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Ch.7: Meetings and Loves

Luke walked into the diner, yelled at Caesar to lock up, and made his way up the stairs. He stopped just outside the door to his apartment. He could hear Lorelai crying in the apartment. He didn't know what to do. He had never had to deal with this before. Whatever I do, I should at least be with her. Luke walked in and saw Lorelai sitting on the couch, sniffling. Luke went over sat on the couch. Lorelai crawled into his lap. They just sat in silence for a few minutes.

Lorelai spoke up first. "What happened?"

"Well, I ran into the store, yelled at Taylor, he ran away, I left."

"Oh."

"He's not going to listen to anything I say unless I say it at that stupid town meeting tonight."

"Don't go."

"What?"

"Luke," Lorelai turned so she was face to face with him. "You mean a lot to me, you mean a lot to the town. What would happen if you went to the town meeting and started defending the town harlot."

"Hey!" Luke put his hand over her mouth so she wouldn't talk. "You are not a harlot. Yes, you made a mistake but that in no way makes you a bad person. It also doesn't mean you deserve to get kicked out of town." Luke removed his hand, but when Lorelai remained silent he continued talking, stroking her back as a way to calm her down. "You are a beautiful, wonderful, and intelligent person. I feel so lucky that I get to date you. And if the town tries to get rid of you, I will go with you."

Lorelai just stared at Luke. She couldn't believe that little rant/speech he gave. It was the first time she realized just how much he cared for her. "Wow, that is the nicest thing..anyone has ever said to me." Lorelai kissed Luke sweetly. "Are you sure we can't have sex, because that really turned me on." Lorelai whispered seductively as she started kissing his neck.

Luke tried to keep control, but he knew he had to act quickly. "Yes, I'm sure, now..." Luke scooped Lorelai up as he stood, and set her down. "I need to get ready for the meeting and you should get back to the Inn." Luke gave her one more kiss before shooing her out the door. Lorelai smiled as she left the diner, happy that she could always depend on Luke. She decided to walk back to Inn, noticing the entire time how people were staring and whispering to each other. Let them talk they don't know anything.

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Luke sat on the edge of his bed, trying to figure out what to say at the meeting. I could say what I told her, but that's too mushy. AHH! Why is this so difficult! Luke looked at the clock and saw it was 7:50. Ten more minutes.

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Lorelai was staring at the clock. After talking with Mia, who was upset over what had happened, she had just retreated to the potting shed and had spent the last few hours just thinking. What's going to happen? Can Luke really convince the town to let me stay? Why does this have to take so long? Lorelai looked at the clock and saw it was 7:55. Why am I waiting here anyway? I should go to the meeting. It is about….us anyway. Lorelai then got off her bed and made her way towards the door. I wonder what's gonna happen at the meeting.

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"I officially call this meeting to order!" Taylor banged his gavel and the room instantly quieted. Luke was sitting in front row, usually not his seat of choice, but he knew he had an opinion and it needed to be heard. He had looked around to see the people who were here tonight. Mostly he saw parents of students at Stars Hollow High, but he saw a few teachers as well.

"Now, I know this meeting was unexpected, but I feel it was important to call it as quickly as possible."

"No kidding." One parent yelled.

"Now, I will speak first." Taylor readjusted himself so he looked more powerful. "Lorelai Gilmore came to Stars Hollow just a little over a month. Now many of us wondered who this person was and how she came to be here. Now today, we discover the truth."

"Yeah, she's here because she's knocked up!" There was a lot of agreement on that, but Luke controlled himself. I will get my chance.

"Order!" Taylor yelled. "Now, before we continue on our course of town, is there anyone else who wishes to speak."

Luke stood up and began, "Taylor, I wish to sp-"

"Oh, shut up Luke!" someone yelled from the back. "We all know who the father is!" Suddenly Ms. Patty's studio is filled with everyone talking at once. Some not wanting their daughters to hear about Lorelai's 'situation' but most were criticizing Luke. "How could you do this Luke? It's not his fault. It's that girl's fault. Luke was his normal self, until she blew into town. She's a slut!"

Finally Luke couldn't take it anymore. "I'M NOT THE FATHER!" He screamed which made everyone in the room quiet down immediately. "I'm not the father. That's why she came here. She ran away from home. I only found out two days ago." Luke then turned to the crowd. "Lorelai is not a slut, or a harlot, or a someone who deserves to get kicked out of town. She's a person who made a mistake, but I stand by her. If you ask her to leave, then I'm going with her."

