Disclaimer: I've decided that I actually do own the Gilmore Girls. Yeah, Luke comes over to the house all the time and lets me give him a sponge bath…yeah right. For those of you who still think I own Gilmore Girls, go fuck yourself.(I'm mean 2day.)
Last Time on Dreams, Engagements, and Gilbert
"Well then I guess I should ask if it's ok to stay here, I mean at least until tomorrow. It's a lot to ask I know but with the bike-"
"You can stay." Lorelai interrupted, smiling and taking Luke's hand. "But while you're here I feel you must know that Luke will also be sleeping over as well."
"Oh really?" Chris asked, looking thoroughly confused. "But I thought…five hours ag-but, really?"
"Yes really." Lorelai replied sternly, noticing that Luke's hand was beginning to clinch ever so slightly, he hadn't missed the five hours part.
"Well if you don't mind me asking." Chris began, drawing a glare from Luke. "How long have you two been seeing each other?"
"Almost every day for the past five years." Lorelai answered easily.
"I mean, dating?"
"Oh, in that case a little over five hours." Lorelai replied shrugging.
"Five hours? And he's already-" Chris stopped himself when he noticed that Luke was beginning to clench his teeth, his face beginning to turn a nice shade of red,
"I don't think that's any of your business how much time constitutes my sleeping here." Luke grunted. "You've only stopped by once a year since your daughter's been born."
"Yeah, well she's my daughter." Chris retorted, knowing he'd pushed a button.
"Oh really?"
"Yeah really." Chris replied, beginning to stand to his feet.
"Well then where the hell were you when she had the chicken pox and would only eat mashed potatoes for a week?"
"That was years ago…"
"Not to me it wasn't." Luke replied, standing to meet Christopher despite Lorelai's pulling on his arm. "I was right there making the damn things because God love her heart, Lorelai can't cook."
"So what? You made her mashed potatoes so now you're her father?" His voice had risen significantly and Lorelai stood up as well.
"No." Luke answered. "But I'm more of a father to her than you ever will be."
"You take that back." Chris said, his eyes widening at what Luke had implied.
"You gonna make me?" Luke asked, Lorelai felt the need to slip between them at that moment.
"You listen to me and you listen to me good." Chris started. "I am Rory's father. Lorelai and I are Rory's parents, she is a product of Lorelai and I and nothing you can ever do will change that."
"No you listen to me!" Came a voice from the hallway and all eyes turned to the subject of the argument.
"Dad, just because Luke is here doesn't mean that he's taking your place…" She trailed, wiping the tears from her eyes with her sleeve and then glaring at her smirking father. "But that doesn't mean that he hasn't fulfilled the role. Luke has always been there for me and mom. Luke feeds us on a regular basis. Luke fixes things around the house. Luke…" She trailed, her eyes becoming softer as she looked over at Luke. "made me mashed potatoes for a week since mom can't cook." She giggled. "Luke carried mom up and down the stairs when she broke her leg. Luke made me a birthday coffee cake and blew up balloons for me and reserved a table for me for my birthday. Luke drove mom to the hospital when grandpa was admitted for the angina scare. Do you honestly want me to go on, we'll be here all night and won't cover what all he's done for us over these last five years. Five years dad, he's done more for us in five years than you have the entire time I've been alive. Hell he tried to beat up my boyfriend when he broke up with me about a month ago. He refused to even let Dean within visual distance of the diner. All for me. I don't even want to get started on what he's just done for mom, and then for the both of us. He is more like my father than you have ever been." Chris winced at her words, but Rory was too upset to care at the moment. "Now if you want to stay here tonight I suggest that you offer Luke an apology because dammit he wasn't hired to care for us over the years, he wanted to. More than I can say for you." She stood with her hands on her hips, glaring at her father and waiting for the apology she knew he'd administer.
"I apologize Luke. I didn't realize…" Chris trailed, actually amazed at how much Rory and Lorelai clearly cared about this man. Luke only grunted in response as Lorelai took his hand and led him towards the stairs.
"Now I am going back to my room to study for what is left for the rest of this day. I will see you all in the morning."
"Night Rory." Luke and Lorelai called in unison, Chris stood still stung from his daughter's outburst.
"Everything you need's in the hall closet." Lorelai said softly, leading Luke up the stairs.
A/N: How'd you like it. Was it a little over-dramatic on Rory's part? I sort of liked it, it's all the truth…I dunno. Let me know what you think in your review.
Oh and if you have any suggestions about what you want to see happen next feel free to voice your opinion. After the next couple of chapters which will be filled with obvious things : )! I find myself drawing a blank. So please review and have a nice evening.