Ok… Author's note. This story, in this chapter, I'm going to start working in a little Java Junkie. Since Luke and Lorelei are clearly nowhere near Rory and Jess, these parts of the story can't be told in Jess' POV. So, in the parts of the story involving Luke and Lorelei, if Jess is not there, then it will be told my a narrarator. Sorry for the confusion. That little part just hit me this morning. So, sorry for the confusion. Happy reading!

LUKE'S DINER

"Luuuuke!"

Luke heard the bell ring as the door opened and creaked shut. He looked up to see Lorelei walking towards the counter, as usual, overly bouncy, as usual.

"Hey," he said.

"Luke. Coffee."

"No." At his words, she sighed, knowing that this was going to be one of those days where she would have to work for her coffee.

"Pretty please Lukey Luke?"

"Stop calling me that."

"But Luke," she started, overdramatically fluttering her eyelashes, "Today is a special day. Rory's coming today. I have to be bouncy and excited for Rory! Don't you want me to be bouncy for Rory?"

"Fine."

"Why thank you kind sir. My utmost gratitude for all eternity," she replied in a phony southern accent, all the while reaching out to the cup Luke held in his hands. As soon as he set the mug down, Lorelei's cell phone rang. Lorelei answered.

"OUTSIDE." In response, Lorelei crossed her index fingers and hissed at him, then kept talking, only louder. Luke just rolled his eyes and kept working.

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(Back with Rory and Jess now, just a head up)

"Hey Mom….no I'm good. What time? Oh, well, uhm, actually, that's what I called about. Yea, see, an unexpected friend showed up last night at my dorm, and….what? Yes, totally unexpected I swear. Yea, well, they needed me for a few weeks. Yea, a few weeks. I know Mom, I know, I miss you too. What? Who is it. Oh it's, uhm," She paused there, we were outside the lobby. We had checked and, and the car was all packed. We were sitting on a bench in the courtyard, Rory still talking to her mom. She looked at me, nervously, and then, barely audible, muttered in response to the question at hand. "Jess. Yes, I did just say Jess. No, its not a joke, why would I joke about that? It's not even funny." There was a long silence on Rory's end, and I could almost hear Lorelei, sitting at Luke's or at the Dragonfly, preaching about how bad of an idea this was. "No mom, no. We' re taking a little road trip….oh, well we're not entirely sure yet. Yes, I'll call you when we do get there…yes…wherever there is, right. Yes, I have food. Yes, I have coffee. Yes, I have my books. No, I'm okay I swear. Okay, I promise, first thing when we get back, you get all my time. I mean it, twenty-four-seven. No, no… I don't even know you 're talking about. Jess who?" She laughed. "Okay Mom, I love you too. Yea, bye."

Rory sighed, pocketing her phone, and leaned against me on the Bench. "And?" I asked.

"She's pretty upset. I mean, she is really shocked at how I just ran away with you. But really, the main thing that she is upset about, is that I wont have as much time with her is Stars Hollow."

"Really, that's all?" I asked hopefully, but, all in all, that didn't sound too bad.

"Oh, well, she says that you better not crash," I smirked, thinking back to that night in Junior year when I had crashed her car, breaking her wrist. "Oh yea, and, the opening of the dragonfly is June 28th, so we better be back by then or else she'll kick your but."

"Sounds fair."

"I'd say so." With those words, we got up, jumping into the car.

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Luke stood on the other side of the counter, listening to Lorelei rant into her phone.

"Hello? Oh hey Rory! Listen, what time are you getting her today, because I need to make sure that I have swallowed enough coffee to be bouncy enough." Luke watched as her face fell. "What do you mean unexpected? Unexpected? Well why? For how long…. A few weeks? Well what about our summer? I miss you Rory, you're my kid you know, that much I am sure about! Well….who is it? It better be some good, and I mean really good. I'm talking I'm talking Billy Jack good. Oh no, I'm talking Leonardo DiCaprio good. Did you just say Jess?" Lorelei glared at Luke, who made a face back is if to say what? "Well haha, what are you joking? Oh, no, not joking, okay. Rory, you know I think this is a bad idea. Jess is unpredictable, unreliable. Do you even remember what happened last time you got in a car with him? You got broken. Do you remember that, being broken? Rory, how much did you even think about this. You know that- What? Why? Okay, well, clearly you've got your mind made up on this matter. Where are you going? Okay, well, let me know when you get there okay? I want to know where you go. Do you have food? Is he feeding you? Is he pulling a Luke and depriving you of coffee? Did he hijack and deface all your books? Okay, fine. Remember kid, you are mine when you get back, and I do mean mine. This is cutting down on Lorelei time you know. There will be no sneaking to Jess, it is going to be all me babe. Okay, well, the inn is opening on the 28th, so you two better have your butts back here by then, oh, and tell Jess that if you get broken again, I swear I will kill him this time. Okay, I love you kiddo. Have fun, you deserve a great vacation. Okay, bye."

Luke stared at Lorelei, "Jeez, what was that all about?"

Lorelei started down, suddenly very disinterested in her coffee. "She's not coming. She cane make it." She looked up at Luke, "Oh, we need to talk. Wait till you hear this…" She grabbed his shirt sleeve and pulled him upstairs.

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Sorry it's so short. I just…thought this would be a good stopping point. I really don't feel good so I thought it better to get the chapter up and have it be a little short than to make you wait a few days. So… review, read, enjoy, have fun, make popcorn, you know. Oh, and, I don't know If I want them to go to San Francisco…it's too touristy, but, then again, they might. Oh yeah, Happy Mardi Gras!