Disclaimer:I own Mark, feel free to harm him if you want, *turns head and whistles*
A/N:Sorry, I'm horrible, I didnt mean to take so long but computers and writer's block and...bad things! I was completely cursed. But remember back in the 4th chapter when I said before this year is over? I think I lied. I don't think it'll be finished by the end of the year. It's not possible, I have too much planned! Thank you so much to all my reviewers!!! You guys rock! I'm sorry it took so long! Bill sucks!
Gabi: I had to write a note to you, you reviewed twice!! For one chapter! I'm sorry it took so long, my computer crashed, it was being horrible, then when I got my computer back I had writer's block and I wanted to update sooner but I was afraid it would suck! I'm sorry!
memememe: Silly, I'm me, I hate Mark, too! Don't worry, it'll give you wrinkles *nods* Sorry, I'm done being annoying. But yeah, don't worry!:) I'm a totally faithful Literati!
***
Monday at work Rory wanted to avoid Jess for fear of biting his head off, but she couldn't. He was her boss.
"Oh, Miss Gilmore," he called.
She resisted the urge to growl at him, "Yes?"
"Could you take this to Claire?" he handed her a paper.
"Yes,"
"Have a nice weekend?"
"Yes,"
"Do you know any words besides yes?"
"Yes, but I'm not going to waste them on you. I'll get this to Claire," she said, walking away from him and straight to Claire avoiding anyone in the hallway. Oh how she hated that he worked there.
Claire smiled, "For me? You shouldn't have,"
"I didn't, they're from Jess and they're for Andy,"
"You look grumpy,"
"I didn't get a lot of sleep last night," Rory said.
"How come? Dreaming of Jess?"
"Ha! He wishes."
"That's a no? Or is that a 'yes, I was but I have to deny it because I'm still pretending I hate him'?" she asked.
Rory glared at her, "See you at lunch,"
Claire smiled, "Bye Lorelai,"
**
At lunch Rory was waiting for Claire at her desk. And waiting, then she waited some more. It was a very eventful few minutes.
"Hey," Jess greeted.
"Hi, Mr. Mariano,"
"You know you're not punishing me when you say that, right?" he asked.
"I'm trying ot wait for Claire and salvage my lunch hour and you're really ruining this insanely boring do-nothing session, so if you could turn around and maybe walk at least 50 feet in that direction, that would be great, thank you."
"I like standing here,"
"Well, I probably can't stop you," Rory sighed.
"Probably not," Jess agreed.
After a moment of standing there doing nothing she couldn't take it anymore, "If Claire comes over here tell her I left," she said, walking away.
"No, I am not going to deliver your message, sorry. I need to eat, I'm hungry,"
"Well, so am I so she'll just have to figure it out," Rory stepped into the elevator.
He got in the elevator, she immediately wished she would've taken the stairs.
The elevator stopped and the both got out, she walked out of the building deciding since Claire was MIA and she'd be eating lunch alone that she'd go to her favorite little diner. Well, her favorite in New York, that is.
"Where you going?"
"To lunch," she replied, "you should try it, there's a nice place in that direction," she said pointing in the opposite direction that she was going.
"Then why are you going this way?"
"Because I don't like nice places, I like trashy places, you actually get the food out of a trash can,"
"Sounds fun,"
She stopped abruptly. "No, you have invaded my work place, you invaded my time-away-from-Jess space at the concert, you're everywhere, you won't go away. You are NOT going to my one little corner of the world. I don't go there with anybody, it's mine. All mine. I am not sharing with you."
"Someone didn't learn how to share." he said, smirking.
"I'm serious, back off the diner,"
"It's a diner?"
"No, I didn't mean that, I meant the trash buffet,"
"Huh, it just so happens that I love trash buffets," he said.
"Jess," she pleaded.
He chuckled, "Okay, okay, I'll go somewhere else,"
"Don't laugh at me," she frowned.
