Awww thanx for the reviews!
Hehe you guys are well read.. I didn't know the movie was called "Willy Wonka & the chocolate factory". However, I did read the book.
That explains why I called it Charlie & the Chocolate Factory instead...
Neways , so I realized today that my story is scarily similar to the real "Someone Like You",
starring Ashley Judd and that Aussie (yum) Hugh Jackman..
Except that Lorelai doesn't do cheers in her underwear and Luke isn't living with her and
Luke doesn't date lots of women and .. Okay suddenly not that similar...
Btw, the whole point is for you guys to love Craig.. =)
((evil evil look on Ggirl's face))
will the brussel sprout get with the bushman? Or will she decide to change into a donut and get with the J.Crew model? Read on!
btw, the sentences in italics are a song... It's "The Voice Within" by Christina Aguilera.. an awesome song.. and it totally fit into the context of the story. If you can, download the song and listen to it.. I think it's great background music for the story..
End of A/N cuz it's getting annoying!!!!!
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12:04 PM, Saturday
Gilmore House "Mom?" Rory threw her jacket on the couch and started towards the kitchen. "Mom? Are you okay?" Rory sat down next to her mom at the kitchen table and put her hand on Lorelai's arm. Since Lorelai had run home from the diner, she had been sitting at the kitchen table with her head down. Lorelai had her head down on the table. She whimpered. "You were.. right." She lifted her head to look at Rory. "What?" "About Luke," Lorelai said, brushing tears from her face. Rory smiled sympathetically. "What happened?" "I went to the diner and then we went outside to talk," Lorelai said, a sad look in her eyes. "How could I have missed it, Rory?" She groaned in anguish. "It's okay," Rory said softly. "I mean, what other signs could there possibly have been? Cue cards? Posters? One of those silly little planes that write messages in the air? A song and dance starring Kirk and Patty?" Lorelai rambled. "Luke likes you, Lorelai. Luke has a thing for you, Lorelai. Luke gave you free coffee, Lorelai." "Maybe you had a coupon?" Rory put a hand on her mom's shoulder. "Mom, it's fine." "Fine?? China dishes are fine, I.. am not fine...," Lorelai said with a final sigh. "But why now? I finally found someone that I like so much.. Craig is so perfect for me. And then this happens." "But if you like Craig so much, then why does it matter?" Rory asked. Lorelai shook her head in confusion. "I..I like Craig... a lot." "I know you do." "Craig is great. I can't.. just break up with Craig," Lorelai said. She held an imaginary phone to her ear. "Oh, hi, Craig, we're perfect for each other, but by the way, I think I might.. I'm not sure, but I might like your high school best friend, so let's just break up okay?" "So you're admitting that you like Luke as much as he likes you?" "No.. I .. I don't really know," Lorelai said, putting her head down again. "All of this was too sudden and I'm not sure what to do about it." "This changes everything," Rory said. "It does, doesn't it?" Lorelai answered in a muffled voice. "Everything is different now. Now that I know, I don't know if I can keep going on as flirty, adorable Lorelai. I might become awkward, weird Lorelai." She raised her head from the table and looked at her daughter. Rory resisted the urge to make a joke. "So what are you going to do now?" Rory asked. "Sit here and wallow in my confusion," Lorelai said. "Maybe over some stale donuts and marshmallow fluff." "About Luke and Craig?" Rory said. "I don't know." Lorelai stood up from the table and went to the refrigerator. "Craig is great. I can't even emphasize anymore how great Craig is.." "You need to talk to him," Rory said, standing up. "Who?" Lorelai said, sticking her head out from the fridge. "Luke." "Luke? Why?" Lorelai stuck her head out from the fridge to look at Rory. "Because otherwise you're just going to sit here all confused and not do anything about it. But at least if you go talk to him and ask him what's going on.." "As if Luke is going to talk? He doesn't even talk that much on a regular basis. You think he's going to open up about his feelings?" Lorelai sighed. "I don't even know.. if I like Luke like that. I mean, he's my best friend. You don't think about best friends like that." "Maybe you do," Rory said. "And if I don't like him like that, I just want to leave this all alone," Lorelai said frowning. Rory sighed. "I just want to see you happy, with someone who loves you." "Who's to say Craig doesn't love me?" Lorelai asked. "He gave me his American Films book." "You took it." "But he didn't make me give it back." "Luke gives you free coffee.. Who's to say he doesn't love you?" Rory asked, raising her brow. "Maybe he doesn't.. and then when I ask him about this, he'll be like 'Lorelai, you're definitely off your rocker.' and then everything will be weirder than it already is." Lorelai sighed again. "And, I'd have no coffee..." Lorelai leaned her head against the refridgerator door. "I don't know how I feel about Luke and the last thing that I want to do is screw up my relationship with Craig. I like Craig a lot. More than anyone else I've dated, with the exception of your father. I don't want to break up with Craig over some petty little thing that I might have for Luke. And maybe I don't even have a thing for Luke. Maybe, I'm just PMSing and I can't think straight." Exasperated with herself, Lorelai stuck her head back into the fridge. "For the love of God, where is the marshmallow fluff??" ********************************** 2:34 PM, Saturday
