Gilmore Girls do not belong to me blah blah blah…damn! You all know the drill. Hope you enjoy.
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They walked in the door. Everything was quiet. Everything was dark. Well that was until they walked in. As soon as they opened the door, the house became filled with noise. They walked in the door carrying on the conversation that they had been on since they left Hartford. Discarding their jackets and bags in the hall, they continued in different directions, turning on lights as they went, still carrying on the same conversation.
"…and the look on his face when I asked for the cream cheese…it was a classic." Yelled Lorelai from the Kitchen as she leant down to peer into the fridge.
"So you sat there and debated cream cheese with Luke?" Queried Rory distractedly as she perused the selections of DVD's in front of her. Finally settling on 'Charade.' Rory figured her mum could use a dose of dashing and debonair after her recent break up with Jeremy. She was raising herself from her position on the floor when she heard her mother scream closely followed by a loud thump. Dropping the DVD in her hands, Rory raced to the Kitchen to find her mother viciously throwing her shoe across the room. Puzzled, Rory ventured further into the kitchen.
"Mum, what on earth are you…" Rory screamed and rushed to Lorelai's side.
"Give me your shoe." Demanded Lorelai. Without hesitation Rory pulled off one of her boots and wordlessly handed it to her mother. After a slight pause, Lorelai hefted the boot at the far wall, aiming for the huge spider. She missed.
"Other shoe." Lorelai demanded, holding out her hand. Rory pulled of her remaining boot and placed it in her mother's hand.
"After this one we're out of projectile footwear." Cautioned Rory.
"Don't worry. I was just testing my trajectory with the others. This…" she took careful aim. "is…" her eyes narrowed in concentration. "for real." She threw the boot at the far wall and missed her mark by several inches. The noise and vibration however caused the spider to scurry down the wall and behind the stove.
"Well that worked well." Remarked Rory with a roll of her blue eyes.
"What?" protested Lorelai. "Can you see a spider anymore?"
"No, but its still there isn't it."
"Well…technically, but…"
"But? But what missy?"
"But…" Lorelai scanned the room looking for an answer. "But, at least we don't have spider bits on our shoes." She replied triumphantly.
Rory crossed the room and picked up her boots. "Hmm, good point." She conceded.
Lorelai smiled happily as she retrieved her own shoes. Slinging her arm over her daughter's shoulders, they both walked back to the lounge room. Noticing the DVD on the floor, Lorelai bent down and picked it up.
"Ooh, good choice hun, but I think I'm going to have to sit this one out."
"You ok?" Rory was still slightly worried about her mum. She knew that the breakup had been hard on her. Not because she was especially attached to Jeremy but because he had started out so promising but had ended up being just a plain old jerk. Rory knew that her mum was starting to loose hope in the love department. Her mum deserved happiness and hoped that she would find it soon.
"Yeah hun, I'm just a bit tired." Lorelai smiled. She knew Rory was worried about her recent breakup but it really wasn't bothering her. She had found out early that Jeremy was a chauvinistic pig and she knew that she was better off without him. This time she really was just tired. Business at the inn had been booming and she had been working long hours. She walked over to where Rory was sprawled on the couch at kissed the top of her head.
"You staying up?" She queried.
"Yeah there is a show on c-span that I might catch the end of."
"Well, don't stay up to late my little party animal." Again, she kissed the top of her daughter's head and retreated up the stairs. "Love ya Hun."
"Love you too."
Lorelai reached the top of the stairs and paused as a wave of exhaustion washed over her. Opting to go straight to bed, she headed in that direction. She opened her bedroom door and walked in. Leaving the light off, she pulled out her earrings and placed them on her dresser. She contemplated dropping fully clothed into bed but decided that ultimately she would sleep better in her pj's. She opened her wardrobe door…and screamed.