PP13: The calling

The phone rang at the Gilmore household. Emily patted down her red dress and hurried off to get it before she missed it all together. "Hello." She said into the receiver.

"Hi mom." Lorelai replied into the phone.

"Lorelai, what a surprise! How are you doing? How is Rory? I bet you are just having the best time. Tell me all about it."

"Still living a mile a minute mom?" Lorelai asked in return but did not wait for an answer. "I'm fine and Rory is wonderful; which is actually the reason I'm calling."

"Oh, that is wonderful dear. I'm so glad."

"You'll be happier, in a second."

"Well do go on then, but make it quick I have a diner meeting tonight, in just a little bit."

"Okay, Rory's getting married, fly by sometime if you'd like to see her do so. Have a great dinner meeting, bye mom." Hanging up Lorelai snickered when the phone rang and beholding her intuitions it was her mother.

"Lorelai, that was rude and not needed." Her mother scorned. "Now, what were you saying, I believe I heard wrong."

"Or how about you tell me what you think I said, and tell you if you're right. It'd be like a game. A fun game."

"Lorelai, I have no time for game, fun or otherwise." Hearing her daughters sigh she gave in. "Did you say that Rory was getting married and we should come over?"

"Why yes I did. Good job mom, you win. Your prize in an invitation."

"What Lorelai, drop the sarcasm, I have no need for it. Explain." Emily ordered.

"Rory is getting married to a nice guy, and it is happening this weekend. They said the sooner the better. They are really in love and showing it all the time, it is yak-worthy really, but he is hot, so just a minor yak. Oh, he also happens to be your friend Janlan's grandson, Rory said Dad meet him at her sixteenth birthday party. Oh what am I missing, oh yes... they met over tea, crumpets, and Satan, it is really a whirlwind fairytale romance story. I have to go, but call back later tonight and we should be able to talk more or you could talk to Rory. Have fun at your meeting, mom."

Dialing a number, the person let it ring until the answering machine picked it up. Lorelai took in a heavy breath and let it go, and then she spoke in an even tone.

"Hi Chris, this is Lorelai. I'm just calling because some stuff has been going on since me and our spawn went to Europe. There were some really cool people in Paris, but they were sorta mean and Rory had to hold me back from bitch-slapping one. Aside from my crazy antics, we got into Ireland last Wednesday, it is really pretty and haunted here. Umm so, the haunted thing, it is true because our daughter swears that she was possessed, and she met a guy, who she happened to know from Chilton. Small world huh? Watch, I mean listen to, me babble. On the note of them meeting, they are also getting married this weekend. So, come if you can, and if you can't, call before Friday. That leaves three days, sorry for the short notice but it was not my idea. Oh, also, have a great day. Love you, good bye."

Lorelai congratulated herself on doing so well with the message and went to wait in the living room for the two lovebirds to get home with the ring. She wanted first dibs on seeing it. Rory was so happy, which made Lorelai happier than she had been in a while. She loved the look of joy, and the sparkle in her daughter's eyes, the one that glowed in Tristan's also. Lorelai remembered that look, she'd had it for Christopher once upon a time. The thought scared her, that her daughter and future son-in-law, she was comparing them to her failed love with Christopher, but it wasn't entirely bad. Lorelai knew that some things were better than nothing. Swallowing a gulp of Janlan's coffee, she hoped for the best, because her daughter and Tristan deserved nothing less.