SUMMARY: What's happens after the season finale of Gilmore Girls? Read about the summer here!
RATING: For now it's PG, but I'll probably move it up to PG-13 later.
DISCLAIMER: I forgot this last chapter, but I don't own anything. The characters are all from the show Gilmore Girls, and so I guess they belong to the WB. Oh ya, the words from the song belong to Paul Simon. As I said, none of this belongs to me.
Hey you guys, this isn't funny. I need more reviews!!!! Please, tell me what you think. There will probably be surprises along the way, so keep reading.
-Benny Girl
Chapter 2
"Yes mom, she can come…What do you mean we talked for a long time! It's only Saturday, you gave the offer yesterday! When do you think she should come? …. That's in two weeks? The week after school gets out? Can you get plane reservations that quickly?…. Oh, I see. You were expecting me to say yes. I can't believe you already reserved the ticket…Tickets? Mom, Mrs Kim is very strict I doubt she'll let Lane- … Oh, you already talked to her. Where did you meet?… The time you came to Stars Hollow, of course. I'm surprised she can come. Well, I'll tell her. … A suitable bathing suit? Mom, I think I can adequately supply her with a proper bathing suit. Bye Mom!" Lorelai slammed the phone down with disgust. "Ahh!" Lorelai yelled at her daughter. "Rory, I don't know why you're excited about this. Oh yeah, my mother likes you! Did you get that? You're going in two weeks. That's the week after school gets out. Plus, she already talked to Nazi mother Kim, and Mrs. Kim said yes! Crazy. Well, let's get coffee, I need so
me."
They grabbed their coats and walked to the center of town. Rory tried to coax her mom to ask Max to come stay with her, already.
"You know he'll say yes. Mom, he proposed to you and he's waiting for you to talk to him back!" Rory's feet were barely touching the ground. What a couple of days she'd been having! She got back together with the boy she loved and in two weeks she'd say good bye to Paris and Tristan and go off to Martha's Vineyard with Lane. Speaking of Lane…"Oh, Mom, Mrs. Kim's shop. Let me run in and say hi to Lane. I'll meet you at Luke's, promise," and with that, Rory pecked her Mom on the cheek and ran into Mrs. Kim's shop. Lane was often in the shop on the weekend, so she started calling. After five minutes of voice following, she found her and the two teenagers grabbed arms and jumped up and down, squealing with delight. They then dashed to Lane's room where they could talk more in private, as Rory remembered that Lane hadn't gotten to hear the whole 'I'm back together with Dean' story since Mrs. Kim had come in when they were on the phone.
Upstairs, Rory noticed a new CD playing as the words, "And in the naked light I saw,
Ten thousand people maybe more," had never been played before. "Who's the new CD?" Rory asked, plopping down on the bed.
"Not new, '70's. It's Simon and Garfunkle, a brilliant song writing group. Nice huh?" Lane responded. Rory nodded. "So, tell me about Dean!" Lane said grabbing a pillow on her lap. Then as if an after thought, she smiled mysteriously and said, "and then I'll tell you about Henry."
"Henry? I'm excited! Well, Dean showed up, but he thought I was going out with Tristan or something, and was going to leave, but I told him I loved him. Now everything's wonderful and in two weeks we're going to Martha's Vineyard! Oh Lane, I don't think it's fair that all these wonderful things are all happening at once. Someday, I'll look back when I'm all sad, and say, 'I wish one of those things could happen to me now!' You know?" Rory finished quickly, realizing she had been thinking out loud. Quickly recovering, she changed her tone and said, "Now, tell me about Henry!"
Lane couldn't help showing enthusiasm. "Well, he called, and my mother picked up. But it was okay. He was all polite and said something like, 'Hello, Mrs. Kim? I'm Henry, how are you? I was wondering if your daughter Lane was there. Could I please talk to her? Thank you!' So, my mother comes in and says, 'Is he Korean? I like him!' and hands me the phone! It was like I had unhappily imaged before, but she was actually happy, so I was pleased! And then, he told me that he had been really busy doing his finals and hadn't had time to call me because he feared he'd want to ask me out then, so now he was and he was hoping I would go to dinner and dancing with him!"
"Dancing? But you can't dance!"
"Don't you see, that's why it's wonderful! He liked me so much that he didn't even care I couldn't dance. So I'm going on Friday!"
Noticing the time, Rory expressed her happiness quickly and told Lane she had to go meet Lorelai. She then took off humming, 'In the sounds of silence'.
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Lorelai walked in to Luke's in desperate need of coffee. She didn't even notice the way Luke had stared at her walking down the street, praying that she would come inside. She came in and they started their usual banter about coffee. However, if Lorelai were in a really observant mood, she would have noticed that she won the battle much easier than usual. Luke noticed her low mood though, and question it as he poured her an extra large mug of coffee. "You look sad. Anything wrong?"
