Richard and Emily's Secret
Recap: Lorelai found out that Yvonne had her son when she was 16.
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Lorelai walked through the front of the house she shared with her husband of six months; she dropped her purse and jacket by the door and headed for the living room.
Luke was sitting on the couch watching TV when Lorelai walked into the living room and joined him on the couch.
"Hey." He said as he leaned over and kissed her.
"Hey." She sighed.
Luke looked at her; he could tell something was wrong.
"Is everything with your dad okay?" he asked pulling her into his arms.
Lorelai nodded and rested her head against his chest.
"What happened?" his voice full of concern.
Lorelai lifted her head from his chest and looked straight a head as she spoke.
"Tonight I found out I have a younger sister."
"What?" Luke asked.
Lorelai turned so she was facing him as she spoke.
"About a month before I found out I was pregnant, with Rory, my mum found out she was pregnant."
Luke watched Lorelai as she told him how her parents kept it a secret from her.
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The next morning Yvonne walked into the diner, she looked around until she spotted Lorelai sitting at a table by the window. Yvonne walked over and sat across the table from Lorelai.
"What do you think you're doing?" demanded Lorelai.
"We need to talk." Was all Yvonne said.
Lorelai looked around and decided that the diner was not the best place to talk.
"Let's go upstairs to Luke's office." She said as she stood and began to walk towards the stairs. As Lorelai reached the counter she stopped and looked over her shoulder to see if Yvonne was following and to talk to Luke.
"Luke, we're going up to your office to talk for a few minutes." Turning to Yvonne. "Luke, this is my sister Yvonne."
Luke nodded toward Yvonne. "Hey."
Lorelai started walking up the stairs and Yvonne followed nodding at Luke as she passed.
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Once they were in Luke's office Lorelai turned to Yvonne.
"What is it you want you talk about?" she asked pretending she didn't already know.
Yvonne shook her head slightly at Lorelai.
"Lorelai, we both know why I'm here."
Without saying a word Lorelai sat down on the couch that remained in the office.
"I know you're pissed at mum for not telling you about me but she really needs you right now." Yvonne says as she sits next to Lorelai.
Both are staring straight ahead.
"She lied to me for so many years." Was all Lorelai could say before the tears took over.
"I know but weather you like it or not she's still our mother and she's going through a lot." Turning to look at Lorelai. "Our father is dying and she needs you to be there for her."
Lorelai laughed. "Me? My mother has never needed me for anything."
"Well she need you to help through this." Says Yvonne.
Turning to look at Yvonne. "But she has you!" Lorelai bites back angrily.
"You're right she does have me but she needs you." Yvonne gets up from the couch, anger evident on her face. "I've had to listen to mum go on and on for years about how wonderful you are and how wonderful your life turned out. But I don't see what's so great about you! You can't get passed the fact that our parents made a mistake." Yvonne began walking towards the door.
"Wait." Called Lorelai.
Yvonne stopped but didn't turn around. "Why?" asked Yvonne.
"Did she really say all that stuff about me?" Lorelai asked hopefully.
"Almost everyday." Yvonne turned to face Lorelai again. "I'll understand if you don't want to see me but please don't shut mum out."
Lorelai took a few steps toward Yvonne. "What do you say we get a cup of coffee and get to know each other?"
Yvonne smiled for the first that day. "Really?"
Lorelai walked over and stood next to Yvonne.
"Really. Now come on, my husband makes the best coffee in town." She said as they made their way back down to the diner.
TBC.
Recap: Lorelai found out that Yvonne had her son when she was 16.
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Lorelai walked through the front of the house she shared with her husband of six months; she dropped her purse and jacket by the door and headed for the living room.
Luke was sitting on the couch watching TV when Lorelai walked into the living room and joined him on the couch.
"Hey." He said as he leaned over and kissed her.
"Hey." She sighed.
Luke looked at her; he could tell something was wrong.
"Is everything with your dad okay?" he asked pulling her into his arms.
Lorelai nodded and rested her head against his chest.
"What happened?" his voice full of concern.
Lorelai lifted her head from his chest and looked straight a head as she spoke.
"Tonight I found out I have a younger sister."
"What?" Luke asked.
Lorelai turned so she was facing him as she spoke.
"About a month before I found out I was pregnant, with Rory, my mum found out she was pregnant."
Luke watched Lorelai as she told him how her parents kept it a secret from her.
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The next morning Yvonne walked into the diner, she looked around until she spotted Lorelai sitting at a table by the window. Yvonne walked over and sat across the table from Lorelai.
"What do you think you're doing?" demanded Lorelai.
"We need to talk." Was all Yvonne said.
Lorelai looked around and decided that the diner was not the best place to talk.
"Let's go upstairs to Luke's office." She said as she stood and began to walk towards the stairs. As Lorelai reached the counter she stopped and looked over her shoulder to see if Yvonne was following and to talk to Luke.
"Luke, we're going up to your office to talk for a few minutes." Turning to Yvonne. "Luke, this is my sister Yvonne."
Luke nodded toward Yvonne. "Hey."
Lorelai started walking up the stairs and Yvonne followed nodding at Luke as she passed.
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Once they were in Luke's office Lorelai turned to Yvonne.
"What is it you want you talk about?" she asked pretending she didn't already know.
Yvonne shook her head slightly at Lorelai.
"Lorelai, we both know why I'm here."
Without saying a word Lorelai sat down on the couch that remained in the office.
"I know you're pissed at mum for not telling you about me but she really needs you right now." Yvonne says as she sits next to Lorelai.
Both are staring straight ahead.
"She lied to me for so many years." Was all Lorelai could say before the tears took over.
"I know but weather you like it or not she's still our mother and she's going through a lot." Turning to look at Lorelai. "Our father is dying and she needs you to be there for her."
Lorelai laughed. "Me? My mother has never needed me for anything."
"Well she need you to help through this." Says Yvonne.
Turning to look at Yvonne. "But she has you!" Lorelai bites back angrily.
"You're right she does have me but she needs you." Yvonne gets up from the couch, anger evident on her face. "I've had to listen to mum go on and on for years about how wonderful you are and how wonderful your life turned out. But I don't see what's so great about you! You can't get passed the fact that our parents made a mistake." Yvonne began walking towards the door.
"Wait." Called Lorelai.
Yvonne stopped but didn't turn around. "Why?" asked Yvonne.
"Did she really say all that stuff about me?" Lorelai asked hopefully.
"Almost everyday." Yvonne turned to face Lorelai again. "I'll understand if you don't want to see me but please don't shut mum out."
Lorelai took a few steps toward Yvonne. "What do you say we get a cup of coffee and get to know each other?"
Yvonne smiled for the first that day. "Really?"
Lorelai walked over and stood next to Yvonne.
"Really. Now come on, my husband makes the best coffee in town." She said as they made their way back down to the diner.
TBC.
