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The next morning Rory just wanted to snuggle back into her covers, go back to sleep, and pretend that everything that had happened the night before, hadn't.
Rory cringed, when she saw her bare wrist.
She had reluctantly taken the bracelet, which Dean had given her, off last night.
Lorelai poked her head in, "Morning Sunshine! Do you want to go to the Hungry Diner today?"
"Yeah." Rory sat up and stretched her arms above her head.
Lorelai grabbed Rory's wrist and jabbed a finger at it, "You normally sleep with that on."
"Well, I didn't last night," she said, walking into the bathroom.
Lorelai sat on Rory's bed and talked to her from there.
"Why not?" Lorelai pressed.
"Because…Oh! Why did you want to go to the Hungry Diner today?" Rory skillfully avoided the hanging question.
"Because…why are you ducking my question?"
"Why are you ducking mine?"
Lorelai glared as Rory walked out of the bathroom, dressed and ready to go, "Let's just go!" she said exasperated.
Rory shrugged and followed Lorelai outside, and down the street toward the Hungry Diner.
Lorelai quickened her pace, as she neared Luke's Diner until she passed it.
Rory on the other hand, lingered by the window a moment, lightly pressing her palm to the cool glass, when she saw Jess taking Kirk's order.
He glanced up at her, as if he could feel her presents.
Her cheeks turned red with embarrassment, and she jogged quickly to catch up with Lorelai.
They finally arrived at the Hungry Diner, Lorelai still wondering about Rory's bracelet, and Rory still dodging the question.
"Rory…" Lorelai began about the bracelet again.
"Oh, look pretty table!" Rory said sarcastically, pointing at a table in the middle of the Diner.
"Uh, uh, uh! Wait to be seated! Meanwhile, we talk about that bare wrist of yours." Lorelai replied.
Just then a waitress with a small paper hat on her head, came to seat them.
When they were seated, Lorelai stopped questioning her.
They opened their menus, and they both stared at the words.
It seemed a lot of things were missing.
"Where are the doughnuts?" Rory asked.
"Back at Luke's where they belong." Lorelai said.
The waitress walked up, "Are you finding everything satisfactory?"
"Umm, no. Where are the doughnuts?" Lorelai questioned.
The waitress seemed deeply offended by this question, "The Hungry Diner, does not carry doughnuts, we carry gourmet pastries. Will that be all?"
"Yes."
The waitress walked away.
Lorelai rolled her eyes, "We only carry, gourmet pastries! Those paper topped turkey heads, wouldn't know a gourmet pastry if it hit them on the head!"
Rory smiled.
"There's that smile!" Lorelai was happy she could get Rory to smile.
"Mom, why don't we just go to Al's? They're actually serving pancakes today." Rory suggested.
"Good idea." Lorelai grabbed her purse.
"Of course we could go to Luke's." Rory said.
She wasn't eager to see Jess, but she wanted Luke and Lorelai together.
"You know, I suddenly have this really strong craving for pancakes, from Al's." Lorelai feigned hunger, clutching her stomach dramatically.
"I want a chocolate doughnut." Rory smiled.
"Okay. Well, we get you a chocolate pancake doughnut." Lorelai said dragging Rory out the door.
"Are you by any chance…oh, I don't know…avoiding Luke's?" Rory asked.
"Why would you say that?" Lorelai asked, glancing at the Luke's Diner, on their way to Al's.
"Because, you're avoiding Luke's at all cost, including telling me that we're gonna eat chocolate pancake doughnuts." Rory sighed.
"Fine. Maybe, I am staying away from Luke's for awhile."
"I knew it!" Rory smiled.
Lorelai rolled her eyes, and dragged Rory into Al's.
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