After the grandparents first awkward visit, Lorelai hadn't talked to them, but she knew there was more coming. On Sunday morning the phone rang and Corey picked it up. "Hi!" he said.
"Good Morning, Corey, It's Grandma Emily, is your mommy there?"
"Yeah one second." Corey answered. "Mommy, it's grandma, she wants to talk with you."
"Shoot. Ok, I've got an idea. You picked up the phone, so lets just hang up and later we can say you thought you put it on hold!" Lorelai exclaimed.
"What are you teaching our kids…" Luke asked in his grumpy voice.
Lorelai picked up the phone and bit her lip. "Hello, mother."
"Why, hello Lorelai. So nice to talk to you!" Emily said.
"What'd you expect mom!" Lorelai yelled. Luke had taken the kids outside in anticipation of the exact fight.
"I want to see them." Emily said.
"What?" Lorelai said.
"I'm their grandmother! Their only grandmother, in this country!" Emily yelled.
"Fine." Lorelai muttered.
"Really?" Emily asked.
"Yeah." She said with a sigh. "We're going Halloween costume shopping. Come for dinner, and no interrogating, attacking or making snide remarks to or about Luke. Deal?" Lorelai said surrendering.
"Deal!" Emily said excitedly.
"Luke…" Lorelai said, implying that he should come to her, out of the children's ear shot.
"I'll be right back." He said to Jackie whom he was pushing on the swings. "What, Lor. Is everything alright?"
"Not really." Lorelai said with her fake grin that she always wore in bad situations. Luke began to get worried. "My parents-"
Luke interrupted her. "Oh no."
"My parents are coming for dinner." Lorelai finished.
Luke looked at her, sighed and said, "Alright. I better go tell the kids." After everything was explained to Jackie and Corey they went costume shopping.
They arrived at the store and Jackie and Corey were very excited. Luke and Lorelai had very different opinions in Halloween costumes. In fact Luke had very little interest in being there at all. He grew so grumpy (The news about the grandparents put him in an even worse mood). Every time the kids tried on a costume Luke would mutter, "Well, it's a little less idiotic then the last one."
Lorelai pulled him aside and looked at him. "Luke, this is the first time we get to take out kids costume shopping. It is their first Halloween with us! This is suppose to be a memorable experience. Give me the credit card." She held out her hand and willingly he took it out and placed it there. "Go home. Watch TV, take a nap, start dinner, whatever just do something!" Lorelai said. A little ashamed Luke started towards the door. "I love you." Lorelai said and Luke turned back and smiled. Lorelai told the kids, that daddy didn't feel well so he went home. They were having so much fun trying things on, they wouldn't have noticed anyway. Corey decided to be a knight. Jackie wanted to be a Hershey's chocolate kiss. They got home to find Luke in a much better mood. The two, tried on there costumes for Luke. "You better watch out Jackie, or mommy might just take a bite out of you!" Jackie giggled and Lorelai knew Luke was back into his newly acquired "Dad mode."