Previously On Gilmore Girls:
Lorelai: so what exactly is wrong with dad?
Emily: well I don’t know we we’re getting ready for you to come over, and he was lifting some plates and they just fell.
Lorelai: so you don’t know anything?
Emily: no cause ALL OF THESE STUPID DOCTORS AND NURSES DON’T TELL ANYBODY ANYTHING!!!
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Jess: so how have you been?
Rory: oh well you know, I got a job, then got fired from it, then I got another job, and quit it, now I have a job, that isn’t doing so well and I‘m living in Stars Hollow. What about you?
Jess: well they closed down the publishing company cause we only published like 3 books a year, if we are lucky. I have no place to live, and I’m back in Stars Hollow for the time being.
Rory: how funny both of are lives suck!
Jess: you can say that again.
Rory: so?
Jess: what is this job of yours?
Rory: well I’m publishing a news paper here in Stars Hollow.
Jess: isn’t there already one, like the Stars Hollow Newspaper, or gazette or something?
Rory: yes it’s the Stars Hollow Gazette. But the editor has packed his bags and is off to find something more interesting, so someone needs to write something around here.
Jess: well if you ever need me to write anything I will definitely do it within a heart beat.
Rory: well I might have to take you up on that offer, cause so far, I’m the only one writing, well I have a friend Doyle, Paris’s boyfriend coming out to live here to help write too. And Paris will be helping when she is done with this school year.
Jess: well then tell me when and where you need me, and I will be there.
Rory: okay then.
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Logan, Rory, and Jess come back to where they had ran into Emily. Lorelai and everyone else is already back.
Lorelai: so did you find somewhere?
Rory: yes we did.
Lorelai: okay lead the way.
Rory leads the way and they follow for a few minutes.
Rory: okay here we are.
Lorelai: where are we?
Rory: it’s an abandoned front desk. When we found the lights we’re out, and it looked liked nothing.
Emily: well this will do, lets eat.
Lorelai: on what?
Rory: well there is a small wooden slate over there we could set the food on that and just sit on the floor?
Emily: sounds good to me. Logan, Jess go get that thing.
Logan and Jess go and get the piece of wood the pull it to the middle of the carpet. Luke spreads some paper towels across it, and sets the food down, everyone sits down and starts to eat.
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Opening Credits
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Rory and Lorelai are sitting on the floor up against the couch in the living room. Luke is asleep on the couch. Logan is asleep up against the couch. Paris and Doyle are asleep on a air up mattress. Jess is asleep in the chair.
Rory: so mom, what do you love the most about Luke?
Lorelai: I love it when he gets mad and you can see that vain in the middle of his head start to pop.
Rory laughs.
Lorelai: shush!
Rory: you shush.
Lorelai giggles.
Lorelai: okay now this is a question, that you can’t answer right away.
Rory: okay, shoot.
Lorelai: why do you love Logan.
Rory: oh this is an easy one.
Lorelai: I said not to answer right now.
Rory: okay.
Rory and Lorelai sit in silence.
Rory: can I answer now?
Lorelai: yeah.
Rory: cause he’s smart funny, and really cute.
Lorelai: okay, now another question and I want you to answer right off the back.
Rory: okay.
Lorelai: why do you love Jess.
Rory: cause he’s funny, broody, and a lot like me.
Lorelai: really?
Rory: wait, that’s not fair, I don’t love Jess.
Lorelai: really?
Rory: yes really.
Lorelai: okay.
Rory: sometimes mom.
Lorelai laughs.
Luke: you guys are sure noisy.
Lorelai: oh Luke did we wake you?
Luke: yes.
Rory: sorry.
Lorelai: lets go into the kitchen.
Rory, Lorelai, and Luke head into the kitchen.
Luke: what we’re you guys doing anyways?
Rory: we we’re playing 20 questions.
Luke: aw, yeah.
Lorelai: you ask a question and the other person has to answer, and you have to ask 20 of them, and then the other person goes. There is also another version of 20 questions, we’re you have to find out what the person is thinking.
