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"Oh good, you're not late, Lorelai."
Lorelai rolled her eyes at her mother's back.
"Stop making faces, Lorelai."
Lorelai was taken aback.
"We just passed a mirror," Emily said.
"There's something stuck in my teeth,"
"Could it be your foot?" Emily asked curtly. "Preston is in there with your father. Be nice. He's a nice young man."
"Right, right, I'll try to refrain from chewing on any body parts. Mine or his," Lorelai said.
"That's disgusting. Now go make small talk while I make sure dinner is ready," Emily said and left her standing in front of the living room door.
Lorelai sighed and pushed open the heavy wood door. "Hey, Dad," Lorelai said. The man sitting next to her father stood up and held out a hand to her.
"Preston Bauer," He said and smiled. "You must be, Lorelai. Your father brags about you often."
"You must be a gift from God," Lorelai answered, wide-eyed. Preston Bauer was like Brad Pitt + George Clooney meets that really hot guy from Alias. 'So that's what would happen if those three had a child.' She made a face. 'Yuck, that's just.. dirty!'
Preston looked her quizzically. "Excuse me?"
"Oh, sorry. I just said, I just got a lift from..... Dod. He gave me a ride," Lorelai said and smiled brightly at him. "So, what do you do?" ************************ "Well, how's your business going, Preston?" Emily asked as she cut up her filet mignon.
"Very well," Preston said. He ate some potato.
"Mmm, good potato," Lorelai commented.
Preston smiled. "Very delicious. In fact, it tastes almost like the way my wife makes." He turned to a shocked Emily. "Have you met Clarice?"
Emily quickly gathered her composure. "No, I haven't. But I've heard she's lovely." Emily cleared her throat and gave Lorelia, who was trying hard not to laugh, a hard look. "Richard, can you pass the wine?" ************************ "Earth to Rory?" Linda waved a hand in Rory's face. "What are you thinking so hard about anyways?" The three had decided to get some pizza after their study session.
"Huh?" Rory shook her head and looked at her friend. "Nothing much."
Linda had a sly smile on her face. "I'm guessing it has to do with guys."
"No!" Rory yelped. She blushed. "I mean, no. It doesn't."
Linda smiled broadly. "Oh, come on, Rory, tell me! I'll be your Dear Abby."
"Isn't she dead?" Rory asked.
"No.. I think," Linda looked thoughtful. "Anyways, before annoying Greg comes back. Ugh, I hate him. Yuck, yuck, yuck." She made a face. "So, tell me!"
Rory sighed. "It's nothing really. One of my old high school friends, I saw him today. I didn't even know he came here."
"Oooo," Linda said, leaning forward.
"And Paris always liked him but he always seemed to be following me around. And then we had a fight about that. And then everything was okay between us. Then suddenly, he shows up at our dorm room and he wants to take a walk with Paris. It's not that I'm not happy for her... I don't know. I don't even like him. I don't know why it's bothering me." Rory bit her lip.
"Hm...," Linda said. "Sounds like you have a case of jealousy."
"I don't though! Paris has liked him for a long time..," Rory replied. She pretended to pick lint off her sweater.
"Hey, isn't that Paris?" Linda pointed to a couple who had just walked into the pizza parlor.
Rory looked up to see Tristan and Paris enter the parlor. They were laughing and smiling.
"Wow, is that the guy?" Linda asked. "He's totally hot. Paris has good taste. I'm surprised."
"Yeah, well, he's kind of a jerk," Rory muttered.
"But he's totally hot!" Linda answered.
"But not always...," Rory replied.
"Not always hot?" Linda asked quizzically.
"No, not always a jerk. Oh, I don't know!" Rory threw her hands in the air.
"Pizza's here!" Greg said as he set the pizza pie down on the table. "I know you ladies are jumping with joy that Greg's back."
"Wahoo," Linda said sarcastically as she reached for a piece. "Mmmm.. this pizza rocks. Rory, you're not eating?"
Rory wasn't listening. She was staring at Tristan and Paris. *********************** "God, Sookie, you had to be there! You had to see my mother's face when Preston mentioned his wife. Tee hee hee!" Lorelai laughed loudly into the phone. "Wow, that was the happiest moment of my life. Suddenly, I felt so much perkier and happier. The world was at my fingertips. I was practically dancing in the gravy! In fact, I'm dancing right now!"
"Aww, Lorelai, don't revel in your mother's pain," Sookie said. "What a terrible, terrible thing to say.. and a waste of gravy. MMm.. maybe I'll make gravy tonight."
"Sookie," Lorelai stopped dancing.
