Disclaimer: A.S.P owns all the characters I'm using for this fiction.
Just friends
Part 14
It was about 6 pm when Lorelai sat on the porch waiting for David to come.
A car pulled on the drive way and she was shocked to see a young man approaching her smiling
"Hi there…"
"Jack? What are you doing here?"
"I came to see Rory"
"No you didn't"
"Yes I did"
"Jack!"
"I talked to her last night, I know she's seeing some one else"
"She's getting married jack"
"I know"
"What are you doing here?"
"She loves me"
"She doesn't"
"Come on Lorelai… how could she love some one else all of a sudden…?"
"She does"
"Where is she, I wanna see her"
"She doesn't live here"
"What?"
"She lives with her fianc"
"Where?"
"I'm not telling you"
"Lorelai please I need to see her"
"Call her, if she wants to see you I'll take you to her"
"Fine" he took his cell phone and dialed
"Rory… its jack"
"Jack, I asked you not to call me"
"I'm in stars hollow, at your mother's house"
"What?"
"Yes, I need to see you"
"Come to Doose's market, I'm here"
"Fine" and he hung up
"She's at Doose's, I remember where it is, I'll see you Lorelai"
"Jack, I'm warning you…"
"I just wanna see if she loves me, that's all"
"I told you she doesn't love you"
"We'll see about that…"
He took off to Doose's where Rory was waiting for him
"Rory" he called when he spotted her
"Jack…" she said in a dry tone
"What? Is this why you're getting married?" he pointed to her belly
"No its not"
"Come on Rory, don't marry this guy just because he got you pregnant, you won't go through this alone I'll be there for you"
"Jack"
"Rory, let me be there for you, let me make it up to you"
"Stop it jack! I'm getting married because I'm in love, for the first time in my life"
"That's bull"
"Fine, I goota go" she turned to leave but he grabbed her
"Well where is he, I'd like to meet him?"
"You cant he's working"
"When did you meet him?"
"What?"
"How long have you known him Rory? Four, five, six months? And you think you're in love? How long?"
"I've known him all my life, jack?"
"So what? Is he you're first love? Is it dean? Or the other guy, Jess?"
"No, no, and no, to answer all you're questions…"
"Then who?"
"None of your business… look I really have to go" she turned to leave but he grabbed her arm
"Rory, look at me and tell me that you don't love me, that I never meant anything to you and I'll leave, just tell me to leave"
"I don't love you jack, I know now that I never have, I don't feel nothing when I look at you… now leave me alone, you're hurting my arm"
He let go of her arm and before she knew it his hands were on each of her cheeks, he was kissing her, she was shocked, she froze, he pulled back moments after to look at her
"Like I said, nothing, go home jack, I don't love you"
"Rory"
"You heard me jack, this kiss, I felt nothing"
"Rory, don't do this, give me another chance, I've changed"
"I gotta go jack"
"Rory, so this is it, you're just gonna leave me, I came all the way from New York to see you?"
"Yes jack, I'm sorry, I mean you really hurt me, and I moved on... you didnt expect me to sit around and wait for you, did you...?"
"No..." he said finely realizing he has no chance getting her back
"I'm happy now jack, I never felt this way, I guess we just weren't meant to be..."
"I guess... I'm sorry I wasted your time Rory, I wish you all the best…"
"I'm sorry to jack" and she leaned in to kiss him softly on the cheek
"Bye Rory" he said smiling
"Bye jack"
She left him standing there and went home without looking back.
It was 10 when a knock on Lorelai's door woke her up after falling asleep on the couch, she went to open it surprised to see Luke standing there
"Luke?"
"Can I come in?"
"Yeah sure, where's Rory"
He walked inside without saying a ward and sat on the couch
"Luke? Is something wrong?"
"I didn't know where else to go…"
"Luke, you're scaring me, what happened? Where is Rory?"
"I don't know"
"Luke, what happened?"
"She kissed a guy today, I saw her, and every one in town thought I'd break her heart…"
"Luke… what are you talking about? You saw Rory kissing a guy? That can't be Luke, maybe it was some one who looks like her…"
"I'm not blind, I know what she looks like"
"Oh, shit…" she finely remembered that Jack was in town today "Luke, I'm sure it was a misunderstanding… Rory would never do that to you, she loves you…"
"I don't think so…"
"Luke, go home and listen to what she has to say, you owe her that much"
"I don't owe her anything…"
"Luke, look at me" he did "she loves you, there's no one else…"
"He called her last night, it was him, I know it was"
"Luke, she doesn't love him, trust me…"
"She didn't push him away… what does that tell you…?"
"You need to talk to her"
"No I don't…"
"You're acting like a baby Luke… go home…" and then the phone rang and she picked up
"Mom… I was writing all evening and I didn't notice the time, I'm worried, it's after ten and I can't find Luke… he's not at the diner or the apartment…" she got up and walked to the kitchen so Luke wouldn't hear the conversation
"Honey, relax, he's here…"
"What is he doing there…?"
"He saw you kissing Jack today, remind me to kill you later for that one…"
"Oh, shit… mom I didn't kiss him, he kissed me…"
"Well we both know that, but honey you couldn't pick some one more stubborn then him… he wont listen…"
"I'm coming over, keep him there…"
"No, don't, I'll bring him home later, just sit there"
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, just stay there"
"Ok"
"Bye kiddo"
"Bye mom"
She went back to the living room, he was still sitting there
"That was her wasn't it?"
