Author's Note: Okay, I decided that I have been neglecting this story for
far too long. So, I'm back! I think if I want Luke and Lorelai to get
together, I better write it myself. Lorelai is dating some coffee guy and
Luke is with a lawyer????? Why are they doing this to me??? Anyway,
here's the continuation of my story. It continues from the where I left
off.
Also, I have to say, originally this was going to be, not only a L/L fanfic, but also R/D, but I've changed it a bit---I've been charmed by a wily little guy named Jess---he's making an appearance here, so get ready for the triangle.
Disclaimer: I own no rights to the Gilmore Girls or its' characters.
Discovering True Love
Chapter Seven: New Boy in Town
Lorelai pulled the car into a parking spot in front of Luke's. "Oh, good, he's still open!" she breathed a sigh of relief.
Rory looked over at her mother. "Of course he's still open," she said, "Luke wouldn't close until you came in for one last cup of coffee."
Lorelai smiled to herself. She knew Rory was right. She could always count on Luke to supply her with coffee. 'And maybe something more,' she secretly thought.
Pulling into a parking spot in front of the diner, Lorelai followed Rory inside. They sat at their usual table. "Can we get some coffee, Caesar?" Lorelai called out to Luke's part-time cook. Caesar nodded and carried the coffee pot and two giant mugs over to their table. As he filled each cup, Lorelai smiled up at him. "Where's Luke?" She knew that Caesar rarely left the kitchen, except to cover the restaurant when Luke was unavailable.
"He ran to the bus stop," Caesar replied, "He'll be back soon. You want pie? We've got pecan praline."
Lorelai nodded and continued to try to get some information from Caesar but he either wasn't cooperating or he just didn't know. When he retreated back to the counter, Lorelai turned to Rory. She was lost in thought, staring out the window. "What are you looking at?" she asked, craning her neck to look out the window.
"Huh?" Rory was startled out of her reverie. "I'm sorry, what?"
"Wow, you were a million miles away," Lorelai teased. "What was so engrossing that you would ignore your own mother?"
Rory pointed out the window. Luke was walking towards the diner with a teenage boy. The boy was not happy, Rory could see how he was slouched over as he walked and even though she wasn't close enough to see, she knew he was frowning.
"Who's that?" Lorelai asked Caesar, as he brought over their pie.
When he shrugged, Lorelai and Rory turned to watch through the window. Luke led the boy into the diner. "My apartment's upstairs," he was saying, "take your stuff and I'll be up in a minute."
The boy said nothing as he turned toward the stairs. Luke sighed. 'What have I gotten myself into?' he asked himself. Just then, he saw Lorelai and Rory sitting nearby. Smiling, he went over to their table. "Hey, been here long?" he asked, as he took a seat next to Lorelai. He bent over and kissed her quickly.
"Are you just going to act like nothing's happened?" Lorelai accused.
"What are you talking about now?" he asked, bracing for another "Lorelai rant". As much as he cared for Lorelai, he could only take so much of her ramblings before he lost his mind.
Lorelai looked at him. "When were you going to tell us who that was who went upstairs?"
Luke smirked. "He's my nephew," he finally said, "my sister Liz's son, Jess."
"What's he doing here?" Lorelai asked.
"Oh, my sister was having a few problems so she sent Jess to live here while she straightened them out," Luke replied. "Let me tell you, Jess is not happy to be here. He hasn't said a word since I picked him up."
During the entire exchange, Rory had remained quiet. She had been riveted since she spotted Jess. There was something about him that made her want to get to know him. Maybe it was the tortured soul he appeared to be as he silently walked in the diner, Rory didn't know, but she did know that he intrigued her.
Later, that night, Lorelai and Rory finally made it home. "Good night, hon," Lorelai called to her daughter, as she trudged upstairs. Rory went into her room and picked up her favorite book, Great Expectations, and pulled back the covers. She slid underneath fully clothed and opened her book. Within five minutes, she was asleep.
*****
The next day, Lorelai was awakened by her fuzzy alarm clock ringing at 8 am. Without picking up her head, she reached out and grabbed the clock and threw it halfway across the room.
"Yikes!" Rory called out, as she poked her head in to her mother's room, just as the clock hit the door. "Mom? Is it safe to come in?"
Lorelai poked her head out of the covers. Seeing Rory dressed, she creased her brow. "Why are you up so early?"
"I'm meeting Dean for breakfast," Rory told her
Lorelai nodded. "Have fun, babe," she called out, as she burrowed underneath the blankets again.
Rory walked into town towards Luke's diner. Everyone in town seemed to be awake already. She saw Miss Patty standing outside her dance studio and Taylor Doose was sweeping outside his store as she walked by.
As she reached Luke's, she peeked in the window, but didn't spot Dean. She let herself in and took a seat at the counter. Luke was nowhere in sight. "Hello!" she called.
Just then, Jess came out of the kitchen carrying a bowl full of cereal. He stopped in his tracks when he saw Rory. "Who are you?" he demanded.
"I'm Rory," she smiled, recognizing him from the night before, "you must be Jess."
"Rory? Is that supposed to mean something to me?" he cracked.
Rory frowned. "I'm a friend of Luke's," she told him, irritated.
"Oh, that makes a big difference," Jess said, sarcastically. He turned away and walked quickly upstairs.
Rory was stunned. She wasn't used to being treated so rudely. Paris didn't even treat her this badly.
Dean walked in and saw Rory sitting alone. "Good morning," he greeted, as he took a seat next to her. She smiled absentmindedly when he kissed her. Luke appeared downstairs and poured them a cup of coffee. After giving him their order, he went into the kitchen. They could hear muffled shouts as he noticed the mess that Jess made.
