CHAPTER SIX
Lorelai woke up after nine. Luke had successfully slipped out of bed hours earlier and gone to work. She pulled on her robe and wandered down stairs. Looking all over for her regular coffee, she finally had to settle for the decaf she found. Damn that man....
The aroma of the brewing coffee was wonderful, but it soon sent her running to the bathroom. Damn that man.........
She came back downstairs and opened the cabinet to find her new favorite food -- plain saltines. Distracted, she munched until she heard a knock at the kitchen door.
"Hey, Babette. Good morning."
"Hey, girl. Good mornin' to you. I brought you some muffins. Morey played in the city last night and picked them up on his way home. He's sleeping in and it was too quiet over there. Thought I'd come share."
"Ummm, they smell great. Can you stay for a few minutes and gab?"
"Sure, honey. He'll probably sleep until noon."
"Coffee?"
"Sure. Nothing like a cup of coffee in the morning and some girl talk."
Lorelai poured Babette a cup and started to pour one for herself. She could hear Luke's words echoing through her head. So, she poured herself a glass of milk instead. Damn him again.....
They settled at the table, Babette talking a mile a minute and Lorelai eating slowly, hoping to keep her muffin down. Babette's chatter finally seemed to wind down so Lorelai asked her a question that had been bothering her for a very long time.
"Babette, can I ask you something, girl to girl?"
"Sure, hon, shoot."
"Well, I know you know about Luke and me. And Miss Patti knows about us too. So how come, the rest of the town doesn't seem to know? Not that the two of you would ever tell or anything. But these things tend to have a way of getting out."
"Oh, they know all right. Everyone knows. We've all been waiting forever for you two kids to finally get together. Waiting and watching, watching and waiting........so when it finally happened, we were just all so happy. Just seemed like the right thing to do......leave you alone......be happy for you........"
"Ahh, so everyone knows, but they're just not talking? Wow, first time for everything I guess."
"Well, Luke's truck is here every night and he seems like a whole new person when he's at the diner. I don't know what you did to him honey -- well, I do know what you did, and you will have to give me details later -- but you sure make him happy."
"He makes me happy too." Lorelai smiled.
"We all knew it. Why did it take the two of you so long? When he married Nicole, I thought it was all over. But then the two of you started fighting all the time.......I knew it was a match made in heaven. Never liked that skinny city lawyer."
"Babette, she is a perfectly nice women."
"You're the only one for him, honey. Well, I have to get back. Morey likes me home when he wakes up. Maybe I'll get lucky." Babette winked at Lorelai and headed down the steps. But then she stopped and added....
"So, what does Luke want?"
"What does Luke want? Ahh........I don't know...... world peace, a democrat in the White House, but I think he would settle for the bread delivery on time."
"Yada, yada, yada........ Does he want a son or another daughter?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Come on honey. The day you take a glass of milk over a cup of coffee, even if it is decaf. And that shade of green.....not the best color for you. And the rack, bet Luke's loving that."
"Babette!"
Babette winked and smiled. "Don't worry, you secret's safe with me. I haven't even told Patti. But honey, it won't be long before everyone sees the evidence. Second one always pops out pretty fast. And with Luke's genes.....sure to be a big baby. You two kids didn't waste anytime, all those pent up feelings, wow.....always figured you two would be two hot potatoes. Well, see ya later. That green is starting to take a very strange turn, you better get inside fast."
Lorelai bolted up the stairs, chanting 'damn that man'.
Lorelai quickly took her shower and pulled on come clothes. She headed to the diner and arrived just after the lunch crowd.
"Hey, pretty lady. How was your morning?"
"Hey, yourself. Pretty slick, slipping out this morning, without a word."
"You looked so peaceful. I knew you didn't have to go to the inn and that the rest of the day would be stressful. So, sue me, I let you sleep in."
"Well, thanks for that." She smiled at him and gave him a quick kiss.
"And my morning, very informative."
Luke looked puzzled.
"Babette stopped by."
"Uh, not good?"
"It was OK. Good, actually. I found out the answer to the big 'why isn't anyone talking' question. Seems like they are just trying to be nice and leave us alone with our happiness. The happiness they knew about all along and we were too stupid to see."
