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Chapter 7: The Twin Pillars
"I'm not coming" Rory was seated at the sofa, her arms crossed.
"Yes you are" Lorelai grabbed her arm and tried to pull her out of the sofa.
"No mom" She answered "Just tell them something, anything, that I'm sick or with lots of homework. Tell them I'm really sorry, but I'm not coming."
"Because of the baby" her mother stated
"Yeah"
"You have to tell them" Lorelai tried to convince her "Or they will find out through somebody else"
"They'll hate me"
"Not as much as they hated me"
"I know" Rory smiled "Ok, I'll go, let me go change"
"Hurry up dear daughter of mine" Lorelai yelled as Rory walked to her bedroom, "We're already late"
"Like you cared" was the girl's response.
"So, she's pregnant" Luke turned to look at Jess, monitoring his reaction. They were at the dinner, it was already closed. Jess was finishing cleaning the tables and Luke was almost done checking the till. Jess looked at him "I know" he stated, and went back to the table.
"And what will you do?"
"Be there" Jess never talked much.
"You do know that's Dean's baby?"
"Jeez, I didn't, I thought that she could get pregnant from a hug. I'm sorry, my mistake."
"Jess…"
"I know its Dean's baby!"
"So? What are you going to do?" Luke stared at the boy "You're not gonna be its father, are you?"
"I don't have time for this" Jess walked behind the counter and pulled a book from a bag. He left it next to Luke. "I'm done here" He ended, put the towel on its place and went upstairs.
Luke took the book and read the title: "She's pregnant and I'm freaking out: a guide for expectant dads" Very surprised, he took another book from the bag, the same topic. He checked all the books, they were all about pregnancy. He couldn't believe it, that rebel Liz had sent him had become a responsible man.
"I told you yesterday, Lorelai" Emily Gilmore, seated on her sofa with a glass of wine in her hand, looked angrily at her daughter.
"No, mom, you didn't" It was the third time she said that.
"Yes, I told you" Emily turned to her husband "Didn't I, Richard? I told her, didn't I?"
"I can't say anything" he answered, behind the newspaper "I usually don't spy your phone calls, Emily"
"It's ok mom" Lorelai was getting tired "You're having your DAR meeting at the inn, Tuesday at three."
"That's right" the old woman smiled "It's settled then"
"Yes mom, it's settled"
"Wonderful" Emily smiled.
"So, girls, what's new on your lives?" Richard put aside the newspaper "Tell me Rory, How's school?"
"It's fine" she answered
"Actually" Lorelai started "Rory has something to tell you both."
"Really" Emily wondered happily and turned to face her "What is it Rory?"
"Come on honey" Lorelai tried to motivate her "Tell your grandparents"
Rory looked at them alternatively, she was scared. With a sigh, she announced:
"I'm pregnant"
Silence, no one talked at the Gilmore's Manor for about a minute. Richard and Emily Gilmore took a sip of their drinks.
"Well, I have work to do" Richard stood up and headed to his studio.
"We haven't had dinner yet" Emily turned to face her husband
"I'm not hungry anymore, Emily" He answered and went to his studio. After a couple of minutes of silence, the maid entered the room:
"Dinner is ready, Mrs Gilmore"
"Thank you, Greta" She got up and turned to the silent Lorelais "Let's go girls." They got up and followed her to the dinning room.
It was a very silent dinner. No one talked; the only noises were the ones of the knives and forks hitting the plates.
"I'm going to get more cheese" Emily got up and went to the kitchen, she seemed angry. The girls looked at each other and Lorelai said, while standing up:
"I guess I'm going to help her" Rory just nodded, and Lorelai walked into the kitchen.
In the kitchen, Emily was cutting some cheese into pieces. She was so upset, so disappointed. Little Rory, perfect little Rory; the angel with good grades and excellent manners had screwed up. She had repeated her mom's mistake. At first, Emily thought that would happen eventually, but then, when she got into Chilton, Emily had had hopes. A very small hope, that was now gone.
Lorelai stepped in "Mom…" she started, but Emily interrupted her:
"It was him, wasn't he? That rude boy! I told you he was no good! I knew it since I met him; he had a black eye for god's sake! And you! You, Lorelai, you just couldn't act like a mother, could you? No, you were the cool mom, the one that lets the daughter do everything! Now she's pregnant, that's what you got by being the cool mom! I knew it, I just knew it. History repeats itself! But I had big hopes about this girl, this lovely little girl. I was so proud when I presented her at her debutant ball! I kept repeating myself: 'She's not Lorelai, She won't screw up' Well, she did. She will never fulfil the dreams I had about you! " She started crying.
Lorelai turned around and got to the dinning room. She took her daughter and drove home.
I updated!! Amazing isn't it? I hope you liked it. I'm so sorry I couldn't update sooner! It's just that I'm going through this whole application to college process. In my country you have a test that counts for almost all your eligibility! I was freaking out!
Happily, that's over and I'm in a great college and looking forward to starting classes, next year. (In Chile we start the school year on March and finish it on December, from fall to summer)
Now, the thank you notes:
Katie 05: Thanks! I'm glad you liked it, I hope you like this one too. I took a lot to update, I'm sorry! I'll try to update sooner this time.
Lora: That was not it! I had to continue it, or you may have killed me!!! Thanks for the review, I hope you liked this one too.
Ashley: Super tight?? I'm sorry, I don't understand… Thanks for the review, I hope yo liked this one too.
lil Gillian: Thank you, Tiffany. I'm really happy that you liked it. I love Jess, I think he could be very lovely if he wanted to. I hope you liked this chapter too.
smile1: I'm glad you liked it! Thank you for the review, you haven't missed one! I hope you liked this chapter too.