Title: Reality Has No Place In Our World
Author: Samantha
Summary: After too, too, many horrible relationships, Rory can't handle the thought of ever seeing a boy. Ever again. Besides family members. So it's no surprise when she's thrilled to see one certain long-lost-almost family member, except to herself. And him.
Author's Note: This prologue is merely a copy-and-pasted transcription of the Luke/Lorelai reconciliation scene from "Lazy Hazy Crazy Days". I then copy-and-pasted Lorelai's description of her dream from "Tale of Poes and Fire", and then I wrote Luke's explanation of his dream about Lorelai in "Those Are Strings". I blended all three into one ultra-long reconciliation conversation, hinting that Luke and Lorelai's relationship will be back on track and more after this. It's pretty much an entirely new scene, so I suggest you read it. Chapter one of "No Reality" to come soon.
Prologue
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CUT TO STARS HOLLOW
[Lorelai pulls up in the town square. She looks around, then walks into Luke's Diner. Luke is standing at the cash register.]
LUKE: We're closed.
LORELAI: I know. Look...Luke. I had a really crappy night, and I don't wanna make it worse with a crappier day tomorrow and no coffee, so I just wanna say...[sighs]. Look, I know I've said this a million times before, but I just want to say I'm sorry. And...I really, really need a cup of coffee. And, if you want to, you can ignore me now. I don't mind. Just pretend I'm not me. I'm Mimi, a new customer. I've never been in here before. I was just walking down the street and I spotted this place. 'Ooh, hey, nice place.' And I came in. Now Mimi is going to pour herself a cup of coffee and sit over here way far away from you, and she promises, just as soon as she's done, she will rinse out her own cup and leave.
[Lorelai pours herself a cup of coffee and sits at the end of the counter.]
LUKE: I don't want to have to ignore you.
LORELAI: That's good, 'cause I don't think I can handle it any longer.
LUKE: So it's decided? I'm not ignoring you.
LORELAI: Yeah.
LUKE: Okay. Good.
[silence]
LORELAI: [sighs] I hate this.
LUKE: What?
LORELAI: This, this...small talk. This...[glances at her coffee and smirks] coffee talk.
LUKE: [shrugs] It's not so bad.
LORELAI: It's not bad, it's just...inane. I can't stand this! I'm just--we're just--fooling ourselves.
LUKE: About what?
LORELAI: Luke, think about it. When's the last time you had a date?
LUKE: Rachel.
LORELAI: Over a year ago. And me--I'm not one to talk. I mean, I've fooled myself twice: once with Max, and now with Chris. I'm sure you've heard that Chris has knocked up his ex-girlfriend, and he's off living the perfect, stupid, traditional 'Dan Quayle, golden retriever, grow old together, wear matching jogging suits' kind of life...with her. And I've ended up, once again, at this counter...with you. We did this last time, with Max, and Rachel.... Notice anything?
LUKE: [shrugs] So we're friends. Friends...talk to each other.
LORELAI: [sighs] Luke...we are much more than friends. Do you know why Rachel left? Because of me. Do you know the first person I thought of when the news about Chris finally sank in? You. But I didn't talk to you, because it was just too much at that point. That was right before Rory left.
LUKE: Oh.
LORELAI: [laughs] Did you know, I had a dream about you the other night?
[Luke raises his eyebrows]
LORELAI: You, uh, set eighteen alarm clocks to get me up, which is not a bad way to get me up.
LUKE: Where were we?
LORELAI: We were, um, at my house. I got up, I went downstairs for coffee, and you [laughs] talked to my stomach.
LUKE: [smiles] Why on earth I do that?
LORELAI: Well, because I was pregnant.
[Luke raises his eyebrows higher]
LORELAI: With twins.
LUKE: Mine?
LORELAI: Uh, uh-huh.
LUKE: We were married?
LORELAI: There wasn't a prologue to the dream, but I think so.
LUKE: Huh. That's...revealing.
LORELAI: Yeah.
LUKE: You know, you shouldn't drink coffee when you're pregnant.
LORELAI: Uh, true. That's what the argument was about.
LUKE: We argued?
LORELAI: It was normal, kind-hearted arguing. Is there such a thing?
LUKE: I know what you mean.
LORELAI: Yeah. You're good at that. [half-smiles in the dark]
LUKE: [clears his throat] Dream go beyond that?
LORELAI: No. Um, you talked to my stomach and then you ki...uh, you kissed me?
LUKE: I kissed you?
LORELAI: Uh, yeah.
LUKE: Oh. Uh...huh.
LORELAI: [quietly] Yeah.
[silence]
LUKE: Actually, I had a dream about you, too. It was a while back. Right after Rachel came back.
LORELAI: Oh?
LUKE: Yeah, uh...I was working in the diner here, all alone, and--much like tonight--you burst in here, but then you just told me to not get engaged, and then ran back out.
LORELAI: Huh.
LUKE: Yeah.
LORELAI: I told you to not get engaged?
LUKE: Uh-huh.
LORELAI: To Rachel?
LUKE: Yep.
LORELAI: Well. So. We've both had dreams. About each other.
LUKE: Yeah.
LORELAI: I wonder what this means.
LUKE: Well, if I may be so bold...
LORELAI: By all means. Analyze away.
LUKE: Okay. It seems like my dream was...almost a hopeful projection of your feelings for me...and your was more a hopeful projection of our future together.
LORELAI: Twins.
LUKE: And coffee.
[Lorelai is silent for a second, contemplating; suddenly, she stands and walks behind the counter. She grabs Luke in a large hug and doesn't let go for minutes. Luke hugs back. After a while, they break apart. Lorelai smiles, picks up her purse, and turns to leave.]
LUKE: Come again, Mimi.
LORELAI: Thanks, I will. Seems like a very nice place.
