Author's Note: THE CHEEZ MEISTERS HAVE BEEN REUNITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We
wasted
sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
ooooooooooooooooooooooo much space on the last author's note that this one
will be short. Marg just got back from NC this morning, and Celia leaves
for camp tomorrow. They are only together again for a couple of
hours..sniff.sniff..WAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
! So, Marg might write one chapter again while Celia is gone, but after
that, we're together again 'til next summer. Celia wishes to add a few
words: howdy. THERE IS ONLY 1 PROB. W/ CAMP NO MARG
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA but that's beside the point.
As you may have guessed i had no part in the last chap. But lets actually
get to writing. COME ON BABY, LET THE GOOD TIMES
ROLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!! btw this chap picks up EXACTLY after the last one ended.
Chapter 22: Merry Christmas-For the Time Being.
Jess and Maria stood looking at each other. Jess suddenly slapped his
forehead and spoke. "I just remembered I have some REALLY important
business to take care of. I'll be right back!" He rushed out the door.
"That was weird," remarked Maria.
"What was?" asked Rory. "The kiss, or the fact that he left right after?"
"The leaving part," she replied. "The kiss was, well---wow." She blushed.
"Mommy," said Kyrie.
"Yes, angel?" asked Maria.
"Are you gonna marry Jess now?" asked the girl innocently.
"Well, not now, maybe in a few months. We haven't even been out on a date yet! Do you want me to marry Jess?" returned Maria.
Kyrie nodded softly. "Kinda. I want a daddy again."
"Well, maybe your wish will come true someday." ~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~
Jess ran down the street, around the corner, down another street, and through the door of "Ye Olde Stars Hollow Jewel Shoppe," which was just about to close.
"Let me guess," said the manager. "Just decided to propose to your girlfriend on Christmas morning? Thought so. We get one every year."
"Not at all...but exactly!" said Jess in response to the man's question. "I need a ring-fast. She doesn't know where I am, and I'd like it to stay that way."
"Right. We get those often, too. So, what does your girlfriend like?"
"Ummm, well, ummmm." Jess replied.
"Ah, don't know the girl as well as you thought?"
"Well, you see...we haven't been out on a single date."
The man was appalled. He looked at Jess and then smiled. "First kiss said it all?" he said with a twinkle in his eye.
"You know everything," replied Jess. "Well, I know she likes green," he replied.
"Hmmm," said the man thoughtfully, "an emerald."
"An emerald?" asked Jess.
"Yes," the man replied. "And diamonds. In fact, I have the perfect ring. An emerald in the middle, with a small diamond on either side. Platinum band."
"H-how much?" asked Jess.
"Well, I tell you what. I know you're in a hurry, so I'll give you a pretty big Christmas discount."
"Thank you!" replied Jess. The man took the ring out of the big jewelry case, and placed it carefully in a small black velvet box.
"Do you...by any chance..giftwrap?" asked Jess sheepishly.
"Why not?" the man wrapped the tiny box in a piece of paper and handed it to Jess. Jess slipped the package in his pocket and headed back to Lorelai's. "Mommy, mommy, mommy!" said both Kyrie and Chris as they ran down the stairs. Maria and Jess, sleeping on the floor in the living room, got up. Jess picked up Chris, and Maria picked up Kyrie.
"Merry Christmas!" they said together.
About an hour later, after a hearty breakfast prepared by Luke, everyone was assembled. They were opening the presents that they hadn't been able to open the night before.
"All right, there's one present that I'd like to have opened first." Jess walked over to the tree and picked up the small package he had purchased the night before. "For you, Maria," he said.
He handed her the present. She opened it. She....(can you guess?)
Looked as if she had swallowed an apple whole. (A/N: ^__^)
"Excuse me for a sec," she said quietly. She grabbed a present from under the tree and rushed out of the house. She sat down on the porch steps, just needing to think.
About five minutes later, Kyrie came out. "Mommy, what's wrong?" asked Kyrie.
"Kyrie, Mommy has a lot to think about right now. Can you go into the house and play with Chris and everybody?"
"Okay, Mommy," replied Kyrie.
"Wait, Kyrie?"
"Yes Mommy?"
"I love you, sweetheart," she replied.
