Chapter 13: Little jerk
Besides the constant chatter of the kids, the breakfast passed in silence because Rory was angry with William and with Lorelai and Luke for not saying anything more to her little brother. Not even a single âYou won´t do that again!â from Luke, nothing. On the other hand, she knew that Lorelai had kind of warned her about William. So she used the breakfast to contemplate in her head what to do: Being angry at William or do something about his behaviour towards her.
She decided for the second option.
âHey, you three, what do you think about going to the water-world today?â She asked the kids at the end of breakfast.
âYay! We´re going there? Really?â Sara yelled excited and Laila clapped her hands. William remained silent.
âYou wanna take them to the water-world thing? You´re sure?â Lorelai asked skeptically.
âIt would be nice. We could have fun with all the slides and spend time together and you two would also have time to do... whatever you want to.â Rory said and grinned at Lorelai. Luke blushed.
âThat´s nice Rory, but I think we should come along. These three are always trouble and they can´t swim. I think it would be too much to watch them by yourself.â Luke said.
âAuw!â He yelled a second later because Lorelai had kicked him under the table.
âThey will wear the water-wings, stay close to Rory, and I am sure they will be perfect little angels at the water world, because otherwise they will come back here immediately.â Lorelai said and gave all three a look.
âOkay.â Laila mumbled and Sara nodded.
âSee.â Lorelai grinned at Luke and stroked over his thigh with one finger. Luke caught her hand and shook his head disapprovingly, which caused her to laugh.
âI don´t wanna go with Rory, I wanna stay here!â William announced then.
âSo close.â whispered Lorelai and let her head drop onto the table.
âWilliam, I think it is a very nice offer of Rory and I am sure you will enjoy yourself. It´s better than sitting all day long here with your boring parents. You will go with Rory and you will behave.â Luke ordered. Lorelai looked up and beamed at him.
âBut daddy, I can stay here and watch TV. But don´t make me go with her.â William yammered and pointed at Rory.
âOh come on Will, it will be fun.â Rory said and nudged him. William hit her on the arm.
âTake your hands off!â He yelled at her.
âWilliam, no yelling! And you have to go because Rory needs your help with the twins. We don´t want something to happen to them, huh?â Lorelai tried a different strategy. It worked.
âYou think it was mean to trick him into going?â Lorelai asked breathlessly an hour later, while she and Luke made their way upstairs, their lips only parting for seconds.
âNah.â Luke said and Lorelai´s shirt landed somewhere on the stairs. Halfway upstairs they had to stop and Luke pressed her against the wall. He kissed along her jaw, down her neck and to her collarbone, while his hands fumbled with the clasp of her bra.
âA bit out of practice, huh?â Lorelai giggled. She kissed him again before she pulled his shirt over his head and threw it over the railing. Luke succeeded on opening her bra and pulled it off. His hands wandered to her breasts and Lorelai gasped when she felt his thumbs stroking her breasts. They became more frantic and Lorelai opened his belt and opened his fly. Luke crushed her against him. She jumped and clasped her legs around his waist and he carried her the last few steps upstairs and into their bedroom.
They ripped off their remaining clothes the second they stepped into the bedroom and fell on the bed without saying another word.
âWilliam, come on! If you keep walking that slowly we will never reach a slide.â Rory said to William who was meters behind his sisters, while they walked through the park.
âI can see Laila and Sara better when I am behind you.â William said with hostility.
âYou will get lost! Will, hurry up.â Rory said.
âLeave me alone.â William muttered and walked even slower.
âMmmh, so this it what it feels like. Iâm starting to remember.â Lorelai smiled and placed a kiss on Luke´s naked chest.
âWhat what feels like?â He asked her and kept playing with her curls.
âPost-coital exhaustion, being sleepy after sex, knocked out after f....â She couldn´t go on because Luke pressed his hand over her mouth.
âGeez, would you just shut up.â He said. She started to giggle and he took his hand away from her mouth.
âThat´s not what you moaned minutes ago.â She grinned.
âI wouldn´t be so cocky, I remember a woman with dark curls, here in this bed, screaming some minutes ago.â He grinned back and covered her mouth with his. His tongue slipped into her mouth and she pulled him down on top of her.
âSuddenly... not so.... tired... anymore...â She mumbled between kisses, before all clear thoughts left her mind for the second time that day.
