Author's note: Thank you for all the reviews! So, this is the final chapter. I hope you enjoy!
pen2starshollow: And once again: Thank you so much for your help, suggestions and beta-reading! – and for the final sentence, because the end is just a bit more perfect now bighug
LukeNlorelaifan: Thanks for the reviewIMO (and maybe that's not completely logic, but it's the Gilmore-Universe and everything is possible :) ) Luke drove to Yale in the morning (not really early, but let's say 10 a.m.) and maybe came back early afternoon (don't know how long the drive from SH to Yale would be, but I'm thinking about 1-2 h?). So first of all they would have enough time to go upstairs before Rory comes home and second of all they kinda got carried away (and I wanted to add a little fluffy-ness.) Hope that's a satisfiying explanation :)
Disclaimer: I do not own Gilmore Girls. I wish I did like most people here, but I don't. The only thing that I own that could be linked to GG is my coffee machine.
Breaking down the wall - Chapter 4 (Final Chapter)
They were cuddled together under the blanket, their legs entwined. Lorelai had laid her head on Luke's shoulder, while he had draped his arm around her, drawing little circles on her upper arm with his thumb. Lorelai's left hand lay on Luke's bare chest. His left hand covered hers. She could feel his heart beat. For a while they just lay there, neither of them speaking. Both were enjoying the happiness and the peacefulness that had been missing for the last two months.
Lorelai was the first to speak. "How did you find her?"
"Hmm?" Luke had not been paying attention. He was still somewhere in dream world.
"Rory. Who told you where to find her?"
"Why do you think I had something to do with that?" He shifted his body a little bit, placing his right hand under his head now.
"Luke. She knew that I told you I loved you. Who else could have told her about that? You're not a very good liar, you know that, kind sir!"
"Yeah, well." he paused for a second. "Lane."
"Lane? Lane told you? What did you do? Beat her up and hold her head under cold water?" Lorelai moved her head so she could face Luke.
"What? Am I with the Mafia now?" he pretended to be mad.
"No," she said softly. "I am just surprised she told you."
"I threatened to fire her if she didn't tell me."
Lorelai giggled at his joke. "Way to go, Mister!"
They were silent again, but only for a moment.
"Luke?" – "Hmm?" – "I don't know what you said to Rory, but whatever it was. Thanks for saying it."
"Honestly," Luke took a deep breath, "I have no idea what it was. I didn't think I got through to her."
"Well, obviously you have more power than you think you do. You are Super-Luke! We should design a special car for you tomorrow. And a logo. Oh, and a cape. Do you think you would ever wear someof those sexy Superman-tights? You could have a spatula with super-powers! Wow, that's…" – "Lorelai! Shut up!"
"No way! You did not just tell me to shut up? I am insulted. I am hurt. I will now pout and never talk to you again!"
"Well, at least it's gonna be quiet now!" Luke gave her one of his famous grins. A grin that apparently only she could conjure on his lips.
And again they enjoyed their happiness in silence. And again it was Lorelai who broke the silence.
"That was nice! Our little celebration."
"Nice? Ha!" Luke gave her an ironic smile.
"Well, maybe it was a bit more than just nice." Lorelai placed a small kiss on Luke's chest and looked up to him. "I think it was a very nice…. festive… absolutely fantastic… long awaited …. necessary … calorie-burning …." she kissed her way up Luke's chest and slowly moved until she was sitting on top of him. She bentdown until her lips were only inches apart from his. "…celebration of our moving-in together."
"I think we should celebrate more often." Luke gazed at her and they kissed again.
Lorelai started to nibble on Luke's earlobe and then placed soft, wet kisses on his neck, sometimes biting it. He moaned. "What are you doing?"
"Preparing for celebration number two," Lorelai said between kisses.
Luke tried to concentrate. "We should probably stop."
"I don't think so, mister. I think we should get going!" Lorelai started to move downwards, now kissing and biting Luke's shoulder.
"But we should get ready before Rory comes home. Remember? Rory? Coming home? Happy? Oh God!" Luke tried hard to focus but he couldn't speak in complete sentences anymore. What Lorelai did was feeling way to good.
