A/N: For a while I lost the will to write this fic. People are making so
many post-season-4 fics that it really getting on my nerves and I can't
read any more of them. It's crowding my mind WAY too much. I also started
thinking that maybe I should be doing something more important than this.
It sucks being indecisive and I also got writers block for a while. To
GilmoreGirl1979, I haven't confronted that area yet, so just wait for my
explanation. To Deena, I already have the main plot of this fic outlined
and I'm afraid that it involves Rory going to Europe. I think a lot of
writers have done this for a reason. It's a good choice in most cases and
helps to support the story. I think Luke can easily make moves on Lorelai
(I don't know how else to word it, but you know what I mean) because it
took him two days to ask her out once he realized that he loved her and he
didn't waste time getting closer to her (hence the dance and the kiss so
soon after the beginning of their relationship). Some people think Luke is
shy and nervous but he just never made moves because he didn't know it was
so important to do so. He's not that shy my friends. I thank you all for
the encouragement, but I might need more to continue this fic. You know,
with all of those other ideas running through my head. Anyway, enjoy!
A/N 2: Btw, most people write that LuLo's rooms are still next to each other. People get upset (the readers) and say this isn't possible. I must point out that at all Inns and Hotels with indoor hallways, all even rooms are on one side and all odds are on the opposite. Therefore, it is possible for them to remain in their original rooms (before Kirk switched his room). Which gets me thinking. Their rooms never could have been next to each other because of the whole evens/odds thing. Lor/Rory's room was six and Luke's seven. Making them across from each other. Kirk never had to switch with Lor just to be next to Luke. He just had to switch with whoever was numbers five or nine. For this story Im sticking with the evens/odds thing, so our JJs are across from each other. Now, please continue.
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Chapter Four: Luke, Digger, and the Dragonfly
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The minute Lorelai stepped through the door, a barrage of noise hit her. Everyone was talking at once. Again. Didn't they learn anything?
"Hey!" Luke barked. The room went silent. "Give Lorelai a break! She was kind enough to give all of you a free stay here at the Inn and the only thing you can do for her is bombard her with questions and comments? I think you all need to lay off!"
After a few seconds, Sookie piped up.
"Here! Here!" she said pleasantly.
Everyone turned to look at her and she blushed. Jackson rubber her arm reassuringly.
"Sook, it's okay," Lorelai said thankfully. She moved to the middle of the room and transformed into the leader she needed to be at this moment. "Everybody, I'd like to thank you all for coming to the Test Run. I know there's been some drama tonight, but Kirk will be fine. I would recommend that you all go back to bed and get some rest. There are plenty of things for you all to do tomorrow."
Everyone started heading for the staircase when Taylor came up to her.
"That was a job well done, Lorelai. I think it was wonderful how you took authority over everyone. I think I'll write that down as well."
"Thank you, Taylor. I fully appreciate your recognition."
He wandered off with the rest of the guests, leaving Sookie, Jackson, Luke and herself in the sitting room.
"Lorelai," Sookie said hurriedly, rushing to her friend's side. "Are you okay? I mean, you look kind of..."
"I'm fine, Sookie. Don't worry. You and Jackson should go to bed. We have to get up bright and early, remember?" Lorelai smiled at her friend, but this did not defer Sookie.
"You don't look okay, Lorelai. Oh, nevermind. We'll talk tomorrow, okay?"
"Alright, Sookie. We'll talk tomorrow."
Sookie's frown did not disappear, but she decided to drop the subject momentarily. "Well, good night then." She turned to call out to Luke, "Good night, Luke." She waved then headed up the stairs with Jackson who nodded to Lorelai and followed his wife.
"G'night," Luke called after the couple. He turned to look at Lorelai who was watching the floor intently. He moved towards her, and noticed that her frame was shaking slightly. "Lorelai?" he asked softly.
Lorelai refused to cry. Especially in front of Luke. He had seen her cry so many times before that she refused to put him through it again.
She straightened and sighed. Her mind kept rotating through her current problems. Unfortunately, one would not be forced to the back of her mind.
Rory.
