(Recap: "Lori, this is Jess Mariano. Jess, this is my cousin, Lori. Jess is Luke's nephew." Rory said the last part as if it were a warning to Lori. Rory knew that Jess was exactly Lori type; dark, a little mysterious, and a bad boy. She knew this when Lorelai didn't. She also knew that Lori got into big trouble last year.

"Hi." Lori said. Jess sort of smiled.

"Don't get into any trouble, please." Rory said. Then she left.

"Well, I guess I was right when I said we'd run into each other again." Jess said.)

"So where's the bookstore?" Lori asked.

"Just a little ways from here." Jess said. He kept trying to look her in the eyes, but since her cousin had left she had been avoiding eye contact. "Is something wrong?"

"What? No. I'm just tired. Um, listen I need to get my stuff to Rory's house." She started rummaging through her stuff. Then she looked up and for the first time really looked in his eyes. Then she looked away. "Um, do you know her house is?"

"Yeah. I can help you take your stuff there and then take you to the bookstore." Jess said. He helped her with her bags. Lori had placed her bags outside the diner. The bags had locks on them so she wasn't worried if they were stolen. She had been to Stars Hallow before but she was really little and it was just after Rory and Lorelai had moved here.

"So where you from?" Jess asked. He wasn't a social type of guy and rarely talked but for some reason he wanted to know more about this mysterious gorgeous person.

"I live in New York but I was born in Hartford." Lori shared.

"Where in New York?" Jess asked.

"NYC." Lori replied.

From then until they got to the Gilmores' house, Jess and Lori talked about life in the Big Apple. They talked about Washington Square Park and the great taste of New York hot dogs. It only took Lori a couple of minutes to get in the house. She knew where the key was so getting inside wasn't impossible. Before they left, Lori changed into some baggy kaki shorts and a black tack. She put on her black Chucks to walk in.

"So this is the book store?" Lori asked as they entered the tiny store.

"Yeah, this is it." Jess said. He understood her disappointment in the selection.

"So how many times have you pulled a 'Holden Caulfield'?" Lori asked as they looked through the small selection of books.

"Just once. That's how I ended up here." Jess confessed. "Have you?"

"A few times." She said without hesitation.

"Why'd you get kicked out?" Jess asked.

"Got into fights at my first school, then failed have my classes because it was just too easy."

"What about this last time? Are you here because you got kicked out?"

"My parents told Lorelai that they needed some time to themselves but the truth is that I got suspended. My parents couldn't take it. They thought that some time in this small town and with Lorelai and Rory that I'd grow out of being a bad ass and become an angel."

"I sorta know what you mean." Jess said. He remembered when he first came here.

"Do you like it here?" She asked.

"It's been boring up until now." Jess said. Lori looked up from a book she was looking at. Jess was standing there watching her.

"Oh." She said. They were quiet for the next hour.

After the bookstore, Jess took Lori back to the diner. As they walked side by side, he began wondering if she had a boyfriend.

"I noticed that you liked my cousin." Lori said out of the blue.

"What?" Jess said.

"You watch her. Dean doesn't like you so my only guess would be that you like his girlfriend." Lori concluded.

"I liked your cousin when we hung out. We haven't hung out since..."

"…Since you guys accidentally kissed." Lori finished. "I know. She freaked out that night and called me. She felt so guilty. Things are better between her and Dean now. Now that you two don't hang out."

Author's Note: You'll find out about the kiss next chapter. I also have some twists for the story so keep the comments coming. Chapter 4 is on its way. I already started it and know what I want it to be about.