Sookie got the two girls back to her house and they all sat down in the
living room. "What are we going to do?" Rory asked.
"Well, even if we get the pipe fixed we will have to replace all the furniture and such. Is it worth it?" Lorelai asked. Rory and Sookie looked at each other. "Are you okay Lorelai, I mean, that's been your house ever since Rory was born. You love that house."
Lorelai didn't say anything. "I know, I'll go make something for you two to eat for dinner, then we can do the sleeping arrangement so you both can have a good nights rest." Sookie said as she walked towards the kitchen.
Rory looked at her mom concerned. "Mom, what else it is?" "What do you mean sweetie?" "'What else is wrong? I mean, it's not just the house isn't it? Tell me."
Lorelai sighed heavily and took out the envelope. She handed it to Rory and looked away.
Rory took the envelope, opened it, and took out the letter.
It read:
Luke, I hope everyone is all right at Stars Hollow. I am having a good time here with my father. And I've met someone. Her name is Samantha. And, well, we eloped. So now I am here with my new wife. We will be going on our honeymoon as soon as we get enough money. Tell Rory that I am sorry for leaving, but I just didn't love her anymore, and I couldn't go on living a lie. I'm sorry.
Jess
Rory looked up at her mother with tears streaming down her face.
"I'm so sorry honey. Luke showed it to me when you were out with Lane, and I didn't know what to do." "No mom, its okay, I'm glad you told me."
Lorelai nodded and held out her arms to Rory. Rory half-smiled and crawled into her mother's lap. She placed her head onto Lorelai's shoulder and Lorelai placed her hand on Rory's head in a motherly manner.
~*~
Rory and Lorelai ended up having to share a bed in the guestroom at Sookie's house. It was actually quite nice compared to some of the places they slept when they were in Europe.
Lorelai woke up and looked at the clock. Seven. It was a first for Lorelai to get up as early as seven on a weekend, but she felt that she owed Rory a full day of whatever she wanted.
First thing Lorelai did was take a shower and get dressed. By that time Sookie was up, making breakfast for everyone in the house.
"Rory, wake up." Lorelai whispered into her daughter's ear. "Huh, what time is it? Eight? What are you doing up so early?" "I've decided because of the, umm, unfortunate circumstances that have happened so far, we should just do whatever we want today, and worry about everything tomorrow. Or later." Lorelai added.
Rory looked at her mother. "You know we can't put off some stuff. And besides, I have my Yale orientation tomorrow, and if we put off all the other things, well, it wouldn't be wise." "You're a party pooper." "One of the best I've heard."
Lorelai climbed into the bed and lay beside her daughter. "So what do you propose we do today then?" "Well, we need to find a place to stay, because we cant stay here, you know that." "Yeah, I was thinking on that, I have an idea, but go on, I'll tell you after."
"Okay, so then I say we need to go shopping for some college clothes, and school supplies." "I agree with the clothes, not to thrilled about the supplies though. How about we go get some shoes instead of supplies?" Rory looked at her mother. "Fine, we'll get supplies." "Good, and if you're a good girl while I do my shopping, we just might go to the shoe store AFTER all the other shopping is done." "Yay!"
"But, we definitely need to call the plumber, and whoever else to get our house in order." "Are you done?" "Yes, what did you want to tell me?" Lorelai all of a sudden got a huge smile on her face and sat up excitedly.
"Okay, well I was thinking," "Which is never a good thing." "Shh!" "Sorry, continue." "Okay, well here's a question. Once we call a plumber and all, how long do you think it will take until we can get back into our house?"
"Probably somewhere between a few weeks to a few months." "Exactly. And we need to find a place. Not to bunk with people all the time, but somewhere to stay. And then of course you are going off to college and I will be all by myself." "Mom, don't-" "Don't interrupt me. So, how long is it from Yale to here?" "About 30 minutes to an hour?" "Good. So here is my proposition." "Finally."
"I say that we find an apartment by Yale. I can live there and commute here, and you can live with me and go to Yale. That way we aren't apart, and well, we're not apart."
"Mom, I don't know. After all, they have probably already given me a dorm." "Yes, I was thinking of that. But it would only be for the first weeks or so anyway. I'm sure no one would mind. Here, why don't you go take your shower and think on it. Tell me what you think once you get out of the shower.
~*~
Jess was getting very annoyed by his father. The entire father son bonding stuff wasn't working too well, and it was rather dumb all together.
Jess was up all night thinking about Rory. That happened a lot now. Sometimes he would go days without sleep because he was either thinking about calling Rory, or was afraid he might dream about her.
It was all too much. He had decided last night that he had to go back. He had to see her. Of course he couldn't go back to Stars Hollow, but he knew she was going to Yale, and he could see her there.
He had everything worked out. He would have to tell his father that he want to go back to live with Luke and graduate. That would be his first lie. Then he would convince his dad that he could manage the trip back, and also he had to convince his dad not to write to Luke.
Then instead of going to Stars Hollow he would go and find an apartment by Yale. Then he would apply for a position as a janitor or something there, and finally he would see Rory there.
His plan needed to be put into action at once for it to work, so Jess headed to find his father.
