"How did I not notice that you got kidnapped?" Lorelai asked rifling through a rack of dresses in Wyndam's.
Lila shrugged her shoulders and held a dress up to her body, "I think you had a date that night."
"With who?" Lorelai asked grabbing the dress from her and holding it up to herself.
"The French guy?"
"Oh yeah," Lorelai smiled wistfully. "Gotta love those foreign men."
The younger girl scoffed, "I hate men. They're obnoxious and inconsiderate—"
"And don't know when you're completely in love with them," the redhead finished for her. "Is that why you and Michael are no longer an item?"
"Michael and I were never an item, we just slept together a few times. He wasn't even that good." Lila lied holding up a dress. "Whadda ya think?"
"That looks like a nun habit, and how would you know if he was any good? You have nothing to compare him to." She draped a couple dresses over her arm, "Go try these on."
Lila grudgingly took the dresses and went into the fitting rooms. "Sometimes a girl just knows what's good, and what's bad. He was bad." She pulled a demure black strapless dress on and opened the door. "What about this one?"
"It's great—if you were Alexis. Try the red one." Lorelai shoved her back in, and went back to looking. Minutes passed with no sign of Lila. "You get stuck in that dress Lila?"
"No, but there's no way in hell I'm actually wearing it in public." Lila called to her friend.
"Lemme see!" Lorelai cried trying to wrench the door open.
"Ya know Lore, sometimes people don't wanna show you their goodies." Lorelai turned to see a very amused Kristina staring back at her. "Lila's in here, in a really hot dress and she won't show me."
"It's not hot, it's slutty!" Lila said not opening the door.
"Well sometimes hot and slutty go hand in hand! Open the door before I take it off its hinges!"
Lila reluctantly cracked the door. "I can't wear this to the Nurse's Ball." She stepped out, and the other two girls were floored by what they saw.
"The search for the perfect dress has finally concluded," Lorelai breathed staring at Lila. She was wearing a floor length red silk dress, that skimmed her curves and showed off more than a little cleavage. The straps crossed in the back, and flowed down into the ruffled train.
"You get it then! I can't wear this around people!" Lila attempted to shut herself back in the dressing room, but Lorelai grabbed her arm and dragged her to the full-length mirror.
"You look amazing! Besides, despite what Skye says, redheads don't wear red. It clashes."
"I do look nice," Lila finally admitted.
"And Michael would fall over when he saw you in it. What better way to show him what he's missing?"
"Okay, you win! I'll get it."
"Uh Lila," Kristina said speaking for the first time. "When did you get so much cleavage?"
Lila looked down at her chest. Now that Kristina mentioned it—"Must be the dress," she concluded.
"Wish I had a dress like that," Lorelai stated forlornly.
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"I'm starving." Lila said later that night after she and Lorelai had gotten home. "Wanna order pizza?"
"Sure," she said getting up and rummaging through the desk drawers. "What do you want on it?"
"Olives. I've been craving olives for weeks."
Lorelai frowned, "You hate olives."
"I know, but I really want them."
"Must be that time of the month," Lorelai said rolling her eyes.
"No actually—" Lila froze mid-sentence.
"What?"
"I think we should call Kristina."
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"Okay, I've got the three P's. Pizza, pop, and pregnancy test," Kristina said coming through the door.
"Nice to know your sense of humor is still intact," Lila said dryly snatching the pizza out of her sister's hands.
"Nice to know you're practicing safe sex," Kristina shot back.
Lila glared at her and chewed her pizza. "Bitsh," she said chewing.
"Ladies, need I remind you that we have bigger issues right now?" Lorelai ripped open the pregnancy test and shoved the white stick at Lila. "Here, pee on this."
The girl blanched visibly. "What that's it? No we're here for you everything will be okay? Just 'pee on this'?"
Lorelai rolled her eyes, "Pee on this please?" Lila took the stick and disappeared into the bathroom.
"What makes you think Lila is pregnant?" Kristina asked grabbing a slice of pizza.
"She was craving olives. She hates olives." Lorelai took a drag off her soda, "Her boobs were abnormally large today."
"That's it?" Kristina asked in disbelief. "I just blew forty bucks on a pregnancy test because Lila's boobs are big? Have you ever seen a picture of Sam?"
"Chill Krissy. Lila's monthly visitor is late. Like a month late."
"Oh. Been there, experienced that."
"Okay, I peed on the stick now what?" Lila asked emerging from the bathroom holding the stick away from her body.
"Sit it down and tell us why we're even going through this right now," Lorelai said firmly.
Lila rolled her eyes, "Why Lorelai I thought you knew. When a man and a woman—"
"This isn't something to joke about Lila," Kristina said softly.
Lila sighed heavily and slumped down across from her sister. "I know that Kris, but I can't even consider myself being a mother. I'm barely 19, I'm still in school, and Michael is an asshole."
"Well don't jump to conclusions babe," Lorelai cut in. "We don't have any proof that you're with child."
"I wanted olives."
"Tastes change as you mature," Kristina said calmly.
"My boobs are uber-large."
"You went through a growth spurt," Lorelai told her.
"I skipped a period."
"Stress'll do that to a girl. You were kidnapped, you had issues with Michael. You work and go to school. Something was bound to happen," Kristina told her sister soothingly.
Lila checked the wall-clock. "It's been three minutes." She got up and looked at the test on the counter. "Oh no."
"What?" Lorelai and Kristina asked in unison.
Lila burst into tears. "It's a squiggly!"
"Huh?" Kristina went over to Lila and looked at the test. "I'm almost positive that there's not supposed to be a squiggly."
"Circle for not pregnant, line for," Lorelai read off the package.
"What do you think that means?" Lila asked through her tears.
"It means you're having a carnival freak," Lorelai joked.
"Lorelai Marie!" Kristina chastised. "That's not funny."
"Sorry. What do ya wanna do kid?" she asked Lila.
"I don't know!" she cried. "If I knew, I wouldn't need you two!"
"Why don't we go down to the hospital and get a test done? It's bound to be more accurate," Kristina rationalized.
"Okay." They started towards the door, but Lila stopped abruptly.
"What is it sweetie?" Lorelai questioned.
Lila sniffled. "Don't forget the pizza."
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That was a fun chapter to write. I figured I needed to give some time to my girls, and take a break from the Lilichael drama. Be sure to review and let me know what you think.
Oh, one more thing. I'll be missing for at least 3 weeks during April, because I have to have back surgery. I'll post lots to make up for it though.
Thanks luvr.