I am not the writer, creator, director, etc of anything Gilmore, (except for the scenes in my head, which ASP &Co. cannot have:)
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Friday night- Gilmore Estate
Luke, Lorelai, and Rory stand in front of the house. "This is it." Lorelai remarked.
"Just ring the bell, drama queen." Rory told her.
Lorelai rang the bell and a new maid answered the door. "The Gilmores will receive you in the study." She said as she shut the door behind them.
Luke, Lorelai, and Rory walked into the study and Emily walked up to them and said, "Hello Rory, Lorelai. Nice to see you again Luke. Mathe, please let us know when dinner is ready"
"New maid Mom?"
"How was the drive, "Emily asked changing the subject.
"Fine, Grandma, not a lot of traffic today." Rory piped up quickly.
Richard walked into the room and said his hellos to everyone and then asked who wanted a drink.
"I'll take one." Lorelai told him.
"What would you like?" Richard asked her.
"Alcohol. The stronger the better." She said, as Luke shot her a look.
"And you Luke?"
"Whiskey?"
"Of course. Just a minute." Richard said as he began to pour the drinks.
"So, Lorelai. How's the Inn?"
"Great mom, We opened without a hitch and our staff seems extremely competent."
"I should let you hire my maids." Emily remarked drily. "Rory, dear, are you getting ready to go back to school?"
"Yes, I already have a few lists made of what I'll need."
"Just let me know if there's anything I can do."
"I will Grandma."
Richard handed Lorelai and Luke their drinks and when Lorelai reached out to get it Richard glimpsed the ring on her hand. He looked at Lorelai and smiled as he gave her a wink.
"Dinner is served." Mathe announced.
"Fabulous." Emily declared. "We are having lamb tonight."
They walked into the dining room and sat down at their places. Luke looked at Lorelai, once they were seated and began eating, and gave her a questioning look like "You going to tell them or what?"
Lorelai looked at her parents and cleared her throat. "Umm, Mom, Dad. I, uh, We, Luke and I have something we would like to tell you."
"Yes?" Emily answered and then upon hearing silence said, "Well, are you going to tell us or not."
"We're getting married." Lorelai blurted out.
"What?" Emily asked as she put down her fork.
"Luke asked me to marry him and I said yes. I said yes. We're getting married." Lorelai explained.
"Congratulations, Lorelai." Richard beamed. "Luke, I hope you know what you're getting into."
"Thanks you Sir, yes I do."
"Well, Lorelai, I'm glad you found someone you could envision yourself spending the rest of your life with. I had almost accepted the fact that the next wedding I would get to plan would be Rory's." Emily spoke up smiling.
"Well, we were going to plan it ourselves so..."
"Nonsense. The bride's family is expected to pay for things."
"When the bride is right out of school, yes. But not when the bride is a thirty-something successful business owner who....."
"Thank you, Emily. We will be happy to share the cost of the wedding with you. We will be keeping it small and intimate." Luke interrupted with a smile and then shot Lorelai a look.
Lorelai stared at Luke, not knowing if she had correctly heard what he had just said.
"You're welcome, Luke. Please feel free to plan it any way that you like. I would only like to be included."
"Oh, mother of course you'll be included."
"Good. I'll place the order for the swans and trumpets tomorrow."
"Mother!"
"What, Lorelai? You think you're the only one in this family allowed to have a sense of humor?" Emily smirked as she resumed eating.
"Ha-ha." Lorelai deadpanned.
In the Jeep on the way home there were smiles all around. Rory leaned forward and asked, "So, did you guys have a date in mind yet? Or a place?"
"Uh, no. Since we only got engaged yesterday we really haven't had the time yet."
"How about October?" Luke asked.
"October?" Lorelai echoed.
"Yeah, leaves changing, cooler weather, natural colors?"
"October sounds good to me. Location?"
"Stars Hollow?" Luke asked chuckling.
"Okay, can you be more specific?" Lorelai asked playfully hitting his arm.
"How about the Dragonfly?" Rory asked.
"My sentiments exactly." Luke spoke up.
"I'll check for specific dates tomorrow then." Lorelai said smiling. "So we're getting married in October at our Inn."
"Our Inn?" Luke asked her.
