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Chapter13
Christopher arrives in this chapter...enough said!
Rory and Lorelai pulled their jackets closer to them as they made their way towards Luke's. It was 9:00 and both girls were nervous about Chris' arrival in an hour. Lorelai turned the handle and entered the diner to find Luke already behind the counter.
"Coffee, and make it a double," Lorelai sighed as she slid onto the stool by the counter.
"Tough morning?" Luke questioned, grabbing the pot and pouring the coffee.
"It's gonna be a tough day," Lorelai corrected.
"My dad is coming today," Rory informed him.
"Wow. When was the last time you saw him?"
"Ummm, six months ago," Lorelai replied.
"Ohhhh." That was all he said before turning and walking towards the stairs. "JESS! Rory's here."
Jess came rushing down the stairs and around the counter and kissed Rory's cheek. "Morning," he greeted the girls. "How do you feel?"
"Fine. Tired." Rory smiled. "Could you get me some orange juice or something?"
"Coming right up," he agreed and went to get her drink.
"So...Jess," Lorelai called.
"Yeah?"
"How does it feel to know you only have about an hour to live?" she questioned and he popped his head out of the kitchen.
"What are you talking about?" he asked nervously.
"Christopher is coming to visit today, and believe me, when he finds out that Rory's pregnant, you'll be on his hit list."
"Rory's dad is coming here?" he questioned. "When did this happen?"
"Last night. He called out of the blue," Rory told him. "I hadn't talked to him in like 6 months."
"So, I take it that's why you two don't look too happy today?" he wondered.
"Yeah, I mean I'm excited to see him, but I'm scared of what he's gonna say." Rory sighed and took a sip from the cup that Jess put in front of her.
"It'll be fine," he comforted. "If your grandparents understand, anything is possible."
"That's true," Lorelai interjected, grabbing Luke's arm and pulling in him into the counter. She turned his wrist and looked at his watch. "30 minutes and counting," she annouced as Luke pulled his arm free.
"Want to warn me next time you're gonna do that?" he asked.
"Where's the fun in that?"
"So, what are we gonna do for 30 minutes?" Rory questioned. "I'm going crazy here."
"Well, you can help out around here if you want," Luke told her. "We could use some extra help today, Caesar called in sick."
"You mean, work here? On the other side of the counter," Rory stated.
"Yeah."
"But I've never worked in a restaurant before."
"First time for everything," Luke handed her an apron. "Put this on."
Rory stood and slipped the apron on, then had Lorelai tie the back strings. "How do I look?" she questioned.
"You look like a working woman," she replied, then turned to Luke. " Luke, why don't you let Rory work here a few hours a week, just to get a little extra money for the baby?"
"Yeah. That's fine," he agreed. He thought it would be a good idea for Rory to have a job. As far as he knew, she had never had a real job before and with the baby coming, she should get used to it.
"Okay." Rory smiled, excited about her new job. "What should I do first?"
"You can go take Miss Patty's order," he told her as she grabbed an order pad and pen.
"Thanks Luke." Lorelai smiled.
"This'll be good for her," he replied wiping the counter. "Besides, Rory's kinda like my daughter...you know...like..."
"I understand. You don't have to explain."
"So how do you feel about his whole Chistopher thing?"
"Scared, upset, angry, excited..." She paused. "You name it, I feel it."
"Hmm. Well, at least you'll have Jess and me here for moral support."
"Yeah," she agreed. "What time is is now?"
"It's only been 5 minutes," he replied with a laugh.
**20 minutes later**
Jess and Rory were cleaning Miss Patty's now empty table. "Wow, this woman can eat," Jess joked.
"Sure can," Rory replied absently.
"Everything's gonna be okay," he told her, reading her mind. She stopped and put down the plastic bucket that the dirty dishes go in.
"I'm just scared," she sighed as Jess wrapped his arms around her.
"I know," he replied, pulling away and grabbing the bucket of dirty dishes. "I'm gonna go clean these. Why don't you wipe off the counter?"
"All right." She smiled and kissed him quickly before grabbing a cloth and heading behind the counter. She sighed nervously.
"Sweetie, will you refill my cup before you start?" Lorelai questioned; she sounded nervous too.
"Mom, you're shaking," Rory noticed.
"What? OH! It must be the coffee," she lied, holding out her cup. "Can you just fill it?"
"Yeah." She grabbed the pot and filled her mom's cup before replacing it back in the holder. She picked the rag back up and began washing the counter. Luke emerged from the kitchen and stopped in his tracks as he stare out the door.
"Don't look now, but I think he's arrived," Luke told them and looked at his watch. "10:00 o clock on the dot."
"Oh great. The one time he's on time." Lorelai sighed and took a long sip of her coffee. "Pretend like you don't see him," she whispered to Rory.
