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« Reply #55 on: September 22, 2006, 01:43:46 pm » |
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Hey There. Older Guy here. it's been a while, too.
I noticed that the previous fanfic thread was still ' not available '. Hmm.
Soooo, I've developed a short vignette, & wasn't sure where to post it. I hope that you find it poignant. It has an if-what-when mystery about it - along with a fill-in-the-blank quality (literally !).
It definitely opens it up for discussion. You may OR may not be able to come up with an answer.
And it involves Stars Hollow - and Lorelei Gilmore . . .
As always, the characters & situations belong to the creators & owners of The CW's Gilmore Girls.
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Clouds, Life and Ms Gilmore
First there was sunshine . . . and now there are clouds.
Lorelei Gilmore looked up absent-mindedly, suddenly realizing it was overcast.
" Thanks." she said to no one, as she frowned back at the dark clouds.
" It certainly adds to the Edgar Allen Poe rhythm of the day ",
she negatively thought, as she walked passed a familiar antique shop. She stared at it, momentarily pondering what Mrs Kim was doing right now. And that it was unreal Mrs Kim wasn't there anymore.
Lorelei felt a chill as the wind picked up slightly, raising her scarf & coat top
higher on her neck. She picked up her pace as she walked across the street
- and caught her right heel in a small pothole.
As she gently pulled out her shoe, she made a face at the couldn't-care-less pothole.
" Crap. Where's Taylor when you really . . . oh never mind ", she mumbled to herself. She was slightly annoyed that the streets weren't kept up they way they used to be.
There were very few people in town today. In fact, she was surprised, especially due to the closeness of that new subdivision nearby, with all those McMansions on shoe-sized lots. Maybe people weren't into historic anymore. Maybe instead they went right into Hartford on that new freeway.
She was brought suddenly out of her synapse-twirling haze, as she came up on another familiar building. At the same instance, she heard someone, some where, yell something. It was from a male-persuasion someone. He repeated it again. This time as a full sentence.
" Rory !! How are you ! ".
She stopped absolutely dead in her tracks, looked around & silently mouthed that name. Her memory was turning over. " Wow. I haven't been called that in a long time . . . Is there anyone I know who still lives here ? ". Lorelei couldn't tell where the voice was coming from, and walked further.
" Rory !!! ". She heard him again.
Her mind gently reeled as she realized how, through her adult years, she'd moved away from her
' Rory ' nickname, using her given name in the real world. She interrupted her train of thought, shaking her head slightly, adding " How long has it been ? . . . "
She looked across the street and down to her left, and noticed a familiar face walk-sprinting double-time up to her, smiling, waving at her with both arms.
" Rory ! Hello there ! . . ."
She stared, did a double-take at the sight, & thought " See that . . think about public works, and . . . ". Taylor stopped and gave her a big hug. She smiled back at him.
" Well, Ms Gilmore . . I'm sorry it's not the best kind of day, but it's still wonderful to see you. " he effervesced. Taylor looked pretty good, chattering exactly the same. He was heavier & balder (" Is that possible ? ", she turned over in her head).
" It's good to see you, Taylor ", she said as she hugged back, grinning with him. " I thought most of our crowd had left on a one-way barge, never to return ".
" Oh heavens no, young lady. There are plenty of solid, die-hard citizens left in this old hamlet ! ", he said, enunciating sharply with his right index finger. Then, quickly as that, he started moving, " Rory, I have some extremely important things to do before I see you again later this afternoon ". Lorelei opened her mouth slightly to make a sound, but Taylor was already halfway down the street. " I'll see you then ! . . . . " he trailed off, waving back at her.
Eyebrows raised - and her right hand waving all by itself - Lorelei heard an exhale sound from her mouth. Mumbling came after that. " He's still like a walking Catagory-4 .".
. . . " I've never met him, but he seems exactly as you described . . ", a slightly raised, disembodied voice said.
Her head involuntarily shook slightly in disbelief as she turned to her right to look across the street to where the voice was coming. " Hey . . . " the recognizable male voice said, in a very quiet, seductive way. She realized that her mouth was a little agape - and she couldn't close it. She also realized that nothing was coming from her throat, even though she made an attempt. And, her eyes suddenly needed windshield wipers, but it wasn't raining.
Lorelei didn't remember stepping off the curb to walk across the street.
She stopped directly in front of this handsome, smiling face, and tried to say something again, but only succeded in opening her mouth a little wider.
" Paul Anka got your tongue ? . . that was his name, right ? ", he said.
Lorelei's eyes completely opened up, as she finally found her voice.
