TITLE: Presenting... Mary
SUMMARY: A twist in the episode "Presenting Lorelai Gilmore." Who will be Rory's escort?
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Gilmore Girls or anything related to it. I am just an obsessive fan!
A/N: This is my first fanfic ever! I have been reading and enjoying them for a long time and never got the courage to write one myself! Please be kind and review. I accept constructive criticism! Thanks for giving me a chance!
Also, italics mean a character's thoughts.
Sorry, Sorry, Sorry for the delay in updates! My only excuse is writer's block and the crazy thing that is life. Due to the writer's block, this is really a filler chapter. I didn't want to write the ball now because I think it is the most important part of the story. To all the reviewers: I can't say thank you enough, you are all great. Thanks so much for waiting!
Lorelai came home around 8:00, finding Chris and Rory eating pizza in front of the t.v. She smiled at the sight of her daughter finally spending some time with her father. "Hey, there better be some pizza left for me!"
Chris gave her a mischievous smile and said "Sorry Lore, Rory sure can eat."
"What can I say, I got it from mom." Rory got up and put her arm around Lorelai, looking very proud.
"Sure, sure blame me." Lorelai plopped down next to Chris and gave Rory a once over. "Ror, why are you in your pajamas already?"
Rory looked down at her clothes and said "Oh, I just had a long day and I wanted to be comfortable." Not wanting to elaborate on her long day, Rory moved towards the kitchen, stating that she needed coffee.
"There's something off with her. What happened when I was gone?" Lorelai gave Chris a serious look, concerned about Rory's recent behavior since the start of the debutante ball nonsense.
"I'm not sure. I came home and there was a blonde kid here. It seemed like I interrupted something and he left pretty quickly."
"Oh, Tristan was here. I get it now. I have to go talk to her." Lorelai left Chris sitting on the couch. Rory was sitting at the kitchen table, staring at the empty coffee mug in front of her.
"Finally decided to master the ability to conjure coffee with your mind, huh?" Rory looked up at her mom, surprised at being broken from her thoughts. Lorelai went to the coffee maker and started it.
Recovering, Rory said "Yeah, you know I thought it could save us a lot of money."
Lorelai smiled and sat next to her at the table. "Ror, what happened today? Better yet, what has been happening all week?"
Rory opened her mouth to speak, then closed it. Will she be mad? Hesitantly, she said "I broke up with Dean."
Faking surprise, Lorelai said "Oh, Ror, why? I thought you guys were happy."
Rory, taking Lorelai's reaction as a bad one, quietly said "I don't love him anymore mom. It just wasn't the same."
Lorelai took in the ashamed look on Rory's face, and instantly felt bad. She pulled her into a hug and said "Oh hun, it's okay. You were right to end it."
"Really? Then why do I feel so bad?" Rory was looking to her mom for the right answer. Any answer that would make what was happening seem logical.
Lorelai didn't want to continue beating around the bush, so she asked "Maybe because you were feeling something for someone else?"
Rory felt both relieved and embarrassed at the question. She was glad her mom already knew, but she wasn't sure how she felt about it. "You're right. How do you always do that?"
"I have special mother powers." Rory smiled and Lorelai continued "How are things with Tristan? Your dad said he was here earlier."
At the mention of Tristan, Rory became visibly brighter. This not being missed by Lorelai, she wiggled her eyebrows and said "Oh, that good, huh?"
"Mom!" Rory playfully hit Lorelai, then burst into laughs. "I think it is going good." Rory chose to say the next part very carefully. "He told me he loves me."
"What? Wow, that boy is good! Anything else?" Lorelai looked at her daughter expectantly.
"We kind of kissed. Again." Rory said shyly.
"Again? You mean besides that party?"
Rory groaned and said "No, we kissed earlier too."
"Wait, why are you acting as if that is a bad thing?" Lorelai looked genuinely confused at Rory's alternating moods.
"Because I cheated on Dean. I am a horrible person." Rory just couldn't get over the fact that she cheated. Is this going to hang over my head forever?
"Rory, you're not a horrible person. You had to work out your feelings for Tristan to know if you belonged with Dean." Lorelai couldn't stand seeing her daughter like this. She deserved to be happy, and if happy is with Tristan, then that is where she should be.
After several moments of silence, Rory stood and said "I guess I should go to bed. Tomorrow is the big important ball."
Accepting that she wanted to drop the subject, Lorelai joked "Definitely. You need some serious beauty sleep if Tristan is going to be Prince Charming to your Cinderella."
Rory gave a small laugh and said "Gee, thanks." She went to the living room to say goodnight to Chris, and then went straight to bed.
The next morning, Rory awoke to her alarm buzzing loudly. Rolling over, she cringed at the time: 6:45 am. As she was getting dressed, she heard Lorelai yell from the kitchen "Remind me to kill my mother for making us get up this early on a Saturday!"
Emerging from her bedroom dressed in jeans and a sweater, Rory said "Don't worry, I will. Coffee?"
"Of course, but you are sharing with mommy. Not all of us can have coffee delivered to our door missy." Lorelai was grinning excitedly, not at all normal for this early in the morning.
Confused, Rory asked "What are you talking about?"
"Look outside and see." Rory moved to the front door, followed closely by a bouncing Lorelai.
"Oh. My. God." Rory stood on the porch looking at a box of Luke's donuts inside a heart made of steaming coffee cups.
"This is definitely my kind of kid. I mean donuts and coffee, I'm jealous." Lorelai went inside, leaving Rory staring open mouthed. A minute later, Lorelai returned with Digital Dan in her hand, taking pictures of the scrumptious creation.
Finished, she moved to take a cup and said "Come on Ror, let's get started before they get cold."
Rory took a cup from the point of the heart and grabbed the box of donuts, wondering how Tristan got them from Luke's.
"We should really get going now hun. Mom will kill us if we're late." Lorelai said, grabbing another cup to add to the three she had already drank.
"Oh, right. Let's go." Rory and Lorelai headed towards the Jeep, Rory giving backward glances towards the half heart on their front lawn. The ride to Hartford was spent in silence, Rory smiling dreamily the entire way.
I know, I know, kinda short and also not the best. Although this is a filler, I did feel that Rory needed to discuss what happened with Lorelai. The ball is next, I promise. I just didn't want to write it when I was so stuck for ideas. Please, please review! THANKS! Luv you all so much!
P.S. Was it Digital Dan or Digital Dave? I can't for the life of me remember, so sorry if I mixed it up!
