A/N tweaked this chapter, it didn't make sense I was paying attention so
the age and dates didn't match up its fixed now and I promise the next
chapter will be l/l r/j.
"Nice to meet you." Dave nods to Henry.
"Same here." Henry replies.
"Yeah, well you know now that that ice is here a good cold glass of apple juice sounds really good." Lane announces stepping backwards towards the kitchen."
"I'll get it..." Dave says giving Lane an odd look.
"No, no don't be silly I'll get it," Lane replies before rushing off.
*The Kitchen. Lane rushes in sliding on the tile floor.
Jess holds out his arm to stop her before she crashes into the counter.
"Thanks." Lane says smoothing out her skirt.
"Don't mention it." Jess replies.
"Are you ok?" Rory asks with concern.
"The Korean doctor is Henry......Henry is a Korean doctor!" Lane bursts out.
"I Know." Rory nods handing a glass of water to Lane in an attempt to calm her down.
"And he came here....he had to know it was my mom right, I mean the whole Stars Hollow thing would have tipped him off."
"Lane......"
"What if he's hoping we get back together? Well we were never really together but I mean...."
"Lane where is Dave?" Jess interrupts.
"And that's another thing I have a Dave, I didn't have a Dave last time....."
"Yes, you have a Dave where is he?" Jess raises an eyebrow at Lane.
Lane's eyes go wide, "Oh my God, I left him out there with Henry! They're out there right now talking, probably about me. I have to go back out there."
Jess sighs, "Stay here, I'll take care of it."
"But-" Lane starts but trails off as Jess exits. "Rory what am I going to do?"
*Kim Living room.
"Hey." Jess says coming up behind Dave.
Dave looks over his shoulder at Jess, "Oh hey, have you met Henry?"
"No......hi I'm Jess, Rory's husband."
"Rory...right! Rory wow so her and Lane are still friends. That's great, I haven't seen her since graduation."
"Graduation, you went to school with Rory?" Dave asks.
"Yeah high school, that's how I met Lane.....through Rory."
"Huh." Dave remarks.
"Yeah well high school was a long time ago, have you tried that apple juice in there? It's really good I think you should go try it Dave.....now." Jess says pushing Dave towards the kitchen.
"Wait a minute...Henry as in Lane's secret boyfriend?" Dave whips around to look at Henry.
"She told you about me?" Henry replies failing at concealing his happiness.
"Once or twice.....you know in passing.." Dave says plainly.
*Kitchen:
"What is he doing?" Lane asks Rory who is peering out into the living room.
"Um...it looks like the three of them are just talking and now Jess is pushing Dave this way-
"Oo does Dave look upset?"
"No just confused, wait now he's turning around uh oh this doesn't look good."
Lane rushes into the living room heading straight for Dave.
"Hey!" Lane says hooking her arm with Dave.
Dave glances at her and smiles awkwardly.
"You know I don't think we have enough ice...perhaps we should go down to Doose's and get some more."
"Ok..." Dave replies as Lane pulls him towards the door.
*Outside:
" Hey aren't you cold? Maybe you should go back in and get your jacket." Dave suggests.
"No.....I was getting kind of stuffy anyway, besides if I get cold you'll keep me warm right?" Lane looks up at Dave.
"Always." Dave replies putting his arm around Lane.
They walk in silence for a few minutes.
"So....." Dave breaks the silence, "That was Henry."
"Yep." Lane says quietly.
"Seems like a nice guy."
"Yep."
"Good looking too I guess, in that stiff serious way."
Lane snickers.
"I guess it's a good thing I came."
"Of course it is."
"I mean who knows what could have happened if I didn't."
"What?" Lane asks turning towards him.
"Well maybe you would have decided to marry the Korean doctor after all." Dave says bitterly.
"No I wouldn't have." Lane says, hurt in her voice.
"I don't know you always told me how upset you were when he dumped you....and you were pretty flustered when you introduced me....you never even mentioned that I was your boyfriend."
"I didn't think I had to, you're hands all over me pretty much said it all didn't it?"
