November 30, 2001
It was weird. They had kissed. her and Luke Danes had exchanged Saliva. Just the thought of it had made Lorelai blush. As much as she didn't want to admit it. The kiss had changed everything. Everytime she walked into the diner, luke looked at her all starry eyed. It made Lorelai's heart skip a beat. No one had ever looked at he rlike that really.
Lorelai wasn't sure where they stood though. Where they boyfriend girlfirend or two friends who sneak into the back storage room to steal a few kisses? They had both agreed to not tell Rory yet. Luke cared very deeply for Rory and Lorelai, obviously, did as well. It was killing Lorelai though. She rarely kept secrets from her daughter and this one was a big one. Lorelai was happy and Rory should know why. There were other people who should know why but Lorelai just couldnt tell them...
"Food! Food! Food!" rory chanted walking up the pathway to Emily and Richard's house.
"A little hungry there, Rory?" Lorelai chuckled.
"Of course I am." She smiled ringing the doorbell. Soon a maid opened the door and led them into the dinning room where Emily and Richard were already sitting.
"Nice of you to join us Lorelai." Emily said.
"Hello, mother. Thank you yes this is a new top." Lorelai rolled her eyes sitting down at the table. Emily peirced her lips and looked at Rory.
"So...Dinner." Rory smiled.
"Yes dinner. You two almost missed it." Emily said.
"Yeah Sorry." Rory said, "Mom needed to make a stop at Lukes. it was a coffee emergancy."
"Luke's? That Scruffy dirty diner?" Emily asked. Rory nodded, "We have coffee here."
"I know." lorelai said putitng her napkin on her lap.
"So why on earth would you go there?"
"because I wanted to." Lorelai said. Emily shookher head.
"I dont see how you can eat in one of those places. Its so....urban.' Emily said. Lorelai stiffled a laugh.
"There's nothing wrong with luke's diner. its a fine establishment. I have practicly raised Rory there." Lorelai said. Rory nodded.
"It's true."
"And that makes my skin crawl." Emily said. Lorelai sighed heavily.
"We'r enot even here for ten minutes and we start fighting." she said.
"We're not fighting." emily said, "We're disagreeing on where you spend your time."
"Why do you hate Luke so much? you've like never met him." Lorelai asked.
"I have met him and i don;t like him nor do i like his establishment and whoever speands every waking moment there needs a life." Emily said. Lorelai stared at her mother.
"Luke and I...We're dating." Lorelai said. Rory's head snapped around.
"What??" Emily and Rory both cried.
"For a week now...Luke and I have been dating." Lorelai said holding her head up high, "I love him and he loves me."
"You don';t know the meaning of love." Emily said. Richard mumbled something form behind his newspaper. Lorelai narrowed her eyes and stood up.
"Rory we're leaving."
"But...Food." Rory frowned.
"We're leaving now, Rory." Lorelai said walking out of the dinning room. rory glanced at Emily.
"Im sorry, grandma." She said grabbign a roll and rushing to catch up with her mother.
* * *
Rory nibbled on the roll as Lorelai drove in silence.
"So...Luke..." Rory said.
"Not now Rory." Lorelai said driving white knuckled.
"Why not?" She asked, "Are you two really dateing? Cause if you are we could save money on scones and coffee."
"Thats not funny, Rory.' lorelai said.
"Well...are you two dating?" She asked.
"I don tknow." Lorelai sighed, "We kissed and-"
"You kissed Luke??" Rory smiled brightly. "That is so cute!"
"Rory." Lorelai said firmly.
"What's the big deal? So you guys kissed. You dont need to get all quiet on me." Rory said, "If oyu ask me, I think it's great. I like Luke a lot and I approve." Lorelai smiled weakly.
"You approve?" She asked.
"Yes I do. You gotta love a man who sells pasteries and coffee." Rory smiled.
"I love you, Rory." Lorelai smiled.
"I love you too."
* * *
Luke put the used up in the bin and started wahsing down the table. A knock came upon the locked door.
"We're closed. Can't you read the sign." he said.
"Luke, Its me." Lorelai said.
"Oh!" He put the rag down and immediatly unlocked the door. He smiled when she walked in, "Hey...How was Emily's?"
"We were there for ten minutes and we had a disagreement about you.' Lorelai said.
"Me? Oh Lorelai...I thought we said We'd keep it hush hush for now." Luke said.
"I know, but She was getting all Luke's Diner is no place for a Gilmore Woman. He dosent shave enough and then i blurted out that You and I were dating to shut her up." Lorelai babbled.
"Are we?" Luke asked.
"Are we what?"
"Are we dateing?" Luke asked.
"Oh!" Lorelai rubbed her neck, "I don't know....Are we?"
"I don't know..." Luke said. Lorelai bit her lip.
"If it helps any....I told Rory and she's really happy about...us...if there is an Us." Lorelai said.
"Oh there is an Us." Luke smiled softly.
"So...." Luke extended his hand.
"Would you do me the honour of becoming my girlfriend?" He asked. Lorelai laughed softly.
"I would love that honor." she said taking his hand and pulling him into a kiss. Rory peered through the window. She smiled softly. It was good to see her mother happy again. Maybe the whole Max incident would be forgotten and lives could be lived.
