I was going to wait until I had the whole Sookie part done, but with all the work I have right now that might be a while. So I thought I would put it up in parts. I am not sure if I am going to do two or three parts yet. This is part one. I figured that Sookie is just about the biggest JJ in SH we have. Everyone knows she has seen "it" for years. Even on the show she has discussed this with Lorelai. So I did something a little different. Sookie's part for this chapter is not about seeing "it" before they got together, but instead seeing how once they did, this is "it." She sees how this relationship is different for Lorelai,…unlike any other relationship Lorelai has had. The first part takes place within WiTS. It is probably almost better fitted for my other fic, but I changed it up some so it fits into the theme of this fic instead. Okay, sorry to ramble so long…please review so I can see what you guys think before I finish up Sookie part 2.


Sookie was running around the Dragonfly's kitchen starting to prepare lunch.

"Ah! There you are, you beautiful green vegetable!" she exclaimed when she found Jackson's freshly grown zucchini hiding towards the back of the fridge. She pulled it out, grabbed her favorite knife and began chopping away.

Where is she? It is already 10:00 and she is not here yet! I am dying to know how her and Luke's first date went! Literally, D-Y-I-N-G!

Sookie began chopping more and more quickly now. It was all she could do to keep her mind from traveling off to another place – a darker place – a dirty place.

I mean, sure, in my heart of hearts I always felt this day would come. I am actually surprised it took so long for this day to come. For eight years there has been enough sexual tension between these two to power all the crazy tools in Luke's toolbox. I know she would never admit it back then, but Lorelai was always distracted by Luke in one way or another. I have to concede, though, Luke always did seem to have one-up on most of the guys she dated. Besides the fact that Luke was someone constant in her life that she could trust to always be there for her and Rory, I think (again, she would never admit it back then) Luke's "rugged, muscular man's-man" aura pulled Lorelai in. Granted, Max was an intelligent, great guy, but let's face it – you put his skinny little arms next to Luke's big biceps – well, there's no competition. And then Jason, don't even get me started on Jason. That little twit's body doesn't even come close to Luke's large, solid, rock hard chest – wait a minute! Pull it together, Sookie, you are married! You are not supposed to by thinking about other men's chests! Especially that of your best friend's boyfriend. Oh, wow, Luke is Lorelai's boyfriend! Now those muscles of his are officially all hers. Hm, those two sure do make an attractive couple. Seriously though, I am dying to know what happened last night. Not every little (or big – dirty!) detail. Oh, who am I kidding? I want to know it all! Wow, it is 10:20 now… how long have I been day dreaming? And why isn't Lorelai her? Oh, well, I bet I know why she isn't here. She is probably too exhausted from having all the great s – hey, dammit, Sookie! You are doing it again."

Just then Lorelai came waltzing into the kitchen with a huge smile spread across her face.

"Hey, Sook, sorry I'm late, I just – hey, what are you doing?"

Before Lorelai could finish her sentence Sookie had grabbed her by her vest and was shoving her out the door. Sookie finally stopped the assault when they landed in the garden (surrounded by all the gnomes Lorelai insisted on putting out there).

"Sookie, what the hell was that about?"

"Details," Sookie managed to get out, still panting from excitement. "Need details, now!"

"Geeze, you'd think I just came back from meeting Bono or something. Don't I even get a 'hi' first?"

"Okay, Lorelai, hi. Now, details! Don't make me beg, dammit!"

Cause I would, Sookie admitted to herself.

"Hm, I am not exactly sure what you want me to detail. Well, Rory called and said her Naked Guy met Nicole Ritchie this summer. Oh, and she said they are having a wake for Paris' old, and I do mean old, boyfriend. You know, the professor. Did I ever –"

"Lorelai!" Sookie screamed.

Is she seriously doing this to me right now?

Lorelai cracked a huge smile, throwing her head back with laughter.

"God, Sook, I sure do love you when you are desperate. I'm just kidding, or course I can fill you in on last night. Come here."

She grabbed Sookie, who was shaking with anticipation by now, and pulled her over to a bench in their garden. No one else was outside but them.

