A/N- Hey all! Thanks for the reviews! It really means a lot to me. Sorry I
haven't updated in a while, I've been busy and in moods where I don't feel
like writing (sad(). So, here's the next chapter! Enjoy!
The next morning Rory awoke to the sounds of Elvis and the smell of burnt toast. Wondering what fiasco was taking place in the lower portion of her home she groggily got out of bed and made her way down the stairs.
"Morning sunshine!" Lorelei stated as she stood in the middle of the kitchen watching a man work on the stove. (Okay, I've had many people tell me how to spell her name different ways, so I'm sticking with this one. Plus this is the way my computer is telling me it's spelled. Thanks for the help though!)
"Mom, what's going on?" Rory asked as she wiped the sleepies out of her eyes.
"Oh, this, well, mommy was trying to make you breakfast, but the oven didn't want to cooperate, so this man came to help," Lorelei stated nonchalantly.
"And who is this man?" Rory asked confused.
"Oh, he's the local handyman. His name is Luke Mariano," Lorelei answered.
Just then Luke stood up and faced Rory.
"Nice to meet you Rory, your mom has talked a lot about you," Luke said sticking out his hand.
"Nice to meet you too, are you Jess and Jake Mariano's father?" Rory questioned.
"Oh you've met the family. No, Jess and Jake are my nephews. They used to live with me here in town before Jake got his own place and Jess went to live with him," Luke explained, packing up his tool box.
"Oh," Rory stated.
"Okay, so the stove is fixed and it's free of charge, consider it my house warming gift to you," Luke said walking to the front door.
"CAAUUTTEEE HANDYMAN!" Lorelei squealed once Luke left.
"Mom, please," Rory said, walking to the kitchen.
"He said he also owns the diner, isn't that cool?" Lorelei asked.
"Oh so cool," Rory said, grabbing a coffee cup from the cabinet.
"Oh come on, cheer up! Hey, they're having a town carnival, want to go?" Lorelei asked, patting her daughter's back.
"Sure, why not," Rory said, drinking in the black goodness.
An hour later the two Gilmores arrived at the town's annual summer event and immediately Lorelei was enthralled.
"Rory look! They have a Ferris wheel!" Lorelei stated joyfully.
"Woo hoo!" Rory responded sarcastically.
"Mom, look! It's Lane and Dave! I'll be back," Rory stated happily as she spotted her two friends from Boston wandering through the crowds.
"What am I supposed to do?" Lorelei asked.
"Go socialize with a clown," Rory stated as she ran off to her friends.
"RORY! Thank goodness we found you! We've been wandering around this town for two hours," Land said as she embraced her best friend.
"What are you two doing here?" Rory asked excitedly, as she hugged Dave.
"We needed a break from Boston, so we decided to come down and see you," Dave answered, smiling widely.
"Mrs. Kim let you come down here with Dave?" Rory asked suspiciously.
"Well, I told her I wanted to come down here to look at a Bible College and that Dave was interested in it too, so he was going to accompany me. And since mama regards Dave highly due to his guitar playing at bible studies, she agreed," Lane answered smiling mischievously.
"Yeah, who could resist me anyways?" Dave asked jokingly.
"Oh yeah, we brought another friend with us too," Lane said, as a tall youth with blonde hair walked over to the group.
"Hey Mary!" The youth said.
"Tristan?!" Rory stated shocked that her ex-boyfriend was here.
"Yeah, the one and only," Tristan responded. "Lane? Can I talk to you for a second?" Rory asked pulling her friend off near the soda pop booth.
"I know Rory, I didn't want to bring him along either, but he's Dave's best friend. I can't help that, and Dave really wanted him to come along so you and Tristan could work things out," Lane explained.
"Lane, work what out? Us getting back together? Because you can forget that!" Rory fumed.
"Come on Rory, that was two years ago," Lane said, trying to calm down her red faced friend.
"Okay, have Dave cheat on you with another girl and then come to me and I'll tell you it's no big deal," Rory said agitated.
"That's not what I meant Ror, it's just that it's been TWO YEARS! Don't you give people second chances?" Lane asked.
"Not when they've broken my heart," Rory said, trying to keep her voice to a minimum due to the looks she was receiving from people.
"Hey Rory!" Jess said, coming up to the two girls.
"Jess hey," Rory answered, unconsciously smoothing out her skirt.
"Who's this?" Jess asked, nodding to Lane.
"Oh, sorry, this is my best friend Lane from Boston," Rory responded.
"Hi, I'm Jess," he said sticking out his hand to Lane.
"Hi, nice to meet you," Lane stated, shaking the youth's hand and winking at Rory.
"Well well, a greaser! Nice hair bud," Tristan said as he and Dave walked up to the trio.
"Tristan," Rory said in a warning voice.
"Rory it's okay," Jess stated. " I got to go anyways," he said walking off in the opposite direction.
