CHAPTER ELEVEN
Loreali admired her ring most of the way home. Luke couldn't help but notice and he was pleased. He had never bought an engagement ring before and he had been worried.
"Luke, did Rory help you pick this ring?'
"No. If you don't like it, we can go look at other ones."
"You're kidding. I love this ring. It is exactly the one I would have chosen. So you had no help at all?"
"Nope, I looked at so many that just weren't right. And then I saw this one. It reminded me of you-sort of old fashion, with a modern edge. It has a matching band that is simple but wraps around sort of..."
Lorelai scooted closer to him. "Matching band? One for you too?"
"Yeah. Not sure about that-not much of a jewelry guy-but I thought you might want that."
"Oh, yes. I want that band on your finger buddy. I want everyone to know that you are taken. We're really going to do this aren't we?"
"No question about it. The sooner the better-I don't believe in long engagements. Long marriages yes, just like both of our parents."
Luke parked the truck in the driveway. They walked to the house and Lorelai unlocked the door. The room was awash with candlelight and flowers. "Luke!"
Luke walked over to the table and filled two champagne glasses. He handed one to Lorelai and they toasted to their future. She drank......
"Beer! Luke, there's beer in this glass.'
"Yeah, I know. Remember the night I was being a jerk and ask for a beer?'
"You were being a jerk and you almost got that beer somewhere else."
"Well, I always thought it was the beer that sort of broke the ice that night. You hugged me, I kissed you......and that led to the next night.......and now look at us."
"Yeah, look at us." Lorelai put her glass down and then his. She wrapped her arms around his neck and gave him the kiss he had been waiting for all evening. This time they didn't stop. She led him upstairs and closed the door. Their perfect evening then turned into their first perfect night. And it was just that -perfect.
Lorelai woke up in Luke's arms. They hadn't slept much but it had been worth it. There had been much love and many surprises. And as soon as he woke up, she was going to drag him into the shower and surprise him some more. They had waited a long time for this, a lifetime really. There was lots of lost time to make up for.
After their shower--which he enjoyed more than any shower he had ever taken- they headed to the kitchen for coffee. Lorelai loved a man who knew his way around a kitchen. She watched him and thought of that first dream- alarm clocks, decaf and the twins. He asked her what she was smiling about.
"I was thinking about that dream. You in my kitchen, hiding the coffee, the twins, the kiss."
"Oh, yeah." He smiled, remembering "I was floored the night you told me about that. Couldn't get to sleep so I just watched you. I had such random thoughts-the kiss? I don't remember you telling me about a kiss. I figured if you were pregnant there must have been some kissing involved."
Lorelai laughed and thought about the night they had just spent together. "Luke, I think I need to tell you something."
"Remember when we talked about having kids right away? Well, I went off the pill the next day. And last night when we - um- did what we did- um- many times-well...."
Luke smiled. "So maybe we've already put things into motion so to speak?
"Good way to put it"
"Guess we'd better plan that wedding pretty fast then!"
"You're not mad? Last night we were so caught up in the moment.."
"Mad, never. Happy. Last night was special. It would be great if something else came of it." He hugged her and the coffee was quickly forgotten.
Loreali admired her ring most of the way home. Luke couldn't help but notice and he was pleased. He had never bought an engagement ring before and he had been worried.
"Luke, did Rory help you pick this ring?'
"No. If you don't like it, we can go look at other ones."
"You're kidding. I love this ring. It is exactly the one I would have chosen. So you had no help at all?"
"Nope, I looked at so many that just weren't right. And then I saw this one. It reminded me of you-sort of old fashion, with a modern edge. It has a matching band that is simple but wraps around sort of..."
Lorelai scooted closer to him. "Matching band? One for you too?"
"Yeah. Not sure about that-not much of a jewelry guy-but I thought you might want that."
"Oh, yes. I want that band on your finger buddy. I want everyone to know that you are taken. We're really going to do this aren't we?"
"No question about it. The sooner the better-I don't believe in long engagements. Long marriages yes, just like both of our parents."
Luke parked the truck in the driveway. They walked to the house and Lorelai unlocked the door. The room was awash with candlelight and flowers. "Luke!"
Luke walked over to the table and filled two champagne glasses. He handed one to Lorelai and they toasted to their future. She drank......
"Beer! Luke, there's beer in this glass.'
"Yeah, I know. Remember the night I was being a jerk and ask for a beer?'
"You were being a jerk and you almost got that beer somewhere else."
"Well, I always thought it was the beer that sort of broke the ice that night. You hugged me, I kissed you......and that led to the next night.......and now look at us."
"Yeah, look at us." Lorelai put her glass down and then his. She wrapped her arms around his neck and gave him the kiss he had been waiting for all evening. This time they didn't stop. She led him upstairs and closed the door. Their perfect evening then turned into their first perfect night. And it was just that -perfect.
Lorelai woke up in Luke's arms. They hadn't slept much but it had been worth it. There had been much love and many surprises. And as soon as he woke up, she was going to drag him into the shower and surprise him some more. They had waited a long time for this, a lifetime really. There was lots of lost time to make up for.
After their shower--which he enjoyed more than any shower he had ever taken- they headed to the kitchen for coffee. Lorelai loved a man who knew his way around a kitchen. She watched him and thought of that first dream- alarm clocks, decaf and the twins. He asked her what she was smiling about.
"I was thinking about that dream. You in my kitchen, hiding the coffee, the twins, the kiss."
"Oh, yeah." He smiled, remembering "I was floored the night you told me about that. Couldn't get to sleep so I just watched you. I had such random thoughts-the kiss? I don't remember you telling me about a kiss. I figured if you were pregnant there must have been some kissing involved."
Lorelai laughed and thought about the night they had just spent together. "Luke, I think I need to tell you something."
"Remember when we talked about having kids right away? Well, I went off the pill the next day. And last night when we - um- did what we did- um- many times-well...."
Luke smiled. "So maybe we've already put things into motion so to speak?
"Good way to put it"
"Guess we'd better plan that wedding pretty fast then!"
"You're not mad? Last night we were so caught up in the moment.."
"Mad, never. Happy. Last night was special. It would be great if something else came of it." He hugged her and the coffee was quickly forgotten.
