Tales of a Lonely Girl
Authors Note: Hey guys! Sorry it took a little while to update this chapter! I was having serious writers block and didn't actually start writing this till after I saw Tuesdays episode which by the way AMAZING! And in know why will this compare, but I'm still postin this.
I felt sort of weird writing about the events that happen between them but after watching Tuesday night's episode, I felt more confident, and less like the characters were out of character.
Just a few things to make clear (mostly for my own sake)
-Lukes been away for 1 1/2 weeks.
-I have no idea how far Stars Hollow is to Maine so I sorta guessed.
-The Inn isn't open yet. It's opening the Monday Lorelai gets back.
-As of now, the day is Thursday. Lorelai hasn't talked with Rory again. Or Emily.
Also, thanks for all the great reviews you guys have been leaving!!! I appreciate it soo much! I encourage you to keep doing it :) it makes me know you guys are reading/liking this!
Disclaimer: Nobody can beat ASP's tactics.
Absence Makes You Crazy- LL Visit
Chapter 4-
She through her two oversized, overstuffed bags in front of the car and smiled at her ability to move them from the house to the car. She wasn't one for being strong...Now. The next step. Getting them into the trunk. She opened up the back of the car and used all her might to throw the first bag into the back. Successful. She went back and grabbed the second one, which was filled with a few pairs of shoes. A girl could never judge what kind of shoes she should wear. When she throw that in the back, she ran through the house real quick to make sure everything was okay, and locked up the house. She headed to her car, and started driving towards Maine.
Only a few minutes after she pulled out of her driveway, she pulled her cell phone out.
"Dragonfly Inn, this is Michel speaking." The grumpy man answered.
"You sound grumpy. Are you grumpy, Michel?" She pestered.
"Me? Grumpy? Never. You and your pitiful self are far, far away from here. I am delighted."
"Actually, I'm just passing the Dragonfly right now. I was thinking of making an impromptu run over there, just to double check on everything." She said, half-joking.
"That is unnecessary." He said, trying to sound convincing.
"Yeah, yeah. Let me talk to Sookie."
"Hold on." He mumbled while going to search for Sookie.
He walked into the kitchen and saw Sookie sitting on a stool by the stove stirring something.
"It is for you." Michel said, quickly throwing the phone at Sookie. It almost hit her but she caught the high throw.
"Hello?"
"Hey it's me."
"Oh! Lorelai! How are you?"
"I just left. I'm bored already."
"Listen to music."
"You don't think I already am?" Lorelai said, turning up the volume so Sookie could hear.
"Well, what's up? Are you excited? I'm excited! This is so exciting! Really!"
"I am excited. I've...missed him." She said shyly.
Sookie squealed with excitement. "That's so cute. Really. I'm sure he's missed you too."
"Yes, my constant bickering and annoying habits. What's not to miss?"
"Let me tell you this much. I bet he's missed you more than you've missed him."
"What makes you think that?"
"Nothing Lorelai. Listen, I've got to go, I hear Michel screaming at somebody outside."
"You really know how to work a girl up, don't ya Sook?"
"Sorry sweetie. Call me later! Have fun with Luke!"
"I will."
"And...remember...my bet is it's going to be on a table!"
"Sookie!"
"I'm going, I'm going. Bye!"
"Bye Sookie."
Lorelai hung up but kept the cell phone in her hand. She decided to give Luke a call and tell him she was on her way.
"Hello? Hold on–T.J. I said put it down!" Luke screamed directly into the phone. Lorelai pulled the phone away from her ear and waited till she heard him shut up.
"Hello?" He asked, frustrated.
"Bad timing?" She asked.
"Oh, good it's you." He sounded relieved to know it was Lorelai. "Are you on your way?"
"I sure am. What's T.J. doing this time?"
"He's following me with an etch-a-sketch."
"Hey, can't you break those things really easily?"
"I don't know, I've never tried."
"Here, go get a pen and start stabbing the center of it. It screws up the shakey-stuff in the middle."
"The, shakey stuff?"
"Whatever puts the etch in sketch."
