Chapter 5: Five's The Limit, Sorry
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Chapter 4 : Five's The Limit, Sorry

 




“Bye Dean,” Lorelai called, shutting the door after him. She turned to Rory. “Jess was in your room.”

“I know that.”

“He was sleeping on your bed.”

“Yes.”

“Why was Jess in your room sleeping on your bed? Don’t tell me because he liked yours the best. He’s not—Goldilocks.”

“What?” Rory laughed. “I couldn’t get him out in time. You left the door unlocked, and Dean came right in.”

“Excuse me, YOU left the door unlocked. And since when do you have to lock our door, anyway? The only person in Stars Hollow that would break into someone’s house was already in here, so—“

“Mom!”

Lorelai frowned. “Well who else would we need to lock our door from?”

“I don’t know—no one.” Rory sighed. “I think he’s mad at me.”

“Who, Dean? No he wasn’t. He seemed perfectly fine.”

“Jess.”

“Oh. You’re better off anyway.”

“Mom!”



“What took you so long? Where were you?”

Jess ignored Luke, walking upstairs to their apartment above the diner. Luke followed him.

“I’m talking to you!”

“I told you I was at Rory’s house,” Jess said, throwing Rory’s book on his bed.

“You were there this whole time? I thought she had plans.”

“She did. Her PLANS came over, so I got shoved in Rory’s room and got so bored I eventually fell asleep in there. Oh, but everything’s fine. Half an hour later, her mom came home and helped distract Dean so I could get the hell out. I think that pretty much sums it up, don’t you?” Jess asked irritably.

“Oh...sorry,” Luke said awkwardly. “Want me to talk to Lorelai about it?”

“What for?”

“She could, uh, talk to Rory for you.” Luke explained.

“No, don’t talk to Lorelai. She already hates me as it is.”

“She doesn’t HATE you.”

“Whatever.”

Luke watched as his nephew made his way downstairs to grab something to eat before going to bed.

“At least I don’t THINK she hates him...”



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“Hey.”

“Hey, Luke,” Lorelai replied, looking up. “Coffee please?”

“You don’t...hate Jess, do you?”

“Uh—coffee, can I have some coffee please?”

“Because he said you do, but I told him you don’t, and he didn’t believe me—“

“Coffee! Can we talk about this over coffee?”

Luke shook his head. “It’s not ready yet.”

“Oh, now that’s just mean,” Lorelai responded. “I don’t believe you.”

Luke grabbed a coffee mug and help up a half-full coffeepot.

“Ooh—coffee! Need coffee...”

“Answer my question,” he demanded, holding the coffeepot away from her, high above her head. She gazed up at it, then stared at him in confusion.

“No, I don’t hate him. Now can I have the coffee? Pretty please?”

Luke nodded, pouring her coffee, which she happily drank.

Rory came into the diner and walked over. “Hey.”

“Hey sweets. I needed coffee—couldn’t wait. Sorry.”

“Understandable,” Rory replied. She turned to Luke. “Where’s Jess?”

“Upstairs.”

“Oh.”

“Coffee?”

“Yes, please.”

“You’re so polite,” Lorelai commented. “You should work on that.”

“I will.”

“Yeah, maybe you should start whining like your mother,” Luke said, pouring Rory some coffee and setting the cup in front of her.

“It’s so much fun,” Lorelai added. “AND you get what you want.”

“I’ll remember that.”

Everyone looked up as Jess made his way downstairs. Without a word, he walked straight to the coffeepot and went around giving everyone refills.

Then he hurried out of the diner, slamming the door behind him. Everyone in the diner looked up again, saw it was just Jess, and went back to whatever it was they were doing.

Rory sighed. “I’m going to...” She trailed off.

“Go right ahead,” Lorelai said.

Rory nodded, heading out of the diner and following Jess.



“Thought I’d find you here,” Rory said, looking down at Jess.

He turned his head a little, but kept staring out at the water before him.

“You were looking for me?”

Rory shrugged, sitting down beside him. “I guess.”

“I’m surprised you’re not still with Bag Boy,” Jess commented.

“Why? I thought we were going to the movies?”

Jess looked over at her. “Now?” He grinned.

“Why not? I know it’s kind of late, but...” She turned to face him. “Don’t tell me you don’t want to go with me now?”

“No, I do. Let’s go.”

They both stood up, and Rory led the way back to the sidewalk.

“What if Dean sees us?” Jess asked. “Do you want me to hide in the bathroom?”

“If you really want to, I’m not going to stop you,” Rory answered. “Although, I must warn you—Dean tends to use the bathroom, too.”

Jess stopped, looking at her.

“I was joking,” Rory told him. “I’m sorry about earlier—you caught me off guard.”

He nodded, walking again. He went into the diner, with Rory following him, and found that Luke and Lorelai hadn’t moved.

“One more cup?”

“Five’s the limit, sorry.”

“Drat. Rory, help me out here?” Lorelai pleaded, noticing that her daughter had entered the diner once again.

“I agree with Luke, Mom.”

“You agree with Luke? You are siding against your own mother? What is the world coming to? YOU did this,” Lorelai accused, glancing at Luke.

“I did not.”

She pointed at him. “One more cup.”

“No.”

Lorelai frowned. “Drat.”

“Mom, can I go to the movies?”

“Sure, hun. What are you going to see?”

“We don’t know yet.”

“We?”

“Luke, I’m going to the movies too,” Jess announced.

“Go ahead.”

“You? You and Jess?” Lorelai asked Rory.

“Yeah.”

“And Dean? You, Jess, and Dean?”

“No, just me and Jess.”

“Rory, can I speak to you for a second?”

“Mom, it’s fine. We’re just seeing a movie.”

Jess walked off and left them to argue about him in private.

“I know.”

“You can trust me.”

“I know.”

“I won’t do anything. I LOVE Dean.”

“I know, Ror,” Lorelai said with a sigh.

“Okay, then I can go?”

“Okay.”

“Thanks.” Rory kissed her mom on the cheek. “You can trust me.”

Lorelai nodded, watching Rory head upstairs to get Jess.

“It’s HIM I don’t trust.”

 

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