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Her Chilton uniform felt stiff and confining. She tugged at the collar as she stepped out into the warm spring air.

"Hey Lorelai!" she turned around to see Beth walking towards her. Lorelai sighed. Beth was everything her own parents wanted her to be. She was top of the class, student body treasurer, and participated in all her parent's stupid charities. The only reason Lorelai tolerated her was because she had notes from every class, something she sorely lacked. Now she was walking fast towards Lorelai, her blond hair balance perfectly on her narrow shoulders. Lorelai looked for an escape, but found none. "Where'd you disappear to last night during the dance?"

Lorelai smiled at the memory of last nights spring dance. Her and Chris had indeed disappeared together halfway through the night. His car was a much more private spot.

She pretended to be confused. "What do you mean? I didn't go anywhere." Beth raised her eyebrows and giggled.

"Of course you didn't." Lorelai giggled with her,gagging on the inside. Beth winked at her and Lorelai felt a strong urge to roll her eyes. The approach of loud music and the honking of a horn saved her from the temptation.

"Hey baby!" Chris sat atop his motorcycle, his hair peaking out in smooth waves from under his helmet. "Come on!" Lorelai smiled and without another glance at Beth, ran and hopped onto the back of his motorcycle. She placed her hands around his waist and they sped off.

"Hey sexy girl," Chris murmured as they turned the corner into a more secluded street.

"Aren't you in a good mood today!" Lorelai observed.

"I had a lucky night last night," Chris hinted. Lorelai laughed, loving the feeling of the wind blowing through her long hair. Chris slowed down the motorcycle. They were in front of his house now.

"Your folks home?" Chris shook his head, grinning in excitement. Lorelai started up the steps to the sprawling mansion, but Chris grabbed her by the arm.

"Where are you going?" he asked her. Lorelai raised her eyes.

"Apparently not inside." Chris pulled her behind his house, into the sprawling garden. Right in the center a blanket was set up. Chris had set a small basket on top of it.

"Here we are," Chris announced with a sweep of his hand. He sat down on the blanket and pulled Lorelai down with him.

"A picnic?" Lorelai asked, her eyes wide. "Wow Chris, you really outdid yourself this time."

"Well, last night was special, and I wanted to make it last a little longer," he murmured, tucking a strand of stray hair behind her ear. He pulled her close to him, and they kissed passionately. Lorelai ran her fingers through his hair, and he caressed her shoulders. His hands traveled down her back and under her shirt. He leaned her back onto the blanket, taking in her fresh scent. She let him move his mouth from her lips to her neck, and then sighed as they found her lips again. Finally he sat up, and she followed, straightening her blouse. She caught him looking at her with a silly grin on his face, and she smiled back.

"So what's in the basket?" Lorelai asked. "Turkey sandwiches?" Chris reached for it and pulled it towards them.

"Not exactly", he asked, pulling out a bottle of champagne.

"Now we're talking," Lorelai giggled. Chris pulled out two tall glasses and filled them up. He handed on glass to Lorelai.

"To the prettiest girl there is," he toasted. They clinked their glasses together. Lorelai tilted her head back and savored the bubbly champagne. All of a sudden a ringing noise reached her ears. She looked around for the source of the sound. It was coming from her school-bag. She glanced over at Chris, but he didn't seem to hear it. Lorelai reached in, digging around the contents. She grasped a small, cool object that was vibrating and pulled it out. It was a cell phone. A cell phone? Lorelai stared at it as all of her senses onverged in a big ball of confusion. She glanced at the caller ID.

Rory.

All of a sudden she felt Chris grab her arm. His eyes were wide, desperate.

"Let's get married," he pleaded. "It will work out, you'll see. We can get through this. I'll get a job, and you can have the baby." He looked nauseous. Lorelai tried to pull away but Chris was holding her tight. "Let's get married," he repeated in desperation.
"What?" Lorelai pulled harder, but Christopher's grip was like iron. The ringing kept getting louder and louder. Lorelai felt herself breaking into a cold sweat.

