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The echo resonated throughout the field. The bleachers had been brought to their feet in uproarious cheering, and Lorelai felt blessed to be so popular. They had reason to be cheering. Lorelai had just scored her first ever home run, tied in with the fact that she had also hit her first ever ball. Lorelai really had no idea how she had come from swinging at air to scoring a point, but she knew that the rush of exhilaration that she had felt was definitely worth the long wait for glory. Her team-mates surrounded her in a hug as she clung onto the fence panting. She was overwhelmed, but happy that she had finally made her contribution. This being said the only person that she wanted to find right now was Luke. She felt like an "I told you so" was in order. She saw him as the players cleared out, and headed back to their places in line against the fence. He was at the end of the line, and smiling at her.
"I told you so!" She exclaimed, skipping over to him, with the vitality of a six- year old. She gave him a high five, though, as her fingers lingered close to his palm for a second and she remembered last nights occurrences she quickly pulled her hand away and deposited it in her pocket, blushing.
"Congrats," he replied deadpan. But then he glanced sidelong at her and was smiling once again, "I knew you'd win. The minute we made that bet."
"Explain Miss Cleo."
"13 years of railing on you for digesting enough coffee to make mush out of your central nervous system, and you never once stopped drinking it."
"A coffee- less Lorelai is like a jelly-less peanut butter and jelly sandwich."
"Yeah. Either that or you're as stubborn as a mule."
She smiled flirtatiously, "Well, we've already established that."
"So, what do you want for winning that bet?"
"Oh....I don't know. Organic salad I think."
"You're kidding."
"Give me some time to think about. I'll come up with something. Maybe you can clean out my rain- gutters or something."
"Hey, but that's the kind of thing that I do for free," he said graciously.
"Ok then. I'll think of something else. But right now I know one thing that you can do for me."
"What's that?"
"Help me win this game for your dad." She beamed at him and he was overcome with an immense emotional bliss as he returned the smile.
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"I hit the ball and we won! We won!" Kirk skipped around the field, doing a little happy dance, as the other team members gathered giving each other highs fives. They'd triumphed two to one. Luke was unable to wipe the grin off his face. He and Lorelai met each other's eyes over the crowd and he motioned her over to take a seat on the bleachers with him.
"It was a good day for the both of us," he murmured, staring out at the array of cotton candy clouds spanning the horizon, but still not shielding them from the lowering sun.
"Yeah. Weird. But you would've made your dad proud Luke, you sent that ball flying. That's a pretty big feat."
He kicked at the ground.
"No big deal. I've scored lots of home runs before."
"Really?" she asked him playfully, "When?"
"Uh- well- I can't name all of the times- I mean by "a lot" I'm talking about a few hundred."
"Hey Pinnochio, why's your nose growing?"
"No! Seriously."
"Hundreds of times?" she asked sceptically.
"Ok, so maybe not "hundreds" but I'm entitled to over- exaggerate today. We just won our first game of the season."
"Yes. You are entitled to over- exaggerate today, and you are also entitled to celebrate."
"Crack open a beer, lock myself in my apartment and watch t.v., celebratory enough?"
"For you that's a record. But not quite what I had in mind."
"What did you have in mind?"
She took a deep breath and tried to focus on her response and not the sounds of the players and their families going home for the night. She exhaled and summoned up the courage to ask a question that didn't come out as a question at all.
"Well- I was thinking of attending a little annual town thingy tomorrow night, and since you're my town festival bashing buddy, I think that the night would be pretty dull without you."
He stared at her blankly. Then what she had just suggested registered. She'd just proposed the inevitable, and yet he found himself doing a double take wondering why he hadn't been the one to make a move first. Lorelai Gilmore had just asked him out. His heart was racing against light. But then he caught himself. Obviously she was just extending a friendly offer. He yelled internally for thinking otherwise. He turned to her, a little disappointed.
"Are you talking about the town dance?"
"I'll take pointless festivals for five hundred Alex. That's exactly what I'm talking about."
"The celebration in which you watch two hypocrites dressed up in pilgrim outfits and re-enacting the moment when the two founders of our town shared their first dance and-"
"Yada yada yada. Yup that's the one."
"I'll go.... but ONLY because I would hate for there to be no one there to point out the futility of affection towards something that doesn't even have feelings to Doose."
"Oh! Oh! Let me guess this one! A town."
"Exactly."
"Ok, well, I better get going now. But, I'll see you there tonight Luke."
"Yep, bye."
She smiled in response, and he watched as she picked up her bat and trod towards the exit of the field. Suddenly, he remembered what he had been meaning to ask her.
"Wait!"
"Yeah?" Lorelai spun around.
"You never told me what you wanted me to do for you."
"I'm still thinking about it. I'll tell you tonight." She yelled back across at him, and he nodded.
She made her way down the street of Stars Hollow smiling to herself. She knew exactly what she wanted him to do for her, but she wasn't sure if he'd be very willing in his response.
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AN: Hello. Please review! The end is near....mwhahahah, but it's a happy end.
