Meant To Be...
By gilmoregirl1979

(Alternate Titles: Three Men And A Babe; Three Men and a Gilmore; Ding Dong!; )
Pick which title you like the best. I'm indecisive that way! (Yes that is dedicated to Damnmydooah, sniff where ever you are!!

Rating: PG-13 (just to be safe, and for language.)
Hi! this is your friendly Disclaimer: See Ch1
S5 Spoiler ALERT!! Avoid if you must!! But you'll be sorry!!!!
Summary: L/L A look at the lasting, meaningful friendship between Luke, Jason and Christopher,...(bursts into laughter) okay, okay I couldn't do it with a straight face, just R/R please!! L/C, L/J, of course ends L/L If I told you it wouldn't be a surprise! Clue in the alternate titles; Do the math!!
SPOILER: Again See Chapter 1
Beta Bear: Shouhei, cause she's sooo cool!
R/R: PLEASE, I like to better myself. To quote The Princess Bride,

"...Remember this is for posterity, ... so be honest."

A/N:HEY SINCE TODAY IS MY BDAY I'VE DECIDED TO GIVE YOU TWO CHAPTERS AT ONCE!!!!! (I'm generous that way!!!) What's that? you didn't get me anything? that's okay ...you really didn't know.... how about you R/R this piece and we'll call it even...okay? and if your up to it check out my other published works (at ) hehehehe

A/N:more at end, please R/R
P.S. You ever have that dream where all your Exes are in the same room?!!!? just curious...hehhehe Enjoy!!!

Chapter 3:
You Won't Like Me When I'm Angry!

Hearing the door knock Lorelai jumped, and snapped out of her meditation. Chris and Jason exchanged a glance. Looking back and forth between Tweedle-DUM and Tweedle-STALKER, Lorelai figured all she needed was Tweedle-HAIR. "Oh Great! Maybe that's Max! Now, we'll have a complete set of my Exes!!" delivered slowly, with both false enthusiasm and biting sarcasm. As she turned to get the door,... Again..., she heard Jason whisper "Who's Max?"; Chris' response was just to roll his eyes.

Lorelai reluctantly opened the door and her breath hitched. By the mere sight of him, relief washed over her; Luke turned to face her, her knight in shining armor. Clean shaven, leather jacket, in a blue dress shirt (that she bought him from the Bloomingdale's sale), and pressed black slacks. He was a vision. It was almost like she saw him with new eyes, finally admiting she loved this man. God, I love you!

Luke must have interpreted her expression, because he stepped forward, arms around her waist in an instant and in a breathless voice he confessed "I missed you!", and gave her lips a long, hungry, fervid kiss, oblivious to the "Dumfounded Duo" watching them. In what seemed to have become tradition, when they hadn't seen each other all day, Luke was making the front door hello a little PG-13. He couldn't help himself; She's addcited to Coffee, and now I'm addicted to HER.

Lorelai found it hard to resist, as she habitually slid her arms around his neck. But also hard for her to enjoy, knowing that mental cases were in her home, and witnessing this private affection. As Luke pulled away, he cleared his throat to regain composure and cool back down. He smiled and joked, "I gave you an extra 15 minutes, with the 'Gilmore Time Zone', in mind." Then he noticed the OTHER gentleman callers, and his face immediately fell.

It was hard, but Luke tried not to jump to conclusions. Which proved very difficult, when you consider two of his least favorite people on the planet, were in his Girlfriend's house. Did I just call Lorelai my Girlfriend? Ahh Geez, I'm going soft. Toughening back up, for the task at hand. "Is there something you wanna tell me?", calmly giving Lorelai the chance to explain, with the Hulk's rage just below the surface. He kept his arms possesively around her waist.

Jason scoffed at Lorelai with crossed his arms over his chest. "Is there something you wanna tell ME?"

"Wow!" was all Chris could manage, he remembered Luke now that he had a face with the correct name. "I did not see that one coming!"

