Disclaimer: I don't own nothing. The WB and Amy own all of the characters, the show, you name it. Love to say that I do, but I don't, so for now, I live vicariously through the television and the fanfiction, and you probably do too.
Background: This story is to keep me from being utterly bored over the summer. It is set with where the season finale leaves off, literally. I'm going to follow with real-time like chapters, to keep it like the show. As much as I'd like to rush to the real stuff, it wouldn't be realistic to just jump and change the relationships the way they stand.
About the Authoer: My name is TheTroubadour, since I think that fiasco was one of my favorite events in the show thus far, and "JavaJunkies" is already taken. J
Chapter One
Setting: The wedding reception is in full swing, Christopher left before the ceremony to go meet up with Sherry who he found out is pregnant, and Rory still doesn't know. Jess left quickly after his run-in with Rory. Dean is still there, and has no idea what happened between Jess and Rory. Both Rory and Lorelai are "playing" happy for Suki and Jackson who have no idea of what has gone on.
Rory is sitting at Dean's table, music plays in the background and shots are shown of Suki and Jackson dancing the evening away. Lorelai is seen in the background giving direction to Michelle. Rory is obviously a little uncomfortable, but tries to pretend as if nothing happened. She knows Dean's temper, and she knows that when, and if, he finds out about the kiss with Jess that things are going to be over between them. She doesn't want to ruin Suki's big day, and worse, she hadn't told her mother yet.
Dean: I thought your father was going to be here today, what happened?
Rory: Mom didn't really explain, she just said that he had to get back home, something important. His phone rang when we were talking, I'm sure it was just work related. I'm so happy to see them happy together.
Dean: Are there any plans for the future?
Rory: ::nods a little:: I think so, actually… I'm pretty sure. Mom asked me this morning how I would feel about having him around, so nothing is carved in stone markers or anything, but… ::drifts off::
Dean: ::almost not paying attention to her answer:: I'm going to get some more soda, you want?
Rory: ::picking at the food on her plate:: No, I'm good, thanks.
As soon as Dean walks away, Rory's eyes scan the small crowd, as if shes looking for something half heartedly that she knows is not there. She glances back in Dean's direction, and he's chatting with Miss Patty. Rory grins just the tiniest bit, realizing that she just gained a few more minutes without him and the agonizing nagging feeling of having him there, having to make conversation.
Lorelai: Kiddo, hey. ::sits down next to her, and picks a piece of cheese from the plate, popping it into her mouth::
Rory: Hey, looks like Michel is doing a good job holding down the fort.
Lorelai: ::laughs menacingly:: You didn't see him with the swans earlier.
Rory: So what did Dad have to rush off to? I thought he was going to be around..
Lorelai: ::glances away from Rory, a pained look crossed her face, but she turns back to Rory with a soft smile. She pauses for a moment, and Rory realizes it's not just work he left for::
Rory: Oh.. oh no. No! Mom, it's okay. ::pulls her into a hug:: It's okay, we don't need him. We've been find without him all this time, we'll be fine. ::getting angry:: I can't believe it though, I actually believed he meant it this time.. I can't..
Lorelai: ::cuts Rory off:: Hon, it's okay. It is..
Rory: No, no it's not - he left. He told me his intentions were honorable, he told me he loved you, and then he left again. ::fuming:: What could possibly be so important?
Lorelai: ::puts her hand on Rory's shoulder:: Rory, hon.
Rory: No - he had no right to give us the impression he'd be here, and then to take off..
Lorelai: Sherry's pregnant.
Rory: ::mouth drops open:: Oh mom...
Cut scene- back at the Gilmore household, the morning after the wedding. Rory crawls out of bed and finds her mom sprawled out on the couch watching cartoons, in her sweats.
Rory: ::stretches and yawns:: G'morning.. ::pads towards the kitchen where she finds a half full put of coffee::
Lorelai: ::hollers into the kitchen:: There's coffee on the counter, and a box of Mr. Donuts next to the sink.
Rory: ::comes back with a plate with a donut and a cup of coffee in her hand:: So I see. ::sits down across from her mom:: So I take it things didn't go well with Luke at the diner yesterday?
Lorelai: ::takes a bite of her donut, avoiding the question::
Rory: You can't just avoid him forever you know.
Lorelai: ::takes a sip of her coffee and makes a sour face:: I didn't avoid him. I tried to order coffee and donuts, and he's just.. he's not Luke. Luke got abducted by aliens and left this empty shell of plaid with no personality to run the diner. Had his baseball cap. Looked like Luke, but it wasn't him.
