Chapter Thirteen: Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
Author: Gluglug
Spoiler Warning/Timing: Late-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: This takes place approximately three weeks after chapter twelve in mid-May 2003. Luke and Jess face some challenges in the bedroom (not together, of course).
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"Aw, jeez. Not again!"
Luke rolled over onto one side of Nicole's bed and held his face in his hands. This was the third time in a row that they were in bed and things were not, um, performing the way they should. A distressed Nicole shifted over to where he was sitting, put her arms around his broad back and rested her chin on his shoulder.
"Luke, talk to me."
"What do you want me to say? I'm sorry this keeps happening. I don't understand why, I mean, things were so great before...."
"Before?"
He turned to her. "Weren't they?"
Nicole nodded. "Yes, they were, but that was before it happened."
Luke was puzzled. "What do you mean by 'it'?"
Nicole looked him in the eye. "Before the night Lorelai walked in on us. As much as I hate to say it, this pretty much started soon after her little faux pas."
Luke felt trapped by Nicole's stare. Lorelai. There she was again, always in the back of his mind, but now her presence was having a negative impact on his relationship with Nicole. Damn that Lorelai.
"Nicole...."
Nicole let go of Luke, reached for her robe and put it on. She got out of bed and began to pace the floor.
"Luke, I'm going to make a suggestion and I want you to have an open mind."
Luke watched her intently. "What is it?"
"I want you to consider seeing a therapist. It's obvious to me that Lorelai walking in on us has had some kind of traumatic effect on you. It's making you anxious in bed and you need to talk to someone."
"Oh come on Nicole, I don't need a shrink. I'm sure this will pass."
"Well, I thought maybe the first couple of times it would, but Luke, this keeps happening and it's hurting our relationship. Please consider it, for my sake?"
"Is this some kind of ultimatum?"
"Well, not really. But if you care about me like you say you do and if we want to consider some kind of future together, you should talk to someone. Why don't you try my friend Nancy? She might be able to give you a referral to someone who specializes in this kind of thing."
"You want me to see Dr. Lieberman?"
"Well, at least for a consultation. And she'll keep everything confidential, she's a great therapist. I mean she helped me through some rough times."
Luke was surprised. "I didn't know you saw her professionally. I thought she was just a friend of yours."
"Well, I went to see her when I was in law school, around the time when my dad died and my fiance left. I stopped my therapy five years ago, but we've remained friends."
Luke wasn't thrilled with the idea of seeing a therapist but he did notice that Lorelai seemed to be less hyperactive lately. If Dr. Lieberman had been able to help both Nicole and Lorelai, maybe she could help him too?
"Well, I guess it wouldn't hurt to make an appointment."
"You have her number, right or did you wind up passing it on to Lorelai?"
Luke nodded, almost wincing at yet another mention of her name. "Yeah, I gave it to her."
"Well I sure hope she used it, if anyone needs therapy it's that woman."
Luke sighed. "Nicole, Lorelai's not crazy, she just has a lot of issues."
"More like subscriptions to me." Nicole scoffed.
Luke didn't want to get into a conversation about the state of Lorelai's mental health and risk saying anything that would betray her confidence. Her presence was like a white elephant in Nicole's bedroom. He decided maybe it was a good time to leave and started to reach for his clothes.
"Luke, where are you going? You can still spend the night. I'd love for you to make us breakfast in bed tomorrow."
Luke was surprised. "You still want me to stay?"
Nicole nodded at him with a small smile on her lips. "Yes."
Luke looked at the clock, it was just after midnight. He really didn't feel like driving home at this late hour so he settled back into bed. As Nicole got back into bed and snuggled up against him, he thought it was probably was a bad idea to go home anyway. He didn't want to interrupt Jess and Rory and have to send Dr. Lieberman two more patients.
