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27 –Who wants to go todinner?

Luke and Lorelai had just finished for the night at the Dragonfly, neither having spoken about the argument with Emily only an hour before. Usually Luke would be the first one that Lorelai would go to when she needed to vent about her mother but this was different… the fight had been about Emily not thinking Luke was good enough for her and thinking Chris was, she knew if she told him he would be hurt by it… so she just hadn't mentioned it.

They drove back to the diner in almost silence as they listened to the radio, both caught up in their own thoughts. Lorelai had been going to Sookie's for breakfast a lot since Luke had been away and had caught a ride with Sookie to work most mornings, but she had let Sookie leave early to spend some time with Davey and caught a ride home with Luke.

Luke got out of the drivers side and walked around the car to open the passenger side for Lorelai as he always did, she smiled at him as she tried to get her mind off the fight with her mother. It made her so mad inside that her mom couldn't see who Luke really was, this man who would do anything in the world for her and Rory and so much more than Chris had ever done. How could she even suggest giving that up for Christopher?

Luke had felt awkward since Emily had left, Lorelai had been very quiet which he knew was never a very good sign. He walked her up to the doorstep and turned to him smiling flirtatiously, "You wanna come in for a cup of coffee?"

"I don't drink coffee" he said grinning as he pretended to not know what she was talking about but she saw through it and grabbed him by the shirt, pulling him into the house. She pressed her lips up against his, all she wanted was to feel his body on hers and forget all the ugliness regarding her mother. It felt like forever since she had felt him with her…

Luke responded by pulling her body up against his and shutting the door with his back of his foot as his hands moved along her body feverishly, she was doing the same, neither of them being able to get enough of each other. He felt her tongue gently running along his bottom lip, silently begging for him to allow her to enter his mouth, he opened his mouth widely pulling her towards her as he deepened the kiss. They were slowly making their way towards the staircase, although apparently not fast enough for Luke who wrapped his arms around her waist and lifted her off the ground, she wrapped her arms around his waist, not letting his lips leave hers as he climbed the stairs.

The next morning…

Lorelai woke up around six, she looked over at Luke who was sleeping soundly, she sat for a minute staring at him, the way he slept and how gorgeous he looked.

"Would you stop staring at me" he grumbled as he wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her down to him, she laughed and kissed him softly on the lips wrapping an arm around him.

"Don't you have to get up to open the diner?"

"Caesar is opening"

"Oh so you thought you would get lucky last night?" Lorelai said raising an eyebrow.

"Lorelai"

"Well you got lucky four times… but who's counting"

"You're crazy" he laughed but kissed her softly on the forehead.

"I gotta go take a shower, I have a meeting at the Inn this morning" she said kissing him on the lips, along his jaw line and twice moving down his chest before jumping off the bed and walking into the bathroom.

The phone rang about five minutes later, Luke wasn't sure whether to answer it at first but Lorelai called out for him to answer so he did.

"Hello"

"Hello"

"Who is this?"

"It's… Luke" Luke said as he sighed when he recognised the familiar voice over the phone.

"Is Lorelai there?"

"She can't come to the phone right now Mrs Gilmore"

"Why?"

"What?" Luke asked confused.

"Why can my daughter not come to the phone right now?" Emily asked, speaking slowly as if he was unable to understand English.

"She's in the shower"

"Fine. Get her to call me as soon as she gets out"

"I will" he said but she had already hung up.

Lorelai came out of the bathroom twenty minutes later, all dressed and ready to go. It was strange being the first one out of bed and seeing him still lying there… although it wasn't a bad sight.

"Your mom called"

"Ouch"

"Yeah, she wants you to call her back"

"Mmm, maybe later… today's got off to too good a start to call her yet" Lorelai said as she crossed the room to give him a quick kiss goodbye. He snaked an arm around her waist and pulled her down on top of him, he ran his hand lightly up and down her back as he started to move his lips across her jaw line and down her neck. She moaned softly when she felt his lips on her neck, he always knew just the spot to drive her crazy. Lorelai moved her face down to meet Luke's lips before she pulled back from him and smiled.

"I really gotta go now"

"You want me to make you a quick cup of coffee first?"

"That'd be great hon" Lorelai said as she gave him a quick kiss before getting off him and pulling him up with her. They went downstairs and talked as Luke made her some coffee poured into a travel mug before she gave him a quick kiss goodbye and left for the Inn.

Friday Lunch time…

Lorelai had been rushed off her feet all day and hadn't got a chance to call her mother back… not that she was in a rush to anyway after last night. She walked into the kitchen to see Sookie who was having a fight with Jackson over some weird fruit… everything was back to normal. She watched them fight for a minute before Michel came in holding out the phone out.

"Doesn't this remind you of the Independence Inn all over again" Lorelai laughed pointing at Sookie and Jackson.

"Yes it's quite amazing, take the phone"

"It's like deja-vu" Lorelai said ignoring Michel.

"It's the diner man" Michel said sighing knowing she would take the phone immediately.

"Oh thanks" Lorelai said as she grabbed the phone off him.

