AUTHOR'S NOTE: Here's chapter two. Thank you to MrSchimpf who reviewed and
gave me the beagle's real name, Cyrus. And I agree with you... your review
made me smile, so this chapter is dedicated to you.
DISCLAIMER: See chapter one...
CHAPTER TWO
Reality
The sun shone in through the windows, causing Lorelai to wake, along with two other things. A ringing phone beside her bed and an inkling that someone or something was staring at her. So she opened her eyes and saw Precious staring at her with the saddest look possible on his face.
"You need to learn to bark!" She said sleepily to him as she answered her phone.
"Hello?" she said and added a yawn to whoever it was to let them know they had woken her... even though it was 10am.
"Lorelai? Thank god I got you! Cyrus is missing! I cant find him anywhere, and you were the last person to see him, I'm guessing..." Jason ranted on the other end although his voice so showed no sign of emotion just a business- like tone.
"Who's Cyrus?" she said honestly having no clue who that was but having a feeling it was Precious' forgotten name.
"My beagle! Have you seen him?" he cried angrily for her being so oblivious.
"Hey, mister! Don't get snappy with me, I'm not the one who named my dog something dull that people are likely to forget!" ~ Did I actually just say that? ~ She thought and by the silence on the other end she got her answer.
"Listen, Jason. I didn't see... Cyrus. When I left he was sitting by the fireplace staring into space. Honest." She wasn't necessarily lying. He was in fact sitting there staring.
"Fine... do you want to make a lunch date today? I think we need to talk," he stated in a deadpan voice.
"Yeah, why don't you come here? We could go to Luke's..." she said thoughtfully, it was the best place for her because if what he needed to talk about was what she thought it would be then that was the best place to do so.
"You mean Duke's," Jason corrected.
"No, Luke's. I'll meet you there at noon," she said and hung up without saying good bye, giving him a taste of his own medicine.
***
"Welcome to day one of Doggie training..." Lorelai said in an official voice in the back lawn area of the Dragonfly. Sookie was standing next to her and Precious was facing them not looking nearly as stiff as he usually did but still not normal dog -like behavior.
Lorelai had talked to Sookie about her phone call with Jason that morning. It was quickly approaching noon but she still had an hour or so left to go.
"Speak..." Lorelai said firmly looking Precious in the eye. When he remained still she repeated it more firmly and the dog gave a little grumble.
"Hey, we are getting closer," Sookie said. "I see you didn't go into Luke's this morning, why?" Sookie questioned trying to remain neutral.
The truth-betold, Lorelai was a little freaked out by the overwhelming amount of emotion she felt after her visit the night before. She didn't know what had happened but knew it wasn't good, at least not at the moment.
"I was running late and didn't have time so I grabbed a pop tart and some coffee off of the guys here."
"Oh..." Sookie said her face perking up a little.
"Okay, now lets work on that speak command some more..." Lorelai continued.
***
Butterflies surrounded Lorelai's stomach as she entered the dinner to find it half full but soon to be completely packed. She waved at Luke as she sat at a table and waited for Luke to bring some coffee over or for Jason to enter. She had asked Sookie to keep an eye on Precious but it wasn't like he was actually going anywhere.
"Hey, you off work already?" Luke said walking up behind her with a mug and the coffeepot.
"Yeah, and I have a lunch date with Jason..." she said her eyes not showing their usual spark.
"Oh really? Gonna tell him your secret?" he said casually as her poured the coffee. He wasn't sure what happened that previous night but the way she looked at him he was sure she had felt it too.
She was about to answer when a man sat down across from her. Luke took in his appearance, dark black hair that fell right in place, short height about the same as Lorelai and a stub beard.
"Oh, good. I'll have some coffee then too," he said looking up at Luke. He finished pouring the coffee into Lorelai's then poured the rest of the container in so the cup was full to the brim, leaving the coffeepot empty.
"Sorry, You'll just have to wait until I make some more, might take a while..." he commented walking back to the counter.
