I decided to make this story open for readers. If there are things you would like to happen on this story. Or if there are things you hate. Just tell me and I will defiantly keep them in mind while writing. I for exemple hate it when people make Luke call Lorelai "Lor" Luke never did this on Gilmore Girls, it's a typical Chris thing… So anyway, don't be too shy to tell me ;)
Before I forget again: They are not mine (Maybe sometimes in my dreams :$ ) I just play with them. But I promise I will put them back when I'm done
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Chapter 2:
"People please" Taylor shouted. He was trying to gain control again but he wasn't very successful.
Sookie, who had listened to everyone, couldn't take it anymore. They were talking about 2 people she liked; one of them was even her best friend. She stood up and yelled: "Hey everybody, sit down and shut up!"
It became quite instantly and everybody looked amazed and slowly sat back down.
"We are still talking about two human beings here," Sookie continued "People we love and respect. They aren't some puppets we can play with. So unless you have an actual successful plan, keep your mouth shut."
Everybody stayed silent until Kirk raised his hand.
"I think my idea will work, Luke is a jealous man so I..."
All heads in the dance studio turned, "NO!"
Taylor took the lead again and asked Sookie to sit down. "Since no one has a good plan, maybe we can brainstorm together. So we have tried to get them together in the diner and in Lorelai's house, maybe we should try an other location."
"How about the gazebo?" Miss Patty suggested, "It's the most romantic place in this town. I remember a time with my second husband, or was it my third? Anyway, we had just come back from our honeymoon and…."
"That's enough Miss Patty" Taylor said. He didn't like hearing about Miss Patty's husbands. It always reminded him of the fact that he was to shy to ask her out. He was even worse than Luke because he was waiting more than 17 years to ask Miss Patty out.
"I think it is a good to use another location" Sookie interrupted Taylor's thoughts "but the gazebo is too public. No way will Luke ever make a move there."
"But that means that he'll never make a move in this town." Morey noticed.
"What do you mean, Sugar?" Babbette looked at her husband questionably
"I'm sorry darling, but as long as you, Miss Patty and Taylor live in Stars Hollow, there will never be a private place."
Miss Patty, Babette and Taylor turned red in their faces.
"Well, if we are that bad," Miss Patty replied "why don't we take this show to another town?"
"I actually don't think that's a bad idea. Maybe we can organize a trip of some sort." Sookie suggested.
"But how do we get them with us. It's not like Luke has ever expressed an interest in town activities." Gypsy observed.
Taylor was stroking his beard. "Yes, indeed, we all know that we can get Lorelai anywhere with the promise of coffee, but Luke is a challenge. How do we get Luke to participate?"
The whole room remained so silent; you could hear a pin drop.
"I've got it!" Kirk yelled while jumping up. Why don't we organize an outdoor activity? Luke goes camping once or twice a year, so he must like nature…"
"Yes, of course, why didn't I think of that? Good job Kirk." Taylor replied, never for a minute thinking he would say that last sentence. "We have some really great ideas people. How about we call it a night and we'll discuss them further next week."
-2 weeks later on Monday morning in the diner-
Lorelai and Rory were waiting for Luke to take their order while discussing random things.
"So you are saying that if every human being on this planet died, cockroaches would take over the world?" Lorelai asked with a disgusted face.
"Yes exactly." Rory nodded.
"Wow, I knew there was a reason I'm scared of them."
At this point Luke came to the girls table to take their orders.
"What do you want?"
"My, aren't we happy this morning?" Lorelai reacted to Luke's grumpiness.
"Yeah, I'm sorry. It's just that I haven't seen Taylor this morning. You would think that I would be happy about that, but it's Monday and he always comes in on Monday and the later he comes, the more he wants from me and since it's now after 9 and I can only imagine what he wants from me."
"Oh, that's Taylor for you." Lorelai replied with fake sympathy.
Luke took their orders and returned to the kitchen.
"I hope Taylor comes by while I'm still here. I could use a little diner theatre." Lorelai whispered to Rory.
Lorelai wasn't even done speaking when Taylor stormed in.
"Luke!" He yelled. "Can I talk to you for a moment please?"
"Oh goodie, here we go." Luke mumbled to himself.
"I wanted to ask if I could put up this poster for the first ever ACTS of SH."
"The first what?" Luke asked.
Lorelai and Rory, who had been following the conversation with great interest, looked at each other questionably.
"It's the first annual Christmas tree search of Stars Hollow. Our normal supplier of Christmas trees had a family emergency and isn't able to deliver for our citizens, and be honest, what is Christmas without a Christmas tree?"
"A bar without beer," Lorelai piped in "a video store without movies, Hollywood without Aaron Spelling, Luke without flannel…" The last comment got a seething glare from Luke.
"Exactly." Taylor said. "So we had an emergency consultation and it was decided not to change suppliers, but to make a town event from it. People have 4 hours to look for a tree, to take them down with an axe and to decorate them. Then a jury will decide who has the nicest tree."
"Oh, mom" Rory said enthusiastically, "I want to do this! This will be so cool; we'll have like a thousand trees to choose from. So we will have the perfect tree! Can Dean to come with us?"
Taylor, who overheard Rory turned to the girls, "You will participate in groups of two so if you take your bagboy with you, your mom won't be able to participate unless she gets a partner of her own."
"Oh, but I really want to ask Dean." Rory said. She knew about the new plan and it was decided that she would ask her mother if she could go with Dean, instead.
"You can ask Dean," Lorelai said a little hurt, "I'll find someone else."
Luke still couldn't believe what the next town event was. "You expect the people in this town to work with axes? Should I call the ambulance or better yet those nice young men in their clean white coats?"
"There will, of course, be safety measures, Luke!" Taylor said with a duh voice "So can I put up these posters or not?"
"Are you going to stop bothering me if I say yes?"
Taylor nodded.
"Then fine by me."
Taylor was pleased with himself. Not only was he able to put on a poster in the diner, but the plan had officially been put into motion.
Rory had left the diner not long after Taylor and Lorelai was left behind with her thoughts as to who she was going to ask to come with her. She knew she had to take a man with her since there was no way she was going to touch an axe. All the guys she could think of weren't good enough or would never want to go with her in the woods to basically kill a tree.
Luke noticed Lorelai was unusually quiet when he wiped down her table. "Is something wrong?"
"Huh?" Lorelai turned her head and looked at Luke questionably.
"Ok, what's wrong?" Luke asked and he sat himself down at her table.
"I wanted to go to the ACTS of SH, but you have to go in pairs, and since Rory is taking Dean, I have no one to go with."
"Why don't you tell Rory that you really want to go?"
"Well, I could but I wasn't really supportive in the beginning of the Rory/Dean relationship and I don't want her to think that I'm against Dean or that I don't want her to spend time with him."
Luke felt sorry for Lorelai, and he knew he was going to regret saying it, but he couldn't stop himself, after all, it was Lorelai "Why don't I go with you? I know how to handle an axe and I know how much this contest means to you." He told her, with a hint of surrender in his voice.
Lorelai smiled. "Really, you'd do that for me? And help me decorate it and everything?"
"Why don't I handle the axe and you take care of the decorating?" Luke new there would be a big change of him ending up helping Lorelai decorating. But he refused to think about that right now.
I hope you liked this second chapter.
I probably won't be update for 2 weeks because I'm leaving for Mallorca in a couple of days. But I'll try to write while I'm there (while I'm sitting at the pool, in the sun with a cocktail in my hand...) Did I make you jealous:p
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