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Chapter Three
Luke's Dream
Luke woke up at the usual time for a normal day of working in the Diner. He got out of bed and got himself ready for the day. He went downstairs and started to pull the chairs down from on top of the tables. He got about half of them done when he noticed someone outside the door of the diner.
Lorelai.
She hadn't knocked or yelled to be let in. She just stood there, watching him.
He went over to the door and unlocked it and opened it.
"Hey," he said to her.
"Hey," she said right back.
Then there was silence.
"Come in," he told her. So she did.
She stood there for a moment, right in front of the door. She didn't take her eyes off of him. He didn't know what to think of this. She looked at him for what seemed like forever and then finally sat down.
"Coffee," he asked her, just to break the silence.
She nodded her head.
This was the longest that she has ever gone without talking. There must be something wrong.
"Lorelai, what's going on?"
Lorelai opened her mouth to speak but quickly closed it. She got up from the table, and walked out the door.
He watched her leave but he stayed in his quiet diner alone. He knew she be back.
Before he knew it, the day was over and it was time to go to bed again. He woke up the next morning and got ready for the day.
He went downstairs to get ready to open when he saw her again. Alone. Looking at him from outside the door. He opened the door and she came in. Once again, she looked at him for a long time before sitting down at the same table that she had the day before.
"Coffee," he asked her.
She nodded.
"Hey, Lorelai. Are you okay?
She opened her mouth ready to say something but instead quickly closed it and got up and left.
Again, he watched her go.
The day ended quickly, once more, and Luke went to bed.
And so this process repeated several times until one morning....
He woke up. Got up and got ready. He went downstairs and got the diner ready for opening.
There she was yet again.
Looking in.
He opened the door for her, like he always did. She watched him and then she sat in that same seat and he got her coffee.
"Lorelai," he said, "I can't do this anymore. Tell me what's going on."
She looked at him. This time she didn't even open her mouth to speak. She got up and ran out.
Instead of watching her leave he ran outside after her.
"Lorelai," he called out her name.
"She kept on running..
"Lorelai."
She stopped. He caught up with her and faced her.
"Stand still, for once."
"I can't, Luke"
"Why not?"
"Because, I'm scared of what could happen if I do."
"Why are you scared?"
She looked at him, tears forming in her eyes.
"Because," she says, "you're Luke."
"And you're Lorelai."
"Exactly"
"What do you mean 'exactly'."
"I mean, you're you and I'm me. What if it doesn't work? What if.... what if I ruin it?
"Lorelai..."
Before he could say anything else she was gone. She had disappeared.
He looked everywhere around him. How had she just disappeared like that? He started to run toward her house. He got there and knocked on the door.
"Lorelai," he yelled out.
No answer.
He knocked again.
"Lorelai," he called out again.
No answer.
He walked over to the other side of the house. He looked into the kitchen. There he saw her. She was sitting at the kitchen table and there were three men with her.
Max.
Jason.
Christopher.
He knocked on the door. No one heard him.
The three guys were just sitting at the table drinking coffee and laughing. Lorelai sat there, too. She tried to look happy but Luke could see that she wasn't really.
He knocked again. Max saw him. He tapped Lorelai on the shoulder and pointed toward Luke. Lorelai looked at Luke but she turned toward Max and shook her head. Luke could see that she said something about 'not being ready'.
Luke stood there. Waiting.
Max was the first to go. He went very quietly yet confused.
Christopher let himself out.
Lorelai pushed Jason out.
Then she was alone.
He now found himself on her porch all alone waiting for her to come and let him in. Finally, he couldn't wait any longer. He knocked on the door and no one came.
He tried the knob.
The door was unlocked.
He let himself in.
He closed the door, and locked it.
He saw Lorelai sitting on the couch by herself. He stood next to the couch unsure of what to do now that he was inside. Finally he sat down next to her.
She looked over at him.
"I'm sorry that I made you wait so long," she told him.
"It's okay," he replied.
She took his hand and looked into his eyes.
"I'm ready," she told him.
He looked at her. Then he took her into his arms and held onto her.
"Me too," he told her.
The next sound Luke heard was his clock radio going off in his bedroom at the inn. He turned it off and got up and washed his face. He had to get up and head back to the diner to open.
He took a shower and got himself dressed and ready for the day.
He opened the door and he was taken aback at what he saw when he opened the door. Or rather, whom he saw.
"Lorelai," he says surprised.
"Hey," she said. "Can I come in? I really want to talk."
"Yeah, come on in."
She went in and he closed the door behind them.
