Let us suppose that:
Lorelai owns the diner. She is not the world's biggest hazard in the kitchen.
Rory is Lorelai's daughter and yes she goes to Chilton.
Lorelai and Rory live in their big house, the diner apartment is an office.
Luke is the new resident in town. He's a carpenter.
Things are exactly the same as for the rest of the people of stars hollow.
Pattie and Babette are still Babette and Miss Pattie.
Taylor is still annoying as always.
Sookie and Jackson are together.
Basically this is somewhere in the first season.
Disclaimer: in my own little imaginary world I own the Gilmore girls and this wonderful creation, but since this is real life, I do not own any of the characters I'm using for this crazy fiction.
New guy Luke
CHAPTER 7
The weekend came by faster then I thought, and I was getting worse. There was never a minute empty of a Luke thought, daydreaming was quickly becoming my favorite hobby. He was off to New York. This morning, I saw him driving by the diner, I saw him looking, waiting, thinking if to come in or not.
He didn't though, I don't think he knew that I saw him looking, if he did he would've come inside and say goodbye. He didn't. The hurt and frustrated me would think he's a jerk but the normal and understanding me would just say that he took the other night pretty bad.
I don't think that he realized until that point how hard it is for me to be around him. Maybe he knew saying goodbye would be too much for me to handle. Maybe he's not ready yet. Maybe he changed his mind.
That's a lot of maybe's. I don't know what to think anymore. I know that he's gone for the weekend, I know that I'm stuck alone on Sunday morning, that's usually when he can't sleep late and comes to the diner to spend time with me.
Have I mentioned how much I love his smile? I don't think I have before, and even if I did, that smile deserves a second mentioning, more then just a second actually.
I miss him already and it's only been a half a day. Is it possible to feel so much for a person when you didn't even kiss him? Is it possible? I don't know how he managed to affect me so much.
The thing is, I don't even know if he feels the same, sure he said its hard for him to talk to me and that he doesn't want me to be the rebound girl but that was more then six months ago. Six months of being his friend, his diner girl, his cook... how do I know that he really cares for me? How do I know his heart stops when he sees me? Stupid you Lorelai, a man's heart does not stop because of a woman, it stops when he sees a Lamborghini on the high way or when his favorite team wins some big trophy... it does not stop because of a woman... certainly not because of someone like me, who works at a diner and wears old jeans and stupid t-shirts.
So what are you doing exactly Lorelai? How long will you sit and wait for a guy you don't even know if he's interested, how long?
I hate that he doesn't say how he feels, I hate that he's not big on conversations.
I don't know what to do anymore, I don't know how long I can play the fool for him.
But I can't even bring myself to talk to another guy, I keep imagining him finely ready to be with me and being late. And I cant let that happen, I just cant, because Luke, he's Luke, he's sweet and kind and if you don't mind me saying hot and when I say hot I mean, George Clooney kinda hot, not that he looks like Clooney but he certainly has the same effect on me... and even more.
So basically what I'm saying is that other then him not being big on words, not drinking coffee and eating healthy food, other then all this he's great, he's smart, and normal as appose to this crazy town, he's good to my kid which is very important, he's my friend, he knows me and my crazy personality and he still shows up to learn more every day.
And he's hot. And I'm being crazy here for talking to myself when I should be sleeping. No more Luke thoughts...
And then the phone rang.
After 2 rings I answered it with a simple "hallo" and got nothing
"Hallo" I tried again
"Hi" said a very quiet voice on the other side "did I wake you?"
"No"
"Good, good, so how are you?"
"Ok, you?"
"I'm ok, a little tired but I'm ok"
"Good, good"
"So, how's the diner?"
"Still standing"
"You never told me how you got it, is it yours?"
"No, well, it was left to me but I don't own it yet"
"Oh, ok"
"So, where are you now?"
"Some hotel"
"Are there any weirdoes there?"
"What?"
"You know... weirdoes... like in hotel California..."
"I'm not in California..."
"I know, it's just a... never mind"
"It was a joke Lorelai, I know what hotel California is"
"You know?"
"You sound surprised, it's a big hit everyone knows it"
"Did you just tell a joke?"
"I think I did"
"Well, it wasn't funny"
"I'll try harder next time... and don't say dirty..."
"But it was..."
"Yeah, glad to be of serves"
"Luke?"
"Uh?"
"Why didn't you say goodbye before you left?"
"I'm sorry"
"No, I don't want you to be sorry, just tell me why. I'll understand"
"I don't know... I wanted to, I drove by the diner but... I don't know... its hard saying goodbye and I know how you've felt lately... I just..."
"It's ok, just like I thought"
"Really? So you didn't think I was a jerk?"
"I did at first, but I know you're not..."
"I talked to Liz earlier... is she bugging you too much? cause I have a feeling she does... she never stops talking about you"
"She's not bugging me, she's nice and I like her"
"If you say"
"So..." I said with nothing else good to add
"So..." he replied
"When are you coming home?"
"Sunday night"
"Oh, ok..."
"Hey, I walked around town today and saw something..."
"What did you see?"
"I can't say but it made me think of you so I got it for you"
"You got me a gift?"
"Its not really a gift, just something I thought you'd like..."
"Which means it's a gift"
"Fine, a gift"
"Yay... what is it?"
"How can you ask that? Isn't a gift supposed to be a surprise?"
"Well yeah, but you just said it wasn't a gift so..."
