thanks for the reviews! probably will end this soon, i'd rather think about things post-"let the games begin", which was a very fun episode for pretty much all relationships of people except of course the ones that weren't in the ep at all (sookie, lane, you know.) *grins* fun. but i can't end it yet, because characters must be generally confused and babbling nonsense as that is always an enjoyable state of affairs.
oh yeah, disclaimer: i own nothing except arrangement of words. but at least the one small thing i do own happens to entertain me quite well.
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"Your mom's taking a long time," Lane said.
"Well, you were right. She *does* have a strange need to harass Luke every time she goes there."
"Do you think she did something stupid? I mean, after the realization earlier?"
"Nah," Rory said. "She'd be way too embarrassed."
The front door opened, Lorelai came running in.
"Rory! Rory!"
"Mom, what is it?" Lorelai stood flatly in the kitchen, terrified eyes flashing toward Lane and Rory at the kitchen table.
"I just did the stupidest thing possible."
"Mom, calm down. What happened?"
"I kissed Luke." Rory's eyes widened as the rest of her face remained calm. Lane grinned in quick amusement, and stood up, walking to the other end of the kitchen to hide her teasing smile. "Okay, mom, chill, just sit down and tell me what happened."
"I don't know, I was just sitting there waiting for the food, and before I knew it I found myself asking if he'd ever thought about us dating." As she spoke her arms flailed wildly about and she paced in circles around the kitchen. Rory, exasperated, grabbed her arm and sat her down in a chair.
"Uh oh."
"Yeah, but that was fine and I changed the subject and ended up teasing him about high school, trying to get him to tell me what he was like then."
"And - ?"
"And he got annoyed, as one would expect -"
"And hope for -"
"Then, we were just standing there, and I was smiling at him."
"Okay, what happened?"
"I kissed him."
"Why?"
"Well, I was going to say something really stupid so for a flash of a second I thought that kissing him would be a good way to prevent myself from saying that I was in love with him."
"WHAT?"
"I really need to work on my common sense skills."
"You're in love with Luke?"
"And now he's never going to look me in the eyes again." Her head flopped down onto the table as she moaned.
"Wait, mom, back up? You ... Love ... Luke?"
Lorelai lifted her head slightly, looking at Rory and halfsmiling through the look of misery on her face - "Maybe."
"So decisive you are." Rory sat down next to her mother, calm and patient with a clear simple voice pulling the whole room under control, regulating the spinning madness of her mothers excitable mind.
"I don't know what happened, kid. This is why I never think about Luke like that. It can only result in confusion and stupid mistakes like this. "
"You have to figure out whether you love him or not. You can't just keep avoiding it."
"Sure I can!" She grinned theatrically, pushing emotion away .
"No, you can't."
"Oh, I assure you I can. And I'd do a great job at it too."
"Think. About. Luke."
"Ugh."
"Lovely response."
"Well, I screwed up."
"So figure it out or things will just get worse."
"You're right. Why do you have to be right?"
"Do you want me to leave you alone?"
During this exchange Lane leaned against the counter in the kitchen, silent and amused, her face twitching against her will into a strange grin despite her efforts to stay in the background, straightfaced-supportive.
"I don't know, I just - I'll sleep on it!" She exclaimed, as though struck by a brilliant idea, the slouch in her shoulders disappearing, form exploding as she detected an easy way out.
"No."
"Why not?" Lorelai whined, collapsing again - arms stretched across the table and head tilted bemoaningly towards her steady knowing daughter.
"Because that's avoiding the situation. Take a walk, clear your head and Calm Down. We'll talk about this later. Go."
"But Rooorrrr --"She grabbed Lorelai by the arms, shuffling her towards the door, and with a swift push expelled her to the cold clear night. The door slammed shut in the middle of Lorelai's moan.
She turned back to Lane with a loud sigh, jolting her head slightly to expel the confusion. The kitchen shone yellowish light against the blackness of the windows, and, catching Lane's bemused expression leaking across her face, Rory grinned as though to giggle, looking away for quick control. She divided up the forgotten food from Luke's, and the two girls roamed to the couch, sitting crosslegged for continued talk - Lane leaning forward excitedly, eyes lively and face animated, they ate the food as Lorelai stalked wildly through the night, decidedly distressed and resentfully angry at nothing in particular. After a few minutes, her energy released, she floated methodically through the streets, the night and contemplation sinking into her form.
oh yeah, disclaimer: i own nothing except arrangement of words. but at least the one small thing i do own happens to entertain me quite well.
