Author: JavaJunkieAngel
Disclaimer: The Gilmore Girls, its characters and everything else
belong to the talented and very lucky Amy Sherman-Palladino and the
WB.
Title: Down To You
Summary: When a new guy comes to Stars Hollow, he hits things off with Lorelai.
They seem like the perfect couple, and Luke is happy for them. Ha!
Yeah right.
Pairings: Luke/Lorelai Lorelai/Charlie
Spoilers: None
Distribution: Please tell me first. Being it's my story and all. You can
just e-mail me.
Author's Note: I'm not really sure if I want to continue this – I
haven't getting the feedback that I wanted to have – but it's too late to just
stop writing this cause I'm already at the 21st chapter, the next
one will probably be the last one then I'll be off vacationing and you won't be
hearing from me until like August, and when I come back from vacation I'll be
writing more.
I thought I would start a new style of writing my fics – so if this chapter seems to stand out from the rest word wise and context wise then you know why – I just want to change things a little.
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"Luke! How long are you going to take?" Lorelai whined. She was sitting on the couch in Luke's apartment… waiting for him to come out of the bathroom.
"Hold on!" he answered, getting frustrated as well. When Lorelai came over with his tux in hand, he never thought that he actually had to try it on, but she insisted that he should, so if there was any problem… she could just have them fixed.
"What the heck are you doing in there?" Lorelai asked, she was running late… she had to pick up Rory from Yale and she didn't want to keep her waiting. When she came with the tux, she thought it was a good idea just to see him in it, because you know, so I can see if there's anything wrong with it, she had said earlier. He got stubborn and said no, but she pouted and he gave in… she liked it when she got her way.
He finally came out of the bathroom; his tux was perfect… he looked perfect. "You look good." She said… it was the truth… she really meant that. Wonder why he doesn't take the time to look this good all the time… he can get a lot more dates this way. She smiled at her thought, but she knew that his interest in him was strictly professional…she only saw him as a friend… a friend that looked really handsome when he shaved.
"Really?" Luke asked, he didn't think he looked that good… the only time he remembered wearing a suit was during funerals, and family occasions. The rest of the time he wore his regualar attire, flannel and a baseball cap. But he didn't really care about his appearance, he just needed to work, earn money and make a living.
"Yeah, I mean it's a rarity to see you in something other than flannel." She said, that was the truth too… she didn't mind the flannel that was this signature like how the Rockettes have that kicking thing that they do. It made him special in a way… but she never really mentioned that… she just spent most of her time flirting with him… but it was always friendly flirting, at lease to her it was but to everybody else it was different, like they meant all the things they said to each other… but they didn't, at lease she didn't think so.
"I better get changed, the diner gets busy around this time." Luke said, walking towards the bathroom. She smiled at him, Better get going… Rory's waiting. She stood up and walked towards the door, "I'm leaving now." She said, hoping Luke heard her. No answer, He mustn't have heard me. She opened the door, she heard a noise and turned around – Luke was already changed in flannel, "Wait."
"What?" Lorelai said... she saw that he was holding something… some type of box. He walked over to her, "Here." She smiled and took the box; it looked like some piece of jewelry was in it, "You didn't have to get me anything." She said, opening it.
"I know but think of it as an early wedding gift." He said, smiling. She had never seen him smile before… at lease not recently. She smiled back and opened the box; in it she saw a gold necklace. He got me this? Luke got me this? Luke the man who hates to go shopping got me this? "Luke this is beautiful." She managed to get out.
"So you like it?" he asked, hoping he would get more than a yes. He looked at her; she was still awed by his gift. "I love it… thank you." She hugged him, he returned the hug. They were like this for a few moments until she pulled apart. "I really have to go now. Thanks again."
She walked out of the apartment, still carrying the necklace. She walked down the steps and into the diner when she saw Rory sitting content on a stool. "What are you doing here?" she asked.
