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Chapter 7 – Smiles on their faces
'OH CRAP, CRAP, CRAP, CRAP, CRAP!" Lorelai thought and looked at the phone on her nightstand. The phone rang about 6 times which woke Lorelai up — with grudge of course— Unwillingly she grabbed the phone but then she heard "Hey, it's the Danes-Gilmore house. If you want to talk with the beautiful queen of the house leave a message. If you want to talk with the fix man and contract him for one of Village People's shows leave a message. Or if you want to talk with the young lady who is probably reading a book and has Luke's permission to drink coffee , guess what? Leave a message! If we aren't watching Willy Wonka we'll return your call... beep... hihi I was kidding the real beep is coming soon." Beep "Hey L trio, it's Liz..." Lorelai smiled when she heard Liz's voice but she was so tired and to grumpy to talk with anyone, because it was — she looked at the clock — God 6 in the morning! Why the hell is Liz calling her at 6 in the morning? "I just called at this time 'cause Luke is always up so early and I thought he could be home now, but it seems he isn't. If I woke someone up I'm sorry..." "You should be! It's Saturday" "But probably I didn't... Jeez I'm rambling!..." "Yeah sis' you are, please leave your message so I can sleep" "The reason that I'm calling is that Jess and I, we really miss you guys. Luke talked to me last week and told me the awesome news and I am really happy for you both. But 4 or 5 months have past since we saw each other... Lorelai is probably more beautiful than ever, oh I am so proud Luke gets to marry such a good looking and sweat woman... and Rory is probably taller and smarter... Jess talks so much about her... my little boy is growing up. It's so cool, they're growing up together and the way they become happy when they see each other is so great... I am rambling again... Well my time is running out so I wanted to know if you guys are ok and if I can come over to visit... so let me know if you agree, 'cause I am really missing you guys, oh I said that already... so if you guys aren't watching "Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory" give me a call... and Lorelai..." Lorelai heard Liz chuckling "I really loved the Village People thing... bye.." and she hung up. Lorelai laughed and got up sleepily. She sooo need a cup of coffee.
Luke lay on the couch with the TV on. He was watching the news and don't noticed Lorelai descending the stairs. She slowly walked towards the couch and sat down looking to the machine in front of her but don't really paying attention. Luke glanced in her direction and leaned in to give her a sweat kiss on the lips. She smiled shyly and lay down next to him. They spend some minutes gazing and smelling each others scent. She grinned and putted her arms around his waist and for the first time they spoke.
— Hi
— Hi back, mister. — Luke kept gazing at her and sighed loud.
— It's ready.
— What is ready?— she asked with a confused look.
— Your elixir.— Luke answered.
— You knows me soooo well!— she put her arms around his neck and he put his on hers back. Slowly she leaned in and kissed his lips, more slow than before she opened hers mouth allowing his tongue to enter. The kiss became more eager and Lorelai let a moan escape while hers hands were in his hair, messing it. They pulled apart and Lorelai stood up and walking towards the kitchen. She helped herself with a cup of her supplement. She drank it very quickly and refilled the cup.
When she was in the living room again she remembered about Liz's call and asked him:
— Why didn't you answered the phone?
— Because I knew if I woke you up, you would probably persuade me to stay in the room with you, so you wouldn't get up. The phone call was really appreciated.— He replied matter of factly.
— Why did you wanted to wake me?
— Three words: Harvard, trip, bored.— Luke said.
— Gosh! I completely forgot about that!— Lorelai exclaimed happily. Luke rolled his eyes.
— Oh this damn big mouth of mines...
— Don't be such grumpy! Have you counted how many times I called you grumpy? But whatever, you need to start packing.
— Packing?— he questioned nonchalant.
— Yeah! Or you can use dirty outfits on the trip if you want it...— Lorelai grinned and reflected about her thoughts— Oh, really dirty! The two forms of dirty! Boy this is so funny.
— Rory will be there anyway...— Luke said rolling his eyes.
