A/N: First I just want to say thank you to all you guys that have given me the great reviews.
BACKGROUND: I think that I need to make something clear about the whole Jess thing. Jess did come to stay with Luke, as he did on the show, but Luke and Lorelai lived together and so Jess stayed with them. Jess was still the bad boy that we all know and love, but he and Rory never really hooked up. They were attracted to each other, but it was just too weird. So they became best friends. Lorelai and Jess have a kind of mother son relationship, though the witty banter is still present between the two. Jess took off for California as he did on the show, and it really upset Luke, because he thought that he was finally getting to the kid. And on that note, lets begin.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything or anyone, except for Kady and Aiden.
The next morning Lorelai awoke to screaming and yelling, "What the hell is going on?" she yelled as she went downstairs. Kady was standing in the doorway of the kitchen and Aiden was standing behind her, trying not to look guilty.
"I was talking on the phone to Jake and he," Kady pointed at her brother, "got on the other line and started making kissing noises." Lorelai repressed a smile.
"Aiden," she put on her serious face and tone, "its not nice to listen in on others' phone conversation."
"I'm sorry," Aiden, even though he wasn't.
"And, Kady," Lorelai narrowed her eyes on her daughter, "aren't you grounded?"
"Well," Kady racked her mind for an excuse, "I needed to tell Jake that I was grounded and I wouldn't be able to talk to him on the phone for a while."
"Oh, well that makes it all alright," Lorelai said sarcastically, "Just don't do it again. If your dad found out that you broke your punishment less than 24 hours after you were given it he would flip. Where is your father?" It was Sunday and Luke rarely worked on Sundays.
"He went fishing," Aiden came from his bedroom carrying his fishing pole; "I'm supposed to meet him down there."
Aiden left to join Luke and Lorelai and Kady decided to go get breakfast and rent a movie. They were about to head out the door when Lorelai grabbed her phone from the charger and turned it on. "Ooooh I have a message." She dialed her voice mail and got really excited when she heard the message was from Rory. The message was short, but it managed to bring tears to Lorelai's eyes.
"Who was it from?" Kady asked staring at her mother as if she was crazy.
"Rory,"
"Oh," Kady said knowingly, "what she have to say."
"She told me she was sorry." Lorelai said smiling.
"So is she coming home?"
"All she said was I'm sorry."
The rest of the walk was silent. They decided to eat at Al's Pancake House, because it was weird eating at Luke's, when Luke wasn't there. After they ate they went to the movie place, but couldn't agree on what movie to rent. "We've watched that movie like 200 million times," Kady complained.
"That's because it's a classic." Lorelai said pointedly. She was holding the case of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
"Why don't we rent the new one, Johnny Depp is in it."
"Yeah, and he looks like Michael Jackson, eww, no thanks." Lorelai said.
"Whatever," Kady gave up. "Has it ever occurred to you to just buy your own copy of it so you can watch it whenever you want?" Kady asked.
"It wouldn't be the same." Lorelai said matter of fact.
Kady was about to ask her mother why it wouldn't be the same, but decided not too. It would be a two-hour ramble on something that made no sense. They paid for the movie and headed home. As they reached the home Lorelai let out a small sigh as she saw Rory's car in the driveway.