She sighed again. She had to think about something else. Rory would want her to.
After a few seconds of telling herself this a few times, Lorelai was finally able to put all Rory thoughts aside for a while. Now she could think of more important things. Like Luke.
"Lorelai?" he asked again. She looked up at him and smiled. He smiled back.
"I'm sorry Luke. I was just thinking."
He held open his arms and she moved into them. He held her against him for a while, their heart beats becoming one rhythm.
"Are you okay?" he asked, concern filling his voice.
"I'm fine," she mumbled into his chest. "Just hold me here for a little longer."
"Of course." He wouldn't want anything else other than to hold her.
They stood there for a while until Luke broke the silence.
"Do you regret it?"
She smiled into his shirt.
"I could never regret what happened. It's one of the best moments of my life so far." Wow, that sounded so cheesy. But it felt like the honest thing to say. She didn't want to take it back or rephrase it.
Luke grinned happily. She didn't regret their kiss. It sounded like she had enjoyed it. So had he. There had been many moments when he had wanted to kiss her and he had always had an idea of what it would be like, but the real thing was much different than he thought. Reality was much better.
"I'm glad," he said tenderly. He sounded like such a sap! But it sounded right. He wondered why.
Inside his head he quietly wished that someday Lorelai would love him like he loved her. After hearing that tape and reading the book, he had realized that he had loved her for many years. He hoped that someday her heart would flutter just at the thought of him.
He didn't know that it already did.
They broke apart and stared into each other's eyes, only inches away. A smile played at her lips. It wasn't a teasing smile, or a smug smile, but a genuinely excited and happy smile.
'Kiss me! Kiss me! Kiss me!' her mind commanded gently.
'Kiss her! Kiss her! Kiss her!' Luke's mind was yelling at him.
He listened to it and dipped his head to hers, letting their lips meet lightly for their third kiss. It was short and sweet, and both broke away to get control of their emotions.
They leaned in to kiss again when they heard a cough about ten feet away.
Both brown heads jerked towards the direction of the voice. Standing next to the stair case was Jason, who was staring at them angrily.
"Lorelai?" he asked edgily.
Lorelai leaned her head against Luke's chest and sighed, annoyed. Why did Jason have to ruin this perfect moment? Sometimes it wasn't fair. Her hands, which had been clutching Luke's shirt ever since he had taken her into his arms, twisted themselves further into the fabric. Luke looked down at her, surprised.
She turned to look at Digger Stiles again. "Hi, Jason," she said calmly.
"What are you doing, Lorelai?" he asked angrily. He looked from her to Luke and then back at her.
"I was talking to my dear friend Luke, Jason. Even though it's none of your business."
"Why is he holding you like that?"
Jason was seriously getting on her nerves.
"Because I want him to?" she asked innocently.
"What?" Jason's eyes widened.
In her mind Lorelai laughed. She had freaked him out. But then her anger took over and started to get the better of her.
"I want him to hold me like this, Jason. I want him to hug me, and kiss me, and..."
"Lorelai," Luke interrupted warningly.
She looked up at him and sighed. She stepped out of his arms, letting go of his shirt. To keep contact, she laced her right hand fingers with his left hand fingers and turned to face Digger.
"I asked you to leave, Jason. A while ago, in fact. I don't want to be with you. It's over. Why don't you understand?" Her voice was exasperated.
Luke took a step towards Digger, moving in front of Lorelai as if protecting her.
"I think you should leave now, Jason," he said sternly.
Lorelai's stomach flip flopped. Sure, she was independent. But that didn't mean that she didn't like it when the man she was dating took command over the relationship. He was protecting her, trying to make her feel safe.
Her heart swelled for him.
"You can't tell me what to do!" Jason snapped.
"You're acting like a child, Jason," she said curtly.
'I cant help it, Lorelai! I need you! I cant live without you! My life is dull without you!" He walked towards her, his eyes full of desperation.
As Digger came closer, Luke proceeded to move further in front of Lorelai. She pulled him back, however, before he could do any harm to the man in front of them.
"I love you, Lorelai."
Lorelai's eyes widened.
