Chapter 6: Deanitis and Roryitis
The next day, Rory laid down on the couch in her sweats under a blanket watching a rerun of Friends. Rachel was waiting at Ross's gate to confess her undying love for him when he had gotten off the plane with another woman and was kissing her. That's just like me, Rory thought. Except I didn't know Dean doesn't love me. Then there was a knock on her door.
"Who is it?" Rory called.
"It's Mommy," said a voice.
Rory turned off the TV and bolted up from the couch and answered the door. When she opened it, she and Lorelai squealed and hugged each other.
"Hey," said Lorelai. "I couldn't bear to be away from you anymore. I had to see you."
"I'm glad you're here," said Rory. "You have to pull me out of my misery."
"What misery?" Lorelai asked. "There should be no misery in this apartment. Go away misery. Shoo! Stay away from my daughter."
"Not working," said Rory, flopping back down on the couch.
"What's wrong?" asked Lorelai.
"I have Deanitis," said Rory.
"What's Deanitis? Is it bad?"
"I saw Dean with another girl and another couple last night."
"Oooh."
"Yeah. I was going to tell him last night. We were going to remember good times out on the fire escape and then I was going to tell him. I knew I should have done something sooner."
"Rory, he loves you. Luke told me that he got drunk and confessed that he loves you."
"That was four years ago. Things may have changed."
"You never know, honey."
"Well, I think it's time to wallow."
"Okay, I'll go get the godfather."
"Okay."
Lorelai went outside.
"Lorelai," said a voice.
Lorelai turned around and found Dean peering his head out of the apartment. He waved his hand as if to say "come here." Lorelai went inside his apartment and sat down on the couch.
"I heard you outside," said Dean. "I need to talk to you. Want something to drink?"
"No, I'm good," said Lorelai. "I was in the neighborhood, visiting my daughter."
"I know," said Dean, sitting down on the couch. "That's what I want to talk to you about."
"What?"
"I'm still in love with Rory. I don't know what she saw last night, but I was on a double date with a co-worker. This guy who's her best friend's brother asked her out and he said he wanted to double date with his sister. She set me up with her sister. I don't really like her sister, personally. I think she's too provocative. She kept touching my leg and other things. I think Rory saw us last night. Could you do me a favor and tell her that there's nothing going on between me and Janine?"
"Janine?"
"My overly provocative date."
"Oh, yeah. Look, Dean, I don't want to be too harsh, but you and Rory aren't in high school anymore. I can help you make decisions, but that's it. I can't be the go-between anymore. You understand what I'm saying?"
"Yeah, I guess so. We're both 21 so we should be able to work our problems out. Thanks."
"You're welcome."
Lorelai left and Dean sank back into the pillows of his couch. The phone rang.
"Hello?" said Dean.
"I need you again," said a voice.
"Ellen?"
"Yeah."
"What now?"
"I need you to go on a date tonight with Janine."
"What? Why?"
"Because she likes you and won't stop bugging me about you."
"Well, I don't like her."
"Why not? What's not to like about her?"
"She's provocative."
"In what way?"
"Last night she wore an unbelievably short dress with a very low neckline."
"So what? A lot of people wear clothes like that."
"She kept rubbing my leg."
"So?"
"And she was talking dirty to me through out the entire play."
"Oh. Yeah, she does that. But, she thinks you two are going out so please at least end things with her tonight."
"You promise this will be the last time?"
"I promise."
"This is going to be a one hour dinner you know."
"That's fine. Thank you thank you thank you. Who's this girl you have your eye on now anyway?"
Dean sighed. Ellen always had to know everything. It bugged him. They had dated once and that was one of the reasons he broke up with her. She was prying into his life and would never leave him alone until he got the truth out. The other reason was that every time he talked to another girl she always got jealous. She was obsessive. She was better as a friend than a girlfriend.
"My new neighbor," answered Dean, hoping she would drop it.
"High school girlfriend?" said Ellen.
"How did you know?"
"Fred told me."
Fred was another one of Dean's co-workers. He was great to talk to. Dean talked to him about everything. But, Ellen didn't know about him and Rory and how he still loved her.
"What else did he tell you?" asked Dean. "No. More importantly, why did he tell you?"
"I was telling him that Sam finally asked me out," answered Ellen. "And he said you had plans to try to reconcile with your ex-girlfriend who is your new neighbor now. He said you still loved her and that I had a lot of nerve to interfere with your love life by asking you to help me with mine."
"She saw me with Janine last night. So now any chance I had with her is gone."
"Yeah. Fred said I was a selfish bitch for interfering."
"You deserved it."
"Dean, I'm sorry. Just end things with Janine tonight and your free as a bird."
"Fine."
A/N: No, I'm not pairing Ellen and Dean up. Also, I'm trying to end this because I'm auditioning for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and I'm going to have to stay at school for call backs so I don't know when I'm going to finish if I make it longer so I want to finish it really really soon. So just let me know what number chapter I can stop at. Okay. Thank you. Chapter 7 (there's no name yet) is coming soon.