"Love you too," said Kyrie, and ran back inside. At that moment, Maria knew what she needed to do. She got up and ran to her apartment. She took out the ring, and placed it on her left ring finger. She looked at it, smiled, and then realized that she was pressed for time. She found a tiny piece of paper, and wrote one word on it. "Yes."
She put it back in the small velvet box, wrapped the box carefully, and ran back to Lorelai and Luke's. Just as she entered, everyone was finishing.
"Well, I guess that's it, except Maria's stuff," said Rory.
"Wait," said Maria. "I've got one more small one."
She handed Jess the little box. Jess looked worried. "Why are you giving this back to me?" he asked.
She gulped. "Just open it."
He did. When he saw its contents, tears filled his eyes. He jumped up and ran to her. He gave her a hug, and then a kiss.
Everyone in the room was extraordinarily puzzled at the silent exchange that had taken place.
Luke looked at Jess.
"What's going on?" he asked.
Jess tossed the box to Luke. He opened it and asked, "Yes what?" Maria held up her left hand for everyone to see. Luke looked like (a/n: can you guess?)
He had seen a ghost. (a/n: HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE FOOLED YA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
They exchanged congrats. Maria started to cry, silently, smiling. (a/n: marg is overflowing w/ happiness cuz of the cheesiness. Maria is crying cuz of happiness. Ok ok ok ok we'll shut up now) ####@@@@###@@@###@@###@@@#@#@#@#@# ********The next day*********** Kyrie climbed out of her bed. She walked silently. She was still in awe that Maria's apartment had two floors. She slipped, because she hadn't turned on the lights. She screamed as she began to roll down the stairs.
Maria sat bolt upright. She ran, turning on the hall lights as she heard a sickening crack and a screech from Kyrie. She ran to the phone and dialed the first number that came to her head- Jess's.
"Jess-Kyrie fell-I think she broke her leg-come take us to the hospital- thanks-bye," she said, panicked. ####@@@@###@@@###@@###@@@#@#@#@#@#
Lorelai woke to the sound of a drill. She looked at Luke. He was drilling a coffee machine to a board. He placed the board on her bedside table.
"Merry belated Christmas." He whispered to her. He kissed her, and then turned on the coffee machine. He put an extra mug from the diner.
All of a sudden, the phone rang. Luke picked up. It was Jess. "Hey, Uncle Luke, I'm at the hospital with Maria and Kyrie. Kyrie fell down the stairs. Her ankle is broken. She's happy now because it doesn't hurt anymore. She has a pink cast. More details later. Bye."
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"That was weird," remarked Maria.
"What was?" asked Rory. "The kiss, or the fact that he left right after?"
"The leaving part," she replied. "The kiss was, well---wow." She blushed.
"Mommy," said Kyrie.
"Yes, angel?" asked Maria.
"Are you gonna marry Jess now?" asked the girl innocently.
"Well, not now, maybe in a few months. We haven't even been out on a date yet! Do you want me to marry Jess?" returned Maria.
Kyrie nodded softly. "Kinda. I want a daddy again."
"Well, maybe your wish will come true someday." ~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~
Jess ran down the street, around the corner, down another street, and through the door of "Ye Olde Stars Hollow Jewel Shoppe," which was just about to close.
"Let me guess," said the manager. "Just decided to propose to your girlfriend on Christmas morning? Thought so. We get one every year."
"Not at all...but exactly!" said Jess in response to the man's question. "I need a ring-fast. She doesn't know where I am, and I'd like it to stay that way."
"Right. We get those often, too. So, what does your girlfriend like?"
"Ummm, well, ummmm." Jess replied.
"Ah, don't know the girl as well as you thought?"
"Well, you see...we haven't been out on a single date."
The man was appalled. He looked at Jess and then smiled. "First kiss said it all?" he said with a twinkle in his eye.
"You know everything," replied Jess. "Well, I know she likes green," he replied.
"Hmmm," said the man thoughtfully, "an emerald."
"An emerald?" asked Jess.
"Yes," the man replied. "And diamonds. In fact, I have the perfect ring. An emerald in the middle, with a small diamond on either side. Platinum band."
"H-how much?" asked Jess.
"Well, I tell you what. I know you're in a hurry, so I'll give you a pretty big Christmas discount."
