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A/N: I am so sorry for the delay, but the last week and half, was so busy... my car got stolen, except it was not, my dad took it, and than parked it in a unusual place and forgot about it. We even went to the police... go figure, and than life in general got busy. Again thanks for everybody who spend thei time reading and reviewing... thank you so much, and I hope that you will like this chapter...
here goes...
Dinner was an informal affair, for Luke, April and Vivi. In a little restaurant, in Hartford, they sat together, conversing animatedly, about everything under the sun. the resemblance between April and Veronica was quite remarkable. Not only physically, but also in wit and expressions that April used. For Vivi it was like talking to her sister all over again. Now she knew why Luke had felled in love so quickly for the little girl, even before knowing for sure that she was his daughter.
Than the school topic came up...
- so, what are your favorites subjects? - Vivi asked with interest.
- Anything about science, math, biology...
- really?
- Yep
- no literature?
- No, I think I don't really have the patience for writing and such, I like to read, but not heavy stuff, I get bored pretty quickly...if it's about science, than I could read for hours...
- Luke, we seem to have a scientist on our hands... which school are you in?
- Woodbridge high school...
- you know, that the St Joseph Academy (a/n: completely invented, but bear with me), has a very good science program, even a kind of science camp for the summer... - said Vivi...
- oh, yes, we even went to the science camp, a month ago... - said Luke, looking at his aunt. He knew where she wanted to go, with the St. Joseph...
- you in a science camp? Now that I would have paid to see... you know your father...
- aunt Vivi!
- What, I am just trying to tell your daughter a tale, can I do that.?
- Mmh
- see that was easy, anyway your father was always brilliant in intelligence tests, but somehow, all those points got lost, from classes on the way to sports... so him at a science camp for me, it's funny especially if you think, that your dad went only to one camp before, and he was expelled from it!
- Why
- oh jeez
- he...he...stole the clothes of the girls department, because of a dare... - Vivi began laughing
- really ! - April couldn't believe it...
- Yes, your grandmother had to go and take him home, but first she made him return all the clothes to the girls personally aha hah – now April was laughing so much that she had to catch her breath.
- OK, now that I have been humiliated enough, I think I will go to the restroom to recuperate my pride... - Luke said getting up
- yes you do that – said Vivi continuing to laugh...- you know your father is really a good man!
- I know, he reminds me of oneof those actor that I saw in a old classic movie...
- yeah, he does doesn' t he? so how was the first day as a Stars Hollow resident?
- Ok, I guess, really interesting... did you know that no matter what road you take, it takes you back to the town square? - April asked with wonder
- Yes I know, so you had a good day ah?
- Yep, we at least until...
- until what?
- Lorelai come and talked with me, while I was at Weston' s!
- Really?
- Yep, she thought that I would talk to her, like nothing had happened, well she was mistaken! - april said with such determination...
- April, you know it was not your...
- fault... sometime I feel like I have invited myself over to dad's life without leaving him any choice in the matter. Not that he makes me feel this way ever, but maybe if I had let go of the daddy issue, now he probably would have been married, already...
- oh April, maybe he would have, but at what cost... you listen to me very closely, Lorelai Gilmore came from a long long line, practically all the east coast line, of snobs, that thinks that things are own to them, just because! and if you had let go, now my nephew would be married not with a woman, but a childish girl. If nothing else, you are the best thing that ever happened to Luke. Your dad loves you so much, don't ever EVER doubt that! OK?
- OK – said April with determination. And than Luke returned to the table...
- ah Luke I thought you had gone to the restroom, not in England...
- well I saw you talk so closely that i thought about giving you some time...I paid the check... are we ready to go?
- Absolutely! - said Vivi getting up, and going towards the entrance. the Luke looked towards his on daughter..
- What did you talk about with you aunt ah? - asked Luke, teasing
- oh, dad, you know, girls things, boys...- said April, teasing back and than, walking to her aunt.
- Girls things... girls boys... what?
Unbeknownst to the Luke, a tall and lean woman had overheard the conversation. Once he was out of the restaurant, she excused herself, from her companion, and made a phone call.
Vivi 's Pov
Dragonfly Inn
An hour after dinner, I am now in my room. After the shower I immediately call George, and like the first of the grandmas I started to gush at him, about April. And upon the resemblance, I thought that my mind was playing tricks at me, so I saw, a picture of my sister at Luke's and I swear she is almost identical, and once the braces are off, I know that she will be an heartbraker.
