Chapter 3

Previously:

"I got a letter today saying that Lucy is no longer part of the Hartford Figure Skating Club." "When are you going to tell her?"
"I don't know. I'm still trying to think of what I should say to her."
"Do you want me to tell her with you?" Luke asked.
"No, I think this is something I have to do myself."

Lorelai Gilmore's House
Lucy comes through the front door

"Mom I'm home! Mom?" Lucy says.

"Up here." Lorelai calls out from upstairs. Lucy goes upstairs. "Hey babe, how was the movie?"

"It was really good, and now I've finally figured out that I need to study twice as more as I do now, in order for me to pass high school."

"Honey, don't beat yourself up, you're not even in high school yet."

"I guess. I'm going to go get ready for figure skating, are you coming today?"

"Actually Lucy, I wanted to uh talk to you about that. Sit down next to me."

"Okay, what's wrong?"

"Lucy, I want you to know now that I would never do anything to make you unhappy so please don't hate me." Lorelai said slowly.

"Mom, of course I could never hate you, just tell me."

"Okay, Lucy," Lucy nods her head. "Umm Lucy your Grandma is no longer paying for your skating lessons, she had you removed from the club."

The smile that was on Lucy's face before her mother said that faded. "What? Why? What did I do wrong?"

"I tried to get you back in sweetheart I really did but they wouldn't-"

Lucy was on the verge of tears. Before her grandmother started to pay for Lucy's lessons they had a long talk about how Emily knew how much this meant to Lucy. Lucy is now starting to feel betrayed. "Why is she doing this?"

"I think it's because, you stopped going to dinner after Rory dropped out of Yale."

"Yeah but that was because I'm mad at Rory, not Grandma, well yeah Grandma, but that's not the reason why I stopped." Lorelai held Lucy.

"Why did you stop?"

Lucy, now crying said, "I couldn't face Rory, I'm too upset. I always thought of Rory as my role-model, because she's smart and always did the right thing. But after something like that, I didn't know what to think anymore. I probably sound like some selfish rich kid, who gets upset when they don't get what they want."

"No, you're just upset, you feel betrayed by your grandmother. I promise you as soon as I get enough money, you will start skating again, and this time not in some fancy Hartford club, the Stars Hollow club, it's just as good and less expensive."

"No Mom, you don't have to do that, I don't wanna skate anymore."

"I don't believe that."

"Well it's true. Yup, I've made my decision, no more skating for me. No more of this competition crap." Lucy said wiping the tears from her eyes and speaking as though she was determined never to skate again.

"Are you sure that's what you want?" Lorelai asked.

The courage from Lucy's face left as she hesitantly, but bravely as possible, said. "Yeah, I'm sure. You know what I think?"

"What?"

"I think that she's doing this just so I can go back to Friday dinner. I bet she thinks by taking away the one thing I love more than my family and friends that I'll come back to Friday dinner."

"I think you're right. So are you going back?"

"Are you kidding me?" Lucy said in shock. "You out of all people, yeah right, I'm not going to let Emily Gilmore manipulate me."

"You're starting to sound like me." Lorelai said with a little smile.

Lucy stopped her ranting to think, "I guess I am." She smiled at her mother.

"So are you okay?" Lorelai asked.

Lucy nodded her head, "I'm fine, I just was-"

Lorelai cut her off. "I know you don't have to say it." Lucy nodded her head. "But Honey, I think you really should give Rory a call."

"I will when I'm ready. I'm not ready yet."

"Okay, I can respect."

"Thanks Mom, I love you."

"I love you too Honey. Hey do you wanna head over to Luke's for something to eat?"

"Okay."

Friday Night One Week Later

Richard and Emily Gilmore's House
Richard, Emily, and Rory are getting ready for dinner

"Rory, have you heard from Lucy?" Emily asked Rory as she they walked downstairs.

"No why? Did you talk to her? Did she say she was coming?"

"No, but I thought that after I-" Emily stopped herself. "Oh never mind."

"Emily, will Lucy be joining us this evening?" Richard asked Emily, coming out of his study.

"No, I'm afraid not."

"I thought you told me you knew for sure that she would be coming back to dinner."

"Well Richard, not everything always goes as planned."

"Dinner is ready Mrs. Gilmore." said the cook Ophelia.

"Thank you Ophelia."

Luke's Diner
Lorelai and Lucy walk in

"Hey," Lorelai says giving Luke a kiss.

"Hey," Luke says kissing her back.

"Eww, gross! You guys make me sick!" Lucy said.

"Oh, you're just jealous." Lorelai said as they sat down at the counter.

"Jealous? Of what? Constant making out in public? I don't think so."

"Well that and the fact that I have a boyfriend and you don't."

"Mom you're so immature."

"That's why you love me most."

"I'm sure."

"What can I get you two?" Luke says.

"I'll have a burger, no fries, and a coffee. Luc?"

"I'll have a BLT with everything on it and a coke."

"Okay, coming right up."

"Hey Luke," Lorelai said.

"Yeah," Luke called from the back.

"You didn't ask me how the skating thing went."

"Was I supposed?" Luke said bringing out her coffee and Lucy's coke.

"Well I'd expect you to."

"Mom why don't you just tell him?" Lucy said.

"Because, I like it when people ask me first and then I answer them, it makes me feel important."

"You are important." Luke said kissing her over the counter.

"I know, it's so nice to hear. It's like there's a game show in my head that says 'If you guess who's important you'll win a uh prize.' And then the contestant will say 'I know, I know who's important' and the announcer guy will say 'Who?' and the contestant will say 'Lorelai Gilmore'." Lorelai said with a little cartoon voice.

"And what do I win?" Luke asked.

"You win a night with me." Lorelai smiled with a naughty look on her face.

"Eww gross, I'm too innocent to hear about this." Lucy said in disgust.

"And here is your food, BLT with everything and a burger no fries." Luke says.

"Why am I not first, I thought I was important?"

"The reference is enough."

"Yes but see, if I'm important, I always go first."

"You're cracked, Mom." Lucy said.

Just then someone comes in the diner…