"Waiting to be served…where's Luke?" Rory answered "And why are you up there?" Lorelai smiled, she had a very nosey daughter, and she knew that she got that from Emily and herself. She walked over to her and sat next to Rory, "I brought over his tux… for the wedding and I stayed to see how it looked on him." Lorelai answered back, she looked over at Rory's duffle bags.
"Are you sure that's enough stuff?" Lorelai asked. Rory nodded, "I can always borrow stuff from you." Lorelai smiled, that was one of the many perks of having a daughter at a young age… being able to have the same tastes in clothes as you. Lorelai never really thought of sharing anything with her mother, their tastes were really different… in everything, not just clothes.
"How long have you been here?" Lorelai asked, they were both waiting for Luke so they could have coffee and be on their way. "Not too long, I decided to come by so you wouldn't have to come and pick me up." Rory said, "I heard from Lane too."
"Really? How is she?" Lorelai asked, neither of them had heard from Lane in a while… ever since she headed off to college in New Hampshire with Dave, they were all surprised when Mrs. Kim let her go… especially since she knew that Dave was going with her. "She's good and apologizes that she hadn't kept in touch for a while. Her band is looking for a manager… and they had a gig at a club there – they got paid a lot of money so they're thinking of heading for an early vacation… away from all the commotion of college."
"Early vacation? They could do that?" Lorelai asked, "And who is the they that you're referring to."
"Lane and Dave, and yeah I'm pretty sure… but Lane didn't really fill me in with the major details, and you can tell that Paris is pregnant now." Rory said, Lorelai's eyes widened. "Really? Please tell!"
"Well one of the teachers walked up to her and asked her if she was – pregnant… and she said yes, cause Paris wouldn't lie, anyway she might have to be excused for a couple of months, and when she does have the baby then I'm not sure what's going to happen. She really hasn't heard much from Jamie which is pissing her off cause she doesn't want to raise it by herself."
"Well she does know that I raised you by myself… and that you turned out perfectly perfect without a father figure." Lorelai pointed out. Rory smiled, "Yes, and I did have a father-y type growing up – and here he comes now." She said, referring to Luke. Lorelai smiled, Rory did have a father figure in her life – and now by marring Charlie she was going to lost that father figure. "Took you long enough." Lorelai said to Luke, he smiled.
"Sorry that I kept you waiting… but I thought you had to go." Luke said, reminding her. Lorelai pointed at Rory, "She drove here from Yale… and so we were just waiting for you to serve us some coffee."
"Coming right up then." Luke said, turning around and pouring coffee to give to the Gilmore's. He had never really understood why people would waste their time consuming things that would hurt you in the future, like coffee and burgers. But then he never understood why he served those things – then he remembered… in high school Home Ec, his teacher had told him that he had great potential to be a famous chef, or a professional baseball player. Luke at the time wanted to be the baseball player… but his father had insisted that he considered being a chef too – because he could cook one hell of a burger. But as time grew on… he's interest changed a little, he began cooking more… and before you knew it he had been cooking family dinners – which was good because his father became weak and couldn't do much.
"Thanks so much Luke." Lorelai said, "We have to get going though." Luke nodded his head, Lorelai smiled and Rory reached for her duffle. "Bye Luke." Rory said, "Sorry I couldn't really talk." Luke smiled, "It's okay."
The two Gilmore's left the diner, coffee cups in hand and walked over to their separate cars, "So you'll just follow me?" Lorelai asked Rory… who nodded yes. They smiled and got in the cars.
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"That wasn't too bad." Rory said, when they got to Lorelai and Charlie's apartment. Lorelai glared at her, "We were stuck in traffic for ten minutes… and my radio refused to play anything decent during those ten horrifying minutes." She complained.
"It's okay… we're here now." Rory said, trying to calm her mother down. She picked up her bag and looked around. "I haven't really been here before." She said, smiling. "It has a good vibe here." Lorelai smiled at her daughter, "Yeah it does and since we're hardly ever here it's so clean – compared to our old house."
