8:26 PM, Tuesday
Gilmore House "Hey, it's Lorelai.. Leave a message if you are Brad Pitt! If you're not.. Then don't expect a call back.. Unless it's you, Mom. ((sigh)) Or Rory! Or.. never mind." BEEP. "Hi, Lorelai, it's Craig. I'm sorry I didn't call earlier. There was just a lot going on at the hospital and I didn't get a chance to call you. I guess you were busy too..." Blowing on her nails, Lorelai jumped up from the sofa and grabbed the phone. "Hello?" She asked, waving her left arm around to dry her nails. "Oh, hi. How's it going?" "Good, great.. Now that you called," Lorelai said flirtatiously. Craig laughed. "Me too. I mean, now that I called." ".. yourself?" "Uhh..," Craig said. "I'm getting confused.. What I meant was, I'm doing great now that I'm talking to you." "Awww.. Aren't you sweet?" "Sweet as candy," Craig joked. "Scary, scary reference.. although I must say I appreciate your knowledge of pop culture," Lorelai said, thinking of Luke's complete ignorance of the pop scene. "So, what's up?" "Not much, just sitting here.. uh.. wondering if you were still free Friday." "Oh yeah, I'm still free," Lorelai replied nonchalantly, pretending as if she hadn't been waiting for him to call the entire weekend. "So, we're still on for Friday?" "Yup," Lorelai said. "Should I come down to New York?" "Nah, I'll come up to Star's Hollow," Craig replied. "Oh, great! Although, I don't know if I want to have our first date at Al's Pancake World," Lorelai said. "First date? Does that mean there will be a second?" Lorelai smiled. "We'll have to see, Mister. I'll give you a test and according to the results, I will conclude on whether date number two is a possiblity or not." "Is there any way to study for this test?" Craig asked. "Hm.. better read the newest issue of Seventeen because that's where this test is coming out of," Lorelai said and grabbed the issue off the table. "What kind of boys do I like?" She read off the cover. "That's this month's quiz." "Oh, goody," Craig said sarcastically. "I like un-stinky boys. Unlike, Al who stinks. It's not Al's food that stinks, it's Al himself," Craig groaned. "My god, I say that all the time!" Craig laughed. "You and I are two peas in a pod." "I'm like you with long hair and boobs," Lorelai said. "And the answers to this quiz." 'Wow, how alike are we?' "Suddenly have a scary image in my head," Craig said frowning. Lorelai laughed. "It's not me, is it?" Craig chuckled. "Nah, then it wouldn't be scary." Lorelai giggled. "So, I'll see you Friday then." "Yeah, does 7 pm sound okay to you? We could go into Hartford." "Sounds great." 'Hartford would be great because our other option for our first date would be Luke's.. and that would just be plain weird,' Lorelai thought. "So, I'll pick you up at 7 pm." "Great... by the way, if you were wondering why I didn't call you.. I accidentally washed my hand," Lorelai said guiltily. Craig laughed. "I did too. I had to ask Luke for your number." "Ahhhh," Lorelai said. 'How does Luke have my number?' She couldn't remember ever giving it to him. "Well, see you then," Craig said. "Bye, Lorelai," Lorelai joked. "Bye, Craig." Lorelai giggled and hung up the phone. She was really looking forward to Friday. ************************************ 7:02 PM, Friday
Gilmore House DING DONG. "COME IN!" Lorelai yelled down the stairs. "Door's open!" Cautiously, Craig walked into the house. "Lorelai?" "Up here! Wait!" She stuck her head into the living room. "Don't come up, I'll be down soon. Make yourself comfortable!" Craig looked around the living room. The couch was completely covered with pillows, stuffed animals (including Mr. Fuggernuts, he noted), and bags of opened junk food. "Did you have a party last night?" "Yup! Just me and Fuggernuts!" Craig picked up a bag of marshmallows. "Mmm. Marshmallows." "Help yourself. There's a can of whipped cream somewhere around there too." "Thanks." Craig popped some marshmallows in his mouth and put it back down on the couch. He walked around the room and eventually found a mirror in the hallway. Adjusting his jacket, he hoped that he looked okay. ** "Okay, I'm finished," Lorelai said, coming down the stairs. "Thanks for waiting." "Wow," Craig said, looking at her with wide-eyes. "You look great. It was worth the wait." "Thanks," Lorelai said, suddenly shy. 'You look pretty hot yourself.' "You do too. Like you just fell off the cover of a J. Crew catalog." Craig looked down at his shirt. "That's exactly where I got this shirt." "I know. I saw it when I read the catalog last week," Lorelai giggled. "You shop there often." "Yeah, I do," Craig said nodding. 'Note to self when buying presents,' She thought. Lorelai grabbed a cardigan off the couch and her bag. "Let's go." ************************************ 9:46 PM, Friday