âYou have to be kidding me! William, I told you we are moving on to the next slide so come down here!â Rory yelled while William ran the stairs up to the slide again.
âNooo!â was all he yelled back. He disappeared into the crowd of people and Rory had to wait until he slid down and into the water. She walked over to him. When William saw her he started to run towards the slide again. Rory followed him.
âYou stay here now!â She yelled and grabbed his arm.
âAuw, you´re hurting me! Let me go! My arm, auw, my arm!â William started to scream and let himself fall to the ground.
âDon´t try to trick me. I am not hurting you and now get up.â Rory yelled.
âNo, aww, my arm! Get away from me, you´re stupid! My arm, my arm!â William screamed even louder.
âMy god, let go of that poor boy!â an older woman suddenly said and pulled William out of Rory´s grasp.
âCan´t you see that you are hurting your son. What kind of mother are you?â She turned angrily to Rory while William slowly stood up.
âI´m... I mean... I am not...â Rory stuttered.
âShe´s not my mother, she´s my stupid sister!â William said angrily and sniffed one time for the effect, before he looked with puppy eyes and a pout at the woman.
âAnd where are your parents?â
âAt home, we´re alone here with Rory.â Sara explained.
âYour parents really shouldn´t let you alone with her. Do you want a popsicle my boy?â the woman asked him.
âI don´t think that this is necessary.â Rory said, but the woman ignored her.
âThank you, mam.â William said and sniffed again, then walked with the woman to the kiosk. While he waited for his popsicle he turned around and grinned proudly at Rory, who fumed.
âIt´s so nice out here.â Lorelai said and opened her eyes for a few seconds, blinking because of the sun.
âIt´s getting hot out here, I think I need some cooling off.â Luke said and stood up from his deck chair.
âDirty!â Lorelai smiled. Luke only shook his head and walked to the edge of the pool. The water was cold and he only dipped his toes in, then his whole foot. Then he repeated it with his other foot. Lorelai had tiptoed towards him and when his left foot was in the water she gave him a push.
Luke knew her, and the second he stood near the edge of the pool he knew what was coming. When she gave him a push, he grabbed her arm and pulled her with him into the pool.
âAaah, Luke, pffff are you crazy.â She said and spit out some water.
âIf I remember correctly you are the one who did the pushing in, not me.â He grinned and rubbed the water out of his eyes.
âI could have died of a heart-attack, or drowned, or froze, or, or...â She rambled and wrung her hair.
âFroze? Need somebody to warm you up?â He grinned and pulled her to him at the waist.
âWhy, you know someone who can? But he has to be strong and handsome with blue eyes and hot tatoos... think you can recommend somebody that perfect?â She whispered against his lips.
âI think I can.â He whispered back and kissed her.
âMy, my, really perfect... and a nice butt as a bonus.â She said, kissed him more aggressively and pinched his butt.
âCan we have another ice-cream?â Laila asked while they all sat in the shade. After the woman had bought William some ice cream, the twins had wanted one as well.
âNo, I think we should go on, the pirate slide, it is still waiting for us.â Rory said.
âBut I am hungry.â Sara whined.
âAnd I don´t like pirates. They are ugly and scary.â Laila said.
âThis is your second ice cream and we have only been here for two hours. Dad is going to kill me.â Rory said and rolled her eyes.
âHe isn´t your dad. He is my dad and Sara´s and Laila´s, but not yours!â William spoke up for the first time since the incident with his arm.
âOf course, Luke is also my dad, Will.â Rory said angrily.
âNo, he is not. When Gigi came over the last time Chris came with her and he said during dinner that he is your daddy.â Sara told Rory.
âWell, yes, he is also my daddy.â
âYou can not have two daddies.â Laila shook her head.
âChris is my biological father, but Luke is the father who was always there for me. So I kind of have two daddies.â Rory explained.
âThen go to Chris and leave us alone. We only have one daddy and one mommy and we´re three. Gigi is only one, so she can share Chris with you.â William told Rory.
âWill, why are you so mean to me? I haven´t done anything to you.â Rory said truly sad.
âBecause you are not my real sister and you are stupid and I don´t like you.â He told her, then focused back on his popsicle.
