Chapter 2
Lorelei pulls up to her parents mansion. She turns to Rory and sighs. "You know we can still make our don't have to go in".
"Mom, give up already" says Rory "We drove all the way here and we ARE going to go in".
Rory gets out of the jeep and starts walking towards the door.
"Spoiled sport" Lorelei mumbles as she grabs her purse and gets out of her jeep.
Lorelei walks to Rory where she stands in front of the Gilmore residence door. Lorelei reaches to ring the door bell but Rory stops her. Lorelei looks at Rory and says "what?".
"Mom" says Rory "Can we try not to talk about Logan with grandma tonight, I mean if she mentions him can you…you know".
"Interrupt and change the subject as I always do and make her mad" says Lorelei.
"exactly" Rory says with a smile.
"Alright Hun I'll try. But you know that when your grandmother wants to know something. She will find a way to get it out of you. You are talking about a woman who could make a nazi break down and tell her all his secrets".
Lorelei reaches and rings the doorbell. The maid of the month answers the door and lets them in. As they give the maid their coats, Emily Gilmore walks in.
"Oh Rory your finally here" says Emily as she kisses Rory on the cheek. "Its so great to see you, we have so much to catch up on especially now that your done with all you exams".
Emily looks at Lorelei and says "You are late again Lorelei, what, is that diner man, oh what's his name Luke keeping you from your engagements now".
"Oh mom, its so nice to see you again too" heckles Lorelei. Emily grabs Rory by the arm and leads her to the living room.
"So how do you think you did on your exams, I'm sure you passed" says Emily.
"Well I'm hoping I did grandma" says Rory as she sits down next to her mother.
"Well, what are you planning to do over vacation?" asks Emily " I hope there is room in your schedule to spend time with your grandparents who love you so much".
Rory laughs nervously.
"Don't worry grandma there is plenty of room for time with you" Rory smiles nervously to Lorelei.
Emily looks at Rory and asks "plenty?".
Rory looks at Lorelei. Lorelei already knows what's going through her daughters mind even before she turns her head and looks at her daughters worried face.
"Rory is there something wrong with you and Logan?" Emily asks. "Mom, is dinner ready yet? I'm literally starving over here, if I get any thinner I'll disappear." Lorelei interrupts.
"Lorelei do not interrupt. We will eat soon. Rory is there a problem in your relationship with Logan. I've always pictured you such a perfect couple"
"No grandma there is no problem with me and Logan, everything is great just great" Rory says nervously as she turns and looks at her mom. "Ok you two. I want to know what is going on and I want to know now." Emily demands "lets go. lets have it".
"Mom, you heard Rory. Everything is great between her and Logan. That's it, there is nothing else to add so lay off it" says Lorelei.
"Lorelei, I know perfectly well that you two are hiding something from me and I do not appreciate it" says Emily.
"Mom there is absolutely nothing. If you want to find something you have to bark up another tree cause this tree is bare" says Lorelei.
"STOP IT!" yells Rory "Logan went away on a trip and he hasn't called me at all for a month, that's it, that's all, nothing more".
Emily puts her hand over her mouth. "oh Rory" Emily says " I was afraid of this I really was afraid of this".
"You're afraid of what mom" interrupts Lorelei "that Rory will become a depressed college student just waiting to kill herself over a boy".
"Don't be Ridiculous Lorelei, Rory would never be so stupid I was merely saying that I was afraid that Rory would turn out like you" says Emily. "Wait, what, hold up, excuse me mother you were afraid that Rory, my daughter, would turn out like me" interjects Lorelei "and what exactly is wrong with me mother, tell me why you don't want MY DAUGHTER to come out like ME!".
"Well, Lorelei it is so obvious. I'm surprised you did not see, your many failures in relationships have now set their fate on your own daughter" says Emily " I wanted her to live a happy life to get married. Something I can not wish for you, because I now know it will never happen. Now you are driving Rory down with you on the damned path you lead Lorelei".
Rory stands up.
"Grandma you have no right to say that to mom. She is a wonderful person and I'm glad to be like her and as far as my relationships go it is my choice, not my mother's, not yours, its no one's fault but mine!" yells Rory.
Rory runs out of the living room and grabs her things and runs out of the house. Emily looks at Lorelei
"Well, that just proves my point Lorelei, she is becoming more like you by the minute."
Richard Gilmore walks into the living room and looks at both Emily and Lorelei.
"What by gods name is going on in here?" asks Richard "I hear yelling then I see Rory running out the door, what is going on?"
"Well, Dad you can ask your wife" says Lorelei "Emily Gilmore strikes again".
"Lorelei control yourself that is your mother you are talking to" says Richard.
