Disclaimer: All I own is some box sets of Gilmore Girls and FRIENDS
A/N: Okay children, this is my first fic, so be nice, but not too nice. Constructive criticism is welcomed in reviews, as are comments and suggestions.
Some of the dialogue in this chapter and (hopefully) upcoming ones will come from mainly episodes in season 5, possibly some season for in the "previously…" sections. The story isn't that good until you get past the actual script. I promise, well, at least I think so, but I may be a little biased.
Italics are all recaps.
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Previously on Gilmore Girls…
RORY[uncertainly Dean, how is it that you can be out like this, here, with me, or with anyone, for that matter? Where does Lindsay think you are?
DEAN: She thinks I'm out.
RORY: Out where?
DEAN: Doesn't matter.
LULU: The place looks absolutely wonderful, Lorelai. When does it open?
LORELAI: Two weeks, but we're having a test run on Saturday -- just a bunch of friends who will hopefully still be our friends on Monday.
RORY: I guess. You know, when I was with Dean, I always knew that no matter what happened, he would be there.
LANE: Dean was very dependable.
RORY: It was more than that. He's -- well, he was so... um, I was safe, and he was so nice to me.
LANE: He really loved you.
RORY: I think I really blew it there, you know? I didn't appreciate it.
LORELAI: I think I'm dating Luke.
RORY: What?
LORELAI: I'm not sure. It's just a possibility. I could be wrong.
RORY: But how? When?
LORELAI: I went with him to his sister's wedding, and it was really nice. We had a really good time. We laughed a lot, and we ate, and then we danced.
RORY: What else happened?
LORELAI: Nothing. We spent the evening together. We danced, he walked me home, then he asked me to a movie. All of these things individually do not add up to dating, but together, I don't know. And there was this moment, when he walked me home, where I thought -- I don't know.
RORY: Did you say yes?
LORELAI: When?
RORY: To the movie. Did you say yes?
LORELAI: Yes.
RORY: That sounds like dating to me.
LORELAI: I know.
RORY: You can't just date Luke. When you're with Luke, you are with Luke. And if it doesn't work out, it will be really bad for both of us. I mean, how do you feel about this? Do you want to be dating Luke?
LORELAI: Okay, we're getting ahead of ourselves here. I don't even know if this is what he's thinking. This could be a totally innocent situation, and then we've done all this what-iffing for nothing. Let's just go back in there and see if anything's weird, okay?
RORY: Okay.
KIRK: I have night terrors.
LUKE: Night terrors?
KIRK: The worst part of night terrors is it always ends up with me on top of the roof completely naked or running down the street completely naked or swimming in the community-center pool completely naked. That was the time I thought I was on fire.
[Luke enters Inn with bouquet of flowers in hand - looking around. Lorelai smoothes hair, leaves Front desk and approaches Luke
LORELAI: Hey, hi. You came.
LUKE: Sure. I RSVP'd
LORELAI: Oh.
LUKE: Here, these are for you -- a little congratulationshands Lorelai the flowers
LORELAI: Oh, my God, they're beautiful. Thank you. [flustered I was - um…well, okay, so, we should get you all, uh, checked in. And that's...over there.
JASON: The place looks great.
LORELAI: Thank you. What are you doing here?
JASON: We need to talk.
LORELAI: Not now we don't.
JASON: I stayed away, I gave you space.
LORELAI: You gave me space? We broke up.
EMILY: The one chance to get out of there, away from each other, and you yank it away!
LORELAI: Why would you want to get away from each other, Mom? Are you and Dad fighting?
EMILY: Stop it! You know! You know your father and I are separated, and you brought us out here and stuck us in the woods to stare at each other for 48 hours!
DEAN: You know, I could be wrong, but somehow I had a feeling that maybe if Tom hadn't have come in when he did -
RORY: Dean?
DEAN: Yeah?
RORY: Lindsay.
DEAN: It's not working with Lindsay. I can't make it work. I've tried.
RORY: Well, if it's over, I'm sorry.
DEAN: You are?
RORY: I'm sorry you're not happy.
DEAN: I'll be happy again. Things happen for a reason, right[moves closer
RORY: Right. I can't believe this is -- that we're... [moving closer
DEAN: I can… [They kiss. Dean slowly lowers Rory to her bed.
JASON: Actually, we're dating.
LUKE: You're dating?
JASON: Going on six months.
LUKE: You're dating now?
JASON: Yeah.
LUKE: Well, good for you.
JASON: when it's right, it's right, and Lorelai and I are right.
LUKE: That's great. I'm very happy for you.
LORELAI: What are you doing?
LUKE: Will you just stand still?
[He gathers her in his arms and they kiss. Lorelai pulls away then moves back closer to Luke.
LUKE: What are you doing?
LORELAI: Will you just stand still?
[She holds his face as she kisses him. Luke's arms wrap around her as they kiss. She pulls away again. As they gaze at each other, Luke grasps her waist and pulls her back.
