The Summer Of Yellow Daisies
Chapter 3: The Beginning of the Summer
(Cut to Gilmore kitchen 3 weeks later. Rory is getting ready to leave for school.)
"Rory," said Lorelai. Is it all right if I pick you up after school? I need to talk to Max about spending the summer with me."
"Yeah sure," said Rory. You still haven't asked him?"
"No, I haven't but I want to do it now."
Ok. Bye Mom. I have to go catch my bus."
"Bye honey. See you after school."
(Cut to Chilton. Lorelai is walking down the hall towards Rory's locker.)
"Hey sweetie," said Lorelai. How was your day?"
"Hey Mom," said Rory. It was great. How was yours?"
"Good. I'm gonna go talk to Max. I'll meet you in the car in a little while okay?"
"Yeah. Have fun."
"I will. Bye." Rory walks off down the hallway towards the exit and Lorelai heads for Max's classroom.
(Cut to Max's classroom.)
"Where is he?" said Lorelai. She had walked into his classroom only to find it empty. "Well I guess I'll leave a note." She quickly scribbled a note on a piece of paper.
Dear Max,
I came to pick Rory up today and went into your classroom to find that you weren't there. I had wanted to talk to you about something but it looks like I will have to do it another time. Call me later. I'll see you soon.
Love,
Lorelai
"All done," she said as she placed the piece of paper on his desk and put the pen back in the drawer. While she was doing this Max had walked into the room. He comes up from behind her and puts his arms around her waist.
"Hey," he said softly.
"Hi," she said looking over her shoulder at him. I was just about to leave because I thought you weren't here."
"I was about to pull out of the parking lot when I saw Rory. She said that you were in my classroom and needed to talk to me."
"Yeah I do. I have something to ask you."
"Ok."
"You remember Rory's friend Lane right?"
"Yeah."
"Well her cousin bought a house on Cape Cod and he offered it to Lane's family for the month of July. Mrs. Kim is really over-protective of her daughter and she invited Rory along to keep Lane out of trouble. I told Rory she could go but that means that I'll be alone for a month. I was wondering if you'd like to stay with me while Rory is gone."
"Is Rory okay with this? I don't want to do anything that would upset her."
"Actually she was the one that suggested I ask you to stay with me. So what do you say? Will you come and stay with me?"
"I'd love to." He spins her around and kisses her forgetting what happened to them last time they did this.
"Mom! Mr. Medina!" yelled Rory a few minutes later. What are you doing?!" They jump apart with flustered looks on their faces.
"We got caught in the moment," said Lorelai. Do you know if anyone saw us?"
"No I don't think so," said Rory. But someone might have if I hadn't come to see what was taking you so long!"
"Go start the car and I'll be out in 5 minutes. I promise. Ok hon?"
"Ok," said Rory. But if you're not out in 5 minutes I'm coming in and dragging you out!" Rory leaves the classroom.
"I'm sorry about that Lorelai," said Max. I didn't mean for it to go that far considering what happened last time we did that."
"It's ok," she said. But God that was a great kiss."
"Beyond great."
"I gotta go. Rory is gonna kill me if I'm late. Call me okay?"
"Yeah. Bye Lorelai. I love you."
"I love you too." They kiss one last time and Lorelai leaves.
(Cut to Gilmore house that evening.)
"I got it!" yelled Lorelai as she picked up the ringing phone. Hello?"
"Hey, Its Max."
"Hey," she said. What's up?"
"Nothing. Just thinking about that kiss again."
"Yeah me too. I can't seem to get it out of my head."
"Me either."
"I need to talk to you about our summer plans."
"Ok."
"Well Rory is leaving on July 1st and coming back August 2nd. Do you want to come on the 2nd? I want to see if I can survive one day on my own without Rory."
"Sounds good. The 2nd is next Tuesday right?"
"Yeah. I think so. Why?"
"I just found out today that I'm going to be teaching a summer class at Chilton on Tuesdays. I get done at noon so how about I come over afterwards?"
"Ok. Is your class gonna interfere with you staying with me?"
"No. I'm gonna commute. Its not that far and its only one day a week."
"Alright. I'll see you soon. Love you. Bye."
'Love you too. Goodbye."
"Mom," said Rory as she entered the room. Who was that on the phone?"
"Max," said Lorelai. You look nice. What time are you meeting Dean?"
"In 15 minutes. Can I borrow the car?"
"Sure. Have fun tonight. Bye honey."
"Bye Mom." Rory leaves and Lorelai turns on the TV."
(Cut to Gilmore house the next Monday. Rory is getting ready to leave for Cape Cod.)
"Do you have everything?" said Lorelai as she put Rory's things in the trunk of the Kim's car.
"Yeah," said Rory I think that's everything. I'm gonna miss you so much! We've never been apart for more than a day!"
"I know! I gave you that calling card and I expect you to call me everyday!"
"I will. I promised Dean that I would call him too."
"How is he taking all this?"
"He said that he is gonna miss me but he knows I'll have fun."
"Rory!" said Lane. Are you ready?"
"Yeah. Let me just say goodbye to my mom."
"Ok," said Lane.
