A/N Thank you to all who reviewed last chapter! I really appreciated it.
Disclaimer- Nope, I still haven't pulled that Freaky Friday with ASP yet. I'll keep trying…. I don't own it.
Lorelai, Rory, and Luke are all sitting on the couch in the living room watching TV the night before Rory goes to Chilton. Lorelai is trying to find something to watch.
Luke groans. "Lorelai, there's nothing on. Stop trying." He said and leaned his head at the back of the couch.
Lorelai gasped. "There is always something on. What kind of example are you setting for my daughter, Mr. Pessimistic?" Lorelai asked.
"Mom, Luke's right. There's nothing on." Rory said.
"Oh, I see. My daughter and my boyfriend are gaining up on me now, huh?" Lorelai asked.
"Yes, I'm sorry you have to find out this way, mom. But Luke and I have been having secret meetings on how to make your life hard." Rory said.
"Aha! I knew it!" Lorelai said.
Luke shook his head. "You guys are crazy." He said.
There's a pause in the conversation where everyone is just staring at the TV.
Lorelai drops the remote and turns the TV off. "Okay, there's nothing on." She said.
"Tried to tell you." Luke said.
"Shush you." Lorelai said and pointed a finger at him. "Okay, since there's nothing on TV and since it's already 11 and I'm tired, let's hit the sack!" Lorelai said.
"Okay, I'll see you guys tomorrow morning." Luke said and stood up to kiss Lorelai good-bye. He then turned around and started towards the door.
"Hey Luke!" Rory yells after him.
Luke turns around. "Yah, kid?" He asks.
"You're going to Chilton tomorrow with us, right?" Rory asked.
It took Luke a moment to answer. He was stunned. "Uh, yah sure, if you want me to." He said and look back and forth between Lorelai and Rory.
Rory looked at Lorelai. "I definitely want you to go. Mom?" Rory asks.
Lorelai smiles. "Yah, sure." She whispers.
"Okay, I'll see you guys tomorrow. Rory, what time?" He asks her.
"Um, 5:30?" She asks hesitantly.
"I'll be there." He said and opens the door. He steps out then pokes his head back in. "Oh, and Lorelai, I'll make sure to wake up because knowing you, you won't wake up till 9." Luke said.
"Hey, I set my alarm clock!" Lorelai yelled after him.
"I'll still wake you up!" Luke yells from down the street.
Rory is about to go to sleep when Lorelai comes in to her room and lies down next to her on the bed.
"Hey, kid. Are you nervous?" Lorelai asks.
"Kinda." Rory admits.
"Oh, hun. You'll be fine. Just give it some time and soon you'll have tons of friends." Lorelai whispered. "Plus, Luke and I will drive you there and be there for you, okay?" Lorelai asks.
"Yah, I know." Rory said. "Hey, mom?" Rory asks.
"Yah babe?"
"I'm glad you're with Luke."
"Yah?"
"So happy. He's great. He does everything for us." Rory said.
"Yah, he does."
"Night mom." Rory whispers and turns to the side.
"Night kid." Lorelai whispers and gets up to go back to her room.
Lorelai feels someone shaking her the next morning. "Ugh. Go away." She mumbles.
"Lorelai, wake up." Luke whispers.
"No. Too early." She mumbles and puts a pillow over her head.
"You have to get ready to take Rory to school." Luke whispers in her ear.
"Ugh, fine, fine. I'm up." Lorelai says and gets out of bed.
"Okay, good. Now, where's the clothes your gonna wear?" Luke asks.
"Uh, at the cleaner's." Lorelai says tiredly.
"Okay, I'll go pick them up and you go take a shower." Luke says.
"Mmm, okay. Oh, Luke, is Rory up?" Lorelai asks.
"Yep. I woke her up right before I woke you up." Luke says.
"Thanks, Luke." Lorelai says and goes in to the bathroom to take a shower.
Luke comes back 20 minutes later with Lorelai's suit and sees Rory sitting at the kitchen table eating a pop tart while waiting for Lorelai.
"Hey, kid. You shouldn't be eating that stuff. It'll kill ya." Luke tells her.
"Aw, you know I learned from the best, Luke." Rory says and gets up to toast a pop tart for Lorelai.
"That's what I'm worried about." Luke says. "I'll be right back. I'm just gonna give your mom her suit." Luke says and goes up the stairs to Lorelai's room.
Luke walks in to Lorelai's room and hears her singing in the shower
Luke laughs. "Hey, Lorelai!" He yells from out side the door.
"Yah hun?" Lorelai calls back.