"Well, not only are you an investor, but when we get married, what's mine is yours and what's yours is mine. Which means I get good coffee."
"You already get good coffee. You have for years."
"Then why didn't I marry you a long time ago?" Lorelai voiced.
"You weren't ready. And neither was I." Luke told her with a soft smile. "But now we are."
"So, Mom, after the wedding, is Luke moving in with us, or are we moving to the diner?"
"Ummm, well I guess I just assumed he would live with us." Looking at Luke she asked him, "Is that what you want to do? Would you want to move into our house or us move into your apartment, or us get a new house together?"
"Your house is perfect. As long as you make a little room for my things."
"Deal."
They drove home in silence the rest of the way with all three of them smiling.
Saturday Morning- The Dragonfly
"Sookie!" Lorelai called. "Where are you?"
"Kitchen." Sookie called back.
As Lorelai walked into the kitchen Sookie looked up and saw the smile on her friend's face.
"What's the Cheshire cat smile for?"
"Nothing much, just got engaged." Lorelai said with mock flippancy.
"Engaged!!!" Sookie squealed. "I hope it's to Luke."
"No, it's to David Carradine. Of course it's to Luke."
"When?" Sookie asked.
"When what? When did I get engaged?"
"Yeah that and when is the wedding. I need time to prepare the menu."
"Thursday. Ring on top of heart-shaped pancakes. I said yes. Wedding. October. Probably early. I have to check the date book. I guess I can do that now." Lorelai said as she stood up.
Sookie followed her to the front desk where Lorelai opened the reservation book and picked up the phone to call Luke.
"Luke's Diner."
"Hey."
"Hey."
"Okay, so I have the reservation book in front of me. Is now a good time?"
"Perfect. Gives me an excuse to ignore Taylor."
"Great. So, October, right?"
"Yep."
"Okay I have the 2nd, 10th, and the 16th. That's a Saturday, Sunday, and another Saturday."
"Ummm, okay how about the Sunday. October 10th?"
"Sounds good to me. Did you tell Sookie?"
"Yeah. I figured this way maybe we won't have to tell as many people. That maybe the word will just circulate on its own."
"Good thinking. Although Patty and Babette have both been in here staring at me this morning. You don't think there's any way they cold know already do you?"
"No. I don't think so. I never talked about it on the phone and I only just now told Sookie. I know Rory wouldn't have said anything yet, and the only other people who know are my parents."
"Okay so it's something else entirely then. Great." Luke deadpanned.
"Well, if they start hounding you about something else, just break the news to them. They'll be so happy about it that they'll forget what they originally were thinking."
"Good plan. I love the way your devious mind works."
"Yep. It's a gift. So, I'll see you at lunchtime?"
"I'll be here."
"Love you."
"Love you too. Bye."
"Bye." Lorelai hung up the phone after circling October 10th in the calendar with a red heart.
"So the tenth?" Sookie asked her.
"The tenth." Lorelai echoed. "I'm getting married on October 10th."
"Okay good. Let me plan the menu. Don't worry. You won't be disappointed. Just leave everything to me and get back with me later about the number of guests."
"Okay." Lorelai said coming back to reality. "Now back to work."
As Rory walked into the bookstore to grab a couple of new books to read, she spied Dean looking through the magazines. When she saw him, she quickly went around the corner so that he wouldn't see her. She thought she was safely hidden when she heard..
"Rory."
"Dean. Hello."
"You've been avoiding me."
"Yep. You noticed. Good observation skills."
"Why?"
"Dean, you're married. You were married, you're still married, and honestly, at this point, I could care less whether or not you are going to stay married."
"Rory please..." Dean began.
"No. We made a mistake. I let my loneliness drive me to a place I never thought I would be. I became the 'other woman' Dean. It took some time and a trip to Europe to figure out how I felt about everything, but this is how I feel."
"I'm leaving Lindsey."
"Good for you. I hope you find someone who will love you they way you love them. Cause me? I'm not her. I love you because you were my first love. But I am not in love with you. I don't know if I ever really was. But now, I have a better idea of who I am and I know I don't need a boyfriend to define me or make me feel special. I hope it goes well for you Dean. I really do. Goodbye." Rory said as she turned and walked out of the store. "Well, I guess I'll just buy the books off the internet so I never have to worry about running into him again." Rory thought as she began walking home. Her thoughts were interrupted by her cell phone ringing.
