Chapter 7 – Sister Talks
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Rory was left alone in the diner. She didn't really want to go to her Grandmother's, but she needed to get her stuff, at least some of it, but she really didn't want to listen to her Grandma's lecture.
If she had to go she definitely didn't want to go alone, but whom would she ask to come with? There was no point in even asking her mom; that would be like asking a kid to go to the dentist. She could ask Kady, but she was grounded and Luke wanted her to work after school. Maybe she could get Luke to let Kady go.
"Lu-Uke," Rory called.
Luke knew immediately that Rory wanted something. "What?" he asked walking to the table.
"Well," she began, "I have to go to my grandparent's to get a few things." She explained.
"Yeah?"
"And I don't really want to go alone. So I was wondering if Kady could come with. I know that she's grounded but –"
"No," Luke stopped her.
"But, Luke." Rory looked at him with the puppy dogface. Luke couldn't refuse the puppy dogface.
"Rory," Luke said throwing his rag on the table. "I don't want her to get the wrong idea. I just," he sighed, "I want her to turn out right.
Rory nodded, "But she's just going with me to my grandma's, who she doesn't even like." Rory explained.
"Fine, she can go, but only this once." He told her. Rory jumped up and hugged him.
"Thank you Luke. I really didn't want to go alone."
"Your welcome."
At three o'clock Rory drove over to Stars Hollow High; getting out of the car Rory spotted Kady by a tree with a group of people. She was smoking. Rory walked over to her sister. "Kady."
Kady turned around and saw her sister. "What now did Mom and Dad send you to spy on me?"
"No, actually I came to pick you up. I got you out of diner duty."
"Really?" Kady's eyes lit up.
"Yeah, but don't get too excited. You're coming with me to Grandma's." Rory told her.
"What? Why?"
"Because I need to get my stuff and I don't want to go alone." Rory explained.
"Well, I guess it's better than working with my Dad." Kady grabbed her book bag and started walking to her sister's car.
The two of them got into the car and Rory pulled out of her parking spot. "So you smoke now?" she asked casually.
Kady shrugged, "Sometimes," she answered waiting for the lecture, but Rory didn't say anything. "You're not going to lecture me?"
Rory shook her head, "There's no point. You know how stupid it is." She said matter of fact.
"Are you gonna tell Mom?"
"No," Rory told her.
The care fell silent as Rory pulled onto the highway. "So what's going on with you anyway? Mom told me about the other night, and your attitude, and now you're smoking?"
"You wouldn't understand." Kady said rudely.
Rory was shocked at her sister's tone. "Kady I didn't mean to offend you –" Rory began.
"Well, just stay out of it!"
Rory decided not to press anymore. After a few minutes of silence Kady spoke, "Its just that you're so perfect." Rory looked confused, but Kady continued, "You're like a friggin' genius and you never do anything wrong. Up until this whole dropping out of Yale thing you could do no wrong. You and mom are so close cause you're the oldest. Even you and Dad have a weird bond thing going. And Aiden and Dad are really close, cause they both like sports and fishing and stuff, and then there's me." Tears were starting to fall down Kady's cheeks.
Rory was confused, she had no idea that Kady felt like this, and she wasn't sure what to say. "Kady, you are really smart too, and you have a special bond with both Mom and Luke."
"No, I don't." Kady sniffled.
"You and Mom like all the same things, even more than me and her. And you share her love of sewing and designing clothes, unlike me." Rory explained.
Kady didn't say anything. "You know what?" Rory asked.
"What?" Kady said quietly.
"I'm jealous of too." Rory told her.
"Why?"
"Well because. Luke is you're father, and even though he is practically mine too, he isn't. No matter what he'll always be your real Dad, and he'll never be mine. And Mom is always saying how you are exactly like her at her age, and sometimes it makes me wish I had been more like you when I was younger."
Kady figured her sister was exaggerating to make her feel better, but she didn't care, it worked. "I'm glad you're back." Kady told her wiping her face.
"So am I," Rory told her pulling into the Gilmore's driveway.