He was the heart throb of Stars Hollow. Every girl dreamed of being his, and every guy dreamed of one day having his style, and charm. But Luke Danes wasn't interested in any of the girls in Stars Hollow. They were all plain and too much alike. He craved for someone who was unique. Someone who stood outside the square and for that much, danced around it. He was known as Lucky Luke, by all his friends. "All the girls love you." They'd say. "You're so lucky with the ladies." Luke would merely smile, and keep his thoughts of the Stars Hollow Sweeties to himself.
It's no wonder than when he met her his heart sank down to his knees, then quickly rushed to his head, causing him to lose all his senses. It's not a question of why he fell head over heals in love from the very moment he saw her. One thing is for sure, when Luke Danes bumped into Lorelai Gilmore, there wasn't just sparks, there was fire. The most passionate fire that either of them had ever felt before in their lives. Lorelai may have came from the upper class, but Luke never once thought he was out of her league. She didn't act sophisticated, or proper. It took a lot to convince him that she really was from a rich family. In fact, a recent visit to her house was enough convincing so that he would never question her about anything again.
Meeting Emily Gilmore, was more than just meeting the average American mother. It was more akin to meeting the Queen of England. Though Luke pondered on whether the Queen of England could hold a light to Emily Gilmore's self pride and shallowness. Nevertheless, Luke loved Lorelai and Lorelai loved Luke, and though they came from two separate and very different places, they found common ground out by the Hartford Lake.
"I love it, here." Lorelai spoke softly as she leaned in closer to Luke. "It's the most peaceful place I have ever been."
Luke smiled. "If I had to live with your mother everyday, I would find battle ground to be peaceful."
Lorelai giggled. "Just two more years."
"Two more years?" Luke asked.
"Yeah. In just two more years, I'll graduate from high school and then I can leave here and go to college far away from Emily Gilmore." Lorelai leaned back on the grass and gazed up at the sky.
Luke leaned back beside of her. "And leave me?" he asked.
She turned to face him. "You can come with me." she replied. "We can go to college together."
"Where are we going?" Luke asked. He found her blue eyes much more attractive than the sky and clouds.
"California." Lorelai replied cheerfully.
"Because it's the farthest place away from your parents' house?" Luke questioned.
"Not just that." Lorelai answered. "It's beautiful there, every day. The sun is always shining. It's always warm. The ocean is just waiting for you to jump in. And the movie stars. Think of how many movie stars we'll see." Lorelai began to day dream. "You'll come with me, won't you Luke?" she asked in very serious voice.
"Of course I will." he smirked. He gently leaned in and kissed her perfectly on the lips. "Where you lead, I will follow."
"Just like our song?" Lorelai connected.
"Yes." Luke agreed. "Just like our song."
Lorelai was caught up in the magic of the moment. Luke was so special to her. He was handsome and charming. Strong yet gentle. She had never met someone with such a multitude of personalities. All her life she had been raised around prep school boys who furnished off their parents' richness and thought they were better because of it. Boys who never had to worry about what would happen from one day to the next, for their fathers had already mapped out their entire lives. Luke was nothing like the boys Lorelai was used to seeing and perhaps that's the reason she was so attracted to him.
"I have to go." Lorelai said standing from the patch of grass in which she was laying.
Luke looked at his watch. "Huh, time for 7:00 diner already?"
"It's not like I actually eat the food mom has the maid prepare. I don't know why she insists on me being there every evening." Lorelai cleaned off the grass from her shirt and pants. "I'd invite you to come eat with us, but ... "
"I know." Luke interjected as he stood up as well. "Your mom hates me."
Lorelai laughed. "Don't take it personal. I don't even think she likes me."
"Summer is coming soon." Luke stated as he began to walk with Lorelai. "We'll have more time to spend together, then."
"We can go swimming in the lake." Lorelai added.
"You like to swim?" Luke asked intrigued.
"Oh, I love to swim." replied Lorelai.
"It's going to be a great summer." Luke kissed Lorelai on the cheek as they split, and headed off in different directions. One headed towards the cold, hard, colorless streets of Hartford, the other headed towards small, boring, simple, Stars Hollow.
