Chapter 13- Back in the Hallow
Phone Ringing
"Hi you've reached Luke...And Lorelai Danes...Leave us a message." Beep
"Luke I am glad you talked some sense into that daughter of mine...for once a message that I understand. I expected you guys back in town by now...but I guess you haven't gotten in yet. Please give us a call when you get in, we want to hear all about the honey moon." Emily's voice said on the machine.
Luke crawled out from under the blanket in the living room.
"Shhhh....don't ruin it. See they don't know we are here yet, so we can still enjoy some us time you know, just you and on... we only have 5 more rooms, then...we will call everyone and let them know."
"Five? I thought we only had...four left?" Luke said.
"No, no, no it's five. We've got the new bathroom..."
"Right the shower after we got home."
"Right....then our bed room."
"Yes...right after...the shower."
"Uh huh...then...the old bathroom."
"Right the ambush while I was brushing my teeth."
"Uh huh. And then the stairs..."
"Yeah and see I wouldn't have counted those as a room. I would have lumped them with the living room."
"I would have too but wasn't it fun." Lorelai said with a smirk.
He gave her that...of course it was smile.
"Then the living room." She continued the list.
"Right. Currently in the living room."
"So that leaves...the kitchen, the down stairs bathroom, Rorys room, the nursery and the new office. Five."
"Wow I guess you are right." Luke said.
"Sorry to say it...but we have another...5 hours before anyone knows we are home. And really it is all for the best...if Rory knew we had sex in her room she would never come home again."
"As opposed to her being so ok with the fact that we had sex in every other room of the house." Luke mocked.
"She'd understand...I am sure she is familiar with the post honeymoon...christen every room in the house rule...or at least...I think I taught her that rule...which one is the golden one again?"
"Do unto others as you would have done to you." Luke said.
"Oh in that case..." She said hiding back under the blanket.
"Oh not fair..." Luke exhaled. "Let the games begin."
A few hours later Luke was standing in the nursery and Lorelai was fixing her make up in the toaster.
"Tom really did a great job don't you think." Luke said to his wife.
"I do...that window seat...will always have good memories for us." Lorelai said coyly.
"Ha ha ha." Luke said.
"Are you ready?"
"What are you talking about I have been asking you that for the last hour."
"Well I am now...are you."
"Yeah." he said. "I am."
The walked out the front door and Lorelai said in her most convincing imitation of The Poltriguiest... "This house...is dirty." she said.
"You are so funny." Luke said.
"I know." Lorelai said satisfied with herself.
They walked into town and to the diner.
"Hi Lane." Luke said as he walked in.
"Luke! Your back! Lorelai!" She shouted. "Oh it is so good to see you!"
"How were things while I was gone?" Luke asked.
"They were fine...Kirk keeps trying to marry anyone who is sitting at the same table, but other than that." Lane said.
"So Lorelai...how was the honey moon." Lane said.
"It was great." Lorelai said.
"How was Ireland?"
"Oh, I have no idea..." Lorelai said. "Honey is that where we were? Ireland?"
"Ireland was great Lane." Luke said.
"What we saw of it at least from the hotel window." Lorelai said.
"Lorelai." Luke said...embarrassed.
"Oh sorry, Lane, I mean...your boss, and I uh..enjoyed many of the beautiful things to behold in Ireland." Lorelai said imitating a robot.
"I have to go take an order. It was nice to see you." Lane said and walked away.
"Lorelai..." Luke said.
"What she asked how it was...you want me to lie and tell her some story about going to see the blarney stone?"
"Yes.."
"Is that what you are calling it now...cause..." Lane walked back over. "Yes the blarney stone was an amazing thing...people were lined up for miles to lay on their backs and kiss it."
"Lorelai..."
"What...I am telling her about the blarney stone." She said. Luke was turning bright red. "Hey Lane have you heard from Rory??"
"Yeah she said that she and Logan would be here soon."
"Oh she is bringing Logan?" Lorelai said surprised that her daughter wouldn't come to see her mother alone after such a long time apart.
"Yeah..I haven't seen her with out him since the wedding actually." Lane said.
"Huh ok then." Lorelai said.
Just then the door opened to the diner.
"Mom!" Rory yelled and ran to hug her mother.
"Hey babe!" Lorelai said hugging her daughter.
Logan walked in behind Rory.
"Hi there." he said to Luke. Shaking his hand.
"Hello." Luke said.
