The Fundemental Things Awry
By GilmoreGirl1979
Hi! this is your Friendly Disclaimer: I don't own Gilmore Girls. No Harm, No Sue.
Guess WHAT !?!?! I actually wrote this whole chapter, I know...now we get to see how much I SUCK!??? don't be shy, do tell!!!
Summary: The Fundemental Things Apply AU, what could have/should have happened!! (DAMN IT!! it's like a catch phrase or something !!) what we all wanted to happen, L/L action, R/R please!
and now....THE Shout Outs:
LuvZAFunEthing: my spoiler pixie, oh honey some days I love you and some days it's a don't shoot the messenger mentallity.....note to self do not kill your friend!!!! that would SUCK!!!what would I do without you....? let's NOT find out, okay??! Loves YA!! and keep the spoils coming!!! you are like James Bond of the spoilers..minus the mutating STDs (insert theme song...preferably performed by BOND the band....that is the best version...particularly the hectic remix...LOL)
Kara: hey you are the world's greatest READER!!! Keep checking back BABE!!! and Thanks for the kudos (they are delicious, ... okay that was pretty bad,am I right???)
and Shouhei congrats on getting in your play babe!!! Break ALL of your APPENDAGES!!
For Those Who Came In Late...(Or Just Need A Refresher):See Chapter one..
A/N: My reccommendation if you have this eppy, watch it, then read this...and tell me what you think!!! LOL ENJOY!!!
Chapter 4:
Divorce? I hear those SUCK!
Luke became more awake, he could almost sense the sun rising, a talent he has procured with waking up at the buttcrack of dawn everyday. He began debating what the specials would be today. As he habittually rolled over to reach for his alarm clock, which he didn't heard this morning, but he came face to face with the back of a couch. Something was different, his apartment smelled different. He inhaled sharply as he snapped awake, finding himself wrapped in a ...pink blanket? Then he sat up suddenly after he realized he wasn't in his bed.
He was still at Lorelai's, but he had woken up at his usual time. He looked around to find himself alone in the living room. He noted the mess still on the coffee table from last night; an empty bowl, beer bottles, and the pie tin Lorelai had scrapped clean. His eyes went to the stairs. Throwing the blanket off, he climbed the stairs to check on Lorelai. He quietly opened the door to her room and crept in. He saw a very deshevled, very unconsious Lorelai. He smiled at the image. Damn! She is beautiful no matter what! He went to the bed and kissed her forehead, to which she was unaware.
He better get to the diner, the last thing he wanted after his memorable evening was to have to put up with a disgruntled Kirk, insessently complaining through breakfast to lull to lunch to lull to dinner. Kirk had trouble letting things go.
On his way down the stairs, Luke decided to make a pot of coffee for Lorelai, maybe the aroma would wake her up, and she'd be at the diner sooner for her morning visit. As he went into the kitchen, Luke noticed Rory's purse in the foyer. Did she come back last night? Did she see us? Was there anything to see? He strained to remember as he made the coffee.
With the pot brewing, he'd better get going, not wanting Babbette to find his truck had stayed here all night. More gossip is the last thing I need, particularly with ... the divorce. he sighed heavily and was on his way. waita minute, ... I had a hat?
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Oh heavenly aroma, Lorelai thought through the haze of her dream. The real world was creeping in to her unconsious. But that's okay because Luke is in the real world.
She slowly opened her eyes, and smiled warmly at the thought of Luke down stairs. And decided to wake him up. She practically bounded down the stairs, shocked to find the couch empty. But the heavenly scent was still present from her dream world.
Wait Coffee? this early? In This House? Only one man .....
She decended the remaining stairs, eagerly smiled and tip toed into the kitchen hoping to surpirse him. Images of her dream from last year, being the one married to Luke, him making her breakfast flashed in her head. An Empty Kitchen, Damn Rory for bringing up that dream again!! All she found was a brewing pot of coffee and a note with her name on it, so naturally she opened it.
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Lorelai,
I had an important phone call to make.
Hope this pot will last you and Rory, till your second breakfast at the diner.
Luke
P.S. I'll try to be nice to the lawyers.
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She smiled, Second breakfast? and she turned to the kitchen table and noticed the plate of unburnt poptarts he had set out. How does he always know?
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Rory was still waiting for the coffee she had in the kitchen to kick in as her mother practically pushed her out the door. A) it was Saturday, the day of "pre rest" as her mother once B.S.ed it to be, Rory's attempt at the same tactic had failed. B) She was a college girl now which means you slept as much as you could when you could. C) She didn't get much sleep last night, due to the late night speculation and pondering on how to synergistically merge the two dating methods, the "gut" and "contender" theories. Yet here she was, up, just barely, and dressed, just barely, as they were about to enter the town square.
"Why do I have to go? He left you the love letter." Rory murmurred. She never knew her mother to get ready so fast or so early on a Saturday.
"It' not a love letter, it was just a note between friends" checking if any gossips were around, where they could overhear. An arm around her daughter as she lead the walking zombie through town.
"Then why are you so anxious to see him again!" with arms crossed and closed eyes.
"Cause it's Luke, ... I see him every day,... and I'm not anxious." With a plastered smile.
"Yes, you are."
"Rory, don't you want to be mommy's little helper?" she coddled.
"I still don't see why I needed to leave my nice warm bed!!!" She whined as she leaned her head on her mother's shoulders.
"Cause you are pretty, and shouldn't hide it, and you started at Yale, and the people of Stars Hollow need to see their pretty, pretty, princess again!! Wave to the beautiful people, Rory, they missed you." As she did a mock beauty Queen wave.
"Oh don't remind me I'm still mad at Taylor for that whole ice cream princess thing.."
