As I was driving home I got an idea that I'd need to run by Rory when she called at lunch time, then I remembered that I still needed to call Sukie and tell her that the wedding is canceled. With a sigh I pulled into the driveway of the crap shack, and just sat there not wanting to go back in the house I was supposed to share with Luke. Suddenly I was jolted out of my thoughts by a tiny knock on my window. Startled I looked over and saw April standing there looking back at me. Taking a deep breath I opened the door and climbed out of my jeep. "Hey Lorelai, I just wanted to say thank you for the grate birthday party." April said with a grin as we awkwardly stood there staring at each other. "It's no problem April, I'm just glade you and your friends had fun." I state with a small smile. "I'm sorry mom was rude to you yesterday, you didn't deserve that." April stated quietly as she hung her head. "April It's okay I'm a mother too, while I don't agree with the way your mom is going about things with Luke, I understand that she just wants to keep you from getting hurt." I say as politely as possible. "Yhea but now she's keeping me from Luke all because you want to meet me, she is so unfair sometimes! I never told her that I was looking for my dad, every time I mentioned finding him growing up she'd tell me that I didn't need him because I have her; which to a point I understand there are single parents out there and it's not like we couldn't get by just the two of us. Only I felt like I was missing out on something, all the other kids at school would go around proudly telling what there dad's do for a living, while I would get to sit there observing every fathers day or father daughter dance. And now I have Luke, and I'm almost to a point ware I can confidently point him out to my friends and say that's my dad." April started ranting only to lose steam at the end. "Luke and I, well lets just say that he will have loads more time to spend getting to know you." I whispered as we sat down on the porch steps. "What are you saying, I thought the two of you were going to get married?" April asked stunned. "We had a fight last night, about the wedding and how he was keeping me from meeting you; then I gave him a choice marring me or braking up...he chose door number two when he walked out." I explain as honestly as possible.
April left shortly after our talk, needing to be home before her mother went looking for her; so I got ready for work and left for The Dragonfly looking to distract myself. Rory called just before lunch and I explained my idea to her for tonight, which she agreed would be fun to do. So as soon as I was out of work, I went home to dig around in our attic looking for part of the surprise before dinner with my mother. "Mom I'm home!" Rory called as she opened the front door. "Attic sweets! I'll be right down just looking for the last one!" I called out as I heard her make her way to the laundry room. "You better hurry if you want to pull this of!" Rory called to me as I heard her go to her room to get ready. "Found it! All I need to do is brush my hair and change shoes sweets!" I called out as I grabbed everything I needed and made my way to the ladder. "Exactly!" Rory stated rolling her eyes at me as she met me at the bottom of the attic stairs. "Just go put these in the jeep, I'll be out in ten." I said turning her around and pushing her to the front door. True to my word I was out the door and we were on our way in ten minutes. "I think grandma will really like this mom, ware did you get the idea." Rory stated distractedly as she organized the surprise with a small smile. "Believe it or not, but I got the idea from my mother this morning." I announce as I stop outside Doose's Market. "What should we get grandma?" Rory asked as I handed her some money. "Maybe some chocolate covered raisins or chocolate covered pretzels, and don't forget the Redvines." I question while Rory got out and shut her door. With a nod of her head Rory was of into Doose's while I sat watching Luke walk around the diner. Luke was wiping down tables as the last couple of customers slowly finished eating. His backwards baseball cap looking as ratty as ever, and he looked a little lonely as he served cups of coffee. "Alright we have Redvines for you, Milk Duds for me, and a bag of chocolate covered raisins for grandma that hopefully she'll like." Rory announced shutting her door and buckling up in her seat. With a quick shuffle we were of for dinner, something that I used to dread had some how turned into the only thing keeping me sane for the night. If I were to tell Rory, she probably would ask me what's wrong, only I don't want to get into all that tonight. I just want to spend some time with her and surprise my mother, to bad my father was out of town on business, I would have liked to see his face when I surprised mom.