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A/N: I don't actually have a lot to say about the chapter, other than the fact that some of you are going to hate me (temporarily...hopefully) when you're done with this chapter(I know, I do too), but please don't! But mostly it's my reviewers that I have to comment about, lol, you guys rock!
Shana (JeSSFrEaK8): Yes!! I did see the TCA's! He's sooo adorable! And don't feel bad, I cried when Jess left too! He's...Jess! But yeah, I know Rory was way OOC when she punched Shane *snickers at the thought* but I couldn't help myself!
To everyone else, Jin, midnightqueen6,iminlovewithaboynamedJESS, Fallen-Angel488, Katie05, Tye, and moi. THANK YOU!! Yes Jin, I suck at any darkness whatsoever!
And moi. I wanted to tell you that you were actually the review that kicked me into update mode, because it's nice -and it makes me feel guilty- to see that people are still reading it!
Anyway, sorry for the rediculous wait, guys, I didn't mean it but my computer was evil and it crashed and now that it's fixed I've been having killer writer's block, so all elements of the universe are against me! But I was sitting in my room thinking about your reviews and I got a few lines thrown at me so I had to start writing!
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Seven years later Rory Gilmore pulled into the driveway of her mother and step-father's house.
She smiled when she saw her Lorelai excitedly run outside and of course she proceeded to wrap Rory into a hug.
"Oh, look at you! You've grown up! you've changed, oh my gosh, you're taller! Luke, come see Rory, she's taller!" she called in the house.
Luke came out with his five year-old son, William, following closely behind. "Lorelai, you just saw her two weeks ago," he said, smiling at Rory as he hugged her.
"Will!" Rory wrapped her little brother into a bear hug.
"Rory, you're home," he smiled.
"I'm home," she confirmed.
Then, once everyone greeted her, all eyes shifted curiously at the other person next to Rory.
"You must be David," Lorelai said, "Rory's told us all about you, come here," she hugged him.
He looked slightly uncomfortable, but he hugged her back.
"So, come on in or Babbette will see you and then you'll NEVER get to come in," Lorelai said to them.
"I thought she'd be out here waiting," Rory said as they walked in.
"Well...I kind of told her you're not supposed to be here until tomorrow, so if you answer the phone and by chance it's her, pick up a French accent and tell her she has the wrong number."
"Greedy," Rory said.
"Well, you're my daughter, I'm allowed to be greedy, and I still say you're taller,"
"Well, you're wrong, I quit growing a long time ago,"
"Haha, shorty," she replied.
"Very mature," Rory remarked.
"You know how tomorrow's Friday and we're supposed to go to your grandparents' house for dinner?"
"Mom, you're not cancelling on Grandma,"
"Well, I was thinking, we don't have to cancel, per se, just kind of...forget, I mean, with the insane amount of food and music and stuff it would be entirely possible to just forget,"
"We are not going to forget, I already have it in my palm pilot, I can't forget. It's impossible to forget."
"Mean," Lorelai pouted.
"Besides, if I were you I'd watch, Will could tell Grandma what you said,"
"Like she doesn't already know,"
"Still,"
"Hey, who wants to call Al's and order everything on the menu?" Lorelai asked.
"We're the guests, you call," Rory said.
"But Al misses you, he wants to hear your voice,"
"No, you just don't want to call,"
"Fine, call my bluff," Lorelai said picknig up the phone, "David, do you like Moroccan?"
"Moroccan? Yeah," he nodded.
Lorelai ordered their food while Luke -the socialite that he is- got to know David.
"So..." Luke started.
Silence.
"So, Luke, how's the diner?" Rory asked.
"Oh, you know, still there,"
"And Ceasar? Is he feeling better?" she asked.
"Oh, yeah, he's fine now,"
"What happened to him?" David asked.
"Oh, remember I told you? Ceasar broke his arm and he couldn't work because he couldn't do pancakes," Rory reminded him.
"Oh, right, because you said that Luke made better pancakes anyway,"
She blushed, "Yeah, and I created bad karma and later that week my computer mysteriously crashed. With my article in it."
"Okay, Al said it should be done in about 45 minutes, who wants to listen to some mood music while we interrogate David?" Lorelai smiled.
