A/N: Sorry for the delay in chapters...
Disclaimer: Nope, Gilmore Girls doesn't belong to me...but I love it!
Aftermath – Chapter 3
When Rory opened her eyes, she realized that it was morning. She had fallen asleep on the couch. Slowly, she rolled off the couch. She was going to get ready to go to Luke's, but remembered that he was at her mom's Inn. Rory looked at the clock. It was 8am.
"8:00?" she muttered to herself. It was too early, especially for the summer. And plus she didn't feel like doing much after the Dean incident. She wasn't sure she wanted to step outside because she was afraid she would run into him. Rory yawned, and fell back on the couch. Maybe just a few more minutes...and she drifted off to sleep.
Later at the Inn as everyone prepared to leave, Lorelai stood in the kitchen staring out the window at basically nothing. She wanted to say goodbye and thank you to her guests, but she was nervous about facing Luke. Besides, Sookie and Michel were out there doing the PR thing. But Lorelai was hiding.
"Well there you are!" Sookie said coming into the kitchen. "People have been looking for you. They all loved it! The Inn was a hit. I'm so excited. It's finally happening, it's all coming true!..." Her voice trailed off. "Lorelai? Sweetie, what's wrong?"
Lorelai snapped out of her daze and turned to Sookie. "What? Sorry, I just...I was, uh thinking." She turned to look back outside and Sookie joined her.
Luke walked into the kitchen, but saw the two ladies looking out the window and he decided now wasn't the time to talk to Lorelai.
Sookie raised her eyebrows. "C'mon, you can tell me." She gasped. "Did something happen with Jason? Oh, something happened with Jason! Are you getting back together?"
Luke froze. Maybe he wanted to hear this. But he shouldn't...He had already eavsdropped on the little meeting between Jason and Lorelai and he knew it was wrong, yet he was curious and he had to know. Luke stepped outside but stood at the door which he opened slightly. He could still hear them talking.
"No, Sookie, we're not," Lorelai said slowly. But she didn't seem quite sure. She had been thinking about it and part of her wanted to be with Jason, but she didn't know. "But he did stay until I came back. And he told me...that he loved me."
Sookie gasped. "Oh!! That's so great! I mean, you still love him, right? Everything's perfect then."
"That's the thing. I don't know how I feel about him. I don't think I love him, but I do still have feelings for him. It's hard for me not to. I've known him since forever, and I've had a great relationship with him, but it just doesn't feel right. Anyways, I have to get home to Rory."
"Oh how is she? I mean, I didn't see her come back and you were out awfully late..."
"She's not feeling well," Lorelai said. It was the truth to some extent, but she decided that keeping what happened a secret for now would be better for Rory.
Luke quickly turned and walked away from the Inn before Lorelai found him spying on her. As he walked to the diner, he couldn't help thinking, She's not with him. She's not with him! But it didn't mean she wouldn't go back to him. But he had to know what that kiss between them meant for her.
Luke headed upstairs to his apartment in the diner, glad that Ceasar had opened up for him that morning. He didn't feel like doing much today since he had stayed awake for awhile thinking. As soon as he was inside his apartment, he plopped down on the couch, closed his eyes, and drifted off to sleep.
"Rory? Rory!" Lorelai called as she walked into the silent house. Rory came out of the kitchen, just barely awake.
"Morning Mom," she mumbled.
"Hey babe, how are you?" she asked, hugging her daughter.
"Could've slept better, but you know...I think." She paused, not knowing how to put it. "I don't think I love him, Mom."
Lorelai didn't know what to say. She just looked at Rory and nodded. "I understand. Come on, let's go out or something," she suggested, trying to get Rory's mind off of the matter.
"No, if it's okay I think I'm just gonna stick around home today."
Lorelai nodded again and decided not to press any further. After putting things away in her room, Lorelai headed out to the town square, leaving her confused daughter at home. She wished that Rory would come with her. Stars Hollow was getting ready for a Renaissance fair, a new event courtesy of Luke's sister Liz.
As Lorelai headed towards the gazebo, she could hear Taylor shouting orders and people working busily. I wonder where Luke is, she found herself wondering. She turned towards his diner and saw him busy at work. She smiled. Yup, that was Luke...Good ol' reliable Luke...
"Hey."
Lorelai jumped. She turned around and saw Jess behind her. "Oh geez you scared me," she said calming down.
Jess raised his eyebrows and looked around. "I don't want to be here for your information."
"Huh, good to know."
"It's just my mom," he said referring to Liz.
"OK."
They both stood there not saying anything.
"Don't talk to her now," Lorelai said breaking the silence. "Now's not a good time." She turned and walked off to Luke's before Jess could say anything.
Just act normal, Lorelai told herself as she walked into Luke's. It wasn't too busy, but Luke was no where to be found. Caesar was working busily as Lorelai walked over to the counter and waited nervously. Why the hell am I nervous? she thought. This is just going to be a normal day, like everyday—
Luke came downstairs, shuffling some papers around in his hands and concentrating on them. He looked up as he reached the last step and saw her standing there looking at him. Aw geez...he thought. He forced a grin and walked cautiously behind the counter. An awkward silence followed.
Finally, Lorelai cleared her throat. "Uhm...so..."
"Uh, yeah..." Luke added, not quite sure what to say either.
More silence.
"Uh...Can we talk?" Lorelai suggested. Luke nodded and the two headed upstairs to his apartment so no one would hear their conversation.
A/N: I do realize this is a crappy place to end this chapter, but bear with me. Sorry!