"Hello?"
"Hey, it's me. I just thought I would call you and tell you that we picked a date."
"Good, what is it?"
"October 10th. It's a Sunday."
"Okay good. That's leaves us a little over 2 months to plan."
"Well, Sookie's covering the menu, and we have the site reserved."
"Good start mom. I'll get to work thinking of possible color schemes for you, and I'll also call Grandma to let her know. She'll be happy."
"Yeah, just don't let her make this over-the-top."
"Mom?"
"Yeah kiddo?"
"I'm a big girl now. I handled Grandma all summer. I can deal with this."
"Good point. Lunch at Luke's?"
"See ya there."
Rory hung up the phone and her head began swimming with all kinds of ideas for her mother's big day. She punched in her grandmother's number and when Emily answered she said, "Grandma, hi."
"Hello Rory. What can I do for you?"
"Well, I was just calling because Mom wanted you to know she and Luke decided on a date."
"Really, when is it?"
"October 10th. It's a Sunday."
"Well, that's in just over two months. Can they plan it all that fast?"
"Yeah, we think so. They decided on the Dragonfly for the ceremony and reception. And Sookie's handling the menu. I'm picking a few color schemes for Mom to decide from, you know, a limited list, it works better that way."
"Rory? Do you think she'll really let me help."
"Yes Grandma. Just don't go overboard."
"Why, I don't know what you mean? I don't.."
"Grandma," Rory said interrupting her. "My common room at Yale?"
"Yes?"
"Overboard."
"Point well taken. Thank you. I'll call my florist and have them get together some sketches of modest arrangements."
"Good idea. The colors aren't set in stone yet, but I was thinking a rich color scheme. Burgundy, golds, coppers, bronzes, you know harvest colors?"
"My thoughts exactly. I'll talk to you later dear."
"Bye Grandma."
"Goodbye."
Rory hung up as she approached Luke's. She saw her mother already inside smiling at her diner man. Rory smiled and opened the door.
I hope you are all enjoying the story. Thanks for all of your reviews. It really makes this worth writing when I hear that you guys like it.
Friday night- Gilmore Estate
Luke, Lorelai, and Rory stand in front of the house. "This is it." Lorelai remarked.
"Just ring the bell, drama queen." Rory told her.
Lorelai rang the bell and a new maid answered the door. "The Gilmores will receive you in the study." She said as she shut the door behind them.
Luke, Lorelai, and Rory walked into the study and Emily walked up to them and said, "Hello Rory, Lorelai. Nice to see you again Luke. Mathe, please let us know when dinner is ready"
"New maid Mom?"
"How was the drive, "Emily asked changing the subject.
"Fine, Grandma, not a lot of traffic today." Rory piped up quickly.
Richard walked into the room and said his hellos to everyone and then asked who wanted a drink.
"I'll take one." Lorelai told him.
"What would you like?" Richard asked her.
"Alcohol. The stronger the better." She said, as Luke shot her a look.
"And you Luke?"
"Whiskey?"
"Of course. Just a minute." Richard said as he began to pour the drinks.
"So, Lorelai. How's the Inn?"
"Great mom, We opened without a hitch and our staff seems extremely competent."
"I should let you hire my maids." Emily remarked drily. "Rory, dear, are you getting ready to go back to school?"
"Yes, I already have a few lists made of what I'll need."
"Just let me know if there's anything I can do."
"I will Grandma."
Richard handed Lorelai and Luke their drinks and when Lorelai reached out to get it Richard glimpsed the ring on her hand. He looked at Lorelai and smiled as he gave her a wink.
"Dinner is served." Mathe announced.
"Fabulous." Emily declared. "We are having lamb tonight."
They walked into the dining room and sat down at their places. Luke looked at Lorelai, once they were seated and began eating, and gave her a questioning look like "You going to tell them or what?"
Lorelai looked at her parents and cleared her throat. "Umm, Mom, Dad. I, uh, We, Luke and I have something we would like to tell you."
"Yes?" Emily answered and then upon hearing silence said, "Well, are you going to tell us or not."
