Rory was sitting on the living room floor with Lily reading. Lily was reading Hemingway and she had gotten Rory The Fountainhead from her room. Sasha was stretched out on the couch reading a CosmoGirl magazine.

"Hey, Rory, how old are you?"Lily asked.

"18."

"So's Jess."

"I know."Rory nodded.

"When's your birthday."

"October 8th. When's yours?"

"August 3rd. What's your mom and dad's names?"

"Lorelai and Christopher. i only live with my mom though."

"Me too. Well and Jimmy and Jess."Lily shrugged."How old are your parents?"

"34."

"They had you when they were only 16? Wow, that's crazy."

"Don't get any wild ideas."Sasha warned playfully.
"Darn."Lily teased her back."Are your parents dating people or remarried or something?"

"My dad married my stepmom, Sherrie and they have a daughter Georgia, aka GiGi. My mom isn't really dating anyone at the time but I think she likes Luke."

"Gigi?"

"Don't ask. Green is the new pink."

"What?"Lily looked lost.

"Don't ask."Rory smiled and rolled her eyes."Just my crazy stepmom."

"Aha. Jimmy can be crazy too. He's working right now. he owns this souvenier shop thing. It's pretty cool. He just opened it a month ago."

"Sounds fun."

"I'm gonna work there when I'm older. Mom won't let me yet."

"Well, that's okay."

Suddenly they heard the front door open and slam shut. Rory froze and her mouth suddenly went dry.

"Sasha, I'm back."Jess called.

"Living room!"Sasha answered. Rory's thumbnail went to her mouth and she nibbled it nervously.

Jess came in followed by two other guys. One with bleach blonde, short hair and another with gold blonde longish hair.

He stared at Rory. Her eyes never left his.