"Mom!" she hissed, happy that her stomach was hidden by the counter. She smiled as her dad entered the diner. "Hey Dad," she greeted brightly.
"That's right. Lay it on nice and thick," Lorelai whispered to herself, still looking at Luke. She had a look of desperation on her face and he could tell she was really upset.
"Hey Lorelai." Christophed smiled awkwardly.
"Hi," she replied, looking at him for a split second before looking back at Luke.
"Umm. Luke right?" he questioned and Luke nodded. "I'm Christopher. I don't know if you remember me or not."
"Yeah, I remember," he replied and accepted Chris's extended hand. "Haven't seen you in a while."
Chris looked around awkwardly. "So Rory, I see you're working now." He smiled.
"Oh yeah. Take a seat," she offered, pointing to the stool next to Lorelai. Lorelai looked down at the seat nervously as he sat. "Can we get you anything?"
"Eggs and bacon," he replied. "I didn't have breakfast."
"Okay." She turned her back quickly and walked into the kitchen. "He's here," she whispered to Jess, who was still cleaning dishes. "He wants eggs and bacon. How do you make that?"
"Wait, forget the eggs and bacon for a second," Jess told her, washing his hands off and drying them on his apron. "What did he say about the baby?"
"He doesn't know yet."
"How could he not know?"
"I was behind the counter so he couldn't see my stomach. God, Jess what am I going to do? I thought I could do it, but I can't! I can't tell him." She sighed.
"Rory, look at me," he ordered, as she looked into his eyes. "It will be okay."
"Okay. I just want to get it over with."
"Come on then. I'll go with you." Jess took her hand and lead her out into the dining area.
"Dad, I have to tell you something," she started and Jess gave her hand a squeeze.
"Sure, what is it Rory?" he asked.
"Umm...I...I can't find the bacon," she blurted out and began to back up, but Jess stopped her.
"Oh. That's fine, I'll just have..."
"No, that's not what I wanted to say," she stopped him.
"Rory..." Lorelai interrupted, unsure if this was the best way to tell him.
"MOM," she sighed, and Lorelai nodded. Rory reached into her pocket and pulled out a strip of paper. She looked at it for a minute, then put it down on the counter. Christopher picked it up. "They're ultrasound pictures."
"I know," he sighed and rubbed his chin, then looked up at Lorelai. "I don't know what to say."
"I didn't either," she told him, putting her mug down.
"Well, congratuations." He smiled at her and Lorelai's eyes widened.
"WHAT?" Lorelai questioned, grabbing the picture. "NO, this is not mine."
"It's not? Then who..." he stopped in mid sentence and looked at Rory. Her eyes were laced with guilt and fear. "Rory?" he questioned, then looked over at Jess, who was looking down at the ground, his hand still locked in Rory's. "I don't believe this," he yelled. "What the hell did you do to my daughter?"
"Hey, back off," Luke defended Jess.
"Look Chris..." Jess started.
"I don't want to hear it." Anger filled his voice. "I have to get out of here. I need some air."
"Dad!" Rory called, the tears welling in her eyes. He didn't stop, he kept walking without another word.
"I'll go talk to him," Lorelai offered, grabbing her back. She Rory, who had her face buried in Jess' shoulder. "Chris!" she yelled, trying to catch up to him. "Chris," she yelled one last time before reaching him. "Will you stop? Jeez." She sighed as he finally stopped.
"How the hell did could you let this happen?" he questioned.
"Hey, don't put this all on me!" she retorted.
"I wasn't! I just don't understand this. How could this happen to my daughter?"
"Oh, so now she's your daughter?" Lorelai yelled. "You don't want anything to do with her for 6 months and now she's your daughter?"
"That's not fair, Lorelai. You know I've had a hard couple of months."
"LIFE is not fair, Chris. I got pregnant at 15 years old, gave birth at 16, and I've been raising OUR kid alone for the past 16 years. ALONE, Chris. I went from minimum wage as a maid and worked my way up to owning my own inn. Sookie and I did it ALONE. I bought a beautiful house for Rory and me to live in, ALONE. And I spent the last how many years waiting for you to decide if you wanted to be with me and I waited ALONE!"
"Lorelai."
"And what is so hard about your life anyway? You travel all over the place on your motorcycle. Pop in to see your kid whenever you feel like it! Yeah, you and I had problems, but your poor daughter was here wondering what she did wrong. Why her father couldn't even take time out from his 'busy' life to make a phone call every once and while. What is that Chris?"
"I said I was sorry."
"You didn't say it to Rory," she stated sternly. "And she's the one that needs to hear it the most."
"I know, I'm just upset right now."
"Get over it Chris. For once do something that's not good for only Chris." She sighed. "Now we know what it was like for our parents."
"I don't want to be like them, Lor."
"Then don't," she said before turning and walking back in the diner. Christopher paused a minute before following her back in.