Barach's Café, Hartford "Okay, I have a joke for you!" Lorelai said giggling. "Okay," Craig said with an amused grin on his face. He leaned back in his chair and gave her a challenging look. "Let's see if you can beat my Batman joke." Lorelai smirked. "Why does Snow White always get mad at the seven dwarves?" "Because whenever they come back from work they sing 'Hi ho hi ho!'*** "Damn! How did you know?" Lorelai frowned. Craig smiled slyly. "I know all." "Oh really?" Lorelai said with a knowing look. "What's my favorite band?" "Uhh." "AH ha!" Lorelai said, poking a finger into Craig's side. "The Bangles. It's a good thing that quiz I'm giving you isn't about me." Craig smiled. "Yes, it is so much better that it is on what type of boys I like." He snorted. "You're an 'Eternal Flame' fan." Lorelai nodded. "My favorite song." She took another bite of her Krispy Kreme donut and took a sip of her coffee. "Wow, these donuts are amazing," Lorelai said in between bites. Craig nodded and took another donut from the plate. "Tell me about it. In college, I lived on these things." Lorelai licked the glaze off her fingers. "I think I'm going to start living off these things. Donuts are so important in my life." Craig watched her staring intently at her chocolate glazed donut. "Hello, darling," Lorelai said in her Louis voice. "Yum, yum." She took a bite of the donut. Craig laughed. "That was a pretty good Louis Armstrong imitation." "Thanks," Lorelai replied in her Louis voice. "Mmmm.. We need a Krispy Kreme factory in Star's Hollow." "With little Oompa Loompas?" "Exactly!" Lorelai said. "Wow, you are speaking my language! Oompas Loompas!" Craig smiled. "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I used to be so obsessed with that movie. So much candy... it was like a dream come true." Lorelai nodded vigorously in agreement. "Mmm.. Chocolate and donuts." "Pizza and coffee. The four food groups," Craig stated. "And you're a doctor?" Lorelai said, raising her eyebrows. "I'm a neurologist, not a cardiologist," Craig replied. "Or a dentist." "Thank God. I would never be able to date a cardiologist. He would just be like 'Eat this celery stick and let's go running afterwards' or something," Lorelai said, making a face. "Plus, he might not like Oompa Loompas," said Craig. ************************************ 11:57 PM, Friday
Somewhere in Connecticut "Uh.. I think we're lost," Craig said as he turned into an exit. Lorelai peered out the window. "Where are we?" "Connecticut?" Craig said hopefully. "I'm sorry, I thought I knew the way back." "Aww, its' okay. I mean, I lose things all the time. Like the pink sweater I bought last week, can't find it anymore. I have no idea where it is! I mean, one minute it's there, the next it's gone!" Lorelai said, waving her hands in the air. "I'm Little Miss-Pink-Sweater one minute. The next I'm Miss-Pink-less-ness!" Craig smiled. "I'm not sure what you just said... but thanks for trying to make me feel better." "I wasn't trying to," Lorelai deadpanned. "I was just whining about my pink-less-ness." Craig smiled. "Okay." Lorelai giggled. "Ugh, I can't believe they kicked us out of that café. That was so rude," Lorelai said, sighing melodramatically. Craig nodded. "Just because we were singing drinking songs." He sighed dramatically. "I thought we were harmonizing pretty well." "We were like the Carpenters, for crying out loud. I think they were just mad that I stood on stop of that table," Lorelai said biting her lip. "Probably," Craig said, grinning. "And harassed that cashier." "Or that." Lorelai giggled and looked at him. Craig sighed. "Where the heck are we??" "Connecticut?" ************************************ 12:24 AM, Saturday
Luke's apartment 'I'm being paranoid,' Luke thought as he paced around his apartment. He picked up the phone and called Lorelai again. No answer. 'What are you going to do if she picks up?' Luke thought and slammed the phone down. What was he doing anyways? She was just going on a date with Craig; it wasn't as if she was going to Hell's Kitchen with some tattooed biker. Luke shook his head. He wanted to scream. He knew he was acting strangely and that he shouldn't be doing this, but he couldn't help but be worried. At about eleven, he had called, hoping to casually ask, "So, uh, how was your date with Craig?" He cringed at the word 'date'. But no one had picked up the phone. And as the clock ticked-tocked away, he had called.. six more times in the last hour. 'I'm starting to turn into a Dean,' He thought, staring at the phone. 