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Chapter 18

"It was really nice to have you here. We should do something like this again someday." Emily said while she walked their guests to the front door.

"I'd love to, Emily." Claire told her with a smile while her husband helped her into her coat.

"Dinner was delicious, like always." Michael added.

"Thanks." She smiled. "Good bye and I'll call you, Claire."

After the guests were gone, Emily walked back into the living room where Lorelai talked to Rory. Their conversation stopped the second Emily came in. Before she could say anything, Lorelai got up and grabbed her purse.

"We gotta go now." she looked at Rory, gesturing with her head.

"Okay."

"Now?" Emily asked.

"Rory?" Lorelai said and headed into the hallway.

"Yeah, I'm coming. Excuse me, grandma." Rory followed Lorelai outside.

When Lorelai opened the door to leave, Emily grabbed her arm. "Lorelai, you can't go like that."

"Why not?" she asked, not looking at her mother.

"Because we need to talk."

Letting out a prolonged sigh, Lorelai turned around to look at her. "Rory, could you wait in the car please? I'm coming in a minute."

"But…"

"Please."

"Okay." Rory answered hesitantly. "Bye grandma." She gave her a kiss on her cheek and left the house.

"What do you want, mom?" Lorelai started, somewhat annoyed.

"Our conversation wasn't over."

She let out a small laugh, "Oh yes, I think it was."

"No, it wasn't. You just walked away. We were far from over."

"But I have nothing more to say." Lorelai pointed out, crossing her arms over her chest.

"You're so like your father."

"Mom, please."

"Of course. He's the same when we're in a fight."

Rolling her eyes, she shook her head. "If you say so."

"I just want you to take this." Emily held out a small card.

"What's that?" raising an eyebrow, she took it. "Oh god, Mom."

"Take it and call him when you're at home." Emily told her.

"No, I won't."

"Don't be stubborn. It's just a date and he's nice. I really don't see a problem here." Emily said, almost begging.

"The problem is, that I'm not 15 anymore and you can't tell me who to date. That's it. As you can see, I'm all grown up and have my own life which means, that I'm more than capable of deciding who I'm willing to date or not."

"Yes, be proud of yourself, Lorelai. You're over thirty and still single."

Ouch. Thanks. That was nice. "And what if? It's none of your business, Mom. So do me a favour and keep yourself out of my life. Could you do that?" Lorelai countered, almost yelling.

"Don't talk to me like that."

"I'm talking to you, like you're talking to me." Lorelai looked at her mother, her face was unable to read. "So, is there something else aside from insulting me, Mom?"

Emily's eyes glided to the card in Lorelai's hand and back to her face. "I want you to call him."

"I told you I'm not going to this Charity party with Willi."

"Lorelai." Emily almost yelled. "For god sake, his name is Wilbur."

"You know what? I'm going." She crumpled the card in her hand and let it fall on the floor before she opened the door and headed to her car.

"Lorelai. Lorelai. Don't dare to walk away like that. Lorelai!" Emily shouted, standing at the door. But Lorelai climbed into the car and drove backwards out on the street.

"What happened?" Rory asked after a while.

"What happened? Rory, your grandmother insulted me the whole evening. That happened. Gah!"

"Mom, calm down please."

"No, I don't wanna calm down. I'm pissed off, Rory. I really am. And now you know why I didn't want them to know about me and Luke. She just would have killed me in front of everyone. I mean, how old am I that she tells me who to date? I told her that I didn't want to go out with that Willi guy and she kinda freaked out and made a scene. And you know what she did minutes ago? She gave me his number. Huh, if I would ever call him. Never. Have you seen him? He's so not my type, just a rich, snobby guy with no sense of humour."

"He looked nice."

"So you're on her side?"

"Just kidding. You're right. Willi is weird." Rory nodded, trying to make a serious face.

When they drove through Stars Hollow they stopped in front of the Diner. Lorelai watched Luke through the window, a smile spreading across her face. "Hey, let's go get some coffee."

"I think I'll go home. I'm tired." Rory told her, yawning.

"Oh, okay. Then let's go home." Lorelai said disappointed and started the car.

"No, you can go to Luke's. I'll walk home."

"Walk home? Rory, it's dark already." Lorelai shook her head.

"It's okay. Really."

"Then I want you to take the car."

"You sure?"

"Yep. See you later." Lorelai got out of the car and walked to the front door of the Diner.

Slightly, she knocked on the door and waited until Luke looked up. With a smile he walked to the door and opened it. "Hey."

"Hey back." She said and leaned forward to give him a small kiss. "Can I come in? Or were you just about to…"

"No no, come in." he said and closed the door behind her. "Do you want some coffee?"

"Wow, it's amazing that you always know what I need." She told him with a small smile and sat down at the counter, looking at him while he was making fresh coffee.

"How was dinner with your parents?" Luke started with his back to her. When he heard her sighing he turned around. "That bad?"

"Yeah, you could say so. I definitely should've tried the 'broken leg thing'."

"What happened?" he asked concerning while he poured her a cup of coffee.

