Disclaimer:ASP -although stupid- owns basically all the characters, but the plot's mine..although if she'd like to borrow it more power to her. I own David and Will, you can have David, but I'm keeping Will *chases him* Come back! I wanna play Little People!
A/N:OMG! You guys are the coolest people ever, just so you know! I love reviews! Seriously, my inbox was my best friend! Sorry it took so long to update again, I just got caught up with Back In My Life and...I didn't get around to this again...so, I'm sorry! I'm just...I wish I had a plan for this story *blush* Oh well, you've waited long enough, on with the show!
Oh, and yeah, as Jin pointed out Mr. CEO could've meant David *gets sick* I meant Mr. Mariano-CEO!
Jin, I have to pick a bone with you...I DO NOT HAVE A STORY WHERE JESS IS ENGAGED TO SOMEONE WHO'S NOT RORY!!!! You confused my story with ...someone ELSE'S story!! I feel so betrayed...unless it was a good story, hehe!...okay, dramatic moment over! BUT, your review rocked, so all's forgiven!:D
Tye: Um, for one thing, Kudos to you for the Kurt/Kurt thing, I cannot believe you're the first person who noticed that!! But, um, would it be bad if I did have Kurt named Kurt because of..Kurt? I just said Kurt a lot. But...would it?...*contemplates hiding*
Oh, and I hope you all love/hate me, because I gag writing Rory and David and I do it for you(hehe, how generous of me. Huh?), if it was my decision --which, okay, I guess it is, but I have you guys in mind-- there would be no plot. Just one big Rory and Jess reunion/make-out session!
Okay, I'm done now.
**
Luke, Lorelai, Rory, David, and Will all stood on the front porch of the Gilmore mansion.
"Why are we just standing here?" David finally asked.
"Sh!" Lorelai hissed before bowing her head and retreating back to her solemn silence.
"Mom's being overly dramatic," Rory whispered, "Just be quiet, she won't go in a minute before,"
About 30 seconds later Lorelai let out a long sigh and decided she had to ring the doorbell. "Well make the little one go in first," Lorelai said, moving Will in front of her.
Emily opened the door with a smile on her face, "Come in, Lorelai, don't look like you're at your funeral."
"I could only be so lucky," Lorelai mumbled.
"Rory, how lovely to see you," she hugged Rory.
"Hi Grandma,"
"Is this David?" Emily asked, smiling warmly at him.
"Yep," Rory placed a hand proudly on David's shoulder, "This is David, David, my Grandma,"
"Nice to meet you," he smiled.
"Rory's told us all about you, you'll have to excuse Richard, he's taking an 'important' business call,"
"If anyone understands that it's David," Rory said.
"Well, don't just stand out here all night, come in," Emily scolded Lorelai, who had stayed outside while David and Rory came in.
Lorelai walked in the house, making Will enter first.
"Lorelai," Luke scolded.
"Killjoy," Lorelai mumbled as she followed him in.
"Emily, have you seen- oh, you're here," Richard smiled.
"Hi Grandpa," Rory grinned.
"Rory, we haven't seen you in ages,"
"You would've been here when she got here if you hadn't been taking your 'important business call'," Emily said.
"Have you been here long?" Richard inquired.
"No, we just got here, we-"
"Still, you could've been in here, we haven't seen Rory for months," Emily insisted.
"So, Mom, off anyone's head lately?" Lorelai asked.
"Excuse me?"
"She said she's getting hungry," Luke said quickly, "But when is she not?"
Lorelai made kissy noises, "Someone's being a kiss-up,"
Luke reddened slightly.
"Mom, leave Luke alone," Rory chuckled.
"Come sit down, we want to meet David,"
Rory fidgeted with her hands, knowing she'd have to tell her grandparents that she was engaged, but not understanding why she was nervous, they already liked him.
They all sat down, Rory next to David, Lorelai between Luke and Will.
"So, David, how are you?" Emily asked.
"I'm fine, thank you,"
"This is the first we've been able to meet you,"
"Yeah, work's crazy," he nodded.
"That is true, he barely has time for me," Rory said, smiling warmly.
"I understand that," Emily said, glancing and almost glaring at Richard.
"Um, Grandma, Grandpa, we have something to tell you," Rory decided to get it over with.
