Chapter 3: The Suggestion
"Okay, I'm ready," Lorelai said, coming down the stairs the next morning.
"It's about time," Rory said.
Before she could get up the phone rang.
"Don't answer that," Lorelai said. "I'm hungry. We have to go."
"It might be Dean," Rory said, picking up the phone. "Hello?"
"Hi, honey," said a voice on the other line.
Rory was right. It was Dean. Rory's heart leaped to hear the sound of his voice. She missed him even though he had only been gone for a day.
"Hi!" Rory exclaimed, as Lorelai rolled her eyes. "Yeah, I was right, Mom."
"Your mother is there?" Dean asked.
"Yeah."
Lorelai picked up the phone in the kitchen and listened.
"Get off," Rory said to her mom.
"What's she doing?" Dean asked.
"She's listening in," Rory answered.
"Oh, let her. So how are you?"
"I'm pretty good. How are you?"
"I could be better. I have to go to a meeting this morning and I have the honor of going with the boss's son, Charlie."
"Is he as bad as his dad?"
"In a different way. He keeps yelling out randomly and still acts like he's in middle school. He's ADHD, but his dad won't put him on medicine. Apparently in his point of view, there's nothing wrong with him."
"WALK THE FUCK AWAY! WALK THE FUCK AWAY!" a voice yelled in the background. It was followed by laugher.
Lorelai looked at Rory with a look that said, "What the hell was that?"
"Um, what was that?" Rory asked.
"Charlie," Dean answered. "You just got a little taste of what I have to deal with. So what did you do yesterday?"
"I hung out with my mother at the town meeting. We're going to put on a play on the twenty-third. Oh, also, the director of the sports department of Stars Hollow High quit so they're looking for a new one. I know you've also wanted a job like that."
"How much does it pay?"
At this point, Lorelai hung up.
"Why does it matter?" Rory asked.
"I have to pull my own weight you know," Dean said.
"But, you've always wanted this job. Besides, I earn enough to take care of us."
"I know, but I like to pull my own weight."
"If you say so. I have to go."
"Okay. Love ya, honey!"
"Love you, too."
"Bye."
"Bye."
Rory hung up. Lorelai was already standing by the doorway.
"Come on, let's go," Lorelai said.
"All right," Rory said. "All right."
When Lorelai and Rory were eating lunch at Luke's later that afternoon after dropping their suggestion in the suggestion box, Taylor walked in. Luke immediately tried to get Taylor to leave.
"I don't care what you have a problem with this time, Taylor," Luke said. "Get the hell out of my diner."
"Relax, Luke," Taylor said. "I'm not here to complain about you. I'm here to talk to the Gilmores."
Rory and Lorelai exchanged looks wondering what Taylor needed to talk to them about.
"Lorelai, Rory," Taylor said, standing at their table. "I saw you two putting your suggestion in the suggestion box. Now I know how you two can make a mockery of things so I looked at your suggestion after you left."
"Cheater," Lorelai said, pointing at him.
"Anyways," Taylor said, ignoring Lorelai. "Rory, I have read Snowy Sidewalks and its one of my favorite books."
"Thank you, Taylor," Rory said.
"I think it would be a great idea to use it for our play."
"Really?"
"Yes. I'm calling another town meeting tonight and you speak about the story."
"Sounds great."
"Now, I have one question. Would you be willing to direction the production?"
"Sure."
"How long will it take to you write it in script format?"
"Oh, it's already done. I got bored and decided to rewrite it that way."
"So you'll speak tonight?"
"Yeah."
"Can you also say what you expect of the auditionees?"
"Yeah, sure."
"I'll see you tonight."
Taylor left, but then came back in.
"Luke, your diner needs re-painting," Taylor said.
"Lorelai and I already did last week," Luke said. "Get the hell out of my diner!"
Taylor left. Lorelai and Rory quietly squealed.
"I told you he would like it," Lorelai said. "See I was right. Admit it. I was right."
"Okay, fine," Rory said. "But, I never doubted it."
"You nervous about tonight?"
"Nope."
"So, will you cast me as the leading lady?"
"We'll see how you do with the auditions."
"Can't you pull some strings for me?"
"No. I have to be fair."
"Steven Spielberg isn't fair."
"How do you know?"
"I don't."
"Exactly."
To Be Continued...
A/N: Chapter 4 is coming soon.