— Oh this damn kid!— she joked— So you need any help to pack?
— You were serious with the packing thing?— he asked.
— Should I explain the dirty thing again?
— Why do we have to pack? I mean, we'll drive to there, see God knows what you two wants to see and go back home... we aren't going to stay- — he stopped abruptly— No way Lorelai! We won't stay the whole weekend there!
— Of course not, Lukey! But we will need to pass the night and so tomorrow early, well not so early we will return home... we aren't going to spend the Sunday there either.— she exposed her ideas.
— Two years Lorelai! Two years of knowing you very well. You won't give up until I give up and agree to pass the Sunday there too. You two will talk about buying things and Rory will bribe me when she looks at me with her little blue eyes and you will bribe me with your dirty mind.— Lorelai chuckled. That was so true.
— We won't stay the Sunday there and remember you are doing this for Rory, this cute girl. Although, Liz is coming to visit us, in fact I'll call her now.
— Liz is coming? But she didn't said anything.
— If you had answered the phone...— Lorelai rolled her eyes.
— Oh this. Well I'm packing...— he gave a small kiss on hers lips and went upstairs.
Lorelai grabbed the phone and dialed Liz's number, after a few rings she answered.
— Hello.— Liz said on the other side of the line.
— Hey Liz it's Lorelai, how are you?
— Lorelai! I so badly wanted to talk to you, I missed you so much.— Liz said happily.
— I missed you too Liz, you know you're the sister I never had.— Lorelai smiled.
— I'm glad to hear that, you're my sis' too. But how are Luke and Rory?
— They're doing very well. Rory is very excited 'cause we're going to Harvard. We'll visit the place, but we'll probably be back by tomorrow afternoon.
— Wow, this is so great. She's so smart that kid of yours, she is thinking about what college she'll go already.
— Yeah she is a terrific kid, everything is ok to her... However I'm calling because I heard your message.
— Oh yeah! I was thinking about coming to Stars Hollow for the week to help you with out with the wedding preparations. You only have 2 weeks!— Liz said, she still not believing that her brother is getting married in 2 weeks. They was planning this real quickly.
— Everything's crazy! I haven't told Luke this but I am considering the idea of postponing, 'cause I haven't chosen the catering, the flowers, the minister yet, and the invitations aren't brought to the print shop yet... I'm completely freaking out if I don't take a break, so we're going on this small trip. And if you really want to come over to help me, I would appreciate it a lot, and I will be thankful to you for the rest of my life.— Lorelai said this in one breath. She was really busy with the preparations and with working at the Inn, she hadn't time to do all that needed to be done. She has to take care of Rory, do her job which wasn't cool and easy. She was the head of the maids.
— So how about I be there tomorrow around 4, 5 p.m.? We can go to the mall and make Luke buy his tuxedo and I don't know, maybe you guys can buy the wedding-rings, and you won't need to postpone.
— Would be so great Liz! We'll talk, drink coffee eat cheeseburger, drive Luke crazy with our taste in food, I want to talk to you so badly, you're my friend and I miss you.— Lorelai said truthfully.
— It's deal! Now tell me if Luke will make the wedding to be a show.— Liz said smiling.
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During the car ride some hours later, with a grumpy Luke.
— Mom let's sing a song, please!— Rory said with her high voice.
— No way!— Luke exclaimed and looked at the girls with a warning look.
— Daddy!— Luke glanced at her direction and Rory gave up— So let's play a game!
— Hum... okay! Let me think... Oh, I will say a letter from the alphabet and you will say a word, but to make this difficult you'll need to do a phrase with the words, okay? And I can't repeat the same letter.
— Sounds like fun.— Rory said wriggling in her seat.
— I'll start with the easy letters and I'll make this difficult later— Rory nodded— Let's start.. the letter is... a!
— A!
— A? I don't know if you can say this because is just the letter "a"...
