Let us suppose that:
Lorelai owns the diner. She is not the world's biggest hazard in the kitchen.
Rory is Lorelai's daughter and yes she goes to Chilton.
Lorelai and Rory live in their big house, the diner apartment is an office.
Luke is the new resident in town. He's a carpenter.
Things are exactly the same as for the rest of the people of stars hollow.
Pattie and Babette are still Babette and Miss Pattie.
Taylor is still annoying as always.
Sookie and Jackson are together.
Basically this is somewhere in the first season.
A/N 1: Those who know me know by now that I don't write conventional stories. I can't. We have the show for that. My head works all day for like 300 miles an hour.
I really hope you give this fiction a chance. There is no crazy pairing here, this is all Luke and Lorelai.
A/N 2: somehow in each fiction I read and each episode I see, I get this sweet feeling inside that no matter what happens, Luke and Lorelai were meant to be right from the beginning. This fic is written from this sweet feeling that Luke and Lorelai make us feel. I really hope you like it.
Disclaimer: in my own little imaginary world I own the Gilmore girls and this wonderful creation, but since this is real life, I do not own any of the characters I'm using for this crazy fiction.
New guy Luke
"Lorelai, sugar, how are you?" who else would call me sugar, I thought with a smile and turn to see Babette on her porch
"Babette. good morning. Isn't it a little too early for you?"
"Yes, honey but I wanted to check up on my 2 favorite girls. I heard Rory's dad came by last night"
"Oh boy..."
"Well, is he still here?"
"Yes he is"
"Oh, I'm so happy for Rory, I know she just loves it when he comes to visit"
"And this is exactly what it was Babette, a visit, nothing else"
"I know that. Sugar, did you hear about the new guy?"
"What new guy?"
"He just moved here 2 days ago. Pattie says he's gorgeous"
"Well, if Miss Pattie says..."
"I'm sure he'll come by the diner and you can see him. This is just what the town needs, new good looking guys"
"Well, have a good day, and I'll see you later for breakfast"
"Sure thing Lorelai"
'This is so typical of this crazy town, every time Chris comes to visit they all have me in a white dress with Rory as the flower girl. I'm sick of it. Why can't they just get it through their heads that I like being single.
"Morning Pattie" just keep walking Lorelai, you don't have time for second round "Lorelai, darling, I was wondering..." jeez... "Don't have time Pattie, see you later" good, just keep on walking this fast
"This is our girl, always in a hurry, I will see you later Lorelai"
"Why am I not looking forward for it? 'Oh god, doest he have a life, its 5:30 in the morning. Does he have to be the first costumer I serve every day...? "Morning Kirk"
"Good morning Lorelai"
"Come in, take a sit and don't bother me till I get to you"
"Yes ma'am"
"And don't yes ma'am me"
"Yes Miss Gilmore"
the bell above the door jingle when I was in the kitchen 'who could that be at 5:30 in the morning' I thought 'usually its just Kirk until 6, maybe even later then 6' I did my way from the kitchen to see a stranger standing at the counter. So this is the new guy Babette was talking about...
"Good morning" I said with a smile
"Good morning" he answered right away seriously
'Hey I gave you a smile, what's your problem' "why don't you take a sit and I'll get to you in a minute"
"I'm kind of in a hurry"
"Well, ok, what will you have?"
"Oatmeal"
"ok, sit down" he did and I took a long look at this man I haven't seen before, he was tough, God... would it kill him if he smiles, and was wearing jeans and plaid shirt, like a lumberjack, and he had this cap he wore backwards, yeah, what's up with the backwards cap? I think I'd ask him when I get his breakfast, no don't ask him... remember, Rory asked you to work on your people skills... be nice and don't stick your nose into their business... if he wants to wear his cap backwards let him...
"Here you go, enjoy" I said minutes later when I came back with his order
"Thanks" he replied not looking at me
"So, you're new in town?" I asked in my usual charming personality
"Yes I am" he answered looking up
"Welcome to stars hollow, where do you live?"
"62 and a half B street"
"Nice neighborhood" I smiled
"A little weird but yes nice"
"Why weird?"
"What's the business with this half thing? All the streets here have this half thing... 62 and a half, couldn't they just move on to 63?"
"let me give you some advise, and don't look at it as an attempt to scare you into leaving town, but see, this town you came to is way more weird then the half business and if you keep reacting this surprised to every little weird thing here you'll end up like that guy over there... see his face with no expression... you do not want to turn into a Kirk..."
"So what is your advice exactly?"
"Just try to keep an open mind and if you can shut your ears and eyes from time to time, do it..."
"Shut my eyes and ears?"
"Yes"
"Ok"
"Hey Lorelai?"
"What Kirk?"
"I'm ready to order"
"Just a sec Kirk... so, enjoy" I said and looked at Kirk
"Thanks"
"What can I get you Kirk?"
"The usual"
"Fine, coming right up"
The guy ate his breakfast pretty quickly and came to the counter to pay
"I'll take some tea to go too"
"Sure" I poured the tea and added "don't you want to try the coffee? It's really good"
"Coffee will kill you"
"ooookey..." I was surprised, I never heard anyone say something quite this weird before and I've lived in stars hollow for the past 10 years "nice meeting you, come again" I added
"Thanks"
And with that he left, and I watched him do his way to the big green track parked outside the diner, strange man I thought, as he drove away, and went back to work.
