11. I Solemnly Swear

Offers of dates ensue when Lorelai and Sookie attend a seminar on operating an inn and run into two handsome men -- an old friend of Sookie's and his business partner; Lorelai unsuccessfully resists being deposed when her mother is sued by a former maid for wrongful termination; after Rory and Francie butt heads at the student council meeting, Francie proposes a truce and then immediately lies to Paris that Rory is trying to undermine her; Paris is crushed that her best friend has betrayed her and lashes out at her during their fencing class, leaving Rory ostracized by the rest of the student body.

Plot summary and ending

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Complete story — includes the ending

Offers of dates ensue when Lorelai and Sookie attend a seminar on operating an inn and run into two handsome men, an old friend of Sookie's and his business partner, Alex. Sookie tells her old friend that she is married, but feels guilty for having even attracted the interest of another man. When she makes an apology dinner for Jackson, he mistakenly assumes she cheated on him. Lorelai unsuccessfully resists being deposed when her mother is sued by a former maid for wrongful termination. Despite her best efforts, Lorelai cannot bring herself to paint a flattering picture of her mother. After Rory and Francie butt heads at the student council meeting, Francie proposes a truce and then immediately lies to Paris that Rory is trying to undermine her. Paris is crushed that her best friend has betrayed her and lashes out at her during their fencing class.

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