Fool for Love

by

javakamp
Chapter 27: Mood swings.

"Thanks. Have a nice day," Luke said as he handed a customer their change. That was when he realized that he was in a good mood. But not only was he in a good mood, he was in a good mood for the first time in days.

He wondered what had triggered the mood. He didn't remember being in a good mood when he opened up this morning. As he thought about it, he had been feeling a bit down for several days.

As he picked up the coffee pot, and started a circuit of the diner to refill cups, he wondered when his depression had started. As far as he could tell, it had started some time Monday. What had happened on Monday that had triggered his depression?

He arrived at the Gilmore table and refilled their cups. Lorelai looked up at him, gave him one of her patented hundred-watt smiles, and thanked him. As he walked away from them, it hit him. Suddenly he had an image of Andrew telling him about the story that was spreading around town about Lorelai finding out that she had been dating a married man. At first, he had refused to believe it, but Andrew swore that he got the story from Miss Patty, who had heard all the details from Lorelai herself.

Then as he thought about it, it started making sense. He had had a bad feeling about that Colin character from the first moment he laid eyes on him. Especially after that encounter, they had in the alley by the dumpster. The man's accusations had made him furious. So furious that he had punched the wall in the storeroom in anger, requiring him to get his hand x-rayed and five stitches. Then he told everyone that a can of peaches had fallen from the shelf. He was still amazed that anyone had believed that.

Luke had wanted to tell Lorelai then about what had happened with Colin, but he kept telling himself that it was none of his business, and she would only resent his interfering. So, he had remained quiet. Then he found that that Fletcher had been two timing Lorelai.

Was that when he had become depressed? And if so was it because the man had cheated on Lorelai, or because he might have been able to stop things before she got hurt.

Luke put the coffee pot on the warmer, then turned back to look at the Gilmore table. He saw Lorelai and Rory, sitting there enjoying a breakfast for the first time in days. The sight made him feel happy.

Then he realized what a fool he must have sounded like, when they had arrived. Making some lame noises and stammering sounds as he trued to talk. Now he realized that he had to apologize to Lorelai for sounding like a fool, but even more importantly not telling her about Colin.