Disclaimer: Just another friendly reminder that these characters are not my own...I just have been having Barbie withdraw since I was a young girl. These are Amy Sherman-Pallidinos peeps not mine.
Chapter 2 -The Return Of Donna Reed
We open at the Gilmore house. Lorelai is in the kitchen cooking ?
Lorelai was dancing around the kitchen...her Ipod clipped to her happy bunny boy shorts.
Humming and occasionally singing out "Girls just wanna have fun." She was making Luke breakfast, after all, he proposed to her last night...she better impress him with her domestic skills. She was stirring up the pancake batter when he walked into the kitchen.
But she didn't see him, she had her back to him. So he hid in the archway.
Look at her. Just look at her. That is the woman I am going to spend the rest of my life falling in love with. He thought to himself. Just then she turned and squealed.
"Ahhh!"she laughed. "We gotta get you some tick tacs or something for your pocket." She said smiling.
"Good morning crazy lady."He said.
"Good morning." she said in her most coy voice.
"What do you think you are doing?" he asked her.
"I am cooking."she said.
"Right...see last night...I went to bed with my fianc' and this morning I woke up and you are in her clothes...what did you do with her?" he said.
"Very funny."
"Lorelai...you don't cook."
"Oh contrar mon frare." She said pointing to the spread she had prepared. He stood behind her and wrapped his arms around her as she explained.
"For your dining pleasure today we have...Orange juice...almost fresh squeezed."she said.
"Almost?"
"I tried but I couldn't get any juice out...I mean I got like a shot glass full but what good was that? So I ditched that."
"I'll finish it."he said laughing.
"Shh...you..." she continued. "And here, we have scrambled eggs and toast."
"That looks edible."
"And finally we have pancakes, well pancake batter, but I am confident that once this batter meets that skillet...pancakes will result." she said turning to him,
her cheek brushing his until they met in a kiss.
"Ouch scruffy." she said, he laughed.
"Oh yeah, that...you said yes..I figured I can let myself go now."
"Great I hate shaving my legs." She said.
"I'll shave after breakfast." he said.
"Thought so...anyway sit down and breakfast will be done in a second." She said. She handed him the sports section of the paper and sat him at the table.
"What brought all this on?" he asked.
"Well I thought that since I am going to be your wife..."
"God that sounds good." he smiled and kissed her hand.
"I should let you in on a secret."
"That you can cook?"
"Indeed. I can."
"And how long have you know how to cook?"
"Well Sookie has been more or less trying to teach me to cook since we met 12 years ago soooo....since last week." She said.
"Really?"
"Ok so I asked her to teach me how to make some things."
"Why would you do that?"
"Because you either cook or we go out...and...I just...can't a woman want to cook for her man anymore without going against society?" He said.
"Sure...normally yes...but, have you ever cooked before today?"
"I think I made Rory an egg once." Lorelai said.
"You are telling me that you learned to cook...for me."
"Well, not...just...for...well...yeah." She said looking embarrassed. "I just...I wanted you to think I would be a good wife...and good little wives cook. Look at Donna Reed."
"Oh Lord...I thought we moved past that years ago with Rory and the infamous orange pumps."
She sat beside Luke.
"I wanna be a good wife." She pouted.
"Then just be my wife." He said.
"That does sound good."
"Yeah."
"You are gonna be my husband...I am going to be your wife..."she said as she served him up a plate.
They ate breakfast. Lorelai called the Inn and told Michel she wouldn't be in today, and after a few angry curses he agreed. Luke had asked Lane to Open the diner the day before.
They sat in the living room together all that morning. Just laying in their pajamas taking it all in.
He loved the way she smelled in the morning...like fresh flowers and coffee. He loved the way she looked without her make up, and her hair just a little wild. He loved the feel of her cheek on his chest. She loved the way they could just be in the same room together,
they didn't have to use words to talk anymore. They had a whole language of looks, of touches. They didn't even have full sentences when they talked anymore. One would start and the other would finish.
"So..." he said eventually breaking the silence.
"Yes."
"Should we set a date?" He asked.
"For what?" Lorelai joked.
"Lorelai."
"To get married."
"Oh right...that....why."
"So when it happens people will be there"
"Right...good plan."
