When the girls got to Luke's they went to the counter. When they didn't see Luke, Lorelai pretended to ding a bell, "Ding ding! Can we get some service here please?" She said, pretending to be annoyed.
Luke walked in from the back, "I'm closing up early tonight girls, sorry."
Lorelai looked disappointed, "First Susie and now this." She layed her head on the counter and pretended to be crushed.
Luke looked at Rory, who was patting her mother on the back,"What's wrong with your coffee pot?" He asked, as if it was normal to talk about a coffee pot like it was a person.
"She's gone to a better place." Rory said.
Lorelai lifted her head from the counter when she heard a noise from up stairs. She looked over at Luke with a devilish grin, "No wonder you are closing up early... You have a girl up there!"
Luke rolled his eyes, "I have a nephew up there."
Lorelai's brows raised, "A nephew?" She asked, a bit confused.
Luke nodded, "His names Jess, he 17, and he's staying with me for a while."
Lorelai shook her head, was he really going to raise a 17 year old boy? "17? You don't know what to do with a 7 year old how are you going to deal with a 17 year old?" Lorelai asked.
"Am I really that hard to handle?" Rory chimed in.
Luke looked at Lorelai while pointing at Rory, "Yeah, Rory's 17 and I don't have any problems with her." He protested.
"Rory isn't a typical teenage boy either." She pointed out.
Rory pretended to be offended, "Wow, just go ahead and talk about me as if I'm not sitting right here."
"What do you want to eat?" Luke asked, trying to change the subject.
Lorelai crossed her arms and raised her eyebrows, "I thought you were closing."
"What do you want to eat Lorelai?" He asked again.
"Patty melt and fries." She said, smiling.
"And for you?" Luke asked Rory.
"Grilled cheese."
"I'll be right back." He said going to the back.
"Want me to flip the sign?" Lorelai asked, getting up to turn the sign on the door from 'Open' to 'Closed'.
"Yeah thanks." Luke called from the kitchen.
When Luke came out with their food Lorelai started in with questions about Jess, "So why is he living with you now?"
"Huh?" Luke asked, not paying full attention to what she was saying.
"Jess, why is he here?" She asked again.
"Liz called me this morning and said she just couldn't handle him anymore. My guess is she is just tired of playing mommy, she never was much of a family person." He said.
"How does he feel about all this?" Lorelai asked.
Luke started to clean off the counters, "I'm not sure, I guess he's okay with it."
"Have you talked to him about it?"
He shook his head, "He wasn't in a chatty mood when he got here, long bus ride I guess."
'Has he lost his mind?' Lorelai thought to herself, "You should really talk to him about it." She told him.
Luke was getting a little tired of her negativity, "I'll handle it." he grumbled.
"Where is he from?" Lorelai asked, not getting the hint that Luke was getting tired of this subject.
"New York."
Lorelai rolled her eyes, "You're being a grump." She said under her breath.
After they ate Rory said she had some stuff to do and left Lorelai at Luke's.
"So how long do you think he'll stay?" Loreali asked after a while of silence.
"I think he'll stay for a while." Luke answered, filling up her coffee cup.
She smiled and picked up the cup, "So was he in trouble back home or something?" She asked, still not getting the hint.
Luke shook his head, "I don't think Liz is really cut out to be a parent to a teenage boy when she can't even stay sober for 12 hours."
"Poor Jess." She said before taking a sip of coffee.
~* Lane's *~
Lane was putting the floor board back in place to cover a hidden stash of CD's while Rory looked through a book full of CD's that was hidden behind Lane's bed, "I talked to the guys about practicing at your house today."
"And?"
Lane stood up from the floor and handed Rory a CD, "They said to tell you that you rock."
"What's this?" She aksed, looking at the CD case.
"XTC, Apple Venus volume 2."
"So when are you guys going to start practicing?" She asked, handing Lane a CD from the book.
Lane took the CD and put in her CD player, "I was thinking Saturday morning around 7 or 8."
"We'll have to clean it out before then."
Lane nodded, "We can do it tomorrow after school."
"Have you met Luke's nephew yet?" Rory asked.
"Luke has a nephew?"
"Yeah, he's from New York, he's our age." Rory informed her.
"Is he cute? What's his name? Does he have a girlfriend?" Lane started playing the Lorelai game.
Rory rolled her eyes, "You sound like my mother." She said with a laugh. " I haven't met him but I think Luke said his name is Jess."
~* Gilmore house *~
Rory walked into the kitchen and called for Lorelai, "Mom you home?"
"Livingroom." Lorelai yelled back.
Rory walked into the livingroom and sat down next to her mother on the sofa, "How was the rest of your night?"
Lorelai put the book she was reading down, "It was fine, I left Luke's a few minutes after you and just came home to study for a test I have Friday for my class." Lorelai said.
Rory picked up the book her mother had been reading and smiled, "You really think 'Summer desires' will help you prepare for it?"
Lorelai snatched the book from Rory and hit her in the head with the pillow that had been on her lap, "I was taking a break."
