Rory: Wow California's pretty.
Lorelai: Yeah. It sure is.
(Rory and Lorelai had just arrived in California. They were now headed in a cab to the hotel they found in a brochure on the plane)
Lorelai: So what do you want to have to eat hun?
Rory: I don't know. Chinese maybe?
Lorelai: Ok. We could do that. Then we could rent some movies from that channel they put in hotels.
Rory: Oh my god. (Looking out the cab window, Rory sees a familiar face. Jess. Walking with an older man. The cab was slowly coming to a stop, right next to him. Rory didn't know what to do. ) Quick duck!
Lorelai: What? (Lorelai wasn't paying attention. At the stop, she saw Jess. By the time she tried to duck, Jess had already seen her)Oops.
Rory: What oops? What oops?
Lorelai: I think we have to get out. You have to deal with this now. Jess saw me.
Rory: Oh god. I'm not ready.
(They both hear a knocking on the window. Rory gets up, being face to face with Jess)
Rory: I guess this is it.
(Lorelai and Rory paid the cab driver and got out. Lorelai went over by the man, not knowing that he knew Jess. Rory went over to Jess)
Jess: What are you doing here Rory?
Rory: I.....
Jess: What you what?
Rory: You never told me that you were leaving. I wanted to see you. Talk to you.
Jess: Really? I thought you'd hate me now.
Rory: I am pretty mad at you Jess. Why did you leave? Why did you come here?
Jess: I don't want to talk about it.
Rory: You never want to talk about it! You always shut me out.
Jess: You wouldn't understand like I wanted you to.
Rory: What is that supposed to mean?
(Jess and Rory continue arguing, while Lorelai starts talking to the man)
Lorelai: (turns to the man) Hi. I'm Lorelai.
Man: Jimmy.
Lorelai: So...
Jimmy: So that your kid?
Lorelai: Yeah. That's Rory.
Jimmy: Rory? Man Jess talks about her all the time. Who would have knew?
Lorelai: You know Jess?
Jimmy: Yes. I do.
Lorelai: How?
Jimmy: (clears his throat) I'm his father.
Lorelai: His father? The one who left him when he was younger?
Jimmy: Yes that's me.
Lorelai: So that's why Jess came here to California? He broke Rory's heart for you?
Jimmy: Hey. I didn't even know he was coming here. He just showed up at my doorstep.
Lorelai: But there must have been something that made him do it.
Jimmy: Could of been out of curiosity.
Lorelai: You came to see him, didn't you? In stars hallow?
Jimmy: Is that a bad thing? Visiting my son?
Lorelai: No it's not. I'm sorry. It's just.... I'm worried about Rory.
Jimmy: Why?
Lorelai: Well, one she's my daughter, and two I think she really cares for Jess.
Jimmy: Well everyone cares for somebody, it's a way of life.
Lorelai: Not a friendly, buddy care a care care.
Jimmy: Oh a care care. What's that mean again?
Lorelai: It's nothing I shouldn't tell you about Rory. You don't even know here.
Jimmy: Oh but I do. You, had Rory when you were sixteen. Rory attended Chilton before being accepted to Yale. To close friends, you invite them for a movie night. You both are coffee addicts. Oh and you hate your parents.
Lorelai: Wow. How do you know all that?
Jimmy: Jess. He talks. I listen. It's sort of a routine between us.
Lorelai: So you think Jess loves Rory?
Jimmy: I don't know I think it could be a possibility.
Lorelai: So I have an idea.
Jimmy: What kind of idea?
Lorelai: Well now they are over there arguing right?
Jimmy: Right.
Lorelai: Which means their not getting back together at this moment right?
Jimmy: What are you getting at?
Lorelai: Well I was thinking we could set up a night, preferably tomorrow. You tell Jess your going to some fancy dinner that he has to tag along. I'll tell Rory basically the same thing. You tell Jess to wear a tux. I'll tell Rory to wear a dress. When they see each other, they'll have to get back together.
Jimmy: Getting Jess in a tux? I don't think so.
Lorelai: You want to see him happy don't you?
Jimmy: I don't think he'll be happy in a tux.
Lorelai: You know what I mean. This could be the chance of a lifetime.
Jimmy: Well alright.
Lorelai: But we have to do it behind the scenes.
Jimmy: Right.
Lorelai: Is there a ballroom we can rent or something?
Jimmy: Yeah there's one right down the road from here.
Lorelai: Good. You arrange a nice piano player. I'll go there tonight and reserve the ballroom. Oh and I'll do the decorations. You just convince Jess to wear a tux.
Jimmy: Will do.
Lorelai: Ok, so make it look like you don't know me. Rory's coming.
(Rory is walking towards Lorelai. She has a few tears running down her face)
Lorelai: Rory, what's wrong?
Rory: I think we should go.
(Rory starts walking down the street, Lorelai follows)
Jess: Ok, so we should go back to your place.
Jimmy: So that was Rory huh? (Smirks at Jess)
Jess: That was Rory.
Jimmy: She's pretty.
Jess: Yes she is.
Jimmy: You love her?
Jess: I'm not talking about this. (Starts walking in the opposite direction than where Rory went)
Jimmy: Don't deny it! Come on. Jess (Starts walking, following Jess). Great, just Great.
