The Answer to Life's Questions
A/N - okay, here's hoping that this is more formatted to how you guys like it and it's longer! I wrote all during my classes today, haha! Prepare for sadness followed by good old-fashioned fluff!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything from GG and I don't own the books I took excerpts from to use in the story. Don't sue me! ;)
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Chapter Four: Safe in Luke's hands
(Diner: Lorelai 1st Person POV)
As soon as Rory left, sadness filled my heart and I let the loneliness I hid from her overcome me, picking at my pancakes, my face quickly turning sour.
She was so happy with him, happier than she's ever been. I still wasn't overly fond of Jess, but our relationship and my trust for him has grown a lot since he first arrived. As much as I hated to admit it, they were perfect together, they had everything in common, and they balanced each other out in a way most couples never do. The way I never have with anyone...
To be honest, that was the one thing I truly hated about Rory being with Jess. It was the kind of perfect love I'd always dreamt for, but it seemed it was never going to find me. It made my heart ache with an emptiness bigger than my love for coffee.
No matter what, Rory can never know how I feel. She's so sweet she'd feel guilty and I could never make her feel guilt for being in love.
I just have to keep hiding it, even if I have to do so forever.
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(Luke 1st person POV)
As the breakfast ruch was ending, I walked back behind the counter to find Lorelai's plate still almost full, her coffeemug only half drained.
I looked at her and nearly gasped - I'd never seen her face, or anyone's for that matter, look that sad in my life. It looked like something was killing her slowly from the inside.
Her eyes were blank and glazed over and her face was pale and drained, a frown replacing that cheery smile that should always be there. I could practically feel my heart collapsing as worry for her, the woman I cared about more than anything in the world, gripped it.
I reached out slowly, my hand shaking slightly as I gripped her arm gently and asked a question I almost feared the answer to, "Lorelai, what's wrong? Are you alright?"
She blinked and opened her mouth, then closed it and put on a very unconvincing smile and said, "Yeah, fine, super, just zoning out. You know how old 'crazy Lorelai' is, especially when she's having caffeine."
I grunted then took her coffee from her and walked to the stairs saying, "Caesar, take over for a while. Lorelai, if you want this back, follow me."
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(Lorelai 1st Person POV)
I just stared at the steps for a moment, confused, but then I decided it was worth following my coffee, so I headed up.
He was sitting at the kitchen table, a worried look on his face, holding my coffee cup in his hands. As I closed the door, he looked up and said, "Please sit down."
I sat across from him at his table and sighed, setting down my purse and reaching for my cup, which he kept a firm grip on, so I just laid my hands down in front of it.
He said very softly, in a gentle voice I'd never heard before, "You can have your coffee as soon as you tell me what's really wrong with you. Are you sick? Did something happen? You're worrying me, you didn't eat your pancakes, I know something's up."
The more he said, the smaller my wall of protection got and I could feel the tears coming, no matter how hard I tried to stop them, before I could take my next breath they spilled down my cheeks. He groaned and handed me a paper towel from above the sink saying, "Ah geez, don't cry - you know I can't stand to see a woman cry."
I just let out an even louder sob and said, "Well I'm sorry to bother you, but I can't help it! My daughter has found the love of her life and now I'm all alone!" I covered my mouth in shock at what I'd said, then just starting crying again as I realized the true level of my sadness.
Suddenly, I felt two warm, strong arms encircle my waist and my face was resting against a broad chest.
I opened my eyes and saw tear-soaked red flannel and I knew I was safe in Luke's hands.
Finally, my tears slowed and I wiped my eyes and nose on the paper towel, before letting my arms wrap around Luke's waist, my head resting on his dry shoulder.
He cleared his throat then and said softly, "You aren't all alone you know. I'll always be right here." I looked up into his eyes and I was afraid of what I saw in them, afraid to take the step towards what I knew I had secretly wanted for years: love.
