When Lorelei left the diner, she found Dean sitting at the gazebo. As she
approached, Lorelei heard Dean let out a long sigh. "Lorelei, I know you
want to help but I don't want to right now." Being Lorelei, she just
listened to him and sat down next anyway. "OK Lorelei I get it, you need me
to tell you I'm OK. Well, I'm not and there is nothing you can say to make
me, all right with this. "Lorelei sat quietly as he continued. "It's a
bunch of bullshit you know. Why Jess? Does she think she can change him? He
is such an ass and now he has the only girl I have ever loved."
Dean turned and looked at her, she guessed now was the best time to speak. "Dean, I don't know why this happened. I don't know why it's Jess. I found out about this two minutes before you did. I am still quite shell-shocked. I do know a couple of things though, one I didn't raise Rory to treat people like this and I'm sorry. Two, Jess doesn't treat Rory the way he treats everyone else. She says he is different with her and I do believe he is." Dean just stared at her in silence so she kept talking. "Rory wouldn't deliberately hurt you and I know she cares about you. I am just so sorry. Dean I wish you didn't find out the way you did."
Dean decided he better start talking soon or Lorelei would keep up her completed one sided conversation. "Lorelei I love her so much and I have known for a while that things aren't right with Rory but I didn't want to admit it. I don't even want to think about what was going on when I walked in earlier." "Dean believe me I am going to get to the bottom of that mystery as soon as I see my daughter." Dean cut her off "Lorelei thanks for trying to help, I need to go home and try to get some sleep." "No problem if you need to talk Dean, you can call me. I mean we are still friends." Jokingly Dean replied "ewww... you're an adult." Lorelei looked at him and giggled. "Dean you are talking to me, Loony Lorelei Gilmore. I am so not an adult." She said using air quotes as she said adult. "Thanks again Lorelei, now I understand why Lu.. everyone loves you so much." "Your welcome Dean, see you later."
On her way back to Luke's. Lorelei was thinking.*That didn't go so bad. The hard part is at Luke's with those too. Jess who works my nerves anyway and my sweet.... cheating daughter. Damn I could wring her neck. What had Dean said everyone loves me? Duh. But he was not going to say everyone though, I wonder what he wanted to say. Now this is going to be bugging me until I figure it out.*
At the diner Luke was wiping the tables. He heard the bell above the door jingle, he looked up and Lorelei was there. "Hello Mr. Danes, So where is Gilmore and Mariano." "No clue Miss Gilmore. The place was empty when I came out here from the kitchen. I didn't even hear anyone leave. You look awfully tired." "Yes, Luke Luke Lukey I am tired, I need coffee. Puh Puh Pleaseeeee."
He hated when she whined and begged. In all honesty he didn't actually mind the idea of her begging him. But in his dreams she never begged him for coffee. Thoughts of those dreams took over his mind and he was just standing there, staring into space. Lorelei broke his train of thought, "Luke I am guessing from that plank stare, my whine and puppy dog lip didn't work this time. No coffee, Huh?" "Sorry Lorelei, I'll get it. He walked behind the counter and poured a cup of coffee for her. Relieved that she got some coffee into her system, Lorelei filled Luke in on the events of the evening.
They both knew what they had to do. That was find Rory and Jess and get the rest of the story out of them. Luke and Lorelei both suspected that there was more to it, then they knew.
Dean turned and looked at her, she guessed now was the best time to speak. "Dean, I don't know why this happened. I don't know why it's Jess. I found out about this two minutes before you did. I am still quite shell-shocked. I do know a couple of things though, one I didn't raise Rory to treat people like this and I'm sorry. Two, Jess doesn't treat Rory the way he treats everyone else. She says he is different with her and I do believe he is." Dean just stared at her in silence so she kept talking. "Rory wouldn't deliberately hurt you and I know she cares about you. I am just so sorry. Dean I wish you didn't find out the way you did."
Dean decided he better start talking soon or Lorelei would keep up her completed one sided conversation. "Lorelei I love her so much and I have known for a while that things aren't right with Rory but I didn't want to admit it. I don't even want to think about what was going on when I walked in earlier." "Dean believe me I am going to get to the bottom of that mystery as soon as I see my daughter." Dean cut her off "Lorelei thanks for trying to help, I need to go home and try to get some sleep." "No problem if you need to talk Dean, you can call me. I mean we are still friends." Jokingly Dean replied "ewww... you're an adult." Lorelei looked at him and giggled. "Dean you are talking to me, Loony Lorelei Gilmore. I am so not an adult." She said using air quotes as she said adult. "Thanks again Lorelei, now I understand why Lu.. everyone loves you so much." "Your welcome Dean, see you later."
On her way back to Luke's. Lorelei was thinking.*That didn't go so bad. The hard part is at Luke's with those too. Jess who works my nerves anyway and my sweet.... cheating daughter. Damn I could wring her neck. What had Dean said everyone loves me? Duh. But he was not going to say everyone though, I wonder what he wanted to say. Now this is going to be bugging me until I figure it out.*
At the diner Luke was wiping the tables. He heard the bell above the door jingle, he looked up and Lorelei was there. "Hello Mr. Danes, So where is Gilmore and Mariano." "No clue Miss Gilmore. The place was empty when I came out here from the kitchen. I didn't even hear anyone leave. You look awfully tired." "Yes, Luke Luke Lukey I am tired, I need coffee. Puh Puh Pleaseeeee."
He hated when she whined and begged. In all honesty he didn't actually mind the idea of her begging him. But in his dreams she never begged him for coffee. Thoughts of those dreams took over his mind and he was just standing there, staring into space. Lorelei broke his train of thought, "Luke I am guessing from that plank stare, my whine and puppy dog lip didn't work this time. No coffee, Huh?" "Sorry Lorelei, I'll get it. He walked behind the counter and poured a cup of coffee for her. Relieved that she got some coffee into her system, Lorelei filled Luke in on the events of the evening.
They both knew what they had to do. That was find Rory and Jess and get the rest of the story out of them. Luke and Lorelei both suspected that there was more to it, then they knew.