A/N: Hey all! I kinda kept my promise this time, Mel and I did update a little faster. This is the last chapter, but there will be an epilogue thingy soon! We WILL be doing a sequel and have already started on the first chapter. For you High School Musical fans, I am working on a HSM story that should be up soon, so please check that out. For those of you who aren't and have no clue what I'm talking about, go watch the movie! lol
I'm not uploading the sequel until I have 7 reviews. 5 last time?? Come on, people! This chocolate chip cookie that I'm holding likes being given to the nice, nice people that review…
Love ya'll!
-B
This story is dedicated to my awesome beta Melody, or Curley-Q. This story(and the sequel) would not be possible with out her help. Check out Mel's new Literati story everyone! Love ya, Mel.
"Dani?" Dr Chitty entered her room. Dani waved, looking up from 'Gone with the Wind'. "Good book?" The doctor asked. Dani shrugged, turning back to her book. "Dani?" The woman repeated, obviously wanting a verbal answer.
"Yes?" Dani struggled not to let the agitation creep into her voice.
"I have something to talk to you about." The doctor said gently.
"Okay, shoot! What is it this time I will be dead by tomorrow morning? Cause if that is the case leave me alone to enjoy the last few hours alive in peace!" Dani snapped, her voice quivering, showing the fear that she was trying so desperately to keep at bay.
The doctor placed a hand on her shoulder attempting to comfort her, "Shhhh, none of that kind of talk. I have some potentially good news." She said with a small smile.
"What kind of good news?" Dani asked in disbelief.
"Well, I think that if we gave you a few rounds of radiation along with your chemotherapy we may get the upper hand on this. Would you be willing to try?" Dr. Chitty asked with gentleness that was never there with Dr. Shelt.
"You are much better than Dr. Shelt and I think I will trust your judgment. Just one thing, what side effects will I have now?" Dani said with tears pooling in her eyes, terrified of the answer.
Dr Chitty smiled at the trust that this young girl was obviously placing in her. "We can't really predict what the side effects will be but it should be very common to what you are having now. No worries."
"Okay." Dani said firmly "I'm trusting you, so don't disappoint me." She finished with her signature smirk making Dr. Chitty laugh.
"Now there is something you must understand," The doctor continued on a serious note.
"Oh, boy." Dani muttered under her breath.
"We would love for the radiation to work, but that's no guarantee that it will." Dr Chitty reminded her, Dani nodded slowly, processing this information carefully.
"Well, let's try something! I have nothing to loose but my life!" Dani replied.
"You make it sound so cheerful." Jess teased, walking in.
"Well, I was always a glass half full kind of girl." She teased back winking at Dr. Chitty.
"I think I walked into the wrong room." Jess retorted.
"Oh go away." Dani shooed him away, settling into the mound of pillows around her.
"But I thought you loved me, your only brother." Jess said bringing his hand to his heart.
Dani retorted, "That I know of."
"You're not helping." Jess told her firmly.
"But I'm always helpful." Dani said in the perky little 'Barbie' voice she knew drove him crazy.
"Kris" Jess growled, "Stop right now!" She just smiled sweetly and turned back to her book. "What are you reading?" Jess asked coming closer to her and sitting on the edge of the bed.
"Gone With the Wind." Dani showed him the cover, already engrossed in the story.
"Okay." He said simply watching her read, knowing it would annoy her.
After several minutes she shut the book with a snap. "Stop watching!" She demanded.
"What?" He asked innocently, "The TV?" he turned his gaze to the television which was showing a picture but had no sound coming from the speakers.
"No stupid." Dani snapped. "Me."
"When was I watching you?" He asked innocently as he smirked at her.
"I- you-" She groaned, silently fuming. "Go away." She dug her feet into his leg, resisting the urge to hit him as he just shifted slightly.
