Quick review:

Dean only dated Lindsay. Never engaged or married.

Rory finished her first year at Yale.

Rory dumped Dean in season three, they never had sex, and they were only friends when the Dean Lorelai thing began.

Dean was saving money to attend college. His attraction to Lorelai started when he started working at the Dragonfly.

Lorelai and Digger are done.

Digger continues to work with Richard, causing a rift in the marriage of Emily and Richard.

Luke loves Lorelai but now he's mad at her for choosing a relationship with Dean.

Sookie is mad at Lorelai for hooking up with Dean. Their relationship is strained.

Rory is not okay with the relationship, but she doesn't want her long treasured relationship to devolve into what Emily and Lorelai have. That scares her.

LORELAI! YOU WILL CALL ME BACK AS SOON AS YOU GET THIS VOICEMAIL. IT IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE THAT YOU DID NOT SPEAK TO ME IN COURT TODAY. WHAT IS GOING ON? AND THAT DEAN! WHAT

Click.

Lorelai couldn't listen to Emily's entire rant. Today was beyond terrible in court. Within minutes, it was revealed that Lorelai and Dean were in a relationship. Dean couldn't lie, and the defendant's lawyer knew what angle he was going for, trying to paint Dean as some homicidal lover. Ugly was the only word that came to mind.

Emily tried to speak to Lorelai but to no avail. Lorelai simply would not speak to Emily or make eye contact with her. Rory wisely decided not to attend the proceedings. The people of Stars Hollow would be in hyper gossip mode now.

After the first brutal day, Lorelai did not go home but instead went to Dean's apartment. She wouldn't run into Emily there. She got out of the Jeep and Dean buzzed her in, meeting her at the door with a hug.

"That was…"

"Awful, just awful. How are you holding up? The way that public defender tore into you...someone's bucking for a promotion."

"Not great. Agreed. Your mother had steam rising from the top of her head, and my parents are back to being mad at me for my choices, so they stayed home and packed for Seattle. I guess they only care about my physical well-being. Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to have a mother who cares like you have in Emily. Emily is scary, sure, but she's also scary protective of you, despite her aggressive demeanour." Dean's eyes looked glassy.

"Dean? You know you aren't a monster, right? I don't know why your parents...I'm on your side. You are a good man. You are a friend, protector, I don't know many people who are as loyal and kind as you. Parents are hard to explain. They are just people too, and they try their best, but they fail too. Rory isn't my biggest fan right now. We knew this relationship wasn't going to be celebrated. I'm on your side though. I don't care what people think. Glad to have the relationship revealed to my mother in a court of law, takes some pressure off." Lorelai was smiling and she nudged Dean in the arm to emphasize the humor in the situation.

...and Lorelai is sleeping with Dean Forester, her daughter's ex high school boyfriend. Can you imagine?

Luke felt ill overhearing the frenetic buzz in the air at the diner. He didn't need Ms. Patty or Babette to tell him what happened in court today. They weren't broken up. They were going to stick things out through the trial. What if this relationship was real and not just some sexual encounter? That beanstalk stole Lorelai from him and he now felt that even if/when things ended, he couldn't look at Lorelai the same way.

Sookie was concerned. She already fielded a few calls digging for more details about the tawdry shacking up between Lorelai and Dean. Michel wouldn't stop peppering her with questions like how long did she know, what did Rory think, what was Lorelai thinking, why would a young handsome guy like Dean seek an older woman…

Rory sat in her childhood bedroom with Lane.

"I mean, your mom is hot, and we've seen the reaction she gets from guys our age. I just, she just, you were Dean's, she is blowing my mind. I think there's a song in there, something deeper than a Stacy's Mom kinda thing."

"Lane, you aren't helping. The town knows and I still have a few more weeks here until school starts. What am I supposed to do? Be a shut in? As mad as I am at mom for being with Dean, I'd rather be here than at my grandparents' house where Grandma is livid and on a constant rant cycle concerning her daughter and their standing in society. And Dean, why did he go for my mother? I thought he saw her as a friend. Was he always thinking about her in that way? Was our relationship second prize? I feel less and less guilty about the whole Jess situation. Ugh. I hate my life right now. Has your mother said anything?"

"She has, and trust me, it isn't worth repeating. Whatever you're thinking is correct. She always did see your mother through Hawthorne eyes though, so not a big shift in opinion."

Dean and Lorelai watched reality tv in silence while both of them ran conversations through their heads.

Lorelai studied Dean's face for a moment and gave him a gentle kiss on the lips. Dean looked over at her and pulled her into his lap. "Thanks, I needed that. You're worth it you know, the attack, the town's coming ostracization, and really, my parents were never my biggest fans, so I guess they aren't much of a loss. I'm going to miss Clara when she moves away though, she kinda likes me."

"Dean, Clara adores you, with good reason. I'm sorry for all the mental pain you are going through and for all the physical pain you endured for me. My beautiful dark twisted fantasy come true."

"Are you comparing me to Kanye West's album? You're more exhausted than I am. What do you want to do about dinner?"

"Chinese?"

"Sure, I'll get the take out menu and place the usual order."

He looked sad, his body language conveyed sad. Lorelai realized that she honestly didn't care that the secret was out. Her mother disapproving of her was nothing new, so that didn't matter much either. Rory was the only true trouble spot. Working through their issues concerning Dean was not going to be easy. At least Rory wasn't completely shutting her out.

The door knob turned, and Kyle entered the living room. "Dean? I'm, hey, don't I know you?"

"I'm Lorelai Gilmore. Dean and I are getting take out Chinese. Would you like to join us?"

"Hi Kyle, so you're back from your lost week in Vegas?"

"WAIT! This is the woman, the one you got all gussied up for that night, you were singing about HER. Well done man."

"Kyle…"

"I'm going to use your bedroom Dean, to check my messages. Be out in a few."

"Dean, reeling in the older ladies. She's a fox. Where did you two hook up?"

"Kyle, Lorelai is my ex Rory's mom. She was with me in the attack, my first court date was today, and things are bad right now, so please don't make things worse."

"Dude, you are my hero. Shagging the mom? One as fine as her? No teasing man, just worship. You THE man. You use up all the condoms?"

"Kyle, don't be a douchebag. Look, is it cool if she stays here for a few nights? We'll stay out of your way, but her daughter doesn't leave for college for a few weeks and in all honesty I need her here."

"Okay by me. Tell her she's welcome to my food, she's welcome to a clothing optional policy…"

"Alright, enough. Thanks. Do you want some Chinese take out?"

"Nah. I'm going to shower and hit the bars. Maybe I'll get lucky and score a woman like her. Later."

Dean closed the bedroom door. "So, Kyle is a fan of our courtship. Don't know if I'm more depressed than before, but hey, he says you are welcome here as long as you like."

"That's good. After dinner I have to stop at the inn and then go home to get some clothes. Is there anything I can get you?"

"I only want this." He wrapped her waist in his arms and they were laying on the bed making out.

"I want THIS," Lorelai whispered in his ear, while working the zipper on his jeans. She was insatiable. Kyle was in the shower, the Chinese delivery wouldn't come for another 30 minutes, so Dean gave in and hiked her skirt up, and pulled her wet panties to the side and entered her.