"She said that?"
"Nah, but that's what she meant."
"And she know, Luke, she KNOWS."
"She knows?"
Lorelai rubbed her stomach.
"Oh. Oh, no. You are kidding. Tell me you are kidding."
"Nope, she knows. But she's not telling anyone."
"Patti?'
"Not yet."
"I don't know what to say."
"Well, it will be out soon anyway. Me with this 'rack' and all."
"Rack?"
"These things you seem to like so much.......you know." Lorelai acted like she was brushing something off her shirt.
"Oh....."
"So I guess tonight....we really have to do it."
"I'm glad. I hate keeping secrets, especially this one. And I know it's really stressing you out. And that can't be good for the b...."
Lorelai shushed him.
"So I'll be home early and we'll head to Hartford and get this over with. Don't worry, it won't be so bad. They actually asked for this."
"It will be bad. It will be horrible. And I'm sure when they mentioned it, they didn't exactly mean right now."
"Hey, we're not getting any younger. And if we want to crank out more..."
"More, are you kidding?"
"Yeah, just yanking your chain a bit. Good stress reliever, huh?"
"Oh, yes. And so is you sleeping above this diner for the rest of your life, buster. Alone, in that teeny, tiny bed."
"Ew, testy today."
"You would be too, if you had to give up some of your favorite things.....coffee, food....."
"And?"
"Never giving that up. May have to change the 'approach'. But never giving it up." She smiled wickedly.
"So maybe there will be more...."
"Snip, snip." She made scissors movements with her fingers.
"Never!"
"Never say 'never' my friend." She turned and waved as she walked out the door. "Don't forget, dinner with the gruesome twosome tonight."
"Can't wait. Been practicing my speech all day."
"So 'take charge' man is coming along tonight?"
"Yep. Don't worry, it will be fine. Go home and make yourself beautiful. Tone down that green if you can. Or find an outfit that will accentuate it."
Lorelai stuck out her tongue and finally left.
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Lorelai woke up after nine. Luke had successfully slipped out of bed hours earlier and gone to work. She pulled on her robe and wandered down stairs. Looking all over for her regular coffee, she finally had to settle for the decaf she found. Damn that man....
The aroma of the brewing coffee was wonderful, but it soon sent her running to the bathroom. Damn that man.........
She came back downstairs and opened the cabinet to find her new favorite food -- plain saltines. Distracted, she munched until she heard a knock at the kitchen door.
"Hey, Babette. Good morning."
"Hey, girl. Good mornin' to you. I brought you some muffins. Morey played in the city last night and picked them up on his way home. He's sleeping in and it was too quiet over there. Thought I'd come share."
"Ummm, they smell great. Can you stay for a few minutes and gab?"
"Sure, honey. He'll probably sleep until noon."
"Coffee?"
"Sure. Nothing like a cup of coffee in the morning and some girl talk."
Lorelai poured Babette a cup and started to pour one for herself. She could hear Luke's words echoing through her head. So, she poured herself a glass of milk instead. Damn him again.....
They settled at the table, Babette talking a mile a minute and Lorelai eating slowly, hoping to keep her muffin down. Babette's chatter finally seemed to wind down so Lorelai asked her a question that had been bothering her for a very long time.
"Babette, can I ask you something, girl to girl?"
"Sure, hon, shoot."
"Well, I know you know about Luke and me. And Miss Patti knows about us too. So how come, the rest of the town doesn't seem to know? Not that the two of you would ever tell or anything. But these things tend to have a way of getting out."
"Oh, they know all right. Everyone knows. We've all been waiting forever for you two kids to finally get together. Waiting and watching, watching and waiting........so when it finally happened, we were just all so happy. Just seemed like the right thing to do......leave you alone......be happy for you........"
"Ahh, so everyone knows, but they're just not talking? Wow, first time for everything I guess."
"Well, Luke's truck is here every night and he seems like a whole new person when he's at the diner. I don't know what you did to him honey -- well, I do know what you did, and you will have to give me details later -- but you sure make him happy."
