Look
at the stars, I came along, So then I took my turn, Your skin I
swam across, I drew a line, Your skin, It's true, look how they
shine for you,
Look how they shine for you,
And everything you
do
Yeah, they were all yellow.
I wrote a
song for you,
And all the things you do,
And it was called
"Yellow."
Oh what a thing
took done,
And it was all yellow.
Oh yeah,
your skin and bones,
Turned into something beautiful,
You
know
You know I love you so,
You know I love you so.
I jumped across for you,
Oh what a thing to
do.
Cuz you were all yellow,
I drew a
line for you,
Oh what a thing to do,
And it was all
yellow.
Oh yeah your skin and bones,
Turned
into something beautiful,
You know,
For you I'd bleed myself
dry,
For you I'd bleed myself dry.
Look how they shine for you,
Look how they shine
for...
Look how they shine for you,
Look how they shine for
you,
Look how they shine...
Look at the
stars;
Look how they shine for you,
And all the things that you
do.
Yellow – coldplay
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"I told you to stay away from me." She said backing up into the wall.
"I'm sorry." He pleaded.
"Chris." She said slowly. "Don't do this." She shook her head. "Please."
"Rory's staying here and you told me to come visit her." He said smugly.
So he had heard.
"Unless you told her…" He said slowly. "You did." He threw his hands up in the air. "Unbelievable." He said sighing.
"She found me. What was I supposed to say 'mommy's a crack head and couldn't hold her dope'?" She asked.
He sighed. "You're right. I'm sorry. Can I just have a room so I can see my kid and make up for it?" He asked.
Lorelai scoffed at the last part but didn't say anything for a moment. "We're booked." She said shuffling papers around the desk.
"Please." He said.
"Where's that annoying Frenchman?" She asked looking around. "Michele!" She called.
"Kitchen." Came a heavy French accent.
Lorelai sighed and went into the kitchen to get Michel. "I want you to be mean to him ok?" She asked.
"Why?" He asked usually she hated it when he was mean to guests.
"You like Rory right?" Lorelai asked pleading with him.
"Sure. She's the normal one." He said.
"Well he's mean to Rory. And to me but you don't like me all that much." She said rolling her eyes. "Just if we have a room give it to him but please no matter what you do be rude to him." She pleaded once again.
"For Rory." He said leaving.
She smiled and followed Michel out to the desk he was checking over the rooms clucking his tongue. "Lorelai does that lumberjack diner man fix plumbing?" He asked.
"I have no idea." She said looking at the ceiling thinking. "I don't think so." She said even though he fixed the sink last week.
"We don't have rooms." Michel said shortly.
"Lorelai. Please. I'm sorry!" He said.
"You heard him." Lorelai said getting red in the face. "No rooms."
"I'm sorry I shouldn't have done it." He said. Michel leaned back enjoying the drama unfolding before him.
"You're damn right." She said in a hushed tone careful not to say what he did. "You think that you can just waltz in here and demand that everything's alright? What about Rory? Do you think she's forgiven you?" She asked folding her arms over her chest getting on a role. Well at least the sitting room's empty and everybody's out. "Sure, she's in collage but that doesn't mean she's out of the loop. She's the one who found me anyway." She said uncrossing her arms.
Found her? Michel thought.
"Come on I'm sure it wasn't bad." Chris said.
Wrong move buddy. "You're sure?" She asked "You're sure?" She asked again. "Are you so sure or are you guessing? You were drunk Chris how do you know what you did to me and what you didn't do to me?" She asked.
"I'm sorry." He said looking down.
"Don't Chris." She said putting her hand up. "Just don't." She shook her head. "When you're ready to grow up you can come and I'll think about forgiving you but now." She said looking him up and down. She laughed bitterly and continued, "No." She said with finality.
"I'm ready. Please. I just want to spend a day with my girls." He said.
"How many times have I told you we're NOT your girls?" She asked getting red once again. "Rory can chose to be your girl but I'm not your girl. Maybe when we were 16 and you knocked me up but after that I was never your girl." She sighed and turned away. "Michel just give him a room and if it has problems…well…then he'll get along with the room." She went into her office and shut her door sighing.
