GRANDMA: Everyone's awfully quiet tonight.
LORELAI: Sorry Mom, I'm just tired.
RORY: Me too - school.
LORELAI: Work.
RORY: Life.
LORELAI: Dig it man.
RORY: Peace out Humphrey.
GRANDMA: Mystery.
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Sorry, Something about this moment just made me think of that.
I know, I was busy with boat and life, and holiday shopping, and work, and life again, and speculations provided by my spoiler pixie (we love her sooo) and writers block on where to go with this (you can suggest peoples it really helps.... you are THE PEOPLE, i want to give you what you want?? )
but the PEOPLE have spoken... and they have (repetatively) said
"GIMME MORE!!!"
The Fundamental Things Awry
By GilmoreGirl1979
(provider of Quality Fan Fiction..)
Hi! this is your Friendly Disclaimer: I don't own Gilmore Girls. No Harm, No Sue. dialogue has been borrowed from.... NO ONE, I wrote all of this one YIPPEE... but I do own the right to SEDUCTIVE Luke (see Rory Interruptus)and expect to make big money this Christmas... (Luke under the tree, with backwards baseball cap, wrapped in a bow ... and nothing else.... it is a beautiful thing...)
Summary: The Fundamental 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!
A/N: Previously on Gilmore Girls:
- THE DREAM(that I am SOOOOOOO DAMN PROUD OF!!): Have I mentioned how proud I am of it... my take on it...-If you notice the FACTS that are presented are things that Lorelai knows about, not being able to sleep next to max (he was a sleep, how would he know she got up...), the times and occasions she slept with christopher(the BASTARD , ahem sorry tourettes ... again), the retrospective guilt she felt for those nights(can you blame her... have you seen him?)considering now she knows Luke was pining for her... ALL THAT TIME!!!
the shouts outs( because they are half the fun!!!)
LuvsAFunEThing: It Bears REPEATING, I have stranges passions, and you are mult-faceted abnormal, why I love ya!! and SHE IS THE winner of the Mr. Zero REference congrats on getting your vote in early and often!!! lol (honorable mention to meredith and Rectorgirl)
danagabrielle :
-again with the insuing abdominal cramps and tears of laughter, gladTo be of SERVICE (DIRTY!)one good side split deserves another...(ask Luvz she will back me up on that!!)
-stupid and crazy? (well that's a healthy combination) aren't we all, that is why we are here we just can't get enough, only an hour a week, are they kidding...? that won't do...
- Again as you wish, up for another trip? ... here we go... (In case you didn't notice I love to Quote. It's the power I got after I cleaned my rain gutters ... that and my radioactive Luke rants...they are SO good, they GLOW!! OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH)
Rectorgirl: thanks chica, I'm back...
politicaldonkey: I thank you,... HAve I mentioned how PROUD I am of that DREAM... I am REALLY PROUD OF IT!!! Review again soon, or just drop a line..
lady rosebit: who just discovered fan fiction, ... specifically the wonder of LL Fan Fiction...
( Insert my best Elivs impersonation, preferably '68 comeback special)
Welcome to my WORLD,
won't you come on in,
miracles it seems
still happen now and then.
(hey the wonder of you, another GREAT Elvis Song...)
Meredith44: thanks for the specifics...
and for the special, all seeing ,all knowing, MY GOD is she omnipitant??? Winnifred Smith : SO SORRY i was focused on boat.. but now the eppy aired..everyone can read now!!! and BTW:
I always feel like somebody's watching me
And I Have No Privacy
oooooo oooooo oooooooo
I always feel like somebody's watching me
Tell Me Is It Just A Dream
oooo ooooo ooooooo
I always feel like somebody's watching me
I always feel like somebody's watching me
I always feel like somebody's watching me
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A/N: here's a little compare and contrast for ya
Reveiws are to ME, WHAT Coffee is to Lorelai. (you catching my drift, or do I need CHARTS? WINK)
If you liked this.. you should check out my other stuff (and LuvzAFunEThing, and LorelaiGilmoreDanes, shameless plugs, I'm a fan fiction enabler that way!!! hehehehe)
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Chapter 9:
The Fine Art of Writing and Sliding...
