AN: I know that some of you reading want me to get right to the abuse. That's coming next chapter. I still have to set up a couple more things in this chapter before moving on to the abuse. I haven't decided how graphic the abuse will be, but I will warn you if this goes to an M rating. Thanks for the reviews.
Disclaimer: I don't own one piece of Gilmore Girls
Chapter 3: She's A Loner?
"Bad news" Rory said when she and Max got home from Chilton.
"What's the bad news?" Lorelai asked looking up from her work.
"Apparently Rory is a loner" Max said walking in the door and going directly to the table to sit down.
"How is Rory a loner, she doesn't wear leather or have a carry a duffel bag" Lorelai said very confused about what was happening.
"I'm a loner because I read and listen to music during lunch instead of interacting with other kids" Rory explained as she unpacked her backpack.
"I am going down to that school to give them a piece of my mind" Lorelai said angrily.
"Maybe you shouldn't do that" Max suggested.
"I think I should the school shouldn't tell kids how to act" Lorelai said a little angry that Max didn't agree with her.
Max sighed in defeat "Fine, but be careful because if you make the headmaster mad I'll be paying for it" he said.
Lorelai smiled "Thanks for your support and don't worry I promise I won't give them a reason to be angry at you" she said happily followed by a kiss on the cheek.
Lorelai had set up a meeting with Headmaster Charleston for the next day. She walked into his office to give him a piece of her mind.
"Why Miss Gilmore how nice to see you again" the headmaster said looking over a file.
"Thank you and its Mrs. Medina now" Lorelai said proudly.
"I wasn't aware that you were Mr. Medina's new wife" the headmaster said very surprised.
"Well I am but I'm here to talk to you about Rory" Lorelai said very firmly.
"What about Rory?" the headmaster asked.
"You seem to think she's a loner and she's not, she's just very independent" Lorelai explained.
"This doesn't surprise me Mrs. Medina because according to your records you've only attended the bake sale for 15 minutes then promptly left" the headmaster said unhappily.
"I was busy" Lorelai said in a small voice.
"Mrs. Medina I believe that you have been setting a bad example for Rory by not participating in any Chilton events" the headmaster said.
Lorelai couldn't believe it she just wanted to talk about Rory and here he was ganging up against her.
"Fine, do you have some list of clubs or events?" Lorelai asked defeated.
"Yes I do, and by the way tell your husband he will have a long talk with me on Monday about not telling me he married the mother of a student" the headmaster said. After that Lorelai left the office feeling very guilty.
"I'm sorry Max" Lorelai said after explaining to him the situation with the headmaster.
"I told you not to go to see him" Max said with a hint of anger in his voice. He was afraid that he would lose his job because of this.
"Well it wasn't my fault he tricked me" Lorelai whined as she looked over her choice of groups.
"How did he trick you?" Max asked with a sigh. He knew he might not like her response but he had to know.
"He ganged up on me and confused me" Lorelai responded.
Max sighed he knew that it wasn't really Lorelai's fault but he couldn't help but feel a little angry at for this.
"Well what group are you going to join?" Max asked.
"I haven't decided yet" Lorelai said as she checked her watch. "Damn we have to leave to go to my parents" Lorelai said.
"Fine I'll go and get Rory" Max said.
Meanwhile on the other side of town Luke was waiting for the bus with his nephew on it to arrive.
'What if Lorelai is right and I have no idea what I'm doing' Luke thought nervously as he saw a bus pull up.
Luke stood there for about 20 seconds waiting for his nephew. Just then he came face to face with a boy who looked about 17.
"Jess?" Luke asked just to be on the safe side.
"Yeah, that's me, so you must be my uncle" he said as they started to walk to the diner.
"Yes I am, so this is the diner it used to be your grandfathers hardware store" Luke said leading him upstairs. "This is your bed or at least it will be until I buy you a new one" he said nervously.
"Cool" Jess said simply as he dumped the contents of his bag on his bed. "I'm going out" he said putting a book in his book.
"Fine, just be back soon" Luke said as Jess left. 'Maybe this wasn't such a good idea' Luke thought as he went back downstairs to attend to the customers.
"So mom where's dad tonight?" Lorelai asked as she ate some fancy food.
"Your father had to go to Akron on some business" Emily said.
"That sounds fun" Lorelai said.
"Lorelai I was talking with the headmaster's wife today and she told me you were joining an organization to help Chilton" Emily said.
"I am mom because it will set a good example for Rory" Lorelai said hoping to end the topic.
"Which one are you joining?" Emily asked.
'Always knows how to get me' Lorelai thought. "I'm going to join the Booster Club and boost" Lorelai said taking a shot in the dark.
"That's good the Booster Club is a fine organization, I'm proud that your willing to devote so much time to Chilton" Emily said.
'Damn of course I pick the time consuming one' Lorelai thought.
"Rory how is your article for the paper going?" Emily asked.
"It's going good, the teacher seemed to like it so I think I should get something better next time" Rory said.
"That's good, Max I heard that you were voted the most popular teacher" Emily stated.
"Yes I was, I'm proud of that since if they think I'm doing a good job then I really am doing a good job" Max said proudly.
"Rory I forgot to ask you this last but how'd you date with Dean go the other day?" Lorelai asked.
Rory froze 'Do I tell her or not?' she thought, she looked over at Max quickly and saw a look on his face that said 'You better not tell'.
"Dean cancelled at the last minute, Taylor made him stay late" Rory said lying through her teeth but luckily Lorelai bought it.
"Too bad, at least you can see each other this weekend" Lorelai said.
"Yeah I hope" Rory said so quietly that no one heard her. She looked over at Max and saw a face on him that scared her.
'He's never been like this before' Rory thought as she continued to eat her dinner.
Rory ate the rest of her meal in silence hoping that nothing else would happen between her and Max. But every time she looked at Max all she saw was that evil face he had flashed before and it made her very uneasy.
After dinner the ride home was quiet. "Are you feeling o.k. Rory?" Lorelai asked as they walked into the house.
"Yeah, I'm fine" Rory responded.
"You just seemed to clam up after I asked you about Dean" Lorelai said.
"It's nothing don't worry about it" Rory said as she looked at Max with and uneasy feeling in the pit of her stomach.
"If you say so, well I'm going to bed" Lorelai said as she walked off to her and Max's room.
Rory was alone with Max for a minute. "Well I'm going to bed too" she said nervously as she headed into her room.
Once she was in her room she got undressed and tried to get a peaceful sleep. All she thought as she went to sleep was the evil look Max had on his face and it haunted her dreams.
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