Somebody For Someone
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Lorelai Gilmore was sprawled out on the couch, snuggling herself underneath a warm, soft blanket. She had it pulled up all the way to her chin and relished herself in the comfort it supplied. Popcorn kernels were plotted all over the carpet while the smell of burnt hamburgers flooded the room. The television was turned on, which meant the game show, "Wheel of Fortune" filled the empty room.
"Ugh, c-mon....buy a vowel, buy a vowel!" Lorelai muttered loudly under her breath. "How do these idiots get onto these game shows, anyway? They're so stupid."
The television was loud, but Lorelai still heard a faint knock on the door. She immediately flicked off the television, obviously aching for somebody's company. By the time she reached the door, the soft knocking had escalated into banging.
"I'm coming!" She shouted as she unlocked the door. When she opened it, there stood Luke with a box of food and some coffee.
She instantly grinned when she saw him. "Hey, what's all this?" She asked him as he walked past her into the house.
"Well, I thought you might be hungry and I was afraid you might try to cook something on your own."
She looked down to face the floor sheepishly while he breathed in deeply, inhaling the aroma of burnt meat. "Nevermind, I see you already did and weren't too successful."
"How'd you know?" She asked him as she sat down on the couch, removing some of the clutter so Luke could join her.
He sat down beside her and answered. "Well, it smells like an incinerator in here so I just took a wild guess." He started unloading all of the food from the box, setting it out in front of them. She noticed that Luke had made a burger for himself, also.
Lorelai scoffed in shock. "Luke, that's a burger!"
"Oh my God, really? I thought it was fried rice." He answered sarcastically.
"No, Luke! You can't eat burgers, they endanger your health and poison you with all of their red meat juices and stuff!"
Luke sighed and handed her a paper coffee cup. "Do you honestly think that I'm sitting here eating a red meat burger?"
"Well, let's see." She took the burger out of his hands and peered at it closely. "Looks like a burger, smells like a burger, feels like a burger, oh by George, I do believe it's a burger."
He grabbed it away from her again. "Yes, it's a turkey burger made of pure white meat." He handed her a real cheeseburger. "This however, is made of red meat that can only do you harm." He looked at it in disgust.
She patted his back and smiled. "Now there's the Luke I know." She bit into her food and moaned. "Mmmm, you don't know what you're missing, Luke."
"Yeah, I think I do." He smiled and glanced around at the room. "So, I see you're not too big on cleaning up after you make a mess."
She made a face a shook her head. "Rory's a neat freak and cleans up after me, but, since she's not here, I can have the house as messy as I want."
He nodded. "So, I take it you didn't start wrapping those presents yet either?"
"Of course not." She said as she dug into a pile of fries that sat in the "Luke's" box. "And besides the fact that I always wait until the last minute, I'm also in desperate need of help with the whole process."
"Why?"
"Because I'm completely wrapping impaired. All the presents I wrap end up looking like I sat on them before running them over with a steamroller."
"You're exaggerating." He smiled. She gave him a look and he instantly shook his head. "Or maybe not."
She thought for a second before turning to face him. "Hey, you with the white burger, what did you get me?"
"For Christmas?"
"No, for Kwanzaa." She smirked and continued eating her fries.
"Well, I didn't get you anything for Kwanzaa, but maybe I did for Christmas." He grinned.
"Oooh, do tell, do tell." She urged him.
"Um, doesn't that kinda defeat the purpose of wrapping the present?"
"No. Now tell me, please?" She begged. "I'll eat a turkey burger tomorrow if you tell me."
Luke sighed. "As much as I would love, or maybe even pay, to see that, I can't tell you what I bought."
"Hmmm, I may just be a paranoid woman here, but is this your way of telling me you didn't get me anything?"
"No, I got you something." Luke insisted, then added, "Something nice."
She smiled and nodded. "Good. I got you something, too. I don't know if you'd call it 'nice' exactly, but I find it pretty damn funny."