Their wet swimming clothes were laying in a puddle on the living room floor, while Luke and Lorelai lay together on the couch.
âNever thought that it would be so uncomfortable in the pool. In the movies it´s always so romantic. In the dark, with the lights in the pool....â Lorelai sighed.
âYeah, but out there it´s incredibly hot, the sun is burning, it´s a bright day and there goes the romance.â Luke said.
âYeah and it wasn´t comfortable either. I think I have bruises on my back from the edge of the pool. The couch was a much better idea.â She said and kissed him.
âAlthough I can tell you that sex in a tub or in a Jacuzzi can be damn pleasurable.â She grinned.
âAh really? I always wondered why you wanted a huge Jacuzzi-tub in our bathroom.â
He played dumb.
âWe still have two more hours before the kids will be back.â She said and stood up, tugging on his hand.
âDon´t you think a bath now would be a waste of water and it would be better to take it in the evening?â Luke protested.
âThe kids will be back then, stud.â She grinned and he stood up from the couch, chasing her up the stairs and into the bathroom.
âI won´t argue with you anymore. Take off those wet shorts and change into the others or you will not sit in the car.â Rory argued with William.
âYou can´t tell me anything! This is my daddy´s car and not yours!â William shot back and climbed into the back seat where the twins already sat.
âI said no!â Rory told him and pulled him out on his legs.
âTake your hands away or I will kick you!â William yelled.
âGet out of the car!â She pulled again and William, who lay now with his back on the seat, his feet hanging out the door, started kicking.
âGo away! Go away!â He yelled while he kicked Rory. He grabbed the water-wings, which lay on the floor of the car, and threw them into Rory´s direction. His feet hit her hands and arms, while the water-wings hit her in the face. One edge scratched her cheek.
âAuw.â She said and let go of William and covered her cheek. When she looked at her hand she saw blood. Not much, but she was bleeding.
âLook, what you´ve done, you little jerk! Are you happy now?â She yelled at William.
âI am not a jerk, but you are! Stupid idiot Rory!â He yelled back and slammed the door shut. Rory glared at him through the window and he stuck out his tongue. She had the urge to hit him, but she just sat in the driverâs seat and started the car.
âThe kids will be back in a few minutes. At least that´s what Rory said this morning.â Luke said and threw some tomatoes into the sauce while Lorelai set the table.
âI hope they had a good time. Rory could really use it after her break-up with Logan.â Lorelai said.
âI think so. The twins were excited to go there. Only I am a bit worried about William. Maybe it wasn´t wise to let him go with her.â Luke wondered, the uneasy feeling concerning William had never left him during the day. Lorelai walked up to him and slid her arms around his waist.
âBut I like that we had time to make up for the last few days.â She said and pecked him on the lips.
âYou mean the last month.â He grinned and kissed her softly.
âFor the last year?â She asked and cocked her head to one side.
âI wouldn´t go that far.â Luke laughed and they kissed each other tenderly again.
âMaybe it´s good that we decided against another kid, otherwise we would never have time for ourselves again.â She said a bit sad.
âLorelai, if you really want another kid, then...â
âNo. I mean yes, it would have been nice. But we are too old now. We weren´t that fresh anymore when we had Will and the twins. It would get harder to get pregnant,â at that Luke raised his eyebrows.
âWell, maybe not for us, but the risk is even higher of having twins again or a disabled child now than it was then. We should concentrate on these three and maybe we can steal our grand-kids in a few years when we want something to wake us up at night and spit all over us.â She laughed.
âOkay. I think that´s a good idea.â He smiled and they kissed again until the front door flew open and the twins came running into the kitchen.
âHey, sweeties, how was your day?â Lorelai asked and kissed them, while Luke scooped them up in his arms.
âYes, how was it and where is William?â Luke wanted to know, the bad feeling he had in his gut getting stronger.
âWilliam kicked Rory and threw the water-wings at her and her cheek started bleeding.â Laila said excitedly.
âAnd Rory said William is a little jerk and he called her a stupid idiot.â Sara nodded.
âWilliam, if you bite me one more time, I swear! And now go and pick up your backpack!â They heard Rory´s voice from the entry, followed by some muffled sounds and another scream of pain from Rory.
âWilliam!â Luke put the twins on the ground and stomped out of the kitchen.
TBC