Chapter 11
Rory awoke to find Lorelai making coffee in the kitchen. Rory noticed that the phone was laying on the table.
"Coffee?" Lorelai asked.
"Yes, please. What's with the phone?" Rory said accepting the cup of coffee that her mother held out to her.
"It's Mom. She has been calling me like crazy about the wedding." Lorelai replied.
"Mom, why are you letting Grandma help plan the wedding? And by the way I know that Grandma and Grandpa were not happy about me and Jess. Why were they fine at dinner last night?" Rory asked.
"Well, Rory they came to the inn. They were mad. I told them that you were going to do what you wanted and date who you wanted. I think that they are finally getting a grasp on the fact that they can't control us. And as for letting her help with the wedding well, it's a long story." Lorelai explained.
"Mom, why are you letting her help?" Rory insisted.
"Well, you remember when Luke's uncle died and Mom was trying to plan Sookie's wedding. Mom said that she always wanted to plan my wedding. While I'm not close to my mother I think that I should let her into my world a little more. I mean not like we're going to make a date to go shoe shopping or anything, but I realize that I'm not the ideal daughter that my mother wanted. And giving her this, well it bugs me a little but even though she hasn't said it I know this means so much to her. I just want to give her a little something because well I know how much we mean to her." Lorelai said.
"Oh, Mom." Rory pulled Lorelai into a hug as a few tears streamed down her face.
"Rory?" Lorelai asked as her daughter finally let go.
"It's just you and Grandma. I always knew that you would work it out. Half of the problem between you two is that you're both so stubborn." Rory explained.
"Yeah, that's half the problem." Lorelai replied.
"Are Luke and Jess at the diner?" Rory asked.
"Yes they are. I say we go get some breakfast." Lorelai said as she got up and grabbed her coat. The girls then began their walk to Luke's. As Lorelai rummaged in her purse across the street from Luke's Rory began to cross the street. Suddenly out of nowhere a car came hurtling down the street and hit Rory, knocking her to the pavement.
"Rory!" Lorelai screamed dropping her purse and racing to her fallen daughter. Luke and Jess came tearing out of the diner having seen what happened. Soon someone was shouting "Call 911!". An ambulance came and Jess went with Rory while Luke and Lorelai followed in Luke's truck. They met Jess in the waiting room and waited nervously for the doctor. Lorelai could barely remain upright as Luke held her. She pulled out her cell phone and dialed a familiar number.
"Hello, Gilmore residence." Emily's voice answered on the first ring.
"M-mom?" Lorelai said her voice shaking from her tears.
"Lorelai, what's wrong?" Emily asked worry in her voice.
"Mom, Rory was hit by a car. She's in the hospital. We just got here and we don't know anything yet." Lorelai managed to choke out.
"Which hospital?" Emily asked her voice urgent.
"Hartford Memorial." Lorelai replied.
"Your father and I will be there in ten minutes." Emily said before she hung up. Just as Lorelai put her phone away the doctor came up.
"Are you Rory Gilmore's family?" he asked.
"I'm her mother." Lorelai said.
"Well, I have good news. Rory is not seriously hurt. She had a little internal bleeding and of course some cuts and bruises but she'll be just fine. She should be able to go home tomorrow." the doctor said.
"Thank you." Lorelai sobbed as the doctor left.
"Lorelai!" a voice called from down the hall. Emily and Richard raced towards them.
"Mom!" Lorelai exclaimed as she let go of Luke and threw herself into her mother's arms and sobbed. The group sat.
"Have you heard anything?" Emily asked Luke.
"Yes the doctor just left. He said that there was no major damage and Rory will be just fine." Luke said.
"Oh thank God!" Emily exclaimed as she turned her attention to her daughter who was still sobbing in her arms.
"I-i could've lost her, Mom." Lorelai sobbed.
"I know, Lorelai. It's going to be all right. Everything's going to be all right." Emily said as she held her daughter. As she said it she realized that even though Rory was fine things would be different. Things had changed. She knew that when Lorelai ran into her arms that things had changed. She was now closer to her daughter than ever before. She was not going to fight with her anymore. Although it was terrible circumstances she was glad that she was finally close to her daughter. As she held Lorelai close she knew that things had most definately changed.