A/N: Hi everyone!! This is another short installment, but another will be
coming soon. Thak you for the reviews I love them! and I agree algebra was
created by the devil. Oh and I forgot the disclaimer last chapter so....
Disclaimer: I do not own gilmore girls, if I did I would be rich. I only own the characters I create.
Chapter 2
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"I'm driving.", Alex announced.
"Fine.", Lana conceded laughing, looking at his excited face. As they got into the car his face grew more serious.
"I don't mean to be pushy, but tell me what happened Lana, it helps to talk about it."
"So why is Travis visiting?", she said avoiding telling anyone until they gave her no choice.
"Queen of subject changes."
"Because I thought he was finishing his last year of high school in England, or something."
"Lana."
"Maybe he got kicked out."
"Lana.", he said stopping the car.
She sighed. This was it, she had tell him.
"Dad's remarrying.", she said uneasily, her stomach in knots.
"Wh...what? I thought he has barely even dated since he and your mom divorced."
"Well I guess we thought wrong. All I know is that her name is Nicole Read."
"So what about your mother?"
"Dad left it up to me to tell her because they aren't exactly on the best of terms. She will be upset, but it will be the classic 'I'm fine. Really it's all in the past.' upset. The fact is that he has moved on and she hasn't."
"Any thoughts on how to tell her?"
"No. I need something to take me mind off of this entire ordeal."
After a few moments of comfortable silence, the two arrived at Alex's humble abode. Although humble wasn't the word to describe it. His house was enormous, but cold and unwelcoming. It wasn't a home like Lana's grandmother's, it was just a house.
"You sure you want to meet him again. I mean...not just him, but if I were you I wouldn't want to add onto my stress."
"Nonsense, Travis is the perfect distraction right now.", smiled Lana.
"I could be the perfect distraction for you.", he mumble almost inaudibly.
"What did you say I could understand you?", she asked innocently.
"Oh nothing. Just again announcing my disdain for Travis.", he covered.
* Why can't I just tell her? Because, she would get freaked out and everything would change between you two. But that's what I want. No you want it to change in a good way, not the way it would if you blurted it all out. * Alex thought.
"Well hi Travis.", Lana said to the person standing directly behind Alex.
"God no.", Alex mumbled.
"Lana? Wow you have grown up.", Travis said.
So had he. Travis looked much like his cousin. Like Alex, he had blue-green eyes, was about 6 foot, and had the perfect smile. Travis had golden hair, which Alex swears he dyes, while Alex's was dark brown, his eyes, although the same color, didn't have the same seemingly all knowing twinkle to them as Alex's, and he seem completely fake, at least to Alex.
"Yeah you too. It's been ages.", Lana smiled politely.
"Oh Alexander I didn't see you there. You know you shouldn't slouch like that.", Travis greeted his cousin, well his form of greeting. Alex hated it when people used his full name and he made that clearly known at his tenth birthday party.
"I'll keep that in mind next time Travy.", he shot back with Travis' equally hate nickname. Lana glared at him.
"I'm sorry guys I better get back to Dad," she said to Travis
"I'm meeting step mummy tonight. You should come and see the show.", she whispered to Alex.
"It's been great seeing you again. I was thinking we could go for coffee or something later to finish catching up.", Travis smiled.
"I'd love that, but I have a lot to do tonight.", Lana announced. * That ought to put him in his place. * thought Alex.
"Oh."
"How about tomorrow?", she said quickly.
Alex felt like screaming for her not to go. He hated watching her go off with other guys.
"That would be great. I'll call you tonight."
"Looking forward to it.", she smiled at him as she got into her car.
"So, my dear cousin, how do you like that.", Travis said smugly. He was always competing with his younger cousin.
"If you do anything to her I'll...", Alex started.
"Jealous much, Alexander?", Travis interrupted, observing how he had watch her car drive away and the fire in his eyes.
"Me? I don't get jealous.", he denied.
"So you have no problem with me going out with her?"
"I have the same problem that Tristan will have when he hears about it."
"Ah. Tristan. Well I hear dear old Dad has his hands full right about now."
"Travis, that is none of your business."
"I must get going little cuz. By the way Aunt Vicky said we are to share your room.", he said waking off.
"Perfect just perfect. We have how many guest rooms and he has to share my room. Someone up there must hate me."
"Hi Daddy.", Lana greeted cheerily as she entered her house, not knowing wither or not Nicole was there.
"Hi honey. Nicole is due here soon so get ready.", Tristan replied hugging his daughter.
