Lorelai shuffled into the house. Her dress was dirty and her hair was messed up.
Emily took one look at her and gasped. "Oh my gosh. Please don't tell me what I think happened."
"I entered a mud wrestling competition with Hulk Hogan and won?" Lorelai asked quietly. She tried to laugh, but instead, she started to cry.
"Oh my gosh! You were raped? Were you raped? Beaten? Lorelai, you have 5 seconds to talk until I call the police!" Emily yelled.
"Stop yelling at me!" Lorelai put her face in her hands. "Christopher and I broke up and I had to walk home. And I got all dirty. Nothing illegal happened."
Emily breathed a sigh of relief. "My God, you almost gave me a heart attack." Emily patted her daughter's shoulder and quietly said, "I'm sorry about Christopher."
"Whatever," Lorelai wiped her tears away with her hand and brushed her mother's hand away. "I'm going upstairs."
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1 Year Later.....
"Loreali, smile for goodness sakes. You're a graduate!" Emily scolded her daughter. "And spit out that gum, this instant."
Lorelai rolled her eyes but spit out her gum. "I wanna save it for later, can I put it behind your ear?"
Emily gave her a look of disgust. "You're not funny, Lorelai."
"Well, I think I am," Lorelai made a face and threw the wad into a trash can.
"Well, I cannot believe that you are now officially a high school graduate," Emily smiled at her daughter. "Can you, Richard?"
"Yes, I can. I see her in front of me, in a graduating gown," Richard said absent-mindedly. "Do you remember where I put my newspaper?"
"Richard," Emily frowned. "You can stop worrying about the economy for 1 hour while Lorelai celebrates her graduation. Don't you agree, Lorelai?"
But Lorelai wasn't listening. She was watching Christopher on the other side of the auditorium, standing around with his parents. He looked as bored as she did.
"Uh.. I'll be right back," Lorelai said and started to walk towards him. "Hey," She said. He looked up and slightly smiled. "Hey." "Long time no talk," Lorelai commented. "Congradulations." Chris nodded. "You too." "I heard you're going to Princeton this fall," She said. "Yeah, following the old family tradition.. but being the rebel I am, probably gonna fail out," He replied and shuffled his feet. "Nah, you'll do fine. I'm going to Yale. Following Dad...," Lorelai trailed off. "Well, see you around." She started to walk away. "Hey," Christopher grabbed her arm. Lorelai slowly turned around. "Yeah?" "I'm sorry... about that night.. last year? I'm sorry because I was being a hormonal jerk and I shouldn't have been..." "Well, it's all over now," She said. "Whatever, I don't even remember it that well." Chris nodded. "See you." Lorelai walked away with tears in her eyes. ****************************** 15 years later... Thirty two year old Lorelai Gilmore ran a hand through her thick hair. "How do I look?" She asked her secretary. "Very nice, Ms. Gilmore," Sherly answered while typing. "Huh," She said. "You didn't even look." Sherly looked up at her pointedly. "Very nice, still." She turned back to the computer. "Well," Lorelai said. "I'm off to speak with the Hiltons." "Good bye, Ms. Gilmore," Sherly said. Lorelai rolled her eyes as she left her office. "Good bye Ms. Gilmore," She said in a high pitched voice, mocking Sherly. "Ms. Gilmore?" Lorelai flipped around and laughed nervously. "Hi, Sherly." "You forgot your briefcase," Sherly said and handed her the leather case. "Right.. thanks," Lorelai answered. She watched as Sherly went back into the office and then took out her digital recorder. "9 AM, Tuesday, November 5, 2002. Get a new secretary. Ugh," Lorelai said. She pressed the stop button and put the recorder away. When she went downstairs, Leo was waiting for her with the limo. "I think I'm almost late," Lorelai said to him as she got in. "I can't be late for the Hiltons." "I will drive extra fast, Ma'am," Leo replied. Lorelai nodded her approval and opened her briefcase. She took out her cell phone and called Derek. "Derek, it's me," Lorelai said. "Hey, Lorelai," Derek answered. "I'm gonna go see the Hiltons now. Any suggestions?" Lorelai asked while typing furiously on her labtop. "They like fruit baskets," Derek said. "Fruit baskets?" Lorelai rolled her eyes. "I heard they're a bunch of fruits themselves."