"Bite me." He retorted, picking up her book and settling in the corner of the room, curling up in a chair. Dani stared at him, then turned and screamed into her pillow. Jess just smirked as he glanced over his book watching Dani practically smother herself in her pillow. "You may want to come up from making out with you pillow for some air."
Dani mumbled with her face still buried in the pillow, "God, you're annoying!"
"Just taking lessons from you, little sis!" Jess said making a face at her causing her to laugh.
"You suck!" Dani said sticking her tongue out at him
"What you say is what you are." Jess teased.
"Grow up, Jessie!" She said smirking knowing she would hit a nerve.
"That's it!" He said as he tossed his book into the chair he vacated and walked over to Dani preparing to tickle her until the door opened.
"Mom?" Dani quickly sat up as the two looked at the visitor who had just entered.
"Hey," Liz said with a small wave "How are you feeling?"
"A lot worse now." Dani snapped, not to pleased to see the woman who had let her down so many times before
Liz hung her head, "I'm sorry." She said simply as she looked between her children suddenly feeling very ashamed of herself. "I should go, leave you alone huh?" she finished with tears springing into her eyes.
"Yes please." Dani pointed to the door.
Jess stood completely frozen as he watched his sister and mother unsure what to make of the tearful expression on his mother's face as she silently turned and left never saying a word. After she had been gone for a moment he turned to Dani, "Well that was weird!"
Dani looked up to Jess, "Definitely weird, you spazzed!"
Jess quickly switched to another topic. "Dani, do you have to treat her like that? I mean, she is our mother."
"Yeah, a hell of a mother she is too! Don't you think?" Her voice filled with malice.
"Dani." Jess tried to reason with her.
"What?" She growled, "Don't try to defend her sorry ass!"
"Why not?" He suddenly retorted.
"After all we have been through, you're honestly going to ask me 'why not'?"
"Tell me Danielle. Tell me why I shouldn't defend her."
"How about the fact that she never gave two shits about what ever happened to us! Always going out getting stoned and drunk leaving us at home alone. No food in the house and the only thing ever in the cabinets was liquor and beer in the fridge. We saw the rats and cockroaches more than we saw her!" Dani yelled as tears ran down her face. "She never protected us from the beatings that we got from her boyfriends and hell I even was raped, so why the hell should I want to see her? You know. There is a reason why I didn't tell her I had cancer." Dani snapped. "And are you forgetting that when she couldn't handle us when anymore, she shipped us off to someone else?" Dani added venomously.
Jess just stood still letting her vent. He knew that she needed to get all this negativity out into the open and was trying to help her do it by making her angry. "So?" He said knowing that she would get pissed and took a couple of steps away from her leaving casually on the wall.
"So? Jess, please, for the love of God, tell me why I should accept this woman as my mother!" Dani yelled, Jess's goal was accomplished.
"Why not Kris?" He asked starting to smirk.
"Because-" She swore fluently and groaned, sinking back into her pillows, knowing that her brother wouldn't give a straight answer at gunpoint.
She sighed deeply and fell back into her pillows. "Jess!" she growled
"What?" He asked innocently
"Don't play the innocent card big brother!" She said as she pointed to him and narrowed her eyes.
"I'm in trouble now." Jess mocked.
"Yes!" Dani said, finally figuring out that Jess was baiting her. "You are evil!"
"Glad we cleared that up." Jess retorted.
"Smart Ass!" She said as he walked over to her and hugged her.
"Yep!" He said chuckling, "You love it though!"
Dani rolled her eyes, "You're so sure of that, are you?"
"Not any more!" he said looking down at Dani's expression of disgust.
Dani cracked up. "Can I have my book back now?"
"And you call me evil" He said handing her the book.
Lorelai was walking around shuffling papers and attempting to get Michel to help the guests instead of ignoring them when she noticed a woman walk through the door with blonde hair. As she got closer she noticed tear tracks on her face. "Welcome to the Independence Inn, I'm Lorelai. Man I help you?" She asked in a perky voice that she wasn't sure where it came from.
