Chapter 11: Facing the Past
[Dean]
"Why won't you take a test?" Dean asked the next day when he and Rory came home.
"I told you before," Rory said. "It takes a few days."
"Fine," Dean said. "But, don't drink any coffee because you might be."
"Decaf?" Rory said.
"Done," Dean replied, walking over to the answering machine. "We have a message."
Dean pushed the button and the answering machine.
"Hey guys," Lorelai's voice said. "It's me and I'm becoming fat and very depressed. Anyways, I know you guys just got home. I called to tell you that my parents went away so there's no Friday night dinner. I wanted to invite you guys over for dinner. Luke's picking up Footloose. Rory, you know how much we love making fun of that movie. If you want to come, be here by six. If not, then I'm assuming that you're doing something dirty. Okay, I have to go. The baby is playing 'Bring in da Noise' on my bladder."
The answering machine beeped and Dean looked at Rory, raising his eyebrow. That was totally random, Dean thought.
"She's quirky, remember?" Rory said.
Dean nodded. Rory looked at him with these big puppy eyes.
"Don't," Dean said. "We can go."
Dean liked movie nights with Rory and Lorelai. Now that Luke was added to their addition, the conversation going on was more entertaining than the movie itself. They made their way over to the Gilmore-Danes' house.
"Mom," Rory said. "Where are you?"
"In the kitchen!" Lorelai yelled back.
Rory and Dean went into the kitchen. Lorelai was hovered over a pot on the stove.
"No," Rory said. "You're only allowed to make soup."
"I'm making mac and cheese," Lorelai said. "It's one of my cravings. I'll order a pizza if you guys don't want any."
"Are you kidding?" Rory said. "I love that stuff!"
"You want any, Dean?" Lorelai asked.
"Why not?" Dean said.
"Lor, I'm home!" Luke called.
"In the kitchen!" Lorelai called back.
The four helped themselves to the macaroni and cheese and started watching Footloose. Lorelai and Rory started talking through it, which got Luke annoyed. Dean struggled not to laugh throughout the whole thing.
"I have a favor to ask you guys," Lorelai said to Dean and Rory pausing the movie. "They're having the Dance Marathon early this year. It's in two days."
Suddenly, Dean's head filled with bad memories of Rory and Jess fighting, but he shook his head and they went away.
"I still don't understand why," Luke said. "I think this is just an excuse for Taylor to get punch-drunk."
"Anyways," Lorelai said, bopping Luke with a pillow. "I would do it this year, but I can't dance because of the baby. But, I really want to beat Kirk and I can't do it. So can you guys do it for me?"
Rory looked down at her feet. Dean knew she didn't want to do it. For some reason, he wanted to. He didn't know why, but he did. Maybe it was the fact that he'd never done it before. Or maybe it was because he wanted to hear the word "dance marathon" without thinking of Rory and Jess. Rory looked at Dean.
"I don't think it would be a bad idea," Dean said.
"You actually want to do this?" Rory said.
"Why not?"
Rory turned to Lorelai. "We'll think about it," Rory said.
[Rory]
"Why do you all of a sudden want to do this?" Rory asked when they got home.
"Because I think it'll be fun," Dean said.
"You can't dance."
"Neither can you."
Rory and Dean changed into their pajamas. Rory hated that thing. Sure, she did it with her mother every year, but still it gave her bad memories.
"Why don't you want to do it?" Dean asked.
"Let me refresh your memory," Rory said, putting her tooth brush down. "' Everyone can see you Rory! You know what? I'm tired, but I'm over it. So go on! Be together! There's nothing standing in your way this time because I'm out!'"
Wow, Rory thought. I can't believe I remember that. Dean looked at Rory quizzically.
"You remember that?" Dean asked.
"Snippets," Rory replied, squirting toothpaste on her toothbrush.
"Look," Dean said. "That's one of the reasons why I want to do this. I want to be able to forget about that."
"And the other reason?"
"Like your mom, I have a desire to beat Kirk."
Rory sighed. He was right. The only way to forget about that night was to participate in the Marathon. Rory nodded and dialed her mother's number. Plus, Kirk had moved out of his mother's house and in with his girlfriend, so no one really had to pity him anymore.
"Hello, Mom?" Rory said. "Our answer is yes."
To Be Continued...
A/N: Still stretching it out. Chapter 12 is coming soon.
