Title: The Unknown Family

Summary: Richard and Emily's car broke down just outside of Stars Hollow. They couldn't get it fixed until the next day, so they decided to stay with their daughter and granddaughter, only to find a big surprise. Set in season 1, Pilot episode. After Rory got into Chilton, but before Lorelai asked for money from the Gilmore's. There are LL in it, but it's not focused on them. AU

Disclaimer: Not mine.

A/N: I know I sitll have my other stories that I need to update on, but I just finished this story and decided to post it. Don't worry, I'll update my other stories.

Chapter 1

"What's wrong Richard?" Emily asked her husband when he pulled to the side of the road.

"I don't know Emily." he sighed. After being at an event for two hours filled with other business colleague's, all Richard wanted to do was rest in his bed and sleep. But on the drive home, the car had suddenly made a noise and he pulled to the side where the car finally stopped. He tried to turn on the engine again but it was no use. He sighed in resignation.

"What's going on? Why are you stopping?" Emily demanded, sounding more frantic with each word.

"Well, it looks like the engine wont start."

"The engine wont start?! How could this have happened?"

"I don't know, I am not a psychic."

"Well what are you going to do?" she was turning into panic mode but tried to hide it. Although Richard could see right through her. She looked at her surroundings outside, which only consisted of the road and the leaves on the ground falling out from the trees in this autumn day. "Where are we?"

"I don't know Emily." he sighed, trying to be calm. "We should probably call for a tow truck to come pick us up and look at the car for us."

"Do you know a number to a tow truck service?"

"There should be in the manual. It's in the glove compartment."

Emily frantically searched the glove compartment as Richard pulled out his phone. Emily was so panicked that she couldn't think straight. She couldn't focus on finding the manual.

"I don't think it's here." she resigned with a sigh.

"Impossible. Surely it should be there." Richard eyed his wife. "Look again and I'll call the house to see if the maid can get us a number."

As Richard called and Emily searched, a car had drove by and pulled over next to them on the road. The person driving a Volkswagen pulled down the window at the passenger seat and called to them. Richard pulled down his window.

"What are you doing?" Emily hissed. "He could be a serial killer for all we know."

"Or he could be of help to us." Richard replied, continuing to roll down the window.

"You guys stuck?" the man called tot hem.

"Yes." Richard called back. "Our car wont start and we are just trying to find a number for a towing service."

"Well I can call up a friend of mine. She's a mechanic, I'm sure she could get her tow truck out here and help you guys. She'll give you a discount too."

"That is very kind of you." Richard said in relief.

"No problem. I'm Andrew by the way."

"I'm Richard."

"Ok, well I'll call her right now."

"Thank you again Andrew."

Andrew went busy on calling Gypsy's. Richard turned to his wife.

"Well?" Emily asked.

"He's calling his friend who's a mechanic. They'll help us."

"That's a relief." Emily muttered.

The two waited for a couple more moments until they heard Andrew call to them. "Alright I called her. She's on her way right now." he yelled. "Her shop's about ten minutes from here."

"Oh, how convenient." Richard answered. "Where is she from?"

"Well we both live in Stars Hollow, ten minutes from here."

Emily and Richard looked at each other in shock. They had been to the town a few times before to visit their daughter and granddaughter at the inn. But they had never really been to the actual town itself. The two waited for a few minutes for the tow truck to arrive. as did Andrew who parked behind them at the side of the road. A few more minutes later, they say a yellow tow truck heading their way, the truck slowed down and turned so it would be facing the same direction as the two cars. The truck parked in front of Emily and Richard's car, then Gypsy got out.

"So, what's the verdict?" Richard asked when Gypsy pulled her head out from looking under the hood.

"Your battery's dead." she replied, wiping her hands with a rag.

"Why that's absurd!" Emily cried. "How could the battery be dead? It was fully charged when we left."

"I don't know." she shrugged. "All I know is that it's dead. And you kinda need a new one."

"This doesn't make any sense." Richard sighed.

"I think it was those idiotic valet's. I knew we shouldn't have trusted them with our car." Emily accused.

"Could you replace the battery's?" Richard asked Gypsy.

"I could, but I'm closing. Besides, I don't have the kind of battery's you need. Specially for this car."

"How could you not have the battery's? isn't this an auto body shop?"

"Look," Gypsy said in attempt to calm them, "I can get you the right battery's for you. I'll order them from another mechanic in Hartford. I can get this thing fixed by noon tomorrow."

"Tomorrow?!" Emily cried louder. "We can't wait until tomorrow! We want to get home now!"

"Sorry lady, but the place in Hartford doesn't deliver after 6. You just gotta wait."

