course.
[Lorelai leaves]
SOOKIE: Menu.
[Sookie runs around trying to fin a pen and pad. She finds them and starts scribbling madly]
SOOKIE: Ah huh.
[Scene goes to Jess at the diner. Rory walks in]
RORY: Hi. Can I get some coffee?
JESS: One coffee coming up.
RORY: Your face is looking better.
JESS: I suppose.
RORY: What are you doing tonight?
JESS: Not much.
RORY: Mum's throwing a goodbye dinner party for Luke and Sophie. You should come.
JESS: Where's Luke going?
RORY: Home.
JESS: Here?
RORY: Yeah.
JESS: When?
RORY: Tonight.
JESS: Yeah okay.
RORY: Cool. The party starts at 8. You can come earlier if you want.
JESS: You want me to come early?
RORY: Unless it's an inconvenience.
JESS: Nah. I just thought you were mad at me.
RORY: Why would you think that?
JESS: Cos of Dean.
RORY: I dumped Dean.
JESS: Yeah, but I broke his nose.
RORY: Okay, you probably shouldn't have done that but like I said I was the one who dumped Dean.
[Jess shrugs]
JESS: I gotta serve some coffee. I'll see you around seven.
RORY: Okay.
[Scene changes to Lorelai and Rory getting ready for the party. Lorelai is on a step ladder hanging up decorations]
LORELAI: Pass streamers.
[Rory passes Lorelai the streamers]
LORELAI: There what do you think?
RORY: Looks perfect.
LORELAI: Right, Sookie should be here soon.
[Doorbell rings]
RORY: I'll get it while you fix the streamer that is about to hit your head.
[The streamer hits Lorelai in the head. Rory opens the door Sookie and Jess are standing there]
SOOKIE: The food has arrived.
JESS: And so have I.
RORY: Well come in.
SOOKIE: Where do you want the food? Kitchen?
RORY: Yeah the kitchen's fine.
[Sookie leaves. Jackson follows carrying trays of food]
JESS: I didn't come to early did I? I'd hate to cause a scene with your mum and all. I already nearly destroyed the food.
RORY: What happened with the food?
JESS: I scared Sookie.
[Sookie and Jackson walk from the kitchen]
SOOKIE: Excuse me sweetie.
[Sookie and Jackson walk out the door]
JESS: A lady with a mission.
RORY: Well she does take food seriously.
SOOKIE: Move, food coming through.
[Sookie and Jackson push past holding trays]
JESS: That I can see.
LORELAI: [from off screen] Rory come quick before I brain Luke.
RORY: Coming.
[Rory and Jess walk into the lounge room. Lorelai is throwing streamers at Luke]
LORELAI: He keeps trying to take the streamers.
LUKE: You've put up more than enough already.
JESS: Isn't throwing the streamers at him kinda helping him.
LORELAI: Jess when did you arrive?
JESS: Before. Hey uncle Luke.
LUKE: Hi. Why are you here so early?
JESS: I came to party, kinda dull though.
LORELAI: Well since you're here early you can carry the water cooler into the kitchen and refill it.
JESS: Well I am here early, so I might as well help. Seeing as I'm the only guy with legs here.
RORY: I'll help you.
[Rory and Jess carry the cooler into the kitchen]
JESS: Does your mum put all your friends to work?
RORY: Every single one of them.
JESS: It's a wonder you keep 'em.
RORY: Hey. I won't help you if your not nice.
JESS: Me mean, never.
RORY: And he's modest.
JESS: Thank you, thank you.
[Jess takes a bow and nearly drops the cooler]
RORY: Don't drop it.
[Scene changes to Lorelai upstairs. Sophie is sitting on her bed]
LORELAI: Okay, you can come down now.
SOPHIE: Thank god. So who did you invite to this?
LORELAI: Oh like everyone. My parties are well known.
SOPHIE: I see.
[Scene changes to Babette and Miss Patty arriving at the party. Monty follows them]
LORELAI: Hello guys, party's inside.
