Takes place 3 years after Rory graduates from Yale, she now writes a very successful column for the New York Times about current matters in the world.She comes back home to work on her first book. Lorelai is married for 6 months now to some guy named David after she and Luke tried but she screwed up
Disclaimer: A.S.P owns all the characters I'm using for this fiction.
Just friends
part 2
in the morning Rory walked into Luke's to find him giving her a cold shoulder, he gave her coffee but said nothing but good morning, after she finished her breakfast she walked to the counter to pay
"Hey Luke, can I talk to you for a minute?"
"I'm busy Rory, sorry, why don't you come back later?"
"What for, so you can say you're busy again?"
He smiled, she was too claver for him
"So what will it be, now or later?"
"Come by later around 10 after the morning rush"
"O.k. bye"
"Bye" he looked at her leaving, he new it was wrong but he couldn't help it
She was too much like her mother he thought
She walked back in around 10 to find him on the phone ordering something
he smile and gave her a sign to go upstairs and wait for him, she did and when he hung up he followed her to find her sitting on his couch with her short black skirt and her tight yellow top, he swallowed hard and offered her something to drink, he gave her the soda and stood at the side of the couch she moved and gestured him to sit beside her, he did and she turned to look at him and said
"I'm sorry about last night"
"It's fine"
"No it's not, it obviously did something to you, I don't want you to think about that" she put her hand on his knee
"I can't do this Rory" he said moving her hand
"I thought we had fun last night"
"We did... but we can't..." he hesitated
"Why not, I like you"
"You're confused"
"I know what I want"
"We can't"
"Do you still love her?"
"No I don't, I told you last night"
"I don't believe you... you can never stop loving her"
"What do you want Rory?"
"To spend time with you, to see where it could lead"
"We can't"
"She sure did a number on you last night with all that 'you're old enough to be her father' and..."
"I am" he said looking at her
"she made you feel guilty last night for trying to get a life how pathetic is that Luke, uh... tell me how long will you keep letting her control you like this?"
"You don't know what you're talking about"
"I know more then you think... I spent my entire childhood looking at the two of you flirting and you forgiving her every time she hurt you, always being there to pick up the pieces, you have to stop Luke, she chose to give you and what you offered her up for some one she married only so she wouldn't be alone while you sit here waiting for her, stop it Luke, it was her chose, cant you let any one else in?"
"You talk too much... and I know all this but still we as in you and me... we cant..."
"Why not? I'm not the kid you remember Luke, I wish every one would just get it through their heads"
"You don't have to convince me, I know you're not"
"Then why?"
"Cause you're Rory"
"Thanks for clearing that out..." she said laughing at him
"I got to go back" he stood up
"Stay just a little longer, please..." she said with a pout
"Are you going to do that every time I say no?"
"Yes..." she said with a wicked smile
"Jeez..." he sat back down
"Good" and she moved closer and snuggled close to him feeling his warm body as he brought his hands around her shoulder and pulled her close for her to rest her head on his chest
"You smell like coffee"
"Jee I wonder why"
"Don't mock my small talk"
"Is that what it is?"
"Yes" she took his hand in hers crossing her fingers through his, he didn't object and after a few moments she said "see... that's not so bad"
"No, not bad"
"Can I come tonight, and talk?" he moved his head to look at her like he wasn't buying the talk thing
"Just talk, I promise, and no more lectures, just talk"
"Ok, come when ever you want, you know my closing hours"
She got up their hands still entwined and he followed her to the door
"See you tonight"
"Yeah" he said reaching for the door knob
"Luke?" she whispered
He looked at her and she leaned in and placed a short soft kiss on his lips
"Rory..."
"Luke..."
"Don't do that"
"Why not?"
"Just don't, now come on lets go"
They went downstairs to find Lorelai and David sitting at the counter
"Oh my god, you go to his apartment now, what next sleepovers?"
"Stop it mom"
"What is it with you and loners? First jess and now him?"