Luke coolly barked in his usual gruff tone "Of course you didn't! You haven't been here to see anything, otherwise you would have SEEN this was a long time coming. Hell the whole Town knew this was coming!!"

Jason was starting to become flustered. "You can't be serious, he owns a diner for pity's sake. He's not worth your time."

Luke, released Lorelai, stepped between her and the offensive pair, with clenched fists, "It's funny, hearing you talk about worth, last time I check I had a successful business, and you were in finacial ruin."

Chris turned to Jason. "He has point you know!"

"Please, don't get me started on you!" Luke threatened.

"What did I do?"

"It's what you didn't do, you idiot! From the moment you first rode that damn motorcycle into town, You have caused nothing but pain and confusion for two of the dearest people in my life."

At Luke's inclusion of Rory, Lorelai's hand went to her heart; As her knight instinctively stepped in, and continued to fight the battle she was too exhausted to finish.

Luke was on the attack, in his expected 'rant' fashion."Even before then, you missed out on years of Rory's life. To me, you are not her father, you are just her sperm donor."

Luke turned his assault back on Jason. "and you, I've known you only a month, but everytime I see you I wanna slam you head against a wall. Maybe then you'll wake up from your delusions of graduer and clearly see that WHATEVER was between you and Lorelai is OVER! "

By this time, Lorelai was a mere silent observer; She doubted the three men could even remember that she was still in the room. She absently shut the door, to avoid Babette's eavesdropping on World War III; erupting in the Gimore house. She leaned against the now closed door, for support, it was as far from the battle as she could get. She listened intently as each side fired their shots.

Jason was unyeilding from his position. "Sorry buddy, I hate to break it to you. You are just the rebound guy. She will have her little fling with you, and be back in my arms in no time. Lorelai and I are written in the stars." With his final sentence, Jason seemed to adopt a distant dreamy gaze in the style of Capt. Jack Sparrow.

"No way, if any one is predestined, it's Lorelai and ME!" Chris argued "Why do you think our paths keep crossing?"

"That's because neither of you will leave her alone!" Luke had just about enough, and broke into FULL RANT. "You wanna talk about Fate? You want to talk about Destiny? Believe me I'm NOT... THAT... GUY. All that talk of 'everything has been decided-predestine paths-different forks in the road- what might have been' all gives me a terrible headache. I never believed in Fate,... that is until I met Lorelai Gilmore."

And Lorelai eagerly listened to his uncharacteristic soul bearing rant; that was purely fueled by unadulterated rage at these two schmucks, who thought they could just waltz in and try to steal her away, Again.

Luke's face began to change color as his rant continued. "Consider this, if you will: My dad died, leaving me his Hardware store. Why didn't I sell it? Why didn't I move away? Why didn't I keep it a hardware store? Well frankly, I spent enough nights doing inventory, counting and sorting, nails and screws of assorted sizes to last me a lifetime. Why is it that I knew how to cook? Why did I figure a diner would be more up my alley?"

"Now let's consider Lorelai. Why did she run away from home? That's easy, she was blessed with overbearing, controling parents. She could have stayed, but she chose to runaway with Rory. Why settle in Stars Hollow? She could've followed you to Califonia," Gesturing to Chris "... but she didn't. She could've gone to a hundred other places, but she didn't. She settled here. Now why did 'The-Powers-That-Be' make her addicted to coffee and crave fattening, greasy food? Why did I choose to serve Coffee and fattening, greasy food? Why didn't I make it a Juice Bar instead of a diner? Why did I choose to serve Coffee and burgers, and doughnuts, and not organic nut and berry drinks? If I didn't serve Coffee I might never have met her? Why did she walk in my door that day, and consequently into the rest of my life? ... THAT, my friends, is FATE! THAT, my friends, is DESTINY!"

