The Greatest Show Ever 9
A/N: Did I tell you that I love you guys? lol I do… Thank you so much for your feedback!
Izzpuppy: Yay me like singing! Oh oh can I pick something from Abbey Road? I love this album ;)
Jessobssessed09: It's one of my favorite Lit scenes… The way he looks at her… I just had to write a chapter about it!
Disclaimer: Mine! It's all mine! Especially Jess……… and then I wake up ;)
(Opening. A woman is sitting in the narrator's chair.)
Enter Lorelai and Rory.
Lorelai (noticing the woman, to Rory): A woman! Yes! I knew all those protests and letters to the White House would work eventually!
Rory: Mom, you've never protested in your whole life…
Lorelai: What? What about that time…
Rory (skeptically): What time?
Lorelai: Erm… (triumphal) That time I burned my bra!
Rory: That wasn't a protest. That was you experimenting with a new iron!
Lorelai: Stop being cynical sister suffragette! (sighs) You're getting too Jess-like…
Enter Luke and Jess.
Lorelai (muttering): Talking about the devil…
They both sit down.
Lorelai (to Luke and Jess): Look you guys! A woman-narrator!
Jess (deadpan): Yay.
Lorelai (to narrator): So what happened to our last narrator?
Narrator: He took off to Vegas… Some Barry Manilow Fan Convention…
Luke (to narrator): You're kidding? (to Lorelai) She's kidding right?
Jess (to Luke, mockingly): I'm sorry you missed this one Uncle Luke… But hey there's always a Star Trek convention!
Lorelai: Yes! Or a Jimmy Buffett's!
They start laughing. Rory looks surprised. Luke shakes his head.
Lorelai (noticing Rory's look): Oh my God! Not only I agreed with Jess… I also laughed with him…
Jess (to Lorelai): Yeah, agreeing with you is pretty disturbing… Let's go back to the simple rule – we hate each other…
Lorelai: Yes I agree… Oh no… not again! (to narrator) Can we please start?
Narrator: Tonight my dear public we approach a historical moment… A moment that changed everything… A moment of truth… A moment of broken hearts and new beginnings… We're talking about (looking expectantly)… the D… the Dan…
Jess (with false enthusiasm): The Dance Marathon!
Rory: Aie… My legs hurt when you mention this…
Lorelai: We were so close… So close to winning… But no! Missy here decided to solve her relationship problems that night!
Rory (offended): I got dumped by my boyfriend because I was in love with another guy! Thanks for your support mom!
Lorelai: I was supportive then… Now I can be disappointed we didn't win…
Luke: Lorelai you never won… One defeat or ten… What's the difference…
Lorelai: Oh excuse me Mr. I-don't-participate! Maybe I would win if you would help me!
Luke: There's no way I'm going to dance.
Lorelai: You danced before!
Luke: Yes. Three dances, three weddings, our included. I think it's enough.
Narrator: Can we get back to the subject? You know, the famous Dance Marathon? Rory and Dean, Jess and Shane and…
Lorelai (interrupting): The catastrophe that followed?
Narrator (continuing): We have a guest tonight.
Jess (muttering): What a surprise…
Narrator: Well, surprisingly, it's someone you all know; someone who witnessed not only the dance but also everything that was going on between the two of you. Please welcome your one and only Miss Patty!
The guys pale.
Lorelai and Rory: Hello Miss Patty!
Miss Patty: Hi girls. (to Luke) Hello Luke… Aren't we looking handsome tonight.
Luke shifts uncomfortably.
Miss Patty (to Jess): My my… Jess honey that scruffy look of yours is sin worth… If only I was younger… (winks to Jess).
Jess looks disgusted.
Narrator: Miss Patty why don't you tell us what happened?
Miss Patty: It's pretty obvious. Dean was a sweetie but a girl like Rory needs a dangerous vibe in her men. And Jess has it. (eyeing Jess, dreamily) Ah… just like my third husband… Anyway we all knew the break up would happen eventually. There was nothing left in Rory's gaze when she was looking at Dean. But her and Jess – sparks were flying every time… Of course breaking up publicly, as entertaining as it was for us, wasn't too gentleman like.
Narrator: Thank you Miss Patty. Do you have something else to add?
Miss Patty: Hmm… I won a bet with Babette! I told her they'd break up because of Jess! I told it right after the Bracebridge Dinner… There was just something in the way they looked at each other… (pause) That's it I guess. I have to go; I met this really nice cab driver… We're going to have a little dinner… (winking) You guys, have a nice evening too!
She leaves.
Narrator: We have other guests tonight. It's Lorelai and Luke!
Lorelai (happily): Really? We're the guests? Luke, we're the guests tonight!
Narrator (to Lorelai): Actually you're always only the guests. (pointing to Rory and Jess) The show is still all about them.
Luke: Does it mean we don't have to be here every single time?
Narrator nods.
Lorelai (to Luke): Don't even think about it. I like in here!
Luke sighs in resignation.
Jess (chuckles, to Luke): Man, you're so whipped!
Luke (looking triumphant, to Jess): You're the one who'll be embarrassed in about 5 seconds. (to narrator) We're here to say something about the beginnings of their relationship right?
Narrator nods again.
Luke (mockingly): We can summarize it in two words… Hi…
Lorelai (continuing): Bye!
They start laughing. Jess rolls his eyes.
Rory: We were nervous! That's all!
Lorelai (still laughing): You were so… eloquent!
Rory: Mom… Remember how you were when you were just about to start dating Luke?
Lorelai stops laughing. Luke chuckles.
Jess (to Luke): Hey, remember your famous dating-Rory rules?
Luke stops laughing.
Lorelai: Oh they were something!
Jess (sarcastically): I really loved the couch-chair one!
Lorelai: You haven't seen his face when he realized you guys were somewhere alone, without his supervision, probably making out!
Luke: I was concerned!
Lorelai (deep in thoughts): Actually… As much as I hate to admit it… The very beginning… It was kinda cute…
Rory smiles. Jess looks surprised at Lorelai.
Long silence follows.
Lorelai (to narrator): The end? Can we leave?
Narrator: Sure…
Lorelai: Great! It was getting too weird… (to Luke) Let's go! I'm planning on convincing you to participate in the next Dance Marathon…
They leave. The narrator follows.
Rory (to Jess): You know… What mom said made me think…
Jess: God no…
Rory (ignoring): About the dance…
Jess: No way!
Rory: But you owe me a dance!
Jess: What?
Rory (almost inaudibly): The prom…
Jess looks at Rory for a moment, nodding silently.
Suddenly he pulls her close and kisses her forehead.
They slowly start dancing.