A/N: Thanks to Pink for buying me at the author's auction! This fic's for you! Also, many thanks go to my wonderful beta, Jewels!

It was a beautiful spring day in Stars Hollow. The sun was bright, the birds were singing, the flowers were blooming, and Lorelai Gilmore was deliriously happy. Everything was finally coming together with the inn, and she felt the stress of the last few months roll off of her shoulders.

Luke was another reason for her cheerfulness. Ever since their dance at the wedding and the subsequent ask out, she had this sense that they were crossing that friendship line. The line that had been cemented in their relationship since the beginning was looking smudged, and it excited her.

She had been acting like a loon around him though. She couldn't seem to stop making a fool out of herself. If she wasn't dropping things around him, she was falling over or running into things. She couldn't seem to put two coherent words together when she talked to him.

She was very confident that neither a person nor a circumstance could bring her down today. She was almost floating on air because she felt so light and free. The only thing that would have made this moment more perfect would be a cup of coffee at Luke's, so she was skipping her way to the diner to get one.

Lorelai reached the door of the diner, swung it open, and was about to walk in when she stopped. What she saw in front of her caused her mouth to drop open in an unflattering way.

Luke was perched on the end of one of the tables with a buxom blond between his legs, pushed up against him. His hands were flat on the table behind him, and hers were on his chest. If Lorelai were to really study the situation, she would see that Luke was not pleased with his predicament. In fact, his face was so red it looked like steam was going to shoot out of his ears.

"Come on, Lucas. You know you want to," the blond said alluringly.

Before Luke could react to his plight, he felt compelled to look over at the door. Frozen on the steps was Lorelai with a look of complete shock. They stared at each other awkwardly.

Instead of coming into the diner she spun around and took off in the opposite direction.

Bewildered by Lorelai's quick departure, Luke was brought back to reality by lips pressed against his.

"Carrie!" he bellowed, pushing back. "Get away from me."

"Quit denying that you are attracted to me, Butch," Carrie said, coming closer again.

Luke maneuvered his body away from her while trying to decide where it was safest to escape. He chose to take over in the kitchen and sent Caesar out to man the counter.

Luke stood with his back against the refrigerator listening for evidence that Carrie had left. When he heard her loudly exclaim that she would be back, and the bells chimed at her exit, his shoulders slumped forward with relief.

Ever since the planning of Liz and TJ's wedding, Carrie had been a frequent visitor to the diner. Even with the wedding over and done, she just wouldn't leave him alone. She was getting more and more bold with her advances, and it was scaring him. He was never sure when she was going to show up or what she was going to be wearing. Yesterday, he was fairly certain that she had no undergarments on beneath her skin tight shirt and skirt. He shuddered thinking about it.

His mind wandered to Lorelai. He could only imagine what she was thinking seeing him in that compromising position. He wondered though why she didn't come in. She had to know that he wasn't interested in Carrie...right?

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Meanwhile, Lorelai walked a circle around the square and returned to the diner. She stood in front debating what to do. Does she suck it up and go in and face Luke, or does she go home and let her imagination run wild? She looked in the window and saw no sign of that woman or Luke. Caesar was out front so Luke must have been in the kitchen, and hopefully, that woman was long gone.

Lorelai opened the door and walked to the counter. Luke glanced out the window of the kitchen, and she gave him a little wave.

"What can I get you?" Caesar asked.

"Coffee please," Lorelai said distracted.

"Sure thing," he responded.

Caesar got her the coffee, set it in front of her, and went back into the kitchen.

Lorelai looked around the diner and noticed that it was pretty empty. Luke probably would have been mortified if Miss Patty or Babette had been there to witness whatever was going on with him and that blond bimbo. Just what was going on with them?

She did a double take and saw Gypsy all alone in the corner.

Gypsy had a smirk on her face and motioned with her head for Lorelai to come over to her.

Lorelai grabbed her cup of coffee and sat down at Gypsy's table.

"What's going on, Gypsy?" Lorelai asked a little confused.

"You know the blond chick that was in here earlier? She laid a juicy one on Luke."

All the blood drained from Lorelai's face. "She kissed him?" Lorelai whispered.

