Title: Chapter 2: The Lilac Time
Author: Gluglug
Spoiler Warning/Timing: Lazy Hazy/I Can't Get Started
Rating: PG
Summary: Continuation of The Way We Were. L/L have made up and this is what happens the following day. Thanks for the positive feedback and I'm trying to stick to a narrative rather than script format.
Disclaimer: Gilmore Girls and all characters are property of The Dubba Dubba Dubba WB, Dorothy Parker Drank Here Productions and Amy Sherman- Palladino. They don't belong to me, just borrowing.
The following morning, Lorelai walked into Luke's diner. It was empty except the counter was filled with nothing but coffee cups. Luke was nowhere in sight but somehow she knew they were all for her. She ran to the counter and drank every single cup, the coffee tasted like heaven..... "Beep, Beep, Beep."
Lorelai's Hello Kitty alarm clock buzzed at 7AM, waking her from her dream. Well, that was interesting. Too bad it was a dream, I could call Rory and ask her to analyze it, but I should let the poor thing sleep. I'll tell her tonight when I call her
Lorelai got out of bed and jumped into the shower. She thought of last night, and how relieved she was that things were right with her and Luke again - no pop-tarts for breakfast today. She was going to order pancakes - nobody made pancakes like he did. Thinking of them made her morning hunger even more intense.
As she got dressed, she remembered Luke's parting words from last night I don't want to see your pretty face all puffy tomorrow What did he mean by that? Was he just responding to her beauty sleep remark or did he mean something more? She looked in the mirror and decided to change her clothes.
Lorelai looked in her closet and noticed her new lilac colored dress. She had bought a few weeks ago, hoping to wear it for Chris, he had always liked her in that color. That's not gonna happen anytime soon, oh screw it, I'll wear it today - it's a perfect summer dress She put it on and looked in the mirror. Her face wasn't puffy, her dress flattered her slim figure and she was ready.
As she headed for the diner, Lorelai felt butterflies in her stomach. I'm just going there for coffee, pancakes and to see my friend, why am I nervous? She walked in the front door and had a weird sense of déjà vu. The diner was empty and Luke was nowhere in sight. The place was open since the door was unlocked and the lights were on. Alas, there were no coffee cups on the counter, but that would've been really spooky. Lorelai called out in the silence. "Hello? Luke? Is anyone here?"
Lorelai heard footsteps coming downstairs from the apartment above and Luke appeared from behind the counter.
"There you are - it was so weird coming in here and finding it empty. I mean, I know I haven't been here in a while, but you didn't have a botulism scare, did you? Or is it coupon day at Al's?"
Luke gazed at Lorelai standing in the middle of the diner in her lilac dress. I've never seen her look more beautiful, she's here in my diner, and we're alone, just like in my dream "Hey, I just went upstairs for a few minutes."
Lorelai approached the counter and sat on a stool. "Where is everyone this morning?"
"Um, it's been kinda slow the past few days. Lots of folks are on vacation. And I guess not many are vacationing in Stars Hollow this summer."
Lorelai nodded. "Yup, it's been slow at the Inn, too. It's good that Sookie decided to go on her honeymoon. I'm spending more time thinking of ways to harass Michel, rather than catering to the guests. Never a good sign, but harassing Michel is a great way to pass the time."
"Poor guy, I almost feel sorry for that French putz..so can I get you some coffee?"
"Yeah, about 30 cups full"
"Why? Are you trying to make up for lost time? or the lack of customers this morning?"
Lorelai realized that she didn't need Rory's help analyzing her dream. Duh! That's what all those cups were for - all the mornings I wasn't here at Luke's! "I don't really want 30 cups, my addiction isn't THAT bad. Just one will do. Also, can you whip me up some pancakes?"
"Sure, pancakes coming up. Why don't you help yourself to the coffee in the meantime?"
"Luke, I know you don't allow customers behind the counter."
"I'll make an exception, only for you. Besides, you know your way around this place almost as well as I do."
Lorelai poured herself a steaming cup of coffee while Luke went into the kitchen to make her breakfast. She sat down and took a sip. Ah, I missed this, heaven in a cup She looked around at the empty diner and smelled the pancakes on the grill. Although she couldn't see Luke through the pass through, his presence was a comfort to her.
A minute or two passed and Luke returned with her pancakes. "Here you go. Do you want anything else?"
"No thanks, I just want to enjoy these." Lorelai cut into the stack and took a big bite. The pancakes were more delicious than she remembered. "Mmm...this is so good."
"Thanks. Hey, since it's empty, mind if I hang here while you eat?"
Lorelai shook her head. "So how's Jess? I haven't seen him around."
"Well, he's going to summer school, trying to make up his classes. He's actually studying, can you believe it? He got an A on an English paper and his teacher thinks that Jess has writing talent. I'm really hoping he can pull up his grades and maybe even apply to college. I still think that Rory had a positive influence on him. How is she doing, by the way?"
"She's good, I'm talking to her tonight. I think she and Paris are getting along well, surprisingly. I mean they're rooming together and working on this leadership project, so they're like two peas in a pod. I guess they were either going to kill each other or become the best of friends."
