Act 2
Lane Kim was pacing her room, wringing her hands together, and trying to work up the courage to talk to her mother. She'd finally made a decision about school and was ready to let her mother know.
Lane had decided that she was going to go to Worthington for school. She'd talked to the rest of the members in the band, still unnamed, and since none of them had school plans, they were making tentative plans to move to Boston in the fall. The guys planned on renting a house in Boston, she of course would be staying in the dorms.
Lane opened the door to her room and marched determinedly down the stairs to the kitchen where she found her mother. "Mama, can I talk to you?" Lane asked, trying to sound confident.
"What is it?" her mother asked, voice sharp. Mrs. Kim stopped working and looked at Lane expectantly.
"Mama," Lane started. "I've decided what to do about school; I'm going to Worthington." Mrs. Kim didn't say anything so Lane continued, worried she would say no. "I've been offered a partial scholarship and have some money saved up. My college fund money from Grandma and Grandpa Kim should cover the rest of the tuition. I would of course have to live in Boston, but I would come home on weekends to help out in the store, if you need me to."
Mrs. Kim looked at Lane for a moment then turned back to her work. "Fine," she said, her tone dismissing her daughter. Lane looked surprised as she scampered from the room.
* * *
"So she didn't say anything else?" Rory asked Lane later that day as she and Lane walked into Doose's for junk food.
"No she just said 'fine'," Lane replied, sounding quite worried.
"Weird," Rory remarked. She picked up some chips and dip from the shelf. "Do you think she's up to something?"
"I'm not sure.do you think the guys would like corn chips?" Lane asked, referring to her band mates who were waiting back at Rory's garage.
"Who wouldn't?" Rory feined shock. She checked her watch. "Oh, I have to go, I start work in ten minutes."
"Oh yeah," Lane remembered. "How's the Photo Hut life?" Lane paid Taylor for the food.
"It's not bad, I don't really do a whole lot, just run the register. But the money's nice and I get to read when there's no customers," Rory smiled.
"Sounds cool," Lane agreed. "See you later!" Rory waved as they went their separate ways.
"Hi Manny," Rory greeted, slipping on her vest and taking her place behind the cash register.
"Hey Rory," Manny replied, picking up a pile of folders. "I have to go speak with Taylor about some new permits he's insisting we have. I'm leaving now, Kirk's in the back. Don't forget to put the money in the safe when you lock up tonight."
"Okay, see you," Rory said as he left. After straightening out her work area, she quickly performed her opening duties then said a quick hello to Kirk. Once there were no customers left, she settled down with a book to pass the time.
After about twenty minutes, the bell rang above the door, signaling that a customer had just entered the store. Rory put her book down and greeted her. "Grandma!" she said surprised. "Hi."
"Hello Rory," Emily greeted pleasantly. "How are you dear?"
"I'm fine, thank you," Rory replied politely. "What are you doing here? Do you have pictures?"
"Oh, no dear," Emily replied. "I just stopped by to say hello. I was planning on visiting your mother." Rory looked curious. "One of my fellow DAR members has a son who expressed interest in your mother and I was hoping to set up a date for them," Emily explained.
Rory tried to hide her skeptical look. "Well, she should be home now, I'm here until nine though," she finally spit out.
"Alright then," Emily moved to go. "I'll see you on Friday then. Bye Rory."
"Bye Grandma," Rory called after her and returned to her book.
"Was that a customer?" Kirk asked, emerging from the back.
"No, it was just my Grandma."
"Did she bring film?"
"No, she wants to set my mom up with a guy she knows."
"Really," Kirk looked interested. "I'm just asking because I myself am available this weekend. I know that Lorelai and I tried dating in the past and I just wanted her to know that I have matured since then. I think that should we attempt to date again it would be more successful. Just let her know."
Rory blinked. "Okay, I'll do that."
"Thanks," Kirk returned to the back. Rory snickered quietly then returned once again to her book.
Commercial Break.
