Sorry it took so long for a new chapter. I'm been busy and just haven't
been in the frame of mind to sit down and write/type. I'll try and get
another chapter out soon.
Disclaimer: I own a shirt that says, "I'm With The Band" but I do not own these characters.
Sing For Me
Chapter Ten
The day was now Friday and the following day was the Talent Showcase. Everyone in town was so excited and buzzing about all the routines that they were going to being doing and seeing.
Rory drove home after her class that day and stopped by Luke's to get some coffee. Her mom was still at work so she didn't have to stop by to see her first. Plus, Rory wanted to go by Luke's and see how he was doing but seeing as though he and her mother weren't really speaking it was better that Lorelai not know first.
Rory entered the diner and the bell rang behind her. The only other person there was Kirk and he was just drinking a cup of coffee and reading a book about interpretive dance.
Rory went up to the counter and sat down. Luke came out from the back where he was and saw he sitting there.
"Hey Luke," Rory greeted.
"Rory, hey. Coffee?" he asked.
"Sounds good."
He went grabbed a cup for her and poured her come coffee.
"So," Rory said, "how have you been?"
"I'm fine. Busy, you know."
"Yeah."
There was an awkward silence.
"Luke, you know she misses you," Rory said sympathetically.
Luke let out a sigh and turned his head and stared at the wall not able to make eye contact with Rory. He wasn't sure of what to say to her. He knew that Lorelai told her what happened between them and looking back on it, he knew it was his fault for getting so upset. Finally he looked over at Rory and said, "I miss her, too."
"What do you think you're going to do?" she asked him.
"I don't know." He sighed again, "I've tried calling her but she doesn't want to talk to me so I'm just waiting it out. It's her move."
Luke grabbed the coffee pot and went over to refill Kirk's cup. Really, he just didn't want to talk about it anymore.
Rory drank a few sips of coffee and looked at her watch. She needed to head to the house so she could meet Lorelai there to rehearse. She took one last sip of coffee and got up. Luke was back behind the counter by then. She looked at him and said, "She'll come around. It will be okay." Then Rory left. Luke stood there really just wanting to believe her.
Rory got back to the house a few minutes before Lorelai got home. She was in her room when Lorelai burst through the house.
"Are you here, Blanche?" Lorelai yelled out.
"I'm here, Jane," Rory called back.
Rory emerged from her room and saw Lorelai already going through the box of outfits and wigs for their routine.
"Okay," Lorelai said, "I asked Sookie if we could use that wheelchair that she got when she broke her foot after the terrible exploding wedding cake incident that happened five years ago..."
"Ah, the Eastwood wedding. They were an odd couple. Always wearing matching shirts," Rory said.
"They weren't the Eastwood couple. Those were the Kendall couple. The Eastwood couple was the one that used their dog as the ring bearer."
"Oh, right. That was an strange wedding."
"Yeah, even the minister was like 'Whoa, what the hell is wrong with these kids?' You know it's not a promising match when the minister is questioning it."
"This is true."
Lorelai handed Rory her dark wig and went rummaging through the box of stuff. Rory looked at her not sure whether or not she should mention that she saw Luke today. She let out a deep breath...
"Hey mom,"
"What?" asked Lorelai with one hand holding a blonde wig and the other holding sheet music.
"I saw Luke today."
"Oh," said Lorelai who quickly looked down into the box.
"Yeah."
"Well, how is he?"
"You want the truth?"
"No, Rory. Lie to me and tell me he's joining the cast of 'CSI'. Of course, be honest."
"He looks really sad, mom."
"Oh."
"I wish you would talk to him."
"Rory..."
"Really, mom. If you had seen him..."
"Rory, I..." Lorelai was at a loss for words. Finally she said, "I don't know what to do. I need to think about it before I do anything. It's not like I don't want to talk to him. It's just...hard."
"I understand."
"Here," Lorelai handed Rory a birdcage, "we need that as a prop."
Rory took the birdcage and placed it on the table with other random prop pieces. She looked over at her mother who was once again looking through the box. She looked so sad even though she was pretending not to be. Rory could tell.