Lorelai looked up at him and half smiled. " You read me well. I shouldn't be sad, but I am. I should be happy for her! Jeez, what a bad mother I am. Rory is getting to go on a wonderful week long trip to Martha's Vineyard with her best friend Lane, and I am sad because I'm not going with her for her first real vacation."
"How is she going on this trip. I mean, not to be nosy, but Martha's Vineyard isn't exactly the cheapest place. Does Lane have some connections?" Luke sat down across from her to get the full scope, but he wasn't going to get it.
"No," Lorelai answered. "Listen I'll tell you the story later. Wanna come by later to get your toolbox and I'll tell the whole thing. I expect Rory to come by any minute now and I don't want her to come in on my little drama. So, how are you holding up with Rachel leaving?"
"I'm doing okay. I always kind of expected it. Besides, it doesn't help to dwell on problems. What about your love life, any differences?" Luke asked. He was of course hoping to hear that Lorelai and that Max guy hadn't broken up when he saw her jump a little.
"It's still good. Max is a really great guy. You know whom you should ask that question of, though? Rory. Ask her, see what she says. You'll hate it!" Lorelai laughed to herself. "Oh, hear she is now!"
Rory came bursting into the diner with her hair half up and that happy, flyaway look about her. She was smiling, something Luke hadn't seen in the past couple of weeks. When she sat down and got her coffee, he dutifully asked, "So Rory, your mom says I must ask what's different in your love life. What's up?"
Rory nearly choked on her coffee, but grinned and answered, "Dean and I got back together!"
"Not the bag boy," Luke gruffed. "I hope you know I'm against this," he said to Lorelai. "I suppose you guys are going out tonight?"
"Yes," replied Rory. "He's going to show me the car which he's been working on even though we were broken up. Isn't that so nice?"
"It sounds like a plan to me. Ugh. Teenagers," me mumbled and stalked off. The Gilmore Girls laughed.
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Luke came by the Gilmore house about ten after seven. He figured that Rory would leave at seven, and judging how Lorelai had felt earlier that day, she wouldn't want to be alone. It surprised him how much the feelings of Lorelai meant to him now, considering that less than a week ago, he wouldn't even admit them to anyone, including himself. He rang the doorbell and Lorelai opened it. Somehow, even in sweats, he thought she was unbelievably beautiful. Walking in, he saw that 'Burt; the toolbox was just where they had left it.
"Hey, come on in," Lorelai said. Leading him into the kitchen she said, "I just put some coffee on, although I'm guessing you don't want any of that, is there anything you do want?"
Look was tempted right then and there to respond with, 'you', but he knew it wasn't the right time. Instead he responded with, "I'll have milk."
"Can I make the milk yummy?" Lorelai tempted. She smiled wickedly. "Believe me, you'll love it!"
"Yummy? I'll probably regret this later, but go for it"
"Turn away for a minute," Lorelai commanded. Obediently, Luke turned his back to her, and Lorelai added about a quarter cup of coffee to his three-quarters of milk. Handing it to him, she smiled and he eyed her suspiciously. He took a sip, and then another, and said, "Wow, this is good. What did you do?"
Pleased with her success, Lorelai answered, "I just made you a Café au Lait. It's mostly milk, but it also has a little bit of coffee. I'm determined to get you addicted if it's the last thing I do." Sobering a bit, she said, "Come on, I'll tell you what I didn't want to say earlier."
Sitting on the couch, Lorelai started the story. She'd been holding it in all day, and it was nice to tell someone she trusted, like Luke.
"You asked earlier how this trip was being paid for. Well, my parents are paying for it. That's right. They are paying for both Rory and Lane to fly to Martha's Vineyard and stay with them for a week. I know that I shouldn't be upset, or definitely jealous, but I am. I'm so jealous that my parents, those people I ran away from, are giving my daughter, whom I love so much, all the things I want to give her. They're paying for her to go to a wonderful school, they're giving her a room that'll always be hers at their house, and now they're taking her on a wonderful vacation, her first vacation. I just don't think I can stand it anymore," Lorelai said, letting out a sob.
Luke held her and comforted her, telling her what a wonderful mother she is and how Rory knew how it was, but that she still thought her the best. Lorelai cried for quite some time, and when she finally quieted she said, embarrassed, "That's the second time that I've broke down on your shoulder."
"Well, if you need to do it a third it's always here." He wanted so badly to tell her his secret, what Rachel had told him to tell her, but her couldn't. Instead they turned the TV. When Lorelai fell asleep, he wanted nothing more than to wake her up and tell her, but still he couldn't. He covered her with a blanket though, and kissed her forehead and whispered just a little. Then he took his toolbox and walked home. When Rory came home, she saw her mother asleep, a faint smile on her face.
To be continued…