" And that was my daughter she was attacking. Rory came over here to forget her problems and to have a nice dinner with the grandparents she loves. But NOOO! Emily Gilmore could not deal with that could she?"
"Lorelei Stop being Ridiculous I merely gave her criticism on how she should not live her life" says Emily.
Lorelei gets up out of her seat and walks out of the living room. Richard and Emily follow.
"Where on earth are you going?" asks Emily.
Lorelei grabs her coat and bag and opens the door
"I'm leaving before I say something I may regret" says Lorelei as she glares in her mother's direction then slams the door.
Lorelei walks towards her jeep cursing her mother in her head for yet again ruining another Friday night. She looks into the window of her jeep and there is Rory sitting looking up to the sky out the window with tears streaming down her face. Lorelei opens the door and says
"Hey, how you holding up kid".
Rory wipes the tears off her face and says.
"Can we just go mom I don't feel much like talking".
"okay, but you know I'm always here for you when you need to talk."
"I know. Mom can we just go please" sobs Rory.
Lorelei turns on the car and pulls out of her parents driveway and heads back to Stars hallow.
The girls finally make it back to stars hallow an hour later. Lorelei looks at Rory.
"Are you okay Hun, do you want something to eat from Luke's or maybe just a pizza with the works".
"I think I just want to go home and rest mom"
"Okay Hun, why don't I get a little something for later and I'll meet you back at the house okay?" says Lorelei as she smoothes Rory's hair.
"Okay" says Rory as she gets out of the car and starts to walk home.
Lorelei gets out of the car takes one glance at her daughter walking home then walks into Luke's.
"Hey, you're here early…fun night at the Gilmore's?" says Luke as he wipes down the counter.
"Yeah, you can say it was a typical Gilmore night" says Lorelei as she leans over the counter and kisses Luke.
"That bad huh?" says Luke as he pours Lorelei a cup of coffee.
"Do you think I'm a bad influence on Rory?".
"Whoa, where did that come from?"
Lorelei looks at Luke as she sips her coffee.
"My mother says my failed relationships have shown Rory to the wrong path. Basically that I am at fault for all relationships that fail for Rory".
"Okay 1. Your mother is a nutcase 2. It is not your fault if Rory has trouble with guys, IF she has trouble with guys…isn't she dating that umm blonde kid umm what's his name?".
"Yes, she is dating Logan the blonde kid as you put it. But he left for a trip and has not called her in a month".
"Oh" says Luke with a shocked look on his face. "Caesar, two cheese burgers fries to go." Luke turns to Lorelei.
"I'll kill him if he hurts Rory".
"Calm down Cujo, we need to let Rory fight her battles…we just need to be there for her and support her, well I support her by talking with her I don't think she needs to hear that you'll kill Logan if he hurts her…just keep supplying us with cheese burgers fries and coffee and we'll always love you" says Lorelei smiling.
"Can do" says Luke as he leans over and kisses Lorelei.
"I'll be back to pick up the food I'm gonna pop into Al's to get some Chinese then to Joe's to pick up a pizza".
"It still amazes me where you two put all that food" says Luke.
"And it makes you love me more doesn't it" says Lorelei as she hurries out the door.
An hour later Lorelei walks into her house to find Rory sitting on the couch.
"Hey Hun, I got us talking food…Chinese from Al's, burgers and fries from Luke's and a nice steaming pizza from Joe…hope your hungry". Rory looks at her mother as she places all the food on the living room table.
"You forgot ten chocolate cakes that I found in the kitchen".
"Huh? Chocolate cakes…Oh my god!! Sookie".
"Sookie?" asks Rory.
"Yes! I told Sookie that you were feeling low and she decided to make you ten espresso chocolate cakes…I must of forgotten them at the Inn and she brought them over" says Lorelei as she hits herself on the head.
"Why ten?" asks Rory.
"Hun its Sookie…need I say more…" .
"Gotcha" says Rory.
They both look down at all the food.
"That's a lot of eating for one boy" says Lorelei.
"Yeah…but if you talk about Luke then we'll be talking about two guys". "Fair enough lets dig in".
Both Rory and Lorelei sit on the couch and start opening containers.
"Mom, you forgot the forks" says Rory.
"I thought we would like to be two again" says Lorelei smirking up at Rory
"Just because you like being two mom. Doesn't mean we all do" says Rory as she walks to the kitchen.
"YOUR IN DENIAL" shouts Lorelei in the direction of the kitchen.
Rory opens a drawer and pulls out a couple of plastic forks, when suddenly her cell phone rings. She pulls out her cell phone from her pocket and answers before looking at the number "hello".
"Hey Ace, we uh…we need to talk…"
*End of Chapter 2*