[Dean]
"Why won't you take a test?" Dean asked the next day when he and Rory came home.
"I told you before," Rory said. "It takes a few days."
"Fine," Dean said. "But, don't drink any coffee because you might be."
"Decaf?" Rory said.
"Done," Dean replied, walking over to the answering machine. "We have a message."
Dean pushed the button and the answering machine.
"Hey guys," Lorelai's voice said. "It's me and I'm becoming fat and very depressed. Anyways, I know you guys just got home. I called to tell you that my parents went away so there's no Friday night dinner. I wanted to invite you guys over for dinner. Luke's picking up Footloose. Rory, you know how much we love making fun of that movie. If you want to come, be here by six. If not, then I'm assuming that you're doing something dirty. Okay, I have to go. The baby is playing 'Bring in da Noise' on my bladder."
The answering machine beeped and Dean looked at Rory, raising his eyebrow. That was totally random, Dean thought.
"She's quirky, remember?" Rory said.
Dean nodded. Rory looked at him with these big puppy eyes.
"Don't," Dean said. "We can go."
Dean liked movie nights with Rory and Lorelai. Now that Luke was added to their addition, the conversation going on was more entertaining than the movie itself. They made their way over to the Gilmore-Danes' house.
"Mom," Rory said. "Where are you?"
"In the kitchen!" Lorelai yelled back.
Rory and Dean went into the kitchen. Lorelai was hovered over a pot on the stove.
"No," Rory said. "You're only allowed to make soup."
"I'm making mac and cheese," Lorelai said. "It's one of my cravings. I'll order a pizza if you guys don't want any."
"Are you kidding?" Rory said. "I love that stuff!"
"You want any, Dean?" Lorelai asked.
"Why not?" Dean said.
"Lor, I'm home!" Luke called.
"In the kitchen!" Lorelai called back.
The four helped themselves to the macaroni and cheese and started watching Footloose. Lorelai and Rory started talking through it, which got Luke annoyed. Dean struggled not to laugh throughout the whole thing.
"I have a favor to ask you guys," Lorelai said to Dean and Rory pausing the movie. "They're having the Dance Marathon early this year. It's in two days."
Suddenly, Dean's head filled with bad memories of Rory and Jess fighting, but he shook his head and they went away.
"I still don't understand why," Luke said. "I think this is just an excuse for Taylor to get punch-drunk."
"Anyways," Lorelai said, bopping Luke with a pillow. "I would do it this year, but I can't dance because of the baby. But, I really want to beat Kirk and I can't do it. So can you guys do it for me?"
Rory looked down at her feet. Dean knew she didn't want to do it. For some reason, he wanted to. He didn't know why, but he did. Maybe it was the fact that he'd never done it before. Or maybe it was because he wanted to hear the word "dance marathon" without thinking of Rory and Jess. Rory looked at Dean.
"I don't think it would be a bad idea," Dean said.
"You actually want to do this?" Rory said.
"Why not?"
Rory turned to Lorelai. "We'll think about it," Rory said.
[Rory]
"Why do you all of a sudden want to do this?" Rory asked when they got home.
"Because I think it'll be fun," Dean said.
"You can't dance."
"Neither can you."
Rory and Dean changed into their pajamas. Rory hated that thing. Sure, she did it with her mother every year, but still it gave her bad memories.
"Why don't you want to do it?" Dean asked.
"Let me refresh your memory," Rory said, putting her tooth brush down. "' Everyone can see you Rory! You know what? I'm tired, but I'm over it. So go on! Be together! There's nothing standing in your way this time because I'm out!'"
Wow, Rory thought. I can't believe I remember that. Dean looked at Rory quizzically.
"You remember that?" Dean asked.
"Snippets," Rory replied, squirting toothpaste on her toothbrush.
"Look," Dean said. "That's one of the reasons why I want to do this. I want to be able to forget about that."
"And the other reason?"
"Like your mom, I have a desire to beat Kirk."
Rory sighed. He was right. The only way to forget about that night was to participate in the Marathon. Rory nodded and dialed her mother's number. Plus, Kirk had moved out of his mother's house and in with his girlfriend, so no one really had to pity him anymore.
"Hello, Mom?" Rory said. "Our answer is yes."
To Be Continued...
A/N: Still stretching it out. Chapter 12 is coming soon.
