: Rory's Dorm :

Rory opens the door into her dorm room. The room is filled with brown boxes. On each box there is a different label, such as 'clothes,' 'kitchen stuff,' etc. She walks over to her naked bed, the linen thrown on top of one of the brown boxes. Putting her bag down on the bed, she hears a big 'thud' like sound. She turns around and walks out of the bedroom, into the living room area. Again boxes occupy the room, only this time a sprawled out Paris lying on the floor.

Rory walks over and stands over her.

Rory: "Paris?"

Paris: "What?"

Rory: "What are you doing?"

Paris: "Well I thought I would try my hand at hurdling over boxes, one day it will be an Olympic event and people will say, Paris Gellar, International Box Hurdler. What do you think? I fell over one of your stupid, pathetically labeled boxes."

Rory raises an eyebrow.

Paris: "Well…"

Rory: "Well what?"

Paris: "Were you raised in a barn? Did your mother not teach you manners? Help me up."

Rory extends her hand. Paris grabs a hold of it, pulling herself up.

Rory: "Why so crabby? You've been in this mood ever since I got back from New York, early Monday morning. Did you and Doyle have a fight?"

Paris: "No, Doyle and I are fine. Actually we're beyond fine, we are excellent…well as excellent as can be with him going off to Europe for the summer, to party it up with all those trashy European women…I've seen cable, I know how it works over there. Low cut tops, micro mini skirts. One look at them and he'll have forgotten all about me. The average looking girl he left behind in Hertford. Sure he says he'll call every week, though week after week the phone calls will become more scarce…and then one day he'll forget to call, sooner or later he'll forget all about me, Paris, Paris who?"

Rory: "Paris take a deep breath."

Paris looks at Rory. Rory tilts her head looking at Paris, as if to say go on. Paris sighs, taking in a deep breath.

Rory: "Firstly, Doyle is going to Europe for three weeks not the whole summer. Secondly, how can he forget your name? Where's he going?"

Paris: "England and then France."

Rory: "More importantly he's going to the capital of France, which is…"

Paris looks at Rory.

Paris: "I know what the capital of France is Rory, do I look like an idiot to you? Do I have dumb-ass stamped on my forehead?"

Rory: "All I'm saying is, how can he forget your name… when he'll be in Paris. It'll act as a constant reminder."

Paris: "Your right. I didn't think of it like that."

Paris's facial expression doesn't change.

Rory: "Was that the only thing bothering you?"

Paris: "No. My so called mother, who's morning wake up call consists of mixing Prozac medication with a martini is going off to Mexico for the summer as she believes her tan isn't exactly up to scratch and my father will be in New York, working and no doubt seeing his whore of a assistant and usually these thoughts comfort me…the fact that both my parents will be away from each other and away from me, except this year…I will be completely alone. Nanny is going to Spain, to visit relatives…leaving me all by my lonesome. I don't need your looks of pity, I'm a survivor. A predator…stop, stop looking at me like that."

Rory opens her mouth to say something, but as she does Lorelai opens the door and walks into the living room.

Lorelai: "Rory!"

Rory: "Mom!"

Rory walks over to Lorelai, hugging her. Lorelai smiles to herself.

Lorelai: "Hey kiddo, watch the oxygen supply there."

Rory takes a step back.

Rory: "Sorry…"

Paris: "Oh, I forget to tell her. Rory, Lorelai stopped by earlier. I'm going to go in my room and listen to Celine Dion."

Paris walks out of the living room and into her bedroom. Lorelai raises an eyebrow looking at Rory.

Lorelai: "Paris okay?"

Rory: "No, she's depressed."

Lorelai: "Obviously, I mean who else would listen to Celine Dion if they weren't depressed or suicidal…"

They look at one another and answer simultaneously.

Lorelai, Rory: "Sookie."

Lorelai: "So, why is Paris depressed? Wait, don't tell me. I've got it. She realized school is ending and that means she wont see you for the next three months. Aw, that's so sweet…the two of you bonded so closely over the past two years that she's listening to Celine Dion to get through the pain of losing you for the three months."