"I don't remember you complaining when it was you doing the sleepovers"
Lorelai looked at David and then at Luke "how could you do this ha?"
"What did I do?" he asked with a dry tone
"How can you come between me and my daughter?"
"It's not my fault you're hallucinating and a psycho, I tell you it's a very dangerous mix... seriously you need help, and another thing if something happens here you cant do a damn thing to stop it" and at the hear of that she slapped him in the face over the counter cutting him with one of her rings, he started bleeding
"Stay away from my daughter Luke I'm warning you"
He just looked at her taking a napkin trying to stop the blood and went upstairs
"Look what you did mom, why are you being like this?"
"He's no good for you Rory, why can't you see that?"
"He was good for you"
"If he was, I would've been with him now but he wasn't"
"Oh mom, poor David"
"What does that mean?"
"It means poor David when you get tired of him and run away"
"How dare you?" Lorelai screamed
"I dare... I'm entitled for an opinion"
"I got to get out of here" David followed her home and Rory went upstairs, she knocked on the door that was locked but there was no answer
"Luke, open up"
"Go away Rory"
"Luke please, don't do this, it's not my fault she's acting like this"
"I know, just go"
"I'll stop by tonight o.k.?"
"Fine, just go now"
Rory came home to find her mom sitting on the porch
"Is he alright?"
"I don't know, he didn't let me in"
"I'm sorry Rory, I just never pictured you with one of my ex's, much less with Luke"
"I never should've said those things, I'm sorry, and I should go apologize to David too"
"Why him Rory?"
"Mom stop it, please, if you love him tell me now and tell David and Luke, you can't just be with David and expect Luke to stay single for ever?"
"But he's old sweetie, and he's Luke..."
"If you don't love him then you cant do this, please just let me live my life"
"What about the town, uh, when they start talking?"
"I don't care"
"Well Luke cares, he doesn't like that"
"Well neither do I"
"So you made up your mind...? You want to be with Luke?"
"I don't know, but we have fun he listens when I talk, you know, he doesn't care about how I look or who I am, I didn't have that in New York, you know...?"
"I know"
"Last night at the restaurant we talked and he listened even if he didn't know what I was talking about and he is so smart I never knew..."
"He has his moments" she said trying to hide her smile
"Why did you run away from him mom?"
"Why, did he say anything?"
"No, its just we never really talked about it, you made it pretty clear that you don't want any one asking questions"
"rory please don't"
"I want to know mom, please..."
"I was scared I guess"
"Why?"
"I never loved any one the way I loved him, I was afraid that he might break my heart one day"
"So you broke his first"
"You remember the night he took me to the lake, and he was all nervous and we didn't understand why"
"Yeah and you got back in the morning and couldn't stop crying"
"he asked me to marry him, Rory, and I stood there and said no, I just ran away and wondered around town till he found me crying at the inn, he looked for me all night and when he found me all I could say was that it was nice while it lasted and that he cant give me what I really need and he just looked at me, kissed my forehead and left"
"Mom why did you say no, you were so happy?"
"I couldn't let him in, Rory...the first time he said he loved me I wanted to die, did you know I never told him I loved him, I didn't deserve him"
"But you did love him, you tell David you love him all the time, what's the big deal"
"you don't know what its like to love some one and feel you're not good enough for him, what its like to want to say those wards and shiver because you never realized till that point how powerful they were... I was scared that he'd wake up one day and see I'm not who he thought I was... Rory, I know I could have never survived if he had left me"
"You're wrong mom, you deserve him and more, and he would have never left you, do you love him?"
"Don't go there Rory, I'm married, I'm happy, it's fine, it was all a long time ago"
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, I'm sure"
"Good... I can't believe you didn't tell me he asked you to marry him... Look I have to go and prepare my room I want to start tomorrow after breakfast, you're going to be alright?"
