Chapter 8 – "Emily"
Disclaimer: I still don't own anything except Kady and Aiden.
A/N: I'm probably not going to update for a while because its Thanksgiving break. I'm not really sure what to do with the whole Rory/Logan situation. So if you guys have any suggestions let me know and I'll see what I can do. Browneyedbeauty, I know what you think. LOL.
Rory and Kady stood in front of the door. "Well?" Kady asked impatiently.
"I don't know what to do. Should I knock or just walk in?"
"I don't know. Does it really matter?" Kady said.
"Well, I haven't told Grandma that I'm moving back in with Mom. So if I knock she might get mad that I didn't tell her, but if I walk in and she assumed that I was moving out she might get mad I just walked in."
"Mmhmm, I see," Kady said sarcastically. She rang the doorbell. "If she doesn't know that you're moving out already she will once we start packing your stuff."
"True." The door opened and a maid stood before them. Emily walked up behind her.
"Girls, hello. What a surprise." She greeted.
"Hi Grandma." The girls said in unison.
"Why did you ring the bell? This is your home now; you don't have to ring the bell."
"Well you see Grandma," Rory began, "I came her to get my stuff because I am actually moving back in with mom. Until I go back to school."
"Oh," the hurt on Emily's face was obvious.
"But I am really grateful for everything you and Grandpa have done for me." Rory tried to make her feel better.
"Well you're stuff is upstairs were you left it. Do you need any help?"
"No Kady and I can get it."
"Well, alright, be sure and stop by before you leave." Emily said as Rory and Kady began walking up the stairs.
"Well that went pretty good." Rory told her sister. "She didn't even freak out on me about the whole disappearing for three days."
"Yeah," Kady suddenly remembered something, "Rory,"
"Yeah,"
"I thought you were staying in the pool house?"
"Oh, yeah," Rory told her sister about the minister and how their Grandparents found out she was having sex, and how she ended up in the main house.
"That's hilarious," Kady laughed after her sister had finished. They had most of the stuff Rory wanted to take on the bed.
"Yeah, not so much when it's you." Rory told her. "Well I think I have most of it." Rory grabbed a handful and walked towards the door Kady did the same. After two trips the girls had finished loading Rory's car. Now they had to go tell Emily they were leaving.
They found Emily in the kitchen directing the cook on how long to cook the chicken. "Grandma," Rory said walking in, "we're gonna head out now."
"Did you get what you needed?" Her voice was bitter.
"Yeah, I think so."
"Okay, then I assume you will be attending Friday night dinners once you start school?" Though she phrased it like a question her tone said otherwise, but Rory ignored her. She understood Emily was upset. "Yes, yes of course I will. I'll even start coming this Friday if you want." This made Emily seem a little happier.
"And will the rest of the Dane's family be in attendance?"
"Hopefully not," Kady murmured under her breathe.
"Um," hoping her Grandmother hadn't heard Kady, Rory quickly answered, "I don't know you'd have to ask Mom, but I'll defini-"
"What was that Kady?" Emily ignored Rory and turned toward Kady.
"I didn't say anything." Kady lied, but Emily wasn't buying it.
"I swear you are acting more and more like you're mother every day."
"At least I'm not acting like my Grandmother."
"ALRIGHT, we should be going." Rory tried to stop the impeding fight, but Kady and Emily ignored her.
"And, how exactly does your Grandmother act?"
"Well, let's see," Kady said rudely, "like someone who thinks she's better than everyone else and puts everyone down. Basically like a stuck up bi-"
"We really have to be going," Rory started pulling Kady towards the door. "Bye Grandma see you Friday." Rory said to a very angry Emily.
"Kady!" Rory said once they were in the car.
"What?" Kady played innocent.
"You know what! I cannot believe you said those things to here."
Kady shrugged, "It was all true." Rory shook her head in disbelief and disapproval.
"You know Grandma is on the phone right now, yelling at Mom for what you said. And so when we get home Mom is going to yell at you because Grandma yelled at her and because you said those things."
"Yeah," It was all Kady could say. She hadn't thought of all this when her and Emily were fighting. Her mom was going to be pissed.
The rest of the drive was silent. Kady and Rory pulled up to the house. Kady and Rory each grabbed something and headed into the house, where Lorelai was waiting for them.
Kady managed to walk past her mother in the living room and walk up to Rory's room where she put her stuff on the bed. Rory followed her and Lorelai followed Rory. "Anything you wanna tell me?" Lorelai asked.
"Um," Kady acted as though she was thinking, "no." She walked past her Mom and out to the car. She grabbed another handful and walked back up the stairs. Lorelai was still in Rory's room. "Kady," she said warningly.
"What?"
"Grandma called."
"So?" Kady acted dumb.
"So? So you called her a bitch!" Lorelai said losing her patience.
"No, I didn't," Lorelai knew she was lying, "Rory stopped me before I could." Kady confessed.
"Kady," Lorelai said exasperated.
"It wasn't my fault though," she whined.
"Mmhmm, and whose fault was it exactly?"
"Grandma's."
"I am sure that my mother was not totally innocent in this, but, and this is a big but, you under no circumstances ever talk to any adult like that, especially you're Grandma."
"But –"
"But nothing, you know better than that. And I want you to call and apologize
"No." Kady said defiantly.
"Excuse me?"
"I am not going to say sorry for something, I am not sorry for." Kady stomped out of the room and slammed her bedroom door. Lorelai stood in shock.
Rory looked at her Mom. She had been quiet during the whole scene. Lorelai turned to her, "What exactly happened? I mean I have my mother's side, but I really like to know exactly what happened."
Rory told her mom about Emily asking if the rest of the family was coming to dinner and Kady's remark, and about Emily saying that Kady was acting like Lorelai, and Kady's response.
Lorelai shook her head. "I just don't know what I am going to do about her sometimes." Lorelai said after Rory had finished. Rory contemplating telling Lorelai about her conversation with Kady in the car, but she decided against it, that was sister stuff.
Lorelai got up and walked down the hall to Kady's bedroom. She knocked on the door, but she didn't answer, so Lorelai let herself in. "Kady," she said quietly. Kady was laying on her stomach with her face shoved into a pillow.
"I'm not apologizing." Kady said, her voice muffled from the pillow.
Lorelai sighed, "Kid, you called your Grandmother a bitch." Lorelai said trying to get Kady to see the other side.
"No, I didn't."
"Fine, you called her half a bitch." Lorelai said not wanting to argue.
"It was her fault anyway. If she wouldn't of said," Kady changed her voice to mimic her Grandmother's, "'You're acting more and more like your mother everyday'" changing back to her regular voice she concluded, "I would never had said anything else."
"Well, what about that snide comment you said under your breath?" Lorelai asked.
Kady didn't know what to say, "Well, she didn't have to make such a big deal out of it."
"And you didn't have to say anything, now did you?"
It was quiet for a few moments. "Kady, I get it that you don't care for Emily too much. And you know that I am not that fond of her either, but I still respect her. You have to too, regardless of your feelings for her. You have no right to talk to anyone like that."
"Whatever, she hates me too."
"She does not hate you."
"Yes, she does. She hates me because I'm not Rory; I remind her of you. She likes Aiden and Rory, but she doesn't like me."
"She doesn't hate you. She just doesn't like you as much." Lorelai smiled forcing Kady to too. "But kid, the best way to deal with Emily Gilmore is to ignore her. Don't let her get to you. It took me many years to figure this out, so be lucky I am telling you now." Kady smiled. "But you still have to apologize"
"But Mom," Lorelai gave her daughter a look, "Fine."