AN: Chapter 7. A talk between April and Lorelai.
April was back at Luke's after her surgery, Lorelai decided to take off the afternoon and sit with her.
"Hey kid!" Lorelai beamed as she walked into the apartment. April was lying in bed watching television.
"Lorelai, I am glad you are here" April smiled
"I brought you a gift" Lorelai shook a bag
"OH thanks!" April bellowed as Lorelai pulled a chair next to her.
"Okay so first some background, when I was 5 I had terrible ear aches, and nothing could calm me down. My parents weren't much for the hugs and comfort but one day my dad came home with a gift, probably the only gift he gave me that wasn't money. It was this little white horse stuff animal and I loved it. I would sleep with it every night and then when I was 9 we went on vacation and I lost my horse. It was so sad but a few weeks later my dad came in with it, he has tracked it down and got it back for me. I know it sounds dumb but I always felt a certain love from him that I never had before, eventually I lost that horse or something happened to it. So when Rory was little she got sick, I was so scared and at one point the doctor made me leave the room. I wandered to the gift shop and in it I found none other than a little white horse stuff animal, so I bought it with what little money I had and she loved it, we lost that one during the move from the inn to the crap shack sadly. But I thought I'd continue the tradition" Lorelai reached in the bag a pulled out a little white horse stuff animal and handed it to April
"Oh, I love it" April held it close to her
"I know you are a little old for stuff animals but, it was the only thing I could think of" Lorelai smiled
"I love it, really, thanks" April gave Lorelai a hug. When she pulled back she realized with her dad downstairs it was perfect timing to ask Lorelai her burning question.
"So, what's on?" Lorelai pointed to the television.
April shut off the TV and turned to Lorelai "Actually, I was hoping we could talk"
"Okay, about what?" Lorelai smiled
"About, well…. I guess… Lorelai, why did you and my dad break up last May? I have heard a lot of things, one being that I was the reason" April looked down at her lap
"April, you are not the reason." Lorelai patted April's hands
"So, what happened?"
"Um, well, here's the thing. If I tell you, you may hate me" Lorelai looked down
"No I won't"
"Yes you will, Rory hated me, I still hate me for what I did"
"Lorelai, come on, tell me" April looked into Lorelai's eyes
"Well, see, your dad and I were having some problems, we weren't communicating and I felt like he was pushing me away so one night I came and we got into a fight, and then…. And then I did something really stupid"
"What? What did you do" April looked at Lorelai with a quizzing expression
"I…I cheated on your dad" Lorelai looked down
"Oh"
"Yeah, I screwed up big time. But we managed to fix it, your dad, somehow forgave me and now we are just working on getting past it"
"I don't hate you Lorelai" April said
"Well, thanks."
"Everyone messes up, it is the people who know they messed up and can apologize who matter, you apologized, that's good" April smiled
"Yeah, I apologized" Lorelai smiled
"So that's it?" April asked
"Huh?"
"Well, it just I heard something else"
"What?" Lorelai asked
"I heard you wanted to elope and dad said no"
"You really have to stay away from Patty and Babette" Lorelai sighed
"Sorry"
"It's okay. Yes, I did and yes Luke said no."
"That must have been hard"
"No, he was right to say no, I was moving too fast, I wanted the problems we had to go away but I wasn't doing anything to fix them"
"But now you are fixing them?" April asked
"Yes, we are fixing them"
"Was I problem?" April looked sad
"No, April, I was shocked when I found out about you, but I love you kid, I love you like you are my own. You in no way have are or will ever be a problem" Lorelai smiled
"Okay"
"Okay?"
"I just wanted to know, there were so many rumors" April smiled
"The truth is, your dad and I both made mistakes, we both kept things inside, and now we are working on fixing that problem by communicating, even though it sometimes comes out in screams we are working on it" Lorelai smiled
"I am glad"
"Is that it? Anything else?" Lorelai asked
"Can we watch the science channel?" April smiled
"Sure, but you may have to explain things to me" Lorelai laughed as they turned on the TV and watched.
AN: Super short but I couldn't think of more! Read, Review and have a lovely life!