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 Chapter 1
See chapter one for disclaimers and all this mumbo jumbo!!!
R/R: PLEASE, I like to better myself. To quote The Princess Bride,
"...Remember this is for posterity, ... so be honest."
A/N: some one emailed me about my titles, thank you!!! i take pride in em... the first two are based on song titles, and the these two are just Hulk references...
DON'T YOU Just love it when you orginial story takes a life of it's own and leads you
through all the twists and turns....I love that!!
Chapter 4:
Confessions of the Incredible Hulk
Lorelai wasn't sure how much time had past. Half hour? An hour? It didn't really matter. She was comfy on the couch, simply holding him. Luke's Incredible Hulk impression was the most emotion she had ever seen the man show in one stint; Including after he caught Nicole cheating. She kept her arms around him, still needing to be as close as possible to him. She needed to show him she was there for him; And only him. To show him that HE was the one she chose, He was the one she wanted. In the still quiet she noticed the little things; his scent, his heartbeat, the rhythm of his breathing. She would just wait for when, ...if,... he wanted to talk. She knew that when ... if,... he was ready, he would.
"I'm Sorry," he finally grunted, through closed eyes.
She sat up, arms still around him. She was confused, "For what?"
"For loosing it like that..." he lifted his head, and shook it ashamed, eyes still closed. And he fought for the words to come out. "I never gave you a chance to explain. I just... it was just ...odd... to have them BOTH here. Here I am coming for our date, and those two jokers are... HERE ...of all places. Both of them... I just...I wasn't... prepared,.... I'm sorry."
Come to think of it, he did look a little like Bruce Banner. Drained and tired, apologizing for the Hulk's rampage, a power that he couldn't really control. Luke was just protecting her, it was his natural instinct. An instinct that she has admired and appreciated for years. She put a hand on his cheek and forced him to meet her eyes. "Hey, you have nothing to be sorry for. You came to my rescue."
"Rescue?"
"Yes, I was trying desperately to get them to leave. And I couldn't, a curse when you look as good as I do"
He let out a small grin, and his left hand rubbed her back. Appreciating the attempt to lighten the heavy mood.
She felt he deserved a more detailed explaination. "You did rescued me. I was minding my own business, deciding what colored underwear I was going to wear for our date..."
And Luke let out a small groan, at her teasing sexual jest. He had been a little fustrated the past month, too, you know. Cruel Woman!
"Not the right time for those sorts of images? Okay.." She grinned, but then turned serious again. "Chris was at the door, with this outrageous proposal. ... he wanted to get a divorce from Sherry, and start things up again with me. To complete our family,..." She felt Luke's body tense, "...that term is used very loosely by the way...."
He held his tongue. Luke figured he'd just wait till she was completely done, too tired to start another arguemnt without a complete list of facts. And knowing Lorelai, this explaination could take awhile.
She was surprised by his show of restraint and continued. "So naturally, I'm like 'I'm over you, I've moved on, I have a Life without you that I like. How dare you assume I'd just be waiting around'..." she trailed off.
"Then like some nightmare, Digger shows up in all his deluded glory. Saying that if he hadn't been outed from the business by my dad, he was gonna propose, and we could have been one happy medicated family. Which, of course, I told him I would never even consider such a thing, when I knew he wasn't the guy for me..." her voice changed, desperatley trying to vconvey her feelings "I was trying to get them to go, I didn't want them here, I don't want to ever see them again!! You have to know that...and I was really fighting hard to get them out of here... and just trying to get them to leave and...." She thought about the "I love Luke" epiphany. She didn't know if now was a good time to say it...
"Lorelai?"
She was scared "yes?"
"Look, I've cleared my conscience with THOSE TWO, I'm gonna be straight with you now."
She let out a cautious "Okay?"
He took a deep breath, and looked her straight in the eye, with an unwavering gaze. God he has pretty eyes.
His gaze remained fixed, "Lorelai, I'm in love with you".
Her lungs swelled as she gasped, mouth dropped. She heard him scream it at Chris and Jason, but that was in a fit of rage. Now, staring at her, full eye contact, quietly stated as a fact, the words were more meaningful. She wanted to confess too, and she started, "Luke..."
And he held up a hand to stop her. The expression on his face made her obey, there was obviously more.
"You don't have to say it. I know you're probably... not there yet. I just wanted you to know ...where I was. Where I have been for a long, long time. ... I never told you why Rachel left 'cause you were with Max. You were gonna get married. Seemed pointless, and I only wanted you to be happy...." He sighed heavily. "But then you broke it off and I thought 'I have a second chance'....but I never got up the nerve. Then Jess came, and that was adistraction. After that, the car accident and our fight, then Christopher came and left again. And I didn't know where you were with your love life, how long it would take you to get over Chris for good. Then out of the blue you were dating again. I was disappointed ...and hurt,... and then I realized maybe you would never see me as anything but... the coffee man."