"What the...?" Luke asked quickly. He was instinctively moving towards Digger again, but Lorelai stepped in front of him.
Digger walked up to her and took her now free hands in his own. Her eyes were wide as she stared into his.
"I wanna marry you, Lorelai!"
"Whoa."
That was all she could say. He had completely stunned and astounded her.
"What the hell?!" Luke exclaimed.
He became the territorial male as his hands gripper her shoulders and pulled her backwards against his body. Lorelai and Jason's hands separated, but Lorelai's arms were still frozen in place.
"I don't have a ring," Digger said quickly. He reached for her hands again but she stepped back, pushing Luke back as well. She impulsively reached her hands up and laid them on Luke's, which were still resting on her shoulders.
Her look of horrified confusion turned into plain old horror.
"But we can deal with that later," Digger said eagerly. He hadn't stopped talking. How had he not run out of breath by now?
"Jason---"
"Please, Lorelai! Marry me, please!"
He gazed at her frantically and for a second she was drawn into his puppy dog eyes. She never would have said yes in a million years, but she had a pang of guilt for being so forceful and rude. After a split second, though, she realized that he was the one who was being rude and the only way she could get rid of him was to be forceful. For a moment she had felt guilty.
"Lorelai?" Luke's voice was surprised and unbelieving.
"No!" she spat at Digger. "I don't love you, Jason! I don't want to be with you! If I never saw you again, it wouldn't matter to me! Please Jason," she said more calmly. "Please, I'm begging you. Don't do this."
Her eyes pleaded with him, but Digger wouldn't give up.
"I'll leave you to think about my proposal for now. I'll be back, Lor. To win your heart."
With that he left the couple, who were both taken aback.
Lorelai was frozen to the spot, her limbs still in the same places as when Digger had been there in front of her.
Luke moved away from her and took her hand, leading her to the couch where he sat down. She looked down at him, her eyes still wide. He tugged at her hand and she sat next to him.
She finally relaxed. She sighed and laid her head against his shoulder. He moved his arm so that her head fell to his chest. His arm wrapped around her and hugged her closer. She made an approving murmur and he smiled.
"Today and tonight have been so heavy on my nerves. The good stuff and the bad stuff have all made a very large impression. I wanna sleep for a very long time. If I dream, wonderful. As long as I wake up rested."
Luke bent his head and kiss the top of hers.
"Why is this so comfortable? We've never done this before so why is it so comfortable?" she asked.
"We have done this before."
She looked up at him.
"Like when?"
"Remember your 'Meltdown in the Park'?"
"Oh... that."
"It didn't feel weird at all when you fell into my arms. Didn't you think that was strange?"
She looked down again.
"I guess I never read into it. I mean, you're Luke. You always do that stuff. Ever since we started being friends. I guess I was used to it."
They fell into silence. Lorelai snuggled closer to the warmth of Luke's chest and was about to nod off when the couple heard a giggle.
"What was that?" Luke asked, a little disturbed.
They heard a small gasp and then someone shush someone else.
Lorelai growled.
"I know."
She stood and turned to Luke, stretching out her hand to help him up. He didn't need it, but the extra contact with her made him happy. He stood and lost his balance a little. Lorelai steadied him with the palm of her hand and for a second she was overwhelmed by the smell of him.
"Um..."
Another giggle. This one brought her back to the present. She turned to face the staircase and called out,
"Sookie! Miss Patty! Babette!"
A crash and a bunch of angry voices sounded from the staircase and then the three women made their way to the bottom of the stairs.
"What are you guys doing?" Lorelai sounded like a mother confronting her misbehaved children.
"Nothing, honey," Miss Patty said unconvincingly.
Lorelai gave Sookie a 'fess up!' look and the woman immediately cracked.
"We were spying, Lorelai! I'm sorry!"
"Sookie!" Miss Patty and Babette said together,
"Im sorry! I can't help it! She gave me that 'you've been a very naughty girl' look and I had to spill. That look always does that," she grumbled.
"You guys! Here I am, trying to have some alone time with Luke and you guys just have to ruin it. Argh!" Lorelai growled, exasperated.
