Lorelai woke up the next morning to find Luke sitting on the side of the bed putting on his shoes. "Good morning." She said, startling him. "Hey, I was going to wake you up, but you looked so peaceful so I decided to let you sleep for a little bit longer. Don't worry, it's early and no one else is up yet. I was going to go downstairs and start your coffee."
Lorelai smiled up at him. "Where have you been all my life?" She asked before she realized what she said. He looked at her again, smiled and said, "Right in front of you, but you just never took the time to notice." With that, he walked out of the door. Lorelai sat up and thought about everything that had happened the night before. When she thought about her parents splitting up, Rory's affair with Dean, the test run of the Inn, Jason showing up, Luke kissing her, well there was one bright spot to the night, and Luke's fight with Jason, she began to get a headache. She slowly got up and got dressed. It was early enough where she could get home, shower and change before the guests began coming down to breakfast. She re-dressed herself in her skirt and top from the night before and then went downstairs to the kitchen. She heard voices in the kitchen and paused before entering the door.
"Are you sure everything is okay?" Lorelai heard Sookie ask. "No, it's not all okay," Luke replied, "but it will be." Lorelai then smiled to herself and opened the kitchen door. "Good morning honey," Sookie said brightly. "Hey." Lorelai said to her. "And there's my coffee." Lorelai smiled as she walked up to Luke and took a mug of steaming coffee out of his hands. "Mmmmmm. Thank you. For everything." He looked at her and touched her arm. "You're welcome." She finished the mug in a few gulps as Sookie and Luke looked on, and then headed for the door. "You're okay with breakfast?" She called over her shoulder at Sookie. "Got it covered." Sookie shouted. When the door swung shut, Luke turned to Sookie and said, "Need some help?" "Thought you'd never ask." She replied.
Lorelai's house
As Lorelai walked inside she was met by a distraught looking Rory. "Where have you been?" Rory demanded. "What?" Lorelai asked, "You told me to leave. You told me you needed to think by yourself and that you couldn't think with me here." As if she didn't even hear her, Rory shouted, "Which one of your men were you out with tonight, huh? Jason, Alex, Luke, or maybe you were messing with Max again huh?" Lorelai, stunned, looked at her daughter and said, "I am going to take a shower and change. WE will deal with this later." "Sure, go wash the slime off., and while you're there take a look in the mirror if you want to see who taught me how to be like I am. You are the reason I turned out this way. You thought it would be good for a mom and daughter to best friends. Well, I don't. I think all these years, I needed a mom. Someone who would tell me exactly how to be, what to do, who to love. Instead, you showed by example, and let me tell you it was a lousy example."
"You don't mean that. You are hurt and angry and looking for someone to take it out on. I will not dignify that attack with a juvenile response. You want to fight with someone, call Dean. I am going upstairs." Lorelai said as she turned around and began to climb the stairs. "I am going to Europe!" Rory called after her. "Have fun!" Lorelai remarked over her shoulder and shut her door. She walks to her bed and begins to cry.
Rory walks into her room and begins throwing clothes into a suitcase. After one last look around her room, she grabs the suitcase and walks out of the room. "Goodbye." She calls up the stairs.
Lorelai comes downstairs, showered and dressed, and fins a note on the table.
Dear Mom,
Sorry about the blow up. You were right. I am mad, but mostly at myself. I don't know why I did what I did. I need time away from you, from Dean, and from everything just to think. I decided last night to take Grandma up on her offer to see Europe. We leave today. She needs to get away too. Maybe it will help us both to be outside of the situation so that we can take a fresh look inside. I am sorry about what I said about you. You have been a great mom and we really do have a great relationship. I just wanted to blame anyone but me. I hope things work out for you with Luke. If you start to freak out about anything, please call me FIRST, before you freak out on him. Don't worry about me, I'm a big girl and I will be fine.
P.S. Grandma will be fine too. I think she just needs to be apart from Grandpa for a while so that they remember how much they love each other. I guess the same way you and I need our space.
Talk to you soon. I love you.
-Rory
When Lorelai walked into the Inn a half hour later, the guests were eating breakfast and talking. Ms.Patty remarked, "Lorelai, dear, you look like you've seen a ghost." Lorelai walked past her and walked absently into the kitchen where Luke and Sookie were talking and held out the letter. She could barely find the words to whisper, "She's gone." She then collapsed into Luke's arms and sobbed.
