Yup, it's me…
yup, it's a new story…
yup, I know how long it's been…
yup, I will try to get to all my other stories, and yup I only posted this until it was done…
Hey K…
This is very out of character; this is the story that brought me back.
"Jake, are you ready?" Luke asked looking around the apartment for stray items.
"Uh huh" the little five year old boy nodded "But I don't wanna go"
"I know, but you need to go back to your Mom's, if not, she wont let you come back next week" Luke reasoned. "Oh hey, did you like the monkey?"
"What monkey?"
"You know, the one I got you last week… didn't you Mom give it to you?"
"Nope, no monkey… can I see it?"
"I don't have it Jake, I thought you did, I'll ask your mom for it ok?" figures she'd do something like that, there's no peace with that woman. "Now… let's go or we'll be late" with that Luke took his son's hand, picked up the little backpack and they left the apartment.
.o0 Lorelai's Home 0o.
"You're late" Lorelai said answering the door. "Hi baby…" she kissed Jake's forehead. "… why don't you go say 'hi' to your sister, she's in her room" with that Jake ran inside to Rory's room. "There's a reason I set up a drop off time Luke, did you ever consider we might plans?"
"No, every Sunday you guys just stay home and watch movies" Luke deadpanned. "Where's his monkey?"
"I don't know about you, but those are called plans… or better yet traditions. If you can't stick to a time set I don't think you should be taking him home anymore"
"Where's his monkey?"
"Actually that doesn't sound like a bad idea at all"
"Stop evading and tell me where's Jake's monkey"
"What are you talking about? What monkey?"
"His monkey, the gift I sent over last week, the one you said he couldn't open until after dinner… where is it? Because I asked if he liked it and he had no idea what I was talking about"
"He's five, he can't remember everything"
"True, but five year olds remember gifts, especially ones that include their favorite animal"
"Sorry, I have no idea what you're talking about" with that Lorelai tried to close the door but Luke stopped her with his hand. "Let go"
"No" with that he pushed on the door and walked in the house.
"Get out" she growled.
"No. Now, tell me, where's my sons monkey" he spoke evenly while roaming the living room for it.
"You really want to know?"
"Yes"
"Right now it's probably buried under tons of trash in some land filed somewhere"
"You didn't…" Lorelai gave him a look that told him she wasn't lying. "You had no right!"
"I had every right. Now, get out"
"You know what? That's it, no more, I'm tired of this. I'm suing you for custody, I tried to be nice, play by your rules like Mia asked me too but it's impossible… you're impossible. You make it so I would just stop seeing my son but it won't happen and I'm tired of your attitude. I'm taking you to court"
"Good luck with that"
"I don't need luck"
"Get out"
"Gladly"
"Jake, come say 'bye' to your Dad" Lorelai called towards Rory's room.
Jake ran towards Luke and hugged his legs "Bye Daddy"
"Bye kiddo, I'll see you next week…"
"No" Lorelai interrupted him. "Not next week… we're busy" she said with a smirk.
"Don't…" Luke warned still hugging his son.
"Oh but we are busy. Jake, say bye now. Luke, umm… see you eventually"
"That's a new low" Luke whispered. "Definitely I'll see you in court" with that he left. Lorelai took a deep relaxing breath once the door closed behind him.
"What are we doing next week Mommy?"
"I'm pretty sure we'll be going to court"
"Huh?"
"Never mind kid. What do you want to do today?"
"I want to go see my Dad cause we won't for a while"
"Sorry honey, but you'll have to pick something else" she couldn't help but feel sad for her son at that moment, he was getting older now and needed his dad more but she was not willing to give in first and because of it Luke was now taking her to court.
"I dono" Jake shrugged and we upstairs to his room.
"Mom?" a ten year old Rory was standing under the doorframe of the living room.
"Please don't say it; I don't have the energy now"
"Why are you so mean to him?" and there she goes
"Rory…"
"He's really nice Mom…"
"Rory…"
"… everybody in town likes him…"
"Rory…"
"… he's good with Jake and…"
"Rory! Enough, I'm not having this conversation with you… again. You're too young, it doesn't involve you, and most importantly I'm tired of the same thing every week so either go to your room or drop it" Lorelai finally snapped. Every weekend Rory had the same monologue which she had entitled 'The greatness that is Luke Danes' and she was tired of it how can nobody see the Luke that I know, how can he put up a façade to everyone including my kids?
