A/N: So I've debated for the past two days on whether or not to write Emily's immediate reaction after Richard informs her of the glorious news and Emily's feud with Lorelai afterwards in the same chapter. I honestly don't know. If you start reading you'll know I guess. I don't even know yet. I found it amazing that y'all knew that I would bring in Emily, I find that purdy cool. Enjoy…
Last time on Dreams, Engagements, and Gilbert…After jumping into his truck Luke began to feel anxious and relieved both. Now that he had consent from her father he couldn't wait to put a ring on her finger. Starting the engine he pulled slowly out of the driveway, not noticing the town car that was pulled in just after he'd turned…
Emily Gilmore stared in confusion at the truck that had pulled out of the driveway of her home. Parking her car she grabbed her purse and headed inside, straight to the sitting room where Richard still sat, a look of happiness gracing his features. "Richard why was that piece of junk in our driveway!" She exclaimed.
"What are you talking about Emily!" Richard exclaimed, thinking for moment that she was speaking of her future son-in-law.
"That God awful truck. I thought that the gardener knew the servants parking was in the back."
"Julio does." Richard informed her. "That truck belonged to your future son-in-law."
"I thought Max drove a Mustang."
"I believe he does, but that was not Max."
"What are you talking about Richard? Max is Lorelai's fiancé, unless you've had a secret child I haven't known about for thirty three years."
"Now you know better than that. Max and Lorelai are no longer betrothed."
"What!"
"Yes, apparently Lorelai didn't love Max, she loves Luke." Emily dramatically fell to the couch, staring at her husband in confusion. "The diner owner."
"The gruff one from Rory's party?"
"Yes that's him. Apparently this is a sudden thing. Luke has been, I guess the correct term for it would be, pining for Lorelai for almost six years. Lorelai has realized her feelings for him and cancelled her wedding."
"You've got to be kidding me?"
"Now Emily, don't get over dramatic here."
"Over dramatic? Over dramatic, Richard? What the hell else should I be doing. Luke has no…class. He can't support those two girls like Max could."
"Are you sure about that?"
"What do you mean sure about that? Hell no he can't!"
"And you've gone and misjudged the poor man Emily. He and I discussed his financial situation and it seems that Lorelai's income would just be extra spending money. His diner makes good money and he has a hefty amount of savings in the bank."
"Hefty?"
"Yes Emily hefty."
"How much?"
"He said around fifty thousand?"
"Well did you see a bank statement or something?"
"What! No Emily I didn't see a-"
"Did you ask for one?" She interrupted, her right hand coming to rest over her heart.
"Why no Emily I didn't ask the boy for proof. It's highly unlikely that he would lie."
"How do you know he wouldn't."
"He seems to be an honest man."
"Honest?"
"Yes Emily honest! Now I admit that I was more than a little shocked a this sudden turn of events, to be lightly put. But he sat where you are now not five minutes ago and I could see that he was truthful. You can see it in the way he talks of those two that he would move the world for them. He loves them and they must love him."
"Richard, what has gotten into you. You're not honestly going to allow this to happen…oh my God you are."
"Yes, Emily, I like the boy. That's why I gave him my blessing."
"You're what? Richard are you trying to kill me?"
"No Emily, I'd like to keep you around a little longer, without this current attitude of course."
"What did he do, come here and ask permission to marry her?"
"Yes. It seems that the diner owner is a traditionalist."
"Well that's the only good I've seen of him."
"Oh quit lying to yourself Emily."
"Excuse me?"
"Must I remind you of my little bout with angina? Who did Lorelai say dropped everything to rush her to the hospital? And at Rory's party I believe that you accused him of looking at Lorelai like she was about to give him a lap dance."
"How did you know that?"
"Well Rory and I have been getting closer and it seems that Lorelai told Rory. What you or Lorelai haven't known is that Rory's been sharing her Stars Hollow life with me. It appears that Luke has been a constant in both of our girls' lives for a good while now. All the information adds up Emily, they were meant to be together."
