Title: Casts, Boredom, and Confusion

Author: Ggirl... yeah guess what that stands for?!

Disclaimer: Unfortunately, I don't own these characters and this story is just a big agglomeration of my crazy ideas =)

Rating: Very good! hehe jpjp, PG Summary: With Rory off at college, Lorelai was bored out of her mind. Then one night, she and Luke kiss and everything in her world turns upside down. Sookie has a baby and doesn't really have that much time for Lorelai anymore. So Lorelai is struggling to figure out her feelings for Luke, when tragedy hits. Luke hopes it's not too late for him to tell her how he feels.

Rory meets Tristan at Harvard and Paris is upset/happy. When Tristan takes an interest in Paris, both girls are a little suspicious. But then Rory does something to destory the fine threads that hold them together..

ON TOP OF ALL THIS... Jess is trying to get Rory back and Dean makes a couple of appearances..

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Lorelai flopped down on the couch with a mug. She sipped some coffee and sighed out loud. "So...," she said. "Hm..." She looked around her and eventually her gaze stopped at a pile of mail on the side table.
She set her coffee down and picked up a magazine. "Better Homes and Gardens," She read out loud and made a face. "I didn't even know we had a subscription to this."
Flipping through the magazine, Lorelai said, "Blah, blah, blah. What a bunch of hokey pokey."
Sighing, she tossed the magazine over her head. It landed with a thunk on the floor.

"AHHHHHHHHH! The boredom is killing me!" She yelled. With Rory gone, life was too quiet. She didn't have anyone to eat junk food, watch movies, and make fun of everything and anything that came their way. Lorelai pushed herself up from the couch and grabbed her jacket. She needed more coffee.

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Luke grabbed the coffee and swung around to a table near the window. "Is that it?"
The lady looked up at him. "Yeah, thanks," she replied.
Nodding, he walked back to the counter. "Hey, can you take my order?" a man yelled from the corner table.

"Sure, coming," Luke set down the coffee and walked over.
"Hm.. I'll take a hamburger.. no, wait, how are your salads?" He asked.
"Good," Luke answered. The man peered at him. "Just good?"
"Great, they're great," Luke replied. He waved his hands around. "Awesome, amazing."
"I see... how about the turkey club?" The man pointed to an item on the menu.
"It'll take your breath away," Luke said sarcastically.
"Okay.... I'll just have a hamburger then." The man said. "Well done. But not too well done. A littel crisp maybe."
"Okaaaaaaay," Luke said.
"But not too crisp!"
"Gotcha," Luke nodded and started to walk back to the counter. "Caeser! Hamburger, well done not too well!" Leaning against the counter, he was finally able to catch his breath. Luke looked up as the door opened. His breath caught in his throat when he saw who it was.
"Hey, Luke," Lorelai said as she slid into the nearest open seat. "Looks busy," she remarked.
"Yeah," he replied as he adjusted his hat.
"The usual," she said.
"Coffee?" "Yeah," He fetched the coffee and a mug. Luke set it down on the table in front of Lorelai.
"So," she said, looking up at him.
Luke cleared his throat and concentrated on the coffee.
"How's Jess doing?"
"Good, I think he likes college," Luke said.
"Great, that's great," Lorelai said nodding. She looked around the bustling diner.
"Yup. How's Rory?" Luke said.
"Good. You know how she is. She loves school," Lorelai smiled wistfully. "I miss her."
Luke finally looked at her. "I can imagine."
"I'm bored without her. I'm going crazy without her! Sounds like material for a Backstreet Boy song," she sighed and cupped her hands around the warm mug. She suddenly looked up at him. "Luke, is it always going to be weird between us?"
"Huh?" He put the coffee down and looked at her.
"It was just one night," she said.
"I know......," He caught her gaze. "I, uh, gotta get back up there."