"Didn't anyone teach him manners?" Jason commented looking at Lorelai as she stared at her coffee cup that was full. It was so strange how he was acting. She usually had to beg for coffee but now he had given her the largest cup he had AND filled it to the brim? It was confusing so she shook it off gently. Lorelai slowly bent her head down to it pulling her hair back and drinking some that way as it was to full to actually pick up.
"Lorelai! Hello?" Jason said causing her to snap back up.
"Oh, sorry. Hi, Jason." She didn't know what she was thinking not saying hello to him; he never actually said it nicely to her.
Jason just looked at her and she picked it up and took two big mouthfuls. "You wanted to talk," she reminded him as she set the mug back down.
"Right... well, I think we've been growing apart lately and that comment you made this morning drew the line..." he said businesslike. She looked at him raising an eyebrow silently telling him to continue. "So, I've come to the conclusion that we should break up."
"You've come to the conclusion? Jason! This is a relationship we're talking about! Not some business deal that you are deciding to close!" She said in loudly, causing other customers to send looks their way. Luke was standing behind the counter watching silently trying to distract his looks as he played with the broken toaster that he couldn't seem to fix again.
"I know that, Lorelai!" He exclaimed, matching Lorelai's voice.
"No, Jason, I don't think you do! This is real life, honey, and you have to accept that. Now please leave. Oh and let me add that Cyrus is better off without you and I hope he found peace wherever he went," she said as she stood up and walked to the counter where Luke was standing. She held it together this long but the sadness was creeping into her eyes as she looked down at the counter feeling eyes on her back. She heard the door closing so she looked over to see Jason's retreating back.
Lorelai looked up at Luke her eyes glistening but no tears yet and his heart melted. She had that effect on him. One look of sadness tore him to pieces inside.
"Hey, Lets go outside and talk. Caesar! Cover!" Luke called and he walked out the front door, Lorelai following him.
***
"I thought this is what you wanted..." Luke said to Lorelai softly as they walked in not any certain direction, the cool May breeze sweeping past them as they passed Miss Patty's. She stood outside, a cigarette alight as they passed, and her eyes widening with surprise and the idea of some new news to spread around town, LUKE AND LORELAI: TOGETHER AT LAST.
"It is, but I don't know. I mean, I will be proving my parents right. I'm not meant for their world and I proved them right! For once I wanted to prove them wrong."
He looked over and saw that a tear had fallen down her cheek. He didn't know why she was crying but he did know that she was sad and he knew how much she dreaded informing her parents of the break up. He wanted to ask what she was going to do with the dog now but put it to the back of his mind. She looked up at him as they passed the gazebo. Their eyes locked for a brief moment, both of them not wanting to break the connection but finally Luke looked away unable to control the fluttering sensation in his stomach. Of course, he had always had feelings for Lorelai, but not like this. This was new, stronger and he couldn't help but think that maybe she felt it this time to.
Lorelai was glad he broke the gaze because she didn't think she could. The color of his eyes were intriguing, a mix of light and dark brown colors. It was like a rainbow of emotions flowing out of them. They showed concern, loneliness and something she never saw before. She ignored the tingling sensation she felt flow throughout her body as his arm brushed up against hers but looked down at it. This was real but she pushed it away. It was confusing, too. All these new emotions came flooding out of her all at once and she was confused. They walked in silence finally coming to the bridge. The bridge.
Lorelai had heard all about the bridge from Rory. It was her and Jess's place but Rory hadn't been there since he left and she knew that broke her heart even though she seemed fine. Pretty soon she'd be home for the summer and then they could have their movie nights again.
Luke stood there looking out at the water and sat down on the edge. He was surprised to see Lorelai follow his lead and sit right next to him, closer than he would have liked. It was then she broke down and felt the warm tears slide down her cheeks. Luke looked over and frowned.
"What's wrong?" he asked softly not wanting to push it.
"Everything," she replied leaning into him trying to wipe the tears away. He put an arm around her pulling her slightly closer.
"It's okay..." he whispered into her ear and she believed him.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Okay there you go. As for Luke's eye color I have to clue what it is, I haven't really paid attention to that but I think it's brown so I am going with my gut on this one. Expect an update for Confession's... within the next week because I have three hour homerooms on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday so I will have time to write. For some reason this story is so much easier to write for me though, so I'll update within the next week for this also. Thanks!
