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The next morning I got up before Mom did.I got dressed and decided it was time to wake Mom up.
"Mom, get up." I pecked her shoulder.
"No decaf!" she said groggily.
"Wake up." I pulled her comforter away.
"Who...Rory," she whined."Mommy's sleepy."
"Well, it's nine o' clock, I'm dressed, you're not. One of us has a problem."
"Well, hate to break it to you sweetie, but if you got out of bed on a Saturday morning without coercing before
ten o' clock, it's probably you." she rolled over."So go back to sleep like a good girl."
"Well, fine then, I have the problem, but if you get up now, you get coffee."
"I have coffee." she said.
"In bed?"
"In my dream. Now go away! I need sleep."
"Fine. But I'm going to Luke's without you."
"I shall never recover. Many years from now I'll look back on the time when you went to Luke's alone, and let
me sleep. How could you do such a thing?"
"Good bye. I'm just going to go see Jess now." I slowed my walking, knowing she'd stop me.
"Hold it right there!" she sat up and held her hand up in the air.
I turned back around to face her. "Yes?" I asked innocently.
"Did you say coffee?"
"Yes, I did."
"Oh all right, I'm coming." she reluctantly rolled out of bed.
I walked downstairs. Mom slowly following.
"Problem." she said.
"Other than my waking up?"
"Yes."
"What's that?"
"Look at my hair." she paused,"It's not good."
"Well do it quickly. We're just going for coffee and food."
"Says the girl who has been up for a half an hour making sure she looked perfect so that she can impress her
kissable coffee boy."
I smiled, "Just put a headband on." I advised.
"Why?"
"Because I'd like to get to the diner sometime before dinner. And if you do your hair, it won't happen."
"Are you implying that I take forever to do my hair?" she asked in mock-offense.
"Yes."
"If I go without doing the headband thing, would you be seen in public with me?"
"I don't know. Let's not find out. Wear a hat."
"Why can't I go like this?"
"Well, you might scare Jess."
"I thought you were trying to point out BAD things."
I rolled my eyes playfully."Fine, let's go. Who cares if you look like one of the before pictures in a Frizz-Ease
commercial."
"Oh, fine, ruin my fun. I was really looking forward to seeing the terrified look on Jess' face."
"I'm sure you see it every night in dreamland."
"Only when I'm really good do I get such an enjoyable dream." she smiled.
"Come on, I want coffee. I wouldn't have invited you if I would have known that you move like a tortoise."
"Oh I'm sure it's the coffee you want." she started making kissy noises.
"Go get ready before I leave without you."
"Oh Jess, I miss you! Jess, you're so keen!" she said in a high pitched voice.More kissy sounds.
"I'm walking away from you now."
"Mwah! Kissy kissy!"
"You have a bigger problem than I do."
A few minutes later Mom reappeared. "How do I look?"
"Much better. Who are you trying to impress?"I teased.
"Would you believe Jess?" she asked.
"No."
"Why not? Don't I always hold Jess in the higest regards?"
"Don't make me laugh. You've all but hired a hitman."
"Ooh, so you DIDN'T hear my phone call last night. Right, no hitman hiring here."
"You need coffee." I shook my head.
We walked to Luke's, but we stopped in front of it. "Why are we stopping?" she asked.
"Groundrule."
"Should've known this was coming."
"Yes, you should have. No torturing anybody under the age of 21." I said.
"Fine. Geeze Louise, you're strict. But he may torture me." she said.
"Oh, yeah right. He hasn't tortured you in quite awhile."
"He's meaner when you're not there."
I rolled my eyes.
"He is. He turns into this horrible mean creature from American Phsycho! He makes me cry."
"Leaving you here and entering coffee Heaven."
"He's scary! Hide me! Please?"
"Mother." I opened the door. "In. And behave."
"Yes, Mom." she walked in."Lukie!"
We sat at the counter where I saw Jess. He smiled at me, "Hello."
"Hello." I said, returning the smile.
"Are you 21?" Mom asked him.
"No." he replied.
"Aww, nuts! Are you sure?"
"Mom, leave Jess alone now." I said.
"You're no fun. Hey, Luke! I need coffee."
"Do you know what that stuff does to your nervous system?" he asked.
