A/N: I haven't written for a few days, sorry. I was GETTING MY PERMIT!! Woo hoo! Ok, so, thanks to everyone who reviewed. Now it's time to see who came in Lorelai's office!
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"You don't look so good," a man's voice said.
Lorelai eyes flew open and she stared at him. "Oh God."
"So, I gave you time to think. What's your answer?"
"No, Jason. No, I will not marry you. I'm with someone else, now."
"But we've been together longer. I mean, I give you two weeks to breathe and you run off with someone else. He's just a rebound, Lorelai. You still want me."
"You've got everything turned around. I broke up with you two weeks ago. Luke's not a rebound, and we've known each other for like 16 years. I don't want you, I realized that when I wanted to be free from you," Lorelai said calmly.
Jason sat down where Michel was sitting a few minutes ago. "You're not thinking clearly. Lorelai, what do I have to do to make you see that we're meant to be?"
"Are you trying to be funny?" Jason looked confused. "You rhymed. I assumed you wanted to do that." He shook his head. "Ok, well, you can't do anything because I don't want to be with you. Now will you please leave?" Lorelai's phone started to ring.
Jason stood up. "This isn't over, Lorelai. I'll make you realize that you want to be with me, one way or another." He walked out of her office.
Lorelai took a deep breath then answered the phone. "Dragonfly Inn, Lorelai speaking."
"Mom."
"Hey, you. What's up, kiddo?" Lorelai calmed down.
"I've been thinking..."
"Always a good thing."
"I saw Dean earlier, and I just don't want to have that weirdness between us, you know?"
"I know, sweetie. So did you talk to him?"
"No." Rory sighed audibly. "I ran away when he saw me."
"Not exactly the way it should have been, Rory."
"I know, and I feel bad. I mean, what if he wanted to tell me that he's leaving Lindsey for me? What if he wants me, Mom?"
Lorelai sighed. "Rory, I thought you had decided that he should be with his wife."
"I do...Well, I don't know! I'm freaking out here because I can't decide. Mom, what am I going to do?"
"Ror, calm down. You need to think about what to say if Dean chooses you, but you also need to consider what to say if Dean chooses Lindsey."
"Yeah. Mom, I want him to choose me."
"I know you do, but you can't always get what you want."
"Ok, Mick, I'll think about it and get back to you."
"Ok. Hey sweets?"
"Yeah?" Rory asked.
"I think you should talk to Lane about this. Maybe she can help you."
"Sure. Thanks Mom."
"Bye, babe."
"Bye."
Lorelai hung up the phone and took a deep breath. She then stood up and made her way out the door.
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Lorelai walked around the waiting room and dining room, but didn't find who she was looking for. She glanced inside the kitchen, but quickly moved on. She walked over to the stairs and was about to climb them when she heard a scratching sound. She looked up and saw Dean sitting on top of the stairs sanding the banister. "Dean," Lorelai called out.
He looked up from his work and saw Lorelai at the bottom of the stairs. "Hey, Lorelai."
She walked up the stairs and towered over him. "I need to talk to you."
"Ok." She sat down next to him.
"Have you told Lindsey?"
Dean closed his eyes and groaned. "I knew you were going to ask me that sometime."
"Well, I am. What's your answer?"
"No, but I'm going to."
"Dean. You have to. You can't put it off anymore."
"I know," he said while looking down. "I just don't want to hurt her."
"Are you saying that you're going to leave Lindsey?"
Dean quickly looked up at her. "No! Uh, I mean...I don't know, Lorelai."
Lorelai sighed. "You need to make up your mind because your situation is all Rory can think about. She's going to go crazy because of you."
"I know. I love her so much, you know?"
"I know. But if you loved her so much, why did you do it?"
"I wasn't thinking, all I knew was that I wanted to be with her."
"But you can't."
"I know that!" he yelled. He winced. "Sorry, I didn't mean to yell at you."
Lorelai sighed. "Tell her. But don't bring Rory into this until you're ready to explain everything, you got that?"
Dean nodded. "Yeah." Lorelai started to get up. "Hey, Lorelai?"
She looked at him. "Yeah?"
"I'm sorry that you hate me."
Lorelai sat down again. "I don't hate you. I'm just furious with you. You took something from my little girl that she can never have back."
"I know."
"And for that I want to kill you."
"I know."
