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Chapter 8: Everyday Struggle

Anna entered Luke's through the big whole in the wall, taking in the mess around her, she calls out "Luke!" Luke comes outs of the storage room, surprised to see her "Hi, what are you doing here?"

"What happened here?" she asks looking around the diner.

Luke waves his arm "Don't worry about it"

"Well I needed to talk to you…um my mother is sick and I need to go out of town to take care of her. And I know this is a lot to ask for but I was wondering if you could take in April"

"Oh" Luke says surprised yet pleased.

"But looking at the place, I think you have a lot in your plate"

"No no, I mean I don't leave here anymore, Um… actually I moved in with Lorelai…we…uh…got married last week"

"Wow, well I don't April is ready for all that. I'll just take her with me"

"No, she can stay with us. Lorelai is my wife, she wants to spend time with April"

"I don't even know her"

"But I do and you should trust me"

"But I don't" Anna says bluntly. Luke doesn't understand how she could be so cold sometimes. He doesn't even understand how he got her pregnant. Even throughout their relationship Anna was instense. Such as difference compared to Lorelai.

"How long will you be gone?" he asks

"Two weeks, I mean April is in summer vacation anyways but she wanted to stay for the summer for some science group they are creating at school. Newton's Newbies."

"Come on, I wouldn't want her to miss that Anna. " He couldn't believe he was begging her, why was he always begging her? Anna sighs taking one last look at Luke.

"I'll talk to April and if she's cool I'll be cool. But if she gets uncomfortable you will drive her all the way to New Mexico"

Luke nods, giving Anna a half smile. Two weeks with his daughter, he was already planning a fishing trip and so much more in his head. Part of him did feel nervous about Lorelai. I mean they got along at her birthday party but what if she was too peppy for April. No no, he shook the thought from his head, his wife is perfect.

-Break-

Rory had been staying for a week at the apartment above Trucheon, living with three guys was stinky and awkward. She was excited though because it was nearing Jess's birthday and she already had gifts ideas in her head. She glanced over at him who was writing in his notebook. She hated that he wouldn't let her see anything until it was finished, but she couldn't help but smile knowing he was writing. Jess stopped and came over to him. "What you doing?" he asks, but before she could see all the pages of different stores she was surfing online. She closes her lap top, wouldn't want to ruin the gift surprise. "Nothing" she says sweetly

"I'm on to you book tease" he leans in and gives her a kiss "So…I was wondering we could look at a apartments later"

Rory gulps "Apartments? Jess I'm going back to Connecticut"

He puts her hair behind her ear "Why not transfer to Princeton much closer"

She bites her lip "No I'm going to finish at Yale"

"I was kidding anyways" he shrugs. But she knew he wasn't, and that actually made her really happy. Then he continues "About you moving, I still need my own apartment"

"Okay, we will go tomorrow"

He kisses her on the cheek "Good, I'm going downstairs, duty calls"

She smiles watching him leave, then re opens her lap top to finish ordering his birthday gift. Jess and her alone in their own apartment, brought butterflies to her stomach and a wide smile to her face, even if it's just for the summer.

-break-

Lorelai tried to clean up the house awaiting Luke and Aprils arrival. She was surprised Luke was being so okay with this Living arrangement after the fight they had at the hotel. She was even more in shock that Anna was allowing it. The only thing that would make sense is for her to fall dead at the spot and realize it was dream. She had to admit she felt awkward giving up Rory's room to April. Many parents turn their kids room into something after they go away to college, but she always left it perfectly intact. As she figedet through Rory's book case, she hears the door open and Luke yell out "Lorelai!" She jumped out of the door meeting them in the kitchen.

"Hey!" she says

"Hey well April this is Lorelai, Lorelai April" Luke seemed as nervous as Lorelai this made her want to laugh, she had never seen Luke squirm before. Then she says "Yes we had met briefly at your birthday party, how are you?"

"Im okay. Still trying to figure out if I grabbed all of the pieces to my science kit, my mom was hurrying me up, but other than that I'm fine"

"Well, you can set your things in Rory's room, she has loads of books that you can read" Lorelai said, Luke didn't seem to want to do much talking.

"I'm not much of a Literature buff, it kind of bores me. I much rather a biography or a sci fi novel, but thank you" April said as she placed her stuff on Rory's err would it be Aprils bed now?

"Well I was thinking we could have a movie night tonight, your choice after the town meeting of course"

"Town Meeting?"

"You don't have to go to the town meeting April" Luke said in a huff, Lorelai knew how to exactly push his grumpy bottuns.

"Awe come one Luke let her experience the full Stars Hollow affect"

"No" Luke said stirmly "I have to go back to the diner, so lets go April"

"Can I stay here?" April asks

"Well I have to go the Inn too. If you don't mind staying alone" Luke glances at Lorelai giving her a disapproving look, but April was thirteen she was old enough to stay home alone. She could already sense the parenting battle they would have this week, but she also knew that April was Lukes kid and whatever he said goes.

"Can I stay at the house Dad?" Lukes face seem to light up when he heard the words Dad come out of Aprils mouth.

"Okay, but our numbers are next to the phone"

"Luke would probably be slower than the police"

"Lorelai!"

"I only kid, kid" she giggle as she heads towards the doorway.

-Break-

Rory woke up jess from bed "Happy birthday" she whispered in his ear. He yawns "Is that today?"

"Yes it is" she smiles back at him.

"Oh it must've been the day I made up so you could stop being me about what sign I was"

"Jess" Rory pouts at his sarcastic tone.

"Kidding" he leans in giving her a kiss.

"Well I made you breakfast"

"I rather do something else in what do people call it these days my birthday suite." He gets on top of her, pulling the covers over them, he had to pull all the stunts. It's his birthday right?

COMING UP

Rory is on the phone with Lorelai.

"What if I stayed in Philadelphia for more than a summer?"

-Break-

Luke is on the phone

"What do you mean? What happened to Anna?"