I'm updating surprisingly speedily. I'm gonna have extra time this week, so let's dance! And on reviews- I love this! It's giving me such a confidence boost that by the time I'm done I'm so sure I'll be a snotty, stuck-up know-it-all who thinks she is better than everyone and the world is lucky that she's graced it with her mere presence.

Okay, first, addressing everyone….

Glad you share my thoughts on awkwardness! I mean, TWO w's? What word has TWO w's in it? I mean, besides wow, which is more of an exclamation than a word. I mean, sure, it's a word, but it barely counts. It's, like, a noise.

And like all of you said Nicole was a huge twist. The sad truth is, I didn't really realize how big of a twist it was till you guys said so. I didn't even think of it as a twist, it just kinda came to me and I was like, 'Okay then, why not?' But I have no trouble taking the credit and pretending I'm a complete genius.

So many of you mentioned the name-during-sex thing. I just put it in because it amused me and would embarrass Luke to no ends. And because it was AWKWARD. Hey, that looks ever awkwarder in caps.

YAYAYAYAYAYAY! I'm totally jazzed by this next part. I don't know if it was a fluke or if people actually do listen to my rambles, but practically everyone who reviewed left a long review or at least a longer-than-the-norm review! I love that! I love it like you don't believe! And so I say thank you to all you guys who did that. I mean, I know some people address certain people and then say 'Thanks to all reviewers' to the rest but they don't really mean it, but I seriously seriously do. I love reviews so much, and long ones? They just send me through the roof. I'm so serious, I love you ALL with a burning, fiery passion. This whole a/n is going to be really long because of all this.

Labyrinth: I really, really hate it when people put the script in. I tried to change all the words, at least a LITTLE bit. Because I want to keep what would have stayed the same the same! I refrain as much as possible from using the script, I swear! Sorry if I didn't do too good of a job. By the way I LOVE the movie Labyrinth.

Lenina Crowne: gasps Please, anything but following me saying 'awkward' a lot! My worst nightmare come true.

L/L r Lobsters: Aw, I love that episode! I'm not a Friends-fanatic but this is the weird thing- I had this minor obsession for Friends, and then I became obsessed, like REALLY obsessed, with Full House, and then I added Who's the Boss to that list, and then I added Gilmore Girls, and then the other two obsessions phased out into just normal likes. Friends paved the way for my true obsession, Gilmore. Okay, I don't think you really care about that because you don't know me, so I'll shut up there. I'll try to review your other story- I read it before but didn't review. And please, post your Poes one because I'm a whore for good L/L fics. Surprisingly I'm not into post finale fics because… I don't know, they're all just gonna end up being 'Oh Lorelai, yes, I love you let's go for it' and I don't want to read that. I want to know what really happens because it won't be as straight forward as that, knowing ASP's style.

Hmmmmmm: DEGRASSI! Man, I love that show. Hehe. It's so funny and… Canadian. 'I'm sore-y, but I don't know what you're talking a-boot.' I love that. Intense. I actually like the idea of a cyber-jig. I'm always up for jiggage. Too bad about that creepy room and pesky ostracized soup-laden elf.

Lukelainroryndean: I actually laughed when I read about you turning away. I love that.

LLjunkie: Ooh! Silly Putty! Nice bribe there.

Bambie McBimbo: I know where your penname is from! 3-02, Application Anxiety. Rory is too scared to talk to Harvard guy on the phone so she makes Lorelai do it and she talks in this really breathy whore voice so Rory says she'll be expecting Chilton senior Trixie McBimbo- and Lorelai says, "And her mother, Bambi McBimbo!" That is so weird because on a different website (not fanfic or Gilmore, though) my name is Trixie McBimbo! I squealed when I saw your name. I'll answer your other question further down… ooh, intrigue. Look for your name.

Live2tivo: I remembered that part about them Pyes. And you're the only one who commented on the chapter title, so thank you, because I myself found it amusing.