Lane Kim was pacing her room, wringing her hands together, and trying to work up the courage to talk to her mother. She'd finally made a decision about school and was ready to let her mother know.
Lane had decided that she was going to go to Worthington for school. She'd talked to the rest of the members in the band, still unnamed, and since none of them had school plans, they were making tentative plans to move to Boston in the fall. The guys planned on renting a house in Boston, she of course would be staying in the dorms.
Lane opened the door to her room and marched determinedly down the stairs to the kitchen where she found her mother. "Mama, can I talk to you?" Lane asked, trying to sound confident.
"What is it?" her mother asked, voice sharp. Mrs. Kim stopped working and looked at Lane expectantly.
"Mama," Lane started. "I've decided what to do about school; I'm going to Worthington." Mrs. Kim didn't say anything so Lane continued, worried she would say no. "I've been offered a partial scholarship and have some money saved up. My college fund money from Grandma and Grandpa Kim should cover the rest of the tuition. I would of course have to live in Boston, but I would come home on weekends to help out in the store, if you need me to."
Mrs. Kim looked at Lane for a moment then turned back to her work. "Fine," she said, her tone dismissing her daughter. Lane looked surprised as she scampered from the room.
* * *
"So she didn't say anything else?" Rory asked Lane later that day as she and Lane walked into Doose's for junk food.
"No she just said 'fine'," Lane replied, sounding quite worried.
"Weird," Rory remarked. She picked up some chips and dip from the shelf. "Do you think she's up to something?"
"I'm not sure.do you think the guys would like corn chips?" Lane asked, referring to her band mates who were waiting back at Rory's garage.
"Who wouldn't?" Rory feined shock. She checked her watch. "Oh, I have to go, I start work in ten minutes."
"Oh yeah," Lane remembered. "How's the Photo Hut life?" Lane paid Taylor for the food.
"It's not bad, I don't really do a whole lot, just run the register. But the money's nice and I get to read when there's no customers," Rory smiled.
"Sounds cool," Lane agreed. "See you later!" Rory waved as they went their separate ways.
"Hi Manny," Rory greeted, slipping on her vest and taking her place behind the cash register.
"Hey Rory," Manny replied, picking up a pile of folders. "I have to go speak with Taylor about some new permits he's insisting we have. I'm leaving now, Kirk's in the back. Don't forget to put the money in the safe when you lock up tonight."
"Okay, see you," Rory said as he left. After straightening out her work area, she quickly performed her opening duties then said a quick hello to Kirk. Once there were no customers left, she settled down with a book to pass the time.
After about twenty minutes, the bell rang above the door, signaling that a customer had just entered the store. Rory put her book down and greeted her. "Grandma!" she said surprised. "Hi."
"Hello Rory," Emily greeted pleasantly. "How are you dear?"
"I'm fine, thank you," Rory replied politely. "What are you doing here? Do you have pictures?"
"Oh, no dear," Emily replied. "I just stopped by to say hello. I was planning on visiting your mother." Rory looked curious. "One of my fellow DAR members has a son who expressed interest in your mother and I was hoping to set up a date for them," Emily explained.
Rory tried to hide her skeptical look. "Well, she should be home now, I'm here until nine though," she finally spit out.
"Alright then," Emily moved to go. "I'll see you on Friday then. Bye Rory."
"Bye Grandma," Rory called after her and returned to her book.
"Was that a customer?" Kirk asked, emerging from the back.
"No, it was just my Grandma."
"Did she bring film?"
"No, she wants to set my mom up with a guy she knows."
"Really," Kirk looked interested. "I'm just asking because I myself am available this weekend. I know that Lorelai and I tried dating in the past and I just wanted her to know that I have matured since then. I think that should we attempt to date again it would be more successful. Just let her know."
Rory blinked. "Okay, I'll do that."
"Thanks," Kirk returned to the back. Rory snickered quietly then returned once again to her book.
Commercial Break.