Doing What's Right on the Wedding Night

Rating: PG-13

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Chapter 3: Great, Creepy Alice in Wonderland Characters. I Feel Right at Home.

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"Okay, remind me why I let you drive?" I say from the passenger's seat, considering Luke took over my car. I mean seriously! I don't care how much I may or may not be in love with you, you do not get to take over my car.

"Because when you were driving, we ended up stopping to verbally insult a random guy on the street!" So! You still can't take over my car!

"He looked just like that guy from N'Sync!" I yell, because, hello, the guy from N'Sync deserves to be verbally insulted!

"You chased him for two blocks, screaming at the top of your lungs! I think it's gonna be in the paper tomorrow!"

"Have you ever listened to N'Sync, Luke?" I ask, praying that he will say no.

"Do I look like I would ever have listened to N'Sync?" Thank God! I'm not in love with a gay guy! First you flirt with him, then you possibly leave your fiance for him, now you love him! That's just great Gilmore!

"Well, trust me, they need to be dealt with!"

"That wasn't even the real guy from N'Sync, Lorelai!"

"So! My actions will cause awareness for all the insane people who still like, or ever liked, N'Sync!"

"And you're calling them insane?" I don't know why I like him so much, he's mean!

"If they like N'Sync!"

"Guys! If I hear either of you say 'N'Sync' again, I will jump out of this car!" Rory says from the backseat. Me and Luke stop arguing and for a few minutes, the car is silent. Then I notice something on the side of the road.

"Ooh! Luke, pull over!"

"Why? You see a Backstreet Boy look-alike?"

"I'm not even gonna ask why you know who the Backstreet Boys are. But, no, look!" Rory and Luke look out the window and Rory screams.

"Ooh! Haden's Nut house! Listen to the woman!"

"Why? All the salt will kill you by the time your forty!"

"Yes, but Luke," I argue, "according to you, we're already got one foot in the grave because of all the coffee and junk food we consume, so what's a little salt gonna do?" Luke sighed and pulled over. Yay, I love the power I have over men. "You know, I love road food."

"I love it, too," Rory says. Luke groans.

"I mean, what can be better than what they serve at Haden's Nut House?" I ask.

"Unless you don't like nuts."

"As if those people exist." Luke raises his hand.

"I don't like nuts," he says.

"It's okay, Luke. I know that Backstreet Boys comment was a slip-up, but you don't have to hide your sexuality from us, we'll still like you." I'll still probably be in love with you. Luke trys to comment but I ignore him, switching back to topic. "But seriously, if I was in a rock band touring and stuff, I'd make the driver stop at every Haden's Nut House we pass."

"Wow, your Behind the Music is gonna be really wild."

"Indeed. Now, I'm gonna go call Sookie."

"Why?"

"She doesn't know about the..."

"Oh."

"Yeah."

"You okay?"

"Yeah," I glanced over at Luke, "perfect." Rory fortunately doesn't notice what I was looking at. I mean, it's kinda hard to tell your daughter your possibe feelings for a guy when he's sitting next to you, you know? I walked away from Luke and Rory and dialed Sookie's number. "Hi, Sookie, it's me."

"Hi, Sweetie, you on your way in?"

"Um, no, not yet. I'm actually gonna be out of town for a couple days."

"What?"

"I decided to hit the road."

"But how can you be hitting the road? You're supposed to be getting..."

"The engagement's off, Sookie."

"What? What happened?"

"I, just... didn't love him."

"Aww, honey, I'm so sorry."

"Thanks, I hope you didn't get too far on the cake." I wouldn't want Sookie to do all that work for nothing.

"No, no, no. You caught me in plenty of time. In fact, I've been so busy lately, I actually forgot about it."

"Good. Hey, could you mention canceling the wedding to Miss Patty? That way, by the time we get back..."

"The whole town will have chatted it out of their systems. Yeah, of course. Are you sure you're okay?"

"Yeah, I've got Rory and Luke with me."

"Luke's with you?" Sookie's asked suspiciously.

"C'mon Sook, don't read too much into this."

"Alright I won't, but the town..."

"I think I like him," I admitted. Sookie screeched.

