*Disclaimer: I don't own the series Gilmore Girls or the characters. Except for Billy. All I own is my imagination and the plot.

*A/N: Hey!!! Long story short. Thanks again for the reviews, they were wonderful! I'm very grateful. This chapter is kind of a filler, though there are a couple of important parts in it. And Billy seems perfect right now............but he isn't. You'll find out eventually! ;-) Thanks! :-)

*~*~*:-)*~*~*Bye, smile :-)

D: ''So, you and Jess are still together ?''

Rory threw a glance over her shoulder at Jess. She felt guilty about just leaving him there, but she hadn't seen Dean in a while. And even though there was nothing between them anymore, they were still friends. The last time she talked with Dean was right before she left for Venice. He has asked her why she was going there, cause he hadn't known about Jess leaving Stars Hollow. That was how much they avoided each other after she and Jess had started dating. Except for the fight of course........Rory saw how concentrated Jess was on his book and smiled.

R: ''No, actually we just became friends again.''

Dean shot her a puzzled look. Rory smiled again.

R: ''How about we make a deal........?''

D: ''Does it involve a bribe ?''

Rory ignored his comment.

R: ''You tell me what you're doing here and in return, I'll give you the 411 on my life..........over coffee at Luke's.''

Dean chuckled and nodded.

D: ''Lindsay wanted to see her parents again and I wanted to see my parents, so we just decided to spend summer break in Stars Hollow.''

R: ''That was a smart move.''

Dean smiled.

R: ''You know, Lane's spending her summer here too.''

Dean shrugged.

D: ''Guess Stars Hollow does grow on you.''

After that, they walked in silence for a while. Rory was amazed at this, cause this was the first time they had just spend time together without talking. Rory observed Dean from the corner of her eye. He still looked the same. He was still way taller than her and his hair still covered both his ears and hung in his eyes. Yet he seemed different, more mature in a way. She still couldn't believe he was getting married.......to Lindsay. They did make a cute couple though. Suddenly Dean stopped and looked at Rory.

D: ''You wanna know the real reason why we're back ?''

Rory placed her hands in her back pockets and faced Dean.

D: ''Lindsay and me are getting married in Stars Hollow.''

Dean carefully scanned Rory's face, trying to guess her reaction. For a second or two, her face remained emotionless, but all of a sudden she started to smile.

R: ''Wow, that's great. Congratulations !''

Dean lowered his eyes for a split second, hiding the hint of sadness that was visible in his eyes.

D: ''Thanks.''

He looked up at her again, happy smile in place.

R: ''So, do I get an invitation ?''

Dean shook his head and smiled.

D: ''The whole town's invited.''

R: ''That's great, everyone will love it. When is it anyway ?''

D: ''In a week.''

He saw the surprise on Rory's face and gestured for her to listen before she said anything else.

D: ''I know it's fast, but we have been planning this for almost a year now. We've got everything covered, except for some minor details.''

R: ''What am I going to wear ?! I mean I never went to a wedding before. Well, I went to Sookie's wedding, but that was different. She picked out our clothes, well mom did, but I didn't have to worry about it. And now.........''

D: ''You'll look beautiful in anything.''

He briefly locked eyes with her, trying to find a suitable name for the color of her eyes. Cause, frankly, blue didn't even come close to describing it. Rory lowered her eyes and wondered why he was looking at her like that.

R: ''So, where's Lindsay ?''

Dean softly laughed.

D: ''She's probably making sure everything at the wedding's color coordinated.''

R: ''Ah, I forgot, you're marrying that kind of girl.''

D: ''Excuse me ?''

R: ''I'm sorry, I didn't mean to say that.''

D: ''I never thought I would ever hear you put people in boxes like that.''

R: ''I wasn't.............well, maybe I was. But I'm sorry.''

D: ''What box would you put yourself in ?''

Rory bit her lip and pretended to think about it for a while.

R: ''As not that kind of girl.''

D: ''Clever.''

Dean held open the door for her and they went into Luke's diner. They sat down at an empty table and almost immediately, Luke showed up to take their order.

Luke: ''Weren't you just in here ?''

R: ''Oh, that was one of my clones. Can I have another coffee please ?''

Luke: ''And this would be your..........?''

R: ''Third. Three's my lucky number.''

Luke: ''How many are you planning on having after this one ?''

R: ''Six more.''

Luke: ''You're just like your mom. You can never answer a question seriously.''

R: ''But I am, answering it seriously. See three's my lucky number, so if I multiply three and three I get nine. And if you divide nine by three, you get ?''

