"Luke… Rome, are you home…" Lorelai chattered.
Seeing that they weren't she acknowledged Paul Anka as he pranced from the kitchen.
"How is your hair growing back so quickly?" she asked suppressing a smile.
Lorelai couldn't help the smile that did spread across her face, although when she had first seen that Rome had cut Paul Anka's hair she was more than ready to give Rome the spanking he deserved.
However, Luke had calmed her down and told her to remember that it was different with Rome; he wouldn't be like Rory, especially being a boy and all. He wouldn't be calm and quiet or fun to chat with when he became a teenager, but instead would probably like motorcycles, working on cars, and other junk like that.
Lorelai could live with that, after all she did love her son, she just wished he were better behaved… and that he actually listened to the word no.
Lorelai sat on the couch and soon heard the familiar engine of Luke's old beat up truck, and once again couldn't help but smile. Soon there were heavy footsteps on the porch one set Luke's, and another faint set was Rome's, trying to copy his Father, but not being quite big enough to get the full effect.
"Hey we're home," Luke yelled in no particular direction from the doorway, "Ya Mom we're home!" Rome screamed after his Father. Rome ran up and jumped on top of Lorelai.
"Ow, Rome could you please stop kneeing me in the stomach," Lorelai answered laughing.
"Son… son could you please get off your Mother" Luke scolded, lifting Rome off.
"It's ok Luke, like you said boys will be boys… So how were the slimy fish today?" Lorelai teased.
"Didn't get a single bite, I'm telling you if you're going to put a pond in the same area where fifty hawks were just released into the wild for some conservation group that offered to give you four hundred postcards of a baby ducks, then you are an absolute moron. I mean I thought Taylor was a bad town selectman, but Kirk is an absolute nightmare. I almost wish Taylor hadn't died in that tragic cruise ship accident" Luke ranted.
"Well at least he died for a cause," Lorelai replied.
"Died for a cause? He pretended to be protesting for veterans rights so he could get free lobster, got drunk and was pushed overboard by a Siberian husky… how is that dying for a cause?" Luke protested.
"You've been standing there ranting for five minutes and you didn't even notice you'd lost something." Lorelai smirked, pointing.
"Rome what are you doing!" Luke yelled chasing after his son who had begun to wrap the kitchen in toilet paper. "Time for bed son" Luke finished, carrying his son upstairs for their bedtime rituals.
As Lorelai watched them reach the top of the stairs the phone began ringing. It was Rory.
"Hi Hun… I was trying to get ahold of you just an hour ago; you'll never believe what I found out…"
"Can the story wait Mom?" Rory interrupted. "Listen I was thinking of… moving back to Stars Hallow for a while just until Logan gets home and I wanted to know if you even had time or room for me, or if that would be ok."
"Of course that would be fantastic Rory! I know Rome would love to see his big sister more often. When are you coming? Wait what about work?" Lorelai exclaimed.
"Didn't you read my last article?" Rory questioned.
"Oh yes I did… I did, and I have to say you were quite… uh spirited about it but don't you think you maybe went a little too far? Oh but don't worry Hun that's just your Mother's opinion." Lorelai answered.
"Actually I did go a little too far, and Paris suspended me." Rory verified. "That's why I think it's time to come home, and I'm so glad you're happy to have me, and this will be great I promise, anyway I have to try to get back to sleep, so we'll sort out the details tomorrow?"
"Sure Hun, talk to you tomorrow." Lorelai uttered.
Lorelai sat thinking and smiling. Rory was finally coming home, it had been five years since they had gotten to spend any sort of sizable amount of time together and now they would have months to chat, watch movies, and eat food prepared directly from Luke's Diner; but the best part was that maybe Rory could be a good influence for Rome… maybe… just maybe he would become a model child and Lorelai would have more free time to have fun and hang out more with her husband and Sookie.
"What are you smiling about?" Luke asked grinning as he came quietly bounding down the stairs.
"Guess what?" Lorelai said.
"I really don't want to guess because more than likely it'll be something dirty and I'm not in that kind of mood tonight, oh by the way I have to tell you what your son did today." Luke sighed exasperated.
"You can tell me later, you still haven't guessed what I'm smiling about." Lorelai whispered.
"Let's see… Dirty Dancing is being remade?" Luke joked.
"Haha… no it will never beat the original." Lorelai exclaimed "And since you can't guess why I'm smiling than I will tell you… wait for it… Rory is coming up to stay with us for a couple months, or until Logan gets back from Beijing!"
"Oh yeah that's fantastic, that's really great." Luke answered faking a smile.
"You aren't happy?" Lorelai pouted.
"You know I am, it's just we're both so busy, what with the diner and the inn, and Rome, that kid's a full time job, he's like a ninja he never does what you expect him to do… That's all I promise." Luke protested.
"But don't you see Luke! Maybe having Rory here will be good for him, she could be a good influence, teach him things we can't. Plus if she offers to babysit once in a while we'll have more time for our romantic life. And maybe we could actually see Sookie and Jackson or Lane and Zach once in a while" Lorelai retorted.
"I'm not sure Rory could handle him, today when I was baiting my hook, he got into the truck, started it, and almost drove it into the lake. I barely made it to the window to throw it in park, the transmission is probably busted. I'm telling you that's the last time I leave my keys anywhere in plain sight. Lesson learned" Luke yelled.
"Wow he really did that? Well I guess we'll just see how things work out, until then Rome is in bed, and we are both really tired, oh and Luke just so you know… I have a brother named Jeffrey Lott, apparently my Father went around the block long before my Mother came into his life."
Luke stared after his wife shocked at this new piece of information.