- I swear George she's amazing, I was completely blown away, such an incredible young lady!- I feel almost reinvigorated, by the dinner..
- Well she better be, she has your family genes after all...
- oh you! tonight, don't you feel like adulator!
- I do my best, anyway, when are you coming home?
- What, do you miss me? - I so love to tease him...
- always – and now I am going to cry...
- well, if you really want to know tomorrow afternoon , I am going to take the plane, so sometime tomorrow night I should be home...
- good... so did you meet Emily?
- No, the Wicked witch of the west, is safe so far, so is her daughter... I told you that I was not going to do anything... yet
- Vivi... - I so love that tone, and he know me so well...
- I am just kidding, would you please stop worrying, you know I came here with every intention of some kind of revenge, but thanks to our nephew and April, I think that I 'll desist.
- Good, for you... - don't I feel relief in his voice
- that does not mean that once home, I could call Caroline, and tell her to check on the Daughter of the American Revolution...
- the what?
- It' Emily' s committee, of all the idiotic names...
- but why such a name?
- Because the useless women who take part in this committee, are all from families, that arrived here with the Mayflower, dear
- oh well... good for them...
- you can laugh if you want, lord knows I did...- I tell him, laughing...
- oh someone is knocking on my door, I 'll call you tomorrow morning...
- OK I love you,
- me too, bye ! .- what idiot, knock on my door at this hour of the night. As I go to the door, and look at the peephole, I see a familiar face staring back at the door. Taking a deep breath, I think that maybe, just maybe the Wicked Witch of the west, is not so safe, as my husband may now think. I open the door preparing my usual scowl...
- well well well, look what the cat dragged in here, to what do I owe this visit?
- I have to talk to you...-she says, like it's an order, and just like that she enter the room, without being invited in. Yes she's just as I remembered her...
- well, I would tell you to come in and get comfortable, but you already did, so I suppose, you can serve yourself a drink too... - I say as I close the door. She is standing there, oh she seems mad about something...- so...
- what do you want? - she asks ME?
- What do I want? I was in my room, talking to my husband, you come in here, so... what do YOU want?
- Is this IS some kind of revenge...
- is what revenge?
- You coming in here, staying at Lorelai' s Iinn...
- well there is no other inn in town, and I wanted to be near Luke...
- so you really are saying that it is not some kind of payback
- payback?
- Yes, for your sister, for your your precious nephew...
- oh my God, are you really that stupid? you really think, that my priority in the last couple of days, was me having revenge... Emily I don't know, if anybody told you this, but you are not worth the energy that a revenge takes... nor for you nor for your precious daughter, your are not the center of the universe Emily...
- oh please stop the comedy, will you? you don't fool anyone here... I know exactly why are you here, and I will not stand by, and watch you ruin everything...
- ruin?
- Yes
- Emily, first of all, what happened with my sister, you already paid, remember? Sweet day that was: Bitty, dear stupid Bitty, she was such a best friend to you wasn't she? instead she was a great help to me... As for my nephew, you are lucky that my sister is not alive, otherwise, she would have canceled you and your precious committee years ago, for you behavior. Let me give you one lesson in family, I did not came here to take revenge... I came here to make sure that Luke was okay, and to meet April, that's what families do, Emily, they check on each other, it's not diffucult. I am sure that with some attention, you can understand this too...
- oh right, because you know so much about family, you don't have children, you don't have any idea what it's like, what I did, was to protect my daughter...
- I didn't say nothing about that did I? so you wanted to protect your daughter eh? If you really want to talk about you protecting Lorelait, if you really want to, than let's talk, shell we?
- What? - ah checkmate!
- Let's talk about your vow renewal. You called that idiot to do what exactly? what you don't have anything to say... OK, let's move forward to you, Richard and Rory...no, you don't like when the table are turned, do you? Is that what was the best for your daughter?...oh right, how can I know, I only had one child, and I watched him die of cancer, but what do I know... at least I knew him. I raised him, but what do I know, right? - at that point I was barely whispering, as I looked into Emily' s wide eyes and something shook me. Is this a flicker of regret?.. so she is human! But then she regained herself, and I remembered why I was here in this circumstances now...
- Those are family business, nothing that you have to be concerned about...
- no, your right, those are things that YOU should have been concerned about, but you didn't... If I remember correctly, YOU didn't solve anything, did you?your granddaughter is still with Mitch 's son.. isn't she? - I ask her. I am probably about to cross a line but I frankly don't care...
