The Consequences of Truth or Dare

Disclaimer: I haven't done this in a while so I thought I should so…I obviously don't own Gilmore Girls. They belong to the brilliant mind of AsP!

A/n: Here's the next installment of the Snowed In Saga. Hope you like it. It was the only thing I could come up with.

Lorelai couldn't keep her mind on the numbers. It kept wandering to the unusual closeness that occurred the night before. She was almost certain that if they weren't suddenly interrupted that he would've kissed her. She also know that she wouldn't have hesitated to respond. She pictured them to be laying on the floor holding on, gripping for breath.

She threw her pencil across the room. She decided she needed to do something of she was going to go crazy. She went upstairs to find Luke.

She wandered through the door of the bathroom and casually took a seat on the edge of the bathtub. He was fixing the sink that had created a slow leak, again. Luke hadn't noticed her appearance until he sat up to grab something from his toolbox.

"Hey." He removed his cap and reached up to scratch is head then put the hat back on.

"Hi." She tucked a stray piece of hair behind her ear.

"What have you been up to?" He crossed his legs at the ankles.

"Budgets, exciting stuff."

"Well, sink's done. Do I get a lunch break?"

"Of course." She helped him pick up his tools and they both walked downstairs to the kitchen.

Luke sat at the table and Lorelai went to the freezer. She placed the pizza rolls on a plate and put them in the microwave. She hopped up on the counter.

"Hey. Let's play a game." She suggested.

"Will you be nice and let me win this time?"

"We'll see." She hopped down and took the rolls out and placed them on the table. She grabbed a couple and took her seat on the counter.

"So, what game are we playing?" He popped one into his mouth. "Hot!" Lorelai hurried to the cupboard to get him something to drink. She handed him a glass of ice water.

"That's what usually happens when you cook something."

"I'll keep that in mind." He took another gulp of water.

"Truth or Dare?" She hopped back up on the counter.

"Truth sounds the safest."

She munched while she thought of a question, she decided to go for the one that had been pulling at her.

"Did you ever really love Nicole?"

The question caught Luke off guard. "Well, um…" he hesitated, he decided to go with the name of the game, "No."

Lorelai's hand froze in midair. "What?" she asked, shocked.

"I never really, actually loved Nicole. I think she was just someone I used to fill a void in my life." He had stood and walked over to the opposite counter.

"What void?" She asked softly.

He stared down at his hands. "The fear of being alone forever. My place seemed to be shrinking. When Rachel was here, it was weird at first but then it became comfortable. After she left, you broke the news to me about Max, bringing my spirits down lower then they were…" He realized he was babbling and went silent.

Lorelai's curiosity wanted him to go on. "Why did my relationship with Max upset you so much?"

He realized what she was asking and decided to let it all go. "Rachel made a comment about you and me that go me thinking. I didn't just come over that night to pick up Bert." He wandered in her direction.

"So, What're you saying?" she asked, cocking her head.

He came over and placed a hand on each side of her on the counter. "What do think I'm saying?" he replied, staring up at her.

"I think your saying, you've been admiring from afar?"

He leaned in closer. "You could put it like that."

Lorelai now understood the meaning of being able to cut the tension with a knife. Temptation was too hard to resist. She placed her hands on both sides of his neck and took his mouth in hers. The chemistry wasn't a surprise, she half expected the sparks to ignite them on fire. As if they were the conductors, the lights in the house flickered back on. They broke apart, searching for oxygen.

Lorelai laughed. "Who knew we were the answer?"

He was smiling. "Fate."

"I thought you said there was no such thing as fate."

"Seeing is believing."

A/n: How'd ya like it? There will be another chapter for conclusion then I want to start work on my new fic. With school being out I now have the time to write the fics I want, at a lot quicker pace, if work doesn't get in the way. Do you think they'll mind if I write when I'm supposed to be guarding? Lol. J/k. I'll be back as soon as I can. Until then…Happy Reading!