Title: Slumber Party, Chapter Two
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.
Author's Note: SPOILER WARNING! This is a little story based on some spoilers I read for ep 3X17 called "A Tale of Poes and Fire." The spoilers sounded very fan-ficky to me and were crying out for me to write my version of events. You can read them on the Forum For Fans spoiler board (Google for the URL). This won't be a long story - definitely under five short chapters.
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About a half-an hour later, Luke heard a knock on his door. He opened it and there was Lorelai, looking tired and stressed out. She was already dressed in her pajamas, with her hair pulled back into a tight ponytail, with no make-up and eyeglasses. She was carrying an overnight bag.
Luke nodded at her as he ushered her into his apartment. "Hey. All ready for bed, I see."
"Yeah, forgive the 'before the makeover' look, but I thought it might be easier for me to take off my face at home, since I'm not sure what state your bathroom is in. I hope I'm not scaring you."
Even without her hair and makeup done, Luke still thought she was beautiful. "Well, I've seen you look worse, but can I use you to scare Jess?"
Lorelai took off her jacket and looked around. "Speaking of, where is the king of the snide remark?"
"He went to see Rory at Lane's, he'll be back soon. I guess he wanted to make sure she's okay."
"How sweet of him, and I'm not being sarcastic." She sighed. "Rory's fine, at least she wasn't at the Inn when it happened."
Luke sat down on the couch and Lorelai followed. "So how are you doing, can I get you anything?"
"I would ask for coffee but A) the diner's closed and B) I'm so wired from what happened that I'll never get to sleep if consume anything with caffeine."
"I have some herbal tea if you want." Luke offered.
"Thanks, but I'll take a rain check. I think I just want to get into bed and go to sleep."
Luke looked concerned. "Are you sure you don't want to stay up for a while and talk? If you're as wired as you say, you'll never get to sleep."
"Maybe I should take something. Do you have any Excedrin PM?"
"Yeah, I do. How did you know?"
"Oh, Rachel mentioned it once."
"Yeah, she bought a bottle a couple of years ago. I hardly touch the stuff; let me make sure the expiration date hasn't passed."
Luke went into the bathroom to retrieve the bottle. "I found it. You're in luck, it expires in June 2004. Let me get you a glass of water."
Luke handed the bottle and the glass to Lorelai and she took a pill and swallowed. "Thanks, I really think this will help; I've been running on adrenaline all night. I can't believe the Inn was on fire, it's all so surreal. I've worked there since 1985, and not once did we have a fire. I was so upset, I wanted to call Mia."
Luke nodded. "Did you reach her?"
"No, I got her machine, and I didn't want to leave a message. It's like when a relative dies or something, you don't want to leave it like that. I'll try her tomorrow. I have so much to do, call the insurance company, figure out the damage, and then make plans to renovate." Lorelai shook her head. "Such a headache."
"Do you have any idea what caused it?"
"I have a sneaking suspicion some idiot was smoking in bed." Lorelai yawned. "Wow, speaking of beds, I think I should get into one."
Lorelai stood and headed towards Luke's bed, noticing that it had grown since the last time she had seen it.
"Wow, when did you get a new bed?"
"A couple of months ago."
"Hmm, around the time you started seeing your lawyer lady?" Lorelai teased.
Luke blushed. "That's coincidental. I'd been planning to get a new one ever since I expanded. Don't you remember haranguing me about having a single bed?"
"So you got it because of me, huh?" Lorelai took off her glasses and put them on the nightstand. She pulled back the covers, got into the bed and spread out. "Oh wow, this is great, much better than my own bed."
Luke nodded. "Yeah, it's one of those air chamber beds. No innersprings, it's great for my back."
"Too bad you're gonna sleep on the couch. That'll probably wreck your back and send you to the chiropractor. Luke, there's plenty of room here for the both of us. I don't bite, you know."
For a second, Luke seriously considered her offer. But he decided he didn't want to tempt fate by sleeping next to Lorelai. He would take the couch, back pain and all.
"It's okay, I'll take the couch. I bet you're the kind of person who rolls around and hogs the covers. I don't need that kind of grief."
Lorelai pouted. "Fine. But if you throw your back out tomorrow morning, don't come crying to me."
"I'll live. Hey, will you be warm enough? Do you need another blanket or pillow?"
"Wow, such service. Do you want to be a concierge at the Inn? You could have Michel's job."
"No thanks. I have a diner to run, and I don't know if you noticed, but I'm not much of a people person."
Lorelai yawned again. "Lukey, I'm feeling sleepy. That stuff works fast. I'll see you in the morning."
A minute later, Lorelai was asleep. Luke got off the couch and turned off the nightstand lamp. He stood there in the half-darkness watching Lorelai Gilmore asleep in his bed. He had never seen her so still before, she was always so animated, constantly moving around. To see her sleep was a rare occurrence. He thought he would probably never witness it again, so he allowed the indulgence.
A moment or two later, he heard Jess footsteps coming upstairs so he tucked the comforter around Lorelai and headed towards the couch.
Jess opened the door. "Hey."
"Hey." Luke whispered. "Lorelai's asleep, so please be quiet."
"What did you think I was gonna do? Blast my Distillers CD?" Jess whispered back.
"Very funny. Now I'm gonna change and get ready for bed." Luke grabbed a t-shirt and some sweatpants and headed towards the bathroom.
Jess took off his sneakers and changed into his pjs. He looked over at Lorelai sleeping in his uncle's bed. It was ironic to him that she was the first woman to sleep in Luke's bed. Nicole had yet to sleep over, to his knowledge. If any hanky panky was going on, it was happening at her place. Not that he should care about Luke's personal life. But it was hard not to notice what was going on in an apartment with no privacy.
