Chapter 6
Rory and Lane sat down on the stairs out front of Lane's house, while Rory recanted the story once again of finding her mom, and Luke, together when she got home.
Lane: So, you're sure they were kissing? It wasn't some odd "I tripped and my face fell into his" kind of moment?
Rory: Uh-uh. This was the real deal. Eyes closed, hands with no place to go. I was really amused, until I realized this was my mom.. and Luke.
Lane: They haven't been dating or anything have they? I just saw Miss Patty this afternoon, and I'm sure she would have been talking about it.
Rory: Not that I'm aware of.
Lane: So he just shows up at your house, and they are in lip lock.
Rory: Yeah, like you said - took them long enough.
Lane: So um.. speaking of running into Miss Patty. You'll never believe what I heard her and Kirk talking about.
Rory: ::tilts her head::
Lane: Funny thing - she was talking about Jess. And you. ::pauses:: As in, you and Jess?
Rory: ::ducks her head::
Lane: This entire town has gotten overly hormonal and I am feeling completely left out.
Lane huffs, and sits back against the post on the porch. Rory looks embarresed, and Lane stares at her, just waiting for her to spill the beans. It's almost completely dark outside.
(Back at the Gilmore's House)
Lorelai is sitting at her kitchen table, with her head in one hand, elbow resting on the table. In her other hand is her portable phone. She bangs it against the table twice in frustration, before looking at the phone for a moment, and dialing.
Lorelai: Suki?
Suki: Lore? Is that you?
Lorelai: ::sniffs:: It's me..
Suki: Is everything okay? You don't sound okay. Do you need me to come over?
Lorelai: ::looks miserable, but isnt crying:: I really do. Thanks.
Suki: Less than ten. ::hangs up::
Sure enough, just as Lorelai finishes her diet coke, Suki comes to the door, lets herself in and fines Lorelai in the kitchen - Lorelai looks frustrated, confused, miserable. She stands up and gives Suki a huge hug.
Suki: ::pulls out a chair:: What did he do?
Lorelai: Who?
Suki: Christopher. What did he do?
Lorelai: ::shakes her head:: No, no, it's not Christopher.
Suki: ::confused:: Then.. Oh my god, is it Max? Are you back with Max?
Lorelai: ::Shakes head:: No, no it's not..
Suki: ::Puts Lorelai's elbow in her hand:: What then hon?
Lorelai: It's.. Luke.
Suki: ::tilts her head and looks questioningly:: Luke?
Lorelai: He kissed me.
Suki: WHAT!? That's fantastic. Oh my god, I knew this would happen.. you two were meant to be. I knew it was just a matter of.. ::stops::
Lorelai? Honey.. what's wrong?
Lorelai: I don't know.. he came here, we were talking.. about the whole Rory and Jess thing.. and then, he kissed me.
Suki: What did you do?
Lorelai: Well I didn't exactly kick his ass over it..
Suki: ::squeels:: You kissed him back!
Lorelai: ::blushes:: I.. I.. ::realizes she cant find the words for how she felt it:: And then he.. left. He left. He said in his very monosyllabic tones "I should go" or something to that tune, and took off.
Suki: ::looks so sad:: He left?
Lorelai: ::looks miserable:: Yeah.
Suki: You didn't say anything.. and he just left?
Lorelai: Yeah. That's how it went. He was here, we kissed, he left.. I banged my head on a wall a few times, I called you.. and.. here we are.
Suki: ::even a little angry:: I can't believe he left.
Lorelai: The whole situation is a little wierd for me. ::Gets up and gets two more cokes::
Suki: ::smiles a little:: Honey, no it's not. There's been something there between you two for so long. This was bound to happen.
Lorelai: ::turns around with a bit of a shocked look:: It was NOT bound to happen.
Suki: Are you telling me you regret this?
Lorelai: He left!
Suki: But do you regret kissing him?
Lorelai: First off, he kissed me. I just didn't fight back. And secondly, he left. If this means that Luke, my friend is gone - and I get "Ice Luke" back again? Then yes, yes I do regret the whole thing.
Suki: And what if he just got scared? What if he comes back with flowers?
Lorelai: ::rolls her eyes:: This is Luke we're talking about.
Suki: Okay, so what if he comes back with coffee?
(Back at the Diner)
Luke walks into the diner, past the dinner crowd, past Jess and Cesar who are working, he almost slams into Kirk (who gives him this annoyed look), but he just keeps walking, behind the counter up the appartment stairs, and down the hall to the door. As he walks, all eyes are on him, perticularly Jess'. He can't help feeling like he might have caused an argument, Luke's face was so blank it was impossible to tell if he was mad or just busy, but everyone certainly noticed that something was wrong.
(downstairs in the diner)
Patty: ::after watching Luke storm past:: I'll bet it's Jess' fault. I knew this thing with Rory wouldn't work. Who knows what he did ::shoots a look at Jess, who's across the diner pouring coffee:: but whatever he did, Lorelai must have taken it out on Luke.
Babette: You're probably right honey.
(upstairs)
Luke paced back and forth in the apartment, not sure what to do. He took his hat off, ran his fingers through his hair, and put his hat back on. He coughed once. He looked around. He glanced at a mirror, and then went back out of the apartment and down to the diner. Everyone in the entire diner was looking at him. He felt all the eyes on him, and glanced up - but as he did, everyone quickly made themselves look busy.
Jess: Everything alright there Luke?
Luke: ::looks up from filling a thermos of coffee:: Mm-hmm. Yep.
Jess: ::looks confused:: So, everythings fine?
Luke: Sure is. ::grabs the full thermos and walks out of the diner::
All eyes watch Luke as he walks out, and crosses the street out of view. Jess shrugs to himself, tosses his rag on the counter, and goes into the back to get someone's food.
