"Hey Luke, can I get two cups of coffee?" Rory asked as she stepped into the diner.
"Two?" Luke asked as he pulled the cups out from under the counter.
"Sure, two," Lorelai, Rory's mother, said from her seat at the counter. "I've taught my daughter well."
Rory laughed. "Actually, I have a friend from school with me," she said as she took as seat beside her mother. "We met today while she was arguing Lord of the Rings with her boyfriend."
"'Cause every relationship needs to get their beliefs on Tolkein out in the open," Lorelai said.
"Of course," Rory replied. "Anyways, she needed to come to Stars Hollow to talk to, of all people, Taylor."
"Taylor?" Luke asked. "Why would anyone come in from out of town to see him?"
"Said he's offered her a gig," Rory replied. Seeing the confused look on their faces she explained. "She's a musician, and Taylor has offered her a gig at the Soda Shop tomorrow. I guess he's got something going on."
"What?" Luke asked. "He never told me anything about a gig. I don't want this music disturbing my customers, or worse, me."
"Relax Luke," Rory said. "It's just her and her guitar, and from what she said in the car, she's not into loud and obnoxious. She just wants to sing."
"What?" Luke asked.
Rory looked at him, confused. "Huh?"
"What does she like to sing?" Luke replied.
"Country I think," Rory replied.
Luke sighed. "And this is a friend of yours?"
Rory nodded. "And she seems really excited about finding a gig so quickly around here," she added.
"What do you mean around here?" Lorelai asked.
"She transfered to Yale this semester from her previous university somewhere in Canada," Rory told her.
Luke drew his lips together in a firm line. "OK, she can do this, but if she's no good I'm going to pull the plug on it."
"When did I ever ask you if she could do this gig?" Rory asked. "But thank you Luke," she added before Luke could respond.
"Well young lady, you're very talented," Taylor told Sara as she was putting her guitar back into the case. "The jobs yours. Be at the Soda Shop tomorrow at seven."
"In the morning?" Sara asked, looking up.
"Yes, of course in the morning. Is there a problem?"
Sara shook her head and whispered, "No, I'll be here. Thank you sir."
Taylor smiled. "Good. Say do you know any Loretta Lynn?"
"Yes sir," Sara told him. "I know nearly every song she's ever recorded."
"Very good," Taylor said as Sara picked up the guitar. "You're gonna do great tomorrow."
"Rory, I got the gig," Sara said as the bells above the door announced her arrival at Luke's.
"That's terrific," Rory said as Sara took a seat beside her. Leaning back so Sara could see Lorelai, she introduced the two. "Sara, this is my mom Lorelai, mom this is Sara."
Lorelai smiled. "I've heard so much about you."
Sara laughed and took a sip of her coffee. "Oh my goodness, this is good coffee."
"Well, Luke makes the best," Lorelai said as she took a sip of her own.
"Speaking of Luke, where did he disappear to?" Rory asked.
"Who knows," Lorelai replied. "That man should become the next Houdini."
"I know you're talking about me," Luke said as he came down the stairs. "So stop it."
Rory nodded towards him as he came towards them. "This is Luke, Luke this is..."
"Sara," Luke whispered, stopping dead in his tracks. There was a split second of silence and then a loud bang from the kitchen.
"Sorry," the cook called out. "I'll clean it up."
Luke didn't reply. He was still staring at Sara. "It can't be," Sara whispered as she stood up.
Luke tried to smile, but failed. "I can't believe you're here," he said.
Sara's eyes were red. "Me either," she said as she ran out the door."
Lorelai looked up at Luke. "Hey, what was that?" she asked.
Swaying a little, Luke leaned forward on the counter to steady himself. "That's someone I know from a long time ago," he told her.
"She's too young to be an ex..." Lorelai started, but interrupted.
"I knew her long before she was old enough to look at guys that way," Luke told her. Turning to Rory he asked, "Did you say she was at a university in Canada?"
Rory nodded. "BC I think," she told him. "Look, I should go after her."
