"Why, hello, stranger!" Lorelai greeted cheerily, as Rory, just as glumly walked through the door, "I was thinking we could head down to Luke's for dinner, since you're getting tired of my donut binges."
Rory smiled. It was nice to know that although she herself was changing, going through some weird indecisive stage, Lorelai would always stay the same. She quickly ran to her mum and hugged her, "Of course! That would be great! I think I'll have a...erm...donut there...?!" she commented mischieviously.
Lorelai laughed, headlocking Rory's head in her eyes and rubbing her hair viciously, "What happened to the health freak inside? I know she's here somewhere! Or did she wash off with your organic, non-animal tested shampoo?"
"Mum!" Rory groaned, "It'll take me ages to untangle these knots in my hair!" She reached out from an awkward angle and started messing Lorelai's curly hair.
"Hey, no fair!" she complained, "It took me an hour to do those this morning!"
"Well, that's too bad!" Taking advantage of Lorelai's distress, Rory shrugged out of the headlock and quickly ran to her room to brush her hair.
As the pair headed down to Luke's, the cold wind beating against their snug little jackets, Rory leant closer into Lorelai's arms, "Mum, did we have to come out when it was so cold!" she complained.
"What!" Lorelai said in mock horror, "Of course we must! It's either those unhealthy donuts again, or we might die of a healthy-food overdose! You've made me buy all those horrid horrid fat-free margarine and," Lorelai wrinkled her nose in distaste, "broccoli."
By that time, they'd reached Luke's, and Rory, glad to get out of the cold air short of ran into the comforting interior of the diner. Relaxing onto a chair she greeted Luke.
"Nice to see my two favourite girls!" he said, grinning.
"We're holding up your business," Rory teased, commenting on the lack of customers.
Luke pulled a face, "Yeah, it's this darn freak weather...oh well...so, what'll it be?"
Lorelai answered as she got through the door, her curls askew and her nose red from the cold, "Two of your warmest, sugariest, fat-loaded donuts, please!"
"You got it," he winked.
At that moment, a very disoriented-looking Jess appeared walking down the stairs. He was rubbing his head, making the hair already standing on end even worse. There was sleep in his eyes and his yawn filled up the whole diner.
"Hi, Luke...Lorelai," he nodded as he acknowledged them, lazily lingering on their names, "Rory..." he said, noticably softer, smiling at her just a hint.
Luke and Lorelai exchanged suspicious looks.
"Jess," Luke began, just as Lorelai started, "Rory...?"
"Are you and Jess going out?"
"Are you and Rory together?!"
The donuts got cold that night.