I licked my lips and cleared my throat then reached over to the table and drank all that was left of my coffee in one gulp, only that much caffeine could have built my courage up enough for the life changing events I knew were to follow.
He looked lost and confused at my reaction, and opened his mouth to speak, but I knew the only way in the world I could ever shut Luke Danes up, so I did.
Before I knew what I was doing, our eyes were closed and I was in his lap, my arms around his neck as our lips met in a passionate kiss we'd both been waiting for since we met.
I pulled back after a long time, breathing heavily and Luke slowly opened his eyes and started to say, "Lor-," but I cut him off with another dizzying kiss, I couldn't get enough of the taste of his lips.
Eventually, I had to pull back for air, and Luke managed to gasp out, "Lorelai, as much as I'm enjoying this, don't you have to get to the inn?" I looked at my watch and realized I was an hour overdue for work, but then I looked up at Luke again, his eyes dark with lust, his hat knocked onto the floor, lips red from kissing, and a smile across his face like I'd never seen before.
I got up slowly and went to the door, knowing Luke was frowning now, thinking I was going to leave, as I simply locked it and reached for Luke's hand, leading him into the bedroom.
He grinned and kissed me again, backing us into the room until the back of my knees hit his mattress, sending both of us falling onto it, laughing and kissing softly.
"Hey, you got a king sized bed!" I said in surprise as I looked at where we found ourselves. He just grinned and said, "Someone told me it would be a wise investment, I guess she didn't plan on testing it out herself though."
"Of course I did, why else do you think I said it," I said with a grin as we began to kiss again, sinking beneath the warm blankets of Luke's new, very large bed.
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Okay everyone, there's the much awaited L/L pairing! Now I know you people are hungry for some more action than that, so let me know if you want a "DIRTY" as Lorelai would definitely call it, bedroom chapter. I don't think it'll be a good idea to post it here, but if you want one really bad, e-mail me and I'll write it up and e-mail it to you. Thanks to Jessie5032 for helping me decide what to do with this chapter! Love you all! REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!!
-Sharky
A/N - okay, here's hoping that this is more formatted to how you guys like it and it's longer! I wrote all during my classes today, haha! Prepare for sadness followed by good old-fashioned fluff!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything from GG and I don't own the books I took excerpts from to use in the story. Don't sue me! ;)
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Chapter Four: Safe in Luke's hands
(Diner: Lorelai 1st Person POV)
As soon as Rory left, sadness filled my heart and I let the loneliness I hid from her overcome me, picking at my pancakes, my face quickly turning sour.
She was so happy with him, happier than she's ever been. I still wasn't overly fond of Jess, but our relationship and my trust for him has grown a lot since he first arrived. As much as I hated to admit it, they were perfect together, they had everything in common, and they balanced each other out in a way most couples never do. The way I never have with anyone...
To be honest, that was the one thing I truly hated about Rory being with Jess. It was the kind of perfect love I'd always dreamt for, but it seemed it was never going to find me. It made my heart ache with an emptiness bigger than my love for coffee.
No matter what, Rory can never know how I feel. She's so sweet she'd feel guilty and I could never make her feel guilt for being in love.
I just have to keep hiding it, even if I have to do so forever.
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(Luke 1st person POV)
As the breakfast ruch was ending, I walked back behind the counter to find Lorelai's plate still almost full, her coffeemug only half drained.
I looked at her and nearly gasped - I'd never seen her face, or anyone's for that matter, look that sad in my life. It looked like something was killing her slowly from the inside.
Her eyes were blank and glazed over and her face was pale and drained, a frown replacing that cheery smile that should always be there. I could practically feel my heart collapsing as worry for her, the woman I cared about more than anything in the world, gripped it.
I reached out slowly, my hand shaking slightly as I gripped her arm gently and asked a question I almost feared the answer to, "Lorelai, what's wrong? Are you alright?"
She blinked and opened her mouth, then closed it and put on a very unconvincing smile and said, "Yeah, fine, super, just zoning out. You know how old 'crazy Lorelai' is, especially when she's having caffeine."
