This chapter has been re-edited and re-updated becuase I noticed a lot of mistakes..
A note to Everyone: I probably should have said this in the story, but in ch. 4 when Lane and Dave talk about being from Kansas.. it's 'cause they both go to schol in Kansas. Mama Kim sent Lane to school in Kansas, and Dave, being the sweetie that he is, decided to go to college in Kansas too.. apologies to anyone who lives in Kansas! But if it's any console, I used to live in Oklahoma.. damn, it was flat there..
Luke_Lorelai_Ash: Lol.. glad you got that out.. but Craig's not too bad.. I mean, I feel sorta bad for the guy..
miss pebbles: Luke/Puke/Duke has moved on... or has he?? Hmmm... ;)
Dawnmeister: aww thanks hehe...lol.. you know that whole cheese doodle thing actually happened.. to moi .. haha and i was like inspired =).. i don't mean to push you for some more RaHP.. but RAHP! RAHP! RAHP! teehehee
masscoffee: A corner? It's like a hole!! lol.. if i drank coffee, i would (stunts my growth).. sigh..
jewls13: lol glad you like ... no one has ever written that? that's so weird... ((shrug)) I feel special! ((beams))
Whooooohoo! Thanksgiving.. Hehe kinda late for Thanksgiving, I know…
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Thanksgiving Day
6:21 PM, Thursday
Craig's and Lorelai's Apartment "Wow," Lorelai said, her eyes widening at the growing crowd in the apartment. "Is it just me, or does this scene look like something out of `My Big Fat Greek Wedding'?" She turned to Rory. Rory nodded, eating castana. "A little. Craig is Greek, you know." "I know," Lorelai said thoughtfully. "But still, this is scarily like `My Big Fat Greek Wedding'." "That lady looks like Toula to me," Rory said motioning to a woman across the room. "And he looks like Joey Fatone from NSYNC." Lorelai pointed to a person standing next to the fireplace. "Mom," Rory said, squinting to where her mom was pointing. "That's Craig's grandmother." "Damnit," Lorelai mumbled, quickly dropping her arm. "I knew something wasn't right with this picture." Rory moved down the buffet table to the amedelotas (almond cookies). "Wow, try these." She handed her mom a cookie. Lorelai took the cookie but kept looking at the woman. "Ew, imagine having an NSYNC boy for your grandmother? God.." She made a face. "Just imagine Joey saying, 'Here, Craig! Come give Granny a kiss!' And that facial hair.." Lorelai shuddered. "Mom!" Rory exclaimed and rolled her eyes. "That's not nice!" Lorelai giggled. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. This is kinda nice though.. A very nice feeling of family union and stuff. A lot of food," She said, surveying the huge spread of foods. "A lot of Greek food," She added. She eyed a roasted meat on the table. "A lot of Greek food with faces." Lorelai made a gagging noise. "I can't eat something with a face." Rory made a face and nodded in agreement. "Let's binge on the baklava." "Sounds good to me, Rory Portakalos," Lorelai said, nodding and placed a huge portion of baklava on her plate. "Hey! Maybe Aunt Voula will come and get us drunk on Ouzo!" She got excited at the prospect of drunken revelry. Rory just rolled her eyes. "You are Lorelai?" Lorelai turned around to face a large woman with a smiling face. "Yes, hello." Lorelai smiled. "Hello! I am Mrs. Diodorous, Craig's mother," the woman said beaming. "And I am so happy to meet the girl my Craig loves." She wrapped Lorelai in a big hug. Unsure of what to do, Lorelai just pat the lady on the back. "Nice to meet you," Lorelai said, smiling, as they pulled apart. "I'm so happy Craig met you!" Mrs. Diodorous said, her smile getting wider and bigger by the second. "Me too!" Lorelai replied. "Oh! You funny!" Mrs. Diodorous laughed. "And beautiful. You're a beautiful girl." Lorelai blushed. 