Rory: "Not exactly. Her parents aren't going to be home, her mom is going to be in Mexico while her dad is in New York."

Lorelai: "Isn't that like her ideal summer? No parents, just her and – oh, is Nanny not going to be there?"

Rory: "No…which is why I think we should invite her to stay with us."

Lorelai looks at Rory, raising an eyebrow.

Lorelai: "What?"

Rory: "I think Paris should come and stay with us."

Lorelai: "For the whole summer? Oh my god, I didn't think it possible…but this Ivy school education has actually made you lose your mind."

Rory: "Not for the whole summer, I was thinking a week or two. It's not like she'd be in the house twenty four seven, because of all the activities Taylor organizes during the summer, and you know Paris she'd wanna make sure everything was perfect…"

Lorelai: "Oh.. Oh, that is too brilliant."

Lorelai bites her lower lip and then a devilish smirk appears on her face.

Rory: "What?"

Lorelai: "Just think about it, Paris and Taylor. Luke would pay good money to see Taylor and Paris's interaction, she'd eat him alive with codes of conduct and what not. My girl, I knew there was a reason I sent you to this stuffy school."

Rory rolls her eyes.

Lorelai walks over to Paris room and knocks on the door. She walks in and sees Paris lying on the bed, her eyes closed listening to Celine Dion. Lorelai walks over to the cd player and turns the music off.

Paris: "Hey!"

Paris opens her eyes and sees Lorelai. Lorelai smirks.

Lorelai: "Hey Paris, sorry for interrupting your whole Professor Snape brooding moment there, but Rory and I were just talking and she told me that you'd be alone for the summer…so we were wondering if you wanted to come and stay with us for a week or two."

Paris: "Really?"

Lorelai: "Really…The town usually organizes fares, trips and stuff. So there is always something to do, I doubt you'd get bored. Besides, you remember Taylor? Well he's always organizing these events and I'm sure he could use some help, if not a little direction…"

Rory walks into the room.

Paris: "I'd love to. It would keep my mind off Nanny abandoning me for the summer."

Lorelai: "Uh, okay then…let's get this show on the road"

: Yale Car Park :

Paris is standing beside a red, open back truck. The truck is filled with brown boxes. Lorelai steps past one of the boxes and jumps down off the truck.

Lorelai: "Thanks, don't worry about me. I don't need any help."

Paris looks up to Lorelai.

Paris: "As a modern day woman Lorelai, you should be setting an example to the young and impressionable minds here to the women at Yale. As an upstanding citizen and fellow feminist I salute you on your man handling of those boxes. At one point I didn't think you were even going to be able to make it up onto the truck, the box was weighing you down…but then you fought back, just as us women did in early part of the 20th century."

Paris pauses when seeing two young male Yale students stop by the truck.

Yale Student #1: "Do you need a hand?"

Paris: "Right, so you presume that just because we're women we're feeble and pathetic. Well I have news for you buster, Paris Gellar and Lorelai Gilmore aren't charity cases. No soirée…we live in the 21st century, so why don't you and your little friend go back to the cave and hit each other with clubs and try to figure out how to light a fire."

The two young male students walk away. Lorelai smirks, jumping down off the tuck.

Lorelai: "Paris, I'm all for the whole – behind every great man, is a great woman telling him how to run things – but, there are a couple more boxes in Rory's room and we could have used the help, since you're standing there like Hitler barking out commands instead of carrying them out yourself."

Paris: "You want me to help?"

Lorelai: "Well that or you can go chase down those two somewhat muscular male younglings and lure them back to the truck to give a helping hand."

Paris: "Lure them back to the truck?"

Lorelai: "Yeah – you know, offer them candy the same way the wicked witch lured Hansel and Gretel into her house…or as they are in fact not 8 nor stupid, I presume since they attend this overly priced Ivy League school…you could offer them a simple apology and ask them nicely."

Paris: "Or?"

Lorelai: "Uh or, I hear the sex for favors motion is on the rise."

Paris starts walking off, in the direction the two students went.

