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By Ragdoll | Season 1 | Episode 5 | Aired on 11.01.2000
Rory enters the store and walks deep into the aisles, keeping her eyes on Dean. When he gets up and notices she's there, staring at him, he waves. She runs, and I mean runs, deeper into the store, completely ignoring him. Now, that's love. He shakes his head and laughs at her. Because she's quirky. And it's cute. No, really, it's honestly cute, and I don't even want to barf. Rory makes her way past the produce section where she runs into Miss Patty, who offers her a plum. Apparently, these plums are "better than sex." There's no way a plum could be better than sex; they're too sour. Now, if we were talking peaches, well, that would be a different thing entirely. Rory declines the plum. Miss Patty isn't too concerned. She starts fondling the fruit in her hand, complimenting its sensuality. When she notices Rory's obvious discomfort, she says: "Are you too young for this?" Rory: "Definitely." Miss Patty wonders why Rory's in the grocery store but then notices her staring at CuteDean. She understands and starts teasing Rory, who denies having a crush on Dean. They banter back and forth about how yummy he is, and Rory ends up asking Miss Patty please not to say anything about this "boy type person." Miss Patty agrees: "I promise that I won't tell a single soul that you don't know that young man." Thank you. You're welcome. Rory escapes the produce section and Miss Patty by grabbing a head of lettuce and a strange object to her left.
As Rory heads toward the cashier, she bangs into a very tall, very attitudinally challenged young man. This young man, who happens to be the new Assistant Manager, busts Miss Patty for food sampling. He's really mean. Miss Patty tries to charm him, but he'll hear none of it: "The next time you put something in that mouth that doesn't belong there, I'm going to remove it and then call the police." Assistant Manager Take Your Job Way Too Seriously grabs the plum from Miss Patty's hand and walks away. We cut back to Rory paying for her head of lettuce and her mousetrap. Dean rushes over to bag her groceries. He teases, "That's a couple of must-need items there." She doesn't say anything to him but looks straight ahead. Oh, do I feel her pain. The first boy I ever had a crush on would do the very same thing to me. And every single time I'd see him, I'd trip. Honest. I'd fall flat on my face, usually right in front of a crowd of people, or I'd drop something, like my books, and then end up kicking them down the hall and looking like such a goof. Love is tough. Rory doesn't have enough money to pay for her lettuce and mousetrap. Dean offers to loan her the rest. She snatches the lettuce out of his hand and offers just to pay for the one item. He jokes, "Perfect. You can use one half to make a salad and the other half to clobber a mouse with!" As she clasps the lettuce close to her chest and tries desperately to leave the store with at least an inch of her dignity left, Dean asks whether she'd like a paper or a plastic bag. "I'm fine." Rory responds without even looking at him and races out of the store.