A/N: Thank you all so, so much for the reviews. You guys rock.

DriftAway-Lorelai is 20 just because of the times their birthdays fall. I'm making Lorelai's birthday in April (Because of Happy Birthday, Baby!'s airdate. If any of you know when her birthday really is, please tell me.) And Rory's is in October, so...it works. I think.

Charming

[Cut To: outside of the Independence Inn, LORELAI and RORY are walking home, LORELAI is walking fast and pulling RORY behind her]

Rory: Why was Mia yelling?

Lorelai: She wasn't.

Rory: Why were you yelling?

Lorelai: I wasn't.

Rory: Why-

Lorelai: Rory! Stop! Just be quiet, okay? (RORY puts her head down and doesn't say anything. LORELAI sees and picks her up)Sorry, honey. I'm just upset.

Rory: Why?

Lorelai: It's a long story. We don't need to talk about it now.

Rory: Please?

Lorelai: I need to figure it out first.

[Cut To: Independence Inn, potting shed, LORELAI is clearing off shelves and RORY is helping]

Rory: (whining)I don't want to clean.

Lorelai: It was your idea.

Rory: And you didn't want to.

Lorelai: Well, now I do.

Rory: I remember when you cleaned because you were mad at Gramma.

Lorelai: Good memory.

Rory: Are you mad at Gramma?

Lorelai: Um, yes. Always.

Rory: So that's why you're cleaning?

Lorelai: Sweetie, please. Just stop trying to figure it out.

Rory: Why won't you just tell me?

Lorelai: Fine, I'll tell you.

Rory: Thank you.

Lorelai: You're welcome. Um, Mia thought that we should call Grandma and Grandpa a lot. But I don't want to. So she wants to make me. She says that we have to.

Rory: Then why don't we?

Lorelai: Because we moved here so that people wouldn't tell us what to do.

Rory: So we won't call Gramma and Granpa?

Lorelai: No.

Rory: Ever?

Lorelai: (seeing that RORY wants to call them)Maybe someday. Not now.

[Cut To: Independence Inn, night, LORELAI is asleep]

Rory: Mommy!

Lorelai: (getting up suddenly)Oh, you have got to stop doing that.

Rory: Mommy, I lost it!

Lorelai: Lost what?

Rory: My book! Where is it?

Lorelai: Have you been awake this whole time?

Rory: I lost it!

Lorelai: Rory, did you go to sleep?

Rory: Yes.

Lorelai: Today?

Rory: No.

Lorelai: Rory!

Rory: I wasn't tired.

Lorelai: (looking at her watch)It's midnight!

Rory: My book.

Lorelai: Come here. (lifting the covers)Come on. (RORY doesn't move)We'll find it in the morning, I promise. (RORY gets in)Goodnight.

Rory: Goodnight.

Lorelai: (to herself)Ugh, kids.

[Cut To: Luke's Diner, LORELAI and RORY walk in and over to the counter, RORY sits down]

Lorelai: Hey, Duke?

Luke: (setting down the plates he was carrying)Lorelai, hi. It's good to see you.

Lorelai: Um, sure. Yeah. It's great. Did you-

Luke: Do you want some coffee? (he pours her a cup)

Lorelai: No thanks.

Luke: It's on the house.

Lorelai: Really?

Luke: Yeah.

Lorelai: Thank you.

Rory: Can I have juice? Not water?

Luke: Sure. Also free. (he gives RORY her drink)

Rory: Thanks.

Lorelai: What's with all the free drinks?

Luke: Nothing.

Lorelai: Is everyone else getting free drinks?

Luke: Um, no.

Lorelai: So why are we?

Luke: I don't know.

Rory: Did you find my book?

Luke: Oh, yeah. (he goes in the back and gets it)You left it here last night.

Rory: Thank you! (to LORELAI)He found it!

Lorelai: Well, yes, I see that.

Rory: Yay!

Lorelai: Yay! (to LUKE)She was up at midnight looking for it. Thank you.

Luke: Midnight?

Lorelai: Yeah. Crazy girl.

Luke: What was she doing up at midnight?

Lorelai: Looking for her book. We just went over this.

Luke: At midnight?

Lorelai: Yeah.

Luke: She shouldn't be up that late.

Lorelai: She shouldn't wake me up that late.

Luke: You need to give her a bedtime.

Rory: No!

Lorelai: Why?

Luke: Because she was awake at midnight!

Lorelai: (waving it off)Oh, she's fine. Look at her.

Luke: Fine. Discipline her like you want to.

Lorelai: Thanks, I will. (finishing her coffee)Okay, well, thanks for the coffee.

Rory: And the juice.

Lorelai: Right. And the juice.

Luke: You're welcome.

Lorelai: See you later.

Luke: Bye.

Rory: Bye.

[Cut To: Independence Inn, LORELAI is walking in the lobby with RORY, MIA is at the counter]

Mia: Lorelai! (LORELAI doesn't stop or answer, she just walks by)

[Cut To: Independence Inn, LORELAI is putting away her cart and RORY is waiting on the couch. MIA walks up to her]

Mia: Hello, Rory.

Rory: Hi.

Mia: Where's your mom?

Rory: She's putting her stuff away.

Mia: Does she-

Lorelai: (walking out of the maintenance room)Rory. (as she reaches the couch)Come on. (she picks RORY up and tries to leave)

Mia: Lorelai. (LORELAI doesn't answer)Lorelai. It's not as if you can avoid me.

Lorelai: I can try.

Mia: (stepping in front of LORELAI so she can't leave)Lorelai.