'I just made a joke?' She was confused so she just smiled. "Thank you. Oh! This is my daughter, Rory." Mrs. Diodorous gaped at Rory. "Your daughter? Not your sister?" "No, my daughter," Lorelai said putting an arm around Rory's shoulders. "Cousin?" "No, daughter." "Friend?" "No, Rory's my daughter," Lorelai said. "Hi," Rory suddenly spoke up and waved. "Oy, you look much too young to have a daughter," Mrs. Diodorous said to Lorelai. "Athena! I need your help!" Mrs. Diodorous turned around. "Oy! I must get to the kitchen. We'll talk later, yes?" "Sure," Lorelai replied, smiling. "Nice to meet you." Mrs. Diodorous just beamed and walked towards the kitchen. "Wow, she's nice," Lorelai replied, as they sat down on the couch. Rory nodded. "She is." "And she.. really does look like Joey Fatone," Lorelai said, motioning to the woman at the fireplace. "Mom!" "I'm kidding!" Lorelai giggled and looked up to catch a glimpse of someone wearing flannel and a backwards cap. `Luke?' She thought immediately and set her plate down on the coffee table. "I'll be right back," She said to Rory, keeping her eye on the man. Rory looked at her mother, who was acting really strangely. "Uh, Mom? Are you okay?" Lorelai didn't answer and instead, started to make her way across the room. The man was leaving, shaking hands with someone near the door. He hugged one of Craig's many female cousins and then was gone. `Luke!' She thought frantically, racing towards the door, which had closed softly behind him. She opened the door and stepped out of the apartment. `Luke' was standing at the end of the hallway, waiting for the elevator. "Lu-," She started as she approached the man. Then she saw his face. "Oh, I'm sorry," Lorelai said, embarrassed. "I thought you were someone else." The man just nodded and smiled. "It's okay. Happy Thanksgiving." "You too," Lorelai muttered and slowly started to make her way back to the apartment. ******************* 7:34 PM, Thursday
Luke's Diner Luke placed the plates in front of the customers. "Enjoy," He said and walked back to the counter. Leaning against the counter, he closed his eyes. He wasn't getting enough sleep these days. Luke's mind unconsciously drifted back to that Thanksgiving when Lorelai and Rory had had to go to four dinners. "Oh, uh, perfect. That works great. Okay, bye now," Lorelai said into the phone and then hung up. "Sorry, I'm just clarifying the schedule for tomorrow. As luck has it, we can make it. We'll definitely be here."
"It's okay," Luke said, shrugging.
"No, it's all cleared. That was my mom, and, uh, the time's just gonna work out just fine," Lorelai lied.
"Really, you don't have to. I already stopped prepping the last turkey," Luke replied.
"Well, start prepping it again `cause we are coming," Lorelai said, smiling at him.
Her smiles usually made him give into whatever she wanted. "I don't want you to feel like you have to come," Luke said, frowning slightly.
Lorelai sighed and looked at her daughter. "This is tiring," she said melodramatically.
Rory looked thoughtful. "I can kneel behind him and you can push him over."
Lorelai nodded. "It may come to that."
"It won't be a hassle?" Luke asked.
"It won't be a hassle," Lorelai replied, beaming.
"You sure?" He questioned her, a look of doubt on his face.
"We're coming, now go away and let us eat. Shoo, shoo," Lorelai said, making shoo-ing motions with her hands.
