Lorelai's POV
Luke opened the truck door for me and helped me into the truck.
"So. I have no clue where any movie theatres are, so you gotta give me some directions."
"Umm... okay. Hmm... oh, there is one just into this side of Hartford."
"Great. What movie do you want to see?"
"Well, I've been thinking about that. I am having the hardest time ever trying to decide between the Princess Diaries Two and Little Black Book."
"Why don't we see Little Black Book tonight, then we'll see Princess Diary on Saturday."
"How do you know there will even be a second date, Dinerman?"
Luke rolled his eyes. "Don't call me that."
"Fine, Plaidmaster."
"Lorelai..."
"Coffee Guy?"
"Jeez, Lorelai, do you ever stop?"
"No way, Bunnyface."
"Where did you get that from?!"
"From the very depths of my mind. Places you don't ever want to see." I said in my most mysterious voice.
"I'm sure." He said dully.
Sitting in that truck with Luke was so different. I had sat in that truck with him before, but never was I going on a date with him. I guess it was the knowledge of the whole relationship thing that made me so nervous.
The whole ride was either in an uncomfortable silence, or at other times, was just me making stupid jokes that I obviously always made. The only difference was, I had only ever noticed how stupid I sounded after Liz and T.J.'s wedding. I noticed the way that I acted like a fourteen year old girl talking to her crush. And to tell you the truth, except for the 14 year old part, that was exactly what I was.
Now I was with him. Luke. The man that I had trusted since I had met him. He was the one friend who helped me through it all. I told more things to Luke than I did to Sookie. Luke was the kindest man on the planet. I could really be comfortable with him. But after the kiss, it was like everything had changed. It had been less than 48 hours since that passionate, kind, love-filled kiss, and already, I was nervous again.
So, you want to fill me in, now?"
"Uh... yeah, I guess." I was trying to hide the disappointment in my voice, but Luke knew me better than that.
"Lor, what's wrong?"
"Okay. I really need you to be Luke right now. The same Luke you always have been in the past for me. Not 'dating Luke'. Not 'annoying Luke', and definitely not 'joking around Luke', okay?"
Luke pulled over at a gas station. I looked at the gas meter on the car. I showed full. He pulled over to talk.
"I'll be any 'Luke' you want me to. I'm listening. Tell me everything."
So I did. By the end of the whole confession, I was in tears again, crying on Luke's strong chest.
"Do you still want to go out? I mean we could go back to the diner and I will give you coffee and food. And, I won't even tell you off about the whole food and coffee addiction." He was trying to be 'Luke' Luke. I had to smile.
"I like that idea way better." I told him.
Narrator's POV
When they got back to the diner, Luke gave Lorelai a huge, steaming cup of coffee. By ten o'clock, Lorelai had also had three more cups of coffee, a burger, a plate of French fries, a bottle of beer, a can of soda, three pieces of pie, and a donut. Luke ended up putting half of the food in the fridge for her to eat 'later', but Lorelai still ate more food than any woman should ever eat in one day, let alone a couple of hours.
Luke got a movie on PPV, and by the end of the movie, an exhausted Lorelai lay asleep in Luke's arms.
Somewhere during the whole time at the apartment, the whole awkwardness and nervousness thing subsided completely. Now she felt completely at home in his arms. It was like Luke was a part of her.
After the movie finished, Luke picked up Lorelai and carried her to his bed and laid her down. He covered her up with a blanket and kissed her forehead. Then he went and made his bed on the couch. The last thing Luke saw before he fell asleep was Lorelai's innocent, sleeping face, and that made him smile. Luke slept the happiest, most contented sleep he had ever slept before.
Luke opened the truck door for me and helped me into the truck.
"So. I have no clue where any movie theatres are, so you gotta give me some directions."
"Umm... okay. Hmm... oh, there is one just into this side of Hartford."
"Great. What movie do you want to see?"
"Well, I've been thinking about that. I am having the hardest time ever trying to decide between the Princess Diaries Two and Little Black Book."
"Why don't we see Little Black Book tonight, then we'll see Princess Diary on Saturday."
"How do you know there will even be a second date, Dinerman?"
Luke rolled his eyes. "Don't call me that."
"Fine, Plaidmaster."
"Lorelai..."
"Coffee Guy?"
"Jeez, Lorelai, do you ever stop?"
"No way, Bunnyface."
"Where did you get that from?!"
"From the very depths of my mind. Places you don't ever want to see." I said in my most mysterious voice.
"I'm sure." He said dully.
Sitting in that truck with Luke was so different. I had sat in that truck with him before, but never was I going on a date with him. I guess it was the knowledge of the whole relationship thing that made me so nervous.
The whole ride was either in an uncomfortable silence, or at other times, was just me making stupid jokes that I obviously always made. The only difference was, I had only ever noticed how stupid I sounded after Liz and T.J.'s wedding. I noticed the way that I acted like a fourteen year old girl talking to her crush. And to tell you the truth, except for the 14 year old part, that was exactly what I was.
Now I was with him. Luke. The man that I had trusted since I had met him. He was the one friend who helped me through it all. I told more things to Luke than I did to Sookie. Luke was the kindest man on the planet. I could really be comfortable with him. But after the kiss, it was like everything had changed. It had been less than 48 hours since that passionate, kind, love-filled kiss, and already, I was nervous again.
So, you want to fill me in, now?"
"Uh... yeah, I guess." I was trying to hide the disappointment in my voice, but Luke knew me better than that.
"Lor, what's wrong?"
"Okay. I really need you to be Luke right now. The same Luke you always have been in the past for me. Not 'dating Luke'. Not 'annoying Luke', and definitely not 'joking around Luke', okay?"
Luke pulled over at a gas station. I looked at the gas meter on the car. I showed full. He pulled over to talk.
"I'll be any 'Luke' you want me to. I'm listening. Tell me everything."
So I did. By the end of the whole confession, I was in tears again, crying on Luke's strong chest.
"Do you still want to go out? I mean we could go back to the diner and I will give you coffee and food. And, I won't even tell you off about the whole food and coffee addiction." He was trying to be 'Luke' Luke. I had to smile.
"I like that idea way better." I told him.
Narrator's POV
When they got back to the diner, Luke gave Lorelai a huge, steaming cup of coffee. By ten o'clock, Lorelai had also had three more cups of coffee, a burger, a plate of French fries, a bottle of beer, a can of soda, three pieces of pie, and a donut. Luke ended up putting half of the food in the fridge for her to eat 'later', but Lorelai still ate more food than any woman should ever eat in one day, let alone a couple of hours.
Luke got a movie on PPV, and by the end of the movie, an exhausted Lorelai lay asleep in Luke's arms.
Somewhere during the whole time at the apartment, the whole awkwardness and nervousness thing subsided completely. Now she felt completely at home in his arms. It was like Luke was a part of her.
After the movie finished, Luke picked up Lorelai and carried her to his bed and laid her down. He covered her up with a blanket and kissed her forehead. Then he went and made his bed on the couch. The last thing Luke saw before he fell asleep was Lorelai's innocent, sleeping face, and that made him smile. Luke slept the happiest, most contented sleep he had ever slept before.