Title: Wedding Confrontations
Author: Bull
Pairing: L/L, R/J
Disclaimer: I don't own anything except the program used to write these words.
AN: Please R/R. I am mad that I made this short, but I decided to make actual chapters for this story. Assuming there is someone out there who actually reads and likes this, I will definitely have more chapters soon. Lots of chapters are in my notebook now, so as soon as I type them up they are yours!
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Luke plays with the condiments on his countertop. No one is at Luke's diner; they are all at Sookie's wedding. He wonders what is happening at this moment. Could the wedding be over yet? He doesn't think so. Luke's thoughts turn to Lorelai and Rory, as usual, as he bats the mustard back and forth between his palms. He smiles as he pictures them in their bridesmaid dresses, walking down the path. Then Luke grimaces. The fight with Lorelai is too recent; it is still a tender subject for him. He can't believe he held his ground against her this long. After all, he will usually do anything for her. Luke isn't exactly sure why he isn't just giving in and accepting her apology. He knows she means well, but he just keeps thinking of the harsh words she used that night. Angry at himself for dwelling on Lorelai for so long, Luke turns his thoughts to Jess. Surely he is at the wedding, hiding in the back somewhere. Bored, Luke decides to head over and find Jess. At least he will be able to watch the ceremony from a distance. Oh sure, he got an invitation. But he declined. He didn't think he could watch Lorelai that long, even for Sookie's sake. Luke flips the Closed sign to the front before heading out.
Jess watches as Rory and he mother prepare to walk down the aisle. Nice is a major understatement, Jess thinks, Rory looks breathtaking. She tastes good too. Jess almost blushes at the thought of the kiss. It was only minutes ago, but it already felt like a dream. It couldn't be though, the feel of her lips, of her warmth, was too perfect to be just a dream. Caught up in his thoughts, Jess nearly misses the sound of footsteps behind him, a sound he was taught to keep aware of so long ago, in the city. He turns around slowly to see Luke coming up to him.
"Hey," Luke says. "How far along are they?"
"Oh, the wedding just started. See, Lorelai and Rory are walking down the aisle now." Jess finds it amusing to see the look on Luke's face every time Lorelai's name is mentioned. Today, though, he sees pain too. "Did something happen?"
"What?" Luke asks, even though he knows exactly what Jess is referring to.
"Between you and Lorelai."
"Just a little quarrel."
"Uh huh." Jess says this with a skeptic look.
Luke sighs, "Okay, it was definitely bigger than a quarrel. You've seen Pearl Harbor? The Japanese had nothing compared to our fight."
"But you've had fights before, and you're always back to flirting again by the next day. What was this about?"
Letting the quip about flirting slide by, Luke says "Well the night you and Rory got in that accident, Lorelai flipped out. She, along with the rest of the town, thinks the accident was entirely your fault. She told me to go to hell, and I told her the same. Things haven't been the same since."
Jess actually looks concerned. "I didn't mean to cause all this trouble for you."
Luke waves him off. "It wasn't your fault. Lorelai has tried to apologize a few times now. She even wrote me a note. I don't know why I won't accept it."
"Wow, you have the upper hand for once. Maybe you won't accept because she'll just want to be friends again. Just a guess, but you never seemed very happy about being just friends with her."
Luke gruffly switched the subject, embarrassed that Jess just summarized his feelings better than he ever could. "Have you talked to Rory yet?"
Jess nearly blushes again. He gets a stupid smirk on his face. "Talk? No.no we definitely didn't talk too much. But hey, who needs talking."
"Rory doesn't think you were responsible for the accident though?" Luke asks, confused.
"No, I think she blames herself more than me."
Luke smiles. "She's a great kid. Smart too."
Jess' eyes glaze over as he thinks about Rory.
Luke brings him back to reality. "Jess, tell me what happened!"
"She kissed me." He says matter-of-factly.
"WHAT?!"
"She kissed me." When he realizes what he has done, "Oh, shoot. She told me not to tell anyone. You better not tell anyone or she'll hate me."
"I won't. She kissed you? SHE kissed YOU? Oh god, Lorelai will kill me when she finds out I know. She'll kill you too!" He pauses. "What about Dean?"
"She's still with him as far as I can tell."
"Then why.?"
"I don't think she meant to."
Luke and Jess continue watching the wedding, more specifically the Gilmores, in silence. Enough was said between them to know that the two men will get along better now that Jess wants to be in Stars Hollow.
