Same disclaimers, etc...
A little spoiler from "The Breakup, Part 2"
Lorelai recovered from her initial shock at seeing Luke and stepped forward to take part of his load. Taking charge of all things coffee, she went back into the house. Luke still stood outside, not sure if he was invited to follow. Rory stood beside him, a look of pure confusion on her face.
"Mom?"
"What are you guys waiting for?" Lorelai shouted through the still open door. "C'mon!"
Luke and Rory glanced at each other and then followed Lorelai's voice into the kitchen. The first thing Luke noticed was the fact that the tea kettle was on the stove. The second thing? There were three plates on the table. He shoved his hands in his pockets, and tried to look casual.
"Uh..I need to get back to the diner. I just wanted..I felt.." Luke did not do casual very well.
The tea kettle began to shriek and Lorelai put a tea bag into a smilie faced mug, then poured the contents of the kettle over it. "No, Lorelai..I really need to.."
"No, you don't." Lorelai put the cup of tea in Luke's hands and led him to the table. Luke reluctantly sat down, and when he was firmly established in his seat, Lorelai bent over and whispered in his ear. "I'm not mad at you."
A small smile spread over Luke's face, and he tried to hide it by sipping his tea, which looked ridiculous as his mug kept smiling for him. This went unnoticed by Lorelai, but Rory caught it and shot a confused look at Luke. He grinned back at her, suddenly elated. He was not a pariah in the Gilmore household, and for that, he was eternally grateful.
An hour and a half passed, and breakfast had gone off without a hitch. There had been way too much food. A slave to his guilt, Luke had made a little of everything on the breakfast menu, and then topped it off with a huge stack of blueberry pancakes.
"Wow. I'm going to bust! Rory, roll me to the couch." Lorelai groaned, patting her tummy. "I feel like that kid in "Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory"..the one that turns into the big blueberry."
"Well, you should! I have never seen anyone pack away so many blueberry pancakes." Rory teased.
"Do not say the word pancake in my presence."
"Pancake."
"Ugh!"
"Pancake, pancake, pancake!"
"Cruel child."
Rory stood up and kissed her mother.
"Is it ok if I go to Lane's?"
"Sure..what are you guys up to?"
"Not much. She needs help with a project." Rory shrugged.
"Well, have fun, sweets." Lorelai watched as Rory quickly cleared the dishes from the table.
"I will. You, too."
Lorelai mock glared at her daughter, and Rory smirked back at her. "See ya, Luke."
"See ya, Rory." Luke said warmly.
Rory seemed to consider something for a moment, then shyly bent forward and kissed Luke's cheek.
"Thanks for breakfast." Rory said quickly, and then she was gone.
Lorelai stared after her in disbelief, her mouth hanging open. Luke nearly fell out of his chair.
"S-she has never..not even Max.." Lorelai said mostly to herself. She looked up at Luke and laughed out loud. The poor guy was blushing. "Sorry about that, Luke. She doesn't usually do that."
"No..it was nice." And it had been. He'd had a sudden fatherly instinct. A pang of love so strong he'd nearly been bowled over by it. He'd felt it once before when he'd put Dean in a headlock for hurting Rory. He would have done anything for that kid, though he'd never been able to name the emotion that Rory stirred in him before. But, there it was. Love. Not to mention her mother. Her beautiful, witty, charming mother. He adored both of his girls. His girls...
"A penny for your thoughts?" Lorelai asked lightly.
"Oh..uh.." Luke stammered. "I..uh..is that a crack in the wall there?"
"No. Cobweb."
"Oh." Luke suddenly found his hands very interesting. "Lorelai..I'm really sorry about this morning."
"I know. So am I..and thanks for breakfast. We almost went to Al's.."
Luke forgot himself for a moment and stood up.
"Al's????? That guy is a real.." He caught himself just in time, and slumped back down in the chair. "Lorelai..you have nothing to be sorry about."
"I can be very annoying, though. I come from a very long line of annoying women. Rory will follow in my footsteps." Lorelai said, almost proudly.
"I like your mother." Luke stated simply, and Lorelai made a face at him. "Look..you don't annoy me. I don't know why I said that."
"Don't worry about it. I don't even know why what you said bothered me so much." Lorelai grabbed Luke's hand and pulled him out of his chair and into a playful hug. "Maybe because it was so early."
"Maybe because I was such a jerk." Luke added, pulling out of the hug.
"Maybe because.." Luke leaned in and gave Lorelai a quick, but sweet, kiss on the mouth.
"Maybe you should be quiet."
Lorelai's head began to spin. What had just happened? Whatever it had been, she'd liked it. Very much. A mischievous smile played at the corners of her mouth.
"Make me."
Luke hadn't expected this. He'd meant it to be a friendly kiss, but realised too late that a kiss between them could never be just friendly. His heart had almost exploded because of one tiny little peck on the mouth.
"Raincheck?"
"Definitely." Lorelai grinned, her eyes sparkling.
"Ok."
"Oh..hey, Luke?"
"Yeah?"
"Wanna come to movie night tonight? I mean...I chatter throughout the entire movie and everything..." Luke put a hand over her mouth.
"I'd love to."
"Mmmmmmphhh." came Lorelai's very romantic reply.