"Thank you!" replied Jess. The man took the ring out of the big jewelry case, and placed it carefully in a small black velvet box.
"Do you...by any chance..giftwrap?" asked Jess sheepishly.
"Why not?" the man wrapped the tiny box in a piece of paper and handed it to Jess. Jess slipped the package in his pocket and headed back to Lorelai's. "Mommy, mommy, mommy!" said both Kyrie and Chris as they ran down the stairs. Maria and Jess, sleeping on the floor in the living room, got up. Jess picked up Chris, and Maria picked up Kyrie.
"Merry Christmas!" they said together.
About an hour later, after a hearty breakfast prepared by Luke, everyone was assembled. They were opening the presents that they hadn't been able to open the night before.
"All right, there's one present that I'd like to have opened first." Jess walked over to the tree and picked up the small package he had purchased the night before. "For you, Maria," he said.
He handed her the present. She opened it. She....(can you guess?)
Looked as if she had swallowed an apple whole. (A/N: ^__^)
"Excuse me for a sec," she said quietly. She grabbed a present from under the tree and rushed out of the house. She sat down on the porch steps, just needing to think.
About five minutes later, Kyrie came out. "Mommy, what's wrong?" asked Kyrie.
"Kyrie, Mommy has a lot to think about right now. Can you go into the house and play with Chris and everybody?"
"Okay, Mommy," replied Kyrie.
"Wait, Kyrie?"
"Yes Mommy?"
"I love you, sweetheart," she replied.
"Love you too," said Kyrie, and ran back inside. At that moment, Maria knew what she needed to do. She got up and ran to her apartment. She took out the ring, and placed it on her left ring finger. She looked at it, smiled, and then realized that she was pressed for time. She found a tiny piece of paper, and wrote one word on it. "Yes."
She put it back in the small velvet box, wrapped the box carefully, and ran back to Lorelai and Luke's. Just as she entered, everyone was finishing.
"Well, I guess that's it, except Maria's stuff," said Rory.
"Wait," said Maria. "I've got one more small one."
She handed Jess the little box. Jess looked worried. "Why are you giving this back to me?" he asked.
She gulped. "Just open it."
He did. When he saw its contents, tears filled his eyes. He jumped up and ran to her. He gave her a hug, and then a kiss.
Everyone in the room was extraordinarily puzzled at the silent exchange that had taken place.
Luke looked at Jess.
"What's going on?" he asked.
Jess tossed the box to Luke. He opened it and asked, "Yes what?" Maria held up her left hand for everyone to see. Luke looked like (a/n: can you guess?)
He had seen a ghost. (a/n: HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE FOOLED YA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
They exchanged congrats. Maria started to cry, silently, smiling. (a/n: marg is overflowing w/ happiness cuz of the cheesiness. Maria is crying cuz of happiness. Ok ok ok ok we'll shut up now) ####@@@@###@@@###@@###@@@#@#@#@#@# ********The next day*********** Kyrie climbed out of her bed. She walked silently. She was still in awe that Maria's apartment had two floors. She slipped, because she hadn't turned on the lights. She screamed as she began to roll down the stairs.
Maria sat bolt upright. She ran, turning on the hall lights as she heard a sickening crack and a screech from Kyrie. She ran to the phone and dialed the first number that came to her head- Jess's.
"Jess-Kyrie fell-I think she broke her leg-come take us to the hospital- thanks-bye," she said, panicked. ####@@@@###@@@###@@###@@@#@#@#@#@#
Lorelai woke to the sound of a drill. She looked at Luke. He was drilling a coffee machine to a board. He placed the board on her bedside table.
"Merry belated Christmas." He whispered to her. He kissed her, and then turned on the coffee machine. He put an extra mug from the diner.
All of a sudden, the phone rang. Luke picked up. It was Jess. "Hey, Uncle Luke, I'm at the hospital with Maria and Kyrie. Kyrie fell down the stairs. Her ankle is broken. She's happy now because it doesn't hurt anymore. She has a pink cast. More details later. Bye."
Ok. That's it. Like it????????????? You see that little blue button at the bottom of the screen. Yes, that's it. Now push it. Now tell us what you think or we, Bluefroggy will escort you to the land of the undead. JUST KIDDING. PWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEz leave a review tho. THANK YOU.