"I'm so happy you're doing this with me again." says Mia, ringing the doorbell of the Gilmore mansion.
"About that, would you mind if I sat in the car?" asks Lorelai.
"Mom, please." Mia whines.
"Sweetie, mommy doesn't have the mental capacity to deal with this right now."
"Mom, I told you, Grandma says Rory's not here. It's just dinner. She knows you're coming."
"I'm still mad at her, you know." says Lorelai.
"I know. You've told me exactly 14 times on the way here. What is taking her so long?"
"Ring again."
Mia reaches up to ring the bell again and the door opens straight away. Lorelai jumps.
"God, Mom, why has no one cast you in a horror film." Lorelai says, sarcastically.
"It's lovely to see you too, Lorelai." says Emily, coldly. "And you shouldn't ring the doorbell twice, it's very rude."
"Sorry, mom."
"Well come in then." says Emily, leading them through. "Your grandfather's in the garden, he'll be in a moment. He decided to play croquet today but it rained last night and the ground was so muddy. God knows why he didn't just reschedule but you know Richard..."
"Mom, please skip to the important part of this story."
Emily fixes Lorelai with a harsh stare and continues to walk.
"Was it just me or did she just try to turn me into stone." Lorelai mumbles to Mia.
"Anyway, Richard will be here in a moment, he's just cleaning his balls."
"Dirty!" says Mia.
"Young lady that is very inappropriate!" says Emily. "You get more and more like your mother every day."
"Thank your grandma for the compliment, sweetie." says Lorelai.
"I don't know what to do with you anymore." says Emily, sitting down heavily on the couch.
"I taught her everything I know." says Lorelai, smiling and squeezing Mia's arm.
"Ok." says Mia, facing Lorelai and Luke. "Here are the rules. While Harrison is here for dinner you will not be overly romantic or gross."
"Got it." says Luke. "No grossness I promise."
"Mom?"
"Hey, I need to hear the full list before I agree to anything." says Lorelai.
"Fine. You will not be overly romantic. You will not tell any embarrassing stories about me. There will be no showing of baby photos or old family albums. You will try to be cool while also appreciating that you're not cool. Got it?"
"Got it." says Luke. "Don't worry about tonight Mia, it will be totally casual."
"Are you serious? No baby photos at all?" says Lorelai. "You're breaking my maternal heart."
"She'll be fine." says Luke. "We'll lock her up if we have to."
Mia takes a deep breath. "Ok, I'll go get him."
Luke and Lorelai smile at each other.
"She's so cute." says Lorelai.
"Yeah she's sweet. And she must really like this guy, huh?"
"It's her first boyfriend. It's a big deal." says Lorelai.
"Was it a big deal for you? With Christopher?"
"Oh Chris wasn't my first boyfriend. There were many many guys before him."
"Great." says Luke.
"You must've have had loads of girlfriends when you were young, Butch Danes." says Lorelai, giggling and poking him.
"Well...no, not really. I didn't really have a steady girlfriend before Rachel and I've only had four, including her."
"Four?"
"Yeah. Rachel, Nicole, you and...Anna."
"Who's Anna?" asks Lorelai.
Luke turns to her. "Anna was... just a girl I dated ages ago. I haven't seen her for a while..."
Luke stops when he hears the door open and sighs with relief. Mia walks in, followed by Harrison.
"Luke. Lorelai. Lovely to see you again." says Harrison, politely. "Are you cooking Luke? It smells amazing."
"Uh, yeah I am." says Luke. "I'm just gonna go check on that now." He walks into the kitchen.
"Does Mia's boyfriend bother you?" asks Lorelai, following him into the kitchen.
"He's a little punk!" says Luke. "He should call me 'sir' or 'Mr Danes' not just 'Luke'. God, the disrespect!"
"Luke, the kid's known you forever. He's always called you Luke."
"Yeah but now it's different now he's with her and... did you leave them alone together on the couch?"
"Yes." says Lorelai.
"Well, why did you do that? Get back in there and supervise!" says Luke.
"Luke, we're in the kitchen, there's no door between us and them. What are they going to do?" says Lorelai giggling.
Luke sighs. "I'm overreacting, aren't I?"
"It's ok, it's cute. It's just because you care. You're gonna be an amazing stepdad." says Lorelai, kissing him.
"Rory?" calls Emily through the back door. "Rory? Oh there you are. I feel like we haven't seen you for days!"
"Hey, grandma. I was just seeing Logan out." says Rory.
"Logan? Again? Isn't that the fifth time this week?" says Richard from the couch, exchanging a look with Emily.
"Are you counting?" says Rory, shocked.
"It's only because we're concerned, Rory. Come in and talk to us." says Emily. Rory sits down on the couch.
"Now Rory, we know you're very busy with the DAR and community service..." says Richard.
"I am." says Rory.
"And we're aware that you're spending a lot of time with Logan."
"You may also know that the Huntzbergers are not the nicest people..." says Emily.
"I know that grandma but Logan's different. He's not like his family." says Rory.
"Rory, families are alike. It's just the way it is." sighs Emily.
"But mom's nothing like you." Rory retorts.
"Rory..." says Richard, wanrningly. "We have decided that you are not to see that boy anymore."
"What?!"
"We are only doing what's best for you." says Emily.
"I can't believe this!" yells Rory. "You're treating me like a child!"
"Well, while you live under our roof, that's what you are!" says Richard, standing up.
"Well maybe I don't want to live under your roof!" Rory yells back, standing up and storming out, slamming the door behind her.
Emily turns to Richard with tears in her eyes. "Have we lost her, Richard?"
"No, of course not. Don't be silly." says Richard turning away.
Happy Easter to everyone who celebrates it! Thanks for reading! Again, sorry this chapter was so late. Please leave me a review. I'd love to know what you thought!