December 28, 2001
Sookie stared at Lorelei.
"What did you just say?" Sookie gasped. Lorelei bit her lip.
"I….I um I think Luke is the one." She said. Sookie shook her head.
"Lorelei, you need to take this slow sweetheart. You were just engaged to Ma-"
"Don't say the M-word, Sookie." Lorelei closed her eyes.
"I just don't want see you get hurt again." Sookie said.
"Luke wont hurt me." Lorelei said, "He's Luke. He doesn't have a bad bone in his body."
"I know, but…After Rachel, Luke was just-"
"Sookie, stop bringing up our ex's. God!" Lorelei went back to snapping peas. Sookie sighed.
"I love you, Lorelei, and it broke my heart to see you hurt after the whole Max thing and I love…okay I don't love Luke, but I like him and I don't want to see him hurt either." Sookie said, "You two have only been going out for a month so please just take things slow."
"I feel things I've never felt before." Lorelei said, "Not even with Max. I can't explain it. He gives me a whole new prospective on life. I …I want him to be my life….In my life you know. He makes my stomach feel like there's butterflies in there. He makes my heart raced. He knows how insane Emily and Richard are. He loves Rory. Sookie, someone else loves my child as much as me." Sookie stared at her best friend.
"Man, I've never seen you like this, Lorelei." She said.
"I've never been like this before." Lorelei smiled.
"Just promise me you'll take this slow." Sookie said.
"Sookie, you know how bad I am with promises." Lorelei chuckled.
"Swear on your stack of The Go-Go's CDs that you will at least try to take this slow." Sookie said.
"Oooooh! You just had to bring the Go-Go's into this." Lorelei groaned.
"Swear on Sheila E's drum sticks." Sookie said.
"Sookie…."
"Swear on…..our friend ship that you'll try." Sookie said. Lorelei sighed looking at her friend.
"I wont jump off a bridge before consulting you first."
"Thank you."
* * *
Rory pulled out her history book from her locker. Today had already been a long day and it was only eleven. An arm went around her shoulder.
"Hey Rory." Tristan smiled. Rory groaned pushing his arm off of her.
"Go away, Tristan." She said shutting her locker.
"No Hello Tristan. No it's so great to see you?" Tristan grinned broadly.
"Doesn't seem like it." Rory said walking past Paris. Tristan caught up with Rory snaking an arm around her waist. "Get away!" Rory snapped.
"I know you don't want that." Tristan winked.
"God! You've gotten really stalkery lately." Rory said.
"Yeah, Well, it suits me." Tristan chuckled, "I was wondering if you want to go grab a burger or something tonight." Rory stared at him.
"I have a boyfriend." She stated.
"Right…Bean." Tristan smiled.
"Dean." Rory said walking away, but Tristan grabbed her wrist, "Christ, Tristan!!"
"Feisty." Tristan smiled
"Is there a problem here?" Max stood in front of the teenagers.
"No." Tristan said. Max looked at Rory.
"Rory?" She pierced her lips looking at Tristan.
"No. It's okay." She said flicking her hair off of her shoulder.
"Good." Max said, "Go to class before you're late." Tristan rolled his eyes and walked off, passing Paris, who was glaring at Rory. Max looked at Rory. "Hi Rory."
"Hi." She said biting her lip.
"How's your-"
"I need to get to class." Rory smiled weakly and walked off. Max sighed.
"Rory." Paris caught up with her, "Tristan asked you out. Are you nuts for turning him down?"
"I guess in the eyes of you I'm always nuts." Rory said, "I have a boyfriend, Paris. If you want Tristan that bad still ask him out yourself." Rory fumed and walked off.
"I…I don't like him!" Paris yelled down the hallway.
* * *
Luke walked into the inn looking for Lorelei. It was busy. She stood at the desk checking in a young couple. Luke smiled walking to the desk.
"I'd like a room for two preferably with one hot brunette in there." Luke winked.
"I'll see if John Cusack is available." Lorelei smiled. "What are you doing here?"
"Just thought I'd come and see how you were." Luke said.
"Oh that's sweet, but I'm busy." She said hearing Michel groaned loudly from the other room, "I'll be right back. Michel is going insane today." She gave him a quick peck on his cheek and ran off to Michel. Luke sighed deeply as Sookie poked her head out.
"Psst! Luke!" She whispered from the door. Luke cocked an eyebrow, "Come in here. I need to talk with you."
"All right." Luke walked into the kitchen, "So…..What's up?"
"How serious are you with Lorelei?" Sookie asked.
"I'm surprised Lorelei hasn't spilled everything." Luke smiled, "She's usually a blabber mouth."
"She's told me how serious she is with this relationship. I just want to know where you stand." Sookie said, "She's my best friend and I don't want to see her get hurt again."
"I'm not Max, Sookie." He said.
"I know that." She said, "It's just…..How serious, Luke?" He thought for a moment.
"Marriage and kids serious." Luke said.
"Oh." Sookie nodded as she beat her batter, "Okay."
"Why? How serious is she?" Luke asked.
"Ah…You'll need to ask her." Sookie smiled weakly as Lorelei walked in.
"There you are." Lorelei smiled, "I'm on break. Want to go for walk?"
"Sure." Luke rubbed his neck looking at Sookie, "Let's go"
Luke and Lorelei strolled down the main street holding hands.
"So, what we you and Sookie talking about?' Se asked
"Us." Luke said.
"What about us?" She grinned.
"About how serious the two of us are." Luke said, "Sookie is very protective over you."
"Yeah it's great." She smiled slightly, "What did you tell her?"
"About how serious we are?" Lorelei nodded, "I told her I wanted to marry you and have a family with you." She blushed deeply.
"Really?" Luke nodded.
"Very much so." Lorelei grinned squeezing his hand.
"Good." She said pulling him into the diner.
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