Disclaimer: GILMORE GIRLS ARE NOT MINE ::sigh::
The next morning Lorelai came into the diner. She leaned over the counter and kissed Luke. "Coffee."
"Good morning." He said without moving towards the coffee.
She frowned. "Coffee?"
"No 'Good morning'?"
"Your lucky you got a kiss. Now coffee," she whined.
Luke sighed and poured her coffee. She took a sip and put on her most charming smile. "Good morning Lukey my love."
Luke shook his head.
"So, Luke, any word on Jess's sudden visit?" Lorelai tried to ask casually. She was still a little in shock from the night before.
"What do you mean? He said he'd visit when he could and I guess he can now."
"Yeah, but why? And why now?" She didn't want to press the issue too much. Luke really was happy that he was here.
"You mean why right when Rory gets engaged? Look Lorelai, I don't really know why he's here and why now. I'm just really happy that he's here."
She smiled. "Okay, okay. Well I heard from Rory this morning and she's feeling better. She's actually meeting me here soon."
"I'm happy to hear that. I was really worried about her last night."
"Yeah me too."
Rory walked in as Lorelai was saying this. "MOMMY!"
Luke glanced up, "I think you've already had enough coffee today."
Rory walked up to the counter and did her best puppy dog face. Walking up behind Luke and seeing her face Jess picked up the coffee pot. Handing her a filled cup he said, "Hey girls, Luke tormenting you guys again?"
Rory looked at Jess. She had decided that she was not going to give him the satisfaction of having any sort of effect on her whatsoever. "Thank you Jess."
Lorelai's phone rang and after a stern look from Luke she went outside. Rory and Jess were suddenly alone for the first time since his arrival. Studying her, he asked, "So you still mad at me?"
She sighed. 'Mad' didn't exactly describe what she felt for him, not that she'd tell him anyway. "Nope."
Jess smirked. She wasn't going to make this easy. "So do I have a shot at being your friend again then?"
Rory's stomach jumped. Friends? Could she ever be just friends with Jess? It wasn't really such a bad idea. Anyway if she said no then he would think that she still was upset about all that had happened. So she put on her best smile and said, "Friends."
Jess knew that it wasn't that simple. He also knew that now that she had said it she would attempt to follow through, even if it was only because she said it. Their eyes remained silently focused on one another until a voice was heard close to them.
"Excuse me? Can I maybe get a cup of coffee here?"
Jess snapped his head to look at who was talking. It was a girl about their age with dark hair and bright green eyes. "I'm kind of in a rush if you don't mind," she continued. "Oh yeah sure sorry." Jess rushed to fill a cup for her.
"So you work here?" she asked. Jess nodded and walked into the back. The girl turned to Rory, "You know him?"
Rory trying to suppress a small twinge of jealousy replied, "Yeah, I mean I did, he ... he just came back yesterday."
The girl smiled. "Well I'm glad he did. I'm Alexis."
"I'm Rory. Are you new here?"
"I'm staying with my aunt for a little while. She just had twins on top her the four kids she already has. She asked me if I could help out and since I'm in between jobs I thought it would be a nice change of scenery. From what I can see it is." She nodded towards the back room. "Well I have to go, it was nice meeting you."
As she left Lorelai walked back in to Rory. "I'm sorry Rory I have to go to the inn now. Who was that?"
"Alexis. Jess's newest admirer." Not wanting to sound jealous, she added, "She seems nice."
Lorelai nodded. She knew this wasn't easy on Rory, she just wasn't sure why it was this hard. "Okay well you have to go to work anyway right?"
"Yeah, unfortunately. I'm so tired still from being sick last night." Both Gilmores stood and left for work.
The next morning Lorelai came into the diner. She leaned over the counter and kissed Luke. "Coffee."
"Good morning." He said without moving towards the coffee.
She frowned. "Coffee?"
"No 'Good morning'?"
"Your lucky you got a kiss. Now coffee," she whined.
Luke sighed and poured her coffee. She took a sip and put on her most charming smile. "Good morning Lukey my love."
Luke shook his head.
"So, Luke, any word on Jess's sudden visit?" Lorelai tried to ask casually. She was still a little in shock from the night before.
"What do you mean? He said he'd visit when he could and I guess he can now."
"Yeah, but why? And why now?" She didn't want to press the issue too much. Luke really was happy that he was here.
"You mean why right when Rory gets engaged? Look Lorelai, I don't really know why he's here and why now. I'm just really happy that he's here."
She smiled. "Okay, okay. Well I heard from Rory this morning and she's feeling better. She's actually meeting me here soon."
"I'm happy to hear that. I was really worried about her last night."
"Yeah me too."
Rory walked in as Lorelai was saying this. "MOMMY!"
Luke glanced up, "I think you've already had enough coffee today."
Rory walked up to the counter and did her best puppy dog face. Walking up behind Luke and seeing her face Jess picked up the coffee pot. Handing her a filled cup he said, "Hey girls, Luke tormenting you guys again?"
Rory looked at Jess. She had decided that she was not going to give him the satisfaction of having any sort of effect on her whatsoever. "Thank you Jess."
Lorelai's phone rang and after a stern look from Luke she went outside. Rory and Jess were suddenly alone for the first time since his arrival. Studying her, he asked, "So you still mad at me?"
She sighed. 'Mad' didn't exactly describe what she felt for him, not that she'd tell him anyway. "Nope."
Jess smirked. She wasn't going to make this easy. "So do I have a shot at being your friend again then?"
Rory's stomach jumped. Friends? Could she ever be just friends with Jess? It wasn't really such a bad idea. Anyway if she said no then he would think that she still was upset about all that had happened. So she put on her best smile and said, "Friends."
Jess knew that it wasn't that simple. He also knew that now that she had said it she would attempt to follow through, even if it was only because she said it. Their eyes remained silently focused on one another until a voice was heard close to them.
"Excuse me? Can I maybe get a cup of coffee here?"
Jess snapped his head to look at who was talking. It was a girl about their age with dark hair and bright green eyes. "I'm kind of in a rush if you don't mind," she continued. "Oh yeah sure sorry." Jess rushed to fill a cup for her.
"So you work here?" she asked. Jess nodded and walked into the back. The girl turned to Rory, "You know him?"
Rory trying to suppress a small twinge of jealousy replied, "Yeah, I mean I did, he ... he just came back yesterday."
The girl smiled. "Well I'm glad he did. I'm Alexis."
"I'm Rory. Are you new here?"
"I'm staying with my aunt for a little while. She just had twins on top her the four kids she already has. She asked me if I could help out and since I'm in between jobs I thought it would be a nice change of scenery. From what I can see it is." She nodded towards the back room. "Well I have to go, it was nice meeting you."
As she left Lorelai walked back in to Rory. "I'm sorry Rory I have to go to the inn now. Who was that?"
"Alexis. Jess's newest admirer." Not wanting to sound jealous, she added, "She seems nice."
Lorelai nodded. She knew this wasn't easy on Rory, she just wasn't sure why it was this hard. "Okay well you have to go to work anyway right?"
"Yeah, unfortunately. I'm so tired still from being sick last night." Both Gilmores stood and left for work.