In Lorelai's head she knew that what Rory said was true. She needed to talk to Luke. She just needed to figure out what to say to him.
Disclaimer: I own a shirt that says, "I'm With The Band" but I do not own these characters.
Sing For Me
Chapter Ten
The day was now Friday and the following day was the Talent Showcase. Everyone in town was so excited and buzzing about all the routines that they were going to being doing and seeing.
Rory drove home after her class that day and stopped by Luke's to get some coffee. Her mom was still at work so she didn't have to stop by to see her first. Plus, Rory wanted to go by Luke's and see how he was doing but seeing as though he and her mother weren't really speaking it was better that Lorelai not know first.
Rory entered the diner and the bell rang behind her. The only other person there was Kirk and he was just drinking a cup of coffee and reading a book about interpretive dance.
Rory went up to the counter and sat down. Luke came out from the back where he was and saw he sitting there.
"Hey Luke," Rory greeted.
"Rory, hey. Coffee?" he asked.
"Sounds good."
He went grabbed a cup for her and poured her come coffee.
"So," Rory said, "how have you been?"
"I'm fine. Busy, you know."
"Yeah."
There was an awkward silence.
"Luke, you know she misses you," Rory said sympathetically.
Luke let out a sigh and turned his head and stared at the wall not able to make eye contact with Rory. He wasn't sure of what to say to her. He knew that Lorelai told her what happened between them and looking back on it, he knew it was his fault for getting so upset. Finally he looked over at Rory and said, "I miss her, too."
"What do you think you're going to do?" she asked him.
"I don't know." He sighed again, "I've tried calling her but she doesn't want to talk to me so I'm just waiting it out. It's her move."
Luke grabbed the coffee pot and went over to refill Kirk's cup. Really, he just didn't want to talk about it anymore.
Rory drank a few sips of coffee and looked at her watch. She needed to head to the house so she could meet Lorelai there to rehearse. She took one last sip of coffee and got up. Luke was back behind the counter by then. She looked at him and said, "She'll come around. It will be okay." Then Rory left. Luke stood there really just wanting to believe her.
Rory got back to the house a few minutes before Lorelai got home. She was in her room when Lorelai burst through the house.
"Are you here, Blanche?" Lorelai yelled out.
"I'm here, Jane," Rory called back.
Rory emerged from her room and saw Lorelai already going through the box of outfits and wigs for their routine.
"Okay," Lorelai said, "I asked Sookie if we could use that wheelchair that she got when she broke her foot after the terrible exploding wedding cake incident that happened five years ago..."
"Ah, the Eastwood wedding. They were an odd couple. Always wearing matching shirts," Rory said.
"They weren't the Eastwood couple. Those were the Kendall couple. The Eastwood couple was the one that used their dog as the ring bearer."
"Oh, right. That was an strange wedding."
"Yeah, even the minister was like 'Whoa, what the hell is wrong with these kids?' You know it's not a promising match when the minister is questioning it."
"This is true."
Lorelai handed Rory her dark wig and went rummaging through the box of stuff. Rory looked at her not sure whether or not she should mention that she saw Luke today. She let out a deep breath...
"Hey mom,"
"What?" asked Lorelai with one hand holding a blonde wig and the other holding sheet music.
"I saw Luke today."
"Oh," said Lorelai who quickly looked down into the box.
"Yeah."
"Well, how is he?"
"You want the truth?"
"No, Rory. Lie to me and tell me he's joining the cast of 'CSI'. Of course, be honest."
"He looks really sad, mom."
"Oh."
"I wish you would talk to him."
"Rory..."
"Really, mom. If you had seen him..."
"Rory, I..." Lorelai was at a loss for words. Finally she said, "I don't know what to do. I need to think about it before I do anything. It's not like I don't want to talk to him. It's just...hard."
"I understand."
"Here," Lorelai handed Rory a birdcage, "we need that as a prop."
Rory took the birdcage and placed it on the table with other random prop pieces. She looked over at her mother who was once again looking through the box. She looked so sad even though she was pretending not to be. Rory could tell.
In Lorelai's head she knew that what Rory said was true. She needed to talk to Luke. She just needed to figure out what to say to him.