A/N: bright-star4455: thanks a lot. This is such a compliment coming from you, because, you know, I really love your story so far. So… thanks ).

The one with the new waitress

-30 minutes later-

Lorelai and Rory are still sitting at their tablein Luke's. Rory's head is lying on the table, her hand embraces her cup of coffee, while Lorelai is staring concentrated at it.

"Mom, I'm bored." Rory says tired.

"And I want coffee." Lorelai says sad. "Can I get yours? You're anyhow too tired to drink it".

"Revenge." Rory says, then continues "I am so tired. Can't we just leave?"

"Rory, that would be nonesense, because in 30 minutes were going to have lunch anyway."

"What happened to that whole New York shopping-thing?"

"You didn't want to get out of your bed, Lady." she blames Rory.

After a little break. "I'm bored, too. I want to do something. I feel like once Milli Vanilli, they were doing nothing, the difference just is they were getting payed for just standing and pretending that they're singing – and that is like doing nothing. I think that just standing there and singing wasn't really…" Lorelai notices Rory fell asleep, then shefixes the still half filled coffee cup of Rory. She looks at Rory once again, whether she's still asleep and then crabs the cup to drink some coffee. "Yummy."

Suddenly she hears Luke talking with Cesar and turns around to watch them.

"I really have to, Luke. My wife's mother is coming to visit us, today and I have to take her from the airport with my car. I'm sorry, but I totally forgot about that." Cesar apologizes.

"Yeah, it's okay. Do you know, whether Paul has time tonight?" Luke wonders.

"No, he's in New Hampshire this week…I'm sorry."

"It's fine, I will find someone else. Don't worry."

When Cesar goes back into the kitchen, Lorelaiwalks to the counter. "What happened?" she asks Luke curiously.

In thoughts "I need someone to help me out, here, later."

"Would that mean that someone have to do something?"

With a questioning look "What?"

"That would mean that that someone, who helps you, wouldn't be bored today and would also get enough coffee this person can drink, would he?!"

"No, he wouldn't and well…"

She stands up straight "I would like to present you your new waitress for that day. Miss Lorelai Gilmore."

"Really?" Luke wonders.

"Yeah, wouldn't that be great?" she smiles.

"Hmm, what do you know about serving food?"

"I know that some waiters use those crazy sort of wood, what actually doesn't look like wood, you know, it rather looks like a leaf – so flat… I think it's called paper. Yeah, and they're writing something on it, do you know what I mean?" Lorelai says sarcastically and rolls her eyes.

"So, when would you have time?"

"You'd take me? … As a waitress?"asks Lorelai smiling.

"Well, you can't be the cook, right?! So, yeah, we can try. You as waitress and me as cook." Luke says "Could you be here at 3 p.m.?"

"Jup, no problem, Sir Mister Workgiver Danes."

"Don't…" he points with his finger at her.

"No problem, Lu…"she says, Luke turns around "..cas."

Then she goes back to the table, where Rory sleeps on. She softly touches her hair.

"Hon'?" Rory slowly wakes up. "I'm gonna bring you home, there you can sleep and I'm gonna work then, alright?"

"What…what you're gonna do?" Rory sleepy asks.

"I'm gonna work here, because Cesar can't work today and so, I will play the leading female role: the waitress Tess and Luke will be the male part: the cook Bubba."

"What…?" she asks confused.

"Nothing… Come on, we're going home." She helps Rory to get up and slowly walks out the door with the weak Rory besides.

On their way back home, Lane suddenly comes running to them.

"Hey, guys." Lane says.

"Shssst." Lorelai says. "She can't deal with loud noises right now."

"Oh, what did she do?" Lane asks worried.

"It's mom's fault…" Rory says tired.

"She has a huge imagination, today. I don't know, what's going on with her."

"HA!" Rory says.

"So, Lane…" Lorelai continues "…what's going on in your life?"

"I'm gonna be like Meg White, Dave Grohl, Chad Smith…" Lane screams happy.

Rory suddenly gets up her head "You're gonna be a drummer of your own band?!"

"Exactly." Lane smiles, while jumping up and down.

"Damn, that is awsome." Lorelai hugs her.

"Yeah, that's really …groovy." Rory hugs her. "Who's your band?"

"I don't know, but this afternoon I'm gonna meet them for the first time… I'm so nervous."

„Does the dragon, who's engaging the house, know about this not really holy meeting?" Lorelai asks.

"Mom went to Boston, because there's a bible festival today."

"And you didn't have to go with her?" Rory asks.

"Nope, I'm offically sick."

"Woah, that's thin ice..." Lorelai notices.

"I know, but I have to meet them, they will be my… band!!!" she screams. "And I don't know them yet." After thinking about something. "My gosh, they don't know me either… what if they don't want me, because they don't like me? What if I'm not having the right music taste for them, maybe it's not that cool like their's…?!"

"This can't and won't happen, Lane…" Rory says "You're the only person I've ever met, who just listens to everything, I mean, some people listen to The Beatles and James Brown at the same time, but you're listening to The Beatles, Eminem, James Brown and The Doors. They will love you. They will adore you." Rory smiles.

"She's right.You're extremer than the Soundtrack of Pieces of April." Lorelai adds.

"Okay, but, could you though come with me?" Lane asks Rory.

"Let me just have one cup of coffee and we're directly in front of your new band's door."

"Thanks, Rory. We gonna meet at 2 p.m. back here, alright?!"

"That is perfect."

Singing and jumping up and down "I'm getting a band, I'm getting a band…" Then Lane runs away. "See ya."

Two hours later Rory and Lane are standing in front of a door. In the background you can hear gitars playing.

"That has to be them." Lane says smiling.

"Jup. Sounds great. So could you knock?" asks Rory.

Lane doesn't move "They sound really great, Rory." she says nervously.

"What's the problem then? Why don't you knock?" Rory wonders.

"They sound really great. Rory, they don't want me."

"Lane, you're such a great drummer and that though you learned it on pans and with your CDs as teacher."

"I don't know." Lane says full of doubts.

"Knock." Rory "forces" her friend.

Lane slowly knocks. A guy with curly brown hair opens the door, he wears a The Cure-T-Shirt and smiles at Lane. "Hey. You're …?"

"Yes!" Lane says fastly.

The guy continues "…Lane?"

"Yes, yes… hi." Lane says.

"I'm Dave." the guy says.

Rory tips on Lane's shoulder, Lane turns around. "oh… and this is Rory, she's a friend of mine." she introduces Rory to Dave.

"Hi." Rory says.

"Hi." Dave answers. "Come on in, guys. Brian, Zack and me, we're already playing a little bit."

"Yeah, I heard so…" Lane smiles, then she and Rory are going inside.