"He makes me happy too." Lorelai smiled.
"We all knew it. Why did it take the two of you so long? When he married Nicole, I thought it was all over. But then the two of you started fighting all the time.......I knew it was a match made in heaven. Never liked that skinny city lawyer."
"Babette, she is a perfectly nice women."
"You're the only one for him, honey. Well, I have to get back. Morey likes me home when he wakes up. Maybe I'll get lucky." Babette winked at Lorelai and headed down the steps. But then she stopped and added....
"So, what does Luke want?"
"What does Luke want? Ahh........I don't know...... world peace, a democrat in the White House, but I think he would settle for the bread delivery on time."
"Yada, yada, yada........ Does he want a son or another daughter?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Come on honey. The day you take a glass of milk over a cup of coffee, even if it is decaf. And that shade of green.....not the best color for you. And the rack, bet Luke's loving that."
"Babette!"
Babette winked and smiled. "Don't worry, you secret's safe with me. I haven't even told Patti. But honey, it won't be long before everyone sees the evidence. Second one always pops out pretty fast. And with Luke's genes.....sure to be a big baby. You two kids didn't waste anytime, all those pent up feelings, wow.....always figured you two would be two hot potatoes. Well, see ya later. That green is starting to take a very strange turn, you better get inside fast."
Lorelai bolted up the stairs, chanting 'damn that man'.
Lorelai quickly took her shower and pulled on come clothes. She headed to the diner and arrived just after the lunch crowd.
"Hey, pretty lady. How was your morning?"
"Hey, yourself. Pretty slick, slipping out this morning, without a word."
"You looked so peaceful. I knew you didn't have to go to the inn and that the rest of the day would be stressful. So, sue me, I let you sleep in."
"Well, thanks for that." She smiled at him and gave him a quick kiss.
"And my morning, very informative."
Luke looked puzzled.
"Babette stopped by."
"Uh, not good?"
"It was OK. Good, actually. I found out the answer to the big 'why isn't anyone talking' question. Seems like they are just trying to be nice and leave us alone with our happiness. The happiness they knew about all along and we were too stupid to see."
"She said that?"
"Nah, but that's what she meant."
"And she know, Luke, she KNOWS."
"She knows?"
Lorelai rubbed her stomach.
"Oh. Oh, no. You are kidding. Tell me you are kidding."
"Nope, she knows. But she's not telling anyone."
"Patti?'
"Not yet."
"I don't know what to say."
"Well, it will be out soon anyway. Me with this 'rack' and all."
"Rack?"
"These things you seem to like so much.......you know." Lorelai acted like she was brushing something off her shirt.
"Oh....."
"So I guess tonight....we really have to do it."
"I'm glad. I hate keeping secrets, especially this one. And I know it's really stressing you out. And that can't be good for the b...."
Lorelai shushed him.
"So I'll be home early and we'll head to Hartford and get this over with. Don't worry, it won't be so bad. They actually asked for this."
"It will be bad. It will be horrible. And I'm sure when they mentioned it, they didn't exactly mean right now."
"Hey, we're not getting any younger. And if we want to crank out more..."
"More, are you kidding?"
"Yeah, just yanking your chain a bit. Good stress reliever, huh?"
"Oh, yes. And so is you sleeping above this diner for the rest of your life, buster. Alone, in that teeny, tiny bed."
"Ew, testy today."
"You would be too, if you had to give up some of your favorite things.....coffee, food....."
"And?"
"Never giving that up. May have to change the 'approach'. But never giving it up." She smiled wickedly.
"So maybe there will be more...."
"Snip, snip." She made scissors movements with her fingers.
"Never!"
"Never say 'never' my friend." She turned and waved as she walked out the door. "Don't forget, dinner with the gruesome twosome tonight."
"Can't wait. Been practicing my speech all day."
"So 'take charge' man is coming along tonight?"
"Yep. Don't worry, it will be fine. Go home and make yourself beautiful. Tone down that green if you can. Or find an outfit that will accentuate it."
Lorelai stuck out her tongue and finally left.
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R&R Or you may never know the rest of the story!!!
