Disclaimer: I am not in any way affiliated with Gilmore Girls, but god, if
I had the option, I would be in less than a second!
"Rory? Lorelai's voice sounded desperate to Rory, who was on her way to class.
"Mom? What's wrong?" Rory asked, concerned, but still preoccupied.
"I want coffee."
"Go to Luke's. Mom, I'm late for this class and I-"
"Can't go to Luke's. He won't let me bring my baby."
"Your what?"
"Charles."
"No, not Charles. What did you say about bringing a baby? Please tell me you're taking care of Davie and you didn't go out and adopt some poor, poor child this time! Not that I even think you can do something like that so fast... But you didn't, did you?"
"No, I didn't. Calm down hun. I was just talking about Charles."
"Oh, Charles. How is the little guy?"
"He's great and cute and fuzzy still. But Mommy! Mommy wants coffee!"
"And you can't take Charles to Luke's? Just leave him home."
"I can't do that. He'd miss me. Wouldn't you?" Lorelai, although partly talking to Rory, was also now conversing with the dog in babytalk.
"You could leave him with Sookie if you're really sure he couldn't stay home."
"I couldn't do that to her. She has a baby."
"What?"
"Sookie. Jackson. Baby. Davie."
"Oh, ok. Sorry. What about Jason?"
"Working."
"Michel? He likes dogs."
"Although you may get by on good looks alone, the rest of the world does work babe."
"The Inn with the work guys."
"Didn't I just explain the work thing? Besides, you can't be serious."
"No, I'm not serious. But you can't be serious about not being to leave him home."
"Poor, coffee-deprived Mommy..."
"Sorry, got a class. Bye!"
Lorelai held the phone in her hands and sighed. Charles stood up against her on his hind feet, then returned to his normal position, walked a few feet away and took a flying leap onto Lorelai's lap.
As he turned a circle, Lorelai coddled him, "Mommy loves you, but you," she tapped his nose, "you sure can be a nuisance. So what do you say? Stay home alone? Throw a big party, get busted by the doggy cops?" She gazed into his innocent black eyes.
"Now who am I kidding? You're just a puppy and you're not big and tough enough to be left home yet. Besides, you might do something embarrassing like buy everybody a cone-shaped hat and hire a clown at that big party of yours... Not that I ever did that..." Laughing to herself, Lorelai lifted the dog off her lap and then left the room to complete some random task, Charles trotting loyally at her heels.
~*~*~*~*~*~
"Coming!" Lorelai shouted as she made her way to the front door. Charles, who had been dozing on the couch, raised his head and barked.
"Hush, baby," Lorelai said as she pulled open the door.
"Baby?" Luke questioned.
"What?!" Lorelai was a bit startled, thinking that Luke was referring to her.
"Baby. You said baby."
"I was talking to Charles."
"The dog?"
"Yup," Lorelai said with a huge grin. "So... can I help you?"
"Oh, um, coffee," explained Luke, holding up a cup.
"You are a god! Come on in."
"Oh, I'm alright. Just came with coffee. Figured you didn't come because of the dog."
"Come. Enter Mt. Olympus, oh mighty Luke the coffee god."
Luke gave half a snort and a shrug and did as she instructed.
"Rory? Lorelai's voice sounded desperate to Rory, who was on her way to class.
"Mom? What's wrong?" Rory asked, concerned, but still preoccupied.
"I want coffee."
"Go to Luke's. Mom, I'm late for this class and I-"
"Can't go to Luke's. He won't let me bring my baby."
"Your what?"
"Charles."
"No, not Charles. What did you say about bringing a baby? Please tell me you're taking care of Davie and you didn't go out and adopt some poor, poor child this time! Not that I even think you can do something like that so fast... But you didn't, did you?"
"No, I didn't. Calm down hun. I was just talking about Charles."
"Oh, Charles. How is the little guy?"
"He's great and cute and fuzzy still. But Mommy! Mommy wants coffee!"
"And you can't take Charles to Luke's? Just leave him home."
"I can't do that. He'd miss me. Wouldn't you?" Lorelai, although partly talking to Rory, was also now conversing with the dog in babytalk.
"You could leave him with Sookie if you're really sure he couldn't stay home."
"I couldn't do that to her. She has a baby."
"What?"
"Sookie. Jackson. Baby. Davie."
"Oh, ok. Sorry. What about Jason?"
"Working."
"Michel? He likes dogs."
"Although you may get by on good looks alone, the rest of the world does work babe."
"The Inn with the work guys."
"Didn't I just explain the work thing? Besides, you can't be serious."
"No, I'm not serious. But you can't be serious about not being to leave him home."
"Poor, coffee-deprived Mommy..."
"Sorry, got a class. Bye!"
Lorelai held the phone in her hands and sighed. Charles stood up against her on his hind feet, then returned to his normal position, walked a few feet away and took a flying leap onto Lorelai's lap.
As he turned a circle, Lorelai coddled him, "Mommy loves you, but you," she tapped his nose, "you sure can be a nuisance. So what do you say? Stay home alone? Throw a big party, get busted by the doggy cops?" She gazed into his innocent black eyes.
"Now who am I kidding? You're just a puppy and you're not big and tough enough to be left home yet. Besides, you might do something embarrassing like buy everybody a cone-shaped hat and hire a clown at that big party of yours... Not that I ever did that..." Laughing to herself, Lorelai lifted the dog off her lap and then left the room to complete some random task, Charles trotting loyally at her heels.
~*~*~*~*~*~
"Coming!" Lorelai shouted as she made her way to the front door. Charles, who had been dozing on the couch, raised his head and barked.
"Hush, baby," Lorelai said as she pulled open the door.
"Baby?" Luke questioned.
"What?!" Lorelai was a bit startled, thinking that Luke was referring to her.
"Baby. You said baby."
"I was talking to Charles."
"The dog?"
"Yup," Lorelai said with a huge grin. "So... can I help you?"
"Oh, um, coffee," explained Luke, holding up a cup.
"You are a god! Come on in."
"Oh, I'm alright. Just came with coffee. Figured you didn't come because of the dog."
"Come. Enter Mt. Olympus, oh mighty Luke the coffee god."
Luke gave half a snort and a shrug and did as she instructed.