"Oh, okay," Emily turned her attention to Rory and David, knowing what was coming.
"Okay, um, as you know we've been seeing each other for a long time now, a really long time, and we love each other and....Jess and I are engaged," she blurted, then clapped her hand over her mouth as the room fell silent for about a millionth of a second.
"What?!" Emily shrieked.
"David! I mean, David, David and I are engaged, not....I...I love David and...so, we're engaged. I think." she glanced at David, guilt written all over her face.
"She had two different things on her mind and you know how we Gilmores are, our thoughts just blend together. When I told Luke I was pregnant with Will I was also trying to get something fixed at the inn and I said 'Luke, we're going to have an inn!'" Lorelai said.
"No you didn't," Luke said.
She stomped his foot.
"Ow! I mean, right, yeah." he corrected.
"Why did Rory say Jess?" Emily asked.
"Yeah, I wouldn't mind knowing that also," David said.
"I was thinking about....something that's not Jess because thinking about Jess is something I never do. I haven't done that for years. But,...yeah, I have no idea why that slipped out. I meant David, David and I are engaged." she stumbled.
"Who wants to have a food fight?" Lorleia asked excitedly.
David just stared at the ground, Rory looked nervously at David and Luke was glaring at Lorelai to keep her from spouting off more stupid things.
It was a lovely evening.
**
The ride home was fairly silent. As soon as they got there David went to do his nightly ritual and Rory flopped down on the couch next to Lorelai.
"Well, that sucked." Lorelai stated.
"A food fight?" Rory stared at her mother in disbelief.
"I was trying to shift the attention away from my ungrateful little daughter who seems to be engaged to Jess," Lorelai said pointedly.
"With a food fight?"
"I only threw one roll!" Lorelai defended.
"At Grandma!"
"It's been a dream of mine since she told me to sit up straight at the table." Lorelai nodded with a grin.
"Mother,"
"I was two." Lorelai stated.
"Oh... Well, still."
"Besides, the look on her face ..." Lorelai chuckled.
Rory tried to stifle a smile, "That is so not the point."
"It was funny, I almost died laughing,"
"You didn't laugh," Lorelai glanced at her mother.
"On the inside my side was splitting." Lorelai explained.
"Well, I'm glad someone enjoyed tonight." Rory said.
"Ah, yeah, what are we going to do about this whole David thing?"
"There is no thing, I'll explain ...whatever was going through my head and apologize profusely, tomorrow he'll have forgotten all about it." Rory shrugged.
"Explain? Are you sure you CAN?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, are you sure you can tell David what was going through your head?"
Rory looked down, wondering how her mother always seemed to be on the inside of her thoughts. It was spooky.
"Of course, why should I not?"
"Well, because I'm not sure that even you know what was going through your head and I AM sure that if you do know, it's not something David would want to hear."
"It's not like I want to be engaged to Jess or anything," Rory said defensively.
"I know, hon, I never said that."
"I know, but the 'you still like Jess' suggestion was in your tone."
"Ugh, I have a tone? My mother has a tone; help me get rid of the tone." Lorelai whined.
"Well, that's not it. I don't even know why I was thinking of Jess, it's ridiculous. I am engaged. I'm done with Jess. He's not my boyfriend anymore and I don't want him to be but I can't quit..."
"Thinking about him?" Lorelai finished.
Rory sighed, "Yeah,"
"You know," Lorelai looked at the ground, "I'm the absolute last person that I would have ever thought to say this, but...um, maybe you should ...talk to Jess about... not about this, but about your relationship, maybe see why he left and-"
"I don't think I want to know." Rory interrupted.
"Well, you don't think you want to know, but-"
"If he wanted me to know he'd tell me. I don't want to dredge all that up again. I want it to be over. It IS over. I want to leave it that way."
"I understand that, but -"
"No. This is over. This conversation and the entire Jess chapter." Rory said standing up.
"Rory,"
"I'm fine, I'm embarrassed about tonight and I have to apologize and recover from the fact that you advised me to talk to Jess,"
"Yeah, about that, pretend it didn't happen, because if anyone ever found out..."
"Yeah, it would completely ruin the image of you hating him." Rory nodded, "But you shouldn't hate him. I don't."
