"Oh, Lorelai… she's darling." Sookie whispered as they stepped outside on Sookie's porch as Cheyenne played with Jackson and the kids.

"I know… she's really something." Lorelai agreed.

"And that accent…. It's so charming." Sookie giggled. "Everyone in town is going to love her."

"I was actually wanting to talk to you. I think I might take a few days off from the inn to spend some time with Cheyenne. Everyone in town can be very overwhelming especially if you're not used to them and I don't want her to be… frightened. She's not used to a lot of people and she's not exactly a social butterfly…"

"What are you going to do about Richard and Emily?"

Lorelai shook her head, " I don't know. I still can't believe I'v3 adopted a kid and never even gave them a phone call. I guess some things never change, huh?"

"It's not like you're intentionally leaving them out…"

"Of course it is… That's exactly what I'm doing. I was so afraid they'd try to stop me that I completely avoided talking to them about it all together. I'm thirty nine, I should be passed that "arrogant" stage by now."

"You could tell Luke, but you couldn't tell you parents…. Wow."

"I can't talk to them Sookie… I can't communicate with them. I just wish …." Lorelai paused. "I don't know what I wish…" She ended.

Sookie looked back through the large living room window. "That little girl in there needs you and you need her. I think that's all that matters for now."

Lorelai gazed through the window as well. "Did I tell you she says I look twenty?" a quick smile followed.

"Twenty?" Sookie's eyes bulged. "Ohhh, I wonder how old she thinks I look." Sookie turned quickly and rushed back inside to Cheyenne.

Lorelai and Cheyenne left Sookie's around eight and slowly started walking home. The warm summer air was filled with the smell of flowers that had been growing beautifully over by the town gazebo. On the way over to Sookie's, they avoided passing by anyone Lorelai knew, but Lorelai wasn't too surprised when they bumped into Taylor on the way home.

"Lorelai, hi!" Taylor greeted. "Ah… This must be…" he paused and looked up at Lorelai.

"Cheyenne." Lorelai answered.

"Cheyenne. Well, what a beautiful name." Taylor gleamed. "I'm Taylor Doose. I run a market, an ice cream parlor, and I'm city councilman." He cleared his throat. "I'm a very busy man as you can see, but I always have time for every member of this town. If you ever need anything at all, Ms. Cheyenne, don't hesitate to ask."

"Thanks." Cheyenne answered softly as she stared up at the balding man.

"And I mean it… Anything." Taylor winked.

"Okay, Taylor… we'll see you around." Lorelai reached down and took Cheyenne's hand.

"Have a good night." Taylor waved.

Once they were a few steps away, Lorelai giggled, "Don't worry, not everyone in town is like Taylor." She glanced back over her shoulder. "Everyone here is very unique."

Cheyenne continued to gaze around the town. She was enjoying the scenery until she noticed a young man staring at them from across the street.

"Lorelai…" Cheyenne whispered.

"Hmm?"

"There's a man starin' at us."

Lorelai stopped her pace. "Where?" She looked around.

"Over 'ere." Cheyenne pointed to a dark haired young man in a t-shirt.

"Jess?"

Jess looked both ways before crossing the street and then walked over. "Lorelai. Hey."

"Hi…" Lorelai stared at him for a moment. "When did you get into town?"

"Last night." He looked down at the little girl. "Babysitting?"

"I'm not a baby." Cheyenne quickly spat.

"Sorry." Jess smiled.

Lorelai cleared her throat, "Actually this is Cheyenne." Jess was silent as he waited for her to continue. "I'm adopting her."

"Adopting? Wow…" Jess let his glance fall back down to Cheyenne. "You're a very lucky kid." Cheyenne didn't reply, but she held eye contact with Jess. "When did you….?"

"Yesterday." Lorelai answered. "Today, technically… and Next week if you want the paperwork."

"Oh… Well, I guess some things around here don't always stay the same."

"Are you looking for Rory?"

Jess shook his head. "No… No… I know Rory is gone. Iowa. Farm girl now." He teased.

"Hardly." Lorelai followed. "She'll be doing a lot of traveling if Obama does well.

"Yeah, maybe even end up in the white house some day." Jess pulled out a cigarette and quickly lit it. "So, if I'm not here to see Rory… why am I in town? Right?" he blew a puff of smoke out away from his face.

"That's a good question." Lorelai replied. "Here to see Luke or your mom I suppose."

Jess chuckled. "That doesn't really sound like me does it?"

"I thought you were doing the publishing thing…. A book or something?" Lorelai narrowed her eyes.

Jess nodded. "Yeah… I'm done with that now. He looked down. I'm twenty two… There are a lot of other options."

"What do you have in mind?"

He paused for a moment, then glanced over at Luke's diner. "I'm going to take over the diner."

Lorelai thought for sure she had misunderstood him. "You're going to what?"

"Take it over. Run it. Own it." Jess clarified.

Lorelai stared blankly. "I don't understand this… Why would you take over the diner?"

Jess licked his lips and then sighed, "I think you should discuss that with Luke. It's more his business that mine right now."

"You hate this town… You hate the people here… Why?" Lorelai still refused to simply drop the subject.

"Well, I don't hate the people… and I actually kind of like this town." Jess paused. "And I'm going to fix the diner up different. Maybe a retro look and internet connections… same great coffee, but a brand new style. It'll take a couple years I'm sure, but it's bound to attract some new customers… hopefully the younger generation as well as the older. Something they both can enjoy."

"What? You're going to transform Luke's into a Starbucks?"

Jess smiled, "You could look at it that way. I wouldn't use the Starbucks brand name of course."

"I don't think Stars Hollow could use something like that…"

"Sure they can. It'll bring something fresh to the town and that's exactly what everyone here needs."

"What about Luke? His whole life is in that diner."

"Like I said… Ask him." Jess threw his finished cigarette onto the ground. "Nice to meet you Cheyenne. I'll see you around." He looked back up at Lorelai. "Bye." He slowly lifted his hand as he walked away.

"He seems strange…." Cheyenne commented.

"It's not really him that's strange, it's just always been the way he acts. He loves to be mysterious…" Lorelai sighed.

"Can we go home now?" Cheyenne squeezed Lorelai's hand tighter.

"Yeah." She smiled. "Let's go home."