"Can you blame me for being protective? God you know, I thought I was doing you a favor, I mean for days now you've been stressing over this thing and now I'm the bad guy for doing exactly what you told me to?" Dave barks.
Lane steps away from Dave, "You think I'd break up with you, for Henry?"
"Well he meant a lot to you, you couldn't have him the first time so why not have him now and I mean he's the perfect package, doctor, Korean.....oh yeah and your mom already approves."
Lane sighs heavily, "You know you sound so stupid right now...and my mother as nothing to do with this"
"Yeah ok, I'm the stupid one. I'm not the one who still talks about someone they went out with 8 years ago."
"Yeah 8 years ago, 8 years ago when he hurt me."
"I've hurt you too." Dave says defensively.
"Yeah but you know when Henry broke up with me I cried for a day or two and then it was over.....I couldn't even go to class the last time we fought....I lost Henry and I got over it, yeah I still mention him, he was my first sort of boyfriend at the time he was important, but I would never give you up to go out with him,......I got over him, I could never get over losing you." Lane sobs.
"You're mother's never going to approve of me." Dave says solemnly.
"So?"
"I'm never going to be a doctor......and believe me I checked in to it, there's no way I'm going ever be Korean."
Lane takes a deep breath.
"Dave, I don't care if my mom approves of you and I don't want a Korean Doctor....I want you."
"Lane you know you'll have no kind of life with me." Dave says seriously.
"Don't say that." Lane says putting a hand to Dave's mouth. "We'll have a great life, we can both be teachers, start up a band on weekends...move into an apartment together..."
He pulls it away, taking hold of her wrist, "You're mom will disown you.....you won't be able to come home.....I'll never make a big salary, you'll have to work...."
"I want to work.....and Dave, yes I love my mother but you are what's going make me happy, and I've been living my life to please my mother for over 25 years I can't do it anymore, I need to be happy."
"You'll be giving up everything for me." Dave whispers into her ear.
"No.....just the stuff that's kept me from you for so long," Lane replies with a smile. "Dave you have to believe me, I love you.....more than anything, if the world was ending and I had the last spaceship out of here, and there was only one extra seat in it...I'd take you." Lane says reassuringly.
Dave pulls Lane close to him, smelling her hair as Lane rests her head on his shoulder, "I'm so glad to hear you say that." He breathes.
"Mmmm." Lane sighs.
"I'm sorry I was such a jerk."
"I'm sorry I made you doubt me." Lane says quietly.
"I'm sorry I didn't trust you."
"It wasn't me......it was the house...I swear every time I step inside it pulls me into my mothers world and I can't get out of its trap."
"Do you really want to be with me?" Dave asks seriously.
"Of course." Lane replies, smiling.
"Ok." Dave nods taking Lane's hand as he begins to walk again. "Come on lets go back."
"No...." Lane whispers.
"What?" Dave smirks at her.
"I'm not ready yet." Lane replies letting go of Dave's hand and heading towards the grass.
"Lane?" Dave says following after her.
Lane smiles at him before letting herself fall to the ground so she is facing towards the sky.
"Look at the sky, it's amazing."
Dave lays down next to her, "You're going get sick.....it's like 30 degrees out."
"I don't care......Dave look!" Lane points at the sky.
Dave looks up, "Wow."
Lane looks at him happily as he pulls her close to him.
*15 minutes pass as Lane and Dave remain in an intimate embrace.
"I could stay like this forever." Lane muses, breaking the silence.
"Ok." Dave replies.
Lane looks up at him with a confused expression.
"Once we're together we'll do this all the time......disappear...gaze at the sky....together, in the dark, just the two of us."
"I can't wait." Lane says snuggling close to Dave.
"Me neither." Dave replies suddenly rolling over, ultimately pinning Lane to the ground by her wrists.
Lane makes a small noise as Dave's eyes meet hers.
"What if we didn't have to wait?"
"What?" Lane whispers.
"Let's get married."
"Dave, what about school I thought you always said you wanted to wait until we both graduated I still have another semester..."
"That's too long.....if we wait we may never do it."
""Yes we will."
"You said it yourself that house does something to you......it'll talk you out of marrying me before you even pick out a dress."
