18 reviews in 17 hours. I am very happy. although longer reviews would make me even MORE happy...so...
but anyway, i had someone that wanted to kno what happened to luke when he was little. I really dont kno, but if you want me to make it a part of the story...then tell me...although i dont kno how i would fit it in now. but anyway...
There were many many reviews and i dont feel like listing all of you awesome amazing people so just a very special shout out to my awesomely awesome beta Layne, without whom this story would not exist grammaticaly correct.
btw... So far i have 1 person telling me to stop it at the end of the trip, and a bunch telling me to go on when they get back. I'm leaning toward going on because I have some really good ideas about the townies, Rory, the Gilmores, and maybe some exes. Tell me what ya think!
Chp. 7 everyone!!!
Chapter 7: At the Pool Part II and Out to Dinner
previously:
"Luke, we should talk."
"Lorelai." Luke said. He pulled the car into a gas station. "If we're going to talk, I don't want to be driving. Okay Lorelai. This meant something. Something big. I want us to be more than friends. God, Lorelai, how could you not see that? I've been wanting you for 8 years! And yes, I know, dirty but not in a dirty way. You are an amazing woman, and the only woman that I've actually ever said something like that to." Luke said, making Lorelai's mouth drop. "So what do you say?"
"I say that I feel the same way."
"Lorelai..." Luke growled.
"Oh my boyfriend's sexy!" Lorelai said, causing Luke to smile. "What?"
"You called me your boyfriend."
"Oh I did, didn't I. Are you my boyfriend?"
"Do you want me to be?"
"Yes."
"Well then I am." Luke finished, giving Lorelai another kiss.
"Hey, let's go in."
"In where?" Luke asked.
"The ocean" Lorelai replied in a duh tone. "There's a sandbar. We could swim out to that and stay there for a while."
"Rory! I have to call Rory! Stay here." Lorelai said as she started to swim away. "I'll be right back!" She called over her shoulder.
"Lorelai! Wait, Lorelai!" Luke sighed. He got as comfortable as he could in the sand and waited.
Lorelai picked up her phone and dialed. The phone rang 3 times before Rory picked up.
"Hello?"
"Rory! Oh my God Rory! You won't believe it! It worked! You're jealousy plan worked! He kissed me. Well he almost kissed me and then he really kissed me. Now we're at the beach and he's waiting for me on the sandbar." Lorelai said, restraining herself from jumping up and down. Rory on the other hand, even though there were a bunch of people around her, including Paris, had to jump.
"Oh, Mom, yay! You two finally got it together. I'm so happy for you! Call me with EVERY detail. Leave out anything dirty though." Rory said.
"Well, then I will not be giving you a lot of details."
"Mom!"
"Joke hon, joke. And yes. I'll call you later with more details. Love ya hon. Bye."
"Bye Mom. And I'm so happy for you!"
"Bye sweets." Lorelai hung up her phone, and ran back into the water, to go to the man who was waiting for her, and had always been. (A/N That was a really long previously...but i always want to do that incase you people forget what happened in the chp. before because i do tht a lot.)
Lorelai swam out to Luke, a wide smile on her face. "What did she say?" Luke asked, worried that Rory would not approve.
"She's thrilled. Actually she gave me advice."
"Advice? On what?"
"On how to get you to ask me out. or kiss me. or tell me you like me. She told me to make you jealous, which is what I did with Matthew." Lorelai said.
"Wait! That guy...you were using him? Lorelai!" Luke said, surprised that she would do that.
"I was desperate. And I told him after that I was using him, so it's not like he's going to be pining over me." Lorelai said, subtly moving closer. "Luke, I would've jumped off a cliff if it meant that I could be with you. Although if I jumped off a cliff, then I would probably be dead, and that would mean that I committed suicide, which makes no sense because I could've just walked up and kissed you instead of jumping off a cliff-"
Luke cut her off by kissing her. When they broke apart he said, "If you had jumped off a cliff, I would have been right there jumping with you."
"Oh, Luke." Lorelai said, tears threatening to spill over her eyes.
"No. Don't do that thing that girls do."
"What thing that girls do?" Lorelai asked. They were having a moment and he was ruining it.