"Mom," Rory rolled her eyes.
"Fine, talk, same thing," she said, sitting down. "So, David, hi," she grinned.
"Hi," he returned the smile.
"This is the first time I've met you,"
"Yeah, I know, I always try to stop by when Rory tells me you're coming, but work gets so crazy," he explained.
"You can say that again," Rory nodded.
"Ah, right," Lorelai nodded. "Well, you're here now,"
"And we have an...announcement...type...thing to make," Rory faltered, chiding herself for not sounding more composed.
Lorelai frowned and chuckled at the same time, "Okay..."
"Well, you know how David and I have been seeing each other for...a long time now? A really long time. Almost forever actually."
"Uh huh," Lorelai nodded, letting her son crawl in her lap.
"Well," she looked to David for reassurance, "David proposed and I said yes," she blurted all at once.
"Agh!" Lorelai jumped up, "You're getting married?"
"Yes," Rory nodded.
"My baby's getting married! You didn't tell me!" she realized.
"I know, we wanted to wait and tell you in person," she said.
Luke hugged her, "Congratulations,"
David and luke shook hands and Lorelai squeezed Rory until she couldn't breathe. "Um, Mom?"
"Yeah?" Lorelai asked, not letting go.
"I need air."
"Oh!" Lorelai smiled and backed up. "Sorry, oh, you're my little bride-to-be,"
"Well, I'm his little bride-to-be, but I'm sure he can share," Rory nodded.
"Oh my gosh, well, on the bright side I beat you to it," Lorelai grinned, wrapping an arm around Luke's shoulder.
"Well, you are my mom, I think it's supposed to work that way,"
"Right," she looked at David, "Hey, I need another hug, you're going to be my son-in-law,"
He hugged her, glancing at a smiling but distant Rory.
"I feel old," Lorelai said.
"Mommy," Will pulled on Lorelai's shirt.
"Yeah?" she glanced at him.
"What does proposed mean?"
"It means that Rory and David are going to get married and live happily ever after!" she said excitedly.
"Oh, okay," he nodded.
They talked more, Lorelai acted hyper, as always, and Luke felt awkward with all of the emotion in the room. Finally Lorelai asked if Luke could go get the food while she changed Will for bed and David got a call that he had to take.
With the time alone, Rory had time to wander around the house. She ended up in her room, nothing had really changed, Lorelai refused to change it because she always wanted it to be the way Rory left it. Rory checked to make sure no one was watching from the doorway -she had known people to do that- and when she saw no one she pulled a box from under her bed. She smiled. Still here.
She took the lid off and leafed through the envelopes. Over the years it turned into more of a book because she'd write so many letters. She couln't help it, everytime she'd try to tell herself that she didn't need to write the letter she did it anyway, reminding herself that it couldn't hurt, it's not like she'd actually send it to him.
As she was looking through the envelopes she didn't notice Lorelai walk in the room quietly, first smiling, but then at realizing what Rory was looking through, getting a sad look.
"Rory?"
Rory jumped, causing a few of the envelopes to spill out. She scrambled to put them back, embarrassed, as she shoved it under the bed and folded her knees up to her chest.
"Hey," she said casually, as if she han't just been looking through a box of letters that she wrote to her ex-boyfriend when she just announced her engagement that day.
"What are you doing? Well, I mean, I know what you're doing, but..."
"Nothing, I was just...I don't know," she shook her head. "I know I shouldn't still think of him,"
"Honey," Lorelai said, joining Rory on the floor, "you'll always think of him,"
"I will? You mean this won't go away?"
"No, unfortunately not,"
"Do you still think of Dad?"
"Of course,"
"In the way that you wish he was next to you, talking to you, listening to music with you, reading with you, doing anything as long as it was with you?"
Lorelai frowned, "Well...um, not exactly..."
Rory nodded, "Didn't think so,"
"But, I do still think of him, and for that matter, your dad and I had closure, Jess..he just..picked up and left, like an idiot, you have no closure, you're bound to think about him more,"
"Yeah, but on the day that I announce my engagemet?"
"Of course," Lorelai responded without missing a beat.
"I am?" Rory asked confusedly.
