Title: Fate
Summary: "Meeting you was fate". My take on the waltz in the episode Last Week Fights, This Week Tights. LL
Disclaimer: I don't own Gilmore Girls but I have taken the liberty to borrow some lines from the show (more specifically from the episodes, Last Week Fights, This Week Tights and Written in the Stars).
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"Oh, hey, so your food's probably cold. You want to go get some more?"
"Sure, or we can...you know," Luke states hesitantly.
"We can...do what?", Lorelai questions puzzled.
"You want to dance?"
"Really? Um, you said before you don't dance," she questions again.
"Well, I'm a compulsive liar"
She giggles and answers "Um, okay, yeah, let's dance," and puts her hand in Luke's.
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They make their way to an open spot on the floor and Lorelai firmly albeit tentatively clasps her right hand with Luke's left. In response Luke places his other hand gently onto her lower back hesitantly bringing them closer together and sending a spark up Lorelai's spine.
After a few moments Lorelai bites her lip and nonchalantly yet softly states, "This is nice."
"Yeah, it is" says Luke while looking down then back up to meet her sparkling blue eyes and offer a warm, sincere smile.
She softly giggles in return placing her head on his shoulder enjoying the dance and wondering for just a second where Luke learned to waltz…
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One song turns into two, and two into three. Lorelai is enveloped in a sense of awe with the feel of Luke's arms around her…she seems to fit into his body perfectly…as if made just for him and a question roots into her mind. Curiosity gets the best of her and she delicately ends the softness that has surrounded this magical waltz with Luke.
Gently moving her head from his broad shoulder she looks into his blue eyes surprised to see not only happiness but something akin to love. The question is caught in her throat but she clears it and quietly, asks, "Do you remember the first time we met?"
After a long pause, Lorelai says, "It must have been at Luke's? Right?"
Luke nods and states, "You came in wild-eyed, begging for coffee, talking a mile a minute."
Lorelai lightly chuckles and Luke pauses.
Gathering the courage he says, "I think that meeting was fate".
Unsure how to answer and not knowing if she can add anything without breaking the magic that surrounds them, she slowly brings her hand up and brushes Luke's left cheek with her fingertips.
Unsure of what this means but certain about his own feelings he meets Lorelai's eyes. What he finds in those brilliant blue orbs is warmth and affection and so he eases her so close that his thigh is pressed against hers and their lips are but a millimeter apart.
Just before their lips meet for the first time, Lorelai whispers, "This is fate".
FIN