"Hey there" she whispered into the phone

"Lorelai why have you not returned my call?" a shrill voice asked on the other end of the phone which was definitely not Luke's voice.

"Hello mother" Lorelai said as she glared at Michel who smiled evily and turned on his heel and walked back out to the hallway.

"I wanted to invite Luke for dinner tonight"

"You what?

"I said I want to invite Luke for dinner tonight"

"Come again?" Lorelai said frowning, had the world flipped on its axis or something? She thought.

"Lorelai I will not say it again, is he going to come or not"

"What makes you think I would be crazy enough to invite Luke to dinner, after everything you said about me and how he isn't good enough… I'm not going to put him through a night of interrogation mom"

"Lorelai you are with this man, it seems serious is it not?"

"Yes it is mom" Lorelai said rolling her eyes.

"Well then bring him to dinner, I will be perfectly polite to the man, we will have to meet sometime if this is as serious as you tell me"

"Fine mom I will ask him to come to dinner"

"See you at seven"

"Bye" Lorelai said in a frustrated tone as she hung up the phone. What was she going to say to Luke, why in hell would he even want to go?

The bell above the diner bell rang, Luke glanced up from the counter to see Lorelai coming in. He grinned up at her as she walked towards him, although she definitely did not look as happy to see him. He grabbed a cup and started pouring it when she sat down at the counter and slammed her head against the counter.

"Hey whats wrong?" Luke asked as he rushed around the counter to stop her from hitting her head against the counter again.

"My mother"

"What happened?" Luke asked putting a hand on her shoulder and rubbing it gently.

"She wants you to come to dinner tonight"

"She does?" Luke asked frowning.

"Yeah, I swear the woman is on crack or something, she actually calls me up and asks me to invite you to dinner tonight because apparently that's the only way to show her I am serious about you"

"Well I'll go then"

"You don't have to Luke, its kinda like throwing yourself into a cage of lions and having a cotton bud to protect you"

"Well you'll be there to protect me won't you" he whispered into her ear.

"Luke you don't have to do this"

"I'll do it because I love you" he whispered into her ear. He knew it was probably going to be a painful experience for him and her as well, but this was serious for them both and he knew that her parents came as part of the Lorelai package.

"You are the most amazing man" Lorelai said as she turned around to him and pressed her lips against his in a deep kiss for a few seconds before she pulled back and smiled. He grinned as his face turned red, luckily there were only a few people in the diner but even still they were all staring at the two of them.

"Look at you all blushing… you getting a little hot?" Lorelai said, whispering the last part.

"Lorelai" he said with a stern face before he turned to walk back around the counter, not letting her see the small grin playing on his face… which soon turned serious when he turned back to face her again, the thought about the dinner that night coming back into his head.

"Anyway gotta run hon, I have to pick up stuff for the Inn in New Haven tonight so I told Rory I'd pick her up and then she'll spend the weekend here and I'll drop her back on Sunday, but I can pick you up if you want"

"I'll get Caesar to close but how about I drive up and meet you there?"

"Okay but you can't go in before I get there, sit out in your truck and wait… safety in numbers n all that jazz"

"I'll wait" he grinned.

"Okay I'll see you at seven then" Lorelai said as she leaned over the counter and gave him a quick kiss on the lips before grabbing her bag and walking out of the diner.

The Gilmore Residence – 6.45pm

"Luke isn't here yet" Lorelai said when they didn't see his truck in the driveway.

"I'm sure he'll be here soon, let's just go in" Rory said.

"Yeah maybe we can slip something in her drink, got any arsenic?"

"That's the attitude" Rory said rolling her eyes. They both got out of the car and walked to the front door, Lorelai walking slowly hoping that Luke's truck would pull up on the way, she was surprised he wasn't here yet because he was never late… not even for boring town meetings.

"Hello Rory, you look lovely, hi Lorelai where's Luke?"

"He'll be here soon"

"Well come in, your father is joining us for dinner tonight"

"You're letting dad in the house, has charity week come around again?" Lorelai quipped.

"Lorelai" Emily warned.

"Nice start" Rory whispered.

7.35pm…

"Where the hell is Luke?" Lorelai whispered to Rory who shrugged.

"You wanna call him?"

"I tried the diner but Caesar said he'd left ages ago, he's probably driving at a mile an hour, y'know what he's like"

"He'll be here soon then"

"Hopefully" Lorelai said looking at the clock again.

8.10pm…

"Lorelai, will we start dinner and leave some for Luke?"

"Yeah mom no point in it going cold… again" she said in an annoyed tone. She couldn't believe he wasn't here yet, this wasn't like him.

About twenty minutes later Lorelai's cell phone started ringing.

"Lorelai what have I told you about…"

"It could be Luke mom" Lorelai said in an annoyed tone getting up from the dinner table.

"Hello"

"Hi, is this Lorelai Gilmore?"

"Yes that's me"

"I'm doctor Cohen from the Hartford city hospital, do you know a Mr Luke Danes?"

"Yeah, why? Has something happened?"

"I'm sorry to inform you that he has been involved in a car accident…"

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