Luke's Diner

The diner is closed, yet five people still remain inside. The chairs are stacked up on the tables which aren't in use. Rory, Paris and Logan are sat around one table. Lorelai sat at the counter with Luke standing at the other side of the counter.

Paris: "I can't believe Doyle hasn't phoned me."

Rory: "He phoned you like 5 hours ago."

Paris: "That was 5 hours ago. No, I know why he hasn't phoned me. He's found some stupid blonde French Hussy that can probably only congregate three or four words of English out of her big Julia Roberts mouth and Doyle, the gentleman he is will be intoxicated by her exotic French ness, because hey…she's walking around like a Hussy, dressed in provocative clothing, boobs coming out of her top and no doubt a short skirt, leaving nothing to the imagination. She probably has that French pout; the French pout that no man can resist and well let's face it, men can hardly turn down sex on legs. What a slut."

Logan laughs.

Paris: "Oh you think my situation is funny? You think my boyfriend cheating on me with a French hussy is funny?"

Rory: "Paris, it's like… 4am there and this is Doyle we are talking about. He probably fell asleep watching CNN after your phone call."

Paris: "You think so?"

Rory: "Yeah."

Logan: "Or he could be out on the town. I mean he's in Paris, right? The city that never sleeps! I mean the last time I was there; Colin, Finn and I were about staggering out of a club each with a bottle of tequila in our hands but your right about the women there. The provocative clothing, the pouting lips, they're intoxicating…irresistible after a drink or two!"

Paris stands up.

Rory: "Where are you going?"

Paris: "I'm going to phone Doyle."

Rory: "Paris, it's 4 in there morning there."

Paris looks at her with a face of thunder.

Rory: "But go ahead."

Paris walks out of the diner.

Rory turns and looks at Logan.

Logan: "What?"

Rory: "That wasn't funny. Paris is insecure enough as it is, she doesn't need you filling her mind with those kinds of thoughts."

Logan: "What kind of thoughts?"

Rory: "Suggestive thoughts…you know the bottle of tequila, the city that never sleeps…the intoxicating women, which by the way we'll talk about later."

Logan: "It's easy to aggravate her."

Rory: "I know which is why I think sometimes you should resist those urges."

Logan: "I'm sorry. I couldn't help myself but think of it like this: she's now outside talking to him on her cell, having woken him up from probably a bug's bunny dream he was having. She'll be comforted knowing he's not out on the town like a normal guy in his prime, but rather tucked up in bed like a 12 year old. Therefore she won't be going on about it for the next couple of hours, keeping you up with talk about our editor and chief."

Rory: "I didn't think of it like that, although you could have gone about it a different way…"

Logan: "I could have done, but it's more fun this way!"

Logan smirks, Rory his him on the arm. Lorelai gets up from the seat at the counter and walks over to the two of them.

Lorelai: "Okay well, I've had enough excitement for one day, so I'm not heading off home. Are you coming Rory?"

Rory turns and looks at her mother.

Rory: "Uh yeah."

Lorelai: "Okay, I'll be outside. Take your time."

Lorelai turns and walks out of the diner. Rory stands up, picking up her jacket. Logan the gentleman, stands up and helps her put on her jacket.

Rory: "So, uh, are you going to be okay?"

Logan: "Should be unless your mom's boyfriend decides to go Freddy Kruger on me when I'm sleeping."

Rory: "Luke's not a bad guy."

Logan: "I know, I was joking Ace."

Rory: "I knew that."

Rory smiles.

Rory: "Okay, well if you need anything…I'm phone call away."

Logan: "Thanks mom."

Rory: "Hey! I'm just nervous."

Logan: "About what? You said Luke wasn't a bad guy, so everything should be okay. We'll probably stay up, paint each others toe nails, give each other facials, have a pillow fight, you know all the things guys do to bond."

Rory: "I can picture it now."

Logan: "I was joking."

Rory: "I know – but I can still picture it, oh and there is you in a pink betty boop pjs…"

Logan: "Stop"

Rory: "Luke's in yellow…"

Logan: "Seriously stop!"

Logan smirks, kissing Rory on the forehead.

Logan: "Sweet dreams Ace."

Rory: "Bye."

Rory walks to the door and opens it, Luke re-appears in the diner.

