"You took off your robe in front of him?!" Sookie asked in disbelief.

"Not by choice, Sookie. I did have steaming hot coffee all over it." Lorelai replied. "Besides, I had lingerie on."

"Yeah, that makes it better. Lingerie is made to be sexy." Sookie pointed out. "You'd better tell Luke."

"Oh, yeah that'd be a swell conversation… Hey, Luke, Jess saw me half naked in my lingerie this morning… You know the green thing with the strap you like so well, guess what it's a favorite of his too."

"Well…" Sookie bit her lip. "Yeah, I guess you shouldn't tell him. I'm sure it's not anything to worry about." Sookie added optimistically. "Jess is a teenage boy. What teenage boy wouldn't act that way when they see a woman in lingerie."

"It's not Jess' reaction… It's the fact I was stupid enough to carelessly remove my robe. I'm not used to a boy being in the house. I'm used to me and Rory… I'm used to all girls… Always all girls. Trix, Joan, Emily… Sure, there was Richard… but how often do you think we were in the same room? Guys have just never been around."

"So, it'll take some adjusting… but you'll make it work." Sookie smiled. "I'm sure Jess has already forgotten about it."

(Stars Hollow High)

Jess and some of his cheap low life friends he had made were standing behind a dumpster, ditching math class. It seemed like a good time to bring up the Lorelai incident, so Jess told the boys all about it. He couldn't help but boast a little and laugh about funny it was when she realized she was in her sleep clothes.

"No way…" Chuck replied.

"Yes, way." Jess smiled wickedly. "You should have seen her jump."

"You should make her spill her coffee more often. Rory's mom is a babe. I've seen her around." Chuck nodded his head. "I'd hit that."

Jess was finding the entire conversation comical up till this point. His smile quickly faded. "Shut up, man."

"What?" Chuck laughed. "You were just talking about how she stripped for you this morning. Oh… I see… Jealousy."

"It's not like that." Jess replied smoothly. "It was just funny… that's all. "

"And really hot." Robbie added. He had been listening to the boys' conversation.

Jess scratched the back of his head. "No… It's my uncle's wife, alright. It's Rory's mom."

"So…" Chuck replied carelessly.

"So back off." Jess said hatefully.

"Dude, you brought it up." Chuck defended.

"Personally, I'd like to catch both the Gilmore girls in the lingerie… I could be in a Gilmore sandwich if you know what I mean." Robbie was about to high five Chuck for his vile and outrageous comment, but before he realized what was happening he found himself laying on the ground.

"Jess! What the hell, man!" Chuck lunged towards Jess and tried to pull him off Robbie. "Get off him!"

Jess threw punch after punch, aiming directly for Robbie's face. Finally, Chuck and a couple of other boys pulled Jess away.

"Don't you ever say something like that again!" Jess yelled as he pointed his finger at Robbie.

Robbie put his hand to his nose and felt the blood rushing down his face. "You're crazy…" Robbie mumbled. He slowly pulled himself to his feet. "I'm going home."

A couple of the boys followed after Robbie. Chuck stayed back beside Jess.

"What is up with you, Mariano?" Chuck asked.

"He shouldn't have said that." Jess replied as dusted off his jacket.

"He's just being goofy… everyone talks like that."

"Not about them." Jess said in a low voice. He gazed back over at Chuck.

"So, what are you really into this Rory girl or something?"

"That's none of your business."

Chuck sighed. "Whatever… See you around." Chuck walked back towards the school yard.

Jess looked at his watch. There were only twenty minutes of class left for the day, so he decided to head on home. He just wanted to lay down for a while and be alone. Nothing had made sense to him in days.

Later that evening Luke came home from the diner and headed straight up to his and Lorelai's bedroom. Lorelai was in their bathroom, soaking in a nice hot bath when she heard Luke's angry voice.

"Lorelai!"

"In the tub!" She replied.

Luke opened the bathroom door. "Did Jess see you naked?" He asked forwardly and yet awkwardly.

Lorelai rose up from the tub. "What? No!" She quickly jumped out of the tub and wrapped herself in a towel.

"Do you know what happened to me today?" Luke asked. "I was in my diner minding my own business and Miss Patty shows up. And do you know what she tells me?"

"That Jess saw me naked?" Lorelai asked pretty much putting together the pieces.

"Exactly!" Luke raised his arms in the air. "How on this earth did she hear something like that?"

"Luke… I… I don't know how it got to Miss Patty, but Jess didn't see my naked. I spilled coffee on my new robe and without thinking I took it off in front of him, but I had on lingerie."

"Lingerie doesn't…"

"Doesn't make it any better I know." Lorelai held up her hand.

"What were you thinking? You can't just … just do whatever you want anymore."

"Luke, I'm sorry… I wasn't thinking, obviously. I know that things are different. I never would intentionally do something like that." Lorelai walked over and picked up her robe. "I bleached it, but you can still see the stain." She showed Luke.

He looked at the robe and back to Lorelai. "Lorelai, you've go to be more careful."

"I know. I'm sorry. I'll talk to Jess if you want. I'm not sure what I'll say but…"

"No." Luke objected. "Let's just let it go and pray no one else hears about it."

"Okay… If that's what you think is best."

"Are you done?" Luke asked. "In the bathroom, I mean."

Lorelai nodded her head yes. Luke stepped around her and shut the door. A few minutes later, Lorelai heard the shower turn on. She slipped into her night gown and laid down in the bed. A few minutes later, Luke came out of the shower. He didn't speak. He turned off the lights and laid down beside Lorelai, his back facing her direction. It was hours before either of them fell asleep.