"Yes. I need a room." The woman answered.
"Sure thing Ms. ..." Lorelai trailed off attempting to get her name.
" Elizabeth Danes." Lorelai worked very hard to keep the shock from being evident on her face.
"Oh, okay so, um here is your key and enjoy your stay." She said in a rush as she snapped her fingers to get a bell hop, " Devon please take Ms. Danes bags to room 7." She turned to Liz, " Devon will take you to your room, Just let us know if you need anything else."
"Thank you."
As soon as the woman was out of sight and earshot, Lorelai picked up the phone. "Do you know who was just in here?" She hissed to Luke.
"Santa?" Luke asked obviously annoyed, "No, the Easter bunny?"
"Your sister." She snapped, exhausted from being at the hospital and sick of his games.
"Yeah, she's in town." Lorelai could have strangled him.
"And you were going to tell me this when?"
She could almost hear his shrug. "When I saw you."
"And it's suddenly impossible to pick up a phone and call someone?" She almost lost her temper, but refrained, remembering that he and she had both been at the hospital extremely long hours, it wasn't fair to take her tiredness out on him.
"Lorelai, I'm sorry I didn't call, I just never dreamed she'd go to the Inn. Forgive me?"
"Forgive you." The bell right beside her dinged and she jumped, realizing there was a customer standing there. "I have to go, someone's waiting." She screwed a pleasant smile on her face, turning to face the man standing before her. "How may I help you?"
Dani slept restlessly that night, dreading the first radiation treatment they had scheduled for the morning. Lorelai and Luke had insisted on coming and Jess hadn't left her side during the day, though going to Stars Hollow at night. Whenever the doctors came to check on her, she woke from the light doze she had occupied. Finally at 4:45 she turned on the light and began to read. That's how Dr Chitty found her at nine that morning, prepped for chemo and ready to go. "Did you get any sleep last night?" The doctor asked, noticing the dark circles that were prominent in her pale face.
"Not very much." Dani looked up, her eyes bloodshot and a little red.
"Nervous?" The doctor asked, signaling for the nurse to come and start to wheel Dani down to the radiation room.
"Oh yeah." Dani admitted.
"Most of our first-time patients are." The doctor reassured her. "Now this is very simple as you know since we did it in the simulation yesterday. We'll go in and you'll lie in the position we did yesterday and the rest of the staff and I will go behind the shield after we focus it on your abdomen where the leukemia is most prominent. You will hear the machine being turned on and off and that should be it. We'll be able to hear you so if you experience any discomfort, let us know." Dani nodded simply. "Now, you will be in here for about 25 minutes, so just let us know if you need anything." Dani bit her lip as she assumed the position on her back as the aides prepared the machines. "You know there's nothing to be worried about. Right?" The doctor noticed the slow whitening of the girl's face.
Dani nodded. "Yeah. I'm just pretty scared."
"You'll be fine." The doctor told her as the aides exited and she herself prepared to leave. "It's okay if you fall asleep, just don't move."
Dani closed her eyes as the click of the machines filled the room and then there was silence.
When she was wheeled out, feeling the same as she had going in, without the fear though, she yawned widely. "I bet you're ready to go to sleep now, huh?" Dr Chitty teased gently. Dani nodded through another yawn. "Your family's here." Dani smiled as she spotted Jess, Liz, Luke and Lorelai seated in her room.
"How is she?" Liz asked, a worried tone taking over. Dani assumed Luke and Jess had told her about the cancer.
"She was a champ." Dr Chitty told her, laughing as Dani yawned again. "She didn't get much sleep though, so she'll probably be tired, though that has nothing to do with the radiation." She glanced around the room. "May I see the two boys privately?"