— No mommy, it's the defined article. "A" before a word which starts with consonant and "an" before a word which starts with a vowel.— Rory said rolling hers eyes. Lorelai's mouth was dropped open.
— How do you know this?— she asked still shocked.
— I'm 7, I'm not stupid! Let's continue, okay? I said "a" and the next letter is...
— Hum... "o".
— Mom! How could a make a phrase if the letter is "o" I said "a"... I can't...
— A ha!— Lorelai exclaimed pointing her forefinger to Rory!— I win, I win, I win! You are a loser, kiddo!
— But this isn't fair! You choose "o" on purpose!— Rory whined.
— No, no, no, no, no! You choose "a" 'cause you wanted it. You could say "an", "absolute", "above", "all", "A-bomb"...— Lorelai said still honoring her victory.
— "A-bomb"?— Luke asked looking to Lorelai.
— Flipped my mind...— she said and turned to Rory on the back seat— So want to continue?
— I'll say the letter now!
— Okay! I don't mind...
— L!
— Luke!— Lorelai quickly answered
— No, don't put my name in this stupid game.
— Are you the only Luke on the whole Earth? Oh yeah, NO! Next Rory...
— H!
— Hum... has.. yeah, Luke has...
— T!
— The, Luke has the...
— Hum... let me think, something difficult to you, Mrs. Big Swindler. The letter is... k! A ha!— Rory exclaimed pointing her forefinger to Lorelai, the same way she had did before.
— Hum... you!— she pointed to Rory— What happened with my little daughter? Are you an alien? The aliens kidnapped my Rory, you aren't my daughter!
— Don't say that, mommy!— Rory begged and started to cry.
— Oh this is my prodigy girl! Rory I missed you so much! Why are you crying? The aliens did something to you?— Rory started to cry harder and Lorelai kissed her forehead— I was kidding, sweetheart.
— Don't do this again, never ever!— Rory wiped away her tears.
— I promise, honey.— Lorelai said guilty.
— You are psycho!— Luke exclaimed referring to Lorelai. She elbowed him.
— So the letter was k, right? K... Oh key! Luke has the key— Lorelai said moving her arms up and down, doing a victory sign.
Rory thought for awhile about her mother's phrase and had an idea.
— The next is "o".— she said grinning.
— of! Luke has the key of...
— M.
— my. Luke has the key of my...— Lorelai thought about what letter Rory could say next, perhaps she could say "h" and she would complete the phrase with the word "heart", just to tease Luke.
— The next is "h"— Lorelai laughed and opened her mouth to start to talk when Rory abruptly stopped her—I am sorry, my mistake. I had said "h" already.
— And...?
— And you said we can't repeat the same letter, so let me think... a letter, "a". It's easy, has a lot of words with "a", for example "above", "all", "an", "absolute" and also, "A-bomb".— Lorelai looked to her in disbelief, she is so much like her. Luke laughed.
— It's difficult but I am thinking... Jeez... I KNOW, I KNOW! Luke has the key of my ass!— Lorelai exclaimed. Rory looked to her shacking her head like her mother was an insane person or a killer. And Luke parked the car in the middle of the road.
— Mom do you mean a donkey?— Rory asked.
— Well... yeah sure!— she lied and nodded.
— Lorelai! She's a kid, please!— and put his hands on the steering wheel again he started driving.
— Mom you lost.
— No, I didn't! I made a sentence so I win!— she started to do the arm sign again and Rory interrupted her.
— No you lost! This phrase doesn't make sense, so you lost! I win!— and Rory did the sign.
The next 5 minutes was eroding to Luke and Rory, because Lorelai didn't recognized she had lost. She just shut up when Rory said "Okay mom, you win." And the two girls started to sing some songs. To Luke the trip was completely exasperating, none of the parts was really cool, but what could he do? He loves the Gilmore Girls.