"When you were a little girl....what did you see?"
"I saw lots of things..."
"I mean for your wedding."
"Well...in all those dreams I was marring a member of Duran Duran...so I think we should pick another example. I think I am a little old to wear Go go boots at my wedding."
"Ok then...well...how soon do you...I mean...do you want to wait...or..." he asked nervously.
"Do you?" she asked.
"Not if you don't want to. Whenever really is good for me." he said. "Just tell me when and I will be there."
"Very funny."
"Well we have the place...right...I mean...the Inn."
"Uh huh."
"And...Sookie will make all the food so that is taken care of right?"
"Right." he agreed.
"All the people we know...and would want to come all live here anyway right?"
"With the exception of Liz and TJ but, yes."
"So...why not...."
"Now?" he asked hopefully.
"Well not this minute but...I mean...I bet we could get it together in...like two months?"
"I can live with that. So like January?" He said trying not to sound as excited as he was.
"Yeah..."
"We could do it...."he said looking at the Calendar.
"Later in the month is better...the Inn will still be buzzing from Christmas until the second weekend." She said practically.
"Ok then the third weekend. January...21st."
"January 21st, 2005." she said with a smile.
"Yeah." he said smiling.
She jumped on him...excited like a school girl. They fell to the floor laughing.
She touched her nose to his and smiled.
"I am gonna be Mrs.Backwards Baseball Hat." She squealed.
"I am gonna be Mr. Crazy Lady." He said.
Just as things were about to get steamy the phone rang.
"I beg you not to answer that." Luke said.
Lorelai groaned. "I could be important, it could be the Inn." Lorelai said.
"They can do it without you." Luke said kissing her neck.
The machine picked up.
"Beep first, talk second...ready go." Beep.
"Mom it's Rory if you are there pick up. I need to talk to you mom." Rorys frantic and tear filled voice came over the phone. Lorelai jumped up and ran to the phone.
"I'm here I'm here." Lorelai said. "Honey what's wrong?"
"I,...it's...I...I'm sorry mom, I messed everything up...I am a horrible person...I...." Rory started sobbing.
"Rory, honey, you have to talk in sentences for mommy to know what's wrong." Lorelais face was worried, Luke moved to her and hugged her as she talked.
"Lorelai?" Paris' voice came on the line.
"Paris."
"Yes, it's me, Rory is ok, I mean as good as she can be after what that ass hole said to her,
I think you might want to come up here...she has been like this all night." Paris said.
"What ass hole?" Lorelai asked.
"Dean, he was here last night and he saw her kissing Logan...it got ugly...I think you should come." Paris said.
"Logan? Who the hell is...never mind.Okay, stay with her, I will be there as soon as I can."
"Will do." Paris said in her take charge round the troops tone.
"And Paris."
"Yes."
"Thank you for being there for her."
"You're welcome." Paris was actually touched by her last comment. They hung up and Lorelai looked at Luke.
"Well what are you standing here for?" He said.
"Get going. Call me if you need me."
"I'm sorry."
"Don't be sorry Rory needs you, go...go, I will just do some things around here,
fix some things bide my time."
"I love you." Lorelai said kissing him.
"I love you too, now get out of here and make sure our girl is ok." He said tapping her on the bottom as she walked out the door.
It should take you at least a half an hour to get to Yale...but Lorelai arrived in 20 minuets.
She was afraid of something like this happening. She wanted to kill Dean and she didn't even know what had happened. When she found out, she was really going to want to kill him.
Lorelai knocked on their door and Paris answered.
"Thank God you're here." Paris said.
"Where is she?" Lorelai said.
"In her room. She won't eat, I tried and she hasn't really slept." Paris said. "She won't listen to me." Paris said as if she had failed Lorelai.
"What happened?" Lorelai asked knowing her chances of understanding Paris were going to be better than understanding Rory through her tears.
"Last night, Rory called Logan...she wanted to borrow his notes or something." Paris started.
"Why Rory takes great notes." Lorelai said.
"Exactly...so Logan took that to over I'm naked."
"Well...it could be taken...Ok, wait...who is Logan?"
"This guy that Rory knows...he has been hot for her since they met but she has kept him at arms length until last night."
"Wait so it is Logan I want to kill?" Lorelai said.
