Luke's diner was full to bursting when the bell rang and in walked Rory Gilmore, dressed up ready for a ball. Two boys noticed more then the rest, just how she smiled, and how her dress hugged all the right curves. Jess Mariano, he had, had his chance but had blown it, he was with Shane now and wished now more then ever that Rory was his Princess. Dean Forrester He knew all about Rory's grandmother's balls, how she would have to dance with all sorts of guys, and how none would be him, he had blown their relationship bad.

Rory had come to the diner for a cup of coffee before having to go to a ball hosted by one of her grandmother's " dear, dear friends" who happened to have an eligible grandson, who was " a lovely well to-do young man", now she realized she was late and the limo was outside waiting so she grabbed the coffee Luke had poured and hot footed it out of there. Eerily resembling Cinderella fleeing the ball, except dressed in midnight blue instead of white.

~*~*~*Later that night as Rory comes home*~*~*~

"Oh come on," Rory argued, " Everyone needs coffee...Please..." Throw in a pout for full effectiveness and what do you get, bot groveling and giving you everything you want.

"Alright just stop pouting I can't resist. I'll buy you a starbucks if you want." He begged

"Yay, ooooh stop at Luke's right up ahead." And so the two, Rory and her stranger, walked into Luke's where the two same boys from before were, Jess and Dean. Dean spotted the guy first. "Rory, what the hell is the accountant doing here???!?!!!!" He exclaimed angrily.