Lorelai smiled up at him. "Where have you been all my life?" She asked before she realized what she said. He looked at her again, smiled and said, "Right in front of you, but you just never took the time to notice." With that, he walked out of the door. Lorelai sat up and thought about everything that had happened the night before. When she thought about her parents splitting up, Rory's affair with Dean, the test run of the Inn, Jason showing up, Luke kissing her, well there was one bright spot to the night, and Luke's fight with Jason, she began to get a headache. She slowly got up and got dressed. It was early enough where she could get home, shower and change before the guests began coming down to breakfast. She re-dressed herself in her skirt and top from the night before and then went downstairs to the kitchen. She heard voices in the kitchen and paused before entering the door.
"Are you sure everything is okay?" Lorelai heard Sookie ask. "No, it's not all okay," Luke replied, "but it will be." Lorelai then smiled to herself and opened the kitchen door. "Good morning honey," Sookie said brightly. "Hey." Lorelai said to her. "And there's my coffee." Lorelai smiled as she walked up to Luke and took a mug of steaming coffee out of his hands. "Mmmmmm. Thank you. For everything." He looked at her and touched her arm. "You're welcome." She finished the mug in a few gulps as Sookie and Luke looked on, and then headed for the door. "You're okay with breakfast?" She called over her shoulder at Sookie. "Got it covered." Sookie shouted. When the door swung shut, Luke turned to Sookie and said, "Need some help?" "Thought you'd never ask." She replied.
Lorelai's house
As Lorelai walked inside she was met by a distraught looking Rory. "Where have you been?" Rory demanded. "What?" Lorelai asked, "You told me to leave. You told me you needed to think by yourself and that you couldn't think with me here." As if she didn't even hear her, Rory shouted, "Which one of your men were you out with tonight, huh? Jason, Alex, Luke, or maybe you were messing with Max again huh?" Lorelai, stunned, looked at her daughter and said, "I am going to take a shower and change. WE will deal with this later." "Sure, go wash the slime off., and while you're there take a look in the mirror if you want to see who taught me how to be like I am. You are the reason I turned out this way. You thought it would be good for a mom and daughter to best friends. Well, I don't. I think all these years, I needed a mom. Someone who would tell me exactly how to be, what to do, who to love. Instead, you showed by example, and let me tell you it was a lousy example."
"You don't mean that. You are hurt and angry and looking for someone to take it out on. I will not dignify that attack with a juvenile response. You want to fight with someone, call Dean. I am going upstairs." Lorelai said as she turned around and began to climb the stairs. "I am going to Europe!" Rory called after her. "Have fun!" Lorelai remarked over her shoulder and shut her door. She walks to her bed and begins to cry.
Rory walks into her room and begins throwing clothes into a suitcase. After one last look around her room, she grabs the suitcase and walks out of the room. "Goodbye." She calls up the stairs.
Lorelai comes downstairs, showered and dressed, and fins a note on the table.
Dear Mom,
Sorry about the blow up. You were right. I am mad, but mostly at myself. I don't know why I did what I did. I need time away from you, from Dean, and from everything just to think. I decided last night to take Grandma up on her offer to see Europe. We leave today. She needs to get away too. Maybe it will help us both to be outside of the situation so that we can take a fresh look inside. I am sorry about what I said about you. You have been a great mom and we really do have a great relationship. I just wanted to blame anyone but me. I hope things work out for you with Luke. If you start to freak out about anything, please call me FIRST, before you freak out on him. Don't worry about me, I'm a big girl and I will be fine.
P.S. Grandma will be fine too. I think she just needs to be apart from Grandpa for a while so that they remember how much they love each other. I guess the same way you and I need our space.
Talk to you soon. I love you.
-Rory
When Lorelai walked into the Inn a half hour later, the guests were eating breakfast and talking. Ms.Patty remarked, "Lorelai, dear, you look like you've seen a ghost." Lorelai walked past her and walked absently into the kitchen where Luke and Sookie were talking and held out the letter. She could barely find the words to whisper, "She's gone." She then collapsed into Luke's arms and sobbed.