A Whole New Life Back In An Old Place
By Emily Carol
Chapter 1
Oh The Danger In A Cup Of Coffee
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Disclaimer: I'm 13 years old (almost 14) and you seem to think I own Gilmore Girls. What are you on?
Summary: For a reason unknown to anyone but herself Rory Gilmore fled her life with no trace when she was 20. It's 12 years later and she's back in Stars Hollow with a whole new look and personality to see how life went without her, positive she won't be recognized as Leah Haden. Until she realizes, maybe she never wanted to unrecognizable in the first place.
Rating- PG to be safe
Genre- General/Mystery(ish)
A/N- Thanks reviewers! Especially smile for her great review!
Junipers_Goblet – Thanks for your great review! Everything up to the season finale of season 3 has happened because Rory ran away when she was 20 (her sophomore year at Yale I believe).
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Leah walked into Luke's and sat at the counter. She noticed a solemn women sitting at the corner table. She knew it was her mom but she didn't acknowledge her.
"Large coffee please," Leah said. Try as she might her coffee addiction was unchangeable unlike the rest of her.
Luke served her the coffee.
"Thank you," she said.
"You're not from around here are you?" Luke asked her.
"No," Leah half-lied. Half of her was lying and the other half wasn't.
"Where are you from?" Luke asked her.
"Portland Oregon," she told him.
"Long way out here," Luke said. Leah noticed his hand that hung at his side had a ring on it. She wondered if he'd married Lorelai like everyone had expected him to, or maybe someone else.
"I'm here on business," she said.
"Really?" Luke said. "Not much business in Stars Hollow."
"Oh," Leah said. "I'm here for a teaching job, second grade, but my friend said she came through here once and this place had great coffee."
"Who was your friend," Luke asked her.
"Rory Gilmore," Leah said quickly, kicking herself for saying that.
Lorelai leapt up. "Did you say Rory Gilmore?"
"Yeah," Leah said quietly.
"Rory Gilmore? As in Lorelai Gilmore? Lorelai Leigh Gilmore?" Lorelai questioned.
"I guess so," Leah said. "What's the big deal?"
Tears formed in Lorelai's eyes. "She's my daughter," she said. "She left twelve years ago without telling anyone."
"I'm so sorry," Leah said.
"Do you know how I could contact her? Do you have her phone number or something?" Lorelai asked.
"Rory was in my teaching class at community college," Leah said. "She left after the first semester. She didn't tell me where she was going."
Leah wasn't really lying, after her first semester she'd made her transition from Rory Gilmore to Leah Haden. She'd dyed and cut her hair and changed her whole personality. She'd already originally changed her name, not permanently but she signed everything thing Leah Haden.
Lorelai slumped back to her table.
"She's been having a hard time these last twelve years," Luke explained. "She thinks Rory might have left because of her."
Leah nodded and wished she could go over to her mother and curl up with her and tell her it wasn't her fault.
The bell above the diner twinkled and a girl about second grade walked into the diner.
"Mommy!" the girl ran over to Lorelai and gave her a hug.
"Hi honey," Lorelai said.
The girl went over to Luke and gave him a hug. "Hi Daddy!"
"Hi Jennifer," Luke said kissing the little girl's hair.
It hit Leah that this was Luke and Lorelai's daughter. This was her sister.
"Your daughter?" Leah asked Luke.
"Yeah," he said. "Mine and Lorelai's" he said pointing to Lorelai in the corner. "She's nine."
Leah nodded, she'd be in second grade then, and possibly the class she'd be teaching. She'd teach her own sister.
"So Rory's your daughter too?" she asked Luke. She knew she'd have to play dumb so she wouldn't blow her cover.
"No," Luke said. "Lorelai had Rory when she was sixteen, I didn't even know her then. But I knew Rory most of her life. I think she sort of saw me as a father figure since hers was rarely around. I wish she just knew that I'm her step dad now."
Leah nodded. "Well I better be going, I have an interview at the school."
"Bye," Luke said.
Leah nodded and walked out the door.
Oh the danger in a cup of coffee.
***
A/N- I hope you all really enjoyed this. R&R please!
