Milo Ventimiglia credited as playing...
Jess Mariano
- Rory: [Annoyed by Jess and his girlfriend Shane sitting at the bleachers near her and Dean] He's still there.
- Dean: What?
- Rory: Jess, he's still there. I can't believe he's still there.
- Dean: Just ignore it.
- Rory: Yeah. You know, this is a dance marathon. You're not supposed to come sit and watch. You're supposed to dance. He's just trying to bug me. Sitting there right in front of me, staring. Jerk.
- Shane: [Wakes up] I'm bored.
- Jess: [Closes his book, sighs] Okay.
- [They start kissing]
- Rory: There they go again! God, I swear. Why can't they just get a room? Forget the room, get a park bench or a doorway or even a strategically placed telephone booth would probably suffice. I mean, girls like Shane, what is it with them? Don't they see what they look like? I know they have mirrors.
- Jess: Hey, you talking about me?
- Rory: No!
- Jess: I heard you mention Shane.
- Rory: Shane isn't you.
- Jess: Shane concerns me.
- Rory: Shane concerns me too, and women for all that matter.
- Jess: You got a problem here?
- Rory: Nope, just a little sick of seeing the 2 of you sitting there and if you're not gonna participate, then why don't you just leave!
- Shane: That works for me! Let's go.
- Jess: No.
- Rory: Why not?
- Jess: Because I'm not ready to go.
- Rory: Oh, really?
- Jess: Yes, really. I'm gonna sit here as long as I like and I'm gonna do whatever I like and if you don't like it, just ignore me and pay attention to your boyfriend.
- Dean: [Angrily] I'm sorry, she can't. I'm not her boyfriend anymore.
- Rory: What?
- Dean: You know, I tried to ignore this. I really did. But, I don't know what I was thinking.
- Rory: What are you talking about?
- Dean: You don't want to be with me, Rory.
- Rory: Yes I do.
- Dean: Oh, please. You've been into him since he got to town and I've spent weeks, months actually, to commence myself that it wasn't true, that everything was fine between us. But now I know that I was an idiot. You're into him and he's into you and Shane, who by the way should be listening to this because it's so damn obvious!
- Rory: What's obvious? What did I do?
- Dean: Everyone can see, Rory! Everyone! And I'm tired, but I'm over it, so go ahead, go, be together. There's nothing standing in your way now, because I'm out.