... Lorelai noticed she was starring at Christopher, so she looked down at
her shoes...
It was early morning, but school was already in session, without Christopher Hayden in its presence. He was sitting in an office building in downtown Hartford, waiting.
Richard walked off the elevator onto his office floor, he nodded hurriedly at Eleanor, his secretary, and headed towards his office when he saw Christopher. He walked off to his office, Christopher following. Richard and Christopher entered, Christopher closing the door.
"Mr. Gilmore, sir. Um, I want you to know that I plan to do everything right for this baby, and for Lorelai." Christopher said, standing as close to the door as possible.
Richard threw his briefcase on his desk, "How dare you. How dare you, come to the place that I work, and say how you are going to make this all better. You got my daughter pregnant. She's not even sixteen years old yet. And here you are going to say that even though her life is ruined, you will be Prince Charming and make her life happily ever after. Get out of my office, and tell your parents or Emily and I will."
Christopher simply nodded and left Richard's office. As the door shut, Richard sat down, put his head in his hands and burst into tears.
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"...And that's how Theodore Roosevelt helped America become a World Power." Mrs.Maxell said, as the bell rang. "Class dismissed."
Lorelai gathered her things slowly, and walked out of the classroom. The policies of President Roosevelt were the furthest things from her mind. Her head was hanging in dark gray clouds, as she walked to her locker distractedly, she did not even know she was running into someone, until they were both on the floor, her books scattered everywhere.
"Hey, watch it." A girl said, as she angerly gathered her own books and left. Lorelai did not even care. She just started to gather her books, a hand popped up beside her.
"Here." The hand handed her one of her books. She looked up to see the hand belonging to Christopher.
"Thanks." Lorelai responded in a monotone, as if she had no feelings, good or bad.
"I think we need to talk. Now."
"Okay."
Christopher led her to an empty classroom.
"I went to see your Dad today."
"At the office, I don't even go there."
"I told him I wanted to take care of you and the baby." Christopher said sincerely.
"You told him that? What did he do?" She asked, her eyes wide.
"Yeah I told him, he basically brushed me off. With good reason. He then threatened me to tell my parents."
"So when are you going to tell them?"
"They're out of town. They don't get back for another week."
"You have a week, then."
"Yep."
"You're lucky. You have seven more days of respect and trust from your parents. If only I had seven days."
The last bell of the day rang.
"Can you take me home? My parents aren't there so you're safe." Lorelai asked.
"Yeah, I can do that." Christopher protectively put his arm around Lorelai and led her out the door.
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Christopher helped carry Lorelai's things as they walked to her front door. As she pulled out her key to unlock the house, the door swung open.
"Lorelai, you're home." Emily said, sounding perky, like a different person. "Good, Christopher's here too." She looked at Christopher, "Your parents will be glad you're here, they're inside, they returned home a week early to see you."
It was early morning, but school was already in session, without Christopher Hayden in its presence. He was sitting in an office building in downtown Hartford, waiting.
Richard walked off the elevator onto his office floor, he nodded hurriedly at Eleanor, his secretary, and headed towards his office when he saw Christopher. He walked off to his office, Christopher following. Richard and Christopher entered, Christopher closing the door.
"Mr. Gilmore, sir. Um, I want you to know that I plan to do everything right for this baby, and for Lorelai." Christopher said, standing as close to the door as possible.
Richard threw his briefcase on his desk, "How dare you. How dare you, come to the place that I work, and say how you are going to make this all better. You got my daughter pregnant. She's not even sixteen years old yet. And here you are going to say that even though her life is ruined, you will be Prince Charming and make her life happily ever after. Get out of my office, and tell your parents or Emily and I will."
Christopher simply nodded and left Richard's office. As the door shut, Richard sat down, put his head in his hands and burst into tears.
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"...And that's how Theodore Roosevelt helped America become a World Power." Mrs.Maxell said, as the bell rang. "Class dismissed."
Lorelai gathered her things slowly, and walked out of the classroom. The policies of President Roosevelt were the furthest things from her mind. Her head was hanging in dark gray clouds, as she walked to her locker distractedly, she did not even know she was running into someone, until they were both on the floor, her books scattered everywhere.
"Hey, watch it." A girl said, as she angerly gathered her own books and left. Lorelai did not even care. She just started to gather her books, a hand popped up beside her.
"Here." The hand handed her one of her books. She looked up to see the hand belonging to Christopher.
"Thanks." Lorelai responded in a monotone, as if she had no feelings, good or bad.
"I think we need to talk. Now."
"Okay."
Christopher led her to an empty classroom.
"I went to see your Dad today."
"At the office, I don't even go there."
"I told him I wanted to take care of you and the baby." Christopher said sincerely.
"You told him that? What did he do?" She asked, her eyes wide.
"Yeah I told him, he basically brushed me off. With good reason. He then threatened me to tell my parents."
"So when are you going to tell them?"
"They're out of town. They don't get back for another week."
"You have a week, then."
"Yep."
"You're lucky. You have seven more days of respect and trust from your parents. If only I had seven days."
The last bell of the day rang.
"Can you take me home? My parents aren't there so you're safe." Lorelai asked.
"Yeah, I can do that." Christopher protectively put his arm around Lorelai and led her out the door.
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Christopher helped carry Lorelai's things as they walked to her front door. As she pulled out her key to unlock the house, the door swung open.
"Lorelai, you're home." Emily said, sounding perky, like a different person. "Good, Christopher's here too." She looked at Christopher, "Your parents will be glad you're here, they're inside, they returned home a week early to see you."