She could tell he wasn't finished, so she let him gather his thoughts, amazed at how much of himself he was willing to show her. Luke withdrew his hand from her back, and leaned forward, his elbows resting on his knees, and hands folded. He began to stare at the hardwood floor rather intently. "So I asked out Nicole, mostly to make you jealous, but also, she at least showed some interest in me. ... we dated... Then we got married, That was just a stupid, stupid mistake. But she still wanted to try it, to work at it. I mean, a beautiful woman was finally interest in me, so help me, I took the chance, ... I'm only human.... We got into a pattern, we still grew apart, and then she... cheated ...on me." He sighed heavilly, and paused for a long time, he seemed to be somewhere else, reliving that discovery. Lorelai rested a comforting hand on his back.
Coming back from wherever his mind went, he then confesssed, "Which is just as well, 'cause if you think about it... I was never really faithful to her." And with that he looked at Lorelai.
"My heart has always belonged to you."
At that admission Lorelai was beginning to tear up. Lorelai was surprised to hear him quietly confess just how long his feelings had been going on. She was please that he was opening up. Hurt that he felt he needed to marry someone else to get over his feelings for her. She felt awful, like she drove him in to Nicole's arms with her meaningless relationships. They never talked about the past events before. Sure, they were there to witness everything, but they never really discussed what they were thinking as said events were taking place. They needed to have this conversation. The Luke and Lorelai romantic relationship was still new. They need to have this talk; It was good just to get it out of the way and clairfy exactly how they felt about each other, in the past and in the present.
Luke turned his body to face her, and wiped the tears away from her face. "After the divorce was final, I realized all the years I've wasted." With a little help from a certain book, that I will never mention ever again! "...And that is why I finally had the guts to ask you out. I figured if I didn't even make a move, how were we going to get anywhere..." Ah Geez, was that direct quote? He took her hands in his and squeezed. "I know your not ready to say it, but I'm a very patient man, as you may now realize. ... and I'm not going anywhere. You said you wanted a partner, someone to share the load. You are it for me Lorelai, I'm not going anywhere. Whenever you are ready to say those words, I'll be here." And he kissed her hands.
She was ready.
He looked up from her hands, She was waiting for him to meet her gaze again, to look him straight in the eye as he did with her. Then she sweetly stated "Luke, I'm in love with you."
He froze, the look in her eyes told him her words were true. He just couldn't believe it.
And it was her turn to confess; "I've been thinking of all the times you been there for me and Rory. Taking care of us, wanting us to eat right, making sure the roof stays over our heads. When Chris was going on about completing a family, I was thinking 'I've already got a complete family'." Luke realized what she meant. "You have always been like a father to Rory, don't think that has gone unnoticed. You've always let me talk about the parenting stuff with you. Sure for the first ten years of that family, we didn't have sex. But..."she had to laugh, There was That topic again, "We made it work, and Rory is at Yale, and despite a few set backs, she's become an amazing young woman... with your help."
She timidly looked at their joined hands, "Remember when you moved to Lynchfield and I was upset. First off, I was mad because it seemed like you wouldn't be apart of my everyday anymore. Secondly,... I was upset that you were actually married, I know you never were really mine, before, but it seemed like ... somehow,... Nicole... stole you from me. The dad of my family.... "
And she matched his determined eye contact, "I've been in love with you for years, and I didn't even know it. It just came on so gradually. At first you were scolding and rude,...then familiar, and then friendly, and then comfortable, then... Love."
She paused to let her words sink in.
"Just to clarify, I was never in love with Max. He did make me feel special, and happy, and he was a great guy. But it's like you said, it was work to be together. And he suspected that there was somthing between you and me that I was with holding from him, which neither of us realized.. And since I'm on a roll, I was jealous of Rachel too. She made every thing werid and different, she made your coffee taste horrible. I know I encouraged you to be with her, but it's the same reason you didn't speak up about Max. I wanted you to be happy. I thought she'd make you happy. And Nicole too. It seemed like things were coming together for you guys and then you spring the marriage on me.... And I was a wreck...But now all my distractions are gone, all your distractions are gone and we can...just focus on each other."
And with that he cupped her face in his hands, and kissed her, lightly sweetly. But, once again, someone turned on the gas. The kiss had become more urgent and more passionate, more and more telling of the feelings that had just been confessed. They had just professed how much they loved each other with words, now they wanted to show it. Lorelai adjusted her body so she was practically in Luke's lap, her arms around his neck. Luke embraced her as tight as he could, never wanting to let go. Luke lifted her up and was leading her to lay down on the couch, and she complied. Time for the teenagers to come out and play!