*****
That's all for now---hope you like it. Please review!
Also, I have to say, originally this was going to be, not only a L/L fanfic, but also R/D, but I've changed it a bit---I've been charmed by a wily little guy named Jess---he's making an appearance here, so get ready for the triangle.
Disclaimer: I own no rights to the Gilmore Girls or its' characters.
Discovering True Love
Chapter Seven: New Boy in Town
Lorelai pulled the car into a parking spot in front of Luke's. "Oh, good, he's still open!" she breathed a sigh of relief.
Rory looked over at her mother. "Of course he's still open," she said, "Luke wouldn't close until you came in for one last cup of coffee."
Lorelai smiled to herself. She knew Rory was right. She could always count on Luke to supply her with coffee. 'And maybe something more,' she secretly thought.
Pulling into a parking spot in front of the diner, Lorelai followed Rory inside. They sat at their usual table. "Can we get some coffee, Caesar?" Lorelai called out to Luke's part-time cook. Caesar nodded and carried the coffee pot and two giant mugs over to their table. As he filled each cup, Lorelai smiled up at him. "Where's Luke?" She knew that Caesar rarely left the kitchen, except to cover the restaurant when Luke was unavailable.
"He ran to the bus stop," Caesar replied, "He'll be back soon. You want pie? We've got pecan praline."
Lorelai nodded and continued to try to get some information from Caesar but he either wasn't cooperating or he just didn't know. When he retreated back to the counter, Lorelai turned to Rory. She was lost in thought, staring out the window. "What are you looking at?" she asked, craning her neck to look out the window.
"Huh?" Rory was startled out of her reverie. "I'm sorry, what?"
"Wow, you were a million miles away," Lorelai teased. "What was so engrossing that you would ignore your own mother?"
Rory pointed out the window. Luke was walking towards the diner with a teenage boy. The boy was not happy, Rory could see how he was slouched over as he walked and even though she wasn't close enough to see, she knew he was frowning.
"Who's that?" Lorelai asked Caesar, as he brought over their pie.
When he shrugged, Lorelai and Rory turned to watch through the window. Luke led the boy into the diner. "My apartment's upstairs," he was saying, "take your stuff and I'll be up in a minute."
The boy said nothing as he turned toward the stairs. Luke sighed. 'What have I gotten myself into?' he asked himself. Just then, he saw Lorelai and Rory sitting nearby. Smiling, he went over to their table. "Hey, been here long?" he asked, as he took a seat next to Lorelai. He bent over and kissed her quickly.
"Are you just going to act like nothing's happened?" Lorelai accused.
"What are you talking about now?" he asked, bracing for another "Lorelai rant". As much as he cared for Lorelai, he could only take so much of her ramblings before he lost his mind.
Lorelai looked at him. "When were you going to tell us who that was who went upstairs?"
Luke smirked. "He's my nephew," he finally said, "my sister Liz's son, Jess."
"What's he doing here?" Lorelai asked.
"Oh, my sister was having a few problems so she sent Jess to live here while she straightened them out," Luke replied. "Let me tell you, Jess is not happy to be here. He hasn't said a word since I picked him up."
During the entire exchange, Rory had remained quiet. She had been riveted since she spotted Jess. There was something about him that made her want to get to know him. Maybe it was the tortured soul he appeared to be as he silently walked in the diner, Rory didn't know, but she did know that he intrigued her.
Later, that night, Lorelai and Rory finally made it home. "Good night, hon," Lorelai called to her daughter, as she trudged upstairs. Rory went into her room and picked up her favorite book, Great Expectations, and pulled back the covers. She slid underneath fully clothed and opened her book. Within five minutes, she was asleep.
*****
The next day, Lorelai was awakened by her fuzzy alarm clock ringing at 8 am. Without picking up her head, she reached out and grabbed the clock and threw it halfway across the room.
"Yikes!" Rory called out, as she poked her head in to her mother's room, just as the clock hit the door. "Mom? Is it safe to come in?"
Lorelai poked her head out of the covers. Seeing Rory dressed, she creased her brow. "Why are you up so early?"
"I'm meeting Dean for breakfast," Rory told her
Lorelai nodded. "Have fun, babe," she called out, as she burrowed underneath the blankets again.
Rory walked into town towards Luke's diner. Everyone in town seemed to be awake already. She saw Miss Patty standing outside her dance studio and Taylor Doose was sweeping outside his store as she walked by.
As she reached Luke's, she peeked in the window, but didn't spot Dean. She let herself in and took a seat at the counter. Luke was nowhere in sight. "Hello!" she called.
Just then, Jess came out of the kitchen carrying a bowl full of cereal. He stopped in his tracks when he saw Rory. "Who are you?" he demanded.
"I'm Rory," she smiled, recognizing him from the night before, "you must be Jess."
"Rory? Is that supposed to mean something to me?" he cracked.
Rory frowned. "I'm a friend of Luke's," she told him, irritated.
"Oh, that makes a big difference," Jess said, sarcastically. He turned away and walked quickly upstairs.
Rory was stunned. She wasn't used to being treated so rudely. Paris didn't even treat her this badly.
Dean walked in and saw Rory sitting alone. "Good morning," he greeted, as he took a seat next to her. She smiled absentmindedly when he kissed her. Luke appeared downstairs and poured them a cup of coffee. After giving him their order, he went into the kitchen. They could hear muffled shouts as he noticed the mess that Jess made.
*****
That's all for now---hope you like it. Please review!