Lorelai and Sookie are walking down the street past Weston's bakery when they notice a sign on the door saying that Fran had died.
"Oh my god." Lorelai says looking at the sign
"Fran." Sookie said sadly
"Poor thing" Lorelai says with a pout on her lips.
"I don't believe it."
"Such a great lady"
"Great lady." Sookie agreed.
"Eighty-three on her last birthday, good long life." Lorelai read.
"We should all be so lucky,"
"I'm gonna miss her"
"Me too," Sookie concurred. After a short pause she started, "So…"
"Yeah?" Lorelai asked already thinking the same thing.
"I guess this'll put that old inn of hers on the market." Sookie said carefully.
"Right, Right. I mean, she wanted to keep it as long as she was alive…and now…"
"Oh my god" Sookie said worried.
"What?"
"You don't think that because we wanted the property so much, we killed Fran."
"What?" Lorelai asked again.
"Through the power of our minds." Sookie said.
"No, no. We wished for the property, not this!" Lorelai defended.
"Yeah, but you never know with karma." Sookie said, still shocked.
"Look, we loved Fran. Right?" Lorelai asked.
"Yes, we did." Sookie agreed calming down.
"And whether or not we get the Dragonfly Inn, has nothing to do with her dying right now." Lorelai said trying to convince Sookie, along with herself.
"Right. . .sort of."
"Besides, we don't know what's happening with the inn."
"Fran has no heirs." Sookie pointed out.
"You never know." Lorelai said trying not to get her hopes up. "Some long lost gold-toothed cousin could come out of the woodwork, inherit it and turn it into a beauty salon or law offices."
"Not our Dragonfly!" Sookie cried.
"The point is, if we are meant to have the Dragonfly Inn, then we are meant to have it." Lorelai finished.
"Right. Like Doris Day."
"Que sera." Lorelai said
"Sera."
"Let's focus on Fran and how much we loved her. Not think about the inn at all." Lorelai looked over at Sookie.
"Okay." Sookie agreed with a guilty expression.
"You're thinking about it."
"Just about where to put the wood burning oven." Sookie confirmed
"We'll put it in the apartment we're sharing in hell." Lorelai said pertaining to their conversation.
"Lets buy flowers." Sookie suggested.
"Yeah, lots and lots of flowers."
( I did use the lines from the episode because I wasn't sure how to start this)
"Hey uh, Jess?" Luke asked uncertain walking towards him behind the counter.
Jess basically ignores him and keeps reading his book.
"Jess." Luke tries again trying to get his attention.
Jess stays in his position leaning against the counter.
"Alright c'mon." Luke walks very quickly to Jess, grabs the book out of his hands, and grabs him by his arm.
"Hey!" Jess says as Luke pulls him into the storage room.
"Now I know you don't want to talk about it because you don't like to talk at all really, but you will listen and you will tell me your ideas on what I have to say."
Jess stares blankly at Luke.
"I know graduation is coming up very soon, and I know you don't want to participate in the silly ceremony. I was thinking that you could pick up your diploma and maybe –
"Luke," Jess began to say…
"Now just listen I actually wanted to have a party. Wait, I take that back, not a party but rather a small gathering –
"Luke." Jess said trying to talk again
"Just let me finish. I was just thinking of Rory and Lorelai, your mom and if you have anyone els –
"Luke! Stop and listen." Jess yelled.
Luke, fully prepared to hear a smart ass rant about people and a stupid diploma was taken off guard by what had to say,
"I'm not graduating. So its no use." Jess tried to walk past Luke, but Luke grabbed him, and pulled him back to where he was just standing.
"What did you say?" Luke said hoping he misheard.
Jess just looked to the ground and sighed. He knew that this was it.
"What do you mean, you aren't graduating?" Luke said through clenched teeth.
"What do you think it means Luke? I'm not graduating. No biggie." Jess said trying to walk away again. Luke grabbed a fistful of his shirt and brought him back again.
"No biggie?" Luke said, about to lose it. "You broke our agreement Jess!"
"You think I don't know that Luke! You think I don't know that pretty quick here I'm going to have no place to go?"
"You will if you go back and repeat the year!" Luke yelled.
"I'm not going back to school, Luke! End of story."
"Why the hell is that Jess? Wal-Mart just too good to resist? What is wrong with you? You are smart enough to graduate, so why aren't you damnit!"
