Note: I am tremendously sorry about how long it took me to update. This
truly was "circumstantial" as the title of this fic may imply. First I had
school to attend to, then my phone service completely died, and then we
went on vacation which meant I was away from my lovely PC for a long while.
But I am done with school now and I am not planning on any more trips for a
good bit so I intend on updating at least every other day. Maybe daily.
We'll see. Anyway, here is the next chapter. Enjoy!
The early morning sun of summer shone through the window treatments faintly illuminating the entire room. The warm light reflected off Lorelai's face and made her dark curls glow. She was in a deep sleep and was perfectly happy. She could have sworn she smelled the aroma of coffee but had convinced herself that it was all a dream. She was in a pleasant stupor of being unsure what was real and what was a dream until she felt someone nudge her in the back.
"Lorelai, wake up," Luke beckoned from above her.
She pushed his arm away and groaned. "Go away."
"It's 5:45."
"Go away."
"I have coffee."
Lorelai stopped pushing Luke away and lay motionless seeming to consider what he had said. "It's a good argument but go away."
"Lorelai, you asked to be woken up when I got up. It's now fifteen minutes after I got up."
Lorelai whined. "So?"
"Do you want Taylor to get up before you and let the entire town know what a terrible manager you are?"
Lorelai opened her eyes immediately and sat up as fast as she could. "So," she said, "where's that coffee?" He handed her a mug and she sipped it, inhaling the steam and she moaned. "You are a god." He grunted in response. "Who was the Greek god of coffee?"
"I don't think there was one."
"Huh. What kind of civilization were they anyway?"
"Evidently one without a superior taste in beverages."
"Evidently." She smiled and looked at him in the eyes. She cleared her throat nervously and glared at him when he stayed where he was. "Luke, I've gotta get dressed."
"Oh, right. I'll be going then. Gotta open the diner anyway." He turned to leave.
"Thanks for the coffee."
"No problem." He waved and closed the door behind him.
Twenty minutes later Lorelai found her way downstairs. For the most part it was a silent and beautiful summer morning except for the clamor and the clangor that she heard coming from inside the kitchen. She stopped at the bottom of the staircase and looked thoughtfully at the front entryway. She smiled serenely. However, when she heard a crash from inside the kitchen and was immediately taken out of her trance. She walked through the kitchen door.
"Sookie?" Lorelai called. She was surprised at the amount of action going on inside the kitchen.
"I'm fine..."
"Where are you?"
"Over here." Lorelai walked around the island and found Sookie sitting on the floor with her head leaning against the cabinet.
"I've never seen you working this early."
"You're rarely up this early."
"Touché." She looked down at Sookie and stood silent.
Sookie got up and brushed herself off. She laughed nervously a little and then looked at Lorelai. Lorelai looked at the floor as if she were in deep thought and Sookie immediately picked up on her behavior. "You're unusually quiet today," she said observantly.
"Yeah, well..."
Sookie noticed that Lorelai had a coffee cup in her hand. "Where did you get that?"
"What?"
"Your coffee. It's not a mug from the inn."
"Oh, it's Luke's."
"You've already gone to Luke's this morning?"
"No, he gave it to me when I got up."
"And he knew when you got up how?"
"He woke me up."
"He woke you up?"
"Yeah."
"Okay, either that sounds extraordinarily rude of him like he created a lot of noise and he awoke you from your 100 year slumber or else it sounds like something very kinky went on between you two that I would love to hear the details on."
Lorelai blushed. "I asked him to wake me up. I didn't want to use an alarm clock and wake Rory up."
"How considerate of you." Sookie was a bit disappointed that nothing did happen between them, but had long since decided that both were far too stubborn to ever acknowledge what sparks there were between them.
"Yeah..." Lorelai's gaze drifted elsewhere as did her train of thought.
Sookie watched Lorelai carefully. "So, Luke..." Lorelai smiled at the mention of his name but her gaze was still distanced. Sookie loved pressing the subject of Luke and Lorelai anyway even if she had given up on them, and so she indulged herself. "He's a good guy, isn't he?"
"Definitely is."