"Oh, we have plenty of time before …" They were interrupted when the half-closed bedroom door swung open.
"Oh. Sorry!" Rory stood in the doorframe and didn't know where to look. Somehow she couldn't take her eyes off of the bed. She had come home a bit earlier, because she had been too excited to stay at Yale. She had seen the truck in the driveway, but she had figured that Luke had probably walked to the diner and her mum was probably still at the Inn. She had gone upstairsto put a dress back into Lorelai's closet that she had borrowed.
"Ah, Jeez!" Luke flung his right arm over his face and closed his eyes. Thiscan't be happening. He felt embarrassed.
Rory chuckled. 15 different shades of red. Wow.
When Lorelai had seen who had just entered, she had buried her face into Luke's shoulder. My daughter just walked in on me, almost having sex. She chuckled when she heard Luke's famous "Ah, Jeez!" Something about this scene was hilarious. She looked up and smiled.
"Hey hon." She couldn't suppress another giggle. "Could you maybe… wait downstairs?We'll be right there!"
"Oh, well. Sure. I'll be in my room." Rory smiled and left the bedroom. It was good to be back. She had missed this. Giggling about "Embarrassed!Luke" with her mother. That was fun! If not disturbing.
As soon as Rory left the couple alone, Lorelai burst into laughter. She buried her face again and laughed against Luke's chest.
"Will you please stop that?" Luke was still embarrassed, not quite sure how to handle this situation.
Lorelai crawled off Luke and propped herself on one arm so she was lying beside him, facing him. "Come on Luke. That was kinda funny. Admit it!" She still couldn't stop laughing.
"What? You're daughter just walked in on us. That's not funny!" This was embarrassing.
"Luke! Rory's 20. I think she has seen worse!" Lorelai tried to comfort Luke.
"I hope she hasn't!" Luke calmed down a little, but he was still upset. The 15 different shades of red left his face very slowly.
"She was fine with it, Luke. She knows we have sex." – "Ah, Jeez." – "Luke! Please. We are living together and hopefully Rory will be around more often again. You don't have to be embarrassed about stuff like that. We're sharing a bedroom and a bed and we are not only using it for sleeping only. Period Rory's knows that and she doesn't mind. Maybe she was caught a little off guard here, but she didn't mind. I think she found it as amusing as I did! Come on. I'll get dressed and go downstairs. You'll go to the bathroom, take a shower, get dressed and come downstairs and then we will have the movies night as planned with the junk food, as planned, and you have nothing to be embarrassed about, okay?"
"Okay."
Lorelai smiled, padded Luke on the chest and left the bed to fetch some clothes.
Luke looked at her, while she put on a pair of sweatpants and a T-Shirt.
"I can't promise that I'll come downstairs though." At least 5 shades of red were still left.
"Oh yes, you will. Believe me! You will!" Lorelai gave him an awkward wink. She knew that she could wear him down.
Lorelai knocked on Rory's bedroom door and slowly opened the door. Rory was sitting on her bed, reading.
"Hey there, kiddo." – "Hey!" They smiled at each other.
"So, you're home, huh?" – "Yeah. Sorry about before."
"Ah, don't worry. Luke's gonna be fine. Just has to get used to it."
"Does that mean I have to run in on you guys again?"
Lorelai let out a small laugh. "You better notor he will end up moving out pretty quickly!"
They both laughed. It felt good to be able to laugh together again.
"So, are you ready for the movies? Should we order Pizza? Chinese? Or, let's go crazy and order Indian food. We can even burn down the house afterwards to get rid of the smell. We have the Twickham House now, you know. Always good to have a house to spare. I didn't have time to buy pop tarts, but I know that we have some popcorn left and Luke can always make some pancakes."
"Ohohohoh! Pancakes! I haven't had any good pancakes in months!"
"Pancakes it is! Let's go!"
They went to the living room together. Rory went through the DVD- and tape-collection to pick a movie, while Lorelai called up the stairs.