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Jess and Rory were making out on the couch at Luke's apartment. Jess hoped that tonight would be the night and by all signs it looked like it just might be. Although he knew that Rory hated the baseball analogy, he had already reached second base and was trying to steal third. Rory felt his hand go under the waist band of her jeans and helped him undo the buttons on her fly. Why had she worn these instead of a zip fly?
Although Rory had some ambivalence over sleeping with Jess due to her mother's therapy, over the past few weeks, Lorelai seemed a lot less stressed out. And besides, Rory had been on the pill for almost three weeks and her body seemed to be adjusting well. Hey, and her skin had never looked clearer either.
After Jess had removed her jeans, Rory's hand stopped him from removing more clothing. He hoped she wasn't changing her mind again.
"Is something wrong?"
Rory noticed the disappointment in his face and smiled to reassure him. "I think you're forgetting something."
Jess looked confused; Rory always thought he looked so cute that way and motioned towards the bathroom. "Um, the condoms?"
He looked relieved. "Oh, crap. I'll be right back." A shirtless Jess got up from the couch and went into the bathroom to grab a few packets. He brought them back to the couch and sat down.
Rory looked at the number of packets in his hand. "Three?"
"Well, I want to be prepared."
"You're such a boy scout." Rory giggled.
"Don't tell anyone." Jess smirked. "Hey, do you think you'd be a little more comfortable on the bed? There's a little more room, to um, maneuver."
Rory sat up, took his hand and pulled up onto the bed.
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"Oh, jeez. This never happened before, I swear."
Ten minutes later, Jess sat up in bed and held his head in his hands.
"What do you mean, this never happened before? This is your first time, right?" Rory's bewildered voice cut through his embarrassment.
"Yeah, but I've never had a problem, um keeping it up before."
Rory reached over and touched Jess's arm. "Jess, do you have any idea why that happened?"
"I dunno."
"Jess, look at me."
Jess shook his head in frustration. "Maybe all the pressure of this being our first time and all got to me. I just wanted it to be good for you, Rory."
"Well, it was good, Jess. I mean, except for that last part. Hey, there's no pressure, just relax."
"No pressure, just relax? Are you serious?" Jess looked at her incredulously. "I'm surprised your mom didn't put this place under surveillance!"
"Oh, Jess. My mom's okay with this, I swear. And you're not still worried about what everyone else thinks, do you? The only person you need to focus on is me. And I don't think you're going to if you'll pardon the expression, screw it up."
Rory sat up and put her arms around him. "Hey, do you want to try again?"
Jess shook his head. "I don't think so, not tonight."
"Do you want me to go?"
"Oh, Rory, no. I'd like you to stay over, I mean, if you want to."
Rory nodded. "Of course I want to and hey, we can cuddle."
Jess got out of bed and went over to his dresser and opened a drawer. He threw a black t-shirt on the bed and put on a pair of pajama bottoms. He then got back into bed.
Rory made a face. "Guns 'N Roses?"
"Just put that on. If Luke comes home early, I don't want him to freak out and find you naked in my bed."
"Well, I still think Luke will freak out if I finds me in your bed, clothed or not. Hey, can I keep this? I'm not a fan, but I'd like a memento."
"Sure, I have two others. And come on, "Appetite for Destruction" is a classic." He paused.
"Rory, why would you want to remember tonight? It's not exactly the romantic fantasy you've been dreaming about."
"Okay, it wasn't exactly what I hoped for but at least we get to spend the night together. Come on Jess, lie down and try to get some sleep."
Jess did what he was told and soon he and Rory fell asleep in each others' arms.
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A/N: Awww, I'm throwing a bone (pardon the pun) to the Literati folks. This story keeps getting weirder and weirder but I hope it still seems in character (or at least in character with character growth.) I mean, I have Lorelai, the Queen of De Nile, in therapy and drinking decaf, Rory being the aggressor and poor Luke and Jess dealing with sexual dysfunction. And it ain't over yet....
Next up, Lorelai has a breakthrough, of sorts at her next session and gets a big surprise.
