Mystery of Love (Gilmore Girls)

chapter three

It was Friday yet again, and that meant that the Gilmore household was preparing to head to another Friday night dinner. Up to this point, Sabrina had successfully avoided her sister's interrogation about Atlas. It was as she began getting ready for dinner with her grandparents that Rory trapped her into the discussion. 

Rory walked into the room to find her sister curling her hair. The girl threw herself onto Sabrina's bed, a cheeky smile present on her face.

"So, spill," Rory said, offering no explanation.

Sabrina sighed before explaining to her sister.

"Well, it actually started on the first day of school. I had never seen him before but ran into him at Confidently Caffeinated and before the ceremony."

"Wait a minute, you didn't know who Atlas Montgomery was? I would say I'm as oblivious to the school hierarchy as you are and even I knew of him from the start. He's like the pride and joy of Chilton. He's a straight-A student, an award-winning artist, and committed to Yale for soccer. Some people have even said they think he can play professionally someday. Not knowing of him is almost impossible, but go on." Rory cut in, shocked that her sister had no knowledge of the boy she had been talking to.

"Whatever," Sabrina rolled her eyes. "We talked a bit after one of your student government meetings, just briefly. Mrs. Johnston has asked me to tutor him in AP Lit. We're meeting at Luke's at 7 tomorrow night to start working through the summer work he struggled with."

"You like him," Rory said bluntly.

"What? I don't even know him," Sabrina blushed.

"Ah, but you still like him. And based on the look on his face when he watched you walk away, he's into you too. You even have a study date with him on a Saturday night. A guy like that is probably invited to every party there is, and yet he's choosing to study with you instead."

Ignoring her sister, Sabrina changed into a steel blue dress with a large knit cardigan and her chunky-heeled Mary Janes. The twins made their way down the stairs to hear their mother complaining yet again about the dinner.

"Ugh, I'm not going," Lorelai exclaimed.

"You are going," the twins responded in unison.

"Stop doing the creepy twin thing. She has done this to me for the last time. From now on, I'm not giving her any information about my life at all."

"You never did in the first place," Sabrina sassed.

"I can't believe she called Christopher. She has no respect for me or my feelings or my life."

"Well, she didn't think of it that way. She thought she was helping," Rory defended.

"You do know there isn't a Santa Claus, don't you?"

At that comment from her mother, Sabrina was just confused.

"Ugh. Please, can you try to forget this so we can move on without dinners being more awkward than they already are?" She asked Lorelai.

"I'm never going over there again." 

"Not an option." Rory simply stated.

"I'm going to run upstairs and grab my purse and book. You can handle her, right?" Sabrina asked Rory.

"Yeah, I'll drag her out to the car if I have to."

"Mean," Lorelai called out after hearing that comment.

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Sabrina sat in her grandparent's dining room, silently observing the chaos around her. The maid, Sarah, entered with salads in hand.