Chapter Two
Sookie's head was spinning. So many decisions, so much money spent and who knows how much more to come. There had been meetings with attorneys, accountants, suppliers-it was endless. Jackson was always bugging her to slow down and take better care of herself. She would, soon, starting tomorrow. Lorelai and Rory are coming home. Yeah! She had missed them so much. Talking on the phone just didn't cut it. There was much to tell, and a million questions to ask--girl stuff, baby stuff, and Dragonfly stuff. The girls wouldn't believe all of the changes that had occurred while they were gone. Smiling, Sookie patted her now round stomach and sat down chanting "the girls are coming home, the girls are coming home'.
At the same time in the diner, Luke was deep in his own thoughts. He'd just gotten a call from Jess. Seems California wasn't the nirvana he thought it would be. Returning to Stars Hollow was mentioned, Luke wasn't sure how he felt about that Jess had burned a lot of bridges when he left, deeply hurting both Rory and himself. Luke wasn't sure they could go through that again. Jess was young with a huge chip on his shoulder but that wasn't a good enough excuse for the way he had treated Rory. Knowing that Lorelai and Rory would be home later that night just confused the whole issue. It would be good to see them. The diner and the whole town had been a different place in their absence. Last summer had been weird because of the fight, but at least he had seen them once in a while. This summer was-well, he couldn't think of the words to describe it.
It had all started at the graduation. He was surprised it had affected him like that. Seeing Rory all grown up and so full of love for her family and friends. Then that dream.. He knew it wasn't Lorelai telling him not to get engaged. It was his own heart. The dream had just brought all those inner feelings to light. He had done the right thing, canceling the trip, but he had hurt Nicole. He hated dating, wasn't good at it, and wasn't sure it was worth the trouble. Maybe he was meant to be the 'mountain man' Lorelai was always teasing him about.
There had been other dreams that summer--and this song kept running through his head. At first, he couldn't remember where he had heard it, but one night it all came back. Lorelai's engagement party, when he had finally gone outside, they had been dancing to it. And now the words to "Love Is Everywhere I Go" ran on automatic rewind whenever he was alone. Luke felt confused-everything kept coming back to Lorelai. He didn't know what would happen when he finally saw her. But he did know he couldn't wait. That was all he would admit to himself.
Summer in Stars Hollow had been strangely quiet without the Gilmore Girls. All of that was about to change.
Sookie's head was spinning. So many decisions, so much money spent and who knows how much more to come. There had been meetings with attorneys, accountants, suppliers-it was endless. Jackson was always bugging her to slow down and take better care of herself. She would, soon, starting tomorrow. Lorelai and Rory are coming home. Yeah! She had missed them so much. Talking on the phone just didn't cut it. There was much to tell, and a million questions to ask--girl stuff, baby stuff, and Dragonfly stuff. The girls wouldn't believe all of the changes that had occurred while they were gone. Smiling, Sookie patted her now round stomach and sat down chanting "the girls are coming home, the girls are coming home'.
At the same time in the diner, Luke was deep in his own thoughts. He'd just gotten a call from Jess. Seems California wasn't the nirvana he thought it would be. Returning to Stars Hollow was mentioned, Luke wasn't sure how he felt about that Jess had burned a lot of bridges when he left, deeply hurting both Rory and himself. Luke wasn't sure they could go through that again. Jess was young with a huge chip on his shoulder but that wasn't a good enough excuse for the way he had treated Rory. Knowing that Lorelai and Rory would be home later that night just confused the whole issue. It would be good to see them. The diner and the whole town had been a different place in their absence. Last summer had been weird because of the fight, but at least he had seen them once in a while. This summer was-well, he couldn't think of the words to describe it.
It had all started at the graduation. He was surprised it had affected him like that. Seeing Rory all grown up and so full of love for her family and friends. Then that dream.. He knew it wasn't Lorelai telling him not to get engaged. It was his own heart. The dream had just brought all those inner feelings to light. He had done the right thing, canceling the trip, but he had hurt Nicole. He hated dating, wasn't good at it, and wasn't sure it was worth the trouble. Maybe he was meant to be the 'mountain man' Lorelai was always teasing him about.
There had been other dreams that summer--and this song kept running through his head. At first, he couldn't remember where he had heard it, but one night it all came back. Lorelai's engagement party, when he had finally gone outside, they had been dancing to it. And now the words to "Love Is Everywhere I Go" ran on automatic rewind whenever he was alone. Luke felt confused-everything kept coming back to Lorelai. He didn't know what would happen when he finally saw her. But he did know he couldn't wait. That was all he would admit to himself.
Summer in Stars Hollow had been strangely quiet without the Gilmore Girls. All of that was about to change.
