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His only way out: Part 6**
Lorelai awoke to a lawn mower. She squinted into the brightness as she opened her eyes. She remembered back to last night and felt a knot in her stomach. It wasn't a dream. She let go of her pillow and looked over at the clock, 7.03am. She grumbled and slowly moved out of her bed holding her head up with her hand.
She hopped in the shower. It gave her refreshment from the night. Luke's anxious face smothered her thoughts and she closed her eyes, feeling sad again.
The walk to Luke's was swift. The note would be there and so would Ceasar. She had no time to waste.
The bell played its jingle as a sign of entry. She looked around and spotted the man she was after. She knew she had to act casual. She walked calmly up to the counter where Ceasar was serving a customer. He looked briefly over at her as she sat down near the register. She looked around at the space in front of her and the register. There were a few pieces of paper resting on the side of it.
She tilted her head sideways to get a better look until she was interrupted. "Can I get you something?" Ceasar asked.
She looked up at him abruptly, "Oh, um, yeah. Just coffee- please." He nodded and took a cup from behind him, filling it up. She smiled, "Thanks." He walked off to serve another customer. She followed him subtly with her eyes before she focused her attention back to the side of the register. She took sip of coffee and placed the mug softly back on the counter.
There were three white small pieces of paper. They all had writing on them, but they were too out of sight to tell what was on what. She looked around again and pulled the papers from their place. She felt bad for doing it, but she knew it was the only way she could go after him. She folded them in half with her palm and took and a long sip of coffee. She got up from the stool and left some money on the counter. She quickly glanced at the side of the register and felt a wave of nervousness worried about getting caught. It was like opening someone's mail!
She scooted out of the diner and onto the sidewalk, crossing the road onto the grass. She walked slowly with no destination really in mind. She opened the folded papers. The first was a note about new shipments. She flipped it over to check if anything was written on the reverse, but there was nothing. She put it at the back of the stack and took the next one. It was folded and had nothing written on the front fold. She flipped it over and saw it. The note she was looking for. 'Ceasar.' Her heart thumped a little harder as she opened it. Luke's handwriting covered the paper.
CeasarI'm gonna be out of town for a few days.
I need you to take over
the diner for the time I'm gone. Sorry about this,
I have my reasons, and I'll make the time up for you.
If you are unable to make it in, close the diner. I'll call
you around 8 tomorrow morning.
Thanks, Luke.
Lorelai covered her mouth slightly with her hand and looked around again. She stuffed the notes in her pocket and crossed the street again.
She sat in the diner once again. Three minutes to eight. The notes had been placed back in their original spot and she now nursed another coffee. The phone would ring any minute now, any minute.
She tapped her fingers on the side of the large mug and the phone rang. It rang! Her eyes and ears pounced on the phone. Ceasar picked it up. Finally.
"Luke's." Lorelai listened intently. "Yeah I got it . . ." he took his order pad and pen, "Okay, go . . ." he wrote on the pad, "So it's 555-3567 and room 3." She grabbed her cell phone and typed the number in quickly. After storing it she drank the rest of her coffee and left with a feeling of trepidation. She would find him today and with an explanation that she didn't have.
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AN: The next part will be posted tomorrow. After tomorrows update the story will be placed in the 'R' rated section. So keep a watch out.
Thoughts please!