"So, you're just going to quit talking to Jess, quit thinking of Jess and pretend that he doesn't exist so you can pretend there's no problem?"
"I'm not doing that,"
"You are so doing that."
"I'm not avoiding the issue, Mom,"
"Uh, yes you are. You are super avoiding the issue."
"I am not. It's been dealt with,"
"Yes, it's been dealt with .....and John Bender is a sweetie among men."
Rory smiled, "That's it,"
"What's it?"
"Let's have a movie night tomorrow night, David has never seen Breakfast Club, and maybe including him in family things...."
"Oh, my brilliant daughter, Yale really works," Lorelai grinned.
"Well, sure, or common sense." Rory nodded.
"Do not mock your mother." Lorelai mocked.
Rory smiled, "Okay, so, Breakfast Club and ...?"
"Sixteen Candles,"
"Okay, Breakfast Club and Sixteen Candles, tomorrow, sound good?"
"I've raised you well," Lorelai nodded.
"I should invite Lane and Dave, and Kurt could play with Will,"
"The more the merrier, tell them to bring chips,"
"Great, I'll go call Jess."
"What?" Lorelai frowned.
"The more the merrier, he can bring dip,"
Lorelai stood up and followed her daughter, "Um, considering tonight I really don't think that's the best idea. I mean, Jess and David at the same movie night? Let's just invite N*SYNC and the Backstreet Boys. Maybe Britney and Christina can come, I doubt they're busy, when are they ever?They could bring those rice cake things that no one actually eats,"
"Very funny, I'm inviting Jess, end of story."
"I suppose informing you that this is my house and he's not invited in it wouldn't do any good?" Lorelai called.
"About as much good as a hairbrush in the 80s," Rory called back.
"Fine, make him bring popcorn too," Lorelai pouted.
**
Rory closed her bedroom door and plopped down on her bed as she dialed the numbers.
"Hello?" answered the voice on the other end.
"Hi," Rory said, forgetting to say it was her because she never did before.
"Rory?"
"No, the other person in Stars Hollow that likes you." she replied sarcastically.
She could hear him smirk, "Oh, right,"
"What are you doing?"
"Not much, I wasn't really expecting a call, oh wait, yes I was, is this the same person who left the death threat to leave Stars Hollow immediately or else? I believe her name was ....Laura, no, Lauren, no..."
Rory chuckled, "Lorelai?"
"That's it," he nodded with a smirk.
"Yeah, I wouldn't put it past her. I'm sorry she gave you such a hard time about getting a room at the inn,"
"That's okay, I didn't expect het to try to make my life easier,"
"No, but still, it was nice of you to want to come to her inn,"
"Well, it's a nice inn,"
"She thanks you,"
"She does not."
"Okay, she doesn't, but I'm pretending she does because it seems polite." she informed him.
"It does, thank you Miss Manners,"
"You're welcome." she nodded.
"So,..."
"Oh, yeah, the reason I was calling, um, tomorrow night we're having a movie night and we wanted to invite you to come. Breakfast Club and Sixteen Candles,"
"We?"
"Yeah,"
"All of you?"
"Well... Luke and I want you to come," she said with a slight grimace.
"And Lorelai?"
"Will not let you in if you don't bring popcorn and dip,"
"Would red vines get me brownie points?"
"Yes, good thinking," she smiled.
"Well, I spent enough time with Gilmores to know that junk food along with massive amounts of coffee is the way to their hearts."
"Yeah," Rory mused.
A short silence lingered on the line as they both wished that he would've worded his comment differently.
He cleared his throat to break the silence, "So, uh, when is it?"
"Oh, um, four?"
"Okay, I'll be there."
She smiled softly, "Good. Don't forget the red vines,"
"I wouldn't dream of it,"
"Good," she said, "I'll see you then."
"Okay, see you then,"
She hung up the phone with a sigh as she curled up on the bed and got lost in memories that she knew she shouldn't dredge up.
***
A/N: Okay, sorry I took longer than I planned.... that should be my name. *rolls eyes at self* Anyhoo, My computer is going to be down for a few days to a week but as soon as it's back up MOVIE NIGHT!!!! YaY! I won't take so long to get that one up, sorry this one took ...too long, because you guys are super nice! I love the word super. Anyhoo, PLEASE REVIEW!!! *Grin* I rhymed!