"He makes you happy."
"Yes, he does."
"And remind me now why you two won't get together?"
Lorelai's smile broadened. "We already are." She looked Sookie in the eye to watch her expression.
Sookie looked startled confused and started to laugh. "What? Are you serious?" She wished so much that Lorelai was in fact serious but she never knew...
Lorelai rolled her eyes. "No, Sookie, I only joke about my relationships." She hit Sookie on the arm.
"But Jason was here last night. I thought maybe you two were back together."
Lorelai sighed, annoyed at the memory. "I told him off and after a long while he got the idea that I didn't want to see him and he left."
"And Luke?" Sookie was getting excited but still didn't know if she should believe her ears.
"Luke got jealous of Jason because he thought we were together and it was really pretty cute and he told me that he was doing everything right according to the book and didn't know where we went wrong. He said he thought that we had a moment at Liz's wedding and I told him that we did then he told me to stand still and he kissed me. Twice."
"What book?"
"I dunno. He's Luke. You never really know."
"And you didn't tell me this last night, why?"
"Aw, well, honey, you're the first person to know. Well, after Luke, Rory, and Jason of course."
"Jason knew before me?"
"It's why he left."
"Ah."
"Besides. Last night was hectic. I found Rory pulling a Lewinski and it was a mess and I couldn't really tell you."
"Rory did what?!" Lorelai looked at the floor slightly ashamed. "Who was playing Clinton?"
"Dean."
"Noo..."
"Yeah."
"And they lied about it?"
"In front of the entire viewing public."
"Which was..."
"Me, naturally."
"And the spots on the dress?"
"All there."
"Wow. Oh, I'm so sorry, honey."
"Yeah well. Just another of our whirlwind big city adventures."
"Guess so." Sookie looked thoughtful for a moment then gave a wry smile. "So... you and Luke, huh?"
Lorelai smiled. "Yup, me and Luke."
Sookie smiled giddily and gave Lorelai a huge hug.
"Sookie?"
"Yeah?"
"Something's burning." They pulled out of their hug hurriedly and Sookie looked over her shoulder to see what the matter was.
"Oh, thanks. Talk to you later." Sookie blew Lorelai a kiss and waved.
"Bye..." Lorelai walked out of the kitchen ready to start the day.
The early morning sun of summer shone through the window treatments faintly illuminating the entire room. The warm light reflected off Lorelai's face and made her dark curls glow. She was in a deep sleep and was perfectly happy. She could have sworn she smelled the aroma of coffee but had convinced herself that it was all a dream. She was in a pleasant stupor of being unsure what was real and what was a dream until she felt someone nudge her in the back.
"Lorelai, wake up," Luke beckoned from above her.
She pushed his arm away and groaned. "Go away."
"It's 5:45."
"Go away."
"I have coffee."
Lorelai stopped pushing Luke away and lay motionless seeming to consider what he had said. "It's a good argument but go away."
"Lorelai, you asked to be woken up when I got up. It's now fifteen minutes after I got up."
Lorelai whined. "So?"
"Do you want Taylor to get up before you and let the entire town know what a terrible manager you are?"
Lorelai opened her eyes immediately and sat up as fast as she could. "So," she said, "where's that coffee?" He handed her a mug and she sipped it, inhaling the steam and she moaned. "You are a god." He grunted in response. "Who was the Greek god of coffee?"
"I don't think there was one."
"Huh. What kind of civilization were they anyway?"
"Evidently one without a superior taste in beverages."
"Evidently." She smiled and looked at him in the eyes. She cleared her throat nervously and glared at him when he stayed where he was. "Luke, I've gotta get dressed."
"Oh, right. I'll be going then. Gotta open the diner anyway." He turned to leave.
"Thanks for the coffee."
"No problem." He waved and closed the door behind him.
Twenty minutes later Lorelai found her way downstairs. For the most part it was a silent and beautiful summer morning except for the clamor and the clangor that she heard coming from inside the kitchen. She stopped at the bottom of the staircase and looked thoughtfully at the front entryway. She smiled serenely. However, when she heard a crash from inside the kitchen and was immediately taken out of her trance. She walked through the kitchen door.