"I can't help it, you're getting so territorial over a diner,"
"Trash buffet,"
"Oh, trash buffet, sorry," he rolled his eyes.
"Well...it's mine, not yours, not Claire's, I don't know anyone there, I can just go there and read or not read or whatever and I don't want you there, it's distracting."
"I'm distracting?"
"No, I didn't mean that you're distracting in the way that...I just meant...go away Jess!"
He smirked, "Fine, I'll go find my own place where I won't distract you,"
"Good,"
"But it's good to know I'm so distracting," he replied, smirking before he walked off.
"Not like that!" she called after him, but he was already gone. "Jerk," she rolled her eyes and continued to her diner.
**
Later at work Rory got back to see Claire waiting by Rory's desk.
"If you're not dead the excuse isn't good enough," Rory informed her.
"I know, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to stand you up, but you know that guy that I've been flirting with? The one that sits about three desks away from me?"
"Yes,"
"Well, he asked me to lunch and I came over to tell you but I saw you were busy with Jess so I didn't want to interrupt,"
"Always interrupt when you see me with Jess." Rory said.
"Well, anyway, that's why,"
"You have a boyfriend,"
"So?"
"So, you can't date another guy when you have a boyfriend, it's just not right."
"Oh, what is right?"
"Right is not dating another guy when you have a boyfriend," Rory stated.
"Well, who wants to be right anyway?"
"Apparently not you," Rory shrugged.
"So, what were you doing with Jess -whom you supposedly hate- anyway?" she smiled.
"Planning your murder, he's very good at that sort of thing," Rory said matter-of-factly.
"Oh yes, all hot guys know how to murder," Claire mock agreed.
"He is not hot,"
"And the sky's not blue," Claire replied.
You're right, it's polluted and grayish," Rory nodded.
Claire rolled her eyes, "Whatever,"
"Anyway, I have to get back to my master, he might need something and heaven forbid I'm not right there to serve him,"
Claire smiled, "Bye,"
**
Later that day Rory got home, shuffling through the mail and leaving Shelly's on the table. She checked the machine, nothing.
She sighed and flopped down on the couch, bad bad, Mom didn't call, this is great, she thought.
Later that day Shelly got home, "My boss sucks, how about yours?"
"Yeah, he tried to follow me,"
"Ohh, stalkerish,"
"No, not stalkerish, annoying,"
"Ah, well please, let me get some popcorn and you can tell me more," she smiled, heading to the kitchen.
"Wait, why are you getting popcron?" Rory asked following her.
"Because, your life's like daytime TV, it's great,"
"I want popcorn, too, and my life is not like that. I have a wicked boss who just so happens to be my ex-boyfriend and he won't stay away from me which is probably because of the whole him being my boss thing and Claire is evil, it's just a mess, but it's not daytime TV,"
"You just named off a few soap storlylines, if Jess kidnaps you we're good to go,"
"You're weird," Rory nodded.
"I know, thanks," Shelly nodded, grabbing some popcorn out of the cupboard.
A few minutes later Rory and Shelly were settled in on the couch with popcorn, "Okay, now start at your first encounter of the day,"
"Nothing exciting, he called me Miss Gilmore again adn mae me take some papers to Claire then she tried to say I was dreaming about him or something stupid. At lunch Claire stood me up for some guy who asked her to lunch, leaving me with the Wicked Boss of the East because he wouldn't even leave, then when I went to leave, he was magically hungry, so then he followed me out and I thought I was going to have to go somewhere else because I was sure he'd follow me and he's not allowed to know where my place is because then he could go there and then it wouldn't be my place anymore and the coffee probably wouldn't even taste good anymore. So anyway, I finally pleaded with him to leave and he laughed at me, but he did leave, so I got to eat in peace and then yell at Claire when I got back to the office."
"I wish I could get one of those bosses," Shelly said.
"What kind? Evil?"
