Part Two ~ First and Foremost
That night Lorelai entered Luke's just as he was closing up.
"Sit, have some coffee," he said, pouring her a mug.
Lorelai was actually disappointed she didn't have to beg for coffee. It made the whole experience somewhat surreal. She just wanted everything to be the way it used to be. She wanted to flirt with Luke over coffee every day and flirt with Chris every couple of months when he decided to drop in for a visit. She didn't want to have to make a choice that would change things forever. Lorelai looked around the room nervously.
"So how's Chris?" Luke asked.
"Uh he's fine."
"And Rory's fine?"
"As far as I know."
"You can say it's none of my business, but what did Chris want?" asked Luke.
"Well considering what almost maybe happened between us before I guess it's kind of your business."
"And the fact that we're friends," Luke added.
"Of course," Lorelai took a deep breath, "he wants me and Rory to move to Boston with him," she blurted out.
"Oh," Luke felt as though he'd been punched in the gut, "you going?"
"I honestly have no idea. Yesterday I probably would have said yes straight away. But then he left me again, and today you show up out of no where."
"I love Jess," Luke declared suddenly.
Lorelai gave him a funny look, "okay."
"If it wasn't for him I would have completely missed my shot." Luke explained, "You still haven't told me if we have a chance."
"I don't know what to say Luke. I mean, we're friends, first and foremost, I don't want to mess with that."
"And then there's Mr Reliable," Luke added bitterly.
"Yes there's Chris. Offering what Rory and I have wanted her whole life."
"It sounds like a no brainer. He's Rory's dad, I'm never gonna be able to compete with that. I don't have a fancy job in a big city, I can't make you any romantic promises, I'm not that guy."
"I don't want you to be that guy, Luke, I love you the way you are."
"You love me? Be honest with me Lorelai, I've put it all out here."
"Yes I do love you. As a friend."
"Nothing more?"
"Yes, but Luke I'm really scared and confused at the moment, I need you to be here for me as a friend."
"I can't do that right now."
"So this is an ultimatum? All or nothing?"
"No, we'll always be friends, whether anything more happens or not. But I can't be the one you talk to about Chris."
"Fair enough," Lorelai finished her coffee and stood up, "thanks for the coffee Luke, I really need to do some thinking."
"You know where to find me."
That night Lorelai entered Luke's just as he was closing up.
"Sit, have some coffee," he said, pouring her a mug.
Lorelai was actually disappointed she didn't have to beg for coffee. It made the whole experience somewhat surreal. She just wanted everything to be the way it used to be. She wanted to flirt with Luke over coffee every day and flirt with Chris every couple of months when he decided to drop in for a visit. She didn't want to have to make a choice that would change things forever. Lorelai looked around the room nervously.
"So how's Chris?" Luke asked.
"Uh he's fine."
"And Rory's fine?"
"As far as I know."
"You can say it's none of my business, but what did Chris want?" asked Luke.
"Well considering what almost maybe happened between us before I guess it's kind of your business."
"And the fact that we're friends," Luke added.
"Of course," Lorelai took a deep breath, "he wants me and Rory to move to Boston with him," she blurted out.
"Oh," Luke felt as though he'd been punched in the gut, "you going?"
"I honestly have no idea. Yesterday I probably would have said yes straight away. But then he left me again, and today you show up out of no where."
"I love Jess," Luke declared suddenly.
Lorelai gave him a funny look, "okay."
"If it wasn't for him I would have completely missed my shot." Luke explained, "You still haven't told me if we have a chance."
"I don't know what to say Luke. I mean, we're friends, first and foremost, I don't want to mess with that."
"And then there's Mr Reliable," Luke added bitterly.
"Yes there's Chris. Offering what Rory and I have wanted her whole life."
"It sounds like a no brainer. He's Rory's dad, I'm never gonna be able to compete with that. I don't have a fancy job in a big city, I can't make you any romantic promises, I'm not that guy."
"I don't want you to be that guy, Luke, I love you the way you are."
"You love me? Be honest with me Lorelai, I've put it all out here."
"Yes I do love you. As a friend."
"Nothing more?"
"Yes, but Luke I'm really scared and confused at the moment, I need you to be here for me as a friend."
"I can't do that right now."
"So this is an ultimatum? All or nothing?"
"No, we'll always be friends, whether anything more happens or not. But I can't be the one you talk to about Chris."
"Fair enough," Lorelai finished her coffee and stood up, "thanks for the coffee Luke, I really need to do some thinking."
"You know where to find me."
