I've noticed that I haven't given a disclaimer and I don't want to get in trouble or anything. But seriously who would think that I owned Gilmore Girls or anything. Hmm… would be fun…. But officially I don't own any of these characters.

After their lunch, Lorelai went back to the inn and Rory headed to Lane's house. She knocked on the screen door just out of politeness before entering and saying to the guys sitting in front of the TV playing video games. "Hey, guys. Where's Lane?"

"Other room" Zach grunted back his eyes never leaving the screen.

"Thanks." Rory made her way to Lane's room. She knocked on the door and opened the door knowing that Lane hadn't heard it over the blare of the music. She smiled because for once all of Lane's band memorabilia was on full display. Lane was sitting on her bed pencil and notebook in hand bobbing her head to the music. "Hey!" Rory called loudly trying to be heard over the music. Lane's head snapped up, she threw the notebook to the side and hopped up the greet Rory.

"Hey! I didn't hear you!" Lane made her way to the stereo to turn the volume down so they would be able to talk. Lane cocked her head at Rory. "What's up?" She hadn't expected Rory to come over but judging on the look on Rory's face something was definitely up.

Rory turned around and shut the door to Lane's room, before she turned around she blurted out the answer. "I slept with Dean." When there was no reply Rory turned around and saw her friend standing frozen with a look of astonishment on her face. "Say something!" Rory said as she plopped down on Lane's bed. Lane just stood there trying to process what her best friend had just said.

"Uh…ugh…" Lane was speechless. She sat on the bed next to Rory.

"I know! I can't believe it either and believe me I was there! I don't know why but he was there and he said that it wasn't working with Lindsay and then he started kissing me and then the next thing I know…" She looked over at Lane who still had the same expression and continued. "Then Mom came home." That got Lane's face to change from a "wow" to the classic "oh-crap-you're-in-trouble" look. "I know she said a lot of stuff that really made me angry and then she left."

Lane raised her eyebrows at the truly un-Lorelai behavior. "But she came back and we talked. She helped me realize that I don't love Dean. I slept with a man I didn't love!" Rory covered her face with her hands and fell backwards on the bed. Lane didn't know what to say. Usually she could whip out some helpful piece of advice but nothing came to mind. But before Lane could saw anything at all Rory sat up and started talking again.

"And Dean called me this morning and told me that he told Lindsay. And then I told him that ya know that I didn't love him like that and then we fought and I am going to Europe." Rory spit out the rest of the story in one breath. Then she remembered one more thing that happened in the busy day. "Oh, and mom's going out with Luke." Lane's mouth dropped open again. Rory looked at her expectantly. "Well? Anything? Do have anything to say?"

Lane knew that Rory didn't need a lecture and she didn't want to give her one, so she settled on the question that was purely girlish and only a best friend would ask. "Well, how was it?" Rory looked at her with surprise and suddenly burst out in laughter.

"Thanks." Rory said. And Rory settled in to tell the story in a very different way.

Lorelai walked in her house, kicked off her shoes. She threw her keys on the table and simply yelled, "Rory." Rory came out from her room and Lorelai stumbled toward her. Over-dramatically she exclaimed, "My brain! The comments cards! They were never ending! The third stair creaks when stepped on from an 80 degree angle. The grass should be cut a quarter-inch shorter! Never Ending! Need Coffee!"

"Don't complain to me. You didn't have to dodge questions from grandma all afternoon. She kept trying to find out why exactly I was taking up her offer. And then finally after I got her off that subject, which I didn't think she would appreciate knowing all the details of, I had to listen for two hours about all the different hotels we would be going to! Two hours of which ones have the best bed linens and china! Two hours, Mom!

Lorelai looked at Rory then grabbed her keys and walked tiredly out of the kitchen. Rory followed her, puzzled. "What? Where are you going?"

Lorelai stuffed her feet back into her shoes and simply said, "Luke's. Come on."

TBC

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