Hi all. Trying to find my way back to the story.
To me, Lorelai is somewhat regressing to a young adult mentality because she never really got to be one. She was a working mom. I think the rebellious nature she had when she left home with infant Rory is resurfacing with the town, Sookie etc. being the judgmental catalyst setting the Dean relationship in motion. I also think that a true attraction always bubbled under the surface and in this reality it is possible they'd act on it. Given how much Rory hurt Lorelai moving in with her parents (season 6) I felt it wasn't inconceivable that Lorelai could, unintentional though it was, hurt Rory in a big way. Lorelai never lived to please others, and was kinda selfish. Enjoyed the Luke Lorelai love, but sometimes when I see an ep, I find their friendship and then relationship very unbalanced.
That said, I thought the Dean character was interesting and I wanted to write as if he didn't become a small town slow witted bumpkin. He arrived confident from a major city, stood up for himself at the dance marathon, and Lorelai was always happy around him.
Dean woke with his face in Lorelai's hair. He smelled her vanilla shampoo and smiled. Despite the crapfest that the outside world dished out, here, in his bedroom with her he was calm, content.
Sookie stared out the kitchen window. Her dining room was written up in every posh print and online publication and her staff was killing it. While she enjoyed their company and their drive to be the best restaurant in New England, she wanted to share this most with Lorelai. They were barely speaking. Sookie didn't even care about the relationship with Dean anymore. She just wanted her best friend back.
Luke scrubbed the formica so hard that his rag started pilling and disintegrating in the water trails. He no longer looked up when the door bell chimed because it wouldn't be her waltzing through the door, begging for coffee. He drew a line in the sand and she didn't cross it. She didn't care. Dean was just as handy as Luke so whatever broke in her life Dean could now fix it. Luke missed the house, filled with her scent, her energy, her personality. She didn't need him for anything so she didn't need him. Luke felt totally dead inside.
Rory resumed Friday night dinners. Her grandparents acted as if Lorelai never existed. They wouldn't allow her name to be mentioned, instead they plied Rory with...Rory missed her mother's inane interruptions, seeing eyes rolling in exasperation. At least school was starting next week.
Lorelai turned over inthe twisted sheets and planted a big smooch on Dean's lips.
"Ready to tackle another day?"