Chapter 10- impulsive decisions make impulsive mistakes or do they?
[ HARTFORD- THE DANCE HALL]
Lorelai ran straight to the ladies room but with the tears clouding her eyes she wasn't too sure. Opening the door she saw the other women inside talking very happily and ran straight into the nearest cubicle slamming the door on the way.
"Knock knock. Honey are you alright in there," came a concerned voice from the outside
"I'm fine. Just a bit emotional but I will be fine."
"You sure."
"Yes" Replied Lorelai gritting her teeth at the lady's questions. She wasn't ungrateful at the lady she just wanted to be left alone with her thoughts.
Crying she thought over how stupid she was to have almost kissed Luke. She loved being with Luke she couldn't live with out him in her life but to do that was to ruin a good friendship and she didn't want to ruin that. Running through her head was what would have happened if she had kissed him, given into her feelings. Would he have run away scared, laughed it off, never want to see her again, it was all too much for Lorelai who just cried. I can't live my life without Luke; I love him. The thought slammed into her head and warmed her heart at the same time. Lifting her head up she looked for the voiced that had said she loved Luke. When she realized it was her she just cried even more.
[ HARTFORD- FOLLOWING LORELAI]
Following her wasn't that hard. Following her, he came to the ladies room. Opening the door without a second thought he stepped. Having never been in a ladies room his eyes were assaulted with how different their amenities were to the men's. Getting back to the job at hand he quietly asked the ladies that were still in there if a lady had ran in and what cubicle she was in. Finally getting the answer he waited for the other ladies to leave, fearing they needed privacy.
"Knock knock. Lorelai are you in there. Please come out."
"I don't want to Luke."
"Well then I will come to you."
"Luke just leave me alone would you." Going to the stall next to hers he hopped onto the toilet seat and pulled himself up so he could see her.
"I told you I would come to you. Now move over."
Seeing she hadn't moved he jumped over and almost landed on top of her.
"You could have moved."
"And you're not allowed in here."
"Um I don't hear them complaining." Bending down in front of her he saw her tears. Grabbing a few squares from the toilet roll near them he wiped them away.
"Why did you run away "
"I didn't want to ruin our friendship," she said truthfully.
"How could you ruin it?"
"Luke, please don't make me say it. Please can we just leave it?"
"No." Holding her hands in his own he tilted his head down to see her eyes. Looking directly into them he said utter honesty, "Just tell me please. I won't be embarrassed and it won't ruin anything."
" I wanted to kiss you. Ok. Leave me please." Lorelai whispered.
"Kiss me."
"What?"
"Do it Lorelai."
"Luke you're crazy." seeing him just standing there was too much for her. Leaning in slowly she met his lips with her. Softly at first they began kissing with more passion and energy. It wasn't rejected as she had feared but instead returned with as much passion and energy. Maybe even more.
"Wow"
"Lorelai you were just afraid to ruin our friendship. Weren't you?"
Nodding her head she was surprised to hear a laugh erupt from him.
"I was afraid to do the same thing. I was afraid that if I made the first move our friendship would be over and I didn't want it to be over. I would rather have you as a friend if you didn't like me that way so I didn't risk telling you. But when I saw that look in your eyes tonight I knew what you wanted. Want to know why."
"Please."
"That has been me for years now except I try to hide it."
"I don't want you to hide it any more Luke."
"I don't want to either." Leaning in lips meeting lips nothing felt more right in their lives than this moment.
"Lorelai can we please get out of this stall. My legs are getting cramped."
Standing up she reached down to him and helped him out. Walking hand in hand they entered the ballroom with bright glowing faces.
[ACROSS THE DANCE HALL]
"Jess I think they figured it out themselves," said Rory who was waiting for her mother to join them for the meal.
"I'm glad. Now I have another plan for them."
"Jess. Leave them alone."
"Rory bad boy is back," he said glowing like the sun
[ACROSS THE TABLE]
"Richard look at that!" Turning their head they watched as Luke and Lorelai came over and sat down with everyone.
"We did good Emily," whispered Richard and gave his wife's hand a squeeze as he saw the happiness spread over her face and knowing the thoughts that were running through her mind.
