Disclaimer: When I posted the first chapter, I realized that I didn't put
in a disclaimer. LOL. So, here it is, I do not own any of the characters
in this story (I just wish I did. LOL). They are the property of the WB
and Amy Sherman-Palladino.
Author's Note: Thank you to all of you who have taken the time to read and review my story. It is thanks to you that I am happy to continue L/L's story.
Summary: Lorelai and Rory have returned from their road trip. On their way home, Rory is reunited with Dean as Lorelai is surprised by Luke.
Discovering True Love
Chapter Two: Avoidance 101
Lorelai thought about his question. Normally she didn't have to think twice about getting a cup of coffee at Luke's. But now she was all confused. Rory had accused her of taking the trip to get away from Luke. Could it be true? Lorelai wondered. Was it possible that the reason she was avoiding the town was because of Luke?
She decided that the best thing for her to do would be to continue her daily routine while she thought about what she wanted. She found a parking spot right in front of the diner and got out of the car.
"How was your trip?" Luke asked, innocently, as she fell into step beside him.
"Why do you want to know?"
Luke looked over at her. She seemed different to him. Normally, Lorelai would be kidding and joking around with him, but now she was almost nervous to be around him. "Um, I was just asking since you were gone for two months," he told her, "you must have done something worth telling in all that time."
Lorelai avoided his glance. "Oh, look, when was that tree planted?" she asked him, changing the subject.
Luke looked over to what she was referring to. It was a pathetic-looking tree in the square. Smirking, he revealed, "that was Taylor's idea. He kept insisting that the square needed a shaded tree for a hot summer day. I kept telling him that summer was not the time to plant it but you know Taylor."
Lorelai nodded, smiling. Taylor was the town's very outspoken mayor. He always had a million ideas for the progress of Stars Hollow.
"Anyway," Luke continued, "Taylor, being Taylor, didn't listen and this summer has been the hottest one of record. The tree didn't stand a chance."
"We have to save that tree, Luke," she insisted, "I say we take turns watering it and talking to it. Telling it that it is not pathetic."
"I am not talking to a tree."
Regardless, Lorelai grabbed him by the arm and dragged him across the street. When they got to the tree, Lorelai knelt down, dragging Luke with her, and started talking. "I know you're hot, Mr. Tree," she began, "but we all appreciate what you're going through. You're going to be the most beautiful tree that ever grew in Stars Hollow." She nudged Luke, motioning for him to speak.
"Uh, yeah," Luke awkwardly said.
Lorelai suddenly got up and ran across the street. She burst into the diner, with Luke right behind her. "I need a pitcher of water," she said to no one in particular. She reached behind the counter and picked up the pitcher Luke always kept there. Luke came around behind the counter and took the pitcher out of her hands. "I need that, Luke," she told him, "for the tree."
"You need water, Lorelai," he told her, as he went into the kitchen to fill it up. When he came back out, Lorelai smiled her thanks to him when he handed it to her. She ran (although more slowly than before) outside and back across the street. Luke stayed behind and watched as she knelt down and began pouring the water over the dehydrated little tree. She was amazing, he thought, as he stood watching her. Lorelai never failed to surprise him. For as long as he could remember, she had been brightening up his day with her zany ideas. And the thing about Lorelai, she wasn't doing it to impress anyone, she was just being….well, she was just being Lorelai.
Lorelai returned to the diner and handed back his pitcher. "I'll need one every day," she told him, adding, "along with my coffee."
She felt better now that she had something else on her mind than herself and her own thoughts. Now that she had a mission, Project Tree she called it, she didn't have to think about Luke or whatever feelings she had for him. Lorelai smiled contently as she took a seat and waited patiently for her coffee. Only as patiently as she could wait, she thought to herself, as she called out to Luke, "where's my coffee?"
(That's all for now. I admit, it's not very good, but the next chapter will be better, I promise. ( Again, I appreciate any and all feedback.)
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Author's Note: Thank you to all of you who have taken the time to read and review my story. It is thanks to you that I am happy to continue L/L's story.
Summary: Lorelai and Rory have returned from their road trip. On their way home, Rory is reunited with Dean as Lorelai is surprised by Luke.
Discovering True Love
Chapter Two: Avoidance 101
Lorelai thought about his question. Normally she didn't have to think twice about getting a cup of coffee at Luke's. But now she was all confused. Rory had accused her of taking the trip to get away from Luke. Could it be true? Lorelai wondered. Was it possible that the reason she was avoiding the town was because of Luke?
She decided that the best thing for her to do would be to continue her daily routine while she thought about what she wanted. She found a parking spot right in front of the diner and got out of the car.
"How was your trip?" Luke asked, innocently, as she fell into step beside him.
"Why do you want to know?"
Luke looked over at her. She seemed different to him. Normally, Lorelai would be kidding and joking around with him, but now she was almost nervous to be around him. "Um, I was just asking since you were gone for two months," he told her, "you must have done something worth telling in all that time."
Lorelai avoided his glance. "Oh, look, when was that tree planted?" she asked him, changing the subject.
Luke looked over to what she was referring to. It was a pathetic-looking tree in the square. Smirking, he revealed, "that was Taylor's idea. He kept insisting that the square needed a shaded tree for a hot summer day. I kept telling him that summer was not the time to plant it but you know Taylor."
Lorelai nodded, smiling. Taylor was the town's very outspoken mayor. He always had a million ideas for the progress of Stars Hollow.
"Anyway," Luke continued, "Taylor, being Taylor, didn't listen and this summer has been the hottest one of record. The tree didn't stand a chance."
"We have to save that tree, Luke," she insisted, "I say we take turns watering it and talking to it. Telling it that it is not pathetic."
"I am not talking to a tree."
Regardless, Lorelai grabbed him by the arm and dragged him across the street. When they got to the tree, Lorelai knelt down, dragging Luke with her, and started talking. "I know you're hot, Mr. Tree," she began, "but we all appreciate what you're going through. You're going to be the most beautiful tree that ever grew in Stars Hollow." She nudged Luke, motioning for him to speak.
"Uh, yeah," Luke awkwardly said.
Lorelai suddenly got up and ran across the street. She burst into the diner, with Luke right behind her. "I need a pitcher of water," she said to no one in particular. She reached behind the counter and picked up the pitcher Luke always kept there. Luke came around behind the counter and took the pitcher out of her hands. "I need that, Luke," she told him, "for the tree."
"You need water, Lorelai," he told her, as he went into the kitchen to fill it up. When he came back out, Lorelai smiled her thanks to him when he handed it to her. She ran (although more slowly than before) outside and back across the street. Luke stayed behind and watched as she knelt down and began pouring the water over the dehydrated little tree. She was amazing, he thought, as he stood watching her. Lorelai never failed to surprise him. For as long as he could remember, she had been brightening up his day with her zany ideas. And the thing about Lorelai, she wasn't doing it to impress anyone, she was just being….well, she was just being Lorelai.
Lorelai returned to the diner and handed back his pitcher. "I'll need one every day," she told him, adding, "along with my coffee."
She felt better now that she had something else on her mind than herself and her own thoughts. Now that she had a mission, Project Tree she called it, she didn't have to think about Luke or whatever feelings she had for him. Lorelai smiled contently as she took a seat and waited patiently for her coffee. Only as patiently as she could wait, she thought to herself, as she called out to Luke, "where's my coffee?"
(That's all for now. I admit, it's not very good, but the next chapter will be better, I promise. ( Again, I appreciate any and all feedback.)
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