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Lorelai is the master of songs, but with a long trip like this, she already sang whole her repertoire. Then she came up with "Crying' " from Aerosmith. Every 2 minutes she asked Luke if they already arrived. At the 18th time (Luke counted) he finally could replied with a "yes" and she and Rory immediately grinned to each other.
They stop when Lorelai saw a little inn in the town. Of course, they had seen a lot of hotels on their way to Harvard but they didn't want to spend a lot of money with all the things that need to be paid for the wedding.
Luke parked the car and after that they went to the front door, which was open. They looked through the place but no one appeared, so they entered. Lorelai saw the front desk, chairs and a large sofa in the living room. The dinner room was at the right, from the site where she was standing she could only see 2 chairs and a table.
Finally a medium height and medium build woman appeared behind the desk. She was rubbing her thumb somewhere close of her mouth. Lorelai looked at her and realized some lipstick next to her lips. Lorelai let a small giggle escape.
— I am sorry. May I help you?— the woman said with an annoying tone in her voice, a false polite voice. Lorelai looked at her, not funny anymore because she was swinging her head and her red hair swung as well, she was so... never mind, Lorelai didn't like her.
— Oh sure!— Lorelai replied with the same false tone in her voice, a excited one— We want a room! I thought you would have one. I mean not you, the inn.— she said trying to sound stupid and grinned to the woman like she was crazy.
The woman frowned but instantly her smile came back to her face and she giggled.
— Of course we have one. You want one with a single and a double bed I suppose.
— Absolutely!— she exclaimed and Luke looked at her surprised— You are so smart!— she said, the grin still on her face and slightly she swung her curls and clapped her hands.
— Mom, will this take long?— Rory asked.
— Oh you have room 7. I hope you guys enjoy your visit— and she gave the key to Lorelai.
— Thank you.
— Can you tell me you names please?
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3 minutes later the 3 of them walked towards their room.
— Lorelai what was that?— Luke asked referring to the conversation some minutes early.
— What? — she asked innocently.
— Why would you talk like that. I mean sometimes you do annoying voices but that's just to tease me, what did the woman do to you?
— Nothing!— she answered not understanding Luke's reaction.— What did I do? I was just kidding.
— No you was mocking the woman's voice.
— Oh come on, Luke! She was pretending all the time. I bet she does that voice to each guest to sounds nice, fun and polite but come on, she doesn't has a mirror or what? Her lipstick... she doesn't even know how to use a lipstick
— Lipstick? Are you mocking the woman's lipstick... oh please Lorelai!
— Hey mom, I want to take a shower— Rory suddenly said interrupting the arguement.
— Sure hon, mommy is going to help you if you need any. Try to find the towels, if you can't find any just let me know. Okay?— Lorelai answered still gazing at Luke.
— 'kay!— and Rory went toward the bathroom.
— I'm not mocking her lipstick!
Luke rolled his eyes and gave up... Lorelai was extremely weird this morning and he has no idea why. She stood there looking at him walking towards the window. She shook her head and followed him. She put her arms around his waist and he turned to her and kissed her lips softly. It wasn't a good day to argue.
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— Luke don't be such a liar!— Lorelai started to tease him again.
— Lorelai I was ready about one hour before you and I waited for you, so I wasn't person being late.— Luke claimed.
— Of course you was Luke, Rory and I were ready and you needed to catch the car keys so you was late.
— The key was on the table next to the door I just grabbed it!
— But Rory and I left the room, we were outside and you was inside to grab the key, so you were late.— Lorelai said with a smile.
— Lorelai I was waiting for you for over an hour! You, both of you were late, you, not me!
— Sweetheart if you were waiting for so long, why didn't you took the key?— she asked innocently.
— Because I'm not insane. Why would I be holding a key for an entire hour?
— You didn't need to, but if you were the last one in the room 'cause you needed - — Lorelai stopped like Rory and Luke had. She saw it, she was in front of what she wanted a long time ago.
