Chapter 2

Rory walks in with his skateboard under his arm and sits across from Lorelai.

"Hey. It's freezing." he tells her

"Oh, what do you need? Hot tea, coffee, gum?" she wonders

"Coffee and gum for later." he tells her

"okay." she says and picks up another coffee cup and gets up and goes back to the counter with a cup and Luke gives her a look.

"What? It's not for me. It's for Rory, I swear." she tells him

"You're shameless." he tells her

"Look, Officer Krupke. He's right at that table, right over there." she tells him

Lorelai turns to point to Rory.

Luke looks around her shoulder at Rory.

"doesn't he ever worry that if a bird flew into his hair it might never get out?" he wonders

"I don't know, thanks for the coffee." she says and goes back to the table and sits back down with her son

"So what are you up to after school today

Rory picks up his coffee cup to take a sip and does then puts it down "oh I don't know probably just hanging out with Deana." he tells her

"oh, well okay." she says

"why did you need me to do something?" he wonders

"yeah just thought that you would want to come over to the Inn and earn a little extra cash." she tries to bribe him

"oh I don't know I kind of already had promised to hang out with Deana." he tells her

"oh, okay well forget it then." she tells him