'Except that Lorelai isn't my girlfriend.' He sighed. 'Okay, calm down,' He thought, walking from one side of the room to the other. 'She's probably just sleeping. She got tired.' Luke rubbed his temples. 'No more thinking about Lorelai.' He sighed, sat down in front of the couch, and turned on the television. He flipped through the channels. 'Baseball should get my mind off of this.' Channel 17 was rerunning last week's minor league game. But after about five minutes, he wasn't even looking at the game. Okay, so he was jealous. He admitted it. What if Craig attacked her? No, no, Craig wouldn't do that. Luke stood up from his chair. He looked at his watch; it was almost 12:30 AM. Finally, he looked at the door. Luke grabbed his jacket and ran out the door. ************************************ 12:37 AM, Saturday
Hartford "Hey! This is the street my parents live on," Lorelai suddenly called out, pointing a finger out the window. "We're back in Hartford." "Oh good," Craig said, sighing with relief. "So we were in Connecticut." "We're good together!" Lorelai said smiling. 'Wait.. was it just me or did that sound really dirty?' "Uh, I mean.. I can tell you where to go from here." He peered out the window. "You lived there?" He pointed to a huge, towering house on the corner. Lorelai blushed. "Actually, it's the one next door." "Wow, impressive." "Don't be. It's hell on bricks." Craig lifted an eyebrow. "Could have been worse, I supposed," Lorelai said sighing. Craig stopped in front of the elder Gilmores' house. She tried to change the subject. "Turn right at the end of the road." Craig looked at Lorelai, who was looking out the window. She obviously didn't want to talk about it. "End of the road?" "Yup," Lorelai said, grateful that the subject had been changed. ************************************ 1:02 AM, Saturday
Gilmore House Luke yawned and stretched. He had been sitting on the porch for half an hour and he was freezing. His watch read 1:02 AM. 'Where the hell are they?' He thought, just as a car came down the street. His eyed widened. Should he run? Or stay? What would Lorelai think if she found him checking up on her? ************************************ **http://www.findlink.gr/celeb/pitt/end.jpg - I imagine Craig wearing a suit like that.. ***AN: if you don't get it.. the dwarves are calling Snow White a ho. Hehe dirty but funny!
Gilmore House "Hey, it's Lorelai.. Leave a message if you are Brad Pitt! If you're not.. Then don't expect a call back.. Unless it's you, Mom. ((sigh)) Or Rory! Or.. never mind." BEEP. "Hi, Lorelai, it's Craig. I'm sorry I didn't call earlier. There was just a lot going on at the hospital and I didn't get a chance to call you. I guess you were busy too..." Blowing on her nails, Lorelai jumped up from the sofa and grabbed the phone. "Hello?" She asked, waving her left arm around to dry her nails. "Oh, hi. How's it going?" "Good, great.. Now that you called," Lorelai said flirtatiously. Craig laughed. "Me too. I mean, now that I called." ".. yourself?" "Uhh..," Craig said. "I'm getting confused.. What I meant was, I'm doing great now that I'm talking to you." "Awww.. Aren't you sweet?" "Sweet as candy," Craig joked. "Scary, scary reference.. although I must say I appreciate your knowledge of pop culture," Lorelai said, thinking of Luke's complete ignorance of the pop scene. "So, what's up?" "Not much, just sitting here.. uh.. wondering if you were still free Friday." "Oh yeah, I'm still free," Lorelai replied nonchalantly, pretending as if she hadn't been waiting for him to call the entire weekend. "So, we're still on for Friday?" "Yup," Lorelai said. "Should I come down to New York?" "Nah, I'll come up to Star's Hollow," Craig replied. "Oh, great! Although, I don't know if I want to have our first date at Al's Pancake World," Lorelai said. "First date? Does that mean there will be a second?" Lorelai smiled. "We'll have to see, Mister. I'll give you a test and according to the results, I will conclude on whether date number two is a possiblity or not." "Is there any way to study for this test?" Craig asked. "Hm.. better read the newest issue of Seventeen because that's where this test is coming out of," Lorelai said and grabbed the issue off the table. "What kind of boys do I like?" She read off the cover. "That's this month's quiz." "Oh, goody," Craig said sarcastically. "I like un-stinky boys. Unlike, Al who stinks. It's not Al's food that stinks, it's Al himself," Craig groaned. "My god, I say that all the time!" Craig laughed. "You and I are two peas in a pod." "I'm like you with long hair and boobs," Lorelai said. "And the answers to this quiz." 