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"How many?" The waitress asked politely, smiling at the couple.
"Just two." Lorelai replied, returning the young woman's smile. "And what will you be having this evening?"
"Two buffets." Luke replied, eyeing the steak being grilled in front of them.
"And to drink?"
"I'll have coffee." Lorelai replied without hesitation.
"A water for me please."
"Alright, your total is $15.32 please." Pulling a twenty from his wallet Luke paid the woman as another placed their drinks, silverware, and plates on a tray. "Just follow her to your table." She said, pointing to another waitress as she handed Luke his change. "How may I help you?" She asked, diverting her attention to a group behind them.
"Smoking or non?" The other waitress asked.
"Non." They answered simultaneously, following the woman as she directed them to their table just to their right.
"Your waitress will be with you in a moment." She told them. "Just leave your receipt on the table and she will bring around your rolls."
"You ready to eat?"
"Yeah, that steak looked good on the way in."
"It is wonderful." She replied. "You ever ate here before?"
"No, my dining experiences have been limited."
"You don't get out much to eat do you, with the diner and all?" She asked as they maneuvered through the other tables to the bar.
"I eat out, mostly at Sniffy's." He replied. As Lorelai eyed the taco's and pizza she gave him a look that said they would continue the conversation later and they separated in search of food. Five minutes later they returned to their table, Luke with a steak and baked potato, Lorelai with clams, spaghetti, chicken, potato wedges, tacos, and a slice of pizza on top. "How you eat so much I will never know." He teased.
"I have a vivacious appetite." She replied through a mouth full of pizza.
"That's disgusting." He chuckled, grabbing his knife and fork as their waitress greeted them with hot rolls.
"And how are you two today?" The woman asked, directing her attention to only Luke.
"Just fine." He replied, his eyes on his steak.
"Can I get you anything, A1 sauce for your steak? Heinz ketchup."
"No we're fine." Lorelai replied, giving the woman an evil glare over the rim of her coffee.
"Alright then, just holler if you need anything." She said, giving Luke one last once over before taking off. Lorelai slowly began working on her clams with her gaze on Luke. Starting on his potato he reached for the salt and caught her gaze.
"What?" He asked, self-consciously swiping at his mouth.
"That waitress was so checking you out." She replied playfully.
"Oh really?" He asked, glancing around him at the other eating people. "I didn't notice."
"Well I did." Lorelai hissed. "Who the hell does she think I am, your sister?"
"What does it matter Lorelai?"
"It matters Luke. It was as if I wasn't even sitting here."
"You are one jealous woman."
"I am not jealous." She hissed, continuing on her food.
"Well it's not like you have anything to worry about." Luke replied. "It took us eight years to start this Lorelai. We've been moving towards this since we first met, well at least I have-"
"The feeling is mutual." She smiled, flashbacks popping through her mind where she had denied either to Rory or herself of her feelings for him.
"Well for eight years I've pretty much carried a torch for you, what makes you think I'd be more interested in a waitress that I've only heard speak?"
"I'm not saying that you would Luke. I'm just saying that that woman is awful blatant in her flirting with you."
"Well you have nothing to worry about Lorelai, it'll always be you." He said simply as smile spread across her face from ear to ear.
"You make me happy." She stated simply, unable to tear her gaze from him.
"Likewise." He replied, finishing his potato.
"You need a refill?" The waitress asked after sitting another basket of rolls on the table.
"Yes please." Luke replied as the woman grabbed his cup. "Keep her coffee coming." He told the waitress, smiling widely at Lorelai.
"Do you need anything for your coffee ma'am? Cream, sugar?"
"No, I like it black, thank you."
"Alright then, I'll have your drinks back in one minute."
"Thank you." Lorelai smiled politely, grabbing another plate from the table.
"You going after seconds?" She asked him.
"I believe I will." He replied, pushing aside his empty plate and grabbing another.
"You have an appetite today." She smiled.
"More than you know." He whispered as he followed behind her, heading towards the lasagna.
Two plates, four ice waters, three cups of coffee, and four slices of pecan pie later they were ready to leave. "How much do I tip her?"
"It doesn't matter. Most of the time I just grab my ones and throw them on the table."
"I have two."
"That'll do it." She smiled, taking Luke's extended hand as they began to leave. "So what time is it?" She asked as they parted to get in the Jeep.
"Um…" He started the Jeep and pressed display to look at the time. "5:45."
"Good, we can check into the resort."
"Will it take us fifteen minutes to get there?"
"Drive slow." She directed him as they pulled out of the parking lot, Lorelai taking time to look again at their photograph. "I like this." She smiled.
