A/N: Yay, another part… Okay, sounded weird.. Well, don't we just start and save the small-talk for some other time?
And of course thanks to all my reviewers!
and to Ann, my wonderful beta! Grapes for you!
Chapter 21: I'm Chris Harrison
Song: Tell him, The Exciters
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Everybody was staring at her with wide open eyes. The silence and people holding there breath almost killed her. She looked at herself. She was wearing something she believed was supposed to be a wedding dress considering the surroundings.
She was standing at the altar with a priest on her right side of her. Behind her were Rory and Sookie standing in matching dresses, pink with flowers. Very pretty dresses in Lorelai's opinion opposite her own. It was not white, well a part of it was. It was like her dress was divided in three different kinds.
One part from between her breasts and around her right shoulder. That part was a cream colored thing with many layers on the top of each other and it was very puffy to look at. There was these golden ribbons on it and she almost wanted to tear it apart. But knowing that so many people were staring at her, made her stop.
Shyly she looked down on the people on the first line. There in the middle of everything was her parents sitting with the typically Gilmore facial expression. The unreadable expression. Emily was just looking at her daughter.
She wasn't smiling, but on the other hand she didn't look angry either. It was just like watching a picture. Beside her parents were another set of parents, two very familiar people… the Haydens. She also saw two another set of parent, she just couldn't remember where she had seen them before.
Once again she gazed at her dress. She remembered putting it on and thinking how hideous it actually was. The back was light blue for some weird reason. It was a lot simpler than the golden dress, but still incredible ugly. There were these little flowers all over. Lorelai shook her head in disgust and then looked at the last part of the dress. It seemed very familiar…
White, made out of silk and it suited her body figure perfectly. That part of the dress covered her left breast and shoulder… the breast where you deep under would find her heart.
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I know something about love. You've gotta want it bad
If that guy's got into your blood, go out and get him
If you want him to be the very part of you
That makes you want to breathe, here's the thing to do...
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"Attention please!" the priest said loud. "We're gathered here today to see Lorelai Gilmore make the probably most important decision in her life. The last few months all four people here in front of me today have been through a very tough time." The priest paused and the looked at Lorelai.
"Lorelai, you are now about to chose your companion for the rest of your life. Through the last months you've met many men all battling for your heart. But these three men got closer than any of the other. And I sorry to acknowledge that only one of them will get the honor of your hand today." He took a deep breath
"If you look down on the seats you will see many familiar faces. Among friends and family you will find your future mother and father in law. But you also see the men you decided to eliminate. You might have broken their heart, that's the reason you go as 'The Heartbreaker'." He paused again.
"But one of these guys will be lucky. But to get to the happy ending more hearts are going to be broken. Yesterday all these fine men got a chance to tell you how they feel about you. One said he cared, one said he had really strong feelings for you and one said the three little words. Did this affect your decision?"
"No, not really. Sometimes thing doesn't come with words, but with the heart."
"But saying "I love you" usually comes from the heart, right?"
"Yeah, I guess. But a real sincere heart won't be able to open up right away unless the heart is 110 sure. I know who to chose, and I did yesterday before they had the last chance to speak up. But I didn't say anything. Love is a true and sincere thing that you need to be really sure of, not just almost." she heard herself answer
"Wow, deep talk" the priest said. Lorelai suddenly recognized the guy, it was Chris Harrison, the host of ABC's "The Bachelor". What was she doing on the bachelor?"
"Well, now Lorelai… I would like you to take a last look on these three men. Make sure you've made the right decision."
Lorelai raised her look and now caught eye of the first guy. He was tall, dark hair and shining eyes. He was wearing a brown tux and a black tie. A very handsome man, but not the one she wanted to spend her life with.
She then looked on the second one. He was around the same height as the man beside him. His hair was nut-brown and his eyes were brown too. He had been the one telling her he loved her and now he was looking at her with passion in his eyes, but a part of her feared that he wasn't as much in love as he said he was.
But she couldn't be sure of anything. She really found it hard to believe that she was standing here. Finally she was getting married, but she didn't have only one groom. She had three.
Once again she had to break a guy's heart. Not only one but two hearts would be broken when she made a decision. But Chris Harrison was right. She couldn't marry three guys, and she didn't want to marry three guys. She wanted one of the men in front of her. One man that would make her happy for the rest of her life. And she new he would be able to.
Her gaze fell upon the last guy. He was the strongest build of them and he was the only one that looked real. He looked sincere. She trusted him. She remembered when she first met him. She felt like she had known him for years, she felt like she had a real friend in him, someone she could trust.
"Lorelai" she looked and Chris Harrison and nodded. She was ready to make her final decision.
"Okay everybody. Lorelai Gilmore is now about to get one step closer to her life dream. Marriage to a man she loves and who loves her. So now Lorelai… go ahead."
