Not Quite Family
"Hi Luke!" Lorelei greeted the owner of the diner as she entered with her daughter, Rory. "So, how's life treating you?"
Rory sat down at their usual table and smiled up at Luke, "Can we please have coffee and scrambled eggs and toast?"
"Yeah, but don't try and mix decaf in with our coffee this time. I can tell, you know." Lorelei grinned.
"Do you have any idea how bad this stuff is for you? It's loaded with all kinds of dangerous things! Caffeine is one of, if not the most, addictive drugs that is available."
Lorelei rolled her eyes, "Look, honey, I've been drinking coffee for as long as I can remember, I know it's addictive which is why I'd like some right now." She smiled blissfully as she took her first sip of the coffee.
Luke sighed and walked away from the table, and it took Rory only two seconds to pull out a book to read. Before long, Lorelei noticed that a strange man was entering the diner. There was something about his eyes made him seem compassionless. His entire face looked unhappy and drained.
"Have you ever seen him before?" Lorelei whispered to Rory so the man wouldn't hear.
Rory looked up from her book and glanced over to the man, "No, he's probably just passing through." The girl returned to her book.
"Hey!" The stranger shouted towards Luke, "You Luke Danes?"
Luke looked up from the counter that he was wiping down, "Yeah, who are you?"
The man ignored the question and asked another one of his own, "Is Jess here?"
"No, I don't know where he is." Luke looked at the visitor and set his cloth down. He walked from behind the counter and crossed his arms over his chest, "Why do you want to know where he is?"
The man laughed and then his face became serious and his voice menacing, "I think I have every rights to know where that kid is."
Luke seemed unconvinced, "I am his legal guardian and I think I can decide who Jess sees or not."
"Not in this case" The man stared at Luke's eyes, "he's my son."
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Thanks to everybody for reading this story. Please review honestly, and let me know if you want me to continue. This story is kind of AU (alternate universe) and takes place in the second season, before Teach me Tonight. Make sure to say what you think, but don't be too brutal or else I'll probably feel really bad and end up deleting the story. Anyway, thank you again for reading this and a million more thanks if you review. I promise that if I do make a second chapter it will have a bit more meat to it.