Chapter 23
Lorelai stood in a gown that may have not been what they wore in the midevial times but hey it looked good on her and Luke's socks would definetely come off. She wore a worried frown as a curtesy she had invited Jess but she had invited Rory too. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad maybe they'd stay on opposite ends of the room. Nah who was she kidding? At least Dean and his little sister was coming maybe that'd distract Rory from other things.
Luke and Jess showed up first.
"Luke you and I are in room 201 and Jess you're in a room with Miss Patty." Lorelai teased.
"Well at least my girl is pretty." Jess replied sarcasticly. Luke smacked him in the back of the head.
"Actually Jess you're in room 202 by yourself." Lorelai said making a face at him.
"Good away from this nuthouse." Jess said.
"Actually you're sharing with Kirk. He said ok." Lorelai said serious now.
"Oh come on what have I ever? Fine I'll see Kirk in room 202 conviently next to Lorelai and Luke's watchful eye is that it?" Jess snarled angrily.
"If you can't behave I'll lock you in your room."
"Well maybe if I grow long hair maybe I'll get lucky and Prince will come along."
"As in Prince the singer? Wow didn't know you were gay Jess." Lorelai said. Rory snickered from behind her mother's back. "Here's your key enjoy Kirk." Luke kissed Lorelai.
"You'll be along shortly won't you?" Luke asked her.
"I make no promises I can't keep I have to greet the guest." Lorelai sang.
Lane came with her mother.
"Hello Rory maybe i'll escape the dugeon." Lorelai hid a smile as Mrs. Kim seemed puzzled.
"Well then we'll have to go on the carriage ride together. At least once." Rory told her. Lane smiled.
"Sounds good maybe I can escape momma kim." Lane said jokingly. It was Rory's turn to smile.
"Lane come on."
"I'm surprised she doesn't have lane on a leash." Lorleia said sighing.
"I feel sorry for her two. Hi Babette Hi Miss Patty." Rory said.
"Hey sugar we're so excited and jazzed the first of the annual Stars Hollow dinners." Patty said with a wink.
"First annual I don't know about that i'll need a planning committee." Lorelai teased.
"Patty plans the best parties we'd be a great committee Rory could join us the all gals club." Babbette said.
"Well that's a very tempting offer so I'll have to think it over."
"You do. Mmm look at that man." Patty said.
"Oh Johnson he works at the Inn I could talk to him if you like." Lorelai said.
"Maybe I don't want to rush I want to look round after all." Patty gave her an evil grin. Lorelai returned it.
Slowly almost everyone who had signed up showed up. Jackson sat up at the high table with Sookie and Rune to his left. Lorelai giggled watching Rune having to respond to Jackson's every command. Sookie smiling and looking at Jackson as though there weren't a crowd of people with them. Lorelai searched for Luke who was sitting next to Jess.
Luke caught her staring at him. Their eyes met.
"Lorelai."
"Mum! I thought you said you and dad were busy." Lorelai said snapping out of it.
"Well we changed our minds." Mr. Gilmore said.
"You to are in room one ten." Lorelai said.
"What room are you and Luke in?" Emily asked.
"Way out of the way of the Donner party." Lorelai said.
"What?"
"We're on another trail man fuck the west we're headed um north." Lorelai said.
"That made no sense. She's babbling. Where do we sit?" Emily asked.
"Here."
Lorelai sat next to Rory.
"All guest present?" Rory asked.
"Every last what is Paris doing here?" Lorelai asked.
"Paris?" Rory demanded turning in her seat. Paris was in her doorway.
Rory got up.
"Paris what are you doing in Stars Hallow?" Rory asked.
"You said I had someone to talk to whenever I needed to talk well I'm here." Paris said.
"Madiline and Louis ditched you again didn't they." Rory joked. Paris gave her a look.
"Okay well throw me some clues. Paris we're kind of busy here."
"I want to study with someone. I need to study I can't focus a lone I'll flunk." Paris ranted.
"No you won't. And I can't study right now. Why don't you put the books down and come and join us."
