Gilmore Girls 4.04: From Maine to San Diego
Disclaimer: I am in no way affiliated with the cast, crew, creators,
writers or producers of Gilmore Girls. I have no connection to the show
and the characters are not mine. Okay?
A/N: Please excuse any baseball terms or names (players) that I may have
spelled wrong. I am NOT a professional, or even semi-professional. come
to think of it I am a step below amateur baseball players.. Anyway it's
just a game that I had to play in gym class, so if I use the wrong lingo,
too bad. BTW, this one's dedicated to Karen Murray, because she shared
her story.
Summary: Episode four in my version of Season 4. A softball tournament,
with Luke and Lorelai.
* * *
Previously on Gilmore Girls:
"Will you be one of my bridesmaids?" Lindsay asks a surprised Rory.
"Okay," Rory agrees.
"Luke would you be interested in playing in my company's charity softball
game?" Richard asks Luke. "We could use a competent pitcher."
"You have a new family now," Rory throws a picture of herself, Lorelai
and Luke at Christopher. "I guess it's just a matter of time before
you're replaced too."
"It's kind of a nice feeling, you wanting that with me and Rory," Lorelai
tells Luke. "In a couple of weeks, when things settle down."
* * *
Teaser
"Lucas!" Lorelai called out as her and Rory walked into the diner on
Tuesday morning. August had arrived in Stars Hollow and with it came the
impending rush of preparing the inn, getting ready to start at Yale, and
the fast approaching date of Lindsay and Dean's wedding.
"What? Don't call me that!" Luke feigned his annoyance at Lorelai's
antics.
"What should we call you?" Rory asked him as both Gilmore's slipped
onto stools at the counter.
"Yes? And keep in mind that my daughter's virgin ears are not prepared
to listen to any of your disturbing suggestions," Lorelai clamped her
hands around Rory's ears. "She will not call you Big Daddy!"
"You promise?" he rolled his eyes, slightly uncomfortable about any
sex talk around Rory. However, he couldn't help thinking, if Lorelai
wanted to call him Big Daddy.
"No fun," Lorelai pouted.
"Leave him alone," Rory pushed her mother's hands away from her head.
She looked up at Luke. "Can we get coffee please, Uncle Lukey?" Lorelai
and Rory burst out laughing at the annoyed look on Luke's face.
"Are you eating?" he asked them, pulling out his order pad.
"Are you new?" Lorelai scoffed and Rory rolled her eyes at her mother,
tired of this game already.
"Can I get bacon, eggs and hash browns?" Rory asked him sweetly.
"Sure," Luke's face flickered a smile before he turned to Lorelai
expectantly.
"I want a chocolate chip muffin.oh! And a blueberry muffin," Lorelai
paused. "Please?" Luke nodded, but grumbled as he walked away. Rory and
Lorelai drank their coffee, chattering away about Dean's upcoming
wedding. "Do you know who you're going to bring as your date?" Lorelai
asked her daughter.
The diner phone ringing interrupted Rory's reply. Once Luke answered
it, she continued. "I don't know," she sighed. "Now that Jess is gone I
don't really have someone to bring."
"I'm sure Jess would've jumped at the chance too," Lorelai pretended
to be upset, and Rory ignored her.
"I was thinking of asking Zac, since the band is playing there.but I'm
a little worried he'll hit on you all night."
Lorelai's eyebrows shot up. "Zac? Rory, did you suffer a blunt blow to
the head recently? Or do you just have a little thing for our FTTEOTD
friend?" Lorelai laughed.
"No," Rory sighed. "I'm just kind of out of options."
Luke came over to them, an odd look on his face. Lorelai noticed. "Who
was that?" she asked, assuming that the call was the reason for the weird
look.
"You're nosy," he smiled at her. "Actually it was you dad." He pointed
to Lorelai.
"Why did Grandpa call you Luke?" Rory was confused. "I mean, not that
he shouldn't call you, but-"
"I know what you mean. He wants me to play in his company's softball
tournament this weekend," Luke explained as he refilled their coffees.