"I uh… I'm… I'll be at Lane's" Rory whispered.
"Rory, honey, I'm sorry" Lorelai went after her.
"It's ok, I have to go"
"Great" Lorelai mumbled when the door closed behind her daughter. "Jake, do you want a snack?"
"No"
"I'm going to my room to call aunt Sookie ok? Let me know if you need anything" Lorelai told him from the door of his room, Jake nodded.
.o0 Independence Inn 0o.
"I need your help" Luke said in a defeated voice.
"What's wrong?" Mia asked concerned.
"I need a lawyer"
"Why…?"
"I tried, Mia, I really did. It's impossible to deal with her, I need someone else to set the days that I'm allowed to see my son, so that there's consequences when she's being childish"
"What happened this time?" she asked concerned. She knew both of them, very well, and still couldn't believe that they both had such a hard time finding common ground between them; or that they both had so little respect for the other one.
"I got Jake a gift last week, just out of the blue, because I know how much he likes monkeys so I wrapped my old monkey the one my dad had gotten me and Liz that one time we went to the zoo and I gave it to him. Well, queen Lorelai, said he couldn't have it until he finished dinner which at the time seemed reasonable. Well today I asked him about it and he had no idea what I was talking about; I ask Lorelai and she tells me she didn't give the present to him, instead she threw it away and that it is now in some landfill under tons of crap. Who does that? Seriously, who?"
"That does not sound like something she'd do Luke, are you sure"
"I know she works for you, and you think you know her but you don't"
"Luke…"
"Not only did she deny my son his present and threw out a memento from my father but she had the nerve to cancel next weeks visit because she got upset"
"Luke, I don't know…"
"I don't need advice, I don't need to cool down, I need a lawyer and I came here for your help"
"You know I can't get involved in this, it's not fair"
"Great… thanks" he couldn't believe Mia had refused to help him.
"Give her time…"
"She's had enough time" with that Luke left Mia's office and the Independence Inn property.
.o0 Sookie's 0o.
"Wait… so you're filing for full custody?" Sookie asked trying to get the real story out of all the ranting Lorelai just did.
"Yes. I know I promised Mia I would give him a shot, but I think it's been enough time, 5 years is enough"
"I don't think you really gave him a shot, Honey"
"Not the 'Luke is a great person' talk, please, I'm tired of it" Lorelai complained. "Why can't he just be like Christopher? And not care"
"Because that's not in his nature" Sookie reason. "So what are you really going to do?"
"Get a lawyer, just in case, and hope he doesn't follow through with it"
"He will though"
"How can you be so sure?"
"Luke doesn't play around with this; he's a man of his word…"
"Because he's so perfect" Lorelai deadpanned.
"Nobody's perfect. And having your kids' fathers in their lives is better in the long run, Hon, and you know it" Lorelai was quiet for a little bit.
"Do you know any good lawyers?"
"Sorry but I'm not getting involved in this"
"Great…"
"Sorry"
"Yeah… well, I have to go; it's Jake's snack time"
"Don't be mad, please don't be mad"
"I'm not, I just… I need to look for a lawyer and get Jake's snack"
"Love you"
"Yeah, love you too, thanks for letting me vent"
"Anytime"
.o0 6 Days Later/Lorelai's House 0o.
"Yes?" Lorelai asked opening the door. "I thought I told you he wasn't going this week" She told Luke stepping onto the porch closing the door behind her so her kids wouldn't know who was there.
"I know…" Luke nodded. "I just brought this by…" he handed her the envelope. "My lawyer said it'd be better for us if I could serve you myself…" She took the yellow envelope and looked in it. "… He also suggested we try to settle in a hearing, he said it'd be better for Jake if we don't actually go to court. Plus he was very reluctant to going up against you, something about a bake sale?"
"His son is in Rory's class and… well it's not your business. I'll go to the hearing but don't expect it to fix anything, I'll take you to court if I have to but you will not have custody of Jake"
"Yeah, well, that's not for you to decide" with that he turned to leave.
Lorelai walked into the house up the stairs straight to her room and tossed the envelope onto her bed I can't believe he's going through with this, I can't believe he's suing me, I should sue him. I can't believe he has the upper hand now.
You've been LoVeLuKe-ized
Yes, weird, I know, very OOC I know but give it a shot. It'll get better XD (you know me)
Like I said before … This is the story that brought me back…