"Ok. I hope you don't mind but I invited Alex, I mean he is with us all the time so why not."
"Um...I guess it will be fine.", he hesitated. He liked Alex and trusted him, but he heard about his awful cousin coming to his house and hoped that he wouldn't be coming along.
A few minutes later the door bell rang. Lana ran to get it hoping it was Alex. She need him there with her, there was no question about that. It wasn't Alex as she had hoped, it wasn't even close. Unless Alex had some sort of operation in a half hour, but no it had to be...her.
"You must be Lana. I've heard so much about you!", a petite woman with a very posh British accent greeted.
"Really? I'm sorry to say I haven't heard much about you, except that you're name is Nicole Read."
"Nicole?", Tristan said walking out of his study with a large smile.
"No it's the queen of England.", spat Lana.
"Lana.", her father said sternly.
"Will you excuse me I must make a phone call."
"Of course dear.", Nicole replied.
Lana smiled politely and walked off to use the phone in her room.
Alex: Hello Lana.
Lana: How did you know it was me?
Alex: Aside from caller ID? I can see you sitting in your window with the phone.
Lana: Oh. Get over here now. This lady is unbearable.
Alex: I was on my way over, but Lana,
Lana: Yea?
Alex: Give her a break, you'll have to live with her as long as she keeps Tristan's interest.
Lana: I know. Hurry up they're about to send a search party looking for me.
Alex: Bye Lorelai.
Lana: Bye Alexander.
"So who was that?", asked Nicole, who was standing in her doorway.
"I'm sure it's none of your business, but if you must know it was only Alex.", responded Lana.
"Oh your boyfriend.", Nicole stated.
"Boyfriend? Alex? Ha that's funny. We've been best friends since we were two.", laughed Lana.
"Sorry I guess I was wrong.", Nicole said sarcastically.
"He's like my brother.", Lana protested.
"Okay. I believe you. Oh look someone's at the door.", Nicole said hurrying off to see who it was.
"Nicole! It's only Alex.", yelled Lana
"We shall see. I really would like to meet this 'best friend' of you're.", she smiled using finger quotes around best friend.
"You know if you really want to make a good impression you should really stop before it gets any worse and hope I forget this whole thing."
"I've never been one who cares for giving good impressions. If people want to like me they will.", Nicole replied opening the door.
Disclaimer: I do not own gilmore girls, if I did I would be rich. I only own the characters I create.
Chapter 2
*******
"I'm driving.", Alex announced.
"Fine.", Lana conceded laughing, looking at his excited face. As they got into the car his face grew more serious.
"I don't mean to be pushy, but tell me what happened Lana, it helps to talk about it."
"So why is Travis visiting?", she said avoiding telling anyone until they gave her no choice.
"Queen of subject changes."
"Because I thought he was finishing his last year of high school in England, or something."
"Lana."
"Maybe he got kicked out."
"Lana.", he said stopping the car.
She sighed. This was it, she had tell him.
"Dad's remarrying.", she said uneasily, her stomach in knots.
"Wh...what? I thought he has barely even dated since he and your mom divorced."
"Well I guess we thought wrong. All I know is that her name is Nicole Read."
"So what about your mother?"
"Dad left it up to me to tell her because they aren't exactly on the best of terms. She will be upset, but it will be the classic 'I'm fine. Really it's all in the past.' upset. The fact is that he has moved on and she hasn't."
"Any thoughts on how to tell her?"
"No. I need something to take me mind off of this entire ordeal."
After a few moments of comfortable silence, the two arrived at Alex's humble abode. Although humble wasn't the word to describe it. His house was enormous, but cold and unwelcoming. It wasn't a home like Lana's grandmother's, it was just a house.
"You sure you want to meet him again. I mean...not just him, but if I were you I wouldn't want to add onto my stress."
"Nonsense, Travis is the perfect distraction right now.", smiled Lana.
"I could be the perfect distraction for you.", he mumble almost inaudibly.
"What did you say I could understand you?", she asked innocently.
"Oh nothing. Just again announcing my disdain for Travis.", he covered.
* Why can't I just tell her? Because, she would get freaked out and everything would change between you two. But that's what I want. No you want it to change in a good way, not the way it would if you blurted it all out. * Alex thought.
"Well hi Travis.", Lana said to the person standing directly behind Alex.
"God no.", Alex mumbled.
"Lana? Wow you have grown up.", Travis said.
