Chapter 5
A/N: Not many reviews this time… :( I'm sad! I don't know how many people are reading this if you guys don't review! And when people stop reviewing, I tend to stop writing… hehehe its true! I'm having a hard enough time coming up with inspiration at the time as it is… school is gonna be back in less than a month (shudder) and I still have a bit of homework to do. (can you BELIEVE that?! I'm not even in year 11 yet, and they're already giving me homework!) Anyway, thanks to the guys that did review, it's people like you that make me happy!
Meredith44: hehehe I love the Danes/Doose conflict. I can just imagine Luke's kids and Taylor's grandkids having a real rivalry!
ProFfeSseR: we don't have thanksgiving over here… lol! I was very disappointed when I found out that said my story was updated last year! When I posted it, it was about 4pm on the 1st where I am! So… my dream has been left unfulfilled!
Natalia DeLuca: thanks for the CC, much appreciated! Watch out for some more Lorelai/kids stuff happening! Hehehe I like Jay… I don't know why… she's just fun to write about. And Hew… well, hehehe he's like a little male Lorelai!
MM Vermelha: wow… you're a little crazy… lol! Join the club! Your grammar seemed pretty alright to me in that review, maybe we should make an 'I hate grammar bashers' club?! Now what fun would it be to medicate you? lol! Thanks for the review, more story coming your way.
erilicious: hmm… why do you seem so familiar? Lol! Thanks for the review eri! It seems we both now have too much time on our hands…
Anyway, for those of you that read it, 'What if…' will be pumping another chapter your way very shortly! And I can hear you saying 'really torzi? But it's been 3 weeks.. you've lied to us before… how will we know it's you?' hehehehe I'm having fun! On with the story!
5 months, 3 days, 9 hours and 20 minutes after the birthday
She could feel his hot breath hitting her cheek. Her bottom lip quivered and she stared into his eyes, millimetres away from her own. Goodbye wasn't as easy as she thought it would be.
11:27pm on the night of the birthday
He pressed her against the wall, running his fingers through her long hair. His fingers traced her hips as his lips roughly kissed hers. She delved her tongue into his mouth, tugging on his shirt, doing anything to pull him closer to her. His tongue played fiercely with hers, and he pushed harder into her, wanting nothing more than to get as close to her as possible. She snaked her arms around his neck holding his head, kissing him harder. He slid his hand under her top, running it across her stomach. She broke away from his mouth, her breathing hot and heavy. He moved his lips to her neck and kissed it intensely, and she tilted her head back allowing him better access. His tongue kissed her neck, sending shivers down her back and she moaned slightly, digging her fingernails into his back, pulling at his top. They pulled apart for a second; she smiled and kissed him squarely on the lips whilst pulling him towards her and the bedroom next to them.
1 week before the birthday
"Hew, can you move your shoes from the hallway please?" Lorelai asked, juggling little Lori on her hip.
"Why?" Hew said stubbornly, walking into the kitchen after kicking his shoes off in the hallway.
"Because Lori's favourite thing to do is trip over, at the moment!" Lorelai said, "and Sookie, Jackson and the kids are gonna be here in 10 minutes. We still need to go over stuff for the twins' birthday."
"What?" Hew said, "you're joking, right?"
"No I'm not joking, move your shoes," Lorelai said, pushing Hew towards where his shoes had landed.
"Move your shoes!" Lori mimicked, pointing to the shoes in question and giggling to herself.
"Is Davey coming?" Hew asked in a dead-pan tone, his frustration evident.
"That's what I mean when I say Sookie, Jackson and the kids, Hew," Lorelai said, still pushing her son.
"I don't have to play with him do I?" Hew whined, picking up his shoes.
"Yes you do. He's a nice kid!" Lorelai said.
"No he's not, he's a fruitcake! All he does is talk about cooking and Spiderman cartoons. And besides, he's friends with Larissa Doose," Hew spat.
"Matthew! You will be nice to Davey, wether you like it or not! Sookie is my best friend, and I don't want you picking on her son!" Lorelai argued.
"I don't pick on him!" Hew protested, "I just don't like having to be nice to him."
"That's sounds pretty close to me. Now go put your shoes in your room like a good little boy," Lorelai said, shooing him away. Hew rolled his eyes and sulked his way into his room. Lorelai looked at Lori who was happily propped up on Lorelai's hip, sucking her thumb quietly. Her short straight brown hair, after recently suffering a severe haircut, was just long enough to tie back in bunches – to Rory's delight – and it was the only hairstyle she sported these days. Lorelai chuckled to herself as she fussed over her granddaughter. Lorelai hated that word. She always said, "Emily Gilmore is a grandmother, not me".
"Honey, I'm home!" Rory called playfully as she came through the front door, laden with bags of food from Luke's. Lorelai walked out into the entranceway, still clutching Lori.
"Mommy!" the little girl cried out happily, her little arms grabbing forward. Lorelai put her down, and she toddled over to Rory quickly, grabbing her leg in a tight hug - but not before running over the exact spot where Hew's shoes had been only a minute earlier.