Author: Samantha
Summary: After too, too, many horrible relationships, Rory can't handle the thought of ever seeing a boy. Ever again. Besides family members. So it's no surprise when she's thrilled to see one certain long-lost-almost family member, except to herself. And him.
Author's Note: This prologue is merely a copy-and-pasted transcription of the Luke/Lorelai reconciliation scene from "Lazy Hazy Crazy Days". I then copy-and-pasted Lorelai's description of her dream from "Tale of Poes and Fire", and then I wrote Luke's explanation of his dream about Lorelai in "Those Are Strings". I blended all three into one ultra-long reconciliation conversation, hinting that Luke and Lorelai's relationship will be back on track and more after this. It's pretty much an entirely new scene, so I suggest you read it. Chapter one of "No Reality" to come soon.
Prologue
~*~
CUT TO STARS HOLLOW
[Lorelai pulls up in the town square. She looks around, then walks into Luke's Diner. Luke is standing at the cash register.]
LUKE: We're closed.
LORELAI: I know. Look...Luke. I had a really crappy night, and I don't wanna make it worse with a crappier day tomorrow and no coffee, so I just wanna say...[sighs]. Look, I know I've said this a million times before, but I just want to say I'm sorry. And...I really, really need a cup of coffee. And, if you want to, you can ignore me now. I don't mind. Just pretend I'm not me. I'm Mimi, a new customer. I've never been in here before. I was just walking down the street and I spotted this place. 'Ooh, hey, nice place.' And I came in. Now Mimi is going to pour herself a cup of coffee and sit over here way far away from you, and she promises, just as soon as she's done, she will rinse out her own cup and leave.
[Lorelai pours herself a cup of coffee and sits at the end of the counter.]
LUKE: I don't want to have to ignore you.
LORELAI: That's good, 'cause I don't think I can handle it any longer.
LUKE: So it's decided? I'm not ignoring you.
LORELAI: Yeah.
LUKE: Okay. Good.
[silence]
LORELAI: [sighs] I hate this.
LUKE: What?
LORELAI: This, this...small talk. This...[glances at her coffee and smirks] coffee talk.
LUKE: [shrugs] It's not so bad.
LORELAI: It's not bad, it's just...inane. I can't stand this! I'm just--we're just--fooling ourselves.
LUKE: About what?
LORELAI: Luke, think about it. When's the last time you had a date?
LUKE: Rachel.
LORELAI: Over a year ago. And me--I'm not one to talk. I mean, I've fooled myself twice: once with Max, and now with Chris. I'm sure you've heard that Chris has knocked up his ex-girlfriend, and he's off living the perfect, stupid, traditional 'Dan Quayle, golden retriever, grow old together, wear matching jogging suits' kind of life...with her. And I've ended up, once again, at this counter...with you. We did this last time, with Max, and Rachel.... Notice anything?
LUKE: [shrugs] So we're friends. Friends...talk to each other.
LORELAI: [sighs] Luke...we are much more than friends. Do you know why Rachel left? Because of me. Do you know the first person I thought of when the news about Chris finally sank in? You. But I didn't talk to you, because it was just too much at that point. That was right before Rory left.
LUKE: Oh.
LORELAI: [laughs] Did you know, I had a dream about you the other night?
[Luke raises his eyebrows]
LORELAI: You, uh, set eighteen alarm clocks to get me up, which is not a bad way to get me up.
LUKE: Where were we?
LORELAI: We were, um, at my house. I got up, I went downstairs for coffee, and you [laughs] talked to my stomach.
LUKE: [smiles] Why on earth I do that?
LORELAI: Well, because I was pregnant.
[Luke raises his eyebrows higher]
LORELAI: With twins.
LUKE: Mine?
LORELAI: Uh, uh-huh.
LUKE: We were married?
LORELAI: There wasn't a prologue to the dream, but I think so.
LUKE: Huh. That's...revealing.
LORELAI: Yeah.
LUKE: You know, you shouldn't drink coffee when you're pregnant.
LORELAI: Uh, true. That's what the argument was about.
LUKE: We argued?
LORELAI: It was normal, kind-hearted arguing. Is there such a thing?
LUKE: I know what you mean.
LORELAI: Yeah. You're good at that. [half-smiles in the dark]
LUKE: [clears his throat] Dream go beyond that?
LORELAI: No. Um, you talked to my stomach and then you ki...uh, you kissed me?
LUKE: I kissed you?
LORELAI: Uh, yeah.
LUKE: Oh. Uh...huh.
LORELAI: [quietly] Yeah.
[silence]
LUKE: Actually, I had a dream about you, too. It was a while back. Right after Rachel came back.
LORELAI: Oh?
LUKE: Yeah, uh...I was working in the diner here, all alone, and--much like tonight--you burst in here, but then you just told me to not get engaged, and then ran back out.
LORELAI: Huh.
LUKE: Yeah.
LORELAI: I told you to not get engaged?
LUKE: Uh-huh.
LORELAI: To Rachel?
LUKE: Yep.
LORELAI: Well. So. We've both had dreams. About each other.
LUKE: Yeah.
LORELAI: I wonder what this means.
LUKE: Well, if I may be so bold...
LORELAI: By all means. Analyze away.
LUKE: Okay. It seems like my dream was...almost a hopeful projection of your feelings for me...and your was more a hopeful projection of our future together.
LORELAI: Twins.
LUKE: And coffee.
[Lorelai is silent for a second, contemplating; suddenly, she stands and walks behind the counter. She grabs Luke in a large hug and doesn't let go for minutes. Luke hugs back. After a while, they break apart. Lorelai smiles, picks up her purse, and turns to leave.]
LUKE: Come again, Mimi.
LORELAI: Thanks, I will. Seems like a very nice place.