Don't you want Your Mom and Dad to Be Together?
Lorelai was in the living room folding up a blanket and placing it next to a pillow made up for the couch.
"Rory"
"Yes, mom"
"I was wondering if you could go up stairs and get my brown pants with my orange pull over sweater."
"No" Rory calls from the kitchen.
"Why not?"
Rory walks into the living room.
"You do know that you'll have to go up there eventually."
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"I have to go back to school today. That means you'll have to at least go up there to get dressed."
"I don't know what you're getting at."
"Mom you can't avoid that room forever. I know it hurts but you have to move on."
" I am."
"Then why are you still sleeping on the couch. I haven't even seen you cry yet."
"Rory."
"You need to wallow. It's part of the process. You taught me that."
" I know I did."
"Take your own advice."
"Rory I'm fine. I'm doing really well."
"Okay." Rory says unconvinced.
"So where did we get on those clothes?"
"Brown pants right." Rory says as she starts up the stairs.
"With the orange sweater."
The Diner
April is sitting at the counter looking at the door every time the bell rings. Luke notices and has a concerned look on his face. He walks over to her not looking forward to what he has to do.
"What are you looking for?"
"I was hoping Lorelai would be able to stop by today."
"Oh."
"I guess she's busy at the Inn though."
"Listen April there's something I need to talk to you about."
"Okay, shoot."
"Lorelai and I aren't getting married."
"What!"
"We broke off the engagement."
April sits there shock and dumbstruck. After a few moments she gets off of the stool and walks out of the diner not saying a word to Luke.
"April… April wait."
Lorelai's house
Rory's left and Lorelai's putting her engagement ring back in the box along with a check to Luke to pay him back for his half of the additions and furniture to her house. She hears a nock on the door and goes to answer it.
"April."
"Hi Lorelai."
"What are you doing here? Is Luke with you?"
"No he's not. I just dropped by to say hi."
"Oh."
"Can I come in?"
"Sure." Lorelai smiles at April and moves to the side to let her in. April walks into the living room and notices the engagement ring and check sitting on the coffee table.
"So you guys really aren't getting married."
"No we're not."
"Why not?"
"It's complicated."
"It's because of me isn't it."
"What! No of course not."
"If it hadn't been for me things wouldn't have changed for you guys."
"April sit down." April sits down on the couch while Lorelai sits down in front of her on the coffee table.
"April I want you to listen to me and I want you to listen to me good. You are in no way shape or form the reason why your father and I aren't getting married."
"Really."
"Yes… Look here's the deal. Now I don't want you to say anything to anyone, especially to Luke. Okay. If you repeat it and it comes back to me I'll deny it to the ground."
"Okay."
"Look I've been in your dad's situation. I've been a single parent since the moment Rory came into this world. The only difference between your dad's situation and my situation is that Rory's dad and I didn't have an opportunity to be a real family until Rory was already grown and by the time that happened we had grown apart and there was no love there. Your dad still has an opportunity. Your mom and him still have the chance of giving you a real family. And I just couldn't be the cause of that happening."
"But I don't want that."
"What"
"I don't want that"
"But… Don't you want your mom and dad to be together?"
"They were but they just broke up"
"What?"
"Look I love my mom but she was never meant to be my mom. She treats me like we're best girl friends not like her kid. You treat me like a mom treats her kid."
"April."
"I want you and Luke to be together."
"That's not going to happen. I'm sorry."
"Well it was worth a shot."
"Look just because your dad and I aren't together anymore doesn't mean you and I can't still have a relationship."
"Really"
"Yeah, you can stop by any time you like and your room is always here."
"Well it's better than nothing."
"That's the spirit."
The Diner
Luke keeps looking up every five seconds waiting for April to come back. He sees Rory walk in and he's stunned.
"Rory"
"Hi Luke."
"What are you doing here?"
"Just came to see how you were doing."
"I'm doing okay considering."
"Yeah."
"How's your mom."
"She's okay too, considering"
"Right. Right. That's good."
"Yeah."
"So what else."
"I just wanted to make sure that … well… the engagement is really off."
"Yeah it's off."
"Oh Luke, I'm so sorry."
"Yeah me too."
"I wanted you two together, I was rooting for you the entire time."
"I know. I know you were."
"Isn't there any chance that."
"No Rory. There's not… but hey now there's hope for your mom and dad."
"What?"
"Well now the three of you can finally be a family."
"Oh."
"I mean don't you want your mom and dad to be together."
"They were but they just broke up"
"What?"
"Luke, I love my dad but to me he's not my true dad. You are."
"Rory"
"You were there when I had the chicken pox and could only eat mashed potatoes for a week. You were there when I graduated High School and started college. You were there to move a mattress out of my dorm in to my dorm and back out of my dorm. You were there."
"Rory."
"You've been more of a Dad to me then mine ever was and ever will be to me."
Luke looks touched. Rory notices.
"Well I have to get going. I'll see ya later Luke."
"Yeah later."
"Bye Luke"
"Bye Rory"
Later at the Diner
April and Lorelai walk in and Luke quickly walks over to them.
"April don't ever walk out of here like that ever again. You had me worried sick."
"I won't. I just had to speak to Lorelai."
"Yes and she and I had a long talk. I have let it be known to April that she is welcomed in my house at any time and her room isn't going anywhere."
"Thank you. April why don't you go on up stairs. I'll be there in a minute."
"Okay. See you later Lorelai."
"Bye kid."
"Thanks for making sure she got back safe."
"Oh it was my pleasure and anyway I wanted to give you this." She pulls the engagement ring and envelope out of her purse.
"I know what this is" Holds up the ring "But what is this?" Holds up the envelope.
"That is your half of the renovations on my house and the new furniture."
"That wasn't necessary."
"Yes it was. You don't live there anymore and I just couldn't live there knowing you paid for a part of it and you didn't get any use out of it so there."
"Well I'll pay you for Aprils stuff, how about that"
"Tell you what, just pay me in coffee and we're even. Deal?"
"Deal."
"Okay, well I got to go."
"Yeah."
"So I'll see you later."
"Yeah."
Lorelai walks to the door and then turns around and looks at Luke
"Luke if it's any constellations I wanted it to." Luke cuts in
"I know… I did too."
"Bye Luke." Lorelai turns around and leaves.
"Goodbye Lorelai." The Diner gets quiet so Luke starts cleaning up and then he sees the engagement ring. He walks over and picks it up and opens it. He looks at it a minute and then he throws it across the diner. He puts his head into his hands. He feels frustrated and angry with himself for letting Lorelai walk out of his life again. April is then standing behind the curtain and she watches her father's heart break.
Lorelai's house
Lorelai walks into her house and looks at her couch. She sees her pillow and blanket. She walks over and picks them up and then heads up the stairs. She walks into her bedroom and closes the door but not all the way. She stands there for a minute and looks around. She then throws her pillow and blanket across the room and slides down the wall to the ground while crying. Rory sees her mom through the crack of the doorway. She watches her mom finally come to terms with the fact that she has just lost her possibility of getting the whole package.
Next Chapter: Wonder Woman's Been Defeated
Mia comes to visit Lorelai after she hears that Lorelai and Luke have broken off their engagement. Mia confides in Lorelai her reason for not keeping in touch these last few years. She's been battling breast cancer but has beaten it and now has is convincing every woman to get herself checked out. This makes Lorelai wonder about her own health which she has neglected over the years. She goes to have herself checked out and the results from her visit are shocking which leads her into the arms of Luke.