WOW!!! 30 REVIEWS!!! You guys are great. This is the most reviews I've
ever gotten and I'm only on chapter 3. Maybe I'll break 100 with this fic.
Who knows. That would certainly be great. Now, I know you're all
anxiously awaiting the revealing of Coral's "dad," so without further
ado…chapter 5! (Well, that certainly sounded cheesy.)
^_^
When Coral reached the table she was graced with the look of shock on Tristan's face.
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah-yeah, I'm fine. Just…fine."
"O—kay."
"Uh, Coral, why don't you go call your dad and tell him we'll be home soon."
"Alright. I will find out what it is you're not telling me."
"No you won't. Your grandmother doesn't even know what I'm not telling you." Rory turned to Tristan as Coral walked off.
She went outside to call her dad. The café had been too loud, and it hadn't had any reception.
"Hey Dad!" she said as her father picked up the phone.
"Hey honey, what's up?"
"Umm, I'm not exactly sure, but Mom's talking to an old school friend she ran into, and she's hiding something. She said to tell you we'd be home soon."
"Alright. What's her friend's name?"
"Tristan something or other. I'm not sure what his last name is."
There was a pause on the other end of the phone.
"Dad?"
"What? Oh, tell Rory that Luke and Lorelai are coming to dinner, and they're bringing Sookie and Jackson to cook."
"Will do. Any word on when Aunt Maddy's twins are due."
"Nope, but they do have names picked out. Daniel and Darron if they're boys, and Laura and Lillian if they're girls."
"Oh, tell her I think the names are beautiful."
"I'll be sure to do that. See you soon sweetie."
"See ya Dad."
Coral headed back inside.
Meanwhile, Rory and Tristan had been talking at their table.
"Tristan, there's no pressure on you. If you want to walk out right now you can, Coral has a father, but if you'd like to be a part of her life then you're welcome to."
"So you're married, huh?"
"Yes, thirteen years now. Coral knows he's not her real father, but he's been around since she was born, so she calls him dad."
"Who'd you marry?"
"Mark, Madeline's older brother. You remember him, right?"
"Remember Mark? Of course I remember Mark. He was the only kid at Chilton uncorrupted by his wealth. He was the sweetest guy there."
"Yes he was. I met him at a get together Louise had. He seemed to be the only guy in Connecticut who was unaffected by the fact that I was seven months pregnant."
"Aww, I'm going for the Kleenex."
"You just sounded quite a bit like Lorelai. Have you been drinking coffee in massive doses again? Cause I told you not to try that until you're used to it. You know, ease yourself into it. Anyway, Jeremy and I didn't really date until after Coral was born, but we were close friends for a while, and eventually we realized we were in love. We got married in the Stars Hollow gazebo."
"Touching."
"I know, isn't it?" Rory didn't even notice the sarcasm in Tristan's voice, she was too caught up in the memory.
Flashback
"I now pronounce you husband and wife, you may kiss the bride." Mark leaned in and gave Rory a sweet kiss. Coral gurgled in Lorelai's arms, and Lane tried to hold back tears.
Later on, at the reception, everybody was crying, even Richard Gilmore, although he was doing a very good job of hiding it.
Madeline and her new husband Eric gave them a honeymoon in the Bahamas as a wedding gift (Eric had just gotten a job that involved doing no work and then getting paid a very large sum of money), and they'd even offered to watch Coral while the two were off enjoying themselves.
"I can't believe you got married before me!" Lorelai cried into her daughter's shoulder that night.
"Mom, you're getting married tomorrow."
"Oh yeah." Lorelai instantly cheered up. "I forgot. I'm going to go find Luke now."
"Alrighty then."
^_^
When Coral reached the table she was graced with the look of shock on Tristan's face.
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah-yeah, I'm fine. Just…fine."
"O—kay."
"Uh, Coral, why don't you go call your dad and tell him we'll be home soon."
"Alright. I will find out what it is you're not telling me."
"No you won't. Your grandmother doesn't even know what I'm not telling you." Rory turned to Tristan as Coral walked off.
She went outside to call her dad. The café had been too loud, and it hadn't had any reception.
"Hey Dad!" she said as her father picked up the phone.
"Hey honey, what's up?"
"Umm, I'm not exactly sure, but Mom's talking to an old school friend she ran into, and she's hiding something. She said to tell you we'd be home soon."
"Alright. What's her friend's name?"
"Tristan something or other. I'm not sure what his last name is."
There was a pause on the other end of the phone.
"Dad?"
"What? Oh, tell Rory that Luke and Lorelai are coming to dinner, and they're bringing Sookie and Jackson to cook."
"Will do. Any word on when Aunt Maddy's twins are due."
"Nope, but they do have names picked out. Daniel and Darron if they're boys, and Laura and Lillian if they're girls."
"Oh, tell her I think the names are beautiful."
"I'll be sure to do that. See you soon sweetie."
"See ya Dad."
Coral headed back inside.
Meanwhile, Rory and Tristan had been talking at their table.
"Tristan, there's no pressure on you. If you want to walk out right now you can, Coral has a father, but if you'd like to be a part of her life then you're welcome to."
"So you're married, huh?"
"Yes, thirteen years now. Coral knows he's not her real father, but he's been around since she was born, so she calls him dad."
"Who'd you marry?"
"Mark, Madeline's older brother. You remember him, right?"
"Remember Mark? Of course I remember Mark. He was the only kid at Chilton uncorrupted by his wealth. He was the sweetest guy there."
"Yes he was. I met him at a get together Louise had. He seemed to be the only guy in Connecticut who was unaffected by the fact that I was seven months pregnant."
"Aww, I'm going for the Kleenex."
"You just sounded quite a bit like Lorelai. Have you been drinking coffee in massive doses again? Cause I told you not to try that until you're used to it. You know, ease yourself into it. Anyway, Jeremy and I didn't really date until after Coral was born, but we were close friends for a while, and eventually we realized we were in love. We got married in the Stars Hollow gazebo."
"Touching."
"I know, isn't it?" Rory didn't even notice the sarcasm in Tristan's voice, she was too caught up in the memory.
Flashback
"I now pronounce you husband and wife, you may kiss the bride." Mark leaned in and gave Rory a sweet kiss. Coral gurgled in Lorelai's arms, and Lane tried to hold back tears.
Later on, at the reception, everybody was crying, even Richard Gilmore, although he was doing a very good job of hiding it.
Madeline and her new husband Eric gave them a honeymoon in the Bahamas as a wedding gift (Eric had just gotten a job that involved doing no work and then getting paid a very large sum of money), and they'd even offered to watch Coral while the two were off enjoying themselves.
"I can't believe you got married before me!" Lorelai cried into her daughter's shoulder that night.
"Mom, you're getting married tomorrow."
"Oh yeah." Lorelai instantly cheered up. "I forgot. I'm going to go find Luke now."
"Alrighty then."