"Yes, you're probably wondering what kind of sarcastic remark he'd give you about that piece of information,"
"Sort of..."
"Or...okay, help me out here,"
But before Rory had to answer David came in, saving her. "Hey honey...why are you in the floor?"
"Oh, it's the new hip place to hang out," Lorelai said getting up, "I realize you weren't taling to me, because you probably wouldn't call me honey, but I was sitting in the floor, so rather than look like an idiot I thought I'd explain. And now I'll leave you two alone,"
Rory smiled and watched her mom leave. "Hi," she greeted David. "Who was on the phone?"
"Oh, it was just my secratary, she was confirming the meeting in Hartford tomorrow," he said.
"Oh, okay, when is it?"
"It's at noon," he told her. "So, what are you doing in here?"
"Oh, just looking at my old room,"
"Ah, and your mom found you?"
"Yeah." after a brief second, "So, what do you think?"
"Of what?" he asked.
"Of everything, this is the first time you've met any of my family,"
"Well, I think you're right, your mom is definitely...different," he said.
"Tell me about it, I was the only kid in preschool who'd walk around singing Walk Like an Egyptian and Eternal Falme,"
"Guys, food's here," Lorelai popped in.
Rory stood up and took David's hand as they walked out into the livingroom, Rory glanced back over her shoulder at the box under her bed. Nothing in it ever changed, but she always felt comfort when she'd pull out that box. And even if she knew why she'd never admit it, especially not now. She was engaged, and not to Jess.
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A/N: So, I know this wasn't...happier, per se...but at least she's not crying anymore!..Oh wait...that's bad. Well, I don't know, I suck, but this is the last stupid chapter! (by last stupid chapter I mean--oh forget it, the point is, the story will get way better soon!) Very soon..I have notes for the soon! PLEASE REVIEW!!! Despite my being horrible and bringing David into the picture, I would really appreciate it and to sort of give you incentive, I promise I'll update soon and you won't hate it! At least I don't think you will..if you do I'm sorry, but you shouldn't!! Right, yeah, now I'm lecturing you *blushes* Sorry, but please review!!!
A/N: I don't actually have a lot to say about the chapter, other than the fact that some of you are going to hate me (temporarily...hopefully) when you're done with this chapter(I know, I do too), but please don't! But mostly it's my reviewers that I have to comment about, lol, you guys rock!
Shana (JeSSFrEaK8): Yes!! I did see the TCA's! He's sooo adorable! And don't feel bad, I cried when Jess left too! He's...Jess! But yeah, I know Rory was way OOC when she punched Shane *snickers at the thought* but I couldn't help myself!
To everyone else, Jin, midnightqueen6,iminlovewithaboynamedJESS, Fallen-Angel488, Katie05, Tye, and moi. THANK YOU!! Yes Jin, I suck at any darkness whatsoever!
And moi. I wanted to tell you that you were actually the review that kicked me into update mode, because it's nice -and it makes me feel guilty- to see that people are still reading it!
Anyway, sorry for the rediculous wait, guys, I didn't mean it but my computer was evil and it crashed and now that it's fixed I've been having killer writer's block, so all elements of the universe are against me! But I was sitting in my room thinking about your reviews and I got a few lines thrown at me so I had to start writing!
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Seven years later Rory Gilmore pulled into the driveway of her mother and step-father's house.
She smiled when she saw her Lorelai excitedly run outside and of course she proceeded to wrap Rory into a hug.
"Oh, look at you! You've grown up! you've changed, oh my gosh, you're taller! Luke, come see Rory, she's taller!" she called in the house.
Luke came out with his five year-old son, William, following closely behind. "Lorelai, you just saw her two weeks ago," he said, smiling at Rory as he hugged her.
"Will!" Rory wrapped her little brother into a bear hug.
"Rory, you're home," he smiled.
"I'm home," she confirmed.
Then, once everyone greeted her, all eyes shifted curiously at the other person next to Rory.
"You must be David," Lorelai said, "Rory's told us all about you, come here," she hugged him.
He looked slightly uncomfortable, but he hugged her back.
"So, come on in or Babbette will see you and then you'll NEVER get to come in," Lorelai said to them.