"They way you're talking makes me think you've already made up your mind."
"That's because I have. I told you he has my blessing."
"But not mine."
"Well Emily, traditionally you're opinion isn't relevant."
"Bite your tongue! My opinion about who my daughter marries is relevant. When you're in labor for fifteen hours then you can tell me that my opinion isn't relevant." She exclaimed, rising to her feet and grabbing her purse. Her face had managed to turn fire engine red in the past three minutes and she found herself sweating profusely and fuming at the bow-tied man before her.
"Where the hell are you going?" Richard called, watching her receding figure take for the door.
"To fix what you've managed to screw up."
"Emily, you will not ruin that girl's happiness." Richard called, standing and striding quickly to the door. She managed to pull the door shut before he got to her and was in the car before he could do anything further. As he opened the door her heard the engine rev and tires squeal as the car went flying down the driveway. Sighing he hurried to the phone where he dialed a number he was beginning to know by heart.
Meanwhile in Stars Hollow…
Lorelai and Rory had wasted no time in changing into their matching Hello Kitty pajama bottoms and wife beaters. Tonight would be a movie night to end all movie nights, with both playing hooky from their various Tuesday schedules and sleeping off the stomach aches from all the candy. A trip into Stars Hollow had ended with three boxes of Red Vines, two bags of peanut butter m & m's, three pints of vanilla ice cream, fudge, caramel, and butterscotch topping, bananas (for the banana splits), three cases of Cool Whip, and three bags of mini marshmallows. Along with the two pizzas they had ordered they were ready for the one and the only: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Now, seated on the couch they waited the long wait for the tape to rewind, in their carelessness last time they had forgotten to rewind and now it was costing them precious move night time.
The movie had just finished rewinding when the phone began ringing, both Rory and Lorelai looking towards the hallway and looking at one another. "Should we?" Rory asked, staring at the tv which now held glorious previews.
"Well technically the movie hasn't started yet."
"Well yeah." Rory stated, her tone then becoming informative. "But if we answer the phone the conversation could last longer than it takes the previews to run and then result in either the pausing and/or re-rewinding of the tape, the repercussions could be catastrophic!"
"Being a little melodramatic aren't we Rory? Why hasn't it stopped ringing? That makes like twenty times now."
"Yeah, it must be something important."
"So, you re-rewind, I'll answer."
"Deal."
"Oh and Rory…"
"This never happened." She said solemnly, crossing an 'X' over her heart.
"Good girl." She smiled, finally relieving the phone of its duty. "You must have a lot of stamina." She greeted.
"Lorelai, this is your father."
"Oh, dad, hi, how are you?"
"I haven't been better Lorelai thank you."
"Well your welcome dad."
"Lorelai I feel that I must warn you that your mother is headed in your direction."
"What? Why?"
"Well Luke stopped by today."
"Luke, why?"
"Well I hate to spoil this for you Lorelai, but you'll thank me later, but he asked me today if I would give my blessing to you two becoming engaged."
"Really?" Lorelai asked, trying her best to sound surprised.
"Yes. And your mother saw a truck pulling out and asked who it was so I…"
"You didn't!"
"Yes Lorelai I did. I'm sorry now that I did, I could have waited a while, let him ask you before ruining it, but you know how your mother is…why the hell didn't we at least get a phone call about your cancelled wedding?"
'Where did that come from?' She thought."I meant to call you, I just, everything has been going so well with me and Luke I just…I'm sorry. So she's mad?"
"Yes. "
"Who the hell gave her the right to be mad?" She exclaimed, gaining the attention of Rory who walked over in hopes of catching more of the conversation/
"Now Lorelai you know she wants what's best for you."
"The heck she does, Luke is what's best for me, for me and Rory."
"I know that."
"You do?"
"Yes, I gave Luke my blessing for your marriage."
"Oh dad…"
"There'll be time for sentiment later Lorelai. Luke will barely beat your mother to your house, if he heads to your house first. Try to get out of there."
"Why would I do that?"