"Cry because you're happy. It freaks me out!"
"Luke! Hello! You ruined a moment!"
"Well we'll have others."
"I like the sound of that." Lorelai said, kissing him again.
"Me too." Luke said as they broke apart and looked out on the ocean together.
"Luke, I'm going to jump in the shower." Lorelai said as the two walked into the hotel room.
"Ok..Y-yea that's f-fine." Luke said, now nervous that a naked Lorelai would be only yards away from him.
"Well okay..." Lorelai gave him a strange look. "There's nothing to be nervous about."
"I'm not nervous." Luke said quickly. "I'm going to call Lane and see how the diner's holding up." Luke said, realizing that if he kept himself busy that he wouldn't have to think about Lorelai...that much.
"Yeah, okay." Lorelai said sarcastically, heading into the bathroom. "If you're lucky you'll be able to come in with me one day!" She yelled over her shoulder, and sensed Luke tense up and turn red. She laughed and went to take a shower.
"Luke's." Lane answered the diner's phone.
"Hey Lane, it's Luke. How are things going?"
"Great. What about there? How's Lorelai?"
"Lorelai?" Luke's voice cracked. "She's fine."
"Um, Luke, did something happen? Between you two I mean."
"Lane..."
"I won't tell anyone."
"Well then, yes."
"What! What happened?" Lane squealed.
"We're kind of together now."
"Oh yes! Finally!"
"What?"
"Nothing. I swear I won't tell a soul."
"Good. So the diner's good?"
"Diner's good. Take all the time you want to get back."
"All right, thanks Lane."
"Anytime boss. Bye."
Lorelai came out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around her as Luke hung up the phone. He stared at her, and she looked over at him.
"Bathroom's open." She said, smiling slightly at his expression.
"Okay, thanks." Luke said, tearing his eyes away from her. Lorelai turned toward the bedroom and smiled to herself. She entered the room, and the bed made her think of something. 'Oh wow. We're sleeping in the same bed tonight! Completely and totally awkward!' Lorelai wondered how Luke would react, but she decided to deal with that when it came. She got a nice red dress out of the closet for Luke's special dinner. She wasn't sure how fancy it was supposed to be, but she could always change. Luke had told her earlier that he was going to tell her something that night. 'I hope he's telling me what I think he's telling me.' Lorelai thought She never told anyone those three words, or at least she never truly meant it. With Chris it was fun, but it wasn't right. They had too much of a past. And with Max she was in love with being in love. She didn't really love the man. But now with Luke, their relationship is so strong because they had been friends for 8 years. He was the first person she really loved. 'If he doesn't tell me tonight, I'll tell him.' Lorelai decided. 'I'll tell him.'
Luke came into the bedroom and saw Lorelai applying mascara.
"Luke? Hey. Wow that was quick." Lorelai said, starting to gather up her make up. "I'll be out here and leave you to change and...bye." Lorelai left quickly, embarrassed. She couldn't help but notice how hot Luke looked with just a towel on his waist. 'Another thing I could get used to.' Lorelai thought, seeing how the list was getting longer. 'This is going to be good. Very good.' Lorelai thought, entering the bathroom to finish getting ready for the night.
Marrakesh
Luke and Lorelai pulled into the parking lot of the restaurant for Luke's 7:00 reservation. Luke got out of the car and opened Lorelai's door for her. Lorelai noticed that the people in the restaurant were dressed just as formally as her. They walked into the restaurant, and Luke took Lorelai's hand in his own. She smiled shyly and gave his hand a squeeze. Luke smiled right back at her. They got to their seats and sat next to each other. Lorelai thought of something Rory had told her once and laughed.
"What?" Luke asked, looking down at himself to see if she was laughing at him.
"Remember when Rory called us during Casablanca?" Lorelai asked Luke.
"Yes, kind of. Why?" "She told me how it was awkward sitting on the same side of the table as whatever that kid's name was."
"Oh." Luke got embarrassed. "Do you want me to move?"
"No! I was laughing because this seems so...right, and I never realized how different me and Rory are when it comes to guys." Lorelai said, her voice turning serious.
"Is that a good or bad thing?"
"Good for you, bad for...whoever Rory will be with in the future."
