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Chapter 2
Lorelai went to the inn after the diner and immediately went to the kitchen to see Sookie. "Hey Sook!" She said not being able to hide her giddiness.
"Ok what's up with you? You seem happy." Sookie said.
"I went to Luke's." She said.
"Aw you made up?" Sookie smiled.
"You could say that..." Lorelai blushed slightly.
Sookie looked at her suspiciously. "What happened?"
"I saw it, Sook. You know when you told me to look into his eyes and that it was right there. I saw it..." She admitted.
"Hang on..." Sookie said catching on. Lorelai smiled giddily at her. "Oh my god, you and Luke!" She exclaimed.
"Me and Luke." She smiled.
"Oh my god, this is so great!" Sookie enthused and gave her a hug. "I'm so happy for you!"
"Thanks Sook." Lorelai smiled. "I need to tell Rory though..." She said slightly worried.
"Rory loves Luke. Surely she will be happy?" Sookie said
Lorelai shrugged. "I don't know. What if she isn't happy?"
"Why don't you wait til you talk to her before you start worrying?" Sookie said.
"Yeh I guess..."
Meanwhile, it was the end of the day at school and Rory was walking out deep in thought. She wasn't looking where she was going and suddenly bumped into someone. She looked up and immediately felt a jolt go through her.
"Eyes on the road, Mary!" Tristan smirked.
"Sorry." She said embarrassed.
"You need a lift home?" He offered.
"Um no thanks, I take the bus." She said.
"You mean the bus that is just leaving?" Tristan smirked.
Rory looked up. "Damn it! Damn Paris! She had to talk about something for the paper after school."
"My car's over there. Let me gift you a lift. The next bus could take ages." He said. "I know the way from when we had our rehearsal there for Romeo and Juliet."
Rory sighed. "Ok fine."
She followed and got into the car with him and he started driving to Stars Hollow. Rory glanced at him. "So you liked military school?" He asked.
He chuckled. "I wouldn't say I liked it but I guess it was good for me. It made me miss Chilton though."
"So your dad just let you transfer back like that?" Rory asked.
"Well the military school talked to him and they said I had done well and that I would be better going back here for my last year. They then talked to Headmaster Charleston and he agreed on the condition that I behave and do no more stupid pranks." He said.
"And you're going to stick to that?" Rory raised her eyebrows.
Tristan smirked. "Well I'll make sure I don't get caught this time."
Rory rolled her eyes. "Good to see you haven't changed completely." She said sarcastically.
"Yeh well what would be fun about me turning into a goody goody?" He smirked.
Rory just shook her head. "My house is just down here." He said pointing to a road.
Tristan turned down the road and Rory directed him into the driveway. Her heart sank when she saw Dean waiting outside the house. She immediaely saw him start to scowl when he spotted Tristan.
"I better go." Rory said. "Thanks for the lift."
"You going to be ok?" He asked.
"Yeh I'll be ok. I'll see you tomorrow." She said.
"See you Mary." He smiled. He watched Rory walk up to Dean and then he left.
"Hey." Rory said.
"What is he doing back?" Dean demanded. "And what were you doing letting him drive you back?"
Rory sighed. "He's transferred back to Chilton for his final year. And I missed my bus and he offered me a lift. It was either that or wait for ages for the next bus."
"You could have called me." Dean said.
"That would have taken too much time. Dean, he just gave me a lift. It's not big deal!" She said getting annoyed.
"He likes you Rory! I thought you hated him!" He said angrily.
"I did but he's different. He's actually being nice to me so I guess military school was good for him." Rory said. "I'm allowed guy friends!"
"Not ones who want to sleep with you!" Dean shouted.
"God Dean! Don't you trust me?" Rory shouted back. "You're always like this. You were like it with Tristan, then Jess, then Tristan again! If you don't trust me, maybe we should split up." She said.
"What?" Dean said shocked.
"This isn't working anymore. You get jealous over everyone. It shouldn't be like this if you trust me. I think we should call it a day." Rory said.
"No Rory! I love you!" He exclaimed.
"I...I don't think I love you anymore." She said quietly. "I'm sorry."
"Rory..." Dean said hurt.
"I'm sorry Dean. But it's over. I have to go." She said and then she rushed into the house. She closed the door behind her and let out a deep breath.
"Rory? That you?" Lorelai called.
"Yeh it's me." Rory said going into the living room. She saw Lorelai sat on the sofa waiting for her. "So I guess your day wasn't as eventful as mine." She sighed sitting down next to her mom.
