"Lorelai here. I'm probably watching Spongebob Square Pants, so I advise you to do the same. Leave a message!"
"Hey, Mom! It's Rory! Sorry I haven't called in a while. Things have been pretty busy here. I'll call back later, k? Bye!" Lorelai rolled over in her bed. "MMRrrmmphh...," She said. Rolling out of bed, she stumbled downstairs to the answering machine. Rubbing her eyes, she rewinded the message and jolted awake when she heard Rory's voice.
Giggling, she grabbed the phone and dialed Rory's dorm room. "HEllo? Is this my present to the world, Rory?" She called into the phone.
"No, this is the girl who would like to sleep, Paris," Paris mumbled.
"Ooo, sorry, Paris. Is my wonderful daughter around?" Lorelai asked.
"I think she went to the library," Paris mumbled.
"Late night, huh? I never imagined you as the partying type," Lorelai jabbered.
"I was reading," Paris yawned and sat up. She realized that she wouldn't be able to go back to sleep with Lorelai on the phone.
"So, what did you guys do last night? Hook up with guys? Get matching tattoos? Drink beer and get buzzed?? Run naked through the Harvard Green?" Lorelai asked excitedly.
"Read a book and went to sleep?" Paris asked.
"Okay, that was next on my list for you two. Do you know when Rory's going to come back?" Lorelai twirled a piece of hair around her finger.
"Probably for lunch or something," Paris rubbed her eyes and got up out of bed.
"Well, okay, thanks, Paris. Can you tell her I called? I can't seem to catch her," Lorelai said.
"Yeah, I'll tell her," Paris said. "Bye, Lorelai!"
"Bye!" Lorelai hung up and went back upstairs to change. ********************* "Good morning, bud," Lorelai said to Luke in her Louis voice.
Luke nodded and poured her a cup of coffee. "Do you have any other voices?" Luke asked, sighing.
"Yes, I do, but this one seems to annoy you the most," Lorelai-Louis said.
Luke rolled his eyes and took out his pad and pencil. "What is it for you today? Dead cow or dead cow?"
"Hm.. maybe I'll try something new today. Give me a menu, and make it fast," Lorelai said.
"Seriously?" Luke raised an eyebrow.
"No, I'll take a dead cow please," Lorelai smiled sweetly. "Lots of cheese."
Luke rolled his eyes but went to make the burger.
"OOo, Luke I just remembered," Lorelai called to him. "Can you do me a favor?"
"Okay...," He stuck his head out from the kitchen.
"Can you run around naked in front of Miss Patty's studio singing Frank Sinatra in your best Elmo voice?" Lorelai asked as cutely as possible.
'God, if you said everything like that, I'd be the embarrassment of the town,' Luke thought. "Uh..," He said.
"Pretty please? You know already said Okay. An okay is an okay is an okay!" She said. "Yay!" She smiled sweetly at him. "Actually, could you come by the inn later and look at the jammed gutters? I'd call the jammed-gutter-man but he's out of town.. And I have a wedding planned for Friday night."
"Yeah sure," Luke nodded and went back into the kitchen.
He walked back to the table and sat down. Lorelai was surprised. "So...," Luke said. "Rory call you yet?"
"Yeah, but I was sleeping," Lorelai said and took a sip of her coffee.
"Good to know she's still alive, huh?" Luke asked.
"Yeah, whew!" Lorelai nodded vigorously.
"Jess hasn't called yet. But I'm not surprised," Luke shrugged.
"Hehe, Jess. I'm sure he's doing well," Lorelai said.
"True, the kid does take care of himself," Luke said. "I still worry though."
"Awww, Lukey!!!" Lorelai smiled at him. "All worked about your widdle bitty nephew!! Jessy WEssy!!"
Luke looked at her with a disgusted look on his face. "Please stop that."
"IT'S OKAY LUKEY WOOKEY!!" Lorelai called at him as he went back to the counter.
"I don't know you," Luke called back. 'Who was that woman?' Lorelai wanted to ask. 'And why do I want to know?' ********************* Rory left the classroom and strolled across the Green. "Rory!" Rory turned around at the sound of her name. Paris was running towards her. "Hey," Rory said. Paris huffed and puffed and stopped to sit on a bench.
"Your.. Mom... called... Naked.. Tattoo.... library...," Paris huffed.
"What? My mom called naked?" Rory made a face. "That's disgusting!"
"NO! No, she called and asked if we ran around the Green naked last night?" Paris managed to get out.
"Ooo did you tell her we did that last week?" Rory asked as she patted her friend on the shoulder.
"Yes, several times," Paris said. "Woof. I need to excercise."
"So, Paris," Rory smiled slyly. "Tell me about last night with Tristan!"
Paris broke into a huge smile. "It was wonderful. We sat around Harvard Green for a little while and talked. Then we went to eat pizza. Then he walked me back to the dorms." She was beaming.
