A.N: Here's chapter 4! I hope you all enjoy it. I like this chapter for some reason, I wrote it kind of on impulse. You know when you just feel like writing, and it just keeps coming? Well that just happened to me. I'm not as satisfied with the first part of it, but whatever. Maybe I'll go back and fix some things eventually. Anyway, read and review please!!
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"Wow, this is great Sookie!" Rory ate another spoonful of cake in the Dragonfly's kitchen, complimenting its head chef.
"Thanks popcorn, I thought I'd try something new with the hazelnut."
"You know how I love anything starting with C and ending with Ake."
"Oooh here, try this one. I call it, Strawberry-chocolate-mango yum-yum. The yum yum added by Davey when I was trying to think of a name." Sookie cut another piece out of a cake and put it in front of Rory. She dove in and closed her eyes in bliss.
"Oh my God that is amazing!"
"What's amazing?" Lorelai stumbled into the kitchen.
"Try this." Rory took a piece of the cake and put it in her mom's mouth.
"Oh wow. Sook, I want to live in that cake." Sookie smiled.
"Look at this, feedin' my girls again. I love it. Eat! I have more!"
"Sookie you're killing me, so which cake are you going to use for the Henderson's engagement party?"
"Ooh! Use this one!" Rory exclaimed.
"That one it is! So Hon, where is that boy toy you brought home?"
"He's at Luke's helping with the lunch rush. I'll bring him by later."
"Good, I heard he's grown to be quite attractive. I mean, he was a cutie when you two dated the first time, but Miss. Patty has been going around saying very nice things." Sookie smiled and saw Rory blush feeding herself another piece of cake. She knew those two would work it out eventually; there was just something about Rory and Jess that never clicked with Dean or Logan. A spark.
"Well, I guess he is a little more developed than before. He cut his hair too. Wait until he hears Miss. Patty is saying things about him, he'll never leave the house again." Rory laughed.
"The way he looks, you shouldn't let him!" Lorelai added.
"Lorelai!" Michel peaked his head into the kitchen. "There is an insufferable man at the desk whom I do not wish to speak to any longer. He is looking for your spawn." Michel glanced at Rory.
"Oops! Must be Jess."
"Insufferable, man, sounds about right. Oh wait, it could be my mother." Lorelai added.
"Thanks Mom, please refrain from calling Jess Grandma. Be right back." Rory walked through the dining room to the desk, where Jess was standing looking aggravated. She came up behind him and put her arms around his torso. "Hey stranger." Jess turned and gave her a kiss.
"What was that for?" He smirked.
"Nothing, I can't just feel like kissing my girlfriend?" He faked a sad face, and Rory playfully slapped it.
"Yeah, yeah. Come into the kitchen, Sookie made cake that will kill you and send you to heaven with one bite."
"This I need to see."
"Ahh, I missed this. Sitting at Luke's, having a burger and the best coffee in the world. How do I live without Luke's coffee in Philly?" Rory asked, sitting at the counter sipping her coffee.
"Well, you breathe, that should constitute as living. Also, you have me so that makes up for it." Jess replied.
"Very nonchalant of you Jess. Food!" Rory almost yelled.
"Hey Rory, can I talk to you for a second?" Luke asked after putting her burger and fries in front of her.
"Yeah, sure."
"Upstairs?" Rory looked skeptical.
"Um, O.K. Be right back." She pecked Jess on the lips and walked around the counter, behind the curtain.
Once in the apartment Luke pulled out the kitchen chair. "Sit." Rory did as she was told and folded her hands on the table; Luke sat in the chair across from her.
"So, I'm guessing you're wondering why I brought you up here."
"It... crossed my mind."
"Well I just wanted to tell you that I want to marry your mother, again, and I'm planning on asking her." Rory jumped up in joy.
"Luke! That's great!"
"Yeah, I just wanted to put this past you first." Rory leaned down and hugged Luke tightly. She knew one day Luke would come to his senses and ask her again. Rory wanted her mother to be happy, and now that she was finally getting her diner man forever it would be the best thing she could hope for.
"Thank you! You didn't have to ask me first, you know I'm perfectly fine with it! I love you and my mom loves you, I would be honored if you were my step-father!" Luke smiled. "So, when are you going to pop the question?"
"I was thinking about soon...like tomorrow night. Maybe you and Jess could come out to dinner with us. I want to do it while you're here so you guys can do girly things. Paint each others nails or something." Rory laughed.
"Something like that."
Rory sat at the counter with a book in her hand waiting for Jess, he had gone to Dooses to pick something up for Luke and they had plans to hit the bookstore and bother Kirk, Andrew's newest employee. She heard the bells on the door ring and turned around, hoping to see Jess, but saw a young couple with a baby carrier instead. Rory turned back to her book and sighed, but then did a double take.