She smiled. "But you are still the only guy that has made her happy, so I'm hoping you don't do that again."
"I won't, Lorelai, I promise."
"I'm going to take your word for it. Stupid, I know, but, I have to." She stood up and ran her hand along the part of the banister he had been working on. "Much better. Now get to work." Lorelai walked down the stairs with a satisfied smile on her face.
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Luke was being uncharacteristically nice to almost everyone who came into his diner. He was smiling a lot more, and was definitely more lenient about serving artery-clogging food. He even gave Caesar and Lane raises. He was setting food on Kirk's table when a boy about twenty with shoulder-length, sandy-blond hair came into the diner. The boy walked up to him. "You're Luke, right?"
"You must be Jake," Luke said extending his hand. Jake shook his hand and nodded. "Ok, let me see what you can do." He led Jake into the kitchen where Caesar was dumping frozen fries into the deep-fryer. "Ok, I'm going to get you an order, and Caesar here is going to show you how to make it, all right?"
"Sure, no problem," Jake said with a confident smile. There was a distant bell ringing and Luke nodded at him before going to take the new customer's order.
When Luke went out, he saw Rory sitting at the counter. "Hey Rory, want some coffee?" Rory silently nodded. After Luke poured her cup full he asked, "Are you all right, you seem down."
"I was wondering if Lane was here."
"She's on her break. She'll be back in a few minutes; did you want something to eat?"
Rory shrugged. "I guess some fries."
"Ok." Luke walked into the kitchen. A few minutes later he came back out with a steaming plate of cheese fries.
"Luke, I just order regular fries," Rory said as he set the plate in front of her.
"I know but you mother sent someone she fired down here, and I'm testing his skills." She popped a fry in her mouth. "Is it too hot or cheesy?"
"No, it's good. It's a little hot, but it's still really good. It tastes a little different, like it has different seasonings in it."
"Seasonings?"
"Yeah, you know, spices that make the food taste different and usually better?"
"Right. So, do you think I should keep him or test to see how he does with a burger?"
"Hmm, I'll take a cheeseburger with extra onions, please."
Luke smiled. "Thanks."
"Yeah."
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When Luke went back into the kitchen, Lane walked into the diner. Rory ran over to her and hugged her tightly.
"Hey, Rory," Lane said while hugging her back. "What's wrong?" Rory released her and grabbed her hand. She pulled her out of the diner and over toward the gazebo. "Rory," Lane said while trying to keep up with Rory's fast pace, "I need to get back to work."
Rory stopped walking and turned to look at Lane. "Luke will understand. I need to talk to you."
"Is this about Lorelai coming to get you yesterday?"
"Kind of; It's about what happened the night before she came over."
"The mysterious night that you came to stay over? The night you didn't want to talk about?"
"The one and only," Rory said while sitting on a bench.
"What happened? Did something happen at the inn?"
"No, well, it did start there. I almost kissed Dean in the inn."
"Whoa. Wait, you said start. What happened?" Lane asked while sitting down next to Rory.
"Well, Mom wanted me to get CDs for the guests to listen to. While I was there Dean came over."
"Did you kiss him then?"
"More than that."
"You made out?" Rory gave her a look that said "Not that; that."
"Oh my God, you didn't!" Lane said with a look of disbelief.
"Well..."
"Oh my God, you did!" Lane squealed with delight. "I want to hear all the details when, where, and h-"Lane stopped abruptly. "Wait, he's married! Rory, you know this! Why did you two have se–"
"Sh!" Rory said covering Lane's mouth and looking around. "No one needs to know about this." Lane mumbled something to her. "What? Oh." Rory removed her hand from Lane's mouth.
"What didn't you tell me this sooner?"
Rory shrugged. "I had just argued about it with my mom and I wasn't feeling up to discussing the matter again."
Lane nodded. "I understand. So, what's going to happen now?"
"Well, I don't know about Dean, but I can't see him when I know he can't be with me."
"I know," Lane said while rubbing Rory's arm softly.
"But I know that I'm going to Europe with my grandmother."
Lane stopped rubbing Rory's arm. "What?"
Rory smiled slightly. "I'm leaving for Europe tomorrow night."
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A/N: And that's where I'm going to leave it. I had more Rory in it. I'm going to have her first discussion with Dean in the next chapter, but first I'm going to have to end Lane's and Rory's conversation. I put more Jason in there like people wanted, and as he said, he'll be back! So no worries. Please review! Au revoir for now!
