A Lot Like Fate
Chapter Two: The Dream
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A/N: Here is the next chapter! I hope you guys like it! Sorry it's been kind of a while since I've updated... but I'm leaving for camp today so I wanted to get this up. Also, I should have a chapter of A Second Chance up when I get home from camp... somewhere around August 7. Hope you like it!
A/N2: READ THIS NOW!Okay, I just wanted to say a little bit about why Lorelai doesn't know that Rory is Rory. I tried to include this in the chapter, but basically Lorelai was still focusing all her attention on Rory. When she was put up for adoption, Lorelai would visit Rory in the orphanage every day, usually skipping school to do it. Also, when Rory was adopted, she would go to the orphanage every day and try to harass the people into telling her who adopted her daughter (Remember it is Lorelai... she can be pretty persuasive). So anyway, seeing all of this, and wanting her daughter to forget all about Rory, Emily told her that she got a call from the people who adopted Rory saying that she had died of heart troubles about two months after being adopted. That didn't really happen of course, but it's Emily, and she 'thought it was best'. Lorelai doesn't know that is a lie, but still finds it hard to believe. Phew, so there you go! I hope that clears some stuff up! Enjoy!
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A man was slowly advancing on a woman with dark curly hair covering her face. He was yelling at her, screaming even. She just stood there, taking it all in, not saying a word to him. He stopped talking, and he took a menacing step towards her. The woman gasped and began talking, fire in her eyes. She barely got a sentence out, however, before his came towards her and slapped her across the faceā¦
"Dad!" Rory screamed, sitting bold upright in her bed, beads of sweat dripping down her face.
Luke rushed into her room. He looked shocked to find her crying in her bed, clutching the sheets in her hands.
"What's wrong princess?" Luke asked, sitting down next to her and letting her cry on her shoulder. She explained all about the dream, and was sobbing by the end of it. She'd had similar dreams before, but never hand the man ever actually slapped the curly-headed woman. Neither she nor Luke could figure out why she was having dreams like this, as they had only started recently, and they also had no idea who either of the people were, especially as she never even saw the woman's face.
"Just remember honey, it's only a dream," Luke said. Rory shook her head.
"I know. But it just seems so real. I mean what are the odds that I am going to have a dream almost every night like this, only slightly different every time? And why do I feel like I actually know that lady? Ugh," Rory sighed. Luke looked at her sadly. Although she was past the 'monster-under-the-bed-phase', he knew that these dreams were not much better.
"Come on now, don't think like that. It'll all be okay," Luke said. Rory nodded, trying to believe him.
"Thanks dad. I love you," Rory said, wiping her eyes off.
"Love you too kid," Luke said softly. Rory smiled.
"Aw, you old softy! Good thing none of the townees see you like this, or you would definitely loose your tough guy reputation," Rory said.
"Yeah, well," Luke said gruffly, blushing slightly. He was, however, secretly happy that was back in her usual joking mood.
"Thanks Dad. I think I'm gonna try to get back to sleep now," Rory said, hugging Luke tightly. Luke hugged her back and tucked her back into bed. As he left the room he turned off the light as he went, hoping Rory would forget about the dream.
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Lorelai woke up at around 10:15 on Saturday morning. She had been spending her week unpacking and now that it was Saturday she could take a break.
She had gone back to that diner two more times that week. They food remained really good, and she enjoyed the company as well, with Luke and Rory.
As she walked out the door at around 10:45, she was headed to Lukes. She decided to walk there because it wasn't very far, and it was one of the last hot days that year.
She arrived to find the diner was not very busy at all. There were only about four people in there. Rory was sitting on a stool by the counter, doing some homework and Luke was wiping down the counter, occasionally making her move papers so he could wipe under them.
Lorelai walked up to the counter and sat down next to Rory. Luke looked up as she entered and felt a smile tug at his lips.
"Wearing flannel again today I see," Lorelai said in way of a greeting. This was the fourth time he had worn a flannel shirt, wouldn't he have more variety? Then again she was used to living in Michigan, in a town so snobbish and preppy it almost made you want to sue J.Crew for selling that many white polos. (A/N: Just a little stab at my home town... gotta love GP, lol) Rory snorted.
"Hah. I all the eleven years I have known hime, he has never once worn something that wasn't flannel. It's like he has an endless supply," Rory joked.
"Endless supply of flannel, huh? Sounds interesting," Lorelai quipped, setting her purse down on the counter.
"What can I get you?" Luke asked gruffly, scowling at them.