Lorelai became distracted as she caught sight of the diner, straining for a glimps of Luke through the window. "Now now, he didn't know our schedule, should he have asked, YES! But that is no reason to hold a grudge. Don't want our princess to have wrinkles."
As they crossed the street to the diner, Lorelai reminded Rory, "Now remember, nothing happened last night with me and Luke, nothing is different, so we will just act casual."
"I know nothing! I see nothing!" Rory said still groggy.
"That's my little Schultz!" as they entered the diner.
"LUUUUUUUKKE!! We need COOOOOOFFFEEEEEE!!" Lorelai sing songed.
"Real subtle" Rory dead panned as she sat at the nearest table to her.
"I thought so. Don't you remember 'High Anxiety'? 'If you are loud an annoying subconsiously people don't notice you!'"
"I thought you wanted to act casual?" Rory yawned.
"Yeah, casual and normal for me?"
"Right, See, I need Coffee, I can't process this." As she put her head on the table.
Lane came up with the Coffee pot, and two mugs. "morning!" chuckling at her friend's position.
"Lane?" Lorelai was confused. "What are you doing here?"
"Oh, Luke needed some help since he's been so busy lately..." she lowered her voice "going through the big 'D'"
"Don't mean Dallas" Lorelai countered.
"Yeah, so he hired me!"
"Well, congratualtions"
"Thanks, I don't know how long it will last, my mom is letting me do it on a trial basis, as long as it doesn't affect my studies, but I think the fact that Luke is a legendary hermit works to my advantage. " then she whispered again, "but once the 'D' word is over...who knows how long he will need me."
Lorelai only smiled, ...Oh maybe more than you think... she was already thinking of places she wanted to take him, movies they should see together, she smiled, looking forward to when it could all offically begin.
"Mommy can Lane and I have a slumber party?" Rory said sleepily.
"Rough Night?" Lane asked
Lorelai whispered "Bad Date"
"AHHHH, ... I hear those suck." Lane offered "So what can I get you?" pulling out a pad from her apron.
"Well the coffee will be a big help, how aboutwe give her a minute, I think she needs to wake up more before she can string together an actual order... Or even realize she is hungry."
"Okay" Lane was about to leave.
"Hey, Lane? Where is Luke?" having yet to see his flannel clad self.
Lane made a face, "Yeah, Luke"
"What?" Lorelai asked concerned.
"He's not in the of best moods today." Lane leaned down and again whispered..."Divorce stuff,... you know?"
"Ahhhhh, yes, I hear those Suck. well is he here? Maybe I can cheer him up?" Lorelai supressed a Dirty!
"Actually he is leaving shortly. He has to go to meet with his lawyer after they had a very loud phone conversation this morning. So... go easy on him,... if you see him."
I have to make an important phone call? She recalled from the note. "Oh, uhhh, meeting with his lawyers? ... on a Saturday?"
"Hey, chasing ambulances is not just for weekdays anymore. Besides Luke was VERY insistent, I think he wants this over with, and life back to normal ASAP."
Lorelai half smiled, he was really doing it. Wow a man of his word, when was the last time we had one of those? trying to act nonchallant about it. "well I hope it all goes well."
"Don't we all!" Lane sighed.
As Lane returned to the kitchen, Luke emerged from the curtain that led to his appartment, and Lorelai smiled. He was dressed up in a suit which she knew he probalbly hated. Is that the one I bought him? She seemed to realize. I like the tie.
"LANE!" He barked, Poor Kid, on her first day too. Lorelai now understood her heavy sigh. Dealing with lawyers made Luke grumpy, well, ...more grumpy than usual. Why did he marry one then?
"Yeah, boss?" Lane asked timidly, but trying to act like nothing was out of the ordinary.
His mood had changed so much since this morning at Lorelai's. IT's not Lane you're mad at, He seemed to notice his pervious harsh tone, he took it down a notch, "I'm heading out now, ... and I'm sorry,...about before, ... it's just, ... you know" aahhh an apology, Luke style...the Great communicator, Lorelai observed.
"Yeah, ... I know Luke, good luck today." Lane smiled.
"Yeah, Thanks" not really looking forward to this.
Suddenly something punched Lorelai's arm. "OW!" she looked at her now conscious daughter, "What was that for?"
"If you want to act casual, you shouldn't stare at the diner man!" Rory said in a low voice and forced smile, as if her lips would have been read.
This mother-daughter interaction distracted Lorelai, and she missed the chance to talk to Luke as he walked passed their table, he didn't even see them with the other matters on his mind, and he was out the door.
"Rory!" and Lorelai watched out the window as he got into his truck and drove away. "Great!"
Lane came up to the table, "something wrong?"
"Uhhhh I just think it be great to ... have eggs and bacon,....on toast, you know kinda like a hip breakfast sandwich ... or something ... and since Luke isn't here.... You can do that right!"
"Sure." Lane smiled amused. "Rory, what about you?"
"ummmmm that sounds good actually same, I'm feeling a little hip myself. And more coffee, please."
"I'll keep it coming!" Lane went to the kitchen to place the orders.
The Gilmores were quiet for a moment...which Lorelai broke with, " he looked so good in that suit." Maybe I'll visit him tonight when he is home.
And Rory shook her head, Oh yeah she's got it Bad.
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A/N: hey, how were my cultrual references?? Huh? Mel Brooks? Hogan's Heroes? I'm Damn proud of that.
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Hhhhhmmmm If Luke reviewed this piece what would he say?
LUKE's review: "That was all God-given talent."
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What do you think? Were they True to character...??
R/R: PLEASE, I like to better myself. To quote The Princess Bride,
"...Remember this is for posterity, ... so be honest."
Please be specfic 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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