"We're getting married." Lorelai blurted out.
"What?" Emily asked as she put down her fork.
"Luke asked me to marry him and I said yes. I said yes. We're getting married." Lorelai explained.
"Congratulations, Lorelai." Richard beamed. "Luke, I hope you know what you're getting into."
"Thanks you Sir, yes I do."
"Well, Lorelai, I'm glad you found someone you could envision yourself spending the rest of your life with. I had almost accepted the fact that the next wedding I would get to plan would be Rory's." Emily spoke up smiling.
"Well, we were going to plan it ourselves so..."
"Nonsense. The bride's family is expected to pay for things."
"When the bride is right out of school, yes. But not when the bride is a thirty-something successful business owner who....."
"Thank you, Emily. We will be happy to share the cost of the wedding with you. We will be keeping it small and intimate." Luke interrupted with a smile and then shot Lorelai a look.
Lorelai stared at Luke, not knowing if she had correctly heard what he had just said.
"You're welcome, Luke. Please feel free to plan it any way that you like. I would only like to be included."
"Oh, mother of course you'll be included."
"Good. I'll place the order for the swans and trumpets tomorrow."
"Mother!"
"What, Lorelai? You think you're the only one in this family allowed to have a sense of humor?" Emily smirked as she resumed eating.
"Ha-ha." Lorelai deadpanned.
In the Jeep on the way home there were smiles all around. Rory leaned forward and asked, "So, did you guys have a date in mind yet? Or a place?"
"Uh, no. Since we only got engaged yesterday we really haven't had the time yet."
"How about October?" Luke asked.
"October?" Lorelai echoed.
"Yeah, leaves changing, cooler weather, natural colors?"
"October sounds good to me. Location?"
"Stars Hollow?" Luke asked chuckling.
"Okay, can you be more specific?" Lorelai asked playfully hitting his arm.
"How about the Dragonfly?" Rory asked.
"My sentiments exactly." Luke spoke up.
"I'll check for specific dates tomorrow then." Lorelai said smiling. "So we're getting married in October at our Inn."
"Our Inn?" Luke asked her.
"Well, not only are you an investor, but when we get married, what's mine is yours and what's yours is mine. Which means I get good coffee."
"You already get good coffee. You have for years."
"Then why didn't I marry you a long time ago?" Lorelai voiced.
"You weren't ready. And neither was I." Luke told her with a soft smile. "But now we are."
"So, Mom, after the wedding, is Luke moving in with us, or are we moving to the diner?"
"Ummm, well I guess I just assumed he would live with us." Looking at Luke she asked him, "Is that what you want to do? Would you want to move into our house or us move into your apartment, or us get a new house together?"
"Your house is perfect. As long as you make a little room for my things."
"Deal."
They drove home in silence the rest of the way with all three of them smiling.
Saturday Morning- The Dragonfly
"Sookie!" Lorelai called. "Where are you?"
"Kitchen." Sookie called back.
As Lorelai walked into the kitchen Sookie looked up and saw the smile on her friend's face.
"What's the Cheshire cat smile for?"
"Nothing much, just got engaged." Lorelai said with mock flippancy.
"Engaged!!!" Sookie squealed. "I hope it's to Luke."
"No, it's to David Carradine. Of course it's to Luke."
"When?" Sookie asked.
"When what? When did I get engaged?"
"Yeah that and when is the wedding. I need time to prepare the menu."
"Thursday. Ring on top of heart-shaped pancakes. I said yes. Wedding. October. Probably early. I have to check the date book. I guess I can do that now." Lorelai said as she stood up.
Sookie followed her to the front desk where Lorelai opened the reservation book and picked up the phone to call Luke.
"Luke's Diner."
"Hey."
"Hey."
"Okay, so I have the reservation book in front of me. Is now a good time?"
"Perfect. Gives me an excuse to ignore Taylor."
"Great. So, October, right?"
"Yep."
"Okay I have the 2nd, 10th, and the 16th. That's a Saturday, Sunday, and another Saturday."
"Ummm, okay how about the Sunday. October 10th?"
"Sounds good to me. Did you tell Sookie?"
"Yeah. I figured this way maybe we won't have to tell as many people. That maybe the word will just circulate on its own."