Luke: oh I see.
Jess walks in.
Luke: hey what are you doing up?
Jess: Paris’s snoring woke me up.
Luke: oh yeah, that can wake someone up.
Jess sits down.
Luke: well I guess we better be going.
Jess: really?
Luke: well yeah, what do you want to do here, everyone is asleep.
Jess: well I guess your right.
Luke: I know, I’m right! But you might be wrong, cause you said you we’re here for the holidays, but It is past the holiday’s and your still here.
Jess does a fake, nervous laugh. Rory looks at Jess. Luke looks at Jess. And Lorelai looks at Rory.
Rory: hey Jess, I have this new book, and it really reminds me of you.
Jess: okay cool.
Jess and Rory get up and go to there bedroom. Lorelai looks at Luke.
Luke: what do you think that was about?
Lorelai: a book that remind me of you.
Luke kisses Lorelai.
Luke: I love you.
Lorelai looks into his eyes.
Lorelai: I love you too.
Jess: what’s the name of the book?
Rory: you haven’t told Luke?
Jess: that’s a very weird name, who’s the author?
Rory: Jess Mariano!
Jess: really I don’t remember writing that.
Rory: Jess.
Jess: what?
Rory: you didn’t tell Luke, that you had no where to go, or to stay, and that you need to stay with him?
Jess: well you know, I thought I could possibly ware out my welcome mat, and then when I have no where else to stay live in the back of Doose’s market and eat stuff, and someday hope to pay him back, you know like the movie “Home is Where the Heart is”?
Rory: you’ve seen that movie?
Jess: well the other night it was the only thing on.
Rory: okay, well…..darn it Jess, you got me sidetracked, now you need to go in there and tell Luke, what the plan is.
Jess: why do you want to see his vain pop?
Rory: he won’t get mad, he will be glad that you came to him for help.
Jess: yes just like a cactus poking you, your glad it did that?
Rory: go!
Jess: fine, I’m going, I’m going.
Jess and Rory walk out of Rory’s room. Jess looks at Rory. Rory mouths: tell him.
Jess: hey Luke? Uncle Luke? Lucas?
Luke: don’t ever call me Lucas again!
Jess: will do, but hey, I was wondering, or thinking, or….
Luke: will you just spit it out already kid?
Jess: sorry, but hey, um... I don’t have a job or any place to stay so I was wondering, If I could stay with you.
Luke: wow this one is a talker.
Lorelai: Luke, haven’t you known that?
Luke: yeah, but Jess of course.
Jess: thanks.
Luke: well we better be going.
Jess: okay, I guess.
Lorelai kisses Luke. Jess and Luke leave.
Lorelai: okay Rory, I don’t mean to kill the mood, but I need to know, who is it that you love?
Rory: Jess, I love Logan.
Lorelai: but you just said Jess.
Rory: no I didn’t I said Logan.
Lorelai: so who is it that you love?
Rory: Logan, I love Logan.
Lorelai: well you said Logan this time, but last time you said “Jess, I love Logan.”
Rory: No I didn’t!
Lorelai: okay, well I guess we probably should hit the floor.
Rory: what?
Lorelai: you know that song that goes something like let the bodies hit the floor?
Rory: oh yeah.
Lorelai: I don’t know who sings it, do you?
Rory: no I don’t, you probably could ask Lane, I’m sure she would know.
Lorelai: true, so what is going on with Lane?
Rory: I don’t really know, I just know that she is being a mother, and that takes up a lot of her free time.
Lorelai: I know, she didn’t get to Mrs. Kim’s until after desert, what was up with that?
Rory: not for sure, cause we left.
Lorelai: well I’m going to bed.
Rory: okay, well I’m going to work on some stuff for the new paper.
Lorelai: like how about a name?
Rory: that would be a good place to start.
Lorelai giggles.
Lorelai: well good night honey see you in the morning.
Lorelai kisses Rory’s forehead. Lorelai heads for the stairs. Rory goes to her room gets her laptop and lays down on her bed. She starts to type.
