Never Good Enough | Gilmore Girls

𝟏𝟐: 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭

Thea came home from Liberty's and was going to head upstairs when Lane called out to her, "Hey, Thea."

Thea stopped and headed to where Lane and Rory were sitting, "Yeah?"

"I have a favor to ask you," Lane said.

Thea was confused, "Yeah, what's up?"

Lane asked, "Well, you know Sage?"

"Yeah, Sookie's son and one of my boyfriends," Thea replied.

Lane said, "Okay...well remember I was telling you about Dean's friend, Todd?"

"Yeah," Thea said.

Lane asked, "Have you met him?"

"I think he's in Aiden's PE class class," Thea told Lane.

Rory was fiddling with the radio, adjusting the volume.

Lorelai came in, "Hey. I'm studying in there..."

"I know," Rory said.

"Yeah," Lorelai replied. "I have like six thousand of case studies to memorize and this whole big test on the Wal-Mart phenomena coming up on Friday and because I have a life and a job and business school's not the only thing I have to concentrate on, I'm behind, and I'll probably fail and then that little eighteen-year-old annoying gnat who sits behind me will get another 'A' and make that 'I'm smart, you're dumb' face to me for the rest of the week and I'll be very upset and will possibly cry."

"The music's too loud," Rory pointed out.

"Yes," Lorelai replied.

"Got it," Rory said.

"Thank you," Lorelai said, and went back into the kitchen.

Rory turned down the volume.

"So, anyhow, I was wondering if you could talk to Aiden or Sage about maybe talking to Todd about me," Lane said.

"Sure," Thea said.

"And then maybe you could ask them to ask him out," Lane added, "For me."

"Good, 'cause I don't think they would be very comfortable about me dating a third guy," Thea said, "Especially one they don't know very well."

"And then I was thinking that this date could maybe happen this weekend," Lane said.

"So, Saturday then?" asked Thea.

"Sunday, preferably," Lane told her.

"Okay, Sunday," Thea said.

"After church," Lane added.

Thea nodded, "Okay, after—"

"But don't mention church," Lane interrupted.

Thea started, "Don't mention—"

"Unless he's into church," Lane finished.

"Got it," Thea said.

Lorelai came into the living room, "Hey, uh, now it's too quiet."

"I'll turn it up," Rory said.

"Thank you," Lorelai said. She turned to leave.

"Okay, so I'll have either Aiden or Sage talk to Todd about going on a date with you," Thea said.

Lorelai turned back, "Who the hell is that anyways?"

"Claudine Longet," Rory told her.