Disclaimer: I own nothing pertaining to The Gilmore Girls show.
(I do however own a crush on Jess and Tristan! Hahahaha!)
AN/ Rory isn't with anyone currently, and neither is Lorelai.
"It's soooo pretty outside today!" Lorelai sighed stretching out the word so, and looking out the diner's window, at the blue sky.
It was summer time, and Rory was at Lane's visiting.
There was no one else in the diner to serve, so Luke sat down in the chair opposite her. "I guess." He stated.
"How can you say that? Stop and smell the roses every once in awhile!" Lorelai coaxed.
"I don't see any roses," he said looking out the window and squinting.
"It's a figure of speech." She replied.
"Okay." He said looking back at her.
"Alright, since there's no roses then smell one of those sun flowers in the
town square." She suggested.
"Why?" he asked.
"Luke!" Lorelai said exasperated.
"What?" he questioned.
"Okay, let me put it a way that you can understand, this kind of day to me, is like a day without Taylor bothering you, for you!" Lorelai explained.
"Oh! I get it!" he smiled knowingly.
"Lorelai felt herself flush pink as a Flamingo.
Every time he smiled at her that happened.
"You know what I would do on a day like this if I were young?" Luke asked.
"Luke, you are still young, and you certainly don't look old!" Lorelai resisted the urge to clamp a hand over her mouth.
"Look stared at her for a minute. "Why do you say that?"
"Uh…" she paused. She had to find a way to cover up her compliment! "Well, you know you're only a few years older than me, so if you're not young anymore, then I'm only a few years from being old!"
"Okay." Luke said smugly.
He could see through her act.
"Anyway, what would you do on a day like this if you were…if you were…if you were little?" she smiled self-consciously.
"I would go to the zoo. I would get to my favorite animals dirt patch and…" he began.
"Wait! What animal has a dirt patch?" Lorelai cut in.
"The Gophers of course! Now, as I was saying…" he started again.
Lorelai put her hand up like a stop sign. "STOP! The Gophers?" she asked incredulously.
"Yes." He replied.
She started laughing.
He glared at her.
"I'm sorry! It's just, 'Hi my name is Luke, and my favorite animal is the Gopher!" she laughed clutching her stomach.
"Stop!" Luke demanded getting up, and vigorously scrubbing at an imaginary spot on the counter.
"Hey, mom! Luke." Rory greeted walking into the diner. "Isn't it a beautiful day?"
"See?" Lorelai asked.
"Sure." Luke said finally giving up on the invisible spot, and sitting back down.
"What's wrong?" Rory asked looking from Luke to Lorelai.
"Luke was telling me a story, and I laughed, and he's angry, and now he won't finish!" Lorelai pouted folding her arms and sticking out her lower lip, making it quiver intentionally
"Oh! Luke, please tell your story!" Rory smiled.
Luke wrinkled his forehead, and raised an eyebrow. "You don't even know what it's about."
Rory looked at Lorelai for an explanation.
"Gophers." Lorelai stated.
"Ooh! Gophers? Luke, tell me about the Gophers, please!" Rory pleaded playfully.
"Fine. If I were little I would go to the zoo, and I would go look at my favorite animal, the Gopher." Luke glanced at Lorelai who was doubling over with silent laughter. "Lorelai!" he exclaimed.
Rory wasn't so kind.
She was laughing so hard, she was clutching the table to maintain her balance.
Rory and Lorelai were finally able to contain their laughter long enough for him to continue.
"I would go look at my favorite animal. I would get cotton candy, and sit beside the dirt patch, and watch them all day long." He finished.
"Rory, we should go to the zoo! We should to the zoo today, it's still early." Lorelai pulled Rory off her chair, and toward the door.
"Thanks for sharing your story, Luke! Maybe, we'll go pay a visit to your friends the Gophers!" Lorelai sputtered dragging Rory out the door by the hand.
AN/ I know it seems silly right now, but I'll explain why he likes Gophers in later chapters! Did you like it? Please leave one of those beautiful things that fanfiction.net has named reviews! Please keep all reviews G rated with no bleeped out with stars, or implied cuss words! Thanks! =D