"Wow, Paris beaming. That's a new one," Rory said. As happy as she was for her friend, she couldn't help but a feel a tinge of jealousy. "Well, I should probably go call my mom before she calls the bomb squad or something."
Paris nodded. "Yeah, I think she's kinda worried." ********************** "Mom?" Rory leaned against her desk and twirled the phone wire around her finger. "RORY!! Where have you been?" Lorelai yelled. Michel frowned at her. "Honey! I haven't talked to you in ages. WE've never been separated for so long."
"I'm sorry. I've been caught up in stuff, you know," Rory said.
"Ooo, Harvard stuff," Lorelai said.
"So, what's up in Star's Hollow?" Rory asked.
"Well, I learned a new song," Lorelai said thoughtfully.
"Really...? What?" Rory felt hesitant.
"This is the song that never ends! It just goes on and on my friends! Some people...," Lorelai sang. Michel glared at her. "What are you singing?" he asked. "It's a song," Lorelai said, covering the mouth piece. "And a very good one. It rhymes."
"Insightful," Michel commented. "Please do not sing. Some people have ears." Lorelai stuck her tongue out at him.
"Mom?" Rory asked. "You still there?"
"Yup! Sorry, Michel just interrupted me," Lorelai quipped.
"Oh okay, I thought you died from the excitement of sharing your new song with me or something."
"So tell me about Harvard!" Lorelai said. Michel looked at her. "This is going to be long, yes?" Lorelai nodded a 'yes'.
"Okay, then I go to lunch now. I don't need to hear that song again," MIchel smirked. ********************** "And then SpongeBob's like 'No, you can't do that!'" Lorelai said. Michel walked into the lobby. "You still on the phone?" He asked. Lorelai nodded.
"Then, I'll go for a walk," Michel said and promptly left.
"Yeah, and then Spongebob's like 'No, you can't!' And I was like 'Yes, I can!' but he was trying to resist my charms!" Lorelai laughed.
"Great story, Mom," Rory groaned. "Is there an ending to this story?"
"Yup! Spongebob was like 'Okay, fine!' And I got to try on his square pants!" Lorelai said.
"And now it's the end?" Rory asked.
"Yes," Lorelai said. "He has square underpants too. I saw them. You have to go now?" She asked quietly.
"Yeah, I have to go to class. I feel very energetic after that story though," Rory said. "I miss you." "Ditto," Lorelai said sighing. "Four years is a long time."
"It'll be over in a flash," Rory said. "Love you, gotta go."
"Bye, Mary Kate," Lorelai said.
"Bye, Ashley," Rory said and hung up the phone.
"Ashley?" Tristan was standing right behind her.
"Whoa whoa! How'd you get in here?" Rory gaped at him. Tristan shrugged. "Door was open."
"Doesn't mean you just walk in!" Rory yelled.
"Sorry, sorry," Tristan mumbled. "Where's Paris?"
"In France," Rory answered and sat down in her seat.
"Funny... Where's Paris?" Tristan asked.
"Geez.. in France!" Rory said in an exaggerated voice.
"Okay, not funny anymore," Tristan frowned. "Why do you hate me, Mary?"
"Because you call me Mary," Rory sighed and opened a book. Tristan sat down on her bed. "And because you just messed up my sheets."
"Sorry, sorry," Tristan said and got up.
"I don't hate you," Rory said.
"Well, you definitely don't like me," Tristan mumbled and sat back down.
"Things.. are just awkward between us. I mean, after.. you know," Rory trailed off.
"Rory, that was high school. We were stupid," Tristan frowned.
"Right, that was stupid," Rory said and started to read. "She's at the library." Tristan nodded a thanks and left. Rory got up and looked out the window. 'Why the sudden change, Tristan?' She thought as she watched him cross the Green. *************************** "Lorelai," Michel said. "There is something here for you." He handed her a single rose and a card.
"AWww, Michel! You shouldn't have!" Lorelai said and tried to hug him. Michel made a face and shrugged her off. "Please, you disgust me," He said.
"Okay, sorry, sorry," Lorelai said. "I love to make fun of you."
"Yes, well, keep that love to yourself," Michel smirked. "I'm going for a walk." He left the lobby.
Lorelai looked at the cover of the card curiously. 'Who would send me a rose?' She thought. She opened the card. There was a single line. "You are beautiful," She read out loud.
"Thank you."
Startled, Lorelai looked up to see Luke. "Hi," he began.
"Hi," Lorelai said. "What are you doing here?"
"Looking beautiful," Luke answered. "The gutters, remember?" 'You look beautiful.'
"Right," Lorelai answered. 'Who sent me this?'
"Nice rose," Luke commented.
"Nice butt," Lorelai said.
"What?" Luke asked.
