Title:Before It's Too Late
Summary:Luke and Lorelai are getting married, to different people. Will they finally see what people have been telling them before they both say I Do?
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Luke was in his apartment when he heard the knock on the door. She's early, he thought. Nicole had always been early for dates-- and Luke? Well Luke was always getting ready late.
"Hey Luke", Nicole said and gave him a kiss.
"Sorry I'm not ready yet -- " Luke said
"It's okay.", Nicole said --, " You look handsome to me."
She's getting sweeter and sweeter , Luke thought. He got his jacket, and they both left for their date.
Meanwhile in the Gilmore house, Rory was reading and Lorelai was watching an old black and white movie.
"I hate these kinds of movies," Lorelai said , "They're so boring."
"Then why are you watching it?" Rory asked , " I thought you had a date with Alex."
"He broke it off. But on the plus side he did come by Luke's for coffee this afternoon."
"Wow , a guy that likes coffee just as much as you. You really are lucky mom."
"Thanks sweetie , I am aren't I?" Lorelai said with a smile.
Lorelai and Rory went out and walked to Luke's. They were very suprised to see that it was closed -- early.
"Rory-- it's closed!" Lorelai said. Luke's was never closed -- not even for the holidays and Lorelai was very annoyed for this.
"Maybe Luke's out, or on a date." Rory suggested
Lorelai was laughing at Rory's comment about Luke being on a date made her hysterical. But when she turned around, she saw Luke and Nicole kissing in front of the bookstore. Lorelai's heart stopped. She felt pain in her heart and she didn't know why. All she could do was stare and she wanted to cry-- but couldn't for some reason. Rory -- seeing this spoke up hoping her mom was okay.
"Mom? You okay?" Rory asked
"Yeah--um I'm fine sweetie. You're right Luke is on a date alright. He seems to be having a fun time." Lorelai said.
Rory and her left the diner and headed home. Lorelai didn't talk and thought about how she was like that with Alex that same afternoon. But she didn't like how Luke and Nicole were like that. Somehow it didn't seem right to Lorelai. When Rory and her reached their house she went staight to bed, and had very very strange dreams about a guy that gives her coffee (A/N durr it's Luke..lol.)
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The next morning, Lorelai looked at her alarm clock.
"Uh it's only 8:00am." Lorelai said in an unhappy tone. She wanted to get up and go staight to Luke's. But she was scared, the night before still gave her chills. But she got up anyway and saw that Rory already left for school. She found this note in the kicthen,
Mom, Went To school early. Paris called a very early Franklin meeting. Don't worry about the Luke and Nicole thing okay? Things will turn out the way you want them to be okay? Love ya! - Rory
Lorelai laughed at the note, even with Rory not there, she still found a way to make Lorelai smile.Lorelai quickly got ready and walked to Luke's. She saw that he was behind the counter. She smiled and walked in.
"Hey Good Morning." Lorelai said happily.
Luke was very suprised to see her this early in the morning. But he knew that she must have come only for the coffee. Luke sighed but quickly thought about his date with Nicole the other night.
"Hey, wow.. very suprised to see you this early in the morning" Luke said with a smile.
"Yeah, well I got a very early start to my day." Lorelai said smiling. She wondered if Luke was knew that she was staring at them during their date last night. For some reason she couldn't stop thinking about it. She wanted to think about something else -- like Alex.
"Coffee?" Lorelai asked
"No, c'mon Lorelai after all those long lectures about how coffee is bad for you and how you shouldn't be drinking it 24/7 shouldn't you be learning something out of all of this?" Luke asked.
"Yeah, that I should just pour my own coffee and that way it saves us both time. Lorelai said with another smile.
Luke finally gave in and gave Lorelai a cup of coffee. Lorelai smiled and looked at Luke.
"See? Now, was that so hard?" Lorelai asked.
"No, but -- " Luke began
"But?" Lorelai asked but was interupted by Alex's voice.
"Lorelai!", Alex said
"I better leave." Luke said sounding upset. Luke went to the kitchen -- like always and wondered why he kept on doing this -- hiding from Lorelai everytime Alex came by. He figured out that it was very dumb, for him to be doing this and got out of the kitchen, only to see -- Nicole.
"Nicole, hi." Luke said
"Hey, there Luke. I know suprise but I needed to see you!" Nicole wrapped her arms around him and kissed him.
Lorelai, sitting only a couple of tables away stopped looking at Luke and Nicole and put her attention towards Alex.
"So, whatcha doing here?" Lorelai asked trying not to look at Luke and Nicole.
"Well, I just wanted to see you!" Alex said with a smile and kissed Lorelai.
"Oh, well I'm sorry I can't stay long -- I have to get to work" Lorelai kissed Alex they both left.
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At the Inn, Lorelai could not at all put her focus on what she was doing. Michel, noticing this rang a very loud bell at her ear.
"Ouch, Michel you can try talking to me you know." Lorelai said annoyed
"Yes, but torturing you is a lot more enjoyable." Michel added.
"Then go torture someone else please."
"Okay but we have new guests coming, and no rooms since the Jonson family are staying an extra night."
"Tell the new people to stay in the big room -- the one by the library and tell the Jonson family that they'll have to pay more to stay one more night. Oh yeah, say it in a happy tone not your usual dark voice okay? You're starting to scare the guests."
"Oh, but my dark voice is my favorite one."
"Too bad Michel just please do what I asked."
Lorelai was glad to see Michel leave, she continued to daydream. But then Michel came back with a note adressed for Lorelai. She opened it -- and was suprised to see what it was.
A/N: Next chapter: Find out what that letter was-- and Alex MIGHT propose!!
Preview of Next chapter: "Luke how can you be doing this?" Lorelai said. She was mad and upset and all Luke could do was look.