"Oh my God! You finally realized it!"

"Yeah, I guess."

"So, are you going somewhere romantic?" Sookie asked, obviosly not hiding her dirty implication.

"Sookie! I've got my kid with me! Besides, we don't know where we're going."

"My favorite kind of trip. Okay, have fun."

"Sookie!"

"Bye."

"Bye."

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"That had better not be a map," I say to Luke when we get back into the car.

"We're obviously lost. I'm trying to help us get un-lost."

"There's a no map policy on Gilmore road trips, Luke," Rory said.

"Oh, really, Rory? Is that why I found this in your bag?"

"Liar!" Rory says.

"Rory!" I say in shock.

"He has no proof!"

"It was in your bag, Rory," Luke says, then he turns to me, "hey? How are you driving again?" I smile at him.

"Cause I'm pretty," I tease. I swear I see Luke blush at this. "But seriously, put the map away!"

"No! It's gonna be dark soon and I'm pretty sure you and your map smuggling daughter don't want to sleep in the car," he says.

"He's right, Mom," Rory says from the backseat.

"Shush you!" I say to her, "I should disown you for bringing a map!"

"Now," Luke says, ignoring our antics, "to the best of my map reading abilities, we're heading to Portsmouth, New Hampshire."

"Huh, Portsmouth," I say.

"What?" Luke asks.

"I actually have a friend in Portsmouth. Donald something-or-other Stein."

"A close personal friend, huh?" My soon-to-be disowned daughter says.

"Donald moved there a couple years ago and opened a B&B." Luke and Rory both groan. "No, it's actually supposed to be pretty cool."

"A cool B&B?" Luke asks skeptically.

"That's like saying an understated Nicholas Cage movie," Rory argues.

"It's different. Every room is supposed be decorated in this weird style from a different century."

"That does sound kinda cool," Rory says. We both look at Luke.

"Fine."

"Let's go!" I say.

"Let's call," Luke says.

"Let's go," I say again.

"Let's call," Rory argues.

"Sense of adventure," I say.

"Let's go," they both say.

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"Hello there," says the woman at the front desk.

"Hi," I reply.

"Would you like to ring the bell?" she asks. Luke looks at me questionably. I shrug and ring the bell. "Well done."

"Uh, do you have a room available?" I ask, debating whether I should laugh or scream at this slightly creepy woman.

"Yes, we do."

"See, they have a room," I brag to Luke and Rory. "Is Donald here?"

"Oh, no no. I bought this place from Donald last year. It's my place now. I'm Ladonn."

"Hi. Yes, I noticed it looked a little different. Actually, very different "

"Did you see it before?"

"Pictures."

"Well, it was wacky, just like Donald. It was fun, you know, but just a little to woo-woo. It was just too eclectic. I don't care for ecletic. I don't thinkk B&B-ers do either."

"No, you wouldn't want anything out of the normal." Besides yourself.

"Okay, welcome to the Cheshire Cat." The Cheshire Cat? As in the creepy smiling Alice in Wonderland character, I look back to Ladonn. Maybe they're related.

"Nice name. I'm gonna go consult for just one second," I say, pulling Rory and Luke away from the desk. "We must leave this place immediately."

"And sleep where?" Rory asked.

"Anywhere!"

"Mom, I'm tired and I'm starving."

"Okay, she's named the place after an Alice in Wonderland character, This is my worse nightmare. I'm sure Luke would agree."

"I do," he said, "but I'm not sure I'm in the mood to die of exposure in the Jeep."

"Okay, okay." We walk back to Ladonn.

"You know," she says, "I think you and your husband make the cutest couple."

"Excuse me?" Luke asks, but I'm in the mood to watch Luke squirm.

"Thank you. We're newlyweds." Luke turns to look at me, I smile.

"Oh! How sweet! Rooms three and four are all yours."

"Three and four?" I ask.

"Well, newlyweds deserve a little privacy, don't you think?" Luke eyes widen at this.

"Of course," I say, knowing it would seem weird if I told her I was lying now. Hm, a creepy B&B and staying the night in a room alone with Luke. Remember when I said this was going to be the best road trip ever?

I take that back.

tbc

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