"Mom, coffee"
"Hey babe"
"I'm late so just a muffin to go"
"Ok, here, so what's on the Chilton agenda today?"
"Some school paper stuff, Paris will probably drive me nuts"
"Have fun with that"
"You know I enjoy people's annoyance"
"Yes, after all you live with me... where's your dad?"
"He said he had to run"
"Oh..."
"Yeah, he says to tell you good morning and bye"
"How sweet of him"
"Yes. So I'll see you here after school?"
"Just follow the crowd"
"And the smell" Rory smiled and sniffed the coffee
"Yes that too" I said back
"Ok, bye mom"
"Bye kid" I kissed her and send her to a day full of annoyance
So there you have it, the greatest kid in the world and she's all mine.
The day went by fast, Pattie stopped by to play 20 questions about why Chris was here, and why we don't get married already, and about the new guy, it was exhausting but this town, its our town and miss Pattie is a part of this town so, like they say 'love it or leave it' and I could never leave this town that's been my home for like forever
"Hey, you're back" I said to the man standing on the other side of the counter
"Yes I am" he said and sat at the end of the counter reaching out for the Menu. Quiet as a bird he sat there, reading the menu "don't you have healthy stuff here?"
"And by healthy stuff you mean...?"
"Something that's not cooked in tons of grease..."
"Oh, that... well, tell me what you want I'll talk to my cook and ask him to ease up on the grease..."
"No thanks, I'll just have the club sandwich, no mayo and extra lettuce"
"Coming right up, something to drink with that?"
"Some water"
"Sure" I said as I walked to the kitchen
"Hey mom" Rory said when I came out of the kitchen with the guy's order
"Hey, so how was Paris?" I asked pouring her some coffee
"Hell. But I think I'm wearing her down"
"That's good, there's hope"
"Yes there's hope... mom... this is really good"
"Well tell that to my coffee supplier"
"I will... so hey, I think I'm gonna need to add some selves in my room"
"Oh honey I told you a million times, you don't have to buy every single book you see... that's the point of libraries... you can borrow them and return them when you're done..."
"I can't do that, I'm building my collection..."
"Well thank god for that, it's the only reason your bed is still standing... I tell you if it wasn't for all the books under it you would find your self on the floor one morning... this is one old bed..."
"That's why I need shelves. I have no more room under the bed"
"Alright, chill, I'll look for a carpenter tomorrow"
"Ok good, now food, I'm starving and you do not want me to call child protective services"
"Well, if you haven't called them so far, I think I'm safe"
"Get on with it..."
"Ok, just sit still"
"Here you go sweet child of mine" I placed her dinner on the counter
"Thank mom... hey, can I go to Lain's?"
"After you finish your plate"
"You know you don't have to ask that of me"
"I know... so, what are you girls up to? Gonna talk about boys?"
"Mom..."
"What... you're 16... don't you think its time?"
"No respect for my privacy..."
"Excuse me... didn't I let you have your own room since you were 3?"
"Yes... but you still insisted on sleeping with me till I was 6 and the bed got too big for both of us..."
"That's not fair... I just missed you in my big lonely room... Hold on, here comes Taylor"
"Lorelai"
"Taylor"
"I just wanted to remind you of the town meeting tomorrow."
"I know Taylor"
"Good. You and your friend should think of a good explanation for what you did"
"Come on Taylor, it was an accident... we didn't know it was your chair"
"Well it was, and you have to pay the damage"
"What damage? Mrs. Kim already fixed it"
"But I paid her for something that I didn't break"
"It was only 50 bucks... here I'll just give it to you now..."
"No, the town has to decide who's the blame"
"Oh, come on... you're seriously telling me I have to let a bunch of weird folks judge me for something so stupid?"
"Someone's property is not stupid"
"Fine, just get out now, you gave me the biggest headache since kirks master piece on the piano"
"I'll see you tomorrow"
"Yeah, yeah, whatever"
"That wasn't good mom... Sookie is going to flip..."
"Yeah..."
"So ill see you later"
"Yes, have fun kid"
"Bye mom"
After Rory left, the diner was pretty much empty except for the guy with the plaid and the cap "so, can I get you anything else?" I asked
"No, I'm fine thanks"
"Ok" I said and started to clear some tables
"Hey, I heard you talking to your daughter about the shelves"
"It's not very nice to listen to other people's conversations"
"Well, you talk too loud, I couldn't help but overhear"
"What about the shelves?"
"I can do that"
"Don't you have a job?"
"This is my job... I'm a carpenter"
"Really"
"Yes."
"Well, sounds great"
"Here's my card. Give me a call" he said smiling for the first time since we met
"Ok, great" I smiled back and took the card
"Thanks for dinner. I'll see you around"
"Yes. Thanks"
'Luke Danes' I read... well well Luke Danes, new guy Luke, I will definitely give you a call' I smiled to myself when he walked out. 'Nice guy, this Luke Danes'
Ok, so this is what I had in my head.
I hope you like it, but really, to know if you like it I need you to review and tell me what you think.
Thank you for reading.