Luke: ''Three. I can't believe you actually put thought in to this. And what do you want ?''

Luke finally looked over at Dean.

Luke: ''What are you doing here ?''

D: ''Having soda apparently.''

Luke: ''Don't be smart with me.''

R: ''He's spending summer break here with his family Luke.''

Luke gave Dean a skeptic look and nodded.

Luke: ''I'll be right back with your soda and venom.''

R: ''Thanks Luke.''

When she looked up, she caught Dean looking at her.

R: ''What ?''

D: ''I was just wondering when you're going to start talking.''

R: ''Have you ever heard of patience ?''

D: ''Have you ever heard of making conversation to get rid of the weird silence between people ?''

R: ''Have you ever heard of coffee ?''

D: ''I have heard of the phenomenon and I also heard about this hyper girl, who happens to live in Stars Hollow. And al she does is sit in a little diner and drink coffee.''

R: ''Hey, I read too.''

Dean smiled, just as Luke came back with their order. Dean paid for their drinks and patiently waited for Luke to leave, so Rory could start talking.

R: ''I don't really know where to begin.''

D: ''Just start at the ending, I'm sure it will make much more sense that way.''

Rory shot him a look.

R: ''Well, after the fight between you and Jess, at the party..............''

She looked at Dean, to see if he remembered. He just nodded.

R: ''After that Jess and I didn't really get to talk much, cause he moved to Venice. I remember seeing him sitting in the bus and he was surprised to see me. He thought that he could just leave without me knowing. And in a way he did, I guess.''

D: ''Sorry.''

R: ''It's okay, we're friends again now.......... Anyway remember when you asked me why I was going to Venice ?''

Dean nodded.

D: ''And now I know why you went. You visited Jess...........''

R: ''Yep. I guess I wanted closure or something, didn't get it by the way. Not really. I mean, I went there to figure out why he left and if we were still..........together.''

Underneath the table, Dean clenched and unclenched his fist.

R: ''We were. And we had a fun time at Venice, he even talked to me about a couple of things. But when I left.......I broke up with him. And we decided to stay friends, which didn't work by the way. We didn't keep in contact. You can imagine how shocked I was when I saw him again. In Stars Hollow of all places. At first we acted real cold to each other, especially when Jess met Billy........''

D: ''Billy ?''

R: ''I'll get there. Anyway I talked to Jess after that, apologized for not keeping in touch and now we're friends again. And that was the first story.''

Rory took a sip of her coffee and looked at Dean.

D: ''Let me guess, the second is about Billy ?''

Rory nodded and smiled as she thought about Billy.

R: ''I met Billy at Yale. He was smart, caring and funny.........in a way. We became friends first and hung out a couple of times, study together and stuff. Then he asked me out on a date and it just clicked.''

There was another silence between them as Rory took another sip of her coffee.

R: ''And he loves me.''

Rory didn't really know why she told Dean that. Maybe to make it clear to him that she was happy. Besides she didn't like the way Dean kept looking at her. But then again, they hadn't seen each other in a while.

D: ''Do you love him ?''

Rory shrugged and drank her coffee, hoping that Dean wouldn't ask any more questions. Sure, she cared about Billy. Definitely in more than a platonic way, but love was a big word in her dictionary and it meant a lot. But one day she would say it to him, she just wasn't ready yet.

Dean checked his watch and finished his soda in one gulp.

D: ''I'm really sorry, but I have to go. I got to take care of some things.''

Rory nodded.

R: ''It was nice seeing you again.''

D: ''Same here.''

Dean looked at Rory and got up.

D: ''I'll see you around.''

R: ''Yep, unless I suddenly become invisible or something. And say hi to Lindsay for me.''

D: ''I will, bye.''

Rory quickly finished her coffee. As she left the diner, she got her car keys out of her pocket. She still had the car Dean build her. She didn't take it to college with her, but she did still drive it. It was a car and she wasn't going to stop using it, just because Dean had build it for her. Besides her mom had made up this saying. ''Never return presents, even if they're not meant for you.''

*~*~*

At the Dragonfly, she parked her car and ran up the steps, that would lead her into the lobby. The lobby was painted in warm yellow tint and it had light wooden floors. It was very homey with the large sofa, the soft rug and the colorful flowers, that were all over the place. She walked over to the reception, where her mother was working. The reception was Rory's favorite place, because it was placed right in front of two large windows. It was beautiful.

R: ''Hey mom.''

Lorelai stopped typing and looked up.

L: ''Hey sweets, give mommy a kiss.''

Rory leaned over the counter and kissed her mom on her cheek.