It was weird. They had kissed. her and Luke Danes had exchanged Saliva. Just the thought of it had made Lorelai blush. As much as she didn't want to admit it. The kiss had changed everything. Everytime she walked into the diner, luke looked at her all starry eyed. It made Lorelai's heart skip a beat. No one had ever looked at he rlike that really.
Lorelai wasn't sure where they stood though. Where they boyfriend girlfirend or two friends who sneak into the back storage room to steal a few kisses? They had both agreed to not tell Rory yet. Luke cared very deeply for Rory and Lorelai, obviously, did as well. It was killing Lorelai though. She rarely kept secrets from her daughter and this one was a big one. Lorelai was happy and Rory should know why. There were other people who should know why but Lorelai just couldnt tell them...
"Food! Food! Food!" rory chanted walking up the pathway to Emily and Richard's house.
"A little hungry there, Rory?" Lorelai chuckled.
"Of course I am." She smiled ringing the doorbell. Soon a maid opened the door and led them into the dinning room where Emily and Richard were already sitting.
"Nice of you to join us Lorelai." Emily said.
"Hello, mother. Thank you yes this is a new top." Lorelai rolled her eyes sitting down at the table. Emily peirced her lips and looked at Rory.
"So...Dinner." Rory smiled.
"Yes dinner. You two almost missed it." Emily said.
"Yeah Sorry." Rory said, "Mom needed to make a stop at Lukes. it was a coffee emergancy."
"Luke's? That Scruffy dirty diner?" Emily asked. Rory nodded, "We have coffee here."
"I know." lorelai said putitng her napkin on her lap.
"So why on earth would you go there?"
"because I wanted to." Lorelai said. Emily shookher head.
"I dont see how you can eat in one of those places. Its so....urban.' Emily said. Lorelai stiffled a laugh.
"There's nothing wrong with luke's diner. its a fine establishment. I have practicly raised Rory there." Lorelai said. Rory nodded.
"It's true."
"And that makes my skin crawl." Emily said. Lorelai sighed heavily.
"We'r enot even here for ten minutes and we start fighting." she said.
"We're not fighting." emily said, "We're disagreeing on where you spend your time."
"Why do you hate Luke so much? you've like never met him." Lorelai asked.
"I have met him and i don;t like him nor do i like his establishment and whoever speands every waking moment there needs a life." Emily said. Lorelai stared at her mother.
"Luke and I...We're dating." Lorelai said. Rory's head snapped around.
"What??" Emily and Rory both cried.
"For a week now...Luke and I have been dating." Lorelai said holding her head up high, "I love him and he loves me."
"You don';t know the meaning of love." Emily said. Richard mumbled something form behind his newspaper. Lorelai narrowed her eyes and stood up.
"Rory we're leaving."
"But...Food." Rory frowned.
"We're leaving now, Rory." Lorelai said walking out of the dinning room. rory glanced at Emily.
"Im sorry, grandma." She said grabbign a roll and rushing to catch up with her mother.
* * *
Rory nibbled on the roll as Lorelai drove in silence.
"So...Luke..." Rory said.
"Not now Rory." Lorelai said driving white knuckled.
"Why not?" She asked, "Are you two really dateing? Cause if you are we could save money on scones and coffee."
"Thats not funny, Rory.' lorelai said.
"Well...are you two dating?" She asked.
"I don tknow." Lorelai sighed, "We kissed and-"
"You kissed Luke??" Rory smiled brightly. "That is so cute!"
"Rory." Lorelai said firmly.
"What's the big deal? So you guys kissed. You dont need to get all quiet on me." Rory said, "If oyu ask me, I think it's great. I like Luke a lot and I approve." Lorelai smiled weakly.
"You approve?" She asked.
"Yes I do. You gotta love a man who sells pasteries and coffee." Rory smiled.
"I love you, Rory." Lorelai smiled.
"I love you too."
* * *
Luke put the used up in the bin and started wahsing down the table. A knock came upon the locked door.
"We're closed. Can't you read the sign." he said.
"Luke, Its me." Lorelai said.
"Oh!" He put the rag down and immediatly unlocked the door. He smiled when she walked in, "Hey...How was Emily's?"
"We were there for ten minutes and we had a disagreement about you.' Lorelai said.
"Me? Oh Lorelai...I thought we said We'd keep it hush hush for now." Luke said.
"I know, but She was getting all Luke's Diner is no place for a Gilmore Woman. He dosent shave enough and then i blurted out that You and I were dating to shut her up." Lorelai babbled.
"Are we?" Luke asked.
"Are we what?"
"Are we dateing?" Luke asked.
"Oh!" Lorelai rubbed her neck, "I don't know....Are we?"
"I don't know..." Luke said. Lorelai bit her lip.
"If it helps any....I told Rory and she's really happy about...us...if there is an Us." Lorelai said.
"Oh there is an Us." Luke smiled softly.
"So...." Luke extended his hand.
"Would you do me the honour of becoming my girlfriend?" He asked. Lorelai laughed softly.
"I would love that honor." she said taking his hand and pulling him into a kiss. Rory peered through the window. She smiled softly. It was good to see her mother happy again. Maybe the whole Max incident would be forgotten and lives could be lived.