Author: Gluglug
Spoiler Warning/Timing: Late-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: This takes place approximately three weeks after chapter twelve in mid-May 2003. Luke and Jess face some challenges in the bedroom (not together, of course).
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"Aw, jeez. Not again!"
Luke rolled over onto one side of Nicole's bed and held his face in his hands. This was the third time in a row that they were in bed and things were not, um, performing the way they should. A distressed Nicole shifted over to where he was sitting, put her arms around his broad back and rested her chin on his shoulder.
"Luke, talk to me."
"What do you want me to say? I'm sorry this keeps happening. I don't understand why, I mean, things were so great before...."
"Before?"
He turned to her. "Weren't they?"
Nicole nodded. "Yes, they were, but that was before it happened."
Luke was puzzled. "What do you mean by 'it'?"
Nicole looked him in the eye. "Before the night Lorelai walked in on us. As much as I hate to say it, this pretty much started soon after her little faux pas."
Luke felt trapped by Nicole's stare. Lorelai. There she was again, always in the back of his mind, but now her presence was having a negative impact on his relationship with Nicole. Damn that Lorelai.
"Nicole...."
Nicole let go of Luke, reached for her robe and put it on. She got out of bed and began to pace the floor.
"Luke, I'm going to make a suggestion and I want you to have an open mind."
Luke watched her intently. "What is it?"
"I want you to consider seeing a therapist. It's obvious to me that Lorelai walking in on us has had some kind of traumatic effect on you. It's making you anxious in bed and you need to talk to someone."
"Oh come on Nicole, I don't need a shrink. I'm sure this will pass."
"Well, I thought maybe the first couple of times it would, but Luke, this keeps happening and it's hurting our relationship. Please consider it, for my sake?"
"Is this some kind of ultimatum?"
"Well, not really. But if you care about me like you say you do and if we want to consider some kind of future together, you should talk to someone. Why don't you try my friend Nancy? She might be able to give you a referral to someone who specializes in this kind of thing."
"You want me to see Dr. Lieberman?"
"Well, at least for a consultation. And she'll keep everything confidential, she's a great therapist. I mean she helped me through some rough times."
Luke was surprised. "I didn't know you saw her professionally. I thought she was just a friend of yours."
"Well, I went to see her when I was in law school, around the time when my dad died and my fiance left. I stopped my therapy five years ago, but we've remained friends."
Luke wasn't thrilled with the idea of seeing a therapist but he did notice that Lorelai seemed to be less hyperactive lately. If Dr. Lieberman had been able to help both Nicole and Lorelai, maybe she could help him too?
"Well, I guess it wouldn't hurt to make an appointment."
"You have her number, right or did you wind up passing it on to Lorelai?"
Luke nodded, almost wincing at yet another mention of her name. "Yeah, I gave it to her."
"Well I sure hope she used it, if anyone needs therapy it's that woman."
Luke sighed. "Nicole, Lorelai's not crazy, she just has a lot of issues."
"More like subscriptions to me." Nicole scoffed.
Luke didn't want to get into a conversation about the state of Lorelai's mental health and risk saying anything that would betray her confidence. Her presence was like a white elephant in Nicole's bedroom. He decided maybe it was a good time to leave and started to reach for his clothes.
"Luke, where are you going? You can still spend the night. I'd love for you to make us breakfast in bed tomorrow."
Luke was surprised. "You still want me to stay?"
Nicole nodded at him with a small smile on her lips. "Yes."
Luke looked at the clock, it was just after midnight. He really didn't feel like driving home at this late hour so he settled back into bed. As Nicole got back into bed and snuggled up against him, he thought it was probably was a bad idea to go home anyway. He didn't want to interrupt Jess and Rory and have to send Dr. Lieberman two more patients.