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THE NEXT MORNING
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Rory comes out of her room. Logan, Paris, and Doyle are all at the table discussing what kind of syrup is better. Rory sits down.
Paris: no doubt about it, blueberry.
Doyle: have you ever tried strawberry?
Logan: no, and I think maple is the best.
Paris: what is so good about maple?
Logan: what isn’t?
Paris: it’s plain!!
Logan: so?
Paris: God Huntzberger, I knew you we’re boring, but maple?
Logan says in a mocking voice: God Gellar, I knew you we’re annoying, but blueberry?
Paris: hahaha, very funny, I think I forgot to laugh.
Logan: that would be something you would do.
Logan looks at Rory.
Logan: good morning.
Rory: good morning.
Logan: did you sleep okay?
Rory: yeah, I even came up with a name for my paper.
Logan: that’s awesome.
Rory: yeah, did you sleep okay?
Logan: well besides the neck crink, and a newspaper stuck to my leg, yeah I slept okay.
Rory: sorry, you didn’t sleep okay.
Logan: hey I’ve slept in worse situations.
Rory: I don’t even want to know.
Rory and Logan kiss.
Paris: oh God, here they go again. Doyle, you may want to shield your eyes.
Rory: Paris, aren’t you suppose to be leaving soon?
Paris: oh yeah that’s right I’m suppose to leave today. I’m going to go ahead and go pack. Rory, do would you mind if Doyle took your car to drop me off at the airport?
Rory: well I was going to take Logan today, since he has to go too, and that meant I needed to take you too, but if Doyle wants to drive, then by all means I can stay home and try to work on the paper.
Paris: are you sure?
Rory: well If Logan doesn’t mind.
Logan: no I’m game, I just have to go and tell my dad, that I think we should open an office in Hartford.
Rory: well then, I guess Doyle can take my car. Logan and Paris will go with Doyle. And I’ll stay home with my mom.
Doyle: sounds like a plan.
Paris goes into Rory’s room. Logan goes into the living room.
Doyle: thank you Gilmore.
Rory: your welcome, but I don’t know why you are saying thank you?
Doyle: well cause I really needed to a place to write where, the boss doesn’t hate me or my writing.
Rory: well I never said I liked you.
Doyle: you don’t like me?
Rory: no, no, no, I like you, I was just joking. And you are welcome.
Doyle gets up and goes into the living room. Lorelai comes down the stairs, and walks into the kitchen.
Lorelai: what are you doing in here?
Rory: what do you mean? The last time I checked this was my house too?
Lorelai: well I thought you would be getting ready to take Logan to the airport, or maybe hanging around with Jess?
Rory: mom! I don’t like Jess like that. And Doyle is taking Paris and Logan to the airport.
Lorelai: so that you can spend more time with Jess?
Rory MOM!!
Lorelai: what, what, I’m sorry.
Rory: no your not.
Lorelai: your right I’m not!
Lorelai starts to make coffee.
Rory: well I came up with a name for the paper.
Lorelai: really? What is it?
Rory: okay, well I have 2 choice’s and I want to know what you think of them.
Lorelai: okay let me here them.
Rory: the first one is: The Gilmore Gazette.
Lorelai: okay, next one?
Rory: The Stars Hollow Grapevine
Lorelai: oh, that one, I like that one.
Rory: me too.
Lorelai: then why did you need to ask me?
Rory: well I just did. I like to know what you think too.
Lorelai: well thanks, but I’m really hungry so what do you say we round up the group and go to Luke’s before everyone leaves.
Rory: deal.
Lorelai: HEY WHO WANTS TO GO TO LUKE’S BEFORE YOU GUYS LEAVE.
Paris: I’M GAME!
Logan: COUNT ME IN!
Doyle: WHERE IS LUKE’S?
Lorelai: I guess that means everyone is in.
Rory: I guess so.
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A HOUR LATER
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Doyle: well this place isn’t half bad.