After a few minutes of a ferocious kissing, soft moaing, necking, and roaming hands, the panting couple came up for air. Luke, now laying on top of her, rested his forehead on hers. They just searched each others eyes, in disbeleif how easy this step seemed to be. Of course, with all the sharing that had just taken place, how could it not be. From friends to expectant lovers.
"I love you, Luke Danes"
"I love you, Lorelai Gilmore."
They kissed again, only wanting more...
BRRRRRRING , BRRRRRING!
The phone rang to the couples enternal fustration. Luke continued to kiss her neck to entice her to stay, "Ignore it!"...
BRRRRRRING , BRRRRRING!
...but Lorelai reluctantly wriggled free, calling over her shoulder "It might be Rory!" as she reached the phone.
"Hello?"
"Lorelai?, this is your father..."
Her eyes went wide, Stop making out with that man on your couch! she could hear his voice say in her head. Gathering herself she offered an uncomfortable "Hey dad!" hoping she didn't sound too "caught"!
"I was just wondering if Rory gave you an itinerary, I seemed to have missplaced my copy."
Through the sound of shuffling papers, Lorelai couldn't help but noticed how lost he sounded without Emily."Ummm well I think they just left Spain, and are on their way to France as we speak. I'll get the number of where they are staying, when they check in, if you like."
"That won't be nessasary I'm sure Emily will want to visit with your Aunt Hopey, while in Paris. I"ll check with her. Thank you, Lorelai." and he hung up.
Literally left holding the phone, she hung up and turned back to the handsome man on the couch.
"Everything Okay?" he asked with genunie concern.
Not wanting to think about her parents or worry about Rory, Lorelai playfully crossed her arms. Only wanting to get back to the previous display of affection that was just starting to get interesting. "I just can't help but think..." she walked slowly back to him."...where we'd be if my father didn't call." and she ran her fingers through his hair. and he looked up at her."A phone call from the father does kill the mood."
She pushed him back down on the couch, this time she was on top. but it was too late, the mood had been regretfully killed. Besides they were still exhausted from the confrontation with the mental patients, and decided to simply settele into an embrace. Besides, making out on the couch wasn't exactly how either of them pictured their first time together playing out. So, both agreeed to cool things down, For Now. With her head on his chest, they just held each other, occasionally kissing. Just "being" … "Being in Love".
After what seemed like another long while, Luke broke the silence, "Happy One Month" he said dryly.
And they both burst laughing, realizing they should be on a date somewhere celebrating. That is why they had a date tonight, after all. and she joked "Yeah, it's been memorable!" The laughter faded away and he took her hand and kissed it.
She looked up at him from his chest, and asked, "Did you really mean all that stuff, ... about believing in Fate,... because of me?"
He was shy again, and color filled his cheeks, and sheepishly suggested "Yeah, ...I think I laid out my case pretty well. What can I say..." as he brush a starnd of hair away from her eyes "I guess we were meant to be."
For the first time, Lorelai smiled at those words, and realized that it wasn't the words that bothered her; It was who was saying them that really mattered. When Luke said them, they were true. Something about true intimacy, really getting into each others heads, long held feelings being confessed, simply kissing and embracing, was better than sex. Well almost...hehehe.
"Luke?' she gazed up at him with a bashful smile.
"Lorelai?" he mimmicked, and kissed her forhead.
"I have to ask you something."
"Lorelai, ... I know you wanna call Rory!"
To this she admitted with a shy drawn out "YEEESSSSSS?" then into mock defensive, "I can't help it she picked the worst time to leave the country!"
Another kiss on her forehead, "Call her, say hi for me. I'm gonna see if there's a game on and you can finish getting ready. That is if you still wanna go out?"
"Are you kidding? After what just happened in my own home, I'm not taking any chances and going outside! Thank you very much! We're are staying in the fort tonight, mister!"
"Deal! I will protect you!" he gave her another peck "Call her!"
And she enthusiastically kissed him. Then squirmed off the couch again to find her cell phone. "Wait, how are you gonna reach her if she's traveling?"he asked.
"Well, it's Good thing I bought those global minutes before she left for just such an emergency."
"I should have known" and Luke got comfortable, having the couch to himself now, with the remote, and searched for a game.
"Wait a minute, burger boy!" she turned to face him.
"What?"
"You know with all those professions of love, I've worked up an appetite."
"Says the bottomless pit!!"
"Hey!"
"Alright, Alright" and he turned off the TV and got off the couch. "Do you even have anything in here?" as he entered the kitchen.
"I don't know, be a good provider and hunt for food!" she called to him, as she dialed Rory's cell digits.
Coming soon:
Chapter 5:
Pinch Me, I'm Dreaming!
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