You've Got Wings Baby
glowow
Rated: Fiction K, suitable for most ages. So basically, anybody who is interested, and can read, or someone who gets someone else to read it for him or her, hehe.
Summary: What if just one action changed the entire show, as we know it. What if one moment caused a chain of moments both couldn't deny. My take on the very first episode, how I always thought it should have gone. LL.
Disclaimer: I do NOT own the rights to Gilmore girls, or any other show for that matter. If I did, the show would be my way. Hehe, or at least still an LL. Some of the dialogue was borrowed from Season one, episode two. 1.02 - The Lorelai's First Day at Chilton, written by the once best writer, Amy Sherman-Palladino, and directed by Arlene Sanford, who again, I have no clue who she is, but way to go!
AN: Thank you for the reviews, once again I feel I can't say it enough. Yes, it has taken a really. really long time and I'm sooooooo sorry but I worked all week including the weekend and I was really tired so I decided I kinda needed the sleep. And if my computer didn't break this would have been up way faster, but when I got it back, everything I had on it was erased so I had to start from scratch which took really long. No worries though. I should be getting my laptop soon. I would have gone to the Library too, but I'm scared of book. It's a long story, well not really but it's boring, so thanks to anyone who stuck with me, and I hope it won't take this long to repost again.
Anyways I've decided that I owe you all, and this chapter isn't anything special, so I wanted to answer some questions that were in the reviews. I love them all, because I myself always ask questions, so keep them coming. Along with any suggestions, or comments. I really appreciate all of the support; it keeps me going with this story.
Answers:
ggirlsismylife: Yes, I am adding. Duh on my half, lol and thanks for being bored.
minor-thing: I love that scene too! I didn't know how I could add it into my story though, just because it's already a great scene, and it shows one of those moments between Luke and Lorelai so well. It's so obvious there, in one of the first episodes. And as for the thoughts in italics, I know what you mean too. That's why in the story you don't see that much of it, and when you do, it's basically already been written. But part of the reason you don't not like it might be because I don't know how to write like that, so yea, and thanks for the nice big review!
You'veGotWingsBaby: I must admit when I saw you're pen name, it was what inspired me to put my story out. I always knew I would have called my story You've Got Wings Baby, so when I saw that, I thought maybe, just maybe someone would like the idea. So in other words, thanks very, very much.
LoVeLuKe: I don't think it will take that long, only because I'm trying to start it out differently, and my way. (Keep in mind my way was to have them together for always, not just 2 seasons and then completely mess up the relationship with the 'Lost daughter' card, but hey! That's just me.)
Special thanks to all of you: eaglesfreak17, XXCuddlySweetheartXX, flirtswithdisaster, Gymtig, GilmoreGirljavajunkie, Christi06, bokayjunkie, oywiththepoodles4, JJSoulmatesLL, xhollywoodxheartsx, borncountry88, LLfreak8285, hope-everlasting, Robinpoppins, LoVeLuKe, gilmoregfan93, You've Got Wings Baby, Lolabelle26, minor-thing, lorelai'stwin, coffeebean2007, princesssarah7, Luke-n-LorelaiLuva6292, pixiechick12, and ggirlsismylife. You guys are the bestest.
So enough of the 'whatever it is-ers' (my comments back) and on with the story?
Chapter Four
Danger Zone
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It was a nice spring afternoon at the Independence Inn. There was a nice warm breezing flowing around the grounds as the workers hurried to meet the standards of the brides-to-be. With all of the hustle and bustle it was hard to see how nice the weather really was. Flowers, and banners and swans were being placed in random areas on the green grass. It almost seemed like a daze had over come the Inn.
Lorelai had come early that morning, ensuring everything was going alright. She checked in with Sookie a couple of times, to make sure the food was great, but mostly just to eat some. She even thought she should check on Michel, who was dealing with the relatives and the brides-to-be themselves.
She thought about how Rory was most of the day. Friday night dinner had been weird for all of them. They were all still new at this 'family dinner' thing. Lorelai couldn't seem to shake the thought of Rory having fun from her mind. What if Rory did like it at the club? What if all of this time, Lorelai was running from something Rory would someday run back to?
She couldn't think about that now though, she had a wedding to plan. She thought it best to make another trip to the kitchen, for some coffee, and a quick snack.
"Hey Sook," Lorelai walked over to the coffee machine and poured herself a cup. "How's the…" She looked over to where she could hear the voices of her friend, and another yelling voice of the produce guy, Jackson Melville.