L: ''So, what brings you to the Fly ?''

Rory raised her eyebrow and looked at her mom.

R: ''The Fly ?''

L: ''Yeah, short for Dragonfly.''

Rory rolled her eyes and joined her mom behind the counter.

R: ''Guess who are back in Stars Hollow ?''

L: ''The president ?''

Rory rolled her eyes again.

R: ''No.''

L: ''Ooooo is it Johnny Depp, cause he can stay at the Dragonfly if he wants. For free, well maybe not for free, but I think I can come up with a deal.''

R: ''Okay, that's gross.''

L: ''That's what you get for letting me guess.''

R: ''Lane's back.''

L: ''And you didn't bring her over here ? Why do I even try ?''

R: ''And Dean's back too.''

L: ''Did he bring Quincy with him ?''

R: ''It's Lindsay mom and yes. They have decided to get married in Stars Hollow.''

L: ''Are we invited ?''

R: ''Yep, the entire town is.''

L: ''Then I'm happy for them.''

R: ''It's in a week.''

L: ''That doesn't give us a lot of time to shop. Do you think they could postpone it for another week ?''

Just then the telephone rang and Rory picked up.

R: ''Good afternoon, Dragonfly Inn, how can I help you ?.................Let me check.''

Rory walked over to the computer and started to scan through the booked rooms.

R: ''I'm sorry, but we seemed to be completely booked..............Okay, thank you. Bye.''

Rory hung up and found her mom staring at her, with a grin on her face.

R: ''Do I even wanna know ?''

L: ''I found a new Michell ! Try to talk with a French accent.''

R: ''I can't.''

L: ''Yes you can. Just repeat after me, I want some french fries.''

Rory laughed and shook her head. Lorelai's cell phone went off.

L: ''Why don't you go into the kitchen and say hi to Sookie.''

R: ''Why ? Do you have a secret boyfriend ?''

L: ''I guess you could call him that, but all he really does is moan and..........''

R: ''I'll be in the kitchen if you need me.''

*~*~*

Lorelai hung up with a sigh. Her mom had this unexplainable talent to ruin people's days with one simple phone call. Lorelai put her cell phone down and headed for the kitchen. In the kitchen, she found Sookie scanning Rory.

S: ''She grew. She's taller than the last time I saw her.''

L: ''Soon she'll be a giant.''

Sookie giggled.

S: ''A tiny one.''

Rory smiled, but stopped when she saw her mom's serious face.

R: ''What's wrong ?''

L: ''Remember the smile I have on my face when I torture Luke for coffee ?''

Rory nodded.

L: ''Well, I hope you took a picture, cause it isn't coming back. My mother just called and took away my rainbow after the rain.''

S: ''I'm going to check on my desert.''

R: ''What did she do that made your rainbow disappear ?''

L: ''She asked, well ordered, us to come to dinner tonight.''

R: ''But it's not Friday.''

L: ''Au revoir rainbow.''

R: ''Did she change the Friday night dinner rule ?''

Lorelai shook her head.

L: ''We're still on for Friday, but she couldn't wait to see you, so instead of one dinner, we get two dinners this week.''

R: ''Poor rainbow.''

L: ''Let's just hope it rains tonight.''

Rory smiled.

S: ''Rory ! Come over and taste this !''

R: ''Taste what ?!''

L: ''It's probably growing potion.''

*~*~*

Lorelai and Rory were standing in front of Emily and Richard's mansion. Lorelai was looking up at the house as if she had never seen it before.

L: ''I swear this house is haunted.''

R: ''How come I have never seen one single ghost ?''

L: ''Uh...hello. Do you remember who live here ? The ghost probably got scared and ran away.''

R: ''Then theoretically it's not haunted.''

L: ''Yes it is. It's haunted by my parents.''

Rory rolled her eyes and rang the doorbell. A nice looking woman opened the door.

L: ''Hi we're the ghostbusters.''

The girl just gave them a weird look.

R: ''We're Rory and Lorelai Gilmore.''

T: ''Ah, I'm Theresa.''

L: ''New maid. How long will you be sticking around ?''

T: ''I'm aiming for two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Gilmore are expecting you in the dining room.''

R: ''Thank you.''

L: ''Yeah, good luck with the two weeks thing.''

Lorelai followed Rory into the dining room.

E: ''You're late.''

L: ''Good evening to you too mom.''

E: ''Why are you late ?''

L: ''Oh, you know, traffic, ghosts, the usual.''

E: ''Well, why don't you bring your ghosts friends with you next time.''

L: ''They're already here.''

