Authors Note: This chapter is a little...slow, but I've already written chapters 6-10, and let me just hint that things are going to get better, and more...exciting! I hope somebody out there is still reading this! Thanks for all the great reviews so far! Please keep it up! I need somebody's feeback! Thank you!
Just a Reminder: Not mine...although it'd be cool if they were.
Chapter Six: Unexpected Visitors and Popularity
It was about 6:45 when Lorelai woke up. She thought to herself how she went to bed only 3 ½ hours ago, so immediately went to the coffee pot and poured herself a generous cup of coffee. It wasn't until about 8:00 when she arrived at the Dragonfly. She almost felt guilty because she didn't call Luke, or stop by and see him after such a wonderful evening.
The whole day was quick, which was very unusual, and normally she'd want that but there was something about the quickness that gave her butterflies in her stomach. Christopher. He was coming tomorrow, and she was nervous. She racked her brain for a reason to why he was coming, but could think of nothing reasonable.
She left the Inn close to 3, it had been an early day for her, and headed straight to the diner. She wanted to tell Luke that Christopher was coming through tomorrow. She wasn't sure how he'd react. She couldn't imagine him over reacting because it's not like they were a set in stone couple. They went on a couple dates, and that's all. But it wasn't all. She didn't know how he felt, but she had an amazing time with him. She just hoped for the best.
The first thing that Lorelai saw when walking up to the diner was Luke talking to an unfamiliar lady sitting at the counter. Right before Lorelai walked through the door, she saw Luke disappear into the kitchen. She walked in, and took a seat directly next to the girl. She was a very pretty girl. She was almost as tall as Lorelai, but not quite. She had short, straight, brown hair, and really pretty clear, green eyes.
When Luke finally walked out from the kitchen, he started walking towards the woman, with his head down not even realizing Lorelai. When he finally looked up and stared straight at the girl, he noticed Lorelai, grinning at him slyly.
"Oh, uhh- Lorelai." He said, staring at her suspiciously.
"Luke. Hello." She said reaching for a menu.
"A menu? What do you need a menu for?" He asked leaning in towards her.
"Too look at the list of food inscribed on the paper. What do you think?" She said, not being rude, but being...Lorelai. "Ah, whatever. I'll take a burger."
Luke looked up from Lorelai and stared at the woman next to her, who was watching them very closely. Luke realized that she was still there, and decided that now would be the time to introduce her to Lorelai.
"Jen...this...this, well...this is Lorelai."
"Yes, I'm Lorelai." She said, smiling at Jen.
"Jen is a friend of mine from high school who was passing through on her way to New York for a business trip." Luke explained.
"Hi, nice to meet you." Jen said, smiling towards Lorelai.
"You too." She said, staring at her, but then turned to Luke who looked, dare she say, nervous.
"I'll go get your food." He said, gesturing towards the kitchen.
"Ok, you do that." She said, laughing at how nervous he was.
Luke walked back into the kitchen. Lorelai had realized that he didn't give her any coffee, so she went around the back of the counter, grabbed a cup, and poured it for her herself. She walked back, looking at Jen, smiling while sipping her coffee.
"Are you guys real good friends?" Jen asked.
"Oh yeah, the coffee is the best here." Lorelai joked.
Jen laughed a little, "No, you and Luke."
"Oh no he just came along in the package. I didn't necessarily ask for him." She kidded again.
Jen was a little confused. She couldn't tell if Luke and Lorelai were dating. He didn't introduce her as his girlfriend, so she thought that they were good friends, and nothing more than that. When Luke walked out of the kitchen and gave Lorelai her food, she gestured her hand for him to come next to her. He walked around the counter and stared at Lorelai expectantly. Lorelai knew she couldn't mark her territory, since nobody in Stars Hollow was supposed to know they were dating, but nobody except a few uncommon customers were there.
"Come here, you're all twisted." She said, pulling at his shirt which was half tucked in his pants, half not.
When she was finished fixing him up, she looked up and smiled at Luke. He smiled back, and she lightly brushed her hand against his arm. He walked back behind he counter, and kneeled down a little, towards Lorelai. He placed his hands on the top of the counter, and Lorelai reached over and started playing with his fingers. Through the corner of her eye, she glanced at Jen to see if she was watching. Lorelai knew Jen was curious, so decided to toy with her mind a little. And since Luke and her were fresh in their relationship, she thought it was okay to flirt once in a while. They continued smiling at each other for a few minutes until Luke heard the bell ring on the door.