"Oh, sweetie, Sookie's bringing over food samples for Jay and Amie's birthday any minute!" Lorelai pointed out, gesturing to Rory's armful or burgers and fries.
"Yeah I know, but I assumed the Gilmore's would still be hungry," Rory said.
"Good assuming!" Lorelai replied approvingly, trying to pry Lori away from Rory so she could make her way to the kitchen. She hadn't walked two steps before everyone came rushing towards her.
"Cool, food's here!" Hew said, grabbing a bag from Rory and heading into the kitchen.
"Yummy, diner food!" Amie said as she came in, taking another bag from Rory's arms.
"Hi Rory," Jay said with a smile as she grabbed another bag and followed her brother and sister into the kitchen. Rory smiled at her now empty arms.
"Too easy," she said, now free to pick up her daughter. "Hello sweetheart!" she cooed. "Did you have fun with grandma?" Lorelai shot Rory a look of scorn, and she immediately covered her tracks. "I mean… ah… Lorelai?"
"We made Hew move his shoes," she reported, grinning widely.
"She's learning to exert power over men at a young age," Lorelai added.
"Good to know," Rory replied. The front door opened, and Lorelai and Rory turned to see who it was.
"Hey," Luke greeted as he and Dan walked through the door, also sporting bags from the diner.
"Hey, what are my boys doing home?" Lorelai asked, giving Luke a quick kiss.
"Well, we knew Rory was coming over, so we got Lane and Ceaser to cover for lunch," Dan said.
"Lane?" Rory questioned, "But she hasn't worked at the diner in years."
"Well, she was there, and she said she didn't mind working for me – she said something about there being too many boys at her house… I dunno," Luke replied.
"So we thought we'd come and eat with our women," Dan said with a nod.
"And Hew," Lorelai added.
"And Hew," Dan corrected.
"So why did you bring more food? I got plenty," Rory said.
"Not everyone likes to rot their insides with the kind of food you two eat," Luke replied, following Lorelai and Rory into the kitchen where everyone else was already halfway through all the food.
"So, ah, where's Marty?" Lorelai asked, as Luke and Dan started sorting themselves out with salads. Luke pushed Hew's burger aside and put a salad in front of his son instead, much to Hew's disapproval.
"Oh, he's watching the baseball with Dave. He said he has enough hungry Gilmore women at home without having to come over here during primetime chowdown," she chuckled. Lorelai smiled. It was nice to have a son-in-law that understood the Gilmore eating habits. She was a little bit sceptical about Marty to begin with – especially with the whole naked guy thing – but after a while she had grown to love him like he was her own son.
"He's a smart one, your man," Lorelai said, watching her daughter as she sorted some food out for Lori.
"Yeah, I know," Rory smiled, off in her own little happy world as she fussed over her daughter. Lorelai smiled as she watched her family. For the first time in a long time, everyone she loved was happy.
5:30am on the day of the birthday
Luke crept into Jay and Amie's bedroom quietly, being careful not wake Amie. He moved over to Jay's bed – which was thankfully on the other side of the room to Amie's – and nudged his daughter.
"Jay," he whispered, "wake up." Jay groaned and rolled over in her sleep.
"Jay," he said again, a little louder, and she woke up, rubbing her eyes. It was moments like this that he was thankful that she was a light sleeper, and her sister slept like a log.
"Dad, what are you doing? It's…" Jay rolled over to look at her clock, "5:30am!"
"Ssh," Luke said, "get up."
"Noooo, it's my birthday, let me sleep," she whined, rolling back over. "Mom was already in here at 2am, telling me that graphic story of my birth she insists on doing every single year."
"I know, just… get up," Luke said, nudging her again. Jay didn't move though. Luke sighed to himself. He knew Jay didn't really like her birthday much. Amie was much more confident and assertive, and Jay usually just went along with her ideas. He could tell Jay wasn't really up for the party they were having that night, she didn't like it when people made a big fuss over her – very much unlike her mother and sister. So Luke wanted to do something special for her. Just he and his oldest blood daughter – even if it only was by 23 minutes exactly.
"Why?" Jay groaned, snuggling closer to her pillow. 'I cannot, for the life of me, remember why I decided to love my dad'. She groaned to herself, not enjoying this seemingly pointless early morning wake up call. Luke grabbed her arm and rolled her over to face him.
"Come on," he said, "father daughter breakfast."
"What?"
"Breakfast. You and me," Luke replied, "now get up, before you wake up Amie."
"Oh," Jay replied, surprised, and even a little confused, "okay." She got up and walked over to her wardrobe.
"Don't worry about getting changed," Luke said, moving towards the bedroom door, "we'll start a trend." Jay smiled as she noticed her dad's plaid pyjama bottoms and white t-shirt, similar to her own. She followed him out of her bedroom, and he grabbed her coat and his own out of the coat cupboard.
"Time for a private birthday breakfast at Luke's," he smiled, handing Jay her coat. He put on his own and walked towards the front door, gesturing for Jay to follow. She smiled. Now she remembered why she loved her dad so much.
A/N: hehehehe that was fun! Now please, please, PLEASE review! It is my livelihood!