"I thought she'd be out here waiting," Rory said as they walked in.
"Well...I kind of told her you're not supposed to be here until tomorrow, so if you answer the phone and by chance it's her, pick up a French accent and tell her she has the wrong number."
"Greedy," Rory said.
"Well, you're my daughter, I'm allowed to be greedy, and I still say you're taller,"
"Well, you're wrong, I quit growing a long time ago,"
"Haha, shorty," she replied.
"Very mature," Rory remarked.
"You know how tomorrow's Friday and we're supposed to go to your grandparents' house for dinner?"
"Mom, you're not cancelling on Grandma,"
"Well, I was thinking, we don't have to cancel, per se, just kind of...forget, I mean, with the insane amount of food and music and stuff it would be entirely possible to just forget,"
"We are not going to forget, I already have it in my palm pilot, I can't forget. It's impossible to forget."
"Mean," Lorelai pouted.
"Besides, if I were you I'd watch, Will could tell Grandma what you said,"
"Like she doesn't already know,"
"Still,"
"Hey, who wants to call Al's and order everything on the menu?" Lorelai asked.
"We're the guests, you call," Rory said.
"But Al misses you, he wants to hear your voice,"
"No, you just don't want to call,"
"Fine, call my bluff," Lorelai said picknig up the phone, "David, do you like Moroccan?"
"Moroccan? Yeah," he nodded.
Lorelai ordered their food while Luke -the socialite that he is- got to know David.
"So..." Luke started.
Silence.
"So, Luke, how's the diner?" Rory asked.
"Oh, you know, still there,"
"And Ceasar? Is he feeling better?" she asked.
"Oh, yeah, he's fine now,"
"What happened to him?" David asked.
"Oh, remember I told you? Ceasar broke his arm and he couldn't work because he couldn't do pancakes," Rory reminded him.
"Oh, right, because you said that Luke made better pancakes anyway,"
She blushed, "Yeah, and I created bad karma and later that week my computer mysteriously crashed. With my article in it."
"Okay, Al said it should be done in about 45 minutes, who wants to listen to some mood music while we interrogate David?" Lorelai smiled.
"Mom," Rory rolled her eyes.
"Fine, talk, same thing," she said, sitting down. "So, David, hi," she grinned.
"Hi," he returned the smile.
"This is the first time I've met you,"
"Yeah, I know, I always try to stop by when Rory tells me you're coming, but work gets so crazy," he explained.
"You can say that again," Rory nodded.
"Ah, right," Lorelai nodded. "Well, you're here now,"
"And we have an...announcement...type...thing to make," Rory faltered, chiding herself for not sounding more composed.
Lorelai frowned and chuckled at the same time, "Okay..."
"Well, you know how David and I have been seeing each other for...a long time now? A really long time. Almost forever actually."
"Uh huh," Lorelai nodded, letting her son crawl in her lap.
"Well," she looked to David for reassurance, "David proposed and I said yes," she blurted all at once.
"Agh!" Lorelai jumped up, "You're getting married?"
"Yes," Rory nodded.
"My baby's getting married! You didn't tell me!" she realized.
"I know, we wanted to wait and tell you in person," she said.
Luke hugged her, "Congratulations,"
David and luke shook hands and Lorelai squeezed Rory until she couldn't breathe. "Um, Mom?"
"Yeah?" Lorelai asked, not letting go.
"I need air."
"Oh!" Lorelai smiled and backed up. "Sorry, oh, you're my little bride-to-be,"
"Well, I'm his little bride-to-be, but I'm sure he can share," Rory nodded.
"Oh my gosh, well, on the bright side I beat you to it," Lorelai grinned, wrapping an arm around Luke's shoulder.
"Well, you are my mom, I think it's supposed to work that way,"
"Right," she looked at David, "Hey, I need another hug, you're going to be my son-in-law,"
He hugged her, glancing at a smiling but distant Rory.
"I feel old," Lorelai said.
"Mommy," Will pulled on Lorelai's shirt.
"Yeah?" she glanced at him.
"What does proposed mean?"
"It means that Rory and David are going to get married and live happily ever after!" she said excitedly.
"Oh, okay," he nodded.