They shared a warm smile and went back to eating their food. A few minutes passed and the two friends were completely enjoying the comfortable silence that came over them.
When they finished eating, Lorelai broke the silence. "Hey, why don't we watch a movie?" She suggested.
"Well that all depends, what kind of movie?"
"A Christmas movie." She chirped and turned the television back on. "There's bound to be one on. Sit down, you're not going anywhere." She patted the seat next to her. "I'm bored and lonely, you need to keep me entertained."
He sighed and sat down. "I now officially know what it's like to be Rory."
"Oh, I know it's tough, but fun too, right?" She grinned at him.
"Yeah." He smiled again and leaned back into the couch.
Lorelai shivered. "Man, it's freezing in here. What happened to my heater?"
Luke shrugged. "Maybe it broke. I'll take a look at it tomorrow."
"Aw, thanks. Bring Bert, too." She said and grabbed the blanket off of the floor to cover herself up with it. When she saw Luke looking sort of chilly, she offered it to him. "You want the blanket?"
"Oh, no, you can have it." He said.
"We can share it, but only if you promise not to do anything dirty." She grinned upon seeing his face turn red.
He sighed. "Just find a movie."
"Ha! Once again, I make Luke blush. How did I become so talented?" She gloated and handed him part of the blanket. She jokingly rubbed his knee softly from underneath the fabric, causing him to squirm.
He blushed and turned to face her. "Could you, I don't know, not do that?"
"I'm trying to make you turn red again." She grinned happily.
"Well, you've succeeded." He said, reaching underneath the covers and removing Lorelai's hand.
"Don't I always?" She laughed and settled back into the warm cushions. She flipped through the channels for a little while before finally landing on "It's A Wonderful Life" on PBS. By the time the movie was almost over, Lorelai's body had somehow melted into Luke's. They were very sleepy and hadn't really notice the close contact. Soon, they were both asleep, with their arms wrapped protectively around each other's waists.
To be continued........
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Lorelai Gilmore was sprawled out on the couch, snuggling herself underneath a warm, soft blanket. She had it pulled up all the way to her chin and relished herself in the comfort it supplied. Popcorn kernels were plotted all over the carpet while the smell of burnt hamburgers flooded the room. The television was turned on, which meant the game show, "Wheel of Fortune" filled the empty room.
"Ugh, c-mon....buy a vowel, buy a vowel!" Lorelai muttered loudly under her breath. "How do these idiots get onto these game shows, anyway? They're so stupid."
The television was loud, but Lorelai still heard a faint knock on the door. She immediately flicked off the television, obviously aching for somebody's company. By the time she reached the door, the soft knocking had escalated into banging.
"I'm coming!" She shouted as she unlocked the door. When she opened it, there stood Luke with a box of food and some coffee.
She instantly grinned when she saw him. "Hey, what's all this?" She asked him as he walked past her into the house.
"Well, I thought you might be hungry and I was afraid you might try to cook something on your own."
She looked down to face the floor sheepishly while he breathed in deeply, inhaling the aroma of burnt meat. "Nevermind, I see you already did and weren't too successful."
"How'd you know?" She asked him as she sat down on the couch, removing some of the clutter so Luke could join her.
He sat down beside her and answered. "Well, it smells like an incinerator in here so I just took a wild guess." He started unloading all of the food from the box, setting it out in front of them. She noticed that Luke had made a burger for himself, also.
Lorelai scoffed in shock. "Luke, that's a burger!"
"Oh my God, really? I thought it was fried rice." He answered sarcastically.
"No, Luke! You can't eat burgers, they endanger your health and poison you with all of their red meat juices and stuff!"
Luke sighed and handed her a paper coffee cup. "Do you honestly think that I'm sitting here eating a red meat burger?"
"Well, let's see." She took the burger out of his hands and peered at it closely. "Looks like a burger, smells like a burger, feels like a burger, oh by George, I do believe it's a burger."