"Well where are we supposed to stay?" Richard asked in a more leveled tone than Emily.

"There's an inn a mile from here." Andrew spoke. He had stayed with them even after Gypsy picked Emily and Richard up. "Our friend runs it. Maybe she could get you a room."

"An inn?" Richard questioned.

"Wait." Emily said, a thought suddenly came to her. "This friend wouldn't happen to be Lorelai Gilmore?"

"Yeah, that's her." Gypsy said. "You know her?"

"As a matter of fact, we do. We are her parents."

"Oh. You're the Gilmore's." Gypsy said, now things suddenly made sense. "Funny. You don't look like you have a pointy tail."

"I beg your pardon?"

Richard tried to get back on the main topic. "Do you know where Lorelai lives?"

"Sure. Everybody knows where she lives."

"Could you possibly show us where?" Emily asked anxiously. "Is it close?"

"It's nearby." Andrew answered. "I could take you there if you'd like. Only a minute drive."

"Oh we appreciate that." Richard said.

"No problem."

After making last arrangements with Gypsy, Emily and Richard rode in Andrew's car. Just as Andrew had said, not even a minute later, he had pulled over at Lorelai's driveway. Her jeep was already there.

"Here it is." Andrew said.

"Thank you good man." Richard said as he stepped out of the car.

"Yes, we are very grateful Andrew." Emily said, stepping out as well.

"No prob. It's the house right there with the porch swing. She should be home." Andrew gave them one last wave before backing out of the driveway.

The two turned and headed towards the house.

"Typical Lorelai. No walkway." Emily muttered, stumbling over the grass. "At least the lawn's mowed."

After much stumbling, the two finally made their way to the porch. As Emily brushed off her skirt, Richard rang the doorbell. A few seconds passed and Richard rang again. They stood there for a couple more seconds and Richard was about to ring again when the door opened.

"Yeah?" answered a teenage boy, looking slightly annoyed, and was holding a book on one hand, while the other held on to the doorknob.

Richard and Emily stood back slightly surprised and confused.

"Oh, we're sorry." Richard said, still taken back. "Um, we must have the wrong house."

"It's ok." he grunted.

"I don't understand, Andrew said this was the house." Emily said, still confused.

"Andrew sent you here?" the boy asked, having to have heard her.

Richard turned to him. "Yes. He told us this is where our daughter lives."

"Apparently he was wrong." Emily muttered, annoyed that they had been given false information. Though the jeep does looks fairly familiar to Lorelai's.

"Who's your daughter maybe I know where she lives." the boy said.

"We are looking for Lorelai Gilmore's house." Richard said.

"Lorelai Gilmore?" the boy raised a brow. "And you're her parents?"

"Yes."

"Oh." the boy was now wearing an amused grin. "You're Richard and Emily."

"Yes. You know of our daughter?" Emily asked anxiously.

The boy nodded. "Kind of. Hold on." then the boy turned his head and yelled, "Oh mom. You have visitors." Emily and Richard looked at each other bewildered. "Mom!"

"What?" came a familiar voice from afar. Emily and Richard now looked surprised at each other recognizing the voice.

"You have visitors." the boy called back.

"Who is it?"

"Just come down here!"

"Alright, hold on."

The boy turned back to the Gilmore's. "Come on in." he opened the door wider to let the two in. Cautiously, Emily and Richard entered. They've never been in Lorelai's house before. At least they think it's Lorelai's. they saw a familiar painting of Rory when she was a kid in the foyer. So they're positive this was Lorelai's house. But who was this boy? And why did he call Lorelai mom?

The boy led the elders into the living room. "You guys can have a seat." he said, gesturing to the couch. Emily and Richard sat down, looking around their surroundings, noticing the various of pictures on the mantle. Some of Rory, some of Lorelai, some of the boy and some of a man they have never seen before. a lot of all four together or two out of the two. But one that caught Emily and Richard's eye was the picture in a large frame on the mantle of the four, looking very happy, on Christmas.

"I'm Jess by the way. She'll be down in a minute." Jess said, leaning against the banister, glancing at his book. Too shocked to talk, Emily and Richard just nodded, their focus fixated on the pictures.

A few seconds later, they hear some rumbling and a thud from upstairs. "Mom, hurry up!" Jess called again.

"Alright, alright. I'm coming." Lorelai said. Then she started walking down the stairs. "Hey, have you talked to your father? He said he and your sister were gonna close up early tonight. He's gonna make lasagna for dinner. God, when was the la-" Lorelai stopped dead in her tracks upon seeing her parents. "Mom. Dad." she breathed.

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