As Luke and Jess rose and exited the room with Dr Chitty, Dani made a face at Jess, which he returned, grinning as she rolled her eyes. Once out in the hallway, Dr Chitty turned to them. "Well no sense in beating around the bush. Dani was absolutely amazing in there. After a few days at home, I want to take her in and run some more tests to see if this is worth continuing. I have high hopes that it will, but I want to talk to you about what we do after this." Luke and Jess nodded, processing slowly. "When she hopefully goes into remission, we will need to do a bone marrow transplant to replace some of the cells in her pelvic bone that were killed during the treatment. We can start looking for a donor so that we're ready when we need it."
"But won't that just be tempting fate?" Jess broke in.
Dr Chitty shrugged. "It's medical science, there is no tempting fate." When Jess looked skeptical she sighed. "We can wait though, if it would make you feel more comfortable."
"Just a little while longer." Jess pleaded.
"All right." The doctor clapped her hands signaling the end of the conversation. "Go take care of that little girl." She ordered, exiting the hallway. Luke and Jess looked at each other and shrugged, going back to do as the doctor has said.
Dani slammed her head into the counter as Dr Chitty read off the list of possible bone marrow donors. "Your mother, uncle, and brother were not matches." She informed her.
"What, how is that possible?" Jess growled from his spot in the corner of the room.
"It just is, dumbass." Dani's temper was on a short fuse and it was getting even shorter.
Jess shot Dani a look of pure malice as Luke clamped a hand over his mouth before he could retort. "Where do we go from here doctor?" Luke asked politely, feeling completely helpless
"We will need to continue testing people for possible matches. Do you have anyone you could ask?" The short redhead asked.
The room was silent for a moment before Rory asked, "Could you test me?"
"We could, but if her family didn't match, it's very unlikely that you will match." Dr Chitty replied.
"Please." Rory begged as Lorelai looked on shocked.
"No Rory, if anyone they will test me." She said sternly
"We can test both of you, but once again the chances are slim of either of you matching."
Dr. Chitty looked between the two women and chuckled as she noticed them sticking their tongues out at one another. She turned to Rory, "You will have to get your mother to sign for your test since you are underage."
Lorelai lifted both hands in victory, "See I still own you!" She teased making the room laugh and Rory pout
"I won't look at it quite like that." Dr Chitty chuckled, sliding the necessary papers over to Lorelai.
Looking over at Rory who was still pouting she asked the doctor, "While she is under can you make her more like me and less responsible?" She smiled widely at the doctor's strange expression. Rory walked over, "Ignore her, she forgot her meds this morning." Jess chuckled at their banter causing Lorelai to glare at him.
"I didn't do it." He defended quickly, causing Dani and Rory to laugh.
Dr. Chitty shook her head and continued her paperwork as she left to schedule the tests. Dani looked up noticeably scared, "What happens if they can't find a match?"
Dr. Chitty stopped by the door, "We will do everything to find a match, don't loose heart yet!"
"Good." Dani obviously relaxed.
Dani tried not to tear up, thinking of what would happen if they didn't find a match, if the radiation stopped working, if, if, if...Jess noticed her vacant expression, under her contacts he could still read her emotions like a Hemmingway novel.
Rory stopped mid sentence as she noticed Jess's worried expression. Following his intense gaze, she noticed Dani's tormented expression, stood, and walked over to her bedside followed closely by Jess. "Dani?" She said softly, "Are you okay?"
Dani snapped back to earth and smiled a false smile that would have fooled anyone but her brother. "Yeah, I'm fine."
"Really Kris?" Jess asked letting her know he wasn't buying it in the least.
She nodded, smiling wryly. "Yeah, I'm fine." She tried the lie again.
"Kris." Jess growled growing impatient with his sister.
"Jess." She mocked without her usual enthusiasm. That's what worried him the most.
"Kris, what is really going on in that pretty head of yours?" He tried switching tactics.
"Flattery will get you no where." She continued to stare at the wall, not seeing it. The group, seeing that they needed to be alone, cleared the room. Rory looked over her shoulder as she exited, wondering if this nightmare would ever end.
