Chapter 29: Lane

Rory was finally discharged from the hospital, happier than ever. Tristan was the one who took her home. After kissing him good-bye for a very long time, she got out of the car and waved him good-bye. She had to get ready for school.

She opened the door to see Lane completely freaking out.

"Rory!"

"Ok, what happened?"

"Oh my God Rory, you won't believe what happened!"

Rory's head was hurts from all the screaming.

"Lane, I am only a few feet away from you, you don't have to scream."

"But."

"Lane, you are my best friend and everything, but I simply can't take all the screaming. So breath!"

"Fine, ok. Got it. Anyways, my mom set me up for another date."

"Not again."

"It happened just an hour ago."

"What? And you didn't even tell me."

"She just told me tonight. She told me to change because she had found another great match for me."

"That must have been horrible."

"And it was worse."

"What?"

"She found out about Dave."

"What?"

"So she invited them both over for dinner."

"How can anyone be that cruel?"

"And it was as bad as it sounds."

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"Mama, you can't do this to be!"

"Do this to you?! What did I do to you except put a roof over your head and food in your stomach? How could you be doing something so disrespectful? How could you be so bad as to go around with this David fellow?"

"Mama."

"I will hear no more of this Lane. Now go to your room until your guests arrive."

Just as Lane was to go upstairs, the doorbell rang.

"Open the door Lane. They are your guests."

Lane opened the door to reveal Dave.

"I am so sorry."

Mrs. Kim was yelling in the back.

"Lane!"

Dave stepped in. and extended out his hand.

"Hello Mrs. Kim."

Mrs. Kim looked at his hand in distaste.

"Hello David."

She left his hand hanging in the air. Lane was about to close the door, until someone else had pushed it.

"Hello."

It was Henry.

*Oh God, no.*

"Lane, who is that?"

Before she could answer, Henry stepped in and bowed.

"Ahn-young ha se yo (Respectful way to say hi in Korean) Mrs. Kim."

"Oh, hello Henry! Lane, this is Henry Lee. I met his mother at the convention. Future doctor, you know."

Lane was blushing.

*This can't be happening me.*

Henry spoke up.

"We've already met."

Mrs. Kim was surprised.

"Really? How?"

*Please don't tell her Henry!*

"We used to date."

"What?!"

Dave and Lane stood silently in the back.

"Lane! How could you not have told me! What else have you never told me?!"

"Mama, He was the Korean boy from a year ago."

"You are a horrible daughter! How could you do this?!"

With that, Mrs. Kim gave Lane and Dave a glare.

Henry stood there with somewhat shocked. He though Mrs. Kim had already known, which is why he was their. He was surprised to see another guy there with Lane.

Dave couldn't stay silent anymore.

"Mrs. Kim, you have to understand."

"You be quiet David! If everything were up to me, Lane would have never met you and she would be with Henry."

Lane had a sudden outburst.

"What?! Are you crazy mama? You really are! I love Dave and that's that! I will not go with Henry!"

Without even thinking, she ran out of the house and to the crap shack.

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"You sure did pick a perfect time to profess your love to him."

Lane sighed.

"Thanks for the support Rory."

"I mean, don't worry about it Lane."

"My mom is going to kill me."

"Yes, but maybe you should at least talk to Dave."

"I can't go home. I have to be one of those runaways that live off the kindness of people. I can hear mama laughing already! Just mocking me!"

"Lane, don't you think you may be being a little dramatic for this?"

"No."

"What if Dave loves you too? And you just left him there."

"Rory, not every guy is open about their love like Tristan is."

"Dean was."

"Rory."

"Lane, just give it a try ok?"

"Fine, but if you here about the body of a unidentified girl, you will have to carry the burden of knowing that you killed me."

"Ok Lane. Now go!"

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A/N: sorry for the complete lack of Trory in this chapter. I just had to put Lane's love life somewhere in the story and yeah. This is the second to last chapter so one more and it's over!