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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.
Author's Note: SPOILER WARNING! This is a little story based on some spoilers I read for ep 3X17 called "A Tale of Poes and Fire." The spoilers sounded very fan-ficky to me and were crying out for me to write my version of events. You can read them on the Forum For Fans spoiler board (Google for the URL). This won't be a long story - definitely under five short chapters.
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About a half-an hour later, Luke heard a knock on his door. He opened it and there was Lorelai, looking tired and stressed out. She was already dressed in her pajamas, with her hair pulled back into a tight ponytail, with no make-up and eyeglasses. She was carrying an overnight bag.
Luke nodded at her as he ushered her into his apartment. "Hey. All ready for bed, I see."
"Yeah, forgive the 'before the makeover' look, but I thought it might be easier for me to take off my face at home, since I'm not sure what state your bathroom is in. I hope I'm not scaring you."
Even without her hair and makeup done, Luke still thought she was beautiful. "Well, I've seen you look worse, but can I use you to scare Jess?"
Lorelai took off her jacket and looked around. "Speaking of, where is the king of the snide remark?"
"He went to see Rory at Lane's, he'll be back soon. I guess he wanted to make sure she's okay."
"How sweet of him, and I'm not being sarcastic." She sighed. "Rory's fine, at least she wasn't at the Inn when it happened."
Luke sat down on the couch and Lorelai followed. "So how are you doing, can I get you anything?"
"I would ask for coffee but A) the diner's closed and B) I'm so wired from what happened that I'll never get to sleep if consume anything with caffeine."
"I have some herbal tea if you want." Luke offered.
"Thanks, but I'll take a rain check. I think I just want to get into bed and go to sleep."
Luke looked concerned. "Are you sure you don't want to stay up for a while and talk? If you're as wired as you say, you'll never get to sleep."
"Maybe I should take something. Do you have any Excedrin PM?"
"Yeah, I do. How did you know?"
"Oh, Rachel mentioned it once."
"Yeah, she bought a bottle a couple of years ago. I hardly touch the stuff; let me make sure the expiration date hasn't passed."
Luke went into the bathroom to retrieve the bottle. "I found it. You're in luck, it expires in June 2004. Let me get you a glass of water."
Luke handed the bottle and the glass to Lorelai and she took a pill and swallowed. "Thanks, I really think this will help; I've been running on adrenaline all night. I can't believe the Inn was on fire, it's all so surreal. I've worked there since 1985, and not once did we have a fire. I was so upset, I wanted to call Mia."
Luke nodded. "Did you reach her?"
"No, I got her machine, and I didn't want to leave a message. It's like when a relative dies or something, you don't want to leave it like that. I'll try her tomorrow. I have so much to do, call the insurance company, figure out the damage, and then make plans to renovate." Lorelai shook her head. "Such a headache."
"Do you have any idea what caused it?"
"I have a sneaking suspicion some idiot was smoking in bed." Lorelai yawned. "Wow, speaking of beds, I think I should get into one."
Lorelai stood and headed towards Luke's bed, noticing that it had grown since the last time she had seen it.
"Wow, when did you get a new bed?"
"A couple of months ago."
"Hmm, around the time you started seeing your lawyer lady?" Lorelai teased.
Luke blushed. "That's coincidental. I'd been planning to get a new one ever since I expanded. Don't you remember haranguing me about having a single bed?"
"So you got it because of me, huh?" Lorelai took off her glasses and put them on the nightstand. She pulled back the covers, got into the bed and spread out. "Oh wow, this is great, much better than my own bed."
Luke nodded. "Yeah, it's one of those air chamber beds. No innersprings, it's great for my back."
"Too bad you're gonna sleep on the couch. That'll probably wreck your back and send you to the chiropractor. Luke, there's plenty of room here for the both of us. I don't bite, you know."
For a second, Luke seriously considered her offer. But he decided he didn't want to tempt fate by sleeping next to Lorelai. He would take the couch, back pain and all.
"It's okay, I'll take the couch. I bet you're the kind of person who rolls around and hogs the covers. I don't need that kind of grief."
Lorelai pouted. "Fine. But if you throw your back out tomorrow morning, don't come crying to me."
"I'll live. Hey, will you be warm enough? Do you need another blanket or pillow?"
"Wow, such service. Do you want to be a concierge at the Inn? You could have Michel's job."
"No thanks. I have a diner to run, and I don't know if you noticed, but I'm not much of a people person."
Lorelai yawned again. "Lukey, I'm feeling sleepy. That stuff works fast. I'll see you in the morning."
A minute later, Lorelai was asleep. Luke got off the couch and turned off the nightstand lamp. He stood there in the half-darkness watching Lorelai Gilmore asleep in his bed. He had never seen her so still before, she was always so animated, constantly moving around. To see her sleep was a rare occurrence. He thought he would probably never witness it again, so he allowed the indulgence.
A moment or two later, he heard Jess footsteps coming upstairs so he tucked the comforter around Lorelai and headed towards the couch.
Jess opened the door. "Hey."
"Hey." Luke whispered. "Lorelai's asleep, so please be quiet."
"What did you think I was gonna do? Blast my Distillers CD?" Jess whispered back.
"Very funny. Now I'm gonna change and get ready for bed." Luke grabbed a t-shirt and some sweatpants and headed towards the bathroom.
Jess took off his sneakers and changed into his pjs. He looked over at Lorelai sleeping in his uncle's bed. It was ironic to him that she was the first woman to sleep in Luke's bed. Nicole had yet to sleep over, to his knowledge. If any hanky panky was going on, it was happening at her place. Not that he should care about Luke's personal life. But it was hard not to notice what was going on in an apartment with no privacy.
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