"Hello Mrs. Danes." Logan said offering his hand.
"Wow...that sounds weird...good weird but weird." Rory said.
Lorelai shook his hand.
"No need for manners here though Logan...you can call me Lorelai and you can call him grumpy puss and all will be right in Whoo Ville tonight."
"You can call me Luke, Logan." Luke said.
"So." Rory said. Sitting across from her mother. Logan sitting beside her and putting his arm around her.
"Yeah...so."
"The house looks...great." Rory said.
"Yeah...Luke and I inspected it from every angel when we got home...it looks great. Right honey." Lorelai said.
"Uh...right..." Luke said turning brite red.
Rory quickly realized what her mother was incinuating.
"Mom! I didn't need to know that."
"What hon? I didn't say anything." Lorelai said smiling over her shoulder at Luke.
"Anyway...so, how was Ireland." Rory said excited.
"It was really great." Luke said hoping to stop his wife from sharing the blarney stone story again. "We had a great time."
"Yeah, hon, you should really go sometime." Lorelai said realizing that her husbands patients with her was wearing thin.
"So.." Luke said. "Coffee?"
"Yeah that would be great, thanks babe." Lorelai said.
"Logan? Rory?"
"Yes, please Mr. Danes...I mean Luke."
Rory looked at Luke.
"You are really asking me that?"
"Right 3 coffees and a tea coming right up." Luke said walking towards the counter.
Lorelai put her hand under her chin and watched Luke as he walked away.
"Earth to mom!" Rory said.
"Sorry babe, he just does that so well."
"It's ok, when is it that the honeymoon normally wears off?" Rory said.
"Uhhh. Why would you wish that on me."
"I just figure that is when you will once again be able to hold a intelligent conversation with out staring off or using sexual undertones." Rory said.
Logan laughed and held Rorys hand.
"Sooo..." Lorelai said. "Looks like you two are doing well."
"Yeah...we seem to be a good fit." Logan said with a dirty smile. Rory elbowed him. Lorelai looked at her daughter with knowing eyes.
"Hey Logan...why don't you uh go tell Luke that we want pie with our coffee...go go...scoot...scoot." Lorelai said trying to gain a moment alone with her daughter.
"Yes, ma'am." Logan said getting up. Lorelai could tell that he was on his best behavior, no 20 year old man was as polite as he was being, she knew he was sleeping with her daughter. As soon as he got out of listening range Lorelai tugged Rory in close to her.
"You've had sex with him." Lorelai said.
"Well..." Rory said.
"You are having sex with him."
"Not currently but..." Rory said...turning her eyes to her knees.
Lorelai looked around in a playful panic.
"I can't believe that you are having sex with him."
"Well believe it." Rory said proud of herself.
"But, when, for how long? I mean you didn't tell me." Lorelai said.
"You didn't ask, and a lady never kisses and tells." Rory said.
"And since when did I raise a lady."
"When did this happen? I mean...when did you two first? Ya know." Lorelai made an obscene gesture with her hand.
"You were right about him being in my room the morning after my article came out."Rory said with a giggle.
"Ha ha I knew it."Lorelai said.
"But then it didn't happen again for a while...I didn't feel right...you know...just...to do it...so after that it wasn't until...I don't know...your wedding that we...you know...again...cause it was kinda official then." Rory said beaming.
"Ahhh...on mommies wedding day?" Lorelai said.
"During the reception, after the first dance, before the bouquet." Rory said.
"No." Lorelai said.
"Well...remember when you guys were getting ready throw the bouquet and you couldn't find me?" Rory said.
"No." Lorelai said.
"Not even after? You had sex during my wedding reception?"
"It just kinda happened." Rory said.
"But? Where I mean? There were people all over the place."
"In the stables." Rory covered her mouth and turned red.
"Ah...you had sex with horses watching?" Lorelai said.
"They seemed to be the better pick to be witness than say Ms. Patty or Grandma." Rory said.
"That is why you had that hey in your hair." Lorelai said putting it all together.
"I wondered but I had forgotten all about it...I was in my bride haze."
"Yeah I kinda figured that." Rory said.
"So...wow, you and Logan huh...so you were..." Lorelai gave Rory a look.
"Yes mom, we were safe and I am on the pill now so."
Lorelai took a gasp. "My baby went on the pill and didn't even tell her mommy." Lorelai said.
Just then they heard laughter behind them. They turned to see Luke and Logan laughing about something at the counter.
