Merry Thanksgiving-Chapter 6
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"LUKE, what's up buddy." A good looking man dressed for the cold came
bounding at them as they entered the bar.
"Hey Russ, man how's it going," Luke exclaimed shaking his friends hands. It was the most in his element that Lorelai had ever seen Luke. He looked so happy the second they entered the dive with the flickering signs out front
"And who is this stunning creature" Russ asked looking Lorelai up and down.
"Um, oh yeah," turning to Lorelai, "this is Lorelai Gilmore." Lorelai did look stunning, she wasn't wearing anything special, but she always managed to look like one of those store models, everything prefect from her hair to her shoes and tonight was no exception. She was wearing the turtleneck she had on earlier, and she'd paired it with a knee length jean skirt and a pair of knee high boots, that were obviously too expensive to be wearing in a bar like this.
"Lorelai Gilmore, no wonder Luke's been hiding you from us; he didn't want to share you."
Luke almost began to protest and explain that Lorelai was just a friend, when a stunning blond walked in on the arm of a dark haired man, reminding him of their hoax.
"Yeah well, how could I not want to keep someone as wonderful as her to myself," said Luke putting his arm naturally around Lorelai.
Lorelai smiled, "it's nice to meet you Russ, now if you don't mind I'm going to steal my man away for a second."
Russ left to join the two who had just walked in leaving Lorelai and Luke together.
"So is that Jolene??" Lorelai whispered pointing to the couple at the door, "she's hot! No wonder you want to make her jealous."
Luke navigated Lorelai toward the group, "yes that is her, and she's not that hot, and that's my friend Noah, her new boyfriend, bringing up the rear."
"Well it certainly is no wonder you didn't want to share me with your friends, your friends obviously steal all you're hot chicks," Lorelai said jokingly.
Luke gave her one of his looks, the kind she got when she asked for a side of pickles with her coffee, and they sat down at a table with his friends.
"Luke my man what's up?" said the man, who was obviously Noah, "how have you been?" "Hi Luke" said Jolene putting her arm around Noah, as if to make sure Luke knew she was there with someone.
It only distracted Luke for a minute before Lorelai chirped in.
"Hi, you must be Noah and Jolene, I've heard so many wonderful things about you both, I'm Lorelai, Luke's girlfriend." With that she slid her hand on top of Luke's, and he let out a sigh of relief, Lorelai always knew how to make him feel comfortable.
"Lorelai, we had no idea Luke was bringing his girlfriend home," said Jolene in a snotty voice, one that Lorelai usually only heard from her mother. "Why didn't you tell us earlier you were bringing her home?"
Once again it was Lorelai to the rescue. "Well, Luke and I were going to spend it with my daughter, but she ended up going to the Bahamas with her grandparents, so Jane was nice enough to take us both in."
"She is such a sweet lady," said a voice from behind. Luke jumped up, "Jenny, Mike!"
Lorelai had heard about Jenny and Mike, Jenny was Luke's cousin and Mike was one of his best friends, he spoke so high of the two. She remembers when Luke had gone to his Aunts last Summer to be the best man in their wedding.
"You must be Lorelai," said the bubbly red head, "I'm so excited to meet you, Aunt Jane said you were gorgeous! How did Luke hook you!?"
Lorelai began to blush, something that Luke had rarely seen her do. "Well you must be Jenny and Mike, You're both just as Luke described, it is so nice to meet you both."
The two sat down at the table, and they all ordered food and drinks.
"So Lorelai, you mentioned you had a daughter? Must be hard to get men with a little one in tote," said Jolene.
"Well she's not exactly a 'little one'" Lorelai responded. "She's 18." "And the only man I wanted to get has practically been a father to Rory since she was born," she said, patting Luke on the arm and kissing him on the cheek.
Her kind words caught Luke off guard, "and she goes to Yale," Luke added, "she's a great kid."
"She sounds wonderful, I would love to meet her sometime," said Jenny.
"Well speaking of that great kid," said Lorelai, "I think I'm going to go call her, and make sure she hasn't decided to marry a cabana boy, excuse me."
