Yeah, sorry about the updating in a week thing. I had this entire chapter written until I, being stupid, decided I didn't like how I wrote it and deleted it. Then my internet connection had run out so I waited as my new one was being hooked up. So now the chapter I promised you three weeks ago is now here. Please don't strangle me even though I told you I'd let you because if you strangled me you'd never find out how the story ends.
Even though I love each and everyone of my reviewers, I'm dedicating this chapter to purpleribbions for motivating me to update (aka, threatening to strangle me).
Lorelai was sitting on the couch when the phone rang. She didn't want to get up and answer it but Rory and Luke were already suspicious. If she didn't answer the phone that would give them yet another reason to ask if she was okay. Honestly, even Lorelai didn't know why the night before was bugging her so much. All of her life she had been criticized by her parents, her teachers, and various people who didn't approve of her choice to raise Rory alone. Why was this one opinion the one that hurt the most? She finally picked up the phone.
"Hello" Lorelai said faking cheerfulness.
"Hey, it's me" Luke said. "Is Jess at the house?"
"No, why?" Lorelai asked.
"It's kind of busy at the diner so I was going to tell you to tell him to come down here" Luke said.
"Oh" Lorelai said.
"Yeah, it's completely wild here" Luke said.
Lorelai heard him yell at someone to wait in the background.
"Sorry about that" Luke said. "If Jess shows up there can you tell him to come down here?"
"Luke, I can come help" Lorelai said. "Or at least take the girls"
"Really, that would be great" Luke said.
"Yeah" Lorelai said. "I'll be over there soon"
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DINER
Luke hung up the phone and turned to Rory.
"I got her out of the house" Luke said.
"Okay" Rory said. "Now what do you think about the cook out?"
"I don't know" Luke said. "I think it's a lot of people to feed"
"We could have just friends or we could have it here in the diner so we could feed more people" Rory suggested.
"True" Luke said. "But what do we tell people?"
"That it's a party to make Mom feel important" Rory said.
"Sounds like you've got this planned out" Luke said.
"I just want Mom to feel better" Rory said.
"So do I" Luke said. "You should probably get going before your mom comes in here"
"And you should probably get some people in here since you told Mom this place was really busy" Rory said.
"And how do suggest I do that?" Luke asked.
"I'm a genius not a miracle-worker" Rory said walking out the door.
Luke shook his head. A few minutes after Rory left Lorelai walked in.
"Hey" Luke said.
"Hey…" Lorelai replied while looking around. "I thought you said the place was packed?"
"It was but everyone finished eating" Luke said.
"In five minutes?" Lorelai asked questioningly.
"Yeah" Luke said.
"You really think I'm going to believe that?" Lorelai asked.
"Would you believe that I missed you?" Luke asked.
"I don't know, are you lying?" Lorelai asked.
"No…I did miss you" Luke said.
"Really" Lorelai said suspicious.
"I just wanted to make sure you were okay" Luke said.
"I'm fine" Lorelai said.
"Then why didn't you go to work?" Luke asked.
"I told you, I was tired" Lorelai said.
Luke looked at Lorelai. Izzy shouted something in baby language from her playpen.
"Hey Izzy" Lorelai said in a baby voice. "Did Mommy ignore you when she came in the diner? Oh, I'm sorry"
Lorelai went over and picked Izzy up.
"Lorelai, I know something's up and Rory knows something's up" Luke said.
"I don't…it's nothing" Lorelai said.
"If it's nothing then why is it bugging you so much?" Luke asked.
"I guess I'm just…mad" Lorelai said.
"At who?" Luke asked. "If its Strobe, you have every right to be, I mean that guy is an ass"
"It's not Strobe" Lorelai said.
"Is it your parents, or Christopher?" Luke asked.
"No" Lorelai said. "I think…I'm mad at myself"
"What? Why?" Luke asked concerned.
"Because I shouldn't have put Rory in that situation" Lorelai said. "And because they hate her because of me"
"Lorelai, that's their problem, not yours" Luke said, remembering the similar conversation he had with Rory.
"I know…that's why I don't know why I'm acting this way" Lorelai said.
"Maybe you just need to vent" Luke said.
"I guess" Lorelai said.
She looked at Izzy.
"I bet you didn't have fun last night either" Lorelai said. "Let's make pact, you, your sisters, and me are going beat up that mean old man if we ever see him again, okay?"
"Teaching your children to beat up the elderly population of Connecticut, very good parenting skills" Luke said.
"Not the entire elderly population" Lorelai said. "Just him and the occasional grump who intentionally drives as slow as a snail in front of you"
Luke shook his head.
"You know, Rory wants to have a cook out" Luke said.
"Why?" Lorelai asked.
"She wants to make you feel better" Luke said.
"I guess a cook out would be cool" Lorelai said.
"I'm glad you said that because I think she's already started to plan it" Luke said.
"Am I supposed to know about this or was it a surprise?" Lorelai asked.
"I have no idea" Luke said.
Lorelai looked at the wide awake Emma in her carrier.