"I got it. Maybe I'll wait till you get here to do that. It sounds like a tough job for just one person."
"You're right. You should always have an accomplice. So, how are you?" She said, smiling into the phone.
"I'm good. Where are you?"
"Not to far outside of the Hollow. I'll be there in a few hours."
"Have I told you I'm glad you're coming?" He asked genuinely. Little did she know, he was so happy that she was coming. He missed her all this time, and to be away from her when things were just happening between the two of them–rough. Not to mention, Liz and T.J. were starting to piss him off with there incessant needs and complaints. How many times was T.J. going to ask Luke to scratch his damn back? One two many.
"I believe you have."
"Good."
"Have I told you I'm happy I'm coming?"
"I believe you have." He said, mocking her.
"Well...good. So, got any plans booked for us tonight? Are we going to dress up in tights and skip around people in circles speaking Renaissance all night?"
"Believe it or not, you're the only one that can speak Renaissance."
"I'm honored."
"Truthfully, I was hoping we could get out of here for a little while. We could go out to dinner or something. I wanted to escape the uh, 'real world' for a little bit, if you know what I mean."
"That sounds like fun to me."
"Good. T.J. what exactly are you–T.J. stop!" Luke screamed in the background.
"Gosh he acts like a little kid, doesn't he?"
"Listen Lorelai, I've got to go. I'll see you soon, okay? Bye." He said and quickly hung up.
'It's going to be one long ride.' She thought to herself and blasted her radio up all the way.
4 Hours Later
"Oh! I see you! I see you!" Lorelai screamed into the phone.
"Okay then I'm hanging up now."
She through her phone and pulled into Liz and T.J's driveway. She parked and jumped out of the car and ran up to Luke freely giving him a huge hug.
"Hey stranger." She said quietly. All of a sudden she felt very shy.
"Hi." He said into her hair, familiarizing himself to the scent of her. He didn't realize exactly how much he missed her till he was hugging her. She didn't either. Sure it had only been a few weeks, but still. That's a long time for them. And although there phone conversations- one a day, everyday- were the highlights of both of their days, it still didn't cut it.
"So, you're ride was good?" He asked as she was pulling away.
"I was listening to Mariah Carrey on the radio, Luke."
Like he had any idea what she was talking about. "Oh, that's cool."
"Cool? Cool is having an extra box of red-vines in the car that you didn't know about. That's cool. This my friend, was not cool."
"You don't like her?"
"Well, I got sick of listening to the same CD's over and over again so I put on the radio, and I only got two stations around here."
"Then why didn't you listen to the other station?"
"Yo Quiero Mas wasn't what I wanted to hear."
He gave her a puzzled look. "Spanish stations don't do it for me."
"Alright, well." He looked over to her car. "Let's get your things inside and we can figure out where we should go tonight."
"The bags are in the trunk!"
Luke gave her a strange look. "Bags?"
"Don't worry Luke!" She playfully punched him on the arm. "Two, small, practically invisible bags."
They walked into the house. It was cute, in a strange, homey way. T.J. greeted Lorelai with a huge hug. She was taken by surprise by his actions. Luke must be right about that whole having a crush on her, thing. Liz was cooking something in the kitchen when they walked in but ran into the living room as soon as she heard T.J. scream Lorelai's name.
"Lorelai!" Liz called, walking into the kitchen. "I'm so glad you could come out here and give my brother something to do!"
Lorelai giggled a little and turned towards Luke. "I'm not even going to say how dirty that was." She said whispering into his ear. He simply rolled his eyes.
"Well...I'm glad I could give him something to...do." She said trying not to chuckle another laugh. "So how are you guys holding up? Is he taking good care of you?" She asked, hitting Luke in the arm.
"He's been so helpful, really. He's the best." Liz said, proudly smiling at her brother.
Lorelai turned to Luke and smiled shyly. She looked back at Liz and nodded her head slightly. "I know he is." You could tell Luke wanted to blush. In fact, it looked to her like he did.
"So, Liz we're gunna..." Luke said, nonchalantly pointing his head towards the room.