'Wow, how alike are we?' "Suddenly have a scary image in my head," Craig said frowning. Lorelai laughed. "It's not me, is it?" Craig chuckled. "Nah, then it wouldn't be scary." Lorelai giggled. "So, I'll see you Friday then." "Yeah, does 7 pm sound okay to you? We could go into Hartford." "Sounds great." 'Hartford would be great because our other option for our first date would be Luke's.. and that would just be plain weird,' Lorelai thought. "So, I'll pick you up at 7 pm." "Great... by the way, if you were wondering why I didn't call you.. I accidentally washed my hand," Lorelai said guiltily. Craig laughed. "I did too. I had to ask Luke for your number." "Ahhhh," Lorelai said. 'How does Luke have my number?' She couldn't remember ever giving it to him. "Well, see you then," Craig said. "Bye, Lorelai," Lorelai joked. "Bye, Craig." Lorelai giggled and hung up the phone. She was really looking forward to Friday. ************************************ 7:02 PM, Friday
Gilmore House DING DONG. "COME IN!" Lorelai yelled down the stairs. "Door's open!" Cautiously, Craig walked into the house. "Lorelai?" "Up here! Wait!" She stuck her head into the living room. "Don't come up, I'll be down soon. Make yourself comfortable!" Craig looked around the living room. The couch was completely covered with pillows, stuffed animals (including Mr. Fuggernuts, he noted), and bags of opened junk food. "Did you have a party last night?" "Yup! Just me and Fuggernuts!" Craig picked up a bag of marshmallows. "Mmm. Marshmallows." "Help yourself. There's a can of whipped cream somewhere around there too." "Thanks." Craig popped some marshmallows in his mouth and put it back down on the couch. He walked around the room and eventually found a mirror in the hallway. Adjusting his jacket, he hoped that he looked okay. ** "Okay, I'm finished," Lorelai said, coming down the stairs. "Thanks for waiting." "Wow," Craig said, looking at her with wide-eyes. "You look great. It was worth the wait." "Thanks," Lorelai said, suddenly shy. 'You look pretty hot yourself.' "You do too. Like you just fell off the cover of a J. Crew catalog." Craig looked down at his shirt. "That's exactly where I got this shirt." "I know. I saw it when I read the catalog last week," Lorelai giggled. "You shop there often." "Yeah, I do," Craig said nodding. 'Note to self when buying presents,' She thought. Lorelai grabbed a cardigan off the couch and her bag. "Let's go." ************************************ 9:46 PM, Friday
Barach's Café, Hartford "Okay, I have a joke for you!" Lorelai said giggling. "Okay," Craig said with an amused grin on his face. He leaned back in his chair and gave her a challenging look. "Let's see if you can beat my Batman joke." Lorelai smirked. "Why does Snow White always get mad at the seven dwarves?" "Because whenever they come back from work they sing 'Hi ho hi ho!'*** "Damn! How did you know?" Lorelai frowned. Craig smiled slyly. "I know all." "Oh really?" Lorelai said with a knowing look. "What's my favorite band?" "Uhh." "AH ha!" Lorelai said, poking a finger into Craig's side. "The Bangles. It's a good thing that quiz I'm giving you isn't about me." Craig smiled. "Yes, it is so much better that it is on what type of boys I like." He snorted. "You're an 'Eternal Flame' fan." Lorelai nodded. "My favorite song." She took another bite of her Krispy Kreme donut and took a sip of her coffee. "Wow, these donuts are amazing," Lorelai said in between bites. Craig nodded and took another donut from the plate. "Tell me about it. In college, I lived on these things." Lorelai licked the glaze off her fingers. "I think I'm going to start living off these things. Donuts are so important in my life." Craig watched her staring intently at her chocolate glazed donut. "Hello, darling," Lorelai said in her Louis voice. "Yum, yum." She took a bite of the donut. Craig laughed. "That was a pretty good Louis Armstrong imitation." "Thanks," Lorelai replied in her Louis voice. "Mmmm.. We need a Krispy Kreme factory in Star's Hollow." "With little Oompa Loompas?" "Exactly!" Lorelai said. "Wow, you are speaking my language! Oompas Loompas!" Craig smiled. "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I used to be so obsessed with that movie. So much candy... it was like a dream come true." Lorelai nodded vigorously in agreement. "Mmm.. Chocolate and donuts." "Pizza and coffee. The four food groups," Craig stated. "And you're a doctor?" Lorelai said, raising her eyebrows. "I'm a neurologist, not a cardiologist," Craig replied. "Or a dentist." "Thank God. I would never be able to date a cardiologist. He would just be like 'Eat this celery stick and let's go running afterwards' or something," Lorelai said, making a face. "Plus, he might not like Oompa Loompas," said Craig. ************************************ 11:57 PM, Friday
