I rolled over and hit my arm on something really hard. "Ooow."

I opened my eyes slowly and found my arm laying on the nightstand table. I was a little confused at first before spotting Darcy in the bed across the room from me. Apparently I was still on school time since it was only 7 and I was up already. Weird. I hate being up early.

I crawled out of bed and checked in Darcy's full length mirror so I wouldn't completely embarrass myself if I went into the living room/kitchen. Hair and face were okay. I knew Jess and Riley would probably make fun of my pajamas but that was too bad because I wasn't changing.

I walked out and closed the door again quietly so I wouldn't wake up Darcy.

"Morning."I greeted Riley. Jess was no where to be seen.

Riley was sitting on the couch, a donut in his hand."Hey. Donuts are on the counter. I made some coffee."

I glanced at the coffee pot. It was still half full and I couldn't very well waste coffee just to make Luke's. I poured a cup all the way and drank it. It wasn't bad. Riley just stared at me as I filled three cups and drank them one after the other. I grabbed the Luke coffee that I'd set on the counter and made some.

"Big coffee drinker or just eager to make your own?'Riley asked. He still looked a little tired but he was already dressed.

"Both, actually. So, you're an early morning person?"
He shook his head, "God, no. But I have work. And Jess snores."

"Jess snores?"I raised my eyebrows in amusement.

"Yep. Not loud but it's still disturbing."

"I'll have to store that away for later."

"So, I have a question for you."

I blinked, Darcy style and looked at him. I took a full cup of coffee and sat on the chair near him. "Okay. What?"

"Did Jess really hate it in Stars Hollow as much as he says?"

I frowned in thought, "Well, to a certain extent I guess. I mean, he hated all of our crazy townspeople, my mom, my friends, my boyfriend, and all of the towns festivals and stuff. But I think he liked Luke. And me, I guess. I mean he did let me come with him, right?"

Riley smiled, "He told us about you when he came for his visit here."

My eyebrows raised, "Really?"

"He said and I quote, 'That crazy ass town is going to be the death of me. If it weren't for Luke being somewhat sane and Rory being there, I would die.' End quote. "

I grinned, "Jess said that!"

"Jess said what?"Jess asked as he exited the bedroom. His hair was messed up and sticking in all directions and he was wearing boxers and a tee shirt.

Riley and I exchanged glanced and burst out laughing. Jess looked up at us and glared.

"Know what, Riley, you talk in your sleep. So I'd shut up."

Riley's mouth snapped shut and his eyes bugged out of his head. "I do? Wha-What was I saying?"

Jess shrugged, a secretive look on his face, "And your pajamas are so disturbing I think I'll have dreams for months."

I frowned and looked down at my Oompa Loompa p.j. bottoms and my tank top with Gene Wilder's face on it.

"Die. Oompa's rule."

"Who?"Darcy rubbed her eyes and stumbled out of our bedroom, crashing into Jess where he stood in the doorway.

"Oompa Loompas."I repeated and got up to get more coffee. The mug I'd found on the counter was almost as big as Luke's and I was happy with it.

"Oh! Is that coffee?"Darcy reached for my cup and I jumped back.

"Get away! This is mine!"

She jumped back in surprise."Can I get my own cup? That smells good."

"Get your own cup. Yes. This is Luke's coffee. The best ever. You'll crave it for years."

Darcy's eyes widened and she scrambled to get some.
"Way to go."Riley rolled his eyes."She's addicted enough."

"Really! Me too!"I grinned at her.
Jess sank onto the couch, "Like either of them need more energy."
"Know what, Jess,"I cut in, "I'm like death without at least five cups of coffee in me in the morning. So leave me alone."

"Like death? Wait five? And you're acting like that already? How much have you had?"

I grinned and downed the rest of my cup, "Including this cup, the last and the other three? Probably a pot of coffee. At least."

"No more."He insisted.
"I'll go shower and have another cup after."I pretended not to hear him and went to shower.

I could hear Darcy laughing, "I like her. She can be my coffee buddy."

After my shower I pulled on some jeans and my black 'I Dated a Rock Star' tee shirt. I pulled up my hair, added a little makeup and my old faded black converse before going back out. The coffee was no where in sight. Darcy bounded into the bathroom and Riley and Jess smirked at me.

"Darcy will tell me."I insisted.

Their smirks grew, "She doesn't know where it is either. She went to the bedroom to get something and missed us hiding it."

I glared."We'll find it. I'll smell it out."

Jess laughed, "I wouldn't go smelling around this apartment. You'll end up with a bug or something up your nose."

"You'll end up with a fork up your nose if I don't have my coffee by tonight."I informed him and grabbed a donut.

Riley winced, "Wow, watch out for her. But I gotta go to work."

He headed for the door and turned back to Jess at the last minute, "Hey, there's a small party at Gibson's tonight. You coming?"

Jess nodded and Riley was gone with a slam of the door. You could hear him swear when he found out the elevator was still out of order and then the door to the stairs slam.

"You wanna come tonight?"Jess asked me.

I shrugged, "I don't know."

"I'll watch out for you. Gibson's place is small. He doesn't usually have big parties. Just a bunch of us sitting around playing poker and drinking or listening to music."

"Is Darcy coming?"

"She will."He assured me and I nodded.

"Okay."

Darcy came out of the bedroom a few minutes later wearing jeans and a metallica tee shirt. Her hair was braided.
"Hey, Rory, I'm gonna head out and hit a couple record stores. Maybe drop by work. Wanna come with?"

I got up, "Sure. I'll get my bag."

"Okay."Darcy leaned down and whispered something to Jess and I frowned. I didn't like secrets. Bad or not.

I grabbed my purse and followed Darcy out onto the street. We started walking to the subway a block down.

"So, you never answered me yesterday."

"About what?"I was trying to listen to Darcy and take in everything around me.

"Liking Jess."

I shrugged. "Are you going to tell him what I say?"

"Are you going to tell Riley what I told you about me and him?"she shot back.

"I don't know if I do or not." I replied honestly. "I kind of do but I just broke up with my boyfriend two days ago and he was my first boyfriend ever."

"So you've only kissed one guy?"

I shot her a look, "No. I didn't say that."

"Sorry. You just seem like the type of girl to only kiss someone she's dating. So who was this other kiss? And a nice little game of spin the bottle in junior high doesn't count."

I shrugged, "This guy Tristan and I kissed once and then well, I kissed Jess a while back."

"You kissed Jess? Wow! He never said anything."

"Yeah well, he didn't say anything to me either. I had to leave town after that and when I came back he had a slutty girlfriend."

Darcy nodded and led the way down to the subway, "He has a habit of getting the slutty ones. Personally, I think you two would be amazing together. He said you like music, you like to read, you're movie obsessed and you're actually nice to him without putting up with any of his shit."

I shrugged, "Maybe someday."

"Okay. Lighter subject. Favorite band?"Darcy asked as she led the way inside the subway to find some seats.