"Maybe Rory will mellow her out a little. Frankly, whenever that Paris is around, she scares me, and I'm not easily intimidated."
"She's intense, and she's made Rory's life at Chilton a bit of a challenge, you might say. I think she was threatened by my daughter's brains and beauty. She's since learned that resistance is futile when you're dealing with the charismatic power of Rory Gilmore."
"Like mother, like daughter"
He's doing it again, he's flirting with me "Why, were you intimidated by my brains and beauty?"
"Well, you certainly are a force of nature, Lorelai. But like I said, I'm not easily intimidated. I can handle whatever you throw at me."
Nice volley, Luke. Can you hit this one? "Hey, would you like to come over for dinner this Friday?"
Luke's eyes widened. "Don't you have dinner with your folks on Fridays?"
"Not in the summer, the elder Gilmores are in the Vineyard until Labor Day. I'm hoping we could spend a little quality time together. Since we're friends again, I thought we should mark the occasion."
Luke's eyes narrowed. "Oh. So you mean like a 'let's celebrate our friendship' kind of a dinner?"
"Exactly."
"That would be nice. But since Sookie's not here to cook for you, do you want me to bring over some food and I'll make dinner? I make great meatballs and spaghetti, with garlic bread and a salad. You could help me boil the water - I don't think that's something even you could screw up."
"Very funny, I think I can handle that. And I love meatballs and spaghetti. Say, Friday at 7PM?"
Luke smiled. "It's a date. Or not a date, either way, I'll be at your door with a bag of groceries."
Lorelai didn't know what to say to that, so she looked down at her plate and took her last bite of pancake. She looked at her watch and saw that it was almost 9AM. She took her last sip of heaven in a cup and wiped her mouth with a napkin.
"Well, I should get to work, time to harass Michel." She handed Luke a ten dollar bill. "Keep the change."
"You're giving me quite a tip - over 30%."
"Well, the service was extra attentive today - I thought you should be rewarded." With that, she got off the stool and walked out of the diner.
Luke watched Lorelai as she left. What the hell was that about, attentive service? So, I'm going over to cook her dinner. Is it a date or not? Did she wear that pretty dress for me? She was certainly flirting with me, wasn't she? Luke was confused by their conversation but happy that he was going to be spending some time with Lorelai. He was looking forward to Friday night.
Luke was flirting with me today, more than usual, wasn't he? And what was with that "it's a date or not a date" thing? Lorelai wasn't so sure herself. She did want to spend more time with Luke - that she was sure of. Oh, I'm so glad I'm talking to Rory tonight, she'll help me sort this out
Author: Gluglug
Spoiler Warning/Timing: Lazy Hazy/I Can't Get Started
Rating: PG
Summary: Continuation of The Way We Were. L/L have made up and this is what happens the following day. Thanks for the positive feedback and I'm trying to stick to a narrative rather than script format.
Disclaimer: Gilmore Girls and all characters are property of The Dubba Dubba Dubba WB, Dorothy Parker Drank Here Productions and Amy Sherman- Palladino. They don't belong to me, just borrowing.
The following morning, Lorelai walked into Luke's diner. It was empty except the counter was filled with nothing but coffee cups. Luke was nowhere in sight but somehow she knew they were all for her. She ran to the counter and drank every single cup, the coffee tasted like heaven..... "Beep, Beep, Beep."
Lorelai's Hello Kitty alarm clock buzzed at 7AM, waking her from her dream. Well, that was interesting. Too bad it was a dream, I could call Rory and ask her to analyze it, but I should let the poor thing sleep. I'll tell her tonight when I call her
Lorelai got out of bed and jumped into the shower. She thought of last night, and how relieved she was that things were right with her and Luke again - no pop-tarts for breakfast today. She was going to order pancakes - nobody made pancakes like he did. Thinking of them made her morning hunger even more intense.
As she got dressed, she remembered Luke's parting words from last night I don't want to see your pretty face all puffy tomorrow What did he mean by that? Was he just responding to her beauty sleep remark or did he mean something more? She looked in the mirror and decided to change her clothes.
Lorelai looked in her closet and noticed her new lilac colored dress. She had bought a few weeks ago, hoping to wear it for Chris, he had always liked her in that color. That's not gonna happen anytime soon, oh screw it, I'll wear it today - it's a perfect summer dress She put it on and looked in the mirror. Her face wasn't puffy, her dress flattered her slim figure and she was ready.
As she headed for the diner, Lorelai felt butterflies in her stomach. I'm just going there for coffee, pancakes and to see my friend, why am I nervous? She walked in the front door and had a weird sense of déjà vu. The diner was empty and Luke was nowhere in sight. The place was open since the door was unlocked and the lights were on. Alas, there were no coffee cups on the counter, but that would've been really spooky. Lorelai called out in the silence. "Hello? Luke? Is anyone here?"
Lorelai heard footsteps coming downstairs from the apartment above and Luke appeared from behind the counter.
"There you are - it was so weird coming in here and finding it empty. I mean, I know I haven't been here in a while, but you didn't have a botulism scare, did you? Or is it coupon day at Al's?"
