TUESDAY: Desperate Times

A/N: Okay, so I'm sorry about my lack of updating, but I've formulated some excuses that you can choose from.

I've been really, really busy with school/work/uni/everything that I haven't had time to do anything fun

I was trialing the story to see whether people would take interest. But to those 10 who reviewed, your opinions count and therefore I will update.

My computer broke.

My dog ate it. (An oldie, but a goodie).

So take it or leave it folks. If I were you though, I'd take it. It's free after all!

"Come on, Mom, get up!"

Lorelai slowly opened her eyes, squinting to see past the harsh sunlight that filled her room. A few seconds later she could make out the face of her daughter. Lorelai moaned.

"Unless it's Colin Firth, I'm not interested," Lorelai grumbled, pulling the covers over her face.

"Mom!" Rory cried, yanking the blankets off the bed.

"I thought I told you not to wake me unless there was a fire or a shoe sale," Lorelai whined, covering her head with a pillow.

"Well, there's both, now get up!" Rory tugged the pillow out of her hands.

"I have no reason to get up," Lorelai said unhappily.

"You have work," Rory stated, grabbing her mother some clothes from the wardrobe.

"I can't work without coffee," Lorelai whined, "It's like my security blanket!"

"Well, it's time to grow up, Linus," Rory ordered, "You're an adult, you have to go to work. Out lives depend on it."

"I hate you Lucy," Lorelai crossed her arms and walked slowly towards the bathroom.

"Thatta girl!" Rory slapped her mother on the back and followed her out the door. "Have a good day and remember: no coffee!"

Lorelai made a face.

"Shut up!"

Lorelai slumped over the reception desk at the Independence Inn.

"Good morning, Lorelai," Michel greeted her in his usual manner, "Are you 'aving a 'orrible day also?"

"The worst, Michel," Lorelai lifted her head from the counter, "I am such an idiot!"

"Tell Michel all about it," Michel replied in a falsely sympathetic tone.

"I made this stupid bet with Luke," Lorelai explained, "that I could go a week without coffee – "

Lorelai was interrupted by the hysterical laughter of Michel.

"Oh, sorry," Michel apologized, wiping tears from his eyes, "please, go on."

"As I was saying," Lorelai glared at Michel "I made a bet with Luke that I could go without coffee for a week, some sort of pride thing. And now I can't do anything! I mean, screw pride! I need some coffee!"

Again, Lorelai was met with the laughter of Michel.

"Oh, Lorelai, I am so sorry," Michel laughed "but you 'ave made my day so much better. Thank you so much."

"You better watch out Michel," Lorelai warned, "or one day I might break into your house and destroy your Italian loafers!"

Lorelai stormed from the reception desk and into the kitchen, in search for a more sympathetic ear.

"Sookie!" Lorelai called out, "Sookie, I need a hug!"

Sookie appeared from behind a fridge door.

"Aw, Hon," Sookie gave her friend a hug "how about some coffee? I just made a…." Sookie stopped mid-sentence, horrified with herself. "I'm sorry."

Lorelai forced a smile.

"It's alright," she said "but I'll have a cup anyway."

"Honey, you can't!" Sookie gasped.

"Not to drink," Lorelai reassured her friend "just to smell."

"You can't do that!" Sookie protested, "first it'll be a smell, then a sip, then a gulp and before you know it, you would've drunk the whole pot!"

Lorelai sighed sadly.

"Why don't you call Luke?" Sookie suggested, "Maybe it's not too late to cancel."

"I guess it's worth a shot," Lorelai shrugged and grabbed the phone off the wall.

Hello?

"It's Luke," Lorelai whispered to Sookie.

Hello?

"Uh, hi, Luke, it's Lorelai," Lorelai stammered "Uh, Lorelai Gilmore."

Like I know any other 'Lorelai's'.

"Uh, yeah, right." Lorelai gave a nervous laugh.

What do you want?

"It's, um, it's about the bet…" Lorelai said uncertainly.

You wanna call it off? Yeah, I figured as much. To be honest, I'm surprised you made it this long. Don't worry; I won't even make you pay me.

Lorelai glared at the phone. That cocky son of a…

"I was just wondering whether you wanted to up the stakes say…$100?" Lorelai said coolly.

Sure, I guess I could do with an extra $50.

"Well, you're on," Lorelai snapped "Bye."

Lorelai quickly hung up the phone.

"I am such an idiot!" she cried.

"Sweetie, what possessed you to raise the stakes?" Sookie asked.

"I don't know," Lorelai replied meekly "I guess it was the smugness in his voice. Then I was imagining his smug expression and the smug way he was wearing his smug baseball cap and…"

"Woah, there Nelly," Sookie held up her hands, "that's too much smugness for me!"

There was a pause.

"Why don't you try to go about this differently?" Sookie suggested, "Use positive thinking?"

"Positive thinking," Lorelai wondered aloud, "I like it!"

A/N: Hope you enjoyed it. If you didn't, I'm sure you can get your money back. I know I will be.

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