Chapter Twelve

Chris stared off at his daughter as she slammed her bedroom door. He looked over at Sherry who looked distraught and Lorelai who looked embarrassed. He had never heard his daughter talk like that to anyone. He whipped around to Lorelai. "What in the hell is wrong with her!" he yelled loudly

Lorelai flinched. "I told you Christopher. I told you that now probably wasn't the best time for a visit but you insisted. You kept saying I want to see my daughter Lorelai, you said she won't spend her Christmas break with me so I want to see my daughter. And I told you. She's been in a weird mood. Now's not a good time. But you wouldn't listen."

"I'm not just going to forget that you didn't answer my question Lorelai. What in the hell is wrong with our daughter?" Chris barked out

"Chris I don't think yelling is going to help anything." Sherry said but went ignored by Chris and Lorelai.

"I don't know what is wrong with her. She won't talk to me about it." Lorelai admitted

"She has never spoken to me like that. I don't think I've ever heard her speak to anyone like that." Chris said softly

"Just let it go Chris." Lorelai implored

"I will not let it go!" Chris said suddenly yelling again. "She was rude and disrespectful. She spoke to Sherry as if she were dirt!"

Lorelai sighed and stood up as Chris stood up. "I told you now wasn't a good time for a visit. You can't be mad because she's in a bad mood, she's been like this for two months." Lorelai said then added... "Chris..." when she saw him start walking towards Rory's room, "Chris come back here." she said already too late because he opened and then slammed Rory's door behind him.

"What is your problem! Who do you think you are?" Chris snapped at Rory

"Excuse me? Who do you think you are! You show up out of the blue for the fist time in months and I'm just supposed to fawn all over you and your new girlfriend!"

"Rory..."

"You didn't honestly bring her here thinking that I would instantly love her and we'd bond and be best friends before the end of the night did you?"

"Is this because of that guy you're dating... what's his name... Dean?"

"NO. Why would you think that?"

"Are you two fighting or something? You're mother said that you've been in this funk for two months now."

"It hasn't been two months." Rory said beneath her breath

"Excuse me!"

"I said it hasn't been two months!"

"Then how long has it been Lorelai Leigh Gilmore?"

"One month, twelve days, sixteen hours, and forty three minutes. Now I'm going to make this very clear, crystal clear." Rory said walking over to her door and opening it. "I don't want to bond with Malibu Barbie out there, no matter how much I enjoy peppermint sticks, I also don't want to you talk to you. Now get out of my room!"

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Lorelai looked up again when she heard the door slam for the third time. She knew that Rory had locked it this time. She looked at Chris' face and could tell that he made things worse.

"She needs help with whatever it is Lore." he said his voice sounding defeated

Lorelai nodded. "I know but she has to talk to me and tell me what's wrong. I can't fix it if I don't know what I'm trying to fix."

"What happened one month twelve days sixteen hours and forty three minutes ago?"

"Huh?"

"She said that's when the mood started."

"It all started after the Romeo and Juliet play."

"So maybe it's grade related or something." Chris said motioning for Sherry to start gathering her stuff.

"Yeah." Lorelai said unsure what she should say

"So um... we're going to go. Let me know what's going on with her and let me know when she's our Rory again." Chris said uncomfortably

"Of course. It was nice meeting you Sherry." Lorelai said just as uncomfortably

Sherry nodded. "You too Lorelai."

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"I don't know what to do Sook." Lorelai said sadly

"Well if it's school related you could always call..."

"No."

"I'm just saying he'd know if it was or not and he does love..."

"No."

"Lorelai. I know you went to your parents for Chilton when you didn't want to and I know how much that took out of you. But what if going to him will help Rory."

Lorelai sighed. "I can't do it."

"You may not have a choice." Sookie said sadly

xxxxxx

Lorelai picked the phone up and dialed six numbers before hanging up. Sighing and taking a deep breath she picked it up and this time managed to get all seven numbers out. She let go of a breath she didn't know she was holding when she heard the voice on the other end of the phone.

"Hello?"

Lorelai sat there just listening to him breath for a few seconds before she said, "Hi Max. It's me Lorelai"

AN: Sorry just a short little filler chapter that I wanted to end on this cliff hanger... Read and Review please...