"I'm starting to get a headache here..."
"Ok sorry, thanks for not buying me a gift, I can't wait"
"I gotta go"
"Yeah me to, I have to get some sleep"
"Yeah, good night Lorelai"
"Night Luke, thanks for calling"
"No problem, bye" he said and hung up
I held the phone close to my heart and smiled. It's amazing what just hearing his voice does to me and then it rang again who could it be so late? I thought and answered it
"It's me again"
"Hey, something wrong?"
"I just never got to tell you why I called"
"Oh, why did you call?"
"I just... well... I miss you" he said quietly and my heart stopped
Damn you Luke, why do you have to be so sweet, God I wish you were here
"Lorelai, are you there?"
"Uh huh"
"Are you ok?"
"Yes, I fine" I said trying as hard as I can to hold the tears inside
"Well, I'll let you sleep now"
"No, wait Luke..."
"Yeah?"
"I... I miss you too"
"Good, good..."
"Night Luke"
"Yeah, night Lorelai"
And again the smile I can't control if Rory was here she would've probably called 911 and have them admit me to a mental hospital. What is it about him that makes this smile stick? He misses me, I miss him too, I miss making tea in the mornings and I even got use to the oatmeal smell that I never liked. This is so not possible for me to sleep tonight.
My alarm clock woke me from the sweet Luke dream I had, he was here, and we were talking about Rory and he said he'll build her a new bed because her bed is old. Even in my dreams he's sweet and kind. But he was here in bed with me and he was holding me and playing with my hair
"Excuse me" a woman said
"Yes, sorry, what can I get you?"
"Can you please tell me where I can find Taylor Doose?"
"Yeah, just go to the market, he's there"
"The market?"
"It's just down the street"
"Ok, thanks"
"Liz..." I smiled as she came in
"Hey you" she smiled back and noticed the woman standing across from me "Nicole?"
"Liz? What are you doing here?"
"I live here now, what are you doing here?"
"My firm sent me here, one of our clients lives here"
"Oh..."
"So, how are you?"
"Good, you?"
"I'm ok... how's Luke doing?"
"He's ok, he's fine" Liz said to her and then looked at me "hey Lore, can you get me some of this great coffee, I haven't had any today..."
"Sure Liz... coming right up"
So that's Nicole, she seems nice... "Can I have a cup of coffee to?" Nicole asked
"Sure" I answered and poured two cups
"So, is he in his shop?" she asked Liz
"No" Liz answered "he's in New York"
"Oh, ok... when do you expect him back?"
"I don't know, Monday maybe"
"Oh... well, I have to go... nice seeing you Liz"
"Yeah, you too"
After she paid and left Liz looked at me "so, this is the ex wife"
"Yeah, I kinda figured"
"She's nice"
"Yeah, she seems to be"
"Hey, it's over, don't worry about it..."
"No, I just..."
"What?"
"He married a lawyer Liz... I'm just you know, a diner girl..."
"It didn't work with the lawyer..."
"I know... I'm just being silly here..."
"He's a simple man... just like you..."
"He called me last night"
"He did? And...?"
"Yeah, we talked, you know..."
"What about?"
"Just stuff..."
"What's that smile about?"
"God I feel like a teenager... he said that he uhh... well... he said he misses me..."
"Really? That doesn't sound like Luke"
"I know, I was really surprised..."
"I guess he can be sweet like that sometimes..."
"I guess he can..."
"So did he tell you when he's coming back?"
"Yeah, he said Sunday night"
"Oh, that's good"
"Yeah..."
"Hey listen, I have to go, I have a job interview so thanks for the coffee and I'll see you later..."
"Sure... bye Liz"
Later that evening, at home
"Rory" I yelled "could you get that, I'm in the bathtub"
"Sure" she yelled back and after a minute she called "mom, it's for you"
"Who is it?" I asked and then heard Rory knocking on the door
"Can I come in?"
"Sure hon..."
"Here, it's for you, its Luke"
I smiled and grabbed the phone "hey"
"Hi, are you busy?"
"Not at all, how are you?"
"I'm ok, I found everything I came for so I'll be back Saturday night"
"Really... that's great..."
"So, what are you doing?"
"Nothing much" don't say bath you're gonna freak him out
"Ok, so how's everything?"
"The usual..."
"I talked to Liz... she told me about Nicole"
"Oh..."
"Are you ok?"
"Yeah... why wouldn't I be?"
"I don't know..."
"I'm fine Luke"
"Ok, good"
And then awkward silence filled the air
"This is nice"
"What is?" he asked
"Talking on the phone, it's nice"
"Yes it is"
"I'm glad you called"
"I didn't know if I should..."
"You did good, I'm really glad you called"
"Lorelai?"
"Huh?"
"Can I ask you something?"
"Sure go ahead"
"Can I come by tomorrow when I get home?"
"Here?"
"Yeah... I mean I'll probably get there after the diner closes so..."
"Sure..."
"So I'll see you tomorrow?"
"Yes you will"
"Ok, enjoy your bath and I'll see you tomorrow"
"Wait. How did you know?"
"I can hear you playing with the water..."
"Oh... I thought you'd freak out..."
"Well I didn't... good night Lorelai"
"Yeah, night Luke"
Next – Luke comes home.
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Just for the record, this fic will be drama free. I'm going to focus on their relationship, and build the kind of love we all wish for those two.
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