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Now, without further ado, here goes the second chapter…
Lorelai continued towards the front doors. Her stomach was in knots; memories of the night consumed her. In the distance, she noticed a figure lying still on the ground. Lorelai immediately recognized the motionless body.
"Luke?" she cried out. "Luke!" she repeated as she enclosed the space between them. "Oh my god! Luke, can you hear me?" Lorelai was horrified at the scene before her. She knelt down and checked for a pulse. She had no idea how to check for a pulse. She was definitely not the right person to be tending to an unconscious man, or any ailing victim for that matter. Lorelai knew she needed help.
"Sookie, Michel, Jackson, Anybody - HELP!" Lorelai screamed at the top of her lungs, nearly breaking the sound barrier. Now that was something she was good at.
There was quite a kafuffle in the Dragonfly as a result of Lorelai's summoning shriek. Nearly every guest was awake, running about nervously, trying to locate the whereabouts of this vile woman responsible for disrupting their slumber.
Sookie was the first to arrive at the scene. Her expression indicated her concern. "Lorelai – Oh my god! What happened? Is he…is he dead?"
Lorelai almost laughed in spite of herself. "No Sookie, he's not dead! He's unconscious. We need to call an ambulance or something."
Sookie was stunned. She needed answers. "What - how did this happen?"
"Sookie, ambulance!" Lorelai's patience was wearing.
"How did you find him, when did this happen?" Sookie was a little hard of hearing sometimes, purposely I might add.
"Sookie, go call an ambulance, or get someone else to call an ambulance…I don't give a damn who calls the ambulance – but someone needs to call a freaking ambulance!" Lorelai was 'freaking' out.
"Oh, ok – I'm on it!" Sookie knew when Lorelai meant business.
News began to spread of the 'situation' and soon, practically the entire town had gathered round the fallen victim. Patty was dabbing Luke's forehead with a cool cloth and Kirk, (a fully-clothed Kirk), was reflecting on all his fondest memories of Luke.
"Luke was the greatest friend I ever had! I remember when he taught me how to ride a bike. That was three years ago. And when he found the rest of the Easter Eggs that I lost in the town square," Taylor glared at Kirk, "I knew where they were, I just let Luke take over for me…his hands were bigger…he could hold more." Nice save. "What a guy Luke was…what a guy." Kirk's speech was heartfelt.
"Kirk, for the last time…he's not dead! Save your eulogy for a more appropriate occasion!" Lorelai was at her wits end. And where the hell was the ambulance? This was not the way the night was supposed to end. Moments earlier Lorelai had been floating on air, her relationship with Luke finally hitting new heights, then the mess with Rory, and now this. She wondered privately if Jason had anything to do with Luke's current state. "Oh my god, Jason!" Lorelai unknowingly uttered. Screw the ambulance, where the hell was Jason!
"Lorelai, what's going on with you?" Sookie had obviously heard Lorelai's previous remark and took her friend aside for a more intimate conversation.
"I don't know," Lorelai returned, confused and deep in thought.
"What about Jason?" Sookie continued.
"I don't know," Lorelai echoed.
"Did Jason have something to do with this?" Sookie was determined to get to the bottom of it.
"I don't know!" Lorelai paused, then rebelliously finished, "The answer ain't changing any time soon Sookie, get the drift!"
"Wow – I'm sorry…I shouldn't have, I mean…I never meant to prod." Sookie was certainly caught off guard.
"No, Sookie – I'm sorry. It's just, this whole night…what a mess. With Jason and my parents and Luke and the ki-…" Lorelai stopped herself just in time…
"What!" Sookie squealed in disbelief.
…Or not. "Uh, nothing, heh, heh," Lorelai was a terrible liar.
"You kissed? You kissed! Oh my god Lorelai you kissed. You and Luke kissed. I've waited my whole life for this. This is a dream come true. I can't contain myself!" Sookie was taking the news rather well.
As hard as Lorelai tried to fight it, the delight of her friend made her laugh. There was no denying it anymore, the truth was out. "Sookie, please calm down. Everyone's going to think you've gone nutty!" Lorelai reasoned.
"I'm sorry Lorelai, I'm just so damn happy!" She wrapped her arms tight around her friend, congratulating her completely.
"Thanks Sook…but you're kinda cutting off my circulation!" Lorelai winced.
"Oh, sorry again. It's just so exciting. I think we should have a party! I'll make a crab soufflé and polenta…oh, and French truffles, or maybe a ginger and liquorice torte…
"Sookie!" Lorelai appropriately interrupted, "we're not getting married, we just kissed. Although I appreciate the gesture." Sookie's enthusiasm left little to the imagination.
"Anytime sweetie, anytime!" Sookie grabbed Lorelai and hugged her with even greater ferocity this time.
Thankfully, their embrace, or Sookie's vice-grip as Lorelai deemed it, was interrupted by the most glorious sound; a siren. At last, the ambulance had arrived!
Lorelai ran over to the paramedics and explained the circumstances as best she could. With little effort, they slid Luke's solid body onto a gurney and placed him inside the ambulance. Seconds later, they departed towards Hartford, with a Star's Hollow procession following close in toe. Practically every guest trailed the ambulance on route to the hospital. Lorelai was at the head of the convoy, riding along with Sookie and Jackson.
The fun had just begun!
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