Lane becomes quiet as she stops wriggling under Dave's hold.
"Come on, we'll go tomorrow pick out a dress, it'll be a small ceremony Rory and Jess can be our witnesses......"
"I always thought I'd get married in a church." Lane says silently.
Dave's gaze softens on Lane, "If that's what you want then we'll wait...." Dave replies lifting his grasp on Lane.
Silence ensues.
"January 16th." Lane says.
"What?"
"That'll be our wedding day."
"2010?" Dave says sitting up.
"I was thinking 2009."
"Lane if you want to wait we can....."
Lane cuts him off with a kiss, "No, I don't want to wait.....I just want to be able to at least tell my mom, and to get a real dress...it may be corny but I want a real wedding, even if it is small. Just you and me, Rory and Jess...Lorelai and Luke, you're mom and dad. I don't want to rush off and get married just so my mom is forced to stop nitpicking me. I want our wedding to reflect out feelings....and skulking off is not what we're about," Lane replies with a smirk.
"Ok." Dave says taking Lane's hand in his, "January 16th.....1/16/09, I think I can wait that long." Dave says kissing Lane passionately.
Lane pulls away, "Ok I'm ready to go back."
Dave stands up; helping Lane to her feet, "Tease."
Lane swings around to hug him, "I love you."
"I know, I love you too."
"Come on, let's go tell Rory!" Lane says pulling Dave off of the ground
"Ok.....as long as you tell you're mom before we leave on Thursday."
"Maybe we could just send her a letter...."
"Ok." Dave replies, turning to walk in the opposite direction.
Lane sighs, "We'll tell her tonight, I promise."
"Good." Dave replies turning around again, putting his arm around Lane's waste, and leading her towards the house.
A/N Not a great ending and sorry this was lacking a lot of r/j l/l in this chapter..I just needed to get this part out of the way before I could focus on anything else....For the record I always saw Lane as unconventional despite her mom issues so I feel that her having a quick wedding is suiting, and I don't know if I'm writing Dave in character, but to be fair we still don't know a lot about him except he's adorable so I'm just working off of what I've got. R&R thanks.
"Nice to meet you." Dave nods to Henry.
"Same here." Henry replies.
"Yeah, well you know now that that ice is here a good cold glass of apple juice sounds really good." Lane announces stepping backwards towards the kitchen."
"I'll get it..." Dave says giving Lane an odd look.
"No, no don't be silly I'll get it," Lane replies before rushing off.
*The Kitchen. Lane rushes in sliding on the tile floor.
Jess holds out his arm to stop her before she crashes into the counter.
"Thanks." Lane says smoothing out her skirt.
"Don't mention it." Jess replies.
"Are you ok?" Rory asks with concern.
"The Korean doctor is Henry......Henry is a Korean doctor!" Lane bursts out.
"I Know." Rory nods handing a glass of water to Lane in an attempt to calm her down.
"And he came here....he had to know it was my mom right, I mean the whole Stars Hollow thing would have tipped him off."
"Lane......"
"What if he's hoping we get back together? Well we were never really together but I mean...."
"Lane where is Dave?" Jess interrupts.
"And that's another thing I have a Dave, I didn't have a Dave last time....."
"Yes, you have a Dave where is he?" Jess raises an eyebrow at Lane.
Lane's eyes go wide, "Oh my God, I left him out there with Henry! They're out there right now talking, probably about me. I have to go back out there."
Jess sighs, "Stay here, I'll take care of it."
"But-" Lane starts but trails off as Jess exits. "Rory what am I going to do?"
*Kim Living room.
"Hey." Jess says coming up behind Dave.
Dave looks over his shoulder at Jess, "Oh hey, have you met Henry?"
"No......hi I'm Jess, Rory's husband."
"Rory...right! Rory wow so her and Lane are still friends. That's great, I haven't seen her since graduation."
"Graduation, you went to school with Rory?" Dave asks.
"Yeah high school, that's how I met Lane.....through Rory."
"Huh." Dave remarks.
