Chapter 25: Faster than the brain
"You okay?"
She was sitting in her bedroom, her eyes still wide with shock.
"Don't know…"
He walked inside, sitting down next to her on the bed.
"I'm sure she didn't mean what she said."
"Emily Gilmore always means what she says. And I now know what mom meant by this 'huddled in a corner eating your hair'-comment…"
He didn't know what to say. Sure, Liz had neglected him and most of his rebellion could be blamed on her. Yet he at least knew she loved him. He wondered if Lorelai ever had the same feeling with her mother.
"She's a Gilmore… Maybe even her mouth is sometimes faster than her brain", he said.
She slided her arms around his waist leaning her head against his chest.
"I'm glad you're here…"
"Me too…"
He'd never admit aloud that it wasn't only because if her.
He wanted to be there when his new baby brother or sister was born.
He'd never admit that on the inside he was the same big softie his uncle was…