Jess poured Lorelai a cup of coffee the moment he saw her coming in the door.
"Thanks." Lorelai sat down at the counter and took a big sip. "I needed that. Rory upstairs?"
"No probably on her way to New Haven right now."
"New Haven?" Lorelai questioned.
"She went to visit Paris and show Libby Yale."
"She went to visit Paris." Lorelai repeated.
"I think Lib is a little young to be convinced that she wants to go to Yale."
"Rory was convinced that she wanted to go to Harvard since she was about 3." Lorelai pointed out.
"And she ended up at Yale."
"It's closer."
"I think we should worry about pre-school before college. But she went to talk to Paris; she wants her to be one of Libby's godmothers."
"Godmothers with an 's'?"
"She went and asked Lane as well. Her plan for the day talk to Lane, see Reverend Skinner, go and see Paris and then drop by your parents' house."
"Why would she go and see my parents?"
"To get them to pencil some time into their schedules?" Jess guessed.
"And you agreed to Paris?" Lorelai questioned.
"This whole thing is Rory's idea and Paris is her friend. It's not like Paris can't string a sentence together and honestly I wouldn't want any of my friends from New York anywhere near Libby."
"You don't agree with it?"
"I'm really not bothered either way but it seems important to Rory." He shrugged.
"That's nice of you."
"So how many godfather jokes and references have you made?" Jess inquired.
"I'm still coming up with more." Lorelai smiled.
"Tell Luke I'm taking a break when he comes out of the store room." Jess told her.
"What?"
"TJ's headed this way and I can't handle him today. Luke will only be another minute he's in the store room."
"I've got it covered here."
"Thanks Lorelai." Jess headed upstairs.
"Hey Lorelai." TJ said when he came in and sat next to her.
"TJ."
"Is the lovely Libby around?"
"No, Rory took her to visit a friend in New Haven." Lorelai replied.
"Libby has friends in New Haven?" TJ questioned.
"No Rory does, Yale is in New Haven."
"Yale?" TJ repeated.
"It's a university; it's where she goes to school."
"Rory's in school?" TJ sounded a little surprised.
"She took the semester off to have Libby." Lorelai replied. "She's going back in September."
"What's she going to do with the baby when she's in class?"
"Jess is going to watch her." Lorelai answered.
"Hey Lorelai." Luke said when he came out of the storeroom. "TJ."
"Luke." TJ replied.
"Where did…?"
"On a break." Lorelai interrupted. "I need to get back to the inn, could I get some more coffee to go?"
"Sure." Luke poured her a cup.
"Thanks." Lorelai leaned across the counter and gave him a kiss. "I'll see you later."
Twenty minutes later Jess still hadn't come down so Luke went upstairs.
"Jess." He knocked on the door.
"It's open." Jess replied.
"Are you coming back down?" Luke inquired. "You're supposed to be working."
"Is TJ still there?" Jess asked.
"Yes."
"Then no." Jess stated. "I'll be back when TJ leaves."
"You really hate him that much?" Luke questioned.
"You don't like him either."
"But Liz does." Luke crossed his arms.
"But that doesn't mean I have to. I'll be back when he leaves."
TBC