Thanks to all of you who reviewed so far! I really, really, really
appreciate it. Yes, Shadow Goddess, the island is a real place. It is in
upstate Michigan, in Lake Superior. You really should visit if you get a
chance- it's so much fun, and you can get the best fudge in the
world!!!!!!!! Anyway, enjoy this chapter!
The group of teenagers wandered through the small town on the island, stopping at touristy shops and taking lots of pictures of one another. Everyone insisted on getting fudge, and Rory was only too happy to comply. Rory sighed. She missed Stars Hollow, her mom and Luke and the twins, but she was having the time of her life!
"So, Rory, you're from Connecticut?" Mona asked casually.
"Yep. Stars Hollow, born and bred. It's a small town near Hartford," she explained, noticing Mona's look
"Great." Mona really liked Rory; she found they had a lot of the same tastes in books and music.
"Hey, Mona, Rory! Say cheese!" Mona and Rory turned and smiled, scrunching close together, as a camera flash went off in their faces.
"I want a copy of that," Mona said, when the picture had been taken.
"Me too, please," Rory requested to Matt.
"Sure thing, ladies." Matt grinned.
The waves lapped up on the shoreline, wetting the soft, white sand. Luke and Lorelei listened to it, sighing in contentment. They were sitting on the gorgeous outdoor patio of a restaurant in Oahu, Hawaii. When the waiter came by, Luke ordered two glasses of their best champagne, and some fresh salmon for himself. Lorelei ordered a salad and some crab legs.
"I'll be right back" Lorelei grabbed her purse. She found the waiter and asked him to exchange her champagne for non-alcoholic, without telling her husband. Then, she ducked outside and made a phone call.
Rory was in bed, reading, when her cell phone rang. She picked it up, glancing at the caller ID. When she saw that it was her mom, she answered immediately.
"Mom! How are you?"
"I'm fine, sweetie. How's Mackinac?"
"It's great! I met some new friends."
"That's wonderful, sweetie. I miss you."
"I miss you too, Mom. How's Hawaii?"
"Fantastic! It's gorgeous, and warm, and sunny…"
"I wish I was there"
"Oh, sweetie, I wish you were here too. But that's not why I called. I have some news!"
"What's up, Mom?"
"Sweetie… how would you like to be a big sister- again?"
Rory gasped. "You're pregnant? Mom, that's wonderful! Does Luke know?"
"No, he doesn't know. I'm going to tell him tonight."
"He'll be thrilled."
"I know. Anyway, I'm gonna go now. I love you."
"I love you too, Mom. Bye!"
"Bye." Lorelei hung up the phone and headed back to the table.
"What's up? You took awhile."
"Sorry. Rory called."
"How's she doing? Tristan hurt her yet?"
"Surprisingly, no. Anyway, Luke, I have some news…" her voice trailed off as the waiter brought their salads.
"What's up?" Luke asked, when the waiter had gone again.
Lorelei took a sip of champagne. "Luke, sweetie…" Lorelei decided to just spit it out. "I'm pregnant!"
Luke grinned. "Pregnant? I'm gonna be a daddy again?"
"Yep."
Luke's smile widened. "Pregnant… you're sure about it?"
"Positive. The doctor confirmed it this morning."
"That's great! What do you say we get this food to go and head back to the hotel?"
Lorelei grinned. "I say that's the best idea you've had all week."
"What ya reading?" Tristan came out onto the wrap-around porch, where Rory sat on the swing bench.
"It's called 'Devine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood'."
"What's it about?"
"Well, it's about these four girls, best friends, and their lives together. It's really a great book. Rory laughed. "I just got done reading the funniest part, concerning this Shirley Temple contest…"
"Interesting. Anyway, my cousin just called. It seems her parents are going to be in Italy during the Cherry Festival-"
"The Cherry Festival?"
