New Beginnings

Act 7 ch 4

After getting back from Paris, Lorelai insisted on having everyone over for dinner.

"Hello?!" Victoria calls out walking into her mother's house with Rory, Tristan, and Jamie behind her. "Honey! Oh, hi" Lorelai kisses everyone on both cheeks.

"That's how we do it on the continent" she explains. "Well of course. Hey, dad" Rory greets her father. "Hi, honey" they hug.

"Come on. Come in" Lorelai says.

"Come in" she insists. "What are you wearing?" Victoria asks.

"I hear it's called an apron" Lorelai replies. "Interesting, why are you wearing that?" Victoria asks her. "Well because I've been cooking snails" Lorelai says as they walk to the kitchen.

"You're kidding me" Rory says shocked to actually see snails.

"Been cooking snails and dealing with snail spatter" Lorelai says. "She really cooked those?" Tristan turns to Christopher.

"She really did" Chris confirms. "What do you mean, I told you I was gonna cook them" Lorelai reminds everyone. "Yeah but I think we all thought it was just like a euphemism" Rory explains.

"A euphemism for what?" Lorelai asks.

"A euphemism for I'm ordering a pizza" Victoria tells her. "Come sit, sit" Christopher says.

"So, how was your trip?" Rory asks her parents. "Oh, no. First, a glass of wine-we went to the Chateau Du Nozet in the Loire valley, and this is Pouilly Fumé" Lorelai pours wine. "It's supposed to be one of the best in the land, and after trying 10 varietals-note the use of varietal..." she continues.

"Noted" Tristan nods.

"...believe me, you tend to believe them" Lorelai says. "We were drunk by the end of the tour, we bought a case" Chris tells them.

"Cool so you went to a winery? What else did you do?" Victoria asks curious. "Um, here. Try a snail" Lorelai tries to avoid the question. "Uh, no" Victoria declines.

"Please? Come on" Lorelai begs.

"I made them" she says. "You try one" Rory suggests.

"I'm full, I've been snacking on them all day" Lorelai lies just not wanting to eat a snail. "Well see and I had a lunch of bugs and lizards, so I'm good, too" Rory says.

"All right you know what, I'll try one" Chris grabs one. "You sure you don't want a lime and some salt so you can do it like a tequila shot?" Tristan asks him. "I'm good. All right, you ready?" Chris prepares himself.

"One, two..." he eats it.

"Well, how's it taste?" Rory asks.

"Sort of like a buttered gummi bear" Christopher answers. "Pass" Victoria says.

"So, what else? Tell me about France" Rory asks her parents. "Okay, here it is. Um...while we were in France, your dad and I, we got married" Lorelai tells her. "What?" Tristan says shocked.

"We got married" Lorelai repeats.

"You got married married?" Rory asks. "Married married" Lorelai confirms.

"Really?" Victoria asks her. Lorelai nods in response. "Um...wow. Wow" Rory says overwhelmed.

"Um... hey, congratulations. That's great" Victoria smiles.

"Thanks. We're so excited" Christopher replies. "Um, how? When?" Rory asks.

"Um..." Lorelai says. "Two days ago, in Giverny. It's about an hour outside Paris" Chris answers. "It's where Monet had his studio, where he painted the water lilies" he tells them.