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Tell him that you're never gonna leave him
Tell him that you're always gonna love him
Tell him, tell him, tell him, tell him right now
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"Who I am now going to eliminate I really trust. We had a good communication and I really enjoy your company. You're a great person to hang out with and I'm sure I could have had a relationship with you in real life. But we didn't bump into each other on the street. We met in this program." She looked from the first to the third guy.
"Get a rose or fuck off. What I'm trying to say is; I came here to meet the one and I believe I have. But I just didn't find the one in you… I'm sorry, Max, but I will have to ask for the rose in your tux back…"
She looked at the first guy, Max Medina. He wasn't crying, but she could see how hurt he was. He had been the one saying he had deep feelings for her, but she just didn't feel the same and it had taken her a long time to realize.
Every date they had been on he had made her laugh and smile. They talked for ours and felt very close. But 'it' hadn't been there, love hadn't been there. At least not from her side.
"I'm so sorry, I hope you will find a nice girl out there. I know she's waiting for you" she whispered as he gave her the rose. He just smiled and gave her a gentle hug. As she watched him walk away she felt her dress change, and she new the blue part was gone now.
"Well, now girls we have a young attractive guy walking around on the streets. And he's single. Give it up for Max Medina" all the guests clapped and Lorelai heard some girls wine.
"Now, Lorelai… Is there anything you want to say before you make your final decision?"
"Well, I have something to tell the guy who's well… not the winner of tonight's Jeopardy."
"Such humor! Go ahead."
"Okay, I feel really stupid now… but I have to make a decision right? Look at me, a dress where the one part, the ugly part is well… ugly and the beautiful part of the dress it covering my heart. So I hope I make the right decision now." she pause and sniffed to hold back the tears.
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I know something about love. You gotta show it and make him
See the moon up above. Reach out and get it
If you want him to make your heart sing out
And if you want him to only think of you...
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"I can't say I don't feel anything for you, but I just don't feel 'it'. I can't feel the love. If I look into the future, even beyond the future I can't see anything. There simply is no future for us and no matter if we had met somewhere else, maybe it Switzerland, not that it's the place I would go, we still wouldn't be able to share a future. When I'm with you I feel happy to some point, but another point of me wants to run." Her voice was now in a lower level.
"Every time you've kissed me I've been insecure. Not scared, just insecure of what was behind that kiss. Was in true? Or was it a bet on kissing me first? When I met you first I thought there might be a chance, but the last few days I've doubted it and…" she held her breath for a few seconds, then took a deep breath and continued.
"I made up my mind. You and I simply aren't meant to be… I'm sorry if I break your heart, but there's no way I can stop it unless I run away. But I don't wanna run away anymore so I have to ask for your rose back…"
"Christopher" she then said and saw the second man's eyes shut. He stood like that for a while before he then opened them again and handed her the rose. Then he walked away angry, but there was nothing she could do. He didn't even say goodbye. But actually she didn't really care. He just wasn't a man she wanted to spend anymore time with.
"Well, it seems like we are ready to start the ceremony. I know that you both have something to say, so Lorelai… you go first"
She took a deep breath. At the same time she felt her dress change again. She looked at it and saw the horrible cream part disappear. A smile came across her face as she saw how beautiful the dress that had been covering her heart was.
"Okay, I kind of really want to get this over with. A part of me regrets going through all this. Hurting so many people. But on the other hand I'm glad I did it. I did the right thing which isn't very often. But now I also realize that it was all worth it. So here we are, just about to get married. And I know I made the right decision, I mean look at the dress. I actually look pretty now. Who would have thought?" she chuckled a little before she could continue.
"You really make me happy, I knew there was something between us when I met you the first time. You were the last of the guys I kissed, but still the one who's standing here now. I saw a friend in you the moment you said hello and looked like you had absolute no idea about what you were doing there. But I'm really glad you came." She pauses, but this time she was smiling.
"In you I found a friend, not just a lover, not just a husband. In you I found someone I know I can trust for the rest of my life… Someone who will always be there for me when time is hard." She had to take a short break unless she wanted to cry on national TV.
"I know you will be there when I have my food cravings, and even though how much you complain you will still serve me the food. In you I also found a guy I know will respect the fact that I already have a daughter. You will care about her and love her just as she was your own. So once again thank you for being you."
"Nice speech Lorelai… I think you made a great decision here by choosing Luke. Well, you won't get any mother and father in law, but I you still have my best whishes. So now, Luke?" But she still had one more thing to say.
"Wait, I'm not done here."
"Oh, sorry Lorelai. Go ahead."
