CHAPTER FIVE
Friday was the only day of the week that Lorelai didn't mind getting up early. She couldn't stay in bed really. Friday was 'Rory Day' to her-she tried to put the dinner part out of her mind. Usually after dinner, they would head back to Stars Hollow for talk, junk food, and movies. But tonight would be different. Rory was going back to campus and spending the weekend there. Lorelai knew it was good for her to spend more time there, but she also knew that it wasn't going to be a fun weekend for her. So tonight, after dinner, they were heading to a coffee house near campus for a little private mother daughter time. Lorelai usually filled her in on the town meeting, and the odd little things that usual kept Stars Hollow going. Tonight that was going to take about two seconds.
Dinner was a sad affair. Richard and Emily had a thousand questions for Rory but not much to say to Lorelai. That was usually a good thing but tonight she just wanted to get out of there and be with her daughter.
Lorelai loved the coffee house Rory had found. It was warm and cozy and full of wonderful scents--coffee and fresh baked desserts-- Lorelai's vision of heaven. Rory was full of all the extra stuff that she would never share with the grandparents. Lorelai loved watching her enthusiasm for all her new experiences. Lorelai had a few to share of her own, her own stuff that her parents would never hear. Rory loved hearing about the nights at the diner and the 'spilling thing' cracked her up. She could just picture Luke's face. And of course, the updates about the inn and Sookie and Lane. Fun stuff. The time went quickly and soon Lorelai was on her way back to Stars Hollow. She didn't want to go home so she popped into the diner for more coffee and a little bit of "Luke'.
"Hey, Caesar. Didn't expect to see you here. Where's the boss?"
"Hi, Lorelai. Luke went into the city to see Nicole. He'll be back tomorrow."
"Good for him. He hasn't taken a night off in a while. Hope they have something fun planned.' She said feeling a strange twinge.
"Not likely. Luke left here carrying his suit, and grumbling about some dumb party and having to make small talk with a bunch of strangers about stuff he really doesn't care about. He was not happy."
"Oh, well. Maybe Nicole well 'make nice' and it won't be so bad."
"Yea, I bet he'll like the "making nice' part."
Lorelai laughed as Caesar turned three shades of red. Gotta loosen that guy up too. Why is it always my job?
Lorelai headed home. Why hadn't Luke mentioned his little trip to her? She thought they talked about everything. Every time she told him he needed to take a night off he always had an excuse. She really didn't know Nicole very well but she didn't like the changes she had seen in Luke since they had started dating-well, she did like the way he had been dressing lately. But she didn't like that it was for 'her'. But she seemed to make him happy and he sure deserved someone special. It had been a long time since Rachel. Talk about a dry spell.....down Lorelai.......thinking about her own dry spell.
Loreali spent a really boring night at home, alone, just the remote and bad, bad TV. She went to bed early, knowing tomorrow would be much the same. Gotta get a life, girl....
Heading to the diner the next morning, she was still feeling a little hurt that Luke hadn't mentioned his little trip. It was crazy. It's not like he has to account to me about anything. Why is it bugging me so? Must be because I'm lonely and bored and have nothing else to think about. But she knew that wasn't true.
Caesar was swamped with breakfast orders, almost every seat was taken. She hadn't seen a bus outside or anything. She went behind the counter and grabbed the coffee pot. She loved this part of the job. Refilling coffee cups always made the customers happy. This she understood. She sweet talked the men and gave the women the heads up on the best shops. Before she knew it, the lunch crowd starting streaming in. Wow, Saturday at the diner was a circus. She was beginning to understand just how hard Luke worked and how well he handled it. You think you know some one and then you find out you have just scratched the surface.
Luke woke up that morning in Nicole's king size bed, with its deep green satin sheets, in her perfect Manhatten apartment. Nicole sure likes the best of everything, and color coordinated too-what is she doing with me? Luke had not had a good time last night. He really did wonder what the attraction was. She seemed more suited to the guys he met at the parties she kept dragging him to. The sex was good-- quiet, intense, and satisfying--not unlike Nicole. No one was going to spontaneously combust here, especially on these slippery sheets. He didn't have much to compare it to. With Rachel, it had been hot and sweaty and sometimes a little loud. She loved to experiment and teach him new things. Slow and steady wins the race, but there's a lot to be said for a little heat and sweat along the way. And that's when Luke realized that he was missing something he needed and wanted-someone that would bring that back into his life. And that's what he thought about all the way back to Stars Hollow.
