Ch. 3- Maybe

By: Kiera Kay

A/N- Not a lot of R/J in this chapter but lots more in da next! ****************************************** "Where's your mom?" Jess asked in the middle of what seemed like forever movie. Jess had no clue what it was even called, 'Job something' he repeated to himself trying to recall. Rory didn't look like she was into it either; she sat their fiddling with her hair. In fact Rory was glad Jess interrupted her in the process of her braiding, she didn't want to be bored to death.

"She's out on a date."

"With Luke?" Jess asked willingly.

"Nope with Jason," Rory responded grabbing a handful of popcorn

"Oh, whatever," he replied. She was doing it again, acting "cold," Like she didn't want to be around him. 'I really can't understand why she acts all nice then becomes a bitch' Jess thought to himself.

"Rory, I think I'm gonna leave...Luke's gotta find out I'm here sometime." Jess said pushing himself off the floor. Rory tilted her head up and stared straight into his chocolate eyes. She wanted to kiss him badly, but she couldn't, it would just be plain wrong.

"Oh. Luke doesn't know you're here?"

"Nope, bye Rory." Those quick word came out of his mouth harshly, like he was saying goodbye to an ex girlfriend. Rory noticed it too. Maybe this whole thing with him wouldn't work after all...

****************************************************** Lorelai was half asleep lying on Luke's gigantic leather chair. She wished she had one of them, it was so comfortable. She never wanted to move again! She heard keys clack against the lock and groggily opened her eyes. To her surprise she found a familiar figure standing right in front of her.

"Lorelai, why the hell are you in my apartment, sitting on my chair?" Luke asked gruffly, throwing his jacket over the sofa.

"Um...." She stuttered, maybe she should have thought about what she was going to say before he had gotten home, "I missed you."

He threw his keys down in the table and pulled up a chair next to her, he personally had something to say for himself,

"Lorelai...look...I'm....sorry for not telling you that I moved. I know I was just being a jackass, but I was afraid to tell you...I really hate changes...I didn't want anything to change between us. You're practically my best friend."

'Did those words just come out of Luke Danes' mouth?' Lorelai thought to herself. She, for one, thought he would have a hissy fit over how much she obsessed about him moving.

"Um, wow Luke. Thanks for thinking of me...um I really don't know what to say." She tried not to make eye contact with him...but his sea green eyes were hypnotizing, "how bout we'll make a pact. From now on we tell each other the important things, instead of hiding them, and then having to find them out the hard way."

She was rambling and she even knew it. She had the feeling she used to get around Christopher when she was young. She cursed silently at the butterflies roaming around in her stomach.

"I'm in," Luke replied shaking her hand. That's all their relationship seemed like lately. A good handshake between friends.

There was an awkward yet comfortable silence in the room. Luke thought it was time to end it...

"How long have you been here?"

"Uh...an hour," she said, slightly embarrassed she had sat and waited just for him to come home.

"Oh," was his single response.

"Why aren't you at Nico...I mean your place?"

"Oh well...since were not keeping things from each other...me and her, well, we decided it wasn't working at all.... so we settled for a... divorce." A divorce. Luke Danes getting a divorce?

"Luke...I'm so sorry," Lorelai whispered. Was she really sorry? Hell no.

"Nah, we knew it wasn't gonna work out from the start...it was just supposed to be a fling type thing but well....hey look what cruise ships can do to people."

"Well, if you need to talk...I'm here," she stated rubbing him sympathetically on the back.

"Thanks, I know."

"Well I'm just gonna go ahead and take off, leave you alone," Lorelai said getting up to grab her purse and jacket.

"Ok, hey...why you dressed up? Dinner at your parents?"

"Uh...well, still being truthful...I was on a date." She always hated telling Luke things like that, he would start to act cold around her if she had a boyfriend. He would start telling her how bad this guy was and blah blah blah...

"Oh thanks for the heads up," Luke didn't sound all too happy.

"Luke. Let's not get into this again; I just didn't know how to tell you. Please, it's no big thing because I kinda think we broke up tonight."

He silently cursed him self for being an intruder in her life. But every time she mentioned a guy he couldn't help but to punch a hole in a wall. HE was supposed to have her.

"Oh, sorry," he said slightly embarrassed. Why did he always have to be such an ass when he was around Lorelai?

"Bye," she stated walking out the door.

"Bye."

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