"Yes, what did you think I meant by she laid one on him? You're a little slow," Gypsy replied with a roll of her eyes.

Lorelai took a deep breath. "Are they dating?" she asked dreading the answer.

"I don't know if they're together, but they sure looked together to me," Gypsy continued, lowering her voice, "In fact, she has been in here an awful lot lately."

"But...but she doesn't seem like his type," Lorelai said with her eyebrows knitted in consternation.

"What is his type, really? Look who he's been with. He is an enigma. I always thought..." Gypsy said not finishing her thought.

"You always thought what, Gypsy?"

"Well, I always thought you two would end up together. What with all the sexual tension and the innuendo that is thrown around. I've had to duck many times."

"What!" Lorelai yelled, attracting the attention of everyone in the diner including Luke. She blushed as everyone turned to look at her.

"You act like you just fell off the turnip truck." Gypsy commented as she left a stunned and very embarrassed Lorelai at the table.

Lorelai slouched down in her seat trying to become invisible.

Did she and Luke really give off the vibe that there was an attraction between them? If Gypsy thought it, who else did? The idea of Luke in a romantic light had been something she chose not to give much if any thought to until recently. The fact that she'd never considered him in a 'more than friends' kind of way didn't mean that she was blind. The image of Luke sans flannel was not unappealing to her. She had a glimpse of Luke in his swim trunks at the lake one year, and he was sizzling. Those rock hard abs, solid back, and chiseled biceps were what made her have to cool herself off in the water. Since then, she had to block the picture of him without clothes on from her mind just so she wouldn't embarrass herself around him on a daily basis because he was definitely drool worthy.

Lorelai was so preoccupied with her train of thought that she wasn't aware that Luke was walking over to her table.

"Are you okay?" Luke asked.

Lorelai looked up at him with hesitation, cheeks bright red. She was sure that Luke would be able to read her mind and know that she was having impure thoughts about him. He didn't acknowledge anything was amiss. What she saw in his eyes was concern for her, and it made her heart melt.

"More coffee, please," she said, giving her patented change the subject answer.

"You didn't answer my question, Lorelai."

"I'm fine, Luke," she said looking at him. He didn't seem to believe her so she tried again, "I'm fine, really."

"We need to talk."

"Yes, I suppose we do. Can we go somewhere, uh, more private?" she asked nervously. She had already made a spectacle out of herself, and didn't want to do it again.

"Sure, let's go up to my apartment," he said, then turned to yell in the kitchen, "Caesar, I'm heading upstairs."

Lorelai followed Luke upstairs and dragged her feet the whole way. She just knew that Luke was going to tell her that he had a new woman in his life, and it saddened her. She really thought the dance was a catalyst for something more between them. She guessed she must have misread his intentions.

Wait a minute, she thought to herself. I couldn't have misread his attentions. He wants me. I know it. I saw it in his eyes while we danced.

She quickly went from sad to mad in a matter of seconds. The person that was evoking these conflicting emotions was standing right in front of her so she did the only thing that made sense at the time. She started yelling at Luke before he even had the door to the apartment closed.

"What was that display downstairs this morning with that woman?"

"That was Crazy Carrie. She..."

Lorelai cut him off, her arms flailing wildly. "She has no business waltzing in the diner and putting moves on you. You only have room for one crazy person in your life and that's me," Lorelai shouted, pointing to herself. Her chest was heaving from the exertion of her rant.

"Lorelai, calm down."

"No, I don't want to calm down. I felt that something was going on between us, and here I am all excited at the prospect, and I walk in and see her boobs in your face. How do you think that would make me feel?" she said walking up close to him and poking him in the chest continuously. "And then Gypsy tells me you two kissed. What is going on Luke? Are you dating this Crazy Carrie woman?"

Lorelai felt Luke grab her finger to hold it still. She glanced up at him and saw a smirk on his face.

"You're jealous," he said as his smile became more pronounced.

She scoffed. "I'm not jealous."

Lorelai didn't realize that Luke was slowly backing her up into the door until she felt her back hit it.

"What are you doing?" she whispered, trying to read Luke's face. Her heart sounded like it was going to beat out of her chest.