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Friday was the only day of the week that Lorelai didn't mind getting up early. She couldn't stay in bed really. Friday was 'Rory Day' to her-she tried to put the dinner part out of her mind. Usually after dinner, they would head back to Stars Hollow for talk, junk food, and movies. But tonight would be different. Rory was going back to campus and spending the weekend there. Lorelai knew it was good for her to spend more time there, but she also knew that it wasn't going to be a fun weekend for her. So tonight, after dinner, they were heading to a coffee house near campus for a little private mother daughter time. Lorelai usually filled her in on the town meeting, and the odd little things that usual kept Stars Hollow going. Tonight that was going to take about two seconds.
Dinner was a sad affair. Richard and Emily had a thousand questions for Rory but not much to say to Lorelai. That was usually a good thing but tonight she just wanted to get out of there and be with her daughter.
Lorelai loved the coffee house Rory had found. It was warm and cozy and full of wonderful scents--coffee and fresh baked desserts-- Lorelai's vision of heaven. Rory was full of all the extra stuff that she would never share with the grandparents. Lorelai loved watching her enthusiasm for all her new experiences. Lorelai had a few to share of her own, her own stuff that her parents would never hear. Rory loved hearing about the nights at the diner and the 'spilling thing' cracked her up. She could just picture Luke's face. And of course, the updates about the inn and Sookie and Lane. Fun stuff. The time went quickly and soon Lorelai was on her way back to Stars Hollow. She didn't want to go home so she popped into the diner for more coffee and a little bit of "Luke'.
"Hey, Caesar. Didn't expect to see you here. Where's the boss?"
"Hi, Lorelai. Luke went into the city to see Nicole. He'll be back tomorrow."
"Good for him. He hasn't taken a night off in a while. Hope they have something fun planned.' She said feeling a strange twinge.
"Not likely. Luke left here carrying his suit, and grumbling about some dumb party and having to make small talk with a bunch of strangers about stuff he really doesn't care about. He was not happy."
"Oh, well. Maybe Nicole well 'make nice' and it won't be so bad."
"Yea, I bet he'll like the "making nice' part."
Lorelai laughed as Caesar turned three shades of red. Gotta loosen that guy up too. Why is it always my job?
Lorelai headed home. Why hadn't Luke mentioned his little trip to her? She thought they talked about everything. Every time she told him he needed to take a night off he always had an excuse. She really didn't know Nicole very well but she didn't like the changes she had seen in Luke since they had started dating-well, she did like the way he had been dressing lately. But she didn't like that it was for 'her'. But she seemed to make him happy and he sure deserved someone special. It had been a long time since Rachel. Talk about a dry spell.....down Lorelai.......thinking about her own dry spell.
Loreali spent a really boring night at home, alone, just the remote and bad, bad TV. She went to bed early, knowing tomorrow would be much the same. Gotta get a life, girl....
Heading to the diner the next morning, she was still feeling a little hurt that Luke hadn't mentioned his little trip. It was crazy. It's not like he has to account to me about anything. Why is it bugging me so? Must be because I'm lonely and bored and have nothing else to think about. But she knew that wasn't true.
Caesar was swamped with breakfast orders, almost every seat was taken. She hadn't seen a bus outside or anything. She went behind the counter and grabbed the coffee pot. She loved this part of the job. Refilling coffee cups always made the customers happy. This she understood. She sweet talked the men and gave the women the heads up on the best shops. Before she knew it, the lunch crowd starting streaming in. Wow, Saturday at the diner was a circus. She was beginning to understand just how hard Luke worked and how well he handled it. You think you know some one and then you find out you have just scratched the surface.
Luke woke up that morning in Nicole's king size bed, with its deep green satin sheets, in her perfect Manhatten apartment. Nicole sure likes the best of everything, and color coordinated too-what is she doing with me? Luke had not had a good time last night. He really did wonder what the attraction was. She seemed more suited to the guys he met at the parties she kept dragging him to. The sex was good-- quiet, intense, and satisfying--not unlike Nicole. No one was going to spontaneously combust here, especially on these slippery sheets. He didn't have much to compare it to. With Rachel, it had been hot and sweaty and sometimes a little loud. She loved to experiment and teach him new things. Slow and steady wins the race, but there's a lot to be said for a little heat and sweat along the way. And that's when Luke realized that he was missing something he needed and wanted-someone that would bring that back into his life. And that's what he thought about all the way back to Stars Hollow.
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