Taking a seat Rory closed her eyes as she dreaded what would happen next. She knew Adam could be rough and she knew that fighting was Jess forte. She really wished she could prevent a fight but she knew she couldn't put herself in that position, he would surely hurt her... He was just a few steps away from her. He could easily pull out a gun and shoot them all. Her thoughts stop and her body froze as she listened to their conversation.

"First off I have a few quick questions. Who is Rory Gilmore? Who are you? And what do I have to do with any of this?"
At first Rory was relieved, Jess had thankfully (for once) chosen an alternative to fighting. Now she was just scared to know what Adam would say.
"Aren't you Rory's friend?"

"If I don't know her how the hell can I be her friend?" Jess' temper was rising and it was pretty obvious that it was hard for him to contain his anger.

"But you're that famous.."

"Engineer? Yah, I work in a factory all day long. I didn't realize that they told everyone I was employee of the month, or that it was that great of an honour. Actually I have to go claim my reward. If you would kindly leave my household and never return we won't have to have this discussion again."

Jess slammed the door in Adam's face causing Rory to jump out of her seat.

"That son of a b--."

"Jess, Luke is in the room, watch your language."

Rory looked over at the counter. Luke must have come back out when he heard his father yelling.

"Dad, I would have beat that guy down for you."

"Luke, you will not fight. Haven't we taught you that fighting is bad?"

'A typical mother,' Rory thought.

"Rory, did my dad fight when you knew him?"

Rory turned to look at little Luke's pleading eyes, hoping that her answer would teach his mother a lesson. She glanced up towards Luke and Anne who were shaking their heads and whispering no. Rory actually felt the urge to laugh, something she hadn't done in a long time. A smile spread across her face as she replied.

"Actually, I've never seen your father in a fight. He was always such a good boy. I remember he used to stop everyday and feed this little bird that had broken its leg. He even made a little cast for it."

"Dad, did you really do that?"

Jess looked at Rory with a look of sarcasm on his face. He couldn't believe Rory had just said that.

"Actually I think it was Rory. I just followed her around and helped her in case she fell out of the tree."

"Dad, that makes no sense."

Rory started laughing and Anne joined in. Luke was looking at his father curiously. He obviously had known that Rory's story had been a lie...lying was definitely not her forte.

Jess looked over at Rory. He looked at her smile and listened to her laugh; something he knew she hadn't done in awhile. That was definitely the Rory he used to know, before her life was traumatized by this freak. He had definitely felt the urge to pound Adam. He was surprised he didn't.

"Yes son I think it does."

"Grown ups are weird."

With that Luke walked away, leaving Rory and Anne laughing hysterically.

"Rory, you are a terrible liar."

A smile stretched across Jess' face. He was actually having fun. Something he couldn't imagine in a time like this.

"But you aren't! That was an awesome idea. I really think you fooled him." Rory's confidence in Jess had grown too much. She had obviously forgotten about Adam's power and need to get what he wants.

"I just can't believe I didn't punch him."

"He sounded really nice, like he truly cares."

Anne hadn't talked in awhile. Rory assumed that she was truly frightened. She didn't blame her.

"That's the trap he sets. I was just the mouse that ran for the cheese."

There was an awkward silence as the three sat and thought over what they were going to do. A few minutes later there was a knock at the door.

"That must be them." Jess started for the door then turned around to face Rory.

"It'll be okay...I promise that it'll be okay."