CHAPTER TWELVE
Luke had three distinct breakfast crowds in the morning. The six thirty group who staggered in wanting coffee quickly and a hearty breakfast. Than the commuter crowd, newspaper in hand, always wanting a light breakfast and coffee in a take out cup. And finally, the leisurely breakfast crowd, currently consisting of Kirk and Lulu, Taylor and the local minister, and Babette, sitting by the window obviously waiting for Miss Patty. When Patty finally walked in, Luke headed over to their table with coffee pot in hand. They quickly ordered so they could get on with their morning gabfest. They hadn't looked at him once since their quick 'good morning' so he felt safe that he was no longer the topic of their discussion. As he roamed around the tables, refilling coffee cups, he thought he heard them say something about Lorelai. He lingered a moment and heard a little more, something about Lorelai and Jason and an early morning kiss Babette had witnessed. Luke smiled, his first thought being that they were wrong once again......but on further thought, he hated that today the rumors would be about Lorelai and Jason. He hated that they had ever been together and he hated even more that other people were insinuating that they were still together in 'that way'. For the next hour, he stormed around the diner; broke a couple cups, sent silverware clanging to the floor and barked at Caesar. Taylor made some comment about the 'noise factor' and Luke was just about to light into him when Lorelai opened the door. She noticed his dark face immediately, and having seen Miss Patty and Babette by the window, she assumed it had something to do with them.
"Hey, Luke. Coffee, pancakes, quick..........."
Patty got up to leave, said good morning to Lorelai and pinched her check. Babette just gave her a wink and whispered something about 'getting lucky'. Lorelai watched them leave, sure that she and Luke were busted big time. But when she looked at Luke, he just motioned for her to follow him up to his apartment. He took two steps at a time, and by the time she caught up with him, he was red in the face and pacing.
"OK, so what happened? A couple hours ago you were pretty happy...."
"The gossip twins happened."
"More Luke/Nicole talk? I told you not to let it bother you."
"No, not this morning. Today it's Lorelai/Jason talk. Someone saw 'Jason' leaving your house very early this morning....after a long night of.......well, you know how they think."
"Jason?" Lorelai was puzzled. "Oh, I get it. They saw us....didn't recognize you in a suit, kissing me....after a long night of........well, you know." She smiled, "They would be shocked if they knew half of it."
"It's not funny Lorelai. They think you're with him, sleeping with him, doing the things we do........with him." Luke was beside himself just saying the words.
"Hey, wait a minute there. I never did the things we do with him. He was just a little diversion, an appetizer while I was waiting for the main course." She went over to him. "What we do, that's special, just for us. You must know that."
Luke had started to calm down. "Yeah, I guess. I just hate thinking about you and him....like that......."
"Luke, I've been with people, you've been with people. We're not sixteen. We both have histories. Heck, you even married Nicole."
Luke looked down at his shoes and then back up to her, "I did, didn't I?"
"You sure did. And someday you're going to have to explain that to me."
"Well, when I figure it out, you'll be the first to know." He sheepishly answered.
"So, fight over?"
Luke laughed, "It wasn't a fight, just a minor skirmish."
Lorelai winked at him, "Darn, I was so hoping for make-up sex. It's the best, you know."
"God, it if gets any better, I'll be a dead man." He pulled her close, happy that they had talked it all out. He kissed her firmly, letting his hand roam down her backside. She pulled slightly away, "You know what I want right now?"
Luke, smiled, thinking he knew exactly what she wanted.
"I want breakfast!" She laughed and sent him downstairs to cook while she combed her hair and pulled herself together. On the way out of his apartment, she checked the drawer next to his bed. She pulled out a small box and went looking for a small bag. She quickly threw the box in the bag and hid it behind her back as she went down to the diner.
Luke watched her clean her plate and drink several cups of coffee before she declared that she was done. He shook his head in wonder as she started out the door. But she turned and came back, handing him the bag and told him to please throw it away. Luke was puzzled, so he looked in the bag. His face turned red, as he checked the diner to see if anyone was watching. Lorelai smiled and waved as he threw the bag away, the bag with his last box of condoms.
"I'll be back about three for that little 'thing' we discussed, the make-up thing."
Luke, recovered enough to say, "I'll be here. I think everything we need is upstairs. It might take a while to get it all together."
Lorelai snickered, ""Yeah, well, I have the rest of the day to fool with it. It may take a couple of 'attempts' to get the results we want. But I'm sure it will be well worth the effort we put forth." She winked and was out the door.
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Happy New Year everyone. Play safe!!!