"No, the kind that's totally in love with me," she replied, stifling her smirk with popcorn.
"What?" Rory exclaimed.
"Yeah, Jess," she nodded, "He's totally in love with you,"
"He is not,"
"He is, and he's adorable, you should keep him," Shelly nodded.
"He's not a puppy,"
"No, but if he were you'd keep him,"
"No, I'm not an animal person," Rory shook her head.
"But he's a cute puppy, you could become an animal person,"
"But I wouldn't even try,"
"Fine, spoil my fun," Shelly rolled her eyes.
"Well, it doesn't matter, we don't even like each other,"
Shelly laughed, "Yeah, uh huh, right,"
"What?" Rory frowned.
"Nothing, you might want to go back to Yale, they didn't teach you as much as you hoped they would," Shelly informed her.
"What are you talking about?"
"Well, it's so completely obvious to the whole world around you-"
The phone rang.
"You get it, I'm eating. Unless it's James, then I'm not, I'm just being beautiful," Shelly said.
Rory sighed, standing up to answer the phone, "Hello?"
"Hi, is Rory there?"
"I'm Rory, who is this?" she frowned.
"It's Mark,"
"Oh, Mark, hi," she smiled.
"Hey, I told you I'd call,"
"And now here you are, calling," she nodded.
"Yep,"
"I'm glad,"
"Yeah?"
"Yeah," she said, walking into her room.
*
A few minutes later Rory emerged from her room with a smile on her face as she hung up the phone.
"What did he want?" Shelly asked.
"I have a date with Mark, Saturday night," she replied, going in the kitchen to find something to eat.
Shelly's eyes widened, "And the plot thickens," she said and took another handful of popcorn into her mouth.
***
A/N: Guys, I took a rediculous amount of time to update! I'm so sorry!!! PLEASE REVIEW anyway, even if I do suck at updating, because I honestly didn't mean it! See? There was some R/J action...not a lot, I'll grant you that, but the date is coming up soon *evil grin* Please, please, please review!!! Thanky!
A/N:Sorry, I'm horrible, I didnt mean to take so long but computers and writer's block and...bad things! I was completely cursed. But remember back in the 4th chapter when I said before this year is over? I think I lied. I don't think it'll be finished by the end of the year. It's not possible, I have too much planned! Thank you so much to all my reviewers!!! You guys rock! I'm sorry it took so long! Bill sucks!
Gabi: I had to write a note to you, you reviewed twice!! For one chapter! I'm sorry it took so long, my computer crashed, it was being horrible, then when I got my computer back I had writer's block and I wanted to update sooner but I was afraid it would suck! I'm sorry!
memememe: Silly, I'm me, I hate Mark, too! Don't worry, it'll give you wrinkles *nods* Sorry, I'm done being annoying. But yeah, don't worry!:) I'm a totally faithful Literati!
***
Monday at work Rory wanted to avoid Jess for fear of biting his head off, but she couldn't. He was her boss.
"Oh, Miss Gilmore," he called.
She resisted the urge to growl at him, "Yes?"
"Could you take this to Claire?" he handed her a paper.
"Yes,"
"Have a nice weekend?"
"Yes,"
"Do you know any words besides yes?"
"Yes, but I'm not going to waste them on you. I'll get this to Claire," she said, walking away from him and straight to Claire avoiding anyone in the hallway. Oh how she hated that he worked there.
Claire smiled, "For me? You shouldn't have,"
"I didn't, they're from Jess and they're for Andy,"
"You look grumpy,"
"I didn't get a lot of sleep last night," Rory said.
"How come? Dreaming of Jess?"
"Ha! He wishes."
"That's a no? Or is that a 'yes, I was but I have to deny it because I'm still pretending I hate him'?" she asked.
Rory glared at her, "See you at lunch,"
Claire smiled, "Bye Lorelai,"
**
At lunch Rory was waiting for Claire at her desk. And waiting, then she waited some more. It was a very eventful few minutes.