Chapter13
Christopher arrives in this chapter...enough said!
Rory and Lorelai pulled their jackets closer to them as they made their way towards Luke's. It was 9:00 and both girls were nervous about Chris' arrival in an hour. Lorelai turned the handle and entered the diner to find Luke already behind the counter.
"Coffee, and make it a double," Lorelai sighed as she slid onto the stool by the counter.
"Tough morning?" Luke questioned, grabbing the pot and pouring the coffee.
"It's gonna be a tough day," Lorelai corrected.
"My dad is coming today," Rory informed him.
"Wow. When was the last time you saw him?"
"Ummm, six months ago," Lorelai replied.
"Ohhhh." That was all he said before turning and walking towards the stairs. "JESS! Rory's here."
Jess came rushing down the stairs and around the counter and kissed Rory's cheek. "Morning," he greeted the girls. "How do you feel?"
"Fine. Tired." Rory smiled. "Could you get me some orange juice or something?"
"Coming right up," he agreed and went to get her drink.
"So...Jess," Lorelai called.
"Yeah?"
"How does it feel to know you only have about an hour to live?" she questioned and he popped his head out of the kitchen.
"What are you talking about?" he asked nervously.
"Christopher is coming to visit today, and believe me, when he finds out that Rory's pregnant, you'll be on his hit list."
"Rory's dad is coming here?" he questioned. "When did this happen?"
"Last night. He called out of the blue," Rory told him. "I hadn't talked to him in like 6 months."
"So, I take it that's why you two don't look too happy today?" he wondered.
"Yeah, I mean I'm excited to see him, but I'm scared of what he's gonna say." Rory sighed and took a sip from the cup that Jess put in front of her.
"It'll be fine," he comforted. "If your grandparents understand, anything is possible."
"That's true," Lorelai interjected, grabbing Luke's arm and pulling in him into the counter. She turned his wrist and looked at his watch. "30 minutes and counting," she annouced as Luke pulled his arm free.
"Want to warn me next time you're gonna do that?" he asked.
"Where's the fun in that?"
"So, what are we gonna do for 30 minutes?" Rory questioned. "I'm going crazy here."
"Well, you can help out around here if you want," Luke told her. "We could use some extra help today, Caesar called in sick."
"You mean, work here? On the other side of the counter," Rory stated.
"Yeah."
"But I've never worked in a restaurant before."
"First time for everything," Luke handed her an apron. "Put this on."
Rory stood and slipped the apron on, then had Lorelai tie the back strings. "How do I look?" she questioned.
"You look like a working woman," she replied, then turned to Luke. " Luke, why don't you let Rory work here a few hours a week, just to get a little extra money for the baby?"
"Yeah. That's fine," he agreed. He thought it would be a good idea for Rory to have a job. As far as he knew, she had never had a real job before and with the baby coming, she should get used to it.
"Okay." Rory smiled, excited about her new job. "What should I do first?"
"You can go take Miss Patty's order," he told her as she grabbed an order pad and pen.
"Thanks Luke." Lorelai smiled.
"This'll be good for her," he replied wiping the counter. "Besides, Rory's kinda like my daughter...you know...like..."
"I understand. You don't have to explain."
"So how do you feel about his whole Chistopher thing?"
"Scared, upset, angry, excited..." She paused. "You name it, I feel it."
"Hmm. Well, at least you'll have Jess and me here for moral support."
"Yeah," she agreed. "What time is is now?"
"It's only been 5 minutes," he replied with a laugh.
**20 minutes later**
Jess and Rory were cleaning Miss Patty's now empty table. "Wow, this woman can eat," Jess joked.
"Sure can," Rory replied absently.
"Everything's gonna be okay," he told her, reading her mind. She stopped and put down the plastic bucket that the dirty dishes go in.
"I'm just scared," she sighed as Jess wrapped his arms around her.
"I know," he replied, pulling away and grabbing the bucket of dirty dishes. "I'm gonna go clean these. Why don't you wipe off the counter?"
"All right." She smiled and kissed him quickly before grabbing a cloth and heading behind the counter. She sighed nervously.
"Sweetie, will you refill my cup before you start?" Lorelai questioned; she sounded nervous too.
"Mom, you're shaking," Rory noticed.
"What? OH! It must be the coffee," she lied, holding out her cup. "Can you just fill it?"
"Yeah." She grabbed the pot and filled her mom's cup before replacing it back in the holder. She picked the rag back up and began washing the counter. Luke emerged from the kitchen and stopped in his tracks as he stare out the door.
"Don't look now, but I think he's arrived," Luke told them and looked at his watch. "10:00 o clock on the dot."
"Oh great. The one time he's on time." Lorelai sighed and took a long sip of her coffee. "Pretend like you don't see him," she whispered to Rory.