After Lorelai took a big sip, she answered. "Oh, you don't wanna know. Besides this, I don't want to annoy you with the Emily Gilmore craziness."

"You don't."

Closing her eyes, she let out another sigh. "You have no idea how much I regret that I asked them for money for Rory's school. I can't stand to go to this Friday night dinners anymore. Today was just horrible."

"What exactly?" he asked and walked around the counter to sit down on the stool next to her.

"Everything. From the very first second till the end. I had a huge fight with my mother. She attacked me the whole night."

"Attacked?" Luke asked frowning.

"Yeah. About this and that. For example because we weren't on time. Oh sorry, how could I know that there's going to be an accident on the way to Hartford and we got stuck in traffic for twenty minutes. Then she complained about my dress too. It's new and it was expensive and… and I liked it, so I bought it. And if she doesn't like it, then it's really not my problem because I do."

"I like your dress too." His eyes travelled down to her dress and back to her eyes. "You look beautiful."

"Aw, really? You're not just saying this to make me feel better?" her lips twitched into a small grin.

"No way. I'm just telling the truth here." Luke said, looking at her intently.

"You're so sweet. But if you like my dress, then look at my shoes and how perfectly they're matching." She stretched out her leg.

Luke's eyes glided down her legs ever so slowly until he looked at her shoes. "Yeah… I… I'm impressed."

"So, you like what you see?" she grinned, noticing his look.

"Definitely."

"Good, good. Because they were expensive, too." She took a sip from her coffee again before she continued. "Oh, and the best is yet to come."

"There's more?"

"Yep, something that might interest you... or not. I don't know."

"Okay, what?"

"Well, uhm… Willi asked me out on a date." She slipped from her stool and walked behind the counter. "Oh, can I have one of these?" Lorelai asked, taking a doughnut.

"Whoa, wait. Who's Willi?"

"Actually his name is Wilbur. And my Mom wanted me to go out with him. " Lorelai clarified.

"Wilbur? Ah geez."

Lorelai let out a laugh. "Poor guy, huh? Well, but he's the son of friends of my parents. And after looking at me during the entire dinner, he asked me out."

"Uh-huh." He said and joined her behind the counter. "And what did you say?"

"Well, I told him to pick me up at 8 tomorrow night." She said shrugging and moved around to look at him.

"No, you didn't." Luke told her in a deep voice, shaking his head slightly.

"What makes you think that?" she teased, grinning.

"Because…" he simply moved into her until Lorelai was pressed against the counter. Slowly, he ran his hands over her shoulders and down her body. All the time his eyes focused so intently on her.

"Because… what?" she stammered, closing her eyes for a moment. His touch was steeling her breath.

"Because you're not free tomorrow night."

"Really?" she asked, innocently.

"Yes."

"Oh… I… I think that slipped my mind somehow." She looked up at him, smiling shyly.

"You forgot about our first date?" he asked softly and wrapped his arms around her waist.

"Well, I…" but before Lorelai could finish her sentence, his mouth was on hers ever so softly. Slowly she reached up and cupped Luke's face, trailing her fingers over his stubble, while their kiss became more demanding.

"Oh god." She mumbled between their kisses. If he wouldn't stop right now, she could not guarantee for anything. "I… I…" she pulled apart, looking at him out of breath. "...I think I remember again now."

"Yeah?"

Lorelai nodded, biting her lower lip and playing with the collar of Luke's shirt.

"Sooo, what's with that Wilbur guy now?"

"Wilbur? Who's Wilbur? Never heard that name before. " she said grinning.

"Good answer. So, are you going to wear that dress tomorrow again? I really like it, you know?" he said seductively.

"You haven't told me where we're going, so I don't know what I'm going to wear. Any suggestions? "

"That dress is perfect."

"Really? But I can't wear the same outfit two days in a row."

"Why?"

"Because... I can't. There're so many other dresses in my closets which want to see the big world." she grinned back at him.

"Every dress like this is alright for me."

"Like this?" she threw her arms around Luke's neck, looking into his eyes. "So, you're bringing me to a fancy restaurant?"

"Maybe."

"Maybe? Maybe like in, maybe I planned something or maybe but I have no idea what we're going to to?"

Luke laughed, "Just wait and see."

"That's mean." She thought for a moment before she continued. "But you planned something, right?"

"Of course." He said smiling, his arms still around her waist.

"Good, okay." She looked down before her eyes searched his again." Uhm, Luke?"

"Yes?"

"Our first date." Her smile grew wider. "That's…that's just…"

"Wonderful?" Luke finished for her.

"Yeah." She sighed happily. "I can't wait till tomorrow night."

"Neither can I."

They looked at each other for a moment before Lorelai broke the silence. "Well, I think uhm… I better go now."

"Okay." Luke walked with her to the door and opened it. "I'm glad you came."

"Me too. But… uhm, I really needed that. No, wrong… I needed you after that dinner with my parents."

Luke's lips twitched into a smile. "Nice to hear that. Good night, Lorelai."

"Night, Luke." She smiled at him and walked out of the Diner.

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