Somewhere in Connecticut "Uh.. I think we're lost," Craig said as he turned into an exit. Lorelai peered out the window. "Where are we?" "Connecticut?" Craig said hopefully. "I'm sorry, I thought I knew the way back." "Aww, its' okay. I mean, I lose things all the time. Like the pink sweater I bought last week, can't find it anymore. I have no idea where it is! I mean, one minute it's there, the next it's gone!" Lorelai said, waving her hands in the air. "I'm Little Miss-Pink-Sweater one minute. The next I'm Miss-Pink-less-ness!" Craig smiled. "I'm not sure what you just said... but thanks for trying to make me feel better." "I wasn't trying to," Lorelai deadpanned. "I was just whining about my pink-less-ness." Craig smiled. "Okay." Lorelai giggled. "Ugh, I can't believe they kicked us out of that café. That was so rude," Lorelai said, sighing melodramatically. Craig nodded. "Just because we were singing drinking songs." He sighed dramatically. "I thought we were harmonizing pretty well." "We were like the Carpenters, for crying out loud. I think they were just mad that I stood on stop of that table," Lorelai said biting her lip. "Probably," Craig said, grinning. "And harassed that cashier." "Or that." Lorelai giggled and looked at him. Craig sighed. "Where the heck are we??" "Connecticut?" ************************************ 12:24 AM, Saturday
Luke's apartment 'I'm being paranoid,' Luke thought as he paced around his apartment. He picked up the phone and called Lorelai again. No answer. 'What are you going to do if she picks up?' Luke thought and slammed the phone down. What was he doing anyways? She was just going on a date with Craig; it wasn't as if she was going to Hell's Kitchen with some tattooed biker. Luke shook his head. He wanted to scream. He knew he was acting strangely and that he shouldn't be doing this, but he couldn't help but be worried. At about eleven, he had called, hoping to casually ask, "So, uh, how was your date with Craig?" He cringed at the word 'date'. But no one had picked up the phone. And as the clock ticked-tocked away, he had called.. six more times in the last hour. 'I'm starting to turn into a Dean,' He thought, staring at the phone. 'Except that Lorelai isn't my girlfriend.' He sighed. 'Okay, calm down,' He thought, walking from one side of the room to the other. 'She's probably just sleeping. She got tired.' Luke rubbed his temples. 'No more thinking about Lorelai.' He sighed, sat down in front of the couch, and turned on the television. He flipped through the channels. 'Baseball should get my mind off of this.' Channel 17 was rerunning last week's minor league game. But after about five minutes, he wasn't even looking at the game. Okay, so he was jealous. He admitted it. What if Craig attacked her? No, no, Craig wouldn't do that. Luke stood up from his chair. He looked at his watch; it was almost 12:30 AM. Finally, he looked at the door. Luke grabbed his jacket and ran out the door. ************************************ 12:37 AM, Saturday
Hartford "Hey! This is the street my parents live on," Lorelai suddenly called out, pointing a finger out the window. "We're back in Hartford." "Oh good," Craig said, sighing with relief. "So we were in Connecticut." "We're good together!" Lorelai said smiling. 'Wait.. was it just me or did that sound really dirty?' "Uh, I mean.. I can tell you where to go from here." He peered out the window. "You lived there?" He pointed to a huge, towering house on the corner. Lorelai blushed. "Actually, it's the one next door." "Wow, impressive." "Don't be. It's hell on bricks." Craig lifted an eyebrow. "Could have been worse, I supposed," Lorelai said sighing. Craig stopped in front of the elder Gilmores' house. She tried to change the subject. "Turn right at the end of the road." Craig looked at Lorelai, who was looking out the window. She obviously didn't want to talk about it. "End of the road?" "Yup," Lorelai said, grateful that the subject had been changed. ************************************ 1:02 AM, Saturday
Gilmore House Luke yawned and stretched. He had been sitting on the porch for half an hour and he was freezing. His watch read 1:02 AM. 'Where the hell are they?' He thought, just as a car came down the street. His eyed widened. Should he run? Or stay? What would Lorelai think if she found him checking up on her? ************************************ **http://www.findlink.gr/celeb/pitt/end.jpg - I imagine Craig wearing a suit like that.. ***AN: if you don't get it.. the dwarves are calling Snow White a ho. Hehe dirty but funny!