A/N: I'm so sorry. I know the last chapter wasn't that great. The end was extremely rushed because my brother was bugging me to get on the computer. So, once again, I am sorry that it was rushed and I'm also sorry for those of you who liked the whole Lo/Justin thing. They just seemed more brother-sister to me in my writer's mind so that's why that happened. Also, if I call someone Nat or Natty, I'm referring to Natalia, just to key you in. : ) Thanks for all the reviews and here's the next chapter.
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On with the story…
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Chapter 11: Gina Davis Aftermath
Rory and Jess left after Lo and her friends hit the road. They were going to New York until early Monday morning because Rory had to do an interview for her paper and Jess had a teachers' conference.
Lo, on the other hand, had to deal with 6 drunken teens; not fun. Now, Tabby, Lexis, Mike, and Justin she could handle, or they could handle themselves, but Talia and Scott…this was their first drunk experience. Kat drove Justin's car home and Lou and Lo drove their own cars back to Lo's house. Sleeping arrangements were as follows: Lo, Kat, Lexis, Talia, Mandy, Jenny, Justin, Mike, Matt, and Scott at Lo's house and Lou, Ally, Corey, and Tommy at Lou's house. Lou dropped off Mike at Lo's and set out for her house.
Once inside, Lo sat all of the teens in the living room and gave instructions.
"Tabby, Lexis, Mike, and Justin, go in the bathroom at the end of the hall," Lo ordered.
They obliged and made their way down the hall. About halfway there Tabby started sprinting to the bathroom and 10 seconds later you heard her throw-up.
"Kat, can you take Talia and Scott up to my bathroom and handle that while I just check on them and change?" Lo asked. Kat nodded and helped the new drunken teens up the stairs to Lo's personal bathroom. Mandy, Jenny, and Matt sat on the couch, half asleep and waiting to go to bed.
Lo padded down the hallway to the downstairs bathroom and peeked in. When she did, she saw Tabby over the toilet, Lexis holding her hair back, and Justin rubbing circles on her back.
"You guys okay in here?" Lo inquired.
"Yup," Mike grinned a sloppy smile and gave her a thumbs up.
Lo chuckled, shook her head at him and closed the door. She went up the stairs, shedding clothes as she did, until finally, when she reached her room he has in a bra and underwear, hair down and shoes off. She opened the door to her room and to her surprise Scott was sitting at the edge of the bed with his head down. When Lo shrieked in surprise his head snapped up and an, "Oh my God," could be heard as he covered his eyes. Lo blushed and scurried to her drawers to find her pajamas.
"Sorry," she managed.
"No, I'm sorry, Kat said I could just come in here and sit while Talia was throwing-up her entire stomach content," Scott explained, removing his hands from his eyes.
"No, it's fine. No big deal, really," Lo said with a smile.
"You're not a virgin are you, Miss. Mariano?" Scott smirked at her and leaned back on his elbows.
Lo blushed a deep shade of crimson, then recovered, put her hands on her hips, scowled playfully, and dropped her arms to hang by her sides. She sauntered over to Scott, hips swaying, and got in between his knees, about an inch from his face. She searched his eyes and found nervousness and anticipation for her next move. She put her hands on his shoulders, leaned over to his ear, and whispered, "Actually, I am," then stepped back and walked to the bathroom with Kat and Talia; a smirk plastered to her face.
Once she reached the bathroom she turned around to find Scott shaking his head and running shaking fingers through his hair. She laughed lightly and turned to comfort Talia in her drunken state.
That night, Lo, Lexis, and Kat slept in Lo's bed while Mandy, Talia, and Jenny slept on hundreds of blankets on the floor. Mike and Justin shared the couch (both half on half off of it) and Scott and Matt slept on the floor. Everyone slept pretty peacefully, all of them going over the night's events in their heads.
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Lo was first to wake up at 10 and got up to go to the bathroom. While washing her hands she looked in the mirror at her black camisole, tiny, hot pink shorts, crazy haired, hazy eyed self. She smiled at her disheveled appearance and went down stairs to start some coffee.
