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Returning From Reality

General GG Fic – Jess pulls a Dean and is engaged to be married, and once again Rory is jealous of the other woman. Meanwhile Luke and Lorelai take their relationship to the next level.

Chapter Three: Please tell me I'm being Punkd!

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Gilmore Home – Stars Hollow, Connecticut

"Married?" Rory said. She stood up and paced around the kitchen, "He's pulling a Dean. It's unbelievable."

Lorelai on the other hand didn't care much about Jess and Tracy, "Well Sweetie, he can do whatever he wants. He is nineteen."

But apparently Rory didn't want to end the conversation, "And another thing he's only 19! She's in college and I hope she did not drop out. Because then Jess will be like Lindsay wanting to get married and then Tracy is like Dean who wants to kind of have a life that's good but he's over they're kissing her on street corners. Talk about PDA right there."

"Rory come on you're overreacting. Who knows we were just Punkd. I bet Ashton is just outside laughing with Demi." Lorelai assured her, while making a joke out of it.

"Oh please tell me I'm being Punkd." Rory muttered under her breath. She then sat down next to her mother and said, "It's just strange because Jess is there with a girl that is really pretty and I'm here rambling on and on. I mean I gave up on Jess he asked me to go with him and I said no…"

"Whoa there Cowgirl, where did Jess want to take you?"

Rory shrugged, "I don't know. He just said that he loved me and I just couldn't take it so I yelled at him and how he's back with a potential wife and I … I …"

Rory stopped there. Yet again she was jealous. It wasn't like she had anything against Tracy because she actually seemed nice; it was just Jess was getting married … to someone that seemed to have made him happy. "I think I should just sleep."

"You sure? Because at the rate you're going you might need a little late night talk show all about Jess and Tracy." Lorelai joked.

"It's just strange how all the men in my life … well the ones that I've dated are all taken."

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Yale University – New Haven, Connecticut

Knock, Knock!

Paris came rushing to the door muttering, "Who the hell can that be?" Her answer would soon be answered because as she opened the door, David Brynes was on the other side. "You're David Brynes…" Paris said smiling.

"Yes. I know." David smiled. "Do you know where Rory is?"

"Stars Hollow …" Paris replied, "But I'm here."

"I see that, so do you have her cell number or something?"

"Yeah. It's 555-5751." Paris said as David took out his phone and programmed her number in his address book.

Lucky … all the cute, smart, and available guys want her number. "Bye." She called out as he left. Why can't I get less attractive friends?

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(The Next Day)

Luke's Diner – Stars Hollow, Connecticut

Luke was watching Jess and Tracy again. He hated how he would spend his time spying on them than doing actual diner work, but they were just – there. Sitting and talking, occasionally drinking coffee, it seemed like they did have things on track, Luke then looked at the window and saw Lorelai and Rory coming.

From outside the diner, Lorelai was advising her daughter to 'play nice' "Seriously honey, I think you should keep your distance from Jess."

"Why? I mean I know that we haven't talked for over a year … well not really but still. I'm not going to bite him."

They entered the diner.

Luke went up to them and motioned for them to sit at a table – across the diner from where Tracy and Jess were sitting.

Rory had enough of this, "Oh my – please stop with this! I mean I know that he's my ex and I now that they're getting married, but I don't need all of this treatment just to protect me! And to protect me from what exactly? From getting hurt? Sorry guys I think you're a little to late because I already got hurt."

She exited the diner immediately. While walking across the street, someone called out her name and she turned around and there he was. She smiled. He was the only one that wasn't going to make her crazy. "Hi"

"You are one hard person to track down." David smiled. He noticed that she had a mad expression look on her face, "Are you okay?"

Rory shrugged, "I don't know anymore. I mean everything is going crazy and I thought coming here, to the only place that I thought things would be alright would help but it made things worse. Now my mom hates me, my mom's boyfriend Luke hates me, and my ex is getting married to this girl who seems to be perfect. They all have lives now and I don't I hate that. I mean I know that I sound selfish…"

"No. You don't. You just sound a little … frustrated. College can do that to you…"

Rory interjected, "… how would you know, you haven't even attended college you just go tour and talk to people that actually go to them." She realized that she might have hurt him too, "Sorry about that … it' just that…"

David nodded his head, "… that you're mad because everyone is against you."

"Yeah." She smiled, she loved how he understood her, "Sorry to be rude – but why are you here?"

David smiled, "To see you."

Rory was confused, "You're my professor …"

"Well not technically. I mean I'm gone next month to tour another university."

"If I do date you – then you know that it'll just be temporary. I mean you said it yourself that you're here only for another month."

"I might want to take a little break…" he smiled at her.

Gosh. His smile. I love that smile. "I don't know…"

"Why not as friends? I mean we can do that right? You need to cool off some steam and I want some food. I promise no talk about relationships, school, just a friendly conversation." David offered.

Rory gave in, "Okay. A friendly dinner, no harm right?"