Rory: "Bye Freddy!"

Luke looks at Rory raising an eyebrow. Logan looks at Rory and smirks.

Luke: "What?"

Rory: "Nothing, night!"

Rory turns and walks out of the diner. Logan watches her leave, joining Paris and Lorelai outside. Logan turns around and looks at Luke. They share the same facial expression, as in 'okay, what now?'

Luke: "Uh. Bathroom is on the right upstairs."

Logan: "Thanks."

Luke: "I'm gonna close up…"

Logan nods walking out of the dining area and to the stairs. Luke watches him leave, pulling out a TV from underneath the counter. He pulls up a chair and turns the portable television on. Logan walks into the bedroom area. Jess is on his bed reading.

Jess: "Don't you know"

Jess looks up and sees Logan.

Jess: "Thought you were Luke."

Logan: "Okay. I'm Logan"

Logan walks over to his bed and sits down. Jess looks at him and closes his book.

Jess: "Right, Rory's new boyfriend?"

Logan: "Yeah."

Jess: "My condolences."

Logan: "Excuse me?"

Jess: "It's hard to date in this town, everyone constantly butting their noses in like you're the next celebrity couple. That your car outside?"

Logan: "Yeah."

Jess: "Sweet ride."

Logan: "Thanks. So you're not from around here?"

Jess: "From the land of the crazies? No, I'm from New York."

Logan: "Just passing through?"

Jess: "Something like that. You?"

Logan: "Same."

Luke walks into the room; he looks from Jess to Logan.

Luke: "Everything okay?"

Jess: "Just fine."

Luke: "Right."

Jess: "Why wouldn't it be?"

Jess raises an eyebrow and smirks at Luke. Luke doesn't look amused. Logan raises his eyebrows, confused. He grabs his things and walks into the bathroom. Luke walks over to Jess.

Luke: "What the hell you playing at?"

Jess: "I don't know what you mean."

Luke: "Don't play dumb, Jess."

Jess: "I'm just trying to civil, having a conversation. Putting words together see, now that's called a conversation. I know that your ape man persona probably doesn't quite understand the concept, but in time you'll evolve."

Luke: "I'm warning you Jess. Rory's happy, just let her be."

Jess: "Contrary to popular belief, everything I do does not revolve around Rory. Me coming here has nothing to do with her!"

Luke: "Really?"

Jess stands up and grabs his jacket.

Luke: "Where you going?"

Jess: "Out."

Jess walks out of the door and shuts it. Luke rolls his eyes.

Gilmore House

The three women, Lorelai, Rory and Paris walk into the house.

Paris: "So then he said, Paris it's 4:17am…you woke me up. I'm in bed alone, well not really alone because he always has his Spiderman doll with him which is his marvel superhero idol which I have to admit after having watched the oh so brilliant Tobey Maguire who should have at least received an Oscar by now for one of his dramatic roles in The Cider House Rules or SeaBiscuit… in Spiderman, I noticed a resemblance."

Lorelai: "Right, both are extremely short, with dark hair. I see where ya heading with this."

Paris: "Not just that, the features on their face and now I have this recurring dream where Doyle walks around in a Spiderman costume."

Rory: "Way too much information. Paris, remember when I said some of the things you say about Doyle really weird me out, this would be one of them."

Paris: "I know, Paris stop talking."

Rory nods. Lorelai walks into the living room, pulling out the bed linen.

Lorelai: "Well kiddies, as exhilarating as this conversation has been…exhilarating probably the wrong word to use, scary, terrifying even I have an early morning so I'm gonna go to bed, well the couch to sleep and hopefully not dream about the short man in a spider costume. Goodnight Paris, Rory…if you need mommy at any stage for the bad nightmare, where Doyle appears in a Spiderman outfit, just scream."

Rory: "Will do…Night."

The three women separate. Paris heads upstairs to Lorelai's bedroom, Lorelai's walks over to the couch and Rory heads into her bedroom. About 10 minutes later, when Lorelai is tucked up in the couch about to fall asleep, Rory walks back into the living room.

Rory: "Mom."

Rory taps Lorelai.

Rory: "Mom."

Lorelai opens her eyes and looks around.

Lorelai: "Seen the Spiderman already?"