Summary:Luke and Lorelai are getting married, to different people. Will they finally see what people have been telling them before they both say I Do?
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Luke was in his apartment when he heard the knock on the door. She's early, he thought. Nicole had always been early for dates-- and Luke? Well Luke was always getting ready late.
"Hey Luke", Nicole said and gave him a kiss.
"Sorry I'm not ready yet -- " Luke said
"It's okay.", Nicole said --, " You look handsome to me."
She's getting sweeter and sweeter , Luke thought. He got his jacket, and they both left for their date.
Meanwhile in the Gilmore house, Rory was reading and Lorelai was watching an old black and white movie.
"I hate these kinds of movies," Lorelai said , "They're so boring."
"Then why are you watching it?" Rory asked , " I thought you had a date with Alex."
"He broke it off. But on the plus side he did come by Luke's for coffee this afternoon."
"Wow , a guy that likes coffee just as much as you. You really are lucky mom."
"Thanks sweetie , I am aren't I?" Lorelai said with a smile.
Lorelai and Rory went out and walked to Luke's. They were very suprised to see that it was closed -- early.
"Rory-- it's closed!" Lorelai said. Luke's was never closed -- not even for the holidays and Lorelai was very annoyed for this.
"Maybe Luke's out, or on a date." Rory suggested
Lorelai was laughing at Rory's comment about Luke being on a date made her hysterical. But when she turned around, she saw Luke and Nicole kissing in front of the bookstore. Lorelai's heart stopped. She felt pain in her heart and she didn't know why. All she could do was stare and she wanted to cry-- but couldn't for some reason. Rory -- seeing this spoke up hoping her mom was okay.
"Mom? You okay?" Rory asked
"Yeah--um I'm fine sweetie. You're right Luke is on a date alright. He seems to be having a fun time." Lorelai said.
Rory and her left the diner and headed home. Lorelai didn't talk and thought about how she was like that with Alex that same afternoon. But she didn't like how Luke and Nicole were like that. Somehow it didn't seem right to Lorelai. When Rory and her reached their house she went staight to bed, and had very very strange dreams about a guy that gives her coffee (A/N durr it's Luke..lol.)
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The next morning, Lorelai looked at her alarm clock.
"Uh it's only 8:00am." Lorelai said in an unhappy tone. She wanted to get up and go staight to Luke's. But she was scared, the night before still gave her chills. But she got up anyway and saw that Rory already left for school. She found this note in the kicthen,
Mom, Went To school early. Paris called a very early Franklin meeting. Don't worry about the Luke and Nicole thing okay? Things will turn out the way you want them to be okay? Love ya! - Rory
Lorelai laughed at the note, even with Rory not there, she still found a way to make Lorelai smile.Lorelai quickly got ready and walked to Luke's. She saw that he was behind the counter. She smiled and walked in.
"Hey Good Morning." Lorelai said happily.
Luke was very suprised to see her this early in the morning. But he knew that she must have come only for the coffee. Luke sighed but quickly thought about his date with Nicole the other night.
"Hey, wow.. very suprised to see you this early in the morning" Luke said with a smile.
"Yeah, well I got a very early start to my day." Lorelai said smiling. She wondered if Luke was knew that she was staring at them during their date last night. For some reason she couldn't stop thinking about it. She wanted to think about something else -- like Alex.
"Coffee?" Lorelai asked
"No, c'mon Lorelai after all those long lectures about how coffee is bad for you and how you shouldn't be drinking it 24/7 shouldn't you be learning something out of all of this?" Luke asked.
"Yeah, that I should just pour my own coffee and that way it saves us both time. Lorelai said with another smile.
Luke finally gave in and gave Lorelai a cup of coffee. Lorelai smiled and looked at Luke.
"See? Now, was that so hard?" Lorelai asked.
"No, but -- " Luke began
"But?" Lorelai asked but was interupted by Alex's voice.
"Lorelai!", Alex said
"I better leave." Luke said sounding upset. Luke went to the kitchen -- like always and wondered why he kept on doing this -- hiding from Lorelai everytime Alex came by. He figured out that it was very dumb, for him to be doing this and got out of the kitchen, only to see -- Nicole.
"Nicole, hi." Luke said
"Hey, there Luke. I know suprise but I needed to see you!" Nicole wrapped her arms around him and kissed him.
Lorelai, sitting only a couple of tables away stopped looking at Luke and Nicole and put her attention towards Alex.
"So, whatcha doing here?" Lorelai asked trying not to look at Luke and Nicole.
"Well, I just wanted to see you!" Alex said with a smile and kissed Lorelai.
"Oh, well I'm sorry I can't stay long -- I have to get to work" Lorelai kissed Alex they both left.
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At the Inn, Lorelai could not at all put her focus on what she was doing. Michel, noticing this rang a very loud bell at her ear.
"Ouch, Michel you can try talking to me you know." Lorelai said annoyed
"Yes, but torturing you is a lot more enjoyable." Michel added.
"Then go torture someone else please."
"Okay but we have new guests coming, and no rooms since the Jonson family are staying an extra night."
"Tell the new people to stay in the big room -- the one by the library and tell the Jonson family that they'll have to pay more to stay one more night. Oh yeah, say it in a happy tone not your usual dark voice okay? You're starting to scare the guests."
"Oh, but my dark voice is my favorite one."
"Too bad Michel just please do what I asked."
Lorelai was glad to see Michel leave, she continued to daydream. But then Michel came back with a note adressed for Lorelai. She opened it -- and was suprised to see what it was.
A/N: Next chapter: Find out what that letter was-- and Alex MIGHT propose!!
Preview of Next chapter: "Luke how can you be doing this?" Lorelai said. She was mad and upset and all Luke could do was look.