MISS PATTY: Honey single men?
LORELAI: Not tonight.
[Miss Patty looks sad]
MISS PATTY: Bar?
LORELAI: Kitchen.
[Scene goes to Jess, he is looking at some type of finger food]
JESS: What is this?
RORY: I don't know. It looks like some kind of cheese.
JESS: Pass. Is there any normal food here?
RORY: What do you consider as normal food?
JESS: Pizza, burgers. Not weird cheese.
RORY: Oh look mini pizzas.
JESS: Yeah but what's on them? Is that ham?
RORY: Try some and then we'll both know.
JESS: No way you eat it.
RORY: Hey Sookie, what's on these pizzas?
SOOKIE: Ham, cheese, pepper, mushrooms and pineapple.
JESS: Pass.
RORY: Are you going to eat anything tonight?
JESS: I doubt it.
RORY: Come on, at least try something.
JESS: You.
[Jess picks up a piece of the weird cheese]
JESS: I dare you.
RORY: Uh uh, you first.
[Jess swallows the cheese and makes a face]
JESS: Your turn.
RORY: What is it?
[Rory picks up a piece of the cheese]
JESS: It didn't taste like cheese.
[Rory swallows the cheese]
JESS: Well.
RORY: It was okay.
JESS: Your weird.
[Scene changes to Sophie talking to Luke]
SOPHIE: I don't think half of these people even know why they are here.
LUKE: Doesn't look like it.
SOPHIE: So you're going back to the diner.
LUKE: Yes, where are you going?
SOPHIE: Home. Lorelai'll miss you.
LUKE: She'll miss my cooking.
LORELAI: Who'll miss your cooking?
LUKE: You.
LORELAI: Why? What happened to the diner? I knew Caesar wasn't to be trusted.
LUKE: Nothing happened to the diner.
LORELAI: Thank god.
SOPHIE: You need to learn how to cook.
LORELAI: Me! Never. I've got Luke and if he dies then I've got Sookie.
LUKE: It's good to know I'm not the only one who feeds you.
LORELAI: I always have back up.
SOPHIE: You need a man Lorelai.
LORELAI: I know. Oh, Babette no. excuse me.
SOPHIE: What's that all about?
LUKE: I don't know.
[Scene changes to Jess who is sitting on the bed in Rory's room. Rory walks in]
RORY: Hey watcha doing?
JESS: Hiding.
RORY: Hiding? From who?
JESS: This town. But you can stay.
RORY: What's wrong with Stars Hollow?
JESS: They're crazy.
RORY: Who did what?
JESS: Well they have all come to a party and they don't know why.
RORY: A party in Stars Hollow is a big thing.
JESS: I have realised this.
RORY: What were you some big party animal in New York?
[Jess smirks]
JESS: I had my moments.
RORY: Would you care to elaborate on that?
[Jess shakes his head. Lorelai walks past Rory's room and sees them talking. Lorelai frowns then keeps walking]
[Scene changes to Lorelai walking up to Luke]
LORELAI: Hey.
LUKE: Hi.
LORELAI: Enjoying the party?
LUKE: It's a party.
LORELAI: Spoil sport. Um, do you notice that Rory and Jess have um, become really close?
LUKE: They're friends.
LORELAI: Yeah, but Lorelai do you know why Jess stayed here?
LUKE: No, why?
LORELAI: Apparently Jess was going to leave unless Rory dumped Dean. She did. He stayed.
LUKE: What!? Are you sure?
LORELAI: Rory told me.
LUKE: And you think they are going out or something?
LORELAI: Maybe.
[Lorelai looks upset]
[Scene changes to Lorelai and Sophie saying goodbye to people]
LORELAI: She ya Miss Patty.
MISS PATTY: Bye darling.
LORELAI: Well I think that's all of them.
SOPHIE: Well I'm all party'd out.
LORELAI: Yep. Same.
SOPHIE: Clean up?