"Dirty! Hehehe," Lorelai smiled flirtatiously. "I'll show you the gutters."
"Hey, Mom! It's Rory! Sorry I haven't called in a while. Things have been pretty busy here. I'll call back later, k? Bye!" Lorelai rolled over in her bed. "MMRrrmmphh...," She said. Rolling out of bed, she stumbled downstairs to the answering machine. Rubbing her eyes, she rewinded the message and jolted awake when she heard Rory's voice.
Giggling, she grabbed the phone and dialed Rory's dorm room. "HEllo? Is this my present to the world, Rory?" She called into the phone.
"No, this is the girl who would like to sleep, Paris," Paris mumbled.
"Ooo, sorry, Paris. Is my wonderful daughter around?" Lorelai asked.
"I think she went to the library," Paris mumbled.
"Late night, huh? I never imagined you as the partying type," Lorelai jabbered.
"I was reading," Paris yawned and sat up. She realized that she wouldn't be able to go back to sleep with Lorelai on the phone.
"So, what did you guys do last night? Hook up with guys? Get matching tattoos? Drink beer and get buzzed?? Run naked through the Harvard Green?" Lorelai asked excitedly.
"Read a book and went to sleep?" Paris asked.
"Okay, that was next on my list for you two. Do you know when Rory's going to come back?" Lorelai twirled a piece of hair around her finger.
"Probably for lunch or something," Paris rubbed her eyes and got up out of bed.
"Well, okay, thanks, Paris. Can you tell her I called? I can't seem to catch her," Lorelai said.
"Yeah, I'll tell her," Paris said. "Bye, Lorelai!"
"Bye!" Lorelai hung up and went back upstairs to change. ********************* "Good morning, bud," Lorelai said to Luke in her Louis voice.
Luke nodded and poured her a cup of coffee. "Do you have any other voices?" Luke asked, sighing.
"Yes, I do, but this one seems to annoy you the most," Lorelai-Louis said.
Luke rolled his eyes and took out his pad and pencil. "What is it for you today? Dead cow or dead cow?"
"Hm.. maybe I'll try something new today. Give me a menu, and make it fast," Lorelai said.
"Seriously?" Luke raised an eyebrow.
"No, I'll take a dead cow please," Lorelai smiled sweetly. "Lots of cheese."
Luke rolled his eyes but went to make the burger.
"OOo, Luke I just remembered," Lorelai called to him. "Can you do me a favor?"
"Okay...," He stuck his head out from the kitchen.
"Can you run around naked in front of Miss Patty's studio singing Frank Sinatra in your best Elmo voice?" Lorelai asked as cutely as possible.
'God, if you said everything like that, I'd be the embarrassment of the town,' Luke thought. "Uh..," He said.
"Pretty please? You know already said Okay. An okay is an okay is an okay!" She said. "Yay!" She smiled sweetly at him. "Actually, could you come by the inn later and look at the jammed gutters? I'd call the jammed-gutter-man but he's out of town.. And I have a wedding planned for Friday night."
"Yeah sure," Luke nodded and went back into the kitchen.
He walked back to the table and sat down. Lorelai was surprised. "So...," Luke said. "Rory call you yet?"
"Yeah, but I was sleeping," Lorelai said and took a sip of her coffee.
"Good to know she's still alive, huh?" Luke asked.
"Yeah, whew!" Lorelai nodded vigorously.
"Jess hasn't called yet. But I'm not surprised," Luke shrugged.
"Hehe, Jess. I'm sure he's doing well," Lorelai said.
"True, the kid does take care of himself," Luke said. "I still worry though."
"Awww, Lukey!!!" Lorelai smiled at him. "All worked about your widdle bitty nephew!! Jessy WEssy!!"
Luke looked at her with a disgusted look on his face. "Please stop that."
"IT'S OKAY LUKEY WOOKEY!!" Lorelai called at him as he went back to the counter.
"I don't know you," Luke called back. 'Who was that woman?' Lorelai wanted to ask. 'And why do I want to know?' ********************* Rory left the classroom and strolled across the Green. "Rory!" Rory turned around at the sound of her name. Paris was running towards her. "Hey," Rory said. Paris huffed and puffed and stopped to sit on a bench.
"Your.. Mom... called... Naked.. Tattoo.... library...," Paris huffed.
"What? My mom called naked?" Rory made a face. "That's disgusting!"
"NO! No, she called and asked if we ran around the Green naked last night?" Paris managed to get out.
"Ooo did you tell her we did that last week?" Rory asked as she patted her friend on the shoulder.
"Yes, several times," Paris said. "Woof. I need to excercise."
"So, Paris," Rory smiled slyly. "Tell me about last night with Tristan!"
Paris broke into a huge smile. "It was wonderful. We sat around Harvard Green for a little while and talked. Then we went to eat pizza. Then he walked me back to the dorms." She was beaming.
