After about an hour of jokes, teasing, childhood stories, and half a plate of wild berry pop tarts Lorelai pulled Rory aside in the kitchen.
"You're right. He's nice." Lorelai confirmed.
"Told you." Rory gleamed with pride.
"Well, you two had better get going."
Rory smiled. "Thanks, mom."
Rory walked back into the living room. "So, are you ready to leave?"
Dean stood up from the couch. "Sure, if you are."
"You guys be careful..." Lorelai replied. "And have fun." she added.
"We will." Dean answered. "It was nice talking with you, Ms. Gilmore."
"Ah, call me Lorelai. You'll have to come visit again soon. I have many more embarrassing stories."
Dean looked over at Rory who was blushing a little. "I'd like that." he replied.
(In the car)
"Your mom is really nice." Dean said as they started driving down the road towards the restaurant he had picked out.
"Yeah. She's my best friend."
"I can see why. You two seem really close."
"We are. Extremely."
Dean let a flirtatious smile cross his face. "Well, I hope there's room for me."
"I'll see what I can do." Rory smirked.
The restaurant Dean had picked out was French. He couldn't even pronounce it. Rory had to tell him the name. He commented that he picked it for the romantic atmosphere. There was no doubt about it, Dean was quite the charmer, and by the end of the evening Rory was falling in love with the bag boy from Chicago.
They walked out of the restaurant laughing and teasing with each other.
"Well at least I didn't order snails." Rory poked.
"Hey, I didn't know it was snails." Dean defended. "And if you knew, why didn't you tell me?"
"I couldn't resist seeing your face when the waiter brought them out to you." Rory giggled.
"You're evil." Dean joked.
"You're wonderful."
Dean was shocked by Rory's sudden comment. "I don't want this evening to end, yet."
"Neither do I."
Rory thought for a moment. "Let's go to Luke's."
"Luke's?" Dean asked. "We just ate."
"We can get coffee there... and talk." Rory suggested.
"Okay." Dean walked over and opened Rory's door on the car. "Let's go."
The two teenagers continued their laughing and joking in the car. They were both discovering new love and it was setting their hearts on fire. Dean brought up the subject of past girlfriends, this made Rory feel a little uncomfortable, especially since she had no previous boyfriends.
"You've never had a boyfriend?" Dean asked shocked.
"No."
"Wow... I find that so hard to believe."
"Why?"
"Well, you're beautiful. And smart, and funny... You're everything any guy could ever hope for."
Rory wasn't too sure what to say after such a nice compliment. "Well, what about the girl who dumped you in Chicago?"
"What about her?" Dean inquired.
"She must have been an idiot."
Dean chuckled. "I'm glad she dumped me."
"You are?" Rory asked raising one of her eye brows.
"Yeah. If she and I were still together, I wouldn't be here with you right now."
There was a moment of silence after the last sentence. The moment felt right, the mood was set. Dean leaned over towards Rory to kiss her, yet he continued to drive the car at the same time. As Rory was about to meet him half way, she spotted the headlights out of the corner of her eye.
"Dean!" She gasped as her piercing blue eyes grew larger.
Dean quickly turned the wheel and lost control of the car. It ran off the road and into the woods leaving behind a path of destruction. It finally came to rest on its top with the wheels still spinning. Rory and Dean remained trapped inside.