Nodding, Luke walked away, a small smile on his face. Luke smiled sadly, thinking about how Lorelai had pretended to get a phone call, just so she wouldn't have to disappoint him. Was he that transparent? Or was she just really perceptive? He wondered where she was at the moment.. `Probably with Craig,' He thought painfully. The jingling bell woke him from his reverie. Linda. "Hey," She said, smiling. She shrugged off her wet jacket and put her dripping umbrella on the rack. "Wow, it's raining a lot." "Hi. Yeah, it is," He replied, trying to appear happy. But with Lorelai (or the lack of) on his mind, it was hard. Linda leaned over the counter and kissed him on the cheek. Kisses made him think of Lorelai. Hell, everything made him think of Lorelai. He had tried to make changes, he had tried to forget, but it didn't seem to be working. For the love of God, he had stopped wearing flannel for the first time in like two decades.. His diner no longer served coffee.. what diner didn't serve coffee!? 'Luke's Diner.. Pathetic, lovesick Luke,' Luke thought, sadly. "I'll be right back." Luke smiled half-heartedly. She nodded and helped herself to some tea. Luke walked through the kitchen, where Caesar was checking up on the turkey. "Hey, Luke," Caesar started. "Uh, just a second," Luke interrupted him. He walked out into the alley behind the diner. Taking a long look up into the sky, Luke crumbled against the brick wall. Raindrops pelted him in the face. I'll never let you see.. The way my broken heart is hurting in me `I can't live like this,' He thought, looking up into the rain. `Always thinking about her..' He sighed deeply. `when she's with someone else..' Even when he was supposed to be with his girlfriend, he found himself thinking about Lorelai instead.. I've got my pride and I know how to hide "I've tried everything!" He yelled angrily. His voice was swallowed by the sound of the pounding rain. All my sorrow and pain "Everything," He whispered. "Lorelai, Lorelai.." I'll do my crying in the rain She had gone and fallen in love. She had left.. If I wait for stormy skies He laughed out loud. What did he expect? Did he expect her to come running to back to him? You won't know the rain from the tears in my eyes Even after that night.. The one night that lingered in his mind.. The kiss.. You'll never know that I still love you so She was beautiful and smart.. She deserved more than him... Only heart is remain …I'll do my crying in the rain And it wasn't like he had ever told her how he felt. Raindrops falling from heaven...Could never take away my misery But.. god, he missed her so much. Since we're not together, I pray for stormy weather Every minute of the day, he was constantly trying to push her out of his mind. He was acting like a fool, and he knew it. To hide these tears I hope you'll never see He needed to forget, because she was someone else's now... Someday when my crying is done Taking a deep breath, Luke wiped the rain off his face and walked back into the kitchen. I'm gonna wear a smile and walk in the sun He passed by Caesar, who watched him stalk by. "Luke, you're all wet." Luke just nodded. I may be a fool but till then, darling, you never see me complain "Luke?" Linda looked up as he walked into the diner, dripping all over the floor. Dozens of pairs of eyes turned to him. I'll do my crying in the rain `Help me forget,' He thought, his eyes poring into her questioning ones. Luke grabbed Linda and kissed her hard on the mouth. I'll do my crying in the rain "My goodness," Patty said to Babette. I'll do my crying in the rain `I will forget,' Luke said, pulling away from Linda. `I will forget.' "Now, what can I get you?" He smiled at a shocked Linda. I'll do my crying in the rain.... ******************* The song from the scene above (song lyrics in italics) is called: "Crying In the Rain" by A-Ha Got the dialogue for the scene from A Deep-Fried Korean Thanksgiving from Gilmore-girls.net Next
6:21 PM, Thursday
Craig's and Lorelai's Apartment "Wow," Lorelai said, her eyes widening at the growing crowd in the apartment. "Is it just me, or does this scene look like something out of `My Big Fat Greek Wedding'?" She turned to Rory. Rory nodded, eating castana. "A little. Craig is Greek, you know." "I know," Lorelai said thoughtfully. "But still, this is scarily like `My Big Fat Greek Wedding'." "That lady looks like Toula to me," Rory said motioning to a woman across the room. "And he looks like Joey Fatone from NSYNC." Lorelai pointed to a person standing next to the fireplace. "Mom," Rory said, squinting to where her mom was pointing. "That's Craig's grandmother." "Damnit," Lorelai mumbled, quickly dropping her arm. "I knew something wasn't right with this picture." Rory moved down the buffet table to the amedelotas (almond cookies). "Wow, try these." She handed her mom a cookie. Lorelai took the cookie but kept looking at the woman. "Ew, imagine having an NSYNC boy for your grandmother? God.." She made a face. "Just imagine Joey saying, 'Here, Craig! Come give Granny a kiss!' And that facial hair.." Lorelai shuddered. "Mom!" Rory exclaimed and rolled her eyes. "That's not nice!" Lorelai giggled. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. This is kinda nice though.. A very nice feeling of family union and stuff. A lot of food," She said, surveying the huge spread of foods. "A lot of Greek food," She added. She eyed a roasted meat on the table. "A lot of Greek food with faces." Lorelai made a gagging noise. "I can't eat something with a face." Rory made a face and nodded in agreement. "Let's binge on the baklava." "Sounds good to me, Rory Portakalos," Lorelai said, nodding and placed a huge portion of baklava on her plate. "Hey! Maybe Aunt Voula will come and get us drunk on Ouzo!" She got excited at the prospect of drunken revelry. Rory just rolled her eyes. "You are Lorelai?" Lorelai turned around to face a large woman with a smiling face. "Yes, hello." Lorelai smiled. "Hello! I am Mrs. Diodorous, Craig's mother," the woman said beaming. "And I am so happy to meet the girl my Craig loves." She wrapped Lorelai in a big hug. Unsure of what to do, Lorelai just pat the lady on the back. "Nice to meet you," Lorelai said, smiling, as they pulled apart. "I'm so happy Craig met you!" Mrs. Diodorous said, her smile getting wider and bigger by the second. "Me too!" Lorelai replied. "Oh! You funny!" Mrs. Diodorous laughed. "And beautiful. You're a beautiful girl." Lorelai blushed. 'I just made a joke?' She was confused so she just smiled. "Thank you. Oh! This is my daughter, Rory." Mrs. Diodorous gaped at Rory. "Your daughter? Not your sister?" "No, my daughter," Lorelai said putting an arm around Rory's shoulders. "Cousin?" "No, daughter." "Friend?" "No, Rory's my daughter," Lorelai said. "Hi," Rory suddenly spoke up and waved. "Oy, you look much too young to have a daughter," Mrs. Diodorous said to Lorelai. "Athena! I need your help!" Mrs. Diodorous turned around. "Oy! I must get to the kitchen. We'll talk later, yes?" "Sure," Lorelai replied, smiling. "Nice to meet you." Mrs. Diodorous just beamed and walked towards the kitchen. "Wow, she's nice," Lorelai replied, as they sat down on the couch. Rory nodded. "She is." "And she.. really does look like Joey Fatone," Lorelai said, motioning to the woman at the fireplace. "Mom!" "I'm kidding!" Lorelai giggled and looked up to catch a glimpse of someone wearing flannel and a backwards cap. `Luke?' She thought immediately and set her plate down on the coffee table. "I'll be right back," She said to Rory, keeping her eye on the man. Rory looked at her mother, who was acting really strangely. "Uh, Mom? Are you okay?" Lorelai didn't answer and instead, started to make her way across the room. The man was leaving, shaking hands with someone near the door. He hugged one of Craig's many female cousins and then was gone. `Luke!' She thought frantically, racing towards the door, which had closed softly behind him. She opened the door and stepped out of the apartment. `Luke' was standing at the end of the hallway, waiting for the elevator. "Lu-," She started as she approached the man. Then she saw his face. "Oh, I'm sorry," Lorelai said, embarrassed. "I thought you were someone else." The man just nodded and smiled. "It's okay. Happy Thanksgiving." "You too," Lorelai muttered and slowly started to make her way back to the apartment. ******************* 7:34 PM, Thursday
Luke's Diner Luke placed the plates in front of the customers. "Enjoy," He said and walked back to the counter. Leaning against the counter, he closed his eyes. He wasn't getting enough sleep these days. Luke's mind unconsciously drifted back to that Thanksgiving when Lorelai and Rory had had to go to four dinners. "Oh, uh, perfect. That works great. Okay, bye now," Lorelai said into the phone and then hung up. "Sorry, I'm just clarifying the schedule for tomorrow. As luck has it, we can make it. We'll definitely be here."
"It's okay," Luke said, shrugging.
"No, it's all cleared. That was my mom, and, uh, the time's just gonna work out just fine," Lorelai lied.
"Really, you don't have to. I already stopped prepping the last turkey," Luke replied.
"Well, start prepping it again `cause we are coming," Lorelai said, smiling at him.
Her smiles usually made him give into whatever she wanted. "I don't want you to feel like you have to come," Luke said, frowning slightly.