"It's a whole festival celebrating the cherry harvest. Traverse City's known as 'The Cherry Capital of the World', and every year at the beginning of July there's a festival celebrating that. There's a carnival, and parades, and a 'court' with Princes and Princesses and a Queen, and there's a pie-eating contest, and a wheelchair race… it's fantastic. I try to go whenever I can. So, anyway, my cousin Lucy's family has a cabin in Traverse, and her brother's going, but he's bringing his girlfriend and no doubt they'll be shacked up in my aunt and uncle's room the whole time. So, she wants to know if we could keep her company. She said we could bring up to six people."
"Only for a week or so, right?" Rory wanted to stay on this island as long as possible.
"Right. Then we can come back here."
"I'm in, I guess."
"Great. I'll call Lucy back and tell her we'll be there on the 5th. The fest starts the 6th and runs through the 13th. Pack enough clothes; we'll leave Traverse on the 14th. Wanna come and see if anyone else wants to go?"
"Sure." Rory lay down her book, and made her way over to Matt's house.
"Ok, so we have me, you, Matt, Sarah, Washu, Mona, Amanda, and Danni, is that right?"
"Yep. I told the girls all the d's, they'll meet us here at noon sharp tomorrow morning." Rory and Tristan sat at the kitchen table of Tristan's house, discussing plans for the trip. It was July 4th, and Rory and Tristan were about to go meet their friends for a party on the beach. First, though, they needed to get this planned out.
"You all packed?"
"Yep. You?"
"Of course" Tristan grinned at Rory. "I called Lucy, she's expecting us between 3 and 4 tomorrow."
"Great. Enough planning," Rory got to her feet, "let's go party!"
Rory stood with Amanda, Danni, Washu, Sarah, and Mona by the bonfire. She toasted another marshmallow and sandwiched it between two graham crackers, adding a piece of chocolate.
"Mmmm. Nothing better than S'mores," Rory grinned at her friends.
"You said it!" Amanda and Mona said together.
"Jinx! Owe me a coke!" Mona said to Amanda.
"Damn. You always win."
"I know," Mona grinned. That minute, a burst of color exploded in the sky. The group stood together and watched the fireworks display put on by Sarah's dad.
"Happy Fourth of July!" they chorused.
Ok, I know that was a weird place to end the chapter, but study hall's almost over. PLEASE REVIEW! Just click the lil blue button. (Sounding like Rob Schneider in 'The Waterboy') You can do it!
The group of teenagers wandered through the small town on the island, stopping at touristy shops and taking lots of pictures of one another. Everyone insisted on getting fudge, and Rory was only too happy to comply. Rory sighed. She missed Stars Hollow, her mom and Luke and the twins, but she was having the time of her life!
"So, Rory, you're from Connecticut?" Mona asked casually.
"Yep. Stars Hollow, born and bred. It's a small town near Hartford," she explained, noticing Mona's look
"Great." Mona really liked Rory; she found they had a lot of the same tastes in books and music.
"Hey, Mona, Rory! Say cheese!" Mona and Rory turned and smiled, scrunching close together, as a camera flash went off in their faces.
"I want a copy of that," Mona said, when the picture had been taken.
"Me too, please," Rory requested to Matt.
"Sure thing, ladies." Matt grinned.
The waves lapped up on the shoreline, wetting the soft, white sand. Luke and Lorelei listened to it, sighing in contentment. They were sitting on the gorgeous outdoor patio of a restaurant in Oahu, Hawaii. When the waiter came by, Luke ordered two glasses of their best champagne, and some fresh salmon for himself. Lorelei ordered a salad and some crab legs.
"I'll be right back" Lorelei grabbed her purse. She found the waiter and asked him to exchange her champagne for non-alcoholic, without telling her husband. Then, she ducked outside and made a phone call.
Rory was in bed, reading, when her cell phone rang. She picked it up, glancing at the caller ID. When she saw that it was her mom, she answered immediately.
"Mom! How are you?"
"I'm fine, sweetie. How's Mackinac?"
"It's great! I met some new friends."
"That's wonderful, sweetie. I miss you."
"I miss you too, Mom. How's Hawaii?"
"Fantastic! It's gorgeous, and warm, and sunny…"
"I wish I was there"
"Oh, sweetie, I wish you were here too. But that's not why I called. I have some news!"
