*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Rachel!" Luke said, his eyes widening.
Every head in the diner flew towards Rachel. Rory and Tristan turned around quickly. Callie didn't know Rachel, so she had a confused look on her face. Lorelai slowly turned. They were all staring at her.
"Hi, Luke." She said, smiling. She was holding a camera bag and a suitcase. "Hi Lorelai, Rory, Tristan. I heard your good news. Luke, I'd be happy to look over the diner while you are away."
"Rachel, why are you back? I thought you were gone." Luke said.
"I was, but I wanted to come back for a little while. Rory, the last time I was here, you were a sophomore- now look at you- a senior! And Tristan, you two weren't dating when I left, although you were friends. Lorelai....how are you?" Rachel said to each one.
"I'm good. You?" Lorelai knew Luke was over Rachel, but she still didn't like her here.
"I'm great. I've been traveling around Australia. It is really beautiful." She said, as they all got over the shock of seeing her. They resumed their seats at the counter. Rachel took her camera out and snapped a few quick shots.
"So, Luke, you have someone to watch the diner. Does that mean your coming?' Rory said, trying to break the tension.
"I guess I am." He said, smiling a thankful smile at Rory.
"Great!" She said, hopping up and hugging him. "Let's go find Lane and talk Mrs. Kim into it. Mom, are you coming?"
"No. I think I'll stay here. I'll call Sookie tonight. Luke, coffee!" Lorelai said, smiling. He gave her a look, so she she stood up kissed him, and went around the counter and poured it herself.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Wow! I can't believe she's back!" Tristan said from the passenger seat of the eclipse.
"I know!" Rory said, turning toward the Kim's house.
"Ok, new person here. Who was she? And why was your mom shooting daggers at her, Rory?" Callie said from the backseat.
"Well, Rachel was Luke's girlfriend when I was about eleven. She left him, and then came back around sophomore year, right before I met you. She thought Luke liked Mom-" Rory started.
"Which he did." Tristan cut in.
"Yeah, and so she left again. We all thought she left for good." Rory said, turning into the Kim's drive way.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Lane!" Rory called into the antique shop.
"Rory?" Lane called back from somewhere inside the shop. "Big goose lamp!"
"OK!" Rory said, grabbing Tristan's hand, who in turn grabbed Callie's, and snaked her way through the shop.
"Lane, we have really good news!" ROry said, when they found her.
"Outside!" Lane said, leading them out the door, onto the lawn.
Rory quickly told her what happened.
"Ok, plan of action. First of all, Tristan, you are a friend of her grandparents. You are NOT her boyfriend. And Callie, you are a friend from school. My mom knows Sookie, so. Your grandparents surprised you with this trip, Rory, and invited Tristan to come, because your grandparents do business together. Now, do we tell her Luke is going?" Lane said, as they sat on the grass.
"Yes. He will be our chaperone, along with my mom and Sookie. He was invited because he is a good friend. And T.- be Mr. Charming. Assure Mrs. Kim that there is nothing to worry about." ROry said, standing.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Mama?" Lane said, the group following behind her.
"Yes...Oh hello Rory." Mrs. Kim said. Rory nods hello.
"Mama, this is Tristan Dugray, and friend of Rory's grandparents, and Rory's friend, Calista....Sulger. Mrs. Gilmore, Rory's grandmother, has booked a cruise to the Bahamas for us. Luke, Sookie, and Lorelai are going, and Mrs. Gilmore invited Tristan because her husband does business with Tristan's grandfather. I have been invited to go, Mama." Lane said.
"Hello, Mrs. Kim. I have heard nothing but good things about you. My name is Tristan DuGray. I live in Hartford and my grandfather, Janlen DuGray does business with Mr. Gilmore." Tristan said, In his best charmer voice, kissing Mrs. Kims hand. Mrs. Kim is smart, but no one can resist Tristans charms. "We would love to have Lane join us on our little trip."
"Well, let me talk to Rory's mom. You say Mr. Danes and Miss St. James will be their?" Mrs. Kim said.
"Yes, Luke and Sookie are good friend of ours, and my grandparents got us 8 tickets to use as we please." Rory said.
"Well, I know they will keep you all in line." Mrs. Kim said.
"Well, how about you call my mom tonight around 7. She won't be home all day." ROry said, smiling her sweetest smile.
"Ok. I will call at 7." Mrs. Kim said, walking off.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The group went to Rory's to tell her mom the story. Lorelai wrote it all down, so she wouldn't forget when she was on the phone. Then, they rented a few movies (Head over Heels, Willy Wonka, and Where the heart is) and watched them while eating popcorn and drinking soda and coffee. Lorelai was on the phone with Mrs. Kim for 2 hours, talking. They weren't sure if Lane could come or not. When they finished the movies, All 4 of them ran into the kitchen (well Tristan didn't run) and asked Lorelai. She kept a totally straight face, showing no sign of whether Lane could come or not.
"Well, Mom?" Rory said.
"The verdict is......." Lorelai said.
