"I'm bored!" Lorelai complained as she slumped in her chair
"I'd like to be bored, I really would but I have to finish this"
"You've been saying that for hours"
"Yeah well give me 10 minutes and I'll be finished then we go do whatever you want but in the mean time why don't you go bug your finance"
"I've already been to the diner twice today. I hate when he has to work on weekends and you're doing school stuff and I'm just sitting here bored"
"Mom!"
"No really. New rule. You are not to do school stuff on weekends or see your boyfriend or friends - that's it...no life for you when mommy's got nothing to do"
"Mom… ten minutes"
"Argh...fine I'm going to the diner. I'll meet you there when you're done"
"Okay… bye"
Lorelai walked into the diner and sat at the counter and waited for Luke. A few minutes later he walked out of the kitchen. "Hey what are you doing back in here?"
"Came to see your pretty face"
"You promised if I gave you that extra mug of coffee you'd go home and stop bugging me while I'm working"
Lorelai shrugged "Yeah well... I'm bored Luke"
"Well I'm working Lorelai. I though you were going home to spend time with Rory"
"My baby's growing up" Lorelai pouted
"What?"
"She's busy, she's doing school work and she's doing school work on the weekends because she's spending time with Dean and Lane so much. I miss her a bit. It's strange but she's not home all the time anymore. She not 8 and dependant on me all the time and I miss her"
"She's getting older"
"I know and I hate it." Lorelai pouted "and I'm bored because you're not there to entertain me"
"Oh, Is that what I'm there for?"
"Ah ha nothing like looking at my pretty, pretty man to cheer me up… oh and you're also good at killing big insects"
Luke nodded "Okay good. As long as I have my uses"
"Yes you do… like feeding me pie"
"You've already had two pieces today"
"I want pie...please" Lorelai batted her eyelashes at him just as the diner door opened and Rory walked in and sat next to Lorelai.
"Rory, thank god. Entertain your mother will you I'm trying to work."
"I would but it's tiring work ... I think I need coffee and pie for a job this big"
"You two planned this didn't you" Luke glared at them but soon gave into their smiling faces placing pie & mugs of coffee in front of them "Here eat then leave"
"It's the service I love about this place"
Rory nodded "So warm and friendly"
Luke glared at them again then walked off.
"So what do you want to do this afternoon?" Rory asked in between a mouthful of pie.
"Well I was thinking maybe shopping, an early dinner from Al's, paint our nails while watching a chick flick, one that we could never watch with Luke and we can cry and cry and freak him out when we gets home"
"Deal" Rory giggled
"Okay well I think we need to go shopping for new nail color I'm thinking something with sparkles"
The girls finished their coffee and got ready to leave. Lorelai walked over to the counter "Lukey"
"Don't call me that" Luke frowned at her as he come out of the kitchen
"But I know you'll always answer...to growl at me. We're going now, when will you be home?"
"Not for a while. Caesar's closing but I'll be here until dinner time at least"
"Okay" Lorelai leaned over the counter and kissed him. "I'll miss you" She whispered to him. She gave him another quick kiss "Bye"
"Bye"
When Luke returned home later that night he found Lorelai and Rory sitting on the couch, the arms around each other with a mountain of tissues piled around them.
"Hey what's wrong?" Luke dropped his keys and the bag he was carrying on the floor and rushed to their side. "What happened?"
"It... was... so... sad" Lorelai sniffed "I just ... I can't..."
"I know" Rory sniffed
"What's happened" Luke's heart was racing as the panic in him rose then he looked over to the TV where the credits were rolling. "You're talking about a movie aren't you?"
Lorelai nodded "It's so horrible, no one should have to... go through that"
Luke shook his head, walked over to the TV and turned it off. "I thought something was seriously wrong"
"There is... a movie that sad should have a cry warning"
"Well when you two have finished come into the kitchen please" Luke went back to the door and picked up his keys and the bag he dropped and made his way into the kitchen.
The girls wiped their faces and followed him. Their spirits lifted when they saw Luke placing chocolate brownies on a plate. "These were left over tonight, thought you might like a treat"
"Thanks Luke" Rory said as she grabbed a brownie "Just what we needed"
Lorelai nodded as she grabbed a brownie. The phone rang and Rory ran for it "That'll be Dean"
Lorelai grabbed a brownie then walked over to Luke and leaned against him. "Need a hug please"
Luke circled his arms around her "better?"
"Much. These brownies are really good" Lorelai sniffed again
"You okay?"
"Just a little leftover waterworks from the film. I'll be fine"
"Why do you watch those movies, they only depress you"
"No they don't and besides then you get the pleasure of coming home and cheering us up and there is no better was than with food my friend" Lorelai finished her brownie and made a move for the second one but Luke held her to him.
"I don't think I was properly thanked for the food"
Lorelai smiled and kissed him slowly "Thank you" She kissed him again and hugged him tight before grabbing another brownie "How was your day?"
Luke shrugged "Same as always"
"Awwe but you have tomorrow off right?"
"Yes I have all tomorrow off"
"Good because even after I told Rory that she's not to have a life, my daughter has plans tomorrow"
"So I have to entertain you?" Luke raised his eyebrow
"Yep and dirty"
"Only if you want it to be" Luke kissed her
Lorelai giggled "and if there's time maybe we could use those baseball things"
"You really want to do that?"
"I told you I did. You... me... tomorrow... what a time we'll have" Lorelai laughed as she grabbed another brownie.
Rory came back into the room a few minutes later. "So Luke are you going to watch the next movie with us?"
"Oh yeah you should. If you thought the last one was bad, you should see us watching the next one"
"Ah no thanks I think I'll pass"
"Come on it'll be fun" Rory smiled
"I can't see anything fun about watching a depressing movie and having you two blubbering away"
"How do you know? And you might be blubbering along with us" Lorelai said lightly poking him in the chest
"I don't think so"
"Fine suit yourself." Lorelai and Rory grabbed another brownie each and headed back into the living room. Luke got himself a drink and an apple and headed upstairs.
Just over an hour later Lorelai walked into the bedroom to find Luke lying in bed reading. He put his book down on the bed when he heard her walk in.
"Hey, how was the movie?"
"Sad" Lorelai pouted as she climbed on the bed, lying on top of the covers
"Come here" Luke put his arm around her and kissed her forehead. "Better?"
Lorelai shook her head and pointed to her cheek. Luke kissed her cheek "Better?"
Lorelai shook her head again "lips" Luke kissed her on the lips. Softly a first but it soon became more passionate.
Lorelai smiled "Better but no quite" Lorelai began to get undressed. Luke smiled "And this is the only thing that will make you feel better?" he asked
"Oh yeah" Lorelai grinned "And don't pretend you don't want to, you were waiting up for me"
"I wasn't... I was reading"
"Ah ha" Lorelai stopped "Okay fine, your right reading's good, sexy even. Let's just read"
Luke looked at Lorelai kneeling on the bed half naked. He picked up the book and threw it across the room. "I've read enough for tonight" Luke smiled as moved to finish undressing her.