Chapter Two
I awoke the next morning on the living room floor with pictures of him strewn all around me. The sun was brightly shining through the windows and the smell of coffee woke me. I softly padded into the kitchen and poured myself a cup of coffee. I kissed Chad the coffee maker on his head. He was a Christmas present from Luke. Michael had died so Luke bought me Chad the newer automatic model. Mom was so jealous. I quickly showered and changed for the work before putting the Tristan box back in its rightful place. Then I drove to my office at 'The New Haven Dispatch'. I don't have that large of a column but I am still working my way up. I'm still in Yale, after all. When I walked in the usual Matt, Marie and Cleo greeted me. I threw out a quick greeting to them as I walked into my office just wanting to be away from everyone. I found a note on my desk saying I had a meeting with Josh at 9:30. I was sitting down at my desk, I looked at the clock and I still had 10 minutes until my meeting. I printed out my article that was due today. I grabbed the article and its disk and then made my way to the coffee machine. I needed at least another cup before I went to see Josh. I knew he would have another assignment for me but I wasn't sure if I wanted to know what it was. After covering a wedding ceremony of two German Shepard's, Lula and Peter. This wedding was ridiculous. Lula was in a white crown with a veil attached and Peter had a black bowtie around his neck. It was the craziest thing I had ever seen besides the funeral for Dennis the spider she killed and she had even written a eulogy. I'll never know how but she got Luke and Jess to come. I looked down at my watch and decided to go see Josh. I knocked on his door and waited.
Josh: "Come in."
R: "Hi, Josh you wanted to see me?"
J: "Gilmore, your late. Its 9:32."
I laughed slightly. "No, I'm not late, you clock is just fast."
J: *laughs* "Maybe your right Ror. I wanted to talk to you about your last piece and the piece for next week."
"Alright, did you have any problems with the Lula and Peter article 'Here comes the woof'?" I asked while twisting his ring around my finger.
J: "Stop twisting that ring, Gilmore. You have nothing to be nervous about."
R: "I didn't realize I was doing it."
J: "Ror, this is coming from me not the guy whose your boss but I really think that you should move on or at least make an attempt too. I'm not saying that you should forget about him but it wouldn't kill you to go out and have fun occasionally."
"We've been over this and I still don't want to talk about it. Will you just give me my assignment so I can go?" I snapped.
J: "Yeah. Your next assignment is on the McAllen's 65th wedding anniversary. The party is on Saturday at 2 pm and here is the rest of the information."
R: "Thanks but I need to go. I have a few things to do."
J: "Okay, Ror. I'm sorry about earlier. I just want to see you happy."
R: "I know Joshy but I really do have to go."
J: "Bye, Ror, and tell your mother the coffee goddess that I said hi."
R: "Will do, bye." I left Josh's office and headed for my own. I wanted to collect my things and get out of there. All I could think of was a cup of coffee and getting some Chinese food. I left and headed for home. I just had this overwhelming need to be alone. I decided I could make my own coffee and have the Chinese place deliver. I walked in the door and felt a little better. I started my coffee and called 'The China Pearl'. I placed my usual order and decided to take a shower because I still had thirty minutes to wait and I just hoped it would be at least semi cathartic. I grabbed a clean pair of sweat pants, a clean tank top and headed for my shower. I closed my as I let the hot water cascade over me. I saw his face and felt the tears well up in my eyes. I tried to hold them back but it was useless. I just missed him so much. I finished my shower and got dressed feeling somewhat better. I pulled my hair into a bun as the doorbell rang. I paid for the delivery boy and brought my food and my coffee into the living room. I decided to start working on my article for next week. I called the number that Josh had given me and quickly checked the name on the sheet.
* Phone call*
" The McAllen residence."
R: " Hello, I would like to speak to Mrs. Melanie McAllen."
Maid: "May I ask who is calling?"
R: " Lorelai Gilmore from 'The New Haven Dispatch'."
Maid: " One moment please."
" Hello."
R: " Hello, Mrs. McAllen. I'm Lorelai Gilmore from the 'The New Haven Dispatch'."
Melanie: " What can I do for you Ms. Gilmore?"
R: "I have been assigned to cover your wedding anniversary. I wanted to set up a date to meet before your anniversary, so I can interview you and Mr. McAllen about your lives together."
Melanie: "What date did you have in mind?"
R: "I was thinking that maybe we could meet on Thursday. That way you wouldn't be burdened with questions on the day of your party."
Melanie: "That sounds fine. How about Thursday, four pm in our garden for tea?"
R: "That sounds lovely. Thank you so much for your time."
Melanie: "Thank you. See you then, dear."
* End of phone call*
I had two days to prepare for this meeting. I needed to gather questions and find some way to suppress my Tristan induced sadness.