Author: Bull
Pairing: L/L, R/J
Disclaimer: I don't own anything except the program used to write these words.
AN: Please R/R. I am mad that I made this short, but I decided to make actual chapters for this story. Assuming there is someone out there who actually reads and likes this, I will definitely have more chapters soon. Lots of chapters are in my notebook now, so as soon as I type them up they are yours!
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Luke plays with the condiments on his countertop. No one is at Luke's diner; they are all at Sookie's wedding. He wonders what is happening at this moment. Could the wedding be over yet? He doesn't think so. Luke's thoughts turn to Lorelai and Rory, as usual, as he bats the mustard back and forth between his palms. He smiles as he pictures them in their bridesmaid dresses, walking down the path. Then Luke grimaces. The fight with Lorelai is too recent; it is still a tender subject for him. He can't believe he held his ground against her this long. After all, he will usually do anything for her. Luke isn't exactly sure why he isn't just giving in and accepting her apology. He knows she means well, but he just keeps thinking of the harsh words she used that night. Angry at himself for dwelling on Lorelai for so long, Luke turns his thoughts to Jess. Surely he is at the wedding, hiding in the back somewhere. Bored, Luke decides to head over and find Jess. At least he will be able to watch the ceremony from a distance. Oh sure, he got an invitation. But he declined. He didn't think he could watch Lorelai that long, even for Sookie's sake. Luke flips the Closed sign to the front before heading out.
Jess watches as Rory and he mother prepare to walk down the aisle. Nice is a major understatement, Jess thinks, Rory looks breathtaking. She tastes good too. Jess almost blushes at the thought of the kiss. It was only minutes ago, but it already felt like a dream. It couldn't be though, the feel of her lips, of her warmth, was too perfect to be just a dream. Caught up in his thoughts, Jess nearly misses the sound of footsteps behind him, a sound he was taught to keep aware of so long ago, in the city. He turns around slowly to see Luke coming up to him.
"Hey," Luke says. "How far along are they?"
"Oh, the wedding just started. See, Lorelai and Rory are walking down the aisle now." Jess finds it amusing to see the look on Luke's face every time Lorelai's name is mentioned. Today, though, he sees pain too. "Did something happen?"
"What?" Luke asks, even though he knows exactly what Jess is referring to.
"Between you and Lorelai."
"Just a little quarrel."
"Uh huh." Jess says this with a skeptic look.
Luke sighs, "Okay, it was definitely bigger than a quarrel. You've seen Pearl Harbor? The Japanese had nothing compared to our fight."
"But you've had fights before, and you're always back to flirting again by the next day. What was this about?"
Letting the quip about flirting slide by, Luke says "Well the night you and Rory got in that accident, Lorelai flipped out. She, along with the rest of the town, thinks the accident was entirely your fault. She told me to go to hell, and I told her the same. Things haven't been the same since."
Jess actually looks concerned. "I didn't mean to cause all this trouble for you."
Luke waves him off. "It wasn't your fault. Lorelai has tried to apologize a few times now. She even wrote me a note. I don't know why I won't accept it."
"Wow, you have the upper hand for once. Maybe you won't accept because she'll just want to be friends again. Just a guess, but you never seemed very happy about being just friends with her."
Luke gruffly switched the subject, embarrassed that Jess just summarized his feelings better than he ever could. "Have you talked to Rory yet?"
Jess nearly blushes again. He gets a stupid smirk on his face. "Talk? No.no we definitely didn't talk too much. But hey, who needs talking."
"Rory doesn't think you were responsible for the accident though?" Luke asks, confused.
"No, I think she blames herself more than me."
Luke smiles. "She's a great kid. Smart too."
Jess' eyes glaze over as he thinks about Rory.
Luke brings him back to reality. "Jess, tell me what happened!"
"She kissed me." He says matter-of-factly.
"WHAT?!"
"She kissed me." When he realizes what he has done, "Oh, shoot. She told me not to tell anyone. You better not tell anyone or she'll hate me."
"I won't. She kissed you? SHE kissed YOU? Oh god, Lorelai will kill me when she finds out I know. She'll kill you too!" He pauses. "What about Dean?"
"She's still with him as far as I can tell."
"Then why.?"
"I don't think she meant to."
Luke and Jess continue watching the wedding, more specifically the Gilmores, in silence. Enough was said between them to know that the two men will get along better now that Jess wants to be in Stars Hollow.