"Oh, yeah, right, right, right. Well, you two have a good time."
Lorelai had no idea what they were talking about but went along with it anyways. "Yeah. Thanks again for letting me stay with you guys."
"It's our pleasure!" T.J. said chirping in.
Luke guided Lorelai to the room Luke had been staying in. There was a large bed, a huge TV, and a little desk. It had frilly, cute curtains that reminded Lorelai of the time her and Rachel discussed Luke's...feminine curtains. She put her bags down and watched Luke close the door behind him.
"Oh, why are you taking me in here? You're a sneaky guy, Luke. Very sneaky."
"Uh, yeah, I'm sneaky alright."
"You wanted me all to yourself! Hmm, you must have missed me."
He smiled and nodded, realizing they were a lot closer than he thought. He smiled slightly and nodded his head, "yeah, I've missed you."
He leaned down and kissed her softly on her lips. His hand grazed her back slightly and pulled away from a smiling Lorelai.
"Well," she said a little under her breathe, "I missed you too."
He nodded his head in agreement. "So, I was thinking. Waiting another few weeks for that date seems like a really long time."
"Can't argue with you there."
"So, I know this place around here that I thought you might like to go to."
"What are you saying Luke?" She acted sad. "Are you saying...you've brought other girls to this restaurant?"
"Oh yes. All the time." He said sarcastically.
She laughed and through her hand at his playing with his fingers for a second. "Was she better looking than me?"
"Not at all." Luke said confidently. "So, what do you say? I'll give you some time to get ready. I know there's a game on right now."
"Yeah, just give me a little while, I want to shower and things like that if you don't mind."
"Lorelai..."
"Fine, I wont shower even though I feel dirty."
"Okay..."
"I'll just take one later. Don't pee on yourself, hun. I'll get ready as quick as possible, mmkay?"
"Alright, let me know when you're ready."
When Luke walked out, Lorelai grabbed her bags and ran into the bathroom. She was anxious to get ready as soon as possible because all she could think about is going out with Luke. There little summer cliff-hanger at the Dragonfly drove her crazy, but now-with her visiting him, him kissing her the way he does, it was driving her mad with desire. She wanted to be with him now more than ever. As in a stable relationship. Someone she could rely on. Somebody she could plan on seeing every night. Somebody all for her. Jason didn't fulfill those needs, and come to think about it, it had been a while since somebody did. She thought back to Max. Max was a great guy, really. He was there for her when she needed him, but not so much when she wanted him. Alex was just a fling, nothing special really. And after kissing Luke, Lorelai realized that there really wasn't any attraction with Jason. He was a nice guy, but that's about all. She could never imagine herself one day flipping through their wedding albums, because that's just not how the game would work. She was never one with commitment, but something inside her was tugging away. She knew that if being with Luke made her this happy, that something was going to happen. Something, big. Whether or not it would be amazing night, to them dating for months, it made her happy. The anxiety kept her on the edge of her seat.
She only took about 20 minutes to get ready, which was surprisingly, record timing. She changed into a cute outfit that matched the new, cute pair of strappy sandals she had just gotten a few weeks ago. The second she put the cap on her lipstick she bolted out the door and ran into the living room to find Luke sitting on the couch watching a game wearing a completely different outfit. She quietly walked to the back of the couch and dropped her hands on his shoulders.
"Ready?" She asked, smiling as he turned around.
He stood up and walked towards her placing one hand on her back. "You look nice." He said, eyeing her up and down.
"You do too. When did you change?"
"There's more than one bathroom, ya know."
"Oh, right." She said smiling. "Let's go."
They walked outside to his car which was parked on the street. Lorelai took the liberty of parking in the driveway behind Liz and T.J. figuring they wouldn't be leaving. He opened the door for her and jumped into his side and drove off.
"So, I've been trying to get out of that house as much as possible." Luke began.
"Uh-huh..."
"And I've been going to a lot of different little places around here."
"You don't say..."
"And I think I found a place that you'd like."
"Good."