"Yeah,but that's okay. Ricky Ricardo here won't let me have any fun anyway."she pouted.
"That's right." I said as he poured her coffee. "Sorry Lucy." Jess poured me my own coffee.
"Now what are you trying to do?" Luke asked.
"Torture Jess, but Miss Rory won't let me."
She was not supposed to say that. "Aww, thanks." Jess smirked at me.
"Be nice to me, or I'll let her torture you." I said with a smile.
"Why not?" Luke asked my mom.
"Guess she has a soft spot for him. Beats me." Mom shrugged.
"You do know that I'm sitting right here, right?" I asked.
"What would make you think that I didn't realize that?" she asked.
"The fact that you're talking about me as if I'm not here."
"Oh. That."
"What do you guys want to eat?" Luke asked.
"French toast, please." I said.
"Eggs." Mom said.
Within about a minute, Lane came into the diner. "Hi." she said.
"Hi." I replied.
"Hi." she said again.
"You said that." I reminded her.
"Oh, right."
"What's wrong?" I asked her.
"Nothing." I stared at her for a moment. "Okay, something." she cracked.
"And this something would consist of...?" I asked.
"Will you come outside for a minute? I've heard numerous rumors. I need information." she said.
Mom smiled. "Ooh, tell us all."
I got up. "We'll be right back."
Lane hauled me outside."What's going on?"
"Well-"
"I mean first I hear that you and Dean broke up."
"We-"
"Then I hear that Jess and whatever floozie he's with this week broke up."
"They-"
"Then I hear that you and Jess hate eachother."
"No-"
"Then I hear that you and Jess are together."
I raised my hand as if I were in school. "Is it my turn to talk?"
"Yes. I need massive amounts of information." she said. I put my hand down.
"Yes, Dean and I broke up. Yes, Jess and Shane broke up. No, Jess and I don't hate eachother, and yes we are
together now." I said.
She squealed, "Is this good?"
"Uh, yeah." I smiled.
She hugged me. "Sorry about Dean."
"I'm okay."
"So, you and Jess?"
"That's what kissing occasionally implies."
"You kissed?!?"
"Yes."
"When?"
"Last night."
"Why didn't you call me?"
"It was after nine when I got home."
"So, how'd all of this happen?"
"It was ugly." I told her. "Dean broke up with me and Shane broke up with Jess at the same time."
"Wow."
"Yeah. But hey, can I call you later to fill you in on the details? I left Mom alone with Jess. The possibilities are endless of what horrorible things could happen."
"Ah. Not good."
"Mom's probably already coming up with ways to murder Jess and make it look like an accident."
"Okay, for the sake of murder prevention, I'll let you go."
"'Kay, I'll see you later." She hugged me again.
I walked back to Luke's."Hey." Mom greeted me.
"Hi."
"What was that all about?" she asked.
"What do you think that was about?"
"Sky's the limit." she replied.
"She heard Dean broke up with me and wanted to confirm it."I said.
"Dean broke up with you?" Luke asked in surprise.
"Yep." I nodded.
"That little punk."
"It's okay. Really." I smiled.
"He didn't deserve you anyway." he said.
"Thanks. But it's really okay."
Mom smiled. "What?" Luke asked.
"I said nothing. My mouth did not open."
"That's such a rarity. But why are you smiling?" he asked.
"Because." Then in a sing-song-voice, "I know something you don't know!"
"You've had too much coffee." he said.
"No, this is lack of coffee." she corrected. "When are you going to learn to tell the difference?"
"Hopefully never." he replied.
"So, is that all Lane wanted to know?" Mom asked me. Like she didn't know.
"No."
"What else?"Mom asked.
"She also heard Jess and Shane broke up." I said.
"Oh, and did you tell her?" Mom asked smiling.
"No, I let her run around going absolutely insane from lack of information. Of course I told her."
"You and...that...what was her name?"Luke asked Jess.
"Shane?" he supplied.
"Right, Shane. You broke up?"
"Yep." he replied indifferently.
"And he's all broken up about it, can't you tell?" Mom added.
"Mom, that falls under the catagory of 'none of your business'." I told her.
"Oh, but I can't help it." she said.
"You don't try to." I told her.
