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Ch. 2: 6 Packs of Equal
Brrrriinng....brrriinnnngg.
Lorelai groggily opened her eyes at the sound of her alarm. She turned her head to the side expecting to see Rory next to her. She wasn't there.
"Rory?" Lorelai sat up.
Sookie was starting breakfast for the guests of the test run. She, Jackson, and her one chef scurried around taking orders and preparing food. The loud thumping coming down the stairs startled Sookie causing her to drop a large plate of bacon and sausage.
"Lorelai! What's wrong?" Sookie asked after the tray was picked up.
"Rory didn't come back to the inn last night! She went to pick up some CDs at the house and she never returned!"
"Are you sure she dropped them off and just went to Lane's or something?" Sookie asked.
"She would have said something! I just don't understand," Lorelai explained. "It's not like her to ditch out on the inn or any plans we had without a reason or at least telling me!"
"I'm sure she did have a reason." Sookie said.
Rory was out at the bookstore.
"Hey Andrew, has that copy of Michelangelo's Path of History came in yet?" she asked. Once again, she was guilty of trying to keep busy.
"Nope, check in next Tuesday." He replied.
"Ok, thanks. I'll see you then!" she said walking out the door.
"R-ring, ring!! Ring, ring!! Ring, ring!!" Rory reached for her cell phone.
"Hello?"
"Hey, hun! I was just taking orders at the inn for breakfast when I got the song "The Time of My Life" stuck in my head, and the only cure for getting it out of my head is to actually hear it from the CD, are you following?" Lorelai paused.
"I hear ya." Rory said, biting her lip. "And I now know that hearing Kirk sing it, was not the same as the original, partly because after hearing the CD, I still had my right ear drum."
"I'm sorry, I forgot the CDs, I was going to, but instead, I—" Rory knew she couldn't tell her. "remembered I had to get Michelangelo's Path of History for my summer class on Cultural Arts. But they didn't have it." Rory added quickly added.
"Okay, but why didn't you come home?" she questioned.
"Uh well I went back to the house to get the CDs but I started reading the book and I fell asleep." Rory lied.
"O-kay," Lorelai said slightly suspicious, but she brushed it off. "Well, can you meet me at Luke's?" she asked, feeling the smile spread on her face as she mentioned his name.
"Uh, when?" Rory asked with a sinking feeling. She would have to see them both, so happy together, knowing a secret that could crush Lorelai once she found out.
"Uh, how about five o'clock?" Lorelai suggested.
"You know what?" Rory said finally. "I was supposed to meet Lane at three o'clock."
"Rory!" Lorelai whined. "You were supposed to help me with the test run! You didn't tell me you had to leave early to meet Lane!"
"I don't have to tell you everything!" Rory snapped.
"Look what's wrong? Talk to me hun!" Lorelai said confused.
"I'm an adult, Mom! I can make my decisions by myself without having to contact my mommy every time I choose between Reese's puffs or Kellogg's!" Rory yelled struggling against tears.
Lorelai's mouth dropped open. The phone hung up with a click.
"I don't believe this!" she dialed another number on her cell.
"Hello?" a voice answered after the phone finished ringing.
"Hi, Lane? Um, are you meeting Rory today at three o clock?" she asked.
"We actually haven't talked for a while, no, why? Is everything ok?" Lane said.
"I'm not sure. But something's up."
"Let me know if she's ok." Lane said. "I will, thanks. Bye." Lorelai hung up.
Luke stood by the counter in his diner, wiping down the tables. There wasn't much of a breakfast rush since mostly everyone was at the inn. So Luke just sat waiting for Lorelai. He had told her ahead of time that he would be at the diner working the next morning. He wondered if and when Lorelai would come in.
Lorelai. Never in his wildest dreams would he ever expect to be kissed like that by her. Of course he had dreamed of it, but he never thought it would actually happen. Today he was happier than he'd been in awhile. The weight of his failure of a marriage was gone and his shoulders were light again. Lorelai was interested in him!