Gilmore House After Rory left to go see Jess, Lorelai was left sitting at the kitchen table with the marshmallow fluff and donuts and tried to work out her feelings. 'Why the hell am I feeling like this???' Lorelai seethed to herself. 'I'm with Craig, I shouldn't be feeling this way about.. Luke.' Luke? Luke was her best friend; best friends don't fall in love. Not even in the movies. 'Like in My Best Friend's Wedding, except that I would be Dermot Mulroney and Luke would be Julia Roberts. Hm.. And Craig would be Cameron Diaz. That would make an interesting remake...,' Lorelai thought, cocking her head. She shook her head and sighed. She sighed and licked the last of the marshmallow fluff off her spoon. She had been sitting here for.. Lorelai looked at the clock hanging on the wall. Two hours. 'Wow, I sat still for two hours,' She thought, her eyes widening. Usually, she was moving around or pointing a finger at something she would then mock.. The last time she had nearly sat still for that long was through the Titanic. 'Oh, and what a long three hours it was...' Lorelai got up from her chair and stretched. Obviously, she was getting nowhere with this. Did she like him or not? Her heart didn't exactly do flips and cartwheels when she saw him. But then again, it didn't really do it unless she was watching Brad Pitt, aka. Hunky hunky man. But damnit, he was taken. 'And the one million dollar question, my friend: Craig or Luke?' She thought wryly as she reached for the box of donuts. ********************************** 10:22 AM, Sunday
Luke's Diner Luke stood at the counter, taking orders from customers. The bell on the door jingled and he looked up to see who had walked in. A reluctant Lorelai and Rory walked into the diner. "Hey, Luke," Rory said smiling. Luke nodded his greeting and looked to Lorelai. Luke had known Lorelai, for what seemed like forever. And for the very first time, she was silent. No hello, no singing or dancing.... She just simply stood there, her arms hanging weakly at her sides. "Hi," Luke managed to say. Lorelai just nodded quietly and went to go sit down at their usual table. "Mom says hi," Rory cleared her throat. "She's got.. um.. bronchitis." "Oh." Luke looked at Lorelai sitting passively at the table. 'Weird.' Yesterday she had just looked at him and then ran away like a puppy who had been kicked by its owner. "You want soup?" He called out across the diner. Lorelai nodded. "Okay," Luke said, confused and rather disturbed by her silence. "I'll have pancakes please," Rory said in a forced chipper tone. "Coming right up." Luke turned away from the table, relieved to escape Lorelai's eerie silence. "Mom," Rory whispered across the table. "Talk to him." "I can't." Lorelai covered her face with her hands. "Now that I know, I can't talk. I'm going to say something stupid." She suddenly got up from her seat. "I gotta go now." Lorelai started towards the door. "Mom, you can't-" Rory started, but her mom was already out the door. ********************************** 11:03 AM, Sunday
The bridge Young girl, don't cry Lorelai found herself at the bridge. Sighing, she sat down, ignoring the fact that she hated nature and that there was plenty of it where she was. I'll be right there when your world starts to fall It wasn't Luke that confused her. Everything about Luke was so clear to her now. What confused her was how she was reacting to the situation. After all, if Craig was the one she liked, why was she agonizing over this entire situation? Young girl, it's all right On one hand was Luke, her best friend... Luke, who was steady and hated change.. Luke who would probably go out on a limb to do stuff for her.. And had done so, many times before. Your tears will dry, you'll soon be free to fly She shook her head furiously. 