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About half an hour later mother and daughter entered the diner. Rory had hurried in order to get through will all of the upcoming misery as soon as possible. She had called Dean on his cell, and was happy when he had answered, not Lindsey. When she told him she wanted to see him, he at once agreed to meet her at the bridge an hour later. Lorelai curiously looked around the diner. Cesar was in the kitchen, but Luke was nowhere to be seen. But since she didn't see Lane either, Lorelai was hoping that Luke was just be upstairs and that he would come down in a minute. The diner was pretty empty. There were only two more people sitting at other tables. People she didn't know. Right, everyone else was at the inn! Rory noticed the nervous look on Lorelai's face.
"Mom, what's up? Why are you screening the diner, like you're waiting for Brad Pitt?"
Lorelai sighed. She knew that she couldn't keep it from her daughter.
"I am not exactly waiting for Brad Pitt..."
"So who is it then? – Wait, are you waiting for Luke?"
"Yes, I might be."
"But why are you so nervous, I mean it's Luke...wait. Mom, what happened?"
Lorelai wasn't sure whether to come out with the whole story. After all, Rory was not exactly in the best condition, but after considering for a few moments, she laid down the whole thing, including the dancing and the kissing. After she had finished Rory glared at Lorelai somewhat amazed.
"You kissed Luke?"
"Yeah, I mean, he's a nice guy. I mean he's always been there for us to help. And I mean, although he's wearing these flannel shirts and this cap all the time, I don't think he's to bad looking..." Lorelai tried to defend herself. "I mean, even though he keeps bugging me about my immense coffee- drinking and even though he can't stop criticizing me for my fast food- addiction, he still is nice right... I mean he is Luke..."
"Mom, stop it" Rory interrupted her mother "You kissed Luke, for real?"
"Yeah" Lorelai nodded, afraid Rory would not like it.
"Finally!" Rory burst out, looking somewhat relieved and satisfied. Lorelai however could not believe it. She stared at her daughter amazed by her reaction.
"What do you mean? Finally?"
"Well, the two of you have been pacing around each other for years. I mean, you've loved Luke since I don't know when , and finally you admit it." Rory said, almost smiling at her mother. Lorelai was stunned. She didn't know what else to say. Right then Luke came down the stairs and entered the diner. He stopped not knowing what to do at first when he saw Lorelai, but then came right to their table.
"Hi Lorelai" Luke didn't know what to look at. "Hi Rory"
"Hey Luke" Rory said. When Lorelai didn't say anything, Rory slightly kicked her mother underneath the table.
"Uh, hi Luke"
"You guys know what you want?" Luke asked pulling out his note pad to take their orders, even though he usually didn't write down their order, because he remembered anyways. Rory noticed and took it as a sign, that Luke was nervous too. She couldn't believe what she was seeing. Luke and Lorelai were acting like teenagers and Rory couldn't help smirking. She still felt like shit, but the two of them acting foolish made her smirk anyways!
"Eggs and pancakes. And loads of coffee!" Rory said quickly when Lorelai didn't react to Luke's inquiry.
"Okay." Before he turned around, Luke's and Lorelai's eyes met for a second, and either one turned away his or her head immediately. When Luke was back in the kitchen, Rory turned to her mother:
"Mom, what the hell are you doing? You're acting like a teenager. Go over and kiss him."
"Rory, I don't know..."
"Mom, freaking shut up and kiss him. Do it right."
Lorelai nodded, knowing her daughter referred to her own mistake the night before. She got up and rushed over to the counter and called for Luke.
"What's up?" Luke asked. "You're food and coffee will be right up."
"I didn't come for that."
"What for then?" Luke asked unsure of what Lorelai was up to.
"I came for that" Lorelai said and pulled Luke over the counter towards and kissed him. First slowly, then a bit more passionately but still appropriate considering the public place they were at.
"Uh, hu, okay" Luke mumbled when they finally stopped "I can live with that." He smiled a little and was now able to look into meet her gaze.
"Well good, get us our food and sit down to have breakfast with us then." Lorelai said smiling as well. She then returned to her table and saw that Rory was also smiling. Even though Rory was miserable she still could be happy for her mom. Lorelai felt overcome by a wave of love for her daughter. Yet, she didn't say anything until Luke arrived with their food and sat down at their table. Lorelai knew that Rory didn't feel like talking and thus asked Luke about Kirk and Luke happily told them the whole story. Lorelai got a good laugh out of it, but Luke noticed, that Rory wasn't really listening. She was off somewhere and he realized that she seemed overly sad and crushed. Worried he looked at Lorelai who immediately knew what he was thinking but shook her head. Don't ask her about it. Luke silently agreed and kept on talking about random things. Finally Rory looked up. She was done eating and realized it was time to go. She had to meet Dean.
