This is the second chapter of Taking Chances

Dialogue taken from 1.13 Concert Interruptus.

Disclaimer: I do not own Gilmore Girls.

Chapter 2: Loved and Lost

Luke and Lorelai went to bed and the next morning they talked about some rules. They agreed to go out on Saturday nights.

"So should we tell the town yet?"

"What do you think? I would like to wait."

"Oh. Why?" Lorelai looked with a sad face.

"Oh No. I mean I would like to go out on a few more dates before we tell the town."

"Oh. Okay. For a second I thought you- well never mind."

"I want to be with you. Don't forget that."

"Okay. Should we be heading back soon?"

"I have one more surprise for you before we head back to Stars Hollow. So we should start getting ready"

"Oh really. What is it?"

"I told you it's a surprise. So get ready so we can go."

"Okay." Lorelai went into the bathroom with a pout

Lorelai and Luke got ready with only one distraction. While Lorelai was in the bathroom Luke was changing his shirt.

"OH sorry"

Luke turned around and there was lorelai standing there in a short robe. "Is everything all right?"

"Yes. I just forgot my towel." Lorelai was staring at his bare chest.

"Oh um I think it's on the bed." Luke staring at her in that short robe.

Lorelai went into the bedroom to get her towel and turned around and there standing behind her is Luke.

"Screw this. I have waited 4 years for this and I want you now."

"What? You wanted me for 4 years. I never knew."

"All I am thinking at the moment right now is taking that robe off of you."

"I thought you wanted to wait?"

"I was being polite. I had a hard time sleeping last night."

"Oh. Well I do have the shower warming up." Lorelai gestured to the bathroom

So Luke and Lorelai took their first shower together. After that they headed to see Cats on Broadway and then went home to Stars Hollow. Luke took Lorelai back to her house.

"Thanks for the trip. I really enjoyed it."

"I'm glad you liked it. You coming by for coffee later?"

"I will be in later. I have to catch up with Rory first."

"Okay. See you later."

Lorelai went inside her house and saw all this junk in her living room.

"Rory. Where did all this junk come from?"

Rory is coming out of her room "Hey. You're back."

"Yes. I'm back. Where did all of this stuff come from?"

"This is all for the rummage that you signed up for."

"Oh. Oops. Well I guess we leave it like that. Do you think we will get more stuff?"

"Yes. This is just from last night."

"Yikes. Well I don't know what do you then."

"How was your date?"

"It was great. He picked me up in a limo and took me to see The Bangles."

"Luke took you to see The Bangles."

"Yeah. Then we went to a restaurant to eat then we went back to the hotel. It had a great view of Times Square."

"I hoped you would be back this morning. I was getting worried."

"Don't worry. I was in good hands." Lorelai thinking of this morning.

"You have that look on your face. Did something else happen?"

"Yes. But you're not ready to hear it."

"Okay. So did you guys do it?"

"What? Why do you ask?"

"You have a glow about you and you seem happy."

"Yes we did. But it stops there."

"Okay. Do you want to get some coffee?"

"Sure. I told Luke I would be in later today."

Lorelai and Rory got ready to go and Lorelai saw a purple sweatshirt with rhinestones on it. She pulled it out and put it on. She and Rory walked to Luke's for coffee. But Lorelai forget something at home so only Rory went in.

"If you want coffee, you'll have to wait."

"Hey Luke, someone put a sign for the rummage sale up in your window over there."

"You can have decaf right now if you're in a hurry."

"You should call the cops about this. I mean we all know how you feel about public displays of town affection."

" Your mom asked me to put it there okay?"

"And you said yes?"

"She's not real good with 'no'."

"No she's not."

"For every second you laugh at me, that's one second longer you're waiting for coffee."

"Sorry, no laughing."

Lorelai comes into the diner in the sweatshirt and a cowboy hat and sits with Rory.

"Margaret Atworthy just dropped off three boxes of city council pot holders and begged me to take her grandson. People are getting crazy man. What?"

"What are you wearing?"

" Hey, we have already argued about the sweatshirt."