Looking at who was coming in, he saw Miss Patty and immediately went to the kitchen feeling pretty safe that she didn't witness anything between him and Lorelai.
"Oh Lorelai, sweetie." Patty said, walking towards Lorelai.
Lorelai hadn't known who walked in, so the voice scent a vibe of nerves through her body. She took a big gulp of coffee, and turned towards Patty who sat down on the other side of her.
"Hi Patty. How are you?" She asked, smiling suspiciously large.
"I'm great darling, how are you?"
"Oh, I'm great. Just fine as ever."
"Well, I figured you'd be over here, so I came to ask if you'd want to join the party committee."
"What party?" Lorelai asked, confused.
"We're having another town festival, and I was wondering if you would be able to help out?"
"Of course, let me know when the time comes."
"No problem, ask Luke if he'll help too, will ya?"
"Whether or not he'll go in on it is a different story, but it's worth a shot." She said smiling at her.
"Okay, I'll see you later, it was nice talking to you. Thanks for the help."
"Anytime." She said, smiling large.
She immediately took another large gulp of her coffee, and realized that Jen was staring at her.
"Miss popular, eh?" Jen joked.
Lorelai laughed a little, "Me? What make's you think that?"
"It seems like everybody loves you here. Miss Patty, Luke..." She said, smiling towards the kitchen.
"Ah, well they're all just great people around here. Really. They may seem like a weird bunch of people, but that's what makes them all so special."
"I bet they are."
"So do you live around here?" Lorelai asked, trying to change the subject.
"New Haven actually."
"Oh yeah? Why are you going to New York?"
"I'm in advertising, and we just got a new account."
"Oh well, good luck with everything." Lorelai said, finishing the last bite of her burger, planning on leaving soon.
"So, how long have you and Luke been dating?" She said curiously.
"Uhh, well...hmm.." She said contemplating what to say.
"You are dating, aren't you?" Jen asked quickly.
"Uhm...well, yeah, uhh--" Lorelai started stuttering until she realized Luke walking up to them. She shot a look to Jen that said, "not in front of the man" and turned to Luke smiling. Lorelai forgot why she was there in the first place, besides seeing Luke of course. Ah yes, she wanted to tell him about Christopher coming back tomorrow, she needed to get him alone with her for a little while, but it wasn't that easy. She'd think of something.
Luke just came to talk to them for a little bit, nothing big, and when he finally left, Jen turned to Lorelai right away.
"So..." She started, trying to encourage the admittance.
"Yes, we are dating." Lorelai blurted out.
"Like I couldn't tell." She said, laughing a little.
"How long has it been?"
"Not long at all. We're very new at this come to think about it. It's only been a few days, but for years and years, there has always been something between us. It's just that now, we're finally doing something about it." She said, trying to make it seem very clear that it wasn't just a fling.
"Well, good for you guys. You look happy with each other." She said, looking at Lorelai, and then glancing towards Luke who was walking back over to them.
"Hey, I'm going to get going. Call me later, mmkay?" Trying to sound cute and flirty.
"Yeah, I will." He said, smiling at her. She stood there smiling at him, and finally reached into her purse, getting some money out. When she reached down to put the money on the counter, Luke pushed her hand away.
"Not today." He said putting her hand in her purse.
"Yeah, we'll see about that later." She said, walking out of the door.
"It was nice meeting you Jen. Good luck in New York."
"Thanks, it was nice meeting you too." She said, waving goodbye.
Lorelai walked out and turned the corner grabbing her cell phone and dialing the number of the diner.
"Lukes." Luke answered.
"Hi, it's me. Uhm, this might sound weird, but could you meet me in the ally? I've got to talk to you for a few minutes."
"Uh, yeah, I'll meet you out there." He hung up, and began walking towards the ally through the back door of the kitchen, Lorelai was already there.
"Hey, you." She said, smiling at him. "Last night was fun. Sleep well?"
"Yeah, it was great. And yes, I did even though I'm tired now." He said, walking up next to her. She stood there smiling at him, and just enjoying the moment, until she realized she should probably tell him about Chris.
"So, what do you need to talk to me about?" He asked.
"Well, I just wanted to let you know that Christopher is coming in town tomorrow." Luke cleared his throat and nodded his head.
"Christopher...the uhh..." He began "The man who impregnated me with Rory. I think we've had this rather uncomfortable chit-chat before."