Paris: "Hey you, caveman…Don't run away from me…"

Lorelai watches as Paris practically chases down the two students. Lorelai laughs, turning around to see Rory stepping next to the truck, carrying a box. She puts the box down onto the truck.

Lorelai: "Aw, how many more."

Rory: "Just two but uh-"

Rory turns around, looking at Logan who is carrying two large brown boxes. His face and most of his body isn't visible. He stops putting the boxes down next to the truck.

Lorelai: "You're an angel."

Logan stretches out his back.

Logan: "That's a first."

Lorelai smiles as Logan bends down and slides the boxes onto the truck. Lorelai watches him and then looks to Rory who is looking at him. Rory looks across the street.

Rory: "Uh, I'll be right back…Paris is…"

Rory runs away, Lorelai watches her leave. She looks over to see Paris and the two male students who had walked by earlier. Paris is standing in front of them, yelling her usual abuse while someone is holding her back. Lorelai looks back to Logan who has finished stacking the boxes.

Lorelai: "So- Logan, what are your summer plans?"

Logan: "Probably the usual – sailing, sinking my dads yacht."

Lorelai: "Funny, so uh Rory told you I googled you."

Logan: "Yes, ma'm."

Lorelai: "Sorry…I'm like a cat; the crows are actually making daily flight plans around me, just waiting to kill my curiosity. It's just – Rory is a smart girl, but she's made some bad choices in the boyfriend department, I just wanted to make sure that she wasn't going to make another one."

Logan: "Miss Gilmore."

Lorelai: "Lorelai please. Miss Gilmore makes me feel like a school girl who's just been caught putting super glue on the teachers seat."

Logan: "Creative."

Lorelai: "Thank you, I was nine."

Logan: "Okay –Lorelai I've had run in with mothers before, but usually my charm works. Obviously my reputation precedes me here, so I'm just gonna be straight with you. I like your daughter. She is smart, beautiful – she's one of a kind. I have no intention to screw things up although its in my character to do so. What I'm trying to say is, I used to be one of those guys that you wouldn't Rory to date. I've never had a stable let alone a real relationship before, so this is all new to me and all I want is a clean slate."

Lorelai: "Wow – that was direct and straight to the point. So let me be the same. Treat her good and we wont have a problem."

Logan: "That's it? No rules? No I've known guys like you? No break my daughter's heart and I'll kick your ass?"

Lorelai: "Nope, that's all she wrote….although I'm liking the whole break my daughter's heart and I'll kick your ass."

Logan: "Noted. So clean slate?."

Lorelai: "Clean slate."

Logan: "Cool."

Rory and Paris walk back to the truck.

Paris: "I don't know what the bozo was holding me back, I could have taken both of them at the same time. Did you see them, they were squirming. That's power you can't buy."

Rory: "Okay…no more caffeine for you. Everything packed?"

Logan: "Good to go."

Rory looks at Logan with a saddened look on her face. Logan touches her shoulders.

Rory: "So I'll speak to you soon?"

Lorelai looks at the two of them and then to the floor.

Lorelai: "Hey here's a crazy, totally cuckoo idea but Logan if your not busy this week your more than welcome to come on down to Stars Hollow. We're having this whole parade/fair/jamboree all rolled into one, it's sort of a tradition and Paris is coming so – the more the merrier."

Rory looks at Lorelai, raising an eyebrow and then back to Logan smiling.

Rory: "That's a great idea, I mean if you're not busy."

Logan: "A chance to visit the infamous Stars Hollow, how could I refuse. Count me in Ace."

Rory: "Great…Great. Uh, well you probably wont wanna drive back late at night after being overfed and talked to death by Taylor, Patty and everyone so, you could stay at-"

Lorelai jumps into the conversation.

Lorelai: "Luke's. Paris is already taking my bed and I'll be on the sofa. Besides what's a better wake up call than Luke's oh so fantastic coffee."

Logan: "Uh. Wasn't Luke's one of the guys that tried to kill me at Emily and Richard's renewals right?"

Rory nods.

Lorelai: "Only in the literal sense."

Logan raises an eyebrow and looks at Rory.

: Gilmore House :

Rory is unpacking a box in her bedroom. Paris is sitting in the living room, watching TV. Lorelai is sat next to her.