"Ready to tell me what's going on?" Jess asked, watching, though a little repulsed as she took out her contacts, blinking as her eyes adjusted.
"No." She said stubbornly.
"Kris..." He trailed off as he watched her eyes fill with tears, only to have her quickly blink them away as if she was scared to cry.
Her voice trembled as she finally said, "I'm scared...what if the radiation stops working? What if they can't find a donor?"
"Well then we'll figure something else out." He soothed. "Do you really think we'd just sit here and let you die? Well, I would, but Rory would kill me." He teased, wincing as she slapped him 'playfully'.
"Shut up, jerk." She yelped as he tickled her.
"No." He continued to tickle her, his fingers finding her most ticklish spots.
Dani's laughter filled the room and spilled into the hallway where everyone was waiting. Smiles overran the group as they heard the laughter knowing that Dani would be okay, come hell or high water.
Several weeks later after Rory, Emily, Rebecca, Sara, Babbette, Lane, and Miss Patty had all been tested and had come up no match; Dani was on pins and needles waiting for Lorelai's result. After Lorelai, she didn't know who else to turn to. Jess had noticed a change in her behavior recently and she knew it. She saw the change as well, she wasn't eating as much, hadn't picked up her guitar in several weeks, hadn't touched a microphone in several months, not having the energy to sing. The entire town was feeling the pressure of coming up with a match, it was hard for everyone to see Dani fading away before them.
Lorelai sat in Dani's room waiting for Dr. Chitty to arrive with the final test result. The only thing echoing in her thoughts was the statement from Dr. Chitty 'We could, but if her family didn't match, it's very unlikely that you will match.' Lorelai felt hopeless as she nibbled her bottom lip watching Dani sleep.
Dani woke with a jerk when Dr Chitty entered the room. "What does it say?"
Lorelai giggled at her attacking the doctor, "Jeez Dani, let the door at least close."
"No, thank you. You may be my bridge between life and death." Dani said the words in a teasing tone, but everyone caught the meaning behind them.
"Well Dani do you want the good or bad news first?" Dr. Chitty said with a solemn expression making Lorelai and Dani's stomachs drop.
"Just spill it!" Dani said impatiently.
"Well it looks like both of you will be in a bit of pain, because Lorelai is a match! Congratulations, the surgery is at the end of the week." Dr. Chitty said smiling.
Dani screamed joyfully and hugged Lorelai who giggled at the girl's reaction. "I think someone's excited." Lorelai told the doctor, her eyes overly bright
Dani calmed down before pointing an accusing finger at Dr. Chitty, "That was cruel!"
"Yes it was." Dr Chitty retorted, making Dani grin.
"I like her more and more." Lorelai said laughing at the banter.
"I need to call Jess." Dani announced, searching the room for her phone. "Crap. Where is it?"
"Chill out, we can call in a second. You need to calm down before you exhaust yourself." Lorelai said as she reached for the phone.
"I'll get over it." Dani reached for the phone and groaned when Lorelai held it just out of her reach. "Mean!"
"Now, now, be a good little girl and I'll let you tell them," Lorelai laughed at her sour expression. "Hold your horses!"
"'Be a good little girl'," Dani mimicked. "Give me the damn phone!"
Lorelai cackled, "Um, no!"
Dani pouted, giving her the puppy dog face. "Please?"
"Damn it, that face should be illegal!" She pouted as she relinquished the phone making Dani smile.
Dani laughed evilly, "No, it shouldn't." When she dialed and it showed it being programmed into the phone, she smirked. "You have Luke's number in your phone?"
Lorelai's face fell as she stammered attempting to come up with a plausible excuse. "Um well you see... I... we..." Dani laughed at Lorelai as she finally blushed and said, "I'm just going to go get some um... coffee, yeah coffee."