"No, no, that honor is all Deans. See Rory explained to Logan that it wasn't code...but she wanted to see him...he kissed her...she told him about Dean and asked him to leave. I guess she thought about her and Dean and went to look for Logan, who was still outside our door. He really likes her I think he would have waited there all night hoping that she would come looking for him."
"Ok Paris if this were an acceptance speech they would be playing you off the stage ...when was Dean here?"
"Dean walked up right when Rory kissed Logan. He yelled at her and asked her what she was doing. Logan left and Rory tried to explain but Dean got mad...said she always did this to him or something like that..."
"Well she doesn't have the best track record with that." Lorelai admitted.
"But, Rory told him that it wasn't right, them being together and what happened with the two of them never should have and that he should go back to his wife,
and they argued and things got heated I am still not sure what was said. I just heard Rory scream at him to leave so I went out there to see if I could help.
When I walked out Rory was holding her face and it was all red, she won't say it, but I think he hit her."
"That punk...he is going to die." Lorelai was already to Rorys door when Paris finally finished.
She opened the door without knocking and saw Rory laying there red from tears, there was as slight shine to the left side of her face...she had a bruise.
"Did he hit you?" Lorelai yelled.
"Mom." Rory said surprised at her question.
"Did he hit you Rory I need to know." She said again.
"No, mom...you don't understand."
"There is nothing to understand Rory, did he hit you yes or no." Lorelai said angry.
Rory looked at the floor and was defeated.
"Yes...all right...yes...he hit me...but he didn't mean to mom." She said.
"No, Rory, no, I didn't not raise you to say that, you are a smart girl if he hit you, he meant to and he is going to be punished."
"No! Mom! You don't understand."
"I do understand Rory, I understand perfectly he hit you, he will pay."
"Mom, can we please. Can you just stop yelling at me for a second." Rory said frustrated,
this wasn't how this was supposed to go.
Lorelai realized that she was acting like her mother at the moment. She got so caught up in that little bastard hitting her daughter she forgot to comfort her.
Lorelai wrapped her arms around her.
"Sorry kid...mama bear was pissed off and ready to attack."
"It wasn't even the slap mom." Rory finally said. "It was what he said. About us, about you."
"Wait a second...what did he say about me?" Lorelai said.
"Mean things, hurtful things mom, he just said them because he knew they would hurt me the way I hurt him, when he saw me kissing yet another guy when I am supposed to be with him."
"Yeah..we will get back to all that. What did Freud have to say about me in all his wisdom." Lorelai was angry.
"Nothing mom, he was mad, I don't want you to hate him, we both were in the wrong here." Rory said.
"I am sorry honey I will be mad at whomever I would like to be, now I want you to tell me what he said about me and you for that matter."
"He just...it was...he said that I...that I was just like you...screwed up...and that we had eachother and we made it impossible for anyone to love us, and that you wouldn't let anyone love me, and that you were ruining my life." Rory said.
Lorelai took a deep breath and sat back.
"Wow that was one angry Dean wasn't it."
"It wasn't like him mom."
"I know...uh...well...honey...you don't feel like that do you? I mean...I am not...keeping you from anything right? You don't think you have to I don't know take care of me, do you?"
"No, mom. Of course not. And you have Luke now, and...I did love Dean. And I think I loved Jess. You haven't kept me from anything. You pushed me to Dean most of the time.
You were his biggest cheerleader then."
"Yeah I sure have switched teams now though. Lemme see this eye of yours."
"It isn't that bad." Rory said.
"I can't believe he hit you."
"I am sorry mom."
"For what?"
"Disappointing you...sleeping with Dean...making you leave Luke this morning after last night."
"Don't be. You live you learn right. Speaking of..." Lorelai raised her left hand to show Rory the ring. "What do you think?" She said.
"I love it but I have seen it mom."
"Oh yeah I forgot you two were in cahoots."
"Are you happy?"
"Yeah kid."
"Good."
"Now...lets talk here for a sec about this Logan fellow who you have been kissing...spill sister."
They sat on Rorys bed and talked the day away. Lorelai decided that it would be better for everyone if no one ever knew about what happened the night before with Rory and Dean,
it was hard enough for her daughter in Stars Hollow now...she didn't need this. In the back of her mind Lorelai knew that Dean would get what was coming to him. It was only a matter of time.
