Ch 5 Surprises
Lorelai stumbled into the house. She had driven practically all night with a few breaks to every coffee house she drove past. Now, a little more than a hundred cups later she was home. She noticed a glare coming from the TV. She sighed and hoped that Rory hadn't been waiting up. The first one she saw was Paris curled up in a tiny ball on the single couch, then Rory lying on the other. One of her hands under her pillow and the other hand by her face. There were glasses and stuff cluttered all over the room and the radio was turned on to its lowest so that you couldn't hear it.
She kicked off her shoes and went to the kitchen. She needed more coffee. She pressed the button on the coffee machine over and over, but it wouldn't work. Finally she gave up. She would have to wait and go to Luke's later on. She re-entered the living room and sat on the coffee table watching Rory sleep. Then, she began to stir. "Morning sleepy head!" she whispered not to disturb the sleeping dragon otherwise known as Paris.
"Mom?" Rory yawned and stretched, "MOM!"
"Why, aren't we happy to see me," Lorelai laughed.
"You'll never believe the night we had," Rory went right into the story not taking a breath, "I was at Chilton and invited Paris over and then we met up with Lane on the way home. When we got here Dean was sitting on the front porch and your message was on the machine and Lane had a brilliant idea.."
"Whoa!" Lorelai cut her off, "Slow down."
"I need Coffee!" Rory exclaimed and jumped off the couch and raced to the kitchen. Lorelai counted down the seconds till she noticed it was broken. "MOM! WHAT DID YOU DO TO THE COFFEE MAKER?"
"I don't know," Lorelai called back, "It got mad at me and stopped working."
"Nice try," Rory appeared in the doorway holding the empty coffee pot, "Now, you have to go to Luke's and then tell me about Boston."
"It's too early," Lorelai argued.
"GO!" Rory pointed to the door.
"I'll wake him up and he won't give us coffee!" Lorelai tried, "Ever again!"
"You'll manage it," Rory stated, "I need coffee!"
"Then you go!" Lorelai exclaimed.
"Mom.I can't! I'm in my pyjamas and Paris is here," Rory pointed out, "So too bad!" Lorelai stuck her tongue out at her daughter and crossed her arms over her chest.
"You can go when Paris is up," Lorelai said.
"Jess will be there," Rory knew this would get her mother to go, "And who knows what could happen this time." Lorelai was on her feet in a second.
"Sit, stay," She sat Rory on the couch, "I'll bring my baby back her coffee and some for Paris too." Rory smiled to herself and grabbed her book off of the table.
Lorelai stood rapping on the door to Luke's. Finally, Luke came down yawning. He saw who it was at the door and opened it immediately. "What!" he grunted.
"Coffee," Lorelai smiled.
"It's five thirty in the morning Lorelai," Luke groaned, "Wait until we open."
"Rory needs coffee," Lorelai pushed past Luke, "and frankly even after drinking over a hundred cups tonight so do I."
"Where'd you get all that coffee?" Luke wondered.
"All over the place in Boston," Lorelai replied.
"Boston, why in the world were you in Boston? Luke implored.
"I went to visit Chris," Lorelai sat on a stool at the counter and began to spill the whole story, "he walked in this coffee shop I was sitting in and drove me to his apartment and he we talked. Even though he's not in love with Sherry he says he can't be with me because Sherry's pregnant, but that doesn't make any sense. I mean if. well if I was him I'd want to be with the one I love and not.." Lorelai said, "And then on my way home I stopped at every coffee house in the world but if you ask me the best coffee would certainly be.." She was cut of by Luke's lips pressing against hers.
"Shut up," he said after she pulled away. Lorelai got up and walked out of Luke's quickly.
Paris had woken up and now they were checking bus schedules and which hotel they would be staying at. Rory looked up as Lorelai walked in, coffeeless. "Mom, where's the coffee?" Rory asked slowly.
"At Luke's," Lorelai said dazed.
"Why?" Rory questioned.
"Because Luke kissed me," Lorelai replied.
"WHAT?" Rory yelled surprised which made Paris who had made her way to the kitchen on the phone appear.
"Yeah," Lorelai nodded, "I was blabbing about my trip to Boston and he kissed me then told me to shut up."
"I always knew he had a thing for you," Rory said smug.
"But it's so..not Luke," Lorelai said.
"Well, Luke hasn't been himself lately," Rory pointed out.
"It's Jess' fault," Lorelai suddenly said.
"How is this Jess' fault?" Rory pondered.
"Well, it's his fault that we had a fight and Luke is acting un-Luke like," Lorelai worded.
"For once you can't blame this on anyone but yourself," Rory disagreed.
"Now where am I supposed to get coffee?" Lorelai asked.
