Ch 9 Not So Easy
Lorelai watched her daughter approach Luke and chat a little before getting the coffee. She knew that Rory had done the right think breaking up with Dean she just hoped Ropy didn't jump head first into a relationship with Jess. A relationship that would have great repercussions at this time, a relationship that Lorelai dreaded. Not only that, but Rory needed time to wallow. Even when you're the one who broke up it's always hard, especially with a first love. Then again she should be one to point that out. During the whole summer she had pretended the thing with Chris had never happened. The great Lorelai Gilmore also needed to wallow.
Just as Rory was sitting back down again Jess walked in. His break was over. Lorelai looked over to Ms. Patty and Babette who were whispering furiously and then over at Rory who pretended she hadn't seen a thing. Lorelai rolled her eyes and turned back to her coffee. The silence between her and Rory was deafening though. "I broke up with Dean," Rory broke the silence.
"Yes you did," Lorelai agreed.
"What was I thinking?" Rory took a huge gulp of her coffee.
"That you didn't love him anymore," Lorelai reminded her.
"That's no reason to break up with him," Rory said exasperated.
"Umm...yes it is," Lorelai disagreed, "and now wallow. This time you know better than to put it off. Remember what happened last time?" Before Rory could a strange girl walked in. Lorelai had seen her around lately, but didn't know who she was. "I'm getting a refill," Lorelai informed her daughter. Rory just nodded.
At the counted as Lorelai waited to be served she gave the girl a quick look. She was about Rory's height with green eyes and blonde hair. She wore a shirt with grease stains and her hair was all messed up. When the girl reached the counter she began to talk with Jess. Lorelai listened intensely. "Hey," the girl greeted, "I need a hamburger, fries and a diet coke."
"Tough day Sarah?" Jess asked filling out the order.
"More cars coming through than you can imagine. Even in this small town," Sarah nodded. Jess handed her the order and she waved, "Guess I'll se you around." Jess nodded and turned to Lorelai. Who had her mouth hanging open.
"Lorelai," he greeted refilling her cup. Lorelai just walked away and back to the table where Rory was looking at her for some sort of information.
"Sarah," she filled in, "and in my opinion a total sl."
"Mother," Rory warned.
"What?" Lorelai acted innocent, "Did you see the way she was hanging all over him!"
"This coming from the woman who flirts mercilessly with Luke," Rory pointed out getting up.
"I do not," Lorelai objected, "I liked you better when you were away! Oh.wait, that's not true."
"It better not be," Rory shook her head pulling open the door to the diner, "Now because of that you better march over to the market and get a bug tub of ice cream."
"You just don't want to do it yourself," Lorelai pouted crossing the street, "But don't think that just because I'm doing it this time you can boycott Doose's. Although..that wouldn't be a bad idea."
As Lorelai walked through the market to get the two tons of ice cream and junk she and Rory needed to wallow her mind couldn't help but wander. This hadn't been the best of summers for either of them. More than ever Lorelai wanted to kill Sherry for ruining what she and Christopher might've had if she hadn't been pregnant. Damn Christopher for growing up and taking responsibility for his actions this time around. Then again she was the one who had turned down the wedding proposal. It had all been for the best. If she had married Chris she wouldn't know all these wonderful people in this town and her and Rory probably wouldn't have the same relationship.
Her cell phone ringing brought Lorelai back into reality. Digging into her purse she pulled it out and answered it, "Bob's Pizza."
"Lorelai," a deep voice addressed her on the other end.
"Chris," Lorelai suppressed a smile, "To what do I owe the pleasure?"
"You weren't home," Chris explained, "I thought I'd try this number."
"Good choice," Lorelai stated, "but you still didn't tell me why you're calling."
"Rory came back from Washington tonight, right?" Chris wondered.
"That she did," Lorelai confirmed.
"Any chance I can talk to her?"
"Look," Lorelai sighed, "Rory's had a tough night and she not within reach of the telephone right now so."
"So, I should call back tomorrow," Chris finished, "Alright. Bye Lor, and I'm sorry."
"Bye Chris," slowly Lorelai hung up the phone and picked up two large barrels of ice cream. She was ready to wallow as well.
Back at home Rory curled up on the couch with her ice cream and a giant spoon, Lorelai sat next to her. Rory couldn't believe all that had gone down in one day. Her return from DC, the kiss, the break up and the new mystery girl had all occurred in less than twenty four hours. This was a mess. She knew it had been the right thing to do. Paris, Tristan, her mother and even Jess on some level had told her that it had to be done. They were all right and now, it was done. It was hard for it all to sink in though; it still felt like a dream. For some reason her heart hadn't really come to terms with it when her brain had.
It all hit her at once when she looked down at her arm. The bracelet Dean had made for her dangled from her arm. The pain that she had felt after the first time they broke up came flooding back and she mourned. Her first boyfriend was out of her life. This time it was for good, her heart told her so. There were other things out there for her. Other experiences to come along and each would be as unique as the next. It was all a matter of time and it felt good to know that whenever she was down her mother would be there for her.
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A/N: I was asked for a little more on the whole Lorelai/Chris situation. I put in a little interaction this chapter, but I didn't want to much. Any it was about time Lorelai got a little more in one of these chapters than a few lines. I hope this chapter was alright.