"Jackson, these aren't what I ordered, take, them, back!" She seemed really annoyed, but Lorelai had come to the conclusion that it was all on act, and that she had a thing for Jackson, a big thing. And she never seemed to do anything about it. They were after all perfect for each other. She was a chef, and he was a produce supplier, now that was a match made in heaven.
"Sookie, I know they're not right, but the strawberries that I did have weren't good enough. Now would you like me to bring you something that isn't good enough, or something that is amazing?"
"I want you to go back and bring me strawberries, because that, my friend, is what I ordered! Now go, I have a wedding to cook for. Go, go!" She pushed him towards the door and picked up a pot to get back to work.
"No, this so isn't done, Sookie, just take the blue berries. Please. I can't get you strawberries until at least next week. And I know the wedding is in…"
"3 days. 3 days!"
Lorelai decided this might get lethal if she didn't step in now. "Hey Sook, hey Jackson."
"Lorelai! He brought me blue berries. Blue berries! Can you please tell him that blue berries won't do because I ordered Strawberries? Strawberries! Not blue berries! Strawberries!"
She actually seemed annoyed. Hmm, this wasn't an act, but they did still look so cute together. "Woah, woah. I think that was the first time that the words strawberries and blue berries were used in the same sentence that many times."
"Lorelai this is serious. We can't serve blue berries on strawberry short cake!"
"Then make something with blue berries?"
"Thank you Lorelai. See Sookie, it is possible." Sookie looked at Jackson with her own little death glare, but as we all know Sookie, it doesn't turn out to be a death glare, it turns into giggles, which then turns to laughter. Lorelai started laughing too, which left a very confused Jackson standing by the door panting for breath, which he had come short after their little argument. Flirting was more like it.
"Oh, I just don't get it. Take the damn blue berries. Make blue berry short cake for all I care!" With that he stormed out of the kitchen leaving both of them laughing like little girls.
"Oh that was fun." Lorelai was still a little red in the face from laughing so hard.
"Yeah, did you see his face?" So it seemed she wasn't annoyed. She just liked him. They were, after all, sooo cute together. She looked up at Sookie whose face turned from laughing to very serious.
"Yeah, priceless."
"You know, you're not going to like this but sometimes when Jackson comes in I think about you and Luke. You know the way you two always seem to find a way to argue about something. The way you're so cute for each other. You're perfect for each other. And some times when Jackson comes in, I don't know. We argue, and it just seems like, there's something more there, you know?" She sighed; she must be serious about this.
"Okay, Luke and I are not perfect for each other. We argue, yes, but that's just to get the coffee. And incase you haven't noticed, I really, really need coffee."
"Yeah, but me and Jackson argue, and that's just to get the fruit, and incase you haven't noticed, I do need the fruit." She could see a fight coming on, so she had to try to stop it. "Lorelai… No, I was just thinking. You know how you said that guy hit on you the other day?"
"Yeah." Of course Sookie had to bring up the little story she told her the other day.
"Well, didn't you say Luke stepped in because he was jealous?"
"No, you said he was jealous."
"Well, you know… whatever. Everyone knows he likes you, he even stopped the date you might have gone on," Sookie was once again cut off by Lorelai.
"Luke wasn't jealous! All I said was he was there when the incident happened. That's all Sookie."
"Yeah, right, sure." Again she could see this hitting the danger zone, so again Sookie tried to stop any potential fight over this. "Well anyways. He likes you, and you guys always argue, and it's kinda cute, and today it seemed like we were- and I was- and then. I don't know. Forget it." She turned away from the counter and walked towards the fridge. She needed something to do, something to shake the thoughts of Jackson from her mind.
"Awe, Sookie! You like Jackson?" Lorelai was truly excited; she had always thought those two were cute together. Jackson was nice to Sookie, and he is a produce guy, how perfect is that?
"No! I don't! I just think that maybe, he's kinda, oh I don't know, cute?" Sookie was embarrassed when she mentioned this, and her cheeks turned red again to show it.
"Yes you do." Lorelai picked up the phone that was in the kitchen and handed it to her. "Ask him out."
"What? Lorelai no!" She blushed again.
"Yes." She pushed the phone towards Sookie again.
"What do I say?" Lorelai dropped the phone on the counter and ran towards Sookie. Luckily the phone didn't brake from the impact. They hugged and squeals were heard, as they laughed. To them, it was some unspoken code for, you like Jackson? And Yeah, I like Jackson! It was also a no more talking about me and Luke agreement. It was a pretty good day.
