Chapter 8: Arrivals
Lorelai sat on the couch with the phone in her hand. When it rang, she had it turned on and to her ear before it finished the first ring. "Hello?"
"Hi, mom," Lorelai heard Rory's voice over the phone. "We're passing Monty the Rooster now so we'll be pulling up in about a minute."
"Okay, see you in a minute." Lorelai turned off the phone and hurried to the door.
As promised, Lorelai saw a car approaching. Less that a minute later, the car was stopped, and Rory got out, trotting towards the house. Lorelai ran out the door, meeting Rory somewhere in between, hugging each other tightly.
"Thanks for coming sweetie."
"I'm so sorry, mom. I'm sure that things will work out."
"Thanks, babe," Lorelai said as she released Rory.
Lorelai looked to the driver exiting the car. He was tall with broad shoulders, brown hair that had a slight wave to it, and a quirky, but cute smile. She waved at him and said, "Hi, Kyle. Thanks for driving her up."
"No problem, Lorelai," Kyle replied. "Besides, Rory can be pretty hard to say no to."
"Yeah, "Lorelai teased. "I wonder where she gets that?"
Kyle reached into the back seat and pulled out Rory's overnight case. He walked to Rory and said, "I hate to run out on you but I should be heading back."
"It's pretty late Kyle," Lorelai said. "Do you have to leave tonight?"
"Yeah, I have classes in the morning."
"Not till 9:30," Rory pointed out.
"You can stay the night then get up early and drive back in plenty of time to make class," Lorelai observed.
"Yeah," Rory said. "If you get up at six, you can be on the road by seven, and back in plenty of time.
Kyle started to object, but Rory cut him off, "Please."
Kyle thought about it for a moment, then nodded his head, and said, "Okay, but you have to promise that I'm up by six. I'm not doing so well in biology, so I can't afford to miss class."
"I promise," Rory smiled as she grabbed his hand. She took Lorelai's hand with her free one and started walking towards the house. "So mom, did you eat all the pizza?"
Lorelai acted shocked and said, "Rory, I ordered a large supreme."
"I know, is there any left?"
"A couple of pieces. But not to worry, because there should be another one here in about fifteen minutes."
Rory nodded and said, "Pizza, it's good food."
Lorelai sat on the couch with the phone in her hand. When it rang, she had it turned on and to her ear before it finished the first ring. "Hello?"
"Hi, mom," Lorelai heard Rory's voice over the phone. "We're passing Monty the Rooster now so we'll be pulling up in about a minute."
"Okay, see you in a minute." Lorelai turned off the phone and hurried to the door.
As promised, Lorelai saw a car approaching. Less that a minute later, the car was stopped, and Rory got out, trotting towards the house. Lorelai ran out the door, meeting Rory somewhere in between, hugging each other tightly.
"Thanks for coming sweetie."
"I'm so sorry, mom. I'm sure that things will work out."
"Thanks, babe," Lorelai said as she released Rory.
Lorelai looked to the driver exiting the car. He was tall with broad shoulders, brown hair that had a slight wave to it, and a quirky, but cute smile. She waved at him and said, "Hi, Kyle. Thanks for driving her up."
"No problem, Lorelai," Kyle replied. "Besides, Rory can be pretty hard to say no to."
"Yeah, "Lorelai teased. "I wonder where she gets that?"
Kyle reached into the back seat and pulled out Rory's overnight case. He walked to Rory and said, "I hate to run out on you but I should be heading back."
"It's pretty late Kyle," Lorelai said. "Do you have to leave tonight?"
"Yeah, I have classes in the morning."
"Not till 9:30," Rory pointed out.
"You can stay the night then get up early and drive back in plenty of time to make class," Lorelai observed.
"Yeah," Rory said. "If you get up at six, you can be on the road by seven, and back in plenty of time.
Kyle started to object, but Rory cut him off, "Please."
Kyle thought about it for a moment, then nodded his head, and said, "Okay, but you have to promise that I'm up by six. I'm not doing so well in biology, so I can't afford to miss class."
"I promise," Rory smiled as she grabbed his hand. She took Lorelai's hand with her free one and started walking towards the house. "So mom, did you eat all the pizza?"
Lorelai acted shocked and said, "Rory, I ordered a large supreme."
"I know, is there any left?"
"A couple of pieces. But not to worry, because there should be another one here in about fifteen minutes."
Rory nodded and said, "Pizza, it's good food."