"Well, he took me to this place called Sniffy's Tavern. It was so cute, Sookie. The owners, Maisie and Buddy, knew Luke. And they didn't just know Luke, they knew-knew Luke. Like when he was a little boy. They told me all these great stories about him. I never realized how much I didn't know about Luke and – what?" she stopped, looking at Sookie, who had a huge smile across her face.

"You're BEAMING, Lorelai. Look at you."

Lorelai suddenly became very shy and looked down at her feet. She couldn't deny it, she was beaming. And after last night, such a perfect night, she had every right to be.

"Well, it was great night and a great morning."

"Whoa!" Sookie yelled, jumping up a bit." I will so make you get back to that great morning comment, but for now, keep going about dinner."

"Haha, okay. Well, there was one thing Luke did that just floored me. We were discussing the first time we met. I couldn't remember, but Luke did, and he told me the whole story of it. That's Luke for ya, he sure does know how to pay attention to details. Every little detail in fact –"

"Dirty," Sookie chuckled.

"How did I know that was coming? Anyways, so Luke told me how I first came into the diner and chased him around begging for coffee. He said he told me to sit and wait but I kept annoying him. I asked him for his birthday and cut out a horoscope writing 'you will meet an annoying woman today, give her coffee and she'll go away' on it and told him to put it in his wallet and it would bring him luck one day. So he then reaches in his back pocket, pulls his wallet out and -

"He didn't?"

"Oh, he did! He has kept that horoscope for eight years, since the day we met. Eight years, Sookie. I was amazed."

"I'll bet. I told you Luke liked you all those years. You would never admit it but everyone in town –"

"Alright, Sookie, do you want to travel down memory lane or hear about the rest of the date."

"Oh, sorry, go, go, go!"

"So then he turns to me and says, 'Lorelai, this thing we're doing here, me, you, I just want you to know I'm in. I am all in. Those were his exact words. All in."

"Wow, if that's not a statement to build a relationship on, I don't know what is."

Lorelai giggled, much like a 13 year old girl. "Yea, I know. So after his little admission he asked me if I was scared by all this."

"Uh oh."

"Uh oh, what?"

Whoops, crap, didn't mean to say that out loud, Sookie scolded herself in her head.

"Ah…nothing, go on."

"No, Sookie, come on. Why did you say 'uh oh'?"

"Okay. Well, it's just that you have a track record of running from guys when they put themselves out there like that."

"Ouch."

"Sorry, I didn't mean for it to come out so bad."

"No, Sook, it's okay. You are right, I do run. But while a lot of that is about me and my issues, a lot is about Rory too. I have kept guys at an arms length because I didn't want them to get to Rory. But Luke,…Rory loved him even before we decided to date. He already got to her. He already go…to me."

Lorelai spoke the last two words very quietly, but Sookie could still hear them and recognize their impact.

"Good, hon," Sookie started. "I am really sorry I insinuated you would run away from this. It's just that it is such a good thing for you. Luke is such a good thing for you."

"I know."

"And I want you to be able to experience something like I got to experience with Jackson. Where someone just sweeps you off your feet and the next thing you know you are suddenly picturing yourself 40 years down the line living in Florida in a couples retirement community that your children paid for you to get in to."

"Ah, but with the humidity down in Florida my hair would get too frizzy. It would cost a fortune to buy all that anti-frizz hair product. Not to mention the gas prices down there."

Sookie rolled her eyes. "You know what I mean."

"Yea, I gotcha Sookie."

There was a moment of silence. Sookie was hesitant to ask the next question.

"Lorelai?"

"Yes?"

"Do you think this could be it? You and Luke, I mean, you have only been on one date but you have all that history. Does it feel right?"

"It feels…different."

"In a good way?"

"In a very good way. I feel, well, calm. And happy. And excited. And anxious – but in a good way. And ready. More ready than I think I have been at the start of any other relationship. And I feel prepared to feel this way, yet also unprepared to be feeling this way at the same time. I don't know if that makes any sense. But most of all, everything about last night felt different. Different – but in the best way possible."

Different, Sookie thought. She just may finally be ready for what is about to hit her. And for Lorelai to actually let it all come into her life – that will certainly be different.

Sookie could see it. And "it" was – different.