By Emily Carol
Chapter 1
Oh The Danger In A Cup Of Coffee
***
Disclaimer: I'm 13 years old (almost 14) and you seem to think I own Gilmore Girls. What are you on?
Summary: For a reason unknown to anyone but herself Rory Gilmore fled her life with no trace when she was 20. It's 12 years later and she's back in Stars Hollow with a whole new look and personality to see how life went without her, positive she won't be recognized as Leah Haden. Until she realizes, maybe she never wanted to unrecognizable in the first place.
Rating- PG to be safe
Genre- General/Mystery(ish)
A/N- Thanks reviewers! Especially smile for her great review!
Junipers_Goblet – Thanks for your great review! Everything up to the season finale of season 3 has happened because Rory ran away when she was 20 (her sophomore year at Yale I believe).
***
Leah walked into Luke's and sat at the counter. She noticed a solemn women sitting at the corner table. She knew it was her mom but she didn't acknowledge her.
"Large coffee please," Leah said. Try as she might her coffee addiction was unchangeable unlike the rest of her.
Luke served her the coffee.
"Thank you," she said.
"You're not from around here are you?" Luke asked her.
"No," Leah half-lied. Half of her was lying and the other half wasn't.
"Where are you from?" Luke asked her.
"Portland Oregon," she told him.
"Long way out here," Luke said. Leah noticed his hand that hung at his side had a ring on it. She wondered if he'd married Lorelai like everyone had expected him to, or maybe someone else.
"I'm here on business," she said.
"Really?" Luke said. "Not much business in Stars Hollow."
"Oh," Leah said. "I'm here for a teaching job, second grade, but my friend said she came through here once and this place had great coffee."
"Who was your friend," Luke asked her.
"Rory Gilmore," Leah said quickly, kicking herself for saying that.
Lorelai leapt up. "Did you say Rory Gilmore?"
"Yeah," Leah said quietly.
"Rory Gilmore? As in Lorelai Gilmore? Lorelai Leigh Gilmore?" Lorelai questioned.
"I guess so," Leah said. "What's the big deal?"
Tears formed in Lorelai's eyes. "She's my daughter," she said. "She left twelve years ago without telling anyone."
"I'm so sorry," Leah said.
"Do you know how I could contact her? Do you have her phone number or something?" Lorelai asked.
"Rory was in my teaching class at community college," Leah said. "She left after the first semester. She didn't tell me where she was going."
Leah wasn't really lying, after her first semester she'd made her transition from Rory Gilmore to Leah Haden. She'd dyed and cut her hair and changed her whole personality. She'd already originally changed her name, not permanently but she signed everything thing Leah Haden.
Lorelai slumped back to her table.
"She's been having a hard time these last twelve years," Luke explained. "She thinks Rory might have left because of her."
Leah nodded and wished she could go over to her mother and curl up with her and tell her it wasn't her fault.
The bell above the diner twinkled and a girl about second grade walked into the diner.
"Mommy!" the girl ran over to Lorelai and gave her a hug.
"Hi honey," Lorelai said.
The girl went over to Luke and gave him a hug. "Hi Daddy!"
"Hi Jennifer," Luke said kissing the little girl's hair.
It hit Leah that this was Luke and Lorelai's daughter. This was her sister.
"Your daughter?" Leah asked Luke.
"Yeah," he said. "Mine and Lorelai's" he said pointing to Lorelai in the corner. "She's nine."
Leah nodded, she'd be in second grade then, and possibly the class she'd be teaching. She'd teach her own sister.
"So Rory's your daughter too?" she asked Luke. She knew she'd have to play dumb so she wouldn't blow her cover.
"No," Luke said. "Lorelai had Rory when she was sixteen, I didn't even know her then. But I knew Rory most of her life. I think she sort of saw me as a father figure since hers was rarely around. I wish she just knew that I'm her step dad now."
Leah nodded. "Well I better be going, I have an interview at the school."
"Bye," Luke said.
Leah nodded and walked out the door.
Oh the danger in a cup of coffee.
***
A/N- I hope you all really enjoyed this. R&R please!