Rory: "No it's not that."

Lorelai sits up on the couch and motions for Rory to sit beside her. Rory sits down and gets under the covers.

Lorelai: "Okay spill the beans, Jack."

Rory: "Jack?"

Lorelai: "Jack and the beanstalk? He threw the beans out of the window, just …never mind."

Rory: "You were right."

Lorelai: "About so many things, I know. I am the queen of being right although have to say drawing a blank at what I could be right about this time."

Rory: "About what you said earlier. I'm freaking out."

Lorelai: "No, no you don't seem to be."

Rory: "But I am, all day I've been wondering whether or not to tell Logan about Jess? I mean we're not exactly in a stable enough relationship as it is, and here I am sending him off to spend the night at Luke's with my ex boyfriend."

Lorelai: "Yeah, but he doesn't know that."

Rory: "I know but Jess knows that Logan is my boyfriend, so what if he says something to him?"

Lorelai: "Hun, don't worry so much. As much as I hate to say this, Jess isn't all that bad. He's a smart boy, he won't say anything."

Rory: "How do you know?"

Lorelai: "Because last year he told you he loved you…and I'm pretty sure that he still cares about you and doesn't wanna hurt you."

Rory: "Right…okay, not so much freaking out now."

Lorelai: "Hey don't bite my head off for asking, but do you still…"

Rory: "Do I still?"

Rory looks at her mother and then it clicks.

Rory: "No, no. I'm not in love with Jess, actually…the more time I spend with Logan, the more I forget about Dean and Jess…it's like."

Lorelai: "You're falling for Logan."

Rory nods. Lorelai sighs.

Lorelai: "Well, at least my opinion of him has changed. So far he's not exactly what I would have pictured…the Richie Rich boy of the west. No Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lopez diva like demands, no evidence of a silver spoon feeding, more like the anti Richie Rich. Playing practical jokes to act out… see I kinda did that…although my practical joke was a little less joke like and more, Hey Mom, guess what? I'm pregnant."

Lorelai leans in and hugs Rory.

Rory: "Okay, I'm going to bed."

Lorelai: "Night Hun."

Rory leans over and kisses her mom's forehead. Rory walks out of the living room and into her bedroom shutting the door. Lorelai watches her go and then slumps back down into the couch.

Lorelai: "I can't believe I just defended Jess – the world must be coming to an end."

Lorelai closes her eyes to go to sleep. In Lorelai's bedroom, Paris is asleep tossing and turning her bed mouthing 'Go Spidey' once in a while. Rory is sitting on her bed, the lamp on the bedside table is on as she reads. She hears a tap on her window, turning round she sees Jess standing beside her window. Putting her book down, she gets out of bed in her pjs and walks over to the window opening it.

Rory: "What are you doing here Jess?"

Jess: "Can we talk?"

Rory looks away.

Jess: "Please."

Rory: "Okay, I'll be right out."

Rory grabs her jacket from the bottom of the bed, putting it on over her pjs. She climbs out of the window. Jess takes a step back. Rory folds her arms, they look at one another.

Rory: "What do you want Jess?"

Jess: "I'm not exactly sure."

Rory: "You're not exactly sure? So you knocked on my window, asked if we could talk…but you're not sure what about or why?"

Jess: "It's hard to explain."

Rory: "Then don't"

Rory turns around and walks back to her window.

Jess: "Wait."

Rory turns around and faces him.

Jess: "I haven't thought about you all that much this year, or at least I've tried not to but when I saw you in New York this past week, I don't know, it was like I wanted to talk to you but I couldn't and not just because we were surrounded by people but because I didn't know what to say. I mean I couldn't exactly call you up and say Hey Rory, how are you? It's not that simple, it's never been that simple between you and me."

Rory: "You wanted to know how I was doing?"

Jess: "Pretty much."

Rory: "I'm doing good…"

Jess: "That's good."

Rory: "See it was that simple."

Jess: "Guess so."

They share a smile.

Rory: "How long are you staying in town?"

Jess: "Probably gonna head out tomorrow. I actually came to town on business. I'm working at a garage in New York and I needed an import for a car I'm working on, strangely enough I called everywhere and it seemed Gypsy had the part."

Rory: "Small world huh."

