"Revolving Satellites Redux" by Gluglug
Chapter Twelve: Vacuuming, dusting, and pining for Luke
Spoiler Warning/Timing: Mid - Third Season
Rating: PG -13
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.
Summary: Lorelai finds out Luke's decision, with a little help from Rory and Jess.
It was mid-Sunday morning at the Gilmore house. Lorelai knocked on Rory's door to wake her. When she didn't answer, Lorelai entered the room and gently shook her daughter awake and smiled.
"Morning - sleeping beauty."
"Five more minutes.." Rory groaned.
"No, I'm making breakfast, come on get up. Mommy needs to talk."
"And how is that different from any other morning?" Rory suddenly remembered why this morning might be different and opened her eyes.
"How did it go with Luke? Are you a twosome of cuteness?"
Lorelai frowned. "Um, no. Not yet anyway. If you get up now, I'll tell you all the juicy details."
"You drive a hard bargain." Rory rolled out of bed and headed to the bathroom.
Lorelai filled the mugs with coffee and put some bread in the toaster. When Rory returned to the table, she sat and took a sip of coffee.
"Mom, I noticed that Luke took Bert back, I didn't trip over him when I came in last night."
Lorelai shook her head. "Well, actually he did forget to take him again when he left for his date with Cruella. But after he left I made Luke a present and then drove Bert to his place and dropped him off."
"What present?"
"I took my top ten list and printed it out on some parchment paper that Mom gave me. I'm still trying to figure out why she gave it to me. But it came in handy last night, so.". She took a sip of coffee. "Hey, do you remember that pretty picture frame I bought a while ago from Kim's Antiques? I always thought it would make a nice gift for someone, so I decided to put it to use."
"You gave Luke your top ten list in a picture frame? That's so cool! Did you tell him last night while he was over here or did you lose your nerve?"
"You have that much faith in me, huh?"
"Well, you kept waffling all week, I wasn't too sure you'd go through with it after that guilt trip Nic, um Cruella, laid on you."
"Well, it turns out that that story might've been as much of a crock as Jenny from the Block."
"She lied?"
"Well according to Luke, she told him that she was never engaged. She's definitely lying to someone. So I told him that she might have lied to prevent me from doing anything. Of course Luke wanted to know what the hell I was talking about, so I finally worked up the courage and told him. I don't remember exactly what I said, but I think the words "list," "in love" and "truly, madly, deeply" were used."
"Wow, I'm so proud of you. What did Luke say?"
"He was in shock and speechless. It was a very surreal moment, to say the least. When he did speak it was almost in a whisper. He told me that I was brave to tell him but he needed time to digest everything. He also said that my timing sucked, big time."
"I guess he would say that, huh. But at least he didn't say no, right?"
"That's what I keep clinging to, that and the memory of the hug he gave me before leaving."
"Luke hugged you? That's so sweet!"
"Oh, Rory it was amazing. I mean Luke and I have hugged before, but this time I felt something go through me. I could feel his heartbeat, it was racing. It might've been due to the shock, but I'm hoping it was something else."
Rory squeezed her mother's arm. "Just give him time, he'll come around. I told you he couldn't just turn off his feelings."
"God, I hope so. I think this could really be happening, but I don't want to get my hopes up. Anytime I've ever felt like something great was happening, like with your dad last summer, it all came crashing down on me."
"Mom, Luke isn't Dad. This is gonna happen, I know it. Anyway, I need to get ready, I'm meeting Jess at the diner for brunch and then we're having our Sex Pistols film festival. Hey if I see Luke, should I say anything?"
"Oh, no, pretend like it's any other day. But while you're at the apartment, see if you can sniff around and see if he's opened my gift yet."
"Just call me Harriet the Spy. Hey, so I shouldn't be calling him pops yet?"
Lorelai chuckled. "We don't want to scare him off."