"So, that's where we're headed."
"Good again."
"But..." He continued.
"There's a but..."
"This doesn't count as the date I wanted to take you out on originally. I wanted to take you to a specific place in Stars Hollow."
"Well," she said turning and smiling at him. "I think we can work that out."
"Good."
They drove the rest of the way there mostly talking about Rory. Lorelai mentioned again that they were fighting and that she hasn't talked to her since. She didn't mention anything about Dean because she didn't exactly...want to talk to Luke about Rory's sex life with a married man. Occasionally, Lorelai would get sidetracked by the events going on outside her window, and stare deep into the night and Luke made sure to pay attention to her. When they got out of the car, they were walking through the large parking lot. Lorelai reached over and grabbed Luke's hand intertwining their fingers together. He gently stroked the top of her hand with his thumb as they walked into the restaurant.
It was a cute place with all of these pictures hanging on the walls. Lorelai made sure to make a comment about every single one. Dating or not, she still had her annoying habits.
They were seated at a table near the window. "It's a nice night out, isn't it?" She asked him. Something fascinated her about this night.
"Yeah it is."
"So sailor, when do you think you'll be coming home for good?"
"It'll probably be another 2 weeks."
"You're kidding!"
"I wish I was..."
"It's supposed to be a week when I leave."
"I know, I'm sorry. I'm going to try and get back as soon as I can."
"That's good."
"Believe me, I don't want to be here. I'm getting so sick of these damn renaissance people, they have no lives."
"Now that's the Luke I know." She said, convincing him to continue the soon to be rant.
"I mean, they walk around all day speaking in God know's what language looking for 'things for their loved ones'- it's getting sick."
"Aw, is Lukey a little sexually frustrated?" Lorelai teased.
"These people would make you sick, too."
"I'm sure they're better than the people in Stars Hollow."
"Yeah, it's good to be away from their gossip." Luke admitted.
At that point, Lorelai reached over and put her hand over his on the table. She looked him into the eye and nodded. "I think that when you get back, they'll have something to gossip about."
"Oh yeah?"
"Oh yeah."
There food came not to long after they had ordered. Lorelai dug in right away. Luke watched her pig out.
"Attractive."
"Hey! You're not nice."
"Jeez, I'm kidding. You look uh, cute stuffing your face."
"I know."
When he noticed Lorelai was about done, he suggested they'd go to this coffee shop right down the street. He figured she hadn't had much coffee all day and that her late night caffeine fix would be kicking in soon. He payed the bill, she thanked him, and the hoped in the car and drove down the street to this little coffee shop. Lorelai gasped in excitement the second she walked in.
"I've missed that smell!" She grabbed Luke's arm. "Do you know how much I've missed that smell?"
"I can only imagine."
They sat down at a table and the man brought Lorelai a cup of coffee and a cup of tea for Luke.
"You're boring."
"No, I'm just not trying to die when I hit 40."
"You don't know what you're missing out on." She said taking a large sip of coffee. She smiled at Luke over the rim of her coffee cup and they locked eyes for a moment.
"So, how's the Dragonfly?"
"Opening on Monday!"
"You all set?"
"Yeah, well Sunday night's going to be a long one. I have a bad feeling well be there all night."
"Well, I'm glad that it's opening. You'll do the place good."
She held back her laugh. What's with all the 'doing?' "Yeah, we will." She took another sip and suddenly got quiet. "Thank you."
"For what?"
"The loan."
"Oh that, yeah, no problem."
"No Luke, I don't think you understand how important that was to me."
"I'm glad I could help."
"I'm planning on starting to pay you back as we get business."
"There's no rush, really."
"I know, I just–I want to pay you back. Every cent."
"Take your time."
"Thanks."
"Not a problem."
They drove back to Liz's and Luke put the car in park but didn't take the keys out yet.
"That was nice." Lorelai said.
"Yeah, it was."