"And this isn't some evil design so you'll pass and be validvictorian while i flunk and repeat my senior year?" Paris asked.
"Paris we're not seniors yet." Rory said.
"See that's why I have to study." Paris said.
"That's it." Rory grabbed Paris's bookbag.
"What are you doing?" Paris demanded.
"While you're physcotic and evil yes I agree you're not running my night of fun ok? You're going to eat dinner go on a sleigh ride possibly meet a potential partner and have a good night understood?" Rory asked.
"Well I'll have to call nanny." Paris said.
"Do it. In the meantime the books are being locked safely in my room. Sit your ass down I'll be back." Rory barked.
Paris sat on the empty seat on the other side of Lorelai.
"Hi Miss Gilmore." Paris said.
"It's Lorelai hi Paris so what do you think of the town gathering?" Lorelai asked.
"It's interesting in one way and amusing in another." Paris said.
"Thank you Dr. Frued." Lorelai said. Paris gave her a look.
Lorelai stood up after the dinner had been served.
"Now that we've been well fed thanks to our chef here at the Independence Inn I have one other activity planned for us. There are horses and buggies out their waiting for us to go take a ride in so people of Stars Hallow let's go ride." Lorelai smiled. Luke stood up and walked over to her.
Luke offered Lorelai his arm and Lorelai excepted it.
"Emily?" Richard asked.
"I think we can join the young ones just this once maybe we'll be cool." Emily joked.
"Emily you'll always be lovely to me." Richard said. Emily smiled.
"I love you Richard Gilmore with all of my heart." Emily said.
Richard led her to the first sleigh.
Luke and Lorelai climbed into the fourth one.
"I can't believe you talked me into this. But I guess it goes with us." Luke said.
"Us?" Lorelai asked him confused.
"You expect romantic things don't you?" Luke asked.
"I know you're mainly lumberjack mountian man type of guy Luke but I hope we can do some things like this more often." Lorelai said only slightly teasing.
"That wouldn't be a problem. I love you Lorelai." Luke said placing his arms around her. Lorelai snuggled into him.
"I love you Luke Danes."
"Paris would you shut up and stop talking about school. It's annoying." Rory said as they stepped into a sleigh.
"Plus you're not at all my idea of a romantic ride." Rory teased.
"Sorry I got in the way I'll go study loose focus then flunk." Paris snapped.
"Paris one problem you're books are locked in my room and my mother and i are the only ones with keys."
"They're more ways then one into a room with a door Rory who invited you?" Paris asked.
"You could have been hurt." Rory said angrily as Jess jumped into their sleigh.
"Could have but wasn't now it's done. Too late. You do have some concern for me after all." Jess teased her. Rory stuttered. Paris looked at her.
"I thought you were still with farmer boy whose this hick?" Paris demanded.
"Jess Paris Paris Jess." Rory murmured wishing Jess would go away. He had seemed exciting at first. If he had stopped being exciting why was her heart still beating fast?
"Well I can see I'm not wanted in this all girl club see you later."
"Be sure to hit up the video store you'll make a whopping hundred dollars when you break their window to get in." Paris taunted.
"Paris that's just how Jess is. He's -
"Impossible at least Tristen isn't known for stealing." Paris said.
"Not that we know about." Rory countered. They finished the rest of the sleigh ride in silence.
Luke helped Lorelai down from the carriage they returned to the Inn for desert. Lorelai heard her father talking to Babbette, Miss Patty and Taylor.
"Yes they are boring people and I'm glad to be rid of them."
Lorelai gasped in surprise. Emily turned a pale white.
"What do you mean to be rid of them? The vacation time isn't it what you mean?" Emily demanded.
"I have retired."
Lorelai stared at her mom in shock. Emily apparently for once was at a loss for words.
Editor's note: I wish I could get online more sorry it's so choppy or anything like that currently i am without madam editor and cannot download anything to help on this computer since its not mine etc. Anyways hope u like. There's more so much more and more jess i promise