Rory finished her pre-breakfast and got up from the table. "I'm hitting the shower and then I'll be off to Luke's. I probably won't be back until before dinner. What are you gonna do today?"
"Oh the usual Sunday stuff - laundry, vacuuming, dusting, pining for Luke."
A little after twelve, Rory headed to the diner. The usual Sunday brunch crowd was in attendance, and a lot of tourists. The place was buzzing. Jess was behind the counter and Rory walked up to him and kissed him hello.
"Hey, Sid."
"Hey, Rory. I was gonna call you Nancy, but I thought you might take offense, considering she had a multiple personality disorder."
"She did?"
"Oh yeah, I just finished her biography. It was written by her mom, Deborah Spungen, really fascinating."
"I'll have to borrow it. Wow, it's really busy here today. Our date is still on, right?"
"Absolutely, Caesar's sick with the flu so Luke asked me to help out during brunch. It usually empties out around 2, so we should be ok."
"So Luke's here, I don't see him."
"Yeah, he's got kitchen duty today. I'd love to hang around and chat but I'm covering all the tables. What do you want for breakfast?"
"Oh, well since Luke's on the grill, I must have his famous fluffy pancakes, and coffee of course."
"Why are you so fascinated with my uncle?"
"I'm not."
"Rory, you don't have to pretend. I know what's going on with your mom and him."
"Well, I know from my mom's side. What about Luke's?"
"You didn't hear this from me because it's none of my business but.." Jess gave her a smile and a thumbs up and walked to the kitchen.
Rory immediately fished out her cell phone, she couldn't wait to tell her mother. Even though he wasn't watching, she heeded Luke's sign, ran outside and dialed. The machine picked up.
Rory was breathless. "Mom, if you're screening pick up. OK, I guess you're in the shower or vacuuming but I have great news. Jess told me that Luke is a go. I don't have all the details, but things are looking up. See you later. I love you."
She ran back into the diner to her stool before one of the tourists could steal it.
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Later that afternoon, Lorelai was putting away Rory's laundry when she noticed the blinking light on their answering machine. She hadn't heard the phone ring, so was surprised to see it and played the message. She couldn't believe her ears. She played the message several times until it sunk it. She squealed in delight and then did a happy dance around the living room.
When she calmed down, questions began to fill her head. She wondered what Jess had told Rory. He wouldn't have lied to her, would he? And where was Luke? If he was a go, how come he hadn't rushed to her door to profess his undying love? What if this was a practical joke? She knew Rory wouldn't do that but the anticipation was making her crazy.
Lorelai couldn't take it anymore. She had finished most of the household chores, it was three o'clock and she decided it was time to go to Luke's. She put on a pair of sneakers and her jacket and walked quickly to the diner.
When she got there she was surprised to see it closed. Luke never closed the diner unless he had gone fishing or there was some sort of emergency. She considered knocking on the apartment door, but she knew that Jess and Rory were spending the afternoon watching DVDs and she didn't want to disturb them. In spite of her innuendo filled comments to Rory, she trusted her. She didn't completely trust Jess, but she decided it was best to leave them alone.
Lorelai walked back to her house, wondering of Luke's whereabouts. When she got to her doorstep, she noticed a small paper bag from Doose's market. She picked it up and there was a handwritten note attached, scrawled on an order slip from the diner.
"Lorelai,
I came by to see you, but you weren't here. I know you're running low on peppermint tea, so here's two boxes plus an herbal tea sampler to satisfy your newfound passion.
If you read this before 4, please come to the bridge. You know, Rory and Jess' spot?
Luke"
Lorelai looked at her watch, it was quarter after three. She smiled in relief that she had enough time to catch him.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- A/N: So sorry, I know I promised some L/L but the muse wouldn't let me. Damn muse! Anyway, the muse says we will have much needed interaction in chapter thirteen. I can't believe this thing is in double digits, it's a monster! I've got to end this one soon, it's taking over.
Mass Coffee- I think your request will be answered in the last chapter, hang in there!