"Sookie?" Lorelai called. She was surprised at the amount of action going on inside the kitchen.
"I'm fine..."
"Where are you?"
"Over here." Lorelai walked around the island and found Sookie sitting on the floor with her head leaning against the cabinet.
"I've never seen you working this early."
"You're rarely up this early."
"Touché." She looked down at Sookie and stood silent.
Sookie got up and brushed herself off. She laughed nervously a little and then looked at Lorelai. Lorelai looked at the floor as if she were in deep thought and Sookie immediately picked up on her behavior. "You're unusually quiet today," she said observantly.
"Yeah, well..."
Sookie noticed that Lorelai had a coffee cup in her hand. "Where did you get that?"
"What?"
"Your coffee. It's not a mug from the inn."
"Oh, it's Luke's."
"You've already gone to Luke's this morning?"
"No, he gave it to me when I got up."
"And he knew when you got up how?"
"He woke me up."
"He woke you up?"
"Yeah."
"Okay, either that sounds extraordinarily rude of him like he created a lot of noise and he awoke you from your 100 year slumber or else it sounds like something very kinky went on between you two that I would love to hear the details on."
Lorelai blushed. "I asked him to wake me up. I didn't want to use an alarm clock and wake Rory up."
"How considerate of you." Sookie was a bit disappointed that nothing did happen between them, but had long since decided that both were far too stubborn to ever acknowledge what sparks there were between them.
"Yeah..." Lorelai's gaze drifted elsewhere as did her train of thought.
Sookie watched Lorelai carefully. "So, Luke..." Lorelai smiled at the mention of his name but her gaze was still distanced. Sookie loved pressing the subject of Luke and Lorelai anyway even if she had given up on them, and so she indulged herself. "He's a good guy, isn't he?"
"Definitely is."
"He makes you happy."
"Yes, he does."
"And remind me now why you two won't get together?"
Lorelai's smile broadened. "We already are." She looked Sookie in the eye to watch her expression.
Sookie looked startled confused and started to laugh. "What? Are you serious?" She wished so much that Lorelai was in fact serious but she never knew...
Lorelai rolled her eyes. "No, Sookie, I only joke about my relationships." She hit Sookie on the arm.
"But Jason was here last night. I thought maybe you two were back together."
Lorelai sighed, annoyed at the memory. "I told him off and after a long while he got the idea that I didn't want to see him and he left."
"And Luke?" Sookie was getting excited but still didn't know if she should believe her ears.
"Luke got jealous of Jason because he thought we were together and it was really pretty cute and he told me that he was doing everything right according to the book and didn't know where we went wrong. He said he thought that we had a moment at Liz's wedding and I told him that we did then he told me to stand still and he kissed me. Twice."
"What book?"
"I dunno. He's Luke. You never really know."
"And you didn't tell me this last night, why?"
"Aw, well, honey, you're the first person to know. Well, after Luke, Rory, and Jason of course."
"Jason knew before me?"
"It's why he left."
"Ah."
"Besides. Last night was hectic. I found Rory pulling a Lewinski and it was a mess and I couldn't really tell you."
"Rory did what?!" Lorelai looked at the floor slightly ashamed. "Who was playing Clinton?"
"Dean."
"Noo..."
"Yeah."
"And they lied about it?"
"In front of the entire viewing public."
"Which was..."
"Me, naturally."
"And the spots on the dress?"
"All there."
"Wow. Oh, I'm so sorry, honey."
"Yeah well. Just another of our whirlwind big city adventures."
"Guess so." Sookie looked thoughtful for a moment then gave a wry smile. "So... you and Luke, huh?"
Lorelai smiled. "Yup, me and Luke."
Sookie smiled giddily and gave Lorelai a huge hug.
"Sookie?"
"Yeah?"
"Something's burning." They pulled out of their hug hurriedly and Sookie looked over her shoulder to see what the matter was.
"Oh, thanks. Talk to you later." Sookie blew Lorelai a kiss and waved.
"Bye..." Lorelai walked out of the kitchen ready to start the day.