Story: Rock, Paper, Ice
Author: Sunset Beach
a/n: Thanks for the reviews, all! I wasn't expecting any! *muah* I altered the first chapter a bit, and added a title, which comes from "Bridget Jones' Diary". This chapter's Title comes from "You've Got Mail".
Chapter 2: "Joe Fox, F-O-X"
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'Who replaced my farm animals with this beeping? God, it's annoying.' Lorelai thought as she opened her eyes. 'whoa, I guess I'm in the hospital. I wish I knew why.' Lorelai scanned the room for clues. 'Let's see. Seventh Heaven is on t.v., so it's still Monday, because there's never anything good on Monday.ugh, my head hurts. And my butt, surprisingly. This is like the worst hangover ever! I wonder if I'm in the hospital for a hangover.' Lorelai turned her head slightly as Rory rushed into the room.
"Mom! You're up!" Rory exclaimed as she ran to her mothers side. "Do you remember anything that happened?
"Am I hungover?"
"No"
"Well then, I don't remember what happened, because all I know is that my head feels like an elephant with a tutu sat on it, and for some reason, my butt is going through some kind of agony as well."
"You were leaving the diner and slipped on a patch of ice, and fell backwards and hit your head." Rory began as the Doctor entered the room.
"Hello Ms. Gilmore, I'm Dr. Spano." The Doctor looked at the chart. "Nothing looks too bad," He shined the light in her eyes. "You obviously didn't suffer from a concussion. However, you fell back pretty hard, and broke your tailbone. That means that you're not going to be able to get up for, let's say, two to three weeks. I am going to prescribe something for the pain, and you can take Aleve for your headache. That two to three weeks means absolutely no getting up, which means that someone is going to have to take care of you the whole time, but between your husband and daughter, I'm sure that you can work something out."
'Husband?' Lorelai thought 'just how long was I asleep for?' She looked at the doctor.
"Husband? I'm not married, Doc."
"Oh, sorry, I just assumed that the guy with the backwards cap who was pacing around outside your door was your husband. Sorry, my mistake. Anyway, I'm going to give you" Dr. Spano handed the prescriptions to Rory, "the prescriptions, and if your ready to go home," He looked pointedly at Lorelai, who nodded her head in affirmation, albeit slowly, "I'll have an orderly bring a wheelchair and wheel you to the front." And with that, he made his way out the door, almost colliding with Luke, who had gone to the bathroom, and ran to the room when he saw that Lorelai had awoken.
"What happened? Is she going to be okay?" Luke looked at Lorelai "Do you know who I am? What are the times tables? Wait. Count to one hundred!.. GO!" Lorelai started to laugh, until she realized that that hurt.
"Well, as much as I'd like to see you do that again, I'm fine."
"Are you sure? What with did the doctor say?"
"He said that she broke her tailbone," Rory began, "she just can't be up and around for two weeks. He gave me these prescriptions," Rory held up the slips of paper, "and said that he's going to send an orderly to wheel her around to the front. Can you give us a rider home?"
"Wait, she can't be up and around for two weeks? Who's going to take care of her?" Luke asked, worriedly.
"I guess I'll just take off of school," Rory started.
"No babe! You can't do that! You'll miss too much!" Lorelai exclaimed.
"But Mom, I can't leave you home alone."
"You know, ahem, she can stay, ahem, with me," Luke looked down at his hands nervously, "I mean, ahem, she can stay upstairs in the apartment or something, and I can work downstairs in the diner and look after her."
"But Luke, that'd be too much. I'm okay staying home from school.."
"Well, Rory, I'm not okay with that. I know how much school means to you. I'm going to go get the car, and you stay here and wait for the nurse." Luke walked away quickly towards the parking structure.
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It was nearly eleven when Luke pulled up the diner with a sleeping Lorelai in the passenger seat. He turned to Rory who was in the backseat and whispered,
"Why don't we take her upstairs, and then I'll drop you off at your place so you can get some clothes for her, and I'll go to the pharmacy to get her meds. You have the car keys, right?" Rory nodded her head, "Well, here, take these," He handed his keys to Rory, "The red one is for the diner, the blue one for my apartment. I'll meet you up there." Luke got out and pushed his seat forward so Rory, who was seated right behind him, could get out as well. After helping Rory out, Luke approached the passenger side and gently picked Lorelai up. Almost instantly, Lorelai nestled up against his chest. 'Focus.. Focus' Luke thought as he brought Lorelai upstairs to the apartment..
a/n: Thanks for the reviews, all! I wasn't expecting any! *muah* I altered the first chapter a bit, and added a title, which comes from "Bridget Jones' Diary". This chapter's Title comes from "You've Got Mail".
