Chapter fourteen

"I don't believe this!"

"Relax, Dad." Logan groaned.

"I will not relax! You've dragged the good Huntzberger name through the dirt!"

"I'm not marrying, her Dad."

"Oh yes you are!"

"I'm twenty-one, you can't make me!"

"Oh yes I can, I can cut you off!"

"Dad, we're barely friends, we can't get married!"

"You will!"

"I don't know why I even called you, I knew you'd be like this. This call is probably wasting your precious time, anyway." Logan spat out before hanging up.

Karen entered the room, "How'd it go?"

"He wants us to get married."

"Well, we're not, so he can forget about that."

"Would it be that bad?"

"Yes! We barely tolerate each other as it is."

"I wouldn't say that."

"Whatever, we can't get married."

"I know."

"Good."

"So, your turn."

"About that, I was thinking that we don't tell my parents."

"You have to."

"No, I don't. Logan, I haven't seen them for two and a half years!"

"I had to tell Mitchum, you have to tell Sheila and Paul."

"No."

"Yes."

"No."

"This isn't getting us very far. Call them."

"Make me."

"Okay." He grabbed an open phone book from Karen and dialled a number, "Hi, Sheila, right? This is Logan Huntzberger, I've got Karen here, let me pass you over."

Karen narrowed her eyes and mouthed 'God to hell' before grabbing the phone, "Hi, mom."

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"So, where do you want the ceremony?"

"In America."

"Wanna narrow it down a little, mom?"

"In Conneticut."

"In Stars Hollow?"

"I guess that could be good."

"Good, now we're getting somewhere. Do you want it in the church?"

"Maybe."

"Maybe for the church, how about the gazebo?"

"How many times must I repeat: Gazeblah?"

"No for the gazebo. The inn?"

"Ooh, I like that! And my parents would hate it!"

"Nothing but positives there, so yes for the inn?"

"I think so."

"So, I assume Sookie's catering."

"Naturally."

"And flowers?"

"Lilies?"

"Not roses?"

"I don't know, I'll check the flower place out with you later?"

"Sure."

"And for invitations, I-"

"Already done. Same quote as the Max invitations, less girly background." She handed a piece of paper to her mom.

"Ooh, I like these, I'll just have to run all of this past Luke."

"Doesn't he know that he's not allowed to have a say in the plans?"

"Sookie tried to tell him."

"Well, he's going to have to get used to not having a say in anything, he's marrying a Gilmore for God's sakes."

"I'll break it to him gently."

"Because that really is your forte."

"Okay, okay, don't attack the mommy."

"Whatever. Hey, who's Luke's best man?"

"About that, it's uh, Jess."

"Oh."

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"Luke, I've noticed you're a little short of help around here."

"That's very big of you, Kirk."

"I though maybe I would offer you my services."

"Get out of here, Kirk."

"I was just trying to help!"

"Why don't you help Taylor?"

"Taylor won't let me help at Doose's since that incident with the string cheese…Man, that was painful!" Kirk said before leaving.

The bell rang again and Luke looked up to see who the newcomer was, "Hey!" he said, going over to hug Jess, "You didn't say you were coming early."

"There was nothing to do back home so I figured I'd come early and give you a hand round here."

"Good, you can ward off Kirk."

Jess let out a chuckle, "So, am I staying upstairs?"

"Yeah,, sre."

"Okay, I guess I'll go unpack."

"Okay, you go do that." Luke waited until Jess had gone upstairs to pick op the phone and dial.

"Hello?"

"Hey."

"Oh, hi, what's up?"

"Not much, Jess is here early.

"Do you know what 'not much' means?"

"I just wanted to give you a heads up, I never know where Rory and Jess stand."

"Neither do I, she doesn't like to talk about it."

"Well, he's here, that's all I called to say."

"Okay, I'll see you later, I've got things to discuss about the wedding."

"Okay, bye."

"Bye, Luke."

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She should've guessed it was going to be Jess, it wasn't exactly going to be TJ, but still she was surprised. She was stupid thinking that she wouldn't see him again, he tended to pop up everywhere these days, but she was hoping it wouldn't be this soon.

But she could deal, she'd have to, she'd be the stronger one, it was the only way to stop hurting.

She heard her mom coming in and, before long, she dropped down onto the couch next to her."

"Hey, where've you been?"

"At Luke's, I-"

"No more! I don't want to hear anything dirty!"

Lorelai giggled, "I wasn't going to say anything like that."

"Well, you never know with you."

"I was just discussing wedding plans."

"Good."

"And I have to run something past you."

"Run it."

"Liz wants to have a big pre family-in-law dinner. You know, you, me, Luke, TJjessLiz, the whole gang."

"Oh, well that sounds fine."

"You sure, you seemed pretty weird about Jess earlier."

"No, I'm fine."

"Okay. I need pizza." She said, getting up."

"I'll be fine." She told herself.

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He couldn't sleep, those eyes, those glowing blue eyes haunted him. And yet he'd chosen to come early, he had told himself it was because of Luke,, but he knew the real reason.

Oh well, it was only a few weeks, he'd be fine.

"I'll be fine." He told himself.