CHAPTER TWENTY
Luke had a definite plan for the night. The letter had just made everything fall into perfect place. He had a few errands to run before he could get dressed and pick up Lorelai. Caesar was more than willing to take charge for the night and open in the morning. Luke promised him a bonus and extra vacation time, but Caesar was just happy that the tortured look was gone from his face. Then Luke set out to put his idea in motion.
Lorelai, meanwhile, was soaking in a tub of bubbles. She felt good about their talk that afternoon and thought they had finally broken through the small barrier they had been tip toeing around for the last few weeks. She stepped out of the tub, and looked at her shapely naked body in the mirror.
Before she wrapped herself in her big robe, she ran her fingers over her full breasts, her hips, and her flat stomach. She thought about Luke's large, gentle hands touching these same parts, the pleasure he gave her, and the passion they shared. She smiled to herself and realized she was actually looking forward to this evening. Sure, it would be an eventful one.
She had just slipped on her black dress when the doorbell rang. She pulled on her shoes as she descended the stairs, noting that Luke was right on time. When she opened the door, he stood before her with a huge bouquet of mixed flowers. Their bold color and scent made her smile and she thanked him with a sweet kiss. As she arranged them in a vase, Luke came up behind her and kissed her gently on the neck. She shivered at the contact, and abandoned the flowers to pull his arms around her. A milestone had occurred that afternoon, and they both now felt they were really a couple. A couple that no one or no 'thing' would ever part again. Luke pulled her around to face him and whispered something in her ear.
"What......did you say....."
"Marry me Lorelai. When we go to your parents tonight, I want you to truly be mine. I want us to face them as a couple, ready to commit to a life time of dinners, and holidays, and being a family."
"Are you sure? Are we ready?"
"I'm sure. I'm no longer tied to Nicole. You tell me, are you ready? This time it will be for life, all or nothing."
Lorelai smiled, sure of her feelings. "Yes, I'm ready. I've never been this sure of anything. It feels so right, so natural, so .........yes, I'll marry you."
They sealed their commitment with slow, sensual promising kisses. Luke pulled a small velvet box out of his pocket and opened it slowly. Lorelai saw a perfect diamond ring, a simple setting with an emerald cut stone. Not large and definitely not ordinary, but a perfect match to her personality........proof of how well he knew her. She smiled up at him as he slowly slid it on her finger. He held her hand so they could both look at it on her finger.
"Oh, Luke, it's perfect. So beautiful, so 'me'......so 'you and me'."
"It was my mother's. I saw it on her hand every day of her life. I want to see it on your hand everyday for the rest of mine." He pulled her hand to his mouth and kissed it. She pulled him close and kissed his deeply and whispered, "Thank you. You've made me so happy. I promise I'll never take it off."
Lorelai had a little secret of her own. She reached up and whispered in Luke's ear. He looked down at her, speechless. "Are you sure?"
She nodded.
"How long have you known?"
She looked at her watch. "About an hour."
Luke held her close and thought about having a child with her. How it would change their separate lives, their life together, and wondered how quickly they could get married. He wanted to be with her every minute of this experience. He wanted it to be legal and perfect for her this time. He ran his fingers over her flat stomach and tried to imagine it large and full with his child.
She pulled slowly away from him and handed him her coat. He helped her into it, locked the door behind them and gently eased her into the truck. All the way to Hartford, she sat close to him and admired the beautiful new ring on her finger. Looking at it the whole time she dialed Rory's number and the whole time it took to tell her about it. She loved the feel of it on her finger and the feel of the man who had given it to her. And she thought of another man who had given this ring to the woman he loved......
Luke smiled down at her and thought of his dad and his mom and this woman he adored. He also thought of the new little person that would make them a family. He had given her something special tonight but what she had given him was so much more. He had offered her a future but she had actually given him one.
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This might be a good way to end. R&R
Luke had a definite plan for the night. The letter had just made everything fall into perfect place. He had a few errands to run before he could get dressed and pick up Lorelai. Caesar was more than willing to take charge for the night and open in the morning. Luke promised him a bonus and extra vacation time, but Caesar was just happy that the tortured look was gone from his face. Then Luke set out to put his idea in motion.
Lorelai, meanwhile, was soaking in a tub of bubbles. She felt good about their talk that afternoon and thought they had finally broken through the small barrier they had been tip toeing around for the last few weeks. She stepped out of the tub, and looked at her shapely naked body in the mirror.
Before she wrapped herself in her big robe, she ran her fingers over her full breasts, her hips, and her flat stomach. She thought about Luke's large, gentle hands touching these same parts, the pleasure he gave her, and the passion they shared. She smiled to herself and realized she was actually looking forward to this evening. Sure, it would be an eventful one.
She had just slipped on her black dress when the doorbell rang. She pulled on her shoes as she descended the stairs, noting that Luke was right on time. When she opened the door, he stood before her with a huge bouquet of mixed flowers. Their bold color and scent made her smile and she thanked him with a sweet kiss. As she arranged them in a vase, Luke came up behind her and kissed her gently on the neck. She shivered at the contact, and abandoned the flowers to pull his arms around her. A milestone had occurred that afternoon, and they both now felt they were really a couple. A couple that no one or no 'thing' would ever part again. Luke pulled her around to face him and whispered something in her ear.
"What......did you say....."
"Marry me Lorelai. When we go to your parents tonight, I want you to truly be mine. I want us to face them as a couple, ready to commit to a life time of dinners, and holidays, and being a family."
"Are you sure? Are we ready?"
"I'm sure. I'm no longer tied to Nicole. You tell me, are you ready? This time it will be for life, all or nothing."
Lorelai smiled, sure of her feelings. "Yes, I'm ready. I've never been this sure of anything. It feels so right, so natural, so .........yes, I'll marry you."
They sealed their commitment with slow, sensual promising kisses. Luke pulled a small velvet box out of his pocket and opened it slowly. Lorelai saw a perfect diamond ring, a simple setting with an emerald cut stone. Not large and definitely not ordinary, but a perfect match to her personality........proof of how well he knew her. She smiled up at him as he slowly slid it on her finger. He held her hand so they could both look at it on her finger.
"Oh, Luke, it's perfect. So beautiful, so 'me'......so 'you and me'."
"It was my mother's. I saw it on her hand every day of her life. I want to see it on your hand everyday for the rest of mine." He pulled her hand to his mouth and kissed it. She pulled him close and kissed his deeply and whispered, "Thank you. You've made me so happy. I promise I'll never take it off."
Lorelai had a little secret of her own. She reached up and whispered in Luke's ear. He looked down at her, speechless. "Are you sure?"
She nodded.
"How long have you known?"
She looked at her watch. "About an hour."
Luke held her close and thought about having a child with her. How it would change their separate lives, their life together, and wondered how quickly they could get married. He wanted to be with her every minute of this experience. He wanted it to be legal and perfect for her this time. He ran his fingers over her flat stomach and tried to imagine it large and full with his child.
She pulled slowly away from him and handed him her coat. He helped her into it, locked the door behind them and gently eased her into the truck. All the way to Hartford, she sat close to him and admired the beautiful new ring on her finger. Looking at it the whole time she dialed Rory's number and the whole time it took to tell her about it. She loved the feel of it on her finger and the feel of the man who had given it to her. And she thought of another man who had given this ring to the woman he loved......
Luke smiled down at her and thought of his dad and his mom and this woman he adored. He also thought of the new little person that would make them a family. He had given her something special tonight but what she had given him was so much more. He had offered her a future but she had actually given him one.
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This might be a good way to end. R&R