Chapter 2: "Joe Fox, F-O-X"
*beep*
*beep*
*beep*
*beep*
'Who replaced my farm animals with this beeping? God, it's annoying.' Lorelai thought as she opened her eyes. 'whoa, I guess I'm in the hospital. I wish I knew why.' Lorelai scanned the room for clues. 'Let's see. Seventh Heaven is on t.v., so it's still Monday, because there's never anything good on Monday.ugh, my head hurts. And my butt, surprisingly. This is like the worst hangover ever! I wonder if I'm in the hospital for a hangover.' Lorelai turned her head slightly as Rory rushed into the room.
"Mom! You're up!" Rory exclaimed as she ran to her mothers side. "Do you remember anything that happened?
"Am I hungover?"
"No"
"Well then, I don't remember what happened, because all I know is that my head feels like an elephant with a tutu sat on it, and for some reason, my butt is going through some kind of agony as well."
"You were leaving the diner and slipped on a patch of ice, and fell backwards and hit your head." Rory began as the Doctor entered the room.
"Hello Ms. Gilmore, I'm Dr. Spano." The Doctor looked at the chart. "Nothing looks too bad," He shined the light in her eyes. "You obviously didn't suffer from a concussion. However, you fell back pretty hard, and broke your tailbone. That means that you're not going to be able to get up for, let's say, two to three weeks. I am going to prescribe something for the pain, and you can take Aleve for your headache. That two to three weeks means absolutely no getting up, which means that someone is going to have to take care of you the whole time, but between your husband and daughter, I'm sure that you can work something out."
'Husband?' Lorelai thought 'just how long was I asleep for?' She looked at the doctor.
"Husband? I'm not married, Doc."
"Oh, sorry, I just assumed that the guy with the backwards cap who was pacing around outside your door was your husband. Sorry, my mistake. Anyway, I'm going to give you" Dr. Spano handed the prescriptions to Rory, "the prescriptions, and if your ready to go home," He looked pointedly at Lorelai, who nodded her head in affirmation, albeit slowly, "I'll have an orderly bring a wheelchair and wheel you to the front." And with that, he made his way out the door, almost colliding with Luke, who had gone to the bathroom, and ran to the room when he saw that Lorelai had awoken.
"What happened? Is she going to be okay?" Luke looked at Lorelai "Do you know who I am? What are the times tables? Wait. Count to one hundred!.. GO!" Lorelai started to laugh, until she realized that that hurt.
"Well, as much as I'd like to see you do that again, I'm fine."
"Are you sure? What with did the doctor say?"
"He said that she broke her tailbone," Rory began, "she just can't be up and around for two weeks. He gave me these prescriptions," Rory held up the slips of paper, "and said that he's going to send an orderly to wheel her around to the front. Can you give us a rider home?"
"Wait, she can't be up and around for two weeks? Who's going to take care of her?" Luke asked, worriedly.
"I guess I'll just take off of school," Rory started.
"No babe! You can't do that! You'll miss too much!" Lorelai exclaimed.
"But Mom, I can't leave you home alone."
"You know, ahem, she can stay, ahem, with me," Luke looked down at his hands nervously, "I mean, ahem, she can stay upstairs in the apartment or something, and I can work downstairs in the diner and look after her."
"But Luke, that'd be too much. I'm okay staying home from school.."
"Well, Rory, I'm not okay with that. I know how much school means to you. I'm going to go get the car, and you stay here and wait for the nurse." Luke walked away quickly towards the parking structure.
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It was nearly eleven when Luke pulled up the diner with a sleeping Lorelai in the passenger seat. He turned to Rory who was in the backseat and whispered,
"Why don't we take her upstairs, and then I'll drop you off at your place so you can get some clothes for her, and I'll go to the pharmacy to get her meds. You have the car keys, right?" Rory nodded her head, "Well, here, take these," He handed his keys to Rory, "The red one is for the diner, the blue one for my apartment. I'll meet you up there." Luke got out and pushed his seat forward so Rory, who was seated right behind him, could get out as well. After helping Rory out, Luke approached the passenger side and gently picked Lorelai up. Almost instantly, Lorelai nestled up against his chest. 'Focus.. Focus' Luke thought as he brought Lorelai upstairs to the apartment..