"Your suit is on the bed. Hurry up! We have to leave in an hour and I know how long it takes you to get ready!" Luke says and leaves to go back downstairs.
Lorelai runs downstairs 20 minutes later dressed in her nice blue suit with the flippy skirt. She sees Luke and Rory at the foot of the stairs waiting for her.
"Well what are we waiting for? The apocalypse? Let's go!" Lorelai says and runs out to the car with Luke and Rory behind her.
Lorelai, Rory, and Luke are driving to Hartford.
"Gah, I'm so tired! Luke it's all your fault!" Lorelai says and points an accusing finger at him.
"What? How is it my fault?" Luke asks.
"It's your fault we're so tired because you didn't make any coffee this morning!" Rory says.
"I set some orange juice out for you guys." Luke says.
"And you really expected us to drink it?" Lorelai asks.
"Expected, no. Hoped yes." Luke says.
They pull up to Chilton and stare at it for a few minutes.
"This is where you're going to school?" Luke asks.
"Yes." Rory says hesitantly.
"It looks like jail." Luke says.
"Does anyone see a hunchback?" Lorelai asks.
"So, how do I look?" Rory asks.
"Aw, you look great kid." Lorelai says proudly.
"Yah, you do Rory." Luke says.
They all get out of the jeep and start walking towards the school.
"So, where do we go?" Luke asks.
Rory looks at a piece of paper. "The Ambroise Building." She says.
"Which is?" Lorelai asks.
"The big, scary one." Rory says.
"Well, that helped." Lorelai replies.
Just then a man comes up to them noticing that they look lost.
"You guys lost?" He asks.
"Uh, yah. Where's the Ambroise building?" Lorelai asks.
"Uh, right here." The man points behind him.
"Okay, thanks." Lorelai says and they start to walk forward but the man sticks his hand out to Lorelai.
"I'm Ian." He says.
"Lorelai. Nice to meet you." Lorelai says hurriedly. Luke notices that the man seems to like Lorelai so he puts an arm around her waist.
"You guys married?" Ian asks. Rory rolls her eyes at him.
"Nope. Dating." Luke answers.
Ian smiles. "Well, I hope to see you soon." He says and walks away.
"I don't like that guy." Luke grumbles.
"Why?" Lorelai asks him confused.
"Because he likes you!" Luke says.
"Luke, no he doesn't. Now, let's just take Rory to class okay?" Lorelai says.
Luke takes a deep breath. "Fine." He says.
They all walk to the secretary's office together.
"Uh, hi. We're here to see Mr. Charleston." Lorelai says. Luke stills has his arm around her waist.
The woman looks up and Lorelai jumps back a little. "Wow, uh, hi." She stutters.
"Wait one moment." The woman says and goes to talk to Mr. Charleston.
"Wow, that's scary." Luke says.
"You're telling me." Lorelai says and the woman comes back.
"Mr. Charleston will see you now." She says and opens the door for them.
Lorelai, Rory, and Luke walk in to his office. Lorelai and Luke shake Mr. Charleston's hand and Lorelai turns around to see Emily sitting on the couch. Emily looks very confused, not knowing who the man was who had his arm around her daughter's waist and who her grand-daughter seemed to be very attached to.
"Mom!" Lorelai says. "W-What are you doing here?" Lorelai asks. Luke quickly pulls his arm away from Lorelai's waist and looks down, trying to avoid Emily's gaze.
Emily puts on a fake smile. "I came to wish my grand-daughter luck on her first day of school." She says and gathers Rory's hands in her own.
"But –" Lorelai starts.
"Rory, you look wonderful in that uniform!" Emily says, looking Rory over.
"Uh, you didn't have to come all the way out here, Mom." Lorelai says awkwardly.
"Well, this gave me a chance to make sure that Hanlin here takes good care of Rory." Emily says and smiles at Mr. Charleston.
"You're Hanlin." Lorelai says to the headmaster.
"Hanlin Charleston." He replies.
"Hanlin's wife and I are on the symphony fundraising committee together." Emily says proudly.
"Wow, that's great." Lorelai says and she can feel Luke squeeze her hand quickly. Lorelai smiles at him briefly.
"Your father and I are golf rivals. We're still fighting it out to see which one is worse." Mr. Charleston says.
"Oh, yes. We're all old friends." Emily says and gives Luke a look of disgust.
"Well, there's nothing like friends. Especially if they're old . . . ones." Lorelai says uncomfortably.
"Well, would you like to take off your coat and have a seat?" The headmaster asks.
"Uh, yah" Lorelai says and hands him her coat.