E: ''Excuse me ?''

L: ''Nothing mom, dinner looks delicious.''

E: ''Why thank you. Theresa's Spanish, so she prepared one of her favorite recipes.''

R: ''Hey grandpa, grandma.''

E: ''Rory, you look lovely.''

L: ''Hey, what about me ?''

Richard: ''You look lovely too Lorelai.''

L: ''Thanks daddy.''

The talk during dinner consisted mostly of the topics, Billy and Yale. And it finally ended with Emily saying that she liked Billy, though she thought he had strange hair and a weird sense of humor. At this comment Lorelai immediately looked up.

L: ''What's your version of funny ?''

E: ''Oh, you know.''

L: ''No, I don't. Make a joke.''

E: ''Lorelai, eat your desert will you.''

L: ''Come one mom, I can't judge your sense of humor if you don't tell me a joke.''

E: ''Okay, I will.''

Emily put down her fork and looked at Lorelai.

E: ''Why did the chicken cross the road ?''

Lorelai made a face and Rory jumped in before she could say anything.

R: ''I don't know, why ?''

E: ''To get to the other side.''

Richard: ''That's funny dear.''

L: ''Haha.''

E: ''Excuse me ?''

L: ''Nothing, the desert is great.''

Lorelai and Rory exchanged a look before they went back to their desert.

*~*~*

L: ''I can't believe how lame my mother was tonight.''

Lorelai closed the door behind her and took off her jacket.

R: ''She was just making jokes, on your request might I add.''

L: ''Lame ones and don't blame that on me, she was the one who kept going.''

Lorelai walked over to the answering machine, while Rory took off her jacket. Lorelai pushed a button and listened to the first of two messages.

E: ''Lorelai, it's me. I just thought of two more jokes...............''

Lorelai immediately deleted the message and listened to the other one.

B: ''Hey angel heart................''

L: ''Sweetie, it's for you !''

Rory appeared behind her mother.

L: ''I'm going to change. We're having a movie night right ?''

Rory nodded and waited for her mom to disappear upstairs before she listened to the message.

B: ''Hey angel heart, it's me. I don't really like to talk to a machine, cause I tend to babble. And I just think it's plain weird to talk to someone when that someone isn't there. So, call me back ASAP, okay ? Thanks. Love you.''

Rory deleted the message and smiled. It was nice to hear his voice. Though his voice did sound different somehow, it was almost like he was out of breath or something. Rory shook her head, grabbed the phone and went into her room. She dialed a number, while she took off her shoes.

J: ''Yeah ?''

R: ''You know, you should really stop answering your phone like that. I mean, I know it's you, cause I know you, but what if one day someone calls, who has never heard your voice before ?''

J: ''Hey Rory.''

R: ''It's okay that I called right ? I mean, I'm not bothering you or anything ? Cause I can just hang up and talk to you tomorrow or something ?''

Rory removed one arm out of her sweater and was now trying to remove the other without dropping the phone.

J: ''Do you realize, that you could have told me the reason why you called, in the same amount of time it took you to say that ?''

R: ''Yeah, hold on. I'm putting the phone down for a sec.''

She put the phone down, took off her sweater, pulled on her fave baby tee and grabbed the phone again.

R: ''Okay, you still there ?''

J: ''No. What were you doing anyway ?''

R: ''Uhm........I was trying to take off my sweater without dropping the phone, but it didn't work.''

J: ''Uhuh.''

R: ''So, I called you to apologize. I'm sorry I kinda ditched you today. It's just that I haven't talked to Dean in a while and we're still friends. Only friends, sort of anyway. He just wanted to talk to me, cause he didn't want the whole town to know that he's getting married here in Stars Hollow, in a week........Wait........I wasn't supposed to tell you that.''

J: ''Hey, just take comfort in the fact that I don't care.''

R: ''Very reassuring. So, do you accept my apology ?''

J: ''Depends.''

R: ''On what ?''

J: ''Are you going to change out of your pants now ?''

R: ''See you tomorrow Jess.''

Rory smiled and hung up. She threw the phone on her bed and changed into a pair of sweat pants. After that she went in to the living room. Her mom was already sitting on the couch.

L: ''Did you call Billy ?''

R: ''Uh.......yeah. He says hi.''

L: ''How thoughtful.''

R: ''Yeah, thoughtful.''

*R*E*V*I*E*W*! Please ? :-) I know, not a lot happened. But it was a filler. Dean's wedding is the main event right now and I'll probably add one or two more chapters before I'll get to that. Did anyone notice something weird going on with Dean btw ? ;-)