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The echo resonated throughout the field. The bleachers had been brought to their feet in uproarious cheering, and Lorelai felt blessed to be so popular. They had reason to be cheering. Lorelai had just scored her first ever home run, tied in with the fact that she had also hit her first ever ball. Lorelai really had no idea how she had come from swinging at air to scoring a point, but she knew that the rush of exhilaration that she had felt was definitely worth the long wait for glory. Her team-mates surrounded her in a hug as she clung onto the fence panting. She was overwhelmed, but happy that she had finally made her contribution. This being said the only person that she wanted to find right now was Luke. She felt like an "I told you so" was in order. She saw him as the players cleared out, and headed back to their places in line against the fence. He was at the end of the line, and smiling at her.
"I told you so!" She exclaimed, skipping over to him, with the vitality of a six- year old. She gave him a high five, though, as her fingers lingered close to his palm for a second and she remembered last nights occurrences she quickly pulled her hand away and deposited it in her pocket, blushing.
"Congrats," he replied deadpan. But then he glanced sidelong at her and was smiling once again, "I knew you'd win. The minute we made that bet."
"Explain Miss Cleo."
"13 years of railing on you for digesting enough coffee to make mush out of your central nervous system, and you never once stopped drinking it."
"A coffee- less Lorelai is like a jelly-less peanut butter and jelly sandwich."
"Yeah. Either that or you're as stubborn as a mule."
She smiled flirtatiously, "Well, we've already established that."
"So, what do you want for winning that bet?"
"Oh....I don't know. Organic salad I think."
"You're kidding."
"Give me some time to think about. I'll come up with something. Maybe you can clean out my rain- gutters or something."
"Hey, but that's the kind of thing that I do for free," he said graciously.
"Ok then. I'll think of something else. But right now I know one thing that you can do for me."
"What's that?"
"Help me win this game for your dad." She beamed at him and he was overcome with an immense emotional bliss as he returned the smile.
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"I hit the ball and we won! We won!" Kirk skipped around the field, doing a little happy dance, as the other team members gathered giving each other highs fives. They'd triumphed two to one. Luke was unable to wipe the grin off his face. He and Lorelai met each other's eyes over the crowd and he motioned her over to take a seat on the bleachers with him.
"It was a good day for the both of us," he murmured, staring out at the array of cotton candy clouds spanning the horizon, but still not shielding them from the lowering sun.
"Yeah. Weird. But you would've made your dad proud Luke, you sent that ball flying. That's a pretty big feat."
He kicked at the ground.
"No big deal. I've scored lots of home runs before."
"Really?" she asked him playfully, "When?"
"Uh- well- I can't name all of the times- I mean by "a lot" I'm talking about a few hundred."
"Hey Pinnochio, why's your nose growing?"
"No! Seriously."
"Hundreds of times?" she asked sceptically.
"Ok, so maybe not "hundreds" but I'm entitled to over- exaggerate today. We just won our first game of the season."
"Yes. You are entitled to over- exaggerate today, and you are also entitled to celebrate."
"Crack open a beer, lock myself in my apartment and watch t.v., celebratory enough?"
"For you that's a record. But not quite what I had in mind."
"What did you have in mind?"
She took a deep breath and tried to focus on her response and not the sounds of the players and their families going home for the night. She exhaled and summoned up the courage to ask a question that didn't come out as a question at all.
"Well- I was thinking of attending a little annual town thingy tomorrow night, and since you're my town festival bashing buddy, I think that the night would be pretty dull without you."
He stared at her blankly. Then what she had just suggested registered. She'd just proposed the inevitable, and yet he found himself doing a double take wondering why he hadn't been the one to make a move first. Lorelai Gilmore had just asked him out. His heart was racing against light. But then he caught himself. Obviously she was just extending a friendly offer. He yelled internally for thinking otherwise. He turned to her, a little disappointed.
"Are you talking about the town dance?"
"I'll take pointless festivals for five hundred Alex. That's exactly what I'm talking about."
"The celebration in which you watch two hypocrites dressed up in pilgrim outfits and re-enacting the moment when the two founders of our town shared their first dance and-"
"Yada yada yada. Yup that's the one."
"I'll go.... but ONLY because I would hate for there to be no one there to point out the futility of affection towards something that doesn't even have feelings to Doose."
"Oh! Oh! Let me guess this one! A town."
"Exactly."
"Ok, well, I better get going now. But, I'll see you there tonight Luke."
"Yep, bye."
She smiled in response, and he watched as she picked up her bat and trod towards the exit of the field. Suddenly, he remembered what he had been meaning to ask her.
"Wait!"
"Yeah?" Lorelai spun around.
"You never told me what you wanted me to do for you."
"I'm still thinking about it. I'll tell you tonight." She yelled back across at him, and he nodded.
She made her way down the street of Stars Hollow smiling to herself. She knew exactly what she wanted him to do for her, but she wasn't sure if he'd be very willing in his response.
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AN: Hello. Please review! The end is near....mwhahahah, but it's a happy end.