Jess: "Seems so."

Rory: "Well I should"

Jess: "Yeah, me too."

Jess turns around to walk away. Rory looks at him.

Rory: "Jess."

Jess turns back around and looks at Rory.

Jess: "Yeah?"

Rory: "Just because we're not together doesn't mean we can't talk, I mean we were always good at talking."

Jess: "That we were."

Rory: "So, next time your in Stars Hollow or next time we randomly bump into each other in New York or anywhere else for that matter, we can say hey, right?"

Jess nods.

Jess: "Bye Rory."

Rory: "Bye Jess."

Rory turns around and climbs back into her window, Jess watches her and smile turning around and walks away. Rory shuts her curtains and sits back down on her bed.

Rory: "As one door closes, another one opens."

She says to herself. Lifting her book, she puts it on her bed stand and turns the light off.

Luke's Diner

The diner is packed, more so than usual. Logan is sat at a table joined by Miss Patty and Babettte. Taylor is watching from a seat at the counter. Luke is serving coffee and breakfast to people. Lorelai and Rory walk into the diner.

Lorelai: "Whoa Nelly this place is buzzing."

Rory: "Certainly is."

Lorelai: "Aw and I know why."

Lorelai and Rory walk over to the counter.

Miss Patty: "Lorelai. Rory, what a gentleman you have here."

Babette: "Yeah, junior here invited us to breakfast."

Logan: "It was nothing. A fair trade: breakfast in exchange for some Rory anecdotes and pictures."

Rory's smile fades; she walks over to the three of them and looks at the photo album.

Rory: "Oh my god."

Miss Patty: "You were so cute."

Rory: "Okay enough fun for you."

Logan: "What I think you look cute dressed up as Pinocchio."

Miss Patty and Babette laugh. Lorelai sits down on a stool and smirks, with a cup of coffee in her hand.

Lorelai: "Ooh Miss Patty, have you shown him the picture when she was six, or seven dressed up in nothing but her pink tu tu."

Logan: "Pink tutu, huh?"

Logan smirks.

Rory: "Okay, enough of the embarrassing Rory stories and pictures. Logan and I are going up to Hertford, I promised Grandma and Grandpa a visit…unless you wanna come Mom?"

Lorelai: "Me, no I can't. Unfortunately I'm working, otherwise I would love to have a day of torture but sadly I will be running the Inn…stop by later for dinner if you like. Logan you should meet Sookie, possibly the best chef in the West…"

Logan: "Will do…"

Logan stands up.

Miss Patty: "Thank you for breakfast, Logan."

Logan: "Miss Patty it was my pleasure. It's been a delight meeting both of you enchanting ladies. Hopefully before I leave, we can share more anecdotes."

Rory: "Or not… Bye!"

Rory drags him out of the diner by the arm. Most of the diner watches them leave.

Miss Patty: "Well Lorelai, I most definitely approve. What a charismatic young man."

Babette: "He gets my vote."

Luke: "He doesn't snore."

Lorelai: "Uh, good to know."

Lorelai raises an eyebrow. Outside, Rory and Logan are standing round the corner from the diner next to Logan's car.

Rory: "You're such the charmer. I wouldn't be surprised if you make the top 5 good looking men that have visited Star Hollow within the past decade…no doubt you'll be on Miss Patty's top 3."

Logan: "Really? Only top three, guess I have to charm a little more to get the number one spot."

Rory smiles at him. Logan takes a step closer and puts his arms around her.

Logan: "To Emily and Richard's?"

Rory: "If you can manage it!"

Logan: "Please, this has been a piece of cake compared to my family vacations. I would happily swap your entire town for my mother and father, any day of the week."

Rory: "Just get in the car, Prince Charming."

Logan leans down and kisses Rory. Rory responds, quite passionately which is unlike her in a social place where no doubt everyone is watching. Logan then kisses her forehead, opening the door to his silver Porsche. She gets in and sits down. Rory smile widens as Logan shuts the door and gets in the other side.

Note: - I would just like to thank everyone who reviews my fanfiction, I do appreciate the comments you make whether they be critisim or just the simple, "I like your story" I'd especially like to thank those who are consistant and review nearly every chapter, thank you so much! Hope your enjoying so far!