"Bye Mom," said Rory giving her mom a huge hug.
"Bye honey," said Lorelai with tears in her eyes. I'm gonna miss you so much! I love you! Have a great time and don't forget to call me!"
"I won't! I love you too. Bye Mom." Rory kisses her mom goodbye and gets into the Kim's car. Lorelai waves goodbye until they are out of sight and then she gets into her car and goes to work.
(Cut to Gilmore house the next day. Max is ringing the doorbell.)
"Hello?" said Max. Anybody home?"
"Upstairs," yelled Lorelai. Come in." Max comes in and goes upstairs to Lorelai's room.
"Hey," he said putting his things down.
"Hey," she said greeting him with a kiss. How was your drive?"
"Not too bad thanks. Where should I put my stuff?"
"Well there's room in the closet and I cleaned out a few drawers for your stuff." She gestures to the pile of her clothes on the floor. "That's what I've been doing all morning. How about lunch? I actually went shopping and bought some food."
"Sounds good. I'll unpack after lunch."
"Okay. I'll help you." She takes his hand and leads him downstairs.
(Cut to town meeting on Thursday. Lorelai and Max are just walking in. As usual she is late.)
"Hello Lorelai," said Taylor. So nice of you to join us. I see you've brought a friend. Would you care to introduce him?" The people at the meeting turn around to face them.
"Yeah," said Lorelai. This is my fiancé Max Medina."
"Hello Max," said Taylor. Why don't you guys take a seat?"
"Okay," said Lorelai. She and Max sit down and the meeting resumes.
(Cut to outside after the town meeting where Lorelai and Max are holding hands and walking down the street,)
"Hey Lorelai," said Miss Patty. How are you this evening?"
"Fine," she said. How are you?"
"Good," said Miss Patty. Who's your friend?"
"Miss Patty this is my fiancé Max Medina. Max this is Miss Patty. She runs the local dance school."
"Nice to meet you Miss Patty," said Max.
"Its nice to meet you too," said Miss Patty. Well I have to be going. Bye Lorelai. Nice meeting you Max." She walks close to Lorelai and whispers; "You've certainly got a good one if you know what I mean!" She walks off and Max and Lorelai continue on their way home.
(Cut to Gilmore house later that evening.)
"You wanna watch a movie?" said Lorelai.
"Sure what have you got?" said Max.
"How about Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory?"
"Sounds good." She puts the movie in to play and sits down on the couch next to Max. He puts his arm around her and she snuggles in close to him.
"It's gonna be an amazing summer," she said.
"I know," he replied. And it's only just beginning."
(To be continued...)
Chapter 3: The Beginning of the Summer
(Cut to Gilmore kitchen 3 weeks later. Rory is getting ready to leave for school.)
"Rory," said Lorelai. Is it all right if I pick you up after school? I need to talk to Max about spending the summer with me."
"Yeah sure," said Rory. You still haven't asked him?"
"No, I haven't but I want to do it now."
Ok. Bye Mom. I have to go catch my bus."
"Bye honey. See you after school."
(Cut to Chilton. Lorelai is walking down the hall towards Rory's locker.)
"Hey sweetie," said Lorelai. How was your day?"
"Hey Mom," said Rory. It was great. How was yours?"
"Good. I'm gonna go talk to Max. I'll meet you in the car in a little while okay?"
"Yeah. Have fun."
"I will. Bye." Rory walks off down the hallway towards the exit and Lorelai heads for Max's classroom.
(Cut to Max's classroom.)
"Where is he?" said Lorelai. She had walked into his classroom only to find it empty. "Well I guess I'll leave a note." She quickly scribbled a note on a piece of paper.
Dear Max,
I came to pick Rory up today and went into your classroom to find that you weren't there. I had wanted to talk to you about something but it looks like I will have to do it another time. Call me later. I'll see you soon.
Love,
Lorelai
"All done," she said as she placed the piece of paper on his desk and put the pen back in the drawer. While she was doing this Max had walked into the room. He comes up from behind her and puts his arms around her waist.
"Hey," he said softly.
"Hi," she said looking over her shoulder at him. I was just about to leave because I thought you weren't here."
"I was about to pull out of the parking lot when I saw Rory. She said that you were in my classroom and needed to talk to me."
"Yeah I do. I have something to ask you."
"Ok."
"You remember Rory's friend Lane right?"
"Yeah."
"Well her cousin bought a house on Cape Cod and he offered it to Lane's family for the month of July. Mrs. Kim is really over-protective of her daughter and she invited Rory along to keep Lane out of trouble. I told Rory she could go but that means that I'll be alone for a month. I was wondering if you'd like to stay with me while Rory is gone."
"Is Rory okay with this? I don't want to do anything that would upset her."
"Actually she was the one that suggested I ask you to stay with me. So what do you say? Will you come and stay with me?"
"I'd love to." He spins her around and kisses her forgetting what happened to them last time they did this.
"Mom! Mr. Medina!" yelled Rory a few minutes later. What are you doing?!" They jump apart with flustered looks on their faces.
"We got caught in the moment," said Lorelai. Do you know if anyone saw us?"