"Wow, Paris beaming. That's a new one," Rory said. As happy as she was for her friend, she couldn't help but a feel a tinge of jealousy. "Well, I should probably go call my mom before she calls the bomb squad or something."
Paris nodded. "Yeah, I think she's kinda worried." ********************** "Mom?" Rory leaned against her desk and twirled the phone wire around her finger. "RORY!! Where have you been?" Lorelai yelled. Michel frowned at her. "Honey! I haven't talked to you in ages. WE've never been separated for so long."
"I'm sorry. I've been caught up in stuff, you know," Rory said.
"Ooo, Harvard stuff," Lorelai said.
"So, what's up in Star's Hollow?" Rory asked.
"Well, I learned a new song," Lorelai said thoughtfully.
"Really...? What?" Rory felt hesitant.
"This is the song that never ends! It just goes on and on my friends! Some people...," Lorelai sang. Michel glared at her. "What are you singing?" he asked. "It's a song," Lorelai said, covering the mouth piece. "And a very good one. It rhymes."
"Insightful," Michel commented. "Please do not sing. Some people have ears." Lorelai stuck her tongue out at him.
"Mom?" Rory asked. "You still there?"
"Yup! Sorry, Michel just interrupted me," Lorelai quipped.
"Oh okay, I thought you died from the excitement of sharing your new song with me or something."
"So tell me about Harvard!" Lorelai said. Michel looked at her. "This is going to be long, yes?" Lorelai nodded a 'yes'.
"Okay, then I go to lunch now. I don't need to hear that song again," MIchel smirked. ********************** "And then SpongeBob's like 'No, you can't do that!'" Lorelai said. Michel walked into the lobby. "You still on the phone?" He asked. Lorelai nodded.
"Then, I'll go for a walk," Michel said and promptly left.
"Yeah, and then Spongebob's like 'No, you can't!' And I was like 'Yes, I can!' but he was trying to resist my charms!" Lorelai laughed.
"Great story, Mom," Rory groaned. "Is there an ending to this story?"
"Yup! Spongebob was like 'Okay, fine!' And I got to try on his square pants!" Lorelai said.
"And now it's the end?" Rory asked.
"Yes," Lorelai said. "He has square underpants too. I saw them. You have to go now?" She asked quietly.
"Yeah, I have to go to class. I feel very energetic after that story though," Rory said. "I miss you." "Ditto," Lorelai said sighing. "Four years is a long time."
"It'll be over in a flash," Rory said. "Love you, gotta go."
"Bye, Mary Kate," Lorelai said.
"Bye, Ashley," Rory said and hung up the phone.
"Ashley?" Tristan was standing right behind her.
"Whoa whoa! How'd you get in here?" Rory gaped at him. Tristan shrugged. "Door was open."
"Doesn't mean you just walk in!" Rory yelled.
"Sorry, sorry," Tristan mumbled. "Where's Paris?"
"In France," Rory answered and sat down in her seat.
"Funny... Where's Paris?" Tristan asked.
"Geez.. in France!" Rory said in an exaggerated voice.
"Okay, not funny anymore," Tristan frowned. "Why do you hate me, Mary?"
"Because you call me Mary," Rory sighed and opened a book. Tristan sat down on her bed. "And because you just messed up my sheets."
"Sorry, sorry," Tristan said and got up.
"I don't hate you," Rory said.
"Well, you definitely don't like me," Tristan mumbled and sat back down.
"Things.. are just awkward between us. I mean, after.. you know," Rory trailed off.
"Rory, that was high school. We were stupid," Tristan frowned.
"Right, that was stupid," Rory said and started to read. "She's at the library." Tristan nodded a thanks and left. Rory got up and looked out the window. 'Why the sudden change, Tristan?' She thought as she watched him cross the Green. *************************** "Lorelai," Michel said. "There is something here for you." He handed her a single rose and a card.
"AWww, Michel! You shouldn't have!" Lorelai said and tried to hug him. Michel made a face and shrugged her off. "Please, you disgust me," He said.
"Okay, sorry, sorry," Lorelai said. "I love to make fun of you."
"Yes, well, keep that love to yourself," Michel smirked. "I'm going for a walk." He left the lobby.
Lorelai looked at the cover of the card curiously. 'Who would send me a rose?' She thought. She opened the card. There was a single line. "You are beautiful," She read out loud.
"Thank you."
Startled, Lorelai looked up to see Luke. "Hi," he began.
"Hi," Lorelai said. "What are you doing here?"
"Looking beautiful," Luke answered. "The gutters, remember?" 'You look beautiful.'
"Right," Lorelai answered. 'Who sent me this?'
"Nice rose," Luke commented.
"Nice butt," Lorelai said.
"What?" Luke asked.
"Dirty! Hehehe," Lorelai smiled flirtatiously. "I'll show you the gutters."