" Yes but we have not argued about the hat."

" What hat?"

"The one on your head, Annie Oakley."

"It's great isn't it?"

"As nice as it is that you're single handedly trying to rebuild the bridge, you have got to stop buying up other people's junk."

"The money goes to charity. I look cute. Case closed. Oh finally, the coffee cavalry arrives."

Luke comes out of the kitchen and is stunned to see Lorelai wearing her sweatshirt.

"What the hell do you think you're wearing?"

"What? A hat. Why?"

"Take that off or I will take it off you."

"What? Is everything okay Luke?"

"No. Now that is not yours, take it off."

"But I'll have hat hair."

" I'm talking about the sweatshirt."

"Luke calm down. Let's go upstairs and talk about this?"

Luke and Lorelai went upstairs to his apartment.

"That is not yours"

"No, I found it in the bags of stuff for the sale."

"Oh so you just find something and then you take it is that it?"

"No, I paid for it."

"Oh. So that makes it alright."

'What is the matter with you? Did I do something wrong?"

Nothing. It's just that sweatshirt belonged to my ex-girlfriend."

"Oh Luke... I'm sorry.I did'nt know."

"That's fine. But please don't wear it."

"Okay. Do you want it back? You seem like you are still pining for her. Are you?"

"No. I want to be with you. Did'nt I tell you that this morning?"

"Yes you did. Here." Lorelai hands him the sweatshirt.

"Are we okay?"

"Yes. we're fine."

"Good. Let's head downstairs. Rory has been waiting for coffee."

Luke and Lorelai head downstairs and the whole diner is staring at them

"Why is everyone staring at us?" Lorelai said while she sat with Rory.

"I think maybe they think that you and Luke are together"

"We are together. We decided not to tell the town until later."

"No. They thought you were together upstairs."

"Ugg gross. No. We were talking about the sweatshirt."

"Oh. Is everything all right?'

"Everything is fine. Just a misunderstanding."

"Okay. Do you want to head out?"

"Yeah. Luke we are going home"

"Okay. Will I see you tonight."

"Oh Um Sure. What time should I be here."

"7pm should work. I won't have many people here anymore."

"Okay 7 it is. See you later."

Lorelai and rory left the diner and started walking home.

"Do you have another date tonight?"

"Yes. I am happy."

"You seem happy. I'm happy too."

The next week went by fast Luke and Lorelai went on their second date and it went very well. The rummage sale took over Lorelai's house so she and Rory had to bunk at Luke's until the sale was over. Lorelai convinced Luke to re-paint his diner. He didn't want to do it but she said it would be fun. The next day Luke and Lorelai were in the diner picking out paint samples. Rory got her daily phone call from Chris.

"Hey Dad"

"Hey Kiddo"

"How is California."

"It's nice and warm. Anything new with you?"

"No. Mom has a new boyfriend. His name is Luke."

"Oh. really. Is he nice."

"Yes. He serves us coffee everyday at his diner."

"Oh. Well I'm glad that you and your mom are happy."

"Thanks dad. I gotta go we are heading over there now."

"Oh it's 9 pm"

"We are staying over there right now because our house is being de- rummaged."

"What does even that mean.?"

"We had a rummage sale and our house was the drop off point. Worst idea ever."

"Okay. Well I better go. Talk to you later."

"Bye Dad."

While Rory was on the phone with her dad. Lorelai and Luke were talking about past relationships.

"I have only been with 2 guys. I dated a lot but once they found out I had a kid they split."

"Oh. I have been with 3 woman in my life. The sweatshirt that you had belonged to Rachel and she was with me for 6 years. I thought we were going to be together forever but she wanted to move out of Stars Hollow and I didn't."

"Wow. I have been with Chris hence Rory and I have also been with one of Rory's teachers at Chilton."

"I'm glad we are talking about this."

"Me too."

"Are we picking paint samples tomorrow?"

"Yes. Do you want to come by around 8 tomorrow night?"

"Okay. It's a date."

I hate writing Chris. I have a better time writing Luke and Lorelai. PLEASE REVIEW.