Chapter 15

(Monday night)

Lorelai awoke in the middle of the night to the sound of the TV going off the air. She sat up and reached for the remote and turned off the TV. She looked at Luke asleep and smiled. She decided to get a glass of water while she was up and went to the kitchen. She was being very quiet not to wake Luke. She got the glass and went over to the sink to fill it up. She turned the water on slow and filled up her glass. Just as she was taking her first sip she heard…

"Hey."

"Oh my God!" she choked startled dropping the glass. She looked up at Luke. "Jeez, you scared me to death!" she exclaimed putting her hand over her heart to control the beating.

"I'm sorry." Luke said as he bent down to pick up the broken glass. Lorelai squatted down to help him. "It's Ok, I just didn't hear you get up." Lorelai glanced at Luke and couldn't help but notice how tired he looked. She gave him an empathetic smile and said, "Aw hon, leave it I'll get it." She tried to push his hands away.

"Are you sure?" he asked looking at her. She couldn't help but giggle as she picked up the last piece of glass and put it in the sink. Luke looked confused, "What are you laughing at?" he asked groggily.

She turned to towards him and placed her hand on his cheek. "You look so cute when you're sleepy. Your hair is all messy," she said running her hand through his hair to try to fix it, "and your eyes are all blinky, and..." Luke suddenly pulled her in and kissed her. She was surprised at first but quickly gave in and started kissing him back. When their tongues met she thought her legs were going to buckle. She wrapped her arms around Luke's neck for support.

"And how are my lips?" he asked her breathlessly, before kissing her again. All Lorelai could do was moan. Luke moved his hands up and down her ribcage making Lorelai shiver. Her insides felt like liquid fire.

She broke the kiss for a moment and looked at Luke and said, "Maybe we should move this upstairs?" Luke stared at her hesitantly and said "Only if you're sure." Lorelai tugged at the front of his shirt and slowly led him towards the stairs. They made it to the first landing on the stairs before Luke grabbed her and started kissing her again. Lorelai had to lean back against the wall for support. She started undoing his buttons, and he started moving his hands under her shirt. It felt like an eternity before she got all the buttons undone, but once she had, she pulled his shirt off in record time and threw it down the stairs. Luke looked at her surprised and she laughed at his expression. "So that's how it's gonna be?!" he said and suddenly he had her shirt pulled off and thrown aside as well. It was Lorelai's turn to look a little shocked, and Luke's turn to smile. They both laughed as they made there way up the stairs, leaving a trail of clothes in their wake.

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By morning the blankets were all twisted, the pillows were on the floor, and Luke and Lorelai were tangled up together in the middle of the bed kept warm only by each other and the one sheet that had survived. The sun had been up for hours but neither one of them had shown any sign of waking up yet. Then the phone rang. Luke was the first to surface out of the deep sleep and without thinking reached over and grabbed the phone. "Hello?" he said sleepily.

Silence. "Uh, Luke?" asked the voice.

"Um-hum" he answered.

"Uh hi, it's Sookie, is Lorelai there?" faintly giggling.

"Um, just a second," Luke said disoriented. He looked around and tried to get his bearings. Then he noticed Lorelai sleeping beside him and it all came rushing back to him. He smiled down at her and then looked at the clock, 8:42.He nudged Lorelai, but all she did was mumble. Sookie heard it through the phone and gasped excitedly. Luke picked up the phone again, "Oh sorry Sookie she's sleeping, is she late? We must've slept in. I'll wake her up right away."

"No don't bother!" said Sookie quickly. "Just let her know that the horse guy called and says he can start today. I'll just tell him to come in now.".

"Oh, OK. Thanks Sook."

She giggled nervously, "So,…you two…?"

Luke suddenly became embarrassed and knowing there was no other reason why he would be sleeping beside Lorelai at this time in the morning he chose to remain silent.

Sookie sighed. "Actually Luke, Jackson took Davey for the day and Michel is in town today, so tell Lorelai that she can take the day off. We'll take care of everything today."

"Are you sure?" Luke asked quietly, hoping not to wake Lorelai yet if he didn't have to.

"I'm sure." She paused. "I'm really happy for you two, Luke. You should take the day off too. Just,… I don't know,…enjoy each other."

Luke looked down at Lorelai again and said, "I think you're right, thanks Sookie, I'll tell her you called."

"Oooh! And tell her I'll want details!"

"Sookie!"

"Bye Luke!" then she hung up.

Luke set the phone down and laid back on the bed. Lorelai instantly snuggled up against his side, and threw her arm over his stomach. He tucked her hair behind her ear and kissed her forehead before falling back to sleep himself.

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10:48am

Lorelai stretched and inhaled deeply, it smelled like Luke. She smiled and opened her eyes only to see Luke staring right back at her. "I was beginning to wonder if you'd ever wake up."

Lorelai looked around for the clock, "Why? What time is it?"

"Almost eleven." Luke answered waiting for her reaction.

"What! Oh my god, I'm so late!" she said leaping out of bed completely naked and trying to round up her clothes. She shot a quick glance at Luke and noticed he was propped up on one elbow and smiling ear to ear. "What!" she demanded a little annoyed.

"Sookie called earlier, she said you are to take the day off, her and Michel can handle it. Oh, and the horse guy started today so you don't even have to do that."

"Why didn't you say that before giving me a heart attack?" she asked hitting Luke with her shirt.

He laughed, "And miss this?" he waved his hand in her direction.

Lorelai looked pissed as she pulled her shirt over her head, and stared searching for some more clothes.

"You really shouldn't bother." Said Luke getting up.

"I need my pants, and some coffee!"

"And I need you." Luke said pulling her into a deep kiss. She resisted at first but eventually joined him and deepened the kiss even more. Luke pulled back from the kiss and lifted her shirt back over her head. Lorelai tried to sound threatening, "You know you're taking your life in your own hands when you mess with me before I've had my coffee."

"I'm willing to take my chances." He said before picking her up and carrying her back to bed.