"Oh, well that's possible too."she agreed nodding her head. "Small town. Everybody knows everybody else's business, that's how it works."
"That's why I lived in New York." Jess said.
"I always wondered." I said.
"We'll add that one to the list." he replied.
"Good idea." I agreed.
"Aren't they friendly today?" Mom said to Luke.
"You are certainly taking a long time to tell on us." Jess said to my mom.
"Well, do you have a better way to tell it?" she asked him.
"As a matter-of-fact, yes." he replied.
"What are you two-?"Luke started, but stopped when he saw Jess lean over the counter and kiss me.
I smiled, I couldn't help it. "Yeah, I think his version's better." I said.
He smiled at me.
"Traitor!" Mom protested.
"Well, yours is very slow and painful." I defended.
"As will be my death if she has any say." Jess said.
"You're right, he is smart." Mom said to me.
"You two are together?" Luke asked, still lost back at the kissing part.
"Geeze you're slow." Mom said.
"Watch it. I control your coffee intake." he warned.
"But slow is good." she said.
"That's what I thought you'd say."
"How is it possible that out of all of the people who witnessed the very public break ups, none of those people came to Luke's?" I asked Jess.
"I don't know. About half of the town's population watched. We should have sold popcorn." he replied.
"Yeah. And tickets." I added.
"How did I not know about this?" Luke asked.
"Oh, you must have missed it. We addressed the nation, you know, the president made a speech, they flashed a little breaking news alert. I believe it inturrupted Oprah." Jess retorted sarcastically.
"Very funny." Luke replied.
"Well, I try."
Ceasar called over to Luke. Luke went over and got our food. "Eggs." he sat down Mom's plate."French toast." he sat down mine.
"Thank you." I replied.
"Yummy."Mom said.
"Rory, darling," Miss Patty came over to us. Yippee, this could be fun.
"Hi, Miss Patty." I replied. I looked at Jess, who just wore a smirk and his 'oh boy, big fun' face.
"Sweetie, I heard about what happened with Dean." she said.
"Exactly what happened?" I asked.
"Well, no, just that you broke up. Is that true?"
"Yes, it is." I told her.
"Oh, honey, are you okay?" she asked concerned.
"Yeah, I am. I'm good."
"I can't believe he'd break up with you." she said.
"Oh, well-"
"I knew he was trouble, I knew it." Kirk cut me off.
Jess was quite amused, "But he-" I started but got cut off.
"I mean it seemed like things were getting back to normal with you two." Miss Patty said.
"I never liked him." Kirk said.
"Okay, um, it was really not his fault." I started to explain.
"Oh darling, you can't blame yourself." Miss Patty said.
"No, but-"
"Men can make you feel so awful. Horrible creatures." Miss Patty shook her head.
Jess was trying very hard not to smile.
"Patty-"
"Now some of them aren't. But some are truly awful." she continued.
"But, he's not. It was really time. He was in the right. Honest." I said.
"I don't like him." Kirk repeated.
"But you should. It was, well it wasn't friendly, but, it wasn't, it was honestly my fault."
"You can't blame yourself, it's not your fault." Miss Patty tried to console me.
"No, it was. Ask anyone. Well, anybody who witnessed it." I said.
"Who was there?" she asked.
"Half of Stars Hollow." I replied.
"Anyone in this diner?" Kirk asked. "I'll have to check that story."
"You work for the rumor mill too?" I asked.
"No, what's it pay?" he asked.
"She was joking." Miss Patty said rolling her eyes.
Mom was watching in amusement along with Jess.
"Nobody's up for saving me, huh?" I asked them.
"Sorry. Too much fun." Jess said.
"So, are you okay honey?" Miss Patty asked.
"Yeah. I'm really doing very well."
"She's just great for someone who just got dumped." Mom said.
"Well I'm glad." Miss Patty said."Well, I'll let you get back to your food."
"Thanks." I said and watched her walk away. "Maybe I should try the whole addressing the nation idea."
"I think you should address it at the town meeting." Mom said.
"Yeah, save lots of time."
"Eat, your french toast is getting cold." Mom said.
"It already reached 10 below while I tried to explain." I told her as I started cutting it up.
"Doll!" Babbette approached me.
