See Disclaimer In Chapter 1
Chapter 9: Early Bird Special
"Get up! Get up! Get up!" Lorelai yelled, shaking Rory awake.
"What?" Rory asked rolling over to see the clock. "What are you doing up at 7:30AM?"
Lorelai kept tugging at Rory. "Coffee!!!" she whined.
"You're worse than a kid!" Rory slowly got up and ran upstairs.
"Hey! Hey! Hey! Where are you going?"
"Are you repeating everything three times today? I'm going to take a shower! Is that ok with you?" the half awake Rory yelled down the steps.
"Fine but hurry up will ya?" Lorelai agreed, exasperation encasing her voice.
"Mom, Luke will still be there at 8. Its no big deal," Rory teased her before disappearing behind the bathroom door and quickly turning the water on.
With in fifteen minutes Rory came bounding down the stairs dressed in dark denim; flare leg jeans and a 'Strawberry Shortcake' tank top on. She left her hair down but pushed it off of her face with a black headband.
"Well are we going or not?" Rory asked Lorelai who walked out of the house the minute she came down the steps and was now waiting on the porch.
"Girl get those legs in gear!" her mother ordered her, making her way to Luke's.
Rory laughed a little before running to catch up to her. "You call that walking? That could be above the speed limit. Careful you don't get yourself a ticket," Rory ridiculed her mothers walking pace.
"I just want to get to Luke's and get my coffee."
"You mean flirt. Why don't you two just go out already? You flirt like you do." Rory quickened her pace. Lorelai kept up with her.
"Hey!" Lorelai screeched in protest.
"And you thought I was the oblivious one," she murmured.
The door to Luke's Diner opened and the bells jingled as it opened and shut. Luke looked up from behind the counter where he was taking orders. His gaze froze on the older Gilmore. She was wearing a light blue 'Curious George' V-Neck tank top and denims shorts.
"Isn't it a little early for you to be up? You do know its only 8AM?" Luke asked his usual evening customer.
"Yeah, she's been up since 7:30AM...before me," Rory answered him.
"Coffee...I...need coffee," Lorelai explained to him.
"You always need it. No." That was the answer Luke gave her before walking away. He returned momentarily to the counter.
"Luke," Lorelai started and then continued in her best Darth Vader voice impression, "I am your customer."
Rory was starting to laugh at her mother and the way her and Luke always 'fought' like this. It was really quite cute.
'I hope this isn't what me and Tristan looked liked,' she thought as she intently watched them.
"You need a hobby."
"May the coffee be with me," Lorelai continued.
Luke directed his attention to Rory. "You let her watch Star Wars?"
Rory's mouth dropped open. "Ugh! It was her night to pick! Blame the cashier!" Rory told him pushing the blame off her self. After all Lorelai did surprise her with the movie.
"Coffee!" Lorelai whined like a two-year-old. "Coffee, coffee, COFFEE!!!!" Lorelai exclaimed.
This caused the rest of the customers to quiet down and direct their attention to Luke and Lorelai.
Luke brought his face close to her and said, "If I give you coffee will you leave?" just loud enough for her to hear.
Lorelai grinned from ear to ear as the diner began to talk amongst themselves again. "Yes. Much obliged."
Luke poured two cups of coffee to go. "Now get out of here already."
"Yea, yea I'm going," Lorelai said standing up.
"Bye Luke," Rory smiled and walked out closely followed by Lorelai.
Luke smiled to himself once they left. His morning went from being slightly worse than usual, due to a Taylor encounter, to exceptionally terrific.
END CHAPTER 9
Chapter 9: Early Bird Special
"Get up! Get up! Get up!" Lorelai yelled, shaking Rory awake.
"What?" Rory asked rolling over to see the clock. "What are you doing up at 7:30AM?"
Lorelai kept tugging at Rory. "Coffee!!!" she whined.
"You're worse than a kid!" Rory slowly got up and ran upstairs.
"Hey! Hey! Hey! Where are you going?"
"Are you repeating everything three times today? I'm going to take a shower! Is that ok with you?" the half awake Rory yelled down the steps.
"Fine but hurry up will ya?" Lorelai agreed, exasperation encasing her voice.
"Mom, Luke will still be there at 8. Its no big deal," Rory teased her before disappearing behind the bathroom door and quickly turning the water on.
With in fifteen minutes Rory came bounding down the stairs dressed in dark denim; flare leg jeans and a 'Strawberry Shortcake' tank top on. She left her hair down but pushed it off of her face with a black headband.
"Well are we going or not?" Rory asked Lorelai who walked out of the house the minute she came down the steps and was now waiting on the porch.
"Girl get those legs in gear!" her mother ordered her, making her way to Luke's.
Rory laughed a little before running to catch up to her. "You call that walking? That could be above the speed limit. Careful you don't get yourself a ticket," Rory ridiculed her mothers walking pace.
"I just want to get to Luke's and get my coffee."
"You mean flirt. Why don't you two just go out already? You flirt like you do." Rory quickened her pace. Lorelai kept up with her.
"Hey!" Lorelai screeched in protest.
"And you thought I was the oblivious one," she murmured.
The door to Luke's Diner opened and the bells jingled as it opened and shut. Luke looked up from behind the counter where he was taking orders. His gaze froze on the older Gilmore. She was wearing a light blue 'Curious George' V-Neck tank top and denims shorts.
"Isn't it a little early for you to be up? You do know its only 8AM?" Luke asked his usual evening customer.
"Yeah, she's been up since 7:30AM...before me," Rory answered him.
"Coffee...I...need coffee," Lorelai explained to him.
"You always need it. No." That was the answer Luke gave her before walking away. He returned momentarily to the counter.
"Luke," Lorelai started and then continued in her best Darth Vader voice impression, "I am your customer."
Rory was starting to laugh at her mother and the way her and Luke always 'fought' like this. It was really quite cute.
'I hope this isn't what me and Tristan looked liked,' she thought as she intently watched them.
"You need a hobby."
"May the coffee be with me," Lorelai continued.
Luke directed his attention to Rory. "You let her watch Star Wars?"
Rory's mouth dropped open. "Ugh! It was her night to pick! Blame the cashier!" Rory told him pushing the blame off her self. After all Lorelai did surprise her with the movie.
"Coffee!" Lorelai whined like a two-year-old. "Coffee, coffee, COFFEE!!!!" Lorelai exclaimed.
This caused the rest of the customers to quiet down and direct their attention to Luke and Lorelai.
Luke brought his face close to her and said, "If I give you coffee will you leave?" just loud enough for her to hear.
Lorelai grinned from ear to ear as the diner began to talk amongst themselves again. "Yes. Much obliged."
Luke poured two cups of coffee to go. "Now get out of here already."
"Yea, yea I'm going," Lorelai said standing up.
"Bye Luke," Rory smiled and walked out closely followed by Lorelai.
Luke smiled to himself once they left. His morning went from being slightly worse than usual, due to a Taylor encounter, to exceptionally terrific.
END CHAPTER 9
