A/n: Thanx to all who reviewed.
Rusty Bedsprings: I'm sorry. I'm not real good at the truly dirty scenes. But I love to read em! ;)
And a note to the one reviewer who said that is was unlike Lorelai to cheat. You are absolutely right. I can't see Lorelai cheating either, at least without feeling guilty. And she does. I'm not sure if I portrayed it very well in the future chapters, but she does.
And if anyone thinks that the rating could be taken down a little, please let me know.
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Lorelai woke up to the sound of Luke's alarm clock at 4:45 with a mind-blowing headache the next morning. She groaned and Luke stirred under her. She stopped moving and opened her eyes to look around.
As she took in her surroundings, the memories of the previous night flashed through her mind, and she gasped.
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Luke stirred as his alarm went off; telling him it was time to start the day. He felt a body on top of him. He heard a gasp and the memory of the previous night floated into his sleepy mind.
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Lorelai felt Luke's body stiffen and knew he was awake. She bit her lip and slowly started to move off of him. She removed her leg from between his, took her arm off his abdomen, and her head from his chest as she slid over to the other side of the small bed. She rolled over so she was lying on her back, careful not to reveal too much. 'Not that he hasn't seen it all before,' she thought. Slowly she turned her head to look at him.
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Luke stiffened as the memories flooded back. He felt Lorelai move off him to the other side of the bed. He didn't open his eyes. He wasn't sure if it was from respect for her, or the fact that if he saw her nude while in clear frame of mind, it would hurt too much knowing that they has crossed that 'friendship' line, but would have to go back across. She was taken, he was taken. But neither loved their significant other. 'It doesn't matter. This was wrong and can only happen once. Unless…No! Do not even go there!' Slowly he opened his eyes and turned his head. 'Time to face the music.' He was met with her gaze boring into him. "Morning," he offered. He didn't say good, this was definitely not good. 'Last night was great though. No! Stop it!'
She accepted his offer, "Morning."
"So…we should probably get dressed, huh?" He was desperately trying to avoid the inevitable conversation they would have for as long as possible.
"Yeah. Probably." She knew he wanted to avoid the talk they had to have, but she was ok with that. Because so did she.
Both looked down at the single sheet covering both of their bodies. Luke looked around on the floor and found his shirt on the floor next to the bed. 'How convenient.' He held the sheet close to his body as he reached to pick it up. Handing her the blue flannel, he said, "Here, you can use this."
She gratefully accepted the offering and replied with, "Thanks."
She carefully put it on, again trying not to reveal too much, and scurried around the room, hunting down her clothes.
Luke had found his boxers close to the bed and put them on. He was searching for his pants when Lorelai emerged from the bathroom. She was fully dressed in the clothes she had worn the night before.
They shared a short stare before Luke spoke. "I was just looking for my pants." He gestured to his legs with his hands.
"They're over there," she started, pointing to the pair of blue jeans. "On top of the fridge." She cringed as she said this. 'Well, one ting can be said about last night,' she thought, 'it was definitely wild.'
Luke turned to see the jeans he had worn the night before hanging from the top of his refrigerator. "Uh, thanks," he replied.
"Any-" she stopped herself and thought of the implications of the words 'anytime' or 'no problem.' "You're welcome," she answered. It was the safest reply.
Luke quickly retrieved his pants and put them on. 'Now, to find my shirt,' he thought.
As if reading his mind, Lorelai pointed to the couch. "You're t-shirt is behind there and," She cringed. "your flannel is in the bathroom."
He gave her a small, nervous smile. "Thanks, again."
This time, she simply smiled and nodded.
After Luke had replaced his clothing, the two simply stood still, avoiding each other's eyes.
This time, Lorelai broke the silence. "Look, Luke, neither of us wants to talk about this, but-"
He cut her off and finished the sentence. "We have to."
'Finishing each other's sentences. I would think that was cute in a different situation,' she thought.
Luke sat down on the couch. Lorelai followed suit.
"Look, Lorelai, I'm sorry about last night. It was my fault. I shouldn't have invited you up here or to stay the night. I'm so sorry," Luke rambled.
Lorelai looked at him like he had just told her he saw flying pink elephants in the sky. "Luke, do remember last night? Do you remember who started this? Me. Me! It was all me." 'Well, the beginning anyway,' she thought, and she had to repress a smile.
"It wasn't all you," he told her, remembering the events of the previous night. "It was a mutual mistake. I could've said 'no.'"
"You tried," she added.
"I could've tried harder. But the truth is: I didn't want to."
Lorelai had been staring at her hands, but when Luke confessed that fact, her head shot up and she stared at him. "I didn't want you to." She paused. "You know, I haven't been truly happy in a long time. But last night…I was. I was happy, I was ecstatic, I was excited, I was passionate, I was- I felt like I was…truly in love." She wanted to look away after confessing her true feelings, but something in his eyes wouldn't let her.
"Everything you just said, it was like you were reading my mind. I was happy last night. Not just because we had sex, even though it was great, but because I got to hold you in my arms. The only thing I regret is that it was only a one-time thing."
Lorelai looked thoughtful for a moment, and then replied, "Why does it have to be just a one-time thing?"
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Ok, I could've gone on, but I decided to leave you guys hanging. :D Please, please, please review. And I already got a flame, so I am going to say this now, don't waste your time or mine by sending me a flame. It's just stupid really. Anyway, hope y'all enjoyed the chapter!
