Act 4/Closer
Later that night, Lorelai walked down the streets of Star's Hollow. She was still wearing her dress and the sandals from before, but hadn't yet gone to the diner. It was a little too late anyway, after nine, and Rory was already home. After talking to her daughter for a few minutes, she decided to go for a walk, allowing Rory to only imagine her reasons.
Her mother's words kept ringing through her head.
.how do you feel about Luke.
Her feet dragged her to the gazebo, where she sat quietly, She wasn't sure how much time had passed before she noticed that she had company. "Hey," she greeted, moving slightly to the left to make room.
"Hey," Luke smiled at her. He sat down and handed her one of the two takeout cups he was holding. "What's going through that head of yours?"
She smiled, not remembering the last time that Luke asked her what she was thinking. "Too much," she joked and was rewarded with a slight chuckle from Luke. "Thanks for the coffee."
"You're welcome," he said, and took a sip of his drink. From the scent, she guessed that it was peppermint tea. "Missed you at dinner tonight," he noted.
"Yeah, my mom stopped by," Lorelai laughed. "She distracted me."
"From food?" Luke joked. "Must be something big." She scowled playfully at him. "So, what's new with Emily?" he took another sip of his tea.
"Nothing, she wanted to set me up with some son of one of her fellow DAR members," Lorelai rolled her eyes. "I told he no; obviously she doesn't remember the fiasco with Auction-guy."
Luke laughed slightly, and then they fell into silence again. Finally, Luke blurted out: "You look nice.the dress I mean," he looked incredulous that he'd say something like that to her. "Did you have a date or something?"
"No," she smiled, both at his expense and at the fact that he'd complimented her. "I was just going to eat at the diner."
"Oh," he said, then joked. "Who were you trying to impress?"
Lorelai looked down at her lap and blushed. Luke glanced at her and noticed her reddened cheeks, and that she was uncharacteristically silent. His cheeks turned a similar color when he realized what she was implying. They sat quietly for a minute, both unsure of what to say.
"Luke?" she finally asked quietly.
"Yeah?" he replied, his voice low and uncertain.
"Walk me home?" her voice was timid. Luke smiled slightly and they both stood, and slowly began to walk nervously, not quite touching but close enough to stay warm, as if they were young again. They took the long way to Lorelai's, around the town square, in a comfortable silence the whole time.
End.
Next time, on Gilmore Girls:
"We're going to Boston for the weekend," Lane tells Rory. "You should come with us."
"Hi Dad," Rory gives Christopher a hug.
"I talked to Nicole," Lorelai fidgets as she talks to Luke.
"I think we need to talk about this!" Lorelai cries as she follows Luke into the store room.
A/N: I know this one was short, but I'm already writing 4.03 and it looks like it's going to be longer. Stay tuned, and thanks again to all of those who reviewed.
Later that night, Lorelai walked down the streets of Star's Hollow. She was still wearing her dress and the sandals from before, but hadn't yet gone to the diner. It was a little too late anyway, after nine, and Rory was already home. After talking to her daughter for a few minutes, she decided to go for a walk, allowing Rory to only imagine her reasons.
Her mother's words kept ringing through her head.
.how do you feel about Luke.
Her feet dragged her to the gazebo, where she sat quietly, She wasn't sure how much time had passed before she noticed that she had company. "Hey," she greeted, moving slightly to the left to make room.
"Hey," Luke smiled at her. He sat down and handed her one of the two takeout cups he was holding. "What's going through that head of yours?"
She smiled, not remembering the last time that Luke asked her what she was thinking. "Too much," she joked and was rewarded with a slight chuckle from Luke. "Thanks for the coffee."
"You're welcome," he said, and took a sip of his drink. From the scent, she guessed that it was peppermint tea. "Missed you at dinner tonight," he noted.
"Yeah, my mom stopped by," Lorelai laughed. "She distracted me."
"From food?" Luke joked. "Must be something big." She scowled playfully at him. "So, what's new with Emily?" he took another sip of his tea.
"Nothing, she wanted to set me up with some son of one of her fellow DAR members," Lorelai rolled her eyes. "I told he no; obviously she doesn't remember the fiasco with Auction-guy."
Luke laughed slightly, and then they fell into silence again. Finally, Luke blurted out: "You look nice.the dress I mean," he looked incredulous that he'd say something like that to her. "Did you have a date or something?"
"No," she smiled, both at his expense and at the fact that he'd complimented her. "I was just going to eat at the diner."
"Oh," he said, then joked. "Who were you trying to impress?"
Lorelai looked down at her lap and blushed. Luke glanced at her and noticed her reddened cheeks, and that she was uncharacteristically silent. His cheeks turned a similar color when he realized what she was implying. They sat quietly for a minute, both unsure of what to say.
"Luke?" she finally asked quietly.
"Yeah?" he replied, his voice low and uncertain.
"Walk me home?" her voice was timid. Luke smiled slightly and they both stood, and slowly began to walk nervously, not quite touching but close enough to stay warm, as if they were young again. They took the long way to Lorelai's, around the town square, in a comfortable silence the whole time.
End.
Next time, on Gilmore Girls:
"We're going to Boston for the weekend," Lane tells Rory. "You should come with us."
"Hi Dad," Rory gives Christopher a hug.
"I talked to Nicole," Lorelai fidgets as she talks to Luke.
"I think we need to talk about this!" Lorelai cries as she follows Luke into the store room.
A/N: I know this one was short, but I'm already writing 4.03 and it looks like it's going to be longer. Stay tuned, and thanks again to all of those who reviewed.