'No, no, no,' She thought guiltily. This wasn't what (or who) she should be thinking about. Craig, she was supposed to be wholly dedicated to her boyfriend. When you're safe inside your room you tend to dream On the other hand, there was Craig: funny, cute, smart, and rich. He was the ideal boyfriend; someone her parents would definitely approve of, someone who could make her laugh... Of a place where nothing's harder than it seems But Luke.. And that look. Craig didn't have that look. Lorelai sighed as she swung her legs back and forth. No one ever wants or bothers to explain What was she was so afraid of? Of the heartache life can bring and what it means Could it be the fact that she.. When there's no one else "Hi." Look inside yourself A familiar voice broke her thoughts. Like your oldest friend Lorelai turned her head slowly upwards to face Luke. Just trust the voice within..... He stood awkwardly, one hand stuffed in his pocket, and the other carrying a paper bag. "Your.. um.. soup," Luke stuttered and handed her the bag. Lorelai nodded her thanks and took the bag. She looked back down at the water. Luke sighed and finally sat down next to her. "Are.. we..," Luke started, watching her swinging legs. "We..?" Lorelai looked into his eyes. The same intense look was there. Suddenly her brain was swimming, and she was the tiniest fish in the world. "Whoa," Luke said, grabbing her arm. "Are you okay?" "Yeah," Lorelai said, shaking her head. "Yeah, I'm.. fine." 'What the hell was that?' "I should go." "Yeah." ".. Um..eat this soup." She lifted the bag for him to see. "Right." Luke nodded. Lorelai started to stand up. "Hey," Lorelai said, standing above him. "We're still friends, right? I know the whole bush-thing was weird, but..." Luke laughed nervously. "Sorry about that. I just.. I got worried and I called you.. And no one picked up so.." Luke felt really awkward. "And uh.. the Danishes..." Lorelai smiled gently. "Thanks." 'This is how we're supposed to be.. friends, not lovers.' Dependable Luke.. She needed someone wild and exciting like Craig, not someone dependable and quiet like Luke. Luke was a good friend, and always would be. The last thing she needed was to date someone she needed as a friend. "You're welcome." He stood up too and they stood together, both shuffling their feet nervously. Luke looked at Lorelai, her eyes averted from his. "Well," He finally said. "Bye now.." "Bye," Lorelai started. He started to walk off the bridge. "And Luke.." He turned around. 'Tell me something I want to hear,' His eyes seemed to say to her. Lorelai took a deep breath, trying to ignore the way his eyes looked. 'I hope I'm making the right decision.' "We're good now? Everything back to normal? We're friends?" 'Just friends,' Lorelai thought. 'I like being friends.' Luke nodded. "Yeah. Friends." 'Just.. friends.' He sighed, almost too sadly. "Good," Lorelai said, relieved. She smiled one of those amazing smiles that made Luke's stomach flip-flop. She tried to ignore the lump in her throat. Coffee would wash it down. "I think this calls for coffee." Luke smiled at her. "I guess so." ********************************** Well, well, well.. hehe Before you all yell at me for not getting luke and lorelai together.. i must remind u.. i am a javajunkie FOREVER But we shall see what twists and turns will befall our happy trio.. a tornado? a car accident? A bad hair cut? A heinous shirt with tassels? Moohahahahhaaaa I love fanfiction. -Ggirl
Gilmore House "Mom?" Rory threw her jacket on the couch and started towards the kitchen. "Mom? Are you okay?" Rory sat down next to her mom at the kitchen table and put her hand on Lorelai's arm. Since Lorelai had run home from the diner, she had been sitting at the kitchen table with her head down. Lorelai had her head down on the table. She whimpered. "You were.. right." She lifted her head to look at Rory. "What?" "About Luke," Lorelai said, brushing tears from her face. Rory smiled sympathetically. "What happened?" "I went to the diner and then we went outside to talk," Lorelai said, a sad look in her eyes. "How could I have missed it, Rory?" She groaned in anguish. "It's okay," Rory said softly. "I mean, what other signs could there possibly have been? Cue cards? Posters? One of those silly little planes that write messages in the air? A song and dance starring Kirk and Patty?" Lorelai rambled. "Luke likes you, Lorelai. Luke has a thing for you, Lorelai. Luke gave you free coffee, Lorelai." "Maybe you had a coupon?" Rory put a hand on her mom's shoulder. "Mom, it's fine." "Fine?? China dishes are fine, I.. am not fine...," Lorelai said with a final sigh. "But why now? I finally found someone that I like so much.. Craig is so perfect for me. And then this happens." "But if you like Craig so much, then why does it matter?" Rory asked. Lorelai shook her head in confusion. "I..I like Craig... a lot." "I know you do." "Craig is great. I can't.. just break up with Craig," Lorelai said. She held an imaginary phone to her ear. "Oh, hi, Craig, we're perfect for each other, but by the way, I think I might.. I'm not sure, but I might like your high school best friend, so let's just break up okay?" "So you're admitting that you like Luke as much as he likes you?" "No.. I .. I don't really know," Lorelai said, putting her head down again. "All of this was too sudden and I'm not sure