It was one of the few occasions where Lorelai was speechless. She was looking at all those things in front of her. She has never ever seen so much red in her life. And all the buildings and the garden in front of her, the trees... everything was so beautiful, like everything belonged at the place where it is.
Rory felt so small. She felt like she was only a leaf in the middle of all those trees. But still amazed how beautiful everything appeared to be, one hundred times more pretty as in the pamphlet... a lot of things crossed her mind. She started making plans for when she could go to there, to be here, to study here, to have a life here...
Slowly they entered the place. Rory ran to the garden and started to spin, she felt she could fly if she was a little faster. She felt like she belonged in the place, like this was where she should be
Lorelai sat down on the grass, in the shadow of one of the trees. Luke sat next to her and wrapped his arm around her. She looked at him and kissed him softly. She rested her head on his shoulder and some memories passed in her mind...
She never told Rory she wanted to go to this college when she was young because she doesn't want to influence her daughter's decision in what college she wants to attend. When she was a kid she wanted to go to Yale, yeah Yale. She hid her father's diploma once because she wanted one of her own, but some months passed and it just didn't seemed like a good idea anymore.
The things were changing in her life. She didn't wanted to be like her father and her mother anymore... they disappointed her, they just didn't care about her opinion because she was a kid. Or she agreed with something or she pretended she did. She hadn't a real voice.
Somewhere on the line of the circumstances she promised herself just do what she wanted, preferably if what she wants is the contrary of her parents wants.
"I won't go to Yale" she thought one time and she didn't. She did some research when she was 14 years old and decided Harvard was the best option, an awesome school and Yale's enemy. Lorelai remembered she grinned to herself when she decided Harvard.
But everything changed, Rory appeared in her life. Christopher appeared in her life... maybe he changed everything... Oh No.
No matter how upset she could be with him being such a jackass or not to be present in Rory's life, she can't blame him alone, she was there too. He didn't compelled her to do what they had done. She choose this... she wasn't one of the students siting on the grass, reading immense texts to the next day class, because she made a mistake. She made a mistake. She.
Luke felt something wet on his shoulder and looked at Lorelai. She was crying.
— Hey, what's wrong?— he asked softly.
— Nothing.— she said trying to put a grin on her face— I was just remembering some things... memories that aren't really good ones.
— Tell me what is bothering you.— Luke said and dried her tears.
— I... I... I don't know Luke. I just know I never will be here as a student, you know?— more tears rolled down— I... screwed up everything. Of course I love Rory, she is the best thing in my life, no offense... but... hey I don't have a formation... I will just be the head maid and that's it.— she said and hugged him tightly.
— Hey— he puts his hand under her chin so she had to look at him straight.— I know everything was hard on you. Everything changed when you figured out you were having a baby, you had to give up your dreams. But when she was born, you saw her little face for the first time. You knew everything wasn't so bad because you have her. So think positive, don't think you are gonna a be a maid for the ret of your life, cause you don't. You are an amazing woman with an amazing talent, you can do anything you want. You are gorgeous, you have the world in your hands. I have pretty sure that soon you'll get a promotion. Mia has faith in you because you deserve it.
Lorelai hugged him tightly not wanting to let him go. She wouldn't let him go, not Luke.
— Thank you Luke. Just so you know, if I am this gorgeous woman you're saying I am, it is because I have you. You're the one who supports me all the time. I know that if something happen between us, if we fail as a couple, which we won't, I know you'll keep being here for me and our daughter. You probably love that little girl as much as I do.— she whispered and kept looking at him.— You'll always be my friend, you are the best thing someone can ask for. You aren't just my fiancé or my boyfriend, you are a partner. I can count on you, I know I can.
— I'll always be here for you two. I love you and I love Rory.
— Luke... I love you so much.— she said truthfully.
— And I love you guys!— Rory said with her little voice. She sat on the grass next to them and they all smiled.
Lorelai may not have a degree in college, but she has Rory and Luke. Can someone ask for anything more than that? At least she can borrows her father's diploma again...