"What's up, Mom?"
"Sweetie… how would you like to be a big sister- again?"
Rory gasped. "You're pregnant? Mom, that's wonderful! Does Luke know?"
"No, he doesn't know. I'm going to tell him tonight."
"He'll be thrilled."
"I know. Anyway, I'm gonna go now. I love you."
"I love you too, Mom. Bye!"
"Bye." Lorelei hung up the phone and headed back to the table.
"What's up? You took awhile."
"Sorry. Rory called."
"How's she doing? Tristan hurt her yet?"
"Surprisingly, no. Anyway, Luke, I have some news…" her voice trailed off as the waiter brought their salads.
"What's up?" Luke asked, when the waiter had gone again.
Lorelei took a sip of champagne. "Luke, sweetie…" Lorelei decided to just spit it out. "I'm pregnant!"
Luke grinned. "Pregnant? I'm gonna be a daddy again?"
"Yep."
Luke's smile widened. "Pregnant… you're sure about it?"
"Positive. The doctor confirmed it this morning."
"That's great! What do you say we get this food to go and head back to the hotel?"
Lorelei grinned. "I say that's the best idea you've had all week."
"What ya reading?" Tristan came out onto the wrap-around porch, where Rory sat on the swing bench.
"It's called 'Devine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood'."
"What's it about?"
"Well, it's about these four girls, best friends, and their lives together. It's really a great book. Rory laughed. "I just got done reading the funniest part, concerning this Shirley Temple contest…"
"Interesting. Anyway, my cousin just called. It seems her parents are going to be in Italy during the Cherry Festival-"
"The Cherry Festival?"
"It's a whole festival celebrating the cherry harvest. Traverse City's known as 'The Cherry Capital of the World', and every year at the beginning of July there's a festival celebrating that. There's a carnival, and parades, and a 'court' with Princes and Princesses and a Queen, and there's a pie-eating contest, and a wheelchair race… it's fantastic. I try to go whenever I can. So, anyway, my cousin Lucy's family has a cabin in Traverse, and her brother's going, but he's bringing his girlfriend and no doubt they'll be shacked up in my aunt and uncle's room the whole time. So, she wants to know if we could keep her company. She said we could bring up to six people."
"Only for a week or so, right?" Rory wanted to stay on this island as long as possible.
"Right. Then we can come back here."
"I'm in, I guess."
"Great. I'll call Lucy back and tell her we'll be there on the 5th. The fest starts the 6th and runs through the 13th. Pack enough clothes; we'll leave Traverse on the 14th. Wanna come and see if anyone else wants to go?"
"Sure." Rory lay down her book, and made her way over to Matt's house.
"Ok, so we have me, you, Matt, Sarah, Washu, Mona, Amanda, and Danni, is that right?"
"Yep. I told the girls all the d's, they'll meet us here at noon sharp tomorrow morning." Rory and Tristan sat at the kitchen table of Tristan's house, discussing plans for the trip. It was July 4th, and Rory and Tristan were about to go meet their friends for a party on the beach. First, though, they needed to get this planned out.
"You all packed?"
"Yep. You?"
"Of course" Tristan grinned at Rory. "I called Lucy, she's expecting us between 3 and 4 tomorrow."
"Great. Enough planning," Rory got to her feet, "let's go party!"
Rory stood with Amanda, Danni, Washu, Sarah, and Mona by the bonfire. She toasted another marshmallow and sandwiched it between two graham crackers, adding a piece of chocolate.
"Mmmm. Nothing better than S'mores," Rory grinned at her friends.
"You said it!" Amanda and Mona said together.
"Jinx! Owe me a coke!" Mona said to Amanda.
"Damn. You always win."
"I know," Mona grinned. That minute, a burst of color exploded in the sky. The group stood together and watched the fireworks display put on by Sarah's dad.
"Happy Fourth of July!" they chorused.
Ok, I know that was a weird place to end the chapter, but study hall's almost over. PLEASE REVIEW! Just click the lil blue button. (Sounding like Rob Schneider in 'The Waterboy') You can do it!
