Chapter 3- Turning tables
[STARS HOLLOW- LUKE'S DINER]
" Mother what a nice surprise. What brings you here."
" Well I didn't come to see you but since you're here you can listen as you know what I'm about to ask." She replies sitting down
" Oh that. Ok ask away. I'm sure they will say no."
" You never know. Now which one is Luke? Oh I bet I can guess that he's the one wearing the flannelette shirt and crooked cap."
" Yep that's the one and only Luke."
" Well let's get this over and done with and invite everyone in this room."
" Are you serious you don't know them and plus won't they need a invitation to get in."
" Yes they will but I have all these invitations and they might like to come."
" What!"
" You heard me." She gets up out of her chair and is going to stand in the doorway. She whistles loudly and gets everybody's attention. " I'm here to invite all of you to a DAR charity ball in Hartford to raise money for the cancer foundation. Next weekend. So please if you would like to come I have invitation for you all. That's all."
" I can't believe you just did that mother"
" I can't believe I did it too" she replies smiling while handing out invitations. Noticing Luke is the only one not to take an invitation she walks up to him at the counter.
" Why aren't you going "
" The diner has to be open."
" It's for one night and I know my daughter would like your company there. And don't worry if you don't have a tux or suit because I will fix that all up. I'm not taking no for an answer either." Hands him an invitation and walks off towards Lorelai who is watching dumbfounded, not allowing him time to answer.
" Mum you can't just force him to go."
" I can and I did. He's coming and that's the end of it Lorelai."
" You know he won't have any clothes to wear. All he has is flannel shirts."
" Lorelai don't worry its all fixed. Now excuse me I'm going to hand out a few more of these invitations."
"Mum!"
"Lorelai don't argue with me on this." And walks out the door.
Walking s up to Luke who is looking at the invitation in his hands.
" You don't have to go."
" OH Lorelai. Your mother is pushy when she wants something."
" Yeah I know."
" Don't worry Lorelai I actually want to go to this one. I had a very close friend die of cancer and I can help by going to this ball."
" You never told me about that."
" You never asked so I never told."
" Oh. Well you know it will be boring and...."
" Don't try and talk me out of this I'm going."
"Ok. I've got to go try and stock the fridge today."
Luke watches as she walks out the door and down the street. Thinking all the time about the ball and what a great opportunity it would be to dance with Lorelai and just be to near her. Blushing slightly he puts the invitation in his pocket to look at a later time and returns to work.
[ STARS HOLLOW- GILMORE HOUSE]
"Rory? Rory! Where is that child when you need her."
" Right behind you. What."
" Guess what your crazy grandma did today at the diner after you left."
" Gave you a million dollars."
" Ha ha very funny. No she invited the whole diner people to come to her DAR ball next weekend."
" You're joking aren't you "
" No, she didn't and she even whistled to get their attention."
" Now this is just too good to be true," replies Rory with a smiling face.
" And she has made Luke come and he actually wants to come."
" What!" asks Rory very much surprised.
" Our Luke? Diner Luke? Flannel Luke."
" Yes that Luke and you want to know why he wants to come."
" To be with you," supplies Rory a bit to quickly
" As if! No, he wants to come because he had a friend die of cancer and wants to help out."
" How come we didn't know that "
" I asked the same questions."
" Great minds think alike."
" He said it's because we never asked."
" That's true."
" Well that's all I have. What have you got "
" Dean is going to come to the ball on one condition."
" What"
" We make fun of all the people there, present company excluded of course."
" Of course. Anything else."
" No, not really there is a new kid at school and Barbette has a new gnome which she wants to show you. She called it baby Peirpont."
" She called it that. Now I really have to see it."
" Um mum it's just like Peirpont, just on a slightly smaller scale."
" I still want to see it. But if I'm not back in 30 minutes please come rescue me."
" You got it"
[HARTFORD- GILMORE HOUSE]
" Richard, where is your tie; the black one. I can't find it any where." Asks Emily who is searching through Richard's closet.
Walking into the room Richard sees Emily half bent over and looking through his closet. He walks up behind her and pulls the tie of a rack right in front of her and hands it to her.
"Was this the one you were looking for "
" Yes that's it. Thank you." Returning to the bed she places it in a large black bag containing a Tux, shoes shirt and now tie.
" Emily. What are you doing?"
" I'm giving this to Luke he needs a Tux to go to this ball."
" Oh."
" Richard when you go to work would you get a courier to deliver this to Luke Danes at the diner."
" Yes Emily." And he walks out of the room not understanding what Emily is up to.