Rory: ::sad smile:: What happened? ::She bites into her donut and makes a face, while her mom is talking::
Lorelai: He's just not himself. ::puts down her coffee:: I apologized. I wrote him a letter - which he got. He knows I don't write letters, but I wrote him one. And I apologized, and that's not enough. I just don't know if he's ever going to be back to himself again.
Rory: It's Luke. Give him a couple of days and he'll be fine.
Lorelai: He's had days. He's had weeks even. Your cast is off, your arms is no longer broken into a million little pieces, and yet, your arm healed faster than his issues. Whatever that issue is.
Rory: ::puts down the awful donut and the horrible coffee:: So it was that. It was the accident. What did you say to him that made him so mad?
Lorelai: ::mock angst:: Why do you assume *I* said something to upset him?
Rory: I've spent a good deal of my life with you, I'm familiar with the way you work.
Lorelai: ::pouts:: This coffee is awful.
Rory: The donuts aren't any better. Are you sure we can't go down to Luke's? Avoiding him isn't going to make things get any better.
(A little while later, sitting at a table at the diner, with empty plates and half empty coffee - both Lorelai and Rory got dressed before heading out, but they both still look half-awake. As they sit and talk, Jess comes downstairs and pours himself a cup of tea. Rory is midsentance, telling her mom about the Washington trip with Paris, when Lorelai notices that Jess is standing in the diner, making himself breakfast. She can't help but make a sour face, especially since Luke is still giving her what feels like the cold shoulder)
Rory: So I'm going to be holed up in a room with Paris the entire time. I guess I can bring some ear plugs with me, but nothing's to stop her from ::stops talking when she notices her mom's sour expression, and she turns to look behind her to see what her mom is glancing at. When she notices Jess, she turns back to her mom, red-faced, remembering the kiss and feeling like even tho she hasn't said a word, that her mom knows what happened::
Lorelai: ::didn't notice Rory stopped talking, or really, that she was ever talking in the first place:: I can't believe it. ::Gets up, leaving Rory staring at her and marches over to the kitchen, past Jess and into the back where Luke is standing at the stove, flipping pancakes. Jess watches her go, and then glances over at Rory::
Luke: ::startled, he looks at her, and opens his mouth, but nothing comes out::
Lorelai: Were you even going to tell me?
Luke: ::looks back down at the pancakes:: What ::pause:: About Jess?
Lorelai: No - about the new sprinkles on the donuts. I notice they added purple. There were never purple sprinkles in the mix before, but now there are.
Luke: What did you want me to say? He showed up yesterday, and this is the first time I've seen you since he got back. Was I supposed to send up warning flares?
Lorelai: ::sad and annoyed:: Cut it out Luke. That's not necessary. ::paused and shifts uncomfortably:: You're saying you didn't know he was coming back?
Luke: No. ::puts the pancakes onto a plate:: As a matter of fact, I had no idea he was even safe in New York until he showed back up yesterday, because I didn't get so much as a phone call from him since he left.
Lorelai: ::uncomfortable that Luke seems aggravated with her:: I'm sorry.
Luke: Don't be. ::walks past her to go deliver the plate of pancakes, he leaves her standing in the kitchen::
Lorelai: ::starts to follow Luke into the dining area, when she notices that Jess is sitting in her seat at the table, and Rory is laughing quietly. Not wanting to cause a scene, she stands there for just a moment, and Luke walks back into the kitchen, almost bumping into her in the doorway, she moves aside:: Oh..sorry.. ::short pause:: I'm in the way. ::can't pull her stares away from Rory and Jess talking at the table::
Luke: ::whipes his hands on a towel and then tosses it onto the counter next to the sink:: Again, don't be. ::sort of melts back into the old Luke, just a little:: We're not that busy anyway. ::follows her stares::
Lorelai: So why did he come back?
Luke: Damned if I know. ::pauses:: I have a few ideas about his reasoning.
Lorelai ::notices him looking at Rory and Jess. Very quietly she says:: She's in love with him.
Luke: ::leans on the counter and raises his eyebrows confused:: Excuse me?
Lorelai: ::she nods sadly, and says, just a little more loudly this time:: She's in love with him.
Luke: Don't be ridiculous, Lorelai, I know you're still upset about the accident and everything, but imagining things that aren't there isn't going to make this situation any eas..
Lorelai: ::cuts him off, but is still speaking quietly, almost sadly:: Did you know that Rory cut school and went to New York to go see him?
Luke: ::steps back with a look of shock on his face:: You..::Disbelief:: you're kidding.