There was a moment of silence as the crowd thought over what Luke said. Taylor was the one to ruin the moment. "But Luke, why do you care?" You're dating a girl who is pregnant by another man. Why would you put her above the town that you have lived in all your life?"

Luke thought for a long minute before answering. "Because….I love her."

Taylor's eyes bugged out of his head. "You what?"

"I love her okay! Luke yelled. "I have never felt this way about anyone. Everyday when she walks in the diner I can't stop smiling. Every morning I wake up and I can't wait for her to come to the diner. Whenever I'm with her, I am the happiest I've ever been. Happy!"

Everyone remained silent. Even Taylor couldn't say anything. The silence was too much for Luke to take. He just ran out of the studio and started walking back towards the diner. The sound of a voice made him freeze in his tracks. "Luke!" He turned around worried about who it was. "Lorelai" Luke whispered. Was she in the meeting? Did she hear what I said?

Lorelai ran over to where he was standing and rested one hand on his shoulder, the other on her stomach. "Luke, I was in the meeting."

SHIT! Are you okay? They were saying some pretty bad stuff in there."

Lorelai smiled lightly. "Yeah, I knew they were just overreacting." In reality Lorelai had started tearing up when they all attacked Luke at once. Luke noticed the tear streaks on her face. "You sure?" Lorelai smiled then burst into tears. I was fine when they were saying this was all my fault, I expected that, but then they started attacking you, that's when I lost it." Luke pulled her into a tight embrace, leaving a light kiss in her hair. "I'm so sorry Luke you shouldn't have to deal with this."

"Sh. You shouldn't be sorry. Those people in there have just never had to deal with something like this. It's new to them. It's going to be ok."

"How do you know?"

"I know." They stood in silence for a little while, Luke holding Lorelai, Lorelai sniffling.

Luke finally broke the silence, "Listen about what I said…." Luke was interrupted by Lorelai putting her hand over his mouth like what he had done earlier. "You have nothing to worry about. No one has ever told me they love me. She removed her hand and when Luke stayed quiet she continued, kissing him. "You are the sweetest….most handsome…..greatest guy I've ever met and I can't imagine my life without you in the picture. I love you Luke."

Luke stayed frozen. He was hoping he wasn't imagining, but he wasn't sure. "You love me?"

Lorelai smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck. "I am completely, utterly, and totally in love with you. Now please kiss me."

Luke happily obliged and kissed Lorelai with all of the passion and love in his heart. A round of cheering broke up the happy couple. Luke and Lorelai turned to see everyone from the meeting standing there, happy for the couple. Luke and Lorelai turned to each other and laughed, then Luke whispered, "Can we get out of here?"

"Yes, let's go." Lorelai and Luke took off down the road not knowing where they were. After a few minutes, Luke recognized where they were and led her to a bridge. "Where are we?"

"The lake."

"Lake?"

"Yeah, there's this little lake and where we're standing is the bridge. Luke sat down and Lorelai followed. "This was where my dad proposed to my mom. I came here after she died. Just so I could be alone."

"It must have been nice, to have good memories of your family."

"Yeah, it is." Luke then turned to Lorelai. "You don't have any good memories of your family?"

Lorelai snorted, "Please, the best memory I have is running away."

Luke noticed Lorelai shiver and asked, "Do you want to go home?"

Lorelai looked at him, "No, I want to go back to your place."

"Lorelai…."

"What? I want to be with you. I know how you feel about the sex thing, but I don't want to be alone tonight. Please Luke. We can go back to my place, just please."

Luke sighed, "Okay, let's go."

They walked back to the potting shed and Lorelai went to the bathroom to change, while Luke took off his shirt and slid into bed. Luke was just about to fall asleep when he heard Lorelai yell, "Luke, get in here!" Luke jumped up and raced to the bathroom. There stood Lorelai in a bra and shorts with her hand on her stomach. "What is it, is it the baby? Is it coming now? We should go to the hospital." Luke turned around to get his shirt, but Lorelai stopped him. "No, Luke, feel." She took his hand and put it to her stomach. Luke felt a funny little bump. "What is that?"

Lorelai had tears in her eyes. "The baby is kicking."

Luke looked at Lorelai and smiled, his hand still on her stomach. Lorelai then kissed Luke sweetly, just so excited for this moment.

"You should finish getting ready for bed." Luke went back to the bed and crawled in. After a few minutes Lorelai got in and snuggled up to Luke. "I'm so happy." She whispered.

"I am too." Luke said putting his arm around Lorelai. "I love you Lorelai Gilmore."

"I love you Luke Danes." They both fell asleep, happy about what had happened but nervous about what their future had in store.

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