"Good thinking. Although Patty and Babette have both been in here staring at me this morning. You don't think there's any way they cold know already do you?"
"No. I don't think so. I never talked about it on the phone and I only just now told Sookie. I know Rory wouldn't have said anything yet, and the only other people who know are my parents."
"Okay so it's something else entirely then. Great." Luke deadpanned.
"Well, if they start hounding you about something else, just break the news to them. They'll be so happy about it that they'll forget what they originally were thinking."
"Good plan. I love the way your devious mind works."
"Yep. It's a gift. So, I'll see you at lunchtime?"
"I'll be here."
"Love you."
"Love you too. Bye."
"Bye." Lorelai hung up the phone after circling October 10th in the calendar with a red heart.
"So the tenth?" Sookie asked her.
"The tenth." Lorelai echoed. "I'm getting married on October 10th."
"Okay good. Let me plan the menu. Don't worry. You won't be disappointed. Just leave everything to me and get back with me later about the number of guests."
"Okay." Lorelai said coming back to reality. "Now back to work."
As Rory walked into the bookstore to grab a couple of new books to read, she spied Dean looking through the magazines. When she saw him, she quickly went around the corner so that he wouldn't see her. She thought she was safely hidden when she heard..
"Rory."
"Dean. Hello."
"You've been avoiding me."
"Yep. You noticed. Good observation skills."
"Why?"
"Dean, you're married. You were married, you're still married, and honestly, at this point, I could care less whether or not you are going to stay married."
"Rory please..." Dean began.
"No. We made a mistake. I let my loneliness drive me to a place I never thought I would be. I became the 'other woman' Dean. It took some time and a trip to Europe to figure out how I felt about everything, but this is how I feel."
"I'm leaving Lindsey."
"Good for you. I hope you find someone who will love you they way you love them. Cause me? I'm not her. I love you because you were my first love. But I am not in love with you. I don't know if I ever really was. But now, I have a better idea of who I am and I know I don't need a boyfriend to define me or make me feel special. I hope it goes well for you Dean. I really do. Goodbye." Rory said as she turned and walked out of the store. "Well, I guess I'll just buy the books off the internet so I never have to worry about running into him again." Rory thought as she began walking home. Her thoughts were interrupted by her cell phone ringing.
"Hello?"
"Hey, it's me. I just thought I would call you and tell you that we picked a date."
"Good, what is it?"
"October 10th. It's a Sunday."
"Okay good. That's leaves us a little over 2 months to plan."
"Well, Sookie's covering the menu, and we have the site reserved."
"Good start mom. I'll get to work thinking of possible color schemes for you, and I'll also call Grandma to let her know. She'll be happy."
"Yeah, just don't let her make this over-the-top."
"Mom?"
"Yeah kiddo?"
"I'm a big girl now. I handled Grandma all summer. I can deal with this."
"Good point. Lunch at Luke's?"
"See ya there."
Rory hung up the phone and her head began swimming with all kinds of ideas for her mother's big day. She punched in her grandmother's number and when Emily answered she said, "Grandma, hi."
"Hello Rory. What can I do for you?"
"Well, I was just calling because Mom wanted you to know she and Luke decided on a date."
"Really, when is it?"
"October 10th. It's a Sunday."
"Well, that's in just over two months. Can they plan it all that fast?"
"Yeah, we think so. They decided on the Dragonfly for the ceremony and reception. And Sookie's handling the menu. I'm picking a few color schemes for Mom to decide from, you know, a limited list, it works better that way."
"Rory? Do you think she'll really let me help."
"Yes Grandma. Just don't go overboard."
"Why, I don't know what you mean? I don't.."
"Grandma," Rory said interrupting her. "My common room at Yale?"
"Yes?"
"Overboard."
"Point well taken. Thank you. I'll call my florist and have them get together some sketches of modest arrangements."
"Good idea. The colors aren't set in stone yet, but I was thinking a rich color scheme. Burgundy, golds, coppers, bronzes, you know harvest colors?"
"My thoughts exactly. I'll talk to you later dear."
"Bye Grandma."
"Goodbye."
Rory hung up as she approached Luke's. She saw her mother already inside smiling at her diner man. Rory smiled and opened the door.