I awoke the next morning on the living room floor with pictures of him strewn all around me. The sun was brightly shining through the windows and the smell of coffee woke me. I softly padded into the kitchen and poured myself a cup of coffee. I kissed Chad the coffee maker on his head. He was a Christmas present from Luke. Michael had died so Luke bought me Chad the newer automatic model. Mom was so jealous. I quickly showered and changed for the work before putting the Tristan box back in its rightful place. Then I drove to my office at 'The New Haven Dispatch'. I don't have that large of a column but I am still working my way up. I'm still in Yale, after all. When I walked in the usual Matt, Marie and Cleo greeted me. I threw out a quick greeting to them as I walked into my office just wanting to be away from everyone. I found a note on my desk saying I had a meeting with Josh at 9:30. I was sitting down at my desk, I looked at the clock and I still had 10 minutes until my meeting. I printed out my article that was due today. I grabbed the article and its disk and then made my way to the coffee machine. I needed at least another cup before I went to see Josh. I knew he would have another assignment for me but I wasn't sure if I wanted to know what it was. After covering a wedding ceremony of two German Shepard's, Lula and Peter. This wedding was ridiculous. Lula was in a white crown with a veil attached and Peter had a black bowtie around his neck. It was the craziest thing I had ever seen besides the funeral for Dennis the spider she killed and she had even written a eulogy. I'll never know how but she got Luke and Jess to come. I looked down at my watch and decided to go see Josh. I knocked on his door and waited.
Josh: "Come in."
R: "Hi, Josh you wanted to see me?"
J: "Gilmore, your late. Its 9:32."
I laughed slightly. "No, I'm not late, you clock is just fast."
J: *laughs* "Maybe your right Ror. I wanted to talk to you about your last piece and the piece for next week."
"Alright, did you have any problems with the Lula and Peter article 'Here comes the woof'?" I asked while twisting his ring around my finger.
J: "Stop twisting that ring, Gilmore. You have nothing to be nervous about."
R: "I didn't realize I was doing it."
J: "Ror, this is coming from me not the guy whose your boss but I really think that you should move on or at least make an attempt too. I'm not saying that you should forget about him but it wouldn't kill you to go out and have fun occasionally."
"We've been over this and I still don't want to talk about it. Will you just give me my assignment so I can go?" I snapped.
J: "Yeah. Your next assignment is on the McAllen's 65th wedding anniversary. The party is on Saturday at 2 pm and here is the rest of the information."
R: "Thanks but I need to go. I have a few things to do."
J: "Okay, Ror. I'm sorry about earlier. I just want to see you happy."
R: "I know Joshy but I really do have to go."
J: "Bye, Ror, and tell your mother the coffee goddess that I said hi."
R: "Will do, bye." I left Josh's office and headed for my own. I wanted to collect my things and get out of there. All I could think of was a cup of coffee and getting some Chinese food. I left and headed for home. I just had this overwhelming need to be alone. I decided I could make my own coffee and have the Chinese place deliver. I walked in the door and felt a little better. I started my coffee and called 'The China Pearl'. I placed my usual order and decided to take a shower because I still had thirty minutes to wait and I just hoped it would be at least semi cathartic. I grabbed a clean pair of sweat pants, a clean tank top and headed for my shower. I closed my as I let the hot water cascade over me. I saw his face and felt the tears well up in my eyes. I tried to hold them back but it was useless. I just missed him so much. I finished my shower and got dressed feeling somewhat better. I pulled my hair into a bun as the doorbell rang. I paid for the delivery boy and brought my food and my coffee into the living room. I decided to start working on my article for next week. I called the number that Josh had given me and quickly checked the name on the sheet.
* Phone call*
" The McAllen residence."
R: " Hello, I would like to speak to Mrs. Melanie McAllen."
Maid: "May I ask who is calling?"
R: " Lorelai Gilmore from 'The New Haven Dispatch'."
Maid: " One moment please."
" Hello."
R: " Hello, Mrs. McAllen. I'm Lorelai Gilmore from the 'The New Haven Dispatch'."
Melanie: " What can I do for you Ms. Gilmore?"
R: "I have been assigned to cover your wedding anniversary. I wanted to set up a date to meet before your anniversary, so I can interview you and Mr. McAllen about your lives together."
Melanie: "What date did you have in mind?"
R: "I was thinking that maybe we could meet on Thursday. That way you wouldn't be burdened with questions on the day of your party."
Melanie: "That sounds fine. How about Thursday, four pm in our garden for tea?"
R: "That sounds lovely. Thank you so much for your time."
Melanie: "Thank you. See you then, dear."
* End of phone call*
I had two days to prepare for this meeting. I needed to gather questions and find some way to suppress my Tristan induced sadness.