"No I don't think so," said Rory. But someone might have if I hadn't come to see what was taking you so long!"
"Go start the car and I'll be out in 5 minutes. I promise. Ok hon?"
"Ok," said Rory. But if you're not out in 5 minutes I'm coming in and dragging you out!" Rory leaves the classroom.
"I'm sorry about that Lorelai," said Max. I didn't mean for it to go that far considering what happened last time we did that."
"It's ok," she said. But God that was a great kiss."
"Beyond great."
"I gotta go. Rory is gonna kill me if I'm late. Call me okay?"
"Yeah. Bye Lorelai. I love you."
"I love you too." They kiss one last time and Lorelai leaves.
(Cut to Gilmore house that evening.)
"I got it!" yelled Lorelai as she picked up the ringing phone. Hello?"
"Hey, Its Max."
"Hey," she said. What's up?"
"Nothing. Just thinking about that kiss again."
"Yeah me too. I can't seem to get it out of my head."
"Me either."
"I need to talk to you about our summer plans."
"Ok."
"Well Rory is leaving on July 1st and coming back August 2nd. Do you want to come on the 2nd? I want to see if I can survive one day on my own without Rory."
"Sounds good. The 2nd is next Tuesday right?"
"Yeah. I think so. Why?"
"I just found out today that I'm going to be teaching a summer class at Chilton on Tuesdays. I get done at noon so how about I come over afterwards?"
"Ok. Is your class gonna interfere with you staying with me?"
"No. I'm gonna commute. Its not that far and its only one day a week."
"Alright. I'll see you soon. Love you. Bye."
'Love you too. Goodbye."
"Mom," said Rory as she entered the room. Who was that on the phone?"
"Max," said Lorelai. You look nice. What time are you meeting Dean?"
"In 15 minutes. Can I borrow the car?"
"Sure. Have fun tonight. Bye honey."
"Bye Mom." Rory leaves and Lorelai turns on the TV."
(Cut to Gilmore house the next Monday. Rory is getting ready to leave for Cape Cod.)
"Do you have everything?" said Lorelai as she put Rory's things in the trunk of the Kim's car.
"Yeah," said Rory I think that's everything. I'm gonna miss you so much! We've never been apart for more than a day!"
"I know! I gave you that calling card and I expect you to call me everyday!"
"I will. I promised Dean that I would call him too."
"How is he taking all this?"
"He said that he is gonna miss me but he knows I'll have fun."
"Rory!" said Lane. Are you ready?"
"Yeah. Let me just say goodbye to my mom."
"Ok," said Lane.
"Bye Mom," said Rory giving her mom a huge hug.
"Bye honey," said Lorelai with tears in her eyes. I'm gonna miss you so much! I love you! Have a great time and don't forget to call me!"
"I won't! I love you too. Bye Mom." Rory kisses her mom goodbye and gets into the Kim's car. Lorelai waves goodbye until they are out of sight and then she gets into her car and goes to work.
(Cut to Gilmore house the next day. Max is ringing the doorbell.)
"Hello?" said Max. Anybody home?"
"Upstairs," yelled Lorelai. Come in." Max comes in and goes upstairs to Lorelai's room.
"Hey," he said putting his things down.
"Hey," she said greeting him with a kiss. How was your drive?"
"Not too bad thanks. Where should I put my stuff?"
"Well there's room in the closet and I cleaned out a few drawers for your stuff." She gestures to the pile of her clothes on the floor. "That's what I've been doing all morning. How about lunch? I actually went shopping and bought some food."
"Sounds good. I'll unpack after lunch."
"Okay. I'll help you." She takes his hand and leads him downstairs.
(Cut to town meeting on Thursday. Lorelai and Max are just walking in. As usual she is late.)
"Hello Lorelai," said Taylor. So nice of you to join us. I see you've brought a friend. Would you care to introduce him?" The people at the meeting turn around to face them.
"Yeah," said Lorelai. This is my fiancé Max Medina."
"Hello Max," said Taylor. Why don't you guys take a seat?"
"Okay," said Lorelai. She and Max sit down and the meeting resumes.
(Cut to outside after the town meeting where Lorelai and Max are holding hands and walking down the street,)
"Hey Lorelai," said Miss Patty. How are you this evening?"
"Fine," she said. How are you?"
"Good," said Miss Patty. Who's your friend?"
"Miss Patty this is my fiancé Max Medina. Max this is Miss Patty. She runs the local dance school."
"Nice to meet you Miss Patty," said Max.
"Its nice to meet you too," said Miss Patty. Well I have to be going. Bye Lorelai. Nice meeting you Max." She walks close to Lorelai and whispers; "You've certainly got a good one if you know what I mean!" She walks off and Max and Lorelai continue on their way home.
(Cut to Gilmore house later that evening.)
"You wanna watch a movie?" said Lorelai.
"Sure what have you got?" said Max.
"How about Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory?"
"Sounds good." She puts the movie in to play and sits down on the couch next to Max. He puts his arm around her and she snuggles in close to him.
"It's gonna be an amazing summer," she said.
"I know," he replied. And it's only just beginning."
(To be continued...)