"And may I take yours?" Hanlin asks Luke.
"Uh, yah thanks." Luke says and hands him his army jacket.
"I'm sorry. I didn't catch your name." The headmaster says to Luke.
"Uh, it's Luke." Luke says and sits down in a chair between Lorelai and Rory. Emily leaves.
"Well, nice to meet you, Luke." The headmaster says and sits down.
"Well, that's all we need you here for Ms. Gilmore. Have a nice day." Mr. Charleston says.
"Uh, okay." Lorelai says and then kisses the top of Rory's head. "Bye kid. You'll do fine." She says and walks towards the door.
Luke pats Rory's shoulder. "Anything you want to eat tonight, tell me. My treat. See ya later kid." Luke whispers in her ear and follows Lorelai. Rory smiles at him before he leaves.
Luke and Lorelai walk in to the secretary's office and Luke puts his arm back around Lorelai's waist.
"You haven't told your mom about us?" Luke asks.
"I just saw her last Friday for the first time since we started dating and the topic of the conversation wasn't really about my news. It was more about how much of a failure I am." Lorelai explains.
"Ah. Got it." Luke says and Lorelai puts her head on his shoulder as they walk out of the office.
Lorelai and Luke walk out of the office and see Emily waiting for them outside it. Luke and Lorelai separate quickly and look at the ground.
Lorelai and Luke start walking again after Emily stares at them in utter disgust for a few minutes.
Emily catches up with them quickly. "Lorelai, who is this man with you? And why did you bring him with you to Rory's fist day of school?" Emily asks.
Lorelai and Luke stop walking. Lorelai sighs. "This is Luke, mom." She says.
"Are you dating?" Emily asks.
Lorelai takes a deep breath. "Yes."
"What are you thinking?" Emily asks outraged.
"Mom." Lorelai says.
"No, don't mom me. How can you think of dating that… that… hobo!" Emily screams.
"His name is Luke mom!" Lorelai says.
"Your decisions affect Rory too, Lorelai!" Emily yells.
"I know that mother! Rory loves Luke!" Lorelai screams. Luke smiles slightly at this.
"No, Rory loves her father!" Emily screams.
"I know! That's why she loves Luke!" Lorelai screams.
A look of surprise flashes across Emily's face. Luke looks at Lorelai stunned.
"Luke has always been there for us! Luke is 10 times for a father to Rory than Chris will ever be! Rory once told be when she was 13 that she wished that Luke was her father!" Lorelai rants. Luke looks even more surprised at the last part.
"That… that can't be true, Lorelai." Emily stutters.
"Well, it is. Now, if you'll excuse us, Luke and I have to be leaving." Lorelai says and she and Luke walk away.
Lorelai and Luke walk in to the diner together and Luke pours her a cup of coffee.
"Thanks." Lorelai mumbles.
"Hey, are you okay?" Luke asks her.
"Yah, I'm fine. Are you okay?" Lorelai asks him.
Luke smiles at her. "Yah, I'm fine. Did Rory really say that?" Luke asks.
Lorelai sips her coffee. "Say what?" She asks.
"The thing about wishing I was her father." Luke answers.
Lorelai smiles. "Yah, she did." She says. Luke smiles back and they share a moment.
Lorelai jerks her head, snapping herself out of it. "Yah, well I have to get to the inn. See you later babe. Probably after I pick Rory up from school." Lorelai says.
"Okay, see you later." Luke says and gives her a quick peck on the lips. Lorelai heads back to the inn.
Lorelai walks in to the inn's kitchen.
"So who wants to hear about my day so far?" Lorelai says.
"Ooh, me!" Sookie says and raises an arm in the air.
Lorelai stand by Sookie and grabs a piece of fudge and bites in to it. "So, it started off with Luke waking me up at 5:30 in the morning. Then we went to meet Rory's headmaster and my mother was there!" Lorelai says.
"Uh oh." Sookie says.
"Yah and Luke had his arm around my waist which of course she saw! Then when we were walking out Luke had his arm around my waist again and I had my head on his shoulder and my mom saw us and asked if we were dating." Lorelai says exasperated.
"Not good." Sookie says and Lorelai grabs another piece of fudge.
"Then we started fighting and it ended with me telling my mother that Rory wishes Luke were her father." Lorelai says.
"She does?" Sookie asks.
"What?" Lorelai asks.
"Rory wishes Luke was her father?" Sookie asks.
"Oh, yah. She told me when she was 13." Lorelai says.
"Wow, you've really had a bad day and its only noon." Sookie says.
