Disclaimer: A.S.P owns all the characters I'm using for this fiction.
PART 12
"You look nice"
"Thanks, so do you..." he said a little embarrassed
"I can't believe I'm still making you blush, I only said you look good, which was far from the truth anyway because you look absolutely..."
"Stop... now...!"
"One of these days I'm gonna make you except my compliments..."
"Not likely..."
"What time is it?"
"A little after 12"
"Good lets go pick up mom"
"Lets..."
A short ride later they were at her house, surprised to see Lorelai all dressed up and waiting, she walked towards the car and he asked
"Is something wrong?"
"Why?"
"We weren't expecting a freak show... you're ready?"
"Funny man..." she said slamming the door behind her
"Yeah mom, what's with that?"
"We have to be there early... if you're gonna shock her with the news we do not want an angry shocked Emily... shocked is bad enough..."
"You have a point..."
"Oh hey... I got the camera man waiting there, I just talked to him he said he picked the perfect spot... practically invisible was his exact wards..."
"You're serious?" he looked terrified
"I told you I need this on camera... did you think I was joking?"
"I hoped you were..."
"So anyway, I was thinking and the best way to tell her is first about me being with Luke and then about me being pregnant..."
"Oh I get it, you're going with the bad news worse news... got it... nice tactics..."
"I figured she doesn't need to know about the whole you two trying again before I found out... we'll just skip that for my own good..."
"Good idea"
"and mom... try not to joke about it too much or better yet, don't joke about it at all, we don't need you putting bad thoughts in grandma's mind... no comments about the whole son in law thing... seriously you do not wanna live the rest of your life without coffee..."
"He was just kidding, he could never do that to me... right butch...?"
"Do you really wanna find out...?"
"Luke... Rory..."
"What, don't look at me... I can't do anything if you piss him off..."
"Rory, honey... you're not married yet... you can still take my side..."
"I'm not taking any sides..."
"Fine... no son in law remarks..."
"Good girl" Rory said smiling at Luke
"And stop smiling... butch..."
"Let Emily's show begin..." Lorelai said when they arrived
He parked the car, and they all got out and started walking towards the restaurant
"Gilmore... party of 4..."
"Yes, the woman is waiting for you at the table, follow me please"
"What is it with her, has she been waiting here since 10 in the morning?" Lorelai asked Rory when they went to their table
"She's just early..."
"Rory... darling... so good to see you... Lorelai, hello... Luke? What are you doing here...?"
"Shall we sit grandma...?"
"Oh, yes of course... "
Rory took a sit next to Luke between him and Lorelai
"So lovely to see you Rory, you have no idea how much I missed you, Richard to, but he said to tell you he'll see you at dinner on Friday..."
"I missed you both very much..."
"So I assume there is a reason for this lunch, and for Luke's presence so lets here it..."
"Grandma, I need to tell you something..." her hand found a way to Luke's hand and he held her under the table
"In a minute dear, after your mother tells me why Luke is here"
"Emily, I really think you should hear what Rory has to say..."
"Very well, I'm all ears Rory..."
"Grandma, Luke is here with me..."
"I don't understand..."
"I mean we are together, seeing each other..."
"Oh dear..."
"Grandma?"
"I need a minute"
"Waiter..." Lorelai called
"Yes, what can I get you?"
"Can you get some water with lemon?"
"Yes ma'am" he said to Lorelai and left
"So, Rory, when did this happen?"
"About two months ago... and don't be upset that I didn't tell you, we didn't know if it was serious..."
"And you do now...?"
"Yes, it's serious... very serious..."
The waiter came back and after Emily drank Rory continued
"There's actually more grandma..."
"Oh my god... you're pregnant..."
"Yes and were getting married..."
"Oh, dear lord..."
"Grandma? Aren't you happy for me?"
"Happy?"
"Yes that you're going to be a great-grandmother..."
"Rory, I'm sorry..."
"Why?"
"I just don't understand how you can sit here and tell me that you're marring the man who abandoned your mother and expect me to be happy..."
"Wait a minute..." Luke jumped
"Luke, calm down" Lorelai ordered and looked at her mother
"No Lorelai, I would be happy to hear what the man has to say"
"The man is not going to say anything, I am, and you're going to listen...! first of all he did not abandoned me, I walked out on him, when he asked me to marry him... secondly, your granddaughter is happy, he makes her happy and I'm not an issue here... Rory is... and if you care about her, you will respect her and her choices, she is mature enough to know what's good for her..."
"Are you done?"
"not even close... she tried to please you ever since she went to Chilton, not because you paid for it but because she cares so much about you both, she went to Yale, she has a very respectable job for a very respectable newspaper, she did nothing but make you proud, as appose to me... and before you even think of putting her and her choices down you just remember one thing... she doesn't owe you anything, she paid back all you've given her, one way or another, and still she cared enough to come here today and tell you about it instead of sending you a wedding invitation in the mail..."
"Mom, breathe..."
"I'm not done, Rory..."
"Yes you are..." she ordered her
"Rory, do you know what you're getting your self into? He is twenty years older then you..."
"I know grandma..."
"And I personally think you could do better"
"grandma..."
"do you have anything in common? Things to talk about?"