"Great." I murmured, "Hi, Babbette." I greeted my nosy neighbor.
"Doll, I heard about the break up. Isn't it horrible?"
"Actually, um, it was a little ugly, but it's really better this way." I said.
"Why's that?" she asked.
Okay, operation boldly informing the world that this is fine, now commencing. "Because, now," I stood up,"I can do this." I kissed Jess.
"Wow, bold." Mom said.
"Oh, you two are together now?" Babbette asked us.
"That's what she keeps telling me." Jess said.
I elbowed him. "Yeah, we are." I replied.
"Oh, okay. Well, good luck to you then."
"Thanks." I said and watched her go to her table. "Now, to eat."
When we finished eating we left.
"So, that was a bold move." Mom said once we were outside.
"I got tired of talking, that very well may have been the easiest form of explaining."
"Yeah, I think she definitely got the point."
"Can I ask you something?" I asked.
"Babies come from the stork."
"Why don't you like Jess?" I asked.
"I don't don't like Jess." I stared at her. "Now, maybe I'd like to put a 'free to good home as long as it's at least 50 miles away from here' sign around his neck. But don't like is such a weak statement."
"You know, we need to rent 'Son In Law', then maybe you'll appreciate Jess." I told her.
"You can date Pauly Shore. If you'll trade Jess off for him I'll get ya his number."
"I'm talking about Crawl."
"I still like him better than Jess." she said.
"Jess is way better." I said.
"I disagree. What makes Jess so much better?"
"Jess has never once suggested I go blond or get a tattoo, and he doesn't have a problem with the way I dress."
"Well, yeah, but other than that..."
"You're hopeless."
"Yeah. It's honestly a lost cause."
"Why?"
"Because, you know what they say about first impressions. Not to mention- you know what, I could go for hours about this subject. So to just save a few hours, let's just stick with me not liking him."
"Fine." It's an uphill battle, why bother?
"I think the 'American Psycho' analogy was funner." she said.
"I am not going to compare my boyfriend to a horror film character."
She clutched her heart,"Oh! Just bury me in the backyard."
"Mother."
"No! I'm going to go home and stick my head in the oven!"
"Well Sylvia, we never use it anyway."
"Good bye, cruel world!" she threw her arm up dramatically.
"Stop being so dramatic."
"Don't worry about me. I'll be just fine."
"Sometimes I wonder about you." I shook my head.
"But don't forget to feed Petey, I don't know what I do if he starved."
"People are starting to stare."
"Tell Mama I love her! Tell Jess to try not to celebrate too loud."
"You're starting to get morbid." I said.
"Don't cry child, you'll still have Petey."
"I only need two adults to have you commited."
"My own fesh and blood! She wants to commit me, you hear? Commit me! I never thought I'd see the day."
"I'm going to tell people I'm not related to you."
"She's ashamed of me! I don't blame you honey, I blame this world."
"Oh gosh." I rolled my eyes.
"They're coming to take me away ha ha! They're coming to take me away!"
"I'll give you any amount of money if you stop right now."
"But I'll be back! You'll barely notice me missing."
"An Irish coffee if you stop now. My final offer." I said.
"Ooh, okay."
"Okay, what do you want to do today?" I asked her.
"Hmm," she got an excited look and opened her mouth to answer .
"Other than murder or break up with Jess."
Her shoulders sagged. "Fresh out of ideas then."
"I have one, there's this new coffee shop in Hartford, today's the grand opening."
"And betray Luke?" she asked in mock-astonishment. "Where are your morals?!"
"Or we could go to Luke's. Maybe Jess'll want to do something." I suggested.
"Then again, screw morals! Full speed ahead to the coffee shop!"
A/N:Okay, I don't know if this is the best place to stop.I did what I could,if it completely sucks, I'm sorry! I'm pretty sure I established the whole Lorelai doesn't like Jess thing! But I hope you like the chapter,if you don't, I'd like to know anyway.Please review!! They sometimes help cure writers block!! The more reviews I get, the more reasons to keep writing!!Please and thank you!! I love you all!