"Uh, what time is it?" Lorelai asked.
"11:06, why?" Rory responded.
"Is it weird to have a burger at this time in Connecticut?" Lorelai asked, looking around at all of the people eating breakfast food, but really having a craving for a hamburger.
"It'll kill you at any hour," Luke grumbled, giving her a look.
"Oh, dad," Rory said, rolling her eyes, "It's not that odd, although you don't see it much. Then again, when you have Kirk eating here 24/7, nothing really seems weird anymore," Rory said. Lorelai nodded. She had briefly met the man the other day and he had really weirded her out.
"Gotcha. Thanks for the cultural help. Where I used to live in Michigan was in this little town called Grosse Pointe which was about a 5 minute drive away from Detroit, where you can walk into a McDonald's at any time of the day and find a fat black guy eating a cheeseburger or three," Lorelai said. When she finished her little anecdote, Luke was looked at her like she was insane.
"What?" she asked, frowning.
"You ate at McDonald's? It's a wonder you are still alive today. That stuff will kill you, and sooner rather than later!" Luke said, scowling. Rory giggled to herself, remembering the time when she was 8 when she had asked to eat at a McDonald's in Hartford. That had been one heck of a lecture.
"No, I hardly ever went there, the food sucked. Ronald McDonald has nothing on you by friend," Lorelai said.
"If you never went there how do you know the food is no good?" Rory asked.
"Oh, well, once in a while my boy... ex-boyfriend would drag me in there," Lorelai said, a little flustered by her almost slip-up.
"Hm... well, what can I get you?" Luke asked, purposely not mentioning the boy... ex-boyfriend thing. Lorelai smiled graciously.
"Well, I guess I'll compromise. A bacon double cheeseburger with extra bacon on the side. Oh, and coffee to drink please," Lorelai said. Luke scowled at her food choices, but when back to fix her meal anyway, asking Rory to ger Lorelai her coffee.
Rory got up off her stool and walked around the counter to get the coffee pot and a mug. She filled it up about 3/4 full and Lorelai grabbed it and took a long sip.
"Mmm, this is the best coffee in the world," Lorelai sighed in contentment. Rory smiled.
"Don't I know it," Rory said, laughing. Lorelai raised an eyebrow.
"You actually drink coffee while living with Osama bin Healthy over there?" Lorelai asked in surprise.
"Of course. I need my lifeline, now don't I?" Rory laughed. Luke rolled his eyes in the kitchen. Lorelai smirked.
I'm really starting to like this girl, Lorelai thought, She just seems so familiar too. Like I've known her my whole life. And the names are suspicious too. Lorelai and Rory? If I didn't know any better, I would say she was my Rory, But Lorelai stopped right there.
There was no way this girl was actually her daughter. First of all, she probably wasn't even adopted. Besides, Lorelai's mom had told her that Rory had died of heart complications when she was a baby. Lorelai felt tears come to her eyes as she thought of the memory. It was certainly a horrible feeling to be out trying to find your kid only to come home and find out that she was gone.
"Here's your food, Lorelai," Luke said, bringing the plates of "compromise lunchfast food" to the table. Yes, that's the word, lunchfast. Brunches were fancy and this was... well, a cheeseburger.
"Oh, thanks," Lorelai said, brushing the hair out of her face and trying to hold in the tears threatening to spill down her cheeks. She moved to pick up her cheeseburger but was stopped by something Luke said.
"What happened to your cheek there?" Luke asked. Lorelai froze and her head shot up to look at him.
"Nothing, what do you mean?" Lorelai replied hastily. She stopped her hand from flying up to her cheek at the last second. She knew there was a small bruise on her cheek still from where John had hit her, but she had been just hoping that no one could see it through her foundation.
"It looks like you have some kind of a bruise on it," Luke said. Lorelai looked at him, trying to figure out what to say. She glanced over at Rory who nodded in afreement.
"Yeah, I think I see it," Rory said. Being only 11, she didn't think too much into it. Luke however, suspected it was something more serious and was still looking at Lorelai.
"Oh, this? Silly me, how could I forget about that? I, uh, ran into the edge of my wardrobe. Yep, that's, uh, that's what happened. I'm not proud of it, but hey," Lorelai said. Rory laughed a little bit whiled Luke looked at her unconvinced. However, he dropped it.
Even though it seemed much longer, Luke had only known Lorelai for a week. And there was only so much you could get out of someone after just a week. So Luke left it, sure it would come up again another day.
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