"Hey," Jess greeted.
"Hi, Mr. Mariano,"
"You know you're not punishing me when you say that, right?" he asked.
"I'm trying ot wait for Claire and salvage my lunch hour and you're really ruining this insanely boring do-nothing session, so if you could turn around and maybe walk at least 50 feet in that direction, that would be great, thank you."
"I like standing here,"
"Well, I probably can't stop you," Rory sighed.
"Probably not," Jess agreed.
After a moment of standing there doing nothing she couldn't take it anymore, "If Claire comes over here tell her I left," she said, walking away.
"No, I am not going to deliver your message, sorry. I need to eat, I'm hungry,"
"Well, so am I so she'll just have to figure it out," Rory stepped into the elevator.
He got in the elevator, she immediately wished she would've taken the stairs.
The elevator stopped and the both got out, she walked out of the building deciding since Claire was MIA and she'd be eating lunch alone that she'd go to her favorite little diner. Well, her favorite in New York, that is.
"Where you going?"
"To lunch," she replied, "you should try it, there's a nice place in that direction," she said pointing in the opposite direction that she was going.
"Then why are you going this way?"
"Because I don't like nice places, I like trashy places, you actually get the food out of a trash can,"
"Sounds fun,"
She stopped abruptly. "No, you have invaded my work place, you invaded my time-away-from-Jess space at the concert, you're everywhere, you won't go away. You are NOT going to my one little corner of the world. I don't go there with anybody, it's mine. All mine. I am not sharing with you."
"Someone didn't learn how to share." he said, smirking.
"I'm serious, back off the diner,"
"It's a diner?"
"No, I didn't mean that, I meant the trash buffet,"
"Huh, it just so happens that I love trash buffets," he said.
"Jess," she pleaded.
He chuckled, "Okay, okay, I'll go somewhere else,"
"Don't laugh at me," she frowned.
"I can't help it, you're getting so territorial over a diner,"
"Trash buffet,"
"Oh, trash buffet, sorry," he rolled his eyes.
"Well...it's mine, not yours, not Claire's, I don't know anyone there, I can just go there and read or not read or whatever and I don't want you there, it's distracting."
"I'm distracting?"
"No, I didn't mean that you're distracting in the way that...I just meant...go away Jess!"
He smirked, "Fine, I'll go find my own place where I won't distract you,"
"Good,"
"But it's good to know I'm so distracting," he replied, smirking before he walked off.
"Not like that!" she called after him, but he was already gone. "Jerk," she rolled her eyes and continued to her diner.
**
Later at work Rory got back to see Claire waiting by Rory's desk.
"If you're not dead the excuse isn't good enough," Rory informed her.
"I know, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to stand you up, but you know that guy that I've been flirting with? The one that sits about three desks away from me?"
"Yes,"
"Well, he asked me to lunch and I came over to tell you but I saw you were busy with Jess so I didn't want to interrupt,"
"Always interrupt when you see me with Jess." Rory said.
"Well, anyway, that's why,"
"You have a boyfriend,"
"So?"
"So, you can't date another guy when you have a boyfriend, it's just not right."
"Oh, what is right?"
"Right is not dating another guy when you have a boyfriend," Rory stated.
"Well, who wants to be right anyway?"
"Apparently not you," Rory shrugged.
"So, what were you doing with Jess -whom you supposedly hate- anyway?" she smiled.
"Planning your murder, he's very good at that sort of thing," Rory said matter-of-factly.
"Oh yes, all hot guys know how to murder," Claire mock agreed.
"He is not hot,"
"And the sky's not blue," Claire replied.
You're right, it's polluted and grayish," Rory nodded.
Claire rolled her eyes, "Whatever,"
"Anyway, I have to get back to my master, he might need something and heaven forbid I'm not right there to serve him,"
Claire smiled, "Bye,"
**
Later that day Rory got home, shuffling through the mail and leaving Shelly's on the table. She checked the machine, nothing.
