I'm Sorry – Chapter 9
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A/N: Sorry that I haven't updated in so long.
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Friday Night DinnerIt was Friday, four days since Rory had talked to Logan. She was currently in her room finishing her makeup. She was almost ready to go to Friday Night Dinner; Emily had guilted Lorelai into coming so the whole family would be there tonight. Rory finished and left her room.
At the bottom of the stairs Luke, Lorelai, and Kady were waiting. "Are you guys ready?" Rory asked.
"We're waiting for Aiden." Kady explained.
"Where is he?"
"We don't know. He had practice until 5:45, and then he was supposed to come home and get ready. It's almost 6:30." The worry in Lorelai's voice was obvious.
"Don't worry. I'm sure practice just ran late." Luke try to console her.
"Yeah," Kady and Rory added.
At that minute, as if on cue, Aiden walked in the door. A million questions were thrown at him.
"Where were you?"
"Are you alright?"
Lorelai grabbed her son and held him.
"What happened to your eye?" Everyone fell silent and looked at Kady. Through all the commotion she was the only one who had noticed Aiden's black eye.
Lorelai let go of her son and took a step back. Aiden looked at the ground.
"What happened?" Luke asked.
"I got into a fight." Aiden said quietly.
For a second everyone was quiet. "Why?"
"Cuz" Aiden said defiantly.
"No! No Cuz! Tell me why!" Luke said impatiently.
Aiden stood there silently. Lorelai could tell that he was not going to give an explanation without a fight and they didn't have time to fight.
"Aiden—" Luke began.
"Aiden, go get changed. We are going to be late." Aiden, happy to be excused, ran up the stairs.
Luke looked at Lorelai. "Can I see you in the kitchen?" he asked walking to the kitchen.
Once there he turned around and looked at her. "Lorelai you can't do that. You can't contradict me like that in front of the kids."
Lorelai began making an icepack. "Luke, we didn't have time to fight – we don't have time to fight."
"Yeah, but you shouldn't of done that.'
"Maybe I shouldn't, but I really don't want to be late. You know how my mother is."
Luke understood, he did know how Emily could be. "I guess you're right."
They walked out of the kitchen as Aiden was walking down the stairs. "Here," Lorelai handed him the icepack. "Thanks,"
The drive to Hartford was silent.
Lorelai walked rang the bell when they arrived at her parents. A maid answered the door and Emily was behind her. "You're late."
"Nice to see you too, Mom," Lorelai said handing the maid her coat.
"What happened to your eye?" Emily asked Aiden.
"Fly ball," Lorelai answered before Aiden could say anything; she didn't want to go through this again.
Emily looked a little suspicious, but she didn't say anything.
They walked to the living room where Richard met them. "Hello," he greeted. Luke shook his hand. "Hi Richard,"
They went into the living room and sat down. Richard took everyone's drinks orders and went to make them.
"So, how's the diner?" Emily asked with a sent of rudeness.
Lorelai gave her mom a look. "It's fine." Luke said. Emily nodded and smiled.
"Here we go," Richard was holding a tray of drinks. He handed everyone a theirs and sat down next to his wife. The room was silent, but now the calm, relaxing quiet. It was the loud silence that just makes you want to scream. There was some small chit chat, but other than that it was quiet.
"Ma'am, dinner is served." The maid was standing at the doorway.
"Alright, thank you" Emily stood up and led the way into the dining room.
Dinner was beginning to look a lot like drinks. No one was really talking. "What is the matter?" Emily finally asked. No one said anything.
"Nothing, mom" Lorelai said pushing her food around with her fork, "We, we, just don't like the food." Lorelai told her, not really having anything to say. Kady laughed a little.
"What?"
"I'm kidding," Lorelai said. "We're just tired."
The truth was Luke was upset at Aiden and a little at Lorelai. Lorelai was worried that Luke was mad at her. Rory was still thinking about Logan and what she was going to do. And Kady, well Kady, just didn't want to be there.
"Well, I'm sorry that you don't want to be here." Emily began, "but you could of said no, but you didn't you said 'we'd love to come, Mom.'" She was standing up now.
"No, Mom we really did want to come." Lorelai wanted to calm her mother. Richard and Luke looked at each other, both really confused. "It's just that—"
"What Lorelai? It's just what?" Emily interrupted.
But Lorelai was saved by the bell – the doorbell. "Who the hell is that?" Emily asked.
"I'll see, ma'am." The maid ran off to answer the door. The rest of them listen to see if they could figure out who was at the door. A second later they knew.
"Logan?" Emily said seeing the man walk in to the room.
"Hi, Emily. Rory I need to talk to you." Everyone stare bewildered at Logan.
"Logan what are you doing here?" Rory asked a little pissed.
"I need to talk to you."
Rory looked at her Mom for help, but Lorelai just looked at her plate.
"Fine," Rory stood up exasperated, "Excuse me." She said to her family and followed Logan onto the patio.
"Logan, I cannot believe that you barged in on my family dinner." Rory said once they were outside.
"Cause Rory, I didn't know how else to get to talk to you."
Rory just shook her head in disbelief.
"Look, Ace, I'm sorry. I really am. I'm not really sure what I did, but I'm sorry."
"Logan," Rory said in disgust. "How can you say that? How can you apologize without even knowing what you are apologizing for?"
"I do anything to get you back," he said with such honesty Rory wanted to hug him and never let go, but she didn't.
Logan stared at her hands. "What is it, Ace?" Logan asked quietly.
"Logan, I just don't know if I can do this, do us, anymore."
"Rory, I'll do anything. I'll be the best boyfriend ever."
"Logan, I don't want the life you want. I don't want to party all the time. I want goals. I want to, I don't know"
"We don't have to party. We can study. I'll study. I'll do anything for you."
"I think we need some more time apart." Rory said quietly. She kissed him on his cheek and walked back into her grandparents house.