Michel looked at Chris. What an ass. He got her pregnant? "If the normal part of Rory doesn't come from her then where does it come from?" He asked looking for the room with the most problems. "You sure you're the father?" He asked smugly.
"What do you know anyway?" Chris asked.
"All I know is she's not coming out of there," he pointed at her office, "for a long time." He said getting a key for her. "I suggest you leave but if you want to say," he said shrugging, "here's your key." He said. "Before you go." He said tapping his fingers on the desk. "I like Rory. She's a good kid. I helped her with her French homework. She's smart." He said tapping faster. "Don't hurt her again." He said with much difficulty because the only emotion he ever showed was sarcasm and he wasn't even sure if that was an emotion. He turned on his heels before Chris could respond and went into the kitchen for a cookie and water to wash his mouth out. They both knew he meant stay away from Lorelai and Rory but he only said Rory. Over the years he built a little bubble around Lorelai and marked her: the annoying little sister. He had to do the big brother thing.
Chris sighed and went to his room.
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"He's staying at your inn?" He asked. She nodded and he poured her coffee.
"I can't believe I let him." She said looking up. "Did I tell you Michel stood up for us?" She asked smiling. "Even though he thought I wasn't listening it was sweet." She said.
"Just don't leave me for him." He joked leaning closer her on the counter.
"As long as you keep doing this." She said giving him a kiss. "Then I don't think I can." She giggled and he shook his head.
"But what about last week?" He asked in a hushed tone.
"Michel probably connected the dots. He's smarter then we all think." She said looking down. "I have to tell Rory he's here." She said looking up at him. He nodded and she smiled. She got her phone out and dialed. Rory didn't have much to say about the subject only that she was coming home later.
"What did she say?" Luke asked.
"Nothing." She said. "At all." She added.
Luke shrugged.
"I don't think she's forgiven him." Lorelai added again.
"It must be hard for her." Luke said. "Knowing that her father's a jerk." He said.
Lorelai giggled and playfully slapped his chest. "You so didn't just say that." She hiccupped. He nodded and she giggled again.
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When Rory got home she found Chris sitting on the step.
"What do you want?" She asked icily. She opened the door. "I'm meeting somebody." She said turning back to him.
"Please. Let me make it up to you." He said.
"If a boy comes tell him I'm in my room waiting." She said leaving the door open.
"A boy?" He asked.
She just rolled her eyes and went into her room picking out books she thinks Jess would like.
Ten minutes later Jess came into the house. "Rory?" He called.
"In her room." Chris said confused.
He nodded and went into her room.
Jess took his bag and emptied it out.
"Here." She filled his bag with the books she chose and put his books in a box.
"Thanks." He said.
"No problem. That's my dad by the way." She said rolling her eyes.
Jess cocked an eyebrow. "Want me to get rid of him?" He asked.
Rory giggled but shook her head. She started looking through the books he gave her when she heard Lorelai walk in.
"Chris." Lorelai said.
"Rory let me in. Well not so much let me in as leave the door open for me." He said shrugging.
"Rory!" Lorelai called ignoring Chris.
"In my room." Lorelai nodded and put her bag down.
"Should I be worried that there's a boy in there?" He asked.
"Smirk and leather jacket?" She asked. He nodded and she shrugged "No." She said.
"He looks experienced." He chocked out not comfortable about talking about how a teenager looks like he's done 'things' with girls before.
"And he is." She said getting water out of the fridge.
"You're not worried?" He asked.
Lorelai rolled her eyes. "You have the right to be?" She said and walked into Rory's room. "You guys want something to drink?" She asked.
"Water." Rory said eyes on the book. Lorelai nodded and got them both water.
"What do you want Chris?" Lorelai asked shutting the door to Rory's room.
"I want to know why you're letting them in the same room. Alone." He said. "Remember us." He said.
"I'd rather not." She spit out.
"Lore." He started.
"What?" She asked.
"Why are you here?" She asked. "I know it's because of Emily so just give it up."
"She helped me realize-" He started.
"No." She said shaking her head.
"Well why is this boy in the same room as her? Great parenting skills." He said scoffing.