"We're sorry, Sugar, but we had to snoop. We've been waiting so long for this, we had to see," Babette apologized.
"It was worth it though. That first kiss was so sweet!" Patty gushed.
"That kiss?" Lorelai asked, pointing to the spot where Luke and herself had shared their first kiss. The girls nodded. "That wasn't our first kiss--- "
"Lorelai," Luke broke in angrily.
"They already know, Luke," she said, turning to him. She turned back to the gossips. "That was our third kiss," she announced proudly. When she saw the three women's gazes light up, she instantly regretted telling them.
"Lorelai," Luke repeated worriedly.
She turned to face him and decided to tease him despite her regret. "It's fun to brag about kissing you," she giggled. Luke's face turned a rather dark shade of embarrassed red.
"We thought that the only things you two had shared was that dance and that meaningful look at dinner. Me and Babette were talking about that when Kirk had his little fiasco."
"You were gossiping about us even then?" Luke asked.
"Of course, Darlin'!" Babette exclaimed.
Lorelai sighed as her excitement dissipated.
"You guys are horrible." She sighed again. "Go to bed," she commanded them. "I'll follow you up just to make sure you do so."
She ushered them up the stairs and watched them enter their rooms. Luke slowly made his way behind her and they headed for their own rooms. They stopped in the hall, closest to Lorelai's door.
She looked down nervously at her feet.
"I'm starting to regret telling them." Okay, maybe she was fully regretting it by now.
"You shouldn't have done it," Luke scolded lightly. "You do know that once we go to bed that they'll meet in one of their rooms and gossip about us all night, right?"
"Yeah, I know. I'm sorry," she said softly, looking up at him.
He smiled at her and she nearly melted.
"It's okay."
There was a comfortable silence until Luke spoke.
"Good night, Lorelai."
"Good night, Luke."
He kissed her cheek quickly and headed to his room across the hall. He smiled at her again before going inside and closing the door behind him.
A/N: This was a very good chapter my friends. Much longer than the others. With so much time to write and no time to type, I get a lot done. It was full of lots of Java Junkie-ness. I found it incredibly easy to write Luke and Lorelai around each other and the whole gossips intruding thin but I found it difficult to write Jason. Even though its easy to talk like him (I can actually hear his voice in my head sometimes, and what he says. You know, I can just picture it.) I found I couldn't write him. Its probably because I don't like him that much (hense the calling him Digger-ness) There might be JJ-ness next chapter but Im not sure. It might be full of the gossips instead.
BTW: I kinda might need a beta but im not sure. If anyone offers I would love you.
A/N 2: Btw, most people write that LuLo's rooms are still next to each other. People get upset (the readers) and say this isn't possible. I must point out that at all Inns and Hotels with indoor hallways, all even rooms are on one side and all odds are on the opposite. Therefore, it is possible for them to remain in their original rooms (before Kirk switched his room). Which gets me thinking. Their rooms never could have been next to each other because of the whole evens/odds thing. Lor/Rory's room was six and Luke's seven. Making them across from each other. Kirk never had to switch with Lor just to be next to Luke. He just had to switch with whoever was numbers five or nine. For this story Im sticking with the evens/odds thing, so our JJs are across from each other. Now, please continue.
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Chapter Four: Luke, Digger, and the Dragonfly
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The minute Lorelai stepped through the door, a barrage of noise hit her. Everyone was talking at once. Again. Didn't they learn anything?
"Hey!" Luke barked. The room went silent. "Give Lorelai a break! She was kind enough to give all of you a free stay here at the Inn and the only thing you can do for her is bombard her with questions and comments? I think you all need to lay off!"
After a few seconds, Sookie piped up.
"Here! Here!" she said pleasantly.
Everyone turned to look at her and she blushed. Jackson rubber her arm reassuringly.
"Sook, it's okay," Lorelai said thankfully. She moved to the middle of the room and transformed into the leader she needed to be at this moment. "Everybody, I'd like to thank you all for coming to the Test Run. I know there's been some drama tonight, but Kirk will be fine. I would recommend that you all go back to bed and get some rest. There are plenty of things for you all to do tomorrow."
