A/N: this might just suck.

Rudy Can't Fail #16

The bell on the diner door sounded, and Lane looked up to see Jess and Nadia walking in. "Oh, no," she whispered. She rushed out from behind the counter. "I don't think you guys should be here right now."

Jess narrowed his eyes. "Why not?"

"LANE!" Luke barked from the kitchen. "WORK!"

"Bee in the boxers?" Nadia asked.

"Lorelai missage," Lane whispered. "May I suggest you go to Al's…or Jojo's…or Weston's? Or hey! You could go back to New York! Far, far away from-"

Luke stormed out from the kitchen, glaring at Lane. "I told you to get to work."

"Hi, Luke," Nadia smiled.

He grunted. "Take a seat."

One of the customers cleared his throat softly, and Lane, Luke and Jess turned to him.

"Excuse me," the man said. "My eggs are a little-"

"A little what?" Luke snapped.

"Oh, here we go," Lane muttered.

The man recoiled. "A little-"

"A little what?" Luke snapped. "What!"

Jess shook his head. "Luke-"

"You don't like your eggs, you can get the hell out!" Luke grabbed the man up by the collar and literally threw him out the door.

"Jeez!" Jess cried. "What the hell!"

"The guy doesn't like his food, he can go somewhere else!" Luke growled.

Nadia walked over and tasted the abandoned eggs. She wrinkled her nose. "Uh…Luke?"

Luke glared. "What?"

Nadia cringed. "Nothing."

Jess shook his head and pointed to the stairway. "Apartment. Now."

"Don't tell me what to do!"

"I said upstairs, dammit!"

Luke glared. "You want me to throw you on your ass!"

"Try it, Butch," Jess said dangerously. "I dare you."

"God dammit, Jess!" Luke yelled. "Just take a god-damned seat! I'm not fighting you!"

Nadia tugged Jess by the hand. "How about we go help Caesar in the kitchen." She dragged him back into the kitchen and smiled. "Hi, Caesar!"

"Hey!" Caesar smirked. "Jess! Nadia! What're you guys doing here?"

"Playing hooky," Jess replied. "Need help?"

Caesar shook his head. "He won't let me cook. He's been making, and burning everyone's food."

"ALRIGHT!" They heard Luke yell. "THAT'S IT! EVERYBODY OUT! GO TO WESTON'S OR SOMETHING!"

The three of them stood in complete silence for a moment before Caesar sighed.

"You guys want something to eat?"

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They were sitting on the floor of the kitchen, eating French fries and playing cards.

"You're cheating," Nadia accused.

Jess shook his head. "I'm not cheating."

"You are, you're cheating," Nadia giggled.

Caesar squinted. "Sssh. I think I hear someone besides Kirk out in the diner."

They stopped playing cards and listened carefully.

"You've won."

Jess got to his feet and glanced out from the kitchen to see Emily Gilmore. "Huh."

Nadia popped up next to him. "What?"

They watched Emily Leave.

"Mrs. Gilmore?" Nadia asked.

Jess nodded and walked out of the kitchen. "Hey, what was that all about?"

Luke turned around. "What?"

"Emily Gilmore."

"Nothing," Luke said tersely.

"What did she mean by 'you've won'?" Jess asked.

"Nothing."

Jess nodded. "Get out."

Luke blinked. "Excuse me?"

"Go to Lorelai's," Jess snapped. "Now."

"Hey!" Luke snapped back.

Nadia rushed up the stairs and came back down with Luke's jacket. She smiled and handed it to him. "Good luck!"

Luke stared at the young couple for a long moment before snatching his jacket and leaving.

Nadia smiled and watched him.

Jess shook his head. "Jack-ass."

She wrapped her arms around his elbow and rested her head on his shoulder. "I think it's romantic."

"In a very mentally challenged type of way," Jess replied.

Nadia merely smiled again.

"Hey, Nadia?"

"Hmm?"

Jess cleared his throat. "You uh…you wanna move in with me?"

She lifted her head off of his shoulder and stared at him. "Really?"

He nodded.

She smiled widely and kissed him. "Yeah."

"Yeah?"

Nadia kissed him again.