"Yeah well high school was a long time ago, have you tried that apple juice in there? It's really good I think you should go try it Dave.....now." Jess says pushing Dave towards the kitchen.
"Wait a minute...Henry as in Lane's secret boyfriend?" Dave whips around to look at Henry.
"She told you about me?" Henry replies failing at concealing his happiness.
"Once or twice.....you know in passing.." Dave says plainly.
*Kitchen:
"What is he doing?" Lane asks Rory who is peering out into the living room.
"Um...it looks like the three of them are just talking and now Jess is pushing Dave this way-
"Oo does Dave look upset?"
"No just confused, wait now he's turning around uh oh this doesn't look good."
Lane rushes into the living room heading straight for Dave.
"Hey!" Lane says hooking her arm with Dave.
Dave glances at her and smiles awkwardly.
"You know I don't think we have enough ice...perhaps we should go down to Doose's and get some more."
"Ok..." Dave replies as Lane pulls him towards the door.
*Outside:
" Hey aren't you cold? Maybe you should go back in and get your jacket." Dave suggests.
"No.....I was getting kind of stuffy anyway, besides if I get cold you'll keep me warm right?" Lane looks up at Dave.
"Always." Dave replies putting his arm around Lane.
They walk in silence for a few minutes.
"So....." Dave breaks the silence, "That was Henry."
"Yep." Lane says quietly.
"Seems like a nice guy."
"Yep."
"Good looking too I guess, in that stiff serious way."
Lane snickers.
"I guess it's a good thing I came."
"Of course it is."
"I mean who knows what could have happened if I didn't."
"What?" Lane asks turning towards him.
"Well maybe you would have decided to marry the Korean doctor after all." Dave says bitterly.
"No I wouldn't have." Lane says, hurt in her voice.
"I don't know you always told me how upset you were when he dumped you....and you were pretty flustered when you introduced me....you never even mentioned that I was your boyfriend."
"I didn't think I had to, you're hands all over me pretty much said it all didn't it?"
"Can you blame me for being protective? God you know, I thought I was doing you a favor, I mean for days now you've been stressing over this thing and now I'm the bad guy for doing exactly what you told me to?" Dave barks.
Lane steps away from Dave, "You think I'd break up with you, for Henry?"
"Well he meant a lot to you, you couldn't have him the first time so why not have him now and I mean he's the perfect package, doctor, Korean.....oh yeah and your mom already approves."
Lane sighs heavily, "You know you sound so stupid right now...and my mother as nothing to do with this"
"Yeah ok, I'm the stupid one. I'm not the one who still talks about someone they went out with 8 years ago."
"Yeah 8 years ago, 8 years ago when he hurt me."
"I've hurt you too." Dave says defensively.
"Yeah but you know when Henry broke up with me I cried for a day or two and then it was over.....I couldn't even go to class the last time we fought....I lost Henry and I got over it, yeah I still mention him, he was my first sort of boyfriend at the time he was important, but I would never give you up to go out with him,......I got over him, I could never get over losing you." Lane sobs.
"You're mother's never going to approve of me." Dave says solemnly.
"So?"
"I'm never going to be a doctor......and believe me I checked in to it, there's no way I'm going ever be Korean."
Lane takes a deep breath.
"Dave, I don't care if my mom approves of you and I don't want a Korean Doctor....I want you."
"Lane you know you'll have no kind of life with me." Dave says seriously.
"Don't say that." Lane says putting a hand to Dave's mouth. "We'll have a great life, we can both be teachers, start up a band on weekends...move into an apartment together..."
He pulls it away, taking hold of her wrist, "You're mom will disown you.....you won't be able to come home.....I'll never make a big salary, you'll have to work...."
"I want to work.....and Dave, yes I love my mother but you are what's going make me happy, and I've been living my life to please my mother for over 25 years I can't do it anymore, I need to be happy."
"You'll be giving up everything for me." Dave whispers into her ear.
"No.....just the stuff that's kept me from you for so long," Lane replies with a smile. "Dave you have to believe me, I love you.....more than anything, if the world was ending and I had the last spaceship out of here, and there was only one extra seat in it...I'd take you." Lane says reassuringly.
