Those Quirky Gilmores Chapter Seven: What's the Scoop?

Rory awoke with an immediate smile on her face, her thoughts automatically going to last night's events. She wanted to remember everything, but mostly, she just wanted to see Jess again.

Luke woke up and went down to the diner to find the lights already on, coffee already made and Jess settnig up the place settings on the counter.

"Who the hell are you?" Luke asked in mock confusion.

"What?" Jess asked his uncle.

"Who are you?" Luke asked again. "Who let you into my diner?"

"I was up early," Jess explained, "I figured I'd get an early start down here."

"What time did you get in last night?"

Hesitating, Jess answered, "About midnight."

"And so it's 5 O'clock now, what time did you get to sleep?" he inquired.

"Didn't really get too much sleep."

"Why's that?" he asked quickly. "You and Rory have a fight last night?"

"No," Jess answered, "actually it wa..." he realized what he was saying and he stopped.

"What?" Luke asked interested. "It was what?"

"Nothing." Jess dodged the question, he didn't know exactly what the answer was.

"Jess, if I find out..." Luke began before Jess cut him off.

"Why do you always assume the worst? I did nothing wrong." Jess defended. "In fact, I'll be you ten dollars that she's pretty damn happy when she comes in here."

"Again," Luke started, "I ask, what'd you do?"

"To make her happy?" Jess gave his uncle a stern look.

"Exactly."

"Is this the new crime? Man. I'm damned if I do, I'm damned if I don't." Jess went back to setting the tables.

"Do what?" Luke asked. "Don't what? Jess, did something happen?"

Jess was getting annoyed, he said, "I gotta go stock the back room."

"Jess?" Luke said as his nephew walked away. "Jess!"

He gave up and began doing his morning routine for opening the diner.

Four hours later.

Luke looked up at the bell to see the one face he never got tired of serving. Lorelai sat down on the stool in front of him and said, "I know something you don't know."

Amused at her usual game Luke said, "I probably don't want to know."

"Oh, I think you'll want to know." Lorelai gave him her most convincing smile.

"If this is like the last time, I really didn't want to know that Kirk waxed his legs."

"No no, it's nothing like that... even though THAT was funny and I can't believe you wouldn't want to know that." she gave him an aghast look.

"Do you want coffee or not?" Luke said picking up a mug.

"You're asking moi if I want coffee?" she said slightly offended.

"Is that a no?" he asked, "because I can get you something else."

She put on her cutest little girl voice, "That's a please please with sugar on top!"

He gave her a grin and poured her a cup.

"Hey!" she remembered, "you changed the subject!"

"A fruitless effort in hopes you would forget."

"Well," Lorelai said, leaning in close to him, "Rory and Jess had a talk last night."

Luke suddenly remembered Jess's odd behavior. "Oh yea, I was gonna ask you about that."

"Really?! So you know?"

"Know what? Jess wouldn't tell me."

"Did you really expect him to?" Lorelai asked seriously. "I mean c'mon, the kid doesn't talk about the weather let alone a relationship."

"Wait," Luke began, "relationship? Are they dating?"

"Well... I don't know exactly, but I know they met last night and I know I couldn't remove the coat hanger moulding Rory's face into a smile this morning." she explained.

"So you know..."

"I got pretty much nothin'?" she answered.

"But she'll tell you right?" he persued.

"If she wants."

"But she tells you everything!" Luke was getting impatient.

"Well," she said, "not EVERYTHING."

Luke gave her a look telling her he knew she was wrong.

"I'll have the scoop for you tomorrow." she said.