Lorelai: ::quietly:: No. I'm not kidding. ::sighs and leans back against the counter, only a foot or so away from Luke:: She's in love with him. ::looks at Luke, who looks stunned, and for the first time in weeks, has whipped the cold look from his face and has replaced it with a look of confusion::
END CHAPTER ONE
Background: This story is to keep me from being utterly bored over the summer. It is set with where the season finale leaves off, literally. I'm going to follow with real-time like chapters, to keep it like the show. As much as I'd like to rush to the real stuff, it wouldn't be realistic to just jump and change the relationships the way they stand.
About the Authoer: My name is TheTroubadour, since I think that fiasco was one of my favorite events in the show thus far, and "JavaJunkies" is already taken. J
Chapter One
Setting: The wedding reception is in full swing, Christopher left before the ceremony to go meet up with Sherry who he found out is pregnant, and Rory still doesn't know. Jess left quickly after his run-in with Rory. Dean is still there, and has no idea what happened between Jess and Rory. Both Rory and Lorelai are "playing" happy for Suki and Jackson who have no idea of what has gone on.
Rory is sitting at Dean's table, music plays in the background and shots are shown of Suki and Jackson dancing the evening away. Lorelai is seen in the background giving direction to Michelle. Rory is obviously a little uncomfortable, but tries to pretend as if nothing happened. She knows Dean's temper, and she knows that when, and if, he finds out about the kiss with Jess that things are going to be over between them. She doesn't want to ruin Suki's big day, and worse, she hadn't told her mother yet.
Dean: I thought your father was going to be here today, what happened?
Rory: Mom didn't really explain, she just said that he had to get back home, something important. His phone rang when we were talking, I'm sure it was just work related. I'm so happy to see them happy together.
Dean: Are there any plans for the future?
Rory: ::nods a little:: I think so, actually… I'm pretty sure. Mom asked me this morning how I would feel about having him around, so nothing is carved in stone markers or anything, but… ::drifts off::
Dean: ::almost not paying attention to her answer:: I'm going to get some more soda, you want?
Rory: ::picking at the food on her plate:: No, I'm good, thanks.
As soon as Dean walks away, Rory's eyes scan the small crowd, as if shes looking for something half heartedly that she knows is not there. She glances back in Dean's direction, and he's chatting with Miss Patty. Rory grins just the tiniest bit, realizing that she just gained a few more minutes without him and the agonizing nagging feeling of having him there, having to make conversation.
Lorelai: Kiddo, hey. ::sits down next to her, and picks a piece of cheese from the plate, popping it into her mouth::
Rory: Hey, looks like Michel is doing a good job holding down the fort.
Lorelai: ::laughs menacingly:: You didn't see him with the swans earlier.
Rory: So what did Dad have to rush off to? I thought he was going to be around..
Lorelai: ::glances away from Rory, a pained look crossed her face, but she turns back to Rory with a soft smile. She pauses for a moment, and Rory realizes it's not just work he left for::
Rory: Oh.. oh no. No! Mom, it's okay. ::pulls her into a hug:: It's okay, we don't need him. We've been find without him all this time, we'll be fine. ::getting angry:: I can't believe it though, I actually believed he meant it this time.. I can't..
Lorelai: ::cuts Rory off:: Hon, it's okay. It is..
Rory: No, no it's not - he left. He told me his intentions were honorable, he told me he loved you, and then he left again. ::fuming:: What could possibly be so important?
Lorelai: ::puts her hand on Rory's shoulder:: Rory, hon.
Rory: No - he had no right to give us the impression he'd be here, and then to take off..
Lorelai: Sherry's pregnant.
Rory: ::mouth drops open:: Oh mom...
Cut scene- back at the Gilmore household, the morning after the wedding. Rory crawls out of bed and finds her mom sprawled out on the couch watching cartoons, in her sweats.
Rory: ::stretches and yawns:: G'morning.. ::pads towards the kitchen where she finds a half full put of coffee::
Lorelai: ::hollers into the kitchen:: There's coffee on the counter, and a box of Mr. Donuts next to the sink.
Rory: ::comes back with a plate with a donut and a cup of coffee in her hand:: So I see. ::sits down across from her mom:: So I take it things didn't go well with Luke at the diner yesterday?
Lorelai: ::takes a bite of her donut, avoiding the question::
Rory: You can't just avoid him forever you know.
Lorelai: ::takes a sip of her coffee and makes a sour face:: I didn't avoid him. I tried to order coffee and donuts, and he's just.. he's not Luke. Luke got abducted by aliens and left this empty shell of plaid with no personality to run the diner. Had his baseball cap. Looked like Luke, but it wasn't him.
Rory: ::sad smile:: What happened? ::She bites into her donut and makes a face, while her mom is talking::
Lorelai: He's just not himself. ::puts down her coffee:: I apologized. I wrote him a letter - which he got. He knows I don't write letters, but I wrote him one. And I apologized, and that's not enough. I just don't know if he's ever going to be back to himself again.