A/N: Sorry it took longer than I'd expected to update.Well, I hope you like it, if not we'll blame it on writers block because I'm chancing it by doing this chapter, because I'm having a slight problem today with getting my head into my writing! I'm hoping my creativity comes back as I write.Thank you soooo much to all my reviewers! I love you guys to pieces!You're my reson for living!And writing!Oh, living writing, same difference!
The next morning I got up before Mom did.I got dressed and decided it was time to wake Mom up.
"Mom, get up." I pecked her shoulder.
"No decaf!" she said groggily.
"Wake up." I pulled her comforter away.
"Who...Rory," she whined."Mommy's sleepy."
"Well, it's nine o' clock, I'm dressed, you're not. One of us has a problem."
"Well, hate to break it to you sweetie, but if you got out of bed on a Saturday morning without coercing before
ten o' clock, it's probably you." she rolled over."So go back to sleep like a good girl."
"Well, fine then, I have the problem, but if you get up now, you get coffee."
"I have coffee." she said.
"In bed?"
"In my dream. Now go away! I need sleep."
"Fine. But I'm going to Luke's without you."
"I shall never recover. Many years from now I'll look back on the time when you went to Luke's alone, and let
me sleep. How could you do such a thing?"
"Good bye. I'm just going to go see Jess now." I slowed my walking, knowing she'd stop me.
"Hold it right there!" she sat up and held her hand up in the air.
I turned back around to face her. "Yes?" I asked innocently.
"Did you say coffee?"
"Yes, I did."
"Oh all right, I'm coming." she reluctantly rolled out of bed.
I walked downstairs. Mom slowly following.
"Problem." she said.
"Other than my waking up?"
"Yes."
"What's that?"
"Look at my hair." she paused,"It's not good."
"Well do it quickly. We're just going for coffee and food."
"Says the girl who has been up for a half an hour making sure she looked perfect so that she can impress her
kissable coffee boy."
I smiled, "Just put a headband on." I advised.
"Why?"
"Because I'd like to get to the diner sometime before dinner. And if you do your hair, it won't happen."
"Are you implying that I take forever to do my hair?" she asked in mock-offense.
"Yes."
"If I go without doing the headband thing, would you be seen in public with me?"
"I don't know. Let's not find out. Wear a hat."
"Why can't I go like this?"
"Well, you might scare Jess."
"I thought you were trying to point out BAD things."
I rolled my eyes playfully."Fine, let's go. Who cares if you look like one of the before pictures in a Frizz-Ease
commercial."
"Oh, fine, ruin my fun. I was really looking forward to seeing the terrified look on Jess' face."
"I'm sure you see it every night in dreamland."
"Only when I'm really good do I get such an enjoyable dream." she smiled.
"Come on, I want coffee. I wouldn't have invited you if I would have known that you move like a tortoise."
"Oh I'm sure it's the coffee you want." she started making kissy noises.
"Go get ready before I leave without you."
"Oh Jess, I miss you! Jess, you're so keen!" she said in a high pitched voice.More kissy sounds.
"I'm walking away from you now."
"Mwah! Kissy kissy!"
"You have a bigger problem than I do."
A few minutes later Mom reappeared. "How do I look?"
"Much better. Who are you trying to impress?"I teased.
"Would you believe Jess?" she asked.
"No."
"Why not? Don't I always hold Jess in the higest regards?"
"Don't make me laugh. You've all but hired a hitman."
"Ooh, so you DIDN'T hear my phone call last night. Right, no hitman hiring here."
"You need coffee." I shook my head.
We walked to Luke's, but we stopped in front of it. "Why are we stopping?" she asked.
"Groundrule."
"Should've known this was coming."
"Yes, you should have. No torturing anybody under the age of 21." I said.
"Fine. Geeze Louise, you're strict. But he may torture me." she said.
"Oh, yeah right. He hasn't tortured you in quite awhile."
"He's meaner when you're not there."
I rolled my eyes.
"He is. He turns into this horrible mean creature from American Phsycho! He makes me cry."
"Leaving you here and entering coffee Heaven."
"He's scary! Hide me! Please?"
"Mother." I opened the door. "In. And behave."
"Yes, Mom." she walked in."Lukie!"
We sat at the counter where I saw Jess. He smiled at me, "Hello."
"Hello." I said, returning the smile.
"Are you 21?" Mom asked him.
"No." he replied.
