Title: Slumber Party, Chapter Four
Author: Gluglug
Spoiler Warning/Timing: Late-Third Season
Rating: PG
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.
About an hour later, Luke woke with a start. He looked over at the clock and groaned when he saw it was 7:15 - he should've opened the diner over an hour ago. He wished he hadn't taken that pill last night, although his back did feel much better.
Luke remembered that he wasn't alone and turned over and saw Lorelai's wavy dark hair sprawled all over the pillow; she was now facing away from him. Her ponytail holder must've fallen off during the night. Before the temptation to touch her hair took over, he decided to get out of bed.
Luke got out of bed and stretched. He noticed that Jess had already gone and walked to the kitchen table and saw the handwritten note. He crumbled it up in his hands; relieved that Jess had opened the diner and thankful that Lorelai hadn't seen the note. As he showered, Luke prepared himself for the inevitable teasing from Jess about the sleepover.
Luke got dressed and went downstairs to the diner. It was pretty empty save for a few customers.
"Hey, Sleeping Beauty." Jess smirked.
"Good Morning to you, too. Jess, be a good boy and continue to watch the diner until 8:30."
"No problem, Luke. That was my plan, to leave you alone with your girlfriend."
Luke ignored Jess' remark and poured some hot coffee into a thermos. He figured Lorelai would be begging for coffee when she woke, so he wanted to be prepared. The smell of breakfast cooking in the diner reminded Luke that he himself was hungry so he grabbed some ingredients from the kitchen and went upstairs intending to make himself and Lorelai some breakfast.
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A few minutes later, the smell of eggs, pancakes and bacon woke Lorelai.
"Mmmmnnn..." She sighed and turned over onto her back. "Is this heaven or am I still dreaming?"
Luke was wondering the same thing. "Good Morning." He was sitting at the table eating a spinach omelet.
Lorelai sat up and put on her glasses. "Luke, are you making me breakfast in bed?"
"No. I made you breakfast but I don't want you getting crumbs everywhere. If you want to eat, you'll have to join me at the table."
Lorelai pouted. "But I wanted breakfast in bed."
"That pout isn't working. And besides, if you don't get up, you won't be able to drink the coffee I brought upstairs especially for you." Luke said smugly.
Lorelai jumped out of bed. "You said the magic word, coffee! Where is it?"
"Hold on junkie, I'll get it." Luke got up from the table, opened the thermos, poured a steaming cup and placed it in front of her. "What else do you want? I made pancakes and bacon. I could whip up some eggs, too."
"Wow, all this for me? Is this some sort of conspiracy to fatten me up?"
"Well, I wasn't sure what you'd be up for so I made all of your favorites."
"Oh, I'll have the pancakes and a side of bacon."
Luke put the food on the plate and handed it to her. Lorelai took a bite. "This is great, tastes better than the diner."
"It probably tastes better because I'm not charging you." Luke smirked.
"And how is that different from the diner?" Lorelai swallowed a bit of bacon. "You know, I'm having deja vu."
"What do you mean?" Luke asked.
"I had a dream once where you made me a home-cooked breakfast complete with pancakes, bacon and eggs. But in my dream, you tried to switch my coffee with decaf."
"That sound like something I'd do. But why on earth would I risk the wrath of Lorelai?"
"Because I was pregnant."
Luke nearly choked on his omelet. "What?" He coughed.
Lorelai nodded, amused by his reaction. Why was she telling him this? "Yup, with twins no less."
"Um, do I dare ask who the father of these dream twins would be?"
Lorelai didn't count on Luke being so curious. He usually let her babble on as if what she was saying was normal, no questions asked.
"Well, I can't be 100% sure, since I didn't have a dream paternity test, but all the evidence points to you." She stared at her plate.
This was getting interesting. "What evidence?" Luke shot back.
Lorelai could feel the blush rising in her cheeks. It was only a dream, right? "Um, you talked to my stomach. And you also kissed me, three times."
Now it was Luke's turn to blush; he was trying to visualize the dream. He had fantasized about kissing Lorelai a few times, but talking to her pregnant belly? That was a new one.
"I guess that kind of behavior would indicate paternal interest." He nodded. "Um, how far along were you?"
"Not far, I wasn't showing yet."
"And when did you have this dream?" Luke asked.