"Huh." He said, staring at the ground. "Why is he coming?" He asked, trying not to sound mad, because he didn't really care, but he just got nervous a little. He finally had Lorelai, after all these years, and he was afraid of any shot of them splitting up. He didn't want that at all.
"I'm not sure. He didn't say. He just said that I shouldn't worry, and that he needs to talk to me...when he gets here."
"So, is he...staying at your place?"
"Neh, I don't think so this time. I think I'll let him stay at the Dragonfly if we have an open room."
"Ah, I see." He said, avoiding eye contact with her. He couldn't show how he really felt for he was afraid that Lorelai would think he's over reacting, since they aren't the most serious couple out there. They both thought on the same page.
"It's nothing, Luke. I don't know what he wants, but whatever it is, I have to listen to him. He won't be here long, it'll all be good. I guess...I guess I just wanted to let you know so that you aren't stunned to see him." She implied. "You're not...mad...are you?" She asked, a little cautious of her tone because she didn't want him to take it the wrong way.
"Not at all," he said walking closer to Lorelai, staring at her. He pulled her into a hug, and kissed her on her cheek as she pulled away. "There's absolutely nothing to be mad about." He said, smiling at her. She knew everything would be fine. Luke understood her on a level that other people didn't.
"Alright, well, I should get going." He said, gesturing back towards the diner.
"Oh yeah, well, hey call me later, ok? We should talk tonight." She said, smiling at him.
"Yeah, I'll call you." He said, leaning in to kiss her. It started out easy, but she quickly wrapped her arms around him and pushing him against the back door, stepping up the kiss a level. She pulled away very sudden, and smiled at him.
"I'll come over later, maybe." He said hesitantly. She began to smile at him.
"Dirty!"
"We'll see about that. I'll call." He said, beginning to walk towards the door.
"Luke." She called before he walked in. He turned around, glanced at her, and waited for her to continue.
"What's the haps with you and Jen? Ex girlfriend?" She asked, not concerned, just curious.
"We were 15. There's nothing to worry about." He implied.
She smiled at him. "I know." She said, and began to walk away. But the thing was, that she did know that there was nothing to worry about. Luke had been carrying a torch for her for years, and of course, she saw all the hints and clues, but never wanted to admit anything to him, or better yet herself. She knew that he wouldn't mess anything up. And she felt pretty confident that she wouldn't mess things up either. She was unsure of where the stood though. She didn't know if they were, just dating, or if she could refer to him as "Luke, my boyfriend." Or if it was right to just kiss him on a normal basis when she see's him, but she liked the suspense. She liked not knowing, and that was what was interesting about their relationship. They were together, but unofficially. He didn't say anything, and she didn't say anything. For the meantime, nobody said anything because to everybody else, except Rory and Sookie, there was nothing to talk about. They were still the same old, 'friends.'
"Right." She said, giggling to herself. At around 7, Lorelai and Rory collapsed onto the couch. They had been cleaning the house for their 'visitor' to make sure that things looked clean and presentable.
"That was fun." Lorelai said while placing her legs onto the coffee table.
"That's one way to put it." Rory said, repeating the position.
The phone rang, and the girls fought over who should get it. Lorelai lost. She got up and right before the 5th ring, answered it.
"We're not home!" She said, while picking up the phone and staring and sticking her tounge out at Rory.
"Hey it's me" Luke said.
"Oh, yeah I guess we are home. What's up?"
"I just wanted to let you know that it's really busy over here, Taylor brought over some of his 'friends' and I think I might just accidently spit in somebody's food."
"Yum, sounds good. So, can't stop by tonight? Me and Rory just pulled the plaid shirts and baseball hats out of the closet. We look really cute." She joked.
"I'm sure you do. Sorry, so I'll talk to you later. Ok?"
"We'll see how I'm feeling...hold on the hat's trying to tell me something. 'What? Oh no, Luke isn't coming because he's scared to show off his plaid to my plaid. Sorry'"
"You know you're not funny."
"Come on, I'm a little funny." She insisted.
"Talk to you later."
"Bye." She hung up and walked back over to Rory.
"So, what do you want to do tonight?" Rory asked.
"Pizza?" Lorelai suggested.
"I'll order it." Rory said getting up to go call the pizza place.
They spent the night inside, eating pizza and watching movies. Nothing special. At around 10:00, Lorelai went to sleep, very tired. She sat in her bed though, thinking about Luke, and about Christopher. Curious to know what he wanted, yet again, she found herself in the position that waiting till tomorrow was the next best thing. That feeling was beginning to feel normal.
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