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Jess and Rory were making out on the couch at Luke's apartment. Jess hoped that tonight would be the night and by all signs it looked like it just might be. Although he knew that Rory hated the baseball analogy, he had already reached second base and was trying to steal third. Rory felt his hand go under the waist band of her jeans and helped him undo the buttons on her fly. Why had she worn these instead of a zip fly?
Although Rory had some ambivalence over sleeping with Jess due to her mother's therapy, over the past few weeks, Lorelai seemed a lot less stressed out. And besides, Rory had been on the pill for almost three weeks and her body seemed to be adjusting well. Hey, and her skin had never looked clearer either.
After Jess had removed her jeans, Rory's hand stopped him from removing more clothing. He hoped she wasn't changing her mind again.
"Is something wrong?"
Rory noticed the disappointment in his face and smiled to reassure him. "I think you're forgetting something."
Jess looked confused; Rory always thought he looked so cute that way and motioned towards the bathroom. "Um, the condoms?"
He looked relieved. "Oh, crap. I'll be right back." A shirtless Jess got up from the couch and went into the bathroom to grab a few packets. He brought them back to the couch and sat down.
Rory looked at the number of packets in his hand. "Three?"
"Well, I want to be prepared."
"You're such a boy scout." Rory giggled.
"Don't tell anyone." Jess smirked. "Hey, do you think you'd be a little more comfortable on the bed? There's a little more room, to um, maneuver."
Rory sat up, took his hand and pulled up onto the bed.
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"Oh, jeez. This never happened before, I swear."
Ten minutes later, Jess sat up in bed and held his head in his hands.
"What do you mean, this never happened before? This is your first time, right?" Rory's bewildered voice cut through his embarrassment.
"Yeah, but I've never had a problem, um keeping it up before."
Rory reached over and touched Jess's arm. "Jess, do you have any idea why that happened?"
"I dunno."
"Jess, look at me."
Jess shook his head in frustration. "Maybe all the pressure of this being our first time and all got to me. I just wanted it to be good for you, Rory."
"Well, it was good, Jess. I mean, except for that last part. Hey, there's no pressure, just relax."
"No pressure, just relax? Are you serious?" Jess looked at her incredulously. "I'm surprised your mom didn't put this place under surveillance!"
"Oh, Jess. My mom's okay with this, I swear. And you're not still worried about what everyone else thinks, do you? The only person you need to focus on is me. And I don't think you're going to if you'll pardon the expression, screw it up."
Rory sat up and put her arms around him. "Hey, do you want to try again?"
Jess shook his head. "I don't think so, not tonight."
"Do you want me to go?"
"Oh, Rory, no. I'd like you to stay over, I mean, if you want to."
Rory nodded. "Of course I want to and hey, we can cuddle."
Jess got out of bed and went over to his dresser and opened a drawer. He threw a black t-shirt on the bed and put on a pair of pajama bottoms. He then got back into bed.
Rory made a face. "Guns 'N Roses?"
"Just put that on. If Luke comes home early, I don't want him to freak out and find you naked in my bed."
"Well, I still think Luke will freak out if I finds me in your bed, clothed or not. Hey, can I keep this? I'm not a fan, but I'd like a memento."
"Sure, I have two others. And come on, "Appetite for Destruction" is a classic." He paused.
"Rory, why would you want to remember tonight? It's not exactly the romantic fantasy you've been dreaming about."
"Okay, it wasn't exactly what I hoped for but at least we get to spend the night together. Come on Jess, lie down and try to get some sleep."
Jess did what he was told and soon he and Rory fell asleep in each others' arms.
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A/N: Awww, I'm throwing a bone (pardon the pun) to the Literati folks. This story keeps getting weirder and weirder but I hope it still seems in character (or at least in character with character growth.) I mean, I have Lorelai, the Queen of De Nile, in therapy and drinking decaf, Rory being the aggressor and poor Luke and Jess dealing with sexual dysfunction. And it ain't over yet....
Next up, Lorelai has a breakthrough, of sorts at her next session and gets a big surprise.