"Right." Dani teased, then held up a finger showing someone had picked up. "Hey."
Dani stared at Lorelai's retreating back, frowning slightly until she become aware of Jess repeating, "Hello? Hello?"
"Oh, Jess, sorry about that." She said as she laughed at herself. "What's happening?" She asked casually.
"It's a slow fling." Jess sounded bored. "Mom's doodling at the counter, Kirk is...doing something Kirk-ish." Dani laughed as she heard a loud "Dammit Kirk!" in the distance. "Yeah, um, anyway not much."
"Lorelai's a match!" She screamed not able to contain her excitement. She clapped her hand over her mouth as she finished. "Shit." She swore as Jess laughed at her.
"Watch your language." Lorelai reprimanded her, walking back in, coffee in hand.
"Sorry." She said sheepishly as her smile grew.
"A match?" Jess brought her back. "Kris, that's awesome!"
Dani could hear Luke in the background, "What?" followed by the breaking of glass.
"Yeah, Lorelai's a match." Dani smiled clapping her hands, the phone sandwiched between her ear and shoulder.
"Let me talk to her." Dani heard the two wrestling for the phone. "Hey Dani." Luke won.
"Hey Uncle Luke."
"So, Lorelai's a match, huh?"
"Yup." Yes, the Danes family can be monosyllabic when they want to be.
"So um." Luke said as he smiled thinking that it figured that Lorelai was the one and only match, "When will they do the surgery?"
"Lorelai's going to schedule it now." Dani motioned for Lorelai to go, making the older woman laugh.
"Gee, was that a heavy hint or what?" Lorelai stage whispered, laughing before she got up to do as she was told.
As soon as Lorelai was out the door Dani's smile fell, "Uncle Luke?" she said in a childlike voice.
"Yes?" Her uncle sounded concerned.
"Can you come to the hospital, I want to talk to you privately please?" She asked afraid that he would say no
"Of course." Luke said gently, wondering what was going on with his niece. "I'll be there in twenty minutes."
Dani hung up the phone anxious to talk to Luke. Lorelai walked into the room and looked at Dani who was lost in thought. "I got it scheduled for next Thursday. We have to be here at 5 am." She said still watching Dani who had not responded. "Then they will sew us together to make us Siamese twins. Doesn't that sound fun?"
Dani started at the 'Siamese Twins'. "They're going to sew us together?"
"So you were kind of listening!" Lorelai teased
"Little tiny bit."
"What has you turning into a space cadet?" Lorelai asked worried.
Dani smiled, truly smiled at the thought of what she had to ask Luke. "Nothing."
"Sure" Lorelai said sarcastically as she couldn't help but notice Dani's smile beaming from her pale face.
"I'm happy, that's all." Dani told her, standing up. "Can we go home now?"
"Not quite yet. We have to wait on some paperwork and they have to take some blood from you again," Lorelai said apologetically.
"Please let me go..." Dani pleaded as Dr Chitty came into the room, syringe in hand.
"Just a little longer, I promise" Dr. Chitty said as Dani pouted.
"Shoot." Dani winced as she felt the familiar sting of the needle.
"Watch your language." Luke warned as he entered the room.
"Don't wanna." Dani said sticking her tongue out at him and pulling her sleeve down.
Lorelai giggled at her antics as Dr Chitty explained the procedure and the dos and don'ts for their morning of routine.
"Now can I go home?" Dani asked hopefully, her jeans hiding the shakiness of her legs.
"Let me double check first." Lorelai said leaving Luke and Dani alone.
"Uncle Luke?" Dani turned to him, face hopeful. "I have a favor to ask you. It's kind of a big one, and I'm a little nervous, so just..." She paused. "Hear me out, okay?"
Luke looked confused as he swallowed hard, "Do I need to sit down?"
Dani started to pace. "You don't have to..."
"Dani, what don't I have to do?" Luke asked wanting her to just spit it out.
