AN: I love this chapter; I have one scene in this chapter set the night of graduation. The rest is set in late August. Meaning Rory is seven months along for most of it. I named her stomach the titanic for some reason, but just so we're clear The Titanic is not the boat it's her stomach, okay we left off with Rory saying yes to Jess, Lorelai and Rory in an amazing fight, and Luke in love with Lorelai but keeping it a secret. Okay on with the show!
Disclaimer- I don't own Gilmore Girls.
Something So Simple
Lorelai Finds Out
The door creaked open and a tiptoe attempt was made to get passed me watching a Marx Brother movie. I rolled my eyes, "How was the Graduation Party?"
"Fine, well I mean it was only really Lane, Dave, Paris, and I eating our weight in cheese doodles." Rory whispered carefully, I knew she felt bad about today and honestly I did too.
"Oh sounds like fun, a lot of kissing on the part of Dave and Lane?" I asked.
Rory shrugged and uneasily pushed a piece of hair aside, "A little."
"I'm watching Duck Soup which I know is one of your favorites, why don't you join me?" I suggested.
She smiled and made her way to the couch, "What junk food do we have here?"
"Brownie Bites, combos, and cookie bars. All of which have less fat than usual for movie night!" I sang happily.
"What happened here?" Rory questioned me.
"I'll tell you what happened, I let Luke get the food is what happened!" I said sarcastically.
"Why, oh why would we ever let Luke shop for movie night?" Rory asked.
"Because I went insane. See what us fighting does to me? I let Luke buy junk food!" I said mournfully and dramatically throw my head onto a pillow.
Rory knows I just offered her the perfect opportunity to make-up without another fight and she gratefully takes it, "So I guess without us making up then there will be no real junk food?"
"That would be correct." I agreed.
"So basically the junk food we get to eat depends on whether or not we make up?"
"Yes, it rests in our hands, if we don't make up then we may empower Luke to turn into healthy man, and stuff broccoli into every pour persons mouth." I started.
"And that would be a big weight on our conscience knowing we made people around the world eat broccoli." Rory decided.
"Exactly." I agreed.
"Well let's make up, before Healthy man is released." She smiled and hugged me, "I'm so sorry mom."
"Me too kid." I told her, "Now let's get back to Duck Soup."
She nodded and with that rests her head and we continue watching Duck Soup.
------------------------------------Two months later-----------------------------------------------
"It's too hot to be carrying the titanic around with you." I complain as I keep walking.
My mom looks at me, "You got on board kid."
"True, but I didn't think it'd be this hot." I complain.
My mom shoots me a sympathetic look, "Well hun, Luke's is only a block away."
I groan, "Another block?"
"Yes, you'll make it kiddo." She assures me.
"I hate August." I decide.
Mom nods her head, "It hates you too."
"Thanks." I snap sardonically.
"Don't be hating, without expecting hating back." She says.
"What?" I ask.
"I don't know," She says and then her eyes get wide, "Look Luke's! Run for it!"
"I can't run for it! I'm carrying the titanic," I say indicating my stomach, but she's already ran inside. I groan as I slowly make my way to Luke's.
"Rory!" I hear someone yell.
I smile, "Lane!"
"I have something major to discuss with you." Lane says.
"Oh okay, can we do it inside?" I question.
"What if someone overhears us?" Lane asks seriously.
"Lane no one will overhear unless my mom counts as someone who shouldn't overhear but usually she's allowed to girl-talk." I remind her and then add, "And I have to sit."
"Okay, fine." Lane says as we head inside Luke's.
"What took you so long my daughter? I ordered like five minutes ago!" My mom exclaimed.
"You've been here for two." Luke tells her.
"What? How do you know?" Mom asks confused.
Luke stumbled through his words, "Um well I looked at the clock right when you came in and then now I'm looking at it again and it's been two minutes."
Mom shrugged completely oblivious, "Oh okay."
"Yeah…I'm going to call someone." Luke told her.
"Okay, have fun." Mom told him.
"Okay." Luke says not moving.