He grabbed it away from her again. "Yes, it's a turkey burger made of pure white meat." He handed her a real cheeseburger. "This however, is made of red meat that can only do you harm." He looked at it in disgust.
She patted his back and smiled. "Now there's the Luke I know." She bit into her food and moaned. "Mmmm, you don't know what you're missing, Luke."
"Yeah, I think I do." He smiled and glanced around at the room. "So, I see you're not too big on cleaning up after you make a mess."
She made a face a shook her head. "Rory's a neat freak and cleans up after me, but, since she's not here, I can have the house as messy as I want."
He nodded. "So, I take it you didn't start wrapping those presents yet either?"
"Of course not." She said as she dug into a pile of fries that sat in the "Luke's" box. "And besides the fact that I always wait until the last minute, I'm also in desperate need of help with the whole process."
"Why?"
"Because I'm completely wrapping impaired. All the presents I wrap end up looking like I sat on them before running them over with a steamroller."
"You're exaggerating." He smiled. She gave him a look and he instantly shook his head. "Or maybe not."
She thought for a second before turning to face him. "Hey, you with the white burger, what did you get me?"
"For Christmas?"
"No, for Kwanzaa." She smirked and continued eating her fries.
"Well, I didn't get you anything for Kwanzaa, but maybe I did for Christmas." He grinned.
"Oooh, do tell, do tell." She urged him.
"Um, doesn't that kinda defeat the purpose of wrapping the present?"
"No. Now tell me, please?" She begged. "I'll eat a turkey burger tomorrow if you tell me."
Luke sighed. "As much as I would love, or maybe even pay, to see that, I can't tell you what I bought."
"Hmmm, I may just be a paranoid woman here, but is this your way of telling me you didn't get me anything?"
"No, I got you something." Luke insisted, then added, "Something nice."
She smiled and nodded. "Good. I got you something, too. I don't know if you'd call it 'nice' exactly, but I find it pretty damn funny."
They shared a warm smile and went back to eating their food. A few minutes passed and the two friends were completely enjoying the comfortable silence that came over them.
When they finished eating, Lorelai broke the silence. "Hey, why don't we watch a movie?" She suggested.
"Well that all depends, what kind of movie?"
"A Christmas movie." She chirped and turned the television back on. "There's bound to be one on. Sit down, you're not going anywhere." She patted the seat next to her. "I'm bored and lonely, you need to keep me entertained."
He sighed and sat down. "I now officially know what it's like to be Rory."
"Oh, I know it's tough, but fun too, right?" She grinned at him.
"Yeah." He smiled again and leaned back into the couch.
Lorelai shivered. "Man, it's freezing in here. What happened to my heater?"
Luke shrugged. "Maybe it broke. I'll take a look at it tomorrow."
"Aw, thanks. Bring Bert, too." She said and grabbed the blanket off of the floor to cover herself up with it. When she saw Luke looking sort of chilly, she offered it to him. "You want the blanket?"
"Oh, no, you can have it." He said.
"We can share it, but only if you promise not to do anything dirty." She grinned upon seeing his face turn red.
He sighed. "Just find a movie."
"Ha! Once again, I make Luke blush. How did I become so talented?" She gloated and handed him part of the blanket. She jokingly rubbed his knee softly from underneath the fabric, causing him to squirm.
He blushed and turned to face her. "Could you, I don't know, not do that?"
"I'm trying to make you turn red again." She grinned happily.
"Well, you've succeeded." He said, reaching underneath the covers and removing Lorelai's hand.
"Don't I always?" She laughed and settled back into the warm cushions. She flipped through the channels for a little while before finally landing on "It's A Wonderful Life" on PBS. By the time the movie was almost over, Lorelai's body had somehow melted into Luke's. They were very sleepy and hadn't really notice the close contact. Soon, they were both asleep, with their arms wrapped protectively around each other's waists.
To be continued........
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