Disclaimer: Nope, Gilmore Girls doesn't belong to me...but I love it!
Aftermath – Chapter 3
When Rory opened her eyes, she realized that it was morning. She had fallen asleep on the couch. Slowly, she rolled off the couch. She was going to get ready to go to Luke's, but remembered that he was at her mom's Inn. Rory looked at the clock. It was 8am.
"8:00?" she muttered to herself. It was too early, especially for the summer. And plus she didn't feel like doing much after the Dean incident. She wasn't sure she wanted to step outside because she was afraid she would run into him. Rory yawned, and fell back on the couch. Maybe just a few more minutes...and she drifted off to sleep.
Later at the Inn as everyone prepared to leave, Lorelai stood in the kitchen staring out the window at basically nothing. She wanted to say goodbye and thank you to her guests, but she was nervous about facing Luke. Besides, Sookie and Michel were out there doing the PR thing. But Lorelai was hiding.
"Well there you are!" Sookie said coming into the kitchen. "People have been looking for you. They all loved it! The Inn was a hit. I'm so excited. It's finally happening, it's all coming true!..." Her voice trailed off. "Lorelai? Sweetie, what's wrong?"
Lorelai snapped out of her daze and turned to Sookie. "What? Sorry, I just...I was, uh thinking." She turned to look back outside and Sookie joined her.
Luke walked into the kitchen, but saw the two ladies looking out the window and he decided now wasn't the time to talk to Lorelai.
Sookie raised her eyebrows. "C'mon, you can tell me." She gasped. "Did something happen with Jason? Oh, something happened with Jason! Are you getting back together?"
Luke froze. Maybe he wanted to hear this. But he shouldn't...He had already eavsdropped on the little meeting between Jason and Lorelai and he knew it was wrong, yet he was curious and he had to know. Luke stepped outside but stood at the door which he opened slightly. He could still hear them talking.
"No, Sookie, we're not," Lorelai said slowly. But she didn't seem quite sure. She had been thinking about it and part of her wanted to be with Jason, but she didn't know. "But he did stay until I came back. And he told me...that he loved me."
Sookie gasped. "Oh!! That's so great! I mean, you still love him, right? Everything's perfect then."
"That's the thing. I don't know how I feel about him. I don't think I love him, but I do still have feelings for him. It's hard for me not to. I've known him since forever, and I've had a great relationship with him, but it just doesn't feel right. Anyways, I have to get home to Rory."
"Oh how is she? I mean, I didn't see her come back and you were out awfully late..."
"She's not feeling well," Lorelai said. It was the truth to some extent, but she decided that keeping what happened a secret for now would be better for Rory.
Luke quickly turned and walked away from the Inn before Lorelai found him spying on her. As he walked to the diner, he couldn't help thinking, She's not with him. She's not with him! But it didn't mean she wouldn't go back to him. But he had to know what that kiss between them meant for her.
Luke headed upstairs to his apartment in the diner, glad that Ceasar had opened up for him that morning. He didn't feel like doing much today since he had stayed awake for awhile thinking. As soon as he was inside his apartment, he plopped down on the couch, closed his eyes, and drifted off to sleep.
"Rory? Rory!" Lorelai called as she walked into the silent house. Rory came out of the kitchen, just barely awake.
"Morning Mom," she mumbled.
"Hey babe, how are you?" she asked, hugging her daughter.
"Could've slept better, but you know...I think." She paused, not knowing how to put it. "I don't think I love him, Mom."
Lorelai didn't know what to say. She just looked at Rory and nodded. "I understand. Come on, let's go out or something," she suggested, trying to get Rory's mind off of the matter.
"No, if it's okay I think I'm just gonna stick around home today."
Lorelai nodded again and decided not to press any further. After putting things away in her room, Lorelai headed out to the town square, leaving her confused daughter at home. She wished that Rory would come with her. Stars Hollow was getting ready for a Renaissance fair, a new event courtesy of Luke's sister Liz.
As Lorelai headed towards the gazebo, she could hear Taylor shouting orders and people working busily. I wonder where Luke is, she found herself wondering. She turned towards his diner and saw him busy at work. She smiled. Yup, that was Luke...Good ol' reliable Luke...
"Hey."
Lorelai jumped. She turned around and saw Jess behind her. "Oh geez you scared me," she said calming down.
Jess raised his eyebrows and looked around. "I don't want to be here for your information."
"Huh, good to know."
"It's just my mom," he said referring to Liz.
"OK."
They both stood there not saying anything.
"Don't talk to her now," Lorelai said breaking the silence. "Now's not a good time." She turned and walked off to Luke's before Jess could say anything.
Just act normal, Lorelai told herself as she walked into Luke's. It wasn't too busy, but Luke was no where to be found. Caesar was working busily as Lorelai walked over to the counter and waited nervously. Why the hell am I nervous? she thought. This is just going to be a normal day, like everyday—
Luke came downstairs, shuffling some papers around in his hands and concentrating on them. He looked up as he reached the last step and saw her standing there looking at him. Aw geez...he thought. He forced a grin and walked cautiously behind the counter. An awkward silence followed.
Finally, Lorelai cleared her throat. "Uhm...so..."
"Uh, yeah..." Luke added, not quite sure what to say either.
More silence.
"Uh...Can we talk?" Lorelai suggested. Luke nodded and the two headed upstairs to his apartment so no one would hear their conversation.
A/N: I do realize this is a crappy place to end this chapter, but bear with me. Sorry!