"Because she's mad and more than likely going to say things…"
"Well then dad she'll just have to hear some things too."
"But Lorelai…"
"No dad, I thank you for the warning. I really appreciate it and everything you've done today. But this is my house, my life, and my kid. I will choose who I love and I love him. If she has a problem with that then she'll soon be clarified."
"Remember she's your mother." Richard sighed.
"I will dad. Thank you."
"Goodbye Lorelai."
"Bye." As she hung up the phone she looked up to see Rory's eyes wide and her mouth agape. "Can you believe that?"
"Yes, I actually can. Mom if Luke's coming here and grandma…"
"I know." It was at that moment that they heard the screeching of brakes outside and two doors open and slam.
The door to her house was threw open and the girls raced out into the yard. "What the hell is your problem?" He yelled, then finally did a double-take of the woman, recognizing her now as Lorelai's mother.
"Don't you talk to me that way!" She exclaimed.
"Well then don't tailgate me into Stars Hollow and you won't be yelled at."
"Well when didn't honking a horn and flashing your lights not mean get the heck out of my way!"
"Lorelai!" He yelled, turning and startled at the sight of her already by his side.
"Can't you handle an argument without bringing my daughter into this?" She asked, her tone having dropped considerably due to the sighting of a few townies gathering on the street outside the house.
"Yes I can. But if I finish this conversation I'll probably say things that couldn't be forgotten."
"Oh like what?" She said, throwing him a self-satisfied grin when Rory interjected.
"Are you drunk?" Her grin dissipated however when she saw that instead of Luke, her grand daughter had directed the question to her.
"What kind of question is that to ask your grandmother?"
"What kind of grand mother would make a scene here in the yard of her daughter's home." Lorelai exclaimed. "If we have to do this let's go inside and yell loud enough for everyone to hear anyway like a normal family!"
"We don't need to take this inside Lorelai, everything we need to discuss can be done right here."
"Fine then mom." Lorelai agreed, folding her arms over her chest and glaring at her mother. "What is it that you came for?"
"You know damn well what I came here for, to talk you out of marrying that diner owner."
"Again with the diner owner terminology." Rory muttered as Lorelai began to fume.
"And what makes you think that you can do that mother?"
"I can do that because I am your mother and I know what's best for you."
"Oh really?"
"Yes really. Really Lorelai, you gave up a good, solid, respectable, intelligent man for Luke?" Lorelai watched out of the corner of her eye as his jaw clenched and his fists tightened.
"Quit talking about him as if he's not standing right in front of you mom. Luke is good and solid and respectable and intelligent. He's about a million other things that Max could never be…"
"Oh like what?" Emily interrupted.
"He's a good father to Rory!"
"Christopher is Rory's father!" Emily exclaimed. "Not him!"
"But he is my father!" Rory pitched in. "He may not be my biological father but he takes care of me and mom, Luke would do anything for us, drop anything for us. I get a call from dad maybe once a week and see him at Christmas, wow, he should be father of the year!"
"He's still your father young lady and you should respect him."
"You have to show respect to earn it grandma. When your father doesn't respect you enough to remember to call you some weeks and can't afford to but you a dictionary he's not rally earning any respect now is he Luke is more my father than Chris will ever be?"
"What?"
"You heard her mom." Lorelai snarled. "She didn't stutter and your hearing is fine." As tears began to swell up in Rory's eyes Luke wrapped his arm around her and comforted her, beginning to lead them back towards the house and away from the many skeptical gazes and stares from the crowd that had gathered. "What do you want?"
"I want you to be happy." Emily sighed, her head falling in embarrassment.
"Well Luke makes us happy mom. You knew we had feelings for each other, you were the one who pointed it out to me. Now we're together, and we're happy. All three of us."
"What about Max?"
"I don't love him. I love Luke."
"And this man feels the same."
"His name is Luke, and yes he makes us happy."
"Well then. It seems I've caused a big enough scene here."
"That you have." Lorelai agreed. "Drive safe." She spat, hugging herself despite the summer heat and heading back into the house.
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