"Well then, I'm okay with it."
"Yeah, it's not too bad."
They looked through the menus and Luke ordered a Caesar Salad and pasta. Lorelai got a cheeseburger and a side of fries. When they got their food, Lorelai made Luke have a bite of her burger and in turn, Lorelai had a forkful of salad. Lorelai loved how easily they fit together. She had never felt this way with anyone before. She was in love.
Luke loved watching Lorelai as she ate. She ate cute. He knew that thinking that was really weird, but it was completely true. He found himself staring at her, and after a while, she noticed and gave him a funny look.
"What?" She asked, putting down her food.
"Nothing." Luke said, going back to his own food.
"Is something wrong?" Lorelai asked, worried.
"No! No nothing could be wrong! This is the best night I've had in a long time."
"Wow Luke. I know that's hard for you to say. So I guess that's a compliment?" Lorelai teased.
"Yes. And there are many more to come."
"Compliments can get you everywhere my friend." Lorelai said.
Luke and Lorelai exited Marrakesh an hour later.
"That was amazing, Luke, thank you so much." Lorelai told Luke when they were both in the car.
"Dates are supposed to be amazing. Anyway, Lorelai, I have something to tell you." Luke turned in his seat so he was facing Lorelai.
"And I have something to tell you. You first." Lorelai said, turning in her seat also.
"All right. Lorelai, the first day you came into my diner, all I saw was a coffee addict, mile-a-minute talking crazy person. Then we became close friends, and though we've had our fights, I have always had these feeling for you. I love you Lorelai Gilmore, I always have and I always will." Luke finished and Lorelai was close to tears. "What did you want to say to me?"
"I wanted to tell you that, no matter what happens on this trip of for years to come, I will always be with you, and I'll be there for you. I wanted to say, I love you Luke Danes, and I always will." Lorelai said, a tear rolling down her cheek. Luke leaned in closer to her and kissed her long and hard. He pulled away and both of them had smiles on their faces. "Hey, Luke?"
"Yeah?"
"Are you going to start the car anytime soon?" Lorelai said, she wasn't eager to get home for the reason you think she would be. She wasn't ready for that with Luke yet, but she was tired, and she needed to get back to the hotel.
"Yeah but Lorelai, I don't want to-"
"Neither do I."
"Good."
"Good, for now right?"
"For now." Lorelai nodded in agreement as Luke drove back to the hotel.
Lorelai slid her card through the slot on the door and entered the room. Awkwardness immediately fell on the couple, because of the nights sleeping arrangements.
"Look, Luke. We're both adults. We can sleep in the same bed without having to actually sleep together. I'm going to call Rory, and then I'll use the bathroom. Okay?" Lorelai told Luke. She was really tired and wanted to go to sleep.
"Yeah, that's fine." Luke said, walking into the bathroom.
"Good." Lorelai got out her cell phone and pressed the #2. It rang 5 times before Rory's answering machine picked up. 'That's weird.' Lorelai thought. 'She told me to call her about Luke, and she isn't even answering her phone.' Lorelai left a message, telling Rory the night without any details and telling her to call back whenever, and she walked into the bedroom.
Luke came out of the bathroom and Lorelai went in with her clothes and a towel. She showered and got changed, and when she was out, Luke was under the covers reading her book. She got in next to him, and he put the book on the night table next to him and turned off the light. He turned away from her, and Lorelai, remembering how they had woken up that morning, whispered in Luke's ear,
"Turn toward me."
"What?"
"Remember how we woke up this morning?"
"Yeah..."
"Well let's go to sleep and wake up like that." Lorelai said like a little girl.
"Fine." Luke said, but he was happy on the inside. He didn't have to do anything special for Lorelai. The simplest thing like holding her while she was sleeping would make her happy. He could give her everything he had to offer, and she would be okay with it. He turned around and held her in his arms, and they stayed like that all night long, as they both slept with smiles on their faces.
So...tell me how it was. If you guys want longer chps, tell me, but it might take a little longer to update, and again i m sorry about the wait. Just things going on...so review, and I will update faster. I think i did when you reviewed for last chp, but w/e JUST GIVE ME THE REVIEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Moe
