Author's Note:

Here's the chapter. Sorry if characters are out of character. Enjoy!

No copyright intended. - Used lots of lines from 5.11, parts throughout the episode.

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Chapter 11

"Alex, hurry up or your going to be late!" Rory yelled walking over to the door and opening it. "Dad."

"Hey kiddo. Where's my other kiddo?" Christopher asked standing there.

"She grabbing her stuff. What are you doing here?" Rory asked back.

"In the neighborhood. I thought I'd look my girls up." Christopher answered as Alex walked into the common room.

"Dad, what you doing here?" Alex asked surprised to see him.

"I wanted to talk with you guys. So where you headed?" Christopher asked back smiling.

"We've got classes. Where's the baby?" Alex asked grabbing her notebook off the coffee table.

"She's getting spoiled by her grandma. College, classes. I've seen Oxford Blues.This is your guys' place?" Christopher asked looking around, still standing in the doorway.

"Yeah. A little messy right now. Remember Paris?" Rory asked motioning to Paris on the phone.

"Yeah. Hi Paris." Christopher answered waving to her.

"Hello..." Paris quickly replied then went back to her phone conversation.

"Just passing through?" Alex asked finishing getting her stuff together.

"In the area or area near the area." Christopher answered nervous. "How about breakfast?"

"We don't have time." Rory answered annoyed.

"Most important meal of the day." Christopher replied.

"Most skipped around here, dad. Our mornings are the busiest." Alex spoke putting her bag on.

"Forget busy, forget classes. Play hooky, and have breakfast with me. Come on." Christopher replied back.

"Dad." Rory began.

"We can all go together if you want. Paris?" Christopher interrupted motioning to Paris.

"I'm kind of hungry, and C-SPAN can kiss my ass." Paris answered still on the phone, but packing her stuff.

"I'll play hooky with you, dad." Alex answered happy.

"Okay then. We're going." Christopher replied excited.

"Dad, no! We have classes. I can't be any clearer, okay?" Rory almost yelling at him.

"Rory." Christopher answered.

Rory just left. Leaving Christopher standing there, and Alex couldn't believe Rory was still mad at him.

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"I'm sorry. Is there anything I can do?" Alex asked after hearing the news.

"No. I just want to have better relationships with you and Rory. I want you guys to visit because you want to. Not because you guys feel like you have to." Christopher answered as they walked.

"I already do come to you because I want to." Alex replied smiling.

"I know." Christopher replied back putting his arm around her.

Alex did the same before she stopped in front of her next class. "If you need anything, please let me know."

Christopher laughed a little. "I will. Enjoy class."

"Shall try." Alex laughed giving him a hug.

Christopher hugged her back.

"Get some coffee and inform Rory of what's going on. Her class is down the hall. Last door on this wall." Alex informed him smiling.

"Thanks." Christopher replied.

"Everything is going to be fine, dad. I love you." Alex responded giving him another hug.

Christopher hugged her back. "I love you too."

Alex smiled then headed into class. Christopher took her advice.

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Luke's dinner...

"Forget the foot. I need caffeine. Whatever form you've got, haven't had any all day. I'll drink it, shoot it, eat it, snort it. Whatever form, give me." Lorelai spoke.

"Should I bother to ask how your day's going?" Luke asked getting her a cup of coffee to go.

"Oh, terrif. My shoe's an icicle, the Inn's driveway is snowed in, and we lost the Goldfarbs." Lorelai answered.

"Who?" Luke asked getting a led.

"Two guests who bothered to show up. Sent them skiing and killed them." Lorelai answered as Luke finished putting the led on her coffee.

"You killed your guests?" Luke asked

"Yeah, you know, it happens." Lorelai answered.

"Here." Luke replied handling her coffee.

"Only bright side is being asked to be a prostitute." Lorelai sighed.

"That's something to cling to." Luke spoke as she drank her hot coffee.

"Hot! warn me." Lorelai winced in pain.

"Coffee's hot? Sorry, coffee's hot." Luke warned.

Kirk came in and shouted, "My girlfriend's the whore!"

"Great." Lorelai replied touching her tongue. "Now, I'm not even the town whore."

"If you like, I'll leave a little something on the dresser for you tonight." Luke responded writing stuff down.

"Couldn't hurt." Lorelai commented still touching her tongue.

"Here, ice cube." Luke spoke handling her an ice cube.

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Alex walked into Rory's room just as she got off her cell phone.

"Who were you talking to?" Alex asked taking a seat on Rory's bed.

"Mom." Rory answered sitting in the window. "What can I do for you?"

"Did you talk with dad? And did you tell mom about seeing dad today?"

"I didn't tell mom and I sort of talked with dad. Why?"

"So you know that his dad is sick?"

"Yes."

"Dad talks, but you didn't." Alex sighed. "How can you still be mad at him?"

"Do you see how happy mom is? I don't want dad to ruin that." Rory answered.

"I know that mom is happy and I also know that dad is glad about that. He doesn't want to mess things up. All he needed was a friend. Our parents are still friends. Why don't you understand that?"

"I do understand. But he could've called us or his mom."

