These are not my characters, I only wish they were. Thanks to ASP for creating them.
Later that night................
With the coffee mug on the counter, Luke and Lorelai sit next to each other at the counter. "Better now?" Luke asks. "Much," Lorelai replies with a smile, "But you know what would make it even better?"
"What?"
"Well, we got interrupted earlier, by Kirk. It's a shame too. I would have liked to see where that was going," Lorelai said with a shy smirk.
Luke blushes, smiles and then says "Me too."
They sit in awkward silence for a minute and then Lorelai clears her throat and says, "You know, I really should get back to the Inn."
"Me too"
"Why? Oh that's right, I almost forgot. You do have a room there."
Luke says, "Come on, I'll walk with you."
They walk out of the diner and after he locks the door he takes her hand and they begin to walk toward the Inn. She looks down at their hands and smiles. They walk in silence, occasionally stealing shy glances at each other then looking down as they blush and smile.
As they get to the Inn an angry voice cuts into their thoughts, "So you left me for the diner guy?"
"Jason, I thought I told you to leave."
"I thought you couldn't possibly be serious. I thought that we needed to talk and we obviously do.
"There is nothing to talk about. We are done. I am through with you. Leave now and never come back." Lorelai said in an angry whisper.
"Oh, I'll leave. But don't misunderstand me. This isn't over." Jason said over his shoulder as he walked past Lorelai.
Luke grabbed Jason's arm as he walked by and said, "If she said it's over then it's over."
Jason twisted out of Luke's grasp and lunged for Lorelai as he shouted, "I'll have her back whether she likes it or not."
Jason began dragging Lorelai toward his car as she cried, "LUKE!!!!!"
Luke's fist cracked against Jason's jaw and Jason immediately fell to the ground. As he got up he glared at Luke and then looked at Lorelai and said, "Fine, if this is how you want to end things. It's over. But don't come crawling back to me when life with the diner man gets too simple. When he can't fulfill you. When he can't make you happy and you need excitement, don't come back to me."
"Don't worry, I won't." Lorelai spat out.
As Jason walked away, Luke put his arm around Lorelai's shoulders and walked her into the Inn.
When they got inside, Sookie came rushing up to them asking, "What happened? I heard yelling."
"Nothing Sookie, go back to bed. It was just Jason. He finally left." Lorelai said tiredly.
As Sookie walks back upstairs, Lorelai puts her head on Luke's shoulder. "I could get used to this." She sighs. "Me too." Says Luke as he strokes her arm. "Come on, let's get you upstairs."
"But I don't have a room," Lorelai began. "You have mine." Luke told her. "Dirty," Lorelai smiled. "I mean you can sleep in my room and I will go home." And with that Luke helped her up the stairs.
When they entered his room, Lorelai sat on the bed and remarked, "I have nothing to wear, and I feel so bad for taking your room. I can go home and..." Luke stopped her by putting a hand to her lips. "No. You can stay here. If I know one thing it is that whatever is going on between you and Rory needs time to work itself out. If she is there at the house, then you need to be here. Don't worry about me. I will be fine."
"Can you stay with me?" Lorelai asked, surprising herself when the words came out of her mouth. "Oh my God, did I just ask him to spend the night with me? I am going to freak him out. Freak him out? I am freaking ME out. Who was that just now? Was that me? Just when we get things under control and start to figure them out, I go and mess things up again. What a stupid.." Her thoughts were interrupted by Luke saying seriously. "If that is what you need. I will do it. I'll sleep in the chair."
"No, I mean, that's fine. If you want to. But you don't have to. I mean, you can sleep in the bed, with me. Not like that, I mean..." Lorelai stammered nervously.
"Okay. Slow down. If you want me to be near you and sleep in the bed so that you are not alone, I will. If you want me in the chair because having me too close makes you nervous, I will. If you want me to go home and let you sleep, I will and I will call you in the morning to wake you up." Luke told her while crossing the room to hold her in his arms.
"Stay." She whispered. And that was all he needed to hear. Luke went to his suitcase and took out a pair of sweatpants and a t-shirt. He took them to her and said, "Here, go change. I'm not going anywhere." She took the clothes and went into the bathroom to change. When she closed the door, Luke sat on the bed and put his head in his hands. "I can't let this get to me." He thought, "I have to stay calm. Just to be near her though. This is going to be tough. I will be whatever she needs though, because she is all that I need." His thoughts were interrupted by the opening of the bathroom door.
"I never knew one of my t-shirts could look that good, "he said to her with a chuckle. She just smiled and came over to the bed. As they climbed into bed, Lorelai snuggled up against him and said, "Is this okay?"
"You have no idea." He thought. Instead he said, "Yeah, how's this." As he slipped his arm under her neck for her to rest her head on. "Wonderful." She whispered. "Thank you. For everything...." Lorelai then said, "This really has been an interesting night. I ran to you and you were there. You have always been there haven't you. I just never realized it before. I think this is going to be amazing don't you?" When she was greeted with silence she looked over at Luke and saw that he was sound asleep. "Goodnight," she said as she kissed him on the cheek. Then she closed her eyes and went to sleep.
