This story pick up near the end of "Double Date" just after Rune walked out on Lorelai

This story pick up near the end of "Double Date" just after Rune walked out on Lorelai. Up until the *** is from the show but after that is where my story begins. Not much on this part but the rest will be original.

Bye Loon!" she said, unable to stop smiling.

Sneaking a look at Sookie and Jackson. They were talking and laughing about something. "Finally.

"I guess you'll only need three menus now."

"Hey, why don't you make up three fabulous cheeseburgers and send two over there. I'll have mine here."

"First I gotta watch a man walk out on you, then I have to watch you eat alone. Nope. Too pathetic." Luke said, shaking his head at her.

"I'm not eating alone. You're here."

"I'm working." He said, gesturing around the diner

"Yeah but after three cheeseburgers you're done, unless you're expecting Elijah to stop by."

"Ok. Fine." Luke said, producing a deck of cards from behind the counter, "5-card draw."

"Oh! You're on."

Luke begins to deal the cards. Lorelai picks them up, immediately moving them around. After a minute, she sets four cards on the counter.

"Give me four."

Luke deals her four cards. Lorelai takes them but again sets them on the counter

"Aah, no four more."

"You can't have four more, those are the four I dealt you."

"Well these don't help me and I have vowed to discard anything negative in my life - first Rune and now these four cards." She said, pouting a little

Luke tried to find a reason not to give them to her but it was useless. Instead he dealt her four more cards.

"Whatever you say."

Lorelai takes them, smiling slowly

"Ooh, much better, thank you."

"Rune knew when to run away." Luke joked

"Ha."

From the table, Jackson and Sookie could be heard laughing. Lorelai looked at them, a smile on her face.

"God that's nice."

"Yep."

"The whole 'first date, beginning of the relationship' glow - everything is new and exciting."

"Every joke is hilarious."

"Every little touch is incredible"

She touched Luke's arm gently. He looked down at his arm, where her fingers still rested, trying to resist the urge to take her hand in him. Instead he just nodded and agreed silently again.

"God that's a good feeling." Lorelai said

"It is at that." Luke agreed, sneaking a look at her

"I miss that." She whispered

"You'll have it again."

"Mmm...I guess."

"You know, maybe sometime we could..."

Unfortunately he never got to finish his sentence. Mrs. Kim rushed up to the counter

"Where are the girls?"

"What?" Lorelai asked, completely lost

"Lane said she's with you and Rory."

"W - slow down."

"I call - no answer, I think they are at the video store, I call again - no answer. I call a 3rd time - no answer!"

"You had a lot of time on your hands tonight."

"I have to know where girls are."

"They said they were going to a movie."

"With who?"

"They were going to meet Dean."

"A boy? You let them go with a boy?"

"Mrs. Kim, Dean is Rory's boyfriend."

"Just because you let your daughter run around with boys doesn't mean I let mine."

"I thought you knew."

"I didn't know! They could be anywhere, they could be doing anything. Smoking, or drinking or buying drugs!"

"They're at the movies. There's no drugs there. They don't even have the real red vines."

Mrs. Kim turned to leave.

"I need to find them"

"I'm coming with."

****

Lorelai pulled her coat on. She stood up and moved towards the door. As she reached for the handle, Luke called her name. She turned as he moved from behind the counter and approached her.

"I know you need to go but…."

"What Luke?"

"Will you…will you…"

Lorelai glanced out the window to see Mrs. Kim barreling down the street.

"Why don't you call me tonight and we can talk about whatever it is."

"Okay."

Lorelai opened the door and slipped out into the night. Luke shook his head, silently berating himself

Idiot…Fool…Why couldn't you just say it.

Later that evening

Lorelai sat in the living room, thinking about the day. The disastrous evening with Jackson's cousin Rune, then Mrs. Kim's outburst about the girls. The only bright sport in the whole evening with Luke. The phone rang a moment later. Lorelai reached over and picked it up.

"Hello?"

"Hi."

"Hey. Closing up?"

"Just finished."

"So…what did you want to ask me."

"Willyougooutwithme." He said quickly

"What?"

"Will you go out with me?" he said, slowly

"Out…on a date?"

He obviously has feeling for you Emily Gilmore's woods echoed in her head.

"Lorelai?"

"What?" she said, coming back to reality

"Will you go out with me." He asked again

"Okay. When?"

"Tomorrow night. Seven o'clock."

"All right."

"Great, I'll pick you up at seven."

"See you at seven."

Lorelai hung up the phone. After a minute, she turned off the light and headed up stairs.

So what do you think? Good…bad…Not sure if I am going to keep going. Have some ideas but not sure.