LORELAI: Now! No way. Leave it until the morning.
LUKE: You're going to leave all this until tomorrow?
LORELAI: Yep.
LUKE: Well I'm going.
LORELAI: You sure Luke? You can stay until tomorrow.
LUKE: No, I'd better go. Tell Jess I'll meet him at home.
[Luke leaves]
LORELAI: RORY!
[Rory walks into the lounge room]
RORY: Yeah?
LORELAI: I think it's time Jess headed home.
RORY: Okay. I'll see you later.
LORELAI: Where are you going?
RORY: Walking Jess home.
LORELAI: I think he'll be okay.
RORY: Yeah, but I want to go for a walk.
LORELAI: Well be quick.
RORY: Okay.
[Scene changes to Jess and Rory outside Luke's]
JESS: You didn't have to walk me home.
RORY: I wanted to.
JESS: Your mum won't be to happy.
RORY: Not particularly.
JESS: Well I better go inside.
RORY: Okay.
[Jess kisses Rory and walks inside]
[Scene changes to Rory arriving home]
LORELAI: Can we talk?
RORY: Okay.
LORELAI: What's going on with Jess?
RORY: We're friends.
LORELAI: You seem to be spending a lot of time with him. And you never told me why he stayed in Stars Hollow.
RORY: I don't know why he stayed.
LORELAI: Is it because you dumped Dean? That was the arrangement wasn't it? RORY: He said he was staying before he found out I had dumped Dean.
LORELAI: Are you sure? I don't like him Rory. He's been trying to break you and Dean up for a while.
RORY: What do you mean?
LORELAI: Oh come on Rory, he picks fights with Dean, he outbid him on your basket and he stole.
RORY: What? What did he steal?
LORELAI: Nothing. I'm going to bed.
RORY: No. What did he steal?
LORELAI: I'm going to bed.
[Lorelai starts up the stairs]
RORY: Wait. What did he steal?
LORELAI: Babette's gnome.
RORY: How is that trying to break Dean and I up?
LORELAI: He's trouble.
RORY: What did he steal. We both know you weren't going to say Babette's gnome.
LORELAI: He also stole stuff form Doose's market to annoy Dean. Look I'm going to bed. Sophie's having a shower. She said she'll sleep on the couch so you can have you're room back.
RORY: Mum. What's your population with Jess?
LORELAI: He reminds me of half the population of teenage boys. He's trouble trust me.
[Lorelai disappears up the stairs]
RORY: HEY! COME BACK!
LORELAI: I'm sleeping.
[Scene changes to the next morning]
[Sophie is putting a suitcase in the boot of her car. Lorelai is hauling another suitcase outside]
LORELAI: God, what have you got in here?
SOPHIE: Not much.
LORELAI: Tell that to the girl who's carrying it.
[Lorelai throws the suitcase into the car]
LORELAI: Is that all?
SOPHIE: I think so.
[Rory walks outside]
RORY: Are you going to come back and visit?
SOPHIE: Of course. And I'll call.
LORELAI: You're always welcome here.
SOPHIE: I know.
RORY: Bye.
[Sophie hugs Rory and then Lorelai]
SOPHIE: You guys take care of yourself.
LORELAI: You too.
RORY: Good luck with the court case.
SOPHIE: Thanks.
[Sophie gets into the car]
SOPHIE: Bye.
LORELAI: Bye.
RORY: Good bye.
[Sophie waves and drives off. Rory and Lorelai wave until her car is out of sight]
LORELAI: Well now we've got an empty house.
RORY: Yep. Peace and quiet.
LORELAI: I don't think quiet will ever describe our house.
RORY: I'm going for a walk.
LORELAI: Oh, okay. Where?
RORY: To the diner.
[Rory walks off. Lorelai looks sad and then walks inside]
* * * SPOILER FOR NEXT CHAPTER * * *
Lorelai finds out about Rory and Jess's relationship. Meanwhile at Chilton a new girl arrives. Could she be the next Paris?