~*~
Tristan was always an early riser. He hated himself for it because he never really had anything to do. So he suffered all day with being bored.
This morning however, was different. Everyone was already up; Tristan didn't understand. "What's going on?" he asked his mother. "Oh, you're up." "Yeah, so what's going on?"
Tristan's mother looked as if she were struggling with herself. 'Should I tell him or lie?' was the question racing through her mind at the moment.
Finally she let out an exasperated sigh and said, "It was supposed to be a surprise, but your grandfather and father were so proud of you for getting into Yale they decided to throw a party in your behalf."
Tristan didn't even say anything as he left his mother, walked back into his room, and slammed the door.
He was sick of all these 'we're-so-proud-of-you' presents and such. They started ever since he got out of military school a few years ago. Chilton didn't reaccept people, so therefore he had to apply for other top private schools. He was accepted into his second choice, Durram.
He was able to control all of the invitations to such events because he would always find out about them ahead of time, but this one... Surely the invitations had already gone out. No doubt that the Gilmore's were invited, which ruined his whole plan. And who knows else. Probably Paris.
Tristan groaned. She was the girl he tried to avoid the most ever since he got back home. The two families were very close, so any little occasion could be a disastrous meet. On these times Tristan usually sat in a secluded corner, or convinced his parents somehow to let him stay home.
~*~
"Hello?" "Lorelai?" "Yes, hello dad." "Where have you been. We have been trying all night to get a hold of you!"
"Well when we got home we discovered our house was the second Titanic, so we had to bunk at Sookie's." "What?" Lorelai rolled her eyes. She couldn't see how her parents could be so clueless. "A pipe broke in our house and it's all underwater."
"Oh I see. Well, your mother has been terribly worried about you two. Glad to see you both are all right. Anyway, there is a little party going on tonight, and the Gilmore's were invited." "That's great, have a good time!"
"No, you don't understand, ALL of the Gilmore's were invited, meaning you and Rory as well. Your mother and I expect to see you both there. The address is..."
Richard told his daughter the address and directions, exchanges good-byes and hung up.
~*~
"What was that about?" Rory asked her mother as she held up a blue collared shirt to herself. Lorelai shook her head at the shirt and said, "We are invited to some party and we are expected to be there. Its formal, one of your grandfathers friends."
"Well, at least because of this, we can buy a whole new outfit." "Yes oh pessimistic one!" Lorelai and Rory both giggled as they left the department store only to venture into the one across from it.
~*~
A/N: okay, I promise the next chapter will be about the party. Again, nothing much has happened, but it will get better! Thanks to all of my reviewers by the way, hope everyone's enjoying this!
"Well, even if we get the pipe fixed we will have to replace all the furniture and such. Is it worth it?" Lorelai asked. Rory and Sookie looked at each other. "Are you okay Lorelai, I mean, that's been your house ever since Rory was born. You love that house."
Lorelai didn't say anything. "I know, I'll go make something for you two to eat for dinner, then we can do the sleeping arrangement so you both can have a good nights rest." Sookie said as she walked towards the kitchen.
Rory looked at her mom concerned. "Mom, what else it is?" "What do you mean sweetie?" "'What else is wrong? I mean, it's not just the house isn't it? Tell me."
Lorelai sighed heavily and took out the envelope. She handed it to Rory and looked away.
Rory took the envelope, opened it, and took out the letter.
It read:
Luke, I hope everyone is all right at Stars Hollow. I am having a good time here with my father. And I've met someone. Her name is Samantha. And, well, we eloped. So now I am here with my new wife. We will be going on our honeymoon as soon as we get enough money. Tell Rory that I am sorry for leaving, but I just didn't love her anymore, and I couldn't go on living a lie. I'm sorry.
Jess
Rory looked up at her mother with tears streaming down her face.
"I'm so sorry honey. Luke showed it to me when you were out with Lane, and I didn't know what to do." "No mom, its okay, I'm glad you told me."
Lorelai nodded and held out her arms to Rory. Rory half-smiled and crawled into her mother's lap. She placed her head onto Lorelai's shoulder and Lorelai placed her hand on Rory's head in a motherly manner.
~*~
Rory and Lorelai ended up having to share a bed in the guestroom at Sookie's house. It was actually quite nice compared to some of the places they slept when they were in Europe.
Lorelai woke up and looked at the clock. Seven. It was a first for Lorelai to get up as early as seven on a weekend, but she felt that she owed Rory a full day of whatever she wanted.
First thing Lorelai did was take a shower and get dressed. By that time Sookie was up, making breakfast for everyone in the house.
"Rory, wake up." Lorelai whispered into her daughter's ear. "Huh, what time is it? Eight? What are you doing up so early?" "I've decided because of the, umm, unfortunate circumstances that have happened so far, we should just do whatever we want today, and worry about everything tomorrow. Or later." Lorelai added.
Rory looked at her mother. "You know we can't put off some stuff. And besides, I have my Yale orientation tomorrow, and if we put off all the other things, well, it wouldn't be wise." "You're a party pooper." "One of the best I've heard."