"Okay guys, I'm leaving."
"Okay, hon. Go you know what you have to do. I'll be here if you need me afterwards."
Rory just nodded, got up and left the diner heading towards the bridge. Luke watched her as she left and then turned to Lorelai.
"What has happened?" Lorelai sighed and he sensed that something bad must have happened because it took her a while to answer. She knew she could tell Luke. He would understand.
"Rory made a terrible mistake last night....she...she slept with Dean."
Luke looked at her in disbelief. It took him a moment to realize what she had just said.
"She slept with Dean?"
"Yeah, I kind of walked in on them last night and she admitted it right away. We got into a fight and she didn't realize her mistake until this morning. She's gone to talk to Dean right now. She doesn't love him." Lorelai looked Luke straight in the eyes and knew she was going to cry, but Luke didn't notice it right away. He was mad, he was angry. He jumped up and paced around the diner.
"I am gonna kill this bastard. Who does he think he is, doing that to Rory? How can he hurt her. How can he hurt Lindsey? I am gonna kill him. I'll beat the crap out of him....this son of a bitch....aaaawww" Just then he realized that Lorelai was crying. He immediately forgot his anger and turned towards her.
"Lor, what's up?" he softly said. As usually he forgot everything else, when she was in pain and trouble. He gently embraced her and pulled her towards him.
"It is my entire fault. I kept telling her all about how Dean was the perfect guy and how she should not have let him go. I made her feel guilty. I made her do this Luke! It is all my fault!"
Luke couldn't believe what he had just heard. Lorelai totally fell apart now and when she started shaking he started rocking her.
"No, no, that's not true. It's not your fault. It was her own decision. It's not your fault and you know that...but let it all out, let it all out" he kept holding her and so they sat there. Lorelai safely in Luke's arms and that was when she knew, that it would be alright.
About half an hour later mother and daughter entered the diner. Rory had hurried in order to get through will all of the upcoming misery as soon as possible. She had called Dean on his cell, and was happy when he had answered, not Lindsey. When she told him she wanted to see him, he at once agreed to meet her at the bridge an hour later. Lorelai curiously looked around the diner. Cesar was in the kitchen, but Luke was nowhere to be seen. But since she didn't see Lane either, Lorelai was hoping that Luke was just be upstairs and that he would come down in a minute. The diner was pretty empty. There were only two more people sitting at other tables. People she didn't know. Right, everyone else was at the inn! Rory noticed the nervous look on Lorelai's face.
"Mom, what's up? Why are you screening the diner, like you're waiting for Brad Pitt?"
Lorelai sighed. She knew that she couldn't keep it from her daughter.
"I am not exactly waiting for Brad Pitt..."
"So who is it then? – Wait, are you waiting for Luke?"
"Yes, I might be."
"But why are you so nervous, I mean it's Luke...wait. Mom, what happened?"
Lorelai wasn't sure whether to come out with the whole story. After all, Rory was not exactly in the best condition, but after considering for a few moments, she laid down the whole thing, including the dancing and the kissing. After she had finished Rory glared at Lorelai somewhat amazed.
"You kissed Luke?"
"Yeah, I mean, he's a nice guy. I mean he's always been there for us to help. And I mean, although he's wearing these flannel shirts and this cap all the time, I don't think he's to bad looking..." Lorelai tried to defend herself. "I mean, even though he keeps bugging me about my immense coffee- drinking and even though he can't stop criticizing me for my fast food- addiction, he still is nice right... I mean he is Luke..."
"Mom, stop it" Rory interrupted her mother "You kissed Luke, for real?"
"Yeah" Lorelai nodded, afraid Rory would not like it.
"Finally!" Rory burst out, looking somewhat relieved and satisfied. Lorelai however could not believe it. She stared at her daughter amazed by her reaction.
"What do you mean? Finally?"
"Well, the two of you have been pacing around each other for years. I mean, you've loved Luke since I don't know when , and finally you admit it." Rory said, almost smiling at her mother. Lorelai was stunned. She didn't know what else to say. Right then Luke came down the stairs and entered the diner. He stopped not knowing what to do at first when he saw Lorelai, but then came right to their table.