DISCLAIMER: See chapter one...
CHAPTER TWO
Reality
The sun shone in through the windows, causing Lorelai to wake, along with two other things. A ringing phone beside her bed and an inkling that someone or something was staring at her. So she opened her eyes and saw Precious staring at her with the saddest look possible on his face.
"You need to learn to bark!" She said sleepily to him as she answered her phone.
"Hello?" she said and added a yawn to whoever it was to let them know they had woken her... even though it was 10am.
"Lorelai? Thank god I got you! Cyrus is missing! I cant find him anywhere, and you were the last person to see him, I'm guessing..." Jason ranted on the other end although his voice so showed no sign of emotion just a business- like tone.
"Who's Cyrus?" she said honestly having no clue who that was but having a feeling it was Precious' forgotten name.
"My beagle! Have you seen him?" he cried angrily for her being so oblivious.
"Hey, mister! Don't get snappy with me, I'm not the one who named my dog something dull that people are likely to forget!" ~ Did I actually just say that? ~ She thought and by the silence on the other end she got her answer.
"Listen, Jason. I didn't see... Cyrus. When I left he was sitting by the fireplace staring into space. Honest." She wasn't necessarily lying. He was in fact sitting there staring.
"Fine... do you want to make a lunch date today? I think we need to talk," he stated in a deadpan voice.
"Yeah, why don't you come here? We could go to Luke's..." she said thoughtfully, it was the best place for her because if what he needed to talk about was what she thought it would be then that was the best place to do so.
"You mean Duke's," Jason corrected.
"No, Luke's. I'll meet you there at noon," she said and hung up without saying good bye, giving him a taste of his own medicine.
***
"Welcome to day one of Doggie training..." Lorelai said in an official voice in the back lawn area of the Dragonfly. Sookie was standing next to her and Precious was facing them not looking nearly as stiff as he usually did but still not normal dog -like behavior.
Lorelai had talked to Sookie about her phone call with Jason that morning. It was quickly approaching noon but she still had an hour or so left to go.
"Speak..." Lorelai said firmly looking Precious in the eye. When he remained still she repeated it more firmly and the dog gave a little grumble.
"Hey, we are getting closer," Sookie said. "I see you didn't go into Luke's this morning, why?" Sookie questioned trying to remain neutral.
The truth-betold, Lorelai was a little freaked out by the overwhelming amount of emotion she felt after her visit the night before. She didn't know what had happened but knew it wasn't good, at least not at the moment.
"I was running late and didn't have time so I grabbed a pop tart and some coffee off of the guys here."
"Oh..." Sookie said her face perking up a little.
"Okay, now lets work on that speak command some more..." Lorelai continued.
***
Butterflies surrounded Lorelai's stomach as she entered the dinner to find it half full but soon to be completely packed. She waved at Luke as she sat at a table and waited for Luke to bring some coffee over or for Jason to enter. She had asked Sookie to keep an eye on Precious but it wasn't like he was actually going anywhere.
"Hey, you off work already?" Luke said walking up behind her with a mug and the coffeepot.
"Yeah, and I have a lunch date with Jason..." she said her eyes not showing their usual spark.
"Oh really? Gonna tell him your secret?" he said casually as her poured the coffee. He wasn't sure what happened that previous night but the way she looked at him he was sure she had felt it too.
She was about to answer when a man sat down across from her. Luke took in his appearance, dark black hair that fell right in place, short height about the same as Lorelai and a stub beard.
"Oh, good. I'll have some coffee then too," he said looking up at Luke. He finished pouring the coffee into Lorelai's then poured the rest of the container in so the cup was full to the brim, leaving the coffeepot empty.
"Sorry, You'll just have to wait until I make some more, might take a while..." he commented walking back to the counter.
"Didn't anyone teach him manners?" Jason commented looking at Lorelai as she stared at her coffee cup that was full. It was so strange how he was acting. She usually had to beg for coffee but now he had given her the largest cup he had AND filled it to the brim? It was confusing so she shook it off gently. Lorelai slowly bent her head down to it pulling her hair back and drinking some that way as it was to full to actually pick up.
