𝘞𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 | 𝘎𝘪𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘎𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴

17 :: 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘶𝘱𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘶𝘱

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!! Warning !!
This chapter contains shouting, arguing and verbal abuse.
Read at your own risk. 

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❝ What if he punches her next? ❞

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"WE'RE LATE," RORY says as the four of them get closer and closer to Miss Patty's.

"We're not late," Lorelai retorts.

"The last time we were late, Taylor said that there would be consequences," Rory reminded them.

"He did not," Melissa replied. "He said there would be severe consequences. Whatever that means."

"Mia, what time is it? Are we late?"

"I hope so," Mia said, a small grin tugging at her lips.

"Mia!"

"I'm sorry!" Mia exclaimed. "But it's been two years since I've gotten to go to a town meeting and I want some controversy."

"Aha!" Lorelai shouts, pointing at Luke emerging from the door to the diner. He jumped and turned to look at her, a scowl similar to Jess's stretched across his face.

"Geez!" he says, clutching at his heart. "Don't sneak up on me like that."

"Yeah, boy, I was lucky you had your phasers on stun, huh?"

"Well, at least we're not late. Luke's never late," Rory smiled. She looked extremely relieved.

Luke glanced at his watch before answering, "Actually, we're two minutes early —,"

"Ha!" Rory shouts, pointing at her twin sister. "We should get a prize for being on time."

"Hey Luke," Melissa grinned. "Let's go back to the diner and get some pie as our reward for being on time."

"Then you'd be late," he deadpanned.

"A funny conundrum," Lorelai said joining in, "But we want pie."

"You're harassing me now," he said, speed-walking to get away from the girls.

"I'm not harassing you. We're your groupies. Oh Luke," she said, her voice raising an octave or more. "You're so dreamy, be my guy!"

"No, be my guy!"

"No, me! Me! Pick me!"

"I'm bringing up the need for more police protection at this thing."

Luke pulled open the door to Miss Patty's and the five of them filed in. Everyone was already sitting comfortably in their seats when they entered, and it was obvious that something secret was going on by the deafening silence that hung over the room and the way all sets of eyes fixated on the five of them by the door.

"I think we're late," Mia whispered, and Melissa snorted with laughter. Rory kicked her sister in the shin and Melissa hissed, sending daggers back at the older of the twins.

"What's going on here?" Luke asked. He didn't sound pleased in the slightest.

"Uh, nothing," Taylor stumbles across his words. It was as clear as day that he was trying to cover up for something. He was doing an extremely bad job at it too.