. . for awhile. But she feels like her father bailed on her and she's mad and hurt, and I can't change that in three minutes! CHRISTOPHER: Yes. CUT TO LUKE'S DINER
[Lorelai and Rory are sitting at a table; Lorelai sneezes]
RORY: Bless you. EMILY: A family life doesn't just happen, Lorelai. EMILY: Of course not. FRANCIE: Hi. Hold on a sec. JESS: I'm sorry, did I hear from you at all this summer? Kirk asked me out. LORELAI: Lunch  at Luke's  with you? PARIS: Okay, sign him up  and tell him to leave the whips and chains at home. RORY: About what? RORY: Stop. RORY: Well, Paris will be ruling the world. RORY: What about her? SHANE: Jess. [The meeting ends and the students disperse from the table.
Plan: A: Lorelai's horror; Q: What is Lorelai's reaction to Kirk asking her out? A: Kirk; Q: Who asks Lorelai out on a date? A: Luke; Q: Who encouraged Kirk to ask Lorelai out? A: Emily; Q: Who does Lorelai have lunch with at Luke's? A: Christopher; Q: Who shows up uninvited at Friday night dinner? A: Rory runs; Q: Who runs into Jess? A: Shane; Q: Who does Rory betray her hurt feelings about? A: the student council; Q: What is Paris running like a dictatorship? Summary: To Lorelai's horror, Kirk asks her out on a date after being encouraged by Luke; Emily's lunch with Lorelai at Luke's ends badly; Christopher shows up uninvited at Friday night dinner and quarrels with both Lorelai and Rory before Emily asks him to leave; Rory runs into Jess and they each betray their hurt feelings -- Rory about Shane and Jess about not hearing from Rory all summer; and Francie targets Paris and Rory for a world of trouble if Rory doesn't stop Paris from running the student council like a dictatorship.