"I miss our old house." Rory said. She walked over to the couch and put her bag on the floor. Lorelai could tell that she was tired, by the look on her face. "Hey sweets do you want to get some sleep?"
Rory smiled, "It's okay, I've gotten plenty of rest… I'm just hungry. You have any food?"
"Not really." Lorelai said, heading over to the kitchen, she opened the refrigerator and found a can of Pepsi and a pint of Ben & Jerry's in the freezer. "Sorry, nothing much here." She walked over to Rory who was getting something out of her bag, "I knew you were going to have no food, so I got this."
Rory held up a bag of chips, candy, and a video. "It's not enough for an official movie night – but if you take me to a supermarket then we can get more."
"You are a lifesaver my friend – but what's up with the video… A Guy Thing?" Lorelai said.
"I just grabbed whatever I saw lying around – I just got it… since I wanted to see if it was good, and if it's not then we can mock it forever." Rory said.
"You know what's a really bad movie?" Lorelai asked her daughter.
"No… what?"
"The Hot Chick." Lorelai said.
"With that guy from Animal?"
"Yeah… it wasn't all that good."
"I saw 28 Days Later last night and that sucked too."
"Isn't that supposed to be that scary/freaky movie?"
"Yep, and it really was stupid."
"Then why'd you see it?"
"The people I was with wanted to see it – and since I haven't seen a good scary movie in a while… I thought I would go too."
"And who was the people you were with?"
"Just people in my Lit class, and some of Paris's friends."
"Paris saw that too?"
"No… she went to the library while we all went out to dinner and a movie." Rory explained, Lorelai had a confused look on her face, "Why didn't she go?"
"Who knows?"
"But it was her friends too."
"Paris is Paris." Rory stated simply. Lorelai got up and walked towards the door, "Let's go?"
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Lorelai and Rory made their way into the crowded supermarket, "Can these people hurry up?" Lorelai whispered to Rory, who just smiled at her mother's comment. They walked towards the candy aisle. "Okay so what should we get?" Rory asked.
"One of everything." Lorelai said, grabbing a package of M & M's. Rory smiled and nodded and asked, "Is Charlie joining us?" Lorelai thought for a moment, He's hardly ever around anymore… he knows that this wedding means a lot to me –
"Mom?" Rory said, interrupting Lorelai's thoughts
"I'm not sure – he's been busy lately. With work and stuff." Lorelai explained.
"I think we have everything we need – are you ready?" Rory asked. Lorelai nodded and they both headed towards the check out counter.
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"Okay so we have the movies, pizza, soda, and candy." Lorelai said, looking at all the food that was scattered all over the table.
"Yes we have everything."
"Okay then… I'll put the movie in the DVD player and we can start." Lorelai said, getting up and walking towards the TV. She heard the door open and saw Charlie walking in. "Hey sweetie."
"We need to talk." Charlie said. They both walked over to their bedroom and Charlie closed the door. Lorelai sat on the bed – confused. "What's wrong?"
"I don't think I can marry you."
"What?"
"I have so much to do – and work takes up all my time… I mean ever since the proposal I haven't even spent more than five minutes in the same room as you." Charlie said, "You're always with Luke or at Stars Hollow – and I'm beginning to think that this whole moving out thing was a mistake."
Lorelai looked at Charlie, she couldn't believe what she was hearing. She looked down, "Me too, I think this whole arrangement sucked."
"Then why didn't you say anything?"
"Cause I was busy planning this wedding – which apparently wasted my time because now it's not going on!" Lorelai yelled.
"I'm moving to California." Charlie said suddenly. Lorelai looked at him shaking her head, "Okay well I'll be moving back to Stars Hollow."
"I thought it could work out."
"So did I – listen you were sweet, kind, and fun to be around with… but it just didn't work out." Lorelai said, hugging him. He returned the hug and smiled at her, "Yeah I know, you're better off with Luke."
"Really? You think so?" She asked, smiling. He nodded. They spent the majority of the night packing – and getting ready to move out and continue on with their own lives.
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