"Mom!" she hissed, happy that her stomach was hidden by the counter. She smiled as her dad entered the diner. "Hey Dad," she greeted brightly.
"That's right. Lay it on nice and thick," Lorelai whispered to herself, still looking at Luke. She had a look of desperation on her face and he could tell she was really upset.
"Hey Lorelai." Christophed smiled awkwardly.
"Hi," she replied, looking at him for a split second before looking back at Luke.
"Umm. Luke right?" he questioned and Luke nodded. "I'm Christopher. I don't know if you remember me or not."
"Yeah, I remember," he replied and accepted Chris's extended hand. "Haven't seen you in a while."
Chris looked around awkwardly. "So Rory, I see you're working now." He smiled.
"Oh yeah. Take a seat," she offered, pointing to the stool next to Lorelai. Lorelai looked down at the seat nervously as he sat. "Can we get you anything?"
"Eggs and bacon," he replied. "I didn't have breakfast."
"Okay." She turned her back quickly and walked into the kitchen. "He's here," she whispered to Jess, who was still cleaning dishes. "He wants eggs and bacon. How do you make that?"
"Wait, forget the eggs and bacon for a second," Jess told her, washing his hands off and drying them on his apron. "What did he say about the baby?"
"He doesn't know yet."
"How could he not know?"
"I was behind the counter so he couldn't see my stomach. God, Jess what am I going to do? I thought I could do it, but I can't! I can't tell him." She sighed.
"Rory, look at me," he ordered, as she looked into his eyes. "It will be okay."
"Okay. I just want to get it over with."
"Come on then. I'll go with you." Jess took her hand and lead her out into the dining area.
"Dad, I have to tell you something," she started and Jess gave her hand a squeeze.
"Sure, what is it Rory?" he asked.
"Umm...I...I can't find the bacon," she blurted out and began to back up, but Jess stopped her.
"Oh. That's fine, I'll just have..."
"No, that's not what I wanted to say," she stopped him.
"Rory..." Lorelai interrupted, unsure if this was the best way to tell him.
"MOM," she sighed, and Lorelai nodded. Rory reached into her pocket and pulled out a strip of paper. She looked at it for a minute, then put it down on the counter. Christopher picked it up. "They're ultrasound pictures."
"I know," he sighed and rubbed his chin, then looked up at Lorelai. "I don't know what to say."
"I didn't either," she told him, putting her mug down.
"Well, congratuations." He smiled at her and Lorelai's eyes widened.
"WHAT?" Lorelai questioned, grabbing the picture. "NO, this is not mine."
"It's not? Then who..." he stopped in mid sentence and looked at Rory. Her eyes were laced with guilt and fear. "Rory?" he questioned, then looked over at Jess, who was looking down at the ground, his hand still locked in Rory's. "I don't believe this," he yelled. "What the hell did you do to my daughter?"
"Hey, back off," Luke defended Jess.
"Look Chris..." Jess started.
"I don't want to hear it." Anger filled his voice. "I have to get out of here. I need some air."
"Dad!" Rory called, the tears welling in her eyes. He didn't stop, he kept walking without another word.
"I'll go talk to him," Lorelai offered, grabbing her back. She Rory, who had her face buried in Jess' shoulder. "Chris!" she yelled, trying to catch up to him. "Chris," she yelled one last time before reaching him. "Will you stop? Jeez." She sighed as he finally stopped.
"How the hell did could you let this happen?" he questioned.
"Hey, don't put this all on me!" she retorted.
"I wasn't! I just don't understand this. How could this happen to my daughter?"
"Oh, so now she's your daughter?" Lorelai yelled. "You don't want anything to do with her for 6 months and now she's your daughter?"
"That's not fair, Lorelai. You know I've had a hard couple of months."
"LIFE is not fair, Chris. I got pregnant at 15 years old, gave birth at 16, and I've been raising OUR kid alone for the past 16 years. ALONE, Chris. I went from minimum wage as a maid and worked my way up to owning my own inn. Sookie and I did it ALONE. I bought a beautiful house for Rory and me to live in, ALONE. And I spent the last how many years waiting for you to decide if you wanted to be with me and I waited ALONE!"
"Lorelai."
"And what is so hard about your life anyway? You travel all over the place on your motorcycle. Pop in to see your kid whenever you feel like it! Yeah, you and I had problems, but your poor daughter was here wondering what she did wrong. Why her father couldn't even take time out from his 'busy' life to make a phone call every once and while. What is that Chris?"
"I said I was sorry."
"You didn't say it to Rory," she stated sternly. "And she's the one that needs to hear it the most."
"I know, I'm just upset right now."
"Get over it Chris. For once do something that's not good for only Chris." She sighed. "Now we know what it was like for our parents."
"I don't want to be like them, Lor."
"Then don't," she said before turning and walking back in the diner. Christopher paused a minute before following her back in.