"Hi Lorelai" Luke didn't know what to look at. "Hi Rory"
"Hey Luke" Rory said. When Lorelai didn't say anything, Rory slightly kicked her mother underneath the table.
"Uh, hi Luke"
"You guys know what you want?" Luke asked pulling out his note pad to take their orders, even though he usually didn't write down their order, because he remembered anyways. Rory noticed and took it as a sign, that Luke was nervous too. She couldn't believe what she was seeing. Luke and Lorelai were acting like teenagers and Rory couldn't help smirking. She still felt like shit, but the two of them acting foolish made her smirk anyways!
"Eggs and pancakes. And loads of coffee!" Rory said quickly when Lorelai didn't react to Luke's inquiry.
"Okay." Before he turned around, Luke's and Lorelai's eyes met for a second, and either one turned away his or her head immediately. When Luke was back in the kitchen, Rory turned to her mother:
"Mom, what the hell are you doing? You're acting like a teenager. Go over and kiss him."
"Rory, I don't know..."
"Mom, freaking shut up and kiss him. Do it right."
Lorelai nodded, knowing her daughter referred to her own mistake the night before. She got up and rushed over to the counter and called for Luke.
"What's up?" Luke asked. "You're food and coffee will be right up."
"I didn't come for that."
"What for then?" Luke asked unsure of what Lorelai was up to.
"I came for that" Lorelai said and pulled Luke over the counter towards and kissed him. First slowly, then a bit more passionately but still appropriate considering the public place they were at.
"Uh, hu, okay" Luke mumbled when they finally stopped "I can live with that." He smiled a little and was now able to look into meet her gaze.
"Well good, get us our food and sit down to have breakfast with us then." Lorelai said smiling as well. She then returned to her table and saw that Rory was also smiling. Even though Rory was miserable she still could be happy for her mom. Lorelai felt overcome by a wave of love for her daughter. Yet, she didn't say anything until Luke arrived with their food and sat down at their table. Lorelai knew that Rory didn't feel like talking and thus asked Luke about Kirk and Luke happily told them the whole story. Lorelai got a good laugh out of it, but Luke noticed, that Rory wasn't really listening. She was off somewhere and he realized that she seemed overly sad and crushed. Worried he looked at Lorelai who immediately knew what he was thinking but shook her head. Don't ask her about it. Luke silently agreed and kept on talking about random things. Finally Rory looked up. She was done eating and realized it was time to go. She had to meet Dean.
"Okay guys, I'm leaving."
"Okay, hon. Go you know what you have to do. I'll be here if you need me afterwards."
Rory just nodded, got up and left the diner heading towards the bridge. Luke watched her as she left and then turned to Lorelai.
"What has happened?" Lorelai sighed and he sensed that something bad must have happened because it took her a while to answer. She knew she could tell Luke. He would understand.
"Rory made a terrible mistake last night....she...she slept with Dean."
Luke looked at her in disbelief. It took him a moment to realize what she had just said.
"She slept with Dean?"
"Yeah, I kind of walked in on them last night and she admitted it right away. We got into a fight and she didn't realize her mistake until this morning. She's gone to talk to Dean right now. She doesn't love him." Lorelai looked Luke straight in the eyes and knew she was going to cry, but Luke didn't notice it right away. He was mad, he was angry. He jumped up and paced around the diner.
"I am gonna kill this bastard. Who does he think he is, doing that to Rory? How can he hurt her. How can he hurt Lindsey? I am gonna kill him. I'll beat the crap out of him....this son of a bitch....aaaawww" Just then he realized that Lorelai was crying. He immediately forgot his anger and turned towards her.
"Lor, what's up?" he softly said. As usually he forgot everything else, when she was in pain and trouble. He gently embraced her and pulled her towards him.
"It is my entire fault. I kept telling her all about how Dean was the perfect guy and how she should not have let him go. I made her feel guilty. I made her do this Luke! It is all my fault!"
Luke couldn't believe what he had just heard. Lorelai totally fell apart now and when she started shaking he started rocking her.
"No, no, that's not true. It's not your fault. It was her own decision. It's not your fault and you know that...but let it all out, let it all out" he kept holding her and so they sat there. Lorelai safely in Luke's arms and that was when she knew, that it would be alright.