Disclaimer: Not mine. Sad, I know, but it's not. Please don't sue.

A/N: Okay, now for the beginning of my delusional worlds. Everything up until Sookie's wedding took place. Jess didn't come back. Chris stayed for the summer. Rory and Dean are still together, love questionable but no real upsets.

Dirty Waffles

Rory stepped off the bus and saw Dean waiting for her on the bench, as was his habit every Wednesday. They share a quick, chaste, kiss and casually start their way towards Luke's for dinner.

Dean decides to break the silence first. "So you know what's coming up soon?"

"Waffle Day?"

"No, the Stars Hollow High prom." He leans forward with his hands in his pockets, looking for her reaction.

"Oh." Rory says blankly.

"Now I know you think school dances are stupid and cheesy and we don't have the best track record with them, what with the accountant and Miss Patty's, but this isn't a Chilton dance and it's at Miss Patty's anyway."

"You do know you would have to dress up?" Rory questions, tilting her head to the side to see if he is serious or not.

"Is that a yes?" Dean says, sounding hopeful.

"Are you sure you want to go?" Rory inquires, a small smile creeping on her lips to match the one on Dean's face.

"Yeah, but you have to promise me something. It has to do with the dressing up."

"What?" Rory is a little wary of where Dean is taking this.

"No pearls."

"Hey! I thought we agreed never to bring that up again." Rory laughs out while playfully slapping at Dean, who takes her hand as they enter Luke's.

"I'll remind you of that when you mock your mom about losing Stella."

Rory takes her seat and waves a greeting to Luke. "Case-Study-Number-Twelve was my midterm and she could have killed her!" Rory defends as Luke comes over to the table. "But Luke was there to save the day, weren't you Lukey?"

"Okay, what do you want." Luke says distractedly, not looking up from his ordering pad.

"Burgers and fries, the usual." Dean replies before turning back to Rory. "So we're going?"

Rory nods. "Yes we're going." She pauses until Luke comes back with their food. "We're going to the prom."

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Later at the Gilmore's Rory comes in with a dramatic plopping of her backpack as she walks into the living room where Lorelai is channel surfing.

"Hey hun." Lorelai glances at the clock. "Why are you so late?"

"Oh, Paris decided that along with the double issue and the seating charts she wants to fire the new custodian because there was a peculiar smell by her locker today and wants to draft that proposal immediately. And all of this she wants done by tomorrow when she leaves to go see Jamie." Rory says while rolling her eyes.

Christopher enters from the kitchen bearing a bowl of popcorn. "Dirty"

"You stole my line!" Lorelai whines as she starts bouncing while reaching for the bowl.

Chris sits down and hands her the food. "You'll live. Now have you really been in school all this time Kiddo? We could have gone and bailed you out if you wanted."

"No, I got back in the Hollow a while ago. Dean and I had dinner at Luke's."

Lorelai has stopped her bouncing and looks distractedly interested. "How is Luke doing?"

"Just fine. Now, it's a good thing you two are sitting down because I have something to say. Guess what Dean wants?"

Lorelai raises her hand and says, "Sex."

"Mom!"

"Lor, do you really want to go there?" Chris asks with a disgusted look on his face.

"What? She started out with that whole 'sit-down-and-brace-yourselves-thing'. Plus they're teenagers in love. We certainly don't hide her from the fact that it exists. They've been kissy-faced since before you came back. And don't act like I was the only on thinking it."

Rory cuts off any response Chris may have had. "Anyway, not sex. He wants to go to prom."

The adults start laughing. Lorelai decides to speak first. "Prom? Really? Is he aware he'd have to dress up again? And this time he'd have to go without the entertainment of your lovely fandance."

"No, really, should we move back to the sex thing? Because prom, spiked punch, uncomfortable clothing all lead up to that." Chris says seriously.

"Dad, I'm not going there. And Dean is so sweet, he's not going to push me into anything I don't want."

"Or else we get to chase him around town with pitchforks." Lorelai says as she begins laughing again and turns up the Brady Bunch Variety Hour, tuning out the conversation.

A/N: I haven't decided if I'll actually include the prom scene with Dean, just writing it I can't handle the sappiness. Please review. I love them. They make my day that much brighter.

-Soph

Shoutouts:

LoVe23: Thanks so much. Just wait, and you will see.

music4mysoul: I tried to make it sweet, I really think Jess would have been if he wasn't in inner turmoil so much.

natalie-fall: Sorry about the lack of drama. Don't worry, some is coming soon.

bonny: I hope you like where this is going.