Chapter 8: Comedy in the Diner
Dean couldn't concentrate on his homework (or as they called in college "assignment"). All he could think about was Rory. Did he scare her? Was she going to avoid him forever? Was she thinking about him, too?
"Hey," said Luke.
"Hey," said Dean. "Closing time already?"
"Yeah. Did you eat?"
"Nope."
Luke got some leftovers from downstairs for Dean and himself and came back up. It was the first time the two of them actually sat together. They were always busy so they never really ate together.
"So, what did you do about the Rory thing?" asked Luke.
"Wrote her a note," said Dean.
"Anything happen yet?"
"Nope. I think I scared her."
"She has never been scared of you."
"She wouldn't come in during my shift."
"She's an awkward person, Dean. She needs time to adjust."
"I know."
They kept eating for a while and didn't say anything.
"I need a favor," said Luke. "Tomorrow, I'm finalizing the divorce. The meeting is after your classes. Can you take over the diner?"
"Sure," said Dean.
"Okay, what do you do if Taylor comes in?" Luke asked. "This is just a quick review."
"I tell him to go the minute he walks in," said Dean.
"That's right," said Luke.
The next day, Lorelai sat alone at a table. Dean walked over holding a pot.
"Coffee?" he said, pouring it in her mug.
"I love you," said Lorelai. "You do anything I ask. Would you dress up as a woman and do a Broadway dance while serving me the coffee?"
"Lorelai," said Dean. "I'm a waiter. I'm not gay."
"Damn," said Lorelai. "I wanted a Broadway dance."
Dean sighed and kicked his leg up once.
"What was that?" Lorelai asked.
"Broadway dance," said Dean. "You wanted one."
"That sucked. Don't ever do that again."
"I don't mean to be impatient, but is Rory close to making a decision?"
"No. I'm sorry. I've been pushing her towards you, though. She's meeting me for lunch."
The bells above the diner rang and Taylor walked in and started putting up flyers for his ice-cream place next door.
"Taylor, get out," said Dean.
"Dean I-" Taylor started.
"GET OUT!" Dean was getting annoyed. "And take that crap off my walls."
"It says in the town law that anyone is allowed to post up flyers anywhere they want."
"Well, not here. Get out!"
"I'm just going to ignore you."
Taylor put another flyer up.
"For God's sake Taylor," said Dean. "Get the hell out of here!"
"Don't talk to me like that, young man," said Taylor.
"Don't you dare call me young man," said Dean.
He grabbed Taylor by the shoulder and pushed him out the door. Then he took the flyers and ripped them off and threw them at him. Rory, who saw and heard the whole thing from outside, walked in laughing.
"Oh my god," she said, barely able to contain her laughter. "You just.he just."
Rory couldn't finish her sentence. Dean started laughing, too. Rory could barely stand so she grabbed on to the table and so did Dean because he was laughing so hard.
"Taylor is covered in flyers," said Rory, gasping for air.
"You're kidding," said Dean.
"No," said Rory.
They cracked up again.
"Hey, giggly people," Lorelai called. "I'm hungry."
Dean and Rory finally tried to stop their laughter. As they tried to contain their giggles they stared at each other. Their laughter faded away, but the eye contact wasn't broken. For a moment it seemed like they were the only two people in the diner.
"Oh, come on," said Lorelai. "I don't want to watch a love movie. I want food. Me want food. Me cranky."
Dean and Rory chuckled.
"So," said Rory. "I'll see you later."
"Okay," said Dean.
To Be Continued.
A/N: I know. Bad chapter. I didn't know what else to do. Chapter 9: Rory's Decision. Is coming soon.
Dean couldn't concentrate on his homework (or as they called in college "assignment"). All he could think about was Rory. Did he scare her? Was she going to avoid him forever? Was she thinking about him, too?
"Hey," said Luke.
"Hey," said Dean. "Closing time already?"
"Yeah. Did you eat?"
"Nope."
Luke got some leftovers from downstairs for Dean and himself and came back up. It was the first time the two of them actually sat together. They were always busy so they never really ate together.
"So, what did you do about the Rory thing?" asked Luke.
"Wrote her a note," said Dean.
"Anything happen yet?"
"Nope. I think I scared her."
"She has never been scared of you."
"She wouldn't come in during my shift."
"She's an awkward person, Dean. She needs time to adjust."
"I know."
They kept eating for a while and didn't say anything.
"I need a favor," said Luke. "Tomorrow, I'm finalizing the divorce. The meeting is after your classes. Can you take over the diner?"
"Sure," said Dean.
"Okay, what do you do if Taylor comes in?" Luke asked. "This is just a quick review."
"I tell him to go the minute he walks in," said Dean.
"That's right," said Luke.
The next day, Lorelai sat alone at a table. Dean walked over holding a pot.
"Coffee?" he said, pouring it in her mug.
"I love you," said Lorelai. "You do anything I ask. Would you dress up as a woman and do a Broadway dance while serving me the coffee?"
"Lorelai," said Dean. "I'm a waiter. I'm not gay."
"Damn," said Lorelai. "I wanted a Broadway dance."
Dean sighed and kicked his leg up once.
"What was that?" Lorelai asked.
"Broadway dance," said Dean. "You wanted one."
"That sucked. Don't ever do that again."
"I don't mean to be impatient, but is Rory close to making a decision?"
"No. I'm sorry. I've been pushing her towards you, though. She's meeting me for lunch."
The bells above the diner rang and Taylor walked in and started putting up flyers for his ice-cream place next door.
"Taylor, get out," said Dean.
"Dean I-" Taylor started.
"GET OUT!" Dean was getting annoyed. "And take that crap off my walls."
"It says in the town law that anyone is allowed to post up flyers anywhere they want."
"Well, not here. Get out!"
"I'm just going to ignore you."
Taylor put another flyer up.
"For God's sake Taylor," said Dean. "Get the hell out of here!"
"Don't talk to me like that, young man," said Taylor.
"Don't you dare call me young man," said Dean.
He grabbed Taylor by the shoulder and pushed him out the door. Then he took the flyers and ripped them off and threw them at him. Rory, who saw and heard the whole thing from outside, walked in laughing.
"Oh my god," she said, barely able to contain her laughter. "You just.he just."
Rory couldn't finish her sentence. Dean started laughing, too. Rory could barely stand so she grabbed on to the table and so did Dean because he was laughing so hard.
"Taylor is covered in flyers," said Rory, gasping for air.
"You're kidding," said Dean.
"No," said Rory.
They cracked up again.
"Hey, giggly people," Lorelai called. "I'm hungry."
Dean and Rory finally tried to stop their laughter. As they tried to contain their giggles they stared at each other. Their laughter faded away, but the eye contact wasn't broken. For a moment it seemed like they were the only two people in the diner.
"Oh, come on," said Lorelai. "I don't want to watch a love movie. I want food. Me want food. Me cranky."
Dean and Rory chuckled.
"So," said Rory. "I'll see you later."
"Okay," said Dean.
To Be Continued.
A/N: I know. Bad chapter. I didn't know what else to do. Chapter 9: Rory's Decision. Is coming soon.