" Uh, You a . . ? Where did you come from ?? How did you know I'd be here ?? "
__________ attempted to open his mouth, but found there were warm, soft lips on top of his, shutting him up, along with Lorelei's arms completely around him. She touched his soft hair - and couldn't believe this was happening. She felt as if she had been saved - and was falling - at the same time. During this, he managed to get out " Rory, I really, really missed you".
Again she heard her nickname out of the past. Lorelei closed her eyes as she felt ___________ gently but firmly return her kiss - and squeeze her left hand. " Ah, jeez . . I'm really losing it, here . .Why is this happening ? . . .", she thought - and then suddenly felt warm sunlight - and the dark clouds were gone.
She slowly opened both eyes - and noticed that his were still closed, as he then gently kissed her right cheek.
He opened his eyes & said, " My timing's strange, I know that, but I wanted to be here for you - with you . . ".
Lorelei began to blink at his words, " ___________, please believe me when I say that I missed you too. For a long time. Like . . .".
Then, leaping into her mind - " Get a grip, here, Gilmore ! . . Work with me, mouth ! ". . . .
_________ looked directly at her, holding both of her hands.
" Rory . . . Is it alright that I'm here ? There was no real plan to my being here, y'know . .".
Lorelei realized she probably looked a mess and mumbled " Oh great . ." as she went diving into her purse for a tissue. She found one had been folded 78 times, stuck in a paperback as a page marker. She unfolded it & started dabbing under her eyes. __________ had a strange look on his face. She stopped.
" Oh no, you're fine. It's great that you're here. Now . . . Really . . . It's just . . . You know . . .".
As she got out the last two words, ___________ said them at the same time. They both looked at each other & started to laugh. He continued " . . . why don't we find a place where we can sit down & just be comfortable ? "
He looked over at the end of the next block on the right. " Didn't that used to be ' Luke's ' ?", he added, nodding his head in that direction. Lorelei stared, & with a huge melancholy feeling, nodded back. There was a corporate-franchise sign over the doorway. " Well ", she thought, " it looks almost the same ".
" Sure. We have time ", she suddenly smiled.
As they started to walk, ___________, in one continuous motion, moved behind Lorelei to be on her left side, next to the curb, & gently took her left hand in his right.
" Saving me from unruly horses and carriage splashes, huh ? " she remarked. __________ grinned. " Absolutely ", he returned. Lorelei was surprised at herself for forgetting how chivalrous he was. And is. When he wasn't looking, she took in a deep sigh & thought " Y'know, this is really nice ".
As _________ opened the shop's front door, Lorelei noted that it certainly
wasn't Luke's decor anymore. But it had a rustic-something about it.
" Probably what they cooked up from a magazine at corporate ". She looked at _________
and then realized she had said that outloud. _________ laughed & said
" I think you got it". Lorelei started for a table & chair near the largest window.
She noted _________'s hand reach out in front of her to pull the chair back. For her.
" Hey. I'm not used to this Princess of Genovia treatment, y'know . . " she said as he sat down in front of her. He looked up at her, was about to say something, but just smiled back. Almost immediately, a young server came over. But before he opened his mouth, ____________ held up two fingers & looked at Lorelei.
She nodded, and ____________ said " two coffees, please ", with Lorelei quickly adding " and please bring the desert menu ". The server seemed impressed by their quick order, & wordlessly turned on his heals.
"How about a few extra napkins ? ", ______________ said,
" Just in case one of us gets really loopy with the dessert ? ".
Lorelei looked into his face & smiled, thinking " I must be looking moronic with all this smiling . . .
This is sooo unreal . . .". She self-consciously grabbed a strand of her dark brown hair & put in behind her ear as he got up & walked over to the service bar.
Lorelei found herself staring.
She immediately noticed his shoulders, & how broad they were, and how his slacks fit & how broad they weren't. As he came back with 20 napkins and sat down, Lorelei realized that her skirt was raised quite a bit up on her left leg & that she caught him giving a momentary glance. She felt suddenly flushed as he sat down, and found herself biting her lower lip as she rearranged her skirt out of his view.
As she was looking at __________, the server came back with the coffees and menu, putting them down between them. Realizing he was totally invisible to them, he shrugged & went back behind the service bar.
___________ moved the napkins off to the center side, & then leaned his upper body closer to hers. For the first time since they ran into each other, Lorelei took in ___________'s presence. " Oh jeez " she thought, and then came out-of-the-blue, " he smells good ", and prayed she wasn't turning shades in front of him.
She started giggling, which completely threw him off. He looked at her.
" Ah . . . What did I just miss ? ".