Rory: It's Luke. Give him a couple of days and he'll be fine.
Lorelai: He's had days. He's had weeks even. Your cast is off, your arms is no longer broken into a million little pieces, and yet, your arm healed faster than his issues. Whatever that issue is.
Rory: ::puts down the awful donut and the horrible coffee:: So it was that. It was the accident. What did you say to him that made him so mad?
Lorelai: ::mock angst:: Why do you assume *I* said something to upset him?
Rory: I've spent a good deal of my life with you, I'm familiar with the way you work.
Lorelai: ::pouts:: This coffee is awful.
Rory: The donuts aren't any better. Are you sure we can't go down to Luke's? Avoiding him isn't going to make things get any better.
(A little while later, sitting at a table at the diner, with empty plates and half empty coffee - both Lorelai and Rory got dressed before heading out, but they both still look half-awake. As they sit and talk, Jess comes downstairs and pours himself a cup of tea. Rory is midsentance, telling her mom about the Washington trip with Paris, when Lorelai notices that Jess is standing in the diner, making himself breakfast. She can't help but make a sour face, especially since Luke is still giving her what feels like the cold shoulder)
Rory: So I'm going to be holed up in a room with Paris the entire time. I guess I can bring some ear plugs with me, but nothing's to stop her from ::stops talking when she notices her mom's sour expression, and she turns to look behind her to see what her mom is glancing at. When she notices Jess, she turns back to her mom, red-faced, remembering the kiss and feeling like even tho she hasn't said a word, that her mom knows what happened::
Lorelai: ::didn't notice Rory stopped talking, or really, that she was ever talking in the first place:: I can't believe it. ::Gets up, leaving Rory staring at her and marches over to the kitchen, past Jess and into the back where Luke is standing at the stove, flipping pancakes. Jess watches her go, and then glances over at Rory::
Luke: ::startled, he looks at her, and opens his mouth, but nothing comes out::
Lorelai: Were you even going to tell me?
Luke: ::looks back down at the pancakes:: What ::pause:: About Jess?
Lorelai: No - about the new sprinkles on the donuts. I notice they added purple. There were never purple sprinkles in the mix before, but now there are.
Luke: What did you want me to say? He showed up yesterday, and this is the first time I've seen you since he got back. Was I supposed to send up warning flares?
Lorelai: ::sad and annoyed:: Cut it out Luke. That's not necessary. ::paused and shifts uncomfortably:: You're saying you didn't know he was coming back?
Luke: No. ::puts the pancakes onto a plate:: As a matter of fact, I had no idea he was even safe in New York until he showed back up yesterday, because I didn't get so much as a phone call from him since he left.
Lorelai: ::uncomfortable that Luke seems aggravated with her:: I'm sorry.
Luke: Don't be. ::walks past her to go deliver the plate of pancakes, he leaves her standing in the kitchen::
Lorelai: ::starts to follow Luke into the dining area, when she notices that Jess is sitting in her seat at the table, and Rory is laughing quietly. Not wanting to cause a scene, she stands there for just a moment, and Luke walks back into the kitchen, almost bumping into her in the doorway, she moves aside:: Oh..sorry.. ::short pause:: I'm in the way. ::can't pull her stares away from Rory and Jess talking at the table::
Luke: ::whipes his hands on a towel and then tosses it onto the counter next to the sink:: Again, don't be. ::sort of melts back into the old Luke, just a little:: We're not that busy anyway. ::follows her stares::
Lorelai: So why did he come back?
Luke: Damned if I know. ::pauses:: I have a few ideas about his reasoning.
Lorelai ::notices him looking at Rory and Jess. Very quietly she says:: She's in love with him.
Luke: ::leans on the counter and raises his eyebrows confused:: Excuse me?
Lorelai: ::she nods sadly, and says, just a little more loudly this time:: She's in love with him.
Luke: Don't be ridiculous, Lorelai, I know you're still upset about the accident and everything, but imagining things that aren't there isn't going to make this situation any eas..
Lorelai: ::cuts him off, but is still speaking quietly, almost sadly:: Did you know that Rory cut school and went to New York to go see him?
Luke: ::steps back with a look of shock on his face:: You..::Disbelief:: you're kidding.
Lorelai: ::quietly:: No. I'm not kidding. ::sighs and leans back against the counter, only a foot or so away from Luke:: She's in love with him. ::looks at Luke, who looks stunned, and for the first time in weeks, has whipped the cold look from his face and has replaced it with a look of confusion::
END CHAPTER ONE