Twenty minutes later, unable to sleep through the smell of coffee, a bleary-eyed, foot-dragging Tabby made her way to the kitchen, blindly searching the cabinets for a mug.
"Third one on the left," Lo said. Tabby grunted in reply and grabbed a mug.
"Aspirin?" she asked rubbing her temples.
"Second cabinet on the right," Lo told her.
"Mm," was her response.
Slowly but surely, the rest of the teens made their way to the kitchen and the coffee maker for a cup of coffee and to the 2nd cabinet on the right for some aspirin.
The only one still sleeping was Lexis, which was to be expected. As she made her way down the stairs a shrill ring broke out throughout the house. She covered her ears and groaned in dissatisfaction.
"Lex, get the phone!" Lo called from the kitchen.
"I hate you," Lexis mumbled under her breath and went to stop the ringing.
"Yello," Lexis said sloppily into the phone.
"Excuse me, but who is this?" Emily Gilmore's shrill voice rang through the phone to Lexis' ear. Which in response, Lexis carried the phone far away from her and handed it to Lo.
"Evil woman with high pitched voice," she explained and went to find coffee and aspirin.
"Hello?" Lo said with confusion into the phone.
"Who is this?" Emily asked.
"Um, this is Lorelai Mariano, I go by Lo though, and who is this?" Lo asked.
"Is your mother home?" she asked snidely.
"Look lady, you call my house at 10:45 in the morning and you're asking me questions? Who are you?" Lo sneered.
"Listen here young lady; you will not talk to me like that. Apologize to me," she demanded.
"What crawled up your ass and died? Tell me who this is or I'm hanging up," Lo gave an ultimatum.
"This is Emily Gilmore and I will not be treated like this by a mistake child that never should have happened!" Emily boomed.
Lo simply hung up the phone, tears in her eyes that she brushed away hastily, and sipped her coffee.
Seeing the hidden despair in Lo's eyes, Tabby gave Lo a look that said 'Spill' but Lo simply shook her head and sipped her coffee. Lo got up and went into the living room, not being noticed by anyone except Tabby. Tabby followed quietly, also going unnoticed. She found Lo sitting on the couch, knees up against her chest, sipping her coffee and looking straight ahead. Tabby sat down next to her and they were silent for a few moments.
"Who was on the phone?" Tabby broke the silence.
"Emily Gilmore," Lo said with indifference in her voice and deep sadness in her eyes.
"Ah," Tabby said understanding.
"She called me a mistake that was never supposed to happen," Lo recalled.
"You believe her?" Tabby looked over at her briefly and then turned her head straight again.
"No chance in hell I'd believe anything that comes out of that bitch's mouth," Lo spits with venom.
"But it still hurts doesn't it?" Tabby pried.
Lo simply nodded and wiped away the silent tears that had fallen from her eyes. Tabby draped an arm around her shoulders and pulled her close, not needing to elaborate anymore than what she was doing to comfort her hurting friend.
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"…bye guys. I'll see you Monday," Lo waved to Jenny, Talia, Mandy, Scott, and Matt as they piled into Justin's car and Kat drove them home.
"So…not your normal scene," Lexis conceded.
"Well, not really, but they're cool," Lo tried to reason.
"Right, well let's go back to sleep," Mike said as he pulled on Lexis' waist and they collapsed on the couch together, arms and legs tangled together as they slept.
"So, about last night, are we okay, Lo-Lo? Because I still want you as my best friend," Justin asked shyly.
"Of course," Lo said and hugged Justin around the torso.
They pulled apart and Justin picked Lo up and threw her over his shoulder and carried her, as she kicked and giggled uncontrollably.
"Put me down! Justin! Ahh!!" Lo screamed as Justin plopped her down on top of Lexis and Mike. She landed chest to back with Mike, legs tangled with Lexis'. Justin stepped back and laughed as Lexis and Mike groaned. Lo laughed and then feel back asleep as did Mike and Lexis. Justin sat in a chair in the corner after taking a book from a shelf and read until Kat came home. Tabby came back from the bathroom and sat in Justin's lap as he started to read out loud to her and she fell asleep.