Writing fanfic is fun...*grin*
:P
A little spoiler from "The Breakup, Part 2"
Lorelai recovered from her initial shock at seeing Luke and stepped forward to take part of his load. Taking charge of all things coffee, she went back into the house. Luke still stood outside, not sure if he was invited to follow. Rory stood beside him, a look of pure confusion on her face.
"Mom?"
"What are you guys waiting for?" Lorelai shouted through the still open door. "C'mon!"
Luke and Rory glanced at each other and then followed Lorelai's voice into the kitchen. The first thing Luke noticed was the fact that the tea kettle was on the stove. The second thing? There were three plates on the table. He shoved his hands in his pockets, and tried to look casual.
"Uh..I need to get back to the diner. I just wanted..I felt.." Luke did not do casual very well.
The tea kettle began to shriek and Lorelai put a tea bag into a smilie faced mug, then poured the contents of the kettle over it. "No, Lorelai..I really need to.."
"No, you don't." Lorelai put the cup of tea in Luke's hands and led him to the table. Luke reluctantly sat down, and when he was firmly established in his seat, Lorelai bent over and whispered in his ear. "I'm not mad at you."
A small smile spread over Luke's face, and he tried to hide it by sipping his tea, which looked ridiculous as his mug kept smiling for him. This went unnoticed by Lorelai, but Rory caught it and shot a confused look at Luke. He grinned back at her, suddenly elated. He was not a pariah in the Gilmore household, and for that, he was eternally grateful.
An hour and a half passed, and breakfast had gone off without a hitch. There had been way too much food. A slave to his guilt, Luke had made a little of everything on the breakfast menu, and then topped it off with a huge stack of blueberry pancakes.
"Wow. I'm going to bust! Rory, roll me to the couch." Lorelai groaned, patting her tummy. "I feel like that kid in "Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory"..the one that turns into the big blueberry."
"Well, you should! I have never seen anyone pack away so many blueberry pancakes." Rory teased.
"Do not say the word pancake in my presence."
"Pancake."
"Ugh!"
"Pancake, pancake, pancake!"
"Cruel child."
Rory stood up and kissed her mother.
"Is it ok if I go to Lane's?"
"Sure..what are you guys up to?"
"Not much. She needs help with a project." Rory shrugged.
"Well, have fun, sweets." Lorelai watched as Rory quickly cleared the dishes from the table.
"I will. You, too."
Lorelai mock glared at her daughter, and Rory smirked back at her. "See ya, Luke."
"See ya, Rory." Luke said warmly.
Rory seemed to consider something for a moment, then shyly bent forward and kissed Luke's cheek.
"Thanks for breakfast." Rory said quickly, and then she was gone.
Lorelai stared after her in disbelief, her mouth hanging open. Luke nearly fell out of his chair.
"S-she has never..not even Max.." Lorelai said mostly to herself. She looked up at Luke and laughed out loud. The poor guy was blushing. "Sorry about that, Luke. She doesn't usually do that."
"No..it was nice." And it had been. He'd had a sudden fatherly instinct. A pang of love so strong he'd nearly been bowled over by it. He'd felt it once before when he'd put Dean in a headlock for hurting Rory. He would have done anything for that kid, though he'd never been able to name the emotion that Rory stirred in him before. But, there it was. Love. Not to mention her mother. Her beautiful, witty, charming mother. He adored both of his girls. His girls...
"A penny for your thoughts?" Lorelai asked lightly.
"Oh..uh.." Luke stammered. "I..uh..is that a crack in the wall there?"
"No. Cobweb."
"Oh." Luke suddenly found his hands very interesting. "Lorelai..I'm really sorry about this morning."
"I know. So am I..and thanks for breakfast. We almost went to Al's.."
Luke forgot himself for a moment and stood up.
"Al's????? That guy is a real.." He caught himself just in time, and slumped back down in the chair. "Lorelai..you have nothing to be sorry about."
"I can be very annoying, though. I come from a very long line of annoying women. Rory will follow in my footsteps." Lorelai said, almost proudly.
"I like your mother." Luke stated simply, and Lorelai made a face at him. "Look..you don't annoy me. I don't know why I said that."
"Don't worry about it. I don't even know why what you said bothered me so much." Lorelai grabbed Luke's hand and pulled him out of his chair and into a playful hug. "Maybe because it was so early."
"Maybe because I was such a jerk." Luke added, pulling out of the hug.
"Maybe because.." Luke leaned in and gave Lorelai a quick, but sweet, kiss on the mouth.
"Maybe you should be quiet."
Lorelai's head began to spin. What had just happened? Whatever it had been, she'd liked it. Very much. A mischievous smile played at the corners of her mouth.
"Make me."
Luke hadn't expected this. He'd meant it to be a friendly kiss, but realised too late that a kiss between them could never be just friendly. His heart had almost exploded because of one tiny little peck on the mouth.
"Raincheck?"
"Definitely." Lorelai grinned, her eyes sparkling.
"Ok."
"Oh..hey, Luke?"
"Yeah?"
"Wanna come to movie night tonight? I mean...I chatter throughout the entire movie and everything..." Luke put a hand over her mouth.
"I'd love to."
"Mmmmmmphhh." came Lorelai's very romantic reply.
Writing fanfic is fun...*grin*
:P