Rory and Lane sat down on the stairs out front of Lane's house, while Rory recanted the story once again of finding her mom, and Luke, together when she got home.
Lane: So, you're sure they were kissing? It wasn't some odd "I tripped and my face fell into his" kind of moment?
Rory: Uh-uh. This was the real deal. Eyes closed, hands with no place to go. I was really amused, until I realized this was my mom.. and Luke.
Lane: They haven't been dating or anything have they? I just saw Miss Patty this afternoon, and I'm sure she would have been talking about it.
Rory: Not that I'm aware of.
Lane: So he just shows up at your house, and they are in lip lock.
Rory: Yeah, like you said - took them long enough.
Lane: So um.. speaking of running into Miss Patty. You'll never believe what I heard her and Kirk talking about.
Rory: ::tilts her head::
Lane: Funny thing - she was talking about Jess. And you. ::pauses:: As in, you and Jess?
Rory: ::ducks her head::
Lane: This entire town has gotten overly hormonal and I am feeling completely left out.
Lane huffs, and sits back against the post on the porch. Rory looks embarresed, and Lane stares at her, just waiting for her to spill the beans. It's almost completely dark outside.
(Back at the Gilmore's House)
Lorelai is sitting at her kitchen table, with her head in one hand, elbow resting on the table. In her other hand is her portable phone. She bangs it against the table twice in frustration, before looking at the phone for a moment, and dialing.
Lorelai: Suki?
Suki: Lore? Is that you?
Lorelai: ::sniffs:: It's me..
Suki: Is everything okay? You don't sound okay. Do you need me to come over?
Lorelai: ::looks miserable, but isnt crying:: I really do. Thanks.
Suki: Less than ten. ::hangs up::
Sure enough, just as Lorelai finishes her diet coke, Suki comes to the door, lets herself in and fines Lorelai in the kitchen - Lorelai looks frustrated, confused, miserable. She stands up and gives Suki a huge hug.
Suki: ::pulls out a chair:: What did he do?
Lorelai: Who?
Suki: Christopher. What did he do?
Lorelai: ::shakes her head:: No, no, it's not Christopher.
Suki: ::confused:: Then.. Oh my god, is it Max? Are you back with Max?
Lorelai: ::Shakes head:: No, no it's not..
Suki: ::Puts Lorelai's elbow in her hand:: What then hon?
Lorelai: It's.. Luke.
Suki: ::tilts her head and looks questioningly:: Luke?
Lorelai: He kissed me.
Suki: WHAT!? That's fantastic. Oh my god, I knew this would happen.. you two were meant to be. I knew it was just a matter of.. ::stops::
Lorelai? Honey.. what's wrong?
Lorelai: I don't know.. he came here, we were talking.. about the whole Rory and Jess thing.. and then, he kissed me.
Suki: What did you do?
Lorelai: Well I didn't exactly kick his ass over it..
Suki: ::squeels:: You kissed him back!
Lorelai: ::blushes:: I.. I.. ::realizes she cant find the words for how she felt it:: And then he.. left. He left. He said in his very monosyllabic tones "I should go" or something to that tune, and took off.
Suki: ::looks so sad:: He left?
Lorelai: ::looks miserable:: Yeah.
Suki: You didn't say anything.. and he just left?
Lorelai: Yeah. That's how it went. He was here, we kissed, he left.. I banged my head on a wall a few times, I called you.. and.. here we are.
Suki: ::even a little angry:: I can't believe he left.
Lorelai: The whole situation is a little wierd for me. ::Gets up and gets two more cokes::
Suki: ::smiles a little:: Honey, no it's not. There's been something there between you two for so long. This was bound to happen.
Lorelai: ::turns around with a bit of a shocked look:: It was NOT bound to happen.
Suki: Are you telling me you regret this?
Lorelai: He left!
Suki: But do you regret kissing him?
Lorelai: First off, he kissed me. I just didn't fight back. And secondly, he left. If this means that Luke, my friend is gone - and I get "Ice Luke" back again? Then yes, yes I do regret the whole thing.
Suki: And what if he just got scared? What if he comes back with flowers?
Lorelai: ::rolls her eyes:: This is Luke we're talking about.
Suki: Okay, so what if he comes back with coffee?
(Back at the Diner)
Luke walks into the diner, past the dinner crowd, past Jess and Cesar who are working, he almost slams into Kirk (who gives him this annoyed look), but he just keeps walking, behind the counter up the appartment stairs, and down the hall to the door. As he walks, all eyes are on him, perticularly Jess'. He can't help feeling like he might have caused an argument, Luke's face was so blank it was impossible to tell if he was mad or just busy, but everyone certainly noticed that something was wrong.
(downstairs in the diner)
Patty: ::after watching Luke storm past:: I'll bet it's Jess' fault. I knew this thing with Rory wouldn't work. Who knows what he did ::shoots a look at Jess, who's across the diner pouring coffee:: but whatever he did, Lorelai must have taken it out on Luke.
Babette: You're probably right honey.
(upstairs)
Luke paced back and forth in the apartment, not sure what to do. He took his hat off, ran his fingers through his hair, and put his hat back on. He coughed once. He looked around. He glanced at a mirror, and then went back out of the apartment and down to the diner. Everyone in the entire diner was looking at him. He felt all the eyes on him, and glanced up - but as he did, everyone quickly made themselves look busy.
Jess: Everything alright there Luke?
Luke: ::looks up from filling a thermos of coffee:: Mm-hmm. Yep.
Jess: ::looks confused:: So, everythings fine?
Luke: Sure is. ::grabs the full thermos and walks out of the diner::
All eyes watch Luke as he walks out, and crosses the street out of view. Jess shrugs to himself, tosses his rag on the counter, and goes into the back to get someone's food.
