A/N: This is my fabulous next chapter. It's a lot happier then my previous chapters. I would've updated sooner, but I got grounded.
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Coffee, Brad Pitt, and George Clooney
It was the same. Not much had changed, not the name or size. No one dared to move things around. The No Cell Phone sigh still hung where it always had as did William's order on the wall. The only thing that changed was Jess stood in the spot the grumpy man had once.
Lorelai came bursting through the door, " Jess. Coffee," I told you nothing had changed.
" If I say no, what happens?" he asked with that classic smirk.
" You will be brutally murdered with…." She looked through her bag for something that could kill Jess. "a quarter."
" Well in that case," Jess then got up to where new customers sat and took their order.
She followed him saying, " Excuse me Jess! I NEED COFFEE!"
" I'm sorry about her. She's crazy!" Jess said to the customers.
"Jess!" she whined. It was such a distinctive whine. " I NEED COFFEE!"
"No, you don't. The only thing a person truly needs is water." He smirked while walking back to the counter and handing Caesar the order.
"Well, I'm special and instead of water I need coffee!"
" Technically, water is in coffee, so you can't have coffee instead of water."
" All the more reason to give it to me," she smiled hopefully.
"Umm…no," he walked around a bit more, clearing plates and giving people their orders. When he came back, a woman with dark hair and blue eyes had a cup of coffee in front of her.
Dammit. I shouldn't have left her alone. " Lorelai, the 'no going behind the counter' rule still stands!"
"So?"
" So, rules are meant to keep people safe and shouldn't be broken!"
He's getting more and more like Luke. " Look who's talking, Mr. Chalkline-outside-Doose's."
" That was different. It was way more funny," He snickered remembering the event.
" Ok then Mr. I-stole-Rory's bracelet."
He had lost. It was as if WW 1 was happening again and he was Germany, " Fine, but next time I'll win."
" Who are you? Hitler?" She laughed.
" Actually no. I have nothing against Jews, Poles, and Gypsies. Not that I have ever met a Gypsy or Pole."
" Oh aren't we the little comedian!"
" Really! You think so?"
She took out the quarter she had threatened him with previously and threw it at him. He ended up catching it and charging her an extra 50 cents, 25 for attempting to hit him and another for going behind the counter.
" You're mean." Lorelai exclaimed while forking over to Washingtons.
" I mean?" Jess said, amazing that she would make such an accusation. " You threw a quarter at my head!"
" But I missed." She protested.
Just then Rory walked in with her brother, saying, " Tweedle-dum and Tweedle-de cool it."
" Who's who?" Lorelai questioned as she took her son from her daughter.
" I would answer that, but I love you too much!" Rory said with Jess' smirk lying across her face.
He heard this and added a word of advice, " Be careful what you say. She might throw a quarter at you…missing, of course. You Gilmores aren't the athletic types. Such a shame too."
" Jess shut up!" Lorelai commanded
" Yeah S, hut up!" Derek added in defense of his mother.
" Mom," Rory sighed in preparation for the sarcasm that would drip from her mouth,
" how many times do I have to tell you? No throwing change at people… with the exception of Taylor."
"Rory, I'm ignoring you! JESS!"
" What now, Lorelai?" he said, obviously agitated.
" It's Friday,"
" Thank you for the announcement! If you wait here, I'll go get my megaphone so all of Stars Hollow will be informed."
" I'm not THAT patient. Anyway, since it's Friday and Rory's going down to Georgia to meet the Devil and her husband, I was wondering if you and I could have a movie night."
He sighed, " I will, but ABSOLUTELY NO CHICK FLICKS OR WILLY WONKA!"
" Ok… Ocean's Eleven?"
" Yeah, Whatever," he stated in a not-caring tone… oh wait, my mistake. It was his normal voice.
" Ok then 7:00. Umm...we'll have 2 doughnuts to go please. 1 chocolate and Derek?"
" Shoclite, Peas!"
" 2 chocolate."