"She's been awake all day…thanks to the nutcases in our town" Luke said.
"Well thanks to them maybe she'll sleep tonight" Lorelai said.
It was quiet.
"So you're okay?" Luke asked.
"Today was just my mopey day" Lorelai said. "I promise tomorrow I will be happy, peppy, wonderful, me"
"You forgot to mention annoying" Luke said.
"What's that? I forgot to mention beautiful?" Lorelai asked. "See how nice your dad is, girls"
"Yup, you'll be fine" Luke said shaking his head.
"You know what would make me feel so much better?" Lorelai asked. "Cherry pie"
"I don't have cherry pie" Luke said. "I have apple pie"
"But cherry pie sounds so good" Lorelai said. "And Izzy wants it too"
Lorelai looked at Izzy.
"Okay Izzy, now's your chance" Lorelai said. "We're going to do the pout together, okay?"
Lorelai took her finger and pulled out Izzy's bottom lip for the added affect of the pout. She turned to look at Luke.
"Now how can you resist this?" Lorelai asked.
"The fact that she's drooling kind of takes away from it" Luke said.
"Okay, so we haven't got all of the pout down yet, but you just wait" Lorelai said. "The minute she turns two you are going to give in so easily"
"You have a problem" Luke said.
"No, I have a gift" Lorelai said. "That I'm willingly sharing with my offspring"
It was quiet.
"Why don't you call Rory so she knows you're okay" Luke said.
"That would be a good idea" Lorelai said.
She pulled her cell phone out of her purse. Luke pointed to the sign.
"Come on, there's no one in here" Lorelai said. "Not to mention kicking your wife who's holding your one year old daughter out of your diner is very rude"
Kirk then entered the diner.
"Now there's someone in here" Luke said.
"You know, for caring about me so much you're mean" Lorelai said.
"Dada!" Izzy exclaimed smiling.
"Just call her" Luke said.
Lorelai dialed Rory's cell phone number.
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THAT EVENING
Lorelai was sitting on the couch with Emma when Luke walked in the door.
"Hey, has Emma had a runny nose today?" Lorelai asked.
"No, she's been fine" Luke said. "Why?"
"She has one right now" Lorelai said. "The doctor said we should be careful with her getting sick"
"We've been careful" Luke said. "People wash their hands before holding her, sick people don't come near her, and we wash her clothes and blankets almost obsessively"
"Yeah, we'll just watch her" Lorelai said.
"Where's Izzy?" Luke asked.
"Taking a nap" Lorelai said. "Rory's studying in her room and Jess has yet to be seen. You better have brought dinner with you"
"Actually I did" Luke said.
"Wow, you're letting us have diner food for dinner" Lorelai said. "And you didn't even put up a fight"
"Don't get used to it" Luke said. "It's just for tonight"
"Rory, dinner" Lorelai called.
"Hey, I called Tom after I left the diner" Lorelai said. "He's agreed to do the addition if we still want to"
"I still want to" Luke said. "It's too cramped here, especially if Jess plans to stay for awhile. He can't keep sleeping on the couch"
"So what exactly do we want?" Lorelai said. "A bedroom and a bathroom?"
"Yeah, Jess can take the bedroom until he moves out and then one of the girls can take it" Luke said.
"Or your son" Lorelai said.
"What?" Luke asked.
"Don't you want to have another baby later on?" Lorelai asked. "I mean, I feel bad you don't have a son to do manly things with"
"Manly things?" Luke asked smiling.
"Yeah, fishing, hunting…"
"I don't hunt" Luke said.
"But you fish" Lorelai said. "Don't you want someone to take fishing?"
"I can take Izzy or Emma" Luke said.
"Maybe Emma but not Izzy" Lorelai said. "She's far too girly…so you don't want another kid?"
"I wouldn't mind one, I just didn't think you'd be up for it" Luke said. "With Izzy being born in a snowstorm and Emma being premature"
"Exactly, somebody owes me an easy labor" Lorelai said. "Of course we'll wait until Emma's at least two"
Luke nodded.
"Are you even considering the possibility that the baby would be a girl?" Luke asked.
"If it is, I'm sorry Luke, but you'll have to move out" Lorelai said.
Luke smiled. Lorelai laid her head on Luke's shoulder. They looked down at Emma who was fast asleep.
"I should put her down so we can eat" Lorelai said.
"I'll take her" Luke said. "You go get Rory"
Luke took Emma out of Lorelai's arms and went upstairs. Lorelai got up and knocked on Rory's door.
"Hey, reheated French fries suck, let's eat" Lorelai said.
Rory opened her door.
"Where's Luke?" Rory asked.
"Putting Emma down" Lorelai said.
Lorelai took everything out of the bag.
"So when is this barbeque?" Lorelai asked.
"Luke told you?" Rory asked.
"He didn't know if he was supposed to" Lorelai said.
"That's okay" Rory said. "It's Saturday"
Man, I feel like all I've been writing is fillers. It might be a while before I update again. My next few weeks are incredibly busy and then I go on vacation! But that's not for 3 weeks. REVIEW!