Dave pulls Lane close to him, smelling her hair as Lane rests her head on his shoulder, "I'm so glad to hear you say that." He breathes.
"Mmmm." Lane sighs.
"I'm sorry I was such a jerk."
"I'm sorry I made you doubt me." Lane says quietly.
"I'm sorry I didn't trust you."
"It wasn't me......it was the house...I swear every time I step inside it pulls me into my mothers world and I can't get out of its trap."
"Do you really want to be with me?" Dave asks seriously.
"Of course." Lane replies, smiling.
"Ok." Dave nods taking Lane's hand as he begins to walk again. "Come on lets go back."
"No...." Lane whispers.
"What?" Dave smirks at her.
"I'm not ready yet." Lane replies letting go of Dave's hand and heading towards the grass.
"Lane?" Dave says following after her.
Lane smiles at him before letting herself fall to the ground so she is facing towards the sky.
"Look at the sky, it's amazing."
Dave lays down next to her, "You're going get sick.....it's like 30 degrees out."
"I don't care......Dave look!" Lane points at the sky.
Dave looks up, "Wow."
Lane looks at him happily as he pulls her close to him.
*15 minutes pass as Lane and Dave remain in an intimate embrace.
"I could stay like this forever." Lane muses, breaking the silence.
"Ok." Dave replies.
Lane looks up at him with a confused expression.
"Once we're together we'll do this all the time......disappear...gaze at the sky....together, in the dark, just the two of us."
"I can't wait." Lane says snuggling close to Dave.
"Me neither." Dave replies suddenly rolling over, ultimately pinning Lane to the ground by her wrists.
Lane makes a small noise as Dave's eyes meet hers.
"What if we didn't have to wait?"
"What?" Lane whispers.
"Let's get married."
"Dave, what about school I thought you always said you wanted to wait until we both graduated I still have another semester..."
"That's too long.....if we wait we may never do it."
""Yes we will."
"You said it yourself that house does something to you......it'll talk you out of marrying me before you even pick out a dress."
Lane becomes quiet as she stops wriggling under Dave's hold.
"Come on, we'll go tomorrow pick out a dress, it'll be a small ceremony Rory and Jess can be our witnesses......"
"I always thought I'd get married in a church." Lane says silently.
Dave's gaze softens on Lane, "If that's what you want then we'll wait...." Dave replies lifting his grasp on Lane.
Silence ensues.
"January 16th." Lane says.
"What?"
"That'll be our wedding day."
"2010?" Dave says sitting up.
"I was thinking 2009."
"Lane if you want to wait we can....."
Lane cuts him off with a kiss, "No, I don't want to wait.....I just want to be able to at least tell my mom, and to get a real dress...it may be corny but I want a real wedding, even if it is small. Just you and me, Rory and Jess...Lorelai and Luke, you're mom and dad. I don't want to rush off and get married just so my mom is forced to stop nitpicking me. I want our wedding to reflect out feelings....and skulking off is not what we're about," Lane replies with a smirk.
"Ok." Dave says taking Lane's hand in his, "January 16th.....1/16/09, I think I can wait that long." Dave says kissing Lane passionately.
Lane pulls away, "Ok I'm ready to go back."
Dave stands up; helping Lane to her feet, "Tease."
Lane swings around to hug him, "I love you."
"I know, I love you too."
"Come on, let's go tell Rory!" Lane says pulling Dave off of the ground
"Ok.....as long as you tell you're mom before we leave on Thursday."
"Maybe we could just send her a letter...."
"Ok." Dave replies, turning to walk in the opposite direction.
Lane sighs, "We'll tell her tonight, I promise."
"Good." Dave replies turning around again, putting his arm around Lane's waste, and leading her towards the house.
A/N Not a great ending and sorry this was lacking a lot of r/j l/l in this chapter..I just needed to get this part out of the way before I could focus on anything else....For the record I always saw Lane as unconventional despite her mom issues so I feel that her having a quick wedding is suiting, and I don't know if I'm writing Dave in character, but to be fair we still don't know a lot about him except he's adorable so I'm just working off of what I've got. R&R thanks.