Review, review, review! Please and Thanky! *grin*
A/N:OMG! You guys are the coolest people ever, just so you know! I love reviews! Seriously, my inbox was my best friend! Sorry it took so long to update again, I just got caught up with Back In My Life and...I didn't get around to this again...so, I'm sorry! I'm just...I wish I had a plan for this story *blush* Oh well, you've waited long enough, on with the show!
Oh, and yeah, as Jin pointed out Mr. CEO could've meant David *gets sick* I meant Mr. Mariano-CEO!
Jin, I have to pick a bone with you...I DO NOT HAVE A STORY WHERE JESS IS ENGAGED TO SOMEONE WHO'S NOT RORY!!!! You confused my story with ...someone ELSE'S story!! I feel so betrayed...unless it was a good story, hehe!...okay, dramatic moment over! BUT, your review rocked, so all's forgiven!:D
Tye: Um, for one thing, Kudos to you for the Kurt/Kurt thing, I cannot believe you're the first person who noticed that!! But, um, would it be bad if I did have Kurt named Kurt because of..Kurt? I just said Kurt a lot. But...would it?...*contemplates hiding*
Oh, and I hope you all love/hate me, because I gag writing Rory and David and I do it for you(hehe, how generous of me. Huh?), if it was my decision --which, okay, I guess it is, but I have you guys in mind-- there would be no plot. Just one big Rory and Jess reunion/make-out session!
Okay, I'm done now.
**
Luke, Lorelai, Rory, David, and Will all stood on the front porch of the Gilmore mansion.
"Why are we just standing here?" David finally asked.
"Sh!" Lorelai hissed before bowing her head and retreating back to her solemn silence.
"Mom's being overly dramatic," Rory whispered, "Just be quiet, she won't go in a minute before,"
About 30 seconds later Lorelai let out a long sigh and decided she had to ring the doorbell. "Well make the little one go in first," Lorelai said, moving Will in front of her.
Emily opened the door with a smile on her face, "Come in, Lorelai, don't look like you're at your funeral."
"I could only be so lucky," Lorelai mumbled.
"Rory, how lovely to see you," she hugged Rory.
"Hi Grandma,"
"Is this David?" Emily asked, smiling warmly at him.
"Yep," Rory placed a hand proudly on David's shoulder, "This is David, David, my Grandma,"
"Nice to meet you," he smiled.
"Rory's told us all about you, you'll have to excuse Richard, he's taking an 'important' business call,"
"If anyone understands that it's David," Rory said.
"Well, don't just stand out here all night, come in," Emily scolded Lorelai, who had stayed outside while David and Rory came in.
Lorelai walked in the house, making Will enter first.
"Lorelai," Luke scolded.
"Killjoy," Lorelai mumbled as she followed him in.
"Emily, have you seen- oh, you're here," Richard smiled.
"Hi Grandpa," Rory grinned.
"Rory, we haven't seen you in ages,"
"You would've been here when she got here if you hadn't been taking your 'important business call'," Emily said.
"Have you been here long?" Richard inquired.
"No, we just got here, we-"
"Still, you could've been in here, we haven't seen Rory for months," Emily insisted.
"So, Mom, off anyone's head lately?" Lorelai asked.
"Excuse me?"
"She said she's getting hungry," Luke said quickly, "But when is she not?"
Lorelai made kissy noises, "Someone's being a kiss-up,"
Luke reddened slightly.
"Mom, leave Luke alone," Rory chuckled.
"Come sit down, we want to meet David,"
Rory fidgeted with her hands, knowing she'd have to tell her grandparents that she was engaged, but not understanding why she was nervous, they already liked him.
They all sat down, Rory next to David, Lorelai between Luke and Will.
"So, David, how are you?" Emily asked.
"I'm fine, thank you,"
"This is the first we've been able to meet you,"
"Yeah, work's crazy," he nodded.
"That is true, he barely has time for me," Rory said, smiling warmly.
"I understand that," Emily said, glancing and almost glaring at Richard.
"Um, Grandma, Grandpa, we have something to tell you," Rory decided to get it over with.
"Oh, okay," Emily turned her attention to Rory and David, knowing what was coming.