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"Rachel!" Luke said, his eyes widening.
Every head in the diner flew towards Rachel. Rory and Tristan turned around quickly. Callie didn't know Rachel, so she had a confused look on her face. Lorelai slowly turned. They were all staring at her.
"Hi, Luke." She said, smiling. She was holding a camera bag and a suitcase. "Hi Lorelai, Rory, Tristan. I heard your good news. Luke, I'd be happy to look over the diner while you are away."
"Rachel, why are you back? I thought you were gone." Luke said.
"I was, but I wanted to come back for a little while. Rory, the last time I was here, you were a sophomore- now look at you- a senior! And Tristan, you two weren't dating when I left, although you were friends. Lorelai....how are you?" Rachel said to each one.
"I'm good. You?" Lorelai knew Luke was over Rachel, but she still didn't like her here.
"I'm great. I've been traveling around Australia. It is really beautiful." She said, as they all got over the shock of seeing her. They resumed their seats at the counter. Rachel took her camera out and snapped a few quick shots.
"So, Luke, you have someone to watch the diner. Does that mean your coming?' Rory said, trying to break the tension.
"I guess I am." He said, smiling a thankful smile at Rory.
"Great!" She said, hopping up and hugging him. "Let's go find Lane and talk Mrs. Kim into it. Mom, are you coming?"
"No. I think I'll stay here. I'll call Sookie tonight. Luke, coffee!" Lorelai said, smiling. He gave her a look, so she she stood up kissed him, and went around the counter and poured it herself.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Wow! I can't believe she's back!" Tristan said from the passenger seat of the eclipse.
"I know!" Rory said, turning toward the Kim's house.
"Ok, new person here. Who was she? And why was your mom shooting daggers at her, Rory?" Callie said from the backseat.
"Well, Rachel was Luke's girlfriend when I was about eleven. She left him, and then came back around sophomore year, right before I met you. She thought Luke liked Mom-" Rory started.
"Which he did." Tristan cut in.
"Yeah, and so she left again. We all thought she left for good." Rory said, turning into the Kim's drive way.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Lane!" Rory called into the antique shop.
"Rory?" Lane called back from somewhere inside the shop. "Big goose lamp!"
"OK!" Rory said, grabbing Tristan's hand, who in turn grabbed Callie's, and snaked her way through the shop.
"Lane, we have really good news!" ROry said, when they found her.
"Outside!" Lane said, leading them out the door, onto the lawn.
Rory quickly told her what happened.
"Ok, plan of action. First of all, Tristan, you are a friend of her grandparents. You are NOT her boyfriend. And Callie, you are a friend from school. My mom knows Sookie, so. Your grandparents surprised you with this trip, Rory, and invited Tristan to come, because your grandparents do business together. Now, do we tell her Luke is going?" Lane said, as they sat on the grass.
"Yes. He will be our chaperone, along with my mom and Sookie. He was invited because he is a good friend. And T.- be Mr. Charming. Assure Mrs. Kim that there is nothing to worry about." ROry said, standing.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Mama?" Lane said, the group following behind her.
"Yes...Oh hello Rory." Mrs. Kim said. Rory nods hello.
"Mama, this is Tristan Dugray, and friend of Rory's grandparents, and Rory's friend, Calista....Sulger. Mrs. Gilmore, Rory's grandmother, has booked a cruise to the Bahamas for us. Luke, Sookie, and Lorelai are going, and Mrs. Gilmore invited Tristan because her husband does business with Tristan's grandfather. I have been invited to go, Mama." Lane said.
"Hello, Mrs. Kim. I have heard nothing but good things about you. My name is Tristan DuGray. I live in Hartford and my grandfather, Janlen DuGray does business with Mr. Gilmore." Tristan said, In his best charmer voice, kissing Mrs. Kims hand. Mrs. Kim is smart, but no one can resist Tristans charms. "We would love to have Lane join us on our little trip."
"Well, let me talk to Rory's mom. You say Mr. Danes and Miss St. James will be their?" Mrs. Kim said.
"Yes, Luke and Sookie are good friend of ours, and my grandparents got us 8 tickets to use as we please." Rory said.
"Well, I know they will keep you all in line." Mrs. Kim said.
"Well, how about you call my mom tonight around 7. She won't be home all day." ROry said, smiling her sweetest smile.
"Ok. I will call at 7." Mrs. Kim said, walking off.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The group went to Rory's to tell her mom the story. Lorelai wrote it all down, so she wouldn't forget when she was on the phone. Then, they rented a few movies (Head over Heels, Willy Wonka, and Where the heart is) and watched them while eating popcorn and drinking soda and coffee. Lorelai was on the phone with Mrs. Kim for 2 hours, talking. They weren't sure if Lane could come or not. When they finished the movies, All 4 of them ran into the kitchen (well Tristan didn't run) and asked Lorelai. She kept a totally straight face, showing no sign of whether Lane could come or not.
"Well, Mom?" Rory said.
"The verdict is......." Lorelai said.
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