Now it was a documented fact that Luke Danes hated malls; But for change, one needed to shop. For some reason, Luke heard that thought in Lorelai's voice. Great, now she's in my head, man it's getting crowded in here.
A sales lady approached him, "Can I help you, Sir?"
"No, no, … I'm just looking, thanks" This is embarrassing enough,I don't need a sale representative to make fun of me, or to suggestive sell up my bill.
"Well, my name is Diane, let me know if I can be of assistance."
"Sure thing," and Luke turned back to his selections, ... and instantly became overwhelmed.Oh Hell! "Uhhh … Diane," he called before she was too far off.
"Yes, sir?"
He took another glance at all the choices and it only confirmed his need for help. "Look, I'm a simple man, I don't need a lot of features, bells and whistles. I just want something clean simple, without flowers, or clouds or cartoon characters, although I'm sure Lorelai would enjoy that and mock me to no end. However, That is not what I'm going for. I want to avoid pink, purple, and yellow at all costs… can you please help me locate such a product? … and machine washable preferably."
She had to smile at how specific he was being. "We have a very masculine collection right this way."
"Thank you"
"So Lorelai? your wife?"
"Uuuhh, Girlfriend, actually." At least I think she's my ... girlfriend. Man, that sounds weird.
"You sound a little unsure.
"Well, its still all sorta .. new."
"AAHH, and something tells me you don't come here often.."
"I don't really like shopping" he winced, or Malls in General, the parking, the blight on the environment...
"Then, why isn't Lorelai here to help?"
"It's sort of a ... surprise…"
"Ahhhh and you think she'd tease you if you got transformers ..."
"I know, she'd tease me… "
"What if we had them match your shirt?"
And she held up a set from the masculine collection.
Luke smiled, Perfect, "That is a sort of mocking I could live with."
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Lorelai couldn't believe she was in the Book store. Well, not so hard to believe, Rory had ordered these books months ago, they had come in weeks ago, and now Lorelai had an excuse to pick them up. Well, more of an Alibi really. It was an attempt to stay as close to the diner as possible, to see when Luke would come back, this seemed like the perfect opportunity.
However, further consideration of her daughter's wisdom had her wander toward a section she wouldn't be caught dead in. Self Help. It was degrading, It was bad enough the whole town knew about her love life and track record; but if someone spotted her, and then have them know that now she saw she had a problem and needed an idiotic book to fix it.
She checked around to make sure no one was watching her. Andrew was busy, and every other customer was engrossed with flipping pages. They couldn't careless, Lorelai. and she began to stare down the covers. How does one go picking a self help book anyway? The cover art, the sicky sweet inspirational quotes on the back cover, the author's photo,weather or not they were attractive themselves and looked like they realistically had a healthy relationship? Oh Boy!
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Monday morning …
With a few chapters, under her belt Lorelai began to understand more of what Rory was talking about. She had loved Chris, but she sorta set him free, and he took it to mean he was off the parental hook, which she had long accepted. By her own admission, Lorelai knew really didn't love Max ...Sure, he was a great guy, but just not the man for her, not the man she pictured always being comfortable around … waking up to everyday; So she bailed. This time was different. This time it was Luke. Bailing is not an option, I don't want it to be. She has to prove that Luke is not like those other guys, he meant more. This time, she had to STAY and face it, the emotions, the good times and bad, the rants and the quirks … she had to stay. She wanted to stay.
Lorelai took a deep breath. She had been preparing for this moment. He's gonna be in denial, act like nothing is wrong. Be all distant and mean. He's gonna make this so hard on me. But she had made up her mind. She had to prove Luke wrong. She wasn't going to let him move far, far away, he wasn't going to walk out on their wedding reception;Lorelai was going to stay and fight for him … for us.
She walked in, and saw him on the phone. He had his back to her, so she took the advantage. She quickly went to the counter and took a seat, hoping that surprise would be on her side.