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Lorelai watched her daughter approach Luke and chat a little before getting the coffee. She knew that Rory had done the right think breaking up with Dean she just hoped Ropy didn't jump head first into a relationship with Jess. A relationship that would have great repercussions at this time, a relationship that Lorelai dreaded. Not only that, but Rory needed time to wallow. Even when you're the one who broke up it's always hard, especially with a first love. Then again she should be one to point that out. During the whole summer she had pretended the thing with Chris had never happened. The great Lorelai Gilmore also needed to wallow.
Just as Rory was sitting back down again Jess walked in. His break was over. Lorelai looked over to Ms. Patty and Babette who were whispering furiously and then over at Rory who pretended she hadn't seen a thing. Lorelai rolled her eyes and turned back to her coffee. The silence between her and Rory was deafening though. "I broke up with Dean," Rory broke the silence.
"Yes you did," Lorelai agreed.
"What was I thinking?" Rory took a huge gulp of her coffee.
"That you didn't love him anymore," Lorelai reminded her.
"That's no reason to break up with him," Rory said exasperated.
"Umm...yes it is," Lorelai disagreed, "and now wallow. This time you know better than to put it off. Remember what happened last time?" Before Rory could a strange girl walked in. Lorelai had seen her around lately, but didn't know who she was. "I'm getting a refill," Lorelai informed her daughter. Rory just nodded.
At the counted as Lorelai waited to be served she gave the girl a quick look. She was about Rory's height with green eyes and blonde hair. She wore a shirt with grease stains and her hair was all messed up. When the girl reached the counter she began to talk with Jess. Lorelai listened intensely. "Hey," the girl greeted, "I need a hamburger, fries and a diet coke."
"Tough day Sarah?" Jess asked filling out the order.
"More cars coming through than you can imagine. Even in this small town," Sarah nodded. Jess handed her the order and she waved, "Guess I'll se you around." Jess nodded and turned to Lorelai. Who had her mouth hanging open.
"Lorelai," he greeted refilling her cup. Lorelai just walked away and back to the table where Rory was looking at her for some sort of information.
"Sarah," she filled in, "and in my opinion a total sl."
"Mother," Rory warned.
"What?" Lorelai acted innocent, "Did you see the way she was hanging all over him!"
"This coming from the woman who flirts mercilessly with Luke," Rory pointed out getting up.
"I do not," Lorelai objected, "I liked you better when you were away! Oh.wait, that's not true."
"It better not be," Rory shook her head pulling open the door to the diner, "Now because of that you better march over to the market and get a bug tub of ice cream."
"You just don't want to do it yourself," Lorelai pouted crossing the street, "But don't think that just because I'm doing it this time you can boycott Doose's. Although..that wouldn't be a bad idea."
As Lorelai walked through the market to get the two tons of ice cream and junk she and Rory needed to wallow her mind couldn't help but wander. This hadn't been the best of summers for either of them. More than ever Lorelai wanted to kill Sherry for ruining what she and Christopher might've had if she hadn't been pregnant. Damn Christopher for growing up and taking responsibility for his actions this time around. Then again she was the one who had turned down the wedding proposal. It had all been for the best. If she had married Chris she wouldn't know all these wonderful people in this town and her and Rory probably wouldn't have the same relationship.
Her cell phone ringing brought Lorelai back into reality. Digging into her purse she pulled it out and answered it, "Bob's Pizza."
"Lorelai," a deep voice addressed her on the other end.
"Chris," Lorelai suppressed a smile, "To what do I owe the pleasure?"
"You weren't home," Chris explained, "I thought I'd try this number."
"Good choice," Lorelai stated, "but you still didn't tell me why you're calling."
"Rory came back from Washington tonight, right?" Chris wondered.
"That she did," Lorelai confirmed.
"Any chance I can talk to her?"
"Look," Lorelai sighed, "Rory's had a tough night and she not within reach of the telephone right now so."
"So, I should call back tomorrow," Chris finished, "Alright. Bye Lor, and I'm sorry."
"Bye Chris," slowly Lorelai hung up the phone and picked up two large barrels of ice cream. She was ready to wallow as well.
Back at home Rory curled up on the couch with her ice cream and a giant spoon, Lorelai sat next to her. Rory couldn't believe all that had gone down in one day. Her return from DC, the kiss, the break up and the new mystery girl had all occurred in less than twenty four hours. This was a mess. She knew it had been the right thing to do. Paris, Tristan, her mother and even Jess on some level had told her that it had to be done. They were all right and now, it was done. It was hard for it all to sink in though; it still felt like a dream. For some reason her heart hadn't really come to terms with it when her brain had.
It all hit her at once when she looked down at her arm. The bracelet Dean had made for her dangled from her arm. The pain that she had felt after the first time they broke up came flooding back and she mourned. Her first boyfriend was out of her life. This time it was for good, her heart told her so. There were other things out there for her. Other experiences to come along and each would be as unique as the next. It was all a matter of time and it felt good to know that whenever she was down her mother would be there for her.
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A/N: I was asked for a little more on the whole Lorelai/Chris situation. I put in a little interaction this chapter, but I didn't want to much. Any it was about time Lorelai got a little more in one of these chapters than a few lines. I hope this chapter was alright.
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