"Kidding, hon," Sookie laughed. "So, how's Rory doing?"
Lorelai frowned. "My gosh. Speaking of Rory, I haven't talked to her in like 4 days. No calls or anything!"
"Wow," Sookie said. "I'm surprised."
"My baby's all grown up...," Lorelai sniffled.
"She's probably just busy with her homework," Sookie comforted.
"Homework!? Even when she was going to Chilton she had time to hang out with her mom!" Lorelai cried.
"Honey, you forced her to sit through those Mary Kate and Ashley marathons," Sookie answered.
"But they're my role models!!!" Lorelai cried.
"Okay, hon.. Sadly enough, I believe you. Well, Kiki's crying for her mommy. I'll call you later, k?" Sookie said. "Bye, Sookie," Lorelai quipped. She hung up the phone and went to the kitchen to find some food. As usual, there was nothing in the cupboards. 'Time to hit Doose's,' she thought. She grabbed her coat and her wallet. *********************** The bell jingled as Lorelai walked into the nearly empty store. She went straight for the chips aisle. "Hm... barbecue or salt and vinegar?" She said to herself.
"I'd recommend salt and vinegar."
She turned around and came face to face with Dean. "Dean! What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be off at college doing something inappropriate and slightly illegal?" She smiled at him.
"You mean, studying?" Dean smiled back. "I'm home for the weekend."
"Ahh, I see," She nodded and grabbed both bags of chips.
"Just picking up some milk for my mom," He said. "So... uh.. how's Rory?"
"Good, good. She likes school," Lorelai said, nodding again. "Well, I'll see you around then. Don't be a stranger cause you two aren't lovey dovey anymore." She smiled at him. "I'll talk to you later."
He waved good bye and walked toward the dairy section.
Lorelai picked up some M&Ms, Skittles, marshmallows, and Frosted Flakes and paid for her groceries.
As she was leaving the market, she had a sudden urge for coffee. "It's not unusual," She sang as she walked over to Luke's. But just as she was about to enter, she noticed that Luke was laughing. With another woman. She took a step back from the door. Why did she feel jealous? 'I'm not jealous,' she thought. But she was. She could practically feel her face turning green like the Jolly Green Giant's.
Luke hadn't noticed her yet, so she stepped farther away from the door. Adjusting the bags in her arms, she walked home.
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"Oh good, you're not late, Lorelai."
Lorelai rolled her eyes at her mother's back.
"Stop making faces, Lorelai."
Lorelai was taken aback.
"We just passed a mirror," Emily said.
"There's something stuck in my teeth,"
"Could it be your foot?" Emily asked curtly. "Preston is in there with your father. Be nice. He's a nice young man."
"Right, right, I'll try to refrain from chewing on any body parts. Mine or his," Lorelai said.
"That's disgusting. Now go make small talk while I make sure dinner is ready," Emily said and left her standing in front of the living room door.
Lorelai sighed and pushed open the heavy wood door. "Hey, Dad," Lorelai said. The man sitting next to her father stood up and held out a hand to her.
"Preston Bauer," He said and smiled. "You must be, Lorelai. Your father brags about you often."
"You must be a gift from God," Lorelai answered, wide-eyed. Preston Bauer was like Brad Pitt + George Clooney meets that really hot guy from Alias. 'So that's what would happen if those three had a child.' She made a face. 'Yuck, that's just.. dirty!'
Preston looked her quizzically. "Excuse me?"
"Oh, sorry. I just said, I just got a lift from..... Dod. He gave me a ride," Lorelai said and smiled brightly at him. "So, what do you do?" ************************ "Well, how's your business going, Preston?" Emily asked as she cut up her filet mignon.
"Very well," Preston said. He ate some potato.
"Mmm, good potato," Lorelai commented.
Preston smiled. "Very delicious. In fact, it tastes almost like the way my wife makes." He turned to a shocked Emily. "Have you met Clarice?"
Emily quickly gathered her composure. "No, I haven't. But I've heard she's lovely." Emily cleared her throat and gave Lorelia, who was trying hard not to laugh, a hard look. "Richard, can you pass the wine?" ************************ "Earth to Rory?" Linda waved a hand in Rory's face. "What are you thinking so hard about anyways?" The three had decided to get some pizza after their study session.
"Huh?" Rory shook her head and looked at her friend. "Nothing much."
Linda had a sly smile on her face. "I'm guessing it has to do with guys."
"No!" Rory yelped. She blushed. "I mean, no. It doesn't."
Linda smiled broadly. "Oh, come on, Rory, tell me! I'll be your Dear Abby."
"Isn't she dead?" Rory asked.