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It seemed like Sookie really did like Jackson, and she was going to ask him out. Although Lorelai would have to help her; she was still at the phase where she would call and when he answered she'd hang up. It was a working progress. No one ever said it would be easy.
Rory was waiting at the diner for her beloved mother to walk through the doors. It had been a really long day at the Club, and Rory hadn't seen Lorelai since early this morning before she left. She did have a great day at the Club, but she knew her mom wouldn't be that pleased to hear that.
"Nice hat?" Rory hadn't even noticed Luke come to the table, with a coffee pot in hand.
"Yeah, my grandma gave it to me so I would look more like Tiger Woods. He's that Golfing champion right?" She nodded and with a blink of the eye her coffee cup had been refilled.
"Yeah." Luke nodded.
"Okay, good. That's what I thought." She had a smile on her face. She must have had fun. Luke knew Lorelai wouldn't like that.
"So, you had fun then, golfing?" Luke just wanted to make conversation for Rory until Lorelai came. He knew it must be boring for Rory while Lorelai wasn't there.
"Yea, it's really beautiful there. I could go there and just read for hours." She smiled again.
"That's probably because of all of the chemicals they use on the grass. Did you know that golf courses are actually on ecological hazard just because of the chemicals?" He knew he'd gone to far now. The were having a nice enough conversation, but he had to add his little bit to make sure Rory didn't breathe any of those chemicals in while she was peacefully reading.
"Really?" Rory tired not to laugh. It always amazed her how he was always so serious about the stuff she found hilarious. She couldn't hold back the smile.
Luke nodded and walked away. At least now she knew.
The bell above the door sounded as Lorelai burst into the diner.
"Okay so the wedding is like so hard to put together. 'I want this, no I want that.' I need the biggest cheese burger. Like huge Luke, and coffee. I really need the coffee." She hadn't even noticed her daughter in the corner of the diner. She went straight to the counter to Luke. Wait, straight to Luke?
Rory walked up to the counter to see why Lorelai ignored her. Maybe she already knew she had a good time, and was already mad at her.
"Umm, hi mom."
"Rory, hey! How was golfing. And… the hat?" Lorelai stopped talking and pointed to the hat that was still on Rory's head.
"Oh, yeah, grandma gave it to me." Rory blushed knowing the hat wouldn't be her mother's first choice. She took it off and threw it in her small bag that she was carrying.
"So you had fun?" Lorelai was dreading the answer, but she knew it had to come sooner or later, why not now?
Lorelai noticed Luke walk up to them with coffee in hand. This was something she would need coffee for. He poured her a cup and stared up at him. Their eyes locked as they both knew the answer that as about to come. Luke wanted to be there for Lorelai when she took whatever Rory was about to say as a personal hit.
Rory looked up at her mom. She saw that see looked like she wanted the truth, and Rory never really ever lied to Lorelai, so she answered. "Mom it was so much fun. I know that sounds weird for a day at the club golfing, but it's so beautiful there; the grass and the trees. I even hit the ball once. Grandpa showed me how. It went pretty far, and ended up in the lake, but I actually hit it. Can you believe that? It was so cool!"
Lorelai just tried her best to put on that fake smile that had played her lips so well over the years. She looked over at Rory. "That's great babe."
Lorelai looked up at Luke as if to ask for help, or support, but Luke was already looking at Rory and was about to reply. "Good job Rory, I still can't even hit that damn ball." The last part he muttered more than said. He wasn't exactly all that proud of it.
Rory looked up and Luke and smiled. She always knew her mom would encourage her, it was her job as her mother, but when she heard a compliment from Luke, it made it seem so much more real.
Lane burst through the doors of the diner in a clash of the bell. She seemed like she was in a hurry.
"Rory, there you are. I called the house but no one was home." Lane was definitely in a hurry, and out of breath too.
"Hey Lane, what's up?" Rory saw her friend looked like she needed some help with something; most likely a way to get out of some Bible school, or maybe even boy troubles.
"Come with me now, I only have 5 minutes and 43… 42 seconds before Mama Kim gets back. Hurry." She looked really stressed about something. Rory got off the stool and kissed Lorelai's cheek.
"Bye mom, I'll be home later." And with that as her final words she rushed out of the diner and across the square to the Kim's home.