"Let's get married…"

Lorelai bolted up in her bad, her covers twisted in a mess around her. The music was still playing. Her alarm radio. She smacked the top of it and it silenced. All that was left in the quiet was the sound of her heavy breathing. She glanced around the room, trying to callm herself down. The sun was pushing through the cracks in her shades. Lorelai felt beads of seat gathered on the back of her neck. She glanced at her clock. 7:00. Her shift started in half an hour. Slowly she climbed out og bed into her slippers and made her way to the bathtub. She turned on the shower savoring the feel of the cool water cascading onto her hands. A nice long shower was exactly what she needed.

Later, Lorelai had all but pushed the dream from her mind. Se was dusting behind the front desk as Michelle shouted angrily into the phone.

"I swear," he muttered as he slammed the receiver ack into it's cradle, "These people are getting more arrogant by ze day. I mean can you believe… O, hello Rory."

"Rory?" Lorelai turned around. Sure enough, there stood her daughter. "Hey," Lorelai said, coming out from behind the counter. "What brings you here?"

Rory stared at the duster in her hand, then focused her attention back on her mother. "Um, is now a bad time?"

"No, not at all," Lorelai assured her. "I'm taking my lunch break," she announced to Michelle.

"Of course you are," Michelle drawled in his thick accent. Lorelai rolled her eyes.

"Let's go," she told Rory, leading her into the inn's kitchen. She untied her apron and hung it on the wall.

"O hey!" Sookie said when she saw the two of them. "How would you guys like a some lunch?"

"That would be great," Lorelai smiled. Sookie set about hustling around the kitchen, throwing things in pans and making a big ruckus.

"So how are things going?" Lorelai asked, turning to her daughter. Rory shrugged.

"Pretty good." Lorelai shifted uncomfortably in the awkward silence.

"That's good," she agreed. "How are things with Dean?" This seemed to finally get the ball rolling.

"We broke up," Rory told her. Lorelai's eyes widened in surprise.

"Really? Why? You guys seemed pretty happy together."

"I know. But I'm with this guy Jess now." Sookie came by with steaming plates of hot food, which she set in front of them.

"Bon Appetite!" she wished them.

"So tell me about this Jess," Lorelai demanded.

Rory considered for a moment, chewing on her piece of grilled cheese.

"I don't know, he's… different. He's quiet, a bit of a loner, but he's so smart. We love all the same books and music, and we always have something to talk about. And he's always ready to do whatever he wants. Dean was always so… safe I guess."

Lorelai nodded.

"I know what you mean, kiddo."

Rory raised her eyebrows.

"Kiddo?"

Lorelai wrinkled her nose.

"Yeah I was trying to sound old there for a second but… ew."She shuddered. Rory laughed. "So how did your first breakup go?"

"Horrible!" Rory complained. "I mean, I guess they're not supposed to be great, but I was the one doing all the hurting. Dean just looked so… betrayed." She set her food down and put her head in her hands. "I felt like such a horrible person." Lorelai put a hand on top of her daughters.

"Hey, I might not know you that well, but if there's anything I do know about you, it's that you're not a horrible person. " Rory looked unconvinced. "Haven't you ever had your heartbroken before?" Lorelai asked her. Rory shook her head.

"Well, you will one day, and maybe it will feel a lot like what Dean feels right now. But you learn to forgive, and move on, and you find somebody else."

"I hope so," Rory sighed. "I mean, not the whole getting my heart broken part, but I hope Dean will forgive me and meet someone else. He deserves someone special."

"Trust me, he'll bounce back fast. Boys always do."

Sookie knocked on the door of Lorelai's small house.

"Come in!" she heard Lorelai yell from within.

"Hi honey," she eased herself through the door, balancing the foil pan she was holding. "I just came by to see if maybe you wanted some leftovers from supper tonight. I swear, sometimes I just cook way too much food. Michelle want to bite my head off- Are you going out tonight?" she asked in surprise.

Lorelai was dressed in a casual black dress with a small sweater thrown on top. Her hair was brushed and lay neatly over her shoulders, and she was wearing a lot of makeup.

