Chapter Two: Diner Annoyances
Spoilers: Everything through the season finally. Do NOT read if you don't want to know anything about from here 'till then.
Rating: PG
Pairing this chapter: Luke acting all fatherly to Rory, L/L discussed.
A/N: Thank you soo much for the reviews you have no idea how much I appreciate them! Please continue reviewing and reading! Thanks again! :)
Helpful information:
Spoilers: Rory's going to some camp for 6 weeks, Luke and Lorelia are fighting. Sookie and Jackson already had their wedding at which Chris found out Sherry was pregnant so he ran back to her and Rory kissed Jess.
From Chapter One: Jess is somewhere that's not here right now. Rory goes to Lukes because she's having a bad day and Lorelai is upset that she's leaving. Luke acts all fatherly and it ends with them playing bagel hockey. (I have no idea how to do that so I skipped that part, we are now at chapter two. They have just finished their games.)
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Rory smiled triumphily, "I win again! That's 4 to 1 Lukester!"
Luke tried to appear annoyed, "What did I say about calling me that?"
Rory looked at the ceiling for a moment before smiling, "Never do it while other people are around?"
Luke rolled his eyes and gave her the 'look' which in turn only made her giggle, "How about never calling me it again and I'll continue to let you win?"
Rory looked at him surprised, "You did not!"
"Think whatever you want kid," winking he went to the door and turned the sign back to 'open' and walked back behind the counter.
Sticking her tongue out at him she said, "Yeah well... I will so there!" Receiving a weird look from Luke she sighed, "That was the best I had at the moment, sue me." Pausing she fiddled with her coffee cup for a few moments. "Hey Luke?"
He looked up from where he had been dispensing utensils back on the counter, "Yeah?"
"When are you and mom going to make up?" she asked, her eyes staying focused on her cup.
Luke cringed inwardly, this was not the subject he wanted to discuss right now, "It's nothing Rory... we just have a few differences in our opinions."
She sighed, "You ALWAYS have differences in opinions but you two have never fought like how you are now... I mean... I know it's my fault because of the accident and..."
Luke stopped her, "It was NOT your fault Rory, it was no ones. Accidents happen."
"Yeah but..." she started again.
"No buts it happened, that's all there is. I'm sorry it happened, but it did." he sighed looking at her wondering why she always blamed herself. "How is she doing?"
Rory looked up and met his eyes knowing he meant besides the things she'd already told him, "She's... not too good. She's really, really sorry about whatever happened between you two. She wants it to go back to the way it was..." after hesitating for a moment she added, "and so do I."
He sighed, "So do I Rory but..."
She quickly cut in, "Not buts, remember Luke?" There was a silent plea in her eyes, "You do like her don't you?"
Luke blinked quickly, sending her a puzzled look, "Of course I like, she's my best friend."
Rory rolled her eyes, "That's not quite what I meant... I mean do you like, like her?"
Realisation came over Lukes face, "What? No, no, no. No I don't like, like her!"
"If you did you know it would be okay right? What I mean is, it would be okay with me, I wouldn't mind you two dating... I think it'd be really great if you did." she told him shyly.
"Rory," he started in a tired voice.
"Just think about it okay?" She stood, "I have to go and see Lane rehearse at the music shop, her mother finally 'let' her play the drums. Thanks for everything Luke." She bit her lower lip slightly before leaning over the counter and giving him a quick peck on the cheek. Then waited for him to react.
Luke stood there dumb struck for a few seconds before smiling softly, "Anytime kid, anytime." He looked down at the counter, "I'll... I'll go and see your mom later okay?"
Rory eyes lit up, "Thanks Luke, thanks!" She took off quickly.
Rubbing his eyes he let out a loud sigh, then looked around to see Taylor, Kirk, Miss Patty and Babbett all watching him from odd tables. God he needed to pay more attention. Glancing at the clock on the wall he saw it was almost 11:30 am, Ceaser should be getting in any minute. As if on cue Ceaser walked in and went into the kitchen.
Turning Luke went to take Kirks order first, "What do you want Kirk?" he asked.
"Hum... coffee and a... ham sandwich please." he answered, thinking for a moment after, then nodded as if congratulating himself on a job well done.
Luke left to get him some coffee and put his order in, placing the cup on his table he was about to leave when Kirk spoke again, "So you gonna ask Lorelai out huh? I would you know, but I'm a bit younger then she is and you are rather intimidating so I thought I would let you have her."
Luke looked at him blankly for a second, not believing what he had heard, "I am not asking Lorelai out."