"Luke's," Rory answered.
"I can't go back there!" Lorelai protested.
"You say that all the time," Rory sighed, "Every time you guys have a fight you say you're never going back."
"This wasn't a fight, he kissed me!" Lorelai exclaimed.
"Who kissed you?" Paris was now off the phone.
"Luke did," Lorelai informed her, "Luke Danes kissed me."
"Announce it to the world," Rory shook her head, "Come on Paris, we'll go get coffee."
"Luke's is closed," Lorelai put in.
"Well, he's obviously awake if he kissed you," Rory stated, "Anyway by the time we get there he'll be open. It's almost six."
"Bring me back some!" Lorelai called out before they left.
"No!" Rory shouted and then added, "You want coffee you get it yourself!"
Once they were half way down the street Paris asked, "You going to tell her about last night?"
Rory shook her head, "She'll probably find out by the time we get home anyway. Babette will tell her how much she missed, or Miss Patty will stop by."
"Small town, lots of gossipers," Paris shook her head, "People around here have nothing better to do."
"That's about right," Rory nodded, "Everyone in the town knows about something in less than a week."
"Louise and Madeline would fit in perfectly," Paris said simply. They got to Luke's to find it was empty except for Taylor who got his coffee right before he opened Doose's. Rory was surprised to see that Jess was up and working already and not slacking off somewhere. Thankfully he hadn't noticed them yet, but Luke had and was now approaching the table they had chosen.
"Did you mother happen to tell you about.err.when she was here earlier?" Luke asked awkwardly.
"Don't worry Luke," Rory assured him, "Only three people know."
"Three?" Luke looked worried.
"Me, mom and Paris," Rory counted on her fingers and showed them to Luke, "Three."
"Okay, so what'll it be?" Luke took out his pad.
"Coffee and some pancakes," Rory ordered, "Do you even have to ask?"
"Just some toast," Paris said when Luke turned to her, "I can't drink coffee."
"JESS!" Luke called, "Get a coffee over here." Rory bit her bottom lip. She didn't want Jess to come over here, but he did. Jess came over. Rory saw his lip had stopped bleeding and had been covered up by a scab and his eye was just a little swollen at the corner.
"You alright?" she asked meekly.
"Peachy," Jess replied before walking off. Rory stared after him. That was all? Rory felt a little relived, but also a bit disappointed.
Lorelai stumbled into the house. She had driven practically all night with a few breaks to every coffee house she drove past. Now, a little more than a hundred cups later she was home. She noticed a glare coming from the TV. She sighed and hoped that Rory hadn't been waiting up. The first one she saw was Paris curled up in a tiny ball on the single couch, then Rory lying on the other. One of her hands under her pillow and the other hand by her face. There were glasses and stuff cluttered all over the room and the radio was turned on to its lowest so that you couldn't hear it.
She kicked off her shoes and went to the kitchen. She needed more coffee. She pressed the button on the coffee machine over and over, but it wouldn't work. Finally she gave up. She would have to wait and go to Luke's later on. She re-entered the living room and sat on the coffee table watching Rory sleep. Then, she began to stir. "Morning sleepy head!" she whispered not to disturb the sleeping dragon otherwise known as Paris.
"Mom?" Rory yawned and stretched, "MOM!"
"Why, aren't we happy to see me," Lorelai laughed.
"You'll never believe the night we had," Rory went right into the story not taking a breath, "I was at Chilton and invited Paris over and then we met up with Lane on the way home. When we got here Dean was sitting on the front porch and your message was on the machine and Lane had a brilliant idea.."
"Whoa!" Lorelai cut her off, "Slow down."
"I need Coffee!" Rory exclaimed and jumped off the couch and raced to the kitchen. Lorelai counted down the seconds till she noticed it was broken. "MOM! WHAT DID YOU DO TO THE COFFEE MAKER?"
"I don't know," Lorelai called back, "It got mad at me and stopped working."
"Nice try," Rory appeared in the doorway holding the empty coffee pot, "Now, you have to go to Luke's and then tell me about Boston."
"It's too early," Lorelai argued.
"GO!" Rory pointed to the door.
"I'll wake him up and he won't give us coffee!" Lorelai tried, "Ever again!"
"You'll manage it," Rory stated, "I need coffee!"
"Then you go!" Lorelai exclaimed.
"Mom.I can't! I'm in my pyjamas and Paris is here," Rory pointed out, "So too bad!" Lorelai stuck her tongue out at her daughter and crossed her arms over her chest.
"You can go when Paris is up," Lorelai said.
"Jess will be there," Rory knew this would get her mother to go, "And who knows what could happen this time." Lorelai was on her feet in a second.
