-1Chapter 8
"Lorelai…Lorelai?"
"Uh, what, huh? Sorry Sookie. I guess I zoned."
"Honey, lately you've been zoning more than you have been with us."
"I know, I don't know what's up with me."
"Really, because I know, and Rory knows even if she's pretending he doesn't exist, Patti knows, Babette knows, Jackson knows, the whole town knows, if you don't know then you really must have zoned."
"I know, but-"
"Honey, you have to get over it, you can't let him get you in this state, it's not just you who's miserable, but anyone who sees you becomes miserable."
"I want to get over it, but I can't."
"You know, as much as I hate him for it, he's not completely in the wrong."
"What are you talking about?"
"Well, its just that he's been waiting for you for five years. He had to get on with his life too. He couldn't sit there waiting for you forever, just like you can't sit here waiting forever for him to dump Rachel."
"I know."
"You do?"
"Yes. I wan to hate him so much right now, but the more I try to, the more I seem to love him."
"Oh, honey-"
"Sookie, Diner Guy is here, he says he needs to talk to you.", Michel barged in.
"Why me?"
"I don't know, do I look like I can read minds?"
"Uggh. Lorelai, there's more coffee in the pot, hun.", Sookie yelled over to her, as she left the kitchen to talk to Luke.
"Sookie-"
"Where's Rachel?"
"Not here."
"Why?"
"Sookie?"
"Fine. What do you want."
"Lorelai."
"Excuse me?"
"I want Lorelai."
"Then why'd you ask for me?"
"No, I want Lorelai, I don't want to talk to her."
"What? I'm so confused."
"Sookie, I don't want Rachel, I want Lorelai. I know it doesn't seem like it, and what I did was the worst thing anyone could do, but I thought if she got jealous she would come to me. I never imagined it would turn out this way."
"But, why are you telling me this?"
"Because I need your help."
"My help?"
"You're her best friend. You know her best."
"So…you want Lorelai?"
"Yes, Sookie, did we not just go over this?"
"Well than why are you with Rachel?"
"She came back, I was hurt, she wanted me, and Lorelai came in, and I thought-"
"Luke, we're not in high school anymore, the jealousy thing is kinda juvenile."
"I realize that now, but that doesn't help me."
"It's quite simple just dump Rachel."
"But Rachel is trying so hard to make this work, I don't want to hurt her."
"Luke, you can't go on forever pretending you love Rachel, when you don't. It's not fair to her, Lorelai, or yourself."
"I know, I know. God, I hate myself."
"Luke, we all make mistakes. But, what about Rachel, does she get jealous?"
"Yeah. She got really upset after Rory came in and yelled at me. She kept asking about Lorelai."
"I think I got a plan, are you in?"
"Yeah I'll do anything. What is it?"
"Well, how would Rachel act if she came home and saw you and Lorelai painting the diner like you guys planned?"
"Not so well, but how are we gonna get Lorelai talking to me again, to get her to paint the diner with me?"
"That's all in my plan. She won't know, until she gets there. Tomorrow, you'll go into the kitchen at 8:15, and send Rachel to the Hartford Mall for new curtains. I'll go in and get some muffins tomorrow at 8:30, naturally Lorelai will wait outside, I'll tell her that you are on the phone in the store room, so she can hurry and get a cup of coffee. She'll go for that, she misses you're coffee so much. She'll order the coffee, and we'll start a conversation with Ms. Patti, then you'll come out behind her and ask her if she's still on for painting the diner that night. She wont want to let everyone know you are in a fight, so she'll agree to go. Then it is up to you to keep her there."
"Thank you."
"No problem."
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"Lorelai, he's in the back, on the phone with his supplier. Caesar's in charge, and Luke will never know you came in. C'mon, you know you're craving his coffee."
"Can't you get it for me?"
"No, I'm not getting in between you two."
"Uggh, are you sure he's in the back?"
"Yes, now hurry up before he comes out."
"Fine."
"Caesar, can I get a cup of coffee, extra-extra strong?"
"Yeah one second."
"Ms. Patti! Lorelai, come over here. Ms. Patti wants to talk to us."
"SSH! I don't want him to know I'm here. Hi Ms. Patti!"
"Lorelai, long time no see! Where has a hot thing like you been hiding?"
"Ah, well, I've just been really busy."
"Right."
"Lorelai."
'Oh, God. He's here.' ,she thought. "Luke, hey."
"So, are we still on tonight?"
"On for what?"
"For painting the diner remember?"
Lorelai looked at Ms. Patti, Babette, and Kirk who were all staring at her and reluctantly said, "Yeah, sure, what time?"
Everyone's faces lit up around her, happy to know everything was going to plan.
"Eight."
"Okay. Sookie, we got to go."
"Alright hun."
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"Sookie, I have to get out of this. I can't be with him alone. It will hurt too much."
"I think you should go, it's about time you two made up."
"It's not like our normal fights. This is serious. Please, Sookie, bail me out?"
"I'll tell you what, if things go horribly wrong I'll bail you out, but no sooner."
"But-"
"Lorelai, just try."
"That's what Rory said before this all started, and look where I ended up."
"Oh, yeah, how's Rory taking it?"
"Not so well. But at least he exist now, but she still hates him."
"She doesn't hate him."
"She wants to. I want to too, but I can't. why can't I?"
"Because you love him. That's why you really should go."
"Fine, for you."
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"You're what?"
"For Sookie."
"After all he's done to you?"
"Yeah. Kid, I don't want you mad at him, he did this to me. He didn't do anything to you."
"But-"
"This is between me and him, I am, for Sookie's sake, going to try and forgive him. Are you with me?"
"Yeah."
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"Lorelai!"
"Hi."
"So…where is Rachel?"
"Well, she bought new curtains, but it didn't match the tablecloth, or dish towels, so I sent her out to get those."
Lorelai couldn't help but laugh at this. Luke had to match his kitchen, what a funny concept. "Oh."
"What's so funny?"
"Nothing."
"Right…", then they both started cracking up, despite everything that happened. "Listen, Lorelai, no matter whatever happens between us, I want to stay friends. I know I did some pretty shitty things and I regret it, but I want to make sure we remain friends. I don't think I could truly live without having you as a friend." At this Lorelai began to cry, Luke rubbed the tears from her eyes as he asked, "What's wrong?"
"What's wrong? Luke, I love you. I know I ran away, but it was because I was scared, and-"
Luke hindered her from finishing, as he pulled her in for the best kiss he had ever experienced, but it was cut short by Rachel interrupting, "What the hell is going on?"
AN: OOOOOOOOH! This took me forever to write, and I couldn't of done it without the help of Julia!!! Thank you so much!! Review Please!! REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW!! The more reviews, the more I will procrastinate with my homework, and the quicker the next chapter will go up!! So, REVIEW. Have I gotten my point across?
