"Lift it higher on the right!" Luke says while helping Lorelai maneuver a large dresser up the stairs to his apartment.
"My right or your right?"
"Your Right!"
Lorelai struggles a little more "Why do I always have to go up the stairs backwards?"
Luke sounds annoyed, "Because when you were on this end you said everything was too heavy."
Lorelai's eyes widen, "Everything was too heavy. Has nobody told your sister about inflatable furniture? It's the wave of the future, my friend."
Luke pushes a little harder, "This is the last piece and then we're done."
Lorelai speaks under her breath, "No wonder nobody likes to help their friends move, this sucks!"
After making it to the top of the stairs they push the dresser against the wall in the outside hall of the apartment. The apartment itself is packed with only a trail running from the door to the kitchen. Liz is inside trying to dig out the beds from under the stuff.
She emerges from the corner with a triumphant grin, "Well I found one of the beds, now I just gotta find the other one, and then make a trail to the bathroom and we'll be set." She says after digging out Jess's old bed.
Luke leans back against the wall. "I don't think I can live like this!" he closes his eyes, "Only two weeks. Only two weeks." he tries to reassure himself.
Lorelai elbows him playfully, "Come on Luke, I'll help you dig out your bed. I think it's over there under the pile of frozen food." She smiles knowing that Luke is going to snap any second.
"Why is there frozen food up here? I said drop it off in the freezers downstairs!" He says walking over to his bed.
TJ pipes in, "Oh yeah, I forgot about that stuff, we brought it up before you mentioned that. I'll run it down right now." He says getting up from the kitchen table.
"No rush now, it's already melted." Luke says picking up a ½ pail of ice cream and seeing it drip all over his bed. Upon closer investigation he notices that everything is melted and his bed is soaked with a variety of things. He quietly sets down the ice cream and says, "I'm going downstairs now." Then he turns and heads towards the stairs.
Liz shouts down after him, "Don't worry Bro, I'll have that cleaned up right away!"
Lorelai and Liz share an 'oops' glance and then Lorelai turns and follows Luke down the stairs and right out to the street.
Lorelai jogs to catch him, "Hey slow down cowboy! My backs a little stiff and I can't keep up." But Luke just keeps walking. "Well at least tell me where you're going so I can meet you there when I catch up!"
Luke points down the street, "I'm going to ask Jackson if I can borrow his cot, then I can sleep downstairs in the restaurant and not have to worry about the mess in my apartment."
Lorelai keeps shouting, "You can't sleep in the diner Luke, there has got to be some sort of health code violation against it!"
Luke stops walking and puts his hands in his pockets, as if trying to control himself from ripping someone apart. He takes a deep breath and looks at Lorelai. She is staring back at him with an amused look on her face. He knows she is dying to pick on him, but debating whether or not the timing is appropriate.
Finally she just says, "Why don't you come over to my place and I'll make you a cup of tea and you can try to come up with an airtight plan on how get away with murder." Suprisingly Luke lets out a short chuckle and runs his hands over his baseball cap.
He remains silent for a minute then says, "That sounds like a great idea."
Lorelai smiles back at him. "I've just got to run into the market and get some tea." She returns a minute later with the tea and places a small bottle into Luke's hand. He rolls it over- Motrin, he chuckles, "Thank-you" and they head off towards Lorelai's.