"I wouldn't count on it.." Lorelai said nervously. "Is everything ok?" She asked concerned.
Rory sighed. "Well Tristan's back at Chilton and I've just broken up with Dean." She said.
"Oh hon..." She said sympathetically. "Are you ok?"
"Surprisingly I feel a bit relieved." Rory admitted. "It just wasn't working anymore. Dean gets jealous over everything and I felt suffocated. I..I don't love him anymore." She said quietly.
"Aw hon. Well you can't help how you feel. You're really ok though?" She asked.
"I think I am." Rory gave her a small smile.
"So bible boy's back?" Lorelai asked.
"Yep! And it seems like military school did him good. He was different. He was nice for once." Rory said.
"Wow well that's a turn up for the books." Lorelai said.
Rory smirked. "Yeh." She then remembered. "You said you had an eventful day as well. What happened?"
Lorelai took a deep breath. "I went back to Luke's." She smiled.
"Aw you made up? That's so good!" Rory smiled happily.
"Yeh we made up. But..um..that wasn't all." She said nervously.
"What do you mean?" Rory asked.
"Promise me you won't freak out." She said.
"Ok now I feel worried." Rory said.
"We kissed." Lorelai admitted.
Rory was shocked. "What? How? How did that happen?"
"We went up to his apartment and we talked. I told him all about what happened with your dad. I needed to talk to someone about it." She said trying to read Rory's expression. "I apologised for being a jerk to him and he said some really nice things. I looked up at him and I just...saw it. Before I knew it, we were kissing" She said.
"Um..ok..wow..." Rory said shocked.
"We sort of got caught up in the moment and it may have gone further..." She admitted.
"Ewwww ok no more details needed!" Rory exclaimed. She sat there for a minute not saying anything.
"Rory..."
"Are you sure Luke's not a rebound from dad?" Rory asked worried. "I mean you can't just sleep with him and then ditch him. It's Luke! The town's Luke. Our Luke. He can't just be the rebound guy."
"He's not." Lorelai reassured her. "Rory, I know this seems sudden but we've known each other for years. It felt right. And he felt the same. He kept the horoscope..." She said quietly smiling at the memory.
"Horoscope?" Rory asked confused.
Lorelai retold the story Luke had told her. "He kept it in his wallet all these years."
Rory smiled a little at that. "Well it was obvious he had fallen for you." She said. She then became serious again though. "But that just means it's even more important that he's not the rebound guy. You can't mess him around, mom. Please." She said.
"I don't want to mess him around. Today was...amazing. He was so lovely to me and I realised how much he meant to me. I think I may be falling for him, Rory. I really do." She admitted.
Rory relaxed a little. "So this is for real? You're sure?"
"I'm sure. We want to start something. We talked about it and we agreed we both wanted this." Lorelai said.
Rory let out a big breath. "Wow. Well big day for both of us then eh?" She said.
"Yeh." Lorelai gave her a small smile. "So...you're ok with me and Luke? Because if you aren't..." She said.
"I want you to be happy, mom. Are you happy?" Rory asked
"Yeh. I'm happy." Lorelai smiled.
"Then I'm ok with it. I mean it'll be a bit weird to start with, I mean it's Luke, but I like Luke. You're good together." Rory smiled.
Lorelai sighed with relief. "Thank you." She smiled.
"Well I'm going to go study." Rory said getting up.
"Ok hon." Lorelai smiled.
Rory walked off to her room.
Lorelai sat their for a moment and smiled to herself. She reached for the phone and rang the familiar number.
"Luke's?"
"Hey..it's me." She said.
"Oh hey." His voice softened.
"Can you talk?" She asked.
"Yeh hang on one minute." He said, taking the phone into the storeroom. "Yeh I'm good."
"I just wanted to say I've told Rory." Lorelai said.
"Oh yeh? And?" He asked nervous.
"She was surprised to begin with but she's good with it. She's happy for us." Lorelai smiled.
"Oh well good." He smiled relieved.
"So um well I guess I should let you get back to the diner..." She said.
"You free tomorrow night?" He asked.
"Yeh, why?"
"Be ready for 7. I want to take you out for dinner." He said.
Lorelai smiled. "Ok. Where are we going?"
"Surprise." He smirked.
"Aw Luke, come on!" She whined.
"Nope! You'll have to wait!" He chuckled.
"Fine!" She pouted. "Well I guess I'll see you tomorrow then." She said.
"I look forward to it." He smiled.
"Me too." Lorelai smiled. "Bye Luke."
"Bye." He smiled.
Lorelai hung up the phone and a giddy smile appeared on her face.
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