"Um, several months ago, end of summer I think." She paused. "When you and I were still not really talking after the whole 'Go to Hell' incident."
Luke shuddered at the memory. "Oh yeah, I almost forgot about that."
Lorelai shook her head. "I haven't. You know, it was really horrible not being able to talk to you that whole summer. With Rory gone, I was bored out of my mind and I was so upset over the Chris and Sherry thing."
Luke nodded. "So I guess you dreamt you were pregnant because you were upset over the baby?"
"Yeah, I guess I really wanted to be in Sherry's place, at least at the time."
"And now?"
"Not so much, Chris and I are so over. I realized that when I went to the hospital when Sherry had Georgia." She sighed. "Besides, I need my beauty sleep and babies are lots of work."
Luke was feeling bold. "So I have one more question. Why do you think you dreamt about me instead of Chris?"
"That's a good question." She paused and thought for a moment. "I think it's because I missed you, missed our friendship. That's why I came into the diner that night."
Luke remembered that night vividly. "Mimi."
Lorelai laughed. "Yeah, I wonder what happened to her."
Luke smiled. "I know what happened. She moved to another town, met a great guy who owns a diner, they got married and are expecting twins any day now."
"Lucky Mimi, she finally got the whole package she's always wanted. I envy her."
Luke looked across the table at Lorelai, who had a wistful expression on her face. "You'll still get it, you know."
She held his gaze for a long moment. "I know."
Then the inevitable awkward silence followed and the spell was broken when Lorelai sipped her coffee. She looked at the clock, it was 8:30.
"Oh, Luke. I should probably shower and get myself out of your hair. You probably have to get back to the diner, huh?"
"Yeah, Jess has school, so I should go down and relieve him. There are extra towels in the linen closet if you need." He stood up and headed for the door.
"Luke?" Lorelai's voice stopped him and he turned around.
"Yeah?"
"Thanks for everything - last night. I won't forget it."
"You're welcome." He smiled at her and went downstairs. Luke was certain that he wasn't going to forget what happened either.
THE END
A/N: Sorry for no kisses, but I don't think that this scenario will lead to declarations of love, yet. The seeds are being planted, folks....
Author: Gluglug
Spoiler Warning/Timing: Late-Third Season
Rating: PG
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.
About an hour later, Luke woke with a start. He looked over at the clock and groaned when he saw it was 7:15 - he should've opened the diner over an hour ago. He wished he hadn't taken that pill last night, although his back did feel much better.
Luke remembered that he wasn't alone and turned over and saw Lorelai's wavy dark hair sprawled all over the pillow; she was now facing away from him. Her ponytail holder must've fallen off during the night. Before the temptation to touch her hair took over, he decided to get out of bed.
Luke got out of bed and stretched. He noticed that Jess had already gone and walked to the kitchen table and saw the handwritten note. He crumbled it up in his hands; relieved that Jess had opened the diner and thankful that Lorelai hadn't seen the note. As he showered, Luke prepared himself for the inevitable teasing from Jess about the sleepover.
Luke got dressed and went downstairs to the diner. It was pretty empty save for a few customers.
"Hey, Sleeping Beauty." Jess smirked.
"Good Morning to you, too. Jess, be a good boy and continue to watch the diner until 8:30."
"No problem, Luke. That was my plan, to leave you alone with your girlfriend."
Luke ignored Jess' remark and poured some hot coffee into a thermos. He figured Lorelai would be begging for coffee when she woke, so he wanted to be prepared. The smell of breakfast cooking in the diner reminded Luke that he himself was hungry so he grabbed some ingredients from the kitchen and went upstairs intending to make himself and Lorelai some breakfast.
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A few minutes later, the smell of eggs, pancakes and bacon woke Lorelai.
"Mmmmnnn..." She sighed and turned over onto her back. "Is this heaven or am I still dreaming?"
Luke was wondering the same thing. "Good Morning." He was sitting at the table eating a spinach omelet.
Lorelai sat up and put on her glasses. "Luke, are you making me breakfast in bed?"
"No. I made you breakfast but I don't want you getting crumbs everywhere. If you want to eat, you'll have to join me at the table."
Lorelai pouted. "But I wanted breakfast in bed."
