Chapter 2- Invitations, questions, and exceptions
Later That Evening...
Luke went to get his mail from the tiny old fashioned white mailbox which was hanging on the front of the exterior of the diner. As he walked back inside, he flipped through the mail.
Water bill, electric bill, cable bill, telephone bill, hmm, what's this? He opened a very fancy looking envelope that was addressed to Master Lucas Danes. Master? What year is this? He pulled out a note card-like invitation.
It read...
You are Cordially Invited to Attend the Engagement Party of a Mr. Gary Smith and Miss Elizabeth Danes...
That's all he needed to read. "DAMN IT!" he yelled and the threw the envelope on the ground. Not another loser... he thought not again... He couldn't believe it. Every loser that god threw her way, she had to marry. It was ridicules. No doubt this guy would turn out like everyone else. Why did life have to be so tough on his sister? Why couldn't the world be free of people like Jimmy, Chris, Jess, and no doubt TJ. Why couldn't his sister just meet some prince charming? He bent over and picked up the card.
Bring guest...
Damn Liz. She just wanted to meet Nicole. No way. They would eat each other up. He imagined their private conversations later that night...
first Nicole
"You're sister is so, interesting, in a weird kinda way" Nicole would tell him. "Come on honey, lets go home, please, I'm bored, this is boring, my life is boring, lets go, I'm thirsty, can you buy me a drink, what? No, you can't have a drink, you have to drive us home, blah blah blah!"
and then Liz
"She's not your type Luke, why on earth did you marry her? blah blah blah!"
a night from hell! he thought. O god....
Lorelai sat on her couch all alone on Friday night as Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" flashed across the screen.
"Ring Ring"
She continued watching the movie and listened as the answering machine picked up.
" You've reached Lorelai Gilmore" It said in a mock sexy voice " I'll give you a great night for under 20 dollars...Leave a message...BEEEEEEEEEEEP."
"Lorelai? um ok, weird answering machine, anyway I gotta talk to you, so call, or stop by, um yea, I really have to avoid having to listen to your answering machine. So um yea. Bye." Lorelai heard the answering machine click, she chuckled when she thought of the look on Luke's face when he'd heard her message.
He needed to talk to her? She thought. Um ok... She got up and through on her black winter jacket and walked out of the door.
When she got to Luke's she knocked.
"Hey." He said as he opened the door.
"You really need a better pick up line when you open the door. Like, um hold on" Lorelai cleared her throat. "You Rang?" she said in a very Adam's Family type voice.
Luke rolled his eyes and stepped aside so Lorelai could walk in.
"Coffee?" He asked.
"Sure. Hey Luke, what's up?" She asked in a concerned voice.
Luke put a cup of coffee in front of her. He pulled the envelope from his back pocket and slid it across the counter over to Lorelai.
"Ew, you didn't fart on it did you?" She said as she pulled the card from inside.
"Oh, wow. I didn't know they were that serious." Lorelai said in shock.
"They're not" Luke said. "That's the thing."
"So what do you want me to do?" Lorelai asked. " I mean, If you want me to talk to her, I would but I doubt it would help any, I mean, If you did it then she might listen a little bit, but I think Liz is going to do what she wants to do." Lorelai explained.
"Oh no, that's not why I wanted to talk to you." Luke said.
"Then what?" Lorelai asked.
"Come with me."
"What?"
"Come with me. To the engagement party."
"Why? I mean, why me, you are married and everything."
"Oh no, I couldn't take Nicole to something like this." Luke explained.
"Oh yes." Lorelai said in a mischievous voice. " Because when the moon comes out she turns into a werewolf and we wouldn't want to start panic and ruin an engagement party!"
"Lorelai..."
"What is it then?"
" I just don't think they would approve of each other. They're so different. Then, the comments would start and they wouldn't stop. ever! And whenever I am going to drive Nicole home, she won't let me drink. Anything! Let me assure you. This is one party that I am going to need at least one drink."
"Right, because we care about Nicole, but who cares if you get drunk and kill me in a car crash? Huh! I don't care. No big deal. No big deal at all. I'll just die for the sake of your drinking rights, I'll-"
"Lorelai. Please. Just come with me."
"Is it in New York?" Lorelai asked.
"Yeah. It's black tie. Not for you, for me. I mean, for you its-"
"I know Luke. Of course I'll come."
"Really?" He asked.
"Of course." Lorelai smiled and he bit his bottom lip.
She shyly looked down.
"Alright, well, I guess I'll see ya tomorrow Luke. Bye."
"Bye Lorelai."
"Bye." She smiled again.
She got up and walked out the door.
As the bells jingled, Luke stared after her and watched her car pull away.