Paris: "I don't know why everyone finds The OC that fantastic. I mean it's filled with a bunch of actors either can't act or are in their late 20's trying to portray a 17 year old. Take for instance, this blonde hair boy. He has a crooked nose, muscles that one really doesn't develop until after a certain age and well, his face – its pleasant to look at sure, but really how does he pass for a 17 year old?"

Lorelai: "Hey, Rory…you sure you don't need any help?"

Rory: "No, I'm on my last box. I didn't realize how many books I bought this year. I practically have no space left."

Lorelai gets up from the sofa and walks over to Rory's bedroom, looking at her.

Lorelai: "Well we could always use the fridge. I mean, what else is it good for?"

Rory nods, putting the last of her books underneath her bed.

Rory: "It's official, if I put any more books in this room it will classify as a library."

Lorelai turns and looks at Paris, who is semi-yelling at the TV screen. Rory stands up and walks over to the doorway, looking at Paris also. The mother daughter have the same look plastered on their faces; humor.

Rory: "Ooh did you phone Luke to ask him if Logan could stay at his place?"

Lorelai: "No, I knew there was something I forgot."

Rory: "You didn't forget. You just wanna go over there to get your quick fix of coffee and a little bit of suga."

Lorelai: "Suga? Aw, that's so sweet. My daughter, the A grade preppy student speaking slang – wait, gangster…no, you kids today are calling it the ghetto. See, I'm hip to the hap with ya generation. Ya dig?"

Rory: "Oh boy."

Lorelai: "Why you wacking out, yo?"

Rory: "Paris, come on we're going to Luke's to refuel the addict here."

Paris stands up and walks over to the front door, following Rory and Lorelai out of the door.

Lorelai: "Sup, yo."

: Luke's Diner :

Lorelai, Paris and Rory walk towards the diner. Lorelai is still speaking in slang. Rory walks across the street, seeing a slight crowd gathered around the diner.

Rory: "What's going on?"

Lorelai: "Oh my god, I'm betting Luke has finally lost the plot, drawn up the short straw, gone completely wacko jacko on Taylor."

Lorelai, Paris and Rory walk past a group of people walking away from the diner. Miss Patty is one of them.

Lorelai: "Hey Patty, what's with the convention? Luke run out of coffee or something and the villagers come to attack him with pitchforks and fire."

Miss Patty: "Ooo, much worse than that my dear. I can tell you something, trouble is back in town."

Lorelai raises an eyebrow. Patty walks past Rory and looks at her for a longed period of time before walking away. Rory raises an eyebrow.

Rory: "Why did Patty look at me like that? Wait, am I the trouble that's back in town?"

Lorelai: "You trouble. Please! This town worships you, they had a parade in your honor when you were five, seven and nine. They made you the queen of the town."

Paris: "How country."

Lorelai opens the door to the diner. The diner is quite busy, people sat at table. Taylor is sat on a seat at the counter. Lorelai walks over followed by Rory and Paris.

Lorelai: "Hey Taylor. What's with all the commotion?"

Taylor turns around and sees Lorelai.

Taylor: "Aw, thank god you're here. Maybe you can talk sense into him. I mean I just don't know what he was thinking…I told him it wasn't a good idea, but he just wouldn't listen. I told him that-"

Taylor stops seeing Rory approach the counter.

Taylor: "Rory, your home."

Lorelai: "You didn't know? I thought the papers would have had an special addition, the home coming of Rory Gilmore."

Taylor stands up

Taylor: "The papers will be on the stands bright and early tomorrow morning."

He takes a step closer to Rory and taps her on the shoulder. Taylor walks out of the diner, leaving both Rory and Lorelai at a loss for words. They walk over to a table and sit down.

Paris: "Your front page material? This town sure is left in the past."

Luke enters the diner from upstairs. He walks in and then back out and repeats it several times. He stops, seeing Lorelai and the girls sat at a table. He walks over to them.

Luke: "I want you to know it wasn't my idea. It was unexpected."

Lorelai: "What was unexpected?"