"And Luke… I… I love you, just thought you should know that. Just thought you should"…
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Tell him that you're never gonna leave him
Tell him that you're always gonna love him
Tell him, tell him, tell him, tell him right now
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There was dark around her. Lorelai opened her eyes and then closed them again. She repeated this action a few times before she was at full consciousness. She took a few deep breathes and still found it hard to believe that her whole wedding had just been a dream. Okay, it wasn't the way she had thought her wedding would be, but on the other hand. It had all seemed so real.
She moved a little and felt something tighten around her waist. She put a hand out from under the sheets and stroke his arm. He mumbled something and then moved too.
"Everything okay?" he mumbled in a gruff voice like he always did when she woke him up.
"Just a dream" she said with a grin.
"Not good?"
"Actually yes… not like the other one I had"
"What other one?"
"The one I had a few months ago… You died"
"Ah that one" Luke just said. Lorelai as pretty sure had no idea what she was talking about and he just pretended to remember it, so he could go back to sleep.
"So what was this one about?" Luke asked as he laid down again.
"Our wedding" she said cheerfully.
"Oh.. So was it… what you dreamed of? I mean in your imagination?"
"Well, it wasn't exactly like Charles and Lady Di's, but it was pretty… colorful."
"Colorful?"
"Yeah… and Chris Harrison was the priest"
"Who on earth is Chris Harrison?"
"Please, do not tell me you haven't seen 'The bachelor'?"
"I haven't?"
"Oh my… I'll be right back!" Lorelai jumped out of bed and ran downstairs. She ran through the kitchen and slammed the door to Rory's room open.
"He has never seen 'The Bachelor!" she shouted and turned the light in Rory's room on.
"Wha? Mom…" Rory complained and hid her head under the pillow. Lorelai just chuckled and sat down on the bed.
"Luke has no idea who Chris Harrison is. And that means he never has heard the 'I'm Chris Harrison, and welcome to The Bachelor'"
"It's 4.33 in the morning mom! And tomorrow is Saturday! Remember how much you complained about the time Dean and I broke up and I woke you up at 6?"
"No" Lorelai mumbled. At the same time Luke appeared in the door way.
"Take her, please!" Rory said.
"I'd be happy to" Luke mumbled as he pulled Lorelai up.
"But…"
"Back to bed!"
"Way to go, Luke!" Rory chimed in.
Luke pulled Lorelai after him up the stairs and back to bed.
"Now stay there"
"Unfair" Lorelai mumbled and slid down so her head was now resting on his chest.
"So…"
"So?"
"What was it like?"
"What was what like?"
"Your dream…"
"Oh, well. I was in 'The Bachelor'… And it was the final. I was standing there and my dress was divided in three different kinds. And yuck one of them was ugly and…"
"Go to sleep"
"But you was the one who wanted to hear about it"
"If it was realistic, yes but now... You can always tell in the morning" Luke closed his eyes and it didn't take long before she heard him snore. But she couldn't sleep. The dream had made her think of so many things, and now she was obessesed with planning the wedding.
"Luke?"
"Uh"
"What about planning?"
"Wha?"
"We need to plan the wedding soon"
"Tomorrow..." he just mumbled and drifted back to sleep
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Ever since the world began it's been that way
For man and woman were created to make love their destiny
Then why should true love be so complicated? Oh...
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Lorelai was sitting in her office at the Independence Inn when Sookie walked in. In her hands she had a plate with something that smelled suspiciously of pie. She placed it in front of Lorelai, who was sitting with a bunch of magazines in front of her.
"Pie? For me?"
"Boysenberry pie. For you"
"Yay" Lorelai wined as a little girl and dogged into the pie with her fork.
"You're not working" Sookie exclaimed.
"What? Of course I am!"
"No you're not! You're planning"
"Planning what?" Lorelai hurried to push the plate, so it was covering her magazines.
"Your wedding, you're planning your wedding!"
"And what if I am?"
"You can't plan you're wedding without me!"
"And why is that?"
"Because I am the BFOTB!"
"BOFTB?"
"Best friend of the bride and I have every right to be a part of the planning."
"But Sook… I already got the dress and…"
"You have a dress? You went out shopping for a dress without me? How could you do that? How? And how can you just plan your wedding without me?"
"Sook, hon. You have your own wedding to plan, remember?"
That seemed to shut Sookie up.
"Right… I'm getting married" she wined.
"I'm getting married" Lorelai also wined.
"We are getting married!" the two ladies hugged each other and then started jumping up and down
"We are getting married!" In choir…
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I know something about love. You gotta take it and
Show him what the world is made of, one kiss will prove it
If you want him to be always by your side
Take his hand tonight and swallow your foolish pride and..
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A/N: So end of chapter 21… I know it was mostly just the dream, I just had the idea about the dream ever since I started writing this fic and I needed to get it out.. Please review and tell me what you thought? Horrible? Awesome? Bad? Great? Fine? Okay? Tell me, I'm dying to know!
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