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"Your mom's taking a long time," Lane said.
"Well, you were right. She *does* have a strange need to harass Luke every time she goes there."
"Do you think she did something stupid? I mean, after the realization earlier?"
"Nah," Rory said. "She'd be way too embarrassed."
The front door opened, Lorelai came running in.
"Rory! Rory!"
"Mom, what is it?" Lorelai stood flatly in the kitchen, terrified eyes flashing toward Lane and Rory at the kitchen table.
"I just did the stupidest thing possible."
"Mom, calm down. What happened?"
"I kissed Luke." Rory's eyes widened as the rest of her face remained calm. Lane grinned in quick amusement, and stood up, walking to the other end of the kitchen to hide her teasing smile. "Okay, mom, chill, just sit down and tell me what happened."
"I don't know, I was just sitting there waiting for the food, and before I knew it I found myself asking if he'd ever thought about us dating." As she spoke her arms flailed wildly about and she paced in circles around the kitchen. Rory, exasperated, grabbed her arm and sat her down in a chair.
"Uh oh."
"Yeah, but that was fine and I changed the subject and ended up teasing him about high school, trying to get him to tell me what he was like then."
"And - ?"
"And he got annoyed, as one would expect -"
"And hope for -"
"Then, we were just standing there, and I was smiling at him."
"Okay, what happened?"
"I kissed him."
"Why?"
"Well, I was going to say something really stupid so for a flash of a second I thought that kissing him would be a good way to prevent myself from saying that I was in love with him."
"WHAT?"
"I really need to work on my common sense skills."
"You're in love with Luke?"
"And now he's never going to look me in the eyes again." Her head flopped down onto the table as she moaned.
"Wait, mom, back up? You ... Love ... Luke?"
Lorelai lifted her head slightly, looking at Rory and halfsmiling through the look of misery on her face - "Maybe."
"So decisive you are." Rory sat down next to her mother, calm and patient with a clear simple voice pulling the whole room under control, regulating the spinning madness of her mothers excitable mind.
"I don't know what happened, kid. This is why I never think about Luke like that. It can only result in confusion and stupid mistakes like this. "
"You have to figure out whether you love him or not. You can't just keep avoiding it."
"Sure I can!" She grinned theatrically, pushing emotion away .
"No, you can't."
"Oh, I assure you I can. And I'd do a great job at it too."
"Think. About. Luke."
"Ugh."
"Lovely response."
"Well, I screwed up."
"So figure it out or things will just get worse."
"You're right. Why do you have to be right?"
"Do you want me to leave you alone?"
During this exchange Lane leaned against the counter in the kitchen, silent and amused, her face twitching against her will into a strange grin despite her efforts to stay in the background, straightfaced-supportive.
"I don't know, I just - I'll sleep on it!" She exclaimed, as though struck by a brilliant idea, the slouch in her shoulders disappearing, form exploding as she detected an easy way out.
"No."
"Why not?" Lorelai whined, collapsing again - arms stretched across the table and head tilted bemoaningly towards her steady knowing daughter.
"Because that's avoiding the situation. Take a walk, clear your head and Calm Down. We'll talk about this later. Go."
"But Rooorrrr --"She grabbed Lorelai by the arms, shuffling her towards the door, and with a swift push expelled her to the cold clear night. The door slammed shut in the middle of Lorelai's moan.
She turned back to Lane with a loud sigh, jolting her head slightly to expel the confusion. The kitchen shone yellowish light against the blackness of the windows, and, catching Lane's bemused expression leaking across her face, Rory grinned as though to giggle, looking away for quick control. She divided up the forgotten food from Luke's, and the two girls roamed to the couch, sitting crosslegged for continued talk - Lane leaning forward excitedly, eyes lively and face animated, they ate the food as Lorelai stalked wildly through the night, decidedly distressed and resentfully angry at nothing in particular. After a few minutes, her energy released, she floated methodically through the streets, the night and contemplation sinking into her form.