This group would be best friends until forever and that was that.
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Chilton Cafeteria; Tuesday
Lo, Nat, Mandy, Jen, Matt, and Scott were sitting at there regular table; Lo pondering whether or not these people were really her type of friends and the others wondering the same about Lo. Just as Lo was about to say something a guy and girl came to their table and sat down.
"Hello there, how you guys doing?" Stacie Tucker asked.
They all responded with good-s and fine-s.
"What are you doing tomorrow night?" Ben Stringer asked.
"Nothing," Lo said in exasperation.
"Lo, you can't talk to them, they're the popular people," Nat hissed in a whisper.
Stacie and Ben just smirked and handed them all an invitation. On the invitation it said Never Have I Ever Night, Wednesday, 7pm at 1123 Langton Rd. Lo smiled and looked up at the two people before her.
"Be there, Mary," Ben winked at Lo as they started to walk away.
Stacie looked over her shoulder and smirked mischievously.
Lo chuckled humorlessly and said, "Looks like we're going to a party."
"What!? Not another party! The repercussions were unbearable," Mandy whined.
"Fine, don't go, but I am. I have to go to my next class, if any of you want to go then call me and I'll pick you up," Lo said matter-of-factly and left the cafeteria.
"Who's going?" Mandy asked.
"I am," Nat said, as did Scott and Matt.
"Well, I'm not. I don't like drinking and I heard that that's a drinking game. Have fun," Jen said as her and Mandy got up and left.
"Okay, who's telling Lo?" Scott asked.
"I'll tell her last period," Nat said and they all left for their next period class.
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Last Period
"Lo," Nat whispered.
"Yeah," Lo said distractedly as she copied the notes that the teacher had put on the board.
"Me, Scott, and Matt are going tomorrow," Nat told her.
"Okay, have Scott go to your house so I can just pick you all up at once," Lo said.
"Okay," and Nat went back to copying the notes.
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After School; Mariano Residence
"So, how was school?" Jess asked Lo as they walked in the house.
"Good, I got invited to a party tomorrow night," Lo answered truthfully. She didn't hide anything from her parents, especially her dad.
"Oh? Let me see the invitation," Jess said.
Lo rummaged through her purse, pulled out the invitation, and handed it to Jess.
"Never have I ever? I used to play that all the time. Don't get too plastered eh? You have school the next day," Jess said and handed back the invitation.
"Actually dad, we don't have school the next day. It's a professional day or something…shouldn't you know that?" Lo asked, confused.
"Oh, right, I guess I forgot. So, nothing happened this weekend while we were gone?' Jess asked as he poured coffee for them both and narrowed his eyes skeptically at Lo.
"Uh…no…not really," Lo looked anywhere but at Jess and sipped her coffee.
"Lorelai…," he never called her Lorelai, not after they had come up with a nickname.
"Okay, fine, I'll tell you. Well, to start off, Tabby, Lexis, Justin, Mike, Nat, and Scott were drunk, so Kat and I had to take care of them. After I checked on Tabby, Lexis, Mike, and Justin, I went upstairs to change and I started you know undressing as I got to my room and when I opened my door, Scott was sitting on my bed and I was surprised so I screamed and he looked up and saw me…indecent…but I laughed it off and he thought I wasn't a virgin," at this Jess looked at her like, 'Are you?' and Lo immediately amended that, "which I am and so I went to check on Nat and we went to sleep when everybody was done throwing-up," he looked at her asking where everybody slept, "Me, Tabs, and Lexis slept in my bed, Mandy, Jen, and Nat slept on my floor, Mike and Justin shared the couch, and Matt and Scott slept on the living room floor," Jess nodded in approval, "So, the next morning as Lexis was coming down the phone rang and she picked it up but the lady's voice was too high-pitched for a hung-over teenager so she gave it to me. The lady was being all snooty and snide so I told her to tell me who it was or I was hanging up and she told me who she was and that was it."
