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Lorelai stopped over at the diner the next morning to gather up Rory and Lane for their day-after-Thanksgiving shopping spree. The sales were humongous and the crowd would be horrendous – it was going to be so much fun. Inside the diner, Lane and Jess were behind the counter casually chatting, both wearing their aprons. "So I see you got rehired," she said to Lane.

"Yup, since he's leaving," Lane pointed to Jess, "Luke needs the help even more."

"Maybe I'll see more of him then," Lorelai said and smirked. "Are you ready to go?"

"What about Rory?" Lane asked.

Jess shrugged, "She's still upstairs. I think it has something to do with the fact that the sun is barely rising. Want me to go get her?"

Lorelai shook her head and said, "I'll do it myself," walked over to the curtain covering the stairs and went to gather her daughter. "Wakey wakey, rise and shine!"

"I've been up for…god," Rory said, looking at her watch. "Five minutes. What are we doing going shopping at seven in the morning?"

A grin spread across Lorelai's face, "All the best sales stop at 10. Get up, let's go." She grabbed an arm and pulled Rory out of the bed. Giving her a little shove towards the bathroom, she yelled, "Hurry your cute little butt up, I know it doesn't take you more than five minutes to get ready."

Rory groaned and grabbed a change of clothes before going into the bathroom and quickly washing her face. She emerged looking tired and in desperate need of coffee.

"Looks like time has caught up with you," Lorelai said, referring to the time when it was common for her to just wake up and leave without having to do anything. "You get one cup of coffee here, you get a quick kiss with Jess, me with Luke, we grab coffee to go, and then we're out of here."

"Double coffee," Rory mused. "Not enough. It's too early."

Lorelai took her hand and led her down the stairs, "She's grumpy," she announced to the occupants of the diner. "Coffee," Lorelai told Jess sternly.

"The love of my life giving me the elixir of life, how sweet," Rory kissed Jess on the cheek while he handed her a mug of coffee. Lorelai had disappeared into the kitchen by the time she thought of a witty comeback, "Now if it was only three or four hours later, I'd be able to enjoy it."

"How can you deal with this grumpiness?" Lane asked, still nursing her own mug. "She must be a pain to be around."

Rory elbowed her in the side and laughed, "Hey!"

Jess chuckled and answered Lane's obviously joking question, "As long as I provide coffee, I'm going to get a few hours of alone time each morning. Seems like a good deal to me; besides, why would I want to wake up to this bad mood?"

"Mom?" Rory called out and scowled. Lorelai poked her head around the corner before she continued, "Is it time to go? The Rory bashing is turned up this morning."

Lorelai looked between Lane, Rory and Jess and laughed. "Just a minute."

Rory turned to Jess, "Three coffees to go, you can continue your Rory attack later… After I've spent enough money to last us a month," Rory saw his face turn grim and smirked, "I'm so glad you have a good job."

On that note, the three women accepted their to-go cups and headed out the door. "You knew I was joking, right?" Lane asked Rory once they were outside. "I mean, I know it's early…"

"I'm not a total moron in the morning; I just prefer not to be awake and moving,"

"Well good,"

Lorelai had walked in silence while the girls chatted, subconsciously directing them to her Jeep. "Crazy day-after-Thanksgiving sales, here we come," she announced when they had gotten into the car and drove off to Hartford.

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Luke and Jess tended to the diner through the morning rush, which was larger than usual because of the shopping circumstances. The flow of people slowed to a trickle around ten thirty, giving them both time to sit down and take a small break. "You know they're out there, spending all of our money," Jess said as a matter of fact.

Nodding, Luke replied, "At least I'm engaged. Rory's spending your money and you two aren't even living together yet."

"Doesn't matter," Jess said and stood to clean off more tables. Luke stared at his nephew, thinking about how alike they were. He would've done anything for Lorelai even before they started going out. Jess didn't have to be engaged; he felt the same way about Rory. Luke wondered what Jess, wondering what he was thinking. Did he realize how similar they were?

"We're lucky," Luke muttered, sick of keeping all his thoughts to himself. "Really lucky."

Jess nodded, "I know."

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Leaving Sears, loaded down by numerous shopping bags, the women went to the car to drop off their purchases. "Jess has some master plan to gain your friendship," Rory told Lane. "He won't tell me what it is and it's driving me nuts!"

"What makes you think I know? Lorelai, do you know?"

"I think we're all in the same boat sweetie,"

Rory scoffed, "Fine…" They placed their bags in the back of Lorelai's Jeep. "Just think about it. If you see anything funny, let me know."

"You got it," they replied and turned to face the mall. "Ready for round two?" Lane asked. "Still no monkey lamp…"

Rory and Lorelai laughed before they headed back off into the mall. "I think the chances of getting another monkey lamp are very small," Lorelai said, almost saddened. "I think we might have a higher chance at a cow or other animal shaped lamp. Monkeys are so last season."

Everyone giggled as they reached the entrance and continued the shopping spree. Jess's plan was forgotten and none of them had a care in the world that wasn't shopping related.

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Sorry for the small chapter, but I thought you guys deserved something. I'm having a blast on my vacation, even though I'm losing a ton of money at the casinos. I love Craps though, so much fun:D

I don't expect many reviews; the chapter wasn't all that great. Just some nice fluff, combined with a few hints of things to come. A few of you may know my plans for the next few chappies, but if not, just enjoy the ride. It'll get better once I get home.

Thanks for reading!