Everyone started heading for the staircase when Taylor came up to her.
"That was a job well done, Lorelai. I think it was wonderful how you took authority over everyone. I think I'll write that down as well."
"Thank you, Taylor. I fully appreciate your recognition."
He wandered off with the rest of the guests, leaving Sookie, Jackson, Luke and herself in the sitting room.
"Lorelai," Sookie said hurriedly, rushing to her friend's side. "Are you okay? I mean, you look kind of..."
"I'm fine, Sookie. Don't worry. You and Jackson should go to bed. We have to get up bright and early, remember?" Lorelai smiled at her friend, but this did not defer Sookie.
"You don't look okay, Lorelai. Oh, nevermind. We'll talk tomorrow, okay?"
"Alright, Sookie. We'll talk tomorrow."
Sookie's frown did not disappear, but she decided to drop the subject momentarily. "Well, good night then." She turned to call out to Luke, "Good night, Luke." She waved then headed up the stairs with Jackson who nodded to Lorelai and followed his wife.
"G'night," Luke called after the couple. He turned to look at Lorelai who was watching the floor intently. He moved towards her, and noticed that her frame was shaking slightly. "Lorelai?" he asked softly.
Lorelai refused to cry. Especially in front of Luke. He had seen her cry so many times before that she refused to put him through it again.
She straightened and sighed. Her mind kept rotating through her current problems. Unfortunately, one would not be forced to the back of her mind.
Rory.
She sighed again. She had to think about something else. Rory would want her to.
After a few seconds of telling herself this a few times, Lorelai was finally able to put all Rory thoughts aside for a while. Now she could think of more important things. Like Luke.
"Lorelai?" he asked again. She looked up at him and smiled. He smiled back.
"I'm sorry Luke. I was just thinking."
He held open his arms and she moved into them. He held her against him for a while, their heart beats becoming one rhythm.
"Are you okay?" he asked, concern filling his voice.
"I'm fine," she mumbled into his chest. "Just hold me here for a little longer."
"Of course." He wouldn't want anything else other than to hold her.
They stood there for a while until Luke broke the silence.
"Do you regret it?"
She smiled into his shirt.
"I could never regret what happened. It's one of the best moments of my life so far." Wow, that sounded so cheesy. But it felt like the honest thing to say. She didn't want to take it back or rephrase it.
Luke grinned happily. She didn't regret their kiss. It sounded like she had enjoyed it. So had he. There had been many moments when he had wanted to kiss her and he had always had an idea of what it would be like, but the real thing was much different than he thought. Reality was much better.
"I'm glad," he said tenderly. He sounded like such a sap! But it sounded right. He wondered why.
Inside his head he quietly wished that someday Lorelai would love him like he loved her. After hearing that tape and reading the book, he had realized that he had loved her for many years. He hoped that someday her heart would flutter just at the thought of him.
He didn't know that it already did.
They broke apart and stared into each other's eyes, only inches away. A smile played at her lips. It wasn't a teasing smile, or a smug smile, but a genuinely excited and happy smile.
'Kiss me! Kiss me! Kiss me!' her mind commanded gently.
'Kiss her! Kiss her! Kiss her!' Luke's mind was yelling at him.
He listened to it and dipped his head to hers, letting their lips meet lightly for their third kiss. It was short and sweet, and both broke away to get control of their emotions.
They leaned in to kiss again when they heard a cough about ten feet away.
Both brown heads jerked towards the direction of the voice. Standing next to the stair case was Jason, who was staring at them angrily.
"Lorelai?" he asked edgily.
Lorelai leaned her head against Luke's chest and sighed, annoyed. Why did Jason have to ruin this perfect moment? Sometimes it wasn't fair. Her hands, which had been clutching Luke's shirt ever since he had taken her into his arms, twisted themselves further into the fabric. Luke looked down at her, surprised.
She turned to look at Digger Stiles again. "Hi, Jason," she said calmly.
"What are you doing, Lorelai?" he asked angrily. He looked from her to Luke and then back at her.
