A/N: Oh how I love reviews. They put a smile on my face. I told you I would start to individually reply, and well hopefully next chapter I'll do that. Um...well I'm still not feeling well, so hopefully I'll get this done soon. Yeah, I know I'm sick a lot. "Winter just wasn't my season." Sorry, I'm obsessed with Anna Nalick and that's a line from her song Breathe (2AM). :D
Oh, and there's a little mention of JavaJunkie in here.
So, the dinner was OK. Well, at least as OK as you can expect a Friday night dinner to be. There were some different opinions on certain topics, but overall Emily and Richard Gilmore loved Tristan. This benefited Lorelai because it took some negative attention off of her.
"Tristan, you are my hero!" Lorelai said. All of a sudden she got this serious look on her face.
"Oh, no, Mom please," Rory said to her.
"Did you ever know you are my hero?" Lorelai sang while putting her arm out to Tristan.
"Not again," Rory complained.
"OK, fine, fine, I'll stop," Lorelai said.
"So this has happened before?" Tristan asked entertained by Lorelai and Rory.
"Well, of course," Lorelai said as if it was the most common thing ever.
"You two are very odd," he commented.
The girls both looked at each other and simultaneously said, "thanks!"
Tristan chucked. "Well, most people wouldn't take that as a compliment, but I should have known you two would."
"Well, of course," Lorelai said for the second time in that conversation.
"So, I have to go now. Um, when will I see you?" He asked Rory referring to their date.
"How about you just call me," Rory replied. She continued by giving him her cell phone number.
Once they got to the car Lorelai questioned Rory. "What was that about?" Lorelai asked suggestively.
"Uh, nothing. We're just going on a date," Rory said as if it wasn't a big deal.
"You and Tristan? I knew it!" Lorelai yelped in joy.
Rory sighed. "Mom, it's not that big of a deal."
"Wait, today's Friday," Lorelai said.
"Yeah, so?" Rory replied.
"I won the bet! Sookie better pay up!" Lorelai said turning on the car and driving down the never ending driveway.
"You and Sookie bet on me and Tristan?" Rory asked somewhat angered.
"And Michel."
"Michel too?"
"And the rest of the town."
"So let me get this straight, you, Sookie, Michel, and the rest of the town bet on when Tristan would ask me out on a date and you bet Friday?"
"Yup."
"This Friday or just any Friday."
"Any Friday," Lorelai said keeping her eyes on the road while her daughter was still trying to piece everything together.
"Any Friday? Can you do that?"
"I'm the mother. Of course I can," Lorelai said.
"Well, maybe this is the time I should tell you that there's a bet going on about you and Luke," Rory said looking out the window.
"What?" Lorelai said. It was now her turn to be surprised.
"Yup, it's been going on for years now. You two better get together soon. Half of Stars Hollow already lost a lot of money," Rory said adjusting the radio.
"Oh, don't worry I'll just go tonight and ask Luke," Lorelai said sarcastically.
"Do you think you could wait until May 18th?"
"Why is that the day you bet on?" Lorelai once again said sarcastically.
"Yeah."
"You bet too?" Lorelai said shocked.
"Of course," Rory said. She turned up the radio and they drove the rest of the way home in silence.
"Rory, wake up!" Lorelai said in her sleep-filled voice. She gently nudged Rory with one hand while the other was holding her blanket tightly around her shoulders.
Rory moaned and turned the other way.
"Rory, come on. Your cell phone is ringing," Lorelai whispered and nudged Rory again.
"Who would call at this hour?" Rory groaned.
"Well, according to your caller ID, it's the Hartford Hospital."
Short and crappy chapter, I know. I have GEPAs this week, and even though that means we have no homework, it means I am a nervous wreck. The beginning of the chapter was written a while ago. I'm sorry it took so long again. I was getting GEPAized - whatever the hell that means.
A/N 2: So, I haven't had Internet connection for a while. I had this written, but obviously I couldn't post it. Sorry for once again making you wait.