Lorelai stared off that direction for the next 10 minutes or so. She lost track of time. All she could focus on was Rory. She didn't know what to think. She knew it was great she was getting to know their world; the world she took both of them away from. She knew in the back of her head that Rory couldn't be bought, and that their bond was way stronger than any amount of money. She knew Rory wasn't running away from her, and she wasn't purposely hurting her, but in the very back of her mind was the voice of Emily Gilmore; the voice that was always her deepest weakness. The voice that no matter how hard she tried to deny it was the ultimate wound that she couldn't fix, the hurt that dug so deep she'd spent her whole life running further and further away from the fact that it might never be fixed, and there might always be that whole. That voice that belittled her, that voice that pushed her, the voice that was just as much of a blessing, than of a curse.
She was interrupted from her thoughts when Luke shook her arm.
"Lorelai, Lorelai are you okay?" He'd be trying to get her attention for a couple of seconds now. She was so out of it she had no idea he was right in front of her.
"Hmm, Yeah Luke I'm fine." She lied, like she had always tried to do to him.
"So fine's the new… not fine?" He really had tried to use one of those crazy pop culture references but he knew it would all blow up in his face.
Lorelai started to giggle though. Luke could always make her laugh, even when he wasn't trying to. He could cheer her up in one smile, and melt her heart with one laugh. Although he didn't laugh much, when he did, it always made Lorelai's day.
"Yeah, I'm fine Luke."
"Well, I hate to say this but no you're not. Your coffee cup is full, and when it's full it means your thinking, and when your thinking that can only lead to bad, bad things."
"Thanks Luke." She sighed. Sarcasm was one of the best ways to escape a conversation, but when Luke gave her that look, she knew she'd have to tell him. He just knew her too well.
"Luke I'm fine, it's just she's growing up so fast. She's in Chilton already. She's a young lady now, running off to the club with my father, and wearing my mother's hats. I just guess I never thought for one second that the life I so desperately tried to run away from might be the life she chooses for herself. You know? Maybe, I ruined her life. Maybe if I would have just married Christopher like I was supposed to she'd be in Harvard right now!" She put her head in her hands. The diner was empty, besides a few tourists, and she felt pretty comfortable with telling Luke all of this.
Luke physically stiffened at the mention of Christopher. No, he had never met the guy, but anyone who could leave a 16-year-old Lorelai with a new born Rory was an idiot. Not only was Rory the most intelligent little girl he'd ever met, but she was kind, and she was patient. She was the perfect child. He'd watch her grow up, with no father. He'd watch her miss out on Stars Hollows many father daughter activities. After all this was Stars Hollow. He'd watch her down days when she must have wondered what she'd done wrong. All the while he'd had some chocolate chips to her pancakes, or strawberries to her order. It broke his heart to see that little girl hurt. To him, she would always be the little angel that walked into the diner one night asking him to come fix the book case he'd built her one year, because it had broken under the weight of her many, many books. He'd always protect her, even if that meant making up really weird conversations about how bad golf courses were. He just wanted her to be safe.
Then he'd think about how Chris could even think twice about letting Lorelai go. Lorelai was the most wonderful women he'd ever met. Since the first day she'd walk into the diner to this moment in time, he'd never ever think of her differently. She pulled through it all. She pulled through a young teenage pregnancy, she found herself a job, and worked her way up from nothing. She raised that girl all on her own asking nothing from no one but a job and a place to live, which may seem like a lot but to Lorelai it was the cost of her freedom. Lorelai and Rory were his world, to put it simply, and he didn't even know why. They weren't family; he hadn't even known him his whole like. They were just the Gilmore Girls, His Gilmore Girls.
"You did the right thing. You gave Rory the choice. She never would have had that." He patted her shoulder in reassurance. She looked up and seemed to have that sparkle back in her eye, the sparkle that he put there.
She didn't know how he did it. It was like he said something and it made everything better. He fixed it. She didn't know how just one sentence could change her mood completely. She just guessed that was a best friend.
She looked back down at her cup and pushed it towards him. "It's cold." She smiled again, and Luke knew that meant she was better. They both started laughing; one of Luke's few laughs.
"Lorelai no." He turned his back to face the opposite side, and smiled. Then he walked towards the kitchen, to clean up something, or just to get away from Lorelai.
"Luuuuuke!"
Their eyes locked once again, and Luke felt it. Why did she always have to come in at night, when no one was there? Why did she have to make him feel like this. It was really weird for him, he never felt this before, but he couldn't explain it, because as soon as it comes, it felt like it was gone again.
She gave him the oh-so-famous pout, and of course he gave in. When doesn't he? He walked over to the coffee machine and poured her a fresh pot.
"So how's the wedding?" He knew at least she'd be distracted, and maybe not even drink as much of her coffee… no such luck.