Chapter 2 -The Return Of Donna Reed
We open at the Gilmore house. Lorelai is in the kitchen cooking ?
Lorelai was dancing around the kitchen...her Ipod clipped to her happy bunny boy shorts.
Humming and occasionally singing out "Girls just wanna have fun." She was making Luke breakfast, after all, he proposed to her last night...she better impress him with her domestic skills. She was stirring up the pancake batter when he walked into the kitchen.
But she didn't see him, she had her back to him. So he hid in the archway.
Look at her. Just look at her. That is the woman I am going to spend the rest of my life falling in love with. He thought to himself. Just then she turned and squealed.
"Ahhh!"she laughed. "We gotta get you some tick tacs or something for your pocket." She said smiling.
"Good morning crazy lady."He said.
"Good morning." she said in her most coy voice.
"What do you think you are doing?" he asked her.
"I am cooking."she said.
"Right...see last night...I went to bed with my fianc' and this morning I woke up and you are in her clothes...what did you do with her?" he said.
"Very funny."
"Lorelai...you don't cook."
"Oh contrar mon frare." She said pointing to the spread she had prepared. He stood behind her and wrapped his arms around her as she explained.
"For your dining pleasure today we have...Orange juice...almost fresh squeezed."she said.
"Almost?"
"I tried but I couldn't get any juice out...I mean I got like a shot glass full but what good was that? So I ditched that."
"I'll finish it."he said laughing.
"Shh...you..." she continued. "And here, we have scrambled eggs and toast."
"That looks edible."
"And finally we have pancakes, well pancake batter, but I am confident that once this batter meets that skillet...pancakes will result." she said turning to him,
her cheek brushing his until they met in a kiss.
"Ouch scruffy." she said, he laughed.
"Oh yeah, that...you said yes..I figured I can let myself go now."
"Great I hate shaving my legs." She said.
"I'll shave after breakfast." he said.
"Thought so...anyway sit down and breakfast will be done in a second." She said. She handed him the sports section of the paper and sat him at the table.
"What brought all this on?" he asked.
"Well I thought that since I am going to be your wife..."
"God that sounds good." he smiled and kissed her hand.
"I should let you in on a secret."
"That you can cook?"
"Indeed. I can."
"And how long have you know how to cook?"
"Well Sookie has been more or less trying to teach me to cook since we met 12 years ago soooo....since last week." She said.
"Really?"
"Ok so I asked her to teach me how to make some things."
"Why would you do that?"
"Because you either cook or we go out...and...I just...can't a woman want to cook for her man anymore without going against society?" He said.
"Sure...normally yes...but, have you ever cooked before today?"
"I think I made Rory an egg once." Lorelai said.
"You are telling me that you learned to cook...for me."
"Well, not...just...for...well...yeah." She said looking embarrassed. "I just...I wanted you to think I would be a good wife...and good little wives cook. Look at Donna Reed."
"Oh Lord...I thought we moved past that years ago with Rory and the infamous orange pumps."
She sat beside Luke.
"I wanna be a good wife." She pouted.
"Then just be my wife." He said.
"That does sound good."
"Yeah."
"You are gonna be my husband...I am going to be your wife..."she said as she served him up a plate.
They ate breakfast. Lorelai called the Inn and told Michel she wouldn't be in today, and after a few angry curses he agreed. Luke had asked Lane to Open the diner the day before.
They sat in the living room together all that morning. Just laying in their pajamas taking it all in.
He loved the way she smelled in the morning...like fresh flowers and coffee. He loved the way she looked without her make up, and her hair just a little wild. He loved the feel of her cheek on his chest. She loved the way they could just be in the same room together,
they didn't have to use words to talk anymore. They had a whole language of looks, of touches. They didn't even have full sentences when they talked anymore. One would start and the other would finish.
"So..." he said eventually breaking the silence.
"Yes."
"Should we set a date?" He asked.
"For what?" Lorelai joked.
"Lorelai."
"To get married."
"Oh right...that....why."
"So when it happens people will be there"
"Right...good plan."
"When you were a little girl....what did you see?"
"I saw lots of things..."
"I mean for your wedding."