"Yep." Lorelai says. "Well, I have to get back to work. Talk to you later, Sook." Lorelai says and goes back to work.
Lorelai heads back to the front desk and notices Ian standing there.
"Hey." He says.
"Hi, how did you now I worked here?" Lorelai asks.
"Oh, I know your mother. She told me." He said.
"Of course." Lorelai mumbles. "So, what do you what? A room?" Lorelai asks.
"Uh, no. Actually I wanted to ask you out on a date." He says and Lorelai looks up in surprise.
"What?" She asks.
"A date. I want to take you out." He says.
"Uh, no you don't because you know I'm dating someone." She says.
"Yah, but it's just one date. I'm sure he won't mind." Ian said.
"Uh, yes he would and I don't want to go out with you. I'm with Luke." Lorelai says.
"Please. Just one date." He says.
"No! I don't want to go out with you. Now please leave." Lorelai says and gestures towards the door.
"Fine. Your loss." Ian says and leaves.
After working for 2 hours Lorelai goes to Luke's before picking Rory up.
"Hey. Why are you here?" Luke asks her when she sits at the counter.
"I decided I needed coffee before I went and picked up Rory." Lorelai says.
"Ah got it." Luke says and gives her her coffee.
"Thank you." Lorelai says surprised.
"You're welcome."
"No lectures?"
"My blood sugar's low. I'll eat an apple and get back to you."
"Hm. God, this has been one hectic, bizarro day for me."
"Yep, I know."
"After the fight with my mother, that Chilton guy who's your best friend came to the inn to ask me out."
Luke snaps his head up quickly. "He what?" Luke asks infuriated.
Lorelai rolled her eyes. "Don't worry. I made him leave." She says.
"I really don't like him." Luke says.
"Yes, that has been established." Lorelai says.
"He better not ask you out again." Luke says.
"Trust me, he won't. I kind of yelled at him when he came. I think I scared him off." Lorelai says.
Luke lets out a sigh of relief. "Good." He says.
"Yah, well, I have to go pick up Rory." Lorelai says and gives Luke a kiss. She puts money on the counter.
"Keep it. I gave you decaf." Luke says.
"Mean." Lorelai says and leaves.
Lorelai stands by the jeep as Rory comes out of school.
"Mm. Hey, you." Lorelai says when she sees Rory.
Rory walks over, drops her backpack and hugs Lorelai.
"Oh."
"So, this whole plaid-skirt thing . . . my idea?"
"My day sucked, too."
"Promise?"
"Swear on my mother's life." Lorelai says and starts to pull back from the hug.
"Not yet."
"Ooh, still hugging, still hugging." Lorelai says and they pull apart. "So, I brought us some coffee."
"Why, I'm shocked."
"Triple caps, easy foam."
"Wow."
"And if that doesn't work, we'll stick our fingers in a light socket. Come here." Lorelai says and picks up Rory's backpack and staggers under the weight. "Wow. What, do they expect you to get smart all in one day?"
"Oh, they expect a lot of things."
"Well, so tell me."
Lorelai and Rory get in to the jeep.
"I don't know. It was just one big, long, scary, tweedy, bad eight hours."
"Add some hair spray, and you've got my day."
"One of the girls already hates me, the guys are weird."
"Weirder than other guys?"
"You're kidding me. Wow, I can't believe they still say that."
"Why? What does it mean?"
"Mary, like Virgin Mary. It means they think you look like a goody-goody."
"You're kidding."
"No."
"Well, what would they have called me if they thought I looked like a slut?"
"Well, they might have added a Magdalene to it."
"Wow, biblical insults. This is an advanced school."
Lorelai and Rory drive back to Stars Hollow and meet Luke at the diner. He closed early tonight.
When Rory and Lorelai walk in to the diner, Luke comes up and gives Rory a hug.
"Hey, kid. How was school?" He asks her after pulling away from the hug.
"Ugh. Bad." Rory says.
"Sorry. I hope the brownies and coffee I made you will cheer you up." Luke says and brings them out.
"Aww thanks Luke! They did cheer me up!" Rory says.
"Good." He says and they sit down together at a table.
They sit together and talk for a couple hours until Lorelai and Rory go home.
"Come on, Luke" Rory says and they all head home.
A/N Hey guys. I hoped you liked that chapter and you thought it seemed realistic. I couldn't get this chapter up earlier because our power went out because it's so hot. We have a heat advisory in affect till eight tonight. Anyways, please review! I'm trying to think of a name for the button. So far all I've got is Bob. Although Bob is an awesome name if anyone has any suggestions, I'll take them. Please click little no name!