"Like you'd know about parenting skills. You didn't raise a kid." She pointed out harshly.
"You're right. That was uncalled for." He said looking down.
"If you want you can make plans with her. I'm not stopping you. Jess is staying at his mom's new place and I have no idea when they're getting out of her room. I'm going to go see a movie. Good bye." She said coldly.
"I'll go with you." He pleaded.
"You're here for Rory." She said coldly. "Rory!" She screamed getting movies out of her shelf. "I have no time to go to the rent store so I'm sticking to what we have." She said walking into her room. "You're on your own for tonight. No wild parties." She said giving her a kiss on the cheek.
"Bye mom." Rory said grabbing a book off the pile he'd given her.
"Bye Jess." She said leaving not even taking a second glance at Chris.
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"At your house?" He asked. "And he thought Rory and Jess were doing things?" He asked.
She nodded and got into bed. "I know. Crazy. I brought videos." She said. She handed them to him and he popped one of them in.
"Hardbodies. Isn't this what I fell asleep to?" He asked.
"Yep." She said snuggling into him.
He sighed and pressed play.
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"Rory, lovely I'm home." She said walking into her house.
"In here." She said making coffee.
"So how did you sleep?" She asked.
"Dad insisted on taking us to a movie and the only thing playing was Pretty in Pink so we watched it. I almost barfed at having to spend a night with him." Rory said pouring coffee.
"He's your dad." She giggled.
Rory rolled her eyes. "Coffee?" She asked.
Lorelai nodded. "Hit me up."
"You didn't have at Luke's?" She asked.
"I did. Now I'm having more." She said smiling.
"Let me get my book and we'll get going." She said.
"You bring a book everywhere child." She said. "We have to stop at the Dragonfly though." Lorelai said.
"Ok." Rory said.
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"Let me just get this thing." She said going into her office. Rory nodded and followed her. She got down on all fours and looked under her desk. "AHA!" she screamed getting it. "My stress ball. I'm so going to need this with Chris around." She muttered. "Ready." Lorelai said. Rory nodded and they made their way to Luke's.
They sat down at a table and then Andrew came in. "Rory I have a new shipment of books you'd like." He said knowingly.
"Save some for me?" She asked.
"Of course." He said taking a seat at the counter. Luke came over and gave them both pancakes.
"Thank you!" Rory squealed.
Luke rolled his eyes at her, "Mmhmm." He said.
Miss. Patty walked in and took a seat with them. "Morning dolls." She told them.
"Morning Patty. How's it going?" Rory asked while Lorelai devoured her pancakes. "Slow down mom." She said.
Miss Patty laughed at Lorelai. "Oh nothing just went for a walk." She said. "Better then dieting." She said knowingly.
"I wouldn't do either." Lorelai said drinking some of her coffee.
"Oh honey I know." She said giving Lorelai the once over getting up. "Maybe I should try your way you have a hot figure." She said.
"Are you hitting on me? I don't think that's appropriate seeing as my boyfriend is right there but meet me by the dumpsters after school." She giggled winking.
"You and your sense of humor." She said shaking her head sitting next to Andrew. Just then Chris came in and sat down just like he saw Patty do.
"Dad." Rory said a little uncomfortably.
"I'll be right back." Lorelai said going over to the counter to talk to Luke. Rory went back to her book ignoring Chris's attempts to talk. "Did you see that?" She asked Luke. He nodded and she sighed. "I can't wait until something happens and he's out of here." She said shaking her head.
"It's ok." Luke said.
"It's going to have to be." She said using the line she used the week before. "It has to be." She repeated. "He just sat down like he was my buddy." She said crossing her arms over her chest.
"I saw." Luke said.
"Like he was Miss. Patty or something!" She said shaking her head. "I have to get out of here." She said.
"Here." He said handing her coffee. "Calm down." He said.
"You're right. When did you always become right?" She asked.
"A long time ago." He smirked.
She rolled her eyes and took the coffee. "Thank you." She said walking back to the table. Her phone ringed and she answered it. Chris eyes the sign on the wall but didn't say anything.
"You what?" She said into the phone. "You're kidding me." She said.
