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A/N: I have to add another dedication. Dedicated to smile1, too. Thank you very much. ________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 2

A week had passed. It was December 22nd. Rory was working yet another shift as a maid. In the morning she worked as a maid and at night she worked as an assistant manager. Occasionally, she and Dean ran into each other, but didn't have much of a conversation because someone would always tell Rory to get back to work.

In this particular morning, Rory was taking a housekeeping shift on Dean's floor. She went to Dean's room and knocked on the door and called "housekeeping." There was no answer, so Rory assumed he was out and walked inside. She heard the water running. She didn't whether or not he was taking a shower or brushing his teeth, but she started to change the sheets on his bed. Dean walked in wearing nothing but a towel around his waste. Rory's back was to him. She turned around and screamed. Then he yelled. Rory held her hand up to block her vision.

"I'm so sorry," said Rory. "I can come back later."

"It's okay," said Dean.

"You sure you don't want me to come back later?"

"Rory, I'm not completely covered, but I'm not naked."

"I'm still a little uncomfortable."

"Okay, hang on."

There was silence. Rory turned to face the window. She tried to suppress a laugh. That was something that would have happened out of a comedy movie. Rory had never seen Dean with his shirt off. He looked pretty good. With a body like that he could pose for Calvin Klein, thought Rory. Wait a minute. Why am I thinking about this? I'm getting all googly-eyed over seeing my ex-boyfriend without his shirt off. It's like I'm back in high school.

"Okay, you can turn around," said Dean.

Rory turned around. Dean was wearing jeans and a t-shirt.

"Better," said Rory.

"I have to go to a meeting with my lawyer," said Dean. "You know the divorce thing. It's going to be finalized in two days. When I'm done do you want to have lunch?"

"Sure," said Rory. "My break is at noon."

"That's when my meeting ends."

"Okay. Luke's?"

"Sure."

"Okay."

Dean left and Rory finished his room. Finally she was done and went back to the lobby. Her mother stopped her.

"Honey, I need to meet with you this afternoon," said Lorelai.

"Why?" asked Rory.

"Because we have a little Christmas celebration to plan. A little thing called 'holiday party at the inn.'"

Rory and Lorelai had enjoyed the party they threw at the Independence Inn, Lorelai wanted to throw it every year at the Dragon Fly.

"Oh, yeah," said Rory. "I forgot about that. We'll talk about it when I come back from lunch."

"What?" said Lorelai. "We usually have lunch together. You can't ditch your mommy. Your mommy would be very upset."

"Well, I hope my mommy isn't upset," said Rory. "But, Dean and I are meeting for lunch. Just to catch up."

"Hasn't he been here all week?"

"Yeah."

"You guys haven't had a chance to catch up?"

"I've been busy and so has he. You know, the divorce."

"Oh, yeah that. Well, have a good time."

"Thanks mom."



Dean went into Luke's to wait for Rory. He couldn't stop thinking about her all week. At first he thought that he was on the rebound from Lindsay, but he realized that he was never over Rory and that she was the one he wanted to come home to every day. Yeah, but who knows if she'd want to get back together with me, thought Dean. She sees me as nothing more than a friend. At that moment, Rory walked in wearing a business suit instead of her maid uniform. She spotted him and sat down.

"Hey," said Rory.

"What happened to the uniform?" asked Dean.

"I'm a maid in the morning and a manager in the afternoon with my mother," said Rory.

Dean nodded. They talked for a while. Dean couldn't help noticing how great she looked in that suit. The skirt looked great on her. The color was perfect and so was the length. It showed of her legs a little bit and her.Get your mind out of the gutter, forester, thought Dean. He looked up at her face. It was still the same, but perfect.

"So, remember that party we had a few years ago at the Independence Inn?" asked Rory.

Oh, do I ever, thought Dean. That was when he first suspected that there was something going on between her and Jess. "Yeah, I remember," said Dean.

"Well, we have a party like that every year," said Rory. "You can join us if you want."

"I'll be there," said Dean.

The bells above the door rang, but Dean didn't pay attention as to who walked in.

"Hello, Dean," said a voice. Dean looked up. It was Lindsay.

"Hi," said Dean.

"New girlfriend?" asked Lindsay.

"No," said Rory. "We're just friends."

"Good," said Lindsay. "I'm guessing Dean told you about the divorce. Well, we're not divorced yet, so I don't think he should be dating yet."

"A lot of people date while their split up," said Dean. "And aren't you already seeing someone?"

"I'm sorry," said Lindsay. "It's PMS. It's actually nice to see you again, Rory. Have a good one."

She rushed out and Rory looked at Dean.

"That was not PMS," said Rory. "No one would say that in public."

"She's not over the fact that it's almost over," said Dean. "Don't mind her."

To Be Continued.

A/N: Again, not much of a chapter and I know there was too much sexual reference, but I wanted to show that there's probably going to be something going on later. Anyways, Chapter 3 is coming soon.