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"You don't look so good," a man's voice said.
Lorelai eyes flew open and she stared at him. "Oh God."
"So, I gave you time to think. What's your answer?"
"No, Jason. No, I will not marry you. I'm with someone else, now."
"But we've been together longer. I mean, I give you two weeks to breathe and you run off with someone else. He's just a rebound, Lorelai. You still want me."
"You've got everything turned around. I broke up with you two weeks ago. Luke's not a rebound, and we've known each other for like 16 years. I don't want you, I realized that when I wanted to be free from you," Lorelai said calmly.
Jason sat down where Michel was sitting a few minutes ago. "You're not thinking clearly. Lorelai, what do I have to do to make you see that we're meant to be?"
"Are you trying to be funny?" Jason looked confused. "You rhymed. I assumed you wanted to do that." He shook his head. "Ok, well, you can't do anything because I don't want to be with you. Now will you please leave?" Lorelai's phone started to ring.
Jason stood up. "This isn't over, Lorelai. I'll make you realize that you want to be with me, one way or another." He walked out of her office.
Lorelai took a deep breath then answered the phone. "Dragonfly Inn, Lorelai speaking."
"Mom."
"Hey, you. What's up, kiddo?" Lorelai calmed down.
"I've been thinking..."
"Always a good thing."
"I saw Dean earlier, and I just don't want to have that weirdness between us, you know?"
"I know, sweetie. So did you talk to him?"
"No." Rory sighed audibly. "I ran away when he saw me."
"Not exactly the way it should have been, Rory."
"I know, and I feel bad. I mean, what if he wanted to tell me that he's leaving Lindsey for me? What if he wants me, Mom?"
Lorelai sighed. "Rory, I thought you had decided that he should be with his wife."
"I do...Well, I don't know! I'm freaking out here because I can't decide. Mom, what am I going to do?"
"Ror, calm down. You need to think about what to say if Dean chooses you, but you also need to consider what to say if Dean chooses Lindsey."
"Yeah. Mom, I want him to choose me."
"I know you do, but you can't always get what you want."
"Ok, Mick, I'll think about it and get back to you."
"Ok. Hey sweets?"
"Yeah?" Rory asked.
"I think you should talk to Lane about this. Maybe she can help you."
"Sure. Thanks Mom."
"Bye, babe."
"Bye."
Lorelai hung up the phone and took a deep breath. She then stood up and made her way out the door.
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Lorelai walked around the waiting room and dining room, but didn't find who she was looking for. She glanced inside the kitchen, but quickly moved on. She walked over to the stairs and was about to climb them when she heard a scratching sound. She looked up and saw Dean sitting on top of the stairs sanding the banister. "Dean," Lorelai called out.
He looked up from his work and saw Lorelai at the bottom of the stairs. "Hey, Lorelai."
She walked up the stairs and towered over him. "I need to talk to you."
"Ok." She sat down next to him.
"Have you told Lindsey?"
Dean closed his eyes and groaned. "I knew you were going to ask me that sometime."
"Well, I am. What's your answer?"
"No, but I'm going to."
"Dean. You have to. You can't put it off anymore."
"I know," he said while looking down. "I just don't want to hurt her."
"Are you saying that you're going to leave Lindsey?"
Dean quickly looked up at her. "No! Uh, I mean...I don't know, Lorelai."
Lorelai sighed. "You need to make up your mind because your situation is all Rory can think about. She's going to go crazy because of you."
"I know. I love her so much, you know?"
"I know. But if you loved her so much, why did you do it?"
"I wasn't thinking, all I knew was that I wanted to be with her."
"But you can't."
"I know that!" he yelled. He winced. "Sorry, I didn't mean to yell at you."
Lorelai sighed. "Tell her. But don't bring Rory into this until you're ready to explain everything, you got that?"
Dean nodded. "Yeah." Lorelai started to get up. "Hey, Lorelai?"
She looked at him. "Yeah?"
"I'm sorry that you hate me."
Lorelai sat down again. "I don't hate you. I'm just furious with you. You took something from my little girl that she can never have back."
"I know."
"And for that I want to kill you."
"I know."
She smiled. "But you are still the only guy that has made her happy, so I'm hoping you don't do that again."
"I won't, Lorelai, I promise."