" $3.18." She handed him the change and walked out the door towards the inn. Rory waited until her mother was out of sight. Then, she did the unthinkable. She leaned over the counter and… KISSED JESS! It wasn't like major make out, just a small peck, but still SHE KISSED JESS!
" Thank you," she said
" What did I do?"
" You made plans with my mother. If you seriously want to try again, you two are going to have to like each other."
" She already likes me!" he protested
" Really? Because she likes me too and yet she's never thrown anything at my head!"
" It was friendly banter!"
"Oh, ok," she said not believing a word.
" So. Tomorrow?"
" Yes, it's a day," she stated confused.
" I mean to you want to go out," he said shyly, " on a date?"
" Of course," once again she leaned over and kissed him. " See you at 7?"
" Yeah, seven."
" Ok, bye."
" Goodbye, Rory."
The day went on. Rory went back to Yale for her 2 classes and people filled in and out of the diner. Before leaving Jess made 2 burger and brownies, knowing it would get him on Lorelai's good side.
Ding-Dong.
" Jess," Lorelai announced while she opened the door. " Oh and he brought food."
" Yeah that's the polite thing to do," He said. To his left, Derek was watching Blue's Clues. " Hey Little Man."
Derek got off the couch and ran towards Jess, "S!" Over the past 2 weeks they'd gotten close. After all, Jess was the only man in his life.
He picked Derek up and asked, " How was your day?"
" Good. Made ictures."
" Really? Can I see them?" The little boy nodded as he wiggled himself free from Jess. Then, he walked into the kitchen and Jess followed. On the fridge were hand-drawn pictures. Derek pointed to one, " Dat's Ory and dat's 'E-tus."
" Do you like Cletus?"
" Uh-um. Mommy sayz dat I gots to be older to 'ide him"
" Yeah in a few years."
" Jess! Derek! Movie!"
They both entered and projected on the screen was:
The Lorelais Movie Night Rules
NO TALKING
NO PAUSING
NO PHONE ANSWERING
NO HEALTH FOOD EATING
ABSOULETY NO CHANGING THE MOVIE UNTILL IT'S FINISHED
The above rules are really guidelines for the actual LORELAIS!
" You have got to be kidding me!"
"Oh no. A Lorelai never kids above her movie night rules."
" You made this for you?"
" Why do you ask?'
" Because I know you're not smart enough to do it by your self." He smirked. It seemed like that was the only thing he was capable of doing, smirking.
"Derek why don't you go upstairs to be huh? You're a big boy now. You can go by yourself." She told her son and waited until he was out of earshot to address Jess. " Luke made it for me. Every time we'd watch movies I'd make up rules that weren't rules, so he made it on the disk. I got to pick the font and what it said though."
The smirk left Jess' face the moment he heard Luke, " I'm sorry,"
" No don't be. It's good to remember the happy stuff."
" I tried that, but it always ends up in remembering he's gone." He said seconds away from tears. Quickly, he regained himself.
" Well let's get this movie started. Have you ever seen it before?"
" No,"
" Oh My God! It's so good and I didn't even get to Brad and George!"
" Brad and George?" he said desperately hoping he didn't know who she was talking about.
" BRAD AND GEORGE! Are you kidding me? BRAD PITT? GEORGE CLOONEY! Ringing any bells?"
He cringed, " I said NO CHICK FLICKS!"
"It's not a chick flick. They rob a bank."
" It's got Pitt and Clooney in it. It's a chick flick"
" They rob a bank. On what planet is that considered chick flicky?"
Man this isn't about the movie. It's about Lorelai liking you, so you and Rory can be together. " Whatever. Can we just watch it?"
"Fine," she placed the DVD in, sat on the couch, and pressed play. From then on it was silent except for the occasional laugh or 'O-o-o This is a good part'. It was their way of bonding. Pure silence.
A/N: See much happier. It will get sadder. Next chapter: Rory and Jess' second first date. Ocean's Eleven and Twelve are both awesome movies! Go see them if you haven't! I mean it's summer… have fun!
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