Rory nodded, "Sure you were."
"Go to bed." Lorelai ordered, pointing to Rory's room.
Luke walked in from the back, "I'm closing up early tonight girls, sorry."
Lorelai looked disappointed, "First Susie and now this." She layed her head on the counter and pretended to be crushed.
Luke looked at Rory, who was patting her mother on the back,"What's wrong with your coffee pot?" He asked, as if it was normal to talk about a coffee pot like it was a person.
"She's gone to a better place." Rory said.
Lorelai lifted her head from the counter when she heard a noise from up stairs. She looked over at Luke with a devilish grin, "No wonder you are closing up early... You have a girl up there!"
Luke rolled his eyes, "I have a nephew up there."
Lorelai's brows raised, "A nephew?" She asked, a bit confused.
Luke nodded, "His names Jess, he 17, and he's staying with me for a while."
Lorelai shook her head, was he really going to raise a 17 year old boy? "17? You don't know what to do with a 7 year old how are you going to deal with a 17 year old?" Lorelai asked.
"Am I really that hard to handle?" Rory chimed in.
Luke looked at Lorelai while pointing at Rory, "Yeah, Rory's 17 and I don't have any problems with her." He protested.
"Rory isn't a typical teenage boy either." She pointed out.
Rory pretended to be offended, "Wow, just go ahead and talk about me as if I'm not sitting right here."
"What do you want to eat?" Luke asked, trying to change the subject.
Lorelai crossed her arms and raised her eyebrows, "I thought you were closing."
"What do you want to eat Lorelai?" He asked again.
"Patty melt and fries." She said, smiling.
"And for you?" Luke asked Rory.
"Grilled cheese."
"I'll be right back." He said going to the back.
"Want me to flip the sign?" Lorelai asked, getting up to turn the sign on the door from 'Open' to 'Closed'.
"Yeah thanks." Luke called from the kitchen.
When Luke came out with their food Lorelai started in with questions about Jess, "So why is he living with you now?"
"Huh?" Luke asked, not paying full attention to what she was saying.
"Jess, why is he here?" She asked again.
"Liz called me this morning and said she just couldn't handle him anymore. My guess is she is just tired of playing mommy, she never was much of a family person." He said.
"How does he feel about all this?" Lorelai asked.
Luke started to clean off the counters, "I'm not sure, I guess he's okay with it."
"Have you talked to him about it?"
He shook his head, "He wasn't in a chatty mood when he got here, long bus ride I guess."
'Has he lost his mind?' Lorelai thought to herself, "You should really talk to him about it." She told him.
Luke was getting a little tired of her negativity, "I'll handle it." he grumbled.
"Where is he from?" Lorelai asked, not getting the hint that Luke was getting tired of this subject.
"New York."
Lorelai rolled her eyes, "You're being a grump." She said under her breath.
After they ate Rory said she had some stuff to do and left Lorelai at Luke's.
"So how long do you think he'll stay?" Loreali asked after a while of silence.
"I think he'll stay for a while." Luke answered, filling up her coffee cup.
She smiled and picked up the cup, "So was he in trouble back home or something?" She asked, still not getting the hint.
Luke shook his head, "I don't think Liz is really cut out to be a parent to a teenage boy when she can't even stay sober for 12 hours."
"Poor Jess." She said before taking a sip of coffee.
~* Lane's *~
Lane was putting the floor board back in place to cover a hidden stash of CD's while Rory looked through a book full of CD's that was hidden behind Lane's bed, "I talked to the guys about practicing at your house today."
"And?"
Lane stood up from the floor and handed Rory a CD, "They said to tell you that you rock."
"What's this?" She aksed, looking at the CD case.
"XTC, Apple Venus volume 2."
"So when are you guys going to start practicing?" She asked, handing Lane a CD from the book.
Lane took the CD and put in her CD player, "I was thinking Saturday morning around 7 or 8."
"We'll have to clean it out before then."
Lane nodded, "We can do it tomorrow after school."
"Have you met Luke's nephew yet?" Rory asked.
"Luke has a nephew?"
"Yeah, he's from New York, he's our age." Rory informed her.
"Is he cute? What's his name? Does he have a girlfriend?" Lane started playing the Lorelai game.
Rory rolled her eyes, "You sound like my mother." She said with a laugh. " I haven't met him but I think Luke said his name is Jess."
~* Gilmore house *~
Rory walked into the kitchen and called for Lorelai, "Mom you home?"
"Livingroom." Lorelai yelled back.
Rory walked into the livingroom and sat down next to her mother on the sofa, "How was the rest of your night?"
Lorelai put the book she was reading down, "It was fine, I left Luke's a few minutes after you and just came home to study for a test I have Friday for my class." Lorelai said.
Rory picked up the book her mother had been reading and smiled, "You really think 'Summer desires' will help you prepare for it?"
Lorelai snatched the book from Rory and hit her in the head with the pillow that had been on her lap, "I was taking a break."
Rory nodded, "Sure you were."
"Go to bed." Lorelai ordered, pointing to Rory's room.