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Chapter 27:
Dragonfly Inn
Lorelai is busy with the bills that have to be paid, but can't really concentrate because of the phone that keeps ringing. After the third time, she decides that it is enough and stands up in search of Michel.
"Michel! Will you pick up that phone?"
"No!" Michel simply replies.
"And why are you not picking up the phone? As I seem to remember, picking up the phone is part of your job description." Lorelai replies slightly ticked of.
"People have been particularly difficult today. I cannot deal with them any longer."
"Is it the people who are difficult today? Or is it you? This doesn't have anything to do with your date for tonight who cancelled on you, does it?"
"No! And it wasn't cancelled because of me, but because of the flu that is going around." Michel says pouting. Meanwhile the phone is still ringing annoyingly.
"Well, I don't care what your reasons are, just pick up the phone. It is annoying the hell out of me. And you don't want me to get cranky, now do you? And believe me a cranky pregnant Lorelai is even worse than a regular cranky Lorelai."
Michel decides it is better to avoid any further conflict and picks up the phone, putting on a fake pleasant voice.
"Dragonfly Inn, how can I help you?"
"Hey Michel! Can I talk to Lorelai?"
"Of corrrrse. She is standing right next to me." Michel says with his fake sweet voice and then turns to Lorelai.
"It's for you." He says and gives her a big fake smile.
Lorelai gives him a sarcastic smile back and takes the phone. "This is Lorelai Gilmore speaking!"
"Hey sweets! How are you doing?"
"Sookie!" Lorelai immediately starts to beam. "I should be asking you this question. How are you feeling and how is little Anna doing."
"We're doing fine. You should come over and see her. She really has grown a lot since you saw her at the hospital last week."
"You are really my hero Sookie! I can only hope that when I go in labor it will go as quick and as smoothly as it did with you."
"They say it gets easier the second time around and believe me, Anna was a piece of cake compared to Davey."
"Tell you what, Sook. I'll step by later this evening and bring Rory with me. She is coming over later, to take me to Friday night dinner. So we'll step by afterwards."
"What? You are going to your parents? I thought you broke of all contact." Sookie says sounding shocked.
"Yeah I did, but she wrote me a letter to apologize and that she wouldn't bother me any longer. And so far, she has kept that promise. But Rory is feeling sorry for her and convinced me that she is really suffering and that I should make peace with her. I don't know, maybe it's the hormones or maybe I'm just a sucker for drama, but I agreed to come to dinner tonight."
"Good for you! I know you two don't get along great, but I think she's trying. Just step by when you come back. You can help me talk some sense into Jackson. Boy, if you thought he was protective of Davey, wait till you see him with Anna. He doesn't let her out of his sight at all."
Lorelai starts to laugh. "Okay, we'll see what we can do. I'm probably gonna have the same problem with Luke."
She hangs up the phone and looks at her watch. Thirty minutes till Rory will be here to pick her up. That might just be enough time to take care of those bills.
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"Could you tell me again why I am going to Friday night dinner?" Lorelai asks Rory with a pouting voice.
"Mom, don't go there! We have been through this a thousand times." Rory responds, while getting out of the car.
"Alright, alright, but I'm out of there the moment she says something nasty."
"I wouldn't suspect anything else." Rory says smiling. "But don't worry, grandma is very excited that you're coming and promised to be nice. She even asked me for a list of topics, where she could and couldn't go."
Lorelai stops walking and looks at Rory. "She did what? And you only tell me now? Oh think of all the fun we could have, if you would have let me make that list." Lorelai says with an evil glint in her eyes and then starts to laugh. "Could you imagine Emily making small talk about aliens?"
Rory also starts to laugh. "This is exactly the reason why I didn't tell you and made the list myself."
When they get to the door they don't even have the time to ring the bell, cause Emily is already opening the door for them.
"There you are! I'm so glad you girls could make it. Come on in, it's getting cold outside." Emily says, while leading them inside. "Jenna, could you take the coats please."
"Yes Ma'am!" Jenna says curtsying and takes the coats with her.
"Wow mom, I'm impressed. This one doesn't seem to shiver and you've got her name right in one try.
