Fool for Love

By

Javakamp
Chapter 9: Lettuce Me.

Two days later Lorelai, wearing jeans, her red parka, and a ski cap, walked into Luke's diner. She looked around and saw Rory sitting at a table by the window, working on her homework. She saw Luke in the other corner waiting on a customer. She waved to Luke, then walked over to Rory's table and sat down across from her, and said, "Hey."

Rory looked up from her homework, and said, "Hi mom." As Lorelai took off her parka Rory glanced at the ski cap then asked, "What is that you're wearing?"

"My blue turtleneck," Lorelai responded pointing at her sweater.

"I mean the hat," Rory said indicating the ski cap Lorelai wore which was black and had the word "Princess" spelled out in silver sequins.

Lorelai pulled the cap off, looked at it and said, "I know, it's great isn't it? Sookie got it for me. Sorta a joke about my Halloween costume."

Rory was about to respond, when Luke walked up holding a large green mug in one hand, and the coffee pot in the other." Coffee?" he asked.

Lorelai looked at Luke, and said, "I'll have a double."

Luke rolled his eyes as he sat the mug in front of her and filled it. As he refilled Rory's cup he said, "I'm afraid that I only have one burger, so one of you will have to eat something healthy tonight."

"How could you be out of burgers?" Lorelai asked.

"I d'know," Luke shrugged, "I think they said something about the cows being on strike."

Lorelai turned back to Rory, and asked, "Double topping pepperoni pizza and a movie?"

Rory started closing her books and asked, "How about Addams Family?"

Lorelai looked seriously at Rory and asked, "One or two?"

Rory gave Lorelai a duh expression, and replied, "One."

Nodding Lorelai said, "The one where Wednesday was funny."

Rory started to put her books away as she said, "That's the one."

As Lorelai started to put on her jacket, Luke said, "Alright, I lied I've got plenty of burgers, I was just trying to get at least one of you to eat something healthy for a change."

Lorelai glanced at Rory, who nodded back. As Rory began to unpack her books, Lorelai sat back down and asked, "Why did you of all people think we would fall for that?"

Luke shrugged and said, "Temporary lapse of judgment."

Lorelai arched her eyebrows and said, "I'll say."

Luke looked back at her and said in a deadpan voice, "But in my defense I would like to say that I only did it because I'm your friend, and I care."

Lorelai looked back in faux surprised and said, "You do? That's so sweet." She turned to Rory and asked, "Isn't that sweet?"

Rory nodded and replied, "That's sweet." She turned to Luke and teased, "Luke you care. That is so sweet."

"What can I say," Luke answered. "I'm a caring guy." Pointing at the girls with his pen he asked, "Burgers, and fries?"

"Yes please," echoed the girls.

As Luke turned away, Lorelai stopped him and said, "And to show you how much I appreciate you caring enough about our health, that you'd lie to us and try to get us to eat something that was really gross, I'm going to let you put a piece of lettuce on my burger."

Still in his best deadpan voice, but with just a touch of sarcasm Luke replied, "I'm touched."

As Luke turned and started to walk away, Lorelai called, "Oh, Luke?"

Without stopping or turning around, Luke called back, "Don't worry, I'll make sure that the lettuce is far away from the burger."

Lorelai turned back to Rory and said, "We get such good service here. Maybe we should come here more often."