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The Tuesday before the Dance Marathon

"Rock on, parentals, rock on," Jim Rygalski said as he opened up a bag of chips. He ate one and lounged onto the Gilmore's large armchair.

"I guess I'll take that as a good luck," Lane Rygalski said smiling. She and her husband were sitting on the couch.

"Of course! Besides, you don't need good luck; you guys are going to rock this club tonight!" Jim exclaimed.

"Glad to know we're still young enough to rock a club. I thought maybe we were getting to old," Dave replied.

"Old? How could you even think of that word!" Lorelai said in mock horror. "If you guys are old, then Luke and I would be ancient!"

"Who's to say you aren't ancient?" Will mumbled under his breath. Unfortunately for him, Luke heard it and he smacked him on the shoulder.

"What the hell was that for?" Will yelped.

"For being a smart ass," Luke grunted. The Danes's, Rygalski's, and Holden were sitting in the living room waiting for Rory and Leah to come down. Rory, Dave and Lane were going to one of Hep Alien's gigs in Hartford and Luke and Lorelai were going out to dinner. That would leave Holden, Leah, Jim, and Will a house all to themselves.

"I think we should be going. I'm starving!" Lorelai said.

"You're always hungry Mom!" Will said exasperatedly.

"Well today I'm extra hungry," Loreal shot back. "Come one Luke!" she said. She grabbed her purse and ran to the door.

"All right, I'm coming," Luke sighed. "I'll-" he started but he was cut off by a loud voices from upstairs.

"GOD MOM! I WAS JUST TRYING TO MAKE A SUGGESTION!" Leah screamed.

"WELL I DON'T NEED YOUR ADVICE ON MY LOVE LIFE!" Rory yelled back.

They were running down the stairs. Leah came down first and she stood at the edge of the banister. Rory was right behind her and she headed towards the door. They glared at each other angrily.

"Whoa! Calm down!" Holden said standing up. He stood between his mother and sister and looked at them with a confused and perplexed look. "What's going on?" he asked.

"Mom started it!" Leah said.

"I don't want to talk about this right now! We're late! Come on!" Rory said. She pointed to Dave and Lane and they got up, shocked. They moved toward the door. Lorelai and Luke were outside.

"Have a great time mom!" Leah said, her voice dripping with sarcasm.

"You too!" Rory said with equal sarcasm. Then she ran tout the door, slamming it in Dave and Lane's faces.

"I guess we better go," Dave said, opening the door. He and Lane followed Rory out the door.

"What was that about?" Lane asked as she got into the passenger seat.

"Nothing, I don't want to talk about it," Rory brushed it off.

"Leah, what was that about!" Holden asked his sister angrily.

"Nothing," she said. "Let's watch some TV." Jim went to the kitchen to get some popcorn and Leah sat there thinking about the fight she had just had.

"What do you think about this dress," Rory asked holding up a pale pink dress to her torso.

"How about this?" Leah rummaged through her mother's closet. She held up a short vintage looking royal blue top with white polka dots and a pair of dark wash denim jeans.

"Looks great!" Rory said grabbing it. She quickly put it on in the bathroom and then came back into the room.

"How do I look?" she asked beaming.

"Fabulous, darling," Leah said in her best fashonista voice. Rory laughed. She sat down on her dresser to comb her hair and apply her make up.

"So, mom," Leah started settling herself on the bed, "did you find anyone to ask to the dance marathon?" She said it casually, but there was a hint of eagerness in her voice.

"Um," Rory said. She hadn't told Leah and Holden about Jess being her partner. She hadn't found the right moment. She also didn't want to tell them simply because even though Jess was their biological father, he was also their teacher and she couldn't forget how it had been for her mother and Max.

"Is that a yes or a no? Because if it's a no," Leah said. She then rambled on quickly, the words stumbled one after another. But Rory understood every word. "You know I asked dad and he's free on Saturday and you know he doesn't come to a lot of town events and it would be nice for him to be there for once," she said in one large run on sentence.

"Actually, I have a partner," Rory said quietly.

"What!" Leah exclaimed. "Why!"

"I thought it was a two person thing?" Rory tried to joke, but failed.

"Can't you cancel?" Leah said.

"No, I can't cancel on this guy. It wouldn't be polite," Rory said. She got up from the dresser and stared directly at Leah.

"Who cares about politeness? You probably just met the guy anyway!" Leah said angrily.

"What does that mean?" Rory said, also getting mad.

"Well mom, you're not dating anyone! Who is this guy you're bringing, some random dude you met a few days ago!"

"Hey! For your information, It's your teacher!" Rory said. She immediately regretted what she said when she saw the angry look on her daughter's face.

"You're dating Mr. Mariano! What the hell! You just met him at the parent teacher conference!"

Rory couldn't argue with that. She could have said "Yes I do know Jess. In fact, I've known him for a lot longer than you have!" but she knew she couldn't.

She didn't have to say anything though because Leah started again, "You didn't even tell me you were taking Jess! God mom, everyone else has a normal mom and dad but me and Holden have to be stuck with a mother who can't stand to be in the same room as out father!"

"Hey! That's enough!" Rory yelled. "You know what Logan did. I forgave him and now you have to understand that I don't have to be with him anymore. If I want to take Jess to the dance marathon than I will!"

"Fine, do what you want. But Holden and I are the ones who will have to pay when the kids in our class find out our mom's dating the teacher!" Leah screamed. She jumped off the bed and ran down the steps. Rory followed.

Leah sighed. Why had her mom been so upset? She wondered. Then she snapped out of her thinking when she heard the doorbell rang.

"I'll get it!" she said as she headed toward the door. Her mother hadn't said she and Holden couldn't invite friends over while she was gone. So they invited their friends Maddie, Natalie, and Drew over. Besides, Grandma Lorelai encouraged house parties.

Sorry for the lack of update/short chapter. I promise something really good is coming up soon and I'll post it by next Friday (if you review! JK, but seriously, REVIEW!)