So had he. Travis looked much like his cousin. Like Alex, he had blue-green eyes, was about 6 foot, and had the perfect smile. Travis had golden hair, which Alex swears he dyes, while Alex's was dark brown, his eyes, although the same color, didn't have the same seemingly all knowing twinkle to them as Alex's, and he seem completely fake, at least to Alex.
"Yeah you too. It's been ages.", Lana smiled politely.
"Oh Alexander I didn't see you there. You know you shouldn't slouch like that.", Travis greeted his cousin, well his form of greeting. Alex hated it when people used his full name and he made that clearly known at his tenth birthday party.
"I'll keep that in mind next time Travy.", he shot back with Travis' equally hate nickname. Lana glared at him.
"I'm sorry guys I better get back to Dad," she said to Travis
"I'm meeting step mummy tonight. You should come and see the show.", she whispered to Alex.
"It's been great seeing you again. I was thinking we could go for coffee or something later to finish catching up.", Travis smiled.
"I'd love that, but I have a lot to do tonight.", Lana announced. * That ought to put him in his place. * thought Alex.
"Oh."
"How about tomorrow?", she said quickly.
Alex felt like screaming for her not to go. He hated watching her go off with other guys.
"That would be great. I'll call you tonight."
"Looking forward to it.", she smiled at him as she got into her car.
"So, my dear cousin, how do you like that.", Travis said smugly. He was always competing with his younger cousin.
"If you do anything to her I'll...", Alex started.
"Jealous much, Alexander?", Travis interrupted, observing how he had watch her car drive away and the fire in his eyes.
"Me? I don't get jealous.", he denied.
"So you have no problem with me going out with her?"
"I have the same problem that Tristan will have when he hears about it."
"Ah. Tristan. Well I hear dear old Dad has his hands full right about now."
"Travis, that is none of your business."
"I must get going little cuz. By the way Aunt Vicky said we are to share your room.", he said waking off.
"Perfect just perfect. We have how many guest rooms and he has to share my room. Someone up there must hate me."
"Hi Daddy.", Lana greeted cheerily as she entered her house, not knowing wither or not Nicole was there.
"Hi honey. Nicole is due here soon so get ready.", Tristan replied hugging his daughter.
"Ok. I hope you don't mind but I invited Alex, I mean he is with us all the time so why not."
"Um...I guess it will be fine.", he hesitated. He liked Alex and trusted him, but he heard about his awful cousin coming to his house and hoped that he wouldn't be coming along.
A few minutes later the door bell rang. Lana ran to get it hoping it was Alex. She need him there with her, there was no question about that. It wasn't Alex as she had hoped, it wasn't even close. Unless Alex had some sort of operation in a half hour, but no it had to be...her.
"You must be Lana. I've heard so much about you!", a petite woman with a very posh British accent greeted.
"Really? I'm sorry to say I haven't heard much about you, except that you're name is Nicole Read."
"Nicole?", Tristan said walking out of his study with a large smile.
"No it's the queen of England.", spat Lana.
"Lana.", her father said sternly.
"Will you excuse me I must make a phone call."
"Of course dear.", Nicole replied.
Lana smiled politely and walked off to use the phone in her room.
Alex: Hello Lana.
Lana: How did you know it was me?
Alex: Aside from caller ID? I can see you sitting in your window with the phone.
Lana: Oh. Get over here now. This lady is unbearable.
Alex: I was on my way over, but Lana,
Lana: Yea?
Alex: Give her a break, you'll have to live with her as long as she keeps Tristan's interest.
Lana: I know. Hurry up they're about to send a search party looking for me.
Alex: Bye Lorelai.
Lana: Bye Alexander.
"So who was that?", asked Nicole, who was standing in her doorway.
"I'm sure it's none of your business, but if you must know it was only Alex.", responded Lana.
"Oh your boyfriend.", Nicole stated.
"Boyfriend? Alex? Ha that's funny. We've been best friends since we were two.", laughed Lana.
"Sorry I guess I was wrong.", Nicole said sarcastically.
"He's like my brother.", Lana protested.
"Okay. I believe you. Oh look someone's at the door.", Nicole said hurrying off to see who it was.
"Nicole! It's only Alex.", yelled Lana
"We shall see. I really would like to meet this 'best friend' of you're.", she smiled using finger quotes around best friend.
"You know if you really want to make a good impression you should really stop before it gets any worse and hope I forget this whole thing."
"I've never been one who cares for giving good impressions. If people want to like me they will.", Nicole replied opening the door.