Lorelai sighed and looked at her daughter. "This is tiring," she said melodramatically.
Rory looked thoughtful. "I can kneel behind him and you can push him over."
Lorelai nodded. "It may come to that."
"It won't be a hassle?" Luke asked.
"It won't be a hassle," Lorelai replied, beaming.
"You sure?" He questioned her, a look of doubt on his face.
"We're coming, now go away and let us eat. Shoo, shoo," Lorelai said, making shoo-ing motions with her hands.
Nodding, Luke walked away, a small smile on his face. Luke smiled sadly, thinking about how Lorelai had pretended to get a phone call, just so she wouldn't have to disappoint him. Was he that transparent? Or was she just really perceptive? He wondered where she was at the moment.. `Probably with Craig,' He thought painfully. The jingling bell woke him from his reverie. Linda. "Hey," She said, smiling. She shrugged off her wet jacket and put her dripping umbrella on the rack. "Wow, it's raining a lot." "Hi. Yeah, it is," He replied, trying to appear happy. But with Lorelai (or the lack of) on his mind, it was hard. Linda leaned over the counter and kissed him on the cheek. Kisses made him think of Lorelai. Hell, everything made him think of Lorelai. He had tried to make changes, he had tried to forget, but it didn't seem to be working. For the love of God, he had stopped wearing flannel for the first time in like two decades.. His diner no longer served coffee.. what diner didn't serve coffee!? 'Luke's Diner.. Pathetic, lovesick Luke,' Luke thought, sadly. "I'll be right back." Luke smiled half-heartedly. She nodded and helped herself to some tea. Luke walked through the kitchen, where Caesar was checking up on the turkey. "Hey, Luke," Caesar started. "Uh, just a second," Luke interrupted him. He walked out into the alley behind the diner. Taking a long look up into the sky, Luke crumbled against the brick wall. Raindrops pelted him in the face. I'll never let you see.. The way my broken heart is hurting in me `I can't live like this,' He thought, looking up into the rain. `Always thinking about her..' He sighed deeply. `when she's with someone else..' Even when he was supposed to be with his girlfriend, he found himself thinking about Lorelai instead.. I've got my pride and I know how to hide "I've tried everything!" He yelled angrily. His voice was swallowed by the sound of the pounding rain. All my sorrow and pain "Everything," He whispered. "Lorelai, Lorelai.." I'll do my crying in the rain She had gone and fallen in love. She had left.. If I wait for stormy skies He laughed out loud. What did he expect? Did he expect her to come running to back to him? You won't know the rain from the tears in my eyes Even after that night.. The one night that lingered in his mind.. The kiss.. You'll never know that I still love you so She was beautiful and smart.. She deserved more than him... Only heart is remain …I'll do my crying in the rain And it wasn't like he had ever told her how he felt. Raindrops falling from heaven...Could never take away my misery But.. god, he missed her so much. Since we're not together, I pray for stormy weather Every minute of the day, he was constantly trying to push her out of his mind. He was acting like a fool, and he knew it. To hide these tears I hope you'll never see He needed to forget, because she was someone else's now... Someday when my crying is done Taking a deep breath, Luke wiped the rain off his face and walked back into the kitchen. I'm gonna wear a smile and walk in the sun He passed by Caesar, who watched him stalk by. "Luke, you're all wet." Luke just nodded. I may be a fool but till then, darling, you never see me complain "Luke?" Linda looked up as he walked into the diner, dripping all over the floor. Dozens of pairs of eyes turned to him. I'll do my crying in the rain `Help me forget,' He thought, his eyes poring into her questioning ones. Luke grabbed Linda and kissed her hard on the mouth. I'll do my crying in the rain "My goodness," Patty said to Babette. I'll do my crying in the rain `I will forget,' Luke said, pulling away from Linda. `I will forget.' "Now, what can I get you?" He smiled at a shocked Linda. I'll do my crying in the rain.... ******************* The song from the scene above (song lyrics in italics) is called: "Crying In the Rain" by A-Ha Got the dialogue for the scene from A Deep-Fried Korean Thanksgiving from Gilmore-girls.net Next