8 years in the life

Chapter 56- 2015, Two weddings and a funeral (3)

Rory made a beeline towards the counter and sat next to her mom. It felt good falling back into her childhood habits. On her side, Lorelai had never been so happy to have the two New-Yorkers for the Fourth of July weekend. It was like everything had fallen back into place, just like what the two Gilmore women had always dreamed of. The elder one had even decided to remodel her daughter's childhood bedroom so that the young couple could stay in the house when they were visiting. In the meantime, they were still in the DragonFly.

"Hi, Cesar!"

"Hi, Rory, nice to see you."

"Where is my favorite daughter's boyfriend?" Her mom asked surprised not to see the two of them glued together as usual.

"I left him at the inn with a little homework. Aren't you happy to have some time with your favorite daughter?"

"I am hon, just not used to seeing you by yourself anymore."

Rory frowned.

"I thought you liked him now?"

"Oh! I do, that's why I'm asking. He's not out running again?"

"He already did, he does that very early in the summer, before it's too hot."

Lorelai shook her head, that was one thing she'll never understand. She glanced at her daughter and held her smirk. She could sense that Rory was restless.

"Don't tell me you're already missing him."

"No! It's just that... I just finished my short story, and he's reading it right now."

"Oh! So, did you still go with your Chilton days?"

Rory nodded biting her bottom lip.

"I have to admit I'm a little jealous, why is he reading it first? He wasn't around at that period."

The younger Gilmore sighed.

"I promise I'll give it to you, it's just like that, we're are each other first reader."

"It's alright hon, I like to tease you. You two are very cute together. He hasn't read any part of it before?".

"No, he was copyediting his own book. He's great, isn't he?"

A smile stretched Rory's lips, a sincere, genuine grin.

"And your thinking you should be meshed together for the rest of your lives."

Rory stared at her mother. How did she do that? She always knew what was in her mind. Lately, she had to admit that she was thinking that they should get married but she couldn't put words why she had this sudden need.

"Why did you and Luke never get married?"

"Wow... You're very good at diversion," Lorelai sighed. "Not everybody needs to be married, we love each other. And there was the fiasco when I proposed..."

"Do you think that women can't propose? Because I've gotten the impression, men like to be initiators in that kind of matters."

"Honey, some do like girls who know what they want. I'd like to think that women are becoming more comfortable voicing their own desires, that there's no need for permission anymore. In my case, it didn't work because I initiated it, but because I used marriage as a solution."

Lorelai put her hand on Rory's.

"I was feeling as if I was failing. You and I were fighting, and Luke was the only solid strong person in my life at that moment. But April appeared, and he lost his balance, and I couldn't understand that, even after you and I reconciled. Luke needed time, but I was feeling he was pushing me aside, so I gave him an ultimatum. You know we Gilmores don't do well with ultimatums, and then I made a bad decision."