Lorelai: Yeah. It sure is.
(Rory and Lorelai had just arrived in California. They were now headed in a cab to the hotel they found in a brochure on the plane)
Lorelai: So what do you want to have to eat hun?
Rory: I don't know. Chinese maybe?
Lorelai: Ok. We could do that. Then we could rent some movies from that channel they put in hotels.
Rory: Oh my god. (Looking out the cab window, Rory sees a familiar face. Jess. Walking with an older man. The cab was slowly coming to a stop, right next to him. Rory didn't know what to do. ) Quick duck!
Lorelai: What? (Lorelai wasn't paying attention. At the stop, she saw Jess. By the time she tried to duck, Jess had already seen her)Oops.
Rory: What oops? What oops?
Lorelai: I think we have to get out. You have to deal with this now. Jess saw me.
Rory: Oh god. I'm not ready.
(They both hear a knocking on the window. Rory gets up, being face to face with Jess)
Rory: I guess this is it.
(Lorelai and Rory paid the cab driver and got out. Lorelai went over by the man, not knowing that he knew Jess. Rory went over to Jess)
Jess: What are you doing here Rory?
Rory: I.....
Jess: What you what?
Rory: You never told me that you were leaving. I wanted to see you. Talk to you.
Jess: Really? I thought you'd hate me now.
Rory: I am pretty mad at you Jess. Why did you leave? Why did you come here?
Jess: I don't want to talk about it.
Rory: You never want to talk about it! You always shut me out.
Jess: You wouldn't understand like I wanted you to.
Rory: What is that supposed to mean?
(Jess and Rory continue arguing, while Lorelai starts talking to the man)
Lorelai: (turns to the man) Hi. I'm Lorelai.
Man: Jimmy.
Lorelai: So...
Jimmy: So that your kid?
Lorelai: Yeah. That's Rory.
Jimmy: Rory? Man Jess talks about her all the time. Who would have knew?
Lorelai: You know Jess?
Jimmy: Yes. I do.
Lorelai: How?
Jimmy: (clears his throat) I'm his father.
Lorelai: His father? The one who left him when he was younger?
Jimmy: Yes that's me.
Lorelai: So that's why Jess came here to California? He broke Rory's heart for you?
Jimmy: Hey. I didn't even know he was coming here. He just showed up at my doorstep.
Lorelai: But there must have been something that made him do it.
Jimmy: Could of been out of curiosity.
Lorelai: You came to see him, didn't you? In stars hallow?
Jimmy: Is that a bad thing? Visiting my son?
Lorelai: No it's not. I'm sorry. It's just.... I'm worried about Rory.
Jimmy: Why?
Lorelai: Well, one she's my daughter, and two I think she really cares for Jess.
Jimmy: Well everyone cares for somebody, it's a way of life.
Lorelai: Not a friendly, buddy care a care care.
Jimmy: Oh a care care. What's that mean again?
Lorelai: It's nothing I shouldn't tell you about Rory. You don't even know here.
Jimmy: Oh but I do. You, had Rory when you were sixteen. Rory attended Chilton before being accepted to Yale. To close friends, you invite them for a movie night. You both are coffee addicts. Oh and you hate your parents.
Lorelai: Wow. How do you know all that?
Jimmy: Jess. He talks. I listen. It's sort of a routine between us.
Lorelai: So you think Jess loves Rory?
Jimmy: I don't know I think it could be a possibility.
Lorelai: So I have an idea.
Jimmy: What kind of idea?
Lorelai: Well now they are over there arguing right?
Jimmy: Right.
Lorelai: Which means their not getting back together at this moment right?
Jimmy: What are you getting at?
Lorelai: Well I was thinking we could set up a night, preferably tomorrow. You tell Jess your going to some fancy dinner that he has to tag along. I'll tell Rory basically the same thing. You tell Jess to wear a tux. I'll tell Rory to wear a dress. When they see each other, they'll have to get back together.
Jimmy: Getting Jess in a tux? I don't think so.
Lorelai: You want to see him happy don't you?
Jimmy: I don't think he'll be happy in a tux.
Lorelai: You know what I mean. This could be the chance of a lifetime.
Jimmy: Well alright.
Lorelai: But we have to do it behind the scenes.
Jimmy: Right.
Lorelai: Is there a ballroom we can rent or something?
Jimmy: Yeah there's one right down the road from here.
Lorelai: Good. You arrange a nice piano player. I'll go there tonight and reserve the ballroom. Oh and I'll do the decorations. You just convince Jess to wear a tux.
Jimmy: Will do.
Lorelai: Ok, so make it look like you don't know me. Rory's coming.
(Rory is walking towards Lorelai. She has a few tears running down her face)
Lorelai: Rory, what's wrong?
Rory: I think we should go.
(Rory starts walking down the street, Lorelai follows)
Jess: Ok, so we should go back to your place.
Jimmy: So that was Rory huh? (Smirks at Jess)
Jess: That was Rory.
Jimmy: She's pretty.
Jess: Yes she is.
Jimmy: You love her?
Jess: I'm not talking about this. (Starts walking in the opposite direction than where Rory went)
Jimmy: Don't deny it! Come on. Jess (Starts walking, following Jess). Great, just Great.