"Lori, who was it?" Jess said through gritted teeth, having a good idea about who it is.
Lo looked down as her eyes started to well when she remembered the hurtful words form the phone call, "Doesn't matter."
"Yes, it does Lorelai, now tell me who called," Jess told her.
"Emily Gilmore," Lo said almost inaudibly as she bowed her head.
"You have got to be kidding me!" Jess exclaimed and Lo flinched.
Just then, the door opened and Rory walked in, "What's all the yelling?"
"Emily called Sunday morning," Jess explained with a fury in his eye that scared Lo.
"No," Rory said with venom.
"She did," Jess said, shaking his head in disbelief.
"Baby, what did she say to you?" Rory asked with concern.
"That I was a mistake that never should have happened," Lo said, head still down.
"I'll kill her," Jess said and stood up.
"Oh, baby, you know that's not true," Rory gathered Lo in her arms and squeezed her tight against her in a hug.
"I know mom, I know," Lo reassured her mom.
"And Jess, you can't kill Emily without my mom and you know it," Rory reminded Jess seriously.
"I know, let's just—just forget about this. If she calls again I am going down there—with your mother—and having a little talk with her," Jess suggested.
"Sounds good," Lo piped up.
"Alright," Rory agreed.
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Wednesday Night; 6pm
Rory had been skeptical as to letting Lo go to this party or not, but then realized she could handle herself and agreed.
Lo picked out her clothes for the night before she got a shower. She pulled out her favorite pair of jeans and a gray, ¾ length sleeved shirt that dipped down in the front by way of a v-neck. For shoes she decided on light pink ballet flats and for jewelry she laid out her pearl earrings and necklace. She was going to leave her hair curly and part it to the side.
She showered and dressed and by that time it was 6:30, so she had to leave to go get Nat, Matt, and Scott. Once she arrived at Nat and Matt's house she beeped and the 3 teens came out and got in the car; Nat in the front seat and the 2 boys in the back.
Fifteen minutes later they arrived in front of a large house with a round-about driveway and big oak doors.
"Fancy-shmancy," Lo commented.
"It's just like our house," Nat reasoned.
"Yeah, but I don't know these people," Lo said.
"Alright, let's go," Scott said and got out of the car.
They all got out of Lo's car and made their way to the front door at which they rung the doorbell and awaited an answer. About 45 seconds later a maid answered the door and took their coats, then led them to the living room where 8 other teenagers sat in a circle; 4 guys and 4 girls. Names: Ben, Stacie, Tara, Nick, Tyler, Molly, Kim, and Dan.
"Hello Mary, how are you?" Ben asked, looking at Lo.
"Well, I'm just dandy, and my name is Lo, not Mary," she replied with a fake smile as Ben simply smirked.
"Ah, yes, well where are the rest of your little friends?" Stacie asked.
"Aren't into the whole drinking scene so they decided to skip this little get together," Lo explained and sat down next to a girl named Tara and Nat on her other side; Scott and Matt next to her, "Let's get started."
"I'll go first," Molly said as Stacie filled everybody's shot glass with vodka, "Never have I ever…had sex in a public bathroom."
Scott, Stacie, Ben, Matt, Kim, Dan, and Tyler took their shot and took turns filling them back up.
"I'll go next," Tyler said, "Never have I ever…had a member of the opposite sex sleepover."
Lo laughed as she took her shot. Tara, Nick, and Stacie joined her.
"Well, well, well, Mary's had a boy sleepover," Ben chided.
"Many, many times," Lo confesses.
"I'll go," Nick smiled, "Never have I ever…gone past second base."
Lo, Nat, Scott, Matt, Kim, Dan, Tyler, Stacie, Ben and Tara took a shot and refilled their little glasses.
"My turn," Lo smirked, "Never have I ever…," she was interrupted when Nat's cell phone rang. She blushed and picked it up.
