Chapter 3 Clueless

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Lorelai woke up to darkness. She yawned and suddenly remembered the crazy dream she had just had. She rubbed her eyes. Somehow she had managed to come back, it seemed. She had to admit that she was a little sad about it. But then she heard a faint sigh beside her and realized that she was not alone in her bed. There was Luke, his arm lying on top of her, in a deep sleep next to her. Her first instinct was to jump out from under the covers and angrily ask him what the hell he was doing in her bed, at night. And then it dawned on her. She was not awake yet! She was still stuck in that different world, the dream or the future or whatever it was. She sighed deeply, but couldn't help it when she felt relieved.

Seeing Luke lying beside her somehow felt right. She liked the feeling of his warm body not far from hers and his arm that wrapped protectively around her waist. A quick look at her alarm clock told her that it was way too early to get up. But she felt the urge to do so anyway. So she stood, careful not to wake up Luke, and slipped into her robe. She decided to make some coffee, even though she assumed Luke would be upset that morning when he found that she had been drinking coffee in the middle of the night. She smiled at that thought and then went downstairs.

When she reached the bottom of the stairs, she heard a strange sound coming from the kitchen. She stopped and pricked up. She could hear a male voice whispering like he was talking on the phone and trying not to let anyone hear. A thief, she thought. She looked around for something, anything, and was amazed to find a baseball bat leaning against the wall. It seemed in this dream or world she was as careful as she was in reality. She grabbed it, her fingers gripping it tightly and stepped forward. Oh no, no one was going to rob her. Not in reality and not in her dreams.

And then the mysterious person stepped out of the kitchen. It was a man wearing black clothes. Lorelai let out a loud scream. "Who are you and what the hell are you doing here?" she yelled loudly.

The man reached over to switch on the lights and laughed loudly. "Hey!"

Lorelai closed her eyes for a moment. The brightness of the light hurt her eyes. But she still didn't recognize the man, so she clenched the bat even tighter. "Get out of my house, now!" she yelled.

Luke came down the stairs and reached her side just when the man held up his hands, laughing. "Lorelai… what's going on? A friend in Boston called me and I didn't want to wake up Rory so I went into the kitchen to talk."

Lorelai still didn't understand. She felt like she should know this man, but before she could stop, she heard herself asking, "Who the hell are you?"

Luke touched her arm softly and then he took the bat out of her hands. "Hon... Are you alright? This is David... Rory's fiancé... You've known him for years." He sounded concerned.

David nodded in agreement and then stopped laughing. "Are you okay, Lorelai?" he asked slightly worriedly. At that moment Rory came out of her room, rubbing her eyes tiredly.

"What's going on here? Are you having a party without me?" She giggled to herself but fell silent at the serious faces of her parents and her boyfriend.

Lorelai mentally kicked herself for being so stupid. Of course this was David! Rory had told her so at the very beginning of this whole... whatever she was stuck in. And now Luke was worried and David was worried and Rory would be worried about her too, especially when she heard that her mother was acting like a lunatic, attacking her fiancé.

"I'm so sorry David. Somehow... I don't know... my eyes... my eyes are bad at night. I didn't recognize you... I think I need more sleep... I'm very tired. I'm sorry I woke you up," she said, not quite able to form full sentences.

David smiled and slid his arm around Rory. "No, it's okay. I'm sorry that I scared you." He said good night and then they both went back into Rory's room.

Lorelai sighed deeply. She had managed to convince them. But when she turned around, she realized that Luke was not so easy to persuade. He looked at her in concern.

"What's the matter with you, Lorelai? You've been acting really strange. First Bennie... Now David. Why can't you remember them? Are you sick or something? Maybe we should call Doctor Carter, he could check you," he said.

She quickly shook her head. "No! It's okay, really. I'm okay. It's... it's the stress that's all. I'm sure. Nothing to worry about. And of course I remember them, I was just confused at first... That's all, really. Luke, you don't have to worry at all," she replied, hoping that he would believe her.

And he did. He sighed deeply and wrapped his arms around her, pulling her in into a hug. "I know the thing with your mother is bothering you. But you shouldn't think about it to much. And you should get more rest. I'll take care of her. She'll have to accept that you can't visit her every day." His voice was reassuring as he led her back to bed.

While going upstairs, she wondered what the hell he was talking about. What was this thing with her mother? And why did he need to take care of her? Daily visits? Everything was so strange and so confusing but she knew she couldn't ask him. Not now. It would worry him even more. She sighed. She wished she could tell him what was really bothering her. She wanted him to know about all this. But even more… She wanted to wake up and find herself back in reality.

Back in bed she fell into a troublesome sleep, hoping she would awaken in the morning as Lorelai Gilmore and not as Lorelai Danes.

The Next morning

But of course she didn't. She was still Lorelai Danes when she opened her eyes. This time she didn't even think for a moment that she might be back.

On the pillow she found a note from Luke.

Honey

Get some rest today. I'll see you in the evening. Love you

Luke

She had to smile when she read it. And when she made breakfast for Toby and watched Rory and David acting all in love, she considered that maybe being stuck in here wasn't that bad after all. After thinking it over, she decided that as long as she was still here, in this dream, she would have to go to work. So she took the car... a Volvo, can you believe it... and drove to the Dragonfly.

