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Chapter Three: Home
Rory pulled her car into the driveway of the house she had lived in most of her life, she opened her door and stepped out. She checked herself to make sure none of the bruises on her upper arms were made visible by the arms of her shirt. She left her bag in the car and made her way towards the front door; before she has even made it all the way up the front step her mother had flung the door open. "Rory!"
"Hi Mum"
"You're finally here, quick, quick come inside."
Rory entered the house and her mother followed her, Lorelai immediately pulled Rory into a hug, "I've missed you."
"I've missed you too!"
"You're not here nearly enough."
"I know, but I was here three weekends ago, and we talk on the phone all the time."
"But it's not the same."
"I know I'm sorry."
"It's ok, how's Dean?
"He's fine."
"Really, has he asked you to marry him again?"
"Once since I was last here."
"And..."
"Mum, I would have rung you if I'd gotten engaged, I told him the same thing I told him the last four times, that I'm just not ready to get married."
"Good... as much as mummy wants you to get married, it would make her feel very old."
"Mum, I'm 22, your only 38 and besides you're married to Luke now and you have another child already, speaking of Ryan, where is that little rascal?" Rory called out ending her sentence in a yell
"Sssh, he's napping."
But it was too late they both heard the patter of little feet as Ryan hurled himself at Rory's legs. "RORY!!"
Rory let out a sigh of relief that he was to small to come into contact with any of the sore parts of her body. "Hi Ryan" Rory replied as she scooped the three year old into her arms.
"You're here!"
"Yes I am."
Rory turned to her mother to see her smiling at them, "Where's Luke?"
"At the diner" Lorelai replied.
"Shall we go?"
"Ok, I'll just get Ryan ready!"
Lorelai, Rory and Ryan entered the diner, "daddy!" Ryan called out.
Luke appeared from out the back and smiled, "Hey."
"Hi Luke."
"Hi Rory" Luke replied as Rory hugged him.
Rory and Lorelai took seats at the counter with Ryan perched in Rory's lap, "coffee?" Luke asked.
Rory turned to look at Lorelai, "you know, I really think you have a winner here."
Lorelai laughed, "me too, we'll have 2 coffee's."
"Oh and can I get onion rings, and some fries and a burger."
"Are you sure you can eat that much?" Luke asked.
Rory beamed a smile at him, "I've missed you Luke!"
At Luke's uncomfortable expression Lorelai laughed. "And besides I didn't eat lunch."
"Ok." Luke said shrugging his shoulders.
"So..." Lorelai said turning to Rory, "what's been happening?"
"Nothing much, just the usual."
"You look tired."
"I am a bit, you know with finals for the year and stuff! I can't believe that in another week I'll only have another year left at Yale."
"I know, isn't it exciting!"
"Yeah" Rory agreed.
Luke emerged from the back of the diner and placed a large plate of food next to the empty coffee cup sitting there. Rory looked up at Luke hopefully; he took her cup and refilled it. "Hey... what about me?" Lorelai protested.
"Lorelai, we agreed only two cups a day and you already had a coffee this morning."
Rory gasped in mock shock as Luke walked away, "you let Luke talk you into only two cups of coffee a day, I'm ashamed of you."
Lorelai turned to look at Rory with a guilty expression on her face, "Rory... there's something I've been waiting to tell you."
"You're Pregnant!" Rory guessed, squealing in delight.
"Yes."
Rory jumped up, placing Ryan on his feet and hugged her mother, "Oh... this is so exciting."
Rory sat back down as Ryan managed to pull himself up onto a stool, and pointed an accusing finger at Lorelai... "Why didn't you tell me?"
"Well I wasn't sure, I just went to the doctor yesterday and I wanted to tell you in person."
"Oh well I forgive you, and Luke you sly dog" she added as Luke walked towards them.
Luke looking uncomfortable again turned and walked the other direction Lorelai and Rory both laughed. "I love doing that!" Rory said still laughing.
Rory and Lorelai were setting up for one of their movie nights when Rory's cell phone rang, "hey no phone calls during movie night!"
"Technically movie night hasn't started yet" Rory replied as she flopped down on the couch and answered her cell.
"Hello."
"Hi Rory its Tristan."
"Oh... hi."
"Is this a bad time?"
"Not at all."
"Oh well... I know you're at your mum's place this weekend..."
"Yeah."
"And I was hoping we could get together and hang out sometime over the next week or something."
"Sure... ok."
"Great I'll see talk to you later."
"Ok bye."
"Bye."
Rory ended the call, "who was that?"
"Um... nobody."
"Come on tell me."
"Ok, but I want you to promise not to freak out or anything."
"Ok."
"Well... about a week and a half ago I ran into Tristan..."
"Tristan from Chilton?"
"Yes"
"The Tristan who got sent to military school?"
"Yes... and well... he goes to Chilton and we've hung out together about three times since then."
"Did you tell Dean?"
"Well... um... no."
"Rory..."
"I know it was wrong but I didn't want to cause a fight or problems and he hated Tristan back then and I didn't want to make him angry" Rory said rubbing a self conscious hand over her side where she sported a rather large bruise.
"I see..."
"Don't make it like that... Tristan and I are just friends."
"Oh honey... I know that!"
"Ok well then should we start watching the movie?"
"Ok."
AN: So... what did you think? I know it has been ages and I'm sorry I promise it won't be this long til the next time I update! I swear! Please review! I'll love you forever and ever!