"I like it too." He replied, glancing over at the photo as she held it out. "What do you think that photographer will use it for?"
"Probably just a display, an advertisement probably. Hey! We'll be famous!"
"Famous?" He chuckled, taking an exit.
"Yeah." She smiled. "The rebels of the Fairfield Mountains."
"If that's what you want to call it."
"I think it suits us."
"I do to." He agreed, smiling at her.
"I mean the guy said we look natural. We could be the Bonnie and Clyde of North Carolina."
"I don't recall robbing a bank." He smirked.
"No but we could."
"You are joking right?" He asked.
"Of course, unless you feel the need to knock one over and then I'm game."
"I think I'd rather watch the porn."
"Luke, we forgot to rent the movie!"
"We can get it tomorrow, we need to go site seeing anyway."
"I really wanted you to see it tonight though, a little educational background of the place we're staying at."
"Well it can wait until tomorrow."
"Alright." She sighed as he turned up the blacktop road leading to the resort. "I am so excited. I have to call Rory."
"You get service out here?"
"Yeah, I can get service just about any where." She replied as she dialed Rory's number. "Hey kid, what are you up to?" She asked as Luke parked the Jeep. "Oh well that's good. You'll never guess where I am at….try again…no….warmer….of course we're in North Carolina…no we're not outside your dorm room…ah kid you suck at this game. We're at the Fairfield Mountain Resort!" Luke winced as he heard Rory's reaction. "Yeah it's still here and we got the last cabin available….yeah, I'm sitting in the parking lot right now. No, there's no valet like the movie…we're gonna rent it tomorrow. Oh and guess what I got Luke to do…get your mind out of the gutter kid, we went to an arcade and played air hockey and laser tag….it was cool and then we went to one of those photo shops where you have your picture taken like an old western scene….yes Luke actually did it. It's gorgeous Rory, the photographer gave us our picture because we looked so natural. We're going to be on some advertisement for the shop….no I am not lying, here talk to Luke." Reaching the phone over to Luke, Lorelai leaned over so that she could hear their conversation.
"Did you really do it?" Rory asked immediately.
"Yes we did." Luke replied, smiling.
"Did you like it?"
"Well it was an experience."
"Does mom look like a tramp?"
"Hey!" Lorelai exclaimed towards the phone. "I don't look like a tramp."
"She really doesn't." Luke informed her.
"Well make mom send it to me."
"How?" He asked.
"Tell her to take a picture of it with her phone and e-mail it to me."
"Take a picture of a picture?" He asked.
"Yeah, I'll be waiting." A click marked the end of the phone call and Lorelai began her task. With one attempt she had captured the whole of it and with the push of two buttons it was sent to her daughter.
If you want my body and you think I'm sexy come on sugar let me know, if you really need me just reach out and touch me come on honey tell me so….
"Aren't you gonna answer that?" He asked.
"I like that song." Lorelai replied as she finally answered the phone.
"You guys look GREAT!" Luke heard Rory exclaim through the phone.
"I told you kid."
"I can't believe you got Luke to go through with it. It looks like you guys are a couple." Luke shot questioning glance Lorelai's way and cleared his throat before looking away.
"Yeah, that's what the photographer said." Lorelai replied, nervously glancing at Luke. "Listen kid we have to go check in now so I'll have to call you back….alright…talk to you tomorrow, love ya….bye." Hanging up the phone Lorelai only sighed before looking back at Luke.
"You didn't tell her because…" He trailed.
"Because I would rather tell her in person."
"Are you sure?" He asked, eyeing her warily.
"I'm positive Luke. Rory has been waiting for this day for as long as I can remember. She was one of the many who told me that you were carrying a torch for me all these years and it was her that I made evaluate all those dreams I had about you."
"Dreams?"
"Yeah, just a couple of dreams."
" 'All those dreams' doesn't sound like a couple to me." He grinned mischievously.
"Well it was more like a whole summer full of dreams." She revealed.
"A whole summer?"
"Yeah, the lost summer."
"The one with the wreck?" He asked knowingly.
"Yeah." She revealed.
"What kind of dreams were they?"
"How about we hold this conversation topic until after we get to the cabin?"
"This better not just be a way to evade the conversation." He warned.
"It's not, I'd just rather check out where we're gonna be staying the next few days."
"Alright. Let's go." He said, jumping out of the Jeep and coming to her side where he opened her door.
"So polite." She smiled to which he only shrugged. Hand in hand they walked towards the main building of the resort, the sights around them as flabbergasting as their picture.
A/N: Alright that's it for now. 5 whole pgs. Review please and there will be an update soon.