"Luuuuuke Are you ready? We're waiting for you. We need you. You have to make us pancakes! We. Want. Pancakes! Come down here quick. Please! Pretty please!"
Luke's head appeared. "I'll come. But we will not talk about before. I mean: ever! We will never mention…. before. There's not gonna be any mocking about… before. Is that clear?"
"Oh come on. No fun!" Lorelai tried to pull her famous pout.
"Agree, or no pancakes and no coffee!" Luke pointed downstairs at Lorelai and Rory, who both yelled at the same time "Agreed"
Luke smiled and slowly walked down the stairs to Lorelai. It was good to have them back. He loved having them back. Everything about it. Even if it meant to have the begging-for-coffee back, the movie nights with some of the worst movies ever. It was worth it.
Lorelai pulled Luke into a hug and gave him a small kiss on the lips.
"Careful. Kid in the house!" Rory said with a broad grin on her face.
"Ah, Jeez!" Lorelai and Rory burst into laughter. Embarrassed!Luke was back.
"Okay, that's it! No coffee tonight. No pancakes!"
"What? Not fair!" shouted Lorelai.
"We did not talk about before!" said Rory smirking.
"We. Want. Pancakes! Give. Us. Pancakes!"
"All right! Stop it. I'll be in the kitchen. Pancakes will be ready in a minute!".
Lorelai gave him another peck. "Love you!"
He started to smile and pulled her in for another, longer kiss. That wasn't embarrassing after all. It was great.
Luke let go of Lorelai and went to the kitchen to make the pancakes.
Rory put a DVD in the DVD-player, turned the TV on and waited for the menu to start.
She propped herself on the couch. Lorelai smiled at her, took the few steps from the stairs to the sofa and joined Rory.
They sat there for a moment in silence.
"It's nice to have Luke here, hm?" Rory was the one who spoke first.
"Yeah, it's the best. Although I think I didn't appreciate it until today." Lorelai smiled.
"I'm happy for you."
"Thanks, hon. So, how is Logan? You're still seeing him?"
"Yep. It's going great, actually. He gave me a lot of space lately, because I wanted to be alone. I wasn't exactly Ms. Happy-and-cheerful. Although he tried to get me out of my shell sometimes, which I did appreciate. He kinda talked me into not-dropping out of Yale, you know? He defended you. Said that I should have listened to you!"
"Well, maybe he's not as bad as I thought he was." Lorelai gave Rory a big warm smirk.
"Maybe not." Rory smiled back. (A lot of smiling was going on that day!)
"Hey mom?" – "Yeah?" – "I know you didn't want to talk about it, but let me just say something: I'm sorry for the ugly things I said to you. You were right about the dropping-out-of-Yale-idea being stupid and everything. But I am old enough to make my own decisions. That doesn't mean that in the future I will not ask for your opinion and I am sorry that I asked for Grandma's and Grandpa's first, but it means that in the end I have to make those decisions myself, and you will have to respect those decisions. Can we agree on that?"
Lorelai nodded. "Yes, we can. And I also said some things that I didn't mean. And I am sorry. And now, I believe we can officially declare this fight over and move to our next topic. Which is Movie Night! And pancakes. Luke Where are the pancakes? We. Want. Pancakes!"
"In a minute." Luke yelled from the kitchen. "Jeez. It's like you haven't eaten in two months!" And in some way, that statement was true.
Lorelai and Rory giggled on the couch.
"Mom?"
"Yeah?" Lorelai said between chuckles.
"You know I love you, right?" Rory looked serious now.
"Yeah, I do. And, right back at ya!" Lorelai smiled and stroke Rory's hair putting it back behind her ear.
"Pancakes are ready. Coffee's ready. Go nuts!" Luke entered the living room with a fully loaded tray and put it on the coffee-table. Lorelai jumped up from the couch and hugged him.
"Oh, you're my hero. I love you! You're perfect!"
Luke hugged her back and let out a small laugh. Crazy lady. He looked over Lorelai's shoulder at Rory, who was still sitting on the couch, smiling at the happy couple.
It was good to be back. Be home again. To Be – a family.
The End
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