"What's wrong with me? You wanna know what is wrong with me Luke? The fact that my mother is a wack job! I can't even manage to sit in school for eight hours a day! I spend so much time trying to prove myself to this crazy town that I don't have time to be normal for a bit! The fact that I know I am going to have to leave the only person I've ever loved because I am a failure!" Jess yelled.
Luke being completely shocked, didn't grab Jess this time when he walked out.
"Mom?" Rory yelled entering the house.
"Upstairs!" Lorelai yelled back.
Rory climbed up the stairs and walked down the hallway to her mothers room.
"Hey," Lorelai said while Rory walked into her room.
"Hi."
"Where've you been? I thought maybe Paris would've held you captive to study or something."
"Oh no, just been walking around town…reading…thinking…" Rory said and you could tell something was bothering her.
"Ya okay?" Lorelai asked eyeing her
"Oh yeah, I'm fine. Me? I'm good. Good. You? Are you okay?"
"Rory,"
"Yeah?"
"What's up?"
"Nothing."
"Rory."
"Hmmmm?"
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing."
"Okay."
Rory sat down beside Lorelai on the bed, and sighed. After a really long pause…
"Mom? Could I tell you something?"
"Anything"
"You have to promise not to freak out"
"Promise"
"Even though you will want to, please don't freak."
"Rory, I swear on my spice girls necklace that I will not freak out."
"Well, you know the party last Friday?"
"Yes, I do."
"Well you know how I told you Jess said he loved me?"
"Yes"
"I may have left out some parts of the story."
"May have?"
"Okay, I left out parts of the story."
"What parts?"
"Well before Jess said he loved me…there was this thing."
"A thing?"
"Yes. Well, Jess all night was being all grumpy and like wasn't talking to anyone…ya know? So at a point in time I lost him, and I couldn't find him downstairs. So I decided that I would check upstairs. And I found him up there…in Kyle's bedroom."
"Mhmmm"
"So well we talked…and then we kissed and then there was…more kissing. On the bed…and it seemed like he wanted…you know…"
"Did you?" Lorelai asked worried
"No, because I pushed him off because I wanted to know what was wrong with him…and we got into a fight."
"Because he wouldn't have sex with you?" Lorelai asked with big eyes
"Well, no, but a little and I wasn't sure but then he told me what was wrong."
"What was wrong, Rory?" Lorelai asked, teeth clenched, trying to remain calm.
"Well you know how Jess has that job at Wal-Mart?"
"Yes, I do"
"Well sometimes…more often than not…basically everyday Jess sort of skipped school…to go to Wal-Mart. And even though he didn't mean it because trust me, I don't think he would do this sort of thing on purpose. Even though he is the town bad boy I am absolutely sure based on conversations and time spent with jess that he would not do this on purpose…Jess isn't…Well, he isn't graduating."
"He's WHAT?"
"He isn't graduating." Rory said, staring at her shoes.
"This is unbelievable! Rory! He isn't graduating? What are his plans? What does he think he is going to do? Is he going back? I can't believe that this is happening. I mean I would think that there would be an occasional skip, but day after day? Enough to be failing? If he is so smart, like you say he is then why isn't he graduating!"
"I told you! He missed too many days!" Rory shouted back
"But if he was so smart then you think he would know how many days he could afford to lose!"
"He didn't mean to!"
"But he did!"
"But he didn't want that!"
"But it happened"
"God! I thought you weren't supposed to freak out!"
"Sorry if I'm not skipping around the house singing What a Wonderful World when my daughter is dating a failure!"
"He isn't a failure!"
"He is Rory! He is! Not graduating high school is FAILING!"
"Do you think he wants this!" Rory asked. "Oh wait, of course he does! I forgot Jess is out to hurt anyone and everyone. On a conquest to make everyone in his path miserable!"
"Well good! Because he has succeeded so far!"
"God! Why are you acting like this!" Rory shouted.
"Go watch t.v, Rory." Lorelai said dropping her voice back to normal volume.
"Mom."
"Rory! I really want some space right now!" Lorelai said, her voice rising again.
"Why are you freaking out? Its not like this affects you in anyway."
"It does."
"How?"
"Rory!"
"Fine!" Rory grabbed the door knob, and slammed the door after. She walked down the stairs, tears brimming her eyes. She got to her room, and slammed her door.
"Ugh!" She screamed, flopping on her bed.