chapter 6.The Morning After
(a/n. to reviewers. To Bella Wilfer- trust me The only thing that is holding me back from having Nicole run over by a bus is the fact that it would probably kill my story. Wouldn't that be awesome if it happened on the show though? and to SilverTree, I realize that they are out of character in those parts, but I had to make Luke say that because I simply HATE*said with anger* Nicole with a deep burning Passion. To Kasey22 I know, I probably would have done the same but I needed it so Nicole could explain to him what happened.)
The next morning....
Luke woke up. He was sleeping on the couch at his and Nicole's apartment. His head hurt like hell and he couldn't remember a thing. When he tried, a strike of pain shot through his head.
"Luke, you're up." Nicole said as she walked into the room.
"Wait, what am I doing here?" Luke asked. He was so confused.
"Way to be blunt." Nicole said. She sat down across from Luke.
"No, that's not what I meant, I just don't remember. I was just," Luke remembered the party and maybe having one too many drinks, " oh no. What happened?"
Nicole held up an invitation.
"I found this in your jeans pocket when I was doing the wash. Lets start with that, care to explain?"
"Nicole, I, Uh..."
"Yeah. And imagine my surprise when I walked up to the restaurant and not only were you there but you were there with Lorelai."
"Oh my god, Lorelai, is she okay? what happened?" Luke tried to remember but it was all blurry.
"Oh, if you only knew, you would not have just asked me that."
"Nicole, is she okay?"
"She's fine, a little confused maybe, but she's fine."
"What happened?"
"Lets just say you were in the very early stages of committing adultery."
"What?"
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"DING DONG"
"Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh......" Lorelai Groaned. She got out of bed and went downstairs.
"DING DONG" "OH MY GOD" Lorelai shouted. She opened the door.
"What happened to you?" Rory asked.
"Rory are you crazy it's like," She looked at her watch. "one forty seven!"
"You just woke up?"
"Oh my god, I have to get to the Inn."
"Mom, I finished all my work yesterday, so I could come home today, and sit at home by myself?"
"It's Monday, you should have known better, where's your key?"
"What?"
"Where's your key, you rang the doorbell."
"I wanted to surprise you."
"It worked. Listen, go hang out with lane or something, I'll be home around five."
"I cant she's at school."
"Go find something to do, you can catch up with Kirk, meet Lulu."
"Can't wait." Rory said with sarcasm.
"Sorry, honey. Wait, don't you have classes today?"
"I took a day off so I could come visit you!"
"Okay, I gotta get dressed."
"Wait! What's that"
Lorelai looked to where her daughters eyes were aimed.
"Oh, uh, nothing"
"Mom, that's a diamond bracelet, what do you mean nothing?"
Everything that happened the night before swam into Lorelai's brain, and soon enough, owned her every thought.
"Listen, it's a long story, can we talk about it later? I'm very late here." By now Lorelai was pleading with her daughter.
"Fine." Rory pouted.
"Alright, turn the coffee machine on for mommy and I'll be down in a while."
"Wait. you're not going to Luke's?"
"Do you have any concept of time? Work starts at 8. We are approaching 2. Not. Good."
Lorelai ran up the stairs and fell on her bed. She let out a breath that seemed she had been holding since Rory mentioned the bracelet. "Gotta. Getta. Work." She said aloud and hopped off her bed.
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"My god is there anything to do in this town?" Rory said aloud. She was standing somewhere outside of Al's Pancake World.
She sat down on a bench and looked around.
She saw Ms. Patty and Babbette standing behind a tree staring at something and whispering.
Rory stood up and casually walked by the gazebo to see what they were looking at.
It was Luke.
He was sitting on a bench outside of his diner. His head in his hands.
Rory walked over behind Patty and Babbette.
"You know, " She said. They both jumped up and turned around. "It's not very nice to spy on people." Rory finished.
"We were just..." Patty said.
"Just look how sad he is." Babbette finished.
"Why don't you two go home."
"But!" Patty pleaded.
"Uh!" Rory scowled at them.
They both went separate directions.
"My God." She said.
Rory walked over to where Luke was seated and sat down next to him.
"You've got the whole town spying on you, you know."
Luke looked up.
"Stars Hollow isn't the best place to sit outside and sulk" Rory finished.
"Rory. What are you doing home?"
"I felt bad about ditching my mom so I figured I'd take today off."
At the mention of Lorelai, Luke flinched.
"Are you, um, okay?" Rory asked, concerned.
"No." Luke said.
"Wanna talk about it?" Rory asked.
"Not really, but thanks."
"Okay. I'm gonna go catch up with some people. If ya wanna talk you know where I-"
"I know."
"Okay. Bye Luke. I hope everything works out."
"Thanks. Bye Rory."
Rory got up.
"Rory?"
"Yeah?"
"Did your mom seem, um, weird this morning."
"A little, nothing much beyond her usual self."
"Okay, never mind. Bye Rory."
"Bye."
Rory started walking in no particular direction.
That was weird...
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"SOOK?" Lorelai burst into the inn.
"Lorelai, are you okay?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Um because it's like two and you look like you haven't slept all night."
"Well I didn't and I fell asleep around 3 this morning."
"That explains it."
"How'd the party go?"
"what?"
"You know, Luke, sister, engagement, party?"
"Oh, um...."
"Oh my god, what happened?"
"Sookie..." Lorelai looked down.
"What happened?"
Lorelai explained everything.
"oh my god..." Sookie let out just above a whisper.
"I know."
"Do you think he meant any of it?"
"I don't know. I didn't think I thought so at the time but, I don't know, I did kiss him first."
"wow."
"Yeah. Wow."
