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Rating: up to R
AN: I know it's been a while again, this chapter took me longer than I thought it would, I hope it was worth waiting. Thanks so much for the sweet reviews; Mimimoon, danagabrielle, Janetmaca, Ruli, iheartchicago, ProFfeSseR and "guess who finally kept her promise… :), you guys make writing so much fun.
Here it is…
Chapter 11 – The morning after
The next morning...
Lorelai woke up with a smile on her face. She noticed that Luke was still asleep when she looked up at him. Still in his arms she drew little circles on his chest with her index finger. Luke started to smile and stirred in his sleep. Lorelai started to kiss him softly. Luke smiled through her kisses and deepened them by pulling her closer so she was partially lying on top of him.
"Hi," he said smiling at her sleepy when they broke apart.
"Hi, yourself, sleepyhead."
Luke yawned, "What time is it?"
Luke looked at the nightstand over his shoulder. "Eight-thirtyish. Wow you really slept in.
I wore you out, huh?"
"I like sleeping in when I have such a beautiful woman lying next to me in bed."
Lorelai smiled and leaned up to kiss him again, when there was a knock on the door.
"Uh, I told them not to disturb us."
"Don't worry, I'll get it," Luke said getting out of bed. Lorelai smiled when she saw him walking away only in his boxers.
Luke opened the door to find a tray with all sorts of goodies for breakfast.
"Who was it?" Lorelai asked when he came walking back into the bedroom.
"Just found this, did you order room service?" he asked her setting the tray down on the bed between them and crawled back under the covers.
"No. But the there's a card. To Lorelai and Luke. It says 'I hope you guys had a great time :), Love Sookie.' Aww that is so sweet."
Luke nodded, "Yeah it is. So you hungry?" he asked her.
"Do you have to ask? Ok we have pancakes, croissants, cereals, fruits." Lorelai took a strawberry and offered it to Luke.
Luke grinned at her leaned forward and took a bite of the strawberry, slightly brushing her finger with his lips, making her shiver slightly.
"Mhmm, I want pancakes first."
Luke took a piece of pancake and fed I to her.
"I could get used to this…"
"To what?" Luke said with a smile.
"Waking up next to you, you feeding me breakfast in bed. A girl couldn't wish for anything else."
"I like that, too, but apparently we have to get ready for work soon, even if we might not like it."
Lorelai wrinkled her nose, "did you have to mention work? Let's just enjoy the rest of our time together."
"Yeah, you're right, sorry." Luke leaned over and kissed her softly. "Forgive me?"
"You have to do a little more than that." Lorelai said with a smirk.
Luke leaned forward again and kissed her a little more passionately.
"Better?"
Lorelai smiled at him, "much better."
After having finished their breakfast Luke put the tray on the floor and lay back in bed. Lorelai put her head on his chest and entwined her fingers with his while he was softly stroking her hair with his free hand.
"You happy?" Luke asked her softly.
"I'm very happy. We had a wonderful date, an even more wonderful night," she said grinning up at him, "great food, nothing more to wish for right now."
Lorelai raised her head for a gentle kiss. "Are you happy?"
Luke smiled down at her and kissed her a little deeper. "Very. Actually, I don't think I've been this happy in a long time."
Lorelai turned in his arms, resting her arm on his chest and looking directly in his eyes. "Are you serious?"
Luke sat up straight and pulled her in his lap. "Yes, totally," he said holding her tight. "I've never been this happy with anyone else before, not with Rachel, and certainly not with Nicole. I've been hoping for this for so many years, and the fact that it finally came true makes me the happiest guy in the world."
Small tears had formed in Lorelai's eyes, "You have no idea how sweet that was. I love you so much, Luke."
"I love you, too, Lorelai." He brushed a few tears out of her face and pulled her into a passionate kiss.
They sat like this for a few more minutes, simply enjoying their closeness.
"I hate to ruin this moment, Luke, but I think we have to get ready. I don't want Sookie to freak out, while having to run the whole place without me."
"Didn't you say, Michel was there, too?" Luke shook his head. "Sorry, dumb question, Michel's no help, is he?"
Lorelai shook her head, laughing. "Not if I'm not there to kick his butt. So … why don't you go take a shower, while I clean up the place a little bit and then I can go take one after you."
"Why don't you go take a shower, while I'll clean up the place. I can take a shower when I get back to the diner."
Lorelai gently put her hand on his bare chest. "Are you sure? You wouldn't mind?"
Luke shook his head and gave her a peck on the lips. "No, that's fine, go ahead."
"You're the sweetest guy ever, did you know that?" Lorelai said getting up from the bed.
"Yeah, I know but don't tell anyone." He said smiling at her.
Lorelai laughed and disappeared into the bathroom.
About half an hour later Lorelai came out of the bathroom dressed in dark brown pants and a red blouse.
Luke had cleaned up a little and changed into a pair of jeans and a flannel shirt.
"What, no baseball cap, Mr. backwards baseball cap?"
"Nope. Forgot it at my place."
"Ahh. Thanks for cleaning up a little. Ready to go?"
Luke looked around the place once more, checking if they had forgotten something. "No problem and yeah I'm ready to go. I put your stuff in your bag."
"Thanks," Lorelai said reaching for her bag.
"I got it. You just lock up the place."
Lorelai smiled at him. Again she was amazed at how different Luke was around her. He wasn't grumpy Luke at all. He was sweet, loving and totally gentleman Luke, and she had to admit that she like this Luke much better than the grumpy Luke.
They walked to the door together, but before Lorelai could reach for the doorknob, Luke had pulled her to him and captured her lips in a passionate kiss. Lorelai slung her arms around his neck and deepened the kiss. She gently brushed his lips with her tongue asking for entrance, which he gladly granted. He dropped their bags on the floor and pressed her body against the door letting his hands roam her body. A soft moan, escaping from her lips made him deepen the kiss even more. After a few minutes they broke apart panting for air.
"What was that all about?" she asked, still trying to catch her breath.
Luke smirked at her, gently stroking her side with the back of his hand, sending shivers all over her body. "Just a spontaneous 'thank you'."
"Who had thought, grumpy old Luke could be that spontaneous?" she said smirking back at him. "I like the spontaneous Luke."
"Me, too," he said kissing her. "Ready?"
Lorelai nodded and turned to open the door. "Yep, ready."
They walked back to the front entrance of the Dragonfly Inn holding hands and smiling at each other occasionally.
"Now everyone will know what we did last when they see us grinning like this." Lorelai said laughing.
"So what? We're adults, they know we wouldn't just be holding hands for the rest of our lives. I don't care what they think."
"Good to hear." Lorelai said still smiling when they walked into the lobby of the Dragonfly. She stopped abruptly, causing Luke to slightly bump into her, when she saw who was sitting in the lobby in one of the big armchairs…
TBC
AN: Well what do think? Sorry, this one was a little on the short side. The next one will be longer again. Remember: Reviewing makes me write a lot faster. The next chapter might even be up tomorrow or the day after that. The more you review you the faster you'll know who the person is sitting in the lobby. Any ideas? You'll see.