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A/N: So, last night's episode. How cute are Dave and Lane? Anyway, does anyone know if their band has a name? Help me out! Please review, I love to see what you guys think. Any constructive criticism is welcome.



Chapter Two

The next day

After Lane left, Rory and Lorelai headed to Luke's. They sat down at the counter and demanded, "coffee!"

Luke grudgingly poured them both coffee. "You both really need to stop drinking so much of this stuff. Rory, you're never going to grow any taller," he said.

"Dear, dear Lukey," Lorelai said. "We come in everyday looking for coffee, and everyday you tell us some horrible fact about it. And yet, we still come in everyday for coffee. Something tells me that your efforts are not working." She leaned over the counter, getting right in Luke's face. "Give it up!"

"Oh, come on, Lorelai," Jess said, coming down from Luke's apartment. "Don't you both live for your morning arguments?" Jess got dirty looks from both Luke and Lorelai. Rory decided this might be a good time to intervene.

"Come on, Jess," she said, finishing the last of her coffee. "Let's go for a walk."

"Yes. Jess, why don't you go for a walk with Rory. Good, sweet, polite Rory. Good, sweet, polite Rory, whose good qualities will hopefully rub off on you," Lorelai said through clenched teeth.

Rory grabbed Jess's arm and pulled him out of the diner. "Do you just enjoy provoking my mom, Jess, or what?"

"Well, she doesn't seem to like me all that much, so I don't see why it really matters," Jess replied sullenly.

Rory rolled her eyes. "Forget it. Lane and I were up late last night, and I don't have the energy to argue with you."

"Ooh, a sleepover. Talk about anything interesting?"

"Like what?"

"Me, of course..." Jess trailed off as they saw Mrs. Kim walk quickly by them. She looked incredibly mad as she headed to the diner. "Okay..." Jess said.

"Good morning, you two," Miss Patty said, also passing them, a very pleased look on her face.

"I don't even want to know what that was about," Rory said as soon as Patty was out of earshot.

"Me either. So, back to the issue at hand. Did you talk about me at your sleepover last night?"

"You're way too nosy, Jess. And it's not any of your business what we talked about last night."

"Aha!" Jess exclaimed. "So you did talk about me. Anything interesting?" he said, the ever-present smirk returning to his face.

Rory pushed him off the curb. "Not everything in the world revolves around you, Jess. You know that, right?"

"I know. Everything revolves around Dean, right?"

"No. Why would you say that?"

"I don't know. I was wondering why you agreed to be seen in public in this town with me. After all, you're still Dean's in everyone's eyes."

"He broke up with me in the middle of the dance marathon, in front of Taylor, in front of Patty, you, everyone. I'm not going to go back to someone who treated me like that. And it's not fair for you to say that my world still revolves around him. It doesn't. It-" Rory looked down at her beeper. "It's Lane. She says it's urgent. I guess we'll just have to talk later," Rory said, before taking off in the direction of Lane's house.



At the same time

"Ugh. Luke, I know he's your nephew, but he's so...ugh," Lorelai moaned.

Luke chuckled. "Yeah, well." He poured her another cup of coffee. She gave him a look, like she was waiting for him to finish his sentence. "What?"

"Ok. Way to finish a sentence!" she cheered him on. She looked at the doughnuts. "I want a jelly doughnut. How long do you think it'll take Mrs. Kim to find out where Lane really was last night?"

"I don't know," Luke said, handing her the doughnut. "Technically, she didn't lie completely. She did sleep over at your house, didn't she?"

"Well, yeah, but Dave picked her up at our house at six, and as they loaded her drums into his car, I think Patty just 'happened' to walk by," she said, making the quote signs with her fingers. The doughnut Luke had given her was in her hand, and as she moved them, crumbs flew everywhere. Luke gave her a look.

"Will you stop waving that doughnut around like it's a flag?"

"Oh, but haven't you ever heard of the land of Doughnuttiness?" Lorelai asked, sticking a straw in the side of the doughnut and waving it around.

Luke rolled his eyes. "Yeah, I have. It's where you came from," he said, taking it from her. "No more coffee or sugar for you. Ever," he said. The door to the diner opened and Mrs. Kim stormed in. She looked around and spotted Lorelai at the counter. "Uh-oh," Luke muttered at Mrs. Kim stalked over. He disappeared into the kitchen.



At Lane's house

Rory banged on Lane's door. She knew she wouldn't be in trouble with Mrs. Kim for not calling first, because Mrs. Kim wasn't home. Lane opened the door in tears. "Oh, Lane, what's wrong?"

Lane couldn't speak just yet. Rory walked into the house and the two girls went up to Lane's room. Rory hugged her best friend for a few minutes until Lane was ready to tell her what had happened.

"My mother..." Lane started. She nearly started crying again, but she was able to keep her cool. "She knows, Rory. She found out."

"About what? About...oh, no, Lane, she knows about the band?" Rory asked. Lane nodded in response. "How did she find out?"

"Well," Lane began to tell the story.

::Flashback::

Lane walked in the door of her house after sleeping over at Rory's, and having a blast playing in West Hartford. "I'm home, Mama," she called. Her mother came out of the kitchen.

"Good. I hope you had fun. Now-" Mrs. Kim was cut off by a knock at the door. She went to get it. It was Patty. "Hello. May I help you?"

"I just wanted to ask how your daughter's performance went last night. I saw her putting a drum set in a nice-looking young man's car at the Gilmore's last night. I assume she is in a band of some kind?"

Mrs. Kim looked confused. Lane had heard everything. She froze in her tracks, a look of fear on her face. "Oh, no. I am so dead!" she whispered to herself.

"It went well, thank you," Mrs. Kim said politely, before closing the door and turning on Lane. "Lane Kim. How could you go behind my back? And join a band of all things? And who is this young man you've been seeing?"

"I haven't been seeing him, Mama, he's just a friend, and it's not like I've been forsaking God. I love to play drums, and I just wanted to join a band and see if I had any real talent."

"Lane, you have never defied me before, but that does not mean that I am not angry and will be lenient on you. You are grounded. You are never to play with this band again. You are never to see this boy again. I assume it is the same young man who came to the dance marathon and told us a story about his parents." Lane just looked at her feet, trying to hold back the tears. She didn't want her mother to see her cry. "You are not to go anywhere besides home and school for two weeks. And you may not have friends over or speak on the phone. Now, I must go have a chat with Miss Gilmore about the rules I have for my daughter." Mrs. Kim turned on her heel, stalking out the door. Lane fell to her knees in tears.

::End Flashback::

And now she's probably over there right now, yelling at your mother for letting me go. Rory, what do I do? I can't not see Dave. I can't not play with the band. Help me, Rory!" Lane pleaded with her best friend.

"Maybe we should take it in stride. You know, wait until two weeks are up, and then go from there. I can talk to Dave for you. You'll have to find some way to keep up with me. Just beep me whenever your mother leaves, and I'll come over if I can. You'll get through this, Lane, I promise."