"Okay, I'm ready," Lorelai said, coming down the stairs the next morning.
"It's about time," Rory said.
Before she could get up the phone rang.
"Don't answer that," Lorelai said. "I'm hungry. We have to go."
"It might be Dean," Rory said, picking up the phone. "Hello?"
"Hi, honey," said a voice on the other line.
Rory was right. It was Dean. Rory's heart leaped to hear the sound of his voice. She missed him even though he had only been gone for a day.
"Hi!" Rory exclaimed, as Lorelai rolled her eyes. "Yeah, I was right, Mom."
"Your mother is there?" Dean asked.
"Yeah."
Lorelai picked up the phone in the kitchen and listened.
"Get off," Rory said to her mom.
"What's she doing?" Dean asked.
"She's listening in," Rory answered.
"Oh, let her. So how are you?"
"I'm pretty good. How are you?"
"I could be better. I have to go to a meeting this morning and I have the honor of going with the boss's son, Charlie."
"Is he as bad as his dad?"
"In a different way. He keeps yelling out randomly and still acts like he's in middle school. He's ADHD, but his dad won't put him on medicine. Apparently in his point of view, there's nothing wrong with him."
"WALK THE FUCK AWAY! WALK THE FUCK AWAY!" a voice yelled in the background. It was followed by laugher.
Lorelai looked at Rory with a look that said, "What the hell was that?"
"Um, what was that?" Rory asked.
"Charlie," Dean answered. "You just got a little taste of what I have to deal with. So what did you do yesterday?"
"I hung out with my mother at the town meeting. We're going to put on a play on the twenty-third. Oh, also, the director of the sports department of Stars Hollow High quit so they're looking for a new one. I know you've also wanted a job like that."
"How much does it pay?"
At this point, Lorelai hung up.
"Why does it matter?" Rory asked.
"I have to pull my own weight you know," Dean said.
"But, you've always wanted this job. Besides, I earn enough to take care of us."
"I know, but I like to pull my own weight."
"If you say so. I have to go."
"Okay. Love ya, honey!"
"Love you, too."
"Bye."
"Bye."
Rory hung up. Lorelai was already standing by the doorway.
"Come on, let's go," Lorelai said.
"All right," Rory said. "All right."
When Lorelai and Rory were eating lunch at Luke's later that afternoon after dropping their suggestion in the suggestion box, Taylor walked in. Luke immediately tried to get Taylor to leave.
"I don't care what you have a problem with this time, Taylor," Luke said. "Get the hell out of my diner."
"Relax, Luke," Taylor said. "I'm not here to complain about you. I'm here to talk to the Gilmores."
Rory and Lorelai exchanged looks wondering what Taylor needed to talk to them about.
"Lorelai, Rory," Taylor said, standing at their table. "I saw you two putting your suggestion in the suggestion box. Now I know how you two can make a mockery of things so I looked at your suggestion after you left."
"Cheater," Lorelai said, pointing at him.
"Anyways," Taylor said, ignoring Lorelai. "Rory, I have read Snowy Sidewalks and its one of my favorite books."
"Thank you, Taylor," Rory said.
"I think it would be a great idea to use it for our play."
"Really?"
"Yes. I'm calling another town meeting tonight and you speak about the story."
"Sounds great."
"Now, I have one question. Would you be willing to direction the production?"
"Sure."
"How long will it take to you write it in script format?"
"Oh, it's already done. I got bored and decided to rewrite it that way."
"So you'll speak tonight?"
"Yeah."
"Can you also say what you expect of the auditionees?"
"Yeah, sure."
"I'll see you tonight."
Taylor left, but then came back in.
"Luke, your diner needs re-painting," Taylor said.
"Lorelai and I already did last week," Luke said. "Get the hell out of my diner!"
Taylor left. Lorelai and Rory quietly squealed.
"I told you he would like it," Lorelai said. "See I was right. Admit it. I was right."
"Okay, fine," Rory said. "But, I never doubted it."
"You nervous about tonight?"
"Nope."
"So, will you cast me as the leading lady?"
"We'll see how you do with the auditions."
"Can't you pull some strings for me?"
"No. I have to be fair."
"Steven Spielberg isn't fair."
"How do you know?"
"I don't."
"Exactly."
To Be Continued...
A/N: Chapter 4 is coming soon.