"Lorelai! Hello?" Jason said causing her to snap back up.
"Oh, sorry. Hi, Jason." She didn't know what she was thinking not saying hello to him; he never actually said it nicely to her.
Jason just looked at her and she picked it up and took two big mouthfuls. "You wanted to talk," she reminded him as she set the mug back down.
"Right... well, I think we've been growing apart lately and that comment you made this morning drew the line..." he said businesslike. She looked at him raising an eyebrow silently telling him to continue. "So, I've come to the conclusion that we should break up."
"You've come to the conclusion? Jason! This is a relationship we're talking about! Not some business deal that you are deciding to close!" She said in loudly, causing other customers to send looks their way. Luke was standing behind the counter watching silently trying to distract his looks as he played with the broken toaster that he couldn't seem to fix again.
"I know that, Lorelai!" He exclaimed, matching Lorelai's voice.
"No, Jason, I don't think you do! This is real life, honey, and you have to accept that. Now please leave. Oh and let me add that Cyrus is better off without you and I hope he found peace wherever he went," she said as she stood up and walked to the counter where Luke was standing. She held it together this long but the sadness was creeping into her eyes as she looked down at the counter feeling eyes on her back. She heard the door closing so she looked over to see Jason's retreating back.
Lorelai looked up at Luke her eyes glistening but no tears yet and his heart melted. She had that effect on him. One look of sadness tore him to pieces inside.
"Hey, Lets go outside and talk. Caesar! Cover!" Luke called and he walked out the front door, Lorelai following him.
***
"I thought this is what you wanted..." Luke said to Lorelai softly as they walked in not any certain direction, the cool May breeze sweeping past them as they passed Miss Patty's. She stood outside, a cigarette alight as they passed, and her eyes widening with surprise and the idea of some new news to spread around town, LUKE AND LORELAI: TOGETHER AT LAST.
"It is, but I don't know. I mean, I will be proving my parents right. I'm not meant for their world and I proved them right! For once I wanted to prove them wrong."
He looked over and saw that a tear had fallen down her cheek. He didn't know why she was crying but he did know that she was sad and he knew how much she dreaded informing her parents of the break up. He wanted to ask what she was going to do with the dog now but put it to the back of his mind. She looked up at him as they passed the gazebo. Their eyes locked for a brief moment, both of them not wanting to break the connection but finally Luke looked away unable to control the fluttering sensation in his stomach. Of course, he had always had feelings for Lorelai, but not like this. This was new, stronger and he couldn't help but think that maybe she felt it this time to.
Lorelai was glad he broke the gaze because she didn't think she could. The color of his eyes were intriguing, a mix of light and dark brown colors. It was like a rainbow of emotions flowing out of them. They showed concern, loneliness and something she never saw before. She ignored the tingling sensation she felt flow throughout her body as his arm brushed up against hers but looked down at it. This was real but she pushed it away. It was confusing, too. All these new emotions came flooding out of her all at once and she was confused. They walked in silence finally coming to the bridge. The bridge.
Lorelai had heard all about the bridge from Rory. It was her and Jess's place but Rory hadn't been there since he left and she knew that broke her heart even though she seemed fine. Pretty soon she'd be home for the summer and then they could have their movie nights again.
Luke stood there looking out at the water and sat down on the edge. He was surprised to see Lorelai follow his lead and sit right next to him, closer than he would have liked. It was then she broke down and felt the warm tears slide down her cheeks. Luke looked over and frowned.
"What's wrong?" he asked softly not wanting to push it.
"Everything," she replied leaning into him trying to wipe the tears away. He put an arm around her pulling her slightly closer.
"It's okay..." he whispered into her ear and she believed him.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Okay there you go. As for Luke's eye color I have to clue what it is, I haven't really paid attention to that but I think it's brown so I am going with my gut on this one. Expect an update for Confession's... within the next week because I have three hour homerooms on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday so I will have time to write. For some reason this story is so much easier to write for me though, so I'll update within the next week for this also. Thanks!