I grunted then took her coffee from her and walked to the stairs saying, "Caesar, take over for a while. Lorelai, if you want this back, follow me."
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(Lorelai 1st Person POV)
I just stared at the steps for a moment, confused, but then I decided it was worth following my coffee, so I headed up.
He was sitting at the kitchen table, a worried look on his face, holding my coffee cup in his hands. As I closed the door, he looked up and said, "Please sit down."
I sat across from him at his table and sighed, setting down my purse and reaching for my cup, which he kept a firm grip on, so I just laid my hands down in front of it.
He said very softly, in a gentle voice I'd never heard before, "You can have your coffee as soon as you tell me what's really wrong with you. Are you sick? Did something happen? You're worrying me, you didn't eat your pancakes, I know something's up."
The more he said, the smaller my wall of protection got and I could feel the tears coming, no matter how hard I tried to stop them, before I could take my next breath they spilled down my cheeks. He groaned and handed me a paper towel from above the sink saying, "Ah geez, don't cry - you know I can't stand to see a woman cry."
I just let out an even louder sob and said, "Well I'm sorry to bother you, but I can't help it! My daughter has found the love of her life and now I'm all alone!" I covered my mouth in shock at what I'd said, then just starting crying again as I realized the true level of my sadness.
Suddenly, I felt two warm, strong arms encircle my waist and my face was resting against a broad chest.
I opened my eyes and saw tear-soaked red flannel and I knew I was safe in Luke's hands.
Finally, my tears slowed and I wiped my eyes and nose on the paper towel, before letting my arms wrap around Luke's waist, my head resting on his dry shoulder.
He cleared his throat then and said softly, "You aren't all alone you know. I'll always be right here." I looked up into his eyes and I was afraid of what I saw in them, afraid to take the step towards what I knew I had secretly wanted for years: love.
I licked my lips and cleared my throat then reached over to the table and drank all that was left of my coffee in one gulp, only that much caffeine could have built my courage up enough for the life changing events I knew were to follow.
He looked lost and confused at my reaction, and opened his mouth to speak, but I knew the only way in the world I could ever shut Luke Danes up, so I did.
Before I knew what I was doing, our eyes were closed and I was in his lap, my arms around his neck as our lips met in a passionate kiss we'd both been waiting for since we met.
I pulled back after a long time, breathing heavily and Luke slowly opened his eyes and started to say, "Lor-," but I cut him off with another dizzying kiss, I couldn't get enough of the taste of his lips.
Eventually, I had to pull back for air, and Luke managed to gasp out, "Lorelai, as much as I'm enjoying this, don't you have to get to the inn?" I looked at my watch and realized I was an hour overdue for work, but then I looked up at Luke again, his eyes dark with lust, his hat knocked onto the floor, lips red from kissing, and a smile across his face like I'd never seen before.
I got up slowly and went to the door, knowing Luke was frowning now, thinking I was going to leave, as I simply locked it and reached for Luke's hand, leading him into the bedroom.
He grinned and kissed me again, backing us into the room until the back of my knees hit his mattress, sending both of us falling onto it, laughing and kissing softly.
"Hey, you got a king sized bed!" I said in surprise as I looked at where we found ourselves. He just grinned and said, "Someone told me it would be a wise investment, I guess she didn't plan on testing it out herself though."
"Of course I did, why else do you think I said it," I said with a grin as we began to kiss again, sinking beneath the warm blankets of Luke's new, very large bed.
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Okay everyone, there's the much awaited L/L pairing! Now I know you people are hungry for some more action than that, so let me know if you want a "DIRTY" as Lorelai would definitely call it, bedroom chapter. I don't think it'll be a good idea to post it here, but if you want one really bad, e-mail me and I'll write it up and e-mail it to you. Thanks to Jessie5032 for helping me decide what to do with this chapter! Love you all! REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!!
-Sharky