Disclaimer: As much I would like to own these fabulous people, I don't..so..*shrug*
Spoilers: None..so far.
Rating: PG
Pairing: I am SUCH a Java Junkie!
Part 1....
"Hey, Luke." Lorelai Gilmore chirped as she plopped herself down at the counter of Luke's Diner.
"Hey."
"Ooooohhhh, you're talkative this morning!" Lorelai teased. Luke gave her an irritated once over and raised a bemused eyebrow.
"You talk enough for both of us." He shot back wryly.
Lorelai couldn't help but grin.
"Ahhhh, but that's part of my charm." Luke rolled his eyes. "So..it's quiet in here, huh?" Lorelai stated, looking around. The diner was completely empty.
"Lorelai..it's.." Luke consulted his watch. "6:13am. On a Saturday. In Star's Hollow. They don't even roll the sidewalks out until at least 8am."
"Did you just make a joke?"
"Yes." Luke deadpanned.
"Wow." Lorelai breathed, mock amazement dripping from her voice. "Who knew?"
Luke, obviously annoyed, began wiping down table legs.
"What are you doing here, anyway? Shouldn't you be annoying the sandman?"
"Been there, done that. I woke up and decided I wanted nothing more then to come here and annoy the flannel man."
"Well, it's working."
"Woo hoo! Step one of my mission is complete."
Luke shuddered to ask, but asked anyway.
"What is step two?"
"Coffee."
"No."
"Oh..pleasepleaseplease?"
"No."
"I'll leave the moment you give it to me."
Luke seemed to consider her argument, and then..
"No."
Lorelai stood up and wandered over to where Luke was diligently scraping gum from underneath a table, and leaned down so she was face to face with him.
"Come on." she pouted.
Luke stared at her in disbelief, and then stood up suddenly.
"You are the single most irritating person I have ever met, you know that? You drive me crazy! You come in here and poke and prod me until I am insane! You...arrrrgh..." Luke finished his rant lamely. Lorelai had the beginnings of tears in her eyes, and the sight of them nearly knocked him over. Oh damnohdamnohdamn....he mentally slapped himself repeatedly. Slouching into a chair, he opened his mouth to apologize, but was interrupted by a quavery voice.
"It's ok. I'll go. I should go get Rory out of bed and feed her like the good little mother that I am. Granted, we have no food because I forgot to go to the supermarket, but I think there are Pop Tarts..." Lorelai babbled, swiping at her eyes.
"Lorelai..." Luke tried, but she was already at the door. "Lorelai! Wait.." Before he could stop himself, he'd bounded toward her and caught her hand tightly. She tried to tug her hand out of his, but he had no intention of letting her go quite yet. "Lorelai..I..."
When she turned to face him, he lost all recollection of what he had been trying to say. She looked broken. Tears ran soundlessly into the corners of her mouth, and her eyes were so sad he couldn't look into them. Instead, he took a tremulous breath and pulled her into a bear hug. "I'm sorry." He whispered into her ear. She shivered and he held her more tightly. Her wet face was pressed against his chest, and his hand was tangled in the hair at the back of her head. "There is something I should say. I was going to wait, but..well, it sort of explains things..and.." The phone began to ring, startling both of them. Lorelai looked up at Luke, her eyes open wide, and then in one fluid move, she was out of his arms and out the door. He watched her nearly run down the street, then turned away from the window, fingering the wet front of his shirt where her face had been mere seconds ago. He did not bother to answer the phone.
Sorry guys. I'm not much of a writer. But, I try, and that is all that counts, right? *grin* Anyhoo..stay tuned for part 2.
Spoilers: None..so far.
Rating: PG
Pairing: I am SUCH a Java Junkie!
Part 1....
"Hey, Luke." Lorelai Gilmore chirped as she plopped herself down at the counter of Luke's Diner.
"Hey."
"Ooooohhhh, you're talkative this morning!" Lorelai teased. Luke gave her an irritated once over and raised a bemused eyebrow.
"You talk enough for both of us." He shot back wryly.
Lorelai couldn't help but grin.
"Ahhhh, but that's part of my charm." Luke rolled his eyes. "So..it's quiet in here, huh?" Lorelai stated, looking around. The diner was completely empty.
"Lorelai..it's.." Luke consulted his watch. "6:13am. On a Saturday. In Star's Hollow. They don't even roll the sidewalks out until at least 8am."
"Did you just make a joke?"
"Yes." Luke deadpanned.
"Wow." Lorelai breathed, mock amazement dripping from her voice. "Who knew?"
Luke, obviously annoyed, began wiping down table legs.
"What are you doing here, anyway? Shouldn't you be annoying the sandman?"
"Been there, done that. I woke up and decided I wanted nothing more then to come here and annoy the flannel man."
"Well, it's working."
"Woo hoo! Step one of my mission is complete."
Luke shuddered to ask, but asked anyway.
"What is step two?"
"Coffee."
"No."
"Oh..pleasepleaseplease?"
"No."
"I'll leave the moment you give it to me."
Luke seemed to consider her argument, and then..
"No."
Lorelai stood up and wandered over to where Luke was diligently scraping gum from underneath a table, and leaned down so she was face to face with him.
"Come on." she pouted.
Luke stared at her in disbelief, and then stood up suddenly.
"You are the single most irritating person I have ever met, you know that? You drive me crazy! You come in here and poke and prod me until I am insane! You...arrrrgh..." Luke finished his rant lamely. Lorelai had the beginnings of tears in her eyes, and the sight of them nearly knocked him over. Oh damnohdamnohdamn....he mentally slapped himself repeatedly. Slouching into a chair, he opened his mouth to apologize, but was interrupted by a quavery voice.
"It's ok. I'll go. I should go get Rory out of bed and feed her like the good little mother that I am. Granted, we have no food because I forgot to go to the supermarket, but I think there are Pop Tarts..." Lorelai babbled, swiping at her eyes.
"Lorelai..." Luke tried, but she was already at the door. "Lorelai! Wait.." Before he could stop himself, he'd bounded toward her and caught her hand tightly. She tried to tug her hand out of his, but he had no intention of letting her go quite yet. "Lorelai..I..."
When she turned to face him, he lost all recollection of what he had been trying to say. She looked broken. Tears ran soundlessly into the corners of her mouth, and her eyes were so sad he couldn't look into them. Instead, he took a tremulous breath and pulled her into a bear hug. "I'm sorry." He whispered into her ear. She shivered and he held her more tightly. Her wet face was pressed against his chest, and his hand was tangled in the hair at the back of her head. "There is something I should say. I was going to wait, but..well, it sort of explains things..and.." The phone began to ring, startling both of them. Lorelai looked up at Luke, her eyes open wide, and then in one fluid move, she was out of his arms and out the door. He watched her nearly run down the street, then turned away from the window, fingering the wet front of his shirt where her face had been mere seconds ago. He did not bother to answer the phone.
Sorry guys. I'm not much of a writer. But, I try, and that is all that counts, right? *grin* Anyhoo..stay tuned for part 2.