Interference by a girl:
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Just a pre warning to this story, it is a little sad and is a little hard to read as it occurs partly as Luke's point of view and part as a 3rd persons point of view. But I would appreciate your thoughts on it. I wrote it quickly so that is why it might not make sense. Thanks.
'Will you marry me?' Luke still couldn't believe she had asked him. Even more so, he couldn't believe how long it took him to answer a question he already knew his answer to. It could have been just that he was shocked, but deep down he knew it was probably because he didn't know where this was all coming from and whether she meant it. But he eventually answered her with 'yes'
They hadn't told anyone yet, which fueled his suspicions. On top of that he hadn't seen her since that night. It had been 3 days, they had been engaged for 3 days and he hadn't even got to hug her and kiss her. Lorelai had left the diner after he said yes, with not a word. She had just smiled at him; it wasn't forced, so that gave Luke hope that she was happy with his answer.
Lorelai came in the next day with red swollen eyes that he could see she tried to disguise with make-up. She went on to tell Luke that she had gone to Rory's trial and that she was let off with a warning and community service. She asked if Luke would come around for dinner that night so they could talk. Luke was all too happy to agree, he had missed her.
The day went quickly, and Luke made his way to Lorelai's. For some reason he found himself nervous, like he was when he came to pick her up for their first date. As he rang the bell her could hear her running down the stairs, she opened the door with a huge smile and proclaimed 'we're engaged' and all I could respond with was ' that we are' and gave her a romantic kiss. She led me inside where she had a typical movie night set up, but something was different. The room had been rearranged and some of her furniture was missing. 'Hey where is you stuff' I had to ask. 'Oh, I put some of it in the garage until I know whether to sell, dump or put it back inside.' 'Why would you do that?' I asked. 'Cause you need space for your stuff too.' I couldn't believe Lorelai Gilmore was making room in her life for me.
She proceeded to show me the bedroom, bathroom and kitchen. She has made space in the bathroom and bedroom and had organised the kitchen so that I would be able to cook in there for her and possibly one day teach her. Things were how they were supposed to be and he left it at that. They sat there in such comfort as he watched Lorelai sing and mock the movies she had picked up. I don't even remember their names because I was so deliriously happy to be sitting there with my fiancé. I never thought that I Luke Danes would ever consider my mood to be deliriously happy but I was. I gave her my mothers ring, she was ecstatic, for which I was glad. Well I was until things took a change for the worse.
For the next week a slowly moved my stuff over to her house, she still didn't want the town to know. I didn't ask, so I'm not sure why. I thought it might be because she wanted to tell Rory first. She had made a lunch date to see her the next day, so I was hoping she would tell her then.
I expected to see a huge grin on Lorelai's face when she returned from lunch but she seemed confused and sad. Rory obviously didn't take the news well. I went over to give her a hug; she stepped back away from me and told me we needed to talk. All I remember is that I felt my stomach tighten into huge knots, so tight that I felt like I was going to throw up. 'Now' I asked. She just nodded.
We made our way up the stairs to my bare apartment and sat at the kitchen table that was still there. We sat in complete silence for a few moments until a very nervous Lorelai said, 'she's coming home.' I couldn't believe it, I knew the solution to Rory's problem would be solved if she just sat down with her mom and spoke to each other like they always did. 'That's great,' I said. 'Things can get back to normal now' I noticed the sad look that was still present on her face. I wish I hadn't asked her, what was wrong but I did. And the response I got, well she gave me back the ring with an envelope and walked out. I called after her, she turned around with tears in her eyes and mouth an 'I'm sorry' and walked out.
It took me a while to get over the shock and open the letter.
Luke
I'm sorry. I never expected her reasons to be you. I need her in my life Luke. And well it seems I can't have the both of you. So I had to choose. I'm sorry Luke I love you so much but she is my flesh and blood and she needs me now. She got lost somewhere in the past year, I don't know when because I was busy with you. I haven't been there for her like I should have. I've got her to come home; I had to promise her that it was just us again. I'm sorry again Luke.
I love you
Lorelai
I felt numb, before I knew it I was back in the diner as if nothing had happened. The next day I waited till mid morning then phoned the dragonfly inn, she picked up. I put the phone down and made my way to her house. I knew now was a safe time to go and clear my things out, she was a work and Rory probably hadn't moved back in yet. It took me just over an hour to pack and move out all the things that had taken me a week to move in. that was the first time that I realised I had lost her. It angered me to think that the beautiful girl that I often thought of as my daughter was why I had lost my life, my love, my Lorelai. I knew that I probably wouldn't speak to her again, or at least not for a while so I made an attempt to tell her my feelings in a letter. I left it on her bed so that nobody else would see it and left to go back to the diner.