"Yeah I'll be Ok honey, go do your stuff"
"See you inside"
"Ok"
after Rory went inside Lorelai decided to try and talk to him again, she walked into the diner and he lifted his head to the sound of the bell, he gave her a furious look and continued to wait on tables, she went and took a sit at the counter and when he came around it she said "I need to talk to you..."
"I'm busy"
"Yeah right, there's almost no one here, I need to talk to you now Luke and I'm not taking no for an answer you hear me..."
"Loud and clear, but I'm still busy, go annoy some one else, try Kirk" he said looking through his orders
"Look at me Luke" he raised his eyes to look at her
"What?"
"Don't do this"
"Why the hell do you care?"
"She's my baby"
"She's not such a baby you know, the things she does..." he said smiling, hinting through the wards as if something happened trying to annoy her, she tried to slap him again but he moved back quickly
"I'm warning you Luke, if you touch her again I'll kill you"
"Does it really bother you that much that we're spending time together?"
"Very much"
"Why, you never forbade her to do anything, even when she ran away from you when you opened the inn, you always trusted her to do the right thing"
"I don't trust you" she said after hesitating a little
"Oh give me a break Lorelai, something else is going on, I don't know what and I don't give a damn but you're going to scare her away, she's going to leave again if you keep this up"
"Yeah... and it will be your fault if she does... why are you coming between me and my daughter Luke, stop it, leave her alone"
"You're in no position to tell me what to do so take the damn coffee and get out" he placed a to go cup on the counter, she reached for her purse to pay
"Oh save it... just get out..."
"This isn't over Luke, I swear if you don't stay away from her..."
"O.k. that's it..." he went around the counter grabbed her hand and led her to the storage room closing the door behind them he turned around to face her and she slapped him again
"You've got to stop doing that"
"Don't dare pull me like this again, do you have any idea how much my arm hurts?"
"Not half as much as my face"
"Let me go" she yelled because he was blocking the door with his body
"Not until you tell me what the hell is wrong with you"
"Move Luke, I can't be around you... you make me sick"
"Is that why you've been staring at my lips since we walked in here... because I make you sick"
"You're crazy"
"I'm crazy, tell me what would've happened if Rory hadn't showed up last night"
"So this really is about me, I was right last night... do you want me luke? Do you want to kiss me?" she asked moving closer
"I want you... to tell me why you've been staring at my lips and why you were all over me last night, what you're not satisfied... do you want me to talk to David, I could give him some advise" he smiled, mocking her but then she slapped him again and opened the wound from earlier
"What's with the slapping woman...?"
"You deserve it"
"Oh my god" he said smiling
"What?" she asked confused
"You're jealous"
"I am not"
"I know you Lorelai... you have that look"
"Let me go"
"You're married for Christ sake... and don't even think about hitting me again it's getting very annoying" he said wiping the blood from his face
"Let me look at that" she tried reaching his face
"Tell me why you're so obsessed with Rory and me" he moved her hands
"I'm not obsessed, now let me look at it"
"I thought you hated blood"
"I do but this is my fault" she covered his cheek with her palm and he leaned against it, while closing his eyes he whispered her name, she moved closer and pressed her lips gently on his, he didn't move, she moved her hand to the back of his head to pull him closer but then he opened them and said
"I cant believe you're doing this, will you do anything to keep Rory away from me, even give your self, go away and don't ever come back here, do you understand?"
"Luke, no... this is..." tears began to show in her eyes
"No, don't even try, I can't believe you" he moved aside giving her excess to the door,
"Luke, I...
"I don't want to hear it, just go"
"I hate you for doing this Luke" and she was out the door
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TBC, only if you want.
I liked your reviews, I changed some things and added some things you requested, so keep the reviews coming, even if you dont like it I would like to hear why and learn.
I rated it R because I have some pretty good sex coming up, I'm not a sick person after all Rory is 25 in this story, so if you want luke and Rory doing the .... , write what you think, I'd like to hear your suggestions.
and for the record I love Luke & Lorelai, and I can't see them with any one else but each other.