Fool for Love
by
javakamp
Chapter 19: Riding in Cars
As Luke walked along the street, he stared at the paper in his hand, trying to keep his temper under control. He was caught off guard when a voice said, "Sure, just walk on by without saying hi."
He looked up and saw Lorelai standing in front of him, with a smile that he would swear could light up all of Hartford. "Oh, hi, Lorelai. I'm sorry. I was…"
He paused, but she picked up, "Distracted by Taylor's latest scheme?"
"Yeah, how did you know?" Luke smiled.
"He cornered me about it earlier. I recognized the flyer."
While she spoke, Luke took a moment to take in all of Lorelai. She was wearing a knee length coat, but in the warmth of the late afternoon, it was hanging open. Beneath the coat, he could see that she was wearing a light blue sweater. He felt that if the light were better would perfectly compliment her baby blue eyes.
He couldn't see it but knew that she was wearing a skirt, because below the coat he could see her legs encased only in nylon. On her feet she wore a pair of stylish heals that consisted of a thin black strap across here toes. There were a pair of straps that came up the side of her ankles that were connected another strap that circled her ankle, in the most interesting way.
Luke jerked himself out of his contemplations about Lorelai's ankles. He berated himself for his apparent ogling, but fortunately, Lorelai must not have noticed, because she had continued to talk about Taylor Doose's latest town function.
When she paused, Luke filled in, "Yeah, I was just on my way to tell Taylor what a moronic idea he had come up with this time."
Lorelai gave him a knowing smile and said, "I'm sorry I'm, going to miss it."
"I'll try to tape it for you," Luke smiled. After a moments pause Luke asked, "So you're going out tonight? With Colin?"
"Uh-huh."
"That's real nice," Luke offered. "I guess you must really like him."
Lorelai nodded and replied, "Oh, yeah. He…" Lorelai paused, unsure what to say, before continuing, "He has a real nice car."
He's an overbearing bully who doesn't deserve to be on the same planet as someone like you, Luke wanted to say, but instead, what came out was, "Well, that's good," Luke, answered. "A good car is important."
"So how's the hand?" Lorelai asked.
Luke glanced at this hand and said, "It's fine. I got the stitches out day before yesterday."
"That's good."
They stood quietly for a moment until a nearby car honked its' horn, causing both of them to jump. Luke turned to see Colin Fletcher stepping from a car parked at the curb.
"Oh, hi there," Lorelai said happily.
"Hi yourself." Colin walked around the car towards Lorelai.
Luke glanced at the car, thinking that it was fair at best.
When Colin reached Lorelai, she reached out with both of her hands, which he took in his own, before kissing her on the cheek. "What are you guys up to?" Colin said in a pleasant voice, but the look he gave Luke contained the slightest hint of a threat.
Lorelai glanced at Luke then back a Colin, and then said, "Oh we just ran into each other and were talking while I waited for you." She glanced at Luke and said, "You've met Luke before, right?"
"Sure we've talked before."
Luke wanted to grab Colin by the collar and toss him into his car, telling him to never come near Lorelai again. Instead, he told himself for the thousandth time, that he had no right interfere in her life, and said, "Yeah we just saw each other and were talking… The way friends do."
After a moment of silence, Colin said, "Well we better get going, if we want to make our reservation." He took Lorelai by the elbow and steered her towards the car. "Nice talking to you Luke."
"Bye, Luke. See you later."
"Bye." Luke said. He watched Colin open the passenger door for her, and then shut it once she was seated. He walked around to the other side of the car. Before he got in, he gave Luke a triumphant smirk.
Luke stared after the car as it drove away, then for a moment after it left sight. Eventually he looked at the flyer in his hand for a moment. Then he crumbled the flyer into a ball and tossed it on the ground, thinking that would show Taylor what he thought of his latest festival, and stalked back to the diner.
by
javakamp
Chapter 19: Riding in Cars
As Luke walked along the street, he stared at the paper in his hand, trying to keep his temper under control. He was caught off guard when a voice said, "Sure, just walk on by without saying hi."
He looked up and saw Lorelai standing in front of him, with a smile that he would swear could light up all of Hartford. "Oh, hi, Lorelai. I'm sorry. I was…"
He paused, but she picked up, "Distracted by Taylor's latest scheme?"
"Yeah, how did you know?" Luke smiled.
"He cornered me about it earlier. I recognized the flyer."
While she spoke, Luke took a moment to take in all of Lorelai. She was wearing a knee length coat, but in the warmth of the late afternoon, it was hanging open. Beneath the coat, he could see that she was wearing a light blue sweater. He felt that if the light were better would perfectly compliment her baby blue eyes.
He couldn't see it but knew that she was wearing a skirt, because below the coat he could see her legs encased only in nylon. On her feet she wore a pair of stylish heals that consisted of a thin black strap across here toes. There were a pair of straps that came up the side of her ankles that were connected another strap that circled her ankle, in the most interesting way.
Luke jerked himself out of his contemplations about Lorelai's ankles. He berated himself for his apparent ogling, but fortunately, Lorelai must not have noticed, because she had continued to talk about Taylor Doose's latest town function.
When she paused, Luke filled in, "Yeah, I was just on my way to tell Taylor what a moronic idea he had come up with this time."
Lorelai gave him a knowing smile and said, "I'm sorry I'm, going to miss it."
"I'll try to tape it for you," Luke smiled. After a moments pause Luke asked, "So you're going out tonight? With Colin?"
"Uh-huh."
"That's real nice," Luke offered. "I guess you must really like him."
Lorelai nodded and replied, "Oh, yeah. He…" Lorelai paused, unsure what to say, before continuing, "He has a real nice car."
He's an overbearing bully who doesn't deserve to be on the same planet as someone like you, Luke wanted to say, but instead, what came out was, "Well, that's good," Luke, answered. "A good car is important."
"So how's the hand?" Lorelai asked.
Luke glanced at this hand and said, "It's fine. I got the stitches out day before yesterday."
"That's good."
They stood quietly for a moment until a nearby car honked its' horn, causing both of them to jump. Luke turned to see Colin Fletcher stepping from a car parked at the curb.
"Oh, hi there," Lorelai said happily.
"Hi yourself." Colin walked around the car towards Lorelai.
Luke glanced at the car, thinking that it was fair at best.
When Colin reached Lorelai, she reached out with both of her hands, which he took in his own, before kissing her on the cheek. "What are you guys up to?" Colin said in a pleasant voice, but the look he gave Luke contained the slightest hint of a threat.
Lorelai glanced at Luke then back a Colin, and then said, "Oh we just ran into each other and were talking while I waited for you." She glanced at Luke and said, "You've met Luke before, right?"
"Sure we've talked before."
Luke wanted to grab Colin by the collar and toss him into his car, telling him to never come near Lorelai again. Instead, he told himself for the thousandth time, that he had no right interfere in her life, and said, "Yeah we just saw each other and were talking… The way friends do."
After a moment of silence, Colin said, "Well we better get going, if we want to make our reservation." He took Lorelai by the elbow and steered her towards the car. "Nice talking to you Luke."
"Bye, Luke. See you later."
"Bye." Luke said. He watched Colin open the passenger door for her, and then shut it once she was seated. He walked around to the other side of the car. Before he got in, he gave Luke a triumphant smirk.
Luke stared after the car as it drove away, then for a moment after it left sight. Eventually he looked at the flyer in his hand for a moment. Then he crumbled the flyer into a ball and tossed it on the ground, thinking that would show Taylor what he thought of his latest festival, and stalked back to the diner.
