Chapter 1

One night Lorelai and Luke's 16 year old daughter Lyla Nicole Danes walks in the front door and comes into the kitchen.

''hey sweetie how was school and cheerleading practice?'' he asksher

''fine dad I'm just really sore.'' she tells him

''okay well dinner should be ready once your mom gets home.'' he tells her

''okay well I'm not really that hungry and just want to close my eyes for a while.'' she tells him

''okay.'' he says

Lyla starts to walk away.

''hey.'' he says

Lyla stops and turns to him ''what?'' she questions him

''you okay?'' he asks her again concerned

''yea just sore dad.'' she says and goes into her bedroom which used to be Rory's old room and closes the door and throws her bag on the ground and crawls into her bed and curls up in a ball

A little while later Lorelai comes home with the mail

''Hello Mommy's home!'' she says loudly

''kitchen!'' Luke tells her

Lorelai walks into the kitchen.

''hey sweetie.'' she says and kisses him

''hey.'' he says kissing her back

''dinner should be ready in a couple of minutes.'' he tells her

''okay great,is Lyla home?'' she asks him

''yea, she's in her room.'' he tells her

''huh, that's weird usually her door is open.'' she says and goes over and knocks on it

''Ly?'' she questions and opens the door

''Lyla.'' Lorelai says and goes over to Lyla and gently shakes her awake

Lyla just tenses up.

''sweetie tell mommy what's wrong.'' Lorelai tells her

''just sore and want to sleep.'' Lyla tells her and starts to cry

''ly?'' Lorelai questions her

''just was dropped on my back hard like 3 times today at practice. I think 2ce intentionally by the new girls.'' Lyla tells her

Lorelai gasps ''oh sweetie does your coach know?'' Lorelai asks her

Lyla just shrugs ''I think so they got in trouble for it.'' Lyla tells her

''well good!'' Lorelai says

''just my back really hurts really bad.'' Lyla complains

''should we take you to the hospital to check it checked out?'' Lorelai asks her

Lyla just shrugs.

''come on sweetie can you stand up?'' Lorelai asks her and tries to help her up

Lyla stands ''ohhh owww sh..''she says and sits back down on her bed and lays back down

''Ly!'' Lorelai gets concerned

''I just want to be alone now could you please just leave me alone?'' Lyla asks her nicely

''okay well dinner should be ready in a little bit sweetie.'' Lorelai tells her

''not hungry.'' Lyla tells her

''okay, I love you.'' Lorelai tels her and just kisses her head and leaves her room and closes the door and goes back out into the kitchen.