And the rant went on. "Ever since I met her, I've been drawn to her, compelled by her. She makes me do things; Things I would never do for anyone else. I fix things around her house and shovel her walk, expecting nothing in return; I let her in the diner after hours, and she pours her own coffee, and helps herself to pie. She makes me put signs for town events in the diner; she makes me GO to those infuriating town meetings, as part of my civic duty, insisting if I'm gonna be a pickle shnitz about everythiing, I should be an informed pickle shnitz. ..."

Lorelai had to smile; it's shnickle fritz!

"Why do I do all these things? Huh? ... Because I LOVE her, that's why! I go outta my way to put her's and Rory's happiness ABOVE my own!"

Yet, the Hulk raged on. "You know the stupid thing, I tried to deny it! Tried to insist that we were just friends, nothing more. But everyone saw through me! The whole damn town saw it! Every girl I tried to date saw it! Rachel left because if it! Nicole noticed it right away; And she MARRIED me despite it! It drove her into the arms of the Sock-man. When I was divorced and finally accepted IT, ...I couldn't wait to have this incredible coffee addicted woman as more than just my friend. I realized that I loved this woman, and niether of you is gonna take her away from me again. You Dicks had your chance, and you blew it! This time it's Lorelai and ME!"

A deafening silence fell in the room.

I mean, really how do you argue with all of that!! Luke's face was on fire, a vein throbbing above his right eye on his forehead. He was catching his breath with his hands on his hips, just waiting for someone to speak against him. Just waiting for the fight to continue. Luke bore a menacing gaze at the two offenders, a gaze that seemed to say "Get Out!" Without a comparable, equally compelling, argument between them, Chris and Jason made their way to leave. As if walking through a mind field, they gingerly made their way past Luke, careful not to set him off again. Lorelai humbly opened the door and didn't meet their gaze as she gladly let them exit her life. Jason did have the deluded balls to whisper "Call me, if it doesn't workout." and Lorelai couldn't help but reply with a stinging whispered, "Restraining Order!" With the intuders gone, she shut the door. And looked at Luke. He was still coming down for his rampage high.

Luke had his back to her. He was leaning, hunched forward against the banister of the stairs, clinging to the rails for dear life. With his head down, he was taking deep breaths, trying to make it regular and steady again. What just happened had taken a lot out of him. He was also a little embarrassed. That damn relationship book opened him up to a whole world of emotions he had been denying for years. Like a broken dam, they picked tonight to flood out of him.

"Luke?" Lorelai asked sheepishly.

"Please," he held a hand out to her, gesturing her to stop. "...just ... give me a minute!" Luke resigned as he made his way to her couch. With a heavy sigh and a grunt, he settled into the cushions, exhausted. He rested his right arm on the arm of the couch, the left draped along the back of the couch. He leaned his head back, face toward the ceiling, and closed his eyes. Lorelai just watched him, cautiously, slowly, making her way around the back of the couch. After a few minutes, she found the courage to actually sit on the couch. After more time past, and no protests to that action, she inched closer to him, and slid her arms around his waist, and placed her head on his shoulder. His head still back, his eyes still closed, his left arm came around her waist out of habit; his hand resting on her hip. They sat like that in silence for a long time.

And Lorelai waited.

TBC

Coming Soon:
Chapter 4:
Confessions of the Incredible Hulk

A/N2:my take on Jason; Crazy stalker man, nuff said!!(haha Capt Jack Sparrow)
My take on Chris; still a immature little whiny kid who needs to grow up, but doen't want the hassle of responsiblites, I tried to make him tlak like a teenager(still)

My take on Luke, I'll take him anywhere I can find him !!!!! DIRTY!!!!

A/N3: before I get a hundred meticulous emails, the "knock knock" in Chapter 2 was on purpose, it's Luke at the door, he is different….get it…it's called symbolism, …deep, profound thought!!!! insert OOOOs and AAHHHHHs here

R/R: PLEASE, I like to better myself. To quote The Princess Bride,

"...Remember this is for posterity, ... so be honest."

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