"I was talking to my dear friend Luke, Jason. Even though it's none of your business."
"Why is he holding you like that?"
Jason was seriously getting on her nerves.
"Because I want him to?" she asked innocently.
"What?" Jason's eyes widened.
In her mind Lorelai laughed. She had freaked him out. But then her anger took over and started to get the better of her.
"I want him to hold me like this, Jason. I want him to hug me, and kiss me, and..."
"Lorelai," Luke interrupted warningly.
She looked up at him and sighed. She stepped out of his arms, letting go of his shirt. To keep contact, she laced her right hand fingers with his left hand fingers and turned to face Digger.
"I asked you to leave, Jason. A while ago, in fact. I don't want to be with you. It's over. Why don't you understand?" Her voice was exasperated.
Luke took a step towards Digger, moving in front of Lorelai as if protecting her.
"I think you should leave now, Jason," he said sternly.
Lorelai's stomach flip flopped. Sure, she was independent. But that didn't mean that she didn't like it when the man she was dating took command over the relationship. He was protecting her, trying to make her feel safe.
Her heart swelled for him.
"You can't tell me what to do!" Jason snapped.
"You're acting like a child, Jason," she said curtly.
'I cant help it, Lorelai! I need you! I cant live without you! My life is dull without you!" He walked towards her, his eyes full of desperation.
As Digger came closer, Luke proceeded to move further in front of Lorelai. She pulled him back, however, before he could do any harm to the man in front of them.
"I love you, Lorelai."
Lorelai's eyes widened.
"What the...?" Luke asked quickly. He was instinctively moving towards Digger again, but Lorelai stepped in front of him.
Digger walked up to her and took her now free hands in his own. Her eyes were wide as she stared into his.
"I wanna marry you, Lorelai!"
"Whoa."
That was all she could say. He had completely stunned and astounded her.
"What the hell?!" Luke exclaimed.
He became the territorial male as his hands gripper her shoulders and pulled her backwards against his body. Lorelai and Jason's hands separated, but Lorelai's arms were still frozen in place.
"I don't have a ring," Digger said quickly. He reached for her hands again but she stepped back, pushing Luke back as well. She impulsively reached her hands up and laid them on Luke's, which were still resting on her shoulders.
Her look of horrified confusion turned into plain old horror.
"But we can deal with that later," Digger said eagerly. He hadn't stopped talking. How had he not run out of breath by now?
"Jason---"
"Please, Lorelai! Marry me, please!"
He gazed at her frantically and for a second she was drawn into his puppy dog eyes. She never would have said yes in a million years, but she had a pang of guilt for being so forceful and rude. After a split second, though, she realized that he was the one who was being rude and the only way she could get rid of him was to be forceful. For a moment she had felt guilty.
"Lorelai?" Luke's voice was surprised and unbelieving.
"No!" she spat at Digger. "I don't love you, Jason! I don't want to be with you! If I never saw you again, it wouldn't matter to me! Please Jason," she said more calmly. "Please, I'm begging you. Don't do this."
Her eyes pleaded with him, but Digger wouldn't give up.
"I'll leave you to think about my proposal for now. I'll be back, Lor. To win your heart."
With that he left the couple, who were both taken aback.
Lorelai was frozen to the spot, her limbs still in the same places as when Digger had been there in front of her.
Luke moved away from her and took her hand, leading her to the couch where he sat down. She looked down at him, her eyes still wide. He tugged at her hand and she sat next to him.
She finally relaxed. She sighed and laid her head against his shoulder. He moved his arm so that her head fell to his chest. His arm wrapped around her and hugged her closer. She made an approving murmur and he smiled.
"Today and tonight have been so heavy on my nerves. The good stuff and the bad stuff have all made a very large impression. I wanna sleep for a very long time. If I dream, wonderful. As long as I wake up rested."
Luke bent his head and kiss the top of hers.
"Why is this so comfortable? We've never done this before so why is it so comfortable?" she asked.
"We have done this before."
She looked up at him.
"Like when?"
"Remember your 'Meltdown in the Park'?"
"Oh... that."
