Hey guys! Chapter two is up! Hope you're excited! Lol. I want to say thanks to all my reviewers….you guys are amazing! Please keep reviewing!
I'm almost positive that Lorelai was with Jason at this point in the series, but even if she wasn't, we're gonna pretend she was!
I'm gonna spend this weekend writing, and I'll try to update all my stories on Monday/Tuesday.
Chapter 2: Boyfriend?
The next morning, Lorelai and Rory were approaching Luke's.
"C'mon Rory, aren't you in the mood for Weston's this morning?" Lorelai pleaded with her daughter.
"Mom, come on, it'll be fine," Rory reassured her. Lorelai had filled Rory in on what had happened the day before with Luke. Rory, however, had withheld her run-in with Jess.
"Yea, if by fine you mean awkward," Lorelai replied sarcastically.
"Mom! You said he was a little drunk right? Maybe he won't even remember."
"Rory, sweetie, he was not that drunk," Lorelai responded.
"Well you have to face him eventually, and I want coffee. So let's go," Rory commanded sternly.
"Gee, aren't we bossy this morning."
"Tough love, baby," Rory called over he shoulder as she entered the diner.
Lorelai took a deep breath before following Rory inside.
They entered the diner and Rory marched strait for two open seats at the counter.
"Heyyy Luke," Lorelai said cheerfully, but while avoiding eye contact with the flannel-clad diner man.
"Coffee?" Luke asked gruffly.
"Yes please!" Rory replied. "But I'll take mine to go. I've gonna go see Lane for a few minutes."
"You're leaving me!" Lorelai hissed when Luke had turned his back. Rory shrugged.
"Tough love," she repeated.
Luke returned momentarily with the coffees. Rory thanked him, then kissed her mom goodbye. She flashed Lorelai a knowing, secret wink on her way out the door.
Luke set Lorelai's usual breakfast on the counter, then cleared his throat.
Uh oh, here comes serious Luke, Lorelai thought, so much for subject avoidance.
"Uh, look, Lorelai, I'm sorry about yesterday," Luke began. "I didn't mean to um, dump all that Jess stuff on you, ya know? It just kinda, came out. I don't want to bother you with my problems."
Aw, he's so cute when he's tongue tied, Lorelai thought. Oh, my gosh. Did I just refer to Luke as cute? And why does he have to be so sweet and perfect all the time anyway? He's making it hard for a girl to just get an innocent cup of coffee.
Lorelai made eye contact with Luke for the first time since their almost kiss the day before.
"Oh, Luke, please, don't worry about it. I unload all my stuff on you all the time. Consider it returning the favor." Lorelai smiled sweetly.
Suddenly, a loud crash came from the kitchen. Caesar had knocked over a pot. Luke winced at the sound, as if in pain.
"A little hung over, are we?" Lorelai asked playfully.
"Just a little," Luke replied as he put his hands to his aching head. Lorelai caught a glimpse of his bandaged hand.
"How's your hand?" Lorelai asked.
"Oh, it's okay, thanks," Luke replied.
"Yea, those Barbie bandages really work wonders, don't they diner man?" Lorelai teased, flashing Luke a grin that made his heart lurch.
He rolled his eyes and headed into the kitchen while Lorelai started on her breakfast.
I think we're back to being normal. Thank goodness. Whatever would I do without my coffee fix?
About ten minutes later, Luke was back over by Lorelai scrubbing the counter when Lorelai's cell phone rang. As she went to answer it, Luke pointed to the no cell phones sign.
"Out." He stated.
Lorelai sighed and went outside.
"Hello?" she said as she answered the phone.
"Lorelai, hi," Jason's voice came through the phone. Jason, her boyfriend. Jason, the guy she had almost cheated on the day before.
"Oh, Jason, hey," Lorelai said. "What's up?"
"I was just checking to make sure we're still on for this afternoon. Are we?"
"Uh, yea, sure," Lorelai replied distractedly. She was looking through the diner's widow at Luke. What am I gonna do? she thought.
"You okay Lorelai?" Jason asked.
"Yea, fine," Lorelai replied, bringing her self out of her trance and pretending to sound cheerful. "See you in a little bit?"
"Yea, see you. Bye," Jason replied.
"Bye," Lorelai hung up the phone and headed back into the diner. Luke looked up from his spot at the counter.
"Who was that?" Luke asked as Lorelai sat back down.
Well, I guess I shouldn't bother hiding it. I don't want to lead him on, and he'll probably find out soon enough anyway.
"Oh, um, that was my boyfriend," Lorelai replied. She tried to sound casual, but she sounded sheepish. The expression on Luke's face suddenly darkened.
"Boyfriend?" was all he said.
Okay, maybe that wasn't the best idea in the world.
"Um….yea," Lorelai replied.
"You have a boyfriend." Luke stated. "This is unbelievable.
Yup. Definitely not a good idea.
"I can't believe this," Luke was saying.
"What is your problem, Luke?" Lorelai asked, even though she knew exactly what his problem was. She was beginning to get angry.
"My problem?" Luke asked, incredulous. His voice was rising, but thankfully, there weren't many people in the diner to hear it.
"We almost kissed, Lorelai. You almost kissed me. And you had a boyfriend!"
"Almost kissed, Luke. Almost. Nothing happened. I'm sorry it almost happened, but it was a mistake, okay?"
Who am I trying to convince? Lorelai thought. Luke or myself?
"Yea, ok, fine. It was a mistake. It meant nothing. I'll see you later."
"Fine. Bye," Lorelai stormed out of the diner, got into her jeep and sped off, on her way to meet Jason.
Luke went back to cleaning up, scrubbing furiously at the countertop. A few minutes later, Rory reentered the diner. She looked around for Lorelai.
"Hey, Luke, where'd my mom go?"
"Oh, um, she had to run. I'm not really sure where she went. Maybe to go see her boyfriend?" Luke said the word with disgust.
Uh, oh, Rory thought. Luke knows about Jason. And he looks mad. This is not good.
"Oh, ok, well-" Rory was interrupted by her ringing cell phone.
"Hello?" She answered. "This is Rory Gilmore."
Luke was just about to kick her out when he saw the look on her face.
"Oh, um, ok, thank you." Rory hung up the phone. She looked up and made eye contact with Luke. Her face was paler then he'd ever seen it, and her eyes were quickly filling with tears.
"Rory? What's wrong?" Luke asked, concerned.
"It's-, um, it's mom. She's hurt. I gotta get to the hospital. Oh, no, my car's at the house," Rory was beginning to panic.
"It's ok. I'll drive you," Luke ran upstairs to get his keys and to tell Jess, who was crashing at his apartment (A/N: I know, they just had a huge fight, but just go with it), where he was going. He ran back downstairs, and Luke and Rory were out the door and on the road in ten seconds flat.
TBC!
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