With that she left the table, leaving the other's to discuss Luke's new girlfriend.
"Hey Russ, man how's it going," Luke exclaimed shaking his friends hands. It was the most in his element that Lorelai had ever seen Luke. He looked so happy the second they entered the dive with the flickering signs out front
"And who is this stunning creature" Russ asked looking Lorelai up and down.
"Um, oh yeah," turning to Lorelai, "this is Lorelai Gilmore." Lorelai did look stunning, she wasn't wearing anything special, but she always managed to look like one of those store models, everything prefect from her hair to her shoes and tonight was no exception. She was wearing the turtleneck she had on earlier, and she'd paired it with a knee length jean skirt and a pair of knee high boots, that were obviously too expensive to be wearing in a bar like this.
"Lorelai Gilmore, no wonder Luke's been hiding you from us; he didn't want to share you."
Luke almost began to protest and explain that Lorelai was just a friend, when a stunning blond walked in on the arm of a dark haired man, reminding him of their hoax.
"Yeah well, how could I not want to keep someone as wonderful as her to myself," said Luke putting his arm naturally around Lorelai.
Lorelai smiled, "it's nice to meet you Russ, now if you don't mind I'm going to steal my man away for a second."
Russ left to join the two who had just walked in leaving Lorelai and Luke together.
"So is that Jolene??" Lorelai whispered pointing to the couple at the door, "she's hot! No wonder you want to make her jealous."
Luke navigated Lorelai toward the group, "yes that is her, and she's not that hot, and that's my friend Noah, her new boyfriend, bringing up the rear."
"Well it certainly is no wonder you didn't want to share me with your friends, your friends obviously steal all you're hot chicks," Lorelai said jokingly.
Luke gave her one of his looks, the kind she got when she asked for a side of pickles with her coffee, and they sat down at a table with his friends.
"Luke my man what's up?" said the man, who was obviously Noah, "how have you been?" "Hi Luke" said Jolene putting her arm around Noah, as if to make sure Luke knew she was there with someone.
It only distracted Luke for a minute before Lorelai chirped in.
"Hi, you must be Noah and Jolene, I've heard so many wonderful things about you both, I'm Lorelai, Luke's girlfriend." With that she slid her hand on top of Luke's, and he let out a sigh of relief, Lorelai always knew how to make him feel comfortable.
"Lorelai, we had no idea Luke was bringing his girlfriend home," said Jolene in a snotty voice, one that Lorelai usually only heard from her mother. "Why didn't you tell us earlier you were bringing her home?"
Once again it was Lorelai to the rescue. "Well, Luke and I were going to spend it with my daughter, but she ended up going to the Bahamas with her grandparents, so Jane was nice enough to take us both in."
"She is such a sweet lady," said a voice from behind. Luke jumped up, "Jenny, Mike!"
Lorelai had heard about Jenny and Mike, Jenny was Luke's cousin and Mike was one of his best friends, he spoke so high of the two. She remembers when Luke had gone to his Aunts last Summer to be the best man in their wedding.
"You must be Lorelai," said the bubbly red head, "I'm so excited to meet you, Aunt Jane said you were gorgeous! How did Luke hook you!?"
Lorelai began to blush, something that Luke had rarely seen her do. "Well you must be Jenny and Mike, You're both just as Luke described, it is so nice to meet you both."
The two sat down at the table, and they all ordered food and drinks.
"So Lorelai, you mentioned you had a daughter? Must be hard to get men with a little one in tote," said Jolene.
"Well she's not exactly a 'little one'" Lorelai responded. "She's 18." "And the only man I wanted to get has practically been a father to Rory since she was born," she said, patting Luke on the arm and kissing him on the cheek.
Her kind words caught Luke off guard, "and she goes to Yale," Luke added, "she's a great kid."
"She sounds wonderful, I would love to meet her sometime," said Jenny.
"Well speaking of that great kid," said Lorelai, "I think I'm going to go call her, and make sure she hasn't decided to marry a cabana boy, excuse me."
With that she left the table, leaving the other's to discuss Luke's new girlfriend.