- so what, he is a perfect gentleman, at least, he is not building constructor ... - she say snidely
- wow that certainly hurt! I didn't feel a pinch with that comment, but please do try again, maybe you'll be luckier... what, you got nothing? - wow she's looking at me wide eyed, and completely speechless – my son is dead, but he was no cheater, nor he was ever with a married woman, instead your precious grandchild, under your incredible illuminated influence, slept, with a married man, dropped out of Yale, and stole a yacht, and all this again, under YOUR AND RICHARD 'S supervision... and you want me to take lesson from you...
- you think you are perfect your nephew, the hoodlum, Jess..
- is a writer, has is own publishing company with two of his friends, and make his own money... I am no perfect but at least I am not pushing your precious Rory to spend the rest of her life, with someone who cheats on her repeatedly, and with more women at the same time..
- what are you talking about?
- Logan, and her sister's bridesmaids... all of them, socialite at the best, that you love so much! Emily... I cannot believe you rather have your loved ones unhappy but proper, that to have them be happy, but strange and weird to the society's eyes... that's why my sister didn't want your company, that's why your mother in law, always pushed you... she used to say, my daughter in law is a spineless and quivering woman... she does not have the courage to do anything ...not have the braveness to raise her daughter her own way... always doing things to enter my good graces...Lorelai, that's someone I am proud of, she stood up for herself...i don't owe you nothing, nor does my nephew. I didn't sell myself to society. I remember, at that party how happy you were to be pregnant, how you would do anything for the child, raising her yourself, saying to everybody who was willing to listen, that no nanny would ever set foot in your house. You brought what happened on yourself. Every intelligent parent would have the talk, with their children, Emily, where were you...
- this is none of your business – she try to say, but I go on. I maybe exaggerating, but hey she came in here...
- no you are completely right, it is not, but you did come in here to do what? scare me? you initiated this! so... if your child gets pregnant because of ignorance like Lorelai did, that it's her parents fault, and I am not her parents, YOU ARE. Do not give me lesson... you are not perfect, and I advice you Emily, to get off you high horse, or the next fall might just be the end for you... Your daughter, as much as she wants to be different from you, she's not, and that's why I prefer Luke alone, that with your daughter, and I would prefer, for April to have nothing to do with you either...
- really? and what are you gonna do Vivienne ah? Ruin me, the committee, this inn... do not push me Vivienne I 'd hate for you to be hurt, Lorelai, if she wants will go back to Luke, is that clear, and you will not do anything to stop that or so help me god, every body would know what kind of person you are!- as she make her way to the door, I go for the last word, she hates that so much...
- or maybe I could call up, one of Luke 's exes, or I know the mother of his child... what do you think about that? I am not you and thank god for that. I am not you nor I' ll ever be! if, and I repeat if, Luke and Lorelai at some point regain their friendship and relationship, I will stand by and watch, and hope for Luke' s happiness, because make no mistake about that,I will not go around manipulating people... I am not you- as I open the door, for her to step outside, before closing the door I continue – by the way would you please say hello to Jacqueline, I really do hope that she enjoyed her meal at the restaurant! And to Bitty, I am sure she'll be thrilled - and with that I close the door, without waiting for a replay...
Well, I did it, no blood, only some watery eyes, from the Hartford Cobra... well, well now, who can say that I have exaggerated reactions! ah.. I feel so tired now, and drained. I did won, but there is no thrill. Luke is still sad, and that kills me, but I am not going to talk to miss Gilmore. They did this themselves, they will have to solve it if they wants. Now I am done and so tired. When I was young, I loved that feeling of power now it's just a burden for my sleep. As I lay on the bed... I think that maybe just maybe, I was a little harsh, but dismissed the thought as I closed my eyes, until sleep took over me.
Logan's APT...
Rory was sitting on the sofa in her living room, reading a book for school, when the door bell, rang. She goes to the door. After making sure of who it was, she opened the door...
- grandma, this is a pleasent surprise, please come in... - as Emily entered, a look around assured her that Logan was not around...
- thank you Rory... were you busy?
- No I was just studying. Can I offer you something to drink? You seem off, did something happened with mom? - Rory asked as her grandma as she sat on the sofa. She was strange, like in some kind of shock, but if it was not mom...
- No, your mother is fine, and you young lady, you can offer me the truth for once...
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