"Aww, nuts! Are you sure?"
"Mom, leave Jess alone now." I said.
"You're no fun. Hey, Luke! I need coffee."
"Do you know what that stuff does to your nervous system?" he asked.
"Yeah,but that's okay. Ricky Ricardo here won't let me have any fun anyway."she pouted.
"That's right." I said as he poured her coffee. "Sorry Lucy." Jess poured me my own coffee.
"Now what are you trying to do?" Luke asked.
"Torture Jess, but Miss Rory won't let me."
She was not supposed to say that. "Aww, thanks." Jess smirked at me.
"Be nice to me, or I'll let her torture you." I said with a smile.
"Why not?" Luke asked my mom.
"Guess she has a soft spot for him. Beats me." Mom shrugged.
"You do know that I'm sitting right here, right?" I asked.
"What would make you think that I didn't realize that?" she asked.
"The fact that you're talking about me as if I'm not here."
"Oh. That."
"What do you guys want to eat?" Luke asked.
"French toast, please." I said.
"Eggs." Mom said.
Within about a minute, Lane came into the diner. "Hi." she said.
"Hi." I replied.
"Hi." she said again.
"You said that." I reminded her.
"Oh, right."
"What's wrong?" I asked her.
"Nothing." I stared at her for a moment. "Okay, something." she cracked.
"And this something would consist of...?" I asked.
"Will you come outside for a minute? I've heard numerous rumors. I need information." she said.
Mom smiled. "Ooh, tell us all."
I got up. "We'll be right back."
Lane hauled me outside."What's going on?"
"Well-"
"I mean first I hear that you and Dean broke up."
"We-"
"Then I hear that Jess and whatever floozie he's with this week broke up."
"They-"
"Then I hear that you and Jess hate eachother."
"No-"
"Then I hear that you and Jess are together."
I raised my hand as if I were in school. "Is it my turn to talk?"
"Yes. I need massive amounts of information." she said. I put my hand down.
"Yes, Dean and I broke up. Yes, Jess and Shane broke up. No, Jess and I don't hate eachother, and yes we are
together now." I said.
She squealed, "Is this good?"
"Uh, yeah." I smiled.
She hugged me. "Sorry about Dean."
"I'm okay."
"So, you and Jess?"
"That's what kissing occasionally implies."
"You kissed?!?"
"Yes."
"When?"
"Last night."
"Why didn't you call me?"
"It was after nine when I got home."
"So, how'd all of this happen?"
"It was ugly." I told her. "Dean broke up with me and Shane broke up with Jess at the same time."
"Wow."
"Yeah. But hey, can I call you later to fill you in on the details? I left Mom alone with Jess. The possibilities are endless of what horrorible things could happen."
"Ah. Not good."
"Mom's probably already coming up with ways to murder Jess and make it look like an accident."
"Okay, for the sake of murder prevention, I'll let you go."
"'Kay, I'll see you later." She hugged me again.
I walked back to Luke's."Hey." Mom greeted me.
"Hi."
"What was that all about?" she asked.
"What do you think that was about?"
"Sky's the limit." she replied.
"She heard Dean broke up with me and wanted to confirm it."I said.
"Dean broke up with you?" Luke asked in surprise.
"Yep." I nodded.
"That little punk."
"It's okay. Really." I smiled.
"He didn't deserve you anyway." he said.
"Thanks. But it's really okay."
Mom smiled. "What?" Luke asked.
"I said nothing. My mouth did not open."
"That's such a rarity. But why are you smiling?" he asked.
"Because." Then in a sing-song-voice, "I know something you don't know!"
"You've had too much coffee." he said.
"No, this is lack of coffee." she corrected. "When are you going to learn to tell the difference?"
"Hopefully never." he replied.
"So, is that all Lane wanted to know?" Mom asked me. Like she didn't know.
"No."
"What else?"Mom asked.
"She also heard Jess and Shane broke up." I said.
"Oh, and did you tell her?" Mom asked smiling.
"No, I let her run around going absolutely insane from lack of information. Of course I told her."
"You and...that...what was her name?"Luke asked Jess.
"Shane?" he supplied.
"Right, Shane. You broke up?"
"Yep." he replied indifferently.