"Real good Tristan," Rory stated, running off after the boy she was beginning to see as a man.
The next morning Rory awoke to the sounds of Elvis and the smell of burnt toast. Wondering what fiasco was taking place in the lower portion of her home she groggily got out of bed and made her way down the stairs.
"Morning sunshine!" Lorelei stated as she stood in the middle of the kitchen watching a man work on the stove. (Okay, I've had many people tell me how to spell her name different ways, so I'm sticking with this one. Plus this is the way my computer is telling me it's spelled. Thanks for the help though!)
"Mom, what's going on?" Rory asked as she wiped the sleepies out of her eyes.
"Oh, this, well, mommy was trying to make you breakfast, but the oven didn't want to cooperate, so this man came to help," Lorelei stated nonchalantly.
"And who is this man?" Rory asked confused.
"Oh, he's the local handyman. His name is Luke Mariano," Lorelei answered.
Just then Luke stood up and faced Rory.
"Nice to meet you Rory, your mom has talked a lot about you," Luke said sticking out his hand.
"Nice to meet you too, are you Jess and Jake Mariano's father?" Rory questioned.
"Oh you've met the family. No, Jess and Jake are my nephews. They used to live with me here in town before Jake got his own place and Jess went to live with him," Luke explained, packing up his tool box.
"Oh," Rory stated.
"Okay, so the stove is fixed and it's free of charge, consider it my house warming gift to you," Luke said walking to the front door.
"CAAUUTTEEE HANDYMAN!" Lorelei squealed once Luke left.
"Mom, please," Rory said, walking to the kitchen.
"He said he also owns the diner, isn't that cool?" Lorelei asked.
"Oh so cool," Rory said, grabbing a coffee cup from the cabinet.
"Oh come on, cheer up! Hey, they're having a town carnival, want to go?" Lorelei asked, patting her daughter's back.
"Sure, why not," Rory said, drinking in the black goodness.
An hour later the two Gilmores arrived at the town's annual summer event and immediately Lorelei was enthralled.
"Rory look! They have a Ferris wheel!" Lorelei stated joyfully.
"Woo hoo!" Rory responded sarcastically.
"Mom, look! It's Lane and Dave! I'll be back," Rory stated happily as she spotted her two friends from Boston wandering through the crowds.
"What am I supposed to do?" Lorelei asked.
"Go socialize with a clown," Rory stated as she ran off to her friends.
"RORY! Thank goodness we found you! We've been wandering around this town for two hours," Land said as she embraced her best friend.
"What are you two doing here?" Rory asked excitedly, as she hugged Dave.
"We needed a break from Boston, so we decided to come down and see you," Dave answered, smiling widely.
"Mrs. Kim let you come down here with Dave?" Rory asked suspiciously.
"Well, I told her I wanted to come down here to look at a Bible College and that Dave was interested in it too, so he was going to accompany me. And since mama regards Dave highly due to his guitar playing at bible studies, she agreed," Lane answered smiling mischievously.
"Yeah, who could resist me anyways?" Dave asked jokingly.
"Oh yeah, we brought another friend with us too," Lane said, as a tall youth with blonde hair walked over to the group.
"Hey Mary!" The youth said.
"Tristan?!" Rory stated shocked that her ex-boyfriend was here.
"Yeah, the one and only," Tristan responded. "Lane? Can I talk to you for a second?" Rory asked pulling her friend off near the soda pop booth.
"I know Rory, I didn't want to bring him along either, but he's Dave's best friend. I can't help that, and Dave really wanted him to come along so you and Tristan could work things out," Lane explained.
"Lane, work what out? Us getting back together? Because you can forget that!" Rory fumed.
"Come on Rory, that was two years ago," Lane said, trying to calm down her red faced friend.
"Okay, have Dave cheat on you with another girl and then come to me and I'll tell you it's no big deal," Rory said agitated.
"That's not what I meant Ror, it's just that it's been TWO YEARS! Don't you give people second chances?" Lane asked.
"Not when they've broken my heart," Rory said, trying to keep her voice to a minimum due to the looks she was receiving from people.
"Hey Rory!" Jess said, coming up to the two girls.
"Jess hey," Rory answered, unconsciously smoothing out her skirt.
"Who's this?" Jess asked, nodding to Lane.
"Oh, sorry, this is my best friend Lane from Boston," Rory responded.
"Hi, I'm Jess," he said sticking out his hand to Lane.
"Hi, nice to meet you," Lane stated, shaking the youth's hand and winking at Rory.
"Well well, a greaser! Nice hair bud," Tristan said as he and Dave walked up to the trio.
"Tristan," Rory said in a warning voice.
"Rory it's okay," Jess stated. " I got to go anyways," he said walking off in the opposite direction.
"Real good Tristan," Rory stated, running off after the boy she was beginning to see as a man.