Fool for Love
by
javakamp
Chapter 26: Ain't no cure for the summertime blueberries.
Twenty minutes later Rory pushed Lorelai into Luke's. Lorelai paused while she looked around the diner and felt like all the eyes were on her. She remained frozen until she felt Rory push her from behind and said, "There's a table over there."
Lorelai spotted the table by the window that Rory had indicated, and then led the way towards it.
On the way to their table, they passed Taylor Doose who was seated at the counter. Taylor smiled at them, and said, "Morning, Lorelai, Rory."
Lorelai smiled and nodded, while Rory answered, "Morning Taylor."
Once they reached their table, Lorelai took the seat with her back to the door, began to remove her coat, and whispered, "See everyone is talking, and pointing."
Shaking her head, Rory replied, "No one is talking or pointing."
"Taylor was talking."
"He said Hello."
Lorelai nodded and said, "He said hello on the outside, but on the inside it really meant, ha, there's that woman who can't tell a married man when she sees one."
Rory rolled her eyes and said, "You do know you're crazy, don't you?"
"So, what's your point?"
"That you are crazy. I mean that you probably should have Prozac stamped on your butt."
"Oh, I could get a tattoo."
Before Rory could respond Luke walked up holding a coffee pot and two cups. He paused, nervously before he said, "Aaa, Hi."
"Hi Luke,"
"Aaa, coffee?"
"Of course."
Luke sat down the cups, and as he filled them, he continued to stammer, "Its aaa… I mean you… I feel…"
"Luke," Lorelai said as she smiled at him. "Its' okay. It's just me."
"Really? Cause, I… I mean I wanted…"
Lorelai gave Luke a sweet / sad smile and said, "Luke, you know what you can do to be a huge help to me?"
"What's that?"
"Two things actually," Lorelai replied. "First is to get things back to normal as quick as possible."
"And the second?"
"Well, the second is to get me some breakfast," Lorelai teased. "You do still serve food here don't you?"
Luke smiled and said, "As a matter of fact we do. I have blueberry pancakes today. Interested?"
Lorelai slapped her palm on the table and said, "Hey, I was born interested."
Luke nodded, and pointed at Rory, who nodded and said, "Me too."
After Luke turned and walked away, both Gilmore women watch him leave. Rory turned to her mother and said, "You know, I probably shouldn't say anything but he's been real worried about you."
"Really?"
"Yep. Every time I saw him this last week he would ask about you," Rory answered.
Lorelai looked confused and embarrassed as she rationalized, "Well, you know. That's Luke. He may seem all rough, and tough on the outside, but he looks after his… friends."
"His friends, huh"?
"Sure, why else would he?"
Rory shook her head as she sarcastically replied, "I can't imagine."
"What, are you talking about?"
"Nothing," Rory said in a tone that indicated that she meant something.
"What?" Lorelai asked. "You still don't have that wild idea that Luke would want to…" Lorelai paused while she search for a word, "Date me? What possible psychological delusion could you be basing that on?"
Rory held up her hands. "Hey I didn't say that. You came up with that all by yourself."
"Besides even if for some strange reason that was true, the last thing I want to do right now is get involved in another relationship."
by
javakamp
Chapter 26: Ain't no cure for the summertime blueberries.
Twenty minutes later Rory pushed Lorelai into Luke's. Lorelai paused while she looked around the diner and felt like all the eyes were on her. She remained frozen until she felt Rory push her from behind and said, "There's a table over there."
Lorelai spotted the table by the window that Rory had indicated, and then led the way towards it.
On the way to their table, they passed Taylor Doose who was seated at the counter. Taylor smiled at them, and said, "Morning, Lorelai, Rory."
Lorelai smiled and nodded, while Rory answered, "Morning Taylor."
Once they reached their table, Lorelai took the seat with her back to the door, began to remove her coat, and whispered, "See everyone is talking, and pointing."
Shaking her head, Rory replied, "No one is talking or pointing."
"Taylor was talking."
"He said Hello."
Lorelai nodded and said, "He said hello on the outside, but on the inside it really meant, ha, there's that woman who can't tell a married man when she sees one."
Rory rolled her eyes and said, "You do know you're crazy, don't you?"
"So, what's your point?"
"That you are crazy. I mean that you probably should have Prozac stamped on your butt."
"Oh, I could get a tattoo."
Before Rory could respond Luke walked up holding a coffee pot and two cups. He paused, nervously before he said, "Aaa, Hi."
"Hi Luke,"
"Aaa, coffee?"
"Of course."
Luke sat down the cups, and as he filled them, he continued to stammer, "Its aaa… I mean you… I feel…"
"Luke," Lorelai said as she smiled at him. "Its' okay. It's just me."
"Really? Cause, I… I mean I wanted…"
Lorelai gave Luke a sweet / sad smile and said, "Luke, you know what you can do to be a huge help to me?"
"What's that?"
"Two things actually," Lorelai replied. "First is to get things back to normal as quick as possible."
"And the second?"
"Well, the second is to get me some breakfast," Lorelai teased. "You do still serve food here don't you?"
Luke smiled and said, "As a matter of fact we do. I have blueberry pancakes today. Interested?"
Lorelai slapped her palm on the table and said, "Hey, I was born interested."
Luke nodded, and pointed at Rory, who nodded and said, "Me too."
After Luke turned and walked away, both Gilmore women watch him leave. Rory turned to her mother and said, "You know, I probably shouldn't say anything but he's been real worried about you."
"Really?"
"Yep. Every time I saw him this last week he would ask about you," Rory answered.
Lorelai looked confused and embarrassed as she rationalized, "Well, you know. That's Luke. He may seem all rough, and tough on the outside, but he looks after his… friends."
"His friends, huh"?
"Sure, why else would he?"
Rory shook her head as she sarcastically replied, "I can't imagine."
"What, are you talking about?"
"Nothing," Rory said in a tone that indicated that she meant something.
"What?" Lorelai asked. "You still don't have that wild idea that Luke would want to…" Lorelai paused while she search for a word, "Date me? What possible psychological delusion could you be basing that on?"
Rory held up her hands. "Hey I didn't say that. You came up with that all by yourself."
"Besides even if for some strange reason that was true, the last thing I want to do right now is get involved in another relationship."
