INT. LORELAI'S HOUSE - A SHORT WHILE LATER
RORY, LORELAI, LUKE and JESS walk in.
LORELAI goes upstairs without saying anything. RORY coughs.
RORY: (holding her stomach) I don't feel too good.
LUKE: (taking off his jacket) Something you ate?
RORY: I don't know…I think I'm gonna be sick.
RORY runs to the bathroom. JESS sits on the couch. VOMITING NOISES come from the bathroom.
JESS looks at LUKE.
JESS: (concerned) Is she okay?
LUKE: I don't know, I hope so.
JESS: Should I get Lorelai?
LUKE: Probably. Just make sure to knock, okay?
JESS: And kill my chances of seeing Rory's mom naked?
LUKE: Jess!
JESS: I'm kidding!
JESS goes up the stairs. He KNOCKS on LORELAI'S bedroom door.
LORELAI: Go away!
JESS: It's me, Jess…
LORELAI opens the door. She is wearing pajamas.
JESS: I don't mean to bother you, but Rory is throwing up downstairs. It sounds pretty bad. I just thought you'd like to-
Before he can finish his sentence, LORELAI pushes past JESS and runs downstairs.
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INT. LIVING ROOM - MOMENTS LATER
LORELAI: (to LUKE) Where is she?
LUKE: She's in the bathroom.
LORELAI knocks on the bathroom door. VOMITING and COUGHING noises can be heard.
LORELAI: Rory? Can I come in?
There is no answer. LORELAI slowly opens the bathroom door. RORY sits on the floor and leans her head against the toilet. She is very pale.
RORY moans in pain.
LORELAI: Rory what happened?
RORY: I don't know…must have been something I ate.
RORY stands up and flushes the toilet.
RORY (CON'T): My stomach is killing me.
LORELAI: Maybe you have food poisoning…did you eat any of the food that Mom and Dad served? It couldn't have been from any of Sookie's food…
RORY: Probably. I just need to lie down.
LORELAI: I'll have Luke go out and get you some Pepto Bismal.
RORY: That sounds good.
LORELAI walks out into the living room.
LULE: (concerned) Is she okay?
LORELAI: She's fine. Just some bad Pumpkin pie or something. Can you go out and get her some Pepto Bismal?
LUKE: Yeah, anything else?
LORELAI: No, that should be good.
LUKE: Okay.
LUKE leaves. RORY comes into the living room and plops herself down on a chair with her feet hanging over the edge. She doesn't seem to notice JESS sitting on the couch. He gets up and goes into the kitchen. LORELAI is in there opening a beer.
JESS: For me? Thanks.
He takes the beer and takes a swig.
JESS (CON'T): Ah, I've been waiting for that all day.
LORELAI slumps down into a chair at the kitchen table and puts her head down.
JESS: Something wrong?
LORELAI moans.
JESS: I'll take that as a yes.
JESS sits down at the table with LORELAI.
LORELAI picks her head up.
LORELAI: You staying here?
JESS: No, I'll leave.
LORELAI: Cause you can, if you want to.
JESS sips his beer.
LORELAI (CON'T): As long as Rory's okay with it.
JESS: I should probably go, Rory's sick.
LORELAI: Yeah. Then again, you could stay here and make sure Rory is comfortable sit awake with her like I would if I wasn't going to be so hung over in a few hours.
JESS: Whatever.
LORELAI: Well with enthusiasm like that, I know Rory will be in good hands.
JESS: She doesn't want me here.
LORELAI: Why do you say that?
JESS: Because of what happened at dinner tonight.
LORELAI: What happened? Did I miss something?
JESS: I said some things to her boyfriend.
LORELAI: Yeah, Rory mentioned something about you actually saying a complete sentence at dinner. Too bad I was out of the room.
JESS: I just lost it.
LORELAI: It happens to the best of us.
JESS: I'm sorry about you and Luke.
LORELAI: (shakes her head) I don't believe some of the things he said.
JESS: You know why he was so mad, don't you?
LORELAI: I think I have an idea.
JESS: He's just jealous.
LORELAI: I know. But he doesn't have anything to be jealous of. Christopher is Rory's father, that's it.
JESS: He knows you love him.
LORELAI: I don't love him. Hey, how do you know all this stuff?
JESS: Luke and I talk.
LORELAI: (smiles) Yeah, that's what Luke said.
JESS: Just cut him some slack, okay? I know what it's like to be jealous of an ex-boyfriend…
LORELAI: Dean?
JESS: …in my case, I let the jealousy ruin the relationship. You don't want that to happen to you and Luke.
LORELAI: Wow.
JESS: What?
LORELAI: I gotta get me onea them self help books.
JESS: That's not coming from the self help book, that's coming from me. From me to you. You don't have to tell Luke I said anything. And I know you don't like me and I know you'll never trust me. But, regardless…I don't want to see you and Luke end up like me and Rory.
LORELAI: In love, but not together?
JESS nods slowly. He clears his throat, looks away, and takes a sip from the beer.
LORELAI: Look, I might be too hung over to remember that we had this little talk in the morning…but I want you to know that…I wouldn't be completely opposed to you and Rory getting back together, if that ever happened.
JESS: It's not gonna happen.
LORELAI: Well, if it did. I might not be naming my grandkids anytime soon, but I wouldn't try to talk Rory out of it.
JESS: That's not the alcohol talking?
LORELAI: Probably. But you can hold me to it anyway. I don't know you that well Jess, but I'm willing to give it a shot. One shot. That means no more saying I love you and running away or crashing cars and breaking hearts.
JESS: Sounds fair.
LORELAI: You hurt Rory one more time, and I'll hunt you down.
JESS: I'd never hurt Rory again.
LORELAI: Yeah? Well you better say more than two words to her before you leave, because she was looking forward to this! She was looking forward to you being there and not Logan. She didn't want him there.
JESS: That guy is a jerk.
LORELAI: You're telling me.
The door opens and slams.
LUKE: I'm back! I got three types of medicine, I didn't know what Rory liked…
LORELAI smiles.
JESS: You should go work things out. I'll take care of Rory.
LUKE pokes his head in.
LUKE: (to LORELAI) Rory fell asleep so I just put the medicine down next to her. (to JESS) I stopped by my place and threw some of your clothes in a bag so you'd have something to wear tomorrow.
JESS: Thanks.
LUKE: (to LORELAI) I'll be upstairs.
LORELAI reaches into her purse.
LORELAI: I can't believe I'm doing this, but here are the keys to my jeep. In case Rory wakes up and needs anything.
JESS takes the keys.
JESS: Thanks. I won't crash it, I promise.
They smile.
JESS: I think we just had a moment.
LORELAI: I think we did.
JESS: We don't have to hug or anything, do we?
LORELAI: Let's not push it.
LORELAI gets up.
LORELAI: Goodnight Jess. Oh, and uh, condoms are above the fridge.
She leaves the room. JESS looks at LORELAI'S keys in his hand and smiles.