Chapter 16 – No One Can Survive Emily Gilmore
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Lorelai finished getting dressed and drove to the inn. She shoved her coat and purse under the desk and looked through the mail. She walked over to check the reservations on the computer and she didn't even realize who walked in the door.
"Hello Lorelai."
Lorelai slowly looked up. "Hey Mom. What are you doing here?"
"You are getting serious with the diner man. Aren't you?"
Lorelai quickly put her hands below the desk, slipped her ring off, and placed it on a shelf below the desk.
"His name is Luke, mom. Luke. And yes. We are."
"We never had a proper introduction."
"Oh mom, I don't think…" Lorelai said knowing what was coming.
"Ask Luke when he is available for dinner. The sooner the better."
"I dunno mom. We're both really busy."
"Make time."
"Mom…"
"Rory should come too. At least she tells the truth."
"She comes every Friday, mom."
"Well bring Luke on a Friday."
Lorelai realized she wasn't going to win this. She had gotten her stubbornness from someone. "Ok. We'll work it out."
"Good."
Lorelai rolled her eyes. "Good."
"Well, we'll see you Friday."
"Yeah. See ya Friday."
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"Gaaahhhh!" Lorelai shouted as she walked into the diner.
"Dare I ask how your day is going?" Luke asked as he poured her coffee.
"Stupid, horrible, know-it-all, evil woman!"
"What did Emily do now?"
"She came by the inn this morning."
"What'd she want?"
"She wants to have dinner." She took a quick sip of her coffee. "We haven't had a proper introduction, Lorelai." She said in her best Emily voice.
"Oh no."
"Yeah. She wants a dinner. You, me, and Rory."
"You're parents make me very uncomfortable."
"Join the club!"
"Well, did she say when?"
"She said we could pick the day. I suggest Friday because I have to go to those anyway. I don't want to go to a extra dinner."
"Ok. This Friday?"
"Don't you think that's a little soon?"
"Let's just get it over with."
Lorelai made a disgusted face. "I guess."
"Can I get you something to eat?"
"No. I'm fine." Her voice drifted off.
"It's gonna be ok. We'll go and have a drink, talk and before you know it, it'll be over."
"You've never been to a dinner at my parents house."
"I know. But I feel like I have."
She smiled. "From all my fantastic stories?"
"Yep."
"So, your sure about this?"
"Yes."
"Ok. I'll call my mother soon."
"Lorelai…" Luke warned, knowing she wouldn't call.
"I will call her when I get home. Ok?"
"Good." He kissed her quickly and she went on her way.
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"Rory?" Lorelai called as she walked in the house.
"Kitchen!" Rory called.
"Hey."
"Hi."
"Got some homework there?"
"I always do."
"What are you studying?"
"History."
"What kind of history?"
"Mom."
"American, European, African…"
"Mom!"
"What?"
"What are you putting off?"
"What do you mean?"
"You're stalling."
"I am not!"
"Yes you are."
"No."
"Yes."
"Maybe."
"Ah ha!"
"Don't make me do it."
"Do what?"
"I can't do it."
"What?"
"Luke is coming to Friday night dinner."
"Oh. Is that what grandma wanted?"
"Yep."
"Well, I'll be there. I'll be the buffer."
"You always say that…"
"I will. Trust me I have mastered the art of buffering."
"I don't want her to break us up."
"Who? Grandma?"
Lorelai nodded.
"She won't."
"She'll say something or do something and it will upset Luke or upset me and we'll fight and then we'll break up."
"No you won't. Your relationship is stronger than that."
"Nothing can survive Emily Gilmore."
"When she sees how much you and Luke love each other she'll understand."
"She'll never understand. Luke is not good enough for them."
"But he is for you."
"Yeah so? That doesn't matter."
"It does matter, mom." Rory sighed. "I know you think grandma and grandpa are heartless and are out to get you, but I think you're wrong. They love you and they just wanna see you happy."
"Oh Rory. You are so innocent."
"I am not!"
"These people want what's best for them and the family name, not me. They don't care what I want. They have never cared what I wanted."
"I don't think that's true."
"Ok. Fine. Think what you want."
"I will."
Lorelai slumped down in her chair. "Gaaahhhhh!"
"So, I guess you're not gonna tell them that you're engaged."
"Nope."
"Right. And you'll just wait until they find out from someone else."
"No."
"Yes."
"Ok, probably."
"I told you." Rory looked down at her mother's hand and frowned. "Where's your ring?"
Lorelai looked confused. "On my hand." She said in a duh voice.
"Uh, it's not there."
"What?" Lorelai said panicked as she lifted her left hand in front of her face. "Oh my god!"
"We'll find it."
"Oh my god! Where is it?" She jumped out of her chair. She scanned the floor quickly and when she didn't find it she put her head in her hands. "It was his mother's ring."
"I know. Don't worry we'll find it." Rory said, trying to comfort her mom. "I'll call for reinforcements."
"Rory, it could be anywhere. Anywhere!"
"Can you remember when you had it last?"
"If I could, would we be having this problem?" Lorelai said, her panic rising.
Rory took her mom by the hand and pulled her over to the couch.
"Sit down. Try to relax."
Lorelai closed her eyes and took a deep breath. "Ok."
"So, tell me what you did today."
"Well, I was at Luke's, then I went to the inn, then back to Luke's, then here."
"Ok. So, you think you had the ring that whole time?"
"Yes." Lorelai's eyes suddenly lit up. "I know where it is!"
"Where?"
Lorelai ran to grab her coat and purse.
"Mom!" Rory called. "Wait!"
Lorelai ran to the jeep and started it. Her heart was racing. She had to get that ring back. Rory ran outside and quickly jumped into the passenger side. Lorelai whipped out of the driveway and drove into town.
"You're crazy!" Rory said in response to Lorelai's speedy driving.
"Oh come on. You knew that already."
Lorelai sped up the inn's driveway and quickly parked right in front. She ran up the stairs and went over to the desk. Rory ran inside the inn and saw her mom looking under the desk.
She looked, and there it was. Just where she had left it. She smiled and slipped it back on her finger.
"Found it." She said.
"Good." Rory said, out of breath. "What was it doing there?"
"Well, when my mother came, I quickly took it off because I didn't want her to see."
"So, you not telling them is already causing problems."
"This wasn't a problem."
"Right." Rory said sarcastically.
"Let's go home. Ok?"
"Ok. Let's go."
"I know you're still being all know-it-all right now."
"Well, I like to be right on occasion."
"Don't get used to it."
"I'll try."
So, again, not much action. I'm sorry. I was gonna write the dinner in this chapter but it was already 5 pages by the time I was ready for the dinner so I decided to make that next chapter. So, get PUMPED for the dinner chapter next. :)