Derek laughed. "They like the company. Lorelai, you're the mastermind behind this operation, don't worry about it. You always give a smooth performance." "But I've never spoken with fruit before!" Lorelai whined. "Help me!" "Hello?" Derek said. "You're the CEO here, not me." Lorelai groaned. "Thanks for reminding me, Derek." "Please, you called me just so you can hear me say that. You love your job, and you know it, you sexy thing, you." "Stop being flirty, I will not buy you a Ferrari," Lorelai replied. "Damn!" Derek joked and starting laughing. Lorelai snorted. "Don't worry, k?" He said seriously. "Ok, but I'm gonna drop your name a couple times," Lorelai replied. "Great, they'll probably remember that they know me and call me down to get to marry one of their daughters," Derek groaned. "No matter how many times I told them I'm gay, they can't seem to make it stick." "It's cuz they're fruits!" Lorelai replied. "Well, I'll be back in New York by Thursday; I'll see you then?" "Yeah, I'll tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree," Derek said. "Great, but there are no trees in New York. And I hate nature," Lorelai made a face. "You can't see me right now, but I'm making a face." Derek laughed. "All right, we'll go shopping." "K, bye, love you, hon," Lorelai said and hung up. "Are we almost there?" She asked Leo. "Just pulling into the airport, Ms. Gilmore," Leo called back. In five minutes, Lorelai was seated on her private jet, on the way to the Bahamas. ********************************* A/N: I hope you like this so far!
"Uh.. I'll be right back," Lorelai said and started to walk towards him. "Hey," She said. He looked up and slightly smiled. "Hey." "Long time no talk," Lorelai commented. "Congradulations." Chris nodded. "You too." "I heard you're going to Princeton this fall," She said. "Yeah, following the old family tradition.. but being the rebel I am, probably gonna fail out," He replied and shuffled his feet. "Nah, you'll do fine. I'm going to Yale. Following Dad...," Lorelai trailed off. "Well, see you around." She started to walk away. "Hey," Christopher grabbed her arm. Lorelai slowly turned around. "Yeah?" "I'm sorry... about that night.. last year? I'm sorry because I was being a hormonal jerk and I shouldn't have been..." "Well, it's all over now," She said. "Whatever, I don't even remember it that well." Chris nodded. "See you." Lorelai walked away with tears in her eyes. ****************************** 15 years later... Thirty two year old Lorelai Gilmore ran a hand through her thick hair. "How do I look?" She asked her secretary. "Very nice, Ms. Gilmore," Sherly answered while typing. "Huh," She said. "You didn't even look." Sherly looked up at her pointedly. "Very nice, still." She turned back to the computer. "Well," Lorelai said. "I'm off to speak with the Hiltons." "Good bye, Ms. Gilmore," Sherly said. Lorelai rolled her eyes as she left her office. "Good bye Ms. Gilmore," She said in a high pitched voice, mocking Sherly. "Ms. Gilmore?" Lorelai flipped around and laughed nervously. "Hi, Sherly." "You forgot your briefcase," Sherly said and handed her the leather case. "Right.. thanks," Lorelai answered. She watched as Sherly went back into the office and then took out her digital recorder. "9 AM, Tuesday, November 5, 2002. Get a new secretary. Ugh," Lorelai said. She pressed the stop button and put the recorder away. When she went downstairs, Leo was waiting for her with the limo. "I think I'm almost late," Lorelai said to him as she got in. "I can't be late for the Hiltons." "I will drive extra fast, Ma'am," Leo replied. Lorelai nodded her approval and opened her briefcase. She took out her cell phone and called Derek. "Derek, it's me," Lorelai said. "Hey, Lorelai," Derek answered. "I'm gonna go see the Hiltons now. Any suggestions?" Lorelai asked while typing furiously on her labtop. "They like fruit baskets," Derek said. "Fruit baskets?" Lorelai rolled her eyes. "I heard they're a bunch of fruits themselves."
Derek laughed. "They like the company. Lorelai, you're the mastermind behind this operation, don't worry about it. You always give a smooth performance." "But I've never spoken with fruit before!" Lorelai whined. "Help me!" "Hello?" Derek said. "You're the CEO here, not me." Lorelai groaned. "Thanks for reminding me, Derek." "Please, you called me just so you can hear me say that. You love your job, and you know it, you sexy thing, you." "Stop being flirty, I will not buy you a Ferrari," Lorelai replied. "Damn!" Derek joked and starting laughing. Lorelai snorted. "Don't worry, k?" He said seriously. "Ok, but I'm gonna drop your name a couple times," Lorelai replied. "Great, they'll probably remember that they know me and call me down to get to marry one of their daughters," Derek groaned. "No matter how many times I told them I'm gay, they can't seem to make it stick." "It's cuz they're fruits!" Lorelai replied. "Well, I'll be back in New York by Thursday; I'll see you then?" "Yeah, I'll tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree," Derek said. "Great, but there are no trees in New York. And I hate nature," Lorelai made a face. "You can't see me right now, but I'm making a face." Derek laughed. "All right, we'll go shopping." "K, bye, love you, hon," Lorelai said and hung up. "Are we almost there?" She asked Leo. "Just pulling into the airport, Ms. Gilmore," Leo called back. In five minutes, Lorelai was seated on her private jet, on the way to the Bahamas. ********************************* A/N: I hope you like this so far!