"Luke likes him." Lorelai said.
"Yeah..Logan likes him."
"And he doesn't like anyone." they said together and then laughed.
"What seems to be so funny over here?" Luke said returning wit coffee, pie and Logan.
"What was so funny over there?" Lorelai asked.
"Not telling."
"Than neither are we." Rory said.
The four of them talked and ate and laughed the rest of the night away. Then they all walked back to the house and looked at the honey moon slides. Rory showed Logan around the house and explained about the new addition for the new baby when ever it decided to come to be. As they walked into her room she realized that little had changed. Now instead of her small bed Lorelais old bed was in her room, but other than that...it was like a time warp. Lorelai told Rory she wasn't going to change it, and she hadn't. Logan walked in and looked around her room. He picked up Cornel Plucker from her bed made him do a little dance and they laughed. He looked at all her books and all the pictures that she had hanging on the walls of different people in the town and her mother and father. Then he sat back on the bed beside her.
"I can't imagine growing up like this." Logan said.
"What you mean in a house that isn't made out of Marble?"
"No...in a house that people live in. With a mother that was always there. With tons of people who love you. I just can't imagine it." He said.
"I am sure your childhood wasn't that bad." Rory said looking at him in the eyes. She knew her boyfriend had some demons that he battled, but he would never let her help him in the fight.
"I just hope you know how lucky you are." he said.
"I do." She leaned in to kiss him. They were kissing when Lorelai walked in.
"Whoa sorry...uh..I'll come back." Lorelai said.
"Mom." Rory said. "What do you need."
"We have a double feature in the living room starting in five minutes....we will be showing...Mad Max Thunderdome....and yet another classic....Beyond Thunderdome." She said in her best announcer voice.
"What?" Rory said.
"Sorry hon, it was Lukes turn to pick. On the bright side...I think the mocking will reach Olympic level tonight." She said.
"We'll be there in a sec." Rory said.
"Ok, uh then..do you want me to shut the door? Put on some Marvin Gaye?" Lorelai teased.
"Mom!" Rory said.
"Okay, okay, but don't say I never offered." Lorelai walked out of the room.
"Sorry, my mom jumped the wall at the institution not to long ago."
"I like her...she's funny, she's like you."
"I am like her." Rory said.
"Whatever." Logan said standing and pulling Rory up with him. "Mad Max waits for no woman."
"Then we should definitely be moving on."
When the second movie ended Lorelai looked around the room and saw that Logan and Rory had fallen a sleep and Luke was not there. She got up from the couch careful not to wake Logan or Rory and walked into the kitchen where she saw a light was on. She quickly realized that Luke was once again in one of his favorite new places. The nursery.
"Hey hon, whatcha doing?" She said standing in the threshold.
He turned around and looked at him wife.
"Just imagining." Luke said.
"Oh yeah." she said walking up to him and putting her arms around his waist.
"Yeah. I was just thinking how lucky our kid is gonna be, you know...having you as a mom...and Rory for a sister."
"And you for a dad." Lorelai said.
"I just...I wonder why it hasn't happened yet."
"These things take time." Lorelai said.
"Yeah but...I mean...you had Rory fine...so we know that you are good right. I mean...what if? I don't know what if there is something wrong with my...men.
You know...and I can't...we can't." Luke said.
"There is more than one way to skin a cat Luke."
"Think we have skinned the cat every way I know how." Luke said with a naughty grin.
"I mean, if we have to, we can go to a doctor, see what's up. People do it all the time." Lorelai said.
"Yeah, I know. I just really thought that, you and me, this...I mean...I thought it would be so easy."
"Oh honey, you know better nothing with me is every easy. Come on it's late.
let's get to bed."
"What about them." he said motioning towards the living room.
"Well it's late they should probably just stay. I mean I don't want them driving home this late when they are that tired."
"Yeah. You're right. You go wake up Rory and I will go get some blankets for Logan."
"Luke."
"What?"
"Come on. You honestly think that we are going to make him sleep on the couch?"
"Well yeah, I mean unless Rory wants to sleep there and he can have her bed."
"Oh you are so sexy when you are clueless."
"What?"
"Luke they are not kids in there asleep. That is my...our...uh...Rory is 20 almost 21...and Logan is in his 20's."
"Yeah so?"
"So, honey, brace yourself..They are sleeping together and I don't mean in the living room right now."
"What!" Luke said.
"I'll kill him, and I thought I liked that little Bastard."
"Luke." Lorelai shot him a look.
"She isn't a kid anymore."
"You mean you are ok with this?"
"Hey she at least is four years older than me when I started sleeping with a guy on a regular basis."
"I guess you are right."
"You know how it is Luke. I mean, she had sex with Dean...that broke the ice...now...it's a whole new ball game. She is a smart girl and she really likes him. And we like him. So...lets go in there and be the cool parents and have them both move in to Rorys room."
"But..ahhh...what if they..ya know...tonight....with us in the house?"
"Well I was planning on...ya knowing tonight with them in the house." Lorelai said with a wicked grin. "We could make it a contest...see who is louder."
"Ahh Lorelai." Luke said squinting as if to get the image out of his head.
They walked back into the living room.
"Rory." Lorelai whispered.
Rory groaned.
"Rory." She said again.
This time Rory stirred a little.
"Rory!" Lorelai yelled.
"Ahh." Rory yelled as she shot up. "Wha...what time is it?"
"It is late. Get your man there and go on in to bed."
"Wha? You mean..."Rory started. "I mean...no, we can, Logan wake up." she said nudging him.
"Five more minuets." mumbled.
"You and boy aren't going anywhere tonight. You are too tired.
Just get him into your room. We'll see you in the morning."
"Are you sure?" Rory asked. "I mean..what about the rule?"
"Yeah well, I am married and you aren't a little girl..screw the rule...just...uh..try to keep it down ok? I think if Luke heard anything he would shoot down the stairs and kill him."
"Mom!" Rory squealed. "I couldn't...not here."
"You have before...." Lorelai said. "Night hon see you in the morning." she said as she started up the stairs to join Luke.
Rory nudged Logan.
"Are you awake?"
"Yeah." he said. "I have been since your moms first Rory."
She pushed him.
"Faker."
"What can I say. I didn't want to have to drive all the way back to Yale tonight."
"Sneaky." Rory said.
"I try." He said and leaned in to kiss her. They started making out and he lay her back down onto the couch.
"Logan," she gasped.
"Not here." she said pushing him off her. She got up and took his hand and lead him into her room and shut and locked the door behind them.
"So you have had sex in here before huh?" he said.
"Yeah it was a big mistake though." Rory said.
"I don't ever want to be your mistake." Logan said to her. She smiled at him. He began kissing her again, this time he lay her back on the bed and they quietly made love. Logan was a much more sensual person than Dean was, it was always more than just the sex with him. All of her senses were engulfed in him he made her feel like there was nothing else in the world.
The next mornings breakfast was a bit awkward, everyone walked around with a guilty look on their face. No one really spoke outside of the "Please pass the's"
Finally Lorelai couldn't take it.
"Ok, enough all ready. All those that had sex in this house last night raise thier hand." Lorelai said. They all looked at one and other. Lorelai raised her hand Luke shot her a look but then raised his hand to appease his wife, very slowly Rory rose her hand but Logan did not.
"So Logan you are saying that Rory had sex alone last night." Lorelai playfully asked.
"No Mrs. Danes I just know when to keep my mouth shut." he quipped.
"But he dosen't seem to know when to keep his pants on." Luke said giving Logan a look of death.
"Now Luke play nice." Lorelai said. "We are all adults here. Now maybe everyone can quit looking so guilty." she laughed.
"Something tells me that isn't happening." Rory said. "We really should get going I have a lot of stuying to do tonight." Rory said.
"Ok, hun, well don't be a stranger." Lorelai said.
"I won't." Rory walked to her mother and kissed her cheek.
"Bye Luke." Rory said hugging him.
"Drive safe." Luke said. "And uh...Logan."
"Yes sir." Logan said.
"I am not really good at this Step-Dad father figure stuff yet, I am still using training wheels, but...if you hurt her...there is a fate worse than death awaiting you." Luke said with a smile.
"Luke!" Rory and Lorelai squealed.
"Too much?" Luke said.
"Nah...no hard feelings Mr. Danes, but what happens if she hurts me?" Logan said.
"Don't worry." Rory said. "I won't hurt you."
The two turned and walked out of the house. Lorelai looked at Luke.
"Smooth move." she said.
"Sorry, I felt all weird, I mean when did it become ok for her to be so...grown up." Luke said.
"Well, when she became a grown up Luke." Lorelai said.
"Oh right, that." He said.
"Hang in there hon, you'll get used to it." She said giving him a kiss.