"It didn't feel weird at all when you fell into my arms. Didn't you think that was strange?"
She looked down again.
"I guess I never read into it. I mean, you're Luke. You always do that stuff. Ever since we started being friends. I guess I was used to it."
They fell into silence. Lorelai snuggled closer to the warmth of Luke's chest and was about to nod off when the couple heard a giggle.
"What was that?" Luke asked, a little disturbed.
They heard a small gasp and then someone shush someone else.
Lorelai growled.
"I know."
She stood and turned to Luke, stretching out her hand to help him up. He didn't need it, but the extra contact with her made him happy. He stood and lost his balance a little. Lorelai steadied him with the palm of her hand and for a second she was overwhelmed by the smell of him.
"Um..."
Another giggle. This one brought her back to the present. She turned to face the staircase and called out,
"Sookie! Miss Patty! Babette!"
A crash and a bunch of angry voices sounded from the staircase and then the three women made their way to the bottom of the stairs.
"What are you guys doing?" Lorelai sounded like a mother confronting her misbehaved children.
"Nothing, honey," Miss Patty said unconvincingly.
Lorelai gave Sookie a 'fess up!' look and the woman immediately cracked.
"We were spying, Lorelai! I'm sorry!"
"Sookie!" Miss Patty and Babette said together,
"Im sorry! I can't help it! She gave me that 'you've been a very naughty girl' look and I had to spill. That look always does that," she grumbled.
"You guys! Here I am, trying to have some alone time with Luke and you guys just have to ruin it. Argh!" Lorelai growled, exasperated.
"We're sorry, Sugar, but we had to snoop. We've been waiting so long for this, we had to see," Babette apologized.
"It was worth it though. That first kiss was so sweet!" Patty gushed.
"That kiss?" Lorelai asked, pointing to the spot where Luke and herself had shared their first kiss. The girls nodded. "That wasn't our first kiss--- "
"Lorelai," Luke broke in angrily.
"They already know, Luke," she said, turning to him. She turned back to the gossips. "That was our third kiss," she announced proudly. When she saw the three women's gazes light up, she instantly regretted telling them.
"Lorelai," Luke repeated worriedly.
She turned to face him and decided to tease him despite her regret. "It's fun to brag about kissing you," she giggled. Luke's face turned a rather dark shade of embarrassed red.
"We thought that the only things you two had shared was that dance and that meaningful look at dinner. Me and Babette were talking about that when Kirk had his little fiasco."
"You were gossiping about us even then?" Luke asked.
"Of course, Darlin'!" Babette exclaimed.
Lorelai sighed as her excitement dissipated.
"You guys are horrible." She sighed again. "Go to bed," she commanded them. "I'll follow you up just to make sure you do so."
She ushered them up the stairs and watched them enter their rooms. Luke slowly made his way behind her and they headed for their own rooms. They stopped in the hall, closest to Lorelai's door.
She looked down nervously at her feet.
"I'm starting to regret telling them." Okay, maybe she was fully regretting it by now.
"You shouldn't have done it," Luke scolded lightly. "You do know that once we go to bed that they'll meet in one of their rooms and gossip about us all night, right?"
"Yeah, I know. I'm sorry," she said softly, looking up at him.
He smiled at her and she nearly melted.
"It's okay."
There was a comfortable silence until Luke spoke.
"Good night, Lorelai."
"Good night, Luke."
He kissed her cheek quickly and headed to his room across the hall. He smiled at her again before going inside and closing the door behind him.
A/N: This was a very good chapter my friends. Much longer than the others. With so much time to write and no time to type, I get a lot done. It was full of lots of Java Junkie-ness. I found it incredibly easy to write Luke and Lorelai around each other and the whole gossips intruding thin but I found it difficult to write Jason. Even though its easy to talk like him (I can actually hear his voice in my head sometimes, and what he says. You know, I can just picture it.) I found I couldn't write him. Its probably because I don't like him that much (hense the calling him Digger-ness) There might be JJ-ness next chapter but Im not sure. It might be full of the gossips instead.
BTW: I kinda might need a beta but im not sure. If anyone offers I would love you.