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Friday Night Dinner for Two
Lorelai was standing alone, in front of her childhood home, with a huge cup of coffee in her hands. The weather is really cold as it recently began to snow and she's avoiding ringing the doorbell so she can enjoy one of her favorite things, the white snow that now covers all the surroundings, making everything look magical. After a few minutes she started to shiver and decided it was time to enter the house. She was received by the maid, as usual.
"Hello Clara! Nice to see you! How is the boss today? In a great humor I assume!" Lorelai, jokingly, asked with a small laugh.
Clara only response was a smile while she picked up Lorelai coat and her colorful scarf, leaving the foyer. Clara was working at the Gilmore's House for a record time of nearly a year and with no perspectives of leaving soon. Everyone in the family was very happy with her presence, although Emily, almost every other week, found something less perfect to point to the maid but Clara had become her company in the last few months and seemed irreplaceable.
Emily heard Lorelai speaking and started to walk to the foyer meeting her daughter before she had time to arrive at the living room. "Hello Lorelai! Why are you alone? That husband of yours finally found a younger wife to live is middle age crises, and run away with her in a new red Ferrari?"
"Ahah! Very fun mother… My loyal and handsome husband still finds me very attractive and has no desire of trade me any time soon, besides, I don't think that a middle age crisis is really a thing that Luke ever will experience, he is not that kind of guy, and I think his life is quite good, no complains so far."
"So why did you decided to came unescorted tonight, and without calling to warn me?"
"Well, mother, as you cleverly said I came alone. Meaning Luke is not the only one missing!"
"Yes Lorelai, I can see that my grandson is not present. Could you care to explain why is it? I made lasagna for dinner and chocolate cake for dessert as his request!"
"Aww! You cooked for us! How sweet of you… I will take some of that cake latter. But the reason they didn't came is pretty simple. As we were getting ready to leave the house, Will told us that he wasn't feeling that great and as I checked him I realized he was feverish and Luke, as an overprotective father he is, offered to stay home with him hoping Will get better soon to go to school Monday."
"Poor Will, his it bad? Shouldn't you be with him now Lorelai?"
"Gee! If I stayed at home, you wouldn't be this comprehensible. Will was not very hot and I already gave him the medicine and leaved him in bed with a good night kiss, a book and his favorite male person in the world as company. And you know that these dinners are part of my weekly routine, and you know… I … I … missed you a little. This week work was insane and we hadn't the opportunity to talk."
"Fine Lorelai, I'm touched. You didn't take the first opportunity to run away from me"
"What can I say, all your lectures finally start to have an effect on me, possible because your grandkids have a huge effect on my judgement, telling me all the time how great their grandmother is and I translate that to great mother. You never know"
"So will you join me for a drink or do you prefer to continue a conversation with no hydration?"
"Alcohol please! You know booze is one of the few things that makes me drive from stars hallow to here with this cold. A martini with a twist mother, please!"
After Emily served the drinks they both sat in the coach. Lorelai was already checking her cellphone with a smile on her face. "Lorelai, you know I don't like that Friday nights are shared with those mobiles, I prefer an only human's moment!"
"Sorry mom, but I just want to know how Will is felling and Luke just sent me the most adorable picture of him sleeping in my side of the bed, hugging my pillow! Do you like to see?"
"Oh lovely, his peaceful asleep. But I think his becoming very big to stay in your bed! The child his almost six years old Lorelai!"
"This is an exception because his sick, but I know that when I get home he will already be in his own bed. Luke don't let him stay after his passed out. He prefers to share the bed exclusively with me so he can always demand me to preform my wifely duties as his pleased!"
"Lorelai that was not funny, I'm not your friend. There are things I prefer that you don't share with me"
"Of course I wasn't going to share any details. Luke would kill me after one last passionate moment" Lorelai said as she mocked her own mother.
"Changing the subject for something more appropriate for a family evening conversation. When that absent granddaughter of mine will be visiting? Did she already book the travel? I don't understand how she can be that long without visiting…."
"You know that Rory has a very demanding career without a conventional schedule. She can be in London one day and the next be send to Paris, only to return to the States the very next week"
"I know that Lorelai, I always receive a post-card when she arrives a new place. But I miss her very much, special this last few months. It's been hard, you know that."
"Yes mother, but you always have me and Will and Luke… And you're always welcome in our home" Lorelai said with a comforting smile and a hug. Her relationship with her mother had become closer in the last years specially after her father passed away a few months ago.
"And you will be delighted to know that Rory is coming to Stars Hollows and staying for some time"
"Missis Gilmore the dinner is ready, can I serve it our will we be waiting the rest of the guests?" asked Clara as she approached Emily.
"Sorry Clara but tonight you only be serving us, Luke stayed home with William because he has a little fever. You can clear two of the plates and then serve dinner. And also prepare some Tupperware's for my daughter to take home, send plenty because this is William's favorite food and take only two slices of cake for tonight's dessert and then send the rest to them."
"Of course Missis Gilmore, right away!"
The two Ladies passed to the dining room and continued to talk. "Lorelai you were telling me that Rory is coming, when is the arrival date, do you know yet?"
"Yes mother, I was going to tell you before Clara interrupted. She has a ticket for November 25th and she's staying until the new year's. She took some vacation days and she brings some stories to work from home, so she can stay a longer time. Do you have anything planed for that day?"
"I don't think so but I would have to confirm in my agenda. Why Lorelai? Do you want to have a Friday night dinner that very same day? Rory maybe too tired to party but I can talk to her."
"No mother, dinner would be too much for her. I was thinking if you would like to come with me to the airport pick up Rory and then I would leave you home and we could have lunch at my home Saturday. What do you say?"
"I would love that Lorelai, I will make sure I'm free to go. Anything you want me to bring Saturday? I can ask Clara to make some dessert!"
"It's not necessary but if you want to bring something, I appreciate. You know Luke loves to cook but that will give him more free time. Usually he is the one taking Will to swimming class Saturday morning so I can recharge my batteries for the week."
"I'll make sure Clara prepares something divine!"
"Without marzipan please, no one likes that besides you! And if it could be low on sugar Luke would be happy. He thinks I already give Will to much sugar and I don't want dessert to be a problem."
"Clara does make some pretty good desserts that are as healthy as possible, you know that fruit is a great sweetening. Are the blueberries still William's favorite?"
"I think so, but also that maybe because he eats to many in his pancakes! Joking, he loves them at their natural state also. But he is passionate with any kind of berries, must be an obsession."
As they were happily talking the dinner was eaten and the dessert arrived. "I love chocolate cake Clara but could you make my slice extra special with some ice-cream on the side?"
"Lorelai you're acting like a kid, that piece of cake is more than enough. You don't want to become an overweight diabetic who dies at a young age."
"Mother I don't think that will be the case and has you know my personal chef is a very healthy one and the only junk food I can have is outside the house or at movie nights which are only once a week. And since Will started school I also started a hobby, I run a few miles every other day. I'm feeling very healthy, thank you for your concern." She finished the sentence and start eating her improved dessert made and upgraded by Clara.
Twenty minutes later Lorelai was saying goodbye to Emily after politely declined the offer of coffee. She had eliminated any coffee after sunset with exception of some very crappy days. A resolution that had pleased Luke. "See you next week".