Of course this story is centered around Lit, but there has to be some Java action as well. So yes, this chapter is mainly Luke and Lorelai.
Lorelai hadn't exactly thought her plan through before she launched into action. Of course she didn't think about the fact that she didn't have Jess's address. She didn't think about where she was going to get it either. Obviously she couldn't ask Rory for it, that would defeat the purpose of her secrecy. She tried looking him up on the internet, but all she got was his bio from The Subsect. Which, if her plan worked, she would inquire as to why Rory never told her that the town hoodlum had written a book. His bio had said he worked at a publishing house in Philadelphia. Unfortunately, he didn't feel it necessary to tell his readers the name of the publishing house. So here Lorelai was, wandering around town trying to come up with a solution to her problem. She knew where she was going to end up, she just was going to wander until she was sure there wasn't any other way.
She went to the bridge that she knew Jess hung out at, she browsed the bookstore, she paid a visit to Pierpont, she even stopped to see if the art store had any chalk. She tried anything to try to channel Jess thinking that maybe the answer would just come to her. It didn't.
Feeling defeated, Lorelai headed in the direction of the diner, planning what she was going to say as she walked. When she reached the steps she walked right by without stopping. 'Another lap around the block and I'll be ready.' She thought to herself. So, she walked around the block, considered passing by again but realized she probably already looked ridiculous. She slowed her pace as she rounded the last corner.
Upon entering the diner, she was surprised to find it almost empty. Only Kirk and a couple she had never seen before were present. She sat in her usual spot at the counter, right next to the register and 2 stools away from Kirk.
"Oh hello Lorelai, wasn't expected you to be here." Kirk addressed her, setting down his glass of apple juice next to his blueberry muffin.
"Oh, yeah I just need to ask Luke something, is he here?"
"He went upstairs a few minutes ago, I told him I'd keep an eye on the place." Kirk said proudly.
"Ok, well you're doing a great job."
"Thank you. Mother always said she would never need a watch dog as long as I'm around."
"Really? Hmm, I could've sworn I saw her looking at a pitbull the other day at the pet store."
"What?" Kirk jumped out of his seat and ran out of the diner in the direction of his mother's house. Lorelai stood up and cautiously made her way toward the stairs.
Knock Knock Knock
"What the hell?" Luke questioned quietly walking out of the bathroom toward the door of his apartment. He was sure the shock was evident on his face when he opened it and saw Lorelai on the other side. "Lorelai, um hi…" he greeted her softly.
"Hey, um I just have a favor to ask." Lorelai replied weakly.
"Sure, come on in." He stepped out of the way as she walked in and shut the door behind her. "Do you want to sit?"
"Oh, no it'll just take a second, I was just wondering if you have Jess's address."
"What'd he do now? Did he hurt Rory again? Because if you plan on killing him, I could just take care of that for you." Luke rambled.
"No, no, I'm not going to kill him. He didn't hurt Rory…this time she hurt him. I found a letter she wrote him and I just think he deserves to know what she's thinking."
"So…you want to help Jess?" Luke didn't think he had understood her correctly. Lorelai hated Jess.
"No, I want to help Rory. Basically the letter says she misses him and has never stopped loving him and wants him back. If that's what she wants, I have to support her." Lorelai explained.
"Wow, I had no idea she still felt that way. What about that Huntzberger guy she's with?"
"I don't know…she says in the letter that he doesn't make her feel the way Jess did. That with Logan she feels like she is watching a movie about her life, but with Jess she was really living it. She wrote that Jess made her feel real and alive and Logan doesn't. She said that Jess has always been in the back of her mind and that Logan was just a distraction. I don't know Luke, I read it and I could feel the pain she has stored away and the passion that she feels toward Jess. I need him to know how she feels because I don't want her to end up like me!" Somewhere in her explanation she had started crying and realized that Rory's words resembled Lorelai's feelings about Luke.
Luke crept closer to Lorelai and cautiously put his arms around her. She reciprocated by leaning into his chest, her arms pressed between them as she tried to wipe the tears from her eyes.
"What do you mean you don't want her to end up like you?" Luke asks quietly.
"I don't want her to feel like she gave up her chance at love because she didn't tell him how she really feels."
"Well I bet he would give her as many chances as she wants." Luke replied, not only referring to Rory.
"But what if she's too late?" Lorelai picked up on his statement and couldn't help but go along with it. She never wanted to admit to herself that she missed Luke terribly. But being here in his arms made her want nothing more than to start working to get back to where they were.
"She's not." Luke boldly replied, pulling away from Lorelai slightly to look into her eyes.
Lorelai felt him pull away and looked up at him. "So you think if she told him she still loved him and made a mistake that he would just run back to her?"
"Well I think there would be a lot of stuff they would have to talk about and some things they would have to work through. But if he still feels the same way about her, yes I think he would jump at the chance to have her back." Luke replied, never looking away from her beautiful blues.
"Do you think he feels the same way?" Lorelai asked, knowing that they were no longer talking about only Jess and Rory.
Luke took a moment to stare deep into her eyes before answering. "I know he does," he said softly before dipping his head to place a tender kiss on her lips. Lorelai quickly reciprocated, relishing in the feeling of his soft lips against hers. It wasn't until now that she realized how much she had really missed him. After a few moments she detached herself from him to rest her forehead on his.
"I really missed you." She told him softly.
"You have no idea." He replied with a small smile, placing a kiss on her forehead. "Now, I believe you came here for an address." He said pulling away from her and walking over to his bedside table. Opening the second drawer he pulled out his address book and flipped through the pages as he walked back to her. He pulled his ordering pad out of his back pocket, wrote the address on the first piece of paper, ripped it out and handed it to Lorelai.
"Thank you." Lorelai said with a smile.
"No, thank you." Luke replied, pulling her closer and placing another kiss on her forehead.
"We have a lot of stuff to work through."
"We'll start when I bring dinner over tonight."
"Cheeseburgers? And fries, and onion rings, and pie. OH OH OH! COFFEE!" Lorelai exclaimed as she back toward the door.
"Crazy woman," was all Luke could say as he opened the door and followed his girlfriend down the stairs. 'It's good to have her back' He thought to himself.
A/N: I needed to get Luke and Lorelai's reunion out of the way so in later chapters I can concentrate more on the reason you all are reading! My plan right now is to have Jess make an appearance in the next chapter. So stay tuned!