Luke suddenly turned. He seemed … annoyed, but happy? Great, King of the mixed signals! His grin slightly smaller than yesterday, but something was wrong. Happy and scowling? It was almost like he was holding his breath. Aiming for nonchalant, Lorelai pretended to peruse the menu, and listened.
"Well get back to me as soon as you can." Luke hung up the phone, and seemed to crack his neck. Why was he so tense? Does he know I'm here? Ceasar handed him plates, he took the orders to their tables, and Lorelai watched. So he's just gonna Ignore me, GREAT!
Luke noticed her at the counter when he was on the phone. He was surprised to see her so soon, buthe smiled to himself that she had returned to the diner, and at the fact that she was looking at a menu. Like she needed to look, she has it memorized, HELL, she has digital pictures of the menu on her mantle. He finally walked over to her, and not wanting to show his hand too early. "Coffee?"
"Please" She flashed him a smile, trying to make everything like it was before. Her eyes were studying him, trying to determine the subtext of his movements to get the mug and pot for her. "You want anything else?"
"ummm , a jelly doughnut?" testing the waters, waiting for the lecture.
"What kind?" he began to jot her order on his pad for her bill. Like you really needed to look at the menu to order a doughnut.
Like you really need to write down what I want. "uuuhh what kind do you have?" he seemed to still be preoccupied by the phone call.
Luke strained to remember as his eyes went to the ceiling, apparently the answer was up there somewhere. "uuuh, blueberry, raspberry, some Boston cream custard crap, …"
Maybe the flirty approach will work. "ooooooh you make that sound so appetizing, but I think I want Raspberry." She smiled again.
"Coming up."
DAMN. Nothing. This is worse than the car accident fight, maybe because now I'm even more invested. DAMMIT. Luke placed her doughnut in front of her and went to refill the mugs of his other customers.
Lorelai slowly pulled apart her doughnut, and watched Luke as he delivered orders. CHANGE SUCKS. She was confused. A few nights ago they were passionately entangled, the next day yelling at each other, now he was indifferent to her presence.
"Refill?"
Momentarily snapped out of her thoughts, she only nodded. At least I still get coffee. "Could I have another doughnut … blueberry … please."
He quickly, still a bit tense, got her doughnut and placed it infront of her. Anyone else would have thought it was excellent customer service, Lorelai took it to mean he didn't want to be around her a moment longer than he had to.She sighed at her not so happy doughnut.
The phone rang again, and he answered. "Luke's … Oh hey" was was taken off guard "… I wasn't expecting to hear from you … " and he ducked into the kitchen, to hide his conversation. Again with the being shifty and secretive.OH GOD, he thinks I don't want to be with him… so he IS back with Nicole. DAMMIT, but he wasn't expecting her call...?
Luke came out of the Kitchen, placing plates in front of customers at the counter. "Really? Wow, that was fast, did you guys finally figure out that 'Reno method' …"
What?
Luke now leaned against the door jam, keeping an eye on Ceasar's progress." ... uh huh, … uh huh, … well I really do appreciate it … and …" his eyes drooped to the floor, his shoes nowthe most fascinating thing. "I am sorry, … Yeah, … good luck to you too. Bye" he hung up the phone, and let out a huge breath, as if the weight had been lifted off his shoulders.
What was that all about? Reno? Janet Reno?
A customer got Luke's attention, and Luke settled their tab at the register, with that strange grin from yesterday on his face again. After closing the register, he went back to going through his receipts. If only I could get inside that Baseball Cap, damn why is my ESP still not working.
Luke settled another bill at the register, the morning rush had finally ended, and lorelai remained. She couldn't got to work, she'd just be thinking abouthim all day. Sure she'd be late, It's not like we have guest yet... or walls for that matter.Only a handful of tourists remained, no locals in sight. So, Luke took his stack of receipts casuallycloser to Lorelai. He leaned on the counter, as he shuffled through the papers again. Luke tried to sound casual, "Hey Lorelai, …"
What's this? he speaks? "Hey Luke" she threw back.