what to do about it." "This changes everything," Rory said. "It does, doesn't it?" Lorelai answered in a muffled voice. "Everything is different now. Now that I know, I don't know if I can keep going on as flirty, adorable Lorelai. I might become awkward, weird Lorelai." She raised her head from the table and looked at her daughter. Rory resisted the urge to make a joke. "So what are you going to do now?" Rory asked. "Sit here and wallow in my confusion," Lorelai said. "Maybe over some stale donuts and marshmallow fluff." "About Luke and Craig?" Rory said. "I don't know." Lorelai stood up from the table and went to the refrigerator. "Craig is great. I can't even emphasize anymore how great Craig is.." "You need to talk to him," Rory said, standing up. "Who?" Lorelai said, sticking her head out from the fridge. "Luke." "Luke? Why?" Lorelai stuck her head out from the fridge to look at Rory. "Because otherwise you're just going to sit here all confused and not do anything about it. But at least if you go talk to him and ask him what's going on.." "As if Luke is going to talk? He doesn't even talk that much on a regular basis. You think he's going to open up about his feelings?" Lorelai sighed. "I don't even know.. if I like Luke like that. I mean, he's my best friend. You don't think about best friends like that." "Maybe you do," Rory said. "And if I don't like him like that, I just want to leave this all alone," Lorelai said frowning. Rory sighed. "I just want to see you happy, with someone who loves you." "Who's to say Craig doesn't love me?" Lorelai asked. "He gave me his American Films book." "You took it." "But he didn't make me give it back." "Luke gives you free coffee.. Who's to say he doesn't love you?" Rory asked, raising her brow. "Maybe he doesn't.. and then when I ask him about this, he'll be like 'Lorelai, you're definitely off your rocker.' and then everything will be weirder than it already is." Lorelai sighed again. "And, I'd have no coffee..." Lorelai leaned her head against the refridgerator door. "I don't know how I feel about Luke and the last thing that I want to do is screw up my relationship with Craig. I like Craig a lot. More than anyone else I've dated, with the exception of your father. I don't want to break up with Craig over some petty little thing that I might have for Luke. And maybe I don't even have a thing for Luke. Maybe, I'm just PMSing and I can't think straight." Exasperated with herself, Lorelai stuck her head back into the fridge. "For the love of God, where is the marshmallow fluff??" ********************************** 2:34 PM, Saturday
Gilmore House After Rory left to go see Jess, Lorelai was left sitting at the kitchen table with the marshmallow fluff and donuts and tried to work out her feelings. 'Why the hell am I feeling like this???' Lorelai seethed to herself. 'I'm with Craig, I shouldn't be feeling this way about.. Luke.' Luke? Luke was her best friend; best friends don't fall in love. Not even in the movies. 'Like in My Best Friend's Wedding, except that I would be Dermot Mulroney and Luke would be Julia Roberts. Hm.. And Craig would be Cameron Diaz. That would make an interesting remake...,' Lorelai thought, cocking her head. She shook her head and sighed. She sighed and licked the last of the marshmallow fluff off her spoon. She had been sitting here for.. Lorelai looked at the clock hanging on the wall. Two hours. 'Wow, I sat still for two hours,' She thought, her eyes widening. Usually, she was moving around or pointing a finger at something she would then mock.. The last time she had nearly sat still for that long was through the Titanic. 'Oh, and what a long three hours it was...' Lorelai got up from her chair and stretched. Obviously, she was getting nowhere with this. Did she like him or not? Her heart didn't exactly do flips and cartwheels when she saw him. But then again, it didn't really do it unless she was watching Brad Pitt, aka. Hunky hunky man. But damnit, he was taken. 'And the one million dollar question, my friend: Craig or Luke?' She thought wryly as she reached for the box of donuts. ********************************** 10:22 AM, Sunday
Luke's Diner Luke stood at the counter, taking orders from customers. The bell on the door jingled and he looked up to see who had walked in. A reluctant Lorelai and Rory walked into the diner. "Hey, Luke," Rory said smiling. Luke nodded his greeting and looked to Lorelai. Luke had known Lorelai, for what seemed like forever. And for the very first time, she was silent. No hello, no singing or dancing.... She just simply stood there, her arms hanging weakly at her sides. "Hi," Luke managed to say. Lorelai just nodded quietly and went to go sit down at their usual table. "Mom says hi," Rory cleared her throat. "She's got.. um.. bronchitis." "Oh." Luke looked at Lorelai sitting passively at the table. 'Weird.' Yesterday she had just looked at him and then ran away like a puppy who had been kicked by its owner. "You want soup?" He called out across the diner. Lorelai nodded. "Okay," Luke said, confused and rather disturbed by her silence. "I'll have pancakes please," Rory said in a forced chipper tone. "Coming right up." Luke turned away from the table, relieved to escape Lorelai's eerie silence. "Mom," Rory whispered across the table. "Talk to him." "I can't." Lorelai covered her face with her hands. "Now that I know, I can't talk. I'm going to say something stupid." She suddenly got up from her seat. "I gotta go now." Lorelai started towards the door. "Mom, you can't-" Rory started, but her mom was already out the door. ********************************** 11:03 AM, Sunday