Luke: "You don't know?"

Lorelai: "How would I know? We just got back into town."

Luke: "Taylor was sitting in here. He didn't tell you?"

Lorelai: "No."

Luke: "You haven't listened to your voice mail?"

Lorelai: "Again, no."

Luke: "Man!"

Lorelai: "Okay your killing us with the suspense. What was unexpected?"

At that moment Rory looks at the entrance to the diner from upstairs and sees Jess standing in the door way. They look at one another before Rory looks back to Luke. Lorelai looks over and then back at Luke.

Lorelai: "Jess is here?"

Luke: "Yes."

Lorelai: "Jess is here!"

Luke: "Yes."

Lorelai: "I mean here, now."

Luke: "I said yes already. I couldn't do anything. He just showed up, said he needed a place to crash. What was I gonna do? Toss him out into the streets? I did that last time and he ended up sleeping in his car. I'm sorry Rory, I tried-"

Rory: "It's fine."

Luke raises an eyebrow. Lorelai turns and looks at her.

Lorelai: "Fine? It's fine?"

Rory: "Yeah – Why wouldn't it be?"

Lorelai: "I don't know, because it's Jess!"

Rory: "Mom, it's not that big of a deal."

Lorelai: "Not that big of a deal?"

Rory: "No."

Paris: " Didn't you bump into Jess in New York?"

Rory looks at Paris. Lorelai looks at Paris and then to Rory.

Lorelai: "You saw Jess in New York?"

Rory: "Not exactly. We were coming out of the concert and we kinda bumped into one another. It was not a big deal."

Lorelai: "I can't believe you didn't tell me."

Rory: "Well it wasn't news breaking news."

Lorelai: "Wait… you said we?"

Rory: "We what?"

Lorelai: "You said we, bumped into him outside of the concert. We being you and Logan…Logan was there, Logan is coming here and Jess is here. This doesn't freak you out, not even a little?"

Rory: "No."

Lorelai: "I'm sorry, I must have picked up the pod Rory from Yale today."

Luke: "So everything is fine."

Lorelai: "Apparently."

Luke walks away, Lorelai follows.

Lorelai: "That reminds me, I kinda told Logan he could sleep at yours tomorrow when he visits."

Luke: "Logan? Isn't that the guy I tried to?-"

Lorelai: "Yeah."

Luke stands behind the counter, picking up a cloth wiping it down.

Luke: "No way."

Lorelai: "Why not?"

Luke: "Because – because, I don't need to have a reason."

Lorelai: "You're absolutely right. He can just stay with us, I mean there's no room. So I'll just have to let him sleep in Rory's room and because of all her Yale stuff on the floor…they'll just have to squeeze onto her bed."

Luke looks at Lorelai.

Luke: "He can stay here."

Lorelai: "No your right, it would be weird with Jess and Logan here. I'm sure we'll manage."

Luke: "He's staying here, that's the end of it."

Lorelai smiles.

Luke: "What?"

Lorelai: "Nothing…its just so easy to wind you up."

Luke: "Three coffees?"

Lorelai: "You know me so well."

Luke nods, making the coffees. Lorelai looks at Jess, Jess looks at Lorelai.

Lorelai: "Jess."

Jess: "Lorelai."

Jess moves past Luke.

Luke: "where you going?"

Jess: "Out."

Jess walks out of the diner. Rory watches him leave.

Rory: "I'll be right back."

Rory gets up from the table and walks out of the diner, following Jess. She catches up to him and stands in front of him. They look at one another for a minute.

Jess: "Is there something you wanted?"

Rory: "No…yes. Why are you here?"

Jess: "Because you stood in front of me, blocking my path."

Rory: "No, why are you in Stars Hollow?"

Jess shrugs.

Rory: "Okay. Fine."

Rory turns and walks away back to the diner. Jess watches her leave and then walks away. Rory walks into the diner and sits down at the table with Lorelai and Paris.

Lorelai: "Everything okay?"

Rory: "Strangely, yeah."

Paris starts talking about all of the possible health and safety requirements that are missing from the diner. Rory and Lorelai look on in amusement.