Lorelai climbed into the bed and lay beside her daughter. "So what do you propose we do today then?" "Well, we need to find a place to stay, because we cant stay here, you know that." "Yeah, I was thinking on that, I have an idea, but go on, I'll tell you after."
"Okay, so then I say we need to go shopping for some college clothes, and school supplies." "I agree with the clothes, not to thrilled about the supplies though. How about we go get some shoes instead of supplies?" Rory looked at her mother. "Fine, we'll get supplies." "Good, and if you're a good girl while I do my shopping, we just might go to the shoe store AFTER all the other shopping is done." "Yay!"
"But, we definitely need to call the plumber, and whoever else to get our house in order." "Are you done?" "Yes, what did you want to tell me?" Lorelai all of a sudden got a huge smile on her face and sat up excitedly.
"Okay, well I was thinking," "Which is never a good thing." "Shh!" "Sorry, continue." "Okay, well here's a question. Once we call a plumber and all, how long do you think it will take until we can get back into our house?"
"Probably somewhere between a few weeks to a few months." "Exactly. And we need to find a place. Not to bunk with people all the time, but somewhere to stay. And then of course you are going off to college and I will be all by myself." "Mom, don't-" "Don't interrupt me. So, how long is it from Yale to here?" "About 30 minutes to an hour?" "Good. So here is my proposition." "Finally."
"I say that we find an apartment by Yale. I can live there and commute here, and you can live with me and go to Yale. That way we aren't apart, and well, we're not apart."
"Mom, I don't know. After all, they have probably already given me a dorm." "Yes, I was thinking of that. But it would only be for the first weeks or so anyway. I'm sure no one would mind. Here, why don't you go take your shower and think on it. Tell me what you think once you get out of the shower.
~*~
Jess was getting very annoyed by his father. The entire father son bonding stuff wasn't working too well, and it was rather dumb all together.
Jess was up all night thinking about Rory. That happened a lot now. Sometimes he would go days without sleep because he was either thinking about calling Rory, or was afraid he might dream about her.
It was all too much. He had decided last night that he had to go back. He had to see her. Of course he couldn't go back to Stars Hollow, but he knew she was going to Yale, and he could see her there.
He had everything worked out. He would have to tell his father that he want to go back to live with Luke and graduate. That would be his first lie. Then he would convince his dad that he could manage the trip back, and also he had to convince his dad not to write to Luke.
Then instead of going to Stars Hollow he would go and find an apartment by Yale. Then he would apply for a position as a janitor or something there, and finally he would see Rory there.
His plan needed to be put into action at once for it to work, so Jess headed to find his father.
~*~
Tristan was always an early riser. He hated himself for it because he never really had anything to do. So he suffered all day with being bored.
This morning however, was different. Everyone was already up; Tristan didn't understand. "What's going on?" he asked his mother. "Oh, you're up." "Yeah, so what's going on?"
Tristan's mother looked as if she were struggling with herself. 'Should I tell him or lie?' was the question racing through her mind at the moment.
Finally she let out an exasperated sigh and said, "It was supposed to be a surprise, but your grandfather and father were so proud of you for getting into Yale they decided to throw a party in your behalf."
Tristan didn't even say anything as he left his mother, walked back into his room, and slammed the door.
He was sick of all these 'we're-so-proud-of-you' presents and such. They started ever since he got out of military school a few years ago. Chilton didn't reaccept people, so therefore he had to apply for other top private schools. He was accepted into his second choice, Durram.
He was able to control all of the invitations to such events because he would always find out about them ahead of time, but this one... Surely the invitations had already gone out. No doubt that the Gilmore's were invited, which ruined his whole plan. And who knows else. Probably Paris.
Tristan groaned. She was the girl he tried to avoid the most ever since he got back home. The two families were very close, so any little occasion could be a disastrous meet. On these times Tristan usually sat in a secluded corner, or convinced his parents somehow to let him stay home.
~*~
"Hello?" "Lorelai?" "Yes, hello dad." "Where have you been. We have been trying all night to get a hold of you!"
"Well when we got home we discovered our house was the second Titanic, so we had to bunk at Sookie's." "What?" Lorelai rolled her eyes. She couldn't see how her parents could be so clueless. "A pipe broke in our house and it's all underwater."
"Oh I see. Well, your mother has been terribly worried about you two. Glad to see you both are all right. Anyway, there is a little party going on tonight, and the Gilmore's were invited." "That's great, have a good time!"
"No, you don't understand, ALL of the Gilmore's were invited, meaning you and Rory as well. Your mother and I expect to see you both there. The address is..."
Richard told his daughter the address and directions, exchanges good-byes and hung up.
~*~
"What was that about?" Rory asked her mother as she held up a blue collared shirt to herself. Lorelai shook her head at the shirt and said, "We are invited to some party and we are expected to be there. Its formal, one of your grandfathers friends."
"Well, at least because of this, we can buy a whole new outfit." "Yes oh pessimistic one!" Lorelai and Rory both giggled as they left the department store only to venture into the one across from it.
~*~
A/N: okay, I promise the next chapter will be about the party. Again, nothing much has happened, but it will get better! Thanks to all of my reviewers by the way, hope everyone's enjoying this!