"Okay, um, as you know we've been seeing each other for a long time now, a really long time, and we love each other and....Jess and I are engaged," she blurted, then clapped her hand over her mouth as the room fell silent for about a millionth of a second.
"What?!" Emily shrieked.
"David! I mean, David, David and I are engaged, not....I...I love David and...so, we're engaged. I think." she glanced at David, guilt written all over her face.
"She had two different things on her mind and you know how we Gilmores are, our thoughts just blend together. When I told Luke I was pregnant with Will I was also trying to get something fixed at the inn and I said 'Luke, we're going to have an inn!'" Lorelai said.
"No you didn't," Luke said.
She stomped his foot.
"Ow! I mean, right, yeah." he corrected.
"Why did Rory say Jess?" Emily asked.
"Yeah, I wouldn't mind knowing that also," David said.
"I was thinking about....something that's not Jess because thinking about Jess is something I never do. I haven't done that for years. But,...yeah, I have no idea why that slipped out. I meant David, David and I are engaged." she stumbled.
"Who wants to have a food fight?" Lorleia asked excitedly.
David just stared at the ground, Rory looked nervously at David and Luke was glaring at Lorelai to keep her from spouting off more stupid things.
It was a lovely evening.
**
The ride home was fairly silent. As soon as they got there David went to do his nightly ritual and Rory flopped down on the couch next to Lorelai.
"Well, that sucked." Lorelai stated.
"A food fight?" Rory stared at her mother in disbelief.
"I was trying to shift the attention away from my ungrateful little daughter who seems to be engaged to Jess," Lorelai said pointedly.
"With a food fight?"
"I only threw one roll!" Lorelai defended.
"At Grandma!"
"It's been a dream of mine since she told me to sit up straight at the table." Lorelai nodded with a grin.
"Mother,"
"I was two." Lorelai stated.
"Oh... Well, still."
"Besides, the look on her face ..." Lorelai chuckled.
Rory tried to stifle a smile, "That is so not the point."
"It was funny, I almost died laughing,"
"You didn't laugh," Lorelai glanced at her mother.
"On the inside my side was splitting." Lorelai explained.
"Well, I'm glad someone enjoyed tonight." Rory said.
"Ah, yeah, what are we going to do about this whole David thing?"
"There is no thing, I'll explain ...whatever was going through my head and apologize profusely, tomorrow he'll have forgotten all about it." Rory shrugged.
"Explain? Are you sure you CAN?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, are you sure you can tell David what was going through your head?"
Rory looked down, wondering how her mother always seemed to be on the inside of her thoughts. It was spooky.
"Of course, why should I not?"
"Well, because I'm not sure that even you know what was going through your head and I AM sure that if you do know, it's not something David would want to hear."
"It's not like I want to be engaged to Jess or anything," Rory said defensively.
"I know, hon, I never said that."
"I know, but the 'you still like Jess' suggestion was in your tone."
"Ugh, I have a tone? My mother has a tone; help me get rid of the tone." Lorelai whined.
"Well, that's not it. I don't even know why I was thinking of Jess, it's ridiculous. I am engaged. I'm done with Jess. He's not my boyfriend anymore and I don't want him to be but I can't quit..."
"Thinking about him?" Lorelai finished.
Rory sighed, "Yeah,"
"You know," Lorelai looked at the ground, "I'm the absolute last person that I would have ever thought to say this, but...um, maybe you should ...talk to Jess about... not about this, but about your relationship, maybe see why he left and-"
"I don't think I want to know." Rory interrupted.
"Well, you don't think you want to know, but-"
"If he wanted me to know he'd tell me. I don't want to dredge all that up again. I want it to be over. It IS over. I want to leave it that way."
"I understand that, but -"
"No. This is over. This conversation and the entire Jess chapter." Rory said standing up.
"Rory,"
"I'm fine, I'm embarrassed about tonight and I have to apologize and recover from the fact that you advised me to talk to Jess,"
"Yeah, about that, pretend it didn't happen, because if anyone ever found out..."
"Yeah, it would completely ruin the image of you hating him." Rory nodded, "But you shouldn't hate him. I don't."
"So, you're just going to quit talking to Jess, quit thinking of Jess and pretend that he doesn't exist so you can pretend there's no problem?"