"Well...in all those dreams I was marring a member of Duran Duran...so I think we should pick another example. I think I am a little old to wear Go go boots at my wedding."
"Ok then...well...how soon do you...I mean...do you want to wait...or..." he asked nervously.
"Do you?" she asked.
"Not if you don't want to. Whenever really is good for me." he said. "Just tell me when and I will be there."
"Very funny."
"Well we have the place...right...I mean...the Inn."
"Uh huh."
"And...Sookie will make all the food so that is taken care of right?"
"Right." he agreed.
"All the people we know...and would want to come all live here anyway right?"
"With the exception of Liz and TJ but, yes."
"So...why not...."
"Now?" he asked hopefully.
"Well not this minute but...I mean...I bet we could get it together in...like two months?"
"I can live with that. So like January?" He said trying not to sound as excited as he was.
"Yeah..."
"We could do it...."he said looking at the Calendar.
"Later in the month is better...the Inn will still be buzzing from Christmas until the second weekend." She said practically.
"Ok then the third weekend. January...21st."
"January 21st, 2005." she said with a smile.
"Yeah." he said smiling.
She jumped on him...excited like a school girl. They fell to the floor laughing.
She touched her nose to his and smiled.
"I am gonna be Mrs.Backwards Baseball Hat." She squealed.
"I am gonna be Mr. Crazy Lady." He said.
Just as things were about to get steamy the phone rang.
"I beg you not to answer that." Luke said.
Lorelai groaned. "I could be important, it could be the Inn." Lorelai said.
"They can do it without you." Luke said kissing her neck.
The machine picked up.
"Beep first, talk second...ready go." Beep.
"Mom it's Rory if you are there pick up. I need to talk to you mom." Rorys frantic and tear filled voice came over the phone. Lorelai jumped up and ran to the phone.
"I'm here I'm here." Lorelai said. "Honey what's wrong?"
"I,...it's...I...I'm sorry mom, I messed everything up...I am a horrible person...I...." Rory started sobbing.
"Rory, honey, you have to talk in sentences for mommy to know what's wrong." Lorelais face was worried, Luke moved to her and hugged her as she talked.
"Lorelai?" Paris' voice came on the line.
"Paris."
"Yes, it's me, Rory is ok, I mean as good as she can be after what that ass hole said to her,
I think you might want to come up here...she has been like this all night." Paris said.
"What ass hole?" Lorelai asked.
"Dean, he was here last night and he saw her kissing Logan...it got ugly...I think you should come." Paris said.
"Logan? Who the hell is...never mind.Okay, stay with her, I will be there as soon as I can."
"Will do." Paris said in her take charge round the troops tone.
"And Paris."
"Yes."
"Thank you for being there for her."
"You're welcome." Paris was actually touched by her last comment. They hung up and Lorelai looked at Luke.
"Well what are you standing here for?" He said.
"Get going. Call me if you need me."
"I'm sorry."
"Don't be sorry Rory needs you, go...go, I will just do some things around here,
fix some things bide my time."
"I love you." Lorelai said kissing him.
"I love you too, now get out of here and make sure our girl is ok." He said tapping her on the bottom as she walked out the door.
It should take you at least a half an hour to get to Yale...but Lorelai arrived in 20 minuets.
She was afraid of something like this happening. She wanted to kill Dean and she didn't even know what had happened. When she found out, she was really going to want to kill him.
Lorelai knocked on their door and Paris answered.
"Thank God you're here." Paris said.
"Where is she?" Lorelai said.
"In her room. She won't eat, I tried and she hasn't really slept." Paris said. "She won't listen to me." Paris said as if she had failed Lorelai.
"What happened?" Lorelai asked knowing her chances of understanding Paris were going to be better than understanding Rory through her tears.
"Last night, Rory called Logan...she wanted to borrow his notes or something." Paris started.
"Why Rory takes great notes." Lorelai said.
"Exactly...so Logan took that to over I'm naked."
"Well...it could be taken...Ok, wait...who is Logan?"
"This guy that Rory knows...he has been hot for her since they met but she has kept him at arms length until last night."
"Wait so it is Logan I want to kill?" Lorelai said.