"Well, it started with these two twin girls, and today, these two twin guys walk into Inn…"
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Rory was walking towards the diner when she saw Luke and Lorelai laughing at the counter. It looked like Lorelai was upset, and with a few short words from Luke, she was happy and perky again. She walked closer and saw them laughing and Luke walk towards the kitchen when Lorelai got off her stool and yelled something. Luke turned around and stared at her. They both shared on intense gaze, maybe a moment too long, and Luke turned back around and poured her the coffee. She sat back down and they talked again. Rory looked away and thought it best to leave them be. He mother was happy with Luke, she always knew that. He was always there for both of them, always. She just didn't want them to get hurt. Her mom was her world, her best friend. And Luke was the guy who, although she might not admit, was her father figure. He was the one who cared about her. He always put her and her mother first. Maybe they all didn't see it, but they were all really lucky to have each other. Really lucky.
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These days, Fridays at for both Rory and Lorelai weren't at all as fun as they used to be. In fact, they were the opposite, at least the very few Friday nights that they had spent at the Gilmore Mansion. This week though, the story was different. Rory was excited about going to see her grandfather, and even her grandmother, but Lorelai on the other hand was dreading to see either of them, even more than she used to, if that was at all possible.
"So mom, you ready?" Rory looked at her mother who was sitting in the drivers side of the jeep.
"No. Please tell me we can just go back home and watch a movie, any movie. We could even watch Glitter, and I'd be happy. Please Rory please."
"Mom, we need to do this. Don't you want to have a healthy relationship with your parents? Some day… maybe? And Glitter? Really?" The look on Rory's face was a mix between shock, and amusement.
"No, and yes."
Instead of answering, Rory opened the door, and walked towards the front door. Lorelai followed. She thought it would be best to be there with Rory than have to explain for over 10 minutes on why she wasn't at the door.
"Here we go…" Rory rang the bell and within just a few short moments the door opened reveling a scared looking maid. This was going to be a long night.
"Lorelai! Rory! Come in, come in. It must be cold out there." Already Emily was being, well, Emily.
"Mom, it's like summer weather out here." She walked in because much to her luck, Emily was already on her way to the living room with Rory.
"So, Lorelai, did Rory tell you how much fun she had at the club last week?" That smug smile on Emily's face wasn't helping Lorelai's current mood.
"Lorelai, Rory, you're here." He looked at them and smiled. "Emily, why didn't you tell me they were here?"
"Oh, well dad, we just got here." Lorelai looked at her parents and faked a smile. She was getting good at that.
"Well, Rory, I found that book we were talking about." He smiled at his granddaughter, proud that he found the book she wanted. Mencken's 'Chrestomathy'. And I have a surprise, it's in my study. Shall we go see what it is?"
Rory's face lit up. She was truly happy. "Sure grandpa! I can't believe you found it. I've never even seen one before. Let's go!"
Rory and Richard both left the room leaving Lorelai and Rory alone. All alone.
"So, how was the wedding?" Small talk, just what Lorelai hated, unless of course she was making the small talk, then it was okay.
"It was good mom."
"Good, good." She looked at Lorelai and then too the door of Richard's study. "Well, I'm going to see what they're up to. With that she walked towards the door herself leaving Lorelai alone in the place she ran away from. The place, it seemed, Rory was beginning to take comfort in. Not that it was a bad thing, it just wasn't what Lorelai was expecting.
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Okay, so that was chapter four. So, by now you can probably see just how slow I'm going. Don't worry; after the basics are done, and I understand how to post my stories, and stuff, the story will go faster. But for now, I still need the reviews of any ideas anybody has. Suggestions are my favourite thing. So if you still reading thank you lots.
So thanks for reading if you got this far. And I'm sooo sorry about how long it took. Really sorry. If my computer didn't break this would have been up way faster, but when I got it back, everything I had on it was erased so I had to start from scratch which took really long. Thanks to anyone who stuck with me, and I hope it won't take this long to repost again.
So Please review, I know it's been said a thousand times but it REALLY is a nice purple button. Good, bad, nice, big, small. Although I must say I like the nice big, good ones best, but any will do. Thanks if you do, Thanks if you don't.
I thought it best to change Lorelai's painting song for y'all:
Grab your brush and grab your rollers, all you kids and all you… bowlers, and please review right now. Smiles&Wink
And on that note, Peace.
Oh Yea, and everybody pick a number between 1 and 9. Instead of using the line borders, because it's really annoying me, I'm going to just put a number in. Thanks