"I want you to adopt us." She blurted out, he eyes widening when she realized what she just said.
Luke's head shot up and he smiled widely, "What did you just say? I think I mis-heard you."
"No. I want you to adopt us." She took a deep breath, tears threatening to spill over. "And this is going to sound incredibly cheesy, but I feel safe with you and I-" She cut herself off. "This is going to sound really selfish, but I'm worried about money. I need financial support for the radiation, there's no way Liz could support us."
Luke looked at Dani shocked and beaming with pride at the same time. "Dani I would love to, but I don't think that Liz would sign you over to me that easily." He finished sounding defeated.
"Liz will definitely sign me over." Dani said. "Her baby boy though, you're going to have trouble with."
Luke laughed, "Jess, her baby boy?"
"Yeah." Dani smirked. "He's always been her 'precious one'. It's actually hysterical to watch."
"I have to see that!" Luke said enthusiastically.
"Yeah, you do." Dani's smirk faded as she remembered how she had always been the outcast, sure Liz had wanted to 'hang' when she was sober, but Jess was always her baby, her first born, and then there was Dani.
"Come here." Luke commanded opening his arms allowing Dani to cuddle into his chest. "I love you."
"I love you too." She hugged him tightly, treasuring those three words.
Lorelai opened the door in time to hear the exchange of 'I love yous' and smiled before announcing her presence. "Great news, we can leave free and clear."
"Yay!" Dani sprang up, immediately regretting it, as the muscles in her legs screamed in protest. Lorelai and Luke watched helplessly as she crouched down biting her lip as the pain coursed through her. Her back arched as all of the nerves in her body yelled as if they were on fire.
"Dani?" Lorelai's concern filled voice echoed in the suddenly silent room, "Hon, are you okay?"
"Yeah." Dani's lip started to bleed as she bit it. "I'll be fine." The pain increased as she tried to stand and she grabbed a table for support.
"Are you sure?" Luke asked as he guided her into a chair.
"Yeah." The pain started to lessen and she stood. "Start coughing up the bone marrow." She teased Lorelai. "I'm going to need it."
Lorelai's face was priceless as Dani joked with her, "Well I may not do that now missy." She teased.
Dani stood in front of her, as tall as she was, of course her boot heels added an inch, but no one needed to know that. "Wanna bet?"
"Luke save me from your niece!" She faked a scared look, grabbing Luke's arm. As he tried to resist her, she tripped, falling on top of him with a loud 'ompf' laughing. Dani howled with laughter at the look on the two's faces.
"Okay! Enough!" Luke barked as the two stood and dusted themselves off. .
"I wanna drive home." Dani pleaded, holding out her hands for the keys.
"Um, no!" Luke said looking at her sternly, "Not with those cramps in your legs like that!" he finished holding up a hand
"I wanna drive." Dani whined. "It's just because I stood up too suddenly. Let me drive."
"Dani." Lorelai tried, "Sweetie give your body some time to heal before jumping into everything full force, please." She begged
"I haven't driven in a month, please let me drive!" Dani stamped her foot, sounding like a toddler who didn't get their way.
"Danielle!" Luke's temper began to flare.
"I wanna drive!" Dani yelled, her temper reaching it's peak.
"No!" Luke yelled as she stood with her arms folded pouting. Lorelai stood shocked in the corner not knowing what to do.
Dani let out a frustrated groan and stomped down the hall. "Come on!" She yelled when Luke and Lorelai just stood there.
"Where does she hide possessed Dani?" Lorelai asked making Luke chuckle.
"Who knows?" Luke answered, the two of them heading toward the parking lot.
THE END
2nd A/N: And that people was the end of The Way We Were! The epilogue should be up in a few days to no later than a week. The sequel will be called 'Some Hearts' and should be up soon as well. I know I sound like a broken record, but it's hot and I'm ready to go to bed. lol
Please let me know what you thought!
-Briannen