When she got out, she looked at her finished Dragonfly for the first time in her life. It made her heart beat rapidly. It was no surprise that it was beautiful. It looked exactly like she had always imagined it would look. She stared at it for quite a while until Sookie came out onto the porch.

"Lorelai!" the stout woman called, before walking to her friend. "I missed you yesterday. Michel came and helped me, but you could have at least called to tell me that you weren't coming in." The normally cheerful and happy Sookie seemed rather irritated.

That tore Lorelai from her daze. "Oh, sorry Sookie. I wanted to call but I... forgot. I had problems with Toby," she answered quickly, feeling a little flustered.

"Oh, that Jake boy again?" Her best friend asked and Lorelai nodded in amazement. Everybody knew about her life except for her! "Well, okay... Come on in. We have a lot to do today. Or guests are satisfied but we need to get some paper work done," Sookie said. It was weird that Sookie was taking charge of everything.

Lorelai nodded slightly but couldn't help herself from continuing to stare at the Dragonfly. Sookie stared at her. "What?"

"I just can't believe that we made it work... This is ours. And it's wonderful. At first we had all these kinds of problems. The money and stuff..." Lorelai said softly, remembering that in reality she was still deep in that shit, trying desperately to make her dream work out.

Her friend looked at her in wonder. "Well, yeah. That's true. But, that was almost 10 years ago. The Dragonfly is as wonderful now as was ten years ago," she said lightly and laughed a little bit.

Lorelai quickly nodded. Of course it had to look strange to Sookie that she was still looking at the Dragonfly like she was seeing it for the very first time. But Lorelai couldn't tell her that this actually was her first time gazing at the beautiful inn.

"Let's go in," Lorelai offered and Sookie followed her.

Michel was standing behind the desk, looking at her in his typical way. "Ahh, did the Chef finally decide to come to work, too?" he asked sarcastically.

"I had problems with my son", Lorelai defended.

"I hate children," he muttered, his French accent thick. So there was something that still hadn't changed. Michel was still a pain in the neck.

Sookie was already in the kitchen. "Lorelai, could get me the reciprocal accounts of last week?"

"Sure." Lorelai went behind the desk, but realized that she had no clue where these accounts were and where she should begin to look. She didn't know what kind of system they had in here. So she began to open every damn locker and drawer.

"Lorelai?" floated Sookie's voice from the kitchen. "What's taking you so long, Hon?"

Lorelai stopped and looked around frantically. This was not good. Then she sighed deeply. "I...I can't find them," she answered truthfully.

Sookie stepped out of the kitchen. "What do you mean you can't find them? I saw you put those accounts into the same drawer we put every account in."

"What...which drawer was it again?"

Now even Michel appeared surprised. "The same drawer for the last 10 years," he said in shock.

Lorelai's heartbeat quickened. What was she supposed to say to rescue herself from this situation? How could she explain? She opened a drawer just for fun and saw the accounts lying there. "Got them," she announced proudly.

They still stared at her. "Joke! Guys I was joking... You know I like to joke. Heh. I know what you're gonna say... I have a strange sense of humor," she stated quickly.

Sookie laughed quietly and shook her head. Lorelai groaned. This was bad.

But it was about to get worse.

Three children entered the lobby; a boy and two girls. They looked like siblings. They stepped up to the front desk and smiled widely at Lorelai.

"Hello," the oldest girl said, grinning.

"Where is our mom?" She asked in a way that stunned Lorelai. This girl seemed to think that Lorelai knew exactly where their mother was.

She shrugged. "Oh, I don't know. I'm sorry kid. Did you lose her? Where do you live?"

The girl stared at her. "Where do we live?" she repeated.

The boy, who seemed to be the youngest at around four years old, gazed up at her. "Oh! I know where!" He told her an address she knew very well.

"You live with Sookie?"

The kids stared at her like she was crazy. "Of course. Sookie is our mother. Are you alright, Lorelai?"

Lorelai gasped. Of course! This girl was Sookie's still unborn child. God and this was what she would look like in 10 years.

"And you all are Sookies kids?" she heard herself asking.

She heard a gasp and saw Sookie standing in the doorway to the kitchen. She looked incredibly stunned. Her kids once again looked at Lorelai, dumbfounded, and then they ran to their mother.

Sookie bent down to talk to them and when they were gone again she stepped closer to Lorelai. "What the hell was that about, Lorelai?"

Lorelai didn't know how to answer. "I'm sorry, Sook... I... don't know how to explain."

"Are you okay? Are you sick? Because this is not funny. Did you really forget that Dana, Katie and James are my children? Katie is your godchild, Lorelai."

"Really?" The word escaped from her mouth and she flinched. Damn! Now it was a lost cause. She had no clue what to say. She wanted to wake up now. She wanted to get back into her own world.

But she didn't know how, so she did the only thing she could think to do. She ran out, ignoring Sookie's surprised protests, and got in her car, speeding back home. There she sat down on the couch and waited. She didn't know what she was waiting for at first, but then she heard a car pulling up in front of her house and steps hurrying towards the door. And when she looked into Luke's worried blue eyes, she knew that she had to tell him.

A/N: Ahh.. now what will happen. I know but you don't ;-) But if you want to find out review and I will tell you. Thanks to Beeba who beta read me 