"Cool," Rory smiled approvingly and sipped her coffee.
"I forgot about that," Lorelai admitted. "So, you're going to play on
my dad's team?"
"Would you mind if I did?" Luke didn't want to step on any toes, and
he was well aware of how touchy Lorelai was when it came to her parents.
"Of course not," Lorelai waved her hand, and Rory was forced to lean
sharply over to avoid getting smacked in the face. "Sounds fun."
"Yeah, it's been a while since I played, with someone other than Dean
that is," Luke smiled in recollection. "I'll call your dad back."
"This is so cool," Rory said as Luke went to call Richard. "I can't
wait to watch."
"I thought we Gilmore's were united in our dislike for sports,"
Lorelai gasped. "You are no daughter of mine anymore!"
"Stop it, I just want to go and cheer for Luke and Grandpa," Rory
rolled her eyes.
"Do you think Dad will actually play?" Lorelai and Rory both paused to
consider Richard actually playing a sport besides golf. "Anyway, we
should go to cheer them on," Lorelai sipped her coffee. "Are you in?" she
asked Luke as he came back over.
"Yep, we practice Thursday and Friday," he told them, then shook his
head as Lorelai waved her empty coffee cup in front of him.
"When does it start?" Rory asked him and began waving her cup as well.
"Saturday morning," he told them, trying to ignore the waving cups.
"We'll be there," Lorelai said as Rory reached pathetically for the
coffee pot.
"You don't have to," Luke said modestly, not wanting to inconvenience
them.
"We'll be there," Lorelai repeated firmly, leaving it closed to
discussion, and Rory nodded in agreement. Luke smiled slightly and gave
in, refilling their cups. They sipped the coffee happily.
"Softball," Lorelai sang out suddenly.
"From Maine to San Diego," Rory joined in, then they both continued
together. "Softball.Mattingly and Conseco. Ken Griffey's grotesquely
swollen jaw.Steve Sax and his run in with the law."
Luke walked away in annoyance as they continued to sing.
ROLL CREDITS.
Disclaimer: I am in no way affiliated with the cast, crew, creators,
writers or producers of Gilmore Girls. I have no connection to the show
and the characters are not mine. Okay?
A/N: Please excuse any baseball terms or names (players) that I may have
spelled wrong. I am NOT a professional, or even semi-professional. come
to think of it I am a step below amateur baseball players.. Anyway it's
just a game that I had to play in gym class, so if I use the wrong lingo,
too bad. BTW, this one's dedicated to Karen Murray, because she shared
her story.
Summary: Episode four in my version of Season 4. A softball tournament,
with Luke and Lorelai.
* * *
Previously on Gilmore Girls:
"Will you be one of my bridesmaids?" Lindsay asks a surprised Rory.
"Okay," Rory agrees.
"Luke would you be interested in playing in my company's charity softball
game?" Richard asks Luke. "We could use a competent pitcher."
"You have a new family now," Rory throws a picture of herself, Lorelai
and Luke at Christopher. "I guess it's just a matter of time before
you're replaced too."
"It's kind of a nice feeling, you wanting that with me and Rory," Lorelai
tells Luke. "In a couple of weeks, when things settle down."
* * *
Teaser
"Lucas!" Lorelai called out as her and Rory walked into the diner on
Tuesday morning. August had arrived in Stars Hollow and with it came the
impending rush of preparing the inn, getting ready to start at Yale, and
the fast approaching date of Lindsay and Dean's wedding.
"What? Don't call me that!" Luke feigned his annoyance at Lorelai's
antics.
"What should we call you?" Rory asked him as both Gilmore's slipped
onto stools at the counter.
"Yes? And keep in mind that my daughter's virgin ears are not prepared
to listen to any of your disturbing suggestions," Lorelai clamped her
hands around Rory's ears. "She will not call you Big Daddy!"
"You promise?" he rolled his eyes, slightly uncomfortable about any
sex talk around Rory. However, he couldn't help thinking, if Lorelai
wanted to call him Big Daddy.