I didn't feel like unpacking my truck so I just went back to work. A few hours later I noticed Rory's car drive past. It was full of boxes. Miss patty was there and things never get past her, she had tried to ask me how Rory was but I was in no mood to talk about that girl. If I had spoken I know the words would not have been kind ones, and there was no reason for the town to hate her like I did right now. So I made my way out of the diner and hopped in my truck and sped away. I made my way to the cabin by the lake. It was only half and hour away from stars hollow so I moved my boxes in there.
I returned to the diner for the dinner rush and packed up the remaining stuff in my apartment. When the diner was clean I wrote a note and stuck it on the door. It read:
Closed until further noticeI had told Caesar to take that time off and that I would pay him. He told me he was happy to open and close the diner every day while I was away but I told him I needed the diner to be closed. I think subconsciously the closed diner would be a reminder to Lorelai how much she hurt me. My diner was as much my pride and joy as Rory and the dragonfly inn were hers. My father had owned the place and now I did, but for the mean while it reminded me more of her than of my father and it hurt.
I spent the summer by the lake and reluctantly returned to the diner when my money was running out. Summer was stars hollows busiest season and the time when I made all my profits, enough to cover me for the rest of the year. This year though I wasn't sure what I was going to do. My savings were considerably lower and it didn't help that I had $30000 invested in her, in her inn.
The first day the diner was open, a large swarm of people entered, I thought to my self that things were going to be fine. Miss patty was the first to speak to me, she asked what had happened. That's when I realised that Lorelai hadn't told anyone, cause if she had Miss patty would be sure to know. Out of curiosity though I asked Miss patty what Lorelai had said. Miss patty simply replied with, 'she only ever says that Rory is home and going back to Yale, she dodged the questions about you. It angered me to think that I felt happy when miss patty said that Rory was going back to Yale, I refused to answer the questions the town bombarded me with, and when they realised they weren't getting anything out of me they all made their way to Weston's, the place they had surely become accustomed to eating at. Just over a month had gone by since I returned, business was very slow. Other than the odd Stars Hollow resident, my customers were just passers by that had no clue as to what had happened.
Deep down I knew that I couldn't blame the residents of Stars Hollow for not returning to my diner. Not only was my mood constantly anger and bitterness but they love Lorelai and Rory and would stay away just because they did. I never wanted to admit defeat but I wouldn't be able to keep this going for much longer. I knew if I left Stars Hollow now and got a job somewhere I could still pay rent and keep the diner, I never want to part with building cause it has memories of my dad in there.
I didn't like who I was without her, she had made me a better man but now she had made me into this. A man with nothing. I never wanted to be mean but I needed her to know what she had done to me. I dropped off an official letter at the inn, she wasn't there I had checked. I gave the letter to Michel and he marked it urgent and put it in Lorelai's post and messages tray. As I was about to leave Sookie was walking out of the kitchen with Rory. They came over to say hi, I could see that Sookie felt uncomfortable but Rory acted like she hadn't been responsible for my heart turning to ice she almost seemed angry at me. I excused myself quickly and made my way back to the diner not wanting to look at her anymore.
I waited a week before I phoned her, I needed to get out of Stars Hollow and she had the only thing that was keeping me here, my £30000. Michel had answered the phone and had given it over to her without mentioning it was me, he never did learn my name. When she came on the phone, the sound of her voice hit me hard. I missed her so much. I didn't want her to know so I spoke quickly and with force. 'I need my money' I said not even bothering with hello. She didn't speak. 'Lorelai I need that money, when will you get it too me.' I was just about to hang up when she spoke. 'I don't know when I will be able to get it to you, the banks are still not on my side.' 'Okay, well just get it to me as soon as possible, I don't wish to be an investor anymore. I will fax over my bank details, you will just have to put the money in there.' I said. With that I hung up the phone, wrote down my bank details and walked across the road to the Mailboxes etc and faxed it to her. Now that there was nothing left for me to do I went to the diner tidied up and packed the remaining food in the truck.
I was as ready as I would ever be to start my new life, without anything. It took just over a week before I got the money from her. I was glad, all ties to Lorelai Gilmore, the love of my life, were gone. Or so I thought.
Hey, I meant this to be a one shot when I started it, but now as I have been typing I think I could write at least 2 more chapters. Lorelai's and Rory's points of view, because I know you would want to know what Rory said and why Lorelai did what she did. Please let me know what you want and what you think happened. If you want it to stay as a one shot please feel free to tell me and give me ideas for a new story one shot or longer. And now I am simply babbling on. Thanks for reading.