"Don't be silly Lorelai. Of course I've got her name right. She's been working here for over 4 months now. Let's go into the parlor and have some drinks." Emily says and walks into the parlor.
Lorelai gives Rory a surprised look. "Four months? Is she getting soft?" She whispers.
"Look Richard! The girls are here." Emily says to Richard.
"So I can see. How are you doing Lorelai? You are looking very nice. It really is true what they say about pregnant woman. You are absolutely glowing."
"Why thank you, dad! And if you think I am glowing, wait till you see Luke." She says and immediately regrets bringing up Luke.
But Richard doesn't even give a flinch and smiles at her, as does Emily.
"Well I'm sure he is. He must be the proudest man of Stars Hollow right now. I'm sorry he can't join us for dinner tonight." Emily responds.
Lorelai squeezes Rory's hand and gives her a surprised look.
"Well yeah. It was Ceasar's day off, so he couldn't just leave."
"It's alright, Lorelai. I can imagine that he can't be really looking forward to meeting us again, after the way we've treated him. I just hope you will give him our sincerest apologies and tell him that he is always welcome, but mustn't feel pressured."
By this time Lorelai almost fell from the couch from surprise. "Really?"
"Really, Lorelai. Your dad and I have talked about it and came to see the mistakes we have made. We're trying to correct them, for as far as that's possible." Emily responds and then turns to Rory.
"Rory, I'm sorry to hear that things didn't work out for you and Logan Huntzberger. But believe me you are better of without the Huntzberger family."
Rory looks at her shocked and isn't able to say anything.
"How do you know about that?" Lorelai speaks up for Rory.
"It was all we talked about at the DAR meeting." Emily replies.
"Yes, you should have seen your grandmother, Rory. Last week at the charity auction she really told Sarah Huntzberger where to stick here pretentious little nose. It was quite a scene." Richard says proudly.
"Yes, well who does the woman think she is? Rory not good enough, ridiculous! And to think I had invited them to our wedding." Emily shakes her head. "But don't you worry about them anymore; there are plenty of other fish swimming around in the sea. Only the other day I met Lisa Kramer's son, Cameron. Now, that was a charming boy. He's going to Princeton to become a neurosurgeon. You should meet him sometime! If you like, I can set up a meeting next week?"
Rory is feeling really uncomfortable and looking at Lorelai for some help, but she only sits there smiling and enjoying the show. So she turns back to Emily. "Well actually I don't think that is such a good idea."
"Why not? He is really adorable. I think you two would hit it of immediately."
"Well see…….." Rory doesn't really now how to bring the news.
"She is already seeing someone." Lorelai finishes her sentence, which earns her a deadly glare from Rory.
"What? Why didn't you just say so?" Emily tries to hide her disappointment and quickly puts on a happy face. "Tell me who is it? Do we know him?"
Rory starts playing with her fingers, feeling very uncomfortable. "His name is Tristan and he's really great. He's also studying at Yale, but I already knew him from Chilton. I believe you have already met him grandpa, at my birthday party." She says looking up at him.
"Tristan? …..Do you mean Tristan Dugrey?" He asks her.
Rory just nods.
"Why, what an excellent choice, Rory. I approve!" Richard says, beaming up to her.
Emily is sitting there, still processing everything she heard. Then she suddenly turns to Rory. "Dugrey? You mean the boy who broke into a safe, the boy who was sent to military school and later disinherited by his parents? How can you say you approve, Richard?" She says with shock on her face.
"Now, now, Emily. I've met this boy a couple of times and he seems like a good kid. Besides, Janlen, his grandfather, is a good friend of mine and he also told me that Tristan is a smart and good kid. He also told me that he didn't agree with James, when he disinherited Tristan, so he changed his will and now Tristan will inherit everything from Janlen."
Emily still isn't quite convinced, but then they get disturbed by Jenna, who announces that dinner is ready.
Emily puts her smile back on her face and turns to the others. "Well let's get something to eat, shall we?"
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A/N: Okay that's it for now. I know, I know, no Luke and no Tristan this time. But I thought it would be nice to put in some of the old characters, like Sookie, Michel and the parents. This was actually just a filler chapter to get back to the relationship between Lorelai and her parents. Please tell me what you think of it and push the purple 'Go' button.