"No.. I think," Linda looked thoughtful. "Anyways, before annoying Greg comes back. Ugh, I hate him. Yuck, yuck, yuck." She made a face. "So, tell me!"
Rory sighed. "It's nothing really. One of my old high school friends, I saw him today. I didn't even know he came here."
"Oooo," Linda said, leaning forward.
"And Paris always liked him but he always seemed to be following me around. And then we had a fight about that. And then everything was okay between us. Then suddenly, he shows up at our dorm room and he wants to take a walk with Paris. It's not that I'm not happy for her... I don't know. I don't even like him. I don't know why it's bothering me." Rory bit her lip.
"Hm...," Linda said. "Sounds like you have a case of jealousy."
"I don't though! Paris has liked him for a long time..," Rory replied. She pretended to pick lint off her sweater.
"Hey, isn't that Paris?" Linda pointed to a couple who had just walked into the pizza parlor.
Rory looked up to see Tristan and Paris enter the parlor. They were laughing and smiling.
"Wow, is that the guy?" Linda asked. "He's totally hot. Paris has good taste. I'm surprised."
"Yeah, well, he's kind of a jerk," Rory muttered.
"But he's totally hot!" Linda answered.
"But not always...," Rory replied.
"Not always hot?" Linda asked quizzically.
"No, not always a jerk. Oh, I don't know!" Rory threw her hands in the air.
"Pizza's here!" Greg said as he set the pizza pie down on the table. "I know you ladies are jumping with joy that Greg's back."
"Wahoo," Linda said sarcastically as she reached for a piece. "Mmmm.. this pizza rocks. Rory, you're not eating?"
Rory wasn't listening. She was staring at Tristan and Paris. *********************** "God, Sookie, you had to be there! You had to see my mother's face when Preston mentioned his wife. Tee hee hee!" Lorelai laughed loudly into the phone. "Wow, that was the happiest moment of my life. Suddenly, I felt so much perkier and happier. The world was at my fingertips. I was practically dancing in the gravy! In fact, I'm dancing right now!"
"Aww, Lorelai, don't revel in your mother's pain," Sookie said. "What a terrible, terrible thing to say.. and a waste of gravy. MMm.. maybe I'll make gravy tonight."
"Sookie," Lorelai stopped dancing.
"Kidding, hon," Sookie laughed. "So, how's Rory doing?"
Lorelai frowned. "My gosh. Speaking of Rory, I haven't talked to her in like 4 days. No calls or anything!"
"Wow," Sookie said. "I'm surprised."
"My baby's all grown up...," Lorelai sniffled.
"She's probably just busy with her homework," Sookie comforted.
"Homework!? Even when she was going to Chilton she had time to hang out with her mom!" Lorelai cried.
"Honey, you forced her to sit through those Mary Kate and Ashley marathons," Sookie answered.
"But they're my role models!!!" Lorelai cried.
"Okay, hon.. Sadly enough, I believe you. Well, Kiki's crying for her mommy. I'll call you later, k?" Sookie said. "Bye, Sookie," Lorelai quipped. She hung up the phone and went to the kitchen to find some food. As usual, there was nothing in the cupboards. 'Time to hit Doose's,' she thought. She grabbed her coat and her wallet. *********************** The bell jingled as Lorelai walked into the nearly empty store. She went straight for the chips aisle. "Hm... barbecue or salt and vinegar?" She said to herself.
"I'd recommend salt and vinegar."
She turned around and came face to face with Dean. "Dean! What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be off at college doing something inappropriate and slightly illegal?" She smiled at him.
"You mean, studying?" Dean smiled back. "I'm home for the weekend."
"Ahh, I see," She nodded and grabbed both bags of chips.
"Just picking up some milk for my mom," He said. "So... uh.. how's Rory?"
"Good, good. She likes school," Lorelai said, nodding again. "Well, I'll see you around then. Don't be a stranger cause you two aren't lovey dovey anymore." She smiled at him. "I'll talk to you later."
He waved good bye and walked toward the dairy section.
Lorelai picked up some M&Ms, Skittles, marshmallows, and Frosted Flakes and paid for her groceries.
As she was leaving the market, she had a sudden urge for coffee. "It's not unusual," She sang as she walked over to Luke's. But just as she was about to enter, she noticed that Luke was laughing. With another woman. She took a step back from the door. Why did she feel jealous? 'I'm not jealous,' she thought. But she was. She could practically feel her face turning green like the Jolly Green Giant's.
Luke hadn't noticed her yet, so she stepped farther away from the door. Adjusting the bags in her arms, she walked home.