Chapter Twelve: Vacuuming, dusting, and pining for Luke
Spoiler Warning/Timing: Mid - Third Season
Rating: PG -13
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.
Summary: Lorelai finds out Luke's decision, with a little help from Rory and Jess.
It was mid-Sunday morning at the Gilmore house. Lorelai knocked on Rory's door to wake her. When she didn't answer, Lorelai entered the room and gently shook her daughter awake and smiled.
"Morning - sleeping beauty."
"Five more minutes.." Rory groaned.
"No, I'm making breakfast, come on get up. Mommy needs to talk."
"And how is that different from any other morning?" Rory suddenly remembered why this morning might be different and opened her eyes.
"How did it go with Luke? Are you a twosome of cuteness?"
Lorelai frowned. "Um, no. Not yet anyway. If you get up now, I'll tell you all the juicy details."
"You drive a hard bargain." Rory rolled out of bed and headed to the bathroom.
Lorelai filled the mugs with coffee and put some bread in the toaster. When Rory returned to the table, she sat and took a sip of coffee.
"Mom, I noticed that Luke took Bert back, I didn't trip over him when I came in last night."
Lorelai shook her head. "Well, actually he did forget to take him again when he left for his date with Cruella. But after he left I made Luke a present and then drove Bert to his place and dropped him off."
"What present?"
"I took my top ten list and printed it out on some parchment paper that Mom gave me. I'm still trying to figure out why she gave it to me. But it came in handy last night, so.". She took a sip of coffee. "Hey, do you remember that pretty picture frame I bought a while ago from Kim's Antiques? I always thought it would make a nice gift for someone, so I decided to put it to use."
"You gave Luke your top ten list in a picture frame? That's so cool! Did you tell him last night while he was over here or did you lose your nerve?"
"You have that much faith in me, huh?"
"Well, you kept waffling all week, I wasn't too sure you'd go through with it after that guilt trip Nic, um Cruella, laid on you."
"Well, it turns out that that story might've been as much of a crock as Jenny from the Block."
"She lied?"
"Well according to Luke, she told him that she was never engaged. She's definitely lying to someone. So I told him that she might have lied to prevent me from doing anything. Of course Luke wanted to know what the hell I was talking about, so I finally worked up the courage and told him. I don't remember exactly what I said, but I think the words "list," "in love" and "truly, madly, deeply" were used."
"Wow, I'm so proud of you. What did Luke say?"
"He was in shock and speechless. It was a very surreal moment, to say the least. When he did speak it was almost in a whisper. He told me that I was brave to tell him but he needed time to digest everything. He also said that my timing sucked, big time."
"I guess he would say that, huh. But at least he didn't say no, right?"
"That's what I keep clinging to, that and the memory of the hug he gave me before leaving."
"Luke hugged you? That's so sweet!"
"Oh, Rory it was amazing. I mean Luke and I have hugged before, but this time I felt something go through me. I could feel his heartbeat, it was racing. It might've been due to the shock, but I'm hoping it was something else."
Rory squeezed her mother's arm. "Just give him time, he'll come around. I told you he couldn't just turn off his feelings."
"God, I hope so. I think this could really be happening, but I don't want to get my hopes up. Anytime I've ever felt like something great was happening, like with your dad last summer, it all came crashing down on me."
"Mom, Luke isn't Dad. This is gonna happen, I know it. Anyway, I need to get ready, I'm meeting Jess at the diner for brunch and then we're having our Sex Pistols film festival. Hey if I see Luke, should I say anything?"
"Oh, no, pretend like it's any other day. But while you're at the apartment, see if you can sniff around and see if he's opened my gift yet."
"Just call me Harriet the Spy. Hey, so I shouldn't be calling him pops yet?"
Lorelai chuckled. "We don't want to scare him off."
Rory finished her pre-breakfast and got up from the table. "I'm hitting the shower and then I'll be off to Luke's. I probably won't be back until before dinner. What are you gonna do today?"