"I'm not doing that,"
"You are so doing that."
"I'm not avoiding the issue, Mom,"
"Uh, yes you are. You are super avoiding the issue."
"I am not. It's been dealt with,"
"Yes, it's been dealt with .....and John Bender is a sweetie among men."
Rory smiled, "That's it,"
"What's it?"
"Let's have a movie night tomorrow night, David has never seen Breakfast Club, and maybe including him in family things...."
"Oh, my brilliant daughter, Yale really works," Lorelai grinned.
"Well, sure, or common sense." Rory nodded.
"Do not mock your mother." Lorelai mocked.
Rory smiled, "Okay, so, Breakfast Club and ...?"
"Sixteen Candles,"
"Okay, Breakfast Club and Sixteen Candles, tomorrow, sound good?"
"I've raised you well," Lorelai nodded.
"I should invite Lane and Dave, and Kurt could play with Will,"
"The more the merrier, tell them to bring chips,"
"Great, I'll go call Jess."
"What?" Lorelai frowned.
"The more the merrier, he can bring dip,"
Lorelai stood up and followed her daughter, "Um, considering tonight I really don't think that's the best idea. I mean, Jess and David at the same movie night? Let's just invite N*SYNC and the Backstreet Boys. Maybe Britney and Christina can come, I doubt they're busy, when are they ever?They could bring those rice cake things that no one actually eats,"
"Very funny, I'm inviting Jess, end of story."
"I suppose informing you that this is my house and he's not invited in it wouldn't do any good?" Lorelai called.
"About as much good as a hairbrush in the 80s," Rory called back.
"Fine, make him bring popcorn too," Lorelai pouted.
**
Rory closed her bedroom door and plopped down on her bed as she dialed the numbers.
"Hello?" answered the voice on the other end.
"Hi," Rory said, forgetting to say it was her because she never did before.
"Rory?"
"No, the other person in Stars Hollow that likes you." she replied sarcastically.
She could hear him smirk, "Oh, right,"
"What are you doing?"
"Not much, I wasn't really expecting a call, oh wait, yes I was, is this the same person who left the death threat to leave Stars Hollow immediately or else? I believe her name was ....Laura, no, Lauren, no..."
Rory chuckled, "Lorelai?"
"That's it," he nodded with a smirk.
"Yeah, I wouldn't put it past her. I'm sorry she gave you such a hard time about getting a room at the inn,"
"That's okay, I didn't expect het to try to make my life easier,"
"No, but still, it was nice of you to want to come to her inn,"
"Well, it's a nice inn,"
"She thanks you,"
"She does not."
"Okay, she doesn't, but I'm pretending she does because it seems polite." she informed him.
"It does, thank you Miss Manners,"
"You're welcome." she nodded.
"So,..."
"Oh, yeah, the reason I was calling, um, tomorrow night we're having a movie night and we wanted to invite you to come. Breakfast Club and Sixteen Candles,"
"We?"
"Yeah,"
"All of you?"
"Well... Luke and I want you to come," she said with a slight grimace.
"And Lorelai?"
"Will not let you in if you don't bring popcorn and dip,"
"Would red vines get me brownie points?"
"Yes, good thinking," she smiled.
"Well, I spent enough time with Gilmores to know that junk food along with massive amounts of coffee is the way to their hearts."
"Yeah," Rory mused.
A short silence lingered on the line as they both wished that he would've worded his comment differently.
He cleared his throat to break the silence, "So, uh, when is it?"
"Oh, um, four?"
"Okay, I'll be there."
She smiled softly, "Good. Don't forget the red vines,"
"I wouldn't dream of it,"
"Good," she said, "I'll see you then."
"Okay, see you then,"
She hung up the phone with a sigh as she curled up on the bed and got lost in memories that she knew she shouldn't dredge up.
***
A/N: Okay, sorry I took longer than I planned.... that should be my name. *rolls eyes at self* Anyhoo, My computer is going to be down for a few days to a week but as soon as it's back up MOVIE NIGHT!!!! YaY! I won't take so long to get that one up, sorry this one took ...too long, because you guys are super nice! I love the word super. Anyhoo, PLEASE REVIEW!!! *Grin* I rhymed!
Review, review, review! Please and Thanky! *grin*