"That pout isn't working. And besides, if you don't get up, you won't be able to drink the coffee I brought upstairs especially for you." Luke said smugly.
Lorelai jumped out of bed. "You said the magic word, coffee! Where is it?"
"Hold on junkie, I'll get it." Luke got up from the table, opened the thermos, poured a steaming cup and placed it in front of her. "What else do you want? I made pancakes and bacon. I could whip up some eggs, too."
"Wow, all this for me? Is this some sort of conspiracy to fatten me up?"
"Well, I wasn't sure what you'd be up for so I made all of your favorites."
"Oh, I'll have the pancakes and a side of bacon."
Luke put the food on the plate and handed it to her. Lorelai took a bite. "This is great, tastes better than the diner."
"It probably tastes better because I'm not charging you." Luke smirked.
"And how is that different from the diner?" Lorelai swallowed a bit of bacon. "You know, I'm having deja vu."
"What do you mean?" Luke asked.
"I had a dream once where you made me a home-cooked breakfast complete with pancakes, bacon and eggs. But in my dream, you tried to switch my coffee with decaf."
"That sound like something I'd do. But why on earth would I risk the wrath of Lorelai?"
"Because I was pregnant."
Luke nearly choked on his omelet. "What?" He coughed.
Lorelai nodded, amused by his reaction. Why was she telling him this? "Yup, with twins no less."
"Um, do I dare ask who the father of these dream twins would be?"
Lorelai didn't count on Luke being so curious. He usually let her babble on as if what she was saying was normal, no questions asked.
"Well, I can't be 100% sure, since I didn't have a dream paternity test, but all the evidence points to you." She stared at her plate.
This was getting interesting. "What evidence?" Luke shot back.
Lorelai could feel the blush rising in her cheeks. It was only a dream, right? "Um, you talked to my stomach. And you also kissed me, three times."
Now it was Luke's turn to blush; he was trying to visualize the dream. He had fantasized about kissing Lorelai a few times, but talking to her pregnant belly? That was a new one.
"I guess that kind of behavior would indicate paternal interest." He nodded. "Um, how far along were you?"
"Not far, I wasn't showing yet."
"And when did you have this dream?" Luke asked.
"Um, several months ago, end of summer I think." She paused. "When you and I were still not really talking after the whole 'Go to Hell' incident."
Luke shuddered at the memory. "Oh yeah, I almost forgot about that."
Lorelai shook her head. "I haven't. You know, it was really horrible not being able to talk to you that whole summer. With Rory gone, I was bored out of my mind and I was so upset over the Chris and Sherry thing."
Luke nodded. "So I guess you dreamt you were pregnant because you were upset over the baby?"
"Yeah, I guess I really wanted to be in Sherry's place, at least at the time."
"And now?"
"Not so much, Chris and I are so over. I realized that when I went to the hospital when Sherry had Georgia." She sighed. "Besides, I need my beauty sleep and babies are lots of work."
Luke was feeling bold. "So I have one more question. Why do you think you dreamt about me instead of Chris?"
"That's a good question." She paused and thought for a moment. "I think it's because I missed you, missed our friendship. That's why I came into the diner that night."
Luke remembered that night vividly. "Mimi."
Lorelai laughed. "Yeah, I wonder what happened to her."
Luke smiled. "I know what happened. She moved to another town, met a great guy who owns a diner, they got married and are expecting twins any day now."
"Lucky Mimi, she finally got the whole package she's always wanted. I envy her."
Luke looked across the table at Lorelai, who had a wistful expression on her face. "You'll still get it, you know."
She held his gaze for a long moment. "I know."
Then the inevitable awkward silence followed and the spell was broken when Lorelai sipped her coffee. She looked at the clock, it was 8:30.
"Oh, Luke. I should probably shower and get myself out of your hair. You probably have to get back to the diner, huh?"
"Yeah, Jess has school, so I should go down and relieve him. There are extra towels in the linen closet if you need." He stood up and headed for the door.
"Luke?" Lorelai's voice stopped him and he turned around.
"Yeah?"
"Thanks for everything - last night. I won't forget it."
"You're welcome." He smiled at her and went downstairs. Luke was certain that he wasn't going to forget what happened either.
THE END
A/N: Sorry for no kisses, but I don't think that this scenario will lead to declarations of love, yet. The seeds are being planted, folks....