"And he's all broken up about it, can't you tell?" Mom added.
"Mom, that falls under the catagory of 'none of your business'." I told her.
"Oh, but I can't help it." she said.
"You don't try to." I told her.
"Oh, well that's possible too."she agreed nodding her head. "Small town. Everybody knows everybody else's business, that's how it works."
"That's why I lived in New York." Jess said.
"I always wondered." I said.
"We'll add that one to the list." he replied.
"Good idea." I agreed.
"Aren't they friendly today?" Mom said to Luke.
"You are certainly taking a long time to tell on us." Jess said to my mom.
"Well, do you have a better way to tell it?" she asked him.
"As a matter-of-fact, yes." he replied.
"What are you two-?"Luke started, but stopped when he saw Jess lean over the counter and kiss me.
I smiled, I couldn't help it. "Yeah, I think his version's better." I said.
He smiled at me.
"Traitor!" Mom protested.
"Well, yours is very slow and painful." I defended.
"As will be my death if she has any say." Jess said.
"You're right, he is smart." Mom said to me.
"You two are together?" Luke asked, still lost back at the kissing part.
"Geeze you're slow." Mom said.
"Watch it. I control your coffee intake." he warned.
"But slow is good." she said.
"That's what I thought you'd say."
"How is it possible that out of all of the people who witnessed the very public break ups, none of those people came to Luke's?" I asked Jess.
"I don't know. About half of the town's population watched. We should have sold popcorn." he replied.
"Yeah. And tickets." I added.
"How did I not know about this?" Luke asked.
"Oh, you must have missed it. We addressed the nation, you know, the president made a speech, they flashed a little breaking news alert. I believe it inturrupted Oprah." Jess retorted sarcastically.
"Very funny." Luke replied.
"Well, I try."
Ceasar called over to Luke. Luke went over and got our food. "Eggs." he sat down Mom's plate."French toast." he sat down mine.
"Thank you." I replied.
"Yummy."Mom said.
"Rory, darling," Miss Patty came over to us. Yippee, this could be fun.
"Hi, Miss Patty." I replied. I looked at Jess, who just wore a smirk and his 'oh boy, big fun' face.
"Sweetie, I heard about what happened with Dean." she said.
"Exactly what happened?" I asked.
"Well, no, just that you broke up. Is that true?"
"Yes, it is." I told her.
"Oh, honey, are you okay?" she asked concerned.
"Yeah, I am. I'm good."
"I can't believe he'd break up with you." she said.
"Oh, well-"
"I knew he was trouble, I knew it." Kirk cut me off.
Jess was quite amused, "But he-" I started but got cut off.
"I mean it seemed like things were getting back to normal with you two." Miss Patty said.
"I never liked him." Kirk said.
"Okay, um, it was really not his fault." I started to explain.
"Oh darling, you can't blame yourself." Miss Patty said.
"No, but-"
"Men can make you feel so awful. Horrible creatures." Miss Patty shook her head.
Jess was trying very hard not to smile.
"Patty-"
"Now some of them aren't. But some are truly awful." she continued.
"But, he's not. It was really time. He was in the right. Honest." I said.
"I don't like him." Kirk repeated.
"But you should. It was, well it wasn't friendly, but, it wasn't, it was honestly my fault."
"You can't blame yourself, it's not your fault." Miss Patty tried to console me.
"No, it was. Ask anyone. Well, anybody who witnessed it." I said.
"Who was there?" she asked.
"Half of Stars Hollow." I replied.
"Anyone in this diner?" Kirk asked. "I'll have to check that story."
"You work for the rumor mill too?" I asked.
"No, what's it pay?" he asked.
"She was joking." Miss Patty said rolling her eyes.
Mom was watching in amusement along with Jess.
"Nobody's up for saving me, huh?" I asked them.
"Sorry. Too much fun." Jess said.
"So, are you okay honey?" Miss Patty asked.
"Yeah. I'm really doing very well."
"She's just great for someone who just got dumped." Mom said.
"Well I'm glad." Miss Patty said."Well, I'll let you get back to your food."
"Thanks." I said and watched her walk away. "Maybe I should try the whole addressing the nation idea."
"I think you should address it at the town meeting." Mom said.
"Yeah, save lots of time."