Kirk looked at him surprised, "Oh.. I just thought with the whole conversation with Rory and everything..." he stopped and thought for a moment, "Would you mind if I did?"
Luke clenched his hands at his sides and left before he knocked off Kirks head. Going to Taylor's table he once again asked gruffly, "What do you want?"
Taylor looked up from his paper, "Oh I don't know. Maybe I'll have a salad, with ranch dressing." Luke began to write Taylor's order down, "Oh no, no I don't want that. Hum... lets see... how about a grilled cheese sandwich?"
"Whatever Taylor." Luke said as he wrote it down.
"No, no, I don't want that either," Taylor said sighing dramatically, "How about..."
"Look Taylor I DON'T have all day! You will get a grilled cheese sandwich so just shut up!" Luke was nearing the end of his patience with these people.
Taylor puffed up his chest, "No need to get all grouchy Luke, I just hope Lorelai knows what she's getting into." he muttered under his breathe as Luke walked away.
Luke turned suddenly, glaring at Taylor, "Why you little..."
"Luke dear, can I get some help over here?" a voice belonging to Miss Patty stopped Luke from voicing his thoughts.
Glaring at Taylor Luke went to her table, "What Patty?"
"Well dear, I couldn't help overhearing your discussion with Rory, that girl is so wonderful don't you think?" she asked smiling.
"Yeah she's a great girl Patty, look did you want anything?" Luke was getting more and more annoyed as time went on.
"God Luke you can be so pig headed sometimes! You know you love Lorelai and now you have Rory's permission to ask her out! How blind can you be, honestly?" Patty asked looking at him as if he were insane.
"Patty, I swear to..." he was interrupted by Babbett, "Lluukkee honey." He cringed, his left eye start to twitch. Luckily Jess choose that time to walk into the diner. Grabbing him by the front of his shirt Luke pulled him behind the counter and shoved his pad and pencil in his face. "You are taking over!"
Jess stared at him bewildered, "Oh no way Uncle Luke."
"I took you back Jess, I can kick your ass out again." Luke told him with an edge to his voice.
Jess paled and nodded sharply, "Okay."
Luke turned to storm out of the diner but was stopped by Kirks voice, "So can I ask her out or what." Luke turned and glared at him, then looked at Jess, "Poison something of his!" With that he left.
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A/N: Yeah I know this chapter really sucked, sorry about it. Please review, I will love you forever if you do! :)
Spoilers: Everything through the season finally. Do NOT read if you don't want to know anything about from here 'till then.
Rating: PG
Pairing this chapter: Luke acting all fatherly to Rory, L/L discussed.
A/N: Thank you soo much for the reviews you have no idea how much I appreciate them! Please continue reviewing and reading! Thanks again! :)
Helpful information:
Spoilers: Rory's going to some camp for 6 weeks, Luke and Lorelia are fighting. Sookie and Jackson already had their wedding at which Chris found out Sherry was pregnant so he ran back to her and Rory kissed Jess.
From Chapter One: Jess is somewhere that's not here right now. Rory goes to Lukes because she's having a bad day and Lorelai is upset that she's leaving. Luke acts all fatherly and it ends with them playing bagel hockey. (I have no idea how to do that so I skipped that part, we are now at chapter two. They have just finished their games.)
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Rory smiled triumphily, "I win again! That's 4 to 1 Lukester!"
Luke tried to appear annoyed, "What did I say about calling me that?"
Rory looked at the ceiling for a moment before smiling, "Never do it while other people are around?"
Luke rolled his eyes and gave her the 'look' which in turn only made her giggle, "How about never calling me it again and I'll continue to let you win?"
Rory looked at him surprised, "You did not!"
"Think whatever you want kid," winking he went to the door and turned the sign back to 'open' and walked back behind the counter.
Sticking her tongue out at him she said, "Yeah well... I will so there!" Receiving a weird look from Luke she sighed, "That was the best I had at the moment, sue me." Pausing she fiddled with her coffee cup for a few moments. "Hey Luke?"
He looked up from where he had been dispensing utensils back on the counter, "Yeah?"
"When are you and mom going to make up?" she asked, her eyes staying focused on her cup.
Luke cringed inwardly, this was not the subject he wanted to discuss right now, "It's nothing Rory... we just have a few differences in our opinions."
She sighed, "You ALWAYS have differences in opinions but you two have never fought like how you are now... I mean... I know it's my fault because of the accident and..."
Luke stopped her, "It was NOT your fault Rory, it was no ones. Accidents happen."
"Yeah but..." she started again.
"No buts it happened, that's all there is. I'm sorry it happened, but it did." he sighed looking at her wondering why she always blamed herself. "How is she doing?"
