I can't get you out of my head

Chapter 1 – Paris and Phone calls

Disclaimer I own nothing I am using some dialogue from the show as a starting point

Slightly AU Emily and Richard were more involved in Rory's life and she when to school since the age of 5 with all the Chilton students. She is still the regular old Rory and she still lives in Stars Hollow but Emily and Richard arranged for a driver all through her youth until she was 16 and they bought her a car. It is the summer before senior year and Sookie's wedding happened she kissed Jess. All the Stars Hollow drama happened but she's had friends from Chilton there with her through a bit of it nothing certain yet. Rory is dating Dean and she never had a boyfriend before him.

I'm gonna try to get this to follow the storyline of season 3 but I may go off on a tangent

Paris and Rory are in Washington and Paris is getting ready for her date with Jamie, Rory is on the phone with Dean and she is also sitting in front of a computer talking on AIM with Jess. "My plane gets in at three" Rory said into the phone

"I'm in at six" Dean answered

Looking at the computer Rory read what Jess wrote

NewYorkerJM says: Hey how's Paris?

Suddenly Rory hears Paris mumbling to herself "Red, Purple, green – where the hell is it?

HarvardandCoffee says: stressing. She's got a date and no he's not blind or in any way insane that I know of. Rory typed back and remembering Dean on the phone "You get in at six so that gives me three hours to make myself presentable. Hmm, perhaps I'll go blonde." She said to him to make it appear like she had been formulating the response while she had really been talking to Jess.

"I strongly request that you don't" Dean replied oblivious to the fact that Rory's mind had drifted.

Concentrate on Dean Rory thought "Afraid of change?" she asked him.

"No,' he replies 'I just like what I have."

"Oh! Be still my heart a man who settles." She said thinking that no one should have to settle, not even Dean.

: I miss you" Dean said noticing her lack of focus on their conversation.

"I miss you, too." Rory answered more out of habit then real sentiment.

"Rory!" Paris groaned "Stop being cute. I need help here."

"I have to go Paris is going into meltdown mode."

"Oh ok." Dean said thinking that if Paris was going to meltdown she could do it on her own time. "I love you."

"Yea I've gotta go major freak out here. Bye"

"Bye." He said but he realised that he was saying it to the dial tone.

"I had a black sweater and now it's gone." Paris muttered into her closet.

"Ok Paris you have to calm down, I'm not talking about right now I mean in general calm down."

"But . . . but I'm not dressed yet and I haven't picked out the restaurant from my Zagat guide and he's almost here, and I'm going on a date the last time I did this it didn't go too well."

"Yea I know I still haven't gotten my mother's mini-skirt back."(The Third Lorelai 118 Paris' date with Tristan) "At least you're not taking note cards with you this time" Paris squirmed under Rory's glare. "Paris hand them over. NOW!" Rory told her. "You have talked to this guy everyday for weeks I think that you can handle an evening out with him."

"I can't do this." She said grudgingly reaching into her pocket and handed the note cards to Rory.

"Do what?"

"Date. I can't date. I'm not genetically set up for it. I don't do small talk and I don't flirt I don't get the cute top and flirty skirt thing. What if I fall for him and he doesn't like me?"

"Well you look great to me cute top. Check. Flirty skirt. Check. And if he doesn't like you you'll find someone else."

"But what if there's no one else?"

"Then I'll buy you some cats. Now be nice to the lady who dressed you. If you're nice I'll give you the same advice my mother gave me on my first date with Dean. She said 'Listen, the talking part, you just get used to. The hair twirl I can teach you. And the leaving him amazed part -- with your brain and killer blue eyes I'm not worried. You'll do fine. Just give yourself a little time to get there.'(This is from Kiss and Tell) As she's talking the doorbell rings "Now go he's here"

"How do I know if he's right for me?"

"You'll know just let it happen and you'll find a guy who compliments you."

"Well if he insulted you then he wouldn't be a good date would he?"

"You'll find someone who likes the same things that you do but not everything that'd be boring. You'll know."

"Okay. Now get in the closet."

"What?" If he sees you standing there while he's thinking about dating and you're looking all dateable he won't want to date me."

"No but I'll hide behind the door if it helps."

"Fine." Paris said opening the door to Jamie.

"Hi."

"Hi Paris you look very nice." Jamie says as Rory's cell phone rings and Rory runs out from her hiding place.

"Sorry." She said answering her phone "Hi." She says.

"Guess who." The voice on the other end says

"Hey, Jess." She replies

"Do you like Italian food?" Jamie asks

"Yea I love Italian food,"

"Good. I made reservations at a great place. Well, at least that's what the Zagat guide says."

"You're perfect."

"Bye Rory." Jamie said to Rory who absentmindedly sent him a weak wave because she was so engrossed in her conversation with Jess.

"So why did you call?" Rory asked

"Well we were talking on AIM and then you weren't there so I got bored and called you.

"Paris went into meltdown mode. She just left for a date; they were standing in the doorway when you called. I think I scared Jamie when I came out from behind the door."

"What were you doing behind the door?"

"Long story. Maybe I'll tell you some other time. Maybe." She laughed into the phone.

Thanks so much for reading this I haven't written anything in a few years and I hope that my latest attempt was good. Logan and Tristan are going to be in this story eventually.

LORI