"Is it weird if I'm going out with the father of the daughter I can't remember?"

"Oh my god!" Sookie exclaimed, holding her hands over her mouth in surprise. "You're going out with Christopher?!"

Lorelai nodded.

"He just called up tonight and asked me to have dinner with him. And he said to dress nice. Sookie, what does this mean?"

"It means that you have a date!"

"With an adult!" Lorelai groaned, slowly freaking out. Sookie was confused.

"Yeah, but you are an adult honey," she pointed out.

"Well yeah, but I don't know that." Sookie, still confused, chose to ignore that.

"It's going to be great," she assured her friend. Lorelai nodded, taking a deep breath.

All of a sudden there was a knock at the door.

"Oh my god!" Lorelai whispered. "He's here!"

"Well then you better open up the door!" Sookie pointed out.

"Right. Door," Lorelai instructed herself. She moved toward the said object and paused. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath before swinging it open.

"Hi," she greeted softly.

"Hey," Sookie heard Chris say from the other side of the door. The door opened wider and Sookie got a full view of Rory's father.

"You look amazing," he was telling a blushing Lorelai.

"You don't look too bad yourself," she returned. He gently took her arm and led her out the door.

"So where are we going?"

"I thought we'd go out to a nice, quiet restaurant. I know a few good places."

"I hope so. I am trusting you tonight."

"I won't let you down," Chris promised. "You can always trust me." Lorelai smiled and settled back into the leather seat of Chris's car.

Twenty minutes later Chris held out the chair for Lorelai as a waiter showed them to their table.

"Wow such a gentleman," Lorelai teased. Chris grinned and took his seat.

"So how are things going with Rory?" Lorelai inquired.

"Fine. I told you Lor, she's a good kid. No problems. Let's just focus on us tonight, okay?"

"Well, you are paying for dinner, so I guess your rules," Lorelai conceded.

The evening passed quickly for the both of them. Soon enough Chris was paying the check and they were walking out of the resturant holding hands.

"This was really great Chris," Lorelai said. "Thank you."

"It was fun," Chris agreed. "Well, time to get back to reality," he groaned.

He drove through the black night into the sleepy streets of Stars Hollow. They passed all the deserted stores with the eerie blackness. Chris stopped as a couple crossed the street before them. The couple laughed as they crossed, and the boy turned his head and softly kissed the girl. The girls white teeth shone through the darkness as she smiled.

"Oh, that's nice," Lorelai sighed warmly.

"Hang on," Chris peered through the windshield. "Is that Rory? Who is that? Why isn't she with Dean?"

"Um, she broke with Dean," Lorelai explained. "Wait you didn't know?" Chris gripped the steering wheel, his knuckles turning white.

"No, I didn't," he admitted.

"Wow," Lorelai tried to grasp this. "Suddenly I feel so much less comfortable with you taking care of my daughter. She's going out with Jess," she informed her father.

"Luke's nephew?" Chris exclaimed.

"Hold on, Jess is Luke nephew? Okay, she left that part out when she told me."

"Apparently she left out a lot of things." Chris muttered. Lorelai lad a hand on his chest.

"Chris, relax. She's sixteen okay? She's allowed to have her secrets."

"Rory doesn't have secrets," Chris insisted.

'Apparently not," Lorelai pointed out. Chris considered, sighed, and they drove on. He pulled up in front of the house. The empty, dark rooms beckoned.

"I thought we'd stop here for some coffee before I drove you home." The two of them got out of the car and glided up to the frotn door. Christopher tucked a piece of hair behind Lorelai's ear.

"You really do look beautiful tonight," he told her. Lorelai looked up at him. Chris stooped down and kissed her softly on the lips. They stood like that for a moment, kissing passionately and caressing each other. Luke wriggled his arm free and fumbled for his key. He hastily stuck it into the lock, and the door swung open. He pulled Lorelai in after him, moving his lips down to her neck and shoulders.

"Chris," Lorelai gasped. "Rory…"

"…Is with Jess. And we're all alone." Lorelai didn't need much convincing. She let her resistance go, and Chris swung the door shut behind him.

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