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Gilmore Girls
You're going to be okay, Dean
"Get up Dallas, Jess! We have customers!"
"Ug…" I mumbled rolling off the cot onto Jess by accident.
"Get off!" Jess groaned pushing me onto the floor.
After an hour of Jess doing his hair, changing, and bothering me, we were finally ready to go to work. I waited the tables as Jess covered the counter and Uncle Luke cooked. Lorelai and Rory came stumbling in about an hour later.
"Hey guys, what can I get for you?"
"Pancakes!"
"With a side of pancakes!"
"Okay coming up." I laughed.
"Oh wait Dallas did you hear about what's tonight?" Rory asked.
"Nope, what is it some town meeting or something?"
"Nope tonight is the annual 24 hour dance contest. You have to come! Bring your moody brother!" Lorelai said loudly enough for Jess to hear.
I looked over to the counter at Jess who was shaking his head no.
"I don't think so. Plus we Mariano's are not good dancers."
"You don't have to dance. You can just sit there and watch that's what Dean's going to do. It's going to be a lot of fun! Come on please come."
"Alright Rory, I'll go but only because you begged."
"Ha ha our begging skills pay off!"
That night at midnight Jess and I started towards the school with Uncle Luke in toe.
"Hey, I have to stop off and get someone first. So I'll meet you there okay?" Jess said quickly.
"Who do you have to get?"
"See you there."
"I hate when he avoids my questions."
"Now you know how I feel every day." Uncle Luke said catching up to me.
When we got to the school Rory pulled me over to some weird sandwich stand where two Koreans were handing them out.
"Lane this is Dallas. Dallas this is my best friend Lane Kim."
"Hey, no offense, but what the hell are the sandwich's made from?"
"Don't ask…Hey I like your shirt AC/DC rocks."
"Damn straight." I smiled.
"Well, we're going to go find Dean. See you later Lane."
We walked into the gym but we didn't see Dean instead we saw my brother sticking his tongue down some blonde chicks mouth.
"Oh that's just sick," I commented.
"Yeah, it is. Who does he think he is? People come here to dance not make-out." A hint of jealousy was in her voice.
"Um...I came here to watch, Rory."
"Well, yes but you just found out about it this morning. You have an excuse. Oh there's Dean, come on!"
She pulled me over to Dean who was sitting a few feet from Jess and his chick. Dean kissed Rory causing me to feel a pang of jealousy myself but I brushed it off.
"Dean you remember Dallas right?"
"Yeah, sure, what's up?"
"Nothing, just waiting for the theatrics to start."
"Dallas!" I turned to see my brother waving me over but I just turned back around to face Dean and Rory.
"Aren't you going to go over there?" Dean asked glaring at Jess.
"So that I can sit there and watch them make-out? No thanks. Do you mind if I sit with you?"
"Not at all."
Lorelai came running over and said hello to everyone really fast. You could tell she had three cups of coffee already.
"Come on Rory it's about to start!"
She pulled Rory away from us so Dean and I took our seats on the bleachers. I looked over at Jess who was once again making-out. I snorted and looked away.
"Can I ask you something?"
"Sure, Dean…"
"How did your brother become such an ass and you became such a nice person?" He smiled and I wanted to melt.
"Well, we're actually a lot alike. I just use my cocky-ness, and intelligence in different ways then he does. Trust me I haven't even started to break out my pranks yet. I plan to top all of my brothers."
"Can you do me one favor?"
"Sure…"
"Just don't pull any pranks in front of the market last time your brother did I had to clean it up."
I laughed, "Yeah, no problem."
Hours went by I was getting really tired. Everyone looked like they were. I noticed that Rory kept glancing at Jess a lot of the time and I'm pretty sure Dean noticed it too. People kept dropping like flies. Finally it was down to Rory and Lorelai and Kirk and his date.
"Oh no, my heel broke! Yellow card, Taylor! Dean, come here hold Rory up."
Dean ran over and took Lorelai's place while she ran over to Luke. This was not going to be good. Jess' girl, Shane, was getting anxious and so was I. Then it happened I don't even know how but Rory and Jess were yelling at each other.
"You know you shouldn't have come if you weren't going to dance!"
"Why don't you pay attention to your boyfriend?"
"Sorry, she can't! I'm not her boyfriend anymore" Dean yelled.
Rory was stunned so were the rest of us, "What?"
"You know, I tried to ignore this. I really did, but I don't know what the hell I was thinking." Dean continued.
"What are you talking about?"
"You don't wanna be with me, Rory."
"Yes, I do."
"Oh, please! You've been into him since he got to town, and I have spent weeks – months, actually – trying to convince myself that it wasn't true, that everything was fine between us. But now I know that I was an idiot. You're into him and he's into you, and Shane, who by the way, should be listening to this 'cause it's so damn obvious.
"What's obvious? What did I do?"
"Everyone can see, Rory! Everyone, and I'm tired, but I'm over it, so go ahead, go. Be together. There's nothing standing in your way now, 'cause I'm out."
Dean grabbed his jacket and walked out. I ran up to Rory and hugged her.
"Are you okay?"
"He's right…" She mumbled.
When Lorelai came back I explained. I looked over at Jess who was still just sitting there with Shane. I gave him a dirty look and walked out. I walked around town for a while till I saw Dean sitting in the gazebo. I went up and sat next to him.
"You okay?"
"What do you think?"
"Sorry…"
"You saw it too didn't you?"
"I had a suspicion. I knew he liked her but I wasn't sure about her liking him."
"Oh trust me she likes him."
"You're going to be okay, Dean."
"How do you know?"
"Because it's one girl, one love, one time. Everything heals including your heart. Well, I have to get to the diner. I'll see you around."