KIRK: Aaaaahrunning down stairs, buck naked with only a pillow covering himself. AaahAaaahruns out the door in terror into the night AaaaahAaaah
LUKE: I'll be right back. [Lorelai looks puzzledI'll explain later. [runs after Kirk
LORELAI: You, of all people -- the girl who thinks everything through, the list maker -- you didn't bother to discuss those things before jumping into bed with a married guy?
RORY: I hate you for ruining this for me.
Chapter 1: Bactine, Antiseptic, and Lots of Hot Towels
(Back at the dragonfly)
"Oh, no," Lorelai said as she got a view of Kirk.
"It's okay," Luke reassured her.
"What happened?" She asked with concern evident in her voice.
"He landed butt first in Taylor's rose bushes," Luke bluntly said.
"Oh, poor thing!" she exclaimed, trying hard not to laugh.
"Didn't slow him down, though. I managed to tackle him as he headed toward the miniature goat pen, dragged him back here, threw one of your blankets over him, and, well, there he is -- he's gonna be fine."
"Well, that's good," she said.
"Oh!" Kirk groaned.
"Well, he seemed okay," Luke stated.
"Oh my God. We need to take him upstairs." Lorelai said, clearly trying to contemplate a plan.
"Lulu can't see me like this," Kirk said, still with his face n he pillow.
"But, Kirk –" she tried convincingly.
"Lulu can't see me like this!!" he said in slight hysterics.
"Okay, she won't. I promise. Can I take a look?"
"Okay," he said quickly.
As she turned to Luke, she whispered, "I don't want to take a look."
In response Luke said, "Well, I'm not looking."
Sookie entered the foyer after coming down the stairs.
"Hey! It's a party. What's everybody doing up?" Sookie says in a bubbly tone.
"Aw, hey, good timing, Squiggy." Lorelai greeted her happily.
Luke and Lorelai grabbed Sookie by the arms and dragged her closer to the couch as Sookie continues a little confused, "I was just going to check on my loaves and make sure they're rising properly. The air's a little more humid than I thought it was going to be, and if the loaves aren't rising properly, then -- what are you doing?"
"We need you to look at Kirk's butt." Lorelai stated plainly
"Why?" Sookie asked in slight disgust.
"Well, because he ran into some rose bushes, and he's got some thorns stuck in it, and I thought of you." Lorelai tried to explain.
"Me? Why me?" Sookie asked confused as to why she was stuck doing this.
"Well, because... you're a chef," Lorelai tried to convince her
"What?" she questioned Lorelai, clearly not buying that excuse.
"And you have a kid," Luke jumps in.
"Yes, that's better. You have a kid," Lorelai stated matter-of-factly.
Luke tried to explain his excuse further by saying, "Neither of us has kids. Well, she does, but it's big and -- and can look at her own butt."
Since that was clearly not working, Lorelai jumped in again to save him by saying, "I got this, thanks."
"Okay, well...," Sookie lifted up Kirk's blanket, and exclaimed in disgust, "Oh, oh! I'm gonna need bactine, antiseptic, and lots of hot towels."
"I'll go. I'll be right back," Lorelai said, clearly ready to get to get Kirk settled in for the night, plus she was ready to get to her room and wallow in the night's events.
"I'm gonna go see if she needs any help," Luke said quickly. Sookie nodded her had in acknowledgement as she tried to soothe Kirk. " Lorelai?" Luke questioned as he came upon her in a large supply room.
"Yeah?" She said as she sniffled slightly. From the tone of her voice, you could tell that she was trying to hold back the tears—from what, well, that what Luke was there to find out.
"Lorelai?" he asked again in a concerned tone, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing…well, something, but I'm not sure I can tell you right now," She said in an uneasy tone. She continued gathering up her supplies, per Sookie's request, and made her way to the door.
Just as she reached out for the doorknob, Luke told her, "Look, if you need someone to talk to, I'm here," She stared down at her hand as Luke continued, "just let me know when you're ready."
With that last comment, she turned to face him, and with her hand still on the doorknob, she gave him an appreciative smile and nod before she made her exit with Luke in tow.
"Need some help with those?" Luke asked her as she paused at the top of the stairwell, trying to figure out a way to see over the fluffy, yellow towels she held in her hands.
"I think I got it, but thanks anyways," she said as she took the first step, but then suddenly reconsidered Luke's chivalrous question. As she made it down the next couple of stairs, she thought she was doing fine, but once she made it to about the fourth step down, she not only reconsidered Luke's offer, but also her choice in footwear that night. Her tope colored pumps had somehow got caught on the carpet, causing her to drop all the towels, and as they proceed to roll down the stairs, she fell backwards, only to be rescued by Luke.
"My hero," she swooned jokingly. Luke rolled his eyes and stood her back up, making sure she was sturdy enough to stand by herself. She gave him a quick thank you as she kicked the towels the rest of the way down the stairs.
Luke gave her a questioning look as she proceeded to do this until she said, "They're already half way down anyways. As the last towel landed in front of the last stair, she and Luke also reached the last stair. She swiftly moved to the side of the stair case, folding the towels, and placing them in Luke's arms, where she had been several times that night.
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A/N: ok so this is not beta-ed so fix the mistakes in your head. Oh, yeah, and review please!