She sighed and flopped down on the couch, bad bad, Mom didn't call, this is great, she thought.
Later that day Shelly got home, "My boss sucks, how about yours?"
"Yeah, he tried to follow me,"
"Ohh, stalkerish,"
"No, not stalkerish, annoying,"
"Ah, well please, let me get some popcorn and you can tell me more," she smiled, heading to the kitchen.
"Wait, why are you getting popcron?" Rory asked following her.
"Because, your life's like daytime TV, it's great,"
"I want popcorn, too, and my life is not like that. I have a wicked boss who just so happens to be my ex-boyfriend and he won't stay away from me which is probably because of the whole him being my boss thing and Claire is evil, it's just a mess, but it's not daytime TV,"
"You just named off a few soap storlylines, if Jess kidnaps you we're good to go,"
"You're weird," Rory nodded.
"I know, thanks," Shelly nodded, grabbing some popcorn out of the cupboard.
A few minutes later Rory and Shelly were settled in on the couch with popcorn, "Okay, now start at your first encounter of the day,"
"Nothing exciting, he called me Miss Gilmore again adn mae me take some papers to Claire then she tried to say I was dreaming about him or something stupid. At lunch Claire stood me up for some guy who asked her to lunch, leaving me with the Wicked Boss of the East because he wouldn't even leave, then when I went to leave, he was magically hungry, so then he followed me out and I thought I was going to have to go somewhere else because I was sure he'd follow me and he's not allowed to know where my place is because then he could go there and then it wouldn't be my place anymore and the coffee probably wouldn't even taste good anymore. So anyway, I finally pleaded with him to leave and he laughed at me, but he did leave, so I got to eat in peace and then yell at Claire when I got back to the office."
"I wish I could get one of those bosses," Shelly said.
"What kind? Evil?"
"No, the kind that's totally in love with me," she replied, stifling her smirk with popcorn.
"What?" Rory exclaimed.
"Yeah, Jess," she nodded, "He's totally in love with you,"
"He is not,"
"He is, and he's adorable, you should keep him," Shelly nodded.
"He's not a puppy,"
"No, but if he were you'd keep him,"
"No, I'm not an animal person," Rory shook her head.
"But he's a cute puppy, you could become an animal person,"
"But I wouldn't even try,"
"Fine, spoil my fun," Shelly rolled her eyes.
"Well, it doesn't matter, we don't even like each other,"
Shelly laughed, "Yeah, uh huh, right,"
"What?" Rory frowned.
"Nothing, you might want to go back to Yale, they didn't teach you as much as you hoped they would," Shelly informed her.
"What are you talking about?"
"Well, it's so completely obvious to the whole world around you-"
The phone rang.
"You get it, I'm eating. Unless it's James, then I'm not, I'm just being beautiful," Shelly said.
Rory sighed, standing up to answer the phone, "Hello?"
"Hi, is Rory there?"
"I'm Rory, who is this?" she frowned.
"It's Mark,"
"Oh, Mark, hi," she smiled.
"Hey, I told you I'd call,"
"And now here you are, calling," she nodded.
"Yep,"
"I'm glad,"
"Yeah?"
"Yeah," she said, walking into her room.
*
A few minutes later Rory emerged from her room with a smile on her face as she hung up the phone.
"What did he want?" Shelly asked.
"I have a date with Mark, Saturday night," she replied, going in the kitchen to find something to eat.
Shelly's eyes widened, "And the plot thickens," she said and took another handful of popcorn into her mouth.
***
A/N: Guys, I took a rediculous amount of time to update! I'm so sorry!!! PLEASE REVIEW anyway, even if I do suck at updating, because I honestly didn't mean it! See? There was some R/J action...not a lot, I'll grant you that, but the date is coming up soon *evil grin* Please, please, please review!!! Thanky!