"he maybe just a diner man but he's smart, and I don't have to try and impress him with my knowledge, because he knows me, and he is the sweetest person I know, he is my best friend, we talk a lot, and he makes me happy which is the most important"
"And plus she made him read a book... not just a book, Jane Eyre..."
"Mom" "Lorelai" Luke and Rory said together
"What? I had to joke about something, you didn't bend me from the book comments..."
"Fine"
"Rory, dear, I know I sound harsh but I'm just worried about you, however, if you say that you are happy then I'm not going to stand in your way, I want you to be happy and I want to apologize to you Luke for what I said earlier, I didn't know, because my daughter doesn't share anything with me..."
"It's ok Mrs. Gilmore, I understand"
"Good"
"Now let's order some lunch"
"Thought we never get to it..."
They ordered and Lorelai excused her self for a minute, when she came back she whispered in Rory's ear
"I got the tape"
"You're nuts..."
"I can't believe how much she loves you..."
"Lorelai it's not very polite to whisper in ones ear while eating"
"I'm not eating... you are..."
"Can't you be serious?"
"Sorry mom"
"So Luke"
"Yes Mrs. Gilmore?"
"When are you getting married?"
"Amm, we didn't want to start planning anything before we tell you, so we don't know yet"
"But it'll be before the baby is born?"
"I don't know, it's really her call"
"Rory, do you have any idea when is the wedding?"
"We'll talk about it and let you..."
"And where are you planning to live?"
"We already have an apartment in stars hollow"
"You live together?"
"Yes, for about 2 weeks..."
"Well that's nice"
"Grandma, thank you for not judging me, it means a lot"
"Well you seem to have a very frightening bodyguard here..."
"Sorry about that, mother"
"Its ok, I've always loved to see how you protected her, it didn't surprise me at all"
"Mom is always over protective..."
"And Lorelai how did you accept it when you found out?"
"Ahh..." she didn't know what to say and just like always he jumped in to save her
"Ahh, she came to me... and she asked if I was serious and that she hopes I make her happy..."
"Is that so..." said Emily in doubtfully
"Yes, grandma, she was shocked at first but after a couple of days she was fine with it"
"And what happened with David, we never really talked about it...?"
"Actually, I didn't wanna ruin their moment but I talked to David two days ago and we are thinking of trying to work things out..."
"Mom..."
"Yeah, I guess I forgot to mention that, we think it's worth a shot..."
"That's great, I'm so happy for you..."
"Yeah, that's great Lorelai, I'm happy for you to..."
"Thanks"
"You sound very hopeful Lorelai, I hope things work out, he's such a nice guy..."
"Thanks Emily... mother..."
"Its ok Lorelai, I got use to it, you don't have to feel bad about calling me Emily..."
"I feel like dessert..."
"Yeah me too... Luke?"
"Since when do I eat dessert?"
"I'm sure they have some sort of healthy dessert here"
"No thanks, I'm fine, you girls go ahead"
"We're going to look at some cakes, we'll be right back"
And they left, leaving Emily and Luke alone
"So Luke, this is very unexpected..."
"Yes"
"And can you honestly tell me you like Rory for who she is and not because she is so much like her mother?"
"Well, Rory is a lot different from her mother, sure they got the same weird eating habits and the same taste in music and movies but other then that they are very different"
"Well good then... I hope you know I've always like you"
"Thank you, I guess..."
"We're back and we're not sharing"
"Speak for your self... grandma, you want some?"
"No dear thank you... so do you want me to talk to your grandpa about all this, prepare him for Friday...?"
"That would be great grandma... thank you"
"You welcome Rory"
"So, I think I'll be going now that you girls are done, I have a few things scheduled for the rest of the day"
"Sure grandma, thank you for coming and for being so understanding about it..."
"You're very welcome Rory... Luke, nice to see you, and I'm looking forward to seeing you again on Friday... I'm not taking no for an answer, Richard will surly like to see you again..."
"Sure Mrs. Gilmore"
"Lorelai... good luck with David... and I'll see you on Friday too"
"Sure, mom, bye now..." and she left
"Wow, that was better then I imagined..."
"Yeah, I'll second that..." Luke said relieved
"So let's go home"
"Yeah, I'm tired..."
They paid and left the restaurant, Rory and Luke holding hands and Lorelai watching them from behind as they walked towards the car, Rory went to sit next to the driver when Lorelai approached Luke
"Thanks for saving me back there"
"It's ok"
"You always know..."
"Well I know you"
"Thank you"
"You're welcome, and it was nice how you defended me, I know it was hard for you, but you took a bullet meant for Rory, I know she appreciates it, she'll probably tell you later..."
"Yeah well, she's my daughter... it's my job to take a bullet for her..."
"Yeah"
"Ok, let's go home"
They went inside and drove to stars hollow, Rory was relieved about the outcome of the lunch and so was Luke, they talked about lorelais speech and laughed about it.
they were all glad that Emily was out of there way, but now they were facing the thing Luke hated the most... the nosy town and their queen, Miss patty...
Next – the towns' reaction...
Thanks for the reviews.
I got some constructive criticism and I'm glad about it, I am learning, this is the first time I tried to write something this big in English, so thanks for the criticism.
I still don't know how to end it...
Should there be a wedding?
What about the baby?
Tell me what you think.