"I'm going to take your word for it. Stupid, I know, but, I have to." She stood up and ran her hand along the part of the banister he had been working on. "Much better. Now get to work." Lorelai walked down the stairs with a satisfied smile on her face.
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Luke was being uncharacteristically nice to almost everyone who came into his diner. He was smiling a lot more, and was definitely more lenient about serving artery-clogging food. He even gave Caesar and Lane raises. He was setting food on Kirk's table when a boy about twenty with shoulder-length, sandy-blond hair came into the diner. The boy walked up to him. "You're Luke, right?"
"You must be Jake," Luke said extending his hand. Jake shook his hand and nodded. "Ok, let me see what you can do." He led Jake into the kitchen where Caesar was dumping frozen fries into the deep-fryer. "Ok, I'm going to get you an order, and Caesar here is going to show you how to make it, all right?"
"Sure, no problem," Jake said with a confident smile. There was a distant bell ringing and Luke nodded at him before going to take the new customer's order.
When Luke went out, he saw Rory sitting at the counter. "Hey Rory, want some coffee?" Rory silently nodded. After Luke poured her cup full he asked, "Are you all right, you seem down."
"I was wondering if Lane was here."
"She's on her break. She'll be back in a few minutes; did you want something to eat?"
Rory shrugged. "I guess some fries."
"Ok." Luke walked into the kitchen. A few minutes later he came back out with a steaming plate of cheese fries.
"Luke, I just order regular fries," Rory said as he set the plate in front of her.
"I know but you mother sent someone she fired down here, and I'm testing his skills." She popped a fry in her mouth. "Is it too hot or cheesy?"
"No, it's good. It's a little hot, but it's still really good. It tastes a little different, like it has different seasonings in it."
"Seasonings?"
"Yeah, you know, spices that make the food taste different and usually better?"
"Right. So, do you think I should keep him or test to see how he does with a burger?"
"Hmm, I'll take a cheeseburger with extra onions, please."
Luke smiled. "Thanks."
"Yeah."
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When Luke went back into the kitchen, Lane walked into the diner. Rory ran over to her and hugged her tightly.
"Hey, Rory," Lane said while hugging her back. "What's wrong?" Rory released her and grabbed her hand. She pulled her out of the diner and over toward the gazebo. "Rory," Lane said while trying to keep up with Rory's fast pace, "I need to get back to work."
Rory stopped walking and turned to look at Lane. "Luke will understand. I need to talk to you."
"Is this about Lorelai coming to get you yesterday?"
"Kind of; It's about what happened the night before she came over."
"The mysterious night that you came to stay over? The night you didn't want to talk about?"
"The one and only," Rory said while sitting on a bench.
"What happened? Did something happen at the inn?"
"No, well, it did start there. I almost kissed Dean in the inn."
"Whoa. Wait, you said start. What happened?" Lane asked while sitting down next to Rory.
"Well, Mom wanted me to get CDs for the guests to listen to. While I was there Dean came over."
"Did you kiss him then?"
"More than that."
"You made out?" Rory gave her a look that said "Not that; that."
"Oh my God, you didn't!" Lane said with a look of disbelief.
"Well..."
"Oh my God, you did!" Lane squealed with delight. "I want to hear all the details when, where, and h-"Lane stopped abruptly. "Wait, he's married! Rory, you know this! Why did you two have se–"
"Sh!" Rory said covering Lane's mouth and looking around. "No one needs to know about this." Lane mumbled something to her. "What? Oh." Rory removed her hand from Lane's mouth.
"What didn't you tell me this sooner?"
Rory shrugged. "I had just argued about it with my mom and I wasn't feeling up to discussing the matter again."
Lane nodded. "I understand. So, what's going to happen now?"
"Well, I don't know about Dean, but I can't see him when I know he can't be with me."
"I know," Lane said while rubbing Rory's arm softly.
"But I know that I'm going to Europe with my grandmother."
Lane stopped rubbing Rory's arm. "What?"
Rory smiled slightly. "I'm leaving for Europe tomorrow night."
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A/N: And that's where I'm going to leave it. I had more Rory in it. I'm going to have her first discussion with Dean in the next chapter, but first I'm going to have to end Lane's and Rory's conversation. I put more Jason in there like people wanted, and as he said, he'll be back! So no worries. Please review! Au revoir for now!