"Eat, your french toast is getting cold." Mom said.
"It already reached 10 below while I tried to explain." I told her as I started cutting it up.
"Doll!" Babbette approached me.
"Great." I murmured, "Hi, Babbette." I greeted my nosy neighbor.
"Doll, I heard about the break up. Isn't it horrible?"
"Actually, um, it was a little ugly, but it's really better this way." I said.
"Why's that?" she asked.
Okay, operation boldly informing the world that this is fine, now commencing. "Because, now," I stood up,"I can do this." I kissed Jess.
"Wow, bold." Mom said.
"Oh, you two are together now?" Babbette asked us.
"That's what she keeps telling me." Jess said.
I elbowed him. "Yeah, we are." I replied.
"Oh, okay. Well, good luck to you then."
"Thanks." I said and watched her go to her table. "Now, to eat."
When we finished eating we left.
"So, that was a bold move." Mom said once we were outside.
"I got tired of talking, that very well may have been the easiest form of explaining."
"Yeah, I think she definitely got the point."
"Can I ask you something?" I asked.
"Babies come from the stork."
"Why don't you like Jess?" I asked.
"I don't don't like Jess." I stared at her. "Now, maybe I'd like to put a 'free to good home as long as it's at least 50 miles away from here' sign around his neck. But don't like is such a weak statement."
"You know, we need to rent 'Son In Law', then maybe you'll appreciate Jess." I told her.
"You can date Pauly Shore. If you'll trade Jess off for him I'll get ya his number."
"I'm talking about Crawl."
"I still like him better than Jess." she said.
"Jess is way better." I said.
"I disagree. What makes Jess so much better?"
"Jess has never once suggested I go blond or get a tattoo, and he doesn't have a problem with the way I dress."
"Well, yeah, but other than that..."
"You're hopeless."
"Yeah. It's honestly a lost cause."
"Why?"
"Because, you know what they say about first impressions. Not to mention- you know what, I could go for hours about this subject. So to just save a few hours, let's just stick with me not liking him."
"Fine." It's an uphill battle, why bother?
"I think the 'American Psycho' analogy was funner." she said.
"I am not going to compare my boyfriend to a horror film character."
She clutched her heart,"Oh! Just bury me in the backyard."
"Mother."
"No! I'm going to go home and stick my head in the oven!"
"Well Sylvia, we never use it anyway."
"Good bye, cruel world!" she threw her arm up dramatically.
"Stop being so dramatic."
"Don't worry about me. I'll be just fine."
"Sometimes I wonder about you." I shook my head.
"But don't forget to feed Petey, I don't know what I do if he starved."
"People are starting to stare."
"Tell Mama I love her! Tell Jess to try not to celebrate too loud."
"You're starting to get morbid." I said.
"Don't cry child, you'll still have Petey."
"I only need two adults to have you commited."
"My own fesh and blood! She wants to commit me, you hear? Commit me! I never thought I'd see the day."
"I'm going to tell people I'm not related to you."
"She's ashamed of me! I don't blame you honey, I blame this world."
"Oh gosh." I rolled my eyes.
"They're coming to take me away ha ha! They're coming to take me away!"
"I'll give you any amount of money if you stop right now."
"But I'll be back! You'll barely notice me missing."
"An Irish coffee if you stop now. My final offer." I said.
"Ooh, okay."
"Okay, what do you want to do today?" I asked her.
"Hmm," she got an excited look and opened her mouth to answer .
"Other than murder or break up with Jess."
Her shoulders sagged. "Fresh out of ideas then."
"I have one, there's this new coffee shop in Hartford, today's the grand opening."
"And betray Luke?" she asked in mock-astonishment. "Where are your morals?!"
"Or we could go to Luke's. Maybe Jess'll want to do something." I suggested.
"Then again, screw morals! Full speed ahead to the coffee shop!"
A/N:Okay, I don't know if this is the best place to stop.I did what I could,if it completely sucks, I'm sorry! I'm pretty sure I established the whole Lorelai doesn't like Jess thing! But I hope you like the chapter,if you don't, I'd like to know anyway.Please review!! They sometimes help cure writers block!! The more reviews I get, the more reasons to keep writing!!Please and thank you!! I love you all!