Totaltvjunkie: Aw, thankya. I liked the begin rambling part too. And my previous story. I think you reviewed there a while ago, I remember you! That was sufficiently long, thank you.

Dixiechick: Although I'm not a Dixie chick like you, it bugs me when people spell y'all wrong, too.

Ocdwithlhg: Hehe. Next time drink coffee, that's a great visual. Not that I know what you look like. I'll just pixilate your face like they did when Janet Jackson had her wardrobe malfunction and laugh. (Déjà vu, I said that to LuvzAFunEThing in my old story.) Since you are now my friend, I'll give you some friendly advice- update. If you don't update, our conversations will get a little less friendly, if you know what I mean.

Mudhousejunkie224: Those are called ellipses. And I actually went into the dictionary, found awkward, and found the description of that very scene! Go figure.

Oywidapoodles: 'Aquard?' Ha! You're right about the similarities, but remember- Lorelai loved Luke and had innocent intentions with Chris, while Luke didn't love Nicole and had more-than-innocent intentions with Lorelai. Oooh!

No cheese this time. Shame.

Thanks to you, StephieM, I'm sitting alone in my living room saying 'battle battle battle battle battle' repeatedly. No need to introduce me to your white-coated friends- I have my own! They put this really pretty jacket on me every day and help me go to sleep.

And everyone… Bambie McBimbo posed this question- what does the story title mean? Well, good friends, here's the answer- the cavemen discovered fire, no? And fire is what led to the compromising position between Lorelai and Luke. Without those guys, this never would have happened. We have a lot to owe to them.

Sorry about the frighteningly long a/n, I'm just extra loquacious today (not that I'm not always loquacious). I'll be back to normal next time probably.


Thank the Cavemen

Chapter Three: I'll Come Back Later

The room was completely silent.

Lorelai was in complete shock.

Luke couldn't feel his face.

The clock kept ticking, like a really, really obnoxious time bomb or something. It filled both their ears to the point that they wanted to scream.

Lorelai wasn't sure whether to laugh or cry or faint or run out of the diner shrieking at the top of her lungs.

"I- uh… spilt coffee," piped up Lorelai lamely. She had dropped her coffee cup at Nicole's mention of her and Luke's… bedroom antics.

"Oh," replied Luke intelligently. They stood for a few more seconds. "I should, uh… clean that up." He disappeared hastily around the wall and into a cupboard.

Lorelai heaved a deep sigh and leaned back onto the couch cushions. Her mind was swarming. Mostly with the word 'love.' The word was too big too fit inside her brain yet it kept pushing and shoving, as if to say, 'Here's one thing you just can't ignore until in goes away.' This was unusual for Lorelai, whose favorite tactics for dealing with anything was ignorance. Her personal motto was practically 'Ignorance is bliss.' But the huge word simply wouldn't let her. It kept prodding her. Talk, talk, talk.

Lorelai's head jerked up nervously as Luke reentered the room with a bottle of cleaning fluid and a rag. He was bending down to scrub the spot, buying them a couple more minutes of awkwardness, when Lorelai's arm reached out suddenly and grabbed his wrist. "Wait," she said softly. He dared to look up into her eyes. "Let's talk."

Luke nodded his head anxiously and sat next to her, twisting the rag in his hands. The silence was overwhelming.

"So. Nicole," prodded Lorelai. She guessed she was going to have to be the forceful one here, because Luke looked like he was paralyzed or in a block of ice.

"Yeah," answered Luke helpfully.

"Luke, what was she talking about?" Lorelai was almost scared of the answer but she needed to know.

Luke stole a glance at Lorelai through the corner of his eye. He couldn't read her. What was she thinking? He wished he knew; it would make his answer so much easier.

"I… I don't know," he choked out.

Lorelai's eyebrows rose. "You don't know?"

Luke remained silent.

"Luke, was what she said true?"

"Which part?" he stalled.

"All of it."