"No fun," Lorelai pouted.
"Leave him alone," Rory pushed her mother's hands away from her head.
She looked up at Luke. "Can we get coffee please, Uncle Lukey?" Lorelai
and Rory burst out laughing at the annoyed look on Luke's face.
"Are you eating?" he asked them, pulling out his order pad.
"Are you new?" Lorelai scoffed and Rory rolled her eyes at her mother,
tired of this game already.
"Can I get bacon, eggs and hash browns?" Rory asked him sweetly.
"Sure," Luke's face flickered a smile before he turned to Lorelai
expectantly.
"I want a chocolate chip muffin.oh! And a blueberry muffin," Lorelai
paused. "Please?" Luke nodded, but grumbled as he walked away. Rory and
Lorelai drank their coffee, chattering away about Dean's upcoming
wedding. "Do you know who you're going to bring as your date?" Lorelai
asked her daughter.
The diner phone ringing interrupted Rory's reply. Once Luke answered
it, she continued. "I don't know," she sighed. "Now that Jess is gone I
don't really have someone to bring."
"I'm sure Jess would've jumped at the chance too," Lorelai pretended
to be upset, and Rory ignored her.
"I was thinking of asking Zac, since the band is playing there.but I'm
a little worried he'll hit on you all night."
Lorelai's eyebrows shot up. "Zac? Rory, did you suffer a blunt blow to
the head recently? Or do you just have a little thing for our FTTEOTD
friend?" Lorelai laughed.
"No," Rory sighed. "I'm just kind of out of options."
Luke came over to them, an odd look on his face. Lorelai noticed. "Who
was that?" she asked, assuming that the call was the reason for the weird
look.
"You're nosy," he smiled at her. "Actually it was you dad." He pointed
to Lorelai.
"Why did Grandpa call you Luke?" Rory was confused. "I mean, not that
he shouldn't call you, but-"
"I know what you mean. He wants me to play in his company's softball
tournament this weekend," Luke explained as he refilled their coffees.
"Cool," Rory smiled approvingly and sipped her coffee.
"I forgot about that," Lorelai admitted. "So, you're going to play on
my dad's team?"
"Would you mind if I did?" Luke didn't want to step on any toes, and
he was well aware of how touchy Lorelai was when it came to her parents.
"Of course not," Lorelai waved her hand, and Rory was forced to lean
sharply over to avoid getting smacked in the face. "Sounds fun."
"Yeah, it's been a while since I played, with someone other than Dean
that is," Luke smiled in recollection. "I'll call your dad back."
"This is so cool," Rory said as Luke went to call Richard. "I can't
wait to watch."
"I thought we Gilmore's were united in our dislike for sports,"
Lorelai gasped. "You are no daughter of mine anymore!"
"Stop it, I just want to go and cheer for Luke and Grandpa," Rory
rolled her eyes.
"Do you think Dad will actually play?" Lorelai and Rory both paused to
consider Richard actually playing a sport besides golf. "Anyway, we
should go to cheer them on," Lorelai sipped her coffee. "Are you in?" she
asked Luke as he came back over.
"Yep, we practice Thursday and Friday," he told them, then shook his
head as Lorelai waved her empty coffee cup in front of him.
"When does it start?" Rory asked him and began waving her cup as well.
"Saturday morning," he told them, trying to ignore the waving cups.
"We'll be there," Lorelai said as Rory reached pathetically for the
coffee pot.
"You don't have to," Luke said modestly, not wanting to inconvenience
them.
"We'll be there," Lorelai repeated firmly, leaving it closed to
discussion, and Rory nodded in agreement. Luke smiled slightly and gave
in, refilling their cups. They sipped the coffee happily.
"Softball," Lorelai sang out suddenly.
"From Maine to San Diego," Rory joined in, then they both continued
together. "Softball.Mattingly and Conseco. Ken Griffey's grotesquely
swollen jaw.Steve Sax and his run in with the law."
Luke walked away in annoyance as they continued to sing.
ROLL CREDITS.