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They spent a few minutes in the grass just talking, and they made a beautiful family picture. After that they went to the dining-hall to eat something, because they didn't ate at the inn. The girls ate stake and drank coffee of course, and Luke ate a green salad with melon juice. The dining-hall was very pretty, antique chairs and tables with details, the architecture is fascinating.
Later they went to ask for some help and to grab a map. Rory's idea obviously.
The receptionist gave to them the map and told about a building where they could see a dorm.
Excitedly Rory followed her parents to the place.
— It's empty.— Lorelai pouted.
— Isn't so great with nothing to see.— Luke agreed with her.
— It's perfect.— Rory said amazed with wide eyes— Wow! It's... I don't have words.
Lorelai looked to her like she was nuts, how could the place be perfect without everything necessary. I mean bed, couch, other furniture...
They were in the living room. Rory was observing every detail so later, she could remind every part of the room. Finally she went to one of the bedrooms and spend a few more minutes there, she sat in the middle of the floor, rotating 360º. After that she couldn't be surprised and fascinate with anything else.
— Hon, we have other things to see... Don't you want to watch some classes? I was thinking about we go to a class room and pretend we are real students... I mean you are small they won't see you anyway...— Lorelai said gently.
— Would be awesome mommy. But can I stay here a little longer?— Rory asked with puppy eyes. Lorelai nodded and Rory smiled at her— Mom can you take my notebook and my pen from my backpack?
— Sure sweeties.— Lorelai took it from the backpack and handed it to Rory who started to write something down. Lorelai thought it would be better if she let Rory alone for a few minutes.
Rory looked to the blind sheet in front of her and started to write about the best day of her life.
About 10 minutes later Rory finished it and they went to a class room, which was almost full. They found a few seats in the middle of the room and sat down on the chairs. Lorelai teased Luke that he agreed with that, but he stilled complaining about it. When the professor entered the place, the students were quiet immediately so they could listen to what the man had to say. It was an journalism class and neither of the 3 intruders understood anything. Lorelai had a great discussion with the professor about the "horrible" CNN method though. She stated the guys should be more informed before the say anything on the news and the professor disagreed. 50 minutes later the class was dismissed and Lorelai bought some coffee for Rory and herself. It was almost night when they arrived at one of the libraries. When Rory had seen the dorm room she wanted to live there, but when she saw the immense library, she knew that was the place she wanted to live. The amount of books... was extraordinary!
She never saw such a quantity of books in her life. She loved libraries and asked her mother to take her to some but nothing equal to this.
Rory insisted to see each book, but it was getting late and no matter how Lorelai wanting to prove Luke right, she was bored after all. But Rory... God! They was there for 2 hours and to her seemed like 2 minutes.
— Hey hon, it's better if we get going.— Lorelai said tired.
— Why?— Rory asked looking to a brown book.
— Because it's late and it's dark outside. We have to get back to the inn and take some rest, you know? Tomorrow daddy will drive us home again because he won't let me drive. And if he won't have enough sleep he can't do that.
— Okay mommy.— Rory sighed— It's better if we go then... Oh can I take some books?
— It's just for students Rory.— Luke replied and Rory nodded.
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When they arrived at the inn Lorelai was happy to see the "lipstick lady" wasn't behind the desk. Rory took a shower first and read a book for while Lorelai and Luke each took a bath. Luke got out of the bathroom and saw Rory sleeping in her bed and Lorelai was almost asleep in their bed. She was watching a movie and when he lay down next to her she turned her attention towards him.
They didn't spoke, just kissed for a while until Lorelai stood up and covered Rory. She kissed her daughter's cheek and walked back to her bed. Luke put his arms around her waist and pulled her closer. Lorelai fell asleep with her head on his shoulder. She loved that feeling. Luke's arms safe around her, his breath, his smell, his skin touching to hers.
Rory woke up in the middle of the night and saw the smile on her mother's face, she had to smile too. It was a memorable day!
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