"I want you to know that you are the only crazy person for me." He punctuated that thought with a kiss to her cheek. "I hoped there was something going on between us." He kissed her other cheek. "Thank you for confirming it for me." He kissed her nose as he released her finger and put his hands on the door on either side of her head, drawing himself closer. "You're cute when you're jealous," he said, pressing his lips to her mouth.

Lorelai was feeling very lightheaded and couldn't make sense of her thoughts. She was aroused at the first kiss on her cheek, but now with his lips pressed against hers and his body against hers, she felt her body flame in response. She melted into the kiss, becoming an active participant.

Tongues entered mouths simultaneously and they both felt the earth move.

Luke slowly lowered his hands down her body to her waist, grazing her breasts on the way. He felt her shiver in response to his touch which made him bolder. He pulled her closer to him making her back easily accessible as he put his hands under her shirt to feel her smooth skin.

Lorelai was moaning at the incredible feeling brought on by the moment. She wound her arms up around his neck. She felt her knees grow weaker as the kiss continued, so she pulled them back against the door in hopes that it would keep her upright.

Lorelai moved her head away as the sound of singing filtered into her subconscious. "Do you hear that?" she asked Luke quietly.

Luke stood there and listened. It sounded like the shower was running and someone was singing in it, but he couldn't figure out who it was.

He stepped back from Lorelai, and walked toward the bathroom. As he did, the door opened and out walked a towel-clad Carrie.

"Carrie!" he roared. "What the hell are you doing in my apartment, and in my shower? And how the hell did you get in here?"

"Hey, Butch. I was hoping you would come up and join me," Carrie said not noticing someone else was in the room. "Your keys are on the table."

"My keys...never mind. Get your clothes on and get out! If I ever catch you in here again, I'm going to call Coop," he said furiously.

"Lucas, stop being so difficult. I know you want me as much as I want you," she said seductively, starting to undo her towel.

Luke figured out what she was doing and quickly turned around. "Jeez, Carrie. Get dressed now!"

Lorelai stood there stunned until she saw the look on Luke's face. She decided she needed to intervene and made her presence known.

She walked to where she could be seen and said, "I suggest you listen to the man. Come on, Luke, let's go and let her get dressed so she can leave."

Carrie eyed Lorelai with contempt. "What are you doing here?"

"I'm with Luke so you just need to back off!" Lorelai said with fervor.

Upon hearing Lorelai's words, Luke's demeanor changed from furious to ecstatic. He grabbed her arm gently and dragged her out of the apartment and down to the diner. He sat her down at a somewhat secluded table and brought her a cup of coffee, then plopped down in the seat opposite her.

She looked at him, sipping her coffee and said, "That woman is crazy. She is going to boil your bunny."

"Let me guess, a movie reference?" he said knowingly.

"You know me so well," she said sweetly, staring into his eyes.

"I know many things," he said with confidence.

"Do you know how to get rid of Carrie for good? And I'm not talking about offing her."

"That I don't know. I heard through the Patty gossip line that she and her husband are having problems. I'm guessing that's why she's lookin' for love in all the wrong places."

Lorelai arched her eyebrow at him in surprise.

"See I know things."

"Well, she needs to look someplace else. I just might have to take her down," Lorelai admitted with a glare.

"Yeah, I'd like to see that," he said chuckling. "Don't worry about her. She's nothing to me."

"Does that mean that I'm something to you?" she said biting her lip, suddenly shy.

"You bet," he said smiling into her eyes, trying to summon all of his feelings so that she felt secure in his affection for her. "I'll think of something to get rid of Carrie. In the meantime, would you go out with me tonight? I know we had a date planned for Sunday, but if you're not too busy, I would like it sooner."

"I'd love to."

"Okay, I'll pick you up at your house at 7:00. Does that work?"

"By 7:00 you mean 7:30, right?"

"Of course, I'm not stupid," he said rolling his eyes.

"Well, I guess I'll see you later," she said with a huge smile.

"Later then."

Lorelai scooted off her chair, kissed Luke on the cheek, and walked out of the diner into the sunshine. She had a smile on her face and a jaunt in her step as she walked home.

TBC