Luke gazed at Lorelai standing in the middle of the diner in her lilac dress. I've never seen her look more beautiful, she's here in my diner, and we're alone, just like in my dream "Hey, I just went upstairs for a few minutes."
Lorelai approached the counter and sat on a stool. "Where is everyone this morning?"
"Um, it's been kinda slow the past few days. Lots of folks are on vacation. And I guess not many are vacationing in Stars Hollow this summer."
Lorelai nodded. "Yup, it's been slow at the Inn, too. It's good that Sookie decided to go on her honeymoon. I'm spending more time thinking of ways to harass Michel, rather than catering to the guests. Never a good sign, but harassing Michel is a great way to pass the time."
"Poor guy, I almost feel sorry for that French putz..so can I get you some coffee?"
"Yeah, about 30 cups full"
"Why? Are you trying to make up for lost time? or the lack of customers this morning?"
Lorelai realized that she didn't need Rory's help analyzing her dream. Duh! That's what all those cups were for - all the mornings I wasn't here at Luke's! "I don't really want 30 cups, my addiction isn't THAT bad. Just one will do. Also, can you whip me up some pancakes?"
"Sure, pancakes coming up. Why don't you help yourself to the coffee in the meantime?"
"Luke, I know you don't allow customers behind the counter."
"I'll make an exception, only for you. Besides, you know your way around this place almost as well as I do."
Lorelai poured herself a steaming cup of coffee while Luke went into the kitchen to make her breakfast. She sat down and took a sip. Ah, I missed this, heaven in a cup She looked around at the empty diner and smelled the pancakes on the grill. Although she couldn't see Luke through the pass through, his presence was a comfort to her.
A minute or two passed and Luke returned with her pancakes. "Here you go. Do you want anything else?"
"No thanks, I just want to enjoy these." Lorelai cut into the stack and took a big bite. The pancakes were more delicious than she remembered. "Mmm...this is so good."
"Thanks. Hey, since it's empty, mind if I hang here while you eat?"
Lorelai shook her head. "So how's Jess? I haven't seen him around."
"Well, he's going to summer school, trying to make up his classes. He's actually studying, can you believe it? He got an A on an English paper and his teacher thinks that Jess has writing talent. I'm really hoping he can pull up his grades and maybe even apply to college. I still think that Rory had a positive influence on him. How is she doing, by the way?"
"She's good, I'm talking to her tonight. I think she and Paris are getting along well, surprisingly. I mean they're rooming together and working on this leadership project, so they're like two peas in a pod. I guess they were either going to kill each other or become the best of friends."
"Maybe Rory will mellow her out a little. Frankly, whenever that Paris is around, she scares me, and I'm not easily intimidated."
"She's intense, and she's made Rory's life at Chilton a bit of a challenge, you might say. I think she was threatened by my daughter's brains and beauty. She's since learned that resistance is futile when you're dealing with the charismatic power of Rory Gilmore."
"Like mother, like daughter"
He's doing it again, he's flirting with me "Why, were you intimidated by my brains and beauty?"
"Well, you certainly are a force of nature, Lorelai. But like I said, I'm not easily intimidated. I can handle whatever you throw at me."
Nice volley, Luke. Can you hit this one? "Hey, would you like to come over for dinner this Friday?"
Luke's eyes widened. "Don't you have dinner with your folks on Fridays?"
"Not in the summer, the elder Gilmores are in the Vineyard until Labor Day. I'm hoping we could spend a little quality time together. Since we're friends again, I thought we should mark the occasion."
Luke's eyes narrowed. "Oh. So you mean like a 'let's celebrate our friendship' kind of a dinner?"
"Exactly."
"That would be nice. But since Sookie's not here to cook for you, do you want me to bring over some food and I'll make dinner? I make great meatballs and spaghetti, with garlic bread and a salad. You could help me boil the water - I don't think that's something even you could screw up."
"Very funny, I think I can handle that. And I love meatballs and spaghetti. Say, Friday at 7PM?"
Luke smiled. "It's a date. Or not a date, either way, I'll be at your door with a bag of groceries."
Lorelai didn't know what to say to that, so she looked down at her plate and took her last bite of pancake. She looked at her watch and saw that it was almost 9AM. She took her last sip of heaven in a cup and wiped her mouth with a napkin.
"Well, I should get to work, time to harass Michel." She handed Luke a ten dollar bill. "Keep the change."
"You're giving me quite a tip - over 30%."
"Well, the service was extra attentive today - I thought you should be rewarded." With that, she got off the stool and walked out of the diner.
Luke watched Lorelai as she left. What the hell was that about, attentive service? So, I'm going over to cook her dinner. Is it a date or not? Did she wear that pretty dress for me? She was certainly flirting with me, wasn't she? Luke was confused by their conversation but happy that he was going to be spending some time with Lorelai. He was looking forward to Friday night.
Luke was flirting with me today, more than usual, wasn't he? And what was with that "it's a date or not a date" thing? Lorelai wasn't so sure herself. She did want to spend more time with Luke - that she was sure of. Oh, I'm so glad I'm talking to Rory tonight, she'll help me sort this out