Chapter 8 – What Are You Doing Here?
So here I am. Finally updating. I'm so sorry for the wait. This whole college thing is KILLING me. Wow. No one tells you its this hard, not only academically but emotionally and socially. So, this chapter is kind of filler. And it's short. I'm really drained but I wanted to post something. I hope you like it but I promise I will update in the near future with chapters of substance. :)
Lorelai was just wrapping the covers around her more comfortably when she heard someone knock very loudly on the door. She groaned and looked at the clock. It was 7:03 am. Who the hell would bother her so early? No one she wanted to talk to, that was for sure.
She rolled over and put her pillow over her head. The loud knocking persisted. She was getting really angry now. She pushed the covers off her and grumbled all the way to the door.
"This better be really good to wake me up at this ridiculous hour!" She yelled as she opened the door.
She almost fell over when she saw who was standing there.
"Hi Lorelai." Max said.
Lorelai was speechless.
"I know it's early but I really need to talk to you."
"Max…" Was all she could manage to say.
"Can I come in?" He asked.
She stepped aside to let him in and walked over to the couch to sit down.
"Seeing you at the debate made me realize something." He began.
Lorelai knew what was coming and she put her hands over her face in anticipation.
"I know you didn't want to marry me and I know you've moved on, but I can't help but think…know that we're meant for each other."
And there it was. The very thing she had been dreading. It was too early to deal with this. It was too early to do anything. She needed coffee.
She got up off the couch and walked into the kitchen. She grabbed the coffee out of the cabinet and poured it into the coffee maker.
"Lorelai?" Max called after her.
She didn't respond. She was focused on her coffee.
He walked into the kitchen. "I know this is a lot this early in the morning, but please listen to me."
"Max." She whispered. "What are you doing here?"
"What do you mean what am I doing here? I'm here because I love you Lorelai."
"Max why are you doing this to me?" Lorelai said her voice getting louder.
"We should have worked things out. Instead we let things go. We had a good thing going. I ruined it by proposing. We weren't ready. I know that we can get back what we had."
"Max! I am with Luke now. Ya know, Luke. Diner, coffee, flannel. That Luke."
"I know. But I can't let you go…."
"Max this is killing me…" She said as she sat down at the table.
"Lorelai, I love you."
She shook her head in disbelief. "No."
"Yes. Yes I do."
"If you loved me you would have come after me."
"I wanted to give you some space."
"Space!" Lorelai yelled. "But you can come back months later when I'm with someone else and say that you still love me? That's a little to much space, Max."
"When I saw you at the debate it made my feelings resurface. I had been repressing them for a long time."
"Max, this is not fair. You can't do this to me right now."
"Lorelai please! Give me one more chance."
"No Max! I am with Luke."
"Lorelai I know you still love me. He's just a rebound guy."
Rory heard yelling coming from the kitchen. She yawned and looked at the clock. 7:35! What were people doing up so early on a Saturday? She walked over to the door but she heard her mother yelling so she decided to stay in her room. But, of course she would listen.
"He is not a rebound guy! I love him, Max. I love him!"
Max? Max Medina? What was he doing here? Rory wondered.
"Lorelai!"
"Max. Please stop. I can't do this anymore."
"Lorelai…"
"No Max! It hurts too much. Stop please!"
"Lorelai come on I know this can work. We're great together. Please."
Tears were starting to form in her eyes. He was ripping her heart apart.
"What else can I say? It's over Max! It's over!" She said as tears ran down her face.
He walked over close to her and placed his hand on her hips.
"Lorelai…" He said softly. He moved in to kiss her but she quickly escaped his grasp.
"Max, get out of my house!"
"Fine." He walked over to the door and slammed it on his way out.
Lorelai sat at the table and burst into tears. She put her hands over her face and just let the tears fall.
Rory could hear her mom crying in the kitchen. At first she was going to leave her alone, because she knew that was what her mom wanted, but, she decided she needed to be comforted.
"Mom?" Rory said softly as she walked into the kitchen.
Lorleai quickly wiped her eyes. "Hey kid." She said. "I thought you'd be sleeping."
"I could say the same for you."
"So, how much did you hear?"
"Just bits and pieces."
"So, how much did you hear?"
"All of it." She said. "Oh mom I'm so sorry."
"I can't believe him." Lorelai said. "He doesn't understand it hurt so much. And him coming back…"
"I know." Rory said.
"It's been a crappy say and it's only 8:00."
Rory laughed softly. "Luke's?"
"I think he'll have a heart attack if he sees us there this early."
"So, yes?"
"Oh yeah, of course."
So, yes. This is a short chapter. This is kind of a filer chapter and kind of stupid. But I just felt that their previous confrontation was a bit lame. So I decided to add this. I will update with more quality chapter soon. I promise. Did I mention college is killing me?