Lorelai: nope it sure isn’t.
Lorelai winks at Luke.
Rory: well, your guys’ plane leaves in 2 hours, I’m assuming you probably should be on your way?
Doyle: yeah.
Everyone gets up. Lorelai hugs Paris.
Lorelai: Paris, now when your done with school, you have to come back out here, and we will rob a bank.
Paris: sounds like a plan.
Lorelai hugs Doyle.
Lorelai: it was nice to see you again.
Doyle: you too, and please don’t get my girlfriend arrested.
Lorelai: I will try my hardest.
Doyle and Paris walk outside.
Lorelai hugs Logan.
Lorelai: it was nice to see you again Logan. Now that you too, are an item again, I have to tell you this, don’t get her arrested again please?
Logan chuckles.
Logan: I’ll try my hardest.
Luke comes over.
Luke: it was nice to see you again Logan.
Logan: you too Luke.
Rory: I’ll be back in a minute.
Logan and Rory walk outside.
Lorelai: did he think I was kidding?
Luke: about?
Lorelai: about getting Rory arrested again.
Luke: oh.
Lorelai: well I wasn’t.
Luke: okay.
Lorelai: I wasn’t.
Luke: would you like some coffee.
Lorelai: sure, cause coffee, is the only one who will listen to me.
Jess walks down from upstairs.
Jess: who will listen to you?
Lorelai: well obviously you will listen to me.
Jess: okay?
Lorelai: hey Luke, have you talked to April?
Luke: no, I haven’t, but you know she has been busy with school and homework. So she doesn’t always have the time to call.
Jess: you miss her don’t you Luke?
Luke: Jess?
Jess: just like you missed me, well you don’t have to worry about that anymore, cause I’m here.
Luke: thanks Jess.
Jess: no problem Uncle Luke.
Luke: would you please stop calling me that?
Jess: no problem Lucas.
Luke: Jess Mariano!
Jess: Lucas Danes!
Rory walks inside.
Lorelai: hey would you like some coffee?
Rory: sure.
Lorelai: it’s great for the show.
Rory: show?
Lorelai: the Luke and Jess fight?
Rory: like yelling fight, fist fight, work fight, or family fight?
Lorelai: all of them.
Jess and Luke are bickering. Lorelai goes behind the counter to get Rory some coffee.
Luke: what are you doing behind the counter?
Lorelai: getting some coffee.
Luke: well why didn’t you just ask me?
Lorelai: cause I didn’t want to break up your very lovely family discussion over there.
Luke: okay well thanks, but next time just tell me to get some coffee for you.
Lorelai: okay.
Lorelai sits back down.
Lorelai: so what are you going to do today?
Rory: well I was planning on just hanging around the Inn all day.
Lorelai: oh hun, I would let you do that, but we have an inspection agent coming in, to make sure that we are okay.
Rory: mom, you need a therapist for that.
Lorelai: no, it’s to tell if we can add anything on.
Rory: I’m still confused, but don’t explain.
Lorelai: no problem, cause I don’t really know all that much about that, cause Michel is taking care of that.
Rory: oh Michel, I forgot to go say hi.
Lorelai: well wait til tomorrow.
Rory: okay.
Lorelai: hey you could hang around the diner.
Rory: the diner?
Lorelai: yeah, Luke would you mind if Rory hang around here today?
Luke: no not at all, she could even go upstairs if she needed. But why can’t you hang at your house?
Lorelai: oh cause my mom made us leave the house, she has to do something there of something.
Luke: oh I see, well of course, you can stay.
Rory: thanks.
Lorelai: well I better be going cause of the inspection.
Rory: okay bye mom.
Lorelai: bye hun.
Lorelai leans over the counter to give Luke a kiss.
Lorelai: bye.
Luke: bye.
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Rory is sitting up stairs on the couch, typing on her laptop. Jess comes up stairs.
Jess: hey?
Rory: hey?
Jess: what are you doing up here?
Rory: well I’m working on The Stars Hollow Grapevine, and your up here cause?