Every time the bell rang above the door his head jerked up to see if it was her. He was so excited to see her! Luke was unusually polite and friendly to his customers and gave away free muffins to everyone that morning. Everyone noticed his hospitality and Mrs. Lavery even gave him a generous tip.
The bells rang suddenly. Luke looked up, and immediately regretted it when he did. It was Kirk. So that was why his morning seemed more cheerier. Kirk hadn't used up his Equal supply yet.
"Hey Luke." Kirk sat as he sat down at the counter. Luke forced a smile, which really wasn't all that hard to do considering how things were going with Lorelai.
"Kirk," Luke nodded in response.
"Luke I want to thank you for all the help you gave me—"
"Kirk it was no problem but please just forget about it." Luke said firmly.
"I want to pay you back for what you have done. Lulu and I are still together and I think the incident made us closer in a way. I love her and she loves me. I cannot thank you enough and—"
"Stop talking Kirk. You are very welcome, but I don't want you to repay me. I'd rather that I forgot this ever happened." Luke said, not noticing that Dean had entered the diner. "Now what would you like to order?"
Kirk opened his mouth to protest again but thought better of it. "A 3-egg omelette and whole wheat bread toasted for 24 seconds then flip it over and repeat. I need only 6 packs of Equal in my coffee instead of 7 ½ because Lulu suggested I change my diet."
"We sell food here Kirk." Luke said exasperated. His patience was running thin.
The bell above the door jingled as it opened. Luke looked up hoping for a nice distraction from Kirk.
Rory entered the diner. She had been hoping to grab a cup of coffee before Lorelai got there. It suddenly occurred to her that maybe Lorelai had told Luke about their fight.
"Hey Rory," Luke said, unsure of whether or not she knew about him and Lorelai. He noticed Dean in the corner. "I'll be right there Dean!"
Rory eyes widened. Startled, she turned and fled from the diner.
Dean, hearing her name, turned to see her rush out. Alarmed, he stood up and hurried after her.
Luke stood there stunned. Something definitely was wrong.
A/N Sorry we took so long to update! We'll try to update faster next time!
Danielle and Sara
Thank you so much for your great reviews! We love it like a $2 whore!
Sorry for the delay, we've been out of town.
Back to our story...
Ch. 2: 6 Packs of Equal
Brrrriinng....brrriinnnngg.
Lorelai groggily opened her eyes at the sound of her alarm. She turned her head to the side expecting to see Rory next to her. She wasn't there.
"Rory?" Lorelai sat up.
Sookie was starting breakfast for the guests of the test run. She, Jackson, and her one chef scurried around taking orders and preparing food. The loud thumping coming down the stairs startled Sookie causing her to drop a large plate of bacon and sausage.
"Lorelai! What's wrong?" Sookie asked after the tray was picked up.
"Rory didn't come back to the inn last night! She went to pick up some CDs at the house and she never returned!"
"Are you sure she dropped them off and just went to Lane's or something?" Sookie asked.
"She would have said something! I just don't understand," Lorelai explained. "It's not like her to ditch out on the inn or any plans we had without a reason or at least telling me!"
"I'm sure she did have a reason." Sookie said.
Rory was out at the bookstore.
"Hey Andrew, has that copy of Michelangelo's Path of History came in yet?" she asked. Once again, she was guilty of trying to keep busy.
"Nope, check in next Tuesday." He replied.
"Ok, thanks. I'll see you then!" she said walking out the door.
"R-ring, ring!! Ring, ring!! Ring, ring!!" Rory reached for her cell phone.
"Hello?"
"Hey, hun! I was just taking orders at the inn for breakfast when I got the song "The Time of My Life" stuck in my head, and the only cure for getting it out of my head is to actually hear it from the CD, are you following?" Lorelai paused.
"I hear ya." Rory said, biting her lip. "And I now know that hearing Kirk sing it, was not the same as the original, partly because after hearing the CD, I still had my right ear drum."
"I'm sorry, I forgot the CDs, I was going to, but instead, I—" Rory knew she couldn't tell her. "remembered I had to get Michelangelo's Path of History for my summer class on Cultural Arts. But they didn't have it." Rory added quickly added.
"Okay, but why didn't you come home?" she questioned.