"He doesn't have the same relationship that you and mom have. And we've never raised or baby-sat babies."

"I just want him to call us instead of mom." Rory stated.

Alex shook her head. "Fine."

"Alex." Rory replied as Alex left.

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Friday night dinner...

"I'm not here. You girls and I can chat later." Emily spoke sitting next to the dog.

"Okay. Well, hm... Girls. Did I tell you about the horrendous thing that mom did? She can be such a witch with a "B"." Lorelai asked as the walked over to sit, carrying their drinks.

"Lorelai." Emily stated.

"Oh, geez, mom. Forgot you were there. My pretending is that good." Lorelai replied as they sat down, setting their drinks on the coffee table.

"Sorry grandma, but we can't really pretend that you're not here." Alex commented.

"That's true, Emily. You have a presence that cannot be ignored." Richard added from the chair in front of her.

"Fine. I'll leave." Emily replied about to get up.

"Grandma stay." Alex replied back.

"Join in the conversation, if you wish." Richard added on.

"Well, I am curious to know when you girls got the bad news today." Emily responded.

"What bad news?" Lorelai asked.

"Christopher's news." Emily answered.

"What about him?" Rory asked as Aelx just drank her drink.

"You haven't heard?" Emily asked surprised.

"Nothing." Rory answered.

"Lorelai?" Emily asked.

"Same here." Lorelai answered.

"That's odd." Richard remarked.

"I would have thought he would have called them right away." Emily commented.

"One of them at least." Richard added.

"Guys, what news?" Lorelai asked worried. "You're making me nervous."

"Straub died." Emily answered.

"Christopher's father died?" Lorelai asked shocked.

"This morning." Emily answered.

"How?" Alex asked trying to hide the fact that she knew.

"Well, he's been sick." Emily answered.

"Very badly. Diagnosed just a month ago, but it had already spread." Richard informed.

"The picture of health, so it caught poor Francine completely off guard. That poor woman." Emily spoke taking a drink.

"I can't believe Chris didn't tell us." Lorelai commented.

"He may not have been in any shape to think straight, mom." Alex replied.

"Did you check all your voice mails?" Lorelai asked both of them.

"Yeah, I did." Rory answered feeling guilty.

"Alex?" Lorelai asked.

"Dad told me this morning. I thought he called you guys." Alex answered.

"Terrible having more than one answering service. That's how you miss things." Emily commented.

"Should we send something for the funeral? Does he want us to go?" Lorelai asked.

"He was very quiet on the phone. Only good for the headlines." Emily answered.

"Can't blame him." Richard responded.

"He had a very tortured relationship with that man, but none of that matters at the end." Emily informed them taking a drink.

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Rory and Alex drove over to their other grandma's house. Once the car was parked, they got out with a bag of milk and cookies, and headed for the door. Rory pressed the doorbell. Christopher opened the door.

"Hi." Rory spoke.

"Hi girls." Christopher replied.

"We heard about your dad." Alex commented.

"I figured you would at your guys Friday night dinner. God, is tonight Friday?" Christopher asked.

"I'm sorry, dad. I should've listened. I didn't realize how serious it was." Rory answered.

"He was veiling it." Alex replied placing her hand on Rory's shoulder.

"She's right." Christopher nodded thinking about it.

"We brought cookies." Alex spoke handling him the bag.

Christopher took it and smiled. "And milk. Milk and cookies."

"Is that okay?" Rory asked as Christopher let them in.

"Yes." Christopher answered.

They went to the table then Christopher got three glasses as the girls pulled the milk and cookies out. Christopher set the glasses on the table, and began pouring the milk.

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Towards the end of the re-enactment...

"Is that your dress?" Alex asked as Kirk walked out wearing it.

"Yeah. I made it to Lulu's specifications." Lorelai answered. "Did she get bonier all of a sudden?"

"And taller?" Rory asked.

"Good day, fair lady. You intrigue me. What have you to say?" Taylor asked on a horse.

Kirk stopped in front of him and looked up.

"Kirk!" Taylor spoke surprised.

"Kirk?" Rory and Alex asked.

"No wonder her breasts weren't holding it up." Lorelai realized.

"This explains so much about Kirk." Alex commented.

"Alex." Rory replied smacking her arm.

"Everyone's looking." Taylor replied.

"I didn't want to let the town down with the press her and all, so I just did it myself." Kirk replied back.

"That's the uglies lady I've ever seen." The little girl spoke as the other two children agreed with nods.

"This is far and away the worst thing you have ever done. I am livid with you." Taylor told him.

"We're not supposed to be arguing, Taylor. We're supposed to be making love." Kirk pointed out.

"Dear, God." Taylor replied getting off the horse and followed Kirk inside.

"Are they really going to do what I think they're going to do?" Alex surprised.

"I don't know." Lorelai answered as they continued to watch.

"Is it over?" Rory asked.

"How far are Kirk and Taylor gonna take this thing?" Lorelai asked.

"Didn't I ask that?" Alex asked back.

"Not leaving until I found out." Rory answered.

Lorelai sighed unhappy. "I have to get back to the Inn. Keep me posted."

"We will. We're riveted." Alex replied before Lorelai left.