"I- there is- there may have been… certain aspects of truth to some parts of… what she said about a select number of things," he answered.

"Like which parts?" pressed Lorelai.

Luke suddenly turned to her. "Lorelai, what do you want me to say?"

Lorelai was taken aback. "I- I'm not sure," she answered honestly. On one hand, him saying Nicole had actually escaped from a mental asylum and was emotionally unstable would mean that their comfortable relationship would go back to normal. But if Luke said that Nicole was right, it would open a whole new door for her and Luke. It would jeopardize their friendship, but it might be worth it. She wasn't sure how she felt or what she wanted anymore.

Luke closed his eyes. Ah, what the hell. It was just his life. "It was… true."

"All of it?" confirmed a suspicious Lorelai.

"Yeah."

"Even the part where…"

"Yes, that part too. That was…very embarrassing. I just… that day I was thinking about…" He sighed. "I'm going to try and refrain from talking about that ever again."

Lorelai let out a tiny smile but stayed silent. She didn't know what to think. Luke had feelings for her. It was all true. The question was- how did she feel?

Luke watched her sit, frozen, and all of a sudden he felt like a jackhammer was drilling into his stomach. She didn't feel the same way. He had just bared his soul to her, and she didn't feel the same way.

"You know what- I'm lying," he blurted out suddenly.

Lorelai looked up. "What?"

"I was just kidding. I don't have feelings for you."

"Luke, wha-" Lorelai was stunned.

"Nicole is crazy, I don't know what she was talking about. And I've never said your name while having sex with anyone."

"Luke, wha- but you just said-"

"I know what I said. I just decided it wasn't true."

"You're acting crazy!"

"Not anymore I'm not!"

"Why are you doing this?"

"Because it makes more sense this way. We can go back to normal."

"Back to normal? Luke, what is wrong with you?"

"Since you obviously don't feel how I- how I don't feel- we can just go back to being friends this way." Luke got down on the floor and began scrubbing the coffee stain with a vigor rarely seen during cleaning outside of the Tanner household.

Lorelai stared. Luke wanted to forget this had ever happened? Lorelai couldn't do that. And she realized that she didn't want to.

"Luke. Luke." Luke was still attacking the floor with the rag. "Luke." She reached down and grabbed the rag out of his hand.

Luke looked up with a wildly nervous look on his face. Lorelai had taken his security blanket- well, security rag. "What are you doing, I'm cleaning the coffee-"

Luke didn't even have time to finish his sentence before Lorelai tipped up his chin and kissed him softly.

Luke's body immediately reacted, kissing her back. Lorelai's hand was on his face and the other was on his knee. Luke's hands were tangled in Lorelai's hair as he opened her mouth with his, sliding his tongue inside.

The door opened and Jess came in. He took one look at the couple. "I'll come back later," he said, and the door closed again behind him.

Lorelai and Luke kept on kissing, Luke pushing her back against the sofa. Lorelai let out a deep moan and pulled back a little, her eyes down, lashes fluttering. She could feel Luke's ragged breath against her face. Her mouth curled into a tiny smile. "I'm sorry you feel that way about us, Luke, because I don't." Her eyes slid up to his.

Luke moved his hands down to her waist, pulled her up to standing, and landed his mouth on hers again forcefully. Lorelai raked her fingers up and down Luke's chest, letting out soft moans. Luke pulled her towards him, sliding his hands up the back of Lorelai's shirt and caressing her skin. Lorelai began to lift Luke's shirt.

"Mmmm, Luke," murmured Lorelai.

Luke grabbed her arms. "Lorelai… maybe we should take some… some time…" It was hard to concentrate with Lorelai's hands massaging his stomach.

"Luke, I want this." She leaned back and pulled off her own shirt.

Luke was incapable of speech. "Time is overrated," he mumbled. Lorelai smiled and pulled him towards the bed.


Mkay, chapter over. Sorry it's kinda short. Well, you viewed it, now it's time to review it.