"Don't you have a call to make?" Mom inquires.
"Right." Luke says as he headed up the stairs.
"Well that was strange…" Mom said looking at Lane and me.
Lane and I nod both realizing what was going on.
"Okay so well sit down?" Mom asks.
"Right," I say and sit down, "So what was your big discussion."
"Dave is moving to California." Lane says.
"What?" I ask.
"He got accepted into Stanford. And he can't turn it down." Lane explains.
"Well no he can't. Stanford is an amazing school." I admit.
"I know." Lane whispers.
"You'll still see him, holidays and stuff." I tell her.
"I know, but Rory the band's going with him." Lane tells me.
"Oh my god." I say.
"I know the two things that keep me sane are moving to California." Lane shrieks.
"Oh Lane, I'm so sorry." My mom says.
"And they're going to be in California! California, where there are tons of talent agents looking for a band to sign." Lane moans.
"I know it sucks sweetie." My mom agrees.
"And we're good, we're really good. We could be signed." Lane says.
"I know and I'm sorry…" I start.
My mom interrupts me, "You want to go don't you?"
I look at Lane to see her nodding.
"You want to go?" I ask quietly.
"Yeah I do. I want to go Rory, it's a great opportunity." Lane answers.
"What about college?" I ask.
"I'm going to do community college up there." Lane answers.
"Did you tell your mom yet?" Mom asks.
Lane nods gravely, "I'm not allowed to stay there in between, so basically I've been kicked out."
Mom's eyes widen, "Do you have a place to stay?"
"No but I'll find a place." She says confidently.
"Consider it found, you will live with the Gilmore's." Mom tells her.
I nod, "Yeah."
"Oh my god you guys are the greatest!" Lane shouted exuberantly.
"We know it." Mom said as Caesar bought over food.
"You ordered me a salad?" I asked.
Mom nodded, "Yeah it's good for the baby, and these pancakes aren't fluffy. These are Ceaser's Pancakes! I'm going upstairs to cut Luke's phone conversation short, and demand he makes me pancakes."
And with that she was gone.
"Jess." Luke said.
"Luke." I mocked.
"She might know." He said.
"Oh, what did you do now?" I asked already knowing who the she was.
"I kept time of how long she was at the diner for." He said.
"Why?" I asked laughing.
"I don't know I looked at the clock when she came in…" Luke started.
"So you could write in your diary 'Dear Diary, At 12:52 this afternoon my day was made as Lorelai walked into the diner and ordered coffee and a cheeseburger.'" I mocked.
"She ordered pancakes." He corrected.
"Oh sorry my mistake." I said sarcastically.
"Anyway so I give her the coffee, and she goes to a table, and I begin to make the pancakes. And then Rory walks in and Lorelai's like 'what took you so long? I already ordered five minutes ago' and then I realize it wasn't five minutes it was two and I tell her and then this whole awkward conversation starts and it was a mess." Luke sighed.
"Oh god, now you're creepy stalker guy." I laughed.
"Shut up. I'm not creepy stalker guy. And then so I tell her I have to make a phone call and she's like have fun and then I say okay, and stare at her because she looked really good, and then she's like don't you have to make a phone call, so then I realize it, go upstairs, and here I am." He told me.
"Lorelai has a stalker and his name is Luke…" I sang sarcastically.
"Shut up! I'm not her stalker, and I'm sorry, I hate it god of all people in this world why am I in love with Lorelai Gilmore?" He demanded.
"Um Luke are you sure you should have said that?" I asked him.
"Why? You know it already…" Luke said.
"True, but aren't you and Lorelai both in the diner?" I questioned.
"No I'm in the apartment, and Lorelai's in the diner." He told me.
"Yeah, but couldn't Lorelai have been being nosy?" I inquired.
"What? No…oh crap!" Luke shouted.
"She's there isn't she?" I asked.
"I'll call you back later." Luke said and hung up.
AN: Oh my god (Janice voice) cliffhanger! Review please! I basically have the next chapter ready. Please Review!
