"I've never heard her yell like that…"

"She was angry." Luke replied as he changed into his pajamas.

"I didn't even know Rory could yell. I didn't know she knew what true anger was… but that… that was anger in it's truest form."

"She'll get over it."

Lorelai continued to sit in bed and ponder in amazement. "Did you see the way she looked at him? Like she had years and years of hate built towards him… How is that possible?"

"Lorelai…" Luke sighed. "Relax… We knew they wouldn't get a long right off the bat. Jess and Rory are two completely different people. It'll take time for them to find common ground."

Lorelai gazed over at Luke. "She yelled…"

"I know…I was there, remember?" Luke slowly climbed into bed. "Just give it time." He snuggled in closer to Lorelai.

"I feel like I should talk to her… I mean, we haven't talked in days and I'm sure there's so much running through her head. What if she's angry at me?"

"Well, she didn't yell at you." Luke smiled playfully.

Lorelai didn't find his reply amusing. "Luke, this is serious… This is Rory's life that we're talking about here. I mean, it's not just us."

"I know that." Luke said becoming more serious. "I just think you're over reacting. Rory will be fine… I'm sure of it." He took Lorelai's arm and began kissing his way up to her face.

"God, Luke, didn't you get enough on the honeymoon?" Lorelai spat bitterly as she jerked her arm away.

Luke leaned back for a moment, unsure of how to take her comment. He looked at her for several moments before he replied. He tried to read into her emotions, but all he saw was frustration.

"I'm sorry. I…."

"Why didn't we take more time to consider her feelings? I have never in my life put my feelings or anyone else's feelings before Rory's." Lorelai was immediately showing sings of grief and remorse.

"It's not that bad of a situation…" Luke replied becoming aggravated.

"I can't imagine what Jess has done to her to make her act so violent."

"Lorelai…"

"She's been through far worse things than meeting a guy her age and has never been that vicious…"

"Lorelai…"

"You said it yourself, he's completely different from Rory… He wears a leather jacket all the time… he has the "I don't care" attitude up and down… I bet he smokes… Have you checked for cigarettes?"

"Lorelai, would you cut the kid a break?!" Luke shouted. Lorelai's mouth quickly closed. "For God's sake… he lost his mother and his dad abandoned him years ago… You of all people should be able to relate to that."

"I do relate to that." Lorelai replied in a softer voice.

"I'll admit Jess is no saint… he needs love and guidance and a role model. But you have to realize, Rory isn't the only kid now… and what happens when we have kids of our own?"

"What are you saying?" Lorelai asked.

"I'm saying… things can't just be you and Rory now. There's other people in the house… and when we have kids of our own, they'll take up a lot of attention and… And I just want to make sure you're ready for that… I don't want you tired or bogged down from stress."

"You're right. I can't focus on other kids if I'm so absorbed in Rory."

Luke secretly congratulated himself in his mind for finally getting a point across to Lorelai. This was the first time he had ever made her step outside her thinking box.

"We just won't have kids of our own until Rory goes to college and is taking care of herself."

Luke's eyes bulged from his head. "That's not funny."

"It wasn't supposed to be."

"Lorelai, Rory is fourteen… She won't be going to college or taking care of herself for years."

Lorelai rolled over to her side of the bed. "Why have more kids when we have two already. Don't you think we should finish raising them first. Like you said, we don't want to be stressed."

"I … Well, what I meant was… When I said…" Luke stopped his stammering. Who was he kidding, he'd never be able to change Lorelai Gilmore's mind.

(The next morning)

Lorelai slowly made her way down stairs to fix coffee. Luke had gotten up hours ago and headed to the diner. She heard Rory's bedroom door open and Rory walk out.

"Hey, sweetie." Lorelai smiled.

"Good morning." Rory greeted as she gently kissed her mother on the cheek. "You look radiant in your new bathrobe."

This was the Rory that Lorelai was used to. "Luke and I both got one… They have L's on them." Lorelai smiled. "I told him we could be Laverne and Shirley, without the Shirley, but he didn't really understand the point."

"Well, it's still neat that they both have L's." Rory replied optimistically.

"Sorry we haven't got to talk lately… I could pick you up from school today if you want… We could hit the mall for a couple of hours." Lorelai suggested.

"I can't…" Rory replied as she poured a glass of juice. "I have to study tonight for a math test tomorrow. I normally wouldn't be so worried but it's worth 30 percent of our final grade and I'm trying to keep my GPA at a perfect 4.0… you know… for college applications."

"Oh, yeah, that whole school thing…" Lorelai paused. "Well, how about tomorrow then? We could celebrate after the test. And tomorrow is Friday, which means you don't have school for two more days."

"Sure..." Rory thought for a moment. "But… Wouldn't you rather do something with Luke?"

"Honey… there's plenty of time for Luke. Right now, I want to spend time with you."

"Well, in that case, I'll clear my whole Friday evening." Rory grabbed her books and headed out the door.

Lorelai poured herself a cup of coffee and sat down at the table. Everything was feeling as normal and peaceful as it ever had until the basement door swung open. Caught off guard, Lorelai's startled reaction caused her to spill coffee all over herself and her new white robe. She jumped from the table immediately and screamed in pain. She looked up to see Jess looking at her.

"Do you always make such explosive entrances?" Lorelai asked as she quickly removed her robe which was now drenched in hot coffee.

Jess suddenly felt something strange as he saw Lorelai standing half naked in front of him. Her sleepwear was definitely appealing. He'd never wondered why Luke was so attracted to the woman, she was gorgeous in every aspect.

Lorelai noticed that Jess had not said a word, and yet not moved from the spot he was standing. She grabbed her coffee stained robe and wrapped it back around her. She wasn't used to having to be careful of her actions around the house due to the company of males.

"Sorry." Jess finally replied in a low raspy voice. "Bye." He ended as he headed out the door.