[ HARTFORD- THE DANCE HALL]
Lorelai ran straight to the ladies room but with the tears clouding her eyes she wasn't too sure. Opening the door she saw the other women inside talking very happily and ran straight into the nearest cubicle slamming the door on the way.
"Knock knock. Honey are you alright in there," came a concerned voice from the outside
"I'm fine. Just a bit emotional but I will be fine."
"You sure."
"Yes" Replied Lorelai gritting her teeth at the lady's questions. She wasn't ungrateful at the lady she just wanted to be left alone with her thoughts.
Crying she thought over how stupid she was to have almost kissed Luke. She loved being with Luke she couldn't live with out him in her life but to do that was to ruin a good friendship and she didn't want to ruin that. Running through her head was what would have happened if she had kissed him, given into her feelings. Would he have run away scared, laughed it off, never want to see her again, it was all too much for Lorelai who just cried. I can't live my life without Luke; I love him. The thought slammed into her head and warmed her heart at the same time. Lifting her head up she looked for the voiced that had said she loved Luke. When she realized it was her she just cried even more.
[ HARTFORD- FOLLOWING LORELAI]
Following her wasn't that hard. Following her, he came to the ladies room. Opening the door without a second thought he stepped. Having never been in a ladies room his eyes were assaulted with how different their amenities were to the men's. Getting back to the job at hand he quietly asked the ladies that were still in there if a lady had ran in and what cubicle she was in. Finally getting the answer he waited for the other ladies to leave, fearing they needed privacy.
"Knock knock. Lorelai are you in there. Please come out."
"I don't want to Luke."
"Well then I will come to you."
"Luke just leave me alone would you." Going to the stall next to hers he hopped onto the toilet seat and pulled himself up so he could see her.
"I told you I would come to you. Now move over."
Seeing she hadn't moved he jumped over and almost landed on top of her.
"You could have moved."
"And you're not allowed in here."
"Um I don't hear them complaining." Bending down in front of her he saw her tears. Grabbing a few squares from the toilet roll near them he wiped them away.
"Why did you run away "
"I didn't want to ruin our friendship," she said truthfully.
"How could you ruin it?"
"Luke, please don't make me say it. Please can we just leave it?"
"No." Holding her hands in his own he tilted his head down to see her eyes. Looking directly into them he said utter honesty, "Just tell me please. I won't be embarrassed and it won't ruin anything."
" I wanted to kiss you. Ok. Leave me please." Lorelai whispered.
"Kiss me."
"What?"
"Do it Lorelai."
"Luke you're crazy." seeing him just standing there was too much for her. Leaning in slowly she met his lips with her. Softly at first they began kissing with more passion and energy. It wasn't rejected as she had feared but instead returned with as much passion and energy. Maybe even more.
"Wow"
"Lorelai you were just afraid to ruin our friendship. Weren't you?"
Nodding her head she was surprised to hear a laugh erupt from him.
"I was afraid to do the same thing. I was afraid that if I made the first move our friendship would be over and I didn't want it to be over. I would rather have you as a friend if you didn't like me that way so I didn't risk telling you. But when I saw that look in your eyes tonight I knew what you wanted. Want to know why."
"Please."
"That has been me for years now except I try to hide it."
"I don't want you to hide it any more Luke."
"I don't want to either." Leaning in lips meeting lips nothing felt more right in their lives than this moment.
"Lorelai can we please get out of this stall. My legs are getting cramped."
Standing up she reached down to him and helped him out. Walking hand in hand they entered the ballroom with bright glowing faces.
[ACROSS THE DANCE HALL]
"Jess I think they figured it out themselves," said Rory who was waiting for her mother to join them for the meal.
"I'm glad. Now I have another plan for them."
"Jess. Leave them alone."
"Rory bad boy is back," he said glowing like the sun
[ACROSS THE TABLE]
"Richard look at that!" Turning their head they watched as Luke and Lorelai came over and sat down with everyone.
"We did good Emily," whispered Richard and gave his wife's hand a squeeze as he saw the happiness spread over her face and knowing the thoughts that were running through her mind.