"Uh well I went back to the house to get the CDs but I started reading the book and I fell asleep." Rory lied.
"O-kay," Lorelai said slightly suspicious, but she brushed it off. "Well, can you meet me at Luke's?" she asked, feeling the smile spread on her face as she mentioned his name.
"Uh, when?" Rory asked with a sinking feeling. She would have to see them both, so happy together, knowing a secret that could crush Lorelai once she found out.
"Uh, how about five o'clock?" Lorelai suggested.
"You know what?" Rory said finally. "I was supposed to meet Lane at three o'clock."
"Rory!" Lorelai whined. "You were supposed to help me with the test run! You didn't tell me you had to leave early to meet Lane!"
"I don't have to tell you everything!" Rory snapped.
"Look what's wrong? Talk to me hun!" Lorelai said confused.
"I'm an adult, Mom! I can make my decisions by myself without having to contact my mommy every time I choose between Reese's puffs or Kellogg's!" Rory yelled struggling against tears.
Lorelai's mouth dropped open. The phone hung up with a click.
"I don't believe this!" she dialed another number on her cell.
"Hello?" a voice answered after the phone finished ringing.
"Hi, Lane? Um, are you meeting Rory today at three o clock?" she asked.
"We actually haven't talked for a while, no, why? Is everything ok?" Lane said.
"I'm not sure. But something's up."
"Let me know if she's ok." Lane said. "I will, thanks. Bye." Lorelai hung up.
Luke stood by the counter in his diner, wiping down the tables. There wasn't much of a breakfast rush since mostly everyone was at the inn. So Luke just sat waiting for Lorelai. He had told her ahead of time that he would be at the diner working the next morning. He wondered if and when Lorelai would come in.
Lorelai. Never in his wildest dreams would he ever expect to be kissed like that by her. Of course he had dreamed of it, but he never thought it would actually happen. Today he was happier than he'd been in awhile. The weight of his failure of a marriage was gone and his shoulders were light again. Lorelai was interested in him!
Every time the bell rang above the door his head jerked up to see if it was her. He was so excited to see her! Luke was unusually polite and friendly to his customers and gave away free muffins to everyone that morning. Everyone noticed his hospitality and Mrs. Lavery even gave him a generous tip.
The bells rang suddenly. Luke looked up, and immediately regretted it when he did. It was Kirk. So that was why his morning seemed more cheerier. Kirk hadn't used up his Equal supply yet.
"Hey Luke." Kirk sat as he sat down at the counter. Luke forced a smile, which really wasn't all that hard to do considering how things were going with Lorelai.
"Kirk," Luke nodded in response.
"Luke I want to thank you for all the help you gave me—"
"Kirk it was no problem but please just forget about it." Luke said firmly.
"I want to pay you back for what you have done. Lulu and I are still together and I think the incident made us closer in a way. I love her and she loves me. I cannot thank you enough and—"
"Stop talking Kirk. You are very welcome, but I don't want you to repay me. I'd rather that I forgot this ever happened." Luke said, not noticing that Dean had entered the diner. "Now what would you like to order?"
Kirk opened his mouth to protest again but thought better of it. "A 3-egg omelette and whole wheat bread toasted for 24 seconds then flip it over and repeat. I need only 6 packs of Equal in my coffee instead of 7 ½ because Lulu suggested I change my diet."
"We sell food here Kirk." Luke said exasperated. His patience was running thin.
The bell above the door jingled as it opened. Luke looked up hoping for a nice distraction from Kirk.
Rory entered the diner. She had been hoping to grab a cup of coffee before Lorelai got there. It suddenly occurred to her that maybe Lorelai had told Luke about their fight.
"Hey Rory," Luke said, unsure of whether or not she knew about him and Lorelai. He noticed Dean in the corner. "I'll be right there Dean!"
Rory eyes widened. Startled, she turned and fled from the diner.
Dean, hearing her name, turned to see her rush out. Alarmed, he stood up and hurried after her.
Luke stood there stunned. Something definitely was wrong.
A/N Sorry we took so long to update! We'll try to update faster next time!
Danielle and Sara