They talked more, Lorelai acted hyper, as always, and Luke felt awkward with all of the emotion in the room. Finally Lorelai asked if Luke could go get the food while she changed Will for bed and David got a call that he had to take.
With the time alone, Rory had time to wander around the house. She ended up in her room, nothing had really changed, Lorelai refused to change it because she always wanted it to be the way Rory left it. Rory checked to make sure no one was watching from the doorway -she had known people to do that- and when she saw no one she pulled a box from under her bed. She smiled. Still here.
She took the lid off and leafed through the envelopes. Over the years it turned into more of a book because she'd write so many letters. She couln't help it, everytime she'd try to tell herself that she didn't need to write the letter she did it anyway, reminding herself that it couldn't hurt, it's not like she'd actually send it to him.
As she was looking through the envelopes she didn't notice Lorelai walk in the room quietly, first smiling, but then at realizing what Rory was looking through, getting a sad look.
"Rory?"
Rory jumped, causing a few of the envelopes to spill out. She scrambled to put them back, embarrassed, as she shoved it under the bed and folded her knees up to her chest.
"Hey," she said casually, as if she han't just been looking through a box of letters that she wrote to her ex-boyfriend when she just announced her engagement that day.
"What are you doing? Well, I mean, I know what you're doing, but..."
"Nothing, I was just...I don't know," she shook her head. "I know I shouldn't still think of him,"
"Honey," Lorelai said, joining Rory on the floor, "you'll always think of him,"
"I will? You mean this won't go away?"
"No, unfortunately not,"
"Do you still think of Dad?"
"Of course,"
"In the way that you wish he was next to you, talking to you, listening to music with you, reading with you, doing anything as long as it was with you?"
Lorelai frowned, "Well...um, not exactly..."
Rory nodded, "Didn't think so,"
"But, I do still think of him, and for that matter, your dad and I had closure, Jess..he just..picked up and left, like an idiot, you have no closure, you're bound to think about him more,"
"Yeah, but on the day that I announce my engagemet?"
"Of course," Lorelai responded without missing a beat.
"I am?" Rory asked confusedly.
"Yes, you're probably wondering what kind of sarcastic remark he'd give you about that piece of information,"
"Sort of..."
"Or...okay, help me out here,"
But before Rory had to answer David came in, saving her. "Hey honey...why are you in the floor?"
"Oh, it's the new hip place to hang out," Lorelai said getting up, "I realize you weren't taling to me, because you probably wouldn't call me honey, but I was sitting in the floor, so rather than look like an idiot I thought I'd explain. And now I'll leave you two alone,"
Rory smiled and watched her mom leave. "Hi," she greeted David. "Who was on the phone?"
"Oh, it was just my secratary, she was confirming the meeting in Hartford tomorrow," he said.
"Oh, okay, when is it?"
"It's at noon," he told her. "So, what are you doing in here?"
"Oh, just looking at my old room,"
"Ah, and your mom found you?"
"Yeah." after a brief second, "So, what do you think?"
"Of what?" he asked.
"Of everything, this is the first time you've met any of my family,"
"Well, I think you're right, your mom is definitely...different," he said.
"Tell me about it, I was the only kid in preschool who'd walk around singing Walk Like an Egyptian and Eternal Falme,"
"Guys, food's here," Lorelai popped in.
Rory stood up and took David's hand as they walked out into the livingroom, Rory glanced back over her shoulder at the box under her bed. Nothing in it ever changed, but she always felt comfort when she'd pull out that box. And even if she knew why she'd never admit it, especially not now. She was engaged, and not to Jess.
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A/N: So, I know this wasn't...happier, per se...but at least she's not crying anymore!..Oh wait...that's bad. Well, I don't know, I suck, but this is the last stupid chapter! (by last stupid chapter I mean--oh forget it, the point is, the story will get way better soon!) Very soon..I have notes for the soon! PLEASE REVIEW!!! Despite my being horrible and bringing David into the picture, I would really appreciate it and to sort of give you incentive, I promise I'll update soon and you won't hate it! At least I don't think you will..if you do I'm sorry, but you shouldn't!! Right, yeah, now I'm lecturing you *blushes* Sorry, but please review!!!