"Oh the usual Sunday stuff - laundry, vacuuming, dusting, pining for Luke."
A little after twelve, Rory headed to the diner. The usual Sunday brunch crowd was in attendance, and a lot of tourists. The place was buzzing. Jess was behind the counter and Rory walked up to him and kissed him hello.
"Hey, Sid."
"Hey, Rory. I was gonna call you Nancy, but I thought you might take offense, considering she had a multiple personality disorder."
"She did?"
"Oh yeah, I just finished her biography. It was written by her mom, Deborah Spungen, really fascinating."
"I'll have to borrow it. Wow, it's really busy here today. Our date is still on, right?"
"Absolutely, Caesar's sick with the flu so Luke asked me to help out during brunch. It usually empties out around 2, so we should be ok."
"So Luke's here, I don't see him."
"Yeah, he's got kitchen duty today. I'd love to hang around and chat but I'm covering all the tables. What do you want for breakfast?"
"Oh, well since Luke's on the grill, I must have his famous fluffy pancakes, and coffee of course."
"Why are you so fascinated with my uncle?"
"I'm not."
"Rory, you don't have to pretend. I know what's going on with your mom and him."
"Well, I know from my mom's side. What about Luke's?"
"You didn't hear this from me because it's none of my business but.." Jess gave her a smile and a thumbs up and walked to the kitchen.
Rory immediately fished out her cell phone, she couldn't wait to tell her mother. Even though he wasn't watching, she heeded Luke's sign, ran outside and dialed. The machine picked up.
Rory was breathless. "Mom, if you're screening pick up. OK, I guess you're in the shower or vacuuming but I have great news. Jess told me that Luke is a go. I don't have all the details, but things are looking up. See you later. I love you."
She ran back into the diner to her stool before one of the tourists could steal it.
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Later that afternoon, Lorelai was putting away Rory's laundry when she noticed the blinking light on their answering machine. She hadn't heard the phone ring, so was surprised to see it and played the message. She couldn't believe her ears. She played the message several times until it sunk it. She squealed in delight and then did a happy dance around the living room.
When she calmed down, questions began to fill her head. She wondered what Jess had told Rory. He wouldn't have lied to her, would he? And where was Luke? If he was a go, how come he hadn't rushed to her door to profess his undying love? What if this was a practical joke? She knew Rory wouldn't do that but the anticipation was making her crazy.
Lorelai couldn't take it anymore. She had finished most of the household chores, it was three o'clock and she decided it was time to go to Luke's. She put on a pair of sneakers and her jacket and walked quickly to the diner.
When she got there she was surprised to see it closed. Luke never closed the diner unless he had gone fishing or there was some sort of emergency. She considered knocking on the apartment door, but she knew that Jess and Rory were spending the afternoon watching DVDs and she didn't want to disturb them. In spite of her innuendo filled comments to Rory, she trusted her. She didn't completely trust Jess, but she decided it was best to leave them alone.
Lorelai walked back to her house, wondering of Luke's whereabouts. When she got to her doorstep, she noticed a small paper bag from Doose's market. She picked it up and there was a handwritten note attached, scrawled on an order slip from the diner.
"Lorelai,
I came by to see you, but you weren't here. I know you're running low on peppermint tea, so here's two boxes plus an herbal tea sampler to satisfy your newfound passion.
If you read this before 4, please come to the bridge. You know, Rory and Jess' spot?
Luke"
Lorelai looked at her watch, it was quarter after three. She smiled in relief that she had enough time to catch him.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- A/N: So sorry, I know I promised some L/L but the muse wouldn't let me. Damn muse! Anyway, the muse says we will have much needed interaction in chapter thirteen. I can't believe this thing is in double digits, it's a monster! I've got to end this one soon, it's taking over.
Mass Coffee- I think your request will be answered in the last chapter, hang in there!