The Kissing Competition Part 6

"Kiss me, please kiss me, kiss me out of desire, baby, not consolation. You know it makes me so angry, 'cause I know that it died, I'll only make you cry, this is our last goodbye…"   

-Jeff Buckley, Last Goodbye  

Lorelai swung the front door open expecting a sizzling hot, delicious pizza; instead all she saw was Luke.  Who wants pizza when you can have an equally delicious man? She grabbed his arm and dragged him inside, looking quickly for Babette or any other town member. None to gently, she pushed him towards the wall and went to move in for one of those award winning kisses she'd grown so addicted to but just as their breaths were mingling and she could smell his unique scent, Luke pushed her away.

Lorelai jerked back in confusion. When she looked into his eyes she could see he had something on his mind.

Lorelai: What's up? I thought you were busy at work or was there some other reason that I couldn't visit you this morning?

Luke: We have to talk.

Lorelai: Those four words are by far the most dreaded words in the English language so you'd better have a good reason for using them on me.

Luke: Are you ashamed of me? Of us?

Lorelai: What?

Luke: I'm asking you if you find what we have together as something that you're not proud to be doing.

Lorelai: Luke, you know I love what we're doing and we'd be doing it right now if you weren't standing over there while I'm standing far over here.  What's got into you?

Luke: I'm just wondering when you thought we could start going public. I like what we're doing too but I'm really getting tired of having to sneak around.

Lorelai: I never said that I liked sneaking around either although it's been proven to add excitement, right?  

Luke: Lorelai, I need you to tell me why you haven't told Rory or Sookie or your parents that we're together.

Lorelai: Are you crazy? I could never tell my parents about us! You've heard of the Gettysburg address right? That speech would be nothing compared to the rant my mother would launch into if she found out that I'm seeing you.

Luke: And Rory? Sookie?

Lorelai: Luke, what we have is really special to me, you know that.

Luke: You never intended on telling anyone, were you? It was just going to be some secret fling. I was just going to be another of your disposable love interest that only last until you're bored? Am I right?

Lorelai: Luke, you can't think-

Luke: No, Lorelai, you can't know me very well if you think that I'm the kind of guy who'll sneak around. Sneak around with a woman who doesn't have the guts to tell her own daughter about the man in her life, no less. I think it's fair to say that it's over. Goodbye, Lorelai.

Luke stormed from the living room, slamming out of the door without even glancing back to see Lorelai as she doubled over, sliding to the floor…