The next day, Rory laid down on the couch in her sweats under a blanket watching a rerun of Friends. Rachel was waiting at Ross's gate to confess her undying love for him when he had gotten off the plane with another woman and was kissing her. That's just like me, Rory thought. Except I didn't know Dean doesn't love me. Then there was a knock on her door.
"Who is it?" Rory called.
"It's Mommy," said a voice.
Rory turned off the TV and bolted up from the couch and answered the door. When she opened it, she and Lorelai squealed and hugged each other.
"Hey," said Lorelai. "I couldn't bear to be away from you anymore. I had to see you."
"I'm glad you're here," said Rory. "You have to pull me out of my misery."
"What misery?" Lorelai asked. "There should be no misery in this apartment. Go away misery. Shoo! Stay away from my daughter."
"Not working," said Rory, flopping back down on the couch.
"What's wrong?" asked Lorelai.
"I have Deanitis," said Rory.
"What's Deanitis? Is it bad?"
"I saw Dean with another girl and another couple last night."
"Oooh."
"Yeah. I was going to tell him last night. We were going to remember good times out on the fire escape and then I was going to tell him. I knew I should have done something sooner."
"Rory, he loves you. Luke told me that he got drunk and confessed that he loves you."
"That was four years ago. Things may have changed."
"You never know, honey."
"Well, I think it's time to wallow."
"Okay, I'll go get the godfather."
"Okay."
Lorelai went outside.
"Lorelai," said a voice.
Lorelai turned around and found Dean peering his head out of the apartment. He waved his hand as if to say "come here." Lorelai went inside his apartment and sat down on the couch.
"I heard you outside," said Dean. "I need to talk to you. Want something to drink?"
"No, I'm good," said Lorelai. "I was in the neighborhood, visiting my daughter."
"I know," said Dean, sitting down on the couch. "That's what I want to talk to you about."
"What?"
"I'm still in love with Rory. I don't know what she saw last night, but I was on a double date with a co-worker. This guy who's her best friend's brother asked her out and he said he wanted to double date with his sister. She set me up with her sister. I don't really like her sister, personally. I think she's too provocative. She kept touching my leg and other things. I think Rory saw us last night. Could you do me a favor and tell her that there's nothing going on between me and Janine?"
"Janine?"
"My overly provocative date."
"Oh, yeah. Look, Dean, I don't want to be too harsh, but you and Rory aren't in high school anymore. I can help you make decisions, but that's it. I can't be the go-between anymore. You understand what I'm saying?"
"Yeah, I guess so. We're both 21 so we should be able to work our problems out. Thanks."
"You're welcome."
Lorelai left and Dean sank back into the pillows of his couch. The phone rang.
"Hello?" said Dean.
"I need you again," said a voice.
"Ellen?"
"Yeah."
"What now?"
"I need you to go on a date tonight with Janine."
"What? Why?"
"Because she likes you and won't stop bugging me about you."
"Well, I don't like her."
"Why not? What's not to like about her?"
"She's provocative."
"In what way?"
"Last night she wore an unbelievably short dress with a very low neckline."
"So what? A lot of people wear clothes like that."
"She kept rubbing my leg."
"So?"
"And she was talking dirty to me through out the entire play."
"Oh. Yeah, she does that. But, she thinks you two are going out so please at least end things with her tonight."
"You promise this will be the last time?"
"I promise."
"This is going to be a one hour dinner you know."
"That's fine. Thank you thank you thank you. Who's this girl you have your eye on now anyway?"
Dean sighed. Ellen always had to know everything. It bugged him. They had dated once and that was one of the reasons he broke up with her. She was prying into his life and would never leave him alone until he got the truth out. The other reason was that every time he talked to another girl she always got jealous. She was obsessive. She was better as a friend than a girlfriend.
"My new neighbor," answered Dean, hoping she would drop it.
"High school girlfriend?" said Ellen.
"How did you know?"
"Fred told me."
Fred was another one of Dean's co-workers. He was great to talk to. Dean talked to him about everything. But, Ellen didn't know about him and Rory and how he still loved her.
"What else did he tell you?" asked Dean. "No. More importantly, why did he tell you?"
"I was telling him that Sam finally asked me out," answered Ellen. "And he said you had plans to try to reconcile with your ex-girlfriend who is your new neighbor now. He said you still loved her and that I had a lot of nerve to interfere with your love life by asking you to help me with mine."
"She saw me with Janine last night. So now any chance I had with her is gone."
"Yeah. Fred said I was a selfish bitch for interfering."
"You deserved it."
"Dean, I'm sorry. Just end things with Janine tonight and your free as a bird."
"Fine."
A/N: No, I'm not pairing Ellen and Dean up. Also, I'm trying to end this because I'm auditioning for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and I'm going to have to stay at school for call backs so I don't know when I'm going to finish if I make it longer so I want to finish it really really soon. So just let me know what number chapter I can stop at. Okay. Thank you. Chapter 7 (there's no name yet) is coming soon.