Jess: cause Luke made me come up here.
Rory: oh okay.
Jess: The Stars Hollow Grapevine?
Jess laughs.
Rory: yes, don’t be making fun of it.
Jess: I’m not, I’m not, I like it.
Rory: just like you like to do work?
Jess chuckles.
Jess: do you remember when we would just hang out? Not when we we’re going out, just when we would hang out.
Rory: so you mean while I was going out with Dean?
Jess: Dean? Who is good old Dean?
Rory: now that we mention him, I haven’t seen him since 2 or 3 years ago.
Jess: really?
Rory: yeah.
Jess: I would have thought that you guys would stay in touch.
Rory: umm….. Well no not really, we didn’t leave on such good terms.
Jess: what do you mean? you and Dean always leave stuff on good terms, or mend fences at least.
Rory: well he just told me that he didn’t fit into my life.
Jess: okay well that sounds like BS, so care to fill in the blanks?
Rory: well I was hanging out with Logan.
Jess: awww Logan the center of the problem.
Rory: thanks Jess.
Jess: no prob.
Rory: anyways, well I was suppose to come out front at like 8:30 and I kind of lost track of time, and when I came out with Logan and all the guys behind me, he just told me he didn’t belong in my life.
Jess: I hate to be the one to tell you this, umm….. But if you didn’t have the group of boys with you, you possibly could have had a different break up, or who knows you may still be going out with him today.
Rory: which would be really weird, cause when you first came I was with him, and if you came back and I was with him that would be very déjà vu.
Jess: yes it would.
Rory sighs. Jess sits down beside Rory.
Jess: so what are you writing?
Rory: well I’m just trying to work on some stuff that will always be in the paper.
Jess: you mean the Grapevine.
Rory hits Jess in the arm.
Jess: do you need any help?
Rory: of course.
Jess: well make sure there is a comic strip, cause you will get a lot of kids, plus some adults like the comics too. Not saying any names Luke.
Rory: okay, but who can draw?
Jess: well, we might be at a loss there, but we can always look.
Rory: okay, anything else?
Jess: well I mean have some cross word puzzles, some jokes, just some fun stuff, and that will attract some people. Have coupons, and have some ads, not a lot but some, have a place where people can advertise stuff they are selling, like towards the back, talk about the Stars Hollow High sports, and you will have a whole bunch of readers.
Rory: true. Thank you Jess.
Jess: hey that’s what I’m here for.
Rory: well we should put up some flyers looking for someone who can draw?
Jess: yeah.
Rory: well lets get started.
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Lorelai: as you can see everything is perfect.
Lola: yes it is, and I’m proud to say that you are able to add on to The Dragonfly Inn.
Sookie and Lorelai scream.
Lorelai: thank you so much.
Lola: no problem, you guys have fun, but I have to go check out a house, do you know where this address is?
Lorelai and Sookie look at her clipboard.
Lorelai: hey that is my house.
Lola: your Mrs. Danes? Cause on the Dragonfly info, your name is Lorelai Gilmore?
Lorelai: no my name is Lorelai Gilmore, but why would it say…..
Lorelai looks at Sookie.
Lorelai: I’ll take you there.
Lola: I have strict orders that you are not aloud on the premises, until I’m done.
Sookie: then I’ll take you there.
Lola: okay.
Lorelai: thank you so much again.
Lola: your welcome.
Sookie and Lola leave. Lorelai sits down on the couch. Michel comes over and sits down.
Michel: people are very, very loud today.
Lorelai: Mrs. Danes.
Michel: excuse me?
Lorelai: Mrs. Danes, it has a ring to it don’t you think?
Michel: are you calling me Mrs. Danes, 1 I would never marry filthy diner boy. And 2 I’m not a Mrs!
Lorelai: Mrs. Danes.
Michel: stop calling me that.
Michel gets up and leaves.
Lorelai: Excuse me Mrs. Danes? Mrs. Danes?
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That’s The End of The Eight Episode
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