"Yeah…"
Silent
"Luke…"
"Don't bother…"
"Listen to me… I hate when you act like this… you're so stubborn sometimes… look at me! There's a pregnant woman sitting at home waiting, worried to death that something might have happened to you… she loves you, only you… and that punk, I could kill him now for doing this… I warned him, but he insisted on seeing her and he kissed her… he kissed her… and Rory doesn't lie, you know her, she doesn't lie…"
Silent, he looked at her and after a long while he smiled
"What are you smiling about?"
"You… you talk too much…"
"You never had a problem with it before…"
"I always had a problem with it…"
"Liar… you love it when I talk…"
"I get lost when you talk…"
"You're not the only one"
"I can't believe I thought Rory would do something like that…"
"Well, its ok now… right…?"
"Not yet…"
"She loves you Luke, she could never hurt you"
"I know… I don't know what I was thinking… and after the whole town warned me from breaking her heart, I guess I got scared and jumped to conclusions to fast…"
"The town warned you?"
"Yes, Miss Patty and Babette, and Patty again, and Babette again and they said 'she's our little baby Luke, you better know what you're doing…"
"Our little baby?" she asked smiling
"Yeah… those exact wards…"
"Poor you…"
"Yeah…"
"They do love her…"
"And they think I'd break her heart like I broke her mothers…"
"I'm sorry…"
"It's ok…"
"But you're not gonna break her heart, she knows that, I know that, nothing to worry about there…"
"I think I'm gonna go now…"
"Come on, I'll take you home, I didn't hear your truck, where is it?"
"At the diner"
"Come on I'll drive"
"Thanks"
at home, Rory was sitting on the couch waiting for him to come back, she didn't know what to expect, she was so afraid she lost him 'he's so stubborn, I know him, mom knows him… what if he doesn't forgive me… why would he not forgive me, I didn't kiss Jack, he kissed me… what if he doesn't listen… he has to listen, he loves me, he'll give me a chance to explain… but what if he doesn't… what if mom couldn't get him to come home… and why did he go to mom… what if something happened tonight… I'll die… what if he kissed mom… Rory relax, he wouldn't do that to you… but he could… no! he wouldn't… he'll come home just be patient… oh… I can't be patient… relax, breathe, this stress is not good for the baby, breathe…
Suddenly she heard the sound of his keys 'oh my god he's here, Rory please don't cry, it's not good for the baby…'
he got in, face looking down, locked the door behind him and went to the kitchen to get something to drink, she followed his every move with her worried eyes, her heart beating fast, she was scared, she wanted to say something but she didn't know how, the moment seemed like forever before he took a sit next to her on the couch
"Luke?"
He didn't answer
"please, look at me, I didn't do anything, he surprised me, and I told him not to come when we talked last night, but he did and he thought I still loved him so he kissed me, I felt nothing Luke, nothing, and I was so happy, cause I couldn't wait for you to come home and kiss you and tell you that I love you, I do, I love you, very much, you have to believe me, Luke, I would never lie to you…"
"I know" he met her with his eyes, she smiled, her smile was all he needed to remind himself how much he loved her
"You do?"
"Yes, and I'm sorry, for being stubborn and for jumping to conclusions… I acted stupid…"
"Then why did you let me say all that…"
"I don't know, probably because you felt like you needed to say all that…"
"I did, I needed to tell you that I'm sorry, for not telling you what we talked about on the phone last night, and for meeting him without telling you he was here…"
"It's ok"
she reached for his hand, just like always, their fingers joined, he smiled and brought it to his lips to place a soft kiss on the back of her hand, his other hand went to her cheek, she leaned against it shivering to the feel of his warm touch and closed her eyes, "Luke" she whispered, he drew her to him gently, slowly, and brushed his lips against hers, "I love you, so much" she said when he pulled back, her eyes still closed her cheek still resting in his big warm palm
he broke from her touch suddenly and she opened her eyes, he moved back to lay on the couch and brought one leg around her, she was now sitting between his legs, he slowly moved his hand to the back of her head and pulled her closer guiding her to rest her head on his chest
she laid on her side caressing his stomach and his chest, he closed his eyes enjoying every feeling she brought up in him when she touched him, slowly, gently, like his world stopped when they touched
"Are we good?" she asked
"More then good…" he let out and ran his fingers through her hair
"I'm sorry you had to see that today, I know that if I saw some one kissing you I would've died…"
"You'll never see that"
"I know"
"Good"
"Luke?"
"Ha?"
"Why did you go to mom tonight?"
"She's my friend"
"But you didn't plan on getting even right?"
"You think I would do that and with you're mom?"
"I was just scared, I didn't know what to think…"
"Don't be, your mom would never do that to you…"
"I know"
"And neither would I…"
"Ok"
"How are you feeling? How's the baby?"
"Fine, everything is fine now…" she said and reached for his hand to kiss it softly and hold it close to her heart
"wanna go to bed? It's been a long day…"
"No, I like this, lets stay here for a while"
he closed his eyes and rested his head on the couch while rubbing her back, her arm, her stomach, slowly, gently, all the love he had inside didn't need wards when he touched her, she felt it, she knew he loves her and would never leave her.
Next chapter is gonna be all Rory and Luke.
I was thinking something romantic, he never did give her a ring…
What do you think?
Thanks for all the reviews
Till next time