The bridge Young girl, don't cry Lorelai found herself at the bridge. Sighing, she sat down, ignoring the fact that she hated nature and that there was plenty of it where she was. I'll be right there when your world starts to fall It wasn't Luke that confused her. Everything about Luke was so clear to her now. What confused her was how she was reacting to the situation. After all, if Craig was the one she liked, why was she agonizing over this entire situation? Young girl, it's all right On one hand was Luke, her best friend... Luke, who was steady and hated change.. Luke who would probably go out on a limb to do stuff for her.. And had done so, many times before. Your tears will dry, you'll soon be free to fly She shook her head furiously. 'No, no, no,' She thought guiltily. This wasn't what (or who) she should be thinking about. Craig, she was supposed to be wholly dedicated to her boyfriend. When you're safe inside your room you tend to dream On the other hand, there was Craig: funny, cute, smart, and rich. He was the ideal boyfriend; someone her parents would definitely approve of, someone who could make her laugh... Of a place where nothing's harder than it seems But Luke.. And that look. Craig didn't have that look. Lorelai sighed as she swung her legs back and forth. No one ever wants or bothers to explain What was she was so afraid of? Of the heartache life can bring and what it means Could it be the fact that she.. When there's no one else "Hi." Look inside yourself A familiar voice broke her thoughts. Like your oldest friend Lorelai turned her head slowly upwards to face Luke. Just trust the voice within..... He stood awkwardly, one hand stuffed in his pocket, and the other carrying a paper bag. "Your.. um.. soup," Luke stuttered and handed her the bag. Lorelai nodded her thanks and took the bag. She looked back down at the water. Luke sighed and finally sat down next to her. "Are.. we..," Luke started, watching her swinging legs. "We..?" Lorelai looked into his eyes. The same intense look was there. Suddenly her brain was swimming, and she was the tiniest fish in the world. "Whoa," Luke said, grabbing her arm. "Are you okay?" "Yeah," Lorelai said, shaking her head. "Yeah, I'm.. fine." 'What the hell was that?' "I should go." "Yeah." ".. Um..eat this soup." She lifted the bag for him to see. "Right." Luke nodded. Lorelai started to stand up. "Hey," Lorelai said, standing above him. "We're still friends, right? I know the whole bush-thing was weird, but..." Luke laughed nervously. "Sorry about that. I just.. I got worried and I called you.. And no one picked up so.." Luke felt really awkward. "And uh.. the Danishes..." Lorelai smiled gently. "Thanks." 'This is how we're supposed to be.. friends, not lovers.' Dependable Luke.. She needed someone wild and exciting like Craig, not someone dependable and quiet like Luke. Luke was a good friend, and always would be. The last thing she needed was to date someone she needed as a friend. "You're welcome." He stood up too and they stood together, both shuffling their feet nervously. Luke looked at Lorelai, her eyes averted from his. "Well," He finally said. "Bye now.." "Bye," Lorelai started. He started to walk off the bridge. "And Luke.." He turned around. 'Tell me something I want to hear,' His eyes seemed to say to her. Lorelai took a deep breath, trying to ignore the way his eyes looked. 'I hope I'm making the right decision.' "We're good now? Everything back to normal? We're friends?" 'Just friends,' Lorelai thought. 'I like being friends.' Luke nodded. "Yeah. Friends." 'Just.. friends.' He sighed, almost too sadly. "Good," Lorelai said, relieved. She smiled one of those amazing smiles that made Luke's stomach flip-flop. She tried to ignore the lump in her throat. Coffee would wash it down. "I think this calls for coffee." Luke smiled at her. "I guess so." ********************************** Well, well, well.. hehe Before you all yell at me for not getting luke and lorelai together.. i must remind u.. i am a javajunkie FOREVER But we shall see what twists and turns will befall our happy trio.. a tornado? a car accident? A bad hair cut? A heinous shirt with tassels? Moohahahahhaaaa I love fanfiction. -Ggirl