Luke nodded. "You should, she needs a friend."
"Two?" Luke asked as he pulled the cups out from under the counter.
"Sure, two," Lorelai, Rory's mother, said from her seat at the counter. "I've taught my daughter well."
Rory laughed. "Actually, I have a friend from school with me," she said as she took as seat beside her mother. "We met today while she was arguing Lord of the Rings with her boyfriend."
"'Cause every relationship needs to get their beliefs on Tolkein out in the open," Lorelai said.
"Of course," Rory replied. "Anyways, she needed to come to Stars Hollow to talk to, of all people, Taylor."
"Taylor?" Luke asked. "Why would anyone come in from out of town to see him?"
"Said he's offered her a gig," Rory replied. Seeing the confused look on their faces she explained. "She's a musician, and Taylor has offered her a gig at the Soda Shop tomorrow. I guess he's got something going on."
"What?" Luke asked. "He never told me anything about a gig. I don't want this music disturbing my customers, or worse, me."
"Relax Luke," Rory said. "It's just her and her guitar, and from what she said in the car, she's not into loud and obnoxious. She just wants to sing."
"What?" Luke asked.
Rory looked at him, confused. "Huh?"
"What does she like to sing?" Luke replied.
"Country I think," Rory replied.
Luke sighed. "And this is a friend of yours?"
Rory nodded. "And she seems really excited about finding a gig so quickly around here," she added.
"What do you mean around here?" Lorelai asked.
"She transfered to Yale this semester from her previous university somewhere in Canada," Rory told her.
Luke drew his lips together in a firm line. "OK, she can do this, but if she's no good I'm going to pull the plug on it."
"When did I ever ask you if she could do this gig?" Rory asked. "But thank you Luke," she added before Luke could respond.
"Well young lady, you're very talented," Taylor told Sara as she was putting her guitar back into the case. "The jobs yours. Be at the Soda Shop tomorrow at seven."
"In the morning?" Sara asked, looking up.
"Yes, of course in the morning. Is there a problem?"
Sara shook her head and whispered, "No, I'll be here. Thank you sir."
Taylor smiled. "Good. Say do you know any Loretta Lynn?"
"Yes sir," Sara told him. "I know nearly every song she's ever recorded."
"Very good," Taylor said as Sara picked up the guitar. "You're gonna do great tomorrow."
"Rory, I got the gig," Sara said as the bells above the door announced her arrival at Luke's.
"That's terrific," Rory said as Sara took a seat beside her. Leaning back so Sara could see Lorelai, she introduced the two. "Sara, this is my mom Lorelai, mom this is Sara."
Lorelai smiled. "I've heard so much about you."
Sara laughed and took a sip of her coffee. "Oh my goodness, this is good coffee."
"Well, Luke makes the best," Lorelai said as she took a sip of her own.
"Speaking of Luke, where did he disappear to?" Rory asked.
"Who knows," Lorelai replied. "That man should become the next Houdini."
"I know you're talking about me," Luke said as he came down the stairs. "So stop it."
Rory nodded towards him as he came towards them. "This is Luke, Luke this is..."
"Sara," Luke whispered, stopping dead in his tracks. There was a split second of silence and then a loud bang from the kitchen.
"Sorry," the cook called out. "I'll clean it up."
Luke didn't reply. He was still staring at Sara. "It can't be," Sara whispered as she stood up.
Luke tried to smile, but failed. "I can't believe you're here," he said.
Sara's eyes were red. "Me either," she said as she ran out the door."
Lorelai looked up at Luke. "Hey, what was that?" she asked.
Swaying a little, Luke leaned forward on the counter to steady himself. "That's someone I know from a long time ago," he told her.
"She's too young to be an ex..." Lorelai started, but interrupted.
"I knew her long before she was old enough to look at guys that way," Luke told her. Turning to Rory he asked, "Did you say she was at a university in Canada?"
Rory nodded. "BC I think," she told him. "Look, I should go after her."
Luke nodded. "You should, she needs a friend."