Luke had three distinct breakfast crowds in the morning. The six thirty group who staggered in wanting coffee quickly and a hearty breakfast. Than the commuter crowd, newspaper in hand, always wanting a light breakfast and coffee in a take out cup. And finally, the leisurely breakfast crowd, currently consisting of Kirk and Lulu, Taylor and the local minister, and Babette, sitting by the window obviously waiting for Miss Patty. When Patty finally walked in, Luke headed over to their table with coffee pot in hand. They quickly ordered so they could get on with their morning gabfest. They hadn't looked at him once since their quick 'good morning' so he felt safe that he was no longer the topic of their discussion. As he roamed around the tables, refilling coffee cups, he thought he heard them say something about Lorelai. He lingered a moment and heard a little more, something about Lorelai and Jason and an early morning kiss Babette had witnessed. Luke smiled, his first thought being that they were wrong once again......but on further thought, he hated that today the rumors would be about Lorelai and Jason. He hated that they had ever been together and he hated even more that other people were insinuating that they were still together in 'that way'. For the next hour, he stormed around the diner; broke a couple cups, sent silverware clanging to the floor and barked at Caesar. Taylor made some comment about the 'noise factor' and Luke was just about to light into him when Lorelai opened the door. She noticed his dark face immediately, and having seen Miss Patty and Babette by the window, she assumed it had something to do with them.
"Hey, Luke. Coffee, pancakes, quick..........."
Patty got up to leave, said good morning to Lorelai and pinched her check. Babette just gave her a wink and whispered something about 'getting lucky'. Lorelai watched them leave, sure that she and Luke were busted big time. But when she looked at Luke, he just motioned for her to follow him up to his apartment. He took two steps at a time, and by the time she caught up with him, he was red in the face and pacing.
"OK, so what happened? A couple hours ago you were pretty happy...."
"The gossip twins happened."
"More Luke/Nicole talk? I told you not to let it bother you."
"No, not this morning. Today it's Lorelai/Jason talk. Someone saw 'Jason' leaving your house very early this morning....after a long night of.......well, you know how they think."
"Jason?" Lorelai was puzzled. "Oh, I get it. They saw us....didn't recognize you in a suit, kissing me....after a long night of........well, you know." She smiled, "They would be shocked if they knew half of it."
"It's not funny Lorelai. They think you're with him, sleeping with him, doing the things we do........with him." Luke was beside himself just saying the words.
"Hey, wait a minute there. I never did the things we do with him. He was just a little diversion, an appetizer while I was waiting for the main course." She went over to him. "What we do, that's special, just for us. You must know that."
Luke had started to calm down. "Yeah, I guess. I just hate thinking about you and him....like that......."
"Luke, I've been with people, you've been with people. We're not sixteen. We both have histories. Heck, you even married Nicole."
Luke looked down at his shoes and then back up to her, "I did, didn't I?"
"You sure did. And someday you're going to have to explain that to me."
"Well, when I figure it out, you'll be the first to know." He sheepishly answered.
"So, fight over?"
Luke laughed, "It wasn't a fight, just a minor skirmish."
Lorelai winked at him, "Darn, I was so hoping for make-up sex. It's the best, you know."
"God, it if gets any better, I'll be a dead man." He pulled her close, happy that they had talked it all out. He kissed her firmly, letting his hand roam down her backside. She pulled slightly away, "You know what I want right now?"
Luke, smiled, thinking he knew exactly what she wanted.
"I want breakfast!" She laughed and sent him downstairs to cook while she combed her hair and pulled herself together. On the way out of his apartment, she checked the drawer next to his bed. She pulled out a small box and went looking for a small bag. She quickly threw the box in the bag and hid it behind her back as she went down to the diner.
Luke watched her clean her plate and drink several cups of coffee before she declared that she was done. He shook his head in wonder as she started out the door. But she turned and came back, handing him the bag and told him to please throw it away. Luke was puzzled, so he looked in the bag. His face turned red, as he checked the diner to see if anyone was watching. Lorelai smiled and waved as he threw the bag away, the bag with his last box of condoms.
"I'll be back about three for that little 'thing' we discussed, the make-up thing."
Luke, recovered enough to say, "I'll be here. I think everything we need is upstairs. It might take a while to get it all together."
Lorelai snickered, ""Yeah, well, I have the rest of the day to fool with it. It may take a couple of 'attempts' to get the results we want. But I'm sure it will be well worth the effort we put forth." She winked and was out the door.
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Happy New Year everyone. Play safe!!!