"Hello?" she answered. Immediately the person no the other line started to yell, "Mom! Chill out! We went out with Lo!...Dad knows!" she tried to reason with her mom but she just kept yelling.
"Give it here," Lo said and Nat handed her the phone, "Hi, Aunt Paris…Yes, we're fine…Yes, I drove here…No, I will not drive home drunk…Yes, Aunt Paris…Uh huh…Okay…Mm bye. Let's continue shall we."
"Never have I ever seen anyone handle my mother like that," Nat said amazed.
Everyone took a drink except Matt, "No—I didn't mean—ugh, never mind," Nat sighed.
The game continued until they were a tad tipsy so they started to play truth or dare.
"Okay, Mary, truth or dare?" Ben asked.
"You really think I'm a Mary, after that game?" Lo asked incredulously.
"Yeah," Ben smiled sloppily.
"Fine, dare," Lo sat back and waited for her dare.
"Ohh, interesting; let's make this good. Stacie, conference," Ben pulled on Stacie until she was half in his lap while they discussed the dare they were going to give Lo, "Okay, I dare you to…make-out with Tyler in front of everyone." Ben smirked sloppily, he was tipsy as was Stacie and well, they just couldn't think of anything better.
"That's it? Alright," Lo smiled and crawled over to where Tyler was eagerly awaiting his little make-out session.
Once Lo reached Tyler, she crawled into his lap, straddling him as she put her arms around his neck. He reached behind her and placed his hands on her lower back, bringing her closer to him as he started to lean in. Lo met him halfway and started the kiss slow. He lightly bit down on her bottom lip and she gladly allowed him entrance. As their tongues fought for control, Lo tried to stifle a soft moan at the feeling of his tongue against hers. Tyler lowered his hands to her thighs and she tangled hers in his hair. He squeezed lightly and pulled her even closer, if that was possible. She whimpered at the sensation and pushed down on Tyler, in front of all these people, she was no Mary and they now knew this. Tyler groaned and detached his lips from Lo's. Lo smiled an easy grin and climbed off of Tyler, back to her seat next to Tara and Nat.
"Holy shit," Tyler muttered under his breath.
"Damn, you are definitely NOT a Mary. I misjudged you Lo, I think I like this side of you," Ben told her sincerely and smirked at her.
"Well, that's me," Lo smirked and leaned back on her hands.
"You're cool, I like you," Tara said to her.
"Yeah, me too," Stacie said.
"Yeah, you guys are pretty cool too. Call me anytime, I love to party," Lo enthused, "You guys would love Tabby, Lexis, Mike, and Justin."
"Bring them to the next party we have," Stacie invited.
"Sure," Lo said with a smile.
Nat, Scott, and Matt looked over that her. They realized that she fit in with these kids, not them. They were about to get up and call a cab, but Lo pulled on Nat's arm.
"Where you going, Natty?" Lo asked, her brow knitted together.
"We'll just leave, we don't fit in here," Nat explained with a small smile.
"Nonsense," Stacie said, "Maybe your other friends don't, but you guys participated in our games, you drank, you obviously aren't completely innocent. You're cool, stay, have fun."
"Why are you being nice to me?" Nat asked, "You were always a bitch."
"I'm a bitch to people I don't like or I don't know. I know you…I like you…I'm not a bitch to you anymore," Stacie explained.
"Alright," she looked back to Matt and Scott and they just nodded, "We'll stay."
"Good," Lo smiled up at her as Nat sat down next to Lo again.
They continued talking and having fun. Laughing and drinking every so often. Lo, Nat, Scott, and Matt left around 12 and Lo made it home around 12:45. Her mom and dad were passed out on the couch with a DVD in the player and junk food all around them. Lo threw a blanket over them and went up to her room. She changed and went to bed, thinking of what the new friendships she had made would bring.
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A/N: Okay, so I took 2 days to write this and I hope it is better than the last chapter. Please tell me if it sucked and give me suggestions! Okay, press the pretty little button!