She looked over at him and noticed him smiling at her. She never saw Luke smile. Grin, sure. But smile? Not a lot. She was glad she could bring that side out of him. She slowly leaned over and brushed her lips against his. He immediately grasped his hands around her waist and pulled her closer to him on the seat. He turned his body so he was sort of pressed against the door, and she leaned on top of him, stepping up the kiss a notch. As their tongues explored eachother for the first time, chills ran through both of their bodies. They continued kissing for a few minutes until they mutually pulled away, breathlessly. She looked him in the eyes.
"Let's go inside." She said seriously.
They got out of the truck and walked into the house. Liz and T.J. were both passed out on the couch sleeping next to eachother. Lorelai grabbed Luke's hand and lead him to their bedroom. She closed the door and Luke leaned against it as they continued their previous doings. Luke brushed his hands up and down Lorelai's arms as she placed her hands on either side of his face.
She broke away and looked at his button down shirt, partly open with a tee shirt underneath it. She took a second to catch her breathe but quickly went to the buttons.
"You wear to many layers."
"Well," she said as she looked up and kissed Luke. "That certainly was fun." She said giggling a little.
They lied under neath the sheets together. Luke's arm around Lorelai, while her head rested on his chest. Every few minutes though, she'd look up and kiss him quickly on his lips.
"T.J. would be jealous." Luke joked.
"Way to ruin the moment!"
She traced aimless circles on his chest while he brushed his hand up and down her arm. The window was open in the their room and the wind would blow the curtains up. It scent a thin chill through the air where Lorelai would unconsciously move in closer to him, although it was hard to get much closer than they already were.
"So, after that, is it still going to take you 2 weeks to get home?" She asked hopefully.
"I sure hope not."
"Good, because I'm sick of being alone."
"Well, you're not going to have to worry about that when I get back."
There was a still silence. "What should we tell them?" She asked quickly.
"Who?"
"The town."
"About what?"
"About us!" She said, hitting his stomach playfully. He grabbed her hand and started playing with her fingers.
"I don't know, do you even want them to know?"
She looked up at him and smiled. "I think I do."
"Well then, tell Miss Patty and I'm sure she'll take care of it for us."
"I was actually thinking of putting on a show for them..." She joked.
"Lorelai..." Luke warned her.
"I'm just kidding."
"I think they'll just be able to tell."
"How?" She asked looking up at him. He kissed her quickly.
"I don't think they'd expect Luke and Lorelai to kiss."
"Luke and Lorelai." Lorelai said smiling. "Sounds good together, doesn't it?"
"Yeah it does." Luke agreed.
"But Luke...never kisses in public."
"I can make an exception."
"That would make Lorelai happy."
"Alright, we've got to stop talking in 3rd person."
"Okay, 3rd person talking ending now."
Lorelai yawned. "You wore me out, young man."
"I didn'--"
She cut him off. "I think you did."
She gave him one more kiss goodnight. "Goodnight." She said quietly, closing her eyes while re-adjusting her head on his chest. He kissed the top of her head and began to close his eyes too.
"Thanks for coming."
"Dirty!"
"Goodnight, Lorelai."
"Night."
They both slept a little more peaceful that night. A little more happy, and defiantly a little closer. Never in his wildest dreams did Luke expect their night to turn out like that. After all his years of waiting, he was finally with her. And after tonight's events, it made them that much more official. Not to mention did it make Lorelai that much more anxious for Luke to be home, permanently, with her. Especially while Rory was away at school.
It's going to be a long summer...
"When the world wasn't upside down, I could take all the time I had, but I'm not going to wait when a moment can vanish so fast. Cause every kiss is a kiss you can never get back. Lift me up, in your eyes. If you told me that is what Heaven is, well you'd be right. Hold me close, to your heart, I would go with you to the ends of the earth and we'll fly. I've been waiting forever for this. This is the night. This is the night where we capture forever and all our tomorrows begin, after tonight, we will never be lonley again."- This Is The Night, Clay Aiken.
Up Next: The Vist Part 2.
Please RR!! I love you guys!! (I tried to make the bed scene similiar to the episode, position wise that is. Hope you enjoyed the chapter. I'll try and get chapter 5 up ASAP.