Yep, that was Dean Forrester and his wife Lindsay. Rory didn't know what to do at that moment, if she should say hello or keep out of it. She was pretty sure Lindsay would rather her not, especially now that it looked like they had a kid. Luke came out from the kitchen and glanced at the couple sitting near the window.
"Hey, isn't that-"
"Yep." Rory replied, not looking up from her novel.
"Oh jeez." Luke walked over to them with menus.
"Dean." Luke said, writing something on his order pad.
"Hey Luke. How are you?"
"Good, you know. The same."
"That's good..."
"Can I get you drinks?"
"Water for me, Dean?" Lindsay answered, putting a binky into the baby's mouth.
"Soda's fine, thanks." Jess walked into the diner carrying four of five bags from Dooses and saw the interaction. He looked over at Rory who seemed to be hiding herself behind the book. Dean looked at Jess, then at Rory finally realizing who she was. Jess went to the counter and deposited the bags
What the heck is he doing here? Jess thought. There was a silence in the diner that had never really occurred before, the air seemed very thick to everyone involved and the only word that could appropriately describe the situation is 'awkward'.
"You O.K?" He whispered to her.
Rory looked over at Jess with a worried face; he lowered his eyebrows and shook his head, telling her not to worry about it. He grabbed her hand and squeezed it in reassurance.
Dean on the other hand, was almost in the same boat as Rory. Unsure whether to say hello, but wanting to. His wife would probably not be happy with that interaction, but he felt rude not saying anything.
"Come on Ror, let's go bother Kirk." Jess and Rory got up, still hand-in-hand. Rory looked at Dean and smiled, and he smiled back and they walked out of the diner.
"Luke, this place is so cute!" Rory said sitting in a round booth next to Jess in Sniffy's Tavern. An older woman came up and introduced herself, not believing Rory was Lorelai's daughter and showering them both with compliments.
"Read the back of the menu." Lorelai whispered. Rory read it and her face soon became sad about the death of Sniffy.
"Mom! Why did you make me read that? Now I'm depressed!"
"And that's the charm. I want steak!" Luke rolled his eyes and Jess checked out the menu. Rory kept glancing over to her mother and Luke every few minutes, getting questioning glances back from Jess. After their orders were taken, Luke excused himself from the table, Lorelai thought nothing of it.
"So what are you two thinking for dessert?? That cheesecake is lookin' pretty good to me." Lorelai said.
"We haven't even gotten dinner yet and you're thinking about dessert?" Jess replied.
"Duh. I'm all about planning ahead! Especially when cake is involved." Luke returned just in time for the entrees and they all ate in almost silence, Lorelai would butt in with witticisms about her vegetables every few minutes. She whispered to Rory again, "I think my green beans are plotting against the mashed potatoes, they seem to be pretty far apart and less chummy than usual."
"So Jess, how's work?" Luke said, trying to get a few topics of normal conversation into the dinner.
"Good. I don't have as many hours as I did because I'm working on my second novel, Chris is going a-wall on me about it."
"Well maybe because for the past month you haven't written a word." Rory added.
"Hey, I'm trying. I've got the block. Matt understands, but Chris won't let me back in the store until I finish this next chapter." Jess drank the last of his beer in one gulp.
"How's the paper Rory?" Lorelai asked.
"Great! I love everyone there and my editor is really cool. I've been getting pretty good stories too. They have me on the features beat so everything is interesting enough."
"I read the clips you sent me and they're great, hon." They ordered dessert, Lorelai excited to finally get her cheesecake, and it came quickly. Luke began to fidgit around a bit, loosening his collar.
Suddenly, they heard the music coming through a loud speaker throughout the restaurant stop. They looked up to see three men with violins standing near their table, who started playing a slow sonata. Luke got up from his place across from Lorelai and bent down on one knee.
"I know the last time this happened, it wasn't me asking, and that was fine. But this time, I want to do this right." Lorelai put her hand over her mouth. "Oh my God."
"Lorelai Victoria Gilmore, I love you. I never thought the annoying woman asking for coffee, writing me fake horoscopes would be the one I'd want to spend the rest of my life with. But you got it, and I'm still all in. It's going to happen this time, I promise. Nothing is in the way, and I want nothing more than for you to be my wife. Lorelai, will you marry me?" Tears flowing down her face, Lorelai nodded her head frantically.
"Yes, yes a thousand times yes!" Luke put the silver ring on her finger; it was elegant and held a stone in the center with small diamonds surrounding it. He got up and Lorelai quickly put her arms around him and kissed him passionately. Everyone clapped and they broke apart. Lorelai sat back down next to Rory.
"Did you know about this?" She asked her daughter, Rory smiled.
"Maybe."
"You did! And you didn't tell Mama! That's the last time I give birth to you! How about you hoodlum?"
"I can honestly say I had no idea. Congratulations though!" Rory hugged her mom tight, and had tears in her eyes also. "You're getting married again!"
"I am, babe!"
A.N: So I added a photo of Lorelai's engagement ring to my profile if anyone wants to check it out! I'll try to update soon!