"Who is it?" Rory mouthed.
"Sookie…calm down." She said into the phone. "Which hospital?" She asked rolling her eyes.
Chris's attention was now on Lorelai. How could she act so calm if a friend's in the hospital?
"I'll call Jackson." She said rolling her eyes. Just then he walked in. "Here. Talk to him." She said into the phone. She handed to phone to Jackson and he looked at it. "Sookie. Hospital." She said. He nodded and walked outside.
"Again?" Rory asked.
"Yeah. She tripped over a chef this time though." She giggled.
Miss. Patty came running over. "What happened?" She asked.
She wants the gossip. "Sookie's in the hospital again. She tripped over a chef." She said giggling.
Miss. Patty ran out of the diner to tell Babbette. "We must really be low on gossip if THAT'S worthy of Babbette." Rory noted going back to her book.
"Must be." She echoed. Luke walked over to them. "Sookie's in the hospital again." Lorelai said to Luke.
Luke shook his head. "Klutz. No wonder you two get along." He said.
"I am appalled you would even suggest that I'm a klutz, right Rory?" She asked Rory.
"Silence is golden." She said smiling.
"Except for in a movie theater." She piped up.
"Actually Lorelai I believe it's especially in a movie theater." He said taking her plate rolling his eyes.
"You shut your mouth." She said folding her arms across her chest. "You two always team up on me. It's getting old." She said shaking her head.
"It never gets old." Rory said looking up from her book.
Lorelai pouted and went back to her coffee. "Mean."
Chris felt uncomfortable in this situation. This must be the boyfriend. He thought.
Just then April and Anna walked in.
"Hi." Lorelai said giving them a short wave and turning back to her table.
"Hi Lorelai." April said. "Hi Rory." She said. She looked at the man everybody seemed to hate sitting next to them. "Hi…"
"Chris." He filled in.
"Don't waste your time remembering his name." Lorelai said rolling her eyes.
April shrugged and sat at the counter.
"Anna." Lorelai said.
Anna smiled and turned to Luke. "I'll pick her up tonight." She said tightly turning to leave. Luke nodded and went up to April to ask her what she wants.
Jess walks in and goes upstairs. Lorelai sighs. "Married life's not all it's cracked up to be." She said shaking her head.
"He's married?" Chris asked.
"No. His mom is." Lorelai said. Jess came down with a book and placed it in front of Rory.
"Forgot to give it to you." He said.
She looked up from her book and smiled. "Thanks." She read the title.
"Cause you live in Rome." He said smirking.
To Kill a Mockingbird.
She rolled her eyes and took the book. "I'll get started on it right away Mr. Danes." She said giggling. "7th grade all over again." She said still giggling.
"Shut up." He said turning away.
"Thanks!" She called to him cheerily.
Lorelai rolled her eyes. "Kids." She said giggling at them. "Behave! No blood shed in here. Taylor would come in and explain to us how un sanitary it is even though we all know it is." She said.
"Blood doesn't match this outfit." Rory said giggling.
"That's my girl." Lorelai said pinching her cheek daughter's cheek.
Jess smirked at them and went behind the counter "Reporting for duty sir!" He said mocking a cheerful voice.
"He works here?" Chris asked.
"That's his uncle." She shrugged. "He helps." Lorelai added before turning back to her coffee. "Jackson has my phone." She said. Lorelai groaned at this. "My life line." She sighed and walked over to Luke. "Jackson has my phone." She said and went to sit in a stool.
Luke laughed at this, "your phone? Oh Lorelai Gilmore without a phone whatever shall she do?" He asked mocking a worried voice.
"Annoy her boyfriend until he's ready to pull his hair out." She said smiling sweetly at him.
"You do that daily." He said refilling her cup.
"Glad to know." She said smiling again. "So…" She said drinking her coffee. "I was thinking…"
"Never a good sign." He smirked.
Lorelai rolled her eyes and pouted. "That gets me an extra cup." She smirked.
"No. You had here this morning. Then you went home and had some now you come here and have some." He said.
"I get another cup." She sing-songed.
He rolled his eyes and filled her cup up. "There. No more."
She shrugged, "we'll see about that."
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