"No, no, that honor is all Deans. See Rory explained to Logan that it wasn't code...but she wanted to see him...he kissed her...she told him about Dean and asked him to leave. I guess she thought about her and Dean and went to look for Logan, who was still outside our door. He really likes her I think he would have waited there all night hoping that she would come looking for him."
"Ok Paris if this were an acceptance speech they would be playing you off the stage ...when was Dean here?"
"Dean walked up right when Rory kissed Logan. He yelled at her and asked her what she was doing. Logan left and Rory tried to explain but Dean got mad...said she always did this to him or something like that..."
"Well she doesn't have the best track record with that." Lorelai admitted.
"But, Rory told him that it wasn't right, them being together and what happened with the two of them never should have and that he should go back to his wife,
and they argued and things got heated I am still not sure what was said. I just heard Rory scream at him to leave so I went out there to see if I could help.
When I walked out Rory was holding her face and it was all red, she won't say it, but I think he hit her."
"That punk...he is going to die." Lorelai was already to Rorys door when Paris finally finished.
She opened the door without knocking and saw Rory laying there red from tears, there was as slight shine to the left side of her face...she had a bruise.
"Did he hit you?" Lorelai yelled.
"Mom." Rory said surprised at her question.
"Did he hit you Rory I need to know." She said again.
"No, mom...you don't understand."
"There is nothing to understand Rory, did he hit you yes or no." Lorelai said angry.
Rory looked at the floor and was defeated.
"Yes...all right...yes...he hit me...but he didn't mean to mom." She said.
"No, Rory, no, I didn't not raise you to say that, you are a smart girl if he hit you, he meant to and he is going to be punished."
"No! Mom! You don't understand."
"I do understand Rory, I understand perfectly he hit you, he will pay."
"Mom, can we please. Can you just stop yelling at me for a second." Rory said frustrated,
this wasn't how this was supposed to go.
Lorelai realized that she was acting like her mother at the moment. She got so caught up in that little bastard hitting her daughter she forgot to comfort her.
Lorelai wrapped her arms around her.
"Sorry kid...mama bear was pissed off and ready to attack."
"It wasn't even the slap mom." Rory finally said. "It was what he said. About us, about you."
"Wait a second...what did he say about me?" Lorelai said.
"Mean things, hurtful things mom, he just said them because he knew they would hurt me the way I hurt him, when he saw me kissing yet another guy when I am supposed to be with him."
"Yeah..we will get back to all that. What did Freud have to say about me in all his wisdom." Lorelai was angry.
"Nothing mom, he was mad, I don't want you to hate him, we both were in the wrong here." Rory said.
"I am sorry honey I will be mad at whomever I would like to be, now I want you to tell me what he said about me and you for that matter."
"He just...it was...he said that I...that I was just like you...screwed up...and that we had eachother and we made it impossible for anyone to love us, and that you wouldn't let anyone love me, and that you were ruining my life." Rory said.
Lorelai took a deep breath and sat back.
"Wow that was one angry Dean wasn't it."
"It wasn't like him mom."
"I know...uh...well...honey...you don't feel like that do you? I mean...I am not...keeping you from anything right? You don't think you have to I don't know take care of me, do you?"
"No, mom. Of course not. And you have Luke now, and...I did love Dean. And I think I loved Jess. You haven't kept me from anything. You pushed me to Dean most of the time.
You were his biggest cheerleader then."
"Yeah I sure have switched teams now though. Lemme see this eye of yours."
"It isn't that bad." Rory said.
"I can't believe he hit you."
"I am sorry mom."
"For what?"
"Disappointing you...sleeping with Dean...making you leave Luke this morning after last night."
"Don't be. You live you learn right. Speaking of..." Lorelai raised her left hand to show Rory the ring. "What do you think?" She said.
"I love it but I have seen it mom."
"Oh yeah I forgot you two were in cahoots."
"Are you happy?"
"Yeah kid."
"Good."
"Now...lets talk here for a sec about this Logan fellow who you have been kissing...spill sister."
They sat on Rorys bed and talked the day away. Lorelai decided that it would be better for everyone if no one ever knew about what happened the night before with Rory and Dean,
it was hard enough for her daughter in Stars Hollow now...she didn't need this. In the back of her mind Lorelai knew that Dean would get what was coming to him. It was only a matter of time.