[STARS HOLLOW- LUKE'S DINER]
" Mother what a nice surprise. What brings you here."
" Well I didn't come to see you but since you're here you can listen as you know what I'm about to ask." She replies sitting down
" Oh that. Ok ask away. I'm sure they will say no."
" You never know. Now which one is Luke? Oh I bet I can guess that he's the one wearing the flannelette shirt and crooked cap."
" Yep that's the one and only Luke."
" Well let's get this over and done with and invite everyone in this room."
" Are you serious you don't know them and plus won't they need a invitation to get in."
" Yes they will but I have all these invitations and they might like to come."
" What!"
" You heard me." She gets up out of her chair and is going to stand in the doorway. She whistles loudly and gets everybody's attention. " I'm here to invite all of you to a DAR charity ball in Hartford to raise money for the cancer foundation. Next weekend. So please if you would like to come I have invitation for you all. That's all."
" I can't believe you just did that mother"
" I can't believe I did it too" she replies smiling while handing out invitations. Noticing Luke is the only one not to take an invitation she walks up to him at the counter.
" Why aren't you going "
" The diner has to be open."
" It's for one night and I know my daughter would like your company there. And don't worry if you don't have a tux or suit because I will fix that all up. I'm not taking no for an answer either." Hands him an invitation and walks off towards Lorelai who is watching dumbfounded, not allowing him time to answer.
" Mum you can't just force him to go."
" I can and I did. He's coming and that's the end of it Lorelai."
" You know he won't have any clothes to wear. All he has is flannel shirts."
" Lorelai don't worry its all fixed. Now excuse me I'm going to hand out a few more of these invitations."
"Mum!"
"Lorelai don't argue with me on this." And walks out the door.
Walking s up to Luke who is looking at the invitation in his hands.
" You don't have to go."
" OH Lorelai. Your mother is pushy when she wants something."
" Yeah I know."
" Don't worry Lorelai I actually want to go to this one. I had a very close friend die of cancer and I can help by going to this ball."
" You never told me about that."
" You never asked so I never told."
" Oh. Well you know it will be boring and...."
" Don't try and talk me out of this I'm going."
"Ok. I've got to go try and stock the fridge today."
Luke watches as she walks out the door and down the street. Thinking all the time about the ball and what a great opportunity it would be to dance with Lorelai and just be to near her. Blushing slightly he puts the invitation in his pocket to look at a later time and returns to work.
[ STARS HOLLOW- GILMORE HOUSE]
"Rory? Rory! Where is that child when you need her."
" Right behind you. What."
" Guess what your crazy grandma did today at the diner after you left."
" Gave you a million dollars."
" Ha ha very funny. No she invited the whole diner people to come to her DAR ball next weekend."
" You're joking aren't you "
" No, she didn't and she even whistled to get their attention."
" Now this is just too good to be true," replies Rory with a smiling face.
" And she has made Luke come and he actually wants to come."
" What!" asks Rory very much surprised.
" Our Luke? Diner Luke? Flannel Luke."
" Yes that Luke and you want to know why he wants to come."
" To be with you," supplies Rory a bit to quickly
" As if! No, he wants to come because he had a friend die of cancer and wants to help out."
" How come we didn't know that "
" I asked the same questions."
" Great minds think alike."
" He said it's because we never asked."
" That's true."
" Well that's all I have. What have you got "
" Dean is going to come to the ball on one condition."
" What"
" We make fun of all the people there, present company excluded of course."
" Of course. Anything else."
" No, not really there is a new kid at school and Barbette has a new gnome which she wants to show you. She called it baby Peirpont."
" She called it that. Now I really have to see it."
" Um mum it's just like Peirpont, just on a slightly smaller scale."
" I still want to see it. But if I'm not back in 30 minutes please come rescue me."
" You got it"
[HARTFORD- GILMORE HOUSE]
" Richard, where is your tie; the black one. I can't find it any where." Asks Emily who is searching through Richard's closet.
Walking into the room Richard sees Emily half bent over and looking through his closet. He walks up behind her and pulls the tie of a rack right in front of her and hands it to her.
"Was this the one you were looking for "
" Yes that's it. Thank you." Returning to the bed she places it in a large black bag containing a Tux, shoes shirt and now tie.
" Emily. What are you doing?"
" I'm giving this to Luke he needs a Tux to go to this ball."
" Oh."
" Richard when you go to work would you get a courier to deliver this to Luke Danes at the diner."
" Yes Emily." And he walks out of the room not understanding what Emily is up to.