Rory looked up and met his eyes knowing he meant besides the things she'd already told him, "She's... not too good. She's really, really sorry about whatever happened between you two. She wants it to go back to the way it was..." after hesitating for a moment she added, "and so do I."
He sighed, "So do I Rory but..."
She quickly cut in, "Not buts, remember Luke?" There was a silent plea in her eyes, "You do like her don't you?"
Luke blinked quickly, sending her a puzzled look, "Of course I like, she's my best friend."
Rory rolled her eyes, "That's not quite what I meant... I mean do you like, like her?"
Realisation came over Lukes face, "What? No, no, no. No I don't like, like her!"
"If you did you know it would be okay right? What I mean is, it would be okay with me, I wouldn't mind you two dating... I think it'd be really great if you did." she told him shyly.
"Rory," he started in a tired voice.
"Just think about it okay?" She stood, "I have to go and see Lane rehearse at the music shop, her mother finally 'let' her play the drums. Thanks for everything Luke." She bit her lower lip slightly before leaning over the counter and giving him a quick peck on the cheek. Then waited for him to react.
Luke stood there dumb struck for a few seconds before smiling softly, "Anytime kid, anytime." He looked down at the counter, "I'll... I'll go and see your mom later okay?"
Rory eyes lit up, "Thanks Luke, thanks!" She took off quickly.
Rubbing his eyes he let out a loud sigh, then looked around to see Taylor, Kirk, Miss Patty and Babbett all watching him from odd tables. God he needed to pay more attention. Glancing at the clock on the wall he saw it was almost 11:30 am, Ceaser should be getting in any minute. As if on cue Ceaser walked in and went into the kitchen.
Turning Luke went to take Kirks order first, "What do you want Kirk?" he asked.
"Hum... coffee and a... ham sandwich please." he answered, thinking for a moment after, then nodded as if congratulating himself on a job well done.
Luke left to get him some coffee and put his order in, placing the cup on his table he was about to leave when Kirk spoke again, "So you gonna ask Lorelai out huh? I would you know, but I'm a bit younger then she is and you are rather intimidating so I thought I would let you have her."
Luke looked at him blankly for a second, not believing what he had heard, "I am not asking Lorelai out."
Kirk looked at him surprised, "Oh.. I just thought with the whole conversation with Rory and everything..." he stopped and thought for a moment, "Would you mind if I did?"
Luke clenched his hands at his sides and left before he knocked off Kirks head. Going to Taylor's table he once again asked gruffly, "What do you want?"
Taylor looked up from his paper, "Oh I don't know. Maybe I'll have a salad, with ranch dressing." Luke began to write Taylor's order down, "Oh no, no I don't want that. Hum... lets see... how about a grilled cheese sandwich?"
"Whatever Taylor." Luke said as he wrote it down.
"No, no, I don't want that either," Taylor said sighing dramatically, "How about..."
"Look Taylor I DON'T have all day! You will get a grilled cheese sandwich so just shut up!" Luke was nearing the end of his patience with these people.
Taylor puffed up his chest, "No need to get all grouchy Luke, I just hope Lorelai knows what she's getting into." he muttered under his breathe as Luke walked away.
Luke turned suddenly, glaring at Taylor, "Why you little..."
"Luke dear, can I get some help over here?" a voice belonging to Miss Patty stopped Luke from voicing his thoughts.
Glaring at Taylor Luke went to her table, "What Patty?"
"Well dear, I couldn't help overhearing your discussion with Rory, that girl is so wonderful don't you think?" she asked smiling.
"Yeah she's a great girl Patty, look did you want anything?" Luke was getting more and more annoyed as time went on.
"God Luke you can be so pig headed sometimes! You know you love Lorelai and now you have Rory's permission to ask her out! How blind can you be, honestly?" Patty asked looking at him as if he were insane.
"Patty, I swear to..." he was interrupted by Babbett, "Lluukkee honey." He cringed, his left eye start to twitch. Luckily Jess choose that time to walk into the diner. Grabbing him by the front of his shirt Luke pulled him behind the counter and shoved his pad and pencil in his face. "You are taking over!"
Jess stared at him bewildered, "Oh no way Uncle Luke."
"I took you back Jess, I can kick your ass out again." Luke told him with an edge to his voice.
Jess paled and nodded sharply, "Okay."
Luke turned to storm out of the diner but was stopped by Kirks voice, "So can I ask her out or what." Luke turned and glared at him, then looked at Jess, "Poison something of his!" With that he left.
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A/N: Yeah I know this chapter really sucked, sorry about it. Please review, I will love you forever if you do! :)