"Sit, stay," She sat Rory on the couch, "I'll bring my baby back her coffee and some for Paris too." Rory smiled to herself and grabbed her book off of the table.
Lorelai stood rapping on the door to Luke's. Finally, Luke came down yawning. He saw who it was at the door and opened it immediately. "What!" he grunted.
"Coffee," Lorelai smiled.
"It's five thirty in the morning Lorelai," Luke groaned, "Wait until we open."
"Rory needs coffee," Lorelai pushed past Luke, "and frankly even after drinking over a hundred cups tonight so do I."
"Where'd you get all that coffee?" Luke wondered.
"All over the place in Boston," Lorelai replied.
"Boston, why in the world were you in Boston? Luke implored.
"I went to visit Chris," Lorelai sat on a stool at the counter and began to spill the whole story, "he walked in this coffee shop I was sitting in and drove me to his apartment and he we talked. Even though he's not in love with Sherry he says he can't be with me because Sherry's pregnant, but that doesn't make any sense. I mean if. well if I was him I'd want to be with the one I love and not.." Lorelai said, "And then on my way home I stopped at every coffee house in the world but if you ask me the best coffee would certainly be.." She was cut of by Luke's lips pressing against hers.
"Shut up," he said after she pulled away. Lorelai got up and walked out of Luke's quickly.
Paris had woken up and now they were checking bus schedules and which hotel they would be staying at. Rory looked up as Lorelai walked in, coffeeless. "Mom, where's the coffee?" Rory asked slowly.
"At Luke's," Lorelai said dazed.
"Why?" Rory questioned.
"Because Luke kissed me," Lorelai replied.
"WHAT?" Rory yelled surprised which made Paris who had made her way to the kitchen on the phone appear.
"Yeah," Lorelai nodded, "I was blabbing about my trip to Boston and he kissed me then told me to shut up."
"I always knew he had a thing for you," Rory said smug.
"But it's so..not Luke," Lorelai said.
"Well, Luke hasn't been himself lately," Rory pointed out.
"It's Jess' fault," Lorelai suddenly said.
"How is this Jess' fault?" Rory pondered.
"Well, it's his fault that we had a fight and Luke is acting un-Luke like," Lorelai worded.
"For once you can't blame this on anyone but yourself," Rory disagreed.
"Now where am I supposed to get coffee?" Lorelai asked.
"Luke's," Rory answered.
"I can't go back there!" Lorelai protested.
"You say that all the time," Rory sighed, "Every time you guys have a fight you say you're never going back."
"This wasn't a fight, he kissed me!" Lorelai exclaimed.
"Who kissed you?" Paris was now off the phone.
"Luke did," Lorelai informed her, "Luke Danes kissed me."
"Announce it to the world," Rory shook her head, "Come on Paris, we'll go get coffee."
"Luke's is closed," Lorelai put in.
"Well, he's obviously awake if he kissed you," Rory stated, "Anyway by the time we get there he'll be open. It's almost six."
"Bring me back some!" Lorelai called out before they left.
"No!" Rory shouted and then added, "You want coffee you get it yourself!"
Once they were half way down the street Paris asked, "You going to tell her about last night?"
Rory shook her head, "She'll probably find out by the time we get home anyway. Babette will tell her how much she missed, or Miss Patty will stop by."
"Small town, lots of gossipers," Paris shook her head, "People around here have nothing better to do."
"That's about right," Rory nodded, "Everyone in the town knows about something in less than a week."
"Louise and Madeline would fit in perfectly," Paris said simply. They got to Luke's to find it was empty except for Taylor who got his coffee right before he opened Doose's. Rory was surprised to see that Jess was up and working already and not slacking off somewhere. Thankfully he hadn't noticed them yet, but Luke had and was now approaching the table they had chosen.
"Did you mother happen to tell you about.err.when she was here earlier?" Luke asked awkwardly.
"Don't worry Luke," Rory assured him, "Only three people know."
"Three?" Luke looked worried.
"Me, mom and Paris," Rory counted on her fingers and showed them to Luke, "Three."
"Okay, so what'll it be?" Luke took out his pad.
"Coffee and some pancakes," Rory ordered, "Do you even have to ask?"
"Just some toast," Paris said when Luke turned to her, "I can't drink coffee."
"JESS!" Luke called, "Get a coffee over here." Rory bit her bottom lip. She didn't want Jess to come over here, but he did. Jess came over. Rory saw his lip had stopped bleeding and had been covered up by a scab and his eye was just a little swollen at the corner.
"You alright?" she asked meekly.
"Peachy," Jess replied before walking off. Rory stared after him. That was all? Rory felt a little relived, but also a bit disappointed.