Lorelai: What?

Mia: You've ignored me all day today.

Lorelai: I had nothing to say to you.

Mia: I'm sorry that I had to do it, but-

Lorelai: No, you're not. If you were sorry, then you'd take it back.

Mia: I can't.

Lorelai: Then I really don't have anything to say.

Mia: You have to call them!

Lorelai: I don't have to do anything.

Mia: You do if you want to stay here.

Lorelai: No!

Mia: Parents are important, Lorelai. You need to understand why I'm doing this. One day you're going to wish you had spoken to them more often. One day they'll be gone and you'll wish you'd spent more time with them.

Lorelai: No, I won't.

Mia: This is the kind of thing that you regret for the rest of your life. Not talking to your parents, not letting Rory talk to your parents. You'll look back on this and wish you had done it differently.

Lorelai: Then that's my choice to make. (sighing)I have to go.

[Cut To: Independence Inn, potting shed, LORELAI and RORY are sitting on the bed]

Lorelai: Why did you talk to her?

Rory: I didn't know I wasn't supposed to.

Lorelai: I'm mad at her.

Rory: I'm sorry, Mommy. I didn't know.

Lorelai: (seeing that it isn't RORY's fault)It's okay. It's my fault. You should be able to talk to her even though she's trying to kick us out.

Rory: What?

Lorelai: What?

Rory: We have to move?

Lorelai: Well, maybe...

Rory: I don't want to leave again. Where are we going?

Lorelai: I don't know.

Rory: We won't have anywhere to go!

Lorelai: We found somewhere last time, didn't we?

Rory: Yeah, here! And now we have to leave.

Lorelai: Rory, I'll-

Rory: Don't make me move again!

Lorelai: Rory, honey. (she picks RORY up)I will find somewhere for us to be. And everything's going to be okay. I promise.

Rory: You always promise.

Lorelai: I know-

Rory: Are you going to tell me?

Lorelai: Tell you what?

Rory: When we move. Is it going to be like last time, or will you tell me?

Lorelai: The only reason that I didn't tell you was because you might have told Grandma and Grandpa. (RORY starts to cry)

[Cut To: Doose's, LORELAI and RORY are talking to JOHN]

John: How are you?

Lorelai: Oh, good. Good.

John: That's nice.

Lorelai: I'll just say it. Do you have any jobs open?

John: Don't you have a job?

Lorelai: Um, yeah, at the Independence.

John: That's a good place.

Lorelai: Didn't you already hear about my job?

John: Did you tell me? I'm so sorry, my memory's been going lately.

Lorelai: No, I didn't. But the whole town knows. Patty told...everyone.

John: Oh, I don't listen to all that gossip.

Lorelai: Oh.

John: So, a job? I don't think we need any help around here. Why? Looking for a second job?

Lorelai: Yeah, sure.

John: Don't you have enough money?

Lorelai: Oh, wow, let's just jump right in.

John: I'm sorry. I shouldn't have asked.

Lorelai: No, it's okay.

John: (quietly)Feel free to open an account here.

Lorelai: An account?

John: Yes.

Lorelai: I didn't even know you offered accounts. Well, yes, we'd like one. Thanks.

John: I'll get you all signed up. Sorry about the job.

Lorelai: It's okay. See you later.

Rory: Bye.

John: Bye.

[Cut To: Luke's Diner, LORELAI and RORY are sitting at the counter]

Lorelai: (LUKE hands her a cup of coffee)Thanks.

Luke: On the house.

Lorelai: Thanks again. Um, you wouldn't happen to need any help around here, would you?

Luke: No, why?

Lorelai: I was just looking to change vocation, but apparently the town has all the help it will ever need.

Luke: Yeah, well. Isn't the inn working out for you?

Lorelai: No, it's fine. It's...it's fine. You've got to stop giving us free coffee and food and stuff.

Luke: Why?

Lorelai: Because, Duke, I feel bad.

Luke: Don't.

Lorelai: I do.

Luke: Well don't.

Lorelai: Okay. I'll save the argument for another day.

Luke: Thank you.

Lorelai: Did you know that you never serve anyone else while we're here?

Luke: That's not true.

Lorelai: Of course it is.

Luke: Fine, I'm serving other people. (he picks up some plates)Look at me, serving other people.

Lorelai: Very good.

Luke: (sees RORY looking at her book, but not reading out loud)What's she doing?

Lorelai: (turning to look at RORY)I don't know. Looking at her book?

Rory: Reading.

Lorelai: Oh, well, see. She's reading.

Luke: Oh.

Lorelai: (thinking about it, gasping)She's reading!

Luke: Didn't we go through this a few days ago?

Lorelai: Quietly! She's reading to herself! Rory! (she hugs her)

Luke: That's great.

Lorelai: Yes, it is very great. She needs something to celebrate!

Luke: Want some pie?

Lorelai: Rory?

Rory: Yes.

Luke: Okay, just wait a second. (while LUKE is serving customers LORELAI goes behind the counter, cuts a slice of pie and comes back. LUKE turns around and sees this)Lorelai!

Lorelai: What?

Luke: What did you do?

Lorelai: Nothing.

Luke: Don't go behind my counter.

Lorelai: Okay.

Luke: Ever.

Lorelai: Never again.

Luke: (sighing)Do you want some pie, too?

Lorelai: Yes. Thank you.

Rory: Thank you.

Luke: Uh-huh. You two would trick me into giving you my kidney.

Lorelai: It's those Gilmore charms.

Luke: Yeah. You're real charming.