"I think I left my tool box, … at your house ... when I was there last week." He figured it was safe, with only strangers in the room.
"Oh, umm yeah, you did." she remembered how handy that tool box was the other night when he removed the door. When he broke into my room, to kiss me… Kissing Luke, … bad thoughts, purge thoughts…
"Well, I can stop by later … to pick it up, .. if you want…"he was going for playful, maybe even flirty, but still treading caustiously, she didn't seem to be in the mood for their usual banter.
"Yeah," she sighed, " ...that would be fine." This is what our wonderful bantering relationship has come to,… small talk. Oh goodie.
She wasn't picking up on his tone. So he wanted to leave her more of a hint. He slid sideways a little closer to her, careful no one they knew was watching and whispered "I think I may have left something else there."
Noticing and startled by how close he was, she now was seeing the subtext; the Horoscope, "oh yeah?" she said being cautious herself.
"Yeah, something … I'd like to have back." His eyes locked on her reaction.
Maybe this is about more than a Horoscope? "Really? Do you remember where you left it?" eying him up and down.
"Exactly … where I left it."
"Well, maybe, ... when you pick up your tool box you can … get it." still wanting to be careful they were talkinga bout hte same thing, wanting to see where this would lead. "but what do I get for holding onto it for you ?"
Luke ignored the last Question. Grinning again, he slid her bill andhispencil toward her.
A pencil? He never gives up his pencil? So picked up the paper, andshe read his all to familiar handwriting.
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2 - LG Coffee 3.00
2 - Jelly Doughnut 1.88
You wanna catch a movie?
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Lorelai blinked repeatedly, and had to read that again.WHAT? He is asking me out, … on my receipt? She looked over to see him take plates from Ceasar and deliver them to a table by the window. She grabbed the pencil, wrote something down, slid it to his side of the counter, and took a sip of her coffee with a genuine smile back on her face, waiting for him to see.
Luke returned noticed the paper, noticed the smilecback on her face, and looked at the response on the counter.
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When and where?
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He wrote, and slid it back, trying to hide the grin on his face.
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Tonight? I'll pick you up, you free?
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She read, wrote and slid her reply. Happily biting her lip.
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Yes
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He wrote and slid again.
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7:30?
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It's a date!
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It's a date! (he underlined twice.... )
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Luke got her a to-go cup filled with her favorite brew. He handed it to her.
She went to get the money out of her purse.
"Keep it" he insisted "Looks like your bill is already full." He picked up the paper and handed it to her. "why don't you keep this. Maybe it will bring you luck?" and he winked.
Luke actually winked. "It already has." She smiled.
She took her coffee hopped off the stool to head out the door. But then a thought possessed her and made her return to counter.
"Uuuuhhh Luke?"
"What? you want a doughnut to go?"
"Ummm no, but now that you mention it…" she shook her had to refocus her thoughts. "Luke,.." she leaned in and whispered, "your married."
He leaned in too, "Not anymore".
"What?"
"My divorce is final."
"Your divorce is final?"
"My divorce … is final." he confirmed, as he handed her a bagged doughnut with a smile.
Oh, THAT Reno!! Lorelai smiled at the bag he handed her, … then met his eyes again. "You planned this didn't you?"
"Something like that?" he shrugged.
I think I'm gonna like romantic dating Luke."Soooo 7:30?"
"7:30." he confirmed again.
"Alright." She smiled.
Made her exit and whipped out her phone to recount the whole "writing and sliding" thing, to Rory … as she headed to the inn. OH God, what am I gonna wear?
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Fav parts: hello the writing and sliding.... my new proud baby!!! admire it won't you....
suggestions Welcome... ?? honestly I have no idea where to go with this!!! i know dating,... eventual marriage,... flannel clad babies galore, but the specifics, i call on you, ...THE PEOPLE, to assist ...
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I think the writing and sliding deserves a "that was all God given talent..." why thank you Luke...
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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.
Insert Rant here VA/N: if not completely satisfied with this chapter, please return unused portion for a full refund...