Later that night................
With the coffee mug on the counter, Luke and Lorelai sit next to each other at the counter. "Better now?" Luke asks. "Much," Lorelai replies with a smile, "But you know what would make it even better?"
"What?"
"Well, we got interrupted earlier, by Kirk. It's a shame too. I would have liked to see where that was going," Lorelai said with a shy smirk.
Luke blushes, smiles and then says "Me too."
They sit in awkward silence for a minute and then Lorelai clears her throat and says, "You know, I really should get back to the Inn."
"Me too"
"Why? Oh that's right, I almost forgot. You do have a room there."
Luke says, "Come on, I'll walk with you."
They walk out of the diner and after he locks the door he takes her hand and they begin to walk toward the Inn. She looks down at their hands and smiles. They walk in silence, occasionally stealing shy glances at each other then looking down as they blush and smile.
As they get to the Inn an angry voice cuts into their thoughts, "So you left me for the diner guy?"
"Jason, I thought I told you to leave."
"I thought you couldn't possibly be serious. I thought that we needed to talk and we obviously do.
"There is nothing to talk about. We are done. I am through with you. Leave now and never come back." Lorelai said in an angry whisper.
"Oh, I'll leave. But don't misunderstand me. This isn't over." Jason said over his shoulder as he walked past Lorelai.
Luke grabbed Jason's arm as he walked by and said, "If she said it's over then it's over."
Jason twisted out of Luke's grasp and lunged for Lorelai as he shouted, "I'll have her back whether she likes it or not."
Jason began dragging Lorelai toward his car as she cried, "LUKE!!!!!"
Luke's fist cracked against Jason's jaw and Jason immediately fell to the ground. As he got up he glared at Luke and then looked at Lorelai and said, "Fine, if this is how you want to end things. It's over. But don't come crawling back to me when life with the diner man gets too simple. When he can't fulfill you. When he can't make you happy and you need excitement, don't come back to me."
"Don't worry, I won't." Lorelai spat out.
As Jason walked away, Luke put his arm around Lorelai's shoulders and walked her into the Inn.
When they got inside, Sookie came rushing up to them asking, "What happened? I heard yelling."
"Nothing Sookie, go back to bed. It was just Jason. He finally left." Lorelai said tiredly.
As Sookie walks back upstairs, Lorelai puts her head on Luke's shoulder. "I could get used to this." She sighs. "Me too." Says Luke as he strokes her arm. "Come on, let's get you upstairs."
"But I don't have a room," Lorelai began. "You have mine." Luke told her. "Dirty," Lorelai smiled. "I mean you can sleep in my room and I will go home." And with that Luke helped her up the stairs.
When they entered his room, Lorelai sat on the bed and remarked, "I have nothing to wear, and I feel so bad for taking your room. I can go home and..." Luke stopped her by putting a hand to her lips. "No. You can stay here. If I know one thing it is that whatever is going on between you and Rory needs time to work itself out. If she is there at the house, then you need to be here. Don't worry about me. I will be fine."
"Can you stay with me?" Lorelai asked, surprising herself when the words came out of her mouth. "Oh my God, did I just ask him to spend the night with me? I am going to freak him out. Freak him out? I am freaking ME out. Who was that just now? Was that me? Just when we get things under control and start to figure them out, I go and mess things up again. What a stupid.." Her thoughts were interrupted by Luke saying seriously. "If that is what you need. I will do it. I'll sleep in the chair."
"No, I mean, that's fine. If you want to. But you don't have to. I mean, you can sleep in the bed, with me. Not like that, I mean..." Lorelai stammered nervously.
"Okay. Slow down. If you want me to be near you and sleep in the bed so that you are not alone, I will. If you want me in the chair because having me too close makes you nervous, I will. If you want me to go home and let you sleep, I will and I will call you in the morning to wake you up." Luke told her while crossing the room to hold her in his arms.
"Stay." She whispered. And that was all he needed to hear. Luke went to his suitcase and took out a pair of sweatpants and a t-shirt. He took them to her and said, "Here, go change. I'm not going anywhere." She took the clothes and went into the bathroom to change. When she closed the door, Luke sat on the bed and put his head in his hands. "I can't let this get to me." He thought, "I have to stay calm. Just to be near her though. This is going to be tough. I will be whatever she needs though, because she is all that I need." His thoughts were interrupted by the opening of the bathroom door.
"I never knew one of my t-shirts could look that good, "he said to her with a chuckle. She just smiled and came over to the bed. As they climbed into bed, Lorelai snuggled up against him and said, "Is this okay?"
"You have no idea." He thought. Instead he said, "Yeah, how's this." As he slipped his arm under her neck for her to rest her head on. "Wonderful." She whispered. "Thank you. For everything...." Lorelai then said, "This really has been an interesting night. I ran to you and you were there. You have always been there haven't you. I just never realized it before. I think this is going to be amazing don't you?" When she was greeted with silence she looked over at Luke and saw that he was sound asleep. "Goodnight," she said as she kissed him on the cheek. Then she closed her eyes and went to sleep.