Lorelei quickly pulled her self back & said " Oh, nothing. I was just thinking how weird it was to run into Taylor, and how he hasn't changed at all. Although alien shoe-swallowers are attacking from the streets now " . . .
" So . . . ", she said, looking down at the tablecloth. Lorelei decided she'd have to finally open up the you-me portion of this soap-opera.
" You found out I was here . . . How about that ?"
___________ leaned back slightly, and to his left.
" Actually, I saw the service listed in the Hartford paper, and . . . "
Lorelei leaned forward, " Wow. Are you in the habit of looking . . . "
___________ shifted his whole body toward her.
" No . . . . As I was about to say . . ."
Lorelei's eyes rolled counter-clockwise. " Oops, sorry there . . .".
He continued, " I got a call from Lane ".
Lorelei triple blinked " Lane ?? How did she get your number ? "
" She said you had mentioned that I taught at the University, and got my number off the website." He paused, adding " Sooooo . . . ". Lorelei looked up, " You finagled it out of her ! ".
He cracked a smile, " . . . I took a chance that you might be in town early, maybe walking around . . . "
Shifting gears for a moment, he paused, then added,
" Rory . . ."
Still smiling, she lowered her face slightly, pouting her lower lip, and in a deep voice, answered " Yeeeees . . . "
" Rory, It's bothering me a little that this might not really be OK with you "
" What ? Why is that ?? "
" Because we live in the same city now, and . . . I've tried locating you everywhere . . . You don't leave tracks in your profession, do you ? "
Lorelei suddenly was aware that too much time had gone by.
" Y'know, with me being so absorbed in work for such a long time, I hadn't thought of that . . . Or maybe it's my sneaky nature " she kidded.
Then she sincerely smiled at him.
His face didn't change expression . . . .
Her eyes grew larger as she inhaled. " I'm kidding ! . . . If I had known you were looking for me . . . Why didn't you send mail to my last address ? "
" Mail !? " _____________ was surprised and embarrassed at the remark.
" The only mail I think of is e-mail. It never crossed my mind. . . how doltish
is that ?? "
Lorelei reached over and held his hand.
" Hey . . At least you're not losing all your synapses . . . right ? "
They both laughed.
Without realizing, they both leaned foward. And looking back & forth at each others' eyes, without a word, they stopped time & slowly kissed. Lorelei's brain kicked in with " Hmmm. He tastes even better . . . " She slightly opened her left eye to check his face for a reaction. If she had thought out loud again.
" Nope . . " she thought, " Thank god for that ".
______________ stopped in mid-kiss, his lips still attached to hers.
" Thank god for what ? "
This time, Lorelei opened the other eye, raised it's eyebrow at the same time,
and stopped breathing. His blue eyes locked directly on hers . .
" You mumbled that through the kiss . . . ".
Lorelei's heart picked a few RPM. " Oh ".
She breathed out, & then glanced down at the untouched cups for emphasis. " Thank god for the coffee !! We need a caffein jolt, y'know, and they're just sitting there, unlike us, behaving themselves !! . . . . waiting to get into our systems !! "
______________ grabbed the closest cup. " You're right " . . .
After a first sip, he said " Are you handling this day OK ? "
Brought back to the real world, Lorelei ventured " It's better now, I think . . .
It's just been a long and sad time. But, y'know, I realized that it's worked out for the best . . ."
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Lorelei suddenly straightened up. " I have to make a call. Would you mind ? ".
" Of course not, " __________ said, adding " I'll make sure the caffein keeps coming . .".
Lorelei smiled as she excused herself. Alighting on the bench just outside, she pulled out of her purse the miniature widescreen phone and flipped it open. She then tapped her left ear piece, and hit a certain button on the phone. The screen instantly lit up. On it was a round, sweet face, looking a little bit pale, with huge blue eyes.
" Hi Sweety ", Lorelei said to the screen. . .
" Hi Mom ', she heard crisply through the earpiece,
" I just had some soup & I'm feeling a little better . . . Umm . . . Are you OK ? . . being back in Stars Hollow, I mean ? ", the transported voice asked.
Lorelei thought for a second & smiled " Yeah . . . it's been an up & down day, so far. . . . But some things about being here are turning out better than I thought ".
Lorelei Leigh Gilmore paused, smiling at the screen. Then, with a sigh,
". . . OK babe, get some shut-eye, don't chase the rabbit & I'll be home soon ".
" Mom ? "
" Yes, Sweetheart ? "
" I love You ".
For the second time that day, a happy, indescribable wave enveloped Lorelei . . .
" I love You too, Rory . . . ".
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