Chapter 10: Together Again
Rory and Lorelai walked out of the town meeting. Taylor had tried to get Luke to fire Dean just because he wouldn't let him put up flyers, but the town just made fun of Taylor so Dean still had his job.
"I think Taylor was about to cry," said Lorelai, laughing.
"Yeah," said Rory.
Luke came up from behind them.
"Coffee?" said Luke.
"When are you so pleasant?" Lorelai asked.
"Since I heard about Dean's encounter with Taylor."
"Yeah. He totally acted like you."
"Yeah. I'm proud of him. So do you guys wants coffee?"
"Sure!" Rory piped up.
They went into the diner. Dean was wiping the tables down. The four of them sat and talked about the time meeting. Finally, it was closing time.
"I'll meet you at home," said Lorelai, walking out the door.
"You're leaving me?" Rory pretended to be devasted.
"You should have finished your coffee."
Rory smiled and stared at her half empty cup. She drank it slowly on purpose so she had a reason to stay.
"I know," said Rory. "Get out of here."
"See you at home," said Lorelai.
Lorelai left. Luke walked over to Dean.
"Dean, you mind closing up?" Luke asked.
"No, not at all," said Dean.
"Thanks," said Luke, disappearing up the stairs.
Rory and Dean were alone in the diner. Dean started putting up the chairs and cleaning. Rory drained her cup as Dean wiped down the counter. She walked over to the counter and handed him the cup.
"Thanks," said Dean, taking it from her.
"No, problem," said Rory.
She watched him wipe down the table. He finally noticed her staring at him.
"Do you need something?" he asked.
"Yeah," said Rory. "I need to talk to you."
"Okay. I'm pretty much done anyway."
Dean put the rag away and leaned on the counter in front of Rory.
"I think you know by now that I got your letter," said Rory.
"Yeah," said Dean.
"Well, it's taken me a long time, but I've finally made a decision."
"And?"
Rory sighed, looked down at the counter and then looked back up at Dean trying to fool him into think that her answer was no. She smiled and nodded her head.
"Are you saying yes?" Dean asked.
She nodded her head again.
"Really?" A smile spread across Dean's face.
Rory's smile got larger as she nodded again.
Dean ran around to the other side and picked up Rory twirled her around the diner. Rory squealed and laughed until he put her on the floor.
"Are you really saying yes?" Dean asked.
"Yes," said Rory. "Yes, I am."
Dean took a deep breath just to calm himself down. He put his arms around Rory's waist and pressed his lips against her. He leaned forward causing Rory to lean backwards. Rory put her arms around his shoulder and pulled him closer. After a while, their lips separated. That was the best kiss Rory ever had. It was intense yet sweet.
"Wow," said Rory.
"What?" Dean asked.
"That was great," said Rory.
"That's what happens when you love someone and haven't been with them for a year," said Dean.
"Oh, stop being mushy," Rory joked.
"Stop breaking my mushy moments," Dean joked back. "A guy's got a right to be mushy."
"Shut up and kiss me," said Rory.
"That's not original."
"Fine. I'll be more original in the future, but just do it."
Dean kissed her again, but this time he cupped his hand underneath her hair at the back of her head. Rory ran her fingers through his hair. When they pulled away from each other, Dean pulled her closer and rested his chin on her shoulder and embraced her. Rory did the same and encircled her arms around him. They sort of swayed like they were dancing. They stayed that way for an hour.
A/N: There's an epilogue you know.
Rory and Lorelai walked out of the town meeting. Taylor had tried to get Luke to fire Dean just because he wouldn't let him put up flyers, but the town just made fun of Taylor so Dean still had his job.
"I think Taylor was about to cry," said Lorelai, laughing.
"Yeah," said Rory.
Luke came up from behind them.
"Coffee?" said Luke.
"When are you so pleasant?" Lorelai asked.
"Since I heard about Dean's encounter with Taylor."
"Yeah. He totally acted like you."
"Yeah. I'm proud of him. So do you guys wants coffee?"
"Sure!" Rory piped up.
They went into the diner. Dean was wiping the tables down. The four of them sat and talked about the time meeting. Finally, it was closing time.
"I'll meet you at home," said Lorelai, walking out the door.
"You're leaving me?" Rory pretended to be devasted.
"You should have finished your coffee."
Rory smiled and stared at her half empty cup. She drank it slowly on purpose so she had a reason to stay.
"I know," said Rory. "Get out of here."
"See you at home," said Lorelai.
Lorelai left. Luke walked over to Dean.
"Dean, you mind closing up?" Luke asked.
"No, not at all," said Dean.
"Thanks," said Luke, disappearing up the stairs.
Rory and Dean were alone in the diner. Dean started putting up the chairs and cleaning. Rory drained her cup as Dean wiped down the counter. She walked over to the counter and handed him the cup.
"Thanks," said Dean, taking it from her.
"No, problem," said Rory.
She watched him wipe down the table. He finally noticed her staring at him.
"Do you need something?" he asked.
"Yeah," said Rory. "I need to talk to you."
"Okay. I'm pretty much done anyway."
Dean put the rag away and leaned on the counter in front of Rory.
"I think you know by now that I got your letter," said Rory.
"Yeah," said Dean.
"Well, it's taken me a long time, but I've finally made a decision."
"And?"
Rory sighed, looked down at the counter and then looked back up at Dean trying to fool him into think that her answer was no. She smiled and nodded her head.
"Are you saying yes?" Dean asked.
She nodded her head again.
"Really?" A smile spread across Dean's face.
Rory's smile got larger as she nodded again.
Dean ran around to the other side and picked up Rory twirled her around the diner. Rory squealed and laughed until he put her on the floor.
"Are you really saying yes?" Dean asked.
"Yes," said Rory. "Yes, I am."
Dean took a deep breath just to calm himself down. He put his arms around Rory's waist and pressed his lips against her. He leaned forward causing Rory to lean backwards. Rory put her arms around his shoulder and pulled him closer. After a while, their lips separated. That was the best kiss Rory ever had. It was intense yet sweet.
"Wow," said Rory.
"What?" Dean asked.
"That was great," said Rory.
"That's what happens when you love someone and haven't been with them for a year," said Dean.
"Oh, stop being mushy," Rory joked.
"Stop breaking my mushy moments," Dean joked back. "A guy's got a right to be mushy."
"Shut up and kiss me," said Rory.
"That's not original."
"Fine. I'll be more original in the future, but just do it."
Dean kissed her again, but this time he cupped his hand underneath her hair at the back of her head. Rory ran her fingers through his hair. When they pulled away from each other, Dean pulled her closer and rested his chin on her shoulder and embraced her. Rory did the same and encircled her arms around him. They sort of swayed like they were dancing. They stayed that way for an hour.
A/N: There's an epilogue you know.