IT SHOULD'VE BEEN JESS

A GILMORE GIRLS FAN-FICTION SCRIPT

Disclaimer: I do not own Gilmore Girls or have any say over what happens on the show. This is just a FAN FICTION. The following script contains no spoilers, only what I WISH would happen. I assume no responsibility if any of the following events listed in this script DO happen on the show in the future. Gilmore girls and all the characters in the following script are the property of Amy Sherman Palladino, Dorthy Parker Drank Here Productions, and the WB.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: The following script is slightly more TV-14 than what they would probably show on the WB, but then again, with the way Ruthy is dancing around on 7th Heaven these days, who knows.

SUMMARY: Takes place 6.08, the episode that Jess returns. Lorelai has been having disturbing nightmares about Rory, who is coming back to town for the weekend to visit Lane. In a striking coincidence, Jess is also coming to Stars Hollow to visit Luke. The two run into each other and reminisce about old times. Contains flashbacks. Rated TV14 for mild language and sexual situations.

Rated TV14 for mild language and sexual situations.

FADE IN:

INT. ELDER GILMORE HOUSE- EVENING

RORY is headed towards the front door. The DOORBELL rings. She has her hair up and is dressed very elegantly. The doorbell keeps ringing.

RORY: I'm coming, I'm coming! Amelie, why haven't you answered the door? I say, so hard to find good help these days.

The DOORBELL keeps sounding. RORY opens the door. Her expression of frustration quickly transforms into a fake smile.

RORY: (with a large smile and forced enthusiasm) Hello Lorelai.

LORELAI is standing in the doorway.

LORELAI: Hello mom.

RORY: (the smile fades) What is that?

LORELAI: (puzzled) What?

RORY: That thing, that ANIMAL at your feet.

LORELAI: Oh, Paul Anka? (she picks him up) This is my dog.

RORY: Yes, I can see that, Lorelai, but why is he here?

LORELAI: Well, see, I TRIED to leave him home tonight, but he started crying, and…

LORELAI rubs noses with Paul Anka.

LORELAI (CON'T): Mom, isn't he cute?

RORY: (sarcastically) Just darling. Well, come in, come in. (yells) RICHARD! Lorelai is here!

LOGAN comes out into the living room wearing a gray suit and bowtie. He smiles.

LOGAN: Why hello Lorelai!

LORELAI: Hi dad.

CUT TO:
INT. LORELAI'S BEDROOM, EARLY MORNING

LORELAI is awaken very quickly and sits up, startled, breathing heavy. She is sweating. She stops to catch her breath and calm down. She rolls over onto her side to face LUKE, who is fast asleep. She gently shakes his shoulder to wake him up.

LORELAI: (whispers) Luke…Luke…

LUKE rolls over with a groan, then opens his eyes to see LORELAI and quickly wakes up when he sees her distress.

LUKE: What's wrong? What happened?

LORELAI: I had a nightmare.

LUKE: What was it about?

LORELAI: (looking away) I was going to Friday night dinner at my parent's house…

LUKE: Yeah…

LORELAI: And I got there…and Rory was there…

She pauses, then has an epiphany.

LORELAI (CON'T): She's becoming my mother!

LUKE: (confused) What?

LORELAI: My mother…Rory in my dream, Rory was my mother… When I rang the doorbell, Rory answered, and I was calling her mom…She's becoming my mother, that's what the dream meant, it's a foreshadowing…

LUKE: Wow.

LORELAI: (with disgust) Oh, and you know what the WORST part is? The worst part was, that-that-that FELON of a boyfriend of hers, Logan, was my father! I called him dad!

LORELAI pauses.

LORELAI (CON'T): She's becoming my mother. If we don't do something soon, I'm gonna have a 21 year old for a mother, and a criminal for a father.

LUKE: So what's the plan?

LORELAI: What plan?

LUKE: You know. To save Rory. From becoming your mother. What's the plan?

LORELAI: (shaking her head) I don't know…but if something doesn't change soon, like, real soon…we might lose her forever. She's slipping away.

FADE OUT

(Opening credits)