Thanks again for the good reviews. They make me smile!
Chapter Three
Luke's Dream
Luke woke up at the usual time for a normal day of working in the Diner. He got out of bed and got himself ready for the day. He went downstairs and started to pull the chairs down from on top of the tables. He got about half of them done when he noticed someone outside the door of the diner.
Lorelai.
She hadn't knocked or yelled to be let in. She just stood there, watching him.
He went over to the door and unlocked it and opened it.
"Hey," he said to her.
"Hey," she said right back.
Then there was silence.
"Come in," he told her. So she did.
She stood there for a moment, right in front of the door. She didn't take her eyes off of him. He didn't know what to think of this. She looked at him for what seemed like forever and then finally sat down.
"Coffee," he asked her, just to break the silence.
She nodded her head.
This was the longest that she has ever gone without talking. There must be something wrong.
"Lorelai, what's going on?"
Lorelai opened her mouth to speak but quickly closed it. She got up from the table, and walked out the door.
He watched her leave but he stayed in his quiet diner alone. He knew she be back.
Before he knew it, the day was over and it was time to go to bed again. He woke up the next morning and got ready for the day.
He went downstairs to get ready to open when he saw her again. Alone. Looking at him from outside the door. He opened the door and she came in. Once again, she looked at him for a long time before sitting down at the same table that she had the day before.
"Coffee," he asked her.
She nodded.
"Hey, Lorelai. Are you okay?
She opened her mouth ready to say something but instead quickly closed it and got up and left.
Again, he watched her go.
The day ended quickly, once more, and Luke went to bed.
And so this process repeated several times until one morning....
He woke up. Got up and got ready. He went downstairs and got the diner ready for opening.
There she was yet again.
Looking in.
He opened the door for her, like he always did. She watched him and then she sat in that same seat and he got her coffee.
"Lorelai," he said, "I can't do this anymore. Tell me what's going on."
She looked at him. This time she didn't even open her mouth to speak. She got up and ran out.
Instead of watching her leave he ran outside after her.
"Lorelai," he called out her name.
"She kept on running..
"Lorelai."
She stopped. He caught up with her and faced her.
"Stand still, for once."
"I can't, Luke"
"Why not?"
"Because, I'm scared of what could happen if I do."
"Why are you scared?"
She looked at him, tears forming in her eyes.
"Because," she says, "you're Luke."
"And you're Lorelai."
"Exactly"
"What do you mean 'exactly'."
"I mean, you're you and I'm me. What if it doesn't work? What if.... what if I ruin it?
"Lorelai..."
Before he could say anything else she was gone. She had disappeared.
He looked everywhere around him. How had she just disappeared like that? He started to run toward her house. He got there and knocked on the door.
"Lorelai," he yelled out.
No answer.
He knocked again.
"Lorelai," he called out again.
No answer.
He walked over to the other side of the house. He looked into the kitchen. There he saw her. She was sitting at the kitchen table and there were three men with her.
Max.
Jason.
Christopher.
He knocked on the door. No one heard him.
The three guys were just sitting at the table drinking coffee and laughing. Lorelai sat there, too. She tried to look happy but Luke could see that she wasn't really.
He knocked again. Max saw him. He tapped Lorelai on the shoulder and pointed toward Luke. Lorelai looked at Luke but she turned toward Max and shook her head. Luke could see that she said something about 'not being ready'.
Luke stood there. Waiting.
Max was the first to go. He went very quietly yet confused.
Christopher let himself out.
Lorelai pushed Jason out.
Then she was alone.
He now found himself on her porch all alone waiting for her to come and let him in. Finally, he couldn't wait any longer. He knocked on the door and no one came.
He tried the knob.
The door was unlocked.
He let himself in.
He closed the door, and locked it.
He saw Lorelai sitting on the couch by herself. He stood next to the couch unsure of what to do now that he was inside. Finally he sat down next to her.
She looked over at him.
"I'm sorry that I made you wait so long," she told him.
"It's okay," he replied.
She took his hand and looked into his eyes.
"I'm ready," she told him.
He looked at her. Then he took her into his arms and held onto her.
"Me too," he told her.
The next sound Luke heard was his clock radio going off in his bedroom at the inn. He turned it off and got up and washed his face. He had to get up and head back to the diner to open.
He took a shower and got himself dressed and ready for the day.
He opened the door and he was taken aback at what he saw when he opened the door. Or rather, whom he saw.
"Lorelai," he says surprised.
"Hey," she said. "Can I come in? I really want to talk."
"Yeah, come on in."
She went in and he closed the door behind them.