Love, Luke, and Snow
by gilmoregirl1979
(just another woulda shoulda coulda)

Hi! this is your Friendly Disclaimer: I don't own Gilmore Girls. No Harm, No Sue. Dialogue has been borrowed from....episode 1-08 - Love and War and Snow (written by Joan Binder Weiss; directed by Alan Myerson)

Some Dialouge and intentions have been altered by me, Gilmoregirl1979

(It's more Fun THAT WAY!!!).

The shout outs:
LUVZ- my own little Trixie McBimbo, (insert high pitched breathy voice) you really inspire me, to be hehehe a better writer, your friend forever Bambi McBimbo...

Lucky#7: Loving the NAME, wonder why?? okay i'm sorry what the last thing was.... LUCKY#7
PS-- i... you just gonna leave me hanging??? now wait that's Luke's job read and see....
Kimmers this one's for you!!! i already had it written... just wanted to dangle the carrot a bit I'm naughty that way!!!
ocdwithlhg: WOW, I'm rotting your brain with fan fiction... and they say no child will be left behind, (insert superman pose) not while I'm on the job!!! (hey you know, Rachel's revelation is a great chapter for english class, kinda like poetry.... I'm here to help!!)
java2guzzle: This is so much more satisfying-REALLY how DIRTY!!!
LLjunkie: I'm a sucker for the L/L combo.-ME TOO!!

The Q for this story: What if Lorelai had gone inside with Luke for coffee in Love War and Snow ?

(inspired by my incessant need to watch and re-watch the first season DVD till season two comes out … and the rantings that come out of my mouth as I yell at the TV during such a marathon… ;o)

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CH 4:
Wake up call

The next morning, Lorelai was awoken by the sound of a car pulling up outside. She untangled herself from the blanket and ... Luke's arms. Luke's Arms?,… Oh My God, he stayed the whole night!! Lorelai slyly maneuvered off the couch, and rushed to look out the window to see Rory being dropped off by a Cab. She didn't even let me pick her up, AW man,… MAN? A MAN in the house, Aw Geez. She put her shoes on and grabbed a coat, then hurried outside.

Lorelai pulled open the front door just as Rory topped the last step of the porch stairs.

"Hi. " Lorelai greeted, A little too cheery.

"Hi. What's up?" Rory eyed her mother suspiciously.

"Nothing, what's up with you?" keeping the plastered smile.

"You have something to tell me.", Rory sensing the guilty behavior.

Crap she's on to me! "Boy, you're so smart. Right, okay, here we go" she swallowed dramatically ". . . I've got a boy in the house. "

"You what?"

"Nothing happened, I swear. He slept the whole night on the couch" I know, I was with him! Aw Geez. "… And … you know him. "

"I do? "

"And you like him. I don't know if that's relevant, I just thought that I would throw that in there. "

Rory rushed past her babbling mother, and went into the house. She stopped short in the living room finding Luke asleep on the couch.

With dropped jaw Rory got out, "It's Luke. "

"I know. "

" Our Coffee Man is on our couch. "

My Coffee Man! Lorelai corrected in her head. Then she focused back on how best to describe this innocent situation. Not wanting to disturb the sleeping man, she pulled her daughter into the kitchen. Lorelai began to babble again as she quietly explained. "It was the snow. You know how I get, it's like catnip. I was walking, he was there, he made me this amazing dinner and gave me coffee, and you know I love his coffee. He walked me home, and we talked a lot, I mean you know us we argue, we quip, we fight for the fun of it!! Luke and I never just … talk" We never kissed before either, Not sure if I should mention that "… It was the snow… Rory, say something."

Rory mulled over the situation. Her mouth was moving but no sound was coming out.

The silence was killing Lorelai. "Rory, talk to me. How do you feel?"

"I don't know." Shaking her head. She had been dreaming all night of her parents getting back together, being in the shrine to her mother's years at the the Gilmore manor. A shrine to when her parents had fallen in love. In that shrine, Rory had found old pictures of her parents together, how happy and in loved they looked. Like every kid, she wanted her parents together, so they could be a real family. This threw a wrench into that little day dream. Frankly, her father had already done that.

Lorelai was desperate."Take a guess. Angry, frustrated, nauseous? "

"Weird, I feel weird. Has he been here all night?"

"Pretty much. "

"Oh, my God. Did he go into the bathroom? I have stuff hanging in there! "

"Honey, He's been here before, fixings stuff, you know, … he's seen everything ... well not everything. "

"I don't remember ever there being a man in our house in the morning."

"Yeah, well, I kind of broke the rules." Lorelai admitted, not liking where this seemed to be going.

"It's just Luke. you are right I like Luke." and I kinda like the idea of you and Luke. … huh? "God, why is this so weird for me? "

Lorelai wanted to sooth her daughter's concerns. "Because I should've told you first. "

"No."

"Because I should have talked to you before I did this. "

"No."

"Because you're afraid he smushed the couch pillows out of shape? " I'm out.

"Do you love him? "

" I, uh. . .WOW that was fast, ummm we had one date. Well, I don't know if you could call it a date… I mean he gave me coffee, nothing unusual about that. He cooked dinner for me, again nothing out of the ordinary. We talked a lot, he walked me home … we watched a movie,… he fell asleep… " we kissed, alot... amazing kisses, amazing eyes , aw geez please be okay with this.

" That sounds like dating to me?"

"Well then … it was a great date, World Series level. But it was just a date. Honey, I promised myself a long time ago that I was gonna keep all this stuff separate from you," she paused, unable to believe what she was about to promise. "… and I want you to know that that still stands, okay? … This was a one-time thing." Lorelai tried to hide the disappointment in her voice, she really didn't want to make that promise, but last night with the snow, and Rory's absence she didn't think. When she was kissing Luke, she didn't think of how this could affect Rory… ; she had to put Rory first, no matter how great last night was, no matter if that was the best "date" she had in a really long time.

"Mom, this is Luke? we see him everyday? This… "

"What? "

"This is different, delicate...., you can't just break his heart. Whether you acknowledge it or not, … he's had a thing for you… and I think you have had a thing for him too. I mean, if you like someone ...you should feel comfortable, ...you know, ... bringing him here, it is your house and all."

" I appreciate that. " Lorelai said with a smile.

"I want you to be happy."

"And I love you for that. "

"Plus, I know you're not a cat person, and Luke, well, ... he can cook, and makes the best coffee.." let's look at the pros, shall we?

Smiling at her daughter justifying this out for her. "Yeah he does…"

"and how convenient would that, be we wouldn't even have to leave the house for his burgers … think of all the time we'd save."

"Okay you are getting way too happy about this …"

"I'm just saying, it will be … more … efficient to have an in house Luke."

"Okay before you run off and get the marriage license let's see how the second date goes … okay?"

"Okay" Rory agreed feeling a bit better about the match. We'll see how this plays out. One step at a time.

"Okay, good, … good, now I think you'll find a surprise visitor in your room." And Rory went to investigate,

"I'm gonna go wake up ... the man." When Lorelai turned the corner to "wake up the man" she came face to face with "the man" in the hallway.

He smiled at her. "So there's gonna be a second date?"

"Spy! ... How much did you hear?"

"World series level? "

"So pretty much everything "Lorelai blushed.

I actually made her blush. He was worried now though, the same feeling from last night, "so what about Rory? She didn't seem to .. take it too well."

He heard all that too, damn, "at first, but Luke, she wants me to be happy. She almost sounded giddy by the end."

"Still, she's … concerned." about you hurting me.

"Luke it will be fine. Trust me." I won't hurt you. I promise.

He would try, she knew her daughter better than he did. Luke then swallowed hard, "So when is this second date?" he asked stepping closer.

"I don't know, depends if I get asked out."

"Alright" he smiled, kissed her cheek, and turned away.

"Where do you think your going?"

"I was gonna go to the store, buy some stuff for breakfast since I know you have nothing.."

"You just gonna leave me hanging?"

"Look, it's easier if you're not expecting it."

"but I am expecting it…"

"but now you don't know when."

"but I know sometime in the near future, it will happen, "

"then you can prepare your answer,"

"But I'll go nuts with the waiting."

"I won't be too long," at the store or at the asking her out. Luke smiled as he went down her porch steps.

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R/R: PLEASE, I like to better myself. To quote The Princess Bride,
"...Remember this is for posterity, ... so be honest."

Please be specific with R/R; name one(or as many as you can think of or want to mention..…) at least specific thing you like please!!! It makes me feel good...inside (Dirty!)

Hence the Rant option below.

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