Aki- Okay, I know this story is starting a little slow especially compared to Christmas Miracles (which was like drama, drama, drama), but trust me, hang in their, the drama and fights and even humor are coming.

Monday Morning Phone Calls

"Bye, Amber," wished Rory as her daughter left the apartment to go to school Monday morning.

"Is she going to be okay?" Jess asked Rory as they both sat in the kitchen drinking coffee.

"Well, she broke up with her boyfriend on Friday and now she will have to face him again, plus everyone probably has heard and will be asking her questions like when and how and why… so yeah, her day will be just peachy"

"It's nice to know everything will be fine," replied Jess sarcastically before checking his watch, "Oh, gotta go, see you later," he said giving his wife a peck on the cheek before leaving.

"Bye," she smiled and watched him leave before going to the phone for her Monday morning tradition. It was sad that she had to put aside time to call her mother, her best friend, but she found that when things got hectic she end up going weeks without talking to her and it was horrible.

"Luke kicked me out of the diner!" Lorelai complained loudly over the phone before Rory even had a chance to say hello.

"Again?" questioned Rory slightly amused.

"Yes, and I didn't do anything to provoke it this time."

"You didn't do anything?" asked Rory skeptically.

"Well saying suggestive and potentially embarrassing lies about sex life loud enough for the whole diner to hear doesn't really count."

"Not more mounty hat jokes. Please tell me you didn't," begged Rory.

After a short pause Lorelai agreed shamefully, "I did."

"You should know better."

"I know, but now he is never going to let me back in and I'm going to starve!"

"Stop being so dramatic."
"Oh, easy for you to say, when you aren't forbidden to enter the diner."

"He forbade you?" asked Rory with interested glee.

"Stop getting your pleasure from my pain," Lorelai commented back.

"Sorry, I can't stop. You taught me well."

"True," conceded Lorelai with a hint of pride in her tone.

"Are we still good for this weekend?" asked Rory, changing the subject.

"Yes. Do you guys want to stay at the house, above the diner, or at the inn."

"That depends. Are Luke and you going to do anything dirty this weekend."

"That depends on whether he has gotten over the mounty hat comments by then…," said Lorelai suggestively.

"Just promise me that any dirtiness will occur in the apartment above the diner and we will stay at the house."

"Okay, if you insist…oh, by the way I might have, accidentally and unintentionally, mentioned to Grandma that you the three of you were coming to Stars Hollow this weekend."

"You didn't!"

"And now you are expected for a diner on Friday," concluded Lorelai swiftly, "I thought you liked your grandparents so don't kill me."

Rory sighed, "I won't kill you, but I can't make any promises for Jess."

"Speaking of Jess, how's Amber?"

"How is that a speaking of Jess?"

"It's not, so how is Amber?"

"She broke up with her boyfriend."

"Oh, bummer!"

"Yeah, she was pretty upset."

"But, if she is still upset when you came down next weekend, it looks like it is a cheer up job from her favorite grandmother slash great aunt."

"You love trying to dominate both those roles don't you?"

"Very much."

"Where are you, by the way?" asked curious Rory hearing strange sounds in the background.

"Luke's"

"I thought you were kicked out."

"I am. I'm sitting on the stairs in front of the diner looking pitiful…and hungry."

"Something you are an expert at doing."

"Yes, as well as being an expert at looking beautiful."

"Okay, tell yourself that," replied Rory without missing a beat.

"Hey, be nice to Mommy, I gave